Probate Will Of Mrs. Ward Admits Estate To Record
The will of the late Nellie Knight Ward is admitted to record in Corporation Court with Herbert Larrick as administrator c. t. a. Bond set at 25000. The will earmarks 218 South Washington Street as a life trust for niece Belle Ward Graham, with possible sale during her life and proceeds to a church fund after her death. Executors are Belle Ward Graham and George R. Veazey, both nonresidents.
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Nellie Knight Ward
Corporation Court
Herbert Larrick
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
South Washington Street
Belle Ward Graham
New York
Mount Hebron Cemetery
New York City
Seabury Davies
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Trust Company
Katherine Y. Harrison
Mr. Larrick
Taylor Barr
J. W. Baker
C. P. McVicar
Fred A. Crisman
James R. DuShane
Rosenmeyer Will Put On Record
The will allocates the entire estate to daughter Frieda C. Grim who qualified as executrix. Bond penalty set at $8,000 without security. Arrears listed include E. G. Rusk Carl T. Cather Joseph Thomas M. B. Clowe and Carroll.
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Emma Clerks
Frieda C. Grim
E. G. Rusk
Tuxedo Bandit Denied A Pardon
Baltimore parole director refused clemency for Frank Wooten known as the tuxedo bandit. The 20 year inmate held up a drug store in 1927 and had prior parole violations after a 1935 parole followed by 1936 re imprisonment.
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Baltimore
Frank Wooten
Herman Moser
Wooten
Quartet Sings At Kiwanis Luncheon
Laurens Jones oversaw a Kiwanis luncheon program featuring a quartet his firm sponsors. The group, William Anderson Russell Mc Gee Allen Franks and Maynard McGee, sang nine selections to strong applause. Clark M. Smith won the attendance prize donated by Wendell Goode. Henry Em was a guest of L. I. er.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens Jones
Kiwanis
William Anderson
Russell McGee
Allen Franks
Maynard McGee
Clark M. Smith
Wendell Goode
Henry Em
L. I. Er
Louis and Pastor weigh in for title fight in Detroit
World heavyweight champion Joe Louis weighed 200 pounds while challenger Bob Pastor weighed 183 at the Detroit fairgrounds race track clubhouse. About 400 spectators attended the scales ceremony as plans called for a dinner and pre fight routines before the Briggs Stadium title bout.
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Detroit
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Louis
Pastor
Detroit Fairgrounds Race Track
Briggs Stadium
B and O May Hold Up A Dividend
George M. Shriver, senior vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, testified in federal court today that the road probably did not declare a dividend in 1940 if its debt revision plan is approved.
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Baltimore
George M. Shriver
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pole Officials Commit death by own action
Alfred Bitja fifty, governor of Lwow, was found dead in a Munkacs hotel room. A letter beside him ordered $1,500 cash distribution and that his car go to his chauffeur. Bitja arrived from Poland yesterday. hotel staff heard a pistol shot. His wife is reported missing after troops seized the resort. Several sons are Polish army officers. Prystor Dead noted in Budapest dispatch as former Polish Premier, died by his own action.
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Munkacs
Hungary
Alfred Bitja
Lwow
Ukraine
Bitja
Poland
Roosevelt kin gs with British Navy aid likely citizen changes
The Chicago Daily News reports Kermit Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt will serve the Allies in Britain as an official in the Ministry of Shipping. He is in London and expected to be made a British citizen by special order, with influence from Winston Churchill noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
London
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosvelt
United States Lines
Ministry of Shipping
Roosevelt
Winston
Churchill
The
Admiralty
Tee
Warsaw Resists Nazi Invasion Amid Destruction
A Warsaw broadcast reports heavy German bombing and shelling, with the royal Belvedere and Parliament buildings destroyed. General Czuma says Polish forces inflicted losses on Germans in Praga and the west, while the mayor appeals for Allied aid to save civilians.
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France
Britain
Warsaw
St. John's Cathedral
Royal Palace of
Belvedere
Aerament
Czuma
Praga
Stefan Starzinski
Poland
Agreement on Poland frontline moves near Lwow and Brest-Litovsk
Report outlines redrawing of borders as Soviet control expands from Lwow to Bialystok while German forces retreat, with four German officers traveling to Moscow for consultations. It notes Polish fighting near Modlin and Gdynia as Warsaw endures shelling, and cites vast captives and material seized after battles around Lodz and Kutno.
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Lwow
Brzesco
Brest-Litovsk
Bialystok
Gaunt Appeals After Year Imprisonment and Fine
Leo Shorty Gaunt of Boyce appeals Circuit Court after a year and a half in jail and a $300 fine and costs for two counts of illicit whiskey sales. He previously drew six months and a $100 fine for liquor possession while interdicted. Commonwealth's Attorney Ed Williams announced the actions as the next court term opens in Berryville.
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Berryville
Commonwealth
Ed Williams
Leo “Shorty
Gaunt
Boyce
Loring Rackley
German sub fires shot at American freighter near Irish coast
The German submarine fired on the American freighter Wacosta on Sept 9 after a misread signal. Captain George R. Self said the blinker to heave to was misunderstood, and 24 passengers were treated cordially aboard. Interpreter Prof Charles Wharton Stork described the crew’s conduct and a post encounter speech about war.
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New York
George R. Self
Wacosta
Self
Charles Wharton Stork
Harcum Junior College
Bryn Mawr
Athenia
Stork
England
Cut for Part In A Deal
Joseph Dalinda a patent dealer for munitions said he expected 150000 dollars in Soviet money for his role in a USS battleship deal for Russia. The project failed after Russia rejected plans but Dalinda received 20500 dollars for connecting a Soviet agent with contact men aiding State Department approval.
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Washington
Joseph Dalinda
Dies Committee
America
Russia
Dalinda
State Department
Clarke Junior Board of Trade Reorganizes Affiliate Plan
Clarke county's Junior Board of Trade led by President Dick Jones votes to affiliate with the state reorganization. The group aims to support a Wasserman blood test for marriage and to establish 20 new chapters statewide within a year. An October 8 outing at Skyline Caverns is planned with Front Royal guests.
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Boyce
Clarke County
Junior Board of Trade
Dick Jones
Jones
Wasserman
Clarke
Tom Baldridge
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal
D. Blanton Allen
Lawrence Garver
Randolph Gaunt
Ed Lee
Julian Glascock
Charles Suddith
Walter Wisecarver, Jr
Donald Cooley
Squalus Evidence Closed by Naval Court Inquiry
Portsmouth New Hampshire September 20 Presentation of evidence completed before a naval court of inquiry probing the Squalus disaster in which 26 men died May 23 The final witnesses Forrest L Becker and Baxter Curtis civilian employees of the Portsmouth Navy Yard testified they tested the submarine hydraulic system in dry dock and found it satisfactory
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Court of
Forrest L. Becker
Baxter Curtis
Portsmouth Navy Yard
French Rebuff on Nazi Peace Terms Supported by Cabinet
The French cabinet approved military economic and financial measures aimed at long war effort and declared closer ties with Britain. Daladier reported the military diplomatic situation and France pledged solidarity with Great Britain while a Polish heroism tribute marked the communique.
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Brussels
Aachen
Elysee Palace
France
Britain
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Daladier
Poland
Great Britain
Belgium
Mrs. Jessica Riely Rites Held at Retreat in Virginia
Funeral services were held today at Retreat near Berryville for Mrs Jessica Alward Riely wife of Leeds K Riely who died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday night The Rev Robert A Goodwin officiated and burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery Survivors include her husband three children Mrs Elliott McSwann of Barnstable Mass and sons Bradley and Herbert Davis at home Pallbearers named were J Y Eyster Donald Eyster Robert McCormick Thomas Moore E A Stone and William C Perry
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Berryville
Here
Blue Ridge Mountains
Jessica Alward Riely
Leeds K. Riely
Robert A. Goodwin
Christ Church, Millwood
Green Hill Cemetery
Mr Riley
Elliott McSwann
Barnestable
Mass
Bradley
Herbert Davidson
J. Y. Eyster
Donald Eyster
Robert McCormick
Thomas Moore
E. A. Stone
William C. Perry
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Omps Funeral Home
Carter
B&o
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
Pole
Prystor
Budapest
Wilno
Wilna
Alexander Prystor
Pystor
Joseph Pilsudski
Theodore
Kermit
Red Army
Moscow
Germany
Modlin
Gydnia
Schleswig-Holstein
Oflotilla
Lodz
Kutno
Bzura
High Command
Western Front
Hitler
Danzig
Fuehrer
MO. S. Solenberger & CO
National Labor Relations Board
D.S
Auto Supply and Service
Elec- Cory
CORY
Auto Supply & Service Store
N. Loudoun St
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Rhine
Mrs. Riely
Green Hill
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Department Stores
Loudoun St
Solenberger’s
Aeinchester
A. Winchester
Baylass
Ladies
Rayon
Chenille
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