War Rumblings On Increase In All of Europe
London announces plans to double Britain's air force to 1,500 planes by 1937 while labor in Parliament opposes the cost. Attlee calls for halting the armaments race as Hitler seeks a new round of peace discussions, amid mixed European reactions and Italy and France weighing the speech.
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Europe
London
Ger Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Rome
Britain
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Great Britain
Lord Londonderry
Air
House of Lords
Germany
Labor Party
House of Commons
Air Ministry
Stashley Baldwin
Council
France
Commons
Baldwin
Hitler
Clement Richard Attlee
Laborites
Attlee
Londonderry
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Vienna
Geneva
Nicolai Titulescu
Romania
Moscow
Congress
Nowise
United States
England
Bymbassador Page
Coughlin Urges Doom of Capital System at Madison Square Garden
Crowd overflows Madison Square Garden as Father Charles E. Coughlin denounces capitalism and the bankers, condemns the bonus veto, and rails against the press and political leaders in a speech for social justice. He singles out bankers, the press, and Roosevelt’s class legislation amid protests and cheers.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Charles E. Coughlin
Royal Oak
Mich
National Union For Social Justice
Father Coughlins
Coughlin
Roosevelt
Coughlin Rally Ends With Calls to Restore America
The crowd rose as Father Coughlin urged a pledge to fight to return America to Americans. After leaving the platform, he spoke from outside while representatives Connery Sweeney Truax Van Zandt listened. Police kept a heavy ring around the garden. 1,160 officers stood on duty. Twenty seven people were arrested for distributing communistic literature among the crowd.
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Coughlin
America
Representative Connery
Massachusetts
Sweeney
Truax
Ohio
James van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
van Zandt
House
Nineveh High School Students Tour Historic Cities
A Greene county Pennsylvania school group from Nineveh High School led by Principal A J Pettit visits cities and historic sites on a senior educational tour. The six seniors Lucy Iams Warren Funk Marle Hull Glen Hopkins Gienne Cathers and Freda Ray are chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Pettit and Carter Funk. They tour Shenandoah Valley Washington DC Atlantic City New York Niagara Falls and Gettysburg before returning home after expenses funded by student efforts. The group was guided by Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and continued to caverns en route to Washington.
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Nineveh High School
Greene County
A. J. Pettit
Pettit
Carter Funk
Lucy Iams
Warren Funk
Marle Hull
Glen Hopkins
Gienne Cathers
Freda Ray
Shenandoah Valley
Washington, D.C
Atlantic City
New York City
Niagara Falls
Gettysburg
Nineveh
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Virginians Back Roosevelt Veto On Patman Bonus Bill
Eight of Virginia's two representatives voted to sustain President Roosevelt's veto of the Patman bonus bill. The House tally stood at 98 for sustain.
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Washington
Virginia
Roosevelt
Custain
Virginia House Holds Line On Veto Override Vote
Representative Flannagan of Bristol who backed immediate bonus payment bills since 1982 cast the lone Virginia vote to override. Tomorrow the Senate will act on the veto with Senators Glass and Byrd expected to vote as the House majority did to sustain.
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Flannagan
Bristol
Senate
Glass
Byrd
House
Tear Gas Repels Belgian Strikers
In Brussels on May 22 police used tear gas to drive hundreds of coal miners from shafts as 12 000 miners struck for higher pay with 100 000 more expected to join. A group of 15 miners in a shaft evaded police and barricades, threatening a hunger strike. Rumors of socialist ministers resigning circulated but were unconfirmed.
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Brussels
Chatelet
Prompt Payment Of Bills Saves City Tidy Sum
City officials credit prompt payment of bills with a cash discount saving of 192.54 so far this year. Bills are met promptly to seize discounts, boosting current outlays but yielding clear profit to taxpayers.
Illness Fatal To Mrs Steele
Mrs. Clara Hyatt Steele died Monday at 8:45 at her home in Jersey Shore Pennsylvania. She was the widow of John W Steele and left three daughters Mrs Wilmer M Bardo Miss Bertha Steele and Miss Clara Steele all of Jersey Shore. Funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hyatt of Martinsburg.
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Clara Hyatt Steele
Jersey Shore
Stickley Named for Grand Master at Virginia Odd Fellows Meet
Claude B. Stickley of Valley, Frederick County, slated to become grand master at the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Virginia meeting in Roanoke. He has served as deputy grand master and held multiple Grand Lodge posts. Northern Virginia lodges plan large delegations to honor him. Roanoke sessions begin May 28 and run about two days.
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Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Virginia
Roanoke
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Frederick County
Grand Lodge
Stickley
Marsh Lodge
No. 147
Middletown
Madison Lodge
Winchester
William O. Parlett
David Hottel
Petitioners say Route 7 gap costs Winchester 1000 customers monthly
Citizens circulating petitions to the State Highway Department urge completing a 16 mile Route 7 gap from the city to the West Virginia line. They estimate about 1,000 potential customers per month are lost due to the road delay, hindering business and trade in Winchester.
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State Highway Department
Iedginia
Hadah
Gainesboro
Winchester
Berkeley Springs
Pittsburgh
Polling Places Set for Rockingham Wheat Referendum
Rockingham county farmers will vote at 14 polling sites on Saturday from 9 AM to 8 PM to express views on continuing the wheat adjustment program. Local wheat committees run each precinct with eligibility for current contract holders and others who sign on election day. The U S Department of Agriculture sponsors the nationwide referendum to gauge farmer opinion.
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Esso
Isonburg
Rockingham County
Frederick Holsinger
United States Department of Agriculture
Dickson's Drug
Dyewater
Cross Keys
Dennett's
McGaheynville
Nicholas Store
Port Republic
Levinson’s
Elkton
Woodman Hall
Mt. Clinton. Myers
Edom
Linville-Edom
Lee’s
Singers Glen
Driver and Hagerman
Dinosaur Era Reached Peak Power in Reptile Age
Geologists date the Mesozoic era to about 135 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled in countless forms. In this period mammals, including humans, were far from the dominant life.
Governors Of Golf Club To Meet Tonight
The Winchester Golf Club Board of Governors will meet at 8 tonight in the club house to discuss yearly policies. The group plans rules for club government and will review facilities including the swimming pool and tennis courts for member use. Board members include W Nelson Page T B Patton H B McCormac W E Cooper and others.
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Winchester Golf Club
W. Nelson Page
Page
Board of
T. B. Patton
H. B. McCormac
W. E. Cooper
Philip R. Fowle
Clifford Grim
J. W. Arthur
Ed. E. Stone
Wendell B. Goode
Clarke T. Cooper
City Considers Purchase of Aerial Winchester Map
The Council discussed buying an aerial map prepared by Frank Turgeon Jr. for tax data zoning and planning. The 17 000 foot level photos reveal city details at about 375 feet to one inch with Duke Douglas piloting and Turgeon producing the pictures.
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Winchester
Frank Turgeon, Jr
Duke Douglas
Turgeon
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Mr. Stickley
Aerotype
Essolene
Essolube
ATLAS
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Jersey
Rockingham Co
Wenderi
Governors of Golf Club
Ally Priced
Spe
Capes
Ays
Elks Club
Loudoun Street
Bath
Lee M. Lamp
Maggie Muray
Ubeaneen
Evoid
Buncutter Tire Co
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