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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
6
Scotland reports the sudden death of Johnnyon the British flyweight champion from a ruptured blood vessel in the lung. He had been preparing for the championship bout with Frankie Genaro of New York in London next month and caught cold on Monday.
Charlen D. Waggoner, president of Bank to Telluride, pleaded not guilty in federal court to mail fraud charges. Trial set for Oct. 4, bail kept at 100000. He was arrested in Wyoming and brought to New York for the indictment detailing a half million dollars defrauded from six New York finance houses.
About 50 physicians from northern and western Virginia attended the annual Medical Association of the Valley meeting in Winchester. Dr. Hartley of Clifton Forge was elected president, with Dr. Guy R. Fisher of Staunton as first vice president, Dr. Lewis M. Allen of Winchester as second vice president, Dr. Lyle Hansbrough of Front Royal as treasurer, and Dr. Fulton of Staunton as secretary.
Mrs. Lois Pantages, convicted of manslaughter in the death of Juro Rokumoto after a automobile collision, was pronounced critically ill by her physician and is unable to appear in Superior Court for sentencing in Los Angeles California.
Mrs. Virgil McClure of Lexington Kentucky was elected national president of the American War Mothers during the convention. The vote outcome and delegates gathered to celebrate the leadership selection at the meeting in Lexington.
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