Writ of Error Found For Two Doomed 10 Dh
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of error to Joe Jackson and Joan Shell who faced the electric chair on September 27 for the well murders of Mr and Mrs John Thomas Coleman. A special session in Richmond October 11 was ordered to hear arguments. The court’s action marks multiple delays amid four reprieves by Gov. Peery and lists 14 assignments of error claiming a second trial. The decision follows a separate reversal of a Wythe County murder conviction of Bernace and Henry Bausell in the Cornett case, remanding for a new trial.
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Staunton
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Joe Jackson
Joan Shell
John Thomas Coleman
Spotsylvania
Cod. H. He Wyat
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Shell
Jackson
Georges. Peery
State Supreme Court of
Wythe County Circuit Court
Bernace Baunsell
T. Eugene Cornett
Bausell
Bernace Bausell
State Penitentiary
Henry Bausell
Mothers Warned Against Smoking
SKYTOP PA Sept 19 The closing session of the American Association of Obstetricians Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons heard Dr. Alexander M Campbell of Grand Rapids urge limits on smoking by prospective mothers. He warned that excessive smoking among American women is rising and poses a danger to the coming generation. He called for prohibiting or restricting to four or five cigarettes daily before childbirth.
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Skytop
American Association of Obstetricians
Alexander M. Campbell
Grand Rapids
Mich
Winchester forecasts a bountiful harvest across valley
MA Winchester notes a favorable season with corn husking underway from Frederick Maryland to Harrisonburg and Bridgewater and observations near Hagerstown Martinsburg and Charles Town. He reports lush fields, good pasture, ample rains, and an outstanding apple crop approaching peak harvest in a healthy valley.
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Frederick
Middletown Valley
Harrisonburg
Bridgewater
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Charles Town
W. Va
Route 50 Meeting Postponed Until Further Notice
The planned meeting at the Parish Hall in Boyce on Thursday September 20 has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Officials provide no new date yet and advise watching for updates from Route 50.
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Boyce
Willebrandt cited to appear in accident case
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt former Assistant United States Attorney General faces formal court proceedings over a traffic accident on a Maryland highway near Hagerstown. Investigating officers said Lewis Blair aged 69 suffered injuries in the collision. Willebrandt fractured her left wrist and left the hospital for Washington after being cited for failing to keep to the right of the center of the highway with a maximum $50 fine on conviction.
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Hagerstown
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Lewis H. Blair
Willebrandt
Washington
Henry Ford says no Ford for President boom
Detroit Sept 19 Henry Ford told the Detroit News he is not interested in a political rise or in any Ford for President campaign. He emphasized he does not plan to enter politics and wants no political role.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Detroit News
Ford
Dixie Liner Floated Off Florida Reef Again
The Morgan liner Dixie, ashore 60 miles south of Miami after Labor Day hurricane, was afloat again after 17 days and towed toward New York as salvage tugs worked to free it from the French reef.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
New York
French Reef
Daylight burglar steals jewels from club president home
Police disclosed today a daylight burglary at the home of George F. Breen president of the Westchester Country Club. A theft of jewels valued at $25,000 occurred Tuesday. Also a separate notice: Wanted two coopers at Rosemont Orchard apply to John Livengood Berryville Va. 9 19 1p tf
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New York
George F. Breen
Westchester Country Club
Coopers
Rosemont Orchard
John Livengood
Berryville
Play Postponed Indefinitely at Milldale Church
Public notice announces an indefinite postponement of a play at Milldale Church. Classified ad seeks iron, rags, and metals for shipping with best prices offered by Winchester Junk Co. located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and Braddock
Pickers Tickets Offer Quick Service at Reasonable Prices
The Evening Star advertises pickers tickets with rapid service and affordable rates, urging readers to place orders now before the rush.
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the Evening Star
Weatherstrips cut fuel waste and drafts in homes
E W Armstong Co promotes Metal Weatherstrips installed by trained mechanics. The service claims to save fuel and stop rattling or drafty windows at 39 East Piccadilly Street with phone numbers 639 9 12 14 16 18 1p 41.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
Noe Announces for Governor to Succeed Allen
Litut Gov James A Noe announced his bid for governor in the January primaries on a plan to follow Huey P Long. Wade P Martin also announced a U S Senate run on the Long platform and was endorsed by Smith Fournet. The expected fight centers on legislative control for the next four years with Long supporters favored to shape policy.
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New Orleans
James A. Noe
Huey P. Long
Wade P. Martin
Public Service
United States Senate
Cote Long
Gerald K. Smith
Long
Smith
John B. Fournett
State Supreme Court
Martin
Noe
Fine O. K. Allen
Allen J. Eliender
House of Representatives
Lone
Justice Fournet
United States
Senate
Gerald Smith
Legislatire
Huey Long
General Waller to Attend Winchester Armory Meeting Friday
Brig. Gen. S Gardner Waller adjutant general of Virginia is expected to attend the Common Council meeting Friday night to decide on building an armory and auditorium. Local petitions from leading organizations urged construction and state federal funds may provide 25 000 per unit with city cash 5 000 plus site. A maximum 50 000 could be available if the city appropriates.
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National Guard
Waller
Field
Adjutant General
Richmond
Winchester
Luncheon Menu at Reformed Church in Loudoun Street
A church luncheon at 12 N Loudoun St offers chicken salad for 25 cents and a 10 cent soup sandwich and pie option. Service runs Friday and Saturday from 11 until 2 at the Reformed Church.
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Loudoun St
Reformed Church
Great Alcohol Plant Projected by Unknown Company
Dr. Leo M. Christensen of the Chemical Foundation announced that a chemical company will unveil plans this fall for a large power alcohol plant in Hot Springs Arkansas. The firm would secure one billion cubic feet of power alcohol annually at a price of 15 cents a gallon.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Leo M. Christensen
the Chemical Foundation, Inc
Christensen
Wocotline
Mooney Remarks Stricken From Habeas Hearing Record
Thomas J. Mooney’s assertion of belief in social revolution and his views on the Workers of the World were struck from the habeas corpus hearing record by order of Referee A. E. Shaw on motion by Assistant Attorney General William Cleary at the San Francisco proceeding.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Scouts To Hold Court of Honor at George Washington Hotel
The Boy Scout court of honor will convene at 8 o'clock this evening at the George Washington Hotel with Col. B M Roszel presiding. Awards will be announced and Dr L M Allen will speak on Public Health. A motion picture program will follow. everyone is invited.
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Boy Scout Court
George Washington Hotel
Col
B. M. Roszel
L. M. Allen
Roosevelt To Visit Atlanta For Homecoming Rally
President Roosevelt plans a late November homecoming rally in Atlanta during his Thanksgiving trip to Warm Springs Georgia. He may not announce his bid for re election at that event and some intimates doubt a formal declaration will be made.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Warm Springs
Fresh Start Urged for Deadlocked Reno Promoters Case
Federal Judge McMillan refused to discharge a deadlocked jury in the mail fraud trial of William J. Grahams and James C. McKay, Reno gamblers and promoters, and ordered a fresh start in New York on September 19.
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New York
Robert J. McMillan
William J. Grahams
James C. McKay
Reno
Odd Fellows To Honor Deans In Northern Virginia Celebration
Northern Virginia Odd Fellows plan an all day event in Alexandria with participants from six states and the District of Columbia. Virginia delegates led by Grand Master Claude B. Stickley will preside over events at the Washington Memorial, Armory Hall, Odd Fellows Hall and the George Mason Hotel for a banquet. Senator Harry F. Byrd and international head of the order are among speakers.
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Odd Fellows
District of Columbia
Northern Virginia
Odd Fellows Association
Alexandria
Virginia
Aryland
Pennsyrene
North Carolina
West Virginia
New Jersey
Richmond
New
George Washington National Masonic Memorial
Armory Hall
Odd Fellows Hall
George Mason Hotel
Stickley
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the
United States
Madison Lodge
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
McCormick Quits Harvester Chair for Travel Time
Cyrus H. McCormick resigns as chairman of International Harvester Company after 27 years in the post. He will be replaced by his brother Harold F. McCormick to allow more time for travel and recreation.
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Chicago
Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Harold F. McCormick
McCormick
Ickes to Join Roosevelt on Western Trip to Boulder Dam
Secretary Ickes will accompany President Roosevelt on the western tour at least to Boulder Dam where the President will take part in dedication ceremonies later this month.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Boulder Dam
Reno Charges AAA Misleading Public on Farmer Conditions
Milo Reno, president of the National Farmers' Holiday Association, accuses the AAA of false propaganda to hide farm hardship. He spoke at the Iowa Farmers' Union convention as Governor Eugene Talmadge criticized Roosevelt policies and the crop control program, arguing farmers nationwide suffer despite claims of improvement.
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Des Moines
Milo Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
AAA
Reno
Iowa
Bank books scanned for a slaying motive found
Police respond to an alarm at a Newark house and discover two bodies sprawled on the floor. Authorities scan bank books for motive details as they investigate who was responsible.
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Newark
Three Die in Estate Dispute Patterned Murder Suicide
Police linked a $30,000 estate dispute to a triple murder and a suicide in Newark. Charles Russell Geary 43 killed his brother Orlando Levan 60 and Benjamin Levan 55 then shot himself after a note naming Guy Wiley Tobey instructed someone to be notified.
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Newark
N. J
Charles Russell Gearby
Tobyhana
Charles Russell Geary
Verge
Patrick McNamara
South Twentieth Street
McNamara
Poli
John
Geary
Charles
Orlando Levan
Orlando
Benjamin
Charles Geary
Kate le van
Guy Wiley
Tobey
Reed Dies Suddenly at Goochland Country Estate
William T. Reed of Richmond dies at 70 from a heart attack at his Goochland county estate. Larness and Brother president and Reed Tobacco head, he was a noted financier and philanthropist with Virginia political ties. He chaired several firms and universities, and was survived by his widow Alice Burwell, four sons, a daughter, and four brothers.
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Richmond
William T. Reed
Larus and Brother, Inc
Reed Tobacco Companies
Goochland County
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Reed
Community Fund
University of Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
First and Merchants National Bank
Highh
Charles la
For Sale Modern Brick Residence on W Cecil St
For sale a modern brick residence on W Cecil Street between Stewart Street and Handley Avenue priced at 4750 dollars. Listed by B M Sullivan.
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W. Cecil St
Stewart St
Handley Ave
B. M. Sullivan
Confusion Over Corpse Identified in Glasgow Street
A Glasgow street scene ends with a misidentification as a man dies before the crowd. A girl claims the victim is her uncle Thomas Carberry, but the body is later identified as Alfred Bolton with no relation to the family. The Carberry spouses face shock and a split in the household.
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Glasgow
Pomp Oy
Thomas Carberry
Medlar to Pitch for Park Team This Saturday
The third Winch ester Park Front Royal All Stars game will be played on the Park diamond Saturday afternoon. Medlar, who won 1 0 over the All Stars Sunday, will be on the mound for the Park area. Jewett or bus will be the opposing pitcher. Crewe, formerly with the New York Pennsylvania League, will be at second base due to an injury to the regular player. Another hard hitting outfielder will also be in the lineup as Winchester aims to win. Local fans are urged to attend.
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Winchester Park
Park Diamond
Medlar
Areaahar Aay
Jewett
Bus
Crewe
Winchester
Presbytery of Winchester to Meet at Cedar Cliff Church
The Presbytery of Winchester will convene on Tuesday at 7.30 p m in Cedar Cliff Church. The Rev Julian T Owen of Springfield will preach and preside as moderator. Sessions continue Wednesday and Thursday with sermons by Dr Charles D Gilkeson of Winchester.
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Winchester
Cedar Cliff
Julian T. Owen
Springfield
Charles D.gilkeson
German Jews Appeal To League
Geneva dispatch reports Rabbi Stephen Wise telegraphing to Dr Edward Benes the Jewish delegations appeal to the League of Nations against cruel persecution and defamation of German Jews. The letter cites Nazi anti Jewish laws proclaimed after the Reichstag session in Nurnberg and calls the Third Reich policies a threat to modern civilization and League ideals.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Eduard Benes
Assembly
Stephen 8. Wise
Reichstag
Nurnberg
Germany
Third Reich
League of Nations
Special Meeting Called by War Veterans Commander
Commander A Lee Cobb calls a special meeting of Winchester Post Veterans of Foreign Wars for 8 o'clock tomorrow evening to elect a quartermaster and handle other business.
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A. Lee Cobb
Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Seven Hurt In Factory Riot At Morris Furniture Plant
In Los Angeles on September 19 a riot outside the Morris Furniture Company plant injured seven people as about 100 strike picketers clashed with workers.
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Los Angeles
Morris Furniture Company
Mediterranean tensions rise as fleets gather amid Franco-Italian talks
Foreign observers in London report rapid mobilization by Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean near Suez as the Italo Ethiopian dispute tempers. The Italo-Ethiopian committee member says Ethiopia may accept a compromise plan, while Mussolini’s stance remains unclear.
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Charles P
Associated Press
London
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Italy
Isagi E Saveannes
Suez
Silat Slaahe Testa
Mio GE ‘A
FS Dor Dereesay
Spain
League of Nations
Ethiopia
France
Poland
Turkey
Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini
de Madariaga
Baron Aloisi
Rome
TI Duce
Geneva
League
Edouard Herriot
Prem
World News At A Glance Headlines Across Nations
Domestic Skytopia. Smoking by prospective mothers deplored at the closing session of the American Association of Obstetricians Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons. Trenton Hauptmann counsel denied reports of commutation for naming alleged Lindbergh kidnap associates. Chicago World Series games to be broadcast on radio. Philadelphia illicit distillery raided in Lehigh county. evaded taxes of 22 000 daily. Moscow Polish balloon Polonia won Gordon Bennett race. London Leo Chertok ready to pay over a million dollars for Ethiopia rights. Addis Ababa Haile Selassie’s last move. next step to Italy. Rome Twelve Italian submarines moved from Trieste to Naples.
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American Association of
Trenton
N. J
Hauptmann
Chicago
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Lehigh County
Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit
Moscow
Polonia
London
Leo Chertok
New York
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Rome
Trieste
Naples
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Irvin Davis
Mulqueeney
Davis
Henry
Milldale Church
Allen
Wade Martin
Louisiana
Chief Smith
Fellows
Fournet
Gen. Waller
Baltingheta
Heroui
George Heroui
Baltingheta Heroui
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Claude Stickley
Bulletin
Wm.t. Reed
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