Sign painter held after Hopewell murder suicide pact
Wilfred Thompson, 23, a sign painter, confessed to killing Edith Atwater, 25, in a Hopewell hotel room in a plan to die together. He said his gun jammed, he lost his nerve, and he returned to the hotel to be with her before being taken into custody without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
George G. Anderson
Wilfred Thompson
Edith Atwater
Thompson
Hopewell Hotel
Anderson
du Pont
Ampthill
Bond
Jock
Rage
The Long Gray Trail of Route 11 through Shenandoah Valley
The evolution of U S Route 11 in the Shenandoah Valley traces many names including The Indian Road The Great Road The Great Wagon Road The Pennsylvania Road The Valley Road The Valley Turnpike The Lee Jackson Highway and The Lee Highway. Authorities call it one of Americas most historic roads.
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Shenandoah Valley
America
New Market
Candidates for Council Named in WNI May Meeting
At a mass meeting in Vai the slate for mayor sergeant and seven council members was nominated for the June 9 election. Many incumbents declined reelection and some nominees were absent. Nominees include mayor Herbert S Jones and Edgar McCartney sergeant Trone W Sperry and E V Ogden council members J R Watson Jr Tracy A Lineburg Theodore R Willey W B Little Mrs W B Little John A Painter Mrs John A Painter W J Colfelt and Charles A Rhodes. Delinquent tax action discussed as town seeks back taxes 1933 1935 with attorney to press collection.
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WNI
Vai
Herbert 5. Jones
Edgar McCartney
Trone W. Sperry
E. V. Odgen
J. R. Watson, Jr
Tracy. A. Lineburg
Theodore R. Willey
W. B. Little
John A. Painter
W. J. Colfelt
Charles A. Rhodes
Herbert S. Jones
C. B E. Wright
Lawyer U
Winchester
Middletown
AFL Chief Backs Roosevelt Reelection At Labor Convention
William Green head of the AFL declared support for Roosevelt’s reelection addressing the National Women’s Trade Union League. He denounced NRA wage and hour rollbacks, praised the social security program, and warned against changing leadership during the nation’s social advance. Green’s stance follows labor mobilizations including the UMW vote for Roosevelt and Beery Lewis Hillman organizing pro Roosevelt movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Women's Trade Union League
Destiny
Roosevelt
Green
Supreme Court
New Deal
NRA
America
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
George L. Beery
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Fire Destroys Cellar Blaze at Martinsburg Pike Home
Smoke caused minor damage in a Martinsburg pike residence owned by Mrs. Will Parlett and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John DeHaven. About 8 am Winchester firefighters used a booster truck to extinguish a fire that started among cardboard boxes in the cellar.
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Will Parlett
John DeHaven
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Sepbingsp Shoe Repair and Cleaning Parlor Relocates
Notice that Sepbingsp Shoe Repair and Cleaning Parlor moves to 17 East Piccadilly Street in LAZAZZERA with D. Sepbingsp as proprietor Ip-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piccadilly St
Lazazzera, Prop
Golden Glow Remember Mother Candy Package For Sale
For sale a Valley Avenue property description offers a 7 room house on a large lot with details on page 10. The ad also promotes a package of Page Shaw's Candy and provides a contact phone 1148.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page & Shaw
Valley Avenue
School Bus Crash Kills 10-Year-Old in Moore County
In Carthage North Carolina a Moore County school bus wreck on the High Falls Carthage road killed Earl Callaway 10 and injured 17 others. The bus driver Roy Callaway 16 was substituting for his brother. A witness said the driver attempted to light a cigarette while driving downhill and the vehicle sideswiped a tree.
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Carthage
N. C
Earl Callaway
Moore County
High Falls
C. J. McDonald
Roy Callaway
Robert
Crabtree
Handley Seniors to Be Feted at Luncheon
Handley high school seniors will be honored at a luncheon hosted by the Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs on Tuesday June 2. The annual event includes a float committee report and a note from Miss Margaret Hansbrough praising the Trail of the Pink Petals float. Fred Ritter was introduced as a new Shenandoah Motor Company member.
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Handley High School
The
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
George Washington Hotel
Margaret Hansbrough
Fred Ritter
Shenandoah Motor Company
Board of Director
P. G. Ireland
Providence
Freight Hearing Ordered for McClintock Certificate
Richmond May 5 The State Corporation Commission ordered a hearing tomorrow on Vernon S McClintock’s application for a certificate to operate motor freight service between Richmond and Winchester via Fredericksburg Culpeper and Warrenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Vernon S&. McClintock
Winchester
Fredericksburg
Culpeper
Warrenton
Merchants of Nation Propose Simpler Tax Plan
Business leaders press for a national tax reform to simplify the system and reduce floor stock levies. Advocates argue the change would ease compliance and spur commerce nationwide.
Refund Demand On Floor Stock Tax Could Reach 42000000
Treasury experts estimate refunds of processing taxes on floor stocks under the House drafted bill would total 42 million dollars. Harold R. Young of the National Retail Dry Goods Association urged Congress to replace complex refunds with a simple reimbursement of floor tax paid when processing taxes went into effect. Senate hearings were pressed to finish this week as opponents call the measure regulatory and protest windfall taxes.
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Treasury
Bill
House
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Harold R. Young
Association
Senate Finance Committee
Maes Holly Uitable
Peetes of Resiete
Young
Harrison
Hastings
Administration
R-Del
Delaware Republican
Cotton Textile Institute
Randolph vows suit if ballot inclusion denied
Hugh Esli Randolph says he will sue if his name is not placed on presidential ballots. He resides in an Arbuckle Mountain cabin and spends weekdays reading papers and Saturdays campaigning in Davis Oklahoma. The state election board rejected his ballot request noting ballots carry electors not candidates. No party backs his bid and he plans legal action against Nebraska and Washington officials.
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Davis
Okla
Hugh Esli Randolph
Oklahoma
Randolph
Nebraska
Washington State
Retirement ends 20 year bench of Judge G H Howard
Superior Judge G H Howard, after twenty years on the bench, says Americans will always seek hard liquor to get drunk quickly. He announced his retirement before delivering a harsh charge to the incoming grand jury, lambasting drinking and gambling with little hope for abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
G.H. Howard
Italy Declares Ethiopia Not a League Member
Rome May 5 Italy asserts Ethiopia is no longer a League of Nations member and that military occupation marks political possession. Italian sources say no direct talks with Ethiopia will occur and peace will be achieved in Ethiopia, not at Geneva, with rights of other powers acknowledged.
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Rome
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Addis Ababa
The
League
Geneva
Italy
Liquor Store Sales Dip in Virginia March
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board reports March income at 1,003,340 dollars, down 5.9 percent from 1,065,840 dollars in March of the previous year. It marks the first time March sales fell below the year-earlier level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Heart Attack Fatal To Reno In Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno 71 of Des Moines president of the National Farmers Holiday Association died of a heart attack at a hotel in Excelsior Springs Missouri where he had been convalescing from influenza.
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Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno
Des Moines
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
The Style Shop Spring Coat and Dress Sale
Beginning Wednesday at 9 o clock we close out Spring coats swagger suits and short suits priced at 5.95. Hats once 1.98 now 50.85 silk dresses colors sizes 14 to 52 up to 3.98 sale 1.00. New dresses in pastel shades white all sizes on sale 2.49. All our Better Dresses in all colors and sizes 3.49.
Nine Die As Verona House Collapse Buries The Ruins
A three story house built on ancient Roman theatre ruins collapsed in Verona on May 5 killing nine or more people. Four children are among the dead and rescuers search for additional victims as recent rains undermined the structure.
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Verona
Italy
Handley Harriers Eye Virginia State Track Meet
Coach Snag Sargent trains the Handley Harriers at the University of Virginia for the Virginia State Track Meet on May 8 and 9. Despite a green lineup, the team has two wins and a tie, with a chance for a strong showing. On May 16 the Cumberland Valley Athletic League track meet features Waynesboro, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snag” Sargent
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Handley Harriers
Sargent
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Martinsburg
W. Va
For Sale Ford V-8 Tudor at Duvall Dunn
For sale a 1936 Ford V-8 Tudor in A-1 condition with new rubber. Sale at 10 o clock on May 9 1936. Cash only. Auction held by Duvall and Dunn likely at their location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duvall & Dunn
Official Mobilization Proclaims Hear Musso Proclamation
Official mobilization notices urge public proclamation and attendance. Musso listed as central figure in mobilization drive with local authorities calling for orderly observance and participation at forthcoming events.
State Department Informed Of Rome Interests Protection
Officials in Washington report that authorities in Rome are coordinating to safeguard fallen country interests. The foreign-led effort aims to ensure continued protection of assets and personnel amid instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Rome
War Ends as Addis Ababa Falls to Italian Troops
May 5 reports from Washington Rome and London announce the fall of Addis Ababa to Italian forces commanded by Marshal Badoglio. Mussolini proclaims the war over and the public mobilization ends. British observer Ginery Barton notes large Italian troop movements into the city and efforts to restore order after Haile Selassie’s departure. The U S legation in Addis Ababa evacuated safely amid escalating street unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Addis Ababa
Mussolini
Rome
Ethiopia
Italy
Addie Ababa
Pietro Badoglio
Tr Duce
Piazio Venezia
Piazzo
London
Girney Barton
Desige
Haile Selassie
Sir Sidney
United States
President Roosevelt backed for re election by AFL chief
The A F L President William Green declares support for Roosevelt’s re election. In Hopewell Virginia Wilfred Thompson 23 is charged with murder. Emperor Haile Selassie flees Ethiopia and may seek exile in Switzerland. Paris fears French franc devaluation. Verona reports building collapse kills nine. Rome notes sirens as Addis Ababa falls and Italy advances into the city. Britain expresses humiliation over the turn of events.
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Washington
William Green
A. F. of L
Roosevelt
Hopewell
Wilfred Thompson
Edith 8. Atwater
Alexandria
Egypt
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Vevey
Switzerland
Paris
Verona
Italy
Rome
Addis Ababa
Great Britain
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Eula Mae McConnell
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Mr. Roosevelt
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Beery-Lewis
Annie Ruth Wallace
Juanita Maness
Mary Ruth Brown
Louise Callaway
Lee Ross Sullivan
Mary Louise Edmonds
Bertha Lee Speers
Leonard Fields
Handley
National
Dry Goods Association Is
A. R. Stadin
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Stadin
Loma Linda
Cal
Central Press
Cornelius van H. Engert
Addis
Ababa
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
U. of Va
Musso
Lini
Bulletin
War Ministry
World News
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