Morro Castle Fire Incendiary Theory Faces Inquiry
Chief Officer Warms told a government hearing he suspects arson behind the Morro Castle blaze based on a prior fire in a locker and charred cargo paper. Havana opened a general probe amid sabotage rumors as 133 dead or missing and official reviews continued.
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Hoover
Ers
Warms
Jersey
Cuba
Havana
Gabriel Landa
Secretary of the Treasury
Morro Castle
Landa
Customs Department
Charles R. Cameron
United States
Associated Press
Cameron
Washington
Aebueyfe
New York
W. F. Warms
Robert R. Willmott
Willmott
William F. Warms
Dickerson N. Hoover
Steamboat Inspection Service
Officer Mohler Struck, Fells Unconscious in Shenandoah
Special officer and former Shenandoah City chief O. D. Mohler lay unconscious at his Shenandoah City home after being struck in a crowd outside Dr. B. C. Shuler's office following a Saturday night automobile crash. Police sought Jacob Croft, who fled into woods after grabbing a woman and shielding himself with her as officers fired at him. Page County authorities continued the search at dawn.
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Harisonburg
O. D. Mohler
Shenandoah City
B. C. Shuler
Mohler
Louis Beaghan
Jacob Secrist
Shenandoah
Jacob Croft
Team Hollow
Luray
Croft
Page County
Winchester Schools Open With 2226 Enrolled
Vacation ended for 2226 students at four public Winchester schools today with Handley junior senior high reporting 832, Handley fifth and sixth grades 503, John Kerr 487, and Virginia Avenue 211. All classes met and teachers prepared for a productive year as Superintendent Garland Quarles noted improved standards despite reduced funding.
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Winchester
Handley
John Kerr
Garland Quarles
Two Convicts Killed During Joliet Prison Riot
Two prisoners were killed and a guard wounded in a riot at Stateville prison Joliet Ill. An escape attempt on a locomotive left the yard with Frank Saunder of Benton Ill critically wounded and Frank Bellinger, serving 1 to 20 years, among others involved. Guard William Petnosky was shot in the right arm.
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Joliet
Ill
Stateville
Frank Saunder
Benton, Il
James Hackett
Blue Island
Frank Bellinger
Cook County
Fred R. Barry
William Petnosky
Cigarette Price Order Amended To Add Tax
Washington dispatch reports Hugh S. Johnson amended the NRA retail cigarette price order to require stamp taxes in any state to be added to the minimum price. The order had set a two pack 25-cent minimum for popular brands to curb chains selling cigarettes as a side business. NRA said stamp taxes in certain states were large enough to allow continued loss under previous pricing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Illness Fatal To Mrs Gamble In Martinsburg
Word reached Winchester of the death today in Martinsburg of Mrs. F B Gamble. An elderly figure linked to prominent Virginia families, her father was of the James River Harrisons and her mother a Holmes Conrad descendant, cousin to Major Holmes Conrad of Winchester. Funeral details were not available.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
F. B. Gamble
Jones Takes Lead Over Ouimet In Golf Classic
Francis Ouimet, veteran champion, is eliminated in the first round of the United States amateur by Bobby Jones of Detroit. Jones wins by one up after 18 holes, with Ouimet and Young Jones tied at nine. The match drew the day’s largest gallery in Brookline.
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Associated Press
Brookline
Mass
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Bobby Jones
Detroit
Jones
Ouimet
Young Jones
Asbury Plans Morro Castle Hull Museum at Ocean Door
Asbury Park aims to keep the gutted Morro Castle hull as a museum and resort attraction. The City Council authorized the city manager to buy or rent the hulk from Ward Line for permanent display.
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Associated Press
Asbury Park
N. J
Morro Castle
Labor's terms for truce rejected in textile strike
Washington reports labor leader Francis J. Gorman and industry chief George A. Sloan clashed over a proposed truce as the Roosevelt board prepared to meet. Gorman demanded a board held to arbitrate under Governor Winant, while Sloan insisted the plan was unworkable. Southern unions urged support for a general strike amid Blackwood's crackdown on flying squadrons in South Carolina. The dispute set the stage for a tense stalemate with mills poised to reopen or stay closed tomorrow.
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Washington
Arbitration Board
Roosevelt
Labor
Francis J. Gorman
Industry
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Toy
Inq
Sloan
John G. Winant
Gorman
Bor
Presidential Mediation Board
The
United Textile Workers
Winant
New Hampshire
General Johnson
Winant Board
Charlotte
N. C
Thrace Blackwood
South Carolina
Greenville
D. c
Southern
George L. Googe
Atlanta
American Federation of Labor
Blackwood
Torrow
Honey Path
Tomore
New Deal Achievements Highlight Economic Recovery
Washington reports that 8,000,000 jobs and a billion-dollar farm income increase mark milestones in early recovery. Richberg praises Roosevelt's leadership amid challenges while noting unemployment remains high. Roosevelt weighs NRA reorganization with General Johnson as plans for a permanent NRA proceed.
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Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Two Killed In Norfolk Blast At Virginia Smelting Works
Two men, both negroes, were killed and at least two white men and a negro injured when an explosion and ensuing fire rocked the Virginia Smelting Works plant in West Norfolk. The blast occurred in or near the laboratory this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Virginia Smelting
West Norfolk
Steamer Chiloil Runs Aground in Delaware River
The steamer Chiloil ran aground on Danbaker Shoal east of the channel in the Delaware River early today, reported by the Maritime Exchange. The vessel was en route from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chiloil
Danbaker Shoal
Delaware River
Maritime Exchange
Baltimore
Injured Rom ney man shows slight improvement
Purcell McDonald twenty one, of Romney West Virginia, was critically injured when his coal truck struck a culvert and overturned near Hayfield on the Northwestern Grade. He was reported slightly better at Memorial Hospital today, having partly regained consciousness and a fighting chance for recovery.
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Purcell McDonald
Romney
W. Va
Hayfield
Memorial Hospital
Hosiery Strike Spurs Wider Textile Labor Effort
Union leaders in North and South Carolina hail a hosiery workers strike in Charlotte and Greenville as a step toward broader textile action. They note 30,000 hosiery workers in the two states and reference past giant strikes in High Point and nearby mills as precedent.
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Carolina
Charlotte
Greenville
S. C
High Point
N. C
Family Sunday Draws Big Crowd At Grace Church
Grace Church held a Sunday service drawing a large crowd with 55 families reporting perfect attendance. The welcoming program included a fine quartet and duo by Miss Larew and Mr. Haines, and a solo by Mr. Blackburn, signaling strong fall and winter plans.
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Grace Church
Philomena Larew
Evve Stouffer
Floyd Haines
W. R. Miller
Miss Larew
Mr. Haines
Mr. Blackburn
Presbyterians Forge Winter Work Plans at Church Meeting
Lou doun Street Presbyterian Church will outline fall and winter work at a special meeting of department officers. Rev. E. B. McGukin reports a full attendance expected. An executive board of the Woman's Auxiliary meets at 7 30 this evening, followed by a 8 o'clock session for all church workers to discuss plans and preparations for a church wide campaign.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
E. B. McGukin
Woman’s Auxiliary
Young People’s Societies
Woman's Auxiliary
Shenandoah Area Council Cited for Reforestation Work
The Shenandoah Area Council of Winchester was praised in the 1933 Boy Scouts of America National Council report to Congress for outstanding work in the reforestation program. The citation highlights the council as a model of achievement in this effort.
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Sheandoah
League of Nations Sees Soviet Russia Seat Accord
The League of Nations council reached an in principle accord to grant a seat in the council to Soviet Russia at Geneva on September 10. The vote signals a move toward recognizing Soviet Russia within the international body and outlines provisional terms pending formal approval.
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Assciated
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Grand
Council
Soviet
Russia
Two Panhandlers Fined In Frederick Police Court Morning
Boyd Taylor of Frederick county and Harvey Smith were fined 10.25 dollars each for panhandling on Fairmont avenue after being arrested leaving John Steck's premises. Officers reported moonshine found with Smith. Other cases include Whittenberger Tampa drunk 10.25 Fauver Winchester 10.25 Gance Romney 10.25 Pangle Winchester 15.25 Whitlock Winchester 15.26 Orndorff drunk 10.25.
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Boyd Taylor
Frederick County
Harvey Smith
Fairmont Avenue
Smith
John Steck
David Whittenberger
Tampa
Fla
Ww. H. Fauver
Winchester
Albin Gance
Romney
W. Va
Sandres Pangle
Simon Whitlock
Morris Orndorff
Jubilee Singers Concert For Health Work
A Jubilee Singers concert will be held tomorrow at 8 30 p m at the Baptist Church on South Braddock Street. Sponsored by the city’s colored churches and clubs to benefit the District Nurse Association. Spirituals and folk songs plus a lawn party with a menu on Cecil Street. Public invited to support the cause.
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Jubilee Singers
Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
District Nurse Association
Cecil Street
Tests Passed In Swimming Class At Berkeley Springs And Stephens City
Under instruction of Harry Farr Jr and Ray Garabrandt the following completed beginner tests in swimming per examiner Frank R Horton C Yost H Lutman H Hasenbu hler Ru Ruhnar Jhon Phillips Hugh Rockwell Harvey Beeler Jack Harmison Ray Rice Jr all of Berkeley Springs Harry Cook Marshall Lovett Earl Bosser C Cook and Ray Barley all of Stephens City
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Harry Farr, Jr
Ray Garabrandt
Frank R. Horton
C. Yost
H. Lutman
H. Hasenbuhler
Ru Ruhnarn
Jhon Phillips
Hugh Rockwell
Harvey Beeler
Jack Harmison
Ray Rice, Jr
Berkeley Springs
Harry Cook
Marshall Lovett
Earl Bowser
C. Cook
Ray Barley
Stephens City
Perpetual Motion Prophecy by Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins argues that debt is nearly perpetual, comparing its persistence to perpetual motion and suggesting little chance of stopping it. He frames debt as an enduring, almost endless challenge.
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Jud Tunkins
Market in Stocks and Commodities Overview
Market activity showed trader nerves with cautious gains in rye and partial rebounds in cotton after a government crop report. Treasury bonds eased and the dollar strengthened versus European gold currencies as call money renewed at one percent. total NY stock sales reached 696000 shares with notable closing prices listed for major stocks.
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Treasury
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
N. Y
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Stand
N. J
Union Pacific
U. 8S
Steele
Woolworth
Wheat Contracts To Washington Tomorrow From Frederick
Wheat compliance forms for 1934 will be taken to Washington D C tomorrow by County Agent I Fred Stine and Frederick county allotment committee members R L Omps president J H Funkhouser vice president W S Huyett and M J Pease. If accepted these forms will entitle local farmers who joined the government in the wheat reduction program to receive their final 1933 payment of six cents a bushel and the first payment on their 1934 wheat crop.
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Washington, D. C
I. Fred Stine
Frederick County
R. L. Omps
J. H. Funkhouser
W. S. Huyett
M. J. Pease
Cumberland Valley League Plans Annual Meet at Hagerstown High
The Cumberland Valley Athletic League will hold its annual meeting on September 15 at Hagerstown High School starting at 10 am. Members include Winchester Waynesboro Cumberland Hagerstown and Martinsburg with officers to be elected and schedules for basketball football and track to be set. John D. Zentmyer of Hagerstown High School serves as league president.
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Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Hagerstown High School
Winchester
Waynesboro
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Maryland
John D. Zentmyer
Rare Old Gold Pieces Acquired
Agents of the Sterling Silver Company are at Winchester Printers all week buying old gold for government purchase. Among items collected are a Gettysburg Confederate captain’s watch with a nick in the back from a bullet and a nearly 24 carat gold Chinese tongue scraper used by some wealthy families as a toothbrush substitute.
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Sterling Silver Company
Winchester
Gettysburg
Livestock And Produce Market Broad Market Report
East Sept 10 cattle and hogs show slow trading with price shifts. Steers, heifers and bulls vary from 25 cents, top steers reach 11 pounds at 7.00, calves up to 8.00, hogs down 20-40 cents with 140-250 lb ranges 6.75-7.75, sheep and lambs down 40 cents to 7.60 top, poultry and eggs in Philadelphia steady with mixed color grades and Butter values listed.
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Chicago
the Star
Associated Press
Baltimore
Winchester
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rock
Ymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Long Island
U. S. Dept
Simple Funeral Rites Held for G. Clarence Miller
Simple funeral rites were conducted for G. Clarence Miller. Active pallbearers included Judge Philip Williams and William C. Miller. honorary pallbearers listed were Maurice M. Lynch and several doctors among others.
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G. Clarence Miller
Philip Williams
Harry C. Stouffer
William G. Hardy
Edward Williams
R. E B. Griffith
Alfred 8. Henkel
Godfrey Miller
William C. Miller
Maurice M. Lynch
P. W. Boyd
H. D. Fuller
A. D. Henkel
Clayton W. Hollis
Lewis M. Allen
Harry R. Kern
E. Miller Streit
Local Markets and Wholesale Prices Snapshot
Daily market page lists local wholesale and retail prices for flour, corn products, feeds, and dairy items. Includes patent brand flour in various bag weights, shelled and cracked corn, screenings, middlings, cornmeal, scratch feed, butter, dairy feeds, and live hogs with assorted price ranges and per hundred or per barrel figures.
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The
Star
Seereeee
Seccaees Acteus
Ordsiye
Cevseecees
Keene
Anvdenne
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Ward Line
Cable Company
Joliet Prison
Asbury
SOUTH
Danville
Richberg
New Deal
Executive Council
Maine
Hyde Park
St. James Episcopal Church
Johnson
Perkins
Delaware
Presbyterians
C. V. League
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