Conferees Agree on Mediterranean Anti Piracy Plan
Nine power conference in Ny on reached accord assigning Britain and France primary duty to patrol and curb submarine attacks in the Mediterranean. Italy and Germany abstained citing Russian charges, while Russia signaled approval and promised to submit the plan for governmental action.
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Britain
France
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean
Russia
Italy
Germany
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
Advertising van paints Mount Vernon on its sides
A Virginia trucking firm uses a shiny van painted with a Mount Vernon likeness. The large surface, coated with metal and varnish, is designed to call attention to Virginia shrines. If faithful and not commercially exploited, the display could draw thousands’ notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Washingtons
Toledo glass boss John Biggers eyed for census chief
John Biggers of Toledo Ohio who heads Libby Owens Ford Glass since 1930 has been asked by President Roosevelt to direct a census of the unemployed. Born in St Louis and a Michigan graduate he is 48 and expected to accept if granted a leave from his company.
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John Biggers
Toledo
Roosevelt
Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company
St. Louis
University of Michigan
Biggers
Checks to go to Farmers Bank depositors on Sept 14
J F Campbell of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said the first checks will be mailed September 14 to depositors of the closed Farmers Bank and Trust Company. Accounts of $5 000 or less were insured, with 21 depositors having larger claims. some will receive full proven amounts, others up to 5 000, and some capped at proven sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Youthful Bandit Hurt In Baltimore Cab Crash
A 22 year old Baltimore bandit named Gordon Sills was critically injured in a head on collision between a taxicab he hijacked and a five ton truck. The cab driver Samuel Mendelson fled after the robber forced him to drive and fired a pistol at nearby occupants. Minor injuries were reported for the truck driver and his wife.
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Baltimore
Gordon Sills
Samuel Mendelson
Medelson
Mendelson
Badyt
Badit
Hitler hints at successor but with no name in Nürnberg speech
In Nürnberg Hitler, addressing 42,000 Hitler Youth in the stadium, avoided naming a successor while affirming the movement’s permanence. Rudolph Hess echoed the idea, calling Hitler the first Germanfuehrer as loyalty oaths were administered, but no clear plan for after Hitler emerged.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Rudolph Hess
Hitler
Youth Fellowship Meet Continues At Woodstock Church
The Valley Youth Fellowship meeting at Woodstock Christian Church enters its second day with Mrs Joseph Childress of Luray presiding and Miss Hilda Hisey of Edinburg serving as secretary Excellent attendance amid rain. Antonio program includes Winchester singers in color costumes directed by Mrs W L Dudley and an address by Jack Wolford.
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Joseph Childress
Luray
Hilda Hisey
Edinburg
Valley Youth Fellowship
Woodstock Christian Church
Winchester
W. L. Dudley
Jack Wolford
G. O. Taylor
Arthur Wake
Strasburg
Woodstock Church
George Oliver Taylor
Richmond
Etta Nunn
Ladies Tennis Matches Begin at Winchester Club
Dr. Leon Slavin announces the Winchester Club ladies tennis tournament pairings for a Monday start. Miss Virginia Russell led the draw with Emma G. Baker facing Elizabeth Massie and Betsy Rice opposing Kardy Russell among other matchups.
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Leon Slavin
Winchester Club
Virginia Russell
Emma G. Baker
Elizabeth Massie
Betsy Rice
Kardy Russell
Nelia Beverley
Georgia Conrad
Chi Chi Steck
Margaret Byrd
Colleen Stevenson
Anne Quirk
Bobbie Conrad
Farley Massey
Fenton Nelson
Phyllis Meem
Nancy Bowly
Bishop Moore to Lead Winchester Rally for Baltimore Conference
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of San Antonio visits Winchester for a rally with the Baltimore Conference September 16. Dr. McIntyre presides as reports from district churches are heard before a 11:30 a.m. sermon. A 350 delegates and 50 connectional men are expected. committees and host homes are arranged.
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McIntyre
John H. Rosenberger
Baltimore
Bishop Moore
Roanoke
Winchester
Virginia
Moorefield
Lewisburg
W. W. McIntyre
Arthur J. Moore
San Antonio
Texas
John Rosenberger
Hubert Sydenstricker
P. G. Ireland
E. E. Baker
Helen Edmonds
Hodgson To Be S. V. A. Coach
Shenandoah Valley Academy announces Hodgson as coach for the upcoming season. The academy schedules a football opener against Episcopal High School in Alexandria on October 9 and has arranged games with Augusta Military Academy on October 30 and Randolph-Macon Academy for Thanksgiving week.
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Episcopal High of
Alexandria
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Boone D. Tillett
Tillett
Episcopal High School
Augusta Military Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy
Shenandoah Valley
Front Royal
Winchester Hodgson
John
Kidnaper Taken By Surprise In A Vacant House
Clyde Derrick a 29 year old man wanted for kidnapping two Johnson City policemen was captured in a vacant Rome New York house without a fight He was found armed with three guns including two stolen from the officers who he had commandeered last Saturday night Rome police Chief Joseph Owens said Johnson City officers who pursued him to Rome were en route for custody on a kidnapping warrant.
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Rome
N. Y
Clyde Derrick
Johnson City
Joseph T. Owens
Owens
Derrick
Illness Fatal To Little Girl Clowser
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Clowser Hayfield Virginia died at home yesterday Funeral will be Monday at 1 o clock Burial at Mount Olive Mrs Clowser before marriage was Miss Opal Davis of Gainesboro
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Shealby Jean Clowser
Charles Clowser
Hayfield
Mount Olive
Clowser
Opal Davis
Gainesboro
Generally Fair Week's Early Part Summary
Washington reports weekly forecast for Sept 13 to Sept 18. North and Middle Atlantic states expect generally fair weather early in the week with occasional showers later. Temperatures moderate at first then warmer toward midweek.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Roosevelt says world jitters from war. policy not discussed
President Roosevelt at the summer White House said global tensions from the Far East and Mediterranean create widespread nervousness. He declined to discuss U S policy, stating domestic rail policy would be nationalized only as a last resort and that railways should remain in private ownership.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
White House
Mediterranean
U. S
State Department
France
Carroll Miller
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Georgia Governor confronts lash restoration plan
Protests charge Governor E. D. Rivers with seeking to restore the lash for prisoners in Georgia. The practice was abolished in 1923 amid nationwide agitation. The state now uses solitary confinement bread and water stripes and shackles. Escapes from chain gangs have prompted Rivers to order escaping prisoners shot on sight.
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E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Japan and China seek sympathy for their war aims abroad
Tokyo reports Japan will dispatch nonofficial envoys to the United States France and Great Britain to explain Japan's Sino-Japanese conflict and outline its causes and events. China plans similar missions to win sympathy as Premier Konoye warns the war may last into 1938 and demands focus on operations in China.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
France
Great Britain
China
Fumimaro Konoye
Opposition to Endorsement Splits Virginia Young Democrats
In Charlottesville Virginia opposition to a resolution endorsing Senators Byrd and Glass and the Roosevelt administration strains the resolutions committee of the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia. Some members vow to oppose any praise of the national administration, while the group backs other major reforms including correcting mispractices in the primary nomination system.
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Charlottesville
Byrd
Glass
Roosevelt
National Administration
Young Democratic Clubs of
Virginia
Federal Agencies Much Concerned Over Big Shipments of Scrap Iron Overseas
Government departments back a Senate plan to study how rising scrap metal exports affect U S iron and steel. Evidence shows exports from Winchester via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to mills nationwide have surged, with Japan Britain and Italy as primary buyers and prices doubling to about 50 cents per 100 pounds.
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Washington
Sept
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Army
Navy
Commerce and Interior Departments
Hull
Posal
Schwellenbach
D.wash
Japan
England
Italy
America
Tariff Commission
Great Britain
Winchester
Youngstown
Ohio
McKeesport
Harrisburg
York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jaban
Lost Springer Spaniel Found Missing Notice
Lost tan and white Springer Spaniel, three months old. Reward offered. Please return to 803 S. Stewart St. if found. Contact authorities or owner with any information.
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Springer Spaniel
S. Stewart St
Auction Sale Rain or Shine at Cameron Street
Rain or shine auction at 326 N Cameron St tonight at 7 p m features new and second hand furniture and rugs. R M Swimley conducts the sale.
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N. Cameron St
R. M. Swimley
Shorter Season on Quail Begs for County Change
A petition has been prepared and sent to Carl Nolting Commissioner of Game and Inland Fisheries asking to shorten Frederick county quail season by allowing shooting on Monday Wednesday and Friday and to reduce the daily bag limit to eight birds. A hearing may be held to determine policy after varied sportsmen opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Nolting
Commissioner of Game and Ireland Fisheries
Frederick County
Heavy Chinese Resistance Halts Japanese Yangchong Advance
In Shanghai on September 11, Japanese forces pushed from the Yangtze toward Yangchong, capturing one third of the town before Chinese counterattacks drove them back. The fiercest fighting lasted 24 hours with heavy casualties on both sides as ships and air power supported the offensive.
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Nyon
Germany
Italy
Shanghai
Yangtze River
China
Yangchong
Woosung
Yangtze
Whangpoo
Japan
Yangchong 8
Liuhu
Plans for Auto Inspection Get Stricter This Fall
Preparations underway for the next semi annual automobile inspection set to begin next month. The Department of Motor Vehicles will enforce stricter standards including tire safety and mechanical defects. Thirty eight inspection stations across Winchester Frederick Warren Clarke Loudoun and Shenandoah counties attended the meeting where state officers issued new instructions.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Winchester
Frederick
Warren
Clarke
Loudoun
Shenandoah
Fuller, Groth, Bayliss and Banders
Water deemed satisfactory after tests at two pumping stations
Major Richard Messer of the State Board of Health reports the water from the Reuss Spring Pumping Station tap and the Old Town Spring Pumping Station tap analyzed satisfactory.
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Richard Messer
State Board of Health
Reuss Spring
Old Town Spring
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Woodstock
Braddock Street
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Braddock Street Church
Meek
Gov. E. D. Rivers
Young Democrats
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Woosung Forts
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