Conspiracy Charged Against Annenberg by Grand Jury
A federal grand jury accused M. L. Annenberg and three associates of conspiracy to suborn perjury and to influence justice in a case involving Clarence Ferguson. The panel urged dissolution of Annenberg's racing news empire, saying it depended largely on illegal gambling. A separate Aug. 11 indictment charged Annenberg with tax evasion.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Federal Grand Jury
Annenberg
Urg
James V. Hayes
Clarence J. Ferguson
Philadelphia
Louis Simon
Milwaukee
Patrick J. Burns
James Ragen
Managr
Annenbers
Turf Information Agency
Dominick B Lynch
Jack Lynch
Ferguson
Due Administration of Justice
Frguson
Annenbrg
William H. Holly
Nationwide
James M. Ragen Sr
Cecelia Company
Hayes
Arm strong Ambers broadcast thrills fans amid loud volume
MA Winchester notes Fifteen rounds of Armstrong Ambers broadcast at maximum volume last night may just be a prelude to more radio fan interest. Some fear if war broadcasts continue, radios must be turned up to hear across city blocks with static adding to the headache. Park officials seek higher baseball attendance after two costly games while park facilities draw daily crowds to spelling activities.
Windsor's Wife Loses Diamond in Storm Dash for Shelter
Detectives hunted for a valuable diamond clasp belonging to the Duchess of Windsor at the Palm Beach Casino. The duchess, drenched by a rain storm that struck an open air pavilion during a charity dance, dropped the clasp during the dash for shelter among nearly 1,000 dancers. It was a gift from the duke.
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Cannes
France
Duchess of Windsor
Palm Beach
Col Northcott Gifts $100 to The Chanters in Luray
Col T C Northcott of Luray Virginia owner of Luray Caverns sent a $100 gift to The Chanters today after a concert on the caverns grounds. The tribute honored the memory of Col Northcott’s wife and included his letter expressing gratitude and requesting the gift be used to aid The Chanters ministry.
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Chanters
Col
T. C. Northcott
Luray
Luray Caverns
Caverns Grounds
Col. Northcott
Andrew Bell
Orhwea
Bell
Ban on British exports of essential war materials
The Board of Trade issued an order prohibiting export of essential war materials from Britain except under license. Affected commodities include aluminum copper lead iron and steel scrap raw cotton rubber and nickel. The ban follows a cabinet decision made yesterday.
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London
Board of Trade
Britain
French Military Chieftains Meet Daladier in War Ministry
Paris August 23 France's top army navy and air chiefs assembled with Premier Daladier to review the critical international situation. Naval Minister Cesar Campinchi Air Minister Guy Lachambre Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet General Maurice Gamelin and Admiral Jean Darlan attended the emergency briefing at the war ministry.
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Paris
France
Daladier
War Ministry
Cesar Campinchi
Guy Lachambre
Georges Bonnet
Maurice Gamelin
Jean Darlan
Applications Pouring in For Farm Loans
The Farm Security Administration reports a flood of loan applications to help tenant farmers buy land. For the current year they expect 150 000 to 200 000 applications and about 7 000 loans, with average loans around 5 000 dollars. The program runs five year rehabilitation loans and 40 year tenant loans, with flexible repayment tied to crop years.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Death of 22 year old Anna Bishop in Covington
The mysterious death of Anna May Bishop 22 was found nude burned and bruised in her bed in Covington Kentucky. Coroner James P Riffe noted cuts welts and a back burn possibly from a lash and wrists ankles bound with rope. Police pursue more evidence as the father Herman Bishop reports finding the body.
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Covington
Anna May Bishop
James P. Riffe
LeRoy Hall
Albert Seiter
Herman Bishop
Brokeville
Ind
Riffe
Mission Worker Relates Abductors Poker Play During Captivity
Rev. Gerould R. Goldner of Mogadore Ohio recounts captivity by Palestine Arabs near Jerusalem. He taught his 15 captors to play poker using deuces. He was released after ransom payment about half of 5000 dollars. he suffered illness, slept in a cave, and drank rancid milk and juice. He was compelled to kiss each captor three times on release.
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New York
Gerould R. Goldner
Mogadore
Ohio
Mr. Goldner
Jacob Goldner
Cleveland
Jerusalem
Dies Accuses Fraser Gardner of Sabotage Charge
Texas Congressman Dies accuses Fraser Gardner of seeking a House committee investigator post to sabotage the inquiry into un American activities. Gardner, Washington resident, testified he had no ties to any group under scrutiny then said he was employed by Skyland Press, William Dudley Pelley’s publishing house.
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Washington
Dies
D-Texas
Fraser Gardner
House Committee
Gardner
Skyland Press
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
Pelley
Rhea Whitley
Whitley
Little Seven Ponders Future Peace Appeal
King Leopold of Belgium speaking for seven small neutral nations urged open negotiations to prevent the worst outcome. The address broadcast from the palace followed a one day conference where these nations pledged to collaborate in international conciliation efforts.
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Brussels
Leopold
Europe
Leopold to declare peace hope for Oslo group neutrals
In Brussels the seven small neutral nations met to study European war threats. King Leopold invited delegates to a palace dinner and may speak to them privately as they seek a statement of peace and neutrality.
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Brussels
Leopold
Belgium
Th Royal Palace
Oslo
Europe
Germany Won't Alter Demands Over Polish Rights
Reliable sources say Hitler told British ambassador Henderson that Germany cannot modify its demands and vital rights due to Britain's Poland guarantee. The list reportedly includes the unconditional return of Pala, restoration of Pommerellen, Po Mmerze, and Polish Upper Silesia, and a reorganization of German Polish relations akin to a protectorate.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Poland
Pala
Reich
Pommerellen
Po Mmerze
Polish
Upper Silesia
U S Ships Ready To Bring Citizens Home
Washington reports plans to rush home thousands of Americans if war breaks out in Europe. Merchant ships will transport most evacuees with help from naval vessels, as five government departments meet on neutrality issues amid calls for a possible special Congressional session.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Europe
State Department
Sumner Welles
Wick Street Nears Completion From Cameron to Fairmont
Wick street from Cameron to Braddock is nearly finished with final surface treatment to Fairmont Avenue due next week. The project, aided by the Pennsylvania Railroad which leased the right of way to the city for 10 years and funded about half the cost, also included a storm sewer. The street, crucial during the apple season, was previously almost impassable.
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Wick
Cameron
Braddock
Fairmont Avenue
Lee Grant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fairmont
Gaunt Named To Boyce Town Council In Virginia
Boyce Virginia August 23 Randolph Gaunt a young local grocer has been appointed to the Boyce Town Council to succeed retiring Councilman S M Lane. Gaunt a partner in the Strode and Gaunt grocery firm was unanimously elected and will be sworn in September 6. Lane resigns after serving since 1936 to allow more time for his duties as Norfolk and Western Railway station agent.
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Boyce
Randolph Gaunt
S. M. Lane
W. A. Heine
Star
Gaunt
Strode
Lane
Norfolk and Western
Henry Clay Smith
Heine
L. S. Kibler
J. R. Strode
C. VanDevanter
Clay Carr
Wanted to find owner for female brindle bull type dog
Public notice seeks the owner or a new home for a beautiful young female brindle bull type dog with no collar or license. The ad provides two phone numbers 41 and 1182 and urges immediate contact.
President Halts Fishing Plans On European Crisis
President Roosevelt cancels Gulf Stream fishing trip and orders the Tuscaloosa and Lang to Sandy Hook. The Tuscaloosa carrying the President will reach Sandy Hook Thursday morning and the President will then go to Washington. State Department warns Americans against foreign travel due to unsettled Europe.
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U. S. S. Lang
Ats Sea
Roosevelt
Gulf Stream
Lang
Sandy Hook
New Jersey
Tuscaloosa
Washington
Italy Stepping Up Preparations Amid Pact Rumors
Rome reports speeded military preparations as Fascist papers hail the German-Soviet non aggression pact seen as a victory for the Rome Berlin axis. Italy publishes a law granting power to requisition merchant ships for war and calls up reserves, with Mussolini’s press noting Balkan and Near East implications.
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Rome
Italy
Rome-Berlin
France
Mussolini
Milan
Il Popolo D'Italia
Balkans
Near East
Greece
Turkey
Romania
Britain
Europe
Mrs C H Smith Injured In Fall On Home Porch
Mrs C H Smith of 115 East Cecil Street was injured yesterday morning when she fell on her back porch. Treated by Dr J E Harris, she was later moved to Memorial Hospital where an X ray was taken and the hand placed in a cast by Dr James Miller. She will be unable to use her hand for several weeks.
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C. H. Smith
East
Cecil Street
J. E. Harris
Memorial Hospital
James Miller
Smith
Frederick County Teachers Set September 6 Meeting
Frederick County teachers plan their first 1934 40 session meeting on September 6. R E Ayler principal Stephens City School and president will chair. Delegates to the state convention in Richmond will be elected and committees named. High school enrollment is expected to rise with about 250 at Stephens City and 18 from Round Hill School.
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Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City
Frederick County Teachers Association
Stewart Bell
Gore High School
University of Virginia
Richmond
Ayler
France mobilizes 1.5 to 2 million with partial call up
Paris reports that after a National Defense Council meeting France ordered partial mobilization. Troops called to colors will total between 1.5 million and 2 million. Those who finished service under two years ago or were specialists had already been drafted.
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Paris
France
National Defense Council
Burial to cast ashes in mid Atlantic for Mrs Hope
A strange mid ocean burial planned for Mrs Eleanor Massie Hope of Shreveport Louisiana. Her husband George D Hope and their daughter will be exhumed and buried with her in a copper urn beneath a floral blanket five feet square then sunk to the ocean bottom. Sterling Stewart Cass county lumberman said he was one of eleven chosen to participate and the group will tour Europe on Mrs Hopes expense after the ceremony. Mrs Hope once entertained royalty including Queen Mary and the Duke of Windsor while visiting Europe.
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Kansas City
Atlantic
Eleanor Massie Hope
Shreveport
Sterling Stewart
Cass County
New York
Liverpool
Europe
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Ribbentrop Arrives in Moscow for Non-Aggression Pact Talks
Adolf Hitler’s foreign minister Joachin von Ribbentrop lands in Moscow by special plane to fast track a Soviet non aggression pact. He meets Premier Molotov within hours as British and French missions pause. The move signals a likely Soviet German agreement and a shift in European diplomacy.
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Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Soviet Russia
Hansel Baur
Ribbentrop
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Friendrich Werner Schulenburg
Ivan Potempkin
Amcan
Legation
Kremlin
Molotoff
Russia
Britain
France
Valley Society Board To Meet In Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Inc regional chamber will hold a joint executive committee and board meeting in Winchester at the George Washington Hotel on Tuesday August 29 at 2 p m. Earl L Valentine of Lexington president says agenda includes advertising in newspapers magazines for fall, edition two of the valley guidebooks, and plans to recruit members this fall. Local directors include Andrew Bell Harry F Byrd Jr Tom Baldridge and Eugene R Branch.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Regional Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Earl L. Valentine
Lexington
Valley Organization
George Washington Hotel
S Valley
Andrew Bell
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Tom Baldridge
Eugene R. Branch
Winchester Public Works Seeks Garbage Bid Submissions
Notice calls for bids on city garbage and refuse collection. Bids must be sent to the city manager by September 1. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Grand Jury
U. S. Probers
Windsor
Diamond
Covington, Ky
Congress
Roosvelt
Hull
Wick Street
Boyce Council
Mr. Roosevelt
Canadian
Virginia Capes
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Valley Society Board
Executive Group
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