Armed Trio Robs Bennett's Chapel Store in Warren County
Special to The Star reports three masked men robbed Mrs. Mary M. Brown at Bennett's Chapel four miles from Front Royal Saturday night, taking about $50 after forcing her to open the drawer and telling her to lie down. One robber unaired, two masked, an unmasked leader, and a friend said to have shutdown the alarm wires. Authorities hunt for suspects. prior similar robberies noted in Winchester and Van Wert.
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Star
Front Royal
Warren County
Mary M. Brown
Bennett's
Brown
Jury Picked To Try Girl Killer In Florida Case
A jury of ten married men and two bachelors was selected in under two hours to try Charles Jefferson a former theatrical director and radio emcee on a murder charge in the death of 17 year old Frances Dunn whose nude body was found near Boca Raton after he promised the girls film careers. State Attorney Phil OConnell seeks the death penalty seven weeks after Jefferson left Miami with Miss Dunn and Jean Bolton 16 a night club singer.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Charles Jefferson
Miami
Jefferson
Jack Salisbury
Frances Dunn
Therfore
Florida
Phil O’connell
Miss Dunn
Jean Bolton
Miss Bolton
Boca Raton
Here
Miss Bunn
C. E. Chillingworth
Suspect Lead in Brown Store Case Under Probe
Investigators believe the men went directly to the Brown store. Officers on the case include Deputy Sheriff W. E. Sealock Sheriff E. E. Mar and State Officer A. O. Hallett.
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Brown
W. E. Sealock
E. E. Mar
A. O. Halett
Parents urged to use dental clinics for pupils
Miss Anne Preston Starling county supervisor urges Frederick County pupils to attend the third year of dental clinics. She notes many parents lack awareness of early tooth care and how untreated dental defects can affect schooling. Dr. Burke conducts clinics at Stephens City High School with support from the School Board and Board of Supervisors to keep costs low.
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Anne Preston Starling
Frederick County
Burke
Frederick County School Board
Board of Supervisors
Stephens City High School
Patience By French Urges Caution On Western Front
Paris dispatch reports French military writers urged patience as no general offensive began on the western front. Observers doubt French tactics aim to lure German forces, noting German equipment remains ample though not as strong as 1914. French 75 mm guns praised for accuracy and effectiveness, nicknamed devil guns by Germans.
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Paris
Germany
France
Police Court Fines For Drunkenness Names List
In Police Court today each fined ten dollars and twenty five cents unless noted. Thomas Swanson J H Collier Charlottesville Andrew Dicks 617 South Kent Marshall Cave Highland Avenue W G Beckley John L Banister 915 South Cameron George Martin Emma Lofton Lula Banks Homer Sisk E F Crider Danville George Brill James Grube Springfield O
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Thomas Swanson
J. H. Collier
Charlottesville
Andrew Dicks
South Kent
Marshall Cave
Highland Avenue
W. G. Beckley
John L. Banister
South
Cameron
George Martin
Emma _ Lofton
Lula Banks
Homer Sisk
E. F. Crider
Danville
George Brill
James Grube
Springfield
German Units Annihilated on Various Fronts
Paris reports French army spokesmen say they annihilated several German units attempting to dislodge troops from hilltop nests in the Saar Blies and Lauter regions. Dispatches note German warplane concentrations at frontier points south to the Swiss border signaling heavy aerial operations ahead.
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Paris
Saar
Blies
Lauter
Biddle
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
United States
Poland
Germany
Meem Joins VMI Faculty as Chemistry Instructor
Lexington Virginia reports J Lawrence Meem, son of J L Meem Sr., and brother of Phyllis Meem, is a member of the Virginia Military Institute faculty this year. The 1939 VMI class graduate teaches in the chemistry department while living with his parents in Lexington after moving from Front Royal. He also graduated from Mt Jackson and Jonesboro high schools.
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Lexington
J. Lawrence Meem
Phyllis Meem
J. L. Meem
Mt. Jackson
Virginia Military Institute
Vv. M. I
Meem
Military College
Front Royal
Jonesboro
German War Action Near Lake Constance Reported
Swiss frontier patrols along Lake Constance fired sky rockets to warn bombers and observed German anti-aircraft guns firing tracer bullets. Swiss shore watchers heard detonations and saw searchlights over Friedrichshafen as German batteries continued for two hours. Swiss authorities opened an investigation into possible Swiss territory violations.
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Lake Constance
Ing
Friedrichshafen
Fred W. Scott Dies Suddenly Headlined by Virginia Financier
Fred W. Scott, Petersburg native and Virginia financier, died suddenly. He endowed the university with a $300,000 stadium bearing his name and served on the New York Stock Exchange and as director of major firms including Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. He planned a visit to Clarke county with family members when he died.
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Page One
Nution
Thomas Branch and Company
Richmond
Virginia
New York Stock Exchange
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Petersburg
Scott
Frederick Robert
Sarah Frances Branch Scott
Mr. Scott
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Clarke County
Beverley
Bandit trio sought after Akron Kroger holdup
Van Wert officers pursue Raymond Meyers and accomplices in a nationwide manhunt. Suspects held up the Akron Kroger on September 8, netting 800 dollars using a Massachusetts license plate B-52-587. A woman accomplice is described. a second man Nicolau Rodrigues is linked to Canton and Teaticket. Authorities broadcast by short wave radio. clues found include a makeup kit and a tire change scene on the McCann farm near Stephenson. Death penalty looms if convicted. grand jury possible.
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Raymond Meyers
Raymond Oneil
Raymond Blake
Raymond McFarland
Jerry Bennett
Canton
Kroger
Akron
Ohio
Boston
Nicolau J. Rodrigues
Massachusetts
Teaticket
Mass
Eastview Avenue
N. E
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Martinsburg
van Wert
Shinnston
Charles McCann
Stephenson
Funk
National Avenue Service
Manuel
Dove
Department of Justice
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Williams
Reardon
Tar And Feather Case Considered
Three prominent young men Ian Montgomery Colin Montgomery and Alexander Calvert faced Fauquier county grand jury action on charges of tarring and feathering Washington columnist Count Igor Cassini after a June country club dance. Cassini described walking three miles in a partial wardrobe after the incident.
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Warrenton
Igor Cassini
Washington
United States
Walter Robinson
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
Fauquier Democrat
Weaver
Richmond
State Budget Committee
Ian Montgomery
Colin Montgomery
Alexander Calvert
Cassini
B. Richards Glascock
Great Slaughter Claims From Chinese and Japs
Shanghai reports estimate about 20 000 soldiers killed in the Japanese drive on Changsha with both sides claiming 10 000 deaths. Japanese forces reportedly within 25 miles of Changsha while Chinese accounts say the attack was repulsed 60 miles from the city. Advices from Foochow note at least 1000 killed or wounded in Fukien bombings.
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Shanghai
Chang~ Sha
China
Changhra
Foochow
Fukien
Cassini Attacked After Warren County Club Incident
Cassini reported six men assaulted him early June 25 after a Warren County Club visit. He says they struck him with a flashlight, choked him, and dumped tar and feathers on his body before driving him away and threatening mutilation with a razor.
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Cassini
Warren Country Club
Hunt Country
Neutrality Law provisions continue under Senate review
The article outlines key neutrality act provisions including reporting on arms purchases by belligerents, banning solicitation of funds for belligerents, and allowing the president to restrict belligerent use of ports. Penalties include fines up to 10 000 dollars and two years imprisonment. Latin American war steps are exempt. The Senate foreign relations committee postponed action to Thursday, with Borah questioning the bill before reading it.
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United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Pittman
D.-Nev
Ruby Ring of Poland Lover Returns to Hunter Family
The ruby ring once lost by Julia Hunter in the old Washington street mansion yard reappears after fifty five years. A small boy Mikey Clawson finds the ring under a tree and his mother unknowingly keeps it, revealing the heirloom as a symbol of a tragic romance tied to Poland and the Hunter family lineage.
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Margaret
Pole
Ella Carter
Maryland
Margaret Stewart
Robert Hunter
Hunter
Washington Street
Winchester
Julia
Robert Kennedy
Columbia
S. C
Julia Hunter
Hunter Yard
Poland
Jimmy Clawson
Hunter House
Radminski
Storm capsizes fishing boats as heat wave ends
A tropical storm with 65 mph winds capsized boats off southern California ending a week of 100 degree heat. Five known dead and 26 drowned with 30 to 35 aboard Dispatch and Indiana unreported. Coast guard searched as Spray crew feared lost. two survivors Abe Agins and Genevieve Force described jumping from the pilot house as the vessel capsized.
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Los Angeles
California
Peter
Iona
Neva
Los
Howard Durley
Ventura County
Oxnard
Dispatch
Indiana
Coast Guard
Sunshine
San Pedro
Earl Steckel
Spray
Abe Agins
Genevieve Force
Lynwood
Conduct Rites For Mrs. Doolin
Final rites were held for Mrs. Doolin aged 20 at St. John’s Lutheran Church Mount Williams. She was born December 21, 1918 and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kibler. She leaves a husband a sister Mrs Doris Hamby and half siblings Daisy Hopkins Paul Fleming. Interment followed in the Mount Williams cemetery.
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Washington
Doolin
William Kibler
Mount Williams
Doris Hamby
Daisy Hopkins
Paul Fleming
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Cast at Palace Theatre Unable to Perform for Lions Club
The Star reports that Palace Theatre cast members cannot entertain the Lions Club tomorrow, a notice arrived too late to cancel an earlier item on Page 3. The second notice was received after the first item had already been prepared.
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Palace Theatre
Lions Club
Answers to Today's Quiz on Page Four
Answers to today's quiz printed on page 4 include Bay of Biscay and the baseball clue about a pitcher allowing no runs while a runner reaches first base. This item notes page placement and provides specific clue references.
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Bay of Biscay
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Bennett’s Chapel
Warren Co
Mary Brown
Marshall Farmer
Handley High School
Warrenton, Va
Rotary Club
Hoover
Farmer
O. P
O’connell
South Braddock &St
Riddle
German Motor Works
Fred W. Scott
Holfwiel
Thriftivator
Hotpoint
E. Piccadilly St
Kinney Shoe Store
Loudoun St
Briggs
Andrew G
Shenendesh Valley
Fauquier
Louisa M. Green
Rity
SILCO
Mrs. Doolin
John W. Rosenberger & CO
S. Braddock St
C. I. Brumback
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