Nicaragua Quits League as Central American States Consider Pan American League
In Geneva the League council handed a revision of the covenant to the assembly while nations like Nicaragua Guatemala Paraguay Costa Rica and Brazil announce withdrawal. Emperor Haile Selassie observed sanctions lift as Italy faced reform proposals and continued Italo Ethiopian debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Assembly
Council
League of Nations
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Paraguay
Costa Rica
Brazil
Honduras
Pan- American League of Nations
Selassie Watches
League
Haile Selassie
Italy
East Africa
Chile
Manuel Rivascana
United States
Germany
Japan
Nicholas Titulescu
Russia
Uruguay
Haiti
Poland
Great Britain
France
Bozel to Transfer to Hanover County Post Beginning July 1
G P Bozel, longtime highway resident engineer of Frederick county, will move to Hanover county and be stationed at Ashland north of Richmond starting July 1. W C Poston will take over Bozel’s Winchester assignment from Covington Alleghany county. Bozel notes statewide engineer transfers occur every four years, with 14 or 15 transfers this year. Mrs Bozel and two children will join around August 1. Frances and Janet will attend Girl Scout camp at Camp White Rock in early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Bozel
Frederick County
Hanover County
Ashland
Richmond
Winchester
Bozel
W. C. Poston
Covington
Alleghany
State Highway Department
Edgewood seeks homes for police puppy and Maltese kitten
Wanted to find owners of good homes for a fine female police puppy and a pet female Maltese kitten. Contact phone numbers 41-J or 629-1. Location noted on Front Royal Road about 3 miles out. June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Road
Edgewood
Early Apples Wanted at Winchester Cold Storage Packing
A compact rural notice requests early apples for packing at the west end facility in Winchester. The ad mentions cold storage and sanitary handling in a cool air conditioned area as part of the operation. It notes the White Palace venue with an address fragment but centers on collecting apples for storage and packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Winchester
White Palace
Brawl Ends in Slaying of WVU Grid Star
Charleston dispatch reports Leo Nizer 23 a WVU sophomore star killed in a beer garden brawl. Five others injured including Opal Clark. Okey Deboard faces murder charge as police seek motive. Fizer hailed as a triple threat backfield recruit for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Leo Nizer
West Virginia University
Garden
W. A. Tully
Okey Deboard
Opal Clark
Tully
Deboard
Frank Marple
Harry Hill
Clayton Henson
Charles Erwin
Miss Clark
Herman Afrtrit
Gayle Powell
Fizer
St. Albans
Mountaineer
Trusty Tallman
Huntington
Heawvil
Miss Bertha Boehm Dies After Hospital Stay
Miss Bertha Boehm aged 46, daughter of the late Davis Jackson Letcher Boehm and Lillie Bush Boehm, died at Memorial Hospital at 5:15 PM after a recent operation and pleurisy. Her parents died years ago, and she lived with aunts Misses Alice R. and Carrie J Boehm after his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Boehm
Davis Jackson Letcher Boehm
Lillie Bush Boehm
Memorial Hospital
Miss Boehm
W.B. Baker & Sons Milling Company
Aller
B. Gray
Charley Rouss Captures 200 Prize In Md. Fire Parade
Charley Rouss Company won the $200 top prize at the Maryland State Firemen’s Association parade in Hagerstown Md. The 160 strong unit led by Captain Marvin D Weaver impressed with red and blue uniforms and a striking display. McIllwee’s Municipal Band led the line and drew applause for its playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Hagerstown
Marvin D. Weaver
Mcllwee
Weaver
Maryland
Charley Rouss
Gone
Illness Fatal to Mrs Widmyer in Martinsburg
Mrs Viola Estelle Widmyer widow of Ward G Widmyer died at 12 35 this morning at the home of her brother in law and sister Lonnie and Mrs Cline 128 East Cork street where she had lived since her husband’s death seven years ago She was 51 and had been bedridden three weeks She leaves son Jack Widmyer daughter Mrs Joseph O Leary her parents four sisters Nancy Shiner Mrs Lonnie Cline Georgeanna and Kathleen Shiner and brother Willard A Shiner One granddaughter Josephine O Leary The funeral will be held at the Clines home Monday at 1 pm conducted by Rev S L Flickinger with interment in Rosedale Cemetery Pallbearers are Fred Pugitt Frank Grim Perry Locke Fred Cochran Harmon Shanholtz and Robert O Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Estelle Widmyer
Ward G. Widmyer
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lonnie Cline
East
Cork Street
Widmyer
Stewart A
Ann Matilda Newcome Shiner
Centenary Reformed Church
Jack Widmyer
Joseph O'Leary
Nancy Shiner
Georgeanna
Kathleen Shiner
City
Willard A. Shiner
Landover
Josephine O’leary
Henry on Water Issue Raises Public Concern
Mr Henry addresses the water issue in a Star 4th page feature, urging readers to consider the matter seriously. The piece highlights community impact and calls for informed action by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Henry
Dividend Notice from Commercial & Savings Bank
The directors declare a dividend of two percent payable to stockholders on July 1, 1936. Checks will be mailed. Commercial & Savings Bank, by John I Sloat, Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial & Savings Bank
John I Sloat
Locke Delivers Vigorous Assault On The New Deal
The Rev. John F. Locke, president of the Young Republican Clubs of Virginia, spoke at the state convention in Woodstock urging conservatives to oppose the New Deal. He warned against waste and called for retreat from New Deal policies while citing historical figures. Norfolk’s Walter E. Hoffman predicted Will’s election, and North Carolina Young Republicans leader J Bennett Riddle framed Democrats as Bolsheviks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
John F. Locke
Young Republican Clubs of
Virginia
Locke
Jefferson
Lincoln
Wilson
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk
J. Everett Will
Congress
C. L. Hough
Roanoke
J. Bennett Riddle
Young Republican Clubs
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Riddle
Roosevelt plans renomination speech and drought talks
President Roosevelt prepares his Philadelphia acceptance speech while meeting Secretary Wallace and Chester Davis to discuss the Midwest drought. In Virginia, Judge Julien Gunn clears the way for showing Louis Schmeling fight films. In Hoylake Alf Padgham wins the Open with 287 as Henry Cotton falters finishing 289.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Wallace
Chester Davis
AAA
Federal Reserve Board
Richmond
Julien Gunn
City Circuit Court
Louis Schmeling
Victor Fitzgerald Named President Of Telephone Pioneers Chapter
Victor B. Fitzgerald of Richmond was elected president of Old Dominion Chapter No. 13, Telephone Pioneers of America, during the one day session at Old Point, Virginia, as Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia plant manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Victor B. Fitzgerald
Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
Old Dominion
Telephone Pioneers of America
Old Point
Democratic nomination rallies sweep Virginia tonight
Nomination rallies will be held across Virginia tonight as the national Democratic organization reports the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
National Democratic Organization
Monarchist Rally in Belgrade Amid Gunfire
An obscure monarchist movement gains headway in Belgrade as several hundred farmers gather while pistol shots ring out today. Authorities report unrest and potential clashes as the crowd presses for changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Resettlement Admin Approves 950 Acres at Appomattox
The Resettlement Administration said it approved options to about 950 acres at Appomattox Courthouse Virginia, including the historic surrender ground, for possible development as a national historic monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Resettlement Administration
Appomattox Courthouse
Eight Convicts Face Murder Indictments in Penitentiary Escape Attempt
Richmond Virginia June 27 Special grand jury will hear Commonwealth Attorney T Gray Haddon request first degree murder indictments against eight convicts who attempted to escape from the State Penitentiary on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Commonwealth
T. Gray Haddon
State Penitentiary
City
British Troops Kill Arab in Azran Palestine
British forces fire on a suspicious group at Azran in northern Palestine, killing one Arab and wounding another after the group did not halt when challenged. The incident occurred June 27 and was reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Azran
Palestine
Baldridge Back to Capitol as Warner Theaters Shuffle
Warner Brothers theaters in Hagerstown reorganize personnel. George N. Payette Jr. becomes city manager over all three houses. Thomas Baldridge moves to Winchester to run the Capitol, after fourteen months directing Hagerstown's two houses. Joe Cominsky fills Baldridge’s Hagerstown post. Stanley Barr moves to Winchester. Baldridge had prior civic work with the Little Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Brothers
Hagerstown
Guy Wonders
Maryland
Wonders
George N. Payette, Jr
Thomas Baldridge
Academy
Colonial
Winchester
Capitol
Baldridge
Stanley Barr
Norfolk
Payette
Hazerstown
Little Theatre
Barbers Urged to Cut Radio Noise with Filters
E A Crowl chairman of the radio interference commission told barbers to buy filter units for electric razors to stop radio reception interference. He noted many owners ignored a prior public appeal and warrants were issued under a council ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Crowl
Radio Interference Commission
Common Council
Cather, Campbell Named Princesses in Winchester Court
Miss Margaret Virginia Cather named Miss Winchester and Miss Elizabeth Campbell named Miss Frederick County in the Clarke County Centennial celebration court. Mayor C R Anderson chose Cather and Board of Supervisors chair C I Brumback selected Campbell. Cather, a Hollins College freshman, is a Handley High School 1935 graduate and descendant of Frederick County’s Cather family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Virginia Cather
Miss Cather
Clake County
C. I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Cather
Hollins College
Handley High School
Priscilla Bridges
Mrs. Eliza Muse Kline Dies in Frederick County
Mrs. Eliza Muse Kline 77 wife of Hugh B. Kline died at her home near Middletown at 5 30 yesterday after prolonged illness. Born near Gore Frederick County on May 8 1859 she spent her life in the county. Her uncle R Bruce Muse served as a Confederate Army captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Muse Kline
Hugh B. Kline
Kline
Middletown
Muse
A. Wade Muse
Virginia Dinges Muse
Gore
Frederick County
R. Bruce Muse
Roosevelt Garner Reunion Nominated As Democratic Ticket
At Convention Hall Philadelphia on June 27 the Democratic National Convention nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and Harry S. Garner for vice president in a historic fast sequence. Judge John F. Carew for Tammany spoke for a group “never betrays or deserts.” The vote was overwhelmingly in favor with cheers and a final acclamation after a day of strong party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carew
Tammany Hall
Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Garner
Franklin Field
United Mine Workers
John F. Carew
New York
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
James Byrnes
South Carolina
Joe T. Robinson
Democratic National Convention Concludes with Garner Nomination
In Philadelphia on June 27 the Democratic National Convention votes on Vice Presidential nomination after speeches. Governor Allred of Texas seconds Garner, then Garner accepts. At 10 p.m. President Roosevelt delivers acceptance as Lily Pons and the Philadelphia Orchestra entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Allred
Texas
Garner
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Govenor Allred
Open Air Assembly
Lily Pons
Philadelphia Orchestra
Garner Adenke
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New Covenant
Emperor Haile Selassie
Hanover Co
Ral
J. Ashby Sprint
Lucille Ackerman
Frankfort
Miss Ackerman
Jesse Roberts, Jr
Central Press
Grid Star
Hagers
McIlwee
Miss Shiner
Clarke County
Centennial
Young Republicans
Bulletins
Padgham
Appomattox Park
The
Evening Star
John Nance Garner
Popular Theatrical
Barbers
Campbell
HB. Kline
Cactus Jack
Allred
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