Pecora Denies Defense Moves To Free Hines Of Conspiracy
New York September 9 Justice Ferdinand Pecora sustains the 13 count indictment against Tammany leader James J Hines charging conspiracy and contriving a lottery He notes if the Dutch Schultz racket conspiracy did not extend beyond May 24 1936 the jury must acquit on the conspiracy count while the other counts remain felonies He doubts if the evidence proves Hines present at the lottery scheme and cites a law rule about doubt in a judge s mind.
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New York
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hines
Pecora
Dutch Schultz
Non Striker Attacked Again In Frisco Street Riot
Frisco street violence flares as thousands gather for Emporium store opening. A non striking employee is beaten and aided inside the store. another man is arrested for a cut lip. Police riot squad responds to third day of department store strike.
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San
Emporium
J. A. Smith
Emporium Superint
Angelo J. Rossi
Community Aid and Foyer Requests Clipboard Notes
Mr Winchester urges donations of old shoes or clothing to the county superintendent of schools for rural district students. A separate note jokes about moving a family from a garage and asks for guidance on persuading them. Mentions forthcoming food demonstrations by Home Makers and calls for honorary memberships, with details on page 2.
Truck Sale at Micciche Service Station
Chevrolets Dodges and Revs advertised for sale along with a truck trailer at Micciche Service Station. The notice lists vehicles and a trailer available on a specified date.
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Micciche
Roosevelt to Visit Son Before Mayo Clinic Operation
President Franklin D. Roosevelt plans to travel to Rochester Minnesota to be at his son James ro's operation at the Mayo Clinic. Mrs Roosevelt is already there and James' wife Betsy is en route. The President will also hold two last minute conferences before departing Hyde Park aboard the Potomac and with Senator Bilbo and Gerard Swope.
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James
Mayo Bros. Clinic
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
White House
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Swope
Hudson River
Potomac
Ayeer Dreiser
Harry Ore Works
Seabee
Mississippi
Harrison
Marvin McIntyre
Political Attacks Clarified Noting Limited Knowledge
A brief excerpt notes a political figure stating he knew nothing beyond what newspapers had reported. The line continues on Page 2 Col. 6, suggesting further context is available in the continuation.
City Survey Aims to Define Property Lines on Fairmont Avenue
A survey by City Engineer Jack Brandon and City Manager Arthur Field examines old deeds to mark property lines for a $1550 project to relieve a bottleneck where Fairmont Avenue meets Route 7. Findings show a 40 foot right of way once existed and the Cumberland Valley railway later claimed the highway location.
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Hable
Herman Ha
Jack Brandon
Arthur M. Field
North Frederick
Fairmont Avenue
Cumberland Valley Railway
Italy Ready For Any Eventuality
Rome reports Italy stands ready for any eventuality as it watches Allied Germany's maneuvers on behalf of Sudeten German minority in Czechoslovakia. The fascist state claims its internal mechanism guarantees the country's peace and stability amid regional tensions.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
National Fruit 7% preferred stock sale notice
Eleven shares of National Fruit pfd 7% stock will be sold from Court House Saturday Sept. 10 at 2 o'clock. John I. Sloat, Agent.
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National Fruit Pfd
Court House
John I. Sloat
Skating Exhibition by Pappy Harkins Billed at Ridgeway Rink
A 70 year old skater known as Pappy Harkins headlines a skating exhibition at Ridgeway Roller Rink. The show runs tomorrow and Sunday with matinee and evening sessions listed.
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Ridgeway
Pappy” Harkins
Scully Granted Conditional Pardon by Governor
Thomas G. Scully Jr is pardoned and released after a three and a half year sentence for involuntary manslaughter in a Winchester highway death case from December 1936. The 1937 conviction stemmed from the Christmas night incident involving Homer Hook and Frederick M. Affleck.
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Thomas G. Scully, Jr
Price Zoderdad
Prederick Circuit
Scully
Homer Hook
Frederick M. Affleck
Winchester
Pushing Work At Power Plant In Millville West Virginia
Rapid progress is reported toward reactivating the Potomac Edison power plant at Millville West Virginia. Engineers focus on rewinding a large machine with hopes it goes into service in 60 to 90 days. A temporary structure covers the unit while a permanent building is delayed by pressing needs.
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Potomac-Edison
Millville
W. Va
W. M. Krise
Northern Virginia Power Company
Potomac-Edison Power
Bilbo Pushes Higher Old Age Pension For States
Bilbo of Mississippi told reporters at Hyde Park that his main fight next session will be to double the present old age pension of 30 dollars a month. He proposed the old folks receive 600 dollars monthly, half from the federal government and half from the states.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Bilbo
White House
Explanations Sought On Dismissals In Georgia Politics
Senate campaign expenditures committee seeks explanations from the National Emergency Council and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation over the dismissal of two Georgia officials who reportedly supported Senator George. The panel also probes Georgia voter registration irregularities and funds linked to WPA workers in Wisconsin.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Georgia
Senator George
National Emergency Council
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Earl Cocke
E. S. Fuller
Savannah
Wisconsin
WPA
Johnson City
Tenn
Politi
Walter George
Maryland
Kentucky
Senate
Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Justice Department
Maude Toulson
Salisbury
David J. Lewis
Millard Tydings
Perkins
Frank S. Revell
Baltimore
Tydngs
Rayon output sets a record in September
Ray on yarn deliveries by American producers last month were the highest on record. The Textile Economics Bureau reported today that the index of the daily rate of deliveries rose to 895, up from 841 in July and 693 in August 1937, based on 1923-25 as 100.
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New York
Textile Economics Bureau
Rayon Organ
Bureau
Wilson to Lead Winchester Boy Scout Campaign
The Rev Ronald S Wilson pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and longtime Scouter will chair Winchester’s annual fund drive for the Boy Scout program. Dan Henry Shenandoah Area Scout Executive announced the plan for a two day drive September 26 27 with a council meeting tonight to finalize campaign arrangements.
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Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Dan Henry
Shenandoah
Wilson
Friends of Scouting
Council Chamber of City
County Schools Open Sept 15 in Frederick County
Superintendent Leslie D. Kline announced the county will reopen September 15 with full-day classes and lunches to be brought by pupils. The Frederick County Teachers Association meets September 14 to select a new Middletown principal after O W Wake resigns. Bus routes start September 15. many pupils lack adequate clothing and shoes. Community members with clothing or shoe donations are asked to contact the See Teen office.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Frederick County Teachers Association
O. W. Wake
Middletown
Wake
K. A. Moyers
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Kline
German Plebiscite Proposal to Avert War Rejected by France
In 1922 Germany proposed a plebiscite pact among France Britain Italy and Germany to avoid war and require popular votes before hostilities. The State Department released 15 year old records showing Hughes sent the idea to Jusserand but France rejected it citing unreliability of Germany and motives of revenge.
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France
Washington
State Department
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Ise
Hughes Charles Evans Hughes
Jusserand
Paris
Hughes
Sudeten Demonstrators Force Delayed Hitler Address
Several thousand Sudeten Germans clashed with police at Jaegerndorf near the Czech border shouting Nazi slogans. The crowd, gathered for the funeral of Alfred Knoll, led authorities to permit a Sudeten German procession with music, amid fears of violence and a government inquiry into Knoll’s death while in custody.
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Prague
Jaegerndorf
Czechoslovakia
Milan Hodza
Alfred Knoll
Knoll
Hodza
Maehrisch-Ostrau
France Tightens Guard as Czech Crisis Deepens
Paris reports show government owned communications staff ordered near posts to avert disruption while army and navy bolster defenses. Daladier meets with Ambassador Bullitt and Sir Eric Phipps as new Maginot line commanders assume posts and troops march into the vast underground network amid border restrictions and security measures.
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Paris
Pyrenees
Spain
Alfred Fagalde
16Th Corps
Andorra
Bullitt
Daladier
William C. Bullitt
Eric Phipps
Bonnet
Maginot
Athem
France
Britain Moves Toward Clear Warning to Germany
London reports rising public support for a decisive British warning to Germany over Czech oslovakia ahead of Hitler's Nurnberg speech. Britons urge immediate policy declaration, noting past diplomatic delays and Sir John Simon's role in drafting statements.
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London
Germany
Jjate
John Simon
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Sir John
Lanark
Scotland
Plan War On Peach Borers Demonstrations Scheduled
Frederick county hosts three demonstrations on eradicating the peach borer led by D A Tucker of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The taradichlorobenzene treatment is already used in some orchards and aimed at improving future efficiency. Scheduled: Wednesday 10 a.m L O Dick orchard Clearbrook and Cedar Creek Grade near Opequon. Thursday 10 a.m P H Gold orchard Timber Ridge and a session on small fruits.
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Frederick County
D. A. Tucker
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Doninbwen
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
P. S. Hershman
Cedar Creek
Opequon
P. H.gold
Timber Ridge
Jealousy motive cited in Marie Lamont murder case
Detective Chief John L. Sullivan named jealousy from unrequited love as the motive for the strangling of Marie Lamont in a Chicago hotel room. William Frank Raab, 38, a former convict and night club bouncer, reportedly confessed after extensive questioning.
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Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Marie Lamont
William Frank Raab
Sullivan
Rua
Raab
Nazi leader skips Nuremberg rally over crisis
At the Nazi party congress in Nurnberg, Adolf Hitler did not attend the women’s auxiliary rally, the first absence in a decade. Officials said business of the state prevented his appearance as the regime pressed a plan for a Sudeten German plebiscite amid EU and British mediation efforts. Ribbentrop met Sir Nevile Henderson, but discussions were not disclosed.
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Louis P. Lochner
Nurnberg
Germany
Srclincentaal Ttao
Czechoslovakia
Joachim Ribbentrop
Nevile Henderson
Hitler
Sir Nevile
Compromise der Fuehrer
Pageg
Toprom
Edward Hollis Dies Suddenly at 19 in Winchester
Edward Hollis son of Police Chief Clayton W. Hollis died today at Memorial Hospital at 12:15 PM after a brief illness. He would have turned 20 on September 28 and was a Handley High School graduate class of 1937. He lived with his parents on Handley Boulevard and worked for Winchester Small Loan and Finance Company. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and is survived by his parents, a brother Philip, and five sisters. Funeral arrangements were to be announced from the Hollis home.
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Edward Hollis
Clayton W. Hollis
Hollis
Memorial Hospital
Winschester
Handley
Handley High School
Handley Boulevard
Winchester Small Loan and Finance Company
Christ Episcopal Church
Edward
Feige Bose
Philip Hollis
MS Alinchester
Vin Johnson
Winch
Municipal drivers shift to sand hauling for Paris defense
Municipal drivers normally operating bag trucks and steam machines have been reassigned to haul sand along the French coast to prepare the defense of Paris against air raids and bombardments.
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Paris
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Frisco
MR Winchester
Bilbo and
James Roosevelt
CVRR
Thomas Scully
Senate Committee
George
RAYON
Ronalds. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Sept. Kline
Firestone Auto. Supply & Service Stores
Czech
Sudetens
Britain
Runciman
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