Stories tagged "Still": 19
Walter Rinker Still
During the second half of the 20th century Walter Rinker operated a still and sold alcohol in the Deerhead/Hudsons Cross Road communities. He also operated a store in the area.
Clarence W. Parks Still
On January 16, 1925 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported that Hamburg resident and carpenter Clarence W. Parks, aged 58, had been convicted of having a still and liquor on his property. He was sentenced to three months in jail…
William Click Still
On September 26, 1924 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported William L. Click of Conicville was shot by Deputy Sheriff McKinley Ryman as he was attempting to escape after Ryman found his still. Ryman was Click's neighbor. They…
Sylvanus Moomaw Still
On May 20 1924 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported Sylvanus Moomaw had been convicted on charges of keeping a still in his home and selling illegal alcohol. Where the still was located and the exact date when it operated is…
Still
On December 12, 1963 the Shenandoah Herald reported on a case where Galen E. Stickley of Edinburg was convicted of possessing moonshine produced in the Ridge Hollow area of Shenandoah County by an unknown person(s). He was fined $150 and sentenced to…
Russell Henry Clem Still
In April 1965 Russell Henry Clem of Fort Valley was charged by the Virginia ABC Board for having "possession of alcoholic beverage, tax not paid..." and for "keeping, storing, and having in his possession...distilling apparatus." The exact site of…
Montgomery "Gummery" Click Still
On September 19 1924 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported Montgomery "Gummer" Click was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for operating and still and for forcing his step son to help him distill liquor. Montgomery had…
Mont Woodrow Still
On March 9, 1923 the Shenandoah Herald reported law enforcement agents raided the Fort Valley home of Mont Woodrow and found a "fully equipped still" with two and one half gallons of moonshine. Where exactly this still was located and when it…
Mike Neff Still
On May 1, 1930, the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported that A. Mike Neff had been shot by Sheriff Luther G. Sheetz while fleeing from his still during a raid the preceding Sunday.
According to the report, Neff and two other…
Layman Habron Still
On May 10, 1927, the Shenandoah Herald reported that Deputy Sheriff McKinley Ryman arrested, with the help of Mik Neff, Layman Habron on violation of prohibition laws. While working with law enforcement, Neff had gone to Habron’s home where he had…