Morgan Terms SEC Report Unjust And Unwarranted
Washington reports Morgan, J P Morgan and Company, calls the SEC critique of partners Thom as W Lamont and George Whitney unjust and unwarranted. The commission faulted the pair for not reporting Richard Whitney’s criminal conduct linked to the Whitney brokerage firm closing. Morgan defends George Whitney’s actions to aid restitution and asserts no concealment to the stock exchange.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan and Company
Securities Commission
Richard Whitney
Whitney
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan Company
George Whitney
Morgan
Stock Exchange
Lamont
Exchange
New York
SEC
Winchester Urges Careful Crossing at Intersections
MA Winchester warns pedestrians to cross only on red signals and to survey intersecting streets before crossing. Drivers should stop instantly for pedestrians in path and exercise courtesy to ensure safe crossings, a point echoed by Councilman Barr.
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Winchester
Barr
Water Cut Off Notice On Main Street Tonight
Water will be turned off tonight from 12:00 to 4:00 a m on Main street Water to Piccadilly and Rouss Avenue from Main to Market. Special Value Blankets priced 1.95 to 8.95 offered by Moling and Cather. WANTED Good homes for two young male kittens one maltese and one white and black plus a gray and white half grown cat. Rexall One Cent Sale ongoing through Saturday at Brooks Pharmacy 766. Notice Friendship reel team club monthly meeting November 2 at 7 30 oclock Gilbert McCormac
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Main Street
Piccadilly
Rouss Avenue
Friendship Reel Team Club
Gilbert McCormac
Unauthorized Spending Is Rapped In Council
City officials chastised members of the Finance and Street committees for unauthorized expenditures totaling 800 dollars tied to improvements on Fairmont Avenue near the county line. The plan to remove a bottleneck at Route 7 had already allocated 400 dollars, and with added work including a wall reconstruction at Mrs. Clara Loy’s property the total project cost rises to 1,200 dollars. The committees authorized the city manager to proceed after a site visit and finding necessary further work.
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C. R. Anderson
Common Council
Fairmont Avenue
Mthear Wark Naceceary
Sese Fuer Aye
Clara Loy
Pedestrian safety eyed by traffic committee
Council member R. Frank Barr urged the Traffic Committee to study crosswalk hazards and amber light timing. He proposed printing WALK on amber lenses and extending the amber pause to protect pedestrians. Chairman Cr. D. Barnett said the issue will be reviewed at an early meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Frank Barr
Barr
Cr. D. Barnett
Police and Traffic Committee
Council In Brief Reports City Finances and Actions
The council received a favorable report on city finances from Treasurer Baker and approved multiple reports. It authorized a new chlorinator purchase for the water department and appropriated 400 for beetle extermination and 800 for improvements on Pairmont Avenue. President Anderson influenced actions on unauthorized expenditures. A semi annual audit was commended, a slaughterhouse removal claim was referred to the City Solicitor, lights installation was recommended, and traffic regulation changes were referred to committee.
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Baker
Water Department
Pairmont Avenue
Anderson
Hable
Amos Shryock
Slaughter House
R. Frank Barr
Two New York Men Arrested in Narcotics Ring
Two New York men accused of supplying large quantities of narcotics to a Washington DC based gang were seized last night after five men and five women were arrested in Washington. The ring operated in several southern states and had been watched secretly for months.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Washington
Workmen probe 300 year old tomb for Shakespeare manuscript
In Westminster Abbey a 20 year Bacon theory dig nears the Spenser memorial tomb. Workmen search for hand written clues to prove Shakespeare or Bacon authored the plays. If found, handwriting may settle the authorship dispute. Stratfordites fear economic impact if Shakespeare is proven Bacon.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Edmund Spenser
Spenser
William Camden
William Shakespeare
Sir Francis Bacon
Lawrence Tanner
Westminster
Thomas
Bacon
Lord Verulam
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Stratford- on-Avon
Seven States Chief Concern Of Roosevelt
Roosevelt backs seven states in next Tuesday’s voting reflecting a cross coast sentiment. He has actively supported candidates in New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan California Iowa and Wisconsin signaling regional balance and party dynamics across the nation.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
South
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
la Follette Progressive Party
California
Pacific Coast
Boe
Powell Jolliffe Named Assistant Manager at Capitol Theatre
Powell Jolliffe son of Mrs T P Jolliffe of Boyce Virginia is appointed assistant manager of the Capitol Theatre in Winchester to succeed John Ramey who was recently promoted to manager of the Strand Theatre Staunton. Announcement came from Warner Bros Washington office. Jolliffe a 1937 Boyce High School graduate has been with the Capitol for over a year and served as chief staff for months.
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Powell Jolliffe
T. P. Jolliffe
Boyce
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
John Ramey
Strand Theatre
Staunton
Warner Bros. Washington
Jolliffe
Boyce High School
Capitol
Flashes of Life and Local Color Across Small Towns
Reports from Pittsburgh women at the dentist chair fix their faces before and after treatment. In Poplar Bluff Missouri Josephine Davis becomes chief of police warning spectators not to drop cigarets. In Kilgore Texas Joe McKellar evicts frogs from a boarded well as his goat ends up on top with a dog, both animals and man rescued by neighbors.
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Pittsburgh
H. Gaskin
Western Pennsylvania
Odontological Society
Poplar Bluff, Mo
Josephine Davis
Bluff
City Hall
Kilgore
Tex
Joe McKellar
McKellar
Splash
Porto Rico Molasses on sale at Pure Food Store
A reader notice lists Porto Rico Molasses priced at 25 cents per quart at the Pure Food Store. The item appears in a brief supermarket notice with limited readable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Pure Food Store
Glamour Girls Reject Upswing Hair Styles in Hollywood
Hollywood glamour figures at MGM oppose upswept looks. Greta Garbo with shoulder length hair leads the revolt, praised by Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Hedy Lamarr, and Myrna Loy for more natural or modest styles in new screen roles.
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Hollywood
Calif
M-G-M
Greta Garbo
Europe
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Hedy Lamarr
Myrna Loy
Davey orders Ohio guards over Middletown strike
Gov. Martin L. Davey ordered Ohio national guard troops to Middletown to preserve law and order amid a strike at the P Lorillard Co tobacco plant. He warned a reign of terrorism has begun as CIO pickets clashed with workers during a dispute over recognition dues and the closed shop.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Ohio National Guard
Middletown
P. Lorillard Co
P. Lorillard Company
Committee For Industrial Organization Union
Davey
CIO
Washington
John L. Lewis
Ohio
Lewis
Youngstown
Cleveland
Canton
Warren
National Guard
Prominent Winchester Men Injured in Crash Near Frederick
Co L Nicodemus a leading apple grower and bank director and G Frank Eutsler trust officer of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Winchester were injured in a noon automobile accident five miles northwest of Frederick on Liberty Pike. Nicodemus suffered severe cuts to head and face while Eutsler had an injured leg and other bruises. Both were treated at Frederick City Hospital.
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Frederick, Md
L. Nicodemus
Winchester
G. Frank Eutsler
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Frederick City
Nicodemus
Butsler
Here
Liberty Pike
Baltimore
Mt. Pleasant
Pete” Kremer
Vere Buckey
Kremer
Frederick
Jacob Yost
Farmers and Merchants Bank
National Fruit Product Company
J. O Carpenter
Carpenter
Steiners Hill
Farm Markets Are Deadlocked Across Commodities
CHICAGO NOV 2 Major farm commodity prices show one of the longest periods of stabilization on record with stocks piling up in warehouses and on farms. Wheat corn eats rye and butter have small price ranges though above 1932 lows while livestock especially hogs show more price movement. Grain experts link steadiness to rising supplies and government price support efforts.
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Chicago
British kill 5 Arabs in Palestine clash
British forces ongoing anti revolt campaign report five Arabs killed and two wounded in a clash in the Samaria district. Forty five Arabs were arrested. A military court sentenced to death five Arabs arrested by a Scottish Black Watch patrol October 10.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Samaria
Black Watch
Rails And Labor Reach Agreement On Rehabilitation Plan
Washington Nov 2 agreement among railroad management labor and two government agencies centers on three core concepts. Authority to consolidate and merge railroads greater rate fixing flexibility and government loans for carriers. Proposals appear in the groups legislative programs and the emergency board had urged carriers to drop a 15 percent wage cut.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
President's Emergency Board
B&O Authorized to Cut Fixed Interest by 11 Million
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Baltimore and Ohio to reduce fixed interest by over 11 million dollars annually for eight years and extend maturities. Approval depends on security holders. some large holders have tentatively approved. Interest would be contingent and cumulative, with debt to be paid in full per B&O President Daniel Willard’s plan announced earlier.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Daniel Willard
B. and O
Brooks Named Kiwanis Head At Local Club
Sam C. Brooks was elected president of the Kiwanis Club for the coming year succeeding C. Arthur Robinson. Ancell B Groves is vice president and Andrew Bell secretary treasurer for his 18th term. Board directors include Tom Baldridge Garland Canter Roy Cather J Curtiss Pray W G Hardy Charles A Pine and Rev H J Womeldorf. Bob Woods, visiting cartoonist, entertained the group at Handley High School in Winchester with drawings including a caricature of Robinson.
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Sam C. Brooks
Kiwanis Club
C. Arthur Robinson
Ancell B Groves
Andrew Bell
Bell
Kiwanis International
Tom Baldridge
Garland Canter Roy Cather
J. Curtiss Pray
W G. Hardy
Charles A. Pine
H. J. Womeldorf
Bob Woods
Winchester
Handley High School
Wood
Mr. Robinson
Union Pickets Withdraw from Jones and Laughlin Drive
Union pickets abandoned a dues collecting campaign at Jones and Laughlin Steel plants after the company reported some departments were closed as a result of the action.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Spanish attack near Cromer shocks England coast
A one hour naval bombardment near Cromer England involved a Spanish armed vessel and a freighter named Cartagena. Reports conflict on ship identity and outcome while Cromer fire brigade noted heavy gunfire echoing over the North Sea. Survivors' fate unclear as lifeboat searched for possible crews.
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Cromer
Norfolk
England
North Sea
Lloyds
Overstand
Chamberlain Says Spanish War No Longer a Menace
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared that the Spanish conflict is no longer a menace to European peace and urged Parliament to approve his friendship pact with Mussolini. He cited Mussolini's withdrawal of half his infantry in Spain and a three fold pledge to retire all remaining forces and avoid further troops or airmen, with assurances from Hitler and Mussolini to avoid Spanish territory.
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London
Chamberlain
Europe
Mussolini
Spain
Hitler
Munich
Byrd urges trimming budget estimates for next fiscal year
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia urged the administration to trim next year’s budget, saying there is no reason to alter his $5 billion federal deficit forecast for the year ending June 30, 1939. He blamed declining revenues and higher expenditures, noting regular departments overspent by about $213 million since July 1.
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Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Kickback Inquiry Hears Philadelphia Architects Testify
In Harrisburg ten Philadelphia architects were summoned by the house investigating committee to testify about a charge that they were forced to kick back one third of their fees from the state to the Democratic campaign fund.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
House Investigating Committee
Democratic
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Turgeon
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Reign of Horror
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The
Nazis
Blackshirt Elite Guards
World Jewry
Nicodemus Frank Eutsler
Rails
Brooks
Kiwanis
Seabiscuit
Hardy
Pimlico Racetrack
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