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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
12
A house and lot on Berryville Avenue owned by George Guthridge was sold at auction at the courthouse this morning. The winning bid was $2,500, with C. S. Brumback serving as auctioneer. Velocity of a river and related factors are discussed in the accompanying text.
Bristol R I September 27 The British yachtsman Sopwith says Endeavour, the fifteenth challenger in the America's Cup, was not heartbroken by defeat but disgusted by the sport's spirit. He cites racing as a big business and admits his tactics were wrong while ruling out no future challenge, though noting the cost of winning.
In Luray Virginia on September 27 noted glider pilots faced unfavorable winds with no takeoffs expected. Meet manager Soutsee announced the event would close Sunday but could extend until conditions allow soaring and new records.
At Centennial Celebration in Orange County Virginia Judge Gordon B Ambler praised lawyers as guardians of liberty. Governor George C Peery and other dignitaries attended as Ambler recalled ancestor Philip Pendleton Barbour and urged jurists to defend citizens rights with vigilance.
New York report shows August net operating income drops from 1933 to 1934 across several rail lines. Baltimore & Ohio posts 2,149,457. Western Maryland 307,848. Pennsylvania 3,703,036 versus prior year figures of 4,029,145. 426,821. 7,623,980 respectively.
The Maryland GOP at the Baltimore state convention endorsed a platform urging closer cooperation with the Roosevelt administration. Harry W. Nice supported the platform which condemns Governor Ritchie for not cooperating with relief efforts and asks Democrats to join in backing national recovery policies while criticizing state paralysis and seeking Maryland relief parity with other states.
A fragmented text notes Nice criticizing political bankers and pledging to investigate bank failures in Maryland if elected, signaling readiness to work with President Roosevelt. The passage mentions accountability for bank troubles and the political angle of banking policy in the election context.
Berlin reports German police give full cooperation to Detective Arthur Johnson of New York in tracing Hauptmann’s antecedents. Johnson will visit Kamenz Bautzen and Leipzig to pursue links to the Lindbergh kidnapping and ransom. He plans to contact Dresden’s State Criminal Investigation Department for secret service support.
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