Alma Mater of Al Smith Drops Into East River
A crumbling 1870 Fulton Fish Market timber and pilings structure on South Street collapsed into the East River, injuring 73 year old George Clark as several workers fled to safety. About a dozen fish stands were destroyed and a market stretch collapsed into the water. Al Smith, born near Brooklyn Bridge, once worked in the market and called it his alma mater.
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Alfred E. Smith
George Clark
Brooklyn
South Street
Fulton Fish Main
North Atket
Smith
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Brooklyn Bridge
Wende
Alo Inter
Correll
Ed Merritt
Harvard
Fred Hammond
Putton Fish Market
New Super-Bus 8 to Be on Display at North Braddock
Atlantic Greyhounds will showcase the new super-bus at the North Braddock terminal from 6 tonight to noon tomorrow. C D Puckett says visit the terminal to inspect the 37 passenger steel alloy coach with rear mounted motor. Capitol Greyhound Lines adds a similar bus Friday from Cincinnati for a likely overnight stay.
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Atlantic Greyhounds
North Braddock Street
C. D. Puckett
Capitol Greyhound Lines
Cincinnati
Greyhound
Garbage Incinerator Plan Debated by City Council
Ordinances to speed a solution discuss using land for a dump site and funding an incinerator. Nye Incinerator Company offers to build an orderless unit for 15000 dollars and is in town to answer questions. Council members debated financing methods and timing for final passage at one meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
Insane in Peril Fire Rips Through Six-Story Building
Blaze aboard a six story facility destroyed part of the wing housing kitchens and employee rooms. Firefighters rescued trapped workers and six New London Fire Company members as a wing collapsed. Officials put damage near 500000. Inmates were evacuated to other institutions as trains and buses transported them to Clarinda Independence Woodward and Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London Fire Company
Leonard R. Ristine
Clarinda
Independence
Woodward
Cheroke
Plans For Meeting Car Invitation At Staunton
The invitation for a meeting was extended at Staunton after Fredericksburg had pursued the gathering for years. Dr. Charles R. Anderson may be unable to welcome visitors due to an upcoming trip to Europe he is planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Fredericksburg
Charles R. Anderson
Europe
Farmers Invited To Meet Saturday On Rural Electrification
I Fred Stine county agent announces an educational meeting to discuss rural electrification on Saturday afternoon August 15 at 2 o clock in the courthouse. E T Swink agricultural engineer of Blacksburg will lead the discussion D W Burruss president of the Rockingham and Shenandoah counties rural electrification association will speak All who are interested in obtaining electricity for home and farm are invited to attend
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I. Fred Stine
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Stine
Frederick
E. T. Swink
Blacksburg
D. W. Burruss
Mr. Stine
N C Teachers Tour Winchester Visitors Siteseeing
A party of 46 teachers from Eastern North Carolina Teachers College Greenville visited Handley School in Winchester under Andrew Bell from the Chamber of Commerce. They arrived by two buses and stayed at the George Washington Hotel. Rickes sponsored the tour. another group is due August 19 as the third in recent weeks.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern North Carolina Teachers College
Greenville
N. C
Handley School
George Washington Hotel
Rickes
Winchester
Eskimos Near Starving Point in Alaska Mission Report
Barrow Alaska August 11 Dr Henry W Greist a Presbyterian medical missionary says 500 Eskimos on the Arctic rim face starvation One native died of hunger Natives are eating shoes boots boat coverings and other animal remains Dr Greist reports Joe Arney died after bringing his emaciated wife and children to the coast from the interior on a hungry trek
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Barrow
Alaska
Henry W. Greist
Presbyterian
Arctic Rim
Greist
Joe Arney
Burnt Church Chosen To Host Annual Convention
The Stonewall District Sunday School Association voted to hold its twenty fourth annual convention at Burnt Church near Albin instead of Burnt Factory Methodist Church. A Stephenson Methodist quartet sang, not from Stephens City.
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Stonewall
Burnt (Presbyterian) Church
Albin
Burnt Factory Methodist Church
Star
Methodist
Stephenson
Stephens City
Letter S Found On Egg At Goode Market Visit
Mrs. R. D. Sargeant of Goode West Virginia visited the Evening Star office today with an eggshell showing the letter S clearly. She said nature did that and discovered the remarkable egg while packing eggs for market. It was laid by a Plymouth Rock hen.
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R. D. Sargeant
Goode
W. Va
Evening Star
Plans For Improvement To Office Of County Clerk Satisfactory
The Board of Supervisors approved tentative plans by architect Ian McCallum for remodeling the county clerk office with minor changes. They ordered blueprints and specifications be drawn up and delivered to McCallum. Also approved were reports from J. M. Massey, I Pred Stine, and Miss Eulalia Nalle, with Massey planning to resign at term end. City Manager Field discussed jail improvements with the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Ian McCallum
McCallum
J. M. Massey
Massey
I. Pred Stine
Eulalia Nalley
Frederick County
Field
Fireman Hurt As Roof Falls in Baltimore Blaze
A two story storage building fire in Baltimore driven by flames forced 13 families from their homes and injured two firefighters. Fireman August Duban was buried by a roof collapse but rescued with back and leg injuries. Three alarms dispatched fire crews as about 100 tons of ragged junk burned.
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Baltimore
August Duban
Two Japanese Attaches Named As Agents in Defense Secrets Case
Washington Aug 11 A DC grand jury named two former assistant Japanese naval attaches as agents who allegedly conspired with John S Farnsworth to deliver American defense secrets to Japan. Commander Yosiyuki Sumiya and Lieutenant Commander Okira Yamaki were not indicted. Itajima departed Washington in 1934 and Yamaki last fall.
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Washington
District of Columbia
John S. Farnsworth
Japan
Yosiyuki Sumiya
Okira Yamaki
Itajima
Yamaki
Charges Against Son Of Ickes In Woburn Case
In Woburn Massachusetts District Court Clerk Iles H Loring said a complaint was issued charging Robert H Ickes with operating a car while under the influence. The hearing is set for August 19 after a Winchester police report that a car said to be driven by Ickes hit a parked car at 1 20 am.
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Woburn
Mass
Iles H. Loring
Robert H. Ickes
John Dolan
Harold Ickes
Loring
Charles Harold
Winchester Police
Harold
Ickes
Winchester
Farmer Accused of Extortion Note Threats
Sioux City Iowa Aug 11 J R Green a Justice agent arrested Bert Menning of Alton Iowa on a charge of sending a 5 extortion note through them Harriman Neils to Mrs Oliver of New York City Menning jailed pending arraignment before United States Commissioner J W Hubbard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
sIoUx City
J. R. Green
Bert Mening
Alton
Iowa
Farmer
Harriman
Neils
Oliver
York City
Menning
United States
J. W. Hubbard
Means Condition Now Very Grave
Gaston B. Means, convicted in a $104,000 Lindbergh case swindle, lay seriously ill at Leavenworth. The Bureau of Prisons said he has a serious abdominal infection and refused an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Bureau of Prisons
Means
Farley Talks With Roosevelt On Roosevelt Hyde Park Session
Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic National Committee conferred with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park New York to clear up a lot of stuff he was unable to dispose of during a prior discussion last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Lions Club to Hold Picnic at Ashington Next Tuesday
Members of the Lions Club will hold a picnic replacing their regular luncheon at Ashington with a 12 30 gathering at the hotel for those unable to attend. Committee chairman Dr. Allen T Hawthorne oversees site selection as three or four options are considered. The visit includes park inspection at 6 30 this evening with Ryland Conner and John Shine of the Winchester Park Association in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Ashington
Allen T. Hawthorne
George Earle Owen
Lion Education Committee
Lions International
National Red Cross
Ryland Conner
John Shine
Winchester Park Association
C. Worthington Lowe
Grace Lutheran Church
Lowe
William and Mary
Lion E. Bushong
Upper Darby
Wyland Conner
The
Park Association
Lion Schenck
Farry Byrd, Jr
William S. Wheatley
Hightstown
N. J
Lion John O. Hardesty
Andrew Elam
Takoma Park
Winchester Club
Holding Auction At Winchester Livestock Market
The regular Tuesday auction ran at Winchester Livestock Market with few sales yet completed. Supplies were ample and indications suggested strong bidding and healthy demand as the market awaited final trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchster
King picks yacht for vacation cruise
The British monarch weighed several yachts before choosing one shown inset. The vessel cost about $1,000,000 and will be used for the royal vacation cruise.
Chief of Gold Shirts Exiled From Mexico City
The chief of the Mexican Gold Shirts, General Nicholas Rodriguez, was expelled and sent aboard a plane to the United States after being arrested. The rightist group was dissolved by the government following July anti Communist unrest in Monterrey.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Nicholas Rodriguez
Nguvo Leon
Federal Disct
Plutarco Elias Calles
Rodriguez
Gold Shirt
Monterrey
Red Shirts
Tomas Garrido Canabal
Tawanes
Costaca
Dope Seizure Ties 70 Pounds in Boston Port
Customs agents seized 70 pounds of narcotics valued at 38 250 dollars hidden in sand ballast and on the shelter deck of the Black Diamond line freighter Black Tern arriving from Antwerp. The captain S F Ing and line officials were cleared of any connection to the attempted smuggling, described as the port of Boston’s largest seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Black Diamond
Black Tern
Antwerp
S. F. Ing
Al Smith Omission From Tammany Delegates Sparks Attendance Rumors
New York Aug 11 The omission of former Governor Alfred E. Smith from the Tammany Hall delegate list to the September Democratic convention sparked predictions by his associates that he would not attend the event.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany Hall
Alverson to resign from National Emergency Council
Lyle T. Alverson announced after a White House visit that President Roosevelt will accept his resignation as director of the National Emergency Council, effective September 1.
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Washington
Lyle T. Alverson
National Emergency Council
White House
Roosevelt
Hagerstown Deluge Brings Rainy Relief for Crops
Hagerstown Maryland reports 1.65 inches of rain early today the heaviest since March flood period aiding crops. Some roads washed by downpour but overall damage deemed negligible.
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Hagerstown
Fighting Pitchers Are Fined $25
New York August 11 Dizzy Dean star St Louis Cardinal pitcher and Pitcher Tex Carleton of the Chicago Cubs were fined $25 each by National League president Ford Frick for engaging in a fight at a ball game in St Louis.
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New York
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
Tex Carleton
Chicago Cubs
Ford Frick
National League
St. Is
Asheville hotel slaying case ends with suspect confession
After four weeks a Black hotel employee Martin Moore, 22, allegedly confessed to fatally striking Helen Clevenger, a New York university co ed, in a panic when visiting her Asheville room. Moore faces trial at Asheville court commencing August 17. eight others were detained and released during the investigation.
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Helen Clevenger
New York University
Asheville
N. C
Martin Moore
Negro Hotel
Moore
Baltimore and Philadelphia Live Stock and Produce Markets
Market notes from Baltimore and Philadelphia report mixed movement in livestock and produce. Prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep vary by grade with scarce demand in Chicago, while eggs poultry and produce show regional price ranges and steady to uneven trends.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Local Commodity Prices and Feed Goods Ledger
A fragmented listing shows prices for bags of flour and bran, mixed feed, corn products, dairy feeds, scratch and egg mashes, and farm staples. Values vary by bag size and type, with several line items indicating per barrel or per bag rates and several unclear spellings.
Local Markets The Star Daily Market Update
The Star reports the daily local markets with pricing and trends from area traders. Readers are advised to verify figures due to possible typographical errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Short Patent Crystal Brand Feed and Grain Prices
A historical price list shows Crystal brand feed in various bag sizes with per-bushel pricing and mixed feeds. It includes corn meal, egg and dairy feeds, bran, middlings, and starter formulas, along with livestock items like eggs, butter, veal, cattle, sheep, lambs, and hogs with unit prices and ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Kasco
Besie Aes
Moses Es
Eeseereaeueres
Stock Market Slips Mixed Daily With Modest Gains and Losses
A sluggish session saw mixed opens and slight advances eroding into the afternoon. In commodities corn drifted on a tentative rally from a lower crop outlook while wheat eased after initial steadiness. Cotton edged higher as foreign exchange markets showed mixed results with the franc and pound moving modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allied Chemical
American Can
Radiator
Smelters
Am. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Futures and Cash Wheat and Other Grain Quotations
Chicago markets rose late on Aug 11 as corn rallied lifting prices, followed by profit taking. Wheat futures ranged around 1.08 to 1.07 per bushel, corn near 1.03 to 0.90, oats around 0.42, rye about 0.77, barley near 0.80. Cash grain in Chicago showed varied bids for No 2 red wheat, No 1 hard, corn and oats, with soybeans around 1.40 and barley quoted at mill prices. Baltimore wheat quoted at 1.10 on spot and August, while Winchester grain price for wheat stood at 1.06 per bushel and yellow corn at 5.25–5.50 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Baltimore
Winchester
Police Court Compact Docket Features Multiple Defendants
The morning session lists William Butler of Berryville with no operator's license fined 10.25 dollars. Arbutus Combs of Monmouth Street charged with larceny sentenced to two months and 4 dollars costs. Perry Smith of Winchester labeled habitual drunkard with a one year sentence suspended on leaving town. Clyde Whitacre charged with disposing of property under Wen received one month and costs.
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William Butler
Berryville
Arbutus Combs
Monmouth Street
Larceny
Perry Smith
Winchester
Clyde Whitacre
Wen
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East River
Fulton
Atlantic Greyhound
Triumph
N.C
Eskimos
Farley
KING
Nahlin
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Yule
Patent Office
Stanley
Hootstown
Peedle
Toie and the Hare
Lee W. Stanleys
Central Press
Alverson
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Vu. S. Dept. Agri
Stock Market Report
Montgomery-Ward
N. Y. Cent
Penn. Railroad
Southern Ry
Ltd. Oil N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Children’s Ticket Friendship Fire Co
Krause Greater
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