Italy summons officers as Mussolini presses Ethiopian policy
Rome reports War Department action calling officers born 1909–14 to resume training by November 15 and finish by May 15 as Italian crowds celebrate Mussolini’s plan. In Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie promises safety for foreigners in any war, outlining protective measures for people and property.
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Rome
War Department
Mussolini
San Remo
Asti
Milan
Il Duce
Italy
Great Britain
Leagues of Nations
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Hurley Clashes With Senator Black in Lobby Hearing
In a tense Senate lobby committee session Patrick J. Hurley former War Secretary testified about $100,000 in fees from Associated Gas and Electric System over three years while denying lobbying. He and Chairman Black traded sharp exchanges and Hurley called himself a gold fish in a bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Gas-Electric System
P. J. Hurley
Italy
Senator Black
Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
Senate Lobby Committee
Associated Gas and Electric System
Tye
Hurley
Senate Banking Committee
Associated
Trade Commission
Bit
Black
Fisherman’s alibi and Shenandoah bass tale headline
The piece recalls a fisherman who failed to lure big bass in the Shenandoah and muses on a curious alibi. It shifts to Aeon urging tree planting, noting over 300 trees planted in a year and praising trees for community charm and value.
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Shenandoah
Rosenberger Re-nominated For Back Creek Supervisorship
C M Rosenberger the incumbent in Back Creek district won the Democratic primary against N C Fout. In four precincts the unofficial tally gave Rosenberger 88 votes to 75 for Fout with 163 total votes cast. If confirmed, Rosenberger will join the party ticket in the November election.
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C. M. Rosenberger
Back Creek
N. C .Fout
Rosenberger
Fout
Gédre
Dry Run
Star Tannery
Lamps
Russell Grove
Gore Lamps
Frederick County
Sale at Benders Silk and Chiffon Dresses Clearance
Closing out all remainder of the silk and chiffon dresses at two and three dollars. Sale starts Thursday at 10:00 o clock. Details from the local notice indicate a clearance event at Benders.
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Bender’s
Handsome New Eight Room Brick Building For Gainesboro District
A new consolidated Gainesboro district school on Route 7 near Gainesboro and Cross Junction features a large auditorium with a stage flanked by four brick classroom blocks. The 500-pupil capacity facility, costing about 25000 dollars, uses oil brick and salvaged materials to save costs and replace 10 small schools in the district.
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Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Stackhouse
Entir
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frederick County
Swirling Flood Waters In Ohio Forc e Many Out
Heavy rains swollen the Tuscarawas river at Massillon and Big Sandy Creek at Waynesburg forced nearly 150 families from their homes. Basements flooded, trains halted, and mills shut down affecting about 1,000 workers as rivers rose toward flood levels across Muskingum and Guernsey counties.
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Massillon
Tuscarawas River
Big Sandy Creek
Waynesburg
Republic Steel Company
Union Drawn Steel Company
New York
State Highway Department
Muskingum
Coshocton
Guernsey Counties
Marietta
Ohio River
Zanesville
Cohocton
Cambridge
Upper Valley
R. K Bowles
Cream Producers Paid This Week By Haldeman's Creamery
Notice from Haldeman's Creamery states payment rates this week for butter fat No 1 at 24 cents per pound and No 2 at 22 cents.
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Haldeman’s Creamery
Strike at Traymore Hotel Shuts Down Lights in Atlantic City
At the Traymore Hotel in Atlantic City a midnight strike by 25 stationary engineers left the hotel without lights or elevator service for about ninety minutes. Police arrested nine demonstrators including three for concealed weapons and inciting to riot while six faced disorderly conduct charges. Theodore Attack, president of Local 699, demanded a ten percent wage hike and union recognition, which hotel officials disputed as a sole result of non recognition.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Traymore
Theodore Attack
Tragedy as Baltimore Couple Smothered in Fire
In Baltimore on August 7 William Montoux 68 and Anna Montoux 73 were suffocated on the third floor of their home after a blaze started at 1 30 am in a restaurant on the first floor. Their daughter Amelia 33 leaped to safety from a second floor window and was hospitalized with shock and possible ankle fracture.
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Baltimore
William Montoux
Anna
Amelia Montoux
Montoux
John Williams
Milton Knoche
Miss Montoux
Nathaniel van Wert Wright
Eastern District
Woman takes own life at Baltimore area home
Mrs Louise Engel Houck 41 wife of Harvey Houck killed herself at her Dor sey Crossroads home in Carroll county after a period of ill health and recent hospitalization in Baltimore. Her body with a shotgun wound to the temple was found at the residence.
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Westminster
Louise Engel Houck
Harvey Houck
Dorsey Crossroads
Caroll County
Baltimore
Temple
Houck
Joe Louis vs King Levinsky Weigh-In at Comiskey Park
Joe Louis weighed 198 pounds and King Levinsky 197 and one half pounds for their ten round heavyweight bout at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Illinois State Athletics Commission chairman Joe Tunner oversaw the weigh-in.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
King Levinsky
Comisky Park
Joe Tunner
Illinois State Athetite Commission
Fascination For Gold Fish Blamed In Bride’s Death
Los Angeles man Robert S. James blamed his wife Mary for death after she fell into a goldfish pool. Mary, 27, a former beauty shop operator and expectant mother, was found face down in the pool. James said she loved watching the goldfish and he warned her not to go near the water.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
Mary
James
Clarke primary yields Burtner and Smallwood wins
Clarke county Democrats reported a crowded primary with Thomas Burtner winning the treasurer nomination 566 to 413 over Spates and W D Burtner securing the nomination in a tight race. Smallwood won sheriff in a three horse contest while Edward Lee captured the Greenway district supervisor seat defeating incumbent John Lindsey 189 to 155.
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Clarke County
S. S. Thomas
P. BE. Reid
Pertner
W. D. Burtner
Mearein
Burter
Spates
Green Jeanjvinn
Harcesty
Levi
Crampton
W. W. Smallwodd
Charles M. Feltner
J. M. Rutherford Lee
Edward B. Lee
Greenway
John Lindsey
Long Marsh
John ™. Pishnaw
H. W. Rutherford
William Fenton
Chanel
Clifton Price
Battletown
W. A. Bradford
Bradford
July Permits Totaling 33050 Signal Strong Building Activity
City manager records show July permits valued at 33050, up from 740 a year ago. Year to date permits total 156300 versus 31378 last year, reflecting a high level of Winchester building activity since spring driven by home improvement campaigns and better business conditions.
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Winchester
Holt and Apperson win narrow state senate race
Reported results show Holt and Apperson pulling through in a close state senate contest. The article also describes a pollution incident in Opequon Creek where thousands of fish died, with investigators locating the water source and plans for further chemical analysis and action.
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Holt
Apperson
Senate
Opequon Creek
H. A. Bailey
W. Midgette
Virginia
F. W. Pingley
State Conservation and Development Commission
Bailey
W. Pingley
Frederick
Clarke Counties
West Virginia
Potomac River
Cqpequon Creek
Veteran Tidewater legislator assured of renomination after recount
Late returns in Richmond on Aug 7 show veteran Senator Saxon Holt of Newport News and Harvey Apperson of Roanoke advancing in the Democratic primary. Hill Montague of Richmond fell short by 34 votes, with Morgan Mills edging him for one of the Richmond seats. John W. Rust defeated Hugh Reid. two Senate contests remained undecided in Bedford and Amherst. The Roanoke House slate won two seats with Ray Lawson and M. S. Battle supporting salaries by Council.
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Richmond
Saxon Holt
Newport News
Harvey B. Apperson
Roanoke
Hill Montague
Senate
Holt
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Tidewater
Neves
Apperson
Morgan Mills
Gordon Ambler
Fuller
Mills
Montague
John W. Rust
Hugh Reid
Arlington County
House of Delegates
Reid
L. C. Painter
Hunter Miller
Bedford
G. B. Heller
J. Belmont Woodson
Paul Wailes
Amherst
Ray O. Lawson
M.S. Battle
State Compensation Board
Husbands Invited To Society Meet
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congregational Christian Church will meet at the riverside cabin of Mrs. A. K. Sirbaugh on Capon river at 6 o'clock Friday evening of this week. Husbands are invited.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Congregational Christian Church
A. K. Sirbaugh
Capon River
Elks To Hold Meeting Tonight
Winchester Lodge No. 867 B P O E meets at 8 oclock with Exalted Ruler H C Sheetz Jr reporting on the national convention in Cleveland Ohio. All members are urged to attend.
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Winchester Lodge
H. C. Sheetz, Jr
Cleveland
Hospital reports improve for several local patients
Yates who had a leg amputated at Memorial Hospital Monday is reported improved and in satisfactory condition. Clyde Douthat from Berryville Pike auto crash Monday is improved. Clarke County’s little Ramey boy, hospitalized weeks, is much improved after severe head injuries. Edward Goode remains unchanged.
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Yates
Memorial Hospital
Clyde Douthat
Berryville Pike
Little Ramey Boy
Clarke County
Edward Goode
Fire hits newly launched US Navy cruiser Quincy
A five hour fire in the engine room of the newly launched US Navy cruiser Quincy was extinguished at the Fore River shipyards. Officials expect extensive damage as deck plates ran hot making below deck inspection impossible. The blaze was traced to the switchboard in the main cable room and will be investigated by Bethlehem and Navy officials including Admiral Paul Dungan and Captain C C Simmons.
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Quincy
Mass
William J. Sands
Fore River
Bethleheem Shipbuilding Corporation
Harry E. D. Gould
Betleheem
Navy
Paul Dungan
C. C. Simmons
Navy Eeeten
Winchester Man Is Fined For Breach Of Peace
J. S. Perry of Winchester was sentenced to one year in jail and fined 50 dollars by Trial Justice Loring oc Kackley on breach of the peace and assault charges. The complainant Isaac Allamong lives in Berry's Ferry neighborhood. The altercation reportedly occurred Sunday morning.
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Berryville
J. S. Perry
Winchester
Loringoc. Kackley
Isaac Allamong
Berry’s Ferry
Fine Rain Reaches Frederick Valley Farmland
A gentle rain drenched all sections of Frederick county and the northern Shenandoah Valley last night. Farmers and fruit growers welcomed the moisture after a dry ten days, noting potential cash value to crops. The downpour lacked thunder and lightning this time.
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Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Hart Girl Knocked Unconscious In Auto Incident
Miss Helen Strother, 18, of North Main Street, was knocked unconscious yesterday when she fell from a moving car. State Officer R. E. Bayliss said Cecil H. Kump drove the auto with two others aboard, another riding the running board. The girl was taken home for treatment.
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Helen Strother
North Main Street
R. E. Bayliss
Bayliss
Cecil H. Kump
Miss Strother
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Warren County
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Star Today
Ohio
Massilon
King
Norris Stensland
T Hoe
A. F. Wagner
Burtner
Thomas
Smallwood Win Clarke
Lee
New Deal
Rhode Island
Elks
Hart
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