Prominent Virginians Guilty in Tar and Feather Case
Warrenton jury convicts Count Igor Cassini Chit Chat columnist after a June tar and feather incident. Ian Montgomery 39 fined 300 Colin Montgomery 150 Alexander Calvert 50. Foreman rewrites verdict as assault then deems mob violence considered. Commonwealth argues mob justice. defense praises “a public service.”
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Warrenton
Farrins
Igor Cassini
Washington
Fan County
Ian Montgomery
Colin Montgomery
Alexander Calvert
T. J. Huffman
T. E. Bartenstein
Commonwealth
Clardice W. Carter
Ciinser
Aubrey G. Weaver
Defense
Cassini
United States
Jan Montgomery
Montgomery
Faiy
Informa
J. R. H. Alexander
Walter H. Robertson
Fauquier
Weaver
Feathering
Austin McDowell
Finns Stand Firm as Soviet Losses Mount
Reports from the Karelian front say Finnish troops held firm with 36 or more Soviet tanks destroyed. Refugees flood roads from bombed cities while Helsinki contemplates a whiteout as snow falls. Three battles rage on the 800 mile frontier with Finnish forces repulsing Russian assaults near Soujarvi and Myllyjarvi.
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Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Lake Ladoga
Olkinoura
Boy
Arctic Ocean
Soujarvi
Myllyjarvi
Man Without Country May Welcome A New Member
Washington dispatch notes the capital's "men without a country" consider admitting Hjalmar Procope the Finnish minister. The group already includes Edgar Prochik Austria Col Vladimir Hurban Czecho Slovakia Faik Konitza Albania Count Jerzy Potocki Poland. They move in Washington in exile and muse grimly on their nations' invasions.
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Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Edgar Prochik
Austria
Vladimir Hurban
Czecho-Slovakia
Faik Konitza
Albania
Count Jerzy Potocki
Poland
Prochnik
Germany
Georgetown University
Col. Hurban
State Department
Potocki
Faik Knoitza
Italy
Answers to Today's Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list five items. Canada and Equatorial are given as initial responses followed by Spencer Tracy and yes as a confirmation and final item noting a compound.
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Canada
Equatorial
Spencer Tracy
Aged County Resident Dies in Shenandoah Valley
William DeJarnette about 90 of Middletown died at Western State Hospital early Friday. He lived with his nephew Harry DeJarnette and is survived by two nephews. Funeral services Sunday at 1 30 p m from Stover funeral home Strasburg with Rev J T Brown officiating. Pallbearers named Roger Kline Allison Kline Frank Long William Headley Earl Willey Harry Renner. Interment at Mt Carmel Cemetery.
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William DeJarnette
Middletown
Western State Hospital
DeJarnette
Billy
Shenandoah Valley
Pittsylvania County
Henry
George DeJarnette
Stonewall Jackson
Harry DeJarnette
Harrison
Howard DeJarnette
Orkney Springs
Stover
Strasburg
J. T. Brown
Roger Kline
Allison Kline
Frank Long
William Headley
Earl Willey
Harry Renner
Mt. Carmel
Cemery
Unclear Fragments Highlight Distinct Terms
OCR snippet lists items: Trad British spelling note, a phrase We the people, number One, country Denmark, and geographic Glacier. No cohesive event or narrative present.
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One
Denmark
Glacier
Stine Announces Farmer Meets On Lime Usages
County Agent Fred I Stine announced today that a series of meetings starting Monday will discuss The Practical Uses of Liming Materials The Frederick County Board of Agriculture sponsors the talks to assist farmers with liming practices About 300 Frederick farmers used about 5000 tons of ground limestone in the past year The schedule lists meetings at the County Court House Stephens City Gainesboro Mt Airy Middletown with speakers W R Legge R A Wall and J E Coles
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Fred I. Stine
Frederick County
County Court House
W. R. Legge
Agricultural
Stephens City High School
R. A. Wall
Gainesboro
J. E. Coles
Mt. Airy
Middletown High School
Stephens City Native Dies
Mrs. Eleanor Weaver, about 60, a Stephens City native and former Miss Eleanor Frankland, died in Western State Hospital Staunton. Survived by husband D W Weaver and son Prof D W Weaver Jr of Alfred University. Also survives three sisters Miss Mary Frankland Mrs William Bell Mrs Eva Wheatley of Greensboro and Col Ashby Frankland of Washington.
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Stephens City
Julian Steele
D. W. Weaver
Eleanor Weaver
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Weaver
Eleanor Frankland
Mary Frankland
William Bell
Eva Wheatley
Greensboro
N. C
Col
Ashby Frankland
Washington, D. C
London Press Director Denies Resignation Report
London newspapers report Sir Walter Monckton, director general of the press and censorship bureau, offered resignation but was not accepted. The press association states he has not resigned.
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London
Walter Monckton
Press and Censorship Bureau
The
Information Ministry
Authoritative Press Association
Walter
How Powerful Is The Soviet?
Washington reports the Soviet onslaught on Finland prompts a partial answer to how powerful modern Russia is as a war force. Experts note commissars in units and a purge last year weakened leadership, with 40 percent of officers gone and veterans replaced by lower ranks. Soviet land forces counted about 1,500,000 troops with 16,500,000 trained reserves per U. S. Army officials.
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E. E. Bomar
Washington
Finland
Russia
Germany
France
Great Britain
Red Army
United States Army
Livestock Show Opens In Chicago At 40th Exposition
The 40th international livestock exposition opens in Chicago with cattle horses sheep and swine on display. More than 4 000 prize samples of hay and grain fill the international amphitheatre while judging begins at 8 a m and prize money totaling about 100 000 is to be awarded.
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Chicago
Teachers Study Continues From Page One Report
A delegate from the county high schools spoke on Educational Guidance in state schools aligning pupil learning with the overall program. Guthrie summarized speeches from the association’s general meetings, covering topics from revenue sources to the future of America and education, with references to educator authors and Governor Price.
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Grammer
Guthrie
H.C. Dillard
Fred M. Alexander
Bertram E. Packard
Governor Price
Sidney Hall
Paine and Three Co-Defendants Convicted in Mail Fraud
Stephen Paine, a prominent investment banker, and three co defendants were found guilty of mail fraud and conspiracy in an alleged scheme to loot three investment trusts totaling 1 million dollars. Paine faces up to 52 years in prison and 30 thousand dollars in fines. each co defendant faces up to 62 years and 34 thousand dollars in fines.
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New York
Stephen Paine
Paine
Finnish Troops Fight to Hold Mines and Retreat
Finnish forces were reported ordered to blow up Salmijarvi mines and burn surrounding buildings before retreating. A small Finnish infantry detachment near Petsamo mountain reportedly fought its way through Soviet lines despite encirclement.
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Salmijarvi
Petsamo
Mannerheim Reviews War Games on Karelian Isthmus
Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim commander in chief studies a tactical map during recent war games on the Karelian Isthmus. A White Russian, he is recognized for helping establish Finnish democracy and again speaks on Finnish defense policies.
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Baron Mannerheim
Finland
Karelian
Mannerheim
Provisional Regime Set Up in Finland showdown
MOSCOW December 2 Soviet Russia formally recognized a people’s provisional regime proclaimed for Finland while denouncing the embattled Finnish government. Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff praised the rival Russian approved group as a path toward a peaceful solution and dismissed Roosevelt’s appeal to spare Finnish civilians from bombardment.
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Moscow
Russia
Finland
Missar Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Roosevelt
United States
Molotoff
Dean Dr Royal N. Chapman Dies in Minnesota
Dr Royal N. Chapman dean of the University of Minnesota Graduate School since last July died of pneumonia in Minneapolis at age 50.
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Minneapolis
Royal N. Chapman
University of Minnesota
Navy and Army Battle In Cold Rain Half Scoreless
The score remained 3 to 0 Navy at halftime as Shafer and Hatch traded kicks and penalties marred the play. Army stopped Navy’s drives, while Navy’s defense pressured Shafer and kept the Cadets from sustaining scoring chances in heavy drizzle.
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Hatch
Navy
Shafer
Army
Whitehead
Wood
Bill Gillis
Murphy
Grygiel
Heffner
Ciping
Yeager
Gebert
Poor Widow Leaves Fortune Hidden in Chicago
Chicago reports reveal Mrs. Jeanette Lincoln died Nov 15 leaving at least 436000 in cash and securities found in safe deposits. Investigators uncovered 103000 cash and 98000 face value stocks and bonds plus 8300 in bank funds, mostly in 1000 dollar bills, with total wealth to be shared by brother William Krullaars and sister Reika Stedman.
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Chicago
Jeanette Lincoln
Lincoln
William Krullaars
Reika Stedman
Laguna Beach
Calif
French Fathers To Return Home In Demobilization
Premier Daladier announced that fathers of two or more children who have been mobilized will be released and sent home starting December 15 for those with four or more children. The plan shifts older soldiers from front lines to the rear while raids on both sides fail to alter front positions. French forces report capturing prisoners amid heavy German shelling in a wooded area.
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Paris
Daladier
Man's Worst Fight Is With Himself at Braddock Street
Evangelist Rev. Dr. Frank M. Richardson preached at Braddock Street Church tonight on Not Running From the Job of Opportunity. He argued the inner self, not external troubles, is humanity's chief foe, yet grace can help believers overcome and serve the Lord as the world needs leaders.
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Braddock Street
Frank M. Richardson
Link Buchalter To Narcotics Ring
New York report ties mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter to an international narcotics syndicate accused of bringing up to 6 million dollars worth of drugs into the United States. Witness Nate Gross testified he earned 3000 dollars on three overseas trips with his brother-in-law to buy narcotics in China for transit via France, aided by bribed customs guards.
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New York
Louis
Lepke
David
China
United States
France
Abandon Plans To Reopen Fair
San Francisco reports that plans to reopen the 1940 Worlds Fair were abandoned by the San Francisco Bay Exposition Corporation. President Leland Whitman Cutler said the corporation would liquidate its affairs, and wrecking hammers were expected to begin at Treasure Island within a week.
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San Francisco
Treasure Island
Leland Whitman Cutler
Wright Dies. Wright Brothers’ Brother Passes Away
Lorin Wright, 77, noted for his role in early aviation but never sharing the fame of Orville and Wilbur, died at his Dayton home. Born in Indiana, he contributed to the Wright family legacy though Orville remained the sole survivor of the Wright brothers.
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Dayton
Lorin Wright
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Indiana
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