Six Men to Stand Trial for Black Legion Flogging
Detroit June 9 Six men accused of Black Legion night riding were ordered held for trial on charges of seizing and confining a steel worker Robert Penland who said he was taken to a meeting and flogged with a blacksnake whip Penland testified that three men seized him and brought him to the meeting while other defendants named include Frederick A Gulley Thomas F Cox Earl Augstadt Charles King Harold Lawrence and Wilbur Robinson Also Mrs O Rourke wife of Black Legion executioner Dayton Dean was detained for questioning before a grand jury inquiry into Black Legion terrorism in the city Senator Elmer Benson discussed a congressional probe into Black Legion and similar groups.
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Detroit
Robert Penland
Penland
Frederick A. Gulley
Gulley
Thomas F. Cox
Earl Augstadt
Charles King
Ecorse
Harold Lawrence
Wilbur Robinson
Detroit Street Railways
King
Lawrence
Robinson
Mfrs
Aarcare
O'Rourke
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Fishing season nears with updated game laws for anglers
MA Winchester urges sportsmen to study new Virginia game laws before fishing. Restocked streams promise better sport as fish numbers rise, but anglers must follow legal limits and methods to preserve stocks.
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Virginia
Sale of Fine Business and Residential Property
Describes sale of a large brick building at 139 and 141 South Main Street. Auction to take place at noon on Saturday June 27. Sale bill available on page 10. Includes notice style typical of local classifieds.
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South Main Street
Rains Bring Some Relief but Farmers Demand More
The Associated Press reports that thundershowers across Virginia offered partial drought relief. Richmond saw 2.40 inches, while Lynchburg and Roanoke had rain on Sunday. Petersburg benefited, and Smyth county noted three days of heavy rain ending a drought. Accomac and Northampton counties fared mixed, with potential potato shipments rising if rain continues.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Petersburg
Smyth County
Marion
Accomac
Parksley
Northampton County
Accomac County
Northampton
W. O. Strong
Russell County
Reward Offered After April Jewelry Theft in Southampton
Mrs. Fannie Crenshaw offers a liberal reward for information leading to recovery of valuable jewelry stolen from her South Stewart Street home between 7 and 11 p m on April. About $2,000 in jewels vanished including rings with a 1 5 carat center diamond and ruby cluster pieces. A round onyx pin with pearls and a cedar chest watch were also taken. Fingerprints failed to identify the burglar. circulars went to major cities and the Justice Department and gold shipments were checked.
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Fannie Crenshaw
South Stewart Street
Class Day Exercises Set at Handley High School
Handley High School will host Class Day on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the auditorium with a program including salutatory by Jane Rosenberger and other senior and junior class performances. Dr. C. J. Smith will deliver the commencement address Thursday night as diplomas and awards are announced by Superintendent Quarles.
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Handley High School
Jane Rosenberger
David Headley
Jane Bickers
Katherine Rusk
Marshall Snapp
Miriam Curry
Duane Hughes
Jack Haines
Loring Himelright
Mary Scully
C. J. Smith
Roanoke College
Quarles
Winchester ministers form committees for year and discuss census
The Winchester Ministerial Association met in Handley Library with President E B McGuhin presiding. Committees were named for charity scouting program community inter church and more, with decisions on meeting time and a city religious census deferred to September.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
E. B. McGuhin
Stover
Flickinger
Brashears
Nelson
Owen
Horton
McGuhen
Dudley
Wallace M. Brashears
E. T. Clark
R. B. Nelson
G. W. Stover
Emerson Rohart
L. Flickinger
F. R. Horton
R. B. Campbell
W. M. Brashears
G. E. Owen
Hubert Sydenstricker
W. W. McIntyre
W. L. Dudley
W. McC. Bond
Inter-Church Committee
S. L. Flickinger
E. T. Clarky
W. Mev. Bond
McGukin
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Kagawa
George W. Stover
Sale of Shannon Hill Property
The home of the late Mrs. Elizabeth A. Horsey will be sold at noon Saturday June 27. A desirable home. See sale bills.
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Shannon Hill
Elizabeth A. Horsey
Notice to Veterans bond safety at Union Bank of Winchester
Notice to veterans about not cashing all Adjusted Service Bonds and the option to place bonds in a safe place at Union Bank of Winchester. Date shown 6-9-13-1p-21.
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Union Bank OF Winchester
Tax conferees go into huddle over revenue measure
Washington June 9 House conferees met in shirt sleeves to plot the next phase of the battle over a new revenue bill. Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee and Senator King led their sides as they sought to push their versions. The key dispute centers on undistributed corporate profits tax with the House proposing a graduated levy up to 42.5 percent while the Senate favors a flat 7 percent. No compromise seen.
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Washington
House
Capitol
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
King
Utah
Paris Strikes Spread as Socialist Labor Bills Move
Paris reports widespread walkouts as 15,000 workers in Toulouse and 150,000 miners join in action. Violent clashes erupt at a Valenciennes munitions plant amid Socialist and Communist strife. New labor measures promise a 40 hour week and paid vacations. Montag 9 June Paris.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Toulouse
Rouen
Bordeaux
Aviation
France
Valenciennes
Deain
Leon Blum
Two Men Die In Berryville Pike Truck Crash
A collision on the Berryville pike near Berryville last night killed Preston E. Johnson and Ira K. Smoot and left Lewis Kline seriously injured. The truck, carrying coal, shoved its load forward as the car was crushed. an inquest was held with a decision reserved until Kline can testify. Funeral plans for Johnson and Smoot were announced.
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Memorial Hospital
Berryville Pike
Berryville
Preston E. Johnson
Middletown
C. H. Iden
Kline
Hetzel Hiett
Pleasantdale
W. Va
Russell Hiet
Hiett
Olin Grapes
Summin
Smoot
Margaret Smoot
Near Reliance
Ben Smoot
John
Clarence
CCC
Bedford
George Braithwaite
Lester Braithwaite
Reliance United Brethren Church
H. B. Richardson
Johnson
Enders
Ella Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Lewis Kline
Clarence Terault
Virginia Delegation Split On Nominee At Republican Meet
Virginia Republicans opened their convention divided over the presidential choice with only four of 17 votes pledged. Leaders backed Governor Alfred Landon and two other delegates from districts, while 13 votes remained uncertain. Names heard included Knox Dickinson Hoover and Lowden during group talks at the Virginians' hotel as the delegation organized a second caucus and adopted a Wise platform.
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Heywood Bell
Cleveland
Virginia
Old Dominion
Alfred Landon
Kansas
Congress
C. Bascom Slemp
Phillip Campbell
London
Knox
Dickinson
Hoover
Lowden
Virginians
Maj
Henry A. Wise
Kiptopeka
Col
Henry W. Anderson
Public sale notice for Vernon Ashby on Charles Town Road
Household goods will be sold at public sale Friday at 1 p.m. one mile east of Stephenson on Charles Town Road. Organizer Vernon Ashby. Sale scheduled for the evening of June 11 with multiple time slots listed.
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Stephenson
Charles Town Road
Vernon Ashby
United Confederate Veterans Parade Opens In Shreveport
Bulletin from Shreveport notes the forty sixth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion underway with the Marine Band playing The Star Spangled Banner. Shreveport marks the place where the last Confederate flag was dropped June 11, 1865.
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Shreveport
United States Marine Band
United Concrate Veterans
Hutzler Appeals Case Granted by Virginia Court
The Virginia Court of Appeals at Wytheville granted a writ of error in Ray Hutzler's case over possession of alleged illegal liquor in Frederick County Circuit Court on December 7, 1935. Represented by J Sloan Kuykendall, Hutzler argues the commonwealth proved moonshine but not its source, challenging Virginia ABC law interpretation.
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Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Wytheville
Ville
Ray Hutzler
Frederick County
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Hutzler
A. J. Tavenner
Court of Appeals
Japanese Consul General Warns South China Over Incident
The Domei news agency reports from Canton that the Japanese consul general warned that any untoward incident involving the Japanese will trigger serious repercussions. The message came as tensions rise near Shanghai and Canton.
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Shanghai
Sune
Domei
Canton
Kasper quadruplets mark one month with weight gain
In Passaic New Jersey on June 9 Frances Frank Felix and Ferdi nand Kasper four born twins are celebrated as the Kasper quadruplets reaching one month old and weighing 4 pounds 9 and a half ounces more than at birth.
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Passaic
N. J
Frances
Frank
Felix
Ferdinand Kasper
Kasper
County Supervisors Pass Dog Law And Office Committee
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a dog law prohibiting dogs from roaming from sunset to sunrise unless foxhounds returning from a chase. Roam means off the premises where kept. A misdemeanor charge carries a fixed fine. A committee was named to study enlarging the county clerk’s office.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Chace
Light Turnout In City Election Across Two Wards
In the Second Ward no contest drew little interest while the First Ward saw more activity. By 3 PM 539 votes were cast 443 in the First Ward with Reuss leading Friendship 268 to 178. Second Ward precincts reported 39 and 57 votes respectively. Voters awaited Mills closing and J Henkel Henry sought to keep his council seat as an independent after a Democratic primary defeat. Polls closed at 7 13 PM.
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Reuss
Sai
Friendship
City Hall
Sarah Zane
J. Henkel Henry
Council
Keynoter Steiner Gets Ovation At Republican Convention
Senator Steiner of Oregon received an ovation when elected to temporary chair at the opening session in Cleveland. Delegates debated platform questions as landon forces and other factions clashed over gold standard tariffs and the New Deal, with a 8 p.m. keynote by Steiner planned despite absences and a subdued mood.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Cleveland
London
Jollity and
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Resolutions Committee
Frank Ox
Tillinois
Springfield
Borah
Idaho
Land
John. M. Hamilton
Hs M.eye
Fletcher
Vanden
Michigan
Party 1
Decis
Herbert Hoover
Ck Steiner
Oregon
Steiner
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the Invalides
People’s Front
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
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