Mob Kills Two Black Suspects After Sharp-Object Incident
In Tallahassee a mob killed two young Black men named Richard Hawkins and Ernest Ponder after they were taken from the county jail. Placards warned Black residents amid a tense scene near the State Capitol. police say both men confessed and blamed each other. State officials vow a full investigation.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Capitol
Jacksonville
Robert Maige
Harry Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Maige
Leon County
Richard Hawkins
Ernest Ponder
W. F. Kelly
National Guard
Fred P Cone
Apalachicola
Orion C. Parker
Winchester Fire Marshal Reports Fewer Violations Found This Year
The Winchester fire marshal notes a decline in inspected buildings with code violations this year, a finding that pleases property owners though overall standards remain below ideal. The improvement suggests public education on fire safety and potential savings from reduced fire losses and insurance costs.
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Winchester
May Presents New Court Bill To Win Support
A new compromise court bill may be offered to win opponents' support as the Senate fights over court reorganization. An administration spokesman, unnamed, said the contest could be resolved satisfactorily after Vice President Garner met with President Roosevelt. Senate opponents paused a planned immediate showdown and agreed to resume discussion when the bill returns to debate.
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Washington
Senate
Garner
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Wheeler
D-Mont
Capitol
Heart Attack Fatal To Genius In His Workshop
Italian newspaper report from Rome notes the death of Guglielmo Marconi at 63 in his Rome residence. Marconi died of heart paralysis at 3:45 am with widow Countess Cristina at his bedside. His daughter Elettra Elena at Viareggio will attend the state funeral. Mussolini sent condolences.
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Andrue
Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Bos
Cristinazzi-Scala
Viareggio
Elettra Elena
Elena
Italy
Mussolini
Marconi
Via Con
Fry Products Boss Declares Strike At Plant Closure
Detroit July 20 Walter L Fry president of Fry Products Inc. leads a second strike after vowing to quit rather than yield to the United Automobile Workers. He closes the plant making auto seat covers as workers vote to stand by the union. Fry cites losses of 22 500 and more than a quarter million in business as the union press grows. He warns Congress and the National Labor Board may not force operation at a loss.
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Detroit
Walter L. Fry
Fry Products, Inc
United Automobile Workers of America
Fry
Fry Company
Congress
National Labor Board
Spray Urged Against Apple Moth in July Window
Entomologist W S Hogger of Winchester Research Laboratory urges a spray between July 21 and 31 in orchards to deter side worms from entering apples. Apply regardless of last spray, timing to finish by July 31. Main side-worm attack expected end of July to early August, varying with codling control.
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W. 8S. Hogue
Winchester Research Laboratory
Bodies Of Young Couple Found In A Death Mystery
In Queens, police investigate the deaths of George Chinery 28 and Ella 25 found in their apartment. Chinery lay in a bathroom pool of blood while Ella was found in underwear, bruised body described by Captain James Smith. Neighbors say they heard nothing and last saw them Thursday. The couple, married six months, worked at a Brooklyn transit firm and Federal Reserve Bank respectively. Abandoned robbery motive pending autopsy.
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New York
Queens
George Chinery
Ella
Chinery
George Sheretjian
James Smith
Brooklyn
Federal Reserve Bank
Jersey VFW Demands Probe Of Nazi Camp Influence
A Jersey City VFW unit called for a Congressional investigation into the German American Bund and Camp Nordland in northern New Jersey. They urged Roosevelt and Hull to scrutinize participants pledging allegiance to the swastika and revocation of citizenship or deportation where warranted.
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Jersey City
N. J
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mary Norton
DN. J
Bund
Camp Nordland
Sussex Hills
New Jersey
The
Veterans’ Post
Roosevelt
Secretary of
Hull
Veterans of
Women Object To Terrific S Shoves In Peiping Embassy Quarters
Two American women, Mrs Helen R Jones of Detroit and Miss Lathrop of Washington, report being kicked and shoved by guards near the Japanese Embassy in Peiping. They gave depositions to the U S Embassy detailing the assault during martial law conditions.
Charges Placed Against Woman
BELTSVILLE MD July 19 Sergeant Charles Durham and State’s Attorney Alan Bowie considered kidnapping charges against an unidentified woman driver with a baby in her car. The infant Philip Shane was returned to his mother within an hour. Police noted possible charges if Bowie approves.
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Beltsville
Charles Durham
Alan Bowie
Philip Shane
Morris Shane
Department of Agriculture
Laurel
Bowie
Dance at Oak Grove on Wednesday July 21
Oak Grove hosts a dance with music by the Colored Rhythm Aces. Stags not allowed. Event date listed as July 21 with admission details implied by the notice.
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Oak Grove
Wed
Rhythm Aces
Presbyterians In Session At Opequon Church
Opequon Memorial Church at Kernstown hosted the Winchester Presbytery annual conference for elders and deacons. E. B. Crow of Richmond delivered two lectures and officers participated in discussion panels on church administration challenges.
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Opequon Memorial Church
Kernstown
Winchester
E. B. Crow
Richmond
Ten Are Hurt In Clash With Plant Pickets
Cumberland Maryland July 20 at least ten persons were injured in a clash after pickets tried to halt two maintenance men driving a car into the N G Taylor company plant. Four were hospitalized including driver Lev Lechliter and mill worker Bessie Radcliffe. Police reported six other pickets knocked down. several were removed by other pickets. Special patrols were on duty at the plant entrance.
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Cumberland
N. & G. Taylor Ae Company
Toay
Memorial Hospital
Lev Lechliter
Pete Zebec
Lechlster
Bessie Radcliffe
George T. Miller
Budge Beats Von Cramm In Davis Cup Thriller
In a dramatic Davis Cup interzone final, Don Budge of California defeated Baron Gottfried Von Cramm in five sets, 6-8 5-7 6-4 6-2 8-6, sending the United States toward the challenge round against Great Britain. The match followed Von Cramm taking the first two sets before Budge surged back to even, with tensions high in the Wimbledon arena.
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Wimbledon
End
Don Judge
California
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
United States
Germany
Budge
Great Britain
Eng
Don Budge
Baron Gotttfried von Cramm
von Cramm
Atlanta Atom
Heinrich Henkel
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Oakland
Calif
Yard Party Lamp Schedule Sparks Brief Monday Night Confusion
A fragment notes a Yard Party event at Lamp on Thursday night July 22 with a rain contingency listed as next night 7 20 1p 16. The text is incomplete but indicates a scheduled outdoor gathering and a weather reschedule.
Winchester Dentist Dr Ralph Snapp Elected FACD at Convention
Dr Ralph B Snapp a prominent Winchester dentist has been elected a Fellow in the American College of Dentists FACD for his research on pyorrhea and mouth diseases He learned of the honor after the American Dental Association session in Atlantic City where the college met and others from Virginia had already returned The award is reported to have been received by only three other Virginia dentists locally surprised by the recognition.
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Ralph B. Snapp
Winchester
American College of Dentists
Snapp
Virginia
Sessons
American Dental Association
Atlantic City
W. H. Wunder
Woodstock
Felon Executes A Daring Errand
Verden Oklahoma July 20. Roy Pete Traxler fugitive outlaw and two escapees from a Texas prison farm drove into Verden at dawn and abducted Traxlers wife, fleeing in her car as authorities converged for a large manhunt. Sheriff Jim Bond said federal agents state troopers and sheriff s officers were concentrating on the search. Constable Fred Dorris said he saw Traxler and a companion meet his wife then go to a gas station for fuel. Dorris drove to Chickasha to spread the alarm. Officers across Oklahoma have hunted Traxler since last week when he kidnapped Baird H Markham Jr son of a New York oil man and held him for over eight hours before releasing him unharmed.
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Verden
Okla
Roy
Pete
Traxler
Oklahoma
Texas
Jim Bond
Federal Bureau of “Investigation
Fred Dorris
Dorris
Chickasha
Baird H. Markham, Jr
New York
Markham
Odd Fellows To Observe 100th Year Of Lodge
Madison Lodge No. 6 discussed centennial plans for Odd Fellowship in Winchester at a special meeting. The local lodge, founded December 6, 1837, will launch a state wide membership drive with 20 aides led by W E Edwards under Grand Master Aubrey Wallace. Also listed are 2023 officers and an auction tomorrow near Front Royal for Burke's Subdivision offerings.
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Madison Lodge No. 6
Odd Fellowship
Winchester
W. E. Edwards
Secre
Madison Lodge
Aubrey Wallace
Roanoke
Wallace
Edwards
Gore Picnic Ad Promises Summer Flavor
A fragment ad mentions a Gore Picnic on Saturday July 24 and promotes Ip-11 Pure Food Store coffee noting its richness for iced coffee. The readable text emphasizes the event date and a product cue without additional context.
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A of America
Reardon
Ip-11
Notice Apple Growers Discontinue Receiving Apples
Apple Growers are informed that we will discontinue receiving apples. The de Fruit Products Co. Inc, 1520-Jpokb, issues the notice to suppliers and partners regarding cessation of apple intake effective immediately.
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de Fruit Products Co., Inc
Natives Flee as Japanese Seize Tangku Waterfront
Reports indicate Japanese army took control of Tangku waterfront, Chinese customs and foreign shipping offices ahead of reinforcements. Tangku serves as the port for Tianjin and connects by rail and water to the central north China front. Japanese troop movements increase as ships and trains head toward the area.
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Tientsin
Tangku
Japan
North China
Kalan
Riverside Rendezvous Dance Event
Riverside social item notes a Wednesday dance titled Riverside Rendezvous featuring Bob Riley leading a program of orchestral music expected to attract local residents.
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Riverside
Bob Riley
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Opequon Church
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Alben W. Barkley
Pat Harrison
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Alban W. Barkley
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Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
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Anticourt
Harrison
Central Press
Ralph Snapp
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Peiping
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Fengtai
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