Triple Probe Being Made of Black Legion In Michigan
Federal authorities will be asked to help uproot and destroy the Black Legion as prosecutors report three investigations. Evidence includes guns ammunition regalia and a list of 135000 armed members across Michigan. Poole a non member was killed after learning secrets while two confessed false motives.
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Black Legion
Michigan
Detroit
Duncan C McCrea
Nte
Charles A. Poole
PWA
McCrea
Poole
Black Robed Society
Natu
Michigan Black Legion
Jackson
Pontiac
Mich
George J. Eckhardt
Lima
Detroit Free Press
Winchester Urges Penalties for Truck Drivers Damaging Trees
A Winchester writer argues repeated close calls between high vehicles and low tree branches show driver indifference. She urges fines and court appearances to stress the financial and community damage, calling for accountability for traffic violations harming shade trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Principal dismissed after alleged kiss of pupil
An 86-year-old Andover grammar school principal, R Elwin Matteson, was dismissed by the school board amid accusations he kissed and hugged a 15-year-old sophomore student.
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R. Elwin Matteson
Andover
N. J
Central Press
Woman Falls to Death From Hotel Window in Richmond
An unidentified young woman fell from the tenth to eleventh floor shaft of the Hotel Richmond in Richmond Virginia. Police found a letter to Mrs H S Dalton and a sales slip with the name Miss Mary Phillips both tied to 1827 Park Avenue. Housekeeper Helen McGibbon saw a brunette woman described as 25 in white shoes and a suit. she lived for several minutes after the fall.
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Richmond
H.S. Dalton
Park Avenue
Mary Phillips
Park
Mary D. Phillips
Herbert S. Dalton
Beulah Dalton
Helen McGibbon
Warren Citizen Shoots Himself in Front Royal
James Turner Manuel a 61 year old Browntown resident died after shooting himself through the heart with a shotgun about five this morning. Coroner Dr. D M Kipps said an inquest was unnecessary. Manuel had been nervous and despondent, survived by two sisters Miss Elzora Manuel and Mrs Levi Marlow and a brother Hillary Manuel. Funeral arrangements not announced at noon.
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Front Royal
James Turner Manuel
Browntown
D. M. Kipps
Manuel
Elzora Manuel
Miss Elzora
Levi Marlow
Hagerstown
No Tags Brakes Charged in City Auto Licenses
Brakes cited for lacking city automobile licenses. D. Fitzmeyer of 803 Woodland Avenue and K. N. Mowery of 610 North Kent were fined $3.50 each by Judge Weems. D. H. Long of Yellow Springs paid $9.25 for brake issues on his truck. Also, a female brindle bulldog is up for adoption. call 41-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fitzmeyer
Woodland Avenue
K. N. Mowery
North Kent
Weems
D. H. Long
Yellow Springs
Winchester Students to Stage Open Air Handley Concert
The Winchester public schools will present an open air concert on the Handley High School steps Friday at 7 30 pm with a chorus of 500 voices from fourth to high school. Mrs Hoye Riley will direct. Frances Larrick is accompanist. Seats provided. no charge. In bad weather the event moves to Handley auditorium.
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Hoye Riley
Handley High School
Winchester Public Schools
Garland R. Quarles
Superitendent
Frances Larrick
Winchester
Mandalay
Handley Auditorium
Pastor Blasts Liquor Menace in Sermon
Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker of Braddock Street M E Church South denounced intoxicants under the title The Menace of Intoxicants. He cited local ABC receipts of 174000 and argued total liquor spending likely reached about half a million dollars yearly. He urged reform begin with individuals and warned against belief that drinking has not risen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Sydenstricker
ABC
Public Sale Of Household Furniture At 702 S Braddock St
Household and kitchen furniture antiques corner cupboard and upright piano to be sold at public auction Saturday May 30 at 1 p.m. 702 South Braddock Street. M W Adams.
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S. Braddock St
M. W. Adams
Supreme Court Invalidates 1934 Debt Help Act
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held the federal debt relief act for states and subdivisions unconstitutional, saying it infringed on state sovereignty. Justice McReynolds wrote for the majority. Cardozo, Brandeis, and Stone dissented or joined, while Chief Justice Hughes supported Cardozo. The case involved Cameron County Texas water district bondholders challenging the act.
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Washington
Supreme
McReynolds
Justice Cardozo
Hughes
Brandeis and
Stone
Cardozo
Congress
Fifth Circuit Court
Apcag
Cameron County
Texas
Twenty Seven To Graduate From Stephens City
The Rev. Floyd M. Lucas delivered the commencement sermon for Stephens City High School. The church was packed and about 50 people could not enter. Lucas urged graduates to test living by Christian standards as they face difficulties. Assisting ministers included Rev H E Richardson and Rev Synder Alleman. Final exercises set for May 28 with Prof Conrad Logan delivering the principal address.
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Floyd M. Lucas
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Stephens City
Mr. Lucas
H. E. Richardson
United Brethren Church
Synder Alleman
Lutheran Church
Conrad T. Logan
Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College
R. E. Ayler
Alvin W Shade Elected New O F A President
Alvin W Shade of Winchester was elected state president of the Grand Council of Virginia Order of Fraternal Americans at the annual Danville convention. Other officers named include Lewis A Parks Richmond state vice president Charles E Babcock Vienna state secretary Pressie A Norris Norfolk state marshal and Leslie L Brogden Hopewell state warden.
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Grand Council of
Virginia
Order of
Samuel £. For
Davis Slate Defeated in Leeshore Democratic District Convention
In Leeshore six magisterial districts elected six delegates to the state convention in Nor folk and decisively toppled the slate led by former Governor West moreland Davis. Nomination motions failed 66 to 15, and floor picks included T. M. Fendall John F. Kincaid Stillson H. Hall Elizabeth White T. F. Osburn and Aldreddi Zerga. Davis and allies were defeated with 12 to 30 votes for various rival candidates.
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Leeshore
Norfolk
Westmoreland Davis
Davis
Wilbur C. Hall
Conner
T. M. Fendall
John F. Kincaid
Stillson H. Hall
Elizabeth White
T. F. Osburn
Aldred di Zerga
Cecil Conner
John Galleher
The
Young Democrats
Dyer Gum
H.C. T. Ewing
Is It Love for Eddy and Powell in Hollywood Return
Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell, reunited in Hollywood after separate tours and a rest period, smiled, clinched, kissed, and strolled away. Asked if it is serious, they deflected with playful lines suggesting romance.
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Hollywood
Nelson Eddy
Eleanor Powell
Lack Of Rain Retards Virginia Farm Program
Dry conditions in Frederick and northern Virginia slow farm programs as May rainfall lags well behind the long term average. County Agent I Fred Stine notes drought hurting small grains clovers and pastures while plowing lags and corn acreage falls. farmers seek rain to salvage the season amid dust from plowed fields.
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Frederick
Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Fred Stine
Mr. Stine
Stine
Blue Ridge
Middleburg
Wnchester
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Confirmation of 7618 at Sacred Heart Church
The sacrament of confirmation was administered to a class of 76 by Rt. Rev. Peter Leo Ireton bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Richmond at the Church of the Sacred Heart. The ceremony, presented by Rev. Robert E. Hannon, drew a full congregation and featured a sermon by the bishop.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Peter Leo Ireton
Wheel Chairs Sought by Winchester Welfare Office
The Winchester Public Welfare officer seeks to borrow two wheel chairs for adult invalids and a pair of crutches for an adult person. The Welfare office will guard all items. Contact Miss Nan Kearne to arrange pickup. Porch shades, coverings and rugs offered by Moling & Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Welfare Office
McCarl rules coal commission not extinguished by court
Comptroller General J R McCarl states the National Bituminous Coal Commission remains active and salaries and expenses will be funded despite the Supreme Court ruling. Administration leaders face delays over the 2 364 000 000 relief deficiency bill amid questions from lawmakers. A trolley collision in Boston injures 12. American winners total 957 in the Dublin Derby. Socialist convention rejects Browder's united front proposal.
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Washington
J. R. McCarl
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Supreme Court
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Daniel Bell
United Front
Cleveland
Socialist Party
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Third WPA district abolished in Virginia
William A. Smith, state WPA administrator, announced the abolition of the third WPA district headquartered at Fredericksburg, effective June 1. The move affects Richmond and surrounding areas as part of WPA restructuring.
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Richmond
William A. Smith
WPA
Fredericksburg
Ford profits reported for 1935 in balance sheet
Ford Motor Company balance sheet shows a 1935 profit of 3 565 817 dollars, about 1 03 dollars per share. The report comes as officials disclose the year end figures and earnings for the year.
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FORD
Ford Motor Company
Noted Racer Hurt. Bold Venture Out for Year
Belmont Park reported Morton L. Schwarz's Bold Venture suffered a bowed tendon and will not race again in 1941. The horse, winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, was announced by Pi Max Hirsch.
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Belmont Park
N. Y
Pi—Max Hirsch
Morton L. Schwarz
Bold Venture
Peace Appeal Urged by China to End Hostilities
Chinese national government appeals for peace with Japan urging politically farsighted leaders on both sides to remove causes of hostility and form a lasting understanding amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Japan
Sugar Returns Home After Four Day Absence
A three year old terrier named Sugar returned to Chief C. W. Hollis after four days away. The dog appeared soaked and tired, showing signs of travel from West Virginia carried by a passing motorist. Sugar drank water and slept upon arrival, reuniting with her owner.
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Trish
C. W. Hollis
West Virginia
Congress Will Not Yield To Townsend, Byrns Bankhead Say
Speaker Byrns and Representative Bankhead said the House will take decisive action against Dr. Townsend for defying a House investigating committee. They warned that failing to assert authority would ruin future investigations and suggested the case might be referred to federal court to avoid a lengthy internal trial. Townsend denied leaving the hearing to dodge damaging evidence and urged the inquiry continue. Bell and Sullivan plan to meet to discuss the full situation.
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Washington
Byrns
Representative Bankhead
F. E. Townsend
House
Congress
Bankhead
Burns
James R. Sullivan
Townsend
Bell
D.-Mo
Sullivan
Deadline May 30 Set For Soil Conservation Program
Farmers urged to sign up for the 1936 soil conservation program by Saturday May 30. Nearly 300 worksheets have been completed to date, County Agent I Pred Stine reported, with expected cooperation surpassing prior Frederick County efforts. For details see the continuation on Page Nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Pred Stine
Frederick County
World News at a Glance
Eddie Morgan, 32, of Richmond, found hanging by belt from a sapling in Peters burg. In Detroit the federal government to be asked to aid in uprooting and destroying the Black Legion. Charlottesville delegates from all Virginia I C C F units attend annual convention. Richmond reports weeks of dry weather threatening farmers. St Andrews Scotland Dick Chapman of Greenwich Conn won first round at the British Amateur. Nanking China appeals tonight for peace with Japan.
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Petersburg
Eddie Morgan
Richmond
Detroit
Black Legion
Charlottesville
Virginia
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Conn
Nanking
China
Japan
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Home of Man
Warren
Handley
Rubinstein
Little Dutch Garden
Victor Herbert
Strauss
Brahms
High School Glee Club
Come To the Fair
Martin
Dr. Sydenstricker
Justice McReynolds
State Library
F. M. Lucas
Alvin W. Shade
F.A
Danville
Loyalty Council
W. H. Bush
E. A. Cline
M. J. Payne
E. L. Alger
Millwood
Daughters of America
Order of American Mechanics
Germantown
Centrail
Loudoun
Ireton
Moling & Cather
Boston
Boylston Street
Dublin
Irish Free State
London
Conten- Britain
Ray Ernest
Southern Michigan
Legion
United States
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