Special jury sought for Hauptmann trial in extortion case
Bronx district attorney announced a special jury panel will be requested to try Bruno Hauptmann for extortion related to the Lindbergh ransom. A trial date was not fixed, with possible proceedings about a week from next Wednesday. Hauptmann remains jailed on $100,000 bail and a double guard is in place after a spoon weapon incident.
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Associated Press
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Samuel J. Foley
Foley
John J. Hanley
Hauptmann
Hanley
Methodists Close Church Year Preparations In Baltimore
Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Maryland Virginia and D C wraps its year with Bishop Mouton presiding. About 500 expected at Alpheus W Wilson Memorial Church sessions begin Oct 3 with opening sermon communion and first business. No general shake up expected.
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Baltmore Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Alpheus W. Wilson
Baltimore
Beeve
Lewisburg
Moorefield
Roanoke
Rockingham
Washington
Winchester
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte
N. C
Evening Star Opens Warren County Bureau in Front Royal
The Winchester Evening Star will establish a Warren County Bureau in Front Royal on October 1 with W. B. Thomason in charge. He will handle news gathering circulation and advertising for the Front Royal territory and invites locals to call or subscribe.
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Winchester Evening Star
Front Royal
Warren County
W. B. Thomason
Riverton
Thomason
Winchester Star
Virginia
Evening Star
Associated Press
Actu
Audit Bureau
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
General Harries Dies at 74 War Hero and Berlin Entry
Major General George Herbert Harries aged 74 former wartime commander of Brest died after a pneumonia attack at a sanitarium. He was credited as the first American officer to enter Berlin after World War I serving as head of the U S military mission to Berlin. He maintained homes in Chicago and Washington. Also note W L Green returned to Washington after visiting his sister Mrs Milton B Stuart who is convalescing after an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Herbert Harries
Brest
Pneumona
Berlin
United State
Chicago
W. L. Green
Washington, D. C
Milton B. Stuart
White Post
Stuart
Winchester Memorial Hospital
The Boy Scouts Pledge Foundations of Citizenship
Major General J. G. Harbord says the Boy Scout Organization’s principles form the foundation of self-respecting manhood and true citizenship, pledging support to their cause.
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Boy Scout Organization
J. G. Harbord
Willis Bicycle and Radio Oe P Offers 1935 Atwater-Kent Models
Radio sale notice promoting the 1935 Atwater-Kent models at Willis Bicycle and Radio. Includes a brief call to hear the new sets tonight and visit the shop for demonstrations and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater-Kent
Willis’ Bicycle & Radio Oe
Interleague speedball double bill set for tomorrow
The first inter league speedball clash between league champions starts at 1 PM at the Fair Grounds. The second game between the two all star teams follows at 12 30 PM on the Park diamond just before the Park O Sullivan baseball double header.
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Fair Grounds
Park Diamond
O’sullivan
Pastors Meeting Postponed One Week in Winchester
The Winchester Ministerial Association canceled the Monday October 1 gathering and set a new date for 10:30 AM Monday October 8 at the Handley Library. The notice comes from internal organizers seeking to accommodate attendees.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
Dissolution of Injunction in Valley Airways Case
Judge Williams dissolves the temporary injunction in the Valley Airways dispute after hearing. He finds the Valley Airways partnership still exists but its property has been sold to Valley Airways Inc. and only stock remains in the partnership as purchase price.
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Philip Williams
N. H. Carpenter, Jr
G. M. Smith
C. R
Valley Wenied
Establene
Esag
Valley Airways
Valley Airways, Incorporated
Mr. Carpenter
The
C. R. Douglas
George J. Schieder
Valley Airways, Inc
Comere
Six Days Left For Registering To Vote Nov 6
Noble Pierce announces only six days remain to register for the November 6 election. The registrar deadline is October 6, and voters 21 before November 6 may vote if registered by then. Absentees may apply to vote by mail. Also includes a classified rental notice.
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Noble Pierce
City Democratic Committee
Pierce
South End Hose Co Regular Meeting Urged Attendance
South End Hose Co announces a regular business meeting for Monday night October 1 urging all members to attend as listed in the ARY notice.
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South End Hose CO
Pickers Tickets Print Now in The Evening Star
The Evening Star notes that it is time to have pickers tickets printed, urging readers to prepare and secure their tickets before events.
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THE
Evening ‘Star
Prisoner subdues by fire hose at Clarke jail
Carl Snarr a 25 year old man from Weirton West Virginia was confined in Berryville Clarke county jail after a fit of insanity during which he smashed windows damaged bunks tore hot and cold water from their moorings and sent three cells in terror. Officers found him near Berry’s Ferry measuring the road and he was taken to jail for observation. Fire department used a stream of water to subdue him and he was moved to an adjoining cell. Physicians planned examinations and possible commitment to a state insane asylum though no decision was yet made. Deputy C M Feltner was away and Sheriff Smallwood and deputy son Cap Smallwood were on scene with 16 prisoners in the jail.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Toirginia
Carl Snarr
Weirton
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Winchester
Richmond
Berry’s Ferry
Snarr
C. M. Feltner
W. W. Smallwood
Cap” Smallwood
Middletown Truck Driver Indicted in Maryland Fatal Crash
Samuel Vincent, 24, of East Piccadilly Street, indicted by Frederick Circuit Court for manslaughter in the deaths of William Marker and his mother, following a July 12 crash near Knoxville, Maryland. Vincent, injured in the collision, was arrested near Middletown and held in jail awaiting sheriff transfer. The tragedy also left Howard Marker, 14, seriously injured.
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Sam Vincent
Sadie Vincent
East Piccadilly Street
B. C. Cline
Vincent
Baltimore
Winchester
Knoxville
Frederick
William C. Marker
Middletown
John H. Marker
Howard Marker
Jack
Samuel I
Urner
Frederick County
Duff Jewett To Toe Mound Here Double-Header
In the big double header tomorrow Park vs O Sullivan at 1 30 Park uses Guy Duff a former Park star and Jewett a Front Royal All Stars twirler Duff won 13 and lost 3 for Park this season before heading to Washington Patton the O Sullivan leader and first baseman will again play manager O Sullivan pitching selections are Michale and Taton
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Park
O'Sullivan
Guy Duff
Jewett
Front Royal
Washington
Duff
Bob” Patton
O’sullivans
Michale
Taton Arereto
Winchester Steam Laundry Uses Phone 28 Soft Water
A historical note records Winchester Steam Laundry adopting Phone 28 soft water usage for laundry operations. The entry highlights equipment changes and potential efficiency gains.
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Winchester Steam
Rhodes Drug Co Open Sundays 9 to 9 Delivery by Phone
Open all day Sunday from 9 a m to 9 p m Rhodes Drug Co offers prompt order delivery. Wanted large clean cotton rags by TAR Office.
Burly intruder surprised by police at lumber office
A man, in bad humor and rough voice, forced to flee when police arrived about 1:45 am at the A C Oates Lumber Company office. Miss Edna Kremer, a telephone operator, connected the call at 1:40 am and described a stranger who told her where to go before jumping out a window. Office ransacked but nothing stolen. Chief Hollis praised operator assistance. Miss Kremer is daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Kremer of South Loudoun Street.
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A. C. Oates Lumber Company
Edna Kremer
Miss Kremer
Biro
Funk
Winchester Cold Storage
C. W. Hollis
Luther Kremer
South Loudoun Street
Referendum Meeting Speakers Named for Frederick County
Educational meetings across Frederick County will host 8 pm talks next week on the agricultural adjustment referendum. Speakers listed include I Fred Stine and R A Wall at multiple sites such as Mount Williams and Gainesboro with votes taken at each meeting’s end.
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Frederick County
Gore
Fred Stine
Mount Williams
R. A. Wall
Fairview
Reynolds Store
Gainesboro
W. R. Legge
Mount Airy
Opequon
Court House
Shawnee
Kauffman’s
Stephenson
Stonewall
Stephens City
Gasoline Launch Burns To Edge In Choppy Sea
A gasoline launch named Golden Hours caught fire in rough seas off Conley Island and burned to the water's edge. No injuries were believed. A police plane observed a group of nearby small craft appearing to have evacuated passengers as the boat attempted to reach land near Coney Island.
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Brooklyn
N. R
Conley Island
Coney Island Beach
Global quick take of varied crimes and trials
A snapshot from world pages notes AFL strife at a national convention in San Francisco. In New York professors report women still favor the NRA. Hauptmann may face trial next week for extorting Lindbergh as psychiatrists assess sanity. Train wrecks in Pennsylvania kill crew. Capone seeks habeas corpus from the Supreme Court. glider prospects in Virginia look poor. Brecher dies in Canada. Stavisky aftermath duels shake Saint Malo.
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San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
New York
Columbia
New York University
NRA
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col. Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Conroy
Obie
Pennsylvania
York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, D. C
Alphonse Capone
Two Convicted Gangsters Escape Richmond Jail
Walter Legenza and Robert Mais, condemned for murder, shot their way out of the Richmond jail with a mail truck and car, during a jailbreak that left three officers wounded and triggered a city and state police manhunt. They were awaiting appeals in the State Supreme Court as Warden Moore and Deputy Selph led them toward the rear room where their attorney waited.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Walter Legenza
Robert Mais
Mais
Legenza
Charles W. M
State Supreme Court
Warden Moore
Serg. Selph
Moss
EB. M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Huband
Legenda
Disloyalty in the Confederacy book at Handley Library
Dr. Georgie Lee Tatum presents a study of Union and Confederate records showing widespread disaffection in the South. The author catalogs disloyal societies, signs, oaths, grips, and passwords, arguing motivations and activities. The book titled Disloyalty in the Confederacy may be borrowed from Handley Library.
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Jefferson Davis
Stars and Bars
Confederacy
Georgie Lee Tatum
Miss Tatum
Handley Library
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Saint Malo
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