Diplomats weigh Mussolini move toward League split
Geneva reports diplomats fear Italy may quit the League of Nations to align with Germany under Mussolini. Observers warn such a shift could split Europe into two camps and revive the Germany Italy axis, amid Italy's Ethiopia issue and sanctions.
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Europe
John E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
Benito Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations
Adolf Hitler
Germany
League
Ialy
Kaiser Wilhelm
Franz Josef
France
Great Britain
Russia
Mussolini
Council
Ethiopia
Theot Tase Cedate
Hungary
Austria
Il Duce
Teutonic Nations
Popolo D'Italia
Duce
The Beggar’s Tale and a Housewife’s Realization
A columnist notes beggars gain from imagination as repeated visits reveal embellishments in stories. The housewife recalls prior episodes of depression and suspects persistent deception, suggesting the Annenias Clubs have trained better narrators, while acknowledging sympathy for the displaced yet wary of exploitation.
French to raise quota on fruits
Virginia apple growers and tobacco raisers gain from a Franco American trade treaty that lowers U S tariffs on French luxury goods including wines and raises U S tobacco exports and apple pear quotas by about 50 percent, though the impact will be small locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
United States
France
U. S
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
A. B. Clarke
Clarke
Harry F. Byrd
May Day Festival at Virginia Avenue School
Third and fifth grade pupils of Virginia Avenue School plan a May Day fete on Friday May 15 at 4 PM on school grounds. The event features a May queen coronation a pageant colonial dances including Virginia Reel Minuet May Pole Indian Dance races and wrestling. The queen’s identity remains secret until showtime with a Governor Whitely representative crowning the queen and Chief Powhatan tribe members presenting a dance and gift. Handley Band led by Prof McTlwee will perform a 15 minute program before the festival.
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Virginia Avenue
Marie Fries
Warren Eddy
Whitely
Powhatan
Handley Band
McTlwee
Robinson expresses willingness to plead guilty in Stoll kidnapping case
Tom Robinson Jr. is quoted by a Justice Department agent as willing to plead guilty to the $50,000 kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll if his Nashville attorney Monte Ross will agree. Arraignment was set for 2 p.m. in Louisville federal court, with his father confirming plans to travel to Louisville.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Department of Justice
Alice Speed Stoll
Monte Ross
Nashville
Thomas H. Robinson, Sr
Ross
Robinson, Jr
Federal District Court
Elwood Hamilton
Robinson
Braddock Street Church Weighs Sunday School Building Plan
Braddock Street Methodist Church leaders in a special meeting urged the church trustees to enlarge the Sunday School plant. Pastor Hubert Sydenstricker said two options exist one to enlarge by tearing two walls or add a second story. The first would serve about 750 at a cost around 10000 dollars. the second about 900 at 20000 to 25000 dollars. Construction could start within a month if approved.
Ohio Primary Voting Draws Sharp Capital Attention
In incomplete returns Ohio shows President Roosevelt leading the Democratic contest and Taft ahead in Republican races. Taft favored by state organization posts rising margins for delegates, with Taft slate leading in most district races and Borah trailing in delegate contests.
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Ohio
Leonard B. Shubert
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Henry Breckinridge
Taft
Buckeye
Senator Borah
Borah
West Virginia
President Roosevelt Accused by Ministers at Suffolk Meeting
At Benns Church in Nansemond County a district Methodist Conference heard Rev W H Dunkley accuse President Roosevelt of asking ministers for social program advice and discarding many replies. The temperance report urged a fight against liquor, gambling, racial prejudice, and atheistic communism. Delegates will elect lay representatives to the Virginia Annual Conference.
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Suffolk
Roosevelt
W. H. Dunkley
Newport News
Temperance and Social Service
Benns’ Church
Nansemond County
Newport News-Portsmouth
Virginia
Dreuth Threat, Bolts Playful Dreuth Threat
A playful incident at a tree draw involved Dreuth Threat and Bolts, with the duo engaging in lighthearted contests near a felled trunk. No injuries or formal actions were reported.
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Dreuth
Bolts
Rain Helps Crops After .65 Inch Lightning Strikes Spook Locals
Showers totaling .65 inches boosted May and yearly rainfall totals at Winchester Research Laboratory. Lightning caused a scare with fire on a walnut tree and a porch fire at 251 Shawnee Avenue, soon extinguished. Farmers hail the timely rain as a potential crop saver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Loudoun Street
G. C. Clifton
Shawnee Avenue
Four Die In San Francisco Night Club Fire
A blaze at the Shamrock Club in downtown San Francisco killed two men and two women. A hat check girl died, nine were injured, and three remained at Emergency Hospital. Victims listed include Jo Dickinson and Mrs. Elsie Marler among others. The torch dancer Betty Blossom sparked the fire.
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San Francisco
Shamrock Club
Geary Street
Jo Dickinson
Elsie Marler
Petaluma
Calif
Robert Pattison
Berkeley
John Mason
Betty Blossom
Hailstorm Hits Hayfield Area in Northern Virginia
A noon hailstorm swept northern Virginia near Hayfield causing swift damage fears to wheat and gardens along Hogue Creek. Residents reported five minutes of heavy hail with stones as large as marbles, leaving the ground white afterward and livestock potentially affected.
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Virginia
Hayfield
Hogue Creek
Poorest Married Man Play at Round Hill School
Advertisement notes a play titled Poor Married Man to be staged at Round Hill School on Wednesday May 13 at 8 p.m. by the 4-H Club. Also seeks homes for two young female dogs and two police bird dogs with contact numbers 41 J and 629 J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill School
Wanted stock in Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Advertisement from R. Thornton Bryarly offering to buy any amount of stock in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company. Includes address 137 N. Market Street and is dated 134:15-1p-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank. and Trust Company
R. Thornton Bryarly
N. Market Street
Cover Spray 10 Begins on May 18 for Virginia Orchards
Entomologist W. S. Hough from Winchester Research Laboratory warns that warm May weather has accelerated codling moth emergence across northern Virginia. The first cover spray should start promptly May 18 in all fruit-bearing orchards, with dry heat increasing egg hatch and worm entry. If warmth persists, Bordeaux mixture is favored with lead arsenate, else a cool spell may alter plans.
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W. 5S
Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia
Winchester dentists to close Saturdays 1 p.m. seasonally
The dentists of Winchester will close their offices at 1 00 p m on Saturday afternoons from May 16 through September 5. The notice appears in the Moling Cather advertisement about summer rugs curtains and bed spreads.
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Dentists of
Winchester
Moling & Cather
Forney Buys On Washington Street Business
Mrs. Raymond Forney buys a storefront on Washington Street from Forney's Beauty Shop. Guaranteed work and ample parking noted. Contact number 662 for details. 14-5. 5-13-1p-11.
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Raymond Forney
Forney’s
Washington ST
Passengers on Hindenburg Praise Air Admiral in America
On the return crossing to Germany the Hindenburg, aided by a favorable tail wind, maintains steady progress over the Atlantic. Passengers in a jovial mood note the popularity of Air Admiral Eckener and the airship's progress as fog and light winds challenge the flight from Lakehurst toward Frankfort.
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Hindenburg
America
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Frankort
Mackay Radio
Land's End
Eng
New York City
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Augusta teacher and sister hospitalized after car wreck
Miss Ina Wilson a school teacher and her sister Miss Elsie Wilson about 16, both of Augusta, West Virginia, were brought to Memorial Hospital at two this morning with severe facial lacerations and concussion. They were among four occupants in a roadster near Augusta at about one o'clock. The two men in the car escaped serious injuries. By afternoon both women were conscious and reported in favorable condition.
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Augusta
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Ina Wilson
Elsie Wilson
Bicycle Police Recover Suspected Stolen Bike
Bicycle officers report possessing a bicycle believed stolen that was found abandoned on a street. The owner can claim the bike by going to police headquarters and identifying it.
Mrs. Dorothy Nixdorf Improves After Major Operation
Dorothy Nixdorf daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E C Stuart who had a major operation yesterday at Memorial hospital is reported today as somewhat improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Nixdorf
E. C. Stuart
Memorial Hospital
Frank M. Stuart Dies After Stroke in Clarke County
Frank M. Stuart, 75, prominent Clarke county farmer and longtime resident near Boyce, died at 11 am from a stroke suffered about 4 am. Surviving: wife Gertrude Chapman Stuart (deceased), five sons Wilton J Emmett Stuart John Calvin Eugene Francis, one brother Dr EB Stuart. Funeral at 11 am Friday from Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post, Rev Ronald Rowland officiating. interment nearby.
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Frank M. Stuart
Clarke County
Boyce
Mrs. Stuart
John R
Catherine C. Stuart
Clarke
Stuart
Gertrude Chapman
Middleway
W. Va
Wilton
J. Emmett Stuart
White Post
John Calvin
Eugene Stuart
Washington, D. C
Francis Stuart
North Carolina
EB. C. Stuart
Winchester
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
Building Code 10 to be Studied by Winchester Committee
A Winchester special committee, including Fire, Finance, and Public Improvement leaders, will meet at 5 pm to study new building regulations. State Fire Marshal recently inspected city buildings finding 149 hazards last year. Rubbish in attics basements and defective wiring cited as key concerns. The meeting stems from months old council petition backed by Winchester Fire Department officials.
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Winchester
Council
Winchester Fire Department
Handley Grounds In Use Friday May 15 for Events
Softball players were told this afternoon by Ben Belchie that no practice games or any games may be played on Handley grounds Friday afternoon and evening May 15 because the grounds are in use.
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Ben Belchie
Handley Grounds
Passaic Quadruplets Fifth Day Holds Firm Life Grip
Passaic New Jersey May 13 The Kasper quadruplets enter their fifth day with a firmer grip on life. Mama Elsie Kasper battles a bronchial cold while Papa Kasper plans return to a $22 weekly railroad job. Doctor Jani reports encouragement from Dr Dafoe and notes funds and contract talks tied to motion pictures. Frances is heaviest at 3 pounds 9.5 ounces Felix lightest at 2 pounds 14.25 ounces. Mayor Turner praises the birth as a blessing and contemplates a possible trip to Germany aboard the Hindenburg with the babies.
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Passaic
N. J
Elsie Kasper
Frank
Ferdinand
Felix
Emily Kasper
Frank FP
Jani
Allan Dafoe
Benjamin F. Turner
Kaspers
Kasper
Germany
Frances
Morgenthau Testifies on Undistributed Profits Tax Plan
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate finance committee that about 283 of 600 corporations earning over a million dollars in 1934 would have paid less under the undistributed profits tax plan. Treasury experts said roughly the same number would pay more under the House bill. The committee's closed session sought details on those corporations and potential tax effects.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Byrd
Harrison
D-Miss
Het Corporation
World News at a Glance: Roosevelt and Taft Leading
Early Ohio primary returns show substantial leads for President Roosevelt in the Democratic contest and Robert A. Taft in the Republican race. Also reports from Louisville Louisville and San Francisco mention kidnapping plea, a deadly nightclub fire, and a major vice trial.
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Washington
Ohio
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
San Francisco
New York
Charles
Lucky” Luciano
Charleston
W. Va
Ernor Alf M. Landon
West Virginia
Lena M. M. Neely
Homer A. Holt
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Tom Robinson
Robinson, Sr
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HOPE
Braddock St. M. E. Church
Breckenridge
Showers Dispel
Cork
Loudoun
Shawnee Ave
Lois Beauty Shop
Dr. Eckener
Frank Stuart
Morgenthau So
World News
Tokyo
Japan
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