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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1933
Page
10
Rev S J Goode announces Rock Enon Bible School services at 10 a m with preaching and communion at 11 a m Special music will include Handley High School Quartet members Bruce Shade James Goode Arthur Shull and Courtney Grim.
Evidence presented to Senate investigators shows Albert H. Wiggin and his personal companies earned over ten million dollars from transactions in Chase National Bank stock. The Associated Press reports the findings in Washington on October 27.
The funeral for Miss Mary Pierce Baker daughter of William Hartman and Mary Pierce Baker was held at Christ Episcopal Church at 3 PM. The Rev Robert B. Nelson officiated with the choir singing Now the Day is Over and The Strife Is Over. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery in the family lot with a quartet singing Peace Perfect Peace. Pallbearers were Dr. Boyd Thompson Sowers John M Miller Henry Brown Richard E Griffith and Eugene B Cooper. Attending from out of town were Mrs. Thomas J Holt Savannah Ga Mrs Charles H Gibbs Baltimore Major and Mrs R Duncan Brown Mrs Philip Affleck and Miss Louise Glass Washington.
Arkansas Attorney General Hal L. Norwood says he will resist a Pennsylvania move to the Supreme Court to compel Arkansas to pay interest on highway bonds held by Pennsylvania. He will file a response as soon as Pennsylvania’s attorney general files a motion for leave to file a bill of complaint.
Messrs. John Wine man Howard Wine man and Mrs. R. M. Turner of Greensburg Pennsylvania recently stayed with their sister Mrs. R. A. Cain on South Cameron street in Winchester. They were joined by their mother Mrs Mary B. Wineman who will spend time here as Mrs. Cain's guest.
Ida Good Lora Good Alice Good and sons John Charles from Winchester visited relatives in Rosenberger. Arthur White visited John White. Minor Snapp of Forest Glen Md visited J B Snapp family. Nina Clowser of Winchester visited Laura Keckley and C J Keckley. Visitors at William Brewer home included Bessie Lonas Raymond Bradfield Maud Brewer Betty Lou Maynard Brewer and friend. Goldie Frye is indisposed. Virgil Malone family traveled to Millville West Virginia. Doctors Harbaugh Chapin Smoke and family visited Capon Lake Sunday.
Roanoke, Va. October 27 Republicans Fred W. McWane and Major Henry A. Wise attacked the Virginia press for alleged misquotations and unfair coverage during the campaign. They charged a Democratic machine rules Virginia and criticized press cowardice and nonprinting of specific charges.
A speaker criticizes the state administration under former Governor Byrd for recruiting outside the state for top posts. He cites a highway commissioner, the head of education, and a state health service head as examples and blames Democratic schooling for producing unfit leaders.
President Roosevelt grants two day reprieve to William Washington two minutes before scheduled execution by electric chair for murder. Ed Robinson is electrocuted moments later as Roosevelt seeks delay for fresh evidence while James C. Biggs and Leonard Layton are noted in the action.
The piece contrasts party road plans with Democrats backing broad road improvements to connect farmers to markets and Republicans urging only essential road work. It criticizes Major Wise and urges voting straight Democratic ticket to support farm road relief and improved farm-to-market routes. Dated 10-26-91.
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