Mutiny at Kansas penitentiary coal mine erupts in clash
June 18 reports from Lansing Kansas describe 380 convicts mutinying in the state penitentiary coal mine. They seized hostages including Mine Superintendent Robert Murray, blocked surface communication, and faced five guards in a gun cage with gas guns as officials tried to regain control.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas Penitentiary
Lacey Simpson
Robert Murray
Nown
Albert J. Graham
Graham
O. A. Johnson
Johnson
Republicans To Hold Field Day At Martinsburg
Republicans from Winchester Frederick and adjoining Virginia counties invited to Rosemont Park Martinsburg W Va for West Virginia Day event starting with a 9 30 am street band concert and 10 30 am park concert speeches begin at 2 pm with Henry Fletcher and Senator L J Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Winchester
Frederick
Virginia
Rosemont Park
W. Va
Tri-County
Republican Committee
Eastern Panhandle
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
H. B. McCormac
H. Russell Potts
J. William Kastle
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Potts
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
McCormac
Fletcher
Dickinson
Martinsburg Quarry Transfer Sparks Labor Tension
About 40 workers from Southern Frederick and Northern Shenandoah counties were sent to Martinsburg to work at the Standard Stone and Lime quarry near Capon Roads, with eight West Virginia troopers escorting the group to the state line. Officials kept silent on plant closure rumors as union picketing continues and questions remain about whether Capon Roads will close after the Martinsburg labor dispute is settled.
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Flanagan
Capon Roads
Martinsburg
Frederick
Shenandoah
Standard Stone and Lime Company
Strasburg
West Virginia Line
Fron
West Virginia
Winchester
Company 1
Jist
Standard, Stone’ and’ Lime Company
W. J. Flanagan
Washington Building and Lime Company
Standard Stone and Lime
Gibbs Named Secretary of Shenandoah Valley Inc
Wayt W. Gibbs Sr., president of the Clifton Forge Waynesboro Telephone Co., was elected secretary of Shenandoah Valley Inc at a Stonewall Jackson Hotel Staunton meeting. He succeeds F. P. Loth who retired ill. H. W. Knight of Harrisonburg was appointed Field Secretary to begin duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayt W. Gibbs, Sr
Clifton Forge
Waynesboro Telephone Company
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Staunton
Gibbs
F. P. Loth
Shenandoah Valley
Senate Debates Social Security Bill on Capitol Hill
AP reports tense Senate session debating the social security bill while House considers AAA amendments and yesterday's vote on a $501 million tax extension. Also notes a June 20 event in Jordan's Springs with Laddie Haines and His Virginians.
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The
Associated Press
Senate
Ocean Mail Committee
Saturnalia
House
Jordan’s Springs
Laddie Haines
Virginians
Calles Flees to Exile Under Guarded Flight
Mexico City June 18 Gen Plutarco Elias Calles left for voluntary exile aboard a chartered plane bound for El Timbor Sinaloa after a large crowd gathered at the airport to see him off. His departure signals a pause in his political influence while leaving open the possibility of a return aided by influential friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
Iron Man
México
el Timbor
Sinaloa
Let Contract For Library Extension
Washington June 18 contract for building the annex to the Congressional Library was awarded to the Engineering Company Inc Baltimore on a low bid of 6 269 400 submitted to Capitol architect David Lynn. The marble structure will be erected in rear of the present library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Library
Cooeneted Engineering Company, Inc
Baltimore
Capitol
David Lynn
They Want Him Alive For $85,000 Weyerhaeuser Ransom
The fugitive William Mahan, linked to the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, is believed to still hold $85,000 of the ransom. G men nationwide are ordered to bring him in alive, or Weyerhaeuser’s large sum could be lost if he dies in a confrontation. $115,000 of the ransom has been recovered with Harmon Waley and his wife’s arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhaeuser
William Mahan
United States
Washington
Mahan
Harmon Waley
Postmasters To Meet Next In Lynchburg
The Virginia Branch of the National League of District Postmasters wraps a two day meet with officer reelects and delegates named for the Atlanta convention. Lynchburg selected as next meeting place for early June 1936 with E S Moore and W Barrett reelected to top posts. Executive committee includes L R Christian George W Mitchell Lillian Russell Lula Friffis Elizabeth White. Delegates to Atlanta October 15 to 21 are A M Goode Henry Edith Payne C G Barnes Mildred Russell Emily B Chinn and W B Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
National League of District Postmasters
Atlanta
Lynchburg
L.R. Christian
Point Easter
George W. Mitchell
Gladys
Lillian Russell
Oatlands
Lula L. Friffis
Widewater
Elizabeth P. White
Sanston
A. M. Goode
Henry
Edith E. Payne
Falmouth
C. G. Barnes
Spring Grove
Mildred Russell
Emily B. Chinn
Hague
W. B. Owen
Jarratt
County 4 H Club Camp Set For Late June
About 35 boys and girls from county 4 H clubs will attend a four day camp at Camp White Rock on the Capon river from Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28. Miss Elizabeth Farrar and I Fred Stine will lead a staff of counsellors with varied duties to provide a practical training program for youths. A field day on Friday invites parents and friends to join a picnic lunch and view the camp activities.
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4-H
Camp White Rock
Capon River
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Elizabeth Farrar
Fred Stine
Wilbur O’byrne
Dorothy Brown
Walter Adams
Richard Largent
Hilda Cather
Mildred Judy
Blacksburg
Miss Farrar
Mr. Stine
Armel School House Pri Tonight Benefit for Mace Church
A Young People's League event at Armel School House tonight June 21 supports Mace donia Church. Admission 10 to 25 cents. Refreshments served.
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Armel School
Pri
Young Peoples’ League
Benefit of Macedonia Church
Little Boy Prayers Save Boy From Lightning Blaze
In Quincy Massachusetts on June 18 seven year old Paul Rouleau awoke to thunder and firecrackers. He prayed in his parents’ room and then returned to his bed only to find it struck by lightning. Deputy Fire Chief Peter Creedon said the bed was burned but the boy was spared.
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Quincy
Mass
Paul Rouleau
Paul
Peter Creedon
Rouleau
House heads toward vote on amendments in AAA farm measures
Lawmakers push to pass four bills this week centering on farm policy. Speaker Burns guided the session after a rapid 501 million tax bill, with six hours set for debate on the farm amendments. Critics warn the plan grants Secretary of Agriculture broad powers over producers and handlers, while safeguards protect processing taxes if the Supreme Court challenges the act.
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Washington
House
Wallace
Burns
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court
NRA
Jones
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
AAA
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Blairton To Play Saturday Blairton To Play Saturday
Blairton, W. Va., visits Winchester Park for a Saturday game against the Park nine. Blairton arrives on a nine game win streak and undefeated, a test for Winchester Park. Sunday features Martinsburg Blue Sox with a solid season record and a likely tough matchup for the Park. In the first game the locals won 2 0 aided by spectators.
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Winchester Park
Blairton
W. Va
Martinsburg Blue Sox
Blue Sox
Japanese Troops Leave Tientsin Area as Withdrawals Continue
TIENTSIN June 18. Veteran Japanese troops of the Tientsin garrison departed for Tangku today, reducing local forces to normal strength. Chinese troops also continued to withdraw in great numbers. Tokyo officers say forces remain heavily concentrated along the great wall as a precautionary measure.
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Tientsin
Tangku
Tokyo
Great Wall
Infant Burial Funeral Services Held for Carver Baby
Funeral services were conducted yesterday morning for a newborn infant born to Mr. and Mrs. German Carver just north of Middletown. The body was taken to Clary for burial. The Carvers have five other children. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Walker of Brookings Oak are guests of Mrs. Mary R. Buckner.
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German Carver
Middletown
Clary
Strasburg
Carver
A. E. Walker
Brookings, &. .Oak
Mary R. Buckner
Bedford Senator Hunter Miller Named to Governor’s Advisory Council
State Senator Hunter Miller of Bedford was named by Governor Peery to the governor’s advisory council on legislative matters. A long-time leader in the upper house, he serves on the committees on courts of justice and public education.
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Hunter Miller
Bedford
Peery
Salvage Plan Aids Needy In Winchester Welfare Drive
Miss Nan Keating and Miss Helen Shockey announced a salvage station plan to recondition discarded clothing and household goods for needy families on Welfare and FERA rolls. The project aims to reduce Welfare dole while boosting emergency work relief, with daily collections at fire stations and citywide reuse of items like shoes dresses coats and furniture.
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Board of Public Welfare
Nan Keating
Public Welfare
Winchester
Helen Shockey
FERA
Miss Keating
Miss Shockey
Welfare Department
Yard Party at Crums Chapel Promises Summer Gatherings
A Yard Party notice invites locals to Crums Chapel on Thursday June 20 for a community gathering. The item appears in a brief local column alongside an unrelated car sale notice. A 1935 black V-8 coupe offers substantial savings for quick sale through Bickers Motor Co with a new car guarantee.
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Bickers Motor CO
Crums Chapel
Square Dance at Kernstown Featuring Roy Bayliss
Roy Bayliss hosts a square dance in Kernstown on Thursday June 20 to benefit Mt Williams Ball Club. Public invited. Event code 6-17-1p-2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bayliss
Kernstown
Mt. Williams Ball Club
Nations Reach 100 to 35 Naval Ratio Agreement
Britain and Germany announce a final naval pact to maintain a 100 to 35 ratio across categories. Germany may transfer tonnage between categories, but overall fleets will stay within the agreed limits. Paris reports Britain will largely arbitrate the plan, while France and Italy resist Germany’s rearmament. Delegates meet in ninth session as details await wage seven.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Anzlo
England
Paris
Italy
France
World News At A Glance Highlights Conflicts And Exiles
Domestic Omaha report notes streetcar strike and martial law ongoing. Skyland delegates travel to a national State Park conference via the Passamaquoddy Trail. Richmond case sentences William F White to ten years for shooting his wife. Roanoke liquor trial awaits Judge Sout ruling on a Governor Pollard letter to Charles Carter Lee. London and Berlin settle a naval treaty. Mexico’s Calles flies into voluntary political exile.
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Omaha
Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
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