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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1934

Page

7

Women Arrested in Cleveland Hotel Brawl Linked to Bremer Kidnapping

Cleveland police connect three flashily dressed women and a daughter to the Bremer kidnapping case. The trio Grace Sawyer Ethel Matterson and Winona Wolcott are shown with Francine Sawyer, the adopted daughter, in an incident tying them to Arthur R. Barker, one of the alleged abductors.

Cleveland Edward G. Bremer St. Paul, Minn Arthur R. Barker Grace Sawyer Ethel Matterson Winona Wolcott Francine Sawyer Inset

Frederick Needy Helped With Potatoes and Roast Beef

In August the VERA provided 2 800 barrels of potatoes and 112 pounds of canned roast beef to Frederick County residents at no cost beyond transportation. The Bail ey Brothers Store distributed the provisions free locally. Total county relief cost was 1 461 66 covering administration provisions clothing medical care fuel and moving a family. Twenty seven white and two colored families plus five children received aid. Miss Margaret Hurst reported to the county board of supervisors.

Frederick County Margaret Hurst Board of Supervisors Bailey Brothers Public Welfare Board

Domestic relations court for the county receives announcement

A notice indicates the county domestic relations court has announced something pending. Details are incomplete in the fragment.

Miss Cameron Arrives to Teach Home Hygiene in Winchester

Miss Katherine Cameron of the National Red Cross arrives to begin a six month itinerant nursing program in Winchester and Frederick County. She comes from Carroll County Georgia after completing a public health program and will organize and instruct in home hygiene and care of the sick in cooperation with local Red Cross officials and answer emergency calls when needed.

Katherine Cameron National Red Cross Frederick County Cameron Winchester Carroll County Red Cross Miss Cameron

James to Meet Welfare Board in City Hall

State Commissioner of Public Welfare Arthur W. James was scheduled to meet the local welfare board in the city hall council chamber at 11 o clock with the advisory housing and child welfare committees. By 11 30 no word had come from Mr. James and a delay en route was presumed.

Arthur W. James Board of Public Welfare Council Chamber City Hall Board James

Manchester Named as Global Cotton Mills Hub

The passage notes cities nicknamed as Manchester, a major English cotton goods center, with Lowell in Massachusetts called the Manchester of America and others such as Ghent in Belgium Osaka in Japan and Elberfeld in Prussia used as comparisons.

Manchester England Lowell Mass America Ghent Belgium Osaka Japan Elberfeld Prussia

Upton Sinclair's California platform stirs anti New Deal fears

Central Press reports half terrified, half delighted by Sinclair's push to reopen 2000 factories and repurpose unemployed workers in California. He would pay rent on land and factories but limit profits, trading surpluses among groups to sustain themselves. The piece notes conservative hopes and fears should Sinclair win the governorship.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington, D. C Upton Sinclair Sinclair California Roosevelt White House Washington Norman Thomas

Fisher Case Is Before Court Of Appeals Today

W. E. Fisher versus the Commonwealth is set for a hearing in the Court of Appeals at Staunton after appealing a prohibition conviction from the local Circuit Court. A writ of error has been granted and the hearing is underway.

Fisher Court of Appeals W. E. Fisher Commonwealth Staunton

Crab Pickers Strike Over Reduced Wages in Crisfield

About 650 crab pickers in Crisfield Md walked out after pay fell from 35 to 30 cents a gallon. Workers halted operations at packing houses and relocated crabs to a cold storage warehouse while awaiting further action.

Crisfield

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