Man From Page Held Here For Forgery
V. Bailey, suspected forger, held on forgery charge after being brought from Lu ray to Winchester by State Officer R. E. Bayliss and Sergeant Francis Funk. He allegedly admitted guilt but says he was intoxicated at the time. Investigators considered a possible link to a larger forgery case, but that connection appears unlikely. Bailey reportedly has no prior local employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Bailey
A. C
Bailey
Luray
Winchester
R. E. Bayliss
Francis Funk
Snake in Hen Nest Drops Eggs For Mrs Smith
In Crisfield Maryland on September 28 Mrs J H Smith found a five foot black snake coiled in the nest of a prize winning hen. The snake was decapitated and its skin preserved. Her egg production has returned to normal.
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Crisfield, Md
J. H. Smith
Local Officers Attend Annual Police Meeting
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis Sergeant Francis Funk and Private Frank Ritter of the Winchester police returned from Washington where they attended the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Nationally known crime detection and investigation authorities spoke including the attorney general. Exhibit items included the latest police firearms and equipment.
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C. W. Hollis
Francis Funk
Frank Ritter
Winchester Police
Washington
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jurors Reenact Slaying Scene in Girl Convict Case
The jury for Trusty Guard Frank Martin of the Arkansas state penitentiary traveled to the Jacksonville roadside 25 miles north of Little Rock to reenact the fatal pursuit of 22 year old Helen Spence Eaton. Jurors and deputies stood at the marked spot where she fell and noted the line of fire and scene conditions.
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Associated Press
Rock, Ark
Frank Martin
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Helen Spence Eaton
Little Rock
Jacksonville
Ark
Martin
Mission Group Asked To Help Wipe Out Deficit
YORK Pa Sept 28 The Woman's Missionary Society of the Synod of Potomac changes its 1935 meeting time to June 10 to attend Hood College Frederick Md where the Synod of Potomac is in session Also urged a $1 gift by every member on missionary day in November to reduce the home mission deficit and support liquor sale opposition legislation.
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Associated Press
York
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Synod of Potomac
Hood College
Frederick
Synod of Potomac of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Home Mission
Chemist John Bauer Improves After Poison Attempt
John L. Bauer 21, chemist from Pittsburgh, set death by self-administered poison. The time passed without death and his condition improved at Cambridge Hospital though his name remained on the danger list.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
John L. Bauer
Pittsburgh
Cambridge Hospital
Feen-a-mint Chewing Laxative For Constipation
Women prefer this laxative chewing aid. Delicioate Peen-a-mint is distributed in more units for natural action and gentler on delicate organs. Feen-a-mint contains a laxative agents prescribed by physicians and is non habit forming. Delay is dangerous so take Feen-a-mint to get back on schedule.
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Aioe
Visual History of Episcopal Church to Screen at Atlantic City
Motion pictures depicting Episcopal Church history will be shown at the church’s triennial convention in Atlantic City. Scenes include the Palace, Capitol, Wren Building, Bruton Parish and rector Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin in vestments, with Colonial costumes from a college production class. After the convention the films may be shared with local churches.
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Atlantic City
Palace
Capitol
Wren
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church
W. A. R. Goodwin
The
Episcopal Church
United States
Grace Church
Yorktown
St. John’s
Hampton
St. Luke’s
Smithfield
Jamestown Tower
St. Peter’s
New Kent
Richmond
AFL predicts 30 hour week policy adoption
Frank Morrison, AFL secretary, said delegates at the federation’s convention favor a six hour daily work week across five days totaling 30 hours. The prediction came from Morrison during the San Francisco gathering ahead of its Monday opening.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Sta
Morrison
Federation
New Sleeping Sickness Malady Attacks Horses
Baltimore reports new outbreaks of Encephalomyelitis or sleeping sickness in southern Maryland. More than 15 Calvert county farms affected since mid August with rising horse deaths in St. Marys and Anne Arundel counties. Rich grass and mosquitoes blamed. Serum treatment shown valuable in limiting spread.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
Calvert County
St. Mary’s County
Anne Arundel County
Nazi Clerks In Germany Must Show Jewish Clerks
In Berlin Wertheim's department store a Nazi Workers' Council member condemned Gentile clerks for giving flowers to a Jewish colleague. He cited a Hess order demanding all but strictly business contact with Jewish employees be stopped, even after hours.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Wertheim’s
Leipziger Platz
Workers’ Council of Confidence
Rudolph Hess
Watson To Bear Costs In Auto Accident Case
At a hearing before Judge Donald Weems L V Watson was ordered to pay 4.25 in costs and repairs after a collision with an apple laden truck driven by Irving Sisk of Washington Virginia at the Cameron and Piccadilly streets intersection. Watson’s car suffered about 100 damage. the truck owned by E D Partlow of Washington Virginia was slightly damaged. The car was owned by the Texas Oil Company.
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Donald Weems
L. V. Watson
Irving Sisk
Washington, Va
Cameron and
Piccadilly Streets
Mr. Watson
E. D. Partlow
The
Texas Oil Company
Flashes of Life They Couldn't Digest It
A list of brief rural and local anecdotes from various towns. Illinois offered a home economics course for 2000 fraternity men last year. enrollment dropped to three this year. Other items include popped corn from heat at 107 degrees in Eau Claire, a lost dog found via streetcar return in Fairmont, a Chicago snowstorm, a fatal farming accident in Pittsburgh, a Mississippian child scald injury recovery, and political campaign card confusion in Antigo with unofficial results flipping.
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Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
Eau Claire
Wis
A. H. Ludwig
False Witness Trial Sparks Dentistry Case in Philadelphia
Dwight W. Zellner of Morristown testified falsely at a Philadelphia city hall hearing. Magistrate Roberts accepted the false testimony and held Bernard Yulsman on charges of practicing dentistry without a state license.
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Philadelphia
Dwight W. Zellner
Morristown
Roberts
Bernard Yulsman
State Adapts to Revenue Drop in Virginia
Virginia officials report revenues will be materially lower but public services remain intact. Comptroller E. R. Combs says the 1932 appropriation act safeguards against deficits while obligations were met promptly and the commonwealth’s credit remains at a historic high.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
E. R. Combs
Peery
Combs
Commonwealth
Late Conveyances of City Realty
Real estate records show B P Harrison as special commissioner transferring 523 Fairmont avenue to Walter S Hough and Fern Hough for 3621 dollars and 60 cents. Shirley Carter and others sell to Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company portions of the Hansbrough Carter building and yard at 23 North Loudoun street with a three year lease and annual rent 1320 dollars.
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Office of
Corporation Court
B. P. Harrison
Walters
Hough
Fern Hough
Fairmont Avenue
Shirley Carter
Chesapeake , and Potomac Telephone Company
Hansbrough-Carter
North
Loudoun Street
Noted South Branch Riders At Elkins Fest
The Montaia state Forest Festival at Elkins next month features the noted South Branch Riders in a tournament to crown the queen of love and beauty. Riders compete in a chivalry inspired contest using long wooden lances to snatch progressively smaller rings suspended over their path. The event showcases daring horsemanship and lance skill as riders speed to capture the final tiny ring.
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Montaia State Forest
Elkins
Forest Festival Spurs Revival of Ancient United States Sport
The United States sees a revival of an ancient horsemanship sport, with the famed South Branch Valley among regions keeping the tradition alive. Forest Festival tournaments give it new momentum as Jud Jud Tunking notes its value despite college st** tion challenges. Virtually all propagation of Japanese flowering cherries is done by grafting onto seedling stocks.
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United States
South Branch Valley
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