Briton Breaks World Land Speed Record At Bonneville
John R Cobb driving the Railton Red Lion, London broker, set a new world land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah reaching 368.85 miles per hour for the measured mile and 369.14 mph for the kilometer. Cobb’s two runs averaged above previous marks held by Capt George E T Eyston, with a return sprint at 366.97 mph.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
Broker
Cobb
George E. T. Eyston
Eyston
Red Railton
Taylor County Round-Up Set for August 31 at Athletic Field
Taylor countys sixth annual county round up coordinated by the Work Projects Administration Recreation division will be held at the athletic field on August 31 from 9 a m to 5 p m. announced by county supervisor J Bernard Dryfield who has led the activities for six summers with the Recreation and Art League of central West Virginia in cooperation with county agent C R Hawkins.
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Taylor County
Work Projects Administration
J Bernard Dryfield
Recreation and Art League
Central West Virginia
C. R. Hawkins
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Ralph Nelson to Dixie double bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Ralph Nelson of 825 West Boyd Street to tonight's Strand Theatre presentation. The Dixie Theatre offers a double bill with The Man Who Dared featuring Jane and Bryan and Some Like It Hot with Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. The Strand also shows They All Come Out with Rita Johnson and Tom Neal.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Ralph Nelson
West Boyd Street
Man
Jane, Bryan
Bob Hope
Shirley Ross
Dixie Theatre
Rita Johnson
Tom Neal
Strand Theatre
Annenberg Indicted In Gambling Conspiracy Probe
Federal grand jury accuses M L Annenberg millionaire publisher in Chicago of conspiracy to influence a witness as it also seeks dissolution of his racing news empire for allegedly relying on illegal gambling. Indicted with Annenberg are Louis Simon and two others amid a 27 day probe into monopoly and racketeering.
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Chicago
Aus
M. L. Annenberg
Federal Grand Jury
Annenberg
James V. Hayes
Clarence J. Ferguson
Philadelphia
Louis Simon
Milwau
Romania Declares Neutral If Polish War Breaks Out
BUCHAREST Aug 23 A high source said King Carol's government notified Poland Romania would not enter a European war unless its frontiers were attacked. Poland had inquired about actions if Poland involved in a wider conflict. A Poland Romania treaty covers mutual assistance in Russian aggression but has no Germany clause according to Romanian diplomats.
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Bucharest
Carol
Poland
Rumania
Germany
Road Commission Agent Dies After Weeklong Illness
Charles ton Aug 23 A weeklong illness caused the death of Howard Kuhn 55 Kanawha county rightofway agent for the State Road commission and a member of the 1921 and 1935 legislatures. Kuhn served as Kanawha county deputy sheriff six years led city police two years was a 32nd degree Mason Shriner Pythian and Methodist. He is survived by his widow three sisters and one brother.
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Charleston
Howard Kuhn
State Road Commission
Kanawha County
Kuhn
Federal Grand Jurors Continue In Session
In Clarksburg twenty-one of twenty-five indictments remain secret as the grand jury reconsiders today Judge Harry E Watkins presides over sixty five naturalization cases and civil trials are scheduled to begin September 11 in U S district court
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Clarksburg
Grand Jury
U. S. District Court
Harry E. Watkins
Youth hunted for slaying at Montrose California
In Montrose California on August 23 a search for Richard Jensen 14 continued as investigators quote his mother Mrs Frances Jensen who heard noises from a basement and says Jensen admitted killing his 13 year old playmate William Williams. Sheriff’s Capt James Burns and Deputies Larry Cormack and Virgil Gray led the inquiry and questioned Mrs Jensen as units searched nearby hills for the boy. Continued on page six.
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Montrose
Calif
Richard Jensen
William Williams
James Burns
Larry Cormack
Virgil Gray
Jensen
Frances Jensen
Milk Strike Near Finish In New York
Utica N Y August 23 The milk boycott ending as strike leader Archie Wright calls the proposed price increase a great gain and urges the dairy farmers union to accept it The convention votes on a 215 blended price per hundredweight 47 quarts The current price is 150 Observers expect a cent rise if approved The union originally demanded 235 per hundredweight and NYC distributors backed the compromise leading producers see Wrights support securing acceptance by the convention
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Utica
N. Y
New York
Archie Wright
Dairy Farmers’ Union
New York City
Wright
Beckley Bans Hitch-Hiking Nuisance With Fines
Beckley city council enacts an ordinance to stop hitch hikers loitering on streets and at filling stations. Fines range from 1 to 10 dollars for those who stand around seeking rides. Filling station operators supported the measure as a curb to nuisance.
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Beckley
Hitler tells Chamberlain his position
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler told British ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson Germany cannot modify its demands on Poland due to the British guarantee. Hitler sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Chamberlain outlining a firm stand on Danzig and Poland, with a warning of potential partition if Poland resists.
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Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Danzig
Bohemia and Moravia
High School Plans Mining Course in Greene County
MAPLETOWN Pennsylvania August 23 Monongahela Township High school will start this fall a three year mining course believed to be the first of its kind in any Pennsylvania day high school. West Virginia University and Pennsylvania State College have pledged cooperation in assembling textbook material for the course in Greene county a major soft coal producing area.
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Mapletown
Monongahela Township
West Virginia University
Pennsylvania State College
Greene County
Hitler to Speak at Tannenberg Victory Anniversary
Berlin reports Adol Hitler is set to address Tannenberg commemorations next Sunday at 11 a m The event marks Germanys World War II victory over Russia in the Battle of Tannenberg 25 years past Official Germany remains jubilant over the new friendship with Moscow despite plans for the observance The propaganda minister announced the schedule today
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Berlin
Adol Hitler
Tannenberg
Germany
British envoy warns Hitler amid Polish crisis
Britain pledges unaltered protection of Poland as Sir Nevile Henderson delivers a Berlin message to Adolf Hitler. The Imperial Defence Committee convened to reinforce resolve against any forceful move, signaling continued resistance to German aggression.
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London
Berlin
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Poland
Nevile Henderson
Germany
British Committee of Imperial Defense
Mrs George Marshall Sues To Recover Taxes
Corinne Griffith Marshall a silent film star appeals to the Supreme Court to recover 23275 claimed overpaid income tax for 1930. She is wife of George P Marshall owner of the Washington Redskins and was then married to Walter Morosco. They divorced in 1934 and she says they kept earnings separate under California community property law.
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Washington
Corinne Griffith Marshall
Supreme Court
George P. Marshall
Washington Redskins
Walter Morosco
California
West Virginia Knights Open 70th Pythias Convention
FAIRMONT August 23 West Virginia Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters began business sessions at the 70th annual convention after two days of frolics. A banquet for about 400 featured principal speaker Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling. U. S. Senator M. M. Neely spoke at the memorial service. Mrs. Hilda Judd of Charles Town received a present grand chief luncheon and tea.
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Fairmont
West Virginia Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
Knights
Dr Rankin Wet Kingwood Physician Kills Himself
Kingwood, Aug 23 The body of Dr B H Rankin 67 a veteran Kingwood physician and noted surgeon in tonsil operations in the Eastern United States was recovered from Cheat river at Albright last evening an apparent suicide Prosecuting Attorney Melvin Snider said Rankin a former member of the house of delegates and head of the Spencer state hospital at Spencer had suffered ill health the past two years His family noted he was found unconscious at his hospital after escaping gas fumes last Saturday morning and rushed to Morgantown City Hospital where he died twelve hours later Continued on Page Two.
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Kingwood
B. 8. Rankin
United States
Cheat River
Albright
Melvin c. Snider
Rankin
House of Delegates
Spencer State Hospital
Spencer
City Hospital
Morgantown
U.S. Ships Ready to Move Home Americans if War Spreads
Washington reports plans to rush thousands of Americans home if war breaks out in Europe. Merchant ships would transport most evacuees, with naval support from Atlantic squadron. Officials note potential special session and neutrality law revisions as Germany Russia talks unfold. Poland vows to resist despite these diplomatic shifts.
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U. S
Continent
Washington
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Russia
Hull
Great Britain
France
Poland
Jerzy Potocki
Secretary Hull Leaves State Spa For Capital
SULPHUR SPRINGS August 23 Secretary of State Hull who has rested in this mountain resort for two weeks left today for Washington He said he had an afternoon appointment with State department officials but would not discuss the reason for his return beyond wanting to keep abreast of fast changing international conditions.
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Springs
Hull
Washington
State Department
Italy gears war machine as Mussolini hails pact
Rome reports speeded military preparations as Fascist papers celebrate the German Soviet non aggression accord calling it a major Axis victory. A law authorizes government to requisition merchant ships for war use while Italy readies reserves and quick action.
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Rome
Italy
Rome-Berlin
France
Mussolini
Milan
Il Popolo D
Italia
Squires Again Candidate For President Of F O P
In Erie Pennsylvania on August 23 the National Fraternal Order of Police elections opened with sharp race for top posts Ben K Perry of Gary Indiana seeks another term while Henry B Squires of Fairmont West Virginia a former president vies for the presidency Nominations for Grand vice president Ray Honaker Huntington West Virginia Edward Sperling Allentown Pennsylvania secretary Peter J McCullough suspended Pittsburgh policeman Patrick Lynch Cleveland Ohio treasurer Charles Crummer Pittsburgh Ohio and Clifford Courtney Indianapolis Indiana are listed among contenders.
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Erie
Order of Police
Ben K. Perry
Gary
Ind
Henry B. Squires
Fairmont
W. Va
Ray Honaker
Huntington
Edward Sperling
Allentown
Nazi official sees Molotov in Moscow
Adolf Hitler’s foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop arrived by special plane in Moscow to negotiate a non aggression pact with Soviet Russia. He met Premier Vyacheslav Molotov within two hours of arrival and skip formalities.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Soviet Russia
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
von Ribbentrof
Million Frenchmen Under Arms as War Near
Paris dispatches report France issued strong instructions to ambassadors in Europe as reservists moved to front posts. Estimates of men under arms exceed one million while government sources withheld diplomatic note details. Leaders warned a German Polish showdown could come within days and France and Britain stood ready to war if Poland resisted.
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Paris
Europe
France
Britain
Poland
CIO Charges Workers Betrayed By A. F. L.
The CIO accused the American Federation of Labor of treachery to workers by proposing changes to the Wagner Act. Lee Pressman, CIO general counsel, submitted the statement to the Senate labor committee as a supplement to prior testimony opposing labor law changes.
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Washington
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Lee Pressman
Senate Labor Committee
Border clash near Breslau fuels wartime panic
Polish and German soldiers clashed at Kluczno near Breslau as German troops pursued deserters. Shots were exchanged and one German wounded, while Polish peasants fortified trenches. In Berlin, all travel out of Germany was jammed as British and other foreigners fled amid fears of war. American residents sought guidance from officials with little information forthcoming.
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Warsaw
Kluczno
Breslau
Silesia
Berlin
Germany
United States
Roosevelt quits sea voyage amid European crisis
President Roosevelt scrapped plans to explore the gulf stream aboard the U 8 Lang due to the European crisis and ordered cruisers Tuscaloosa and Lang to Sandy Hook New Jersey. The Tuscaloosa carrying the president was due to reach Sandy Hook Thursday noon. Roosevelt offered no comments on his return plans as reporters noted ongoing developments.
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Lang
Roosevelt
Gulf Stream
Tuscaloosa
Sandy Hook
New Jersey
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Reich
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George Marshall
E. P. Lodge
Dr. Rankin
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