Italy Sends 6000 More Black Shirts to Africa
Mussolini's daughter travels with her husband and two brothers as civilians are warned. The pope’s ally Italy dispatches a bombing outfit for Africa, signaling intensified military involvement and civilian cautions amid ongoing conflicts.
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Italy
Africa
Mussolini
Husband
Naples
Asante
Saturnia
East Africa
Edda
Count Ciano
Vittorio
Bruno
Ethiopians to Bury Valuables and Evacuate Capital
In Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie ordered civilians to evacuate within a week if Italy declares war. He warned to bury valuables in subterranean caverns and warned residents to scatter to distant points as merchants move property to the hills amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costanzo Ciano
Chamber of Deputies
Achille Starace
Teruzzi
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
League of Nations
Winchester praises rebuilt Valley avenue and city entrances
Mr Winchester notes the wide smooth Valley avenue and upcoming Millwood and Berryville entrances. He recalls historic sites and the removal of old buildings while praising modern construction as safer and more attractive for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Avenue
Millwood
Berryville
Winchester
Rass
Hobo Refuses Reward for Honest Return of Cash
Crozet peach grower hides $500 from sales in an old shoe. A transient returns the money after receiving the shoes. He declines a $5 reward, saying you cannot pay me for honesty, and leaves $500 with the housewife.
Guffey Coal Bill Faces Legal Challenges After Passage
President signs the Guffey bituminous coal stabilization bill after weeks of prodding. Senators and representatives rushed it through once conference resolved differences. Opponents vow court fights to the Supreme Court, arguing the measure is unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Supreme Court
Resi
Warmer Start to Week Forecast Across Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday calls for showers in the North and Middle Atlantic States on Tuesday or Wednesday and again toward week’s end. Temperatures will run warmer early, then near normal afterward, with a cooler spell Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Resolution To Curb Activity
Senator LaFollette proposed a resolution to bar any Senator from representing the government abroad in any official or unofficial capacity. The plan aims to restrict overseas engagements by members of the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LaFollette
Bren Gun Replaces Lewis in British Army Trials
The British Army begins replacing the Lewis machine gun with the lighter Bren gun from Czechoslovakia. The Bren fires 500 rounds per minute, weighs 21 pounds, and is five inches shorter. It uses a 30 shell upright clip and quick barrel changes for overheating.
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London
Czechoslovakia
England
Illinois police hold suspect in church theft
A Grace Episcopal Church theft in Berryville linked to B A Andrews alias Taylor. Police in Clarke county, aided by Illinois and Tennessee records, seek to confirm if the man who cleaned organs robbed local churches while on parole for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Louis Tucker
D. D
C. W. Hollis
Kankakee
Ill
Virginia
B. A. Andrews
Taylor
Hollis
Department of Justice
Illinois
Frank Wrev
Commonwealth
Clarke County
Washington
Tennessee
Harrisonburg
Vndivi
Roosevelt to deliver first major radio address since hiatus
President Roosevelt plans a 15 minute national radio talk tonight at 9 30 p m eastern time The address will be carried to the Young Democrats convention in Milwaukee and is expected to cover recent congressional action and future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Congress
Funeral Rites Set for Charles E. Pope in Middletown
Funeral services for Charles E. Pope 58 are set Sunday at 2 p m from Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Middletown with active pallbearers from Middletown Harpers Ferry and Winchester who worked with him on the B and O Railroad. The burial service will be led by Marsh Run Lodge I C O F and several Masonic and Woodmen groups are noted among his affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Pope
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Middletown
Trone W. Sperry
Wilbur Mowery
Theodore Willey
Emory Mathews
Ss. R. Willey
Winchester
Frank H. Sperry
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Mr. Pope
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Russell Maine
W. A. Everly
Fred E. Kline
W.R. Campbell
J. C. Campbell
Fred J. Larrick
W. P. Saunders
Marsh Run Lodge
Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of
Pope
Strasburg Lodge No. 98
A. F. and
A. Masons
Pickers Tickets Offer Quick Service and Low Prices
The Evening Star notes a rush on order tickets with prompt service and affordable rates. Small print promises reasonable prices and easy ordering for customers seeking timely picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Evening Star
Death of David C. Boles Leads to Hamersville Mutual Collision
The body of 26 year old David C. Boles, a tree specialist from Jamestown New York, who died in Martinsburg West Virginia after being struck by an automobile near Bunker Hill, is to be shipped to Russell Pennsylvania for interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. State police anticipate presenting the case to the next grand jury. Boles is survived by his widow Elizabeth Lee Boles and a daughter, plus his mother Mrs. D. M. Boles and siblings Norma, Cecil, Bessie, and H. W. Boles.
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David C. Boles
City Hospital
Martinsburg
W. V
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
Russell
Pine Grove
Carl S. Horner
Inwood
Boles
Washington
Horner
New York
Jamestown
N. Y
Boyce
Millwood
Winchester
Virginia
Elizabeth Lee Boles
Milldale
Warren County
D. M. Boles
Norma Boles
Cecil Davis
Bessie Johnson
H. W. Boles
Erie
Anniversary Day services at United Brethren Church
The Rev. H. E. Richardson notes Anniversary Day services tomorrow in Stephens City United Brethren Church. Rev. J. R. Collis and Rev. George W. Stover speak at 3 and 8 p m with special music afternoon and evening. Pastor invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Richardson
United Brethren Church
Stephens City
J. R. Collis
George W. Stover
Funeral tribute to Clark Maxwell misread in Star article
A Star paragraph on Clark Maxwell's funeral contained a garbled line claiming he was a graduate of Eton School and Oxford University in England. The error misrepresented his education and character, altering the obituary’s intended portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Yesterday
Clark Maxwell
Eton
Oxford University
England
Warren Ware Featured On Blue Moon Tonight
Radio artist Warren Ware is scheduled for a live broadcast on the Blue Moon program from 11 to 12 p m tonight, delivering a varied set of music and talk. The segment spans one page, one tandem time slot, and highlights Ware’s appearance in the station lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Ware
House Adopts Resolution To Close Tonight
Washington notes show the House adopted a voice vote to adjourn Congress tonight with sine die. President Roosevelt sent farewell letters to Vice President Garner and Speaker Burns as the AAA Act III was signed and DOJ urged dismissal of over 500 processing tax injunctions.
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Washington
Congress
Taylor
Colorado
Roosevelt
Garner
Burns
Department of Justice
AAA
Supreme Court
State Revenue Officers Robbed In Philadelphia
Six robbers robbed a Philadelphia state revenue office today firing pistols and bound seven clerks with sash cord. They seized about $1,500 in tax receipts destined for Harrisburg, while two gunmen guarded doors and others searched the open safe. The lone woman clerk was left unbound and frightened. The office is on Broad street near City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
State Department of Revenue
Harrisburg
Broad Street
City Hall
Bill Forbidding Gold Suits Passes
Congress sent to the White House the bill to forbid after January 11 1936 suits against the government over losses from dollar devaluation and abrogation of gold payment clauses. Final approval came with House adoption of reconciled committee report. no record vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Relief Spender Is Sent To Jail
In Baltimore on August 24 Joseph Jacobs was sentenced to three months in the House of Correction after admitting he spent most of his $12 relief check on liquor and later beat his wife and five children and he claimed he had been robbed by a man.
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Baltimore
Joseph Jacobs
House of Correction
Jacobs
Royal Wonder Captures Hunter Championship at Hunt Show
Royal Wonder, a Clifton Farms thoroughbred of Dr. L. M. Allen, won the hunter championship at the Berryville Colt and Horse Show, also taking top honors in the Orange Hunt Show. Clifton Farms’ Rose tied for the hunter title, and Kinprillis, a gray from Mrs. John Hay Whitney, was runner up with 7 points. The Corinthian class decided the overall winner after a lengthy judges’ deliberation.
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Royal Wonder
Clifton Farms
John Hay Whitney
Llangollen Farms
Sasingle
Corinthian
Se Single
Gray Celding
Turner Wiltshire
Middlebury
Carter Mullikin Castleman
Charles Mullikin
Horrent
John Ww
Wilmington
Del
Lezgins
Greg Eknicht
Brown Bruin
George P. Greenhalgh
Toledo
Ohio
R. Powel Page
Kinnrillis
Grays
The
Horse Show Association
Mr. Page
State Horse Show Association
Concert by 111th Field Artillery Impresses Big Crowd
A large crowd gathered at Handley High School to hear the 111th Field Artillery band from Elizabeth Furnace in Powell's Fort. The ensemble performed classics, marches, and stirring selections to acclaim. Tonight a Jordan Springs dance hosted by the unit is planned with about 200 service members in attendance.
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Handley High School
111Th Field Artillery
Elizabeth Furnace
Powell's Fort
Jordan Springs
Winchester
Frederik County
Weather Outlook North of Potomac and Delaware Coastal Bays
Fresh to strong north winds along the Chesapeake Bay and coast north of the Potomac River for the next 24 hours. Northerly to northeast winds expected from Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras with showers possible in the extreme south tonight and Sunday under partly overcast skies.
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Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North Portion
South Portion
Lots for sale in front of Virginia Ave School
Notice lists two 35 by 150 foot lots for cash sale in prime town location in front of Virginia Avenue School. Contact Mr. Line at Winchester Hotel via phone 710 for quick sale. Also advertised peaches at Welltown orchard by J. L. Reed.
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Virginia Ave
Line
Winchester Hotel
Orchard
J. L._Reed
Welltown
Fruit Growers Receive Talk on Industry Pressures
Dr. Chase speaks at Brad dock Street Methodist Church South Sunday night on The Church vs. Arm ament Competition and War. The sermon begins at 8 o clock during the service.
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Chase
Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Assailant Sought in Clarke Stabbing at Berryville Show Grounds
Vergil Santimier of Kent Street was stabbed several times at the Berryville Horse Show grounds. He lies in Memorial Hospital with wounds not deemed life threatening. Officers seek a Georgia-licensed suspect traveling with a trailer, said to have arrived from West Virginia with another outfit. Trial Justice Kackley heard cases this morning with fines and jail terms for larceny of gambling devices and drunken driving resolutions.
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Vergil Santimier
Kent Street
Memorial Hospital
Berryville Horse Show
Santimier
Georgia
Horse Show
West Virginia
Kackley
R. E. Bayliss
Paul Elliott
George Crabtree
Leo Brannon
Jesse Teeters
Woodrow Heflin
Victims Of Auto Crashes Improve Leave Hospital
The majority of those injured in automobile accidents brought to Memorial Hospital have been discharged. Franklin Pingley, hurt south of Middletown, returned home to his mother. Harry Himelright was discharged. Mildred Shell remains hospitalized. W J Flannagan and Mrs Milton Coffelt with Elsie Lee were treated and discharged. Flannagan and Coffelt were in the Barrick car incident near Strasburg.
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Memorial Hospital
Franklin Pingley
Middletown
Helen Pingley
Harry Himelright
Berryville Pike
Mildred Shell
W. J. Flannagan
Strasburg
Milton Coffelt
Elsie Lee
Barrick
Flannagan
Byrd Hosts Orchard Picnic For 2000 Virginia Growers
Senator Harry F. Byrd welcomed more than 2,000 fruit growers at his Rosemont orchard near Berryville Clarke County Virginia. Senator Townsend Delaware attended as a fellow guest while the crowd toured packing sheds and demonstrations. Lunch boxes were delivered as visitors enjoyed fried chicken and Virginia baked ham aromas.
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Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Clarke County
Byrd
Apple Pie Ridge
Washington
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Annie Crowers
New Book On Ethiopia At Library
The Handley Library recommends Gordon MacCreagh's The Last of Free Africa for readers seeking a compact profile of Ethiopia. The article highlights Addis Ababa’s small size and outlines gaps in public knowledge about the empire’s army, religion, education, justice, agriculture, industry, money, and communications.
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Addis Ababa
Handley Library
Gordon MacCreagh
Free Africa
Kingdom of Haile Selassie
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Suez Canal
Il Duce
MR Winchester
Guffey
Front Royal
Star Today
Berryville Episcopal Church
Clarke, Harrisonburg
Huey
Paul B. Johnson
Hugh L. White
Mississippi
Kingfish
Long
Johnson
Theo Bilbo
Pennsylvania
State Revenue
Hunter
Clifton’s Rose
Mrs. Whitney
111Th Artillery
C. W. S. Chase
Clarke
Messrs
Motz
Frazier
Teske
Hough
Ethiopia
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