Zioncheck Put in Hospital on Mental Charge
Washington Representative Marion A. Zioncheck was ordered admitted to Gallinger Hospital for observation on a charge of unsound mind. Sanitary officer E P Stump filed the charge, with inspectors noting reckless driving and pestering officials. Zioncheck volunteered for examination as police prepared to move him from the Naval Hospital.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Gallinger Hospital
E. P. Stump
District of Columbia
Zioncheck
Naval Hospital
Bernard Thompson
Elima
Naval
Zioncheckk
Government Hospital
Authority and manners in a Memorial parade
A gentleman directing a Memorial parade abused his role showing off authority. He ordered drivers to wait, then urged a rollout to test his power, later shouting again before withdrawing. The episode, condemned as unnecessary, highlights the value of courtesy in leadership.
Clarke Centennial to Feature US Cavalry Ride and Estate Tours
Clarke County plans a three day centennial program in Berryville with a possible US Cavalry performance from Fort Myer as a headline attraction. Several county estates Greenway Court Scaleby Long Branch Carter Hall Annefield Fairfield Old Chapel Wickliff Church Audley Soldier's Rest Hebron Llewlyn Farmey and others will open to visitors by ticket for two days. A tournament, concessions sales, and a school museum for pioneer relics are also slated with insured police protection and county involvement.
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Clarke County
Greenway Court
Scaleby
Long Branch
Carter Hall
Annefield
Fairfield
Old Chapel
Wickliff Church
Audley
Soldier’s Rest
Hebron
Llewlyn
Farmey
Briars
Vineyard
Pagebrook
Springsberry
Boyer
McDonald
Colmes
Helmey” Retreat
Mrs
Tulyries
A. MacKay Smith
Roland
A. B. Hummer
Circuit Court Convened in Frederick County
Frederick county circuit court opened with Judge Philip Williams on the bench. Four criminal and one civil trial scheduled, two appeals withdrawn, grand jury returns three true bills including an attempted shooting case against Fred G. Shuler. Witnesses testified for the Bennington Zeigenius civil case over auto collision injuries.
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Frederick County
Philip Williams
Fare
May Senneington
Bartonville
Elmer Zeigenius
Philadelphia
R. E. Bayliss
Harry Warren
William Cutterer
Oley Martin
E. B. Powers
Bennington
Zeigenius
Three Handley Teachers Resign From School Faculty
Handley High School confirms the departure of at least three teachers next year. Music director Mrs. Hoye L. Riley, former Miss Madeline Whitlock, and commercial subjects instructor Mrs. Russell Joyce resign, while Mr. Joyce remains to teach history and social science. Physical education coach Otis Snag Sargent also leaves to pursue other work after a decade at Handley. Students express regret at losing these popular staff members.
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Handley High School
Hoye L. Riley
Handley
Riley
Madeline Whitlock
Russell Joyce
Joyce
Otis
Sargent
Evening Star
Charlottesville Man Held On Extortion Charge
T D Blue of Charlottesville faced extortion charges in federal court, with case continued and moved to Roanoke for the next term. He is accused of sending an anonymous letter to H A Dinwiddie, manager of Charlottesville Woolen Mills, demanding 5600 and threatening ruin. Blue remains jailed awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
T. D. Blue
Charlottesville
Federal District Court
Roanoke
Blue
H. A. Dinwiddie
Dinwiddies
Fish Stock Plan For Local Quarry Pool
City manager Arthur Field announced a state representative analyzed pool water and found it would support a limited number of fish. The quarry pool will be stocked with sunfish yellow perch and crappies, but insufficient sunlight prevents bass from thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Field
State Department of Game and Fisheries
Two Guilty On Drunken Driving In Local Court
Two men Jack McCain of Washington DC and A R Wilkerson were found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Each received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine and one year license revocation. McCain was arrested after a minor highway collision near Paris. Wilkerson’s car sideswiped a Washington vehicle and collided with a Pierce Arrow owned by James S Buddy Perry, injuring three passengers. A warrant was issued for L E Ashwood for interfering with an officer. A civil suit by Consumers Coal Co against R L Mason resulted in a $226.50 award with $126 offset not allowed.
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Bennington -Zeigenius
D. A. Smith
EB. E. Neville
O. H. Anderson
N. K. Larrick
Lee Boyce
Robert Shirley
Reginald Duvall
Robert Ligget
John W. Herrell
Dewey Spellman
Chars
Ray Calvert
Reynolds
Une
Daniel McFarland
Dorothy May Bunner
Gore
Forest S. Sirbaugh
Trial Justice Court
Tom McKee and Son
Luther Lewis
A. J. Tavenner
Jack McCain
Washington, D. C
A. R. Wilkerson
Come
McCain
George F. Miller
Paris
Wilkerson
Clearbrook
Washington
Pierce Arrow
James S
Buddy” Perry
Perry
Thedore Anderson
Cleota Rinker
Martha Whitlock
Highland Avenue
L. E. Ashwood
Justice Taverner
Consumers Coal Company
R. L. Mason
Ma~son
Policy clash as General Sung tightens stance against Japan
Shanghai dispatch reports General Sung Cheh-Yuan, head of Hopeh-Chahar military council, adopts a harsher policy toward Japanese expansion in North China. Peiping notes boosted Japanese barracks near Peiping, new outposts at Chungh-Sintien, and fears of extended occupation as Japanese forces total about 10,000. A three-day Peiping Tientsin student strike halts schools. Chinese authorities order arrests over rail bombing. Seven Chinese ships pulled from service amid smuggling concerns.
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Hopeh-Chanar Military Council
Japan
North China
Peiping
Sung
Hopeh
Chahar
29Th Route
Great Wall
China
Fengtai
Chungh-Sintien
Peip- Baebes
Pinghan
Chunghsintien
Tientsin
National Salvation Association
China Navigation Company
Virginia Iron Worker Is Held As Slayer of Woman
Irving Atkins a 31 year old iron worker from Dumbarton Virginia was arrested in Richmond on charges of killing Mrs Kennie Mae Childress on a sidewalk near her home last night. Police say he confessed to shooting after a lover’s quarrel and had recently taken out a life insurance policy payable to his sister.
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Richmond
Irving Atkins
Dumbarton
Kennie Mae Childress
Fulton
Atkins
A. 5
Wright
R. H. Floyd
Carlisle Avenue
Queen Mary Quarantines in New York Harbor on Maiden Voyage
Britain's Queen Mary reaches New York on its first transatlantic trip, anchoring at Quarantine after a 4 day 12 hour crossing. The liner averages 29.133 knots, close to the Normandie's speed, as she joins the harbor welcome in lower New York Bay.
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New York Harbor
Britain
Atlantic
New York Bay
Ambrose
Cherbourg
Normandie
Bishop's Rock
English Channel
Queen Mary
Cours
Randolph-Macon Academy grads hear sermon on sacrificial living
Front Royal Virginia June 1 Dr J C Copenhaver former pastor of the Front Royal Methodist church preached the baccalaureate to Randolph Macon Academy graduates. He cited Matthew 16 22 and Philippians 3 8 and urged graduates to meet a great challenge for giving and living. The entire student body attended with the class list including Aldo Benedetto John Benard George Bethel and others.
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Front Royal
J. C. Copenhaver
Front Royal Methodist Church
Randolph-Macon Academy
Peter
Paul
Aldo Robert Benedetto
Fort Wadsworth
L. I
N. Y
John Bruce Benard
Bedford
George Washington
Virginia Women at World Conference Meeting
Scores of Virginia farm women joined delegates from every state and 23 other nations at the third triennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the World. Virginia’s delegation was led by Mrs. Guy Roop of Snowville with four other official delegates: Mrs. L A Tynes Tazewell Mrs. Egbert Thompson Woodbridge Mrs. E J Currin Jr Meredithville and Mrs. J W Franklin Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Associated Country Women of the World
Guy Roop
Snowville
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Roop
Virginia Organization
L. A. ‘Tynes
Tazewell
Egbert ‘Thompson
Woodbridge
Radio Filter Cleared For Interference Control
E A Crowl chairman of the Radio Commission announced the filter and screen booth at Dr C G Andersons office has been installed tested and pronounced satisfactory. He said similar equipment is ordered for the hospital and another site may follow as part of a campaign to eliminate electrical interference with full cooperation needed. Thirty units have been installed with many more required.
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E. A. Crowl
The
Radio Commission
CG. Anderson
Crowl
Crow
South End Hose Co Meeting Set For Monday Night
Notice for South End Hose Company regular business meeting on Monday night June 1 requests full attendance from members as stated by the secretary.
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South End Hose Co
Reds
Fire Hits Railway Tres tle Near Richmond Gas Plant
A fire broke out on a railway trestle by the Richmond municipal gas plant this afternoon. Heavy smoke and fumes spread over the waterfront as emergency crews responded.
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Richmond
Youth Confesses in Garage Shooting of Mother
Pittsburg June 1 county detective Frank Ritz reports 15 year old John S Hanna Jr. confessed to shooting and killing his mother in the doorway of their garage after she refused permission to use the family car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Frank Ritz
John S$. Hanna, Jr
Motjoy Convicted Attacker Fails in Supreme Court Appeal
John Motjoy, a Black man convicted of attacking a woman in Covington Kentucky, lost his bid in the Supreme Court to avoid hanging.
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Washington
John Motjoy
Covington
Supreme Court
Rebels surround Nicaraguan president in Panagua clash
United States citizens were warned to seek safety as rebel troops surrounded the presidential palace in Panagua, cutting President Juan B. Sacasa and his bodyguard from the outside. In Alabama, sporadic gunfire in the Red Ore fields followed two pitched battles that began a strike, wounding five men and shutting the mines.
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Panagua
Nicaragua
United States
Juan B. Sacasa
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Supreme Court strikes down NY 1933 child and women wage law
The Supreme Court invalidated a 1933 New York mini wage law for women and children by a five to four vote. The ruling declares the statute unconstitutional under the federal wage act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Senator Hastings Warns Lump Sum Relief Could Lead Dictatorship
Hastings argues in the Senate that large relief appropriations to the President push the nation toward dictatorship. In Virginia, Patrick County officers report Claude Bolt died from a head blow after his body was found in the Ararat River.
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Washington
Hastings
Senate
Stuart
Patrick County
Claude Bolt
West Virginia
Ararat River
Troops Withdrawn From Forrest City Cotton Strike Zone
Sheriff J. M. Campbell of St. Francis county announced the withdrawal of national guardsmen from the Arkansas cotton strike area in Forrest City. He said the situation is quiet again.
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Forrest City
Ark
Upj
J. M. Campbell
St. Francis County
Arkansas Cotton Strike Zone
Townsend Organization Tells of Deplorable Condition In Sorry Plight
A house investigation committee heard Townsend organization is in a deplorable condition and that the need is badly for aid.
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Washington
House
Townsend
Plane wreckage raised after Boston harbor crash
Army officials announced the recovered wreckage of a plane that plunged into Boston harbor on Saturday. The operator died and another man sustained serious injuries.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
Rug presented to Miss Lydia Chapman by Ida Humphrey
Mrs Ida Humphrey announced that a rug she made was presented to Miss Lydia Chapman. The presentation details reflect a small community gesture and a named maker and recipient.
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Ida Humphrey
dJydia Chapman
Humphrey
Warrants Sought for Two In Poole Slayings Probe
Detroit June 1 prosecutors asked murder and kidnapping warrants for Virgil Morrow and Albert Stevens tied to the Black Legion execution of Charles A Poole. Fifteen suspects are held as the case widens with new claims of additional flogging and a grand jury probe.
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Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Mel Crea
Virgil Morrow
Albert Stevens
Ira Ht
Marmon
Pidcock
Flint
Mich
Michigan
James EB. Chenot
Banks to Close on Wed June 3 for Jefferson Davis Birthday
Banks of Winchester will observe Wednesday June 3 as a holiday in honor of Jefferson Davis birthday. The bank offices will not close. regular schedules will be kept. A Jefferson Davis commemoration service was held in Richmond at St. Pauls Episcopal Church.
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Banks of
Four Chester Fire Companies Present Gold Chief Badge
Chief J William Stry received a gold chief badge from the four Chester fire companies as a token of respect with no formal ceremony accompanying the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Stry
Chester
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Winchester
U. S. Cavalry
Eugene E. Chiles
Fred G. Shuler
Harry L. McCann
J. W. Newcome
Shuler
Phil Bowman
Stephens City
McCann
Hoye Riley
Russel Joyce
Otis Sargent
Main &T
Baby’s Bay
Mra
Elba
Elba Riffle Penwell
Indiana
Rochester
Ind
Winamac
Penwell
North
Kennie Childress
Pyle
RM. A
Dr. Copenhaver
Outfit
Ira H. Marmon
Michigan State Police
Secret Society
John L. Bielax
Bielax
Jak
Monroe
McCrea
Benson Fl. T
Activ
Roy Pidcock
Poole
Wyandotte
Fighting Island
Detroit River
Banks
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