Socialist Party Convention Backs Constitutional Change
At the 1936 Socialist national convention in Cleveland Norman Thomas urged immediate constitutional change and warned against labor leaders backing Roosevelt. He urged orderly reform, criticizing support for Roosevelt and cautioning unions about earlier alliances, with remarks echoed by Milwaukee Mayor Hoan and party chairman Krevcki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Socialist Party
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
Hitler
France
America
Labor Movement
Wilson
Thomas
Daniel Webster Hoan
Milwaukee
Leo Krevcki
National Party
Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union
School Trustees Re-elected At Electoral Board Meeting
At a school trustee electoral board meeting this afternoon all board members were re-elected for four years. The slate includes J. Fred Thwaite Winchester chairman H Braithwaite Cross Junction Charles A Melloee Hayfield Fred J Larrick Middletown Ansel Solenberger Winchester Mrs Elizabeth Lucas Sheetz Winchester clerk Miss Annie Preston Starling Winchester rural supervisor. Also serving on the electoral board are Robert A Lemley Stephens City chairman M C Garvin Gore Ray Robinson Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
J. Fred Thwaite
Winchester
Stephens City
M. C. Garvin
Gore
Ray Robinson
Luck and courage and intelligence in success
A contemporary columnist argues success hinges on courage intelligence and luck. He says luck means being in the right place at the right time and notes good luck helps while bad luck is awful.
Widow of Poet Faces Mortgage Offer Fallout in Wisconsin
Mrs Eugene Field widow of the poet may die from the stress of an offer by her late husband's fraternity to pay off the farm mortgage in Wisconsin. Roswell S Field her son in New York and her sole support cites her heart trouble and need for a physician nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Eugene Field
State officers check trucks near Winchester
Sergeant M Lynn and State Officers Kaiser and Bayliss inspected 160 trucks. nine had defects prompting summonses. Notable cases include Brice and Roe for defective brakes at $9.25. Several drivers named for defective brakes. many others face upcoming hearings as inspection due nears end of May.
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R. M
Motor Vehicle Corps
Tha Pecaben
E. ©. Kaiser
Harrisonburg
R. E. Bayliss
Lynn
Winchester
George Brice
Capon Springs
W. Va
Joe Roe
Wadesville
Dave Long
Yellow Springs
R. P. Lewis
R. A. Kline
Middletown
Philip Williams
Vaucluse
Fred Copp
Maurertown
Douglas Strange
Bayliss
Caulkins Speaks at B S A Court on Hobby Paths to Pay
Charles W. Caulkins of CCC Camps told the Winchester Boy Scout Court of Honor that every boy should have a hobby that can lead to future paid work. He praised stamp collecting and butterfly and bug collecting as starting hobbies, noting a New York stamp firm thriving even in downturn. The meeting was led by Paul Rosenberger with Troop 1 under E. B. Cooper handling ceremonies. A lost female Irish setter named Sugar is sought with a police report and reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sido Charles W. Caulkins
Ccc
Winchester Boy Scout Court of Honor
George Washington Hotel
Paul Rosenberger
E. B. Cooper
New York
Shake-Up Rumors Grow Over Britain Cabinet Postings
London May 23 A resignation in Britain's budget leak scandal prompts renewed talk of a major cabinet reshuffle. Prime Minister Baldwin weighs filling J H Thomas's colonial office post and possibly replacing Viscount Monell at the Admiralty as Hoare is floated to return as secretary for the dominions. The budget tribunal continues hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. H. Thomas
Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Chequers
Thomas
Colonial Office
Baldwin
Viscount Monell
First Rd
The
Admiralty
Whitsuntide
Hoare
Samuel Hoare
Italy
Ethiopia
Dominions
National Union
Baptists Honor Pastor and Wife on Tenth Anniversary
A large gathering at the First Baptist Church praised Rev. E. T. Clark and his wife on ten years of pastoral service. The event featured a memorial, gifts including an electric lamp, musical selections by the Chanters Quartette, and remarks by Dr. E. B. Jackson.
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First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Mr. Clarke
Allen T. Hawthorne
Chanters
E. B. Jackson
First Baptist Church of
Harrisonburg
Winchester Baptist Church
Chanters Quartette
Mr. Clark
L. A. Parker
Berryville
Elizabeth Grim
Terrorism Claims Rise From Black Legion Vigilantes in Detroit
Detroit prosecutors opened an inquiry into reports that scores of people were terrorized by the Black Legion, a secret society linked to the May 13 shooting of Charles A. Poole, a WPA worker. Sixteen men were arrested as part of the case, with some confessing involvement in Poole’s execution on a suburban road after an accusation of wife beating.
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Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
WPA
McCrea
Wayne
William W. Voisine
Ecorse
The
Legion
John I. Navarre
Poole
Ku Klux Klan
Urban Lipps
District FF A Track Meet Here at Handley Stadium
District FF A track meet at Handley Stadium decides district winners to enter the State Rally in Blacksburg in June. Degree team led Mount Jackson with 724.6 points, public speaking won by Dwight Corey Earleysville, mile run led by Joe Rosenberger Strasburg in 4 58.1, state record 4 57.6, pole vault won by Shull North River with 8 feet.
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Handley Stadium
Viginia
Future Farmers of America
Blacksburg
Mount Jackson
Herndon
Middletown
Dwight Corey
Earleysville
Morris Crumpacker
Buchanan
Roscoe. Burtner
North River
Joe Rosenberger
Strasburg
Sutton
Winchester
Hamilton Churchville
Lunsford
Manassas
Rosenberger
Shull
Vance
Eldon Brumback
Moffett
Stuarts
Americans Win Big in Irish Derby Sweepstakes Draw
A Dublin drawing lists 313 American winning tickets from 710 names on 60 horses. Total sales near £2,063,556 or about $10,317,780 with prizes including a grand fund of £1,253,375 for distribution and 1,200 cash prizes of £100 each. Most winners reside in the New York area.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Irish Hospital
Noble King
Taj Akbar
Boswell
Bala Hissar
New York
Europe
Canada
Ireland
Latin America
Theorse
Mansion
Eranchild
Peggy's Luck
Brooklyn
Eran
Buckshot Wounds Ritter Lumber Official in Kentucky Ambush
Clintwood Virginia May 23 Morgan Duty superintendent for Ritter Lumber Company Leatherwood plant Perry county Kentucky was critically wounded by buckshot with about 30 pellets. Duty said attackers hidden in bushes fired on him from ambush near the highway before two companions carried him to safety. Authorities believe the motive may be lumber mill employee tensions tied to the Ritter purchase.
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Clintwood
Morgan Duty
Ritter Lumber Company
Leatherwood
Perry County
Duty
Dickenson County
Ritter
Virginia Woolen stock sells at public auction
Virginia Woolen Company shares were sold at public auction marking a historic first. A total of 55 shares were auctioned by C. I. Brumback with five shares fetching 96 dollars each and three lots of 15 shares at 90.50 dollars per share.
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Virginia Woolen Company
C. I. Brumback
Luke elected governor of Rotary district in Lynchburg
W. A. Bill Luke Covington paper mill executive was chosen governor of the fifty sixth District of Rotary International at the district convention in Lynchburg. His term extends through the 1937 district meeting. VP Photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Bill) Luke
Covington Paper Mill
Rotary International
Lynchburg
Interstate Commerce Commission suspends free rail pickup plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission on May 23 reconsidered a prior ruling and suspended free pickup and delivery service proposed by a group of eastern railroads for May 25. The decision reverses an earlier approval and a subsequent rejection to revisit the matter.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Debate at Methodist General Conference Continues
The Methodist General Conference debates union with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South with three delegates opposing and five supporting the union. Also reported are revised tax plan yield estimates and a Supreme Court petition to speed a decision on the Guffey coal control act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Padistant General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Washington
Supreme Court
James Walter Carter
Carter Coal Camoes
Virginia
West Virginia
Youth found dead in Norfolk alley
Walter Compere, 19, was found dead of brain concussion in a lane between two buildings at Ocean View Norfolk. The coroner said he likely stumbled over an eight inch board near the alley entrance.
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Norfolk
Walter Compere
Ocean View
Five Tampa policemen convicted in kidnapping case
Five former Tampa policemen were convicted in Bartow on charges they kidnapped Eugene F. Poulnot, one of three men who were flogged tarred and feathered by a mob in Tampa on November 30. The case stems from the mob attack and subsequent prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartow
Fla
Tampa
Eugene F. Poulnot
Tax returns for 1936 printed for McVicar notice
Commissioner of Revenue P McVicar issues a public notice urging reporting of personal property bonds notes and money income thresholds. Single income over 1000 and married over 2000 trigger tax returns with penalty due June 1. Publication dates May 16 and 23 in 1p-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. P. McVicar
Commissioner of Revenue
Railroads Challenge New Interstate Rates. Pension Payments Teeter
Twenty three eastern railroads filed federal suits to block the Interstate Commerce Commission’s 2 cent mile and 3 cent Pullman rate increases. The pension payments face delay if the District of Columbia Supreme Court grants an injunction, with 18,000 applications in pending and litigation affecting retirement board deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
New York
Eastern Railroads
Interstate Comerce Commission
Commission
Railroa
District of
Mbia
Rae
Antion
Jennings Bailey
Retirement Board
Pension Board
Sugar the prized Irish letter dog vanishes
Chief C W recalls his three year old “Sugar” a prized Irish setter lost in mysterious circumstances. The dog may be dead and could have fallen into unknown hands. The dog carries a scar on her back leg and was last seen without a collar as searches continue.
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C. W
Chief
National Socialist convention opens in Cleveland
In Cleveland the 1936 National Socialist party convenes today. The day previews the party’s campaign lines as supporters gather for the event.
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Socialist Group
Thomas Sounds Party
Labor
Central Press
Mrs
Caulkins
B.S.A. Court
Istry
Judicial Tribunal
Baptists
Tender Party
PA Fredericks
Mm. State Library
District FF. A
Anne Petersen
Evanston
Ill
Rockford College
Rockford
New York Area
Southwest
Petley & Cather
Bryarly & Green
Bill
Luke
C. C
Senate Finance Committee
Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Peery
State Department of Agriculture and Immigration
John Q. Rhodes
State Motor Vehicles Division
Board Ready For Pensions
World News
Railroad
Walter Comper
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