Zeppelin May Set a Record In Its Flight Maiden Trip
The Hindenburg reports position 1,070 miles from the English channel at 1 p m EST and 1,500 feet altitude, with precise coordinates. Sightings by steamer Champlain and Aurora describe progress as passengers enjoy a romantic, smooth voyage across the Atlantic bound for Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
New York
Hindenburg
Mackay Radio Company
English Channel
Hindenburgs
Radio Marine Corporation
Champlain
Sone la German
Hindenbure
Great Zeppelin
Land's End
Cape
England
Scilly Islands
English
The
Rhine
Isle of Wight
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Ernest Lehman
Eckener
Azores
Lakehurst
N. J
Communist Flag Raises at the Supreme Court Prank
A red hammer and sickle flag was found fluttering atop an 80 foot staff before dawn. Guards and police failed to lower it for an hour and a half until a fireman burned it with a gasoline torch. Harvard Lampoon copy and rumors of a Harvard origin sparked a manhunt.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Guard
Harvard University
Capitol Hill
the Lampoon
When Johnny or Jack Should Learn Gun Safety
MA Winchester argues boys with air rifles must learn discretion. He urges avoiding shooting at glass panes, gardeners, and songbirds. Two cardinal pairs were reduced to a pair and a half after a youngster shot a bird, hurting those who feed and enjoy birds daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Jack
Loudoun Democrats Back Roosevelt Peery Glass Byrd Smith
At a Loudoun county Democratic committee meeting on May 2 1936 resolutions approved the record of the national and Virginia administrations led by President Franklin D Roosevelt Governor George C Peery and Senators Carter Glass and Harry Flood Byrd as well as Congressman Howard W Smith from the Eighth District.
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Democratic Committee
Loudoun County
Roosevelt
George C. Peery
Glass
Byrd
Howard W. Smith
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Virginia
Carter Glass
Harry Flood Byrd
United States
Eighth Congressional District
Fatal Blast Near Batavia Hits Locomotive
A locomotive exploded about six miles south of Batavia New York on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Early reports indicated three believed killed.
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Batavia
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
For Sale 32 Ford V-8 Tudor in A-1 Condition
A 1936 Ford V-8 Tudor in excellent condition with new rubber is offered for sale cash. The ad notes the sale location at Court House and the sale date May 9 at 10 o clock. Contact Duvall & Dunn.
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Front Court House
Duvall & Dunn
Golden Glow Remember Mother Sale at Hamburger’s Shop
The Golden Glow Remember Mother event features a sale on ladies suits coats and dresses. Frederick Maryland and Chambersburg Pennsylvania stock is offered with new arrivals and reduced prices for Friday and Saturday. Phone line listed for orders and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Chambersburg
Hamburger’s
Popular Drugist Dies at His Work in Virginia Town
J. Robert Cooksey 40, manager of the People's Drug Store and World War veteran, died suddenly last evening while filling a prescription behind the counter. A native of Loudoun County, he had led a 15 year drug career in Leesburg Cumberland and Winchester after study at the Medical College of Virginia. Funeral Saturday with services in Leesburg and Loudoun Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Robert Cooksey
People’s Drug Store
Mr. Cooksey
Loudoun County
H. S. Pifer
Leesburg
Washington
Cumberland
Winchester
School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
United States
Cooksey
Camp Lee
318Th Infantry
France
Bernice Durr
Joan Wayne
Obed Cooksey
Richard
North Carolina
Lawrence
Mary
Ethel
Allie Cooksey
Brook Forsythe
Olive Branch Masonic Lodge
Lions Club
Robert Y. Conrad Post
No. 21
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Cecil Street
E. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Cemetery
Eer
Masonic Fraternity
For Sale Fifteen Shares National Fruit Preferred Stock
Auction notice offers 15 shares of National Fruit 7 percent preferred stock in blocks of 5, to be sold in front of Court House Lat. on May 9 at 12 o'clock. Coleman Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit
Court House
Coleman Dunn
Modern Glasses Offer Better Vision and Style
Hodgs on and Brown Optometrists of Winchester Virginia advertise fashionable glasses that improve appearance and sight. The shop claims broken lenses can be duplicated without re examination and promises saving money by duplicating the original lenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Winchester
Mother's Day Floral Selections at The Flower Shop
Mother's Day Sunday May 10. Freshly cut carnations roses peas snapdragons gardenias and other flowers. Potted plants also available. The Flower Shop offers a variety of bouquets and arrangements for the occasion.
Carnations for Mother's Day From Local Greenhouses
We will cut more than 3500 fresh carnations for Mother's Day from our own greenhouses. There should be no shortage. The notice also lists the Sarah Zane Fire Company regular monthly meeting for Friday evening May 8 at 8 o'clock with captain R. B. Brown requesting a large attendance.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Sarah Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
Rouss Fire Co. Notice Urges Members to Attend Meeting
The Charley Rouss Fire Company 8 calls a regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Presented by President M. D. Weaver.
Virginia Relief Costs Across Agencies Amid Deficiency Bill
Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins testified on relief in Virginia totaling $75 million to $100 million for a deficiency bill. He reported Virginia allocations through March 31 at $57,370,734 across PWA CCC and other agencies, supporting 59,075 jobs.
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Washington
Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
House
Virginia
Clifton A. Woodrum
Roanoke
PWA
CCC
Federal Surplus Commodity Relief Corporation
National Youth Administration
Works Progress Administration
WPA
WinChester Kiwanis to Host Inter Club Meet
Winchester Kiwanis to sponsor an inter club meeting on Thursday May 13 attended by members from Winchester Hagerstown Frederick and Cumberland Md J C Oakes explains plans Ed Hill an international trustee of Washington and other members of the Washington club will take part G Pred Yeakley is welcomed as a new member Arch M Jarman former Winchester Kiwanis president speaks on the Handley Martinsburg football series and banquet bonds between two cities
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Winchester Kiwanians
Winchester
Hagerstown
Frederick
Cumberland
J. C. Oakes
Ed Hill
International
Washington
Washington Club
G. Pred Yeakley
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley
Arch M. Jarman
Charlottesville
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Jarman
Handley High School
Martinsburg High School
French and Italians In Sharp Rift
A report from Washington states Eleanor Meade a New York journalist located after being unaccounted for among Americans in Addis Ababa. In Djibouti unconfirmed reports claim a dispute between Italy and the French railway company over troop transport. Rome foresees a decree of total annexation of Ethiopia for presentation to the League of Nations council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cornelius van H. Engert
Ethiopia
State Department
Eleanor Meade
New York
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Italy
Rome
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Grand Fascist Council
Haile Selassie
Roosevelt Seeks Criminal Law Reform for Modern Justice
President Roosevelt urged reform of criminal law in a message to the American Law Institute, calling it essential to a modern administration of justice. Chief Justice Hughes also urged adding federal judges to speed litigation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Law Institute
Institute
Hughes
Selassies Crown Brought to London Bank in Secret Move
The gold crown of Emperor Haile Selassie lies hidden in a London bank vault along with imperial insignia. It was secretly moved to London as Italian forces threatened Addis Ababa. The crown is brimless and topped by a large cross.
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London
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Garland Quarles Visits University Ahead of Handley Schools
Garland Quarles superintendent of Handley Schools attended a University of Virginia event with Mr. Gherke and Mr. Jarman also present. An additional guest was F Grone White of the Frederick Kiwanis club in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Quarles
Handley Schools
Gherke
University of Virginia
Mr. Jarman
F. Grone White
Frederick, Md
Kiwanis Club
Former Richmond teacher argues kept job by claiming child’s intellect
In Richmond, a former public school teacher fought losing a job after childbirth by claiming her eight month old child was mentally one year old. J. H. Binford cited a rule requiring teachers to retire four months before birth and wait a year before re election. The board’s stance remains that waivers are not allowed.
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Richmond
Richmond Public Schools
J. H. Binford
Trial Stopped By Death In Wise Court
Robert Teague died in Norton hospital just as his trial for the December 24 1935 killing of Cain Wyatt in Dorchester was to begin. Commonwealth Attorney Fred Geerar was interrupted by a hospital call as the March term docket closed.
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Wise
Robert Teague
Cain Wyatt
Fred Geerar
Norton
Teague
Wyatt
Dorchester
Canton Women Defy Dress Rules In Extraordinary Garb
In Hong Kong on May 7, about one hundred young women including university students were rounded up by police for wearing bare arms under a provincial law. Officials stamped garments with extraordinary dress to permit elbow-length sleeves, while Canton Women's Association urged a modification to allow sleeve removal.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Canton Women’s Association
Campbell Put Under Arrest No Shot Fired
Federal agents captured Harry Campbell last of the Barker Karpis gang in Toledo without firing a shot. He faced kidnapping charges in the Edward Bremer case and was flown to St Paul. Hoover said the arrest included a wife and a surgeon connected to face lifting and fingerprints.
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ST. Paul
Karpis-Barker
Harry Campbell
Toledo
Campbell
Edward G. Bremer
Alvin Karpis
Creepy
New Orleans
Cleveland
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sam Coker
O. Hoover
Minn
Edward Bremer
Hoover
Bowling Green
Ohio
Sheer Hoewen
Thal. Eben
Kane
Barker-Karpis
Karpis
Lake Erie
Robert Miller
New York
Coker
Oklahoma
Washington
G-Men
Hoovers
John Brock
Tulsa
Okla
Garrettsville
Amy Mollison Sets A Record in Capetown Flight
CAPETOWN May 7 Mrs Amy Johnson Mollison landed here at 2 31 p m to set a record for the England flight She left Gravesend Monday and was on the air three days six hours twenty six minutes beating last record of three days seventeen hours thirty eight minutes set by Flight Lieutenant Tommy Rose in February Usable gifts for Mother’s Day Moling & Cather
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Amy Johnson Mollison
England
Gravesend
Eng
Tommy Rose
Auto Located in Baltimore Garage T: Car tied to 1935 Workingman's Store robbery. thief sought nationwide. police seek owner Jamison’s auto with mutilated plate
The automobile used to haul loot from the Workingman's Store robbery of November 30, 1935, has been found in a Baltimore garage. The car owned by O. L. Jamison was recovered after a continent-spanning search. A youth named Johnson, about 25, 5 feet 6 inches, borrowed $15 for new licenses, then vanished. Maryland authorities are asked to hold the vehicle. The heist involved breaking a door and stealing merchandise. the garage discovery is the only clue so far.
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Workingman’s
Baltimore
C. W. Hollis
O. L. Jamison
Pacific Coast
George G. Henry
Johnson
Maryland
Hollis
Jamison
Members to attend church service May 10 at Berryville
The secretary announces a Sunday evening gathering at the Church of the Brethren Berryville Ave with a special sermon by Rev. C. J. Rohart. Meet at company Hall at 7 30 p m promptly and attend in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Berryville
Ave
C. J. Rohart
Company Hall
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold a meeting Thursday evening May 7 at eight o'clock. All members are requested to be present for important business. Richard Boxwell, Captain.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Richard Boxwell
Household and Porch Furniture Sale Notice
Household and porch furniture to be sold at auction Saturday May 9 at 1 p m. County Court House Dunn and Duvall are the auctioneers and will conduct the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Wanted Chestnut Oak Bark Contract Offered
Advertisement by A. C. Slonaker & Son seeks chestnut oak bark with contract available. Contact details not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Slonaker & Son
World News Summary Fragment Signals 1938 Global Events
A fragmented world brief lists items from Washington and London including relief plans, a dirigible over the Atlantic, and Haile Selassie’s hidden gold crown. It mentions figures in Boston and Cleveland tied to crime and political events, indicating scattered 1930s international news items.
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Graf — Eckener
Supreme Court
Loudoun Democratic Committee
Page & Rege
Hopkins
Kiwanians
Bulletin
Bandit
Federal
Outlaw
Amy Mollison
Moling & Cather
Pietro Badoglio
Jamieson
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Senate Finance Committee
Noel Sargent
Sargent
Manufacturers’ Association
Finance Committee
Harrison
Emory
General
Associa
Association
Victor H. Stempf
Can Institute of Account
Accountants Institute
South End Hose CO
Ata
United States Oace Pour
Harry Spa Bell
Pope
Francé
Enec
Via
Boston
Harry
Asher
Meix
Proulx
Denburg
Woestic
America
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