Two counties to trial adult education program
Warren and Rappahannock counties will test an adult education program with Works Progress Administration cooperation. Initial courses likely cover elementary reading writing spelling arithmetic and fishery basics with later expansion to vocational topics if funds allow. Prospective teachers and students are urged to contact Wallace Thomason or Division Supt. G Tyler Miller at the Front Royal office.
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Front Royal
Warren-Rappahannock
Wallace Thomason
Warren
Rappahannock
Works Progress Administration
Rappahannock County
G. Tyler Miller
Many Examined At T B Clinic
Front Royal, Oct. 1. At the tuberculosis clinic sponsored by the Warren County Tuberculosis Association, 16 white adults were examined by Dr. Wilbur Randolph of the State Department of Health. Opening day yesterday saw 44 children and one adult examined, with 37 white and seven colored. Assistants include L. C. Bethel X ray technician Miss Elizabeth Bronson historian Miss Helen Cochran advisory nurse and Miss Mabel Rice health nurse. Local association members aiding include Mrs. Thomas Melton Mrs. Burgess Simpson Clark and Misses Katherine Carter Katherine Supinger Martha Brent Burruss Elizabeth Thompson and Frances Sampsell.
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Front Royal
Warren County Tuberculosis Association
Wilbur Randolph
State Department of Health
L. C. Bethel
Elizabeth Bronson
Helen Cochran
Mabel
Funeral of Mrs Kathryn Weaver Miller Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs Kathryn Weaver Miller were set for 2 30 this afternoon at her parents home on Blue Ridge avenue with Rev Ronald Rowland and Rev H W Shannon officiating. Pallbearers named include Wyndham Lee F S Morgan William C Armstrong Jr S Byrne Downing Jr Philip W Turner Jr and Burr Powell Harrison. In other news Jackson Corder was found guilty of intoxication by Trial Justice Walter G Olmstead and fined 5 dollars with costs of 4 25.
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Front Royal
Kathryn Weaver Miller
William C. Weaver
Blue Ridge Avenue
Ronald Rowland
Calvary Episcopal Church
H. W. Shannon
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Wyndham Lee
F. S. Morgan
William C. Armstrong, Jr
S. Byrne Downing, Jr
Philip W. Turner, Jr
Burr Powell Harrison
Winchester
Court of Trial
Walter G. Olmstead
Jackson Corder
Italys Staged Crisis Sparks Teen Wrath Over Ethiopia
Paris dispatch reports Jimmy Donahue the Woolworth heir, age 19, forced to depart Italy after shouting Viva Ethiopia in Venice. He said the remark was a joke he expected fascist youths to enjoy, and he did not anticipate serious consequences.
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Italy
Paris
Jimmy Donahue
Woolworth
Ethiopia
Venice
Brazil Aquamarine Gem Unearthed in 1910 Weighs 243 Pounds
A colossal aquamarine found in Brazil in 1910 weighs 243 pounds and measures 19 inches by 16 inches. The uncut gem fetched $25,000 at sale.
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Brazil
Warren County Garden Club plans annual plant sale
The Warren County Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale at 11 o clock Thursday morning on the porch of the Front Royal Masonic building. Sale committee is led by Mrs. Aubrey G. Weaver with assistants Mrs. John H Downing and Mrs. Edward T Whitworth.
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Front Royal
Warren County Garden Club
Front Royal Masonic Building
Aubrey G. Weaver
John H. Downing
Edward T. Whitworth
Fights Life at 15 in Duluth Court Setting First Juvenile Life Trial
In Duluth Minnesota a 15 year old, Robert Douglas Quigley, faces life imprisonment for first degree murder, the first such juvenile case in the city. He arrived at the courthouse under Deputy Sam Altman after an August 1934 slaying of Harlan Townsend, with a signed confession later repudiated by an alibi claim.
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Duluth
Labor Leader Sees No Break With Roosevelt
ST PAUL October 1 Howard Y Williams former national labor organizer after a midwest tour said he saw no major break with President Roosevelt by labor groups for now He predicted a leftist presidential victory in 1940 which he said would be as critical as the 1860 moment that put Lincoln in the White House
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ST. Paul
Howard Y. Williams
Midwest
Roosevelt
Williams
Lincoln
White House
Miners Reach Terms With Frick Coke Company
Representatives of the United Mine Workers reached a wage and working conditions agreement with the H. C. Frick Coke Company, a U S Steel subsidiary. About 15 000 to 20 000 miners at Frick mines in southwestern Pennsylvania will return to work tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
H. C. Frick Coke Company
United States Steel Corporation
Frick
Pennsylvania
Youth Quizzed About A Girl's Tragic Death
Carl K. Garrett, 21, son of a Colorado Springs business executive, is held in jail as police investigate the death of Margaret Wilm, a 21 year old Colorado College student found dead in Cheyenne Creek. Sheriff Deal says evidence points to an accidental death but an inquest is planned for Thursday afternoon.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl K. Garrett
Margaret Wilm
Pretty
Colorado College
Cheyenne Creek
Samuel J. Deal
Detective Prints Link Suspect to Va Slaying
Charlotte detective chief Frank N. Littlejohn announced that Willie Watson, arrested last week on a purse snatching charge, has been identified by fingerprints as a fugitive from Manassas Virginia, wanted for the slaying of a white man.
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Charlotte
N. C
Frank N. Littlejohn
Manassas
Willie Watson
Worms Surface After Rain Misconceptions Explained
The article explains that worms emerge from underground to avoid drowning after heavy rain and that high winds can lift small animals to new locations. It debunks the belief that sun and clouds pull worms or insects upward to later rain down.
Prison Term Begins for Thomas Alton Tully in Assault Case
Thomas Alton Tully age 23, son of novelist Jim Tully, is jailed at San Quentin after being convicted of assaulting 16 year old Juanita Sheppard. He receives a sentence of one to 50 years in the penitentiary and is shown with shaved hair following admission.
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Thomas Alton Tully
Jim Tully
Juanita Sheppard
San Quentin
Cal
Young Tully
Canada Skeptical Of The British
London dispatch reports a Whitehall source stating Canadian officials have exhausted the extent of reliance on British and Imperial opinion behind their actions. The Canadian press quotes a foreign office authority acknowledging the limits of support from London.
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London
Whitehall
The
Foreign Office
Three Killed In Testing of New Explosive Type
Baltimore October 1 Three men testing a new explosive were killed when a blast prematurely exploded in a stone quarry. Four others were seriously injured one gravely. Victims include W McKenney Miller of Charlottesville Virginia and Harry and Mac Liptrap of Baltimore. Foreman and several nonemployees were among the injured. The quarry owned by Thomas R Martin and Son.
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Baltimore
W. McKenney Miller
Charlottesville
Harry and Mac Liptrap
Miller
Fowler
Daniel A. Leonard
Philip Martin
George Selby
Thomas R. Martin
Leonard
Sylvia Sidney Marries New York Publisher Bennett Cerf
Phoenix report that film actress Sylvia Sidney and New York publisher Bennett Cerf were married by Superior Judge Marlin T. Phelps at a hotel in Phoenix on October 1.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Sylvia Sidney
Bennett Cerf
New York
Marlin T. Phelps
Valuable Timber swept by Flames Threatens Oregon Forest
A forest fire raging southward through valuable timber neared a possible catastrophe in the Siskiyou National Forest in southwestern Oregon. Powers town, about 50 miles southeast, was saved from destruction by the efforts of more than 1,000 men.
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Arshfield
Ore
Siskiyou National Forest
Oregon
Powers
Here
Mrs. Somerville Obtains Divorce in Reno Trial
Mrs. Marion Du Pont Somerville a wealthy socialite owner of the James Madison home at Montpelier Virginia won a private trial divorce in Reno Nevada today from Thomas H. Lengo of Christiana Hundred Delaware.
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Reno
Nev
Marion du Pont Somerville
James Madison
Mis. Pelier
Thomas H. Lengo
Christiana Hundred
Grand Jury Called to Probe Death of Evelyn Hoey
Sheriff orders a grand jury on December to investigate the death of Evelyn Hoey showgirl friend of Henry H. Rogers 3d and the conduct of members of the coroner's jury. District Attorney W. E. Parke asked the court to include inquiries into those connected with the coroner's inquest and related parties.
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Evelyn Hoey
Henry H. Rogers
W. E. Parke
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