Train wreck plot to rob Pennsylvania passengers exposed
Prosecutor Russell E Lyons said four people including Albert Buckmaster and his sister Edith Buckmaster West confessed to plotting to wreck Pennsylvania trains near Coshocton on August 27. They planned to disable angle bars at Rock Run and Tyndal bridge to loot passengers but were thwarted by a farmer who found loose rails and alerted authorities. They admitted involvement after hours of questioning.
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Coshocton
Russell E. Lyons
Pennsylvania
Rock Run
Tyndal Bridge
Lyons
John Bank
Rockland
Albert Buckmaster
Edith Buckmaster West
Wayne Hartley
Norman Hartley
Buckmaster
World Series Set to Open September 30 in NL Park
Major league club owners met with Commissioner Landis and decided to start the world series on Wednesday September 30 at the park of the National League winner. If the New York Yankees win the American League, games will be split between the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium with specific dates outlined. Ford Motor Company will again hold exclusive radio rights for $100000. ticket prices and game strip sales were set with standard seating tiers.
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New York
K. M.adis
New York Yankees
Polo Grounds
Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Landis
National League
Yankees
Reminiscences of Winchester and the American Revolution
The narrator recalls Winchester as a colonial frontier and the shift from English imports to local independence led by General Washington. The note highlights fashion, exchange goods, and the idea that the mother country now comes to America. An illustration mentions an American interior decorator refurbishing Buckingham Palace amid English opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Tidewater
Sea
England
Washington
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Mary
Virginia Municipalities Convention Opens in Winchester
About 350 delegates led by Morton L. Wallerstein arrive in Winchester for the 31st annual Virginia Municipalities Convention. The program includes welcomes by Jolly and Marshall, invocations by Sydenstricker, and talks on state city legislation, relief programs, and a proposed state wide police communication system. A banquet features remarks on the federal social security program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton L. Wallerstein
League of Virginia Municipalities
Harold J. Baumes
Edward H. Ruehl
Winchester
George Washington
Virginia Police Executives Association
Building Officials Conference
Virginia Weights and Measures Association
Jolly
John R. Jolly
Petersburg
P. J. Marshall
Common Council
Hubert Sydenstricker
Abe Schewel
Lynchburg
S. R. Buxton
Newport News
T. Gibson Hobbs
C. C. Collins
Commonwealth
Covington
James W. Phillips
Bureau of Organization and Supervision
Richmond
W. Brownley Foster
D.L. Elder
Hopewell
Rhodes
John Q. Rhodes
Virginia
L. B. Hoeding
Norfolk
Heat Pops Corn On The Stalk
Browntown Indiana today Clyde McClary inspected his popcorn patch and found an ear with more than half the kernels popped due to a recent heat spell.
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Brownstown
Ind
Clyde McClary
Weather Outlook Sees Showers Across Mid-Atlantic Week
Weather forecast for September 14 to 19 predicts showers in the North and Middle Atlantic states on Tuesday and Wednesday and again Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures will be cooler at the week’s start and midweek, rising toward the end.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Garnett Named U S Member of German American Claims Panel
Washington Sept. 12 Christopher B Garnett of Virginia was appointed by President Roosevelt to the German American Mixed Claims Commission. He succeeds the late Chandler P Anderson, also of Virginia.
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Washington
Christopher B. Garnett
Virginia
Roosevelt
Mixed Claims Commission
Chandler P. Anderson
Fatal Crash Kills Two Army Flyers at March Field
At March Field California an attack plane crash at midnight killed Lieut James T Carter of Spartanburg South Carolina and Private Milton J Cutting of Hayward California Army Air Base officials reported. Also listed is an automotive sale noting a 1934 Ford V 8 157 truck with closed cab tires and rims offered by Bickers Motor Co for a quick sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March Field
Calif
James T. Carter
Spartanburg
S. C
Milton J. Cutting
Hayward
Army Air Base
Bickers Motor CO
Clash of Fascists and Militia in Talavera De La Reina
Reports from Santa Clalla Spain describe violent clashes between socialist militiamen and Fascists in the Talavera de la Reina area. Government forces claim progress along the Toledo road while bombing raids target insurgent positions. A city councilor recounts the peril and a priest’s failed hostage rescue as the fighting continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Oldfield
Associated Press
Santa Clalla
Spain
Talavera de la Reina
Talavera
Jose Asensio
Pepino
Toledo
Torrijos
Alcazar
Vatican envoy cites rise in morally good films at Venice
The Pope's representative Giuseppe Cassinis reported at Venice that global motion pictures are 60 percent morally good, up from 20 percent last year. The Vatican's first official presence at the exhibition shows the Holy See's strong interest following a recent encyclical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Poe
Venice
The
Holy Father
Giuseppe Cassinis
Vatican
Heinz firm seeks cider apples and pears
The notice declares readiness to receive cider apples for H. J. Heinz Company and seeks Keiffer pears for Winchester Cold Storage Packing House, with contact J. Ashby Sprint at phone 1377.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Company
Keiffer Pears
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
J. Ashby
Landon Campaign Tour Reaches Maine with Brann Greeting
Gov. Louis J. Brann plans to meet Gov. Alf M. Landon on his arrival in Portland for a campaign speech as Landon begins New England drive. Edge says New Jersey Republicans are in complete harmony. Maine election looms Monday with rain forecast threatening rally site.
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Landon
Maine
Portland
Louis J. Brann
United States Senate
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Brann
Weather Bureau
London
Municipal Stadium
Exposition
New England
Alf. M. Landon
Stamford
Conn
John B. Brennan
Trenton
Harold G. Hoffman
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Edge
Pennsylvania Station
New York
Thomas Jefferson
PWA Projects Approved by Roosevelt Amid Funding Details
President Roosevelt approved 124 Public Works Administration projects totaling an estimated 17.14 million dollars. The federal grant share amounts to 7.72 million with ten loans totaling 195 thousand dollars. Officials note Winchester water supply bid of 239 thousand may be among those approved. Locals report no new allocations of the 300 million authorized by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Winchester
Mr. Page To Leave Monday For Cleveland Convention
W. Nelson Page the Winchester postmaster and Virginia Postmasters Association president will depart Monday for Cleveland Ohio to attend the National Postmasters Association convention. He will deliver an address on the advantages of air mail though the exact time is not set. Many Virginia postmasters attending will ride a special car to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Page
Winchester
Virginia Postmasters’ Association
Cleveland
Ohio
National Postmasters’ Association
Met Manager's Daughter Weds In Guelph Affair
Fiorenza D Arneiio Johnson daughter of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York general manager married Lieut Col George A Drew at St Georges Anglican Church Guelph Ontario. The ceremony drew an international circle of guests amid the city’s historic church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph
Ont
Fiorenza D'Arneiio Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
George A Drew
St. George’s Angelican Church
Younger Party Leaders Hearing Veterans Speak
District chairmen and presidents of Young Democratic Clubs heard a talk on campaign plans by J Murray Hooker state chairman and Horace Edwards state campaign director. Harold F Snead ran unopposed for state president to succeed John Galleher after five years leading the Young Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
J. Murray Hooker
Horace Edwards
Young Democrats
Harold F. Snead
Henrico
Rial Justice
John Galleher
Leesburg
Young Democratic Organization
Count Tamburini's Death Prostrates Wife in Los Angeles
Countess Delio Tamburini, a miniature painter, was prostrated by news of her husband Count Tamburini's death in Chicago. He died after a plunge from a hospital window, dashing dreams of a joint journey to Italy.
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Los Angeles
Delio Tamburini
Chicago
Count Tamburini
Italy
Cobb Shatters More Records in 24 Hour Run
John Cobb, a London fur broker, set a new world 24 hour motor car speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah on Sept 12 with an official average speed of 150.1621 mph aided by three relief drivers. He surpassed Capt. Peeter E T Eyston who held the prior record at 149.09 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonneville
Salt Flats
Utah
John Cobb
London
Woman slain in martial triangle shocks Miami Beach
Police report Edward E. Martin, 47, pleaded guilty to murder and signed a confession admitting he killed his wife, 30, after a quarrel over another man and a former roomer affair. The incident followed a dispute at their home in Miami Beach.
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Miami. Beach
Fla
Edward E. Martin
H. V. Yocum
Yocum
Martin
Beer curfew helps reduce night loafing says Hollis
The ABC Board moves the wine and beer sale curfew from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. starting September 15. Chief C. W. Hollis says the earlier curfew in Richmond Winchester and other cities reduced late night loafing and drunken driving reports. He notes Saturdays and holidays fuel drinking, with effects felt around 4 a.m. and calls spiking after Sundays. The curfew is viewed as aiding law enforcement efforts.
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Hollis
ABC
Richmond
Winchester
C. W. Hollis
Ape
Special Meeting Called by Friend ship Fire Co
The Friend ship Fire Company calls a special meeting for Monday evening September 14 at 8 o'clock to hear bids and reports on rebuilding the company’s truck and to take action. All members urged to attend.
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Friendshipp Fire CO
Friendship Fire Company
Jacobs Farm Sale Set for October 10 Near Macedonia Church
A farm located near Macedonia Church identified as Jacobs Farm will be sold on October 10. A sale bill with full terms is available on the referenced page.
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Macedonia Church
Socialite Is Found Dead in New York Hotel
John Langdon Leighton 99, a prominent Boston Tempest era social figure, was found dead by suicide in a hotel bathroom by his newlywed wife. Leighton, Harvard graduate, served as an ensign on Rear Admiral Sims staff during World War I.
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New York
John Langdon Leighton
George Bridge Leighton
Leighton
Boston and
Tempstead
N. Y
William 8. Sims
Harvard
Textile Workers Evacuate Lille Plants After Strike
Paris reports thirty thousand textile workers in Lille evacuated their plants after striking and occupying facilities. The action followed conferences with interior minister Roger Salengro, as workers sought to hasten parliament action.
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Paris
Lille
Roger Salengro
Liberals Form For Roosevelt
A Chicago meeting of 116 conferees from political labor and agricultural fields launched a campaign for President Roosevelt. The group calling itself the national progressive conference agreed to back Roosevelt and urged all progressive minded voters to join the drive.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Progressive Conference
Young Frank D. Roosevelt Jr Joins Naval Reserve
Boston September 12. Frank D. Roosevelt Jr son of the President joined the navy for two weeks boarding the U S S Arkansas for a North Atlantic cruise with 500 naval reservists from New England cities. The Harvard junior will take naval science instruction during the training period.
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Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Navy
Arkansas
North Atlantic
New England
Roosevelt
Harvard
No Wage Raise At Carnegie-Illinois Steel
President Benjamin F. Fairless told employee representatives the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation will not increase wages at the present time. The decision affects workers across the company as of September 12.
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PITTSE/RGH
Benjamin F. Fairless
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
GOP Leaders Plan Multiple Speeches In Winchester
National and state Republican leaders will give at least two and possibly three campaign talks in Winchester. The Winches ter Frederick County London For President committee lists members and tasks. Campaign sessions are planned at the George Washington Hotel with H Russell Potts as campaign secretary. A Wednesday 3 30 pm meeting will feature Mrs Graham Dougherty of Woodley Clarke county addressing a joint Republican men and women committee. All local women invited.
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Winchester
Winchester-Frederick County
London
E. C., Parker
Fred Thwaite
T. A. Williams
John Scully, Jr
H. B. Garber
H. Russell Potts
George Washington Hotel
Potts
Graham Dougherty
Hitler Threatens Soviet Lands as Path to Prosperity
Adolf Hitler told 50 000 Nazi youths in Nurnberg that Germany would be richly prosperous if it gained Ukraine and the Urals from Soviet Russia. He warned of future war, praised youth, and urged fortitude as the party convened. Pageantry marked the youth rally.
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Associated Press
Nurnberg
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Soviet Russia
Labor Front
Russia
der Puehrer
Urals
Siberia
Ukraine
Congress Hall
Hitler
Nazi Germany
National Socialist Convention
Fuehrer
Baseball at Winchester Park Next Sunday
Lefty Willis and Lefty Bradley lead the West Virginians in a game at Winchester Park next Sunday. Prominent local players are set to appear in what sports pages call a featured matchup.
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Winchester Park
Lefty” Willis
Lefty Bradley
West
Stop Look Sale of Hunter Brill Est Star Tannery
Public notice of sale of personal property timber and real estate of Hunter Brill Est Star Tannery to be conducted Wednesday September 16 at 1 p m by Hugh Brill administrator.
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Hunter
Fun Festival precash prize at Saturday event
A local festival offers a $50 cash prize during a Saturday night event. Details specify a 9 to 11 PM timeframe with activities described as part of the Fun Festival.
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League of Municipalities
Garnett
Bloody Sector
Talavera de la
Reina
Vidal Arroyo
Vazquez Camarasa
Madrid
Pope
Eastern Chiefs
Jersey
Farmers Farm
Alf Landon
Suzanna
Blind Mice
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Middle West
Rocky Mountain States
PWA
Congress
Mr. Page
Cobb
Richard Boxwell
Chuck & Rays
Jacobs
John L. Leighton
Young Frank
GOP
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