Richards Guilty in Virginia Statutory Offense Trial
A jury in Corporation Court found Boyd R. Richards guilty of a statutory offense against a minor girl. The panel fixed a 10 year sentence in the state penitentiary, with defense moves to set aside the verdict. Richards faces a second indictment on a similar charge.
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Corporation Court
Richards
Boyd R. Richards
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia State Penitentiary
Clark M. Smith
Frank S. Tavenner
Woodstock
Philip Williams
Williams
Walker McC. Bond
Ida F. Shryock
Corporation Clerk’s Office
Virginia
Prospector Reardon
Commonwealth
Reardon
Larrick
George Washington
Barr
Tavenner
Sale of 597 acres near Strasburg includes brick house
Auction notice for A S Henkels farm to be held October 21 at 2 P M in Front Royal Virginia. Property includes 597 acres with 200 acres river bottom and a large colonial brick house two miles east of Strasburg. See sale ad at J M Steck office in Winchester for details.
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Front Royal
Strasburg
J. M. Steck
Winchester
Roosevelt Tours West Virginia as Campaign Rolls On
Roosevelt leads a Western Pennsylvania motor tour heading to Wheeling for a noon luncheon and 1 30 pm speech with a Pittsburgh return then Forbes Field address. crowds greet him at stations and along streets. Lafollette quits Hoover and backs Roosevelt, urging cooperation with Democrats while criticizing the Hoover administration.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Wheeling
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Forbes Field
Indianapolis
Lafollette
Hoover
Democrats Launch County Campaign in Frederick County
Democrats open their stump campaign in Frederick County to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and John N. Garner for vice president. Major A. Willis Robertson will speak tonight at 8 in Middletown High School. Additional meetings are planned through the campaign leading to November 8.
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Frederick County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Congress
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Middletown High School
Major Robertson
Luther Pannett
Democratic
T. Russell Cather
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Brucetown
Burr P. Harrison
Commonwealth
Frank M. W
Berryville
Clarke County
Stephens City
Robert Jenkins Dies Sudden in Clarke Home
Millwood Va Oct 19 Robert H Jenkins 32 son of Mrs Alice Jenkins and the late Henry Jenkins died suddenly at his mother's home from an acute illness after a hearty noon meal. Dr C H Iden of Berryville was en route when he died. He leaves his mother a sister Mrs Gladys Lloyd and two brothers David and Henry Jenkins plus aunts and uncles. Funeral tomorrow at 11 from his mother's house with Rev R L Moore officiating and burial at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery. Pallbearers include Dr C H Iden Dr J M Casey Fitz Kines Thomas Hook Robert P Jones Tilman Shumate.
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Millwood
Robert H. Jenkins
Alice Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Jenkins
Fellowship of Friends
Mr. Jenkins
C. H. Iden
Berryville
Gladys Lloyd
David
R. L. Moore
Millwood Methodist Church
South
Bethel Baptist Church
J M. Casey
Fitz Kines
Upperville
Thomas Hook
Robert P. Jones
Tilman Shumate
Social Meeting of W C T U at Rosenberger home
A Women’s Christian Temperance Union gathering will be at Mrs J H Rosenberger 124 West Boscawen Street Friday the 21st at 7 30 PM. Members should bring a copy of February Virginia Call. Program includes music readings and delegate reports with a cordial invitation to neighbors.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
J. H. Rosenberger
West Boscawen Street
Virginia
Ruby Jackson Shop Featured at George Washington Gift Shop
The Hagerstown MD retailer Ruby Jackson Shop shows at George Washington Gift Shop on Thursday October 20 offering winter coats sport coats golf dresses and outfits for all occasions with items from Golflex and ensembles. The front office for rent is listed by postal tel J H Henry.
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Hagerstown
George Washington
Iplt
J. H. Henry
Doak Denies Norris Claim of Influence on Judgeship
Secretary Doak calls Norris assertion utterly false and says no such suggestion occurred in any conferences with Donald Richburg. Richburg, labor attorney, confirms Norris spoke truthfully about Doak’s possible influence and states he disclosed facts at the time and in a memo to Norris.
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Associated Press
Washington
Doak
Cleveland
Norris
Donald Richburg
Nebraska
Ohio
Secretary of Labor
Richburg
United States
Topeka
Kan
Labor Interests
Claim Japan Has Ruined Rag Rug Industry
Washington hearing before customs commissioner F X A Eble heard testimony that rag rug production was virtually wiped out and grass and fibre rug industries seriously hurt by imports from Japan. Manufacturers said Japan was dumping products into the United States, with witnesses stating large numbers of American workers had lost jobs due to cheaper imports.
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Associated Press
Washington
Japan
Commissioner of Customs
New Catch Salt Faces Davis Grocery in P lt
Local brief notes a forthcoming matchup between New Catch Salt and Davis Grocery in a p lt event. Details on date and venue are sparse in the readable text.
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Davis Grocery
Fresh Meat at Pure Food Store
Beef veal lamb and pork advertised with tag lines stressing freshness and health. The store offers convenient service and lists a contact phone number and location on Winchester. Steam laundry notes appear as a separate line in the damaged ad.
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lp-It Pure Food Store
Winchester Steam Laundry
Harpers Ferry Rivers Rise and Others Recede
Heavy rains flooded the Monocacy and Potomac basins. The Monocacy in Maryland rose to 18 feet with debris but little damage except washed wheat fields. In Virginia, James River freed four captives on Craig's Island after a night rescue, with safety crews aiding.
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Associated Press
Frederick
Monocacy
Potomac River
Brunswick
Shenandoah River
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Richmond
James River
Craig's Island
William Roach
Lackawanna
N. Y
Libby Holman Seeks End to Clouded Slayings Case
Libby Holman Reynolds told attorney Benet Polikoff she wants the clouds over her indictment for her husband Smith Reynolds death lifted permanently. Polikoff said she may oppose a state motion to dismiss if such a move is filed.
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Associated Press
Winston-Salem
N. C
Libby Holman Reynolds
Benet Polikoff
Smith Reynolds
Polikoff
Speculators Grope For Trend Clew In Slow Market
The New York stock market showed a slow wobble as traders hunted for a clew to the trend. Early gains faded during the day with slow selling while call money steadied at 1 percent and sterling cables traded at 3.37 percent. Christian Eby, a Manheim clockmaker, was renowned for grandfather clocks and passed the business to his sons George and Jacob.
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Associated Press
New York
Christian Eby
Manheim
George
Jacob Eby
Practical disarmament cited by Dunbar on a Phoenix weekly
The essay notes an American woman abandoning both her hatpin and rolling pin as an example of practical disarmament. The remark appears in Dunbar's Weekly from Phoenix.
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Dunbar’s Weekly
Phoenix
Big Rally of Democracy Draws Northern Virginia Support
A large Winchester rally for the Democratic presidential campaign is set for 8 pm at City Hall Auditorium. Political leaders Judge Howard W. Smith and R. Gray Williams will speak, with Burr P. Harrison presiding. The Handley High School Cadet Band will perform before and during the event. Women and district supporters from Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties are expected to attend.
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Virginia
City Hall
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Burr P. Harrison
Young Democrats’ Club
Howard W. Smith
Alexandria
Congress
R. Gray Williams
Smith
Smith and Mr. Williams
Handley High School
W. H. Mcllwee
T. Russell Cather
Democrats
G. Reginald Haines
Roosevelt-Garner-Robertson Club
Luther Pannet
Frederick County
Lutherans Will Meet In South Savannah Chosen for 1934 Convention
The 1934 biennial convention of the United Brethren Church in America will be held in Savannah Georgia according to a decision reached by the Philadelphia based convention.
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Philadelphia
United Brethren Church In America
Savannah
Brock Near Death After Illness in Chicago Hospital
William S. Brock once famed for a 1926 Detroit to Tokio flight is reported near death in a Chicago hospital. His parents hurried from West Liberty Ohio to be with him as his serious ailment worsens.
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William S. Brock
Detroit
Chicago
Brock
West Liberty
High Court Rules Compactness Not Required in Redistricting
Supreme Court holds 1929 apportionment act did not preserve compactness contiguity or equal population rules for new districts. Decision implies states may redraw congressional lines with latitude while Virginia and other states confront evolving federal reapportionment standards.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
State Supreme Court
Federal
Danfelth
Teissippi
Congress
Sae
Stewart C. Broom
Hughes
House of Representatives
Virginia Supreme Court
Old Dominion
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George Washington Hotel
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Henkel Farm
Western
Penn
Sen. Lafollette Deserts
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Robert M. Lafollette, Jr
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Pirates
Franklin D
Robert Jenkins
W.C.T.U
Moling & Cather’s
Ruby Jackson
Craig’s Island
James
Libby
Rally OF Democracy
Judge Smith
Gray Williams
Handley Band
The
William Brock
Democratic Rally
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