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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1939

Page

3

Mediator Role Foreseen for Mussolini as Axis Moves Stir

Berlin reports Ciano's Berlin talks with Hitler and Ribbentrop. observers think Mussolini may take mediator role in a final peace offensive by the Reich. German high command notes Polish peninsula surrender and Warsaw activity as German forces advance. Britain and France reaction to German Soviet peace overture cited.

Berlin Count Galeazzo Ciano Rome Germany Soviet Russia Il Ouce Ciano Mussolini Reich 0Ruce Hela Baltic Sea Gensia von Unruh Warsaw Padeborn Weser Hitler Thefuehrer Pioce Reichstag Poland Voelkischer Beobachter Rome-Berlin Britain France

Negro Held In Quizzing NORRISTOWN Slaying Suspect

Edward G. Robinson a 20 year old Negro was held without bail in Norristown Pa as a material witness in the murder of Mrs Clara Buchanan found strangled in her dining room a week earlier District Attorney Frederick S Smillie said he remained the leading suspect after a long grilling by police Detective James V Gleason testified Robinson had important information and authorities awaited a Federal Bureau of Investigation report on chemical analysis of evidentiary fibers from his clothing and the rug involved in the crime.

Norristown Landyman Clara Buchanan Frederick S. Smillie Edward G. Robinson Isaac Kehoe James V. Gleason Robinson Smillie Washington Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mae Murray Fights Custody Of Son In Court Dispute

Actress Mae Murray resumed custody battles for her 12 year old son Karan Mdivani in Albany New York as court sessions continued. She described a screen door barrier during a visit and said she wanted to speak to him on the lawn without interference. The case involves Murray and her brothers John and Cortland and Dr Daniel Canning who treated Karan in 1935. Father Prive David Mdivani is pursuing custody in California courts.

Albany N. Y Mae Murray Karan Mdivani Supreme Court Francis Bergan Miss Murray John and Cortland Daniel Canning New York City Prive David Mdivani Mdivanis Koran Miss Murry Mdivani California Averill Park

What happened to the Ark of the Covenant

The Ark, holding the Ten Commandments tablets and sacred relics, was destroyed hidden or stolen during Nebuchadnezzar's capture of Jerusalem around 586 BC and has not been seen since.

Jerusalem Nebuchadnezzer

Double slayings on Duck Island puzzle New Jersey police

In Trenton on October 2, police investigated two bodies found near Duck Island along the Delaware River. Katherine Werner, 36, and Frank Casper, 28, were killed in a car near a home where a 16 year old girl and her escort were murdered last November. Police cited a possible link to the prior case and asked for leads.

Trenton N. J Duck Island Delaware River Pemberton Wenner Katherine Werner Frank Cas Hamilton Township Richard P. Brettell Casper

United States May Yield Antarctica Area to British Claims

Officials in Washington and Boston outline a three to four year Antarctic program for the Byrd expedition. A permanent camp may be set east of British claimed territory between 70 and 150 degrees west. The plan aims to establish a definite American possession to improve weather data for aviation, naval operations, and possible war forecasts. The snow cruiser will be tested at the South Pole under Dr. Thomas C. Poulter.

Washington United States Little America Antarctic South Pole Boston Boston Navy Yard South Polar Richard E. Byrd Longitide Congress Lincoln Ellsworth Britain France Japan Germany Norway U. S South Pacific Australia New Zealand Thomas C. Poulter

Taxidermist presses on exacting river journey to Lake Mead

Charles F. Mann of York Pennsylvania continues a solo kayak descent toward Lake Mead from Green River Wyoming. He left Jensen Utah nine days earlier in a 14 foot canvas canoe capsizing 18 times over the voyage. The trek covers about 800 miles to Lees Ferry Arizona and Boulder Dam controlled Colorado flow.

Greenriver Utah Charles F. Mann York Green Colorado Mann Jensen Lees Ferry Ariz Lake Mead Boulder Green River Wyo

Condition of Rivers At Riverton Reported Clear and Slightly Milky

The report notes South Fork river water is clear while North Fork remains slightly milky, describing the overall river conditions at Riverton.

Riverton South Fork Clear North Fork

Stone Lime and Sand Firms See Rising Orders in Shenandoah Valley

Demand for lime stone lime and sand in the Shenandoah Valley boosts freight on the Harpers Ferry Strasburg line. The M J Grove Lime and Standard Lime and Stone add night shifts and boost kilns with 12 active at Grove. Companies including Glass Sand Gore Nat Gypsum Powhatan Shenandoah Lime Millville and others report higher weekly to daily shipments and longer trains.

Shenandoah Valley The Star Harpers Ferry Strasburg Junction Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Strasburg Martinsburg Grove Standard National Gypsum Company Arthur Robinson Powhatan and Shenande Lime Companies Millville W. Va

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