Will probate of Daniel H Anderson’s will denied
In a long opinion Judge Philip Williams denied probate of the late Daniel H. Anderson’s will, ruling the document was not in his handwriting. The ruling entitles Arthur Anderson to a share of the estate, while Morgan Anderson loses sole inheritance. The judge noted handwriting experts failed to aid the court and emphasized bankers’ testimony on signatures.
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Williams
The
Philip Williams
Corporation Court Today
Daniel H. Anderson
H. S. Larrick
F. M. Brill
Morgan Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
D. H. Anderson
John S. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Carl Ritter
Owen & Trenary
J. H. Yost
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Wm. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
George B. Bushnell
Union Bank
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Fuller
Capone's Prison Start Delayed by Appeals Court
Al Capone's bid to delay his prison start for income tax case continues as three appointed judges hear a supersedeas bond request. The court orders Capone held overnight with a decision expected tomorrow on possible release to stay in a hotel suite during appeal.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Alphonse Ca
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Scarface al
al Capone
Fallen Gang
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Capone
Federal
Leavenworth
Slayer of Six Sends Daughter for the Police
George Jackson, 40, an Aiken county farmer, surrendered at his home near Wagener after his daughter alerted officers. He was taken to Columbia for safe-keeping as authorities pursued a case tied to the day’s killings of six kinfolk including several uncles aunts and cousins. A Sunday afternoon incident era sparked by Jackson left a string of fatalities before his escape with his 11 year old daughter Lula.
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Wagener
George Jackson
Aiken County
Here
Jackson
Columbia
State Penitentiary
Lula
Hamp
Hayes Jackson
Carl Jackson
Melvin
Bill
Herman Jackson
Campaign Is Gone Over By Party Leaders
Democratic leaders in Brucetown Virginia held a meeting at F. H. Swimley's home to discuss campaign strategy. Burr P. Harrison of Winchester organized the session and Swimley was named chairman with attendees including Huyett McCann Dunn Morrison Timberlake Whitacre Whitacre Pannett and Rees Carter.
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Brucetown
F. H. Swimley
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
W. S. Huyett
S. W. Charles R. McCann
Coleman Dunn
John Morrison
W. B. Timber
Contented American jokes about Columbus settling here
A Lowell Evening Leader quips that one of the most contented Americans says his only criticism of Christopher Columbus is that he did not settle in America. The remark reflects a lighthearted historical aside in a local editorial voice.
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Christopher Columbus
Lowell
Apple Markets Irregular In Light Fruition Of Harvest
The Department of Agriculture reports lighter overall fruit and vegetable shipments this season with strong local storage activity. Virginia apple shipments through October 24 total 6014 barrels, up from 3478 last year, while national movement remains about a quarter lower than a year ago. Prices show little net change though some varieties rise while others fall. Baldwins, Staymans, Yorks and McIntosh trade near steady or above one dollar in multiple markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Virginia
New York
Baldwins
Pennsylvania
Maryland
East
Michigan
Shenandoah Valley
Kings
Boston
Philadelphia
New York City
Man Adrift In Motorboat Found In Bay
William Maher age 50 of Bay Ridge was found in a disabled motor boat off Kent Island after a sudden storm blew the craft into the open bay. A naval air plane located the boat and a submarine chaser was sent to rescue him. Maher’s wife said the craft was carried into the bay by a squall. Annapolis police appealed to Naval Academy authorities for aid after a fruitless shoreline search.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
William Maher
Bay Ridge
Kent Island
Maher
Naval Academy
Winchester Steam Laundry Call 28 or 29 Ad
Service ad for Winchester Steam Laundry promotes organized service and complete satisfaction. It lists operating days Mon Wed Sat and references a contact or offer number 28 or 29. The tone mirrors a local classified laundry advertisement.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Ridgeway at Stephenson on Thursday October 29
Local notice lists Fred C. Ridgeway at Stephenson location for an event on Thursday October 29. The fragment provides a name and venue with a single date, details partially readable.
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Stephenson, Thurs
Fred C. Ridgeway
Firemen Propose Tax on Insurance Firms in Virginia
Virginia State Firemen's Association members plan an 8 pm Friday meeting in Staunton to discuss a special tax on fire insurance companies. Funds would pension aging firefighters, aid the injured, and help buy equipment, with details to be set after the upcoming assembly.
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Virginia State Firemen's Association
Zere
Beginia
Virginia
Staunton
Rider Bruised When Horse Throws Him Near Middleburg
Charles Skinner, a rider at a Loudoun County thoroughbred breeding establishment near Middleburg, was bruised and cut when his horse stumbled and threw him to the ground. He was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital, where doctors found only surface injuries and he planned to return to Middlebury. Skinner is brother of the late J J Skinner Jr, highway engineer who died after a tar barrel explosion at Front Royal last summer.
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Charles Skinner
Middleburg
Loudoun County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Skinner
Middlebury
Mr. Skinner
J. J. Skinner
Front Royal
Memorial Hospital
Prosperity Seen Near Second Corner By Friend
An excited friend reports sighting prosperity just around the second corner, suggesting an upbeat outlook and anticipation of better times ahead.
Sale of Camillus Copen haver home at 16 West Monmouth
The property at 16 West Monmouth Street, former Camillus Copen haver residence, ages for sale in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday November 7th. The sale is announced in local notices in the paper.
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Camillus Copenhaver
West
Monmouth Street
Court House
Apples Wanted in Crates at Glaize Packing House
Wanted in crates clean apples 25 percent good red color at South End of Glaize's Packing House behind Virginia Apple Storage. Notice dated 10-23-1p-11. F. A. Read, Jr.
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York and
Stayman Apples
Glaize
Virginia
F. A. Read, JR
Mrs Emily Stevens Dies of Heart Ailment in Bedminster
Mrs Emily Contee Stevens widow of Col Edwin A Stevens of Canis Point Hoboken dies of heart disease at her Bedminster New Jersey home. She leaves a daughter Emily and five sons John Edwin Lewis Basil Lawrence and others six grandchildren and two siblings Ella White and Robert E Lee Lewis. A lifelong Episcopal church member she helped Grace Church Berryville wipe out its debt at its centennial.
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Berryville
Emily Contee Stevens
Bedminster
N. J
Stevens
Edwin A. Stevens
Canis Point
Hoboken
Ceree Washington Lewis
Ater
Reverdy Johnson
Baltimore
Nellie Parke Curtis Lewis
Gen
George Washington
Emily C. Stevens
John Stevens
Lewis Stevens
California
Basil Stevens
Montclair
Lawrence Stevens
Philadelphia
Princeton
Bayard Stevens
Kent. Conn
Nancy Gray Stevens
Short Hill
Edwin
Emily Stevens
Ella White
New York
Robert E. Lee Lewis
Avon By the Sea
Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Senator Glass Brother Dies In Lynchburg
Dr. Edward Christian Glass, 79, educator and longtime superintendent of Lynchburg public schools for 52 years, died after an illness. He was the brother of U S Senator Carter Glass.
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Associated Press
Lynchburg
Edward Christian Glass
United States
Carter Glass
Sixth Cash For Freedom Succeeds
William Gambrill awaiting trial on hold up charges escaped from the Talbot county jail in Easton Maryland by digging through the rear wall under the eaves and sliding down a 30 foot rope made from bedclothes with fellow inmate Frank Campbell, who is held for robbery trial.
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Associated Press
Easton
Talbot County
William Gambrill
Frank Campbell
He Must Be a Gentleman With Blonde Preference
John Gilbert stars in The Phantom of Paris at the Palace Theatre tonight joined by blondes Leila Hyams and Natalie Moorhead. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actor headlines the comedy drama for patrons seeking a stylish talking film experience.
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John Gilbert
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Leila Hyams
Natalie Moorhead
Palace Theatre Tolnight
Court clears unpaid fair advertising claim in receivership
A Winchester Fair receivership court order blocks payment of a $622.60 advertising bill, ruling the claim arose before receivership and may be unsecured. It notes total unpaid receivership debts of $1,305.91 with only $431.99 available. The court orders borrowing $875 on first lien certificates to settle debts totaling $873.92 after cash use.
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Winchester
the Fair Association
Fair Association
Japan Refuses To Comply With Council Decision
The Japanese government issued a statement saying the League of Nations council resolution on evacuating Japanese troops from Manchuria by November 16 was non binding due to a lack of unanimous support. It defended Japan's stance as unchanged since the outbreak and urged direct China Japan negotiation over hasty league action. A final line notes a manufacturer claims ladies watches are improving while hairpins grow scarce.
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Tokyo
League of Nation Council
Manchuria
Japan
League Council
Manchurian
League of Nations
China
Apple packing house seeks workers for night shift
Help wanted for men and women to work nights at the Apple Packing House run by Valley Cooperative Fruit Exchange on North Kent Street. Also a cider press for sale at 435 Fairmont Ave with telephone contact 128-w. Listings appear on pages 26 27 29 31.
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Apple Packing House
Valley Co-Operative Fruit Exchange
North Kent Street
Cider Press
Fairmont Ave
Law Violations Dominate Weekend Crime Blotter
Judge Donald L. Weems opened police court amid a weekend surge of law violations. Gasoline theft led to six month jail sentences for two Medford youths, suspended if they left Winchester. Minor liquor sales, public drunkenness, and DUI cases were continued or fined, with several defendants fined and others jailed or having licenses revoked.
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Hand of Justice
Donald L. Weems
Massachusetts
Earl Shade
Joseph and
Daniel Ty
Gaston Street
Medford
Mass
Weems
Shade
Winchester
Philip Haun
South Braddock Street
Fred L. Jenkins
Claude Fauver
North Kent Street
Carl Carr
Loudoun Peat
Lovett Estate Receivership Hearing in Corporation Court
The Lovett estate case before Judge Williams sought a receiver for the estate and Lovett Bros. stores in this city Harrisonburg and Staunton. After discussions the court did not name a receiver and no offers to the widow were accepted.
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Frank Lovett
Williams
Corporation Court
Lovett Bros
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Bryarlys Merge Another Office
The firm of H. R. Bryarly and Bro. will merge the Maynard C. Burrell Agency in the Press Building into Bryarlys. The Burrell Agency closes and Burrell policyholders pay premiums at Bryarly offices after November 1.
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H. R. Bryarly & Bro
The
Home Life Insurance Co
New York
Fifteenth Street Northwest
Ob Street
Washington
Maynard C. Burrell Agency
Press Building
Burrell Agency
H. R. Bryarly &Bro
Burrel
Bryarly
New York Hosts Anti Government Figures in Two Nations
Harold F. McCormick accuses Ganna of acting solo not in a duet, while New York serves as headquarters for groups resisting Cuba’s government, signaling two governments with incompatible leaders.
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New York
Cuba
Harold F. McCormick
Ganna
The
Omaha World-Herald
French Premier Laval Returns to U.S. for Paris Talks
President Hoover and French Premier Laval met amid war-time optimism on restoring global economies. They stressed monetary stability and the gold standard as key to economic recovery and to future arms limitation talks, while avoiding binding commitments. Corporal Parisian sightseeing plans were noted.
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Associated Press
New York
France
Megenie
Manhattan
Laval
Josee
Ee Ae
State Department
Secret Service
Washington
United States
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