Mussolini Says War Thoughts Hover Over Italy Front
Premier Mussolini addressed 5,000 officers in Bologna declaring Italy must become a militaristic nation in preparation for any development. He warned war ideas circulate and urged readiness for today’s war, praising maneuvers and the hydra service, with Capt. Francis Brady among foreign attendees.
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Associated Press
Bologna
Italy
Mussolini
Europe
Pai Dnce
Trops
Victor Emmanuel
Hydrana
Forestry Milia
Fracis Brady
$50,000 Stolen From U S Mails By Bandit Gang
Bandits in a late model car stole $50,000 from U S mail shipments and fled through the city toward East Rome after the robbery. Police fired three shots at the fleeing vehicle near the Etowah river bridge as the pursuit continued. Palmer reported the crime and noted two bandits were in the car.
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Palmer
East
Rome
Etowah River
Associated Press
Cleveland
Akron-to-Elmira
N. Y
K. L. McMillen
Akron
Chagrin Falls
Stern Warning Against Mixing Rum and Gas
Virginia drivers were cautioned by State Motor Vehicle Director John Rhodes not to mix alcohol with driving. He noted drunken driving existed before repeal and praised the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for expanding liquor access, while affirming his duty to prevent abuse of new privileges.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
John
Rhodes
New
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Committees Draft National Standard Claiming Rule
A newly formed American Thoroughbred Breeders Association holds its first meeting at Saratoga Springs focusing on a universal claiming rule. Major L A Beard notes the sub executive committee headed by Walter M Jeffords will work with the rule to harmonize differing track standards. Other panels study breeding problems and horse import export. John Hay Whitney is president and A B Hancock is vice president.
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Associated Press
Saratoga Springs
American Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association
Major L. A. Beard
new __ breeders organization
Major Beard
Walter M. Jeffords
Philadelphia
Jeffords
New York Jockey Club
Electric Chair Breaks During Kentucky Executions
In Eddyville Kentucky two prisoners faced death by electric chair in a tense penitentiary procedure. Will Craney the Louisville man died after a chair failure delayed his third electric charge. George W Tincher aged 37 waited over an hour before being executed after repairs allowed a second attempt. Tincher had been convicted for the 1932 bank holdup murder of Ben Keenan. The chair breakdown occurred when a coupling slipped between the generator and motor, a system in use since 1911.
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Associated Press
Eddysville
Western State Penitentiary
Will Craney
Louisville
George Bottoms
Craney
George W. Tincher
Tincher
Local Wholesale and Retail Market Prices Shown
Local markets list price quotes for flour short patent brand sacks and various bag sizes, shelled corn and cracked corn, mixed feed and dairy feeds, corn meal and scratch, country and creamery butters, and live cattle items, with retail and wholesale columns and doggedly detailed per-bag and per-hundredweight figures. The document reflects daily price readings and typographical caveats from The Star.
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Star
Edo Taiie Eee
Lauer
MAR
Good Interest In County Revival At Pleasant Valley
Revival services at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Winchester Circuit draw larger crowds each evening. Led by Rev. Franklin Senger the 8 p m meetings feature hymns, slide pictures, and a parable in picture plus Bible instruction for children. Sundays show scenes to music including My Jesus I Love Thee Alas and Did My Savior Die The Ninety and Nine and I Gave My Life for Thee with temperance pictures Yield Not to Temptation. Public urged to attend eye-hoag continue next week.
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Pleasant Valley
Jesus
Market in Stocks Falls Quietly on New York Exchange
Trading on August 24 shows subdued market activity with stocks and bonds at a low ebb. Call money sits at 1 percent as broad indices drift. grains and cotton hold steady while government securities remain listless. Closing prices include Allied Chemical 133 1/4, American Can 100 1/2, American Tel 113, Bethlehem Steel 31, Chrysler 35 1/4, GE 197, GM 3152, Goodyear 2442, US Steel 36, Woolworth 50.
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New York
Chicago
U. S
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka
S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General, Motors
Goodyear
Int Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
Penn Railroad
Stand Oif
N. J
Union Pacific
U.S. Steel
Woolworth
Livestock And Produce Market Summary Baltimore and Philadelphia
Baltimore market notes list cattle with steers heifers cows and bulls quoted across grades with calves hogs and sheep totals and price ranges. Philadelphia dairy and egg markets show U S Department of Agriculture prices for eggs and butter with pack specifications and grade ranges.
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Baltimore
Motive Sought In Slaying Of Howard College Co ed
Birmingham officers renew their search for motive in the slaying of Faye New 19-year-old co ed after a ride with Harold Taylor 28-year-old mechanic. The coroner said autopsy showed no prior attack. Jealous suitor A B Cain admitted following them but was released after Taylor was charged.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Faye New
Howard College
Russell McElroy
Fay New
Harold Taylor
Taylor
Miss New
Gip M. Evans
A. B. Cain
Cain
Benefit Party For District Nurses Organized In Winchester
An event under Colored clubs churches and orders in Winchester aims to raise 100 for the new Nurse Association. Volunteers solicit donations of pies ice cream lemons sugar chickens sandwiches fruit and money. Participating groups include St Paul A M E Church John Mann M E Mount Carmel C M E Shilo Baptist Cosmopolitan Mazda Sphinx Ferdinand clubs and local fraternal orders.
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Winchester
Aew Nurse Association
St. Paul
A. M E
John Mann M. E
Mount Carmel
Shilo Baptist Church
Thirtyeight and Two
Cosmopolitan Club
Mazda Club
Sphinx Club
Ferdinand, Ferdinand and Ferdinand Club
Odd Fellows and Elks Club
Harriett Bell
Magnolia Williams
Louise Williams
Mary Kirk
Bertha Hogans
Belle Hall
Mary Rhodes
Charles Lampkins
James Laws
Lula Montgomery
Elizabeth Nickens
Maria Conway
Henrietta Johnson
Blanche Mason
Lena Turner
Fannie McGill
Truck Down Bank After Sleepy Drivers On The Pike
An 8 ton truck loaded with apple pomace left the Valley Pike one mile north of Stephens City around six this morning with both occupants asleep. The vehicle rolled down a seven foot fill into a field, scattering pomace and flattening about 12 fence posts. Owner driver C L Whitlock, from Waynesboro to Martinsburg, escaped injury. Damages to the fence were settled before the load was cleared and the truck body wreckage removed.
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Valley Pike
Stephens City
C. L. Whitlock
Waynesboro
Martinsburg
Apple Growers To Meet Tonight In Courthouse
Apple growers and industry personnel gather in the courthouse at 8 oclock for a statewide meeting. J H Meek director of the division of markets Richmond will discuss revised grading standards. Other business items and regional meetings are noted in Virginia apple belt. A Washington Rappahannock county session occurred at 330 this afternoon and all industry participants are urged to attend.
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J. H. Meek
Division of Markets
Richmond
Virginia
Washington
Rappahannock County
Kiwanis Club Hears Fuel Expert John G. Cole
John G. Cole of Baltimore spoke at the Kiwanis meeting in the George Washington Hotel on motor fuel characteristics. He demonstrated fuel results with a small engine and noted the role of chemists in supplying satisfactory fuels, also discussing Thomas Midgley’s GM contributions. President H. C. Sheetz attended but could not preside while recovering.
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John G. Cole
Baltimore
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Cole
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
New York
Thomas Midgely
General Motors Corporaton
H. C. Sheetz
Sheetz
Last of Library Story Hours To Be Held Saturday
The final story hour for young children at Handley Library is set for 10 30 tomorrow morning in the lecture hall. Miss Judith Gibson leads the closing session and all children are invited. A prize will be awarded for best attendance as a ten session run ends. Over 400 children have attended the series with about 40 per Saturday.
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Handley Library
Judith Gibson
British Deny Alliance With Japan Reports
London reports the British foreign office denies entering any political alliance with Japan. A spokesman calls the rumors baseless while noting interest tied to a Federation of Industries mission to Manchukuo to promote trade.
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London
Foreign Office Today
Great Britain
Japan
Foreign Office
British Federation of Industries
Manchukuo
Gore Picnic Promises Entertainment And Baseball Doubleheader
The Gore community picnic tomorrow features a Gore versus Wordensville baseball doubleheader with fiddlers contest and a beauty contest awarding a $5 prize. Band music and a large crowd are anticipated.
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Gore
Wardensville
Protection Against Diphtheria Urged
Health authorities urge protection against diphtheria as the season opens. All children six months and older should receive the new toxoid, which becomes effective after six to eight weeks, obtainable from the family physician.
Scouts Now Busy Take Up Problems at Camp White Rock
Middletown and Stephens City Boy Scouts settle at Camp White Rock for handicraft and merit badge work. Sunday visits expected as parents and friends bring lunch to spend the day with both troops. W Arthur Everly of Middletown to lead Sunday morning services. Camp return anticipated Saturday, September 1.
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Middletown-Stephens City
White Rock
W. Arthur Everly
Middletown
Oates Ordered to Pay Restitution for Overtime
A. C. Oates of Winchester was ordered by the NRA compliance board to compensate six employees for overtime worked since October 12. Restitution ranges from 75 to 200 dollars per worker, based on sixty hours a week, per Richmond lumber code authority rep Harris Mitchell. Oates contended employees did not exceed forty hours weekly. he was unavailable for comment.
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Richmond
A. C. Oates
Winchester
NRA
Harris Mitchell
Lumber Code Authority
Oates
Mitchell
Washington
Yates
Clifton Beau Champion at Berryville Horse Show
Dr. Lewis M. Allen of Clifton Farm Berryville led day one with four blue ribbons and one red. Notable winners include George P. Greenhalgh of Toledo Ohio with Brown Bruin who won two firsts and Mrs Whitney of Llan-gollen Farms Upperville with Two Loggins and Bon Diablo.
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Dorothy
Peach Brothers
L. R. Colburt
Brown Bruin
George P. Greenhalgh
Toledo
Ohio
Stanley T. Green
Leesburg
Clifton
L. R. Colbert
Silver Bow
Alfred
Kenneth Jones
Midnight
Cracker Jack
Arthur Middleton
Postman Home
C. M. Filtner
Hardesty
Malcolm Roadcap
J. M. Wiley
Pophyry
Camp Roe Stables
J. M. Trapnell
R. H. Covington
Kentucky Son
Lloyd Roadcap
Wild Money
Henrick Schell
Colonal Beau
H. M. Everhart
A. S. Bowman
H. B. Langdon
Lewis M. Allen
Clifton’s
Berryville
Mrs. Whitney
Llangollen Farms
Upperville
Millwood
Escapees Scatter as Officers Hunt for Fugitives
Franklin Indiana August 24 The second wholesale escape in 48 hours from an Indiana jail adds four more fugitives to a police search list as officers pursue four of five Noblesville Hamilton county jail escapees and five Johnson county lockup prisoners who fled late last night.
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Associated Press
Franklin
Ind
Indiana
Hamilton County
Noblesville
Johnson County
Food Committee To Hold Meeting Next Wednesday
Mrs John Whitacre calls a food preservation committee meeting for next Wednesday at 2 30 in the county clerk upstairs office. Mrs L C Beamer the state specialist from Richmond visited yesterday and reviewed Mrs Whitecre s work and suggested filing the final report of the local chairman.
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John Whitacre
L. C. Beamer
Richmond
Beamer
Whitecre
Grain futures and cash prices in Chicago and Baltimore
Closing quotations from Chicago and Baltimore grain markets show futures and cash levels. Wheat figures span Sept through May contracts with slight shifts. corn oats rye and barley Prices listed for old and new crops, plus cash No. 2 red and No. 2 yellow in Chicago. Baltimore spot wheat No. 2 red winter cited at 100 percent with domestic basis.
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Chicago
Baltimore
the Star
Associated Press
Winchester
Oakland Man Thanked For His NRA Lettuce Patch
A Maryland man Sinclair Swan of Oakland sent President Roosevelt a photo of a Blue Eagle lettuce patch spelling NRA and We Do Our Part. Officials declined any monetary reward but said a letter of appreciation would be sent.
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Associated Press
Washington
NRA
Sinclair Swan
Oakland
Swan
Roosevelt
White House
Reorganization of NRA to be done quickly says Richberg
NRA administrator Richberg and Johnson favor a future board rule for the NRA and discuss future relations with the Federal Trade Commission. Richberg emphasized the goal is to help and that he is not seeking new powers, but to align oversight and structure.
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NRA
Johnson
Federal Trade Commission
Richberg
Money bag found on beach linked to Brooklyn armored car theft
Federal Reserve Bank money bag found on Seaview avenue beach in Keansburg New Jersey is believed connected to the $427,000 Brooklyn armored car holdup. Police say the bag bears return instructions to New York and could be an important clue as investigators head from New York.
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Keansburg
N. J
Public National Bank
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Brooklyn
Charles McGuire
New York
McGuire
Seaview Avenue
Theodore Faldey
Kearnsburg
Faldey
Wheat Acreage To Be Curtailed For Coming Year
Washington reports a 10 percent cut in basic wheat acreage for 1935 for cooperating farmers, down from 15 percent this year as a strategy to balance supply with domestic use and exports. London notes the international wheat conference adjourned to November after failing to decide on acreage restraint or export quotas. Disappointment over convincing Argentina to accept quotas raised concerns of heavy Argentine shipments in the early crop year.
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Washington
Farm Administration
London
Argentina
Elks Win Softball Game at Handley Stadium
The Elks Club softball team defeated the Boy Scouts 14 to 4 in a snappy game at Handley stadium last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Boy Scouts
Handley Stadium
Takes Long Lease On Havana Track
The International Racing Association led by Al Sabath of Chicago has secured a 10-year lease on the Oriental Track in Havana Cuba, planning to run 10 racing seasons starting next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Racing Association
al Sabath
Havana
Cuba
Plane Crash In New York Attributed To Negligence
Kingston reports district attorney says coroner's findings blame negligence in operating a giant luxury airliner on Last Chance Mountain. The June 9 crash killed seven people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kingston
N. Y
Cleon B. Murray
Mountain
Special Service At Stephens City Luther Church
A dedicatory service will be held at Stephens City Lutheran Church Sunday at 11 o clock. New books and equipment will be dedicated and Rev. Snyder Alleman will deliver a sermon titled Singing New Songs. The public is invited.
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Stephens City Lutheran Church
Snyder Alleman
Local theatre hold up denied by police and theatre
Reports that the Capitol Theatre box office was held up yesterday afternoon were denied by police and the theatre. A man reportedly bought a ticket and left with a small amount, about a dollar or two. No details were released and Chief Hollis said no hold up report reached him.
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Capitol Theatre
C. W. Hollis
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U. S. Dept
Pretty Fay New
Richmond Code Authority
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Bond Brothers
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