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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1926
Page
5
Four prisoners escaped from the county jail in Luray last night at six o clock by making a rope from a blanket and slipping through a window to the ground. Sheriff G L Lucas and a posse searched the countryside for the men after the jailor found the trays gone.
A fragment reports inmates escaping through an open window after a blanket was left hanging out. Authorities presume the escapee(s) climbed down the blank area to freedom.
The Strasburg News records at least five automobile crashes in the vicinity over the past weekend. No serious injuries were reported as cars were towed to garages. wet roads on Valley Pike contributed to the incidents. The last crash near Strasburg occurred yesterday morning on the Cedar Creek curve in front of Mrs. Laura Bates residence. A Dodge touring car driven by J B Getz of Washington and an Essex coach owned by F D Shenk of Winchester collided. fronts were damaged but occupants stayed safe. Getz reportedly took responsibility and will cover repairs at Marion Simmons garage.
Two Virginia youths who went to Kearneysville Jefferson County West Virginia to pick apples last week drank moonshine and one became wild firing shots in the roadway Saturday night He carried a dirk and both were arrested held for hearing before Magistrate Willey in Charles Town by the sheriff and a state policeman
Mrs. Werner travels to court seeking a third of the Valentino estate. The dispute centers on heir rights and entangled family claims. Valentino's fortune faces a protracted legal battle as counsel contest shares and validity of will.
The Rev Edward T Clark pastor of the First Baptist Church Winchester is named for an address at the Baptist General Association of Virginia annual meeting in Danville November 9 12 He will speak on Prospective Church Leadership Thursday morning November 11 following the Sunday schools B Y P U and colportage report and is expected to draw large attendance.
Turner A. Scrivener and Garner F. Scrivener are named as relatives qualifying on the estate of Arthur B. Scrivener, identified as father and brother in the notice. The filing likely covers inheritance or probate actions and legal representation.
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