Front Royal and Park Baseball Team Set Four Game Series
Front Royal to host Park baseball for a four game series with games in Front Royal and Winchester on Saturday and Sunday. Manager Mallory expects a strong lineup with Cocky Medler to pitch, and Reid Lunsford projected to start a game. Local fans anticipate the largest crowd of the season as preparations begin.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Mallory
Medler
Reid Lunsford
Warren County Boys
France and Britain reaffirm solidarity over Italo-Ethiopian crisis
In extended remarks Premier Laval defends collective security and France Britain unity. Te Water warns Africa will rise over war, while Italian delegates press for real examination of accusations against Ethiopia. Laval insists no discord exists with Britain and hopes for a peaceful solution within the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Theodore Te Water
Union of South Africa
Africa
Te Water
Italy
Ethiopia
Laval
France
Great Britain
Rman
Britain
League Council
Samuel Hoare
League of Naons
Europe
Saar
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Laura Ingalls Sets West-East Air Record In 13 Hours
Laura Ingalls, famed flyer, breaks the women’s transcontinental nonstop record with a 13 hour 34 minute 5 second flight from Los Angeles to Floyd Bennett Field. A faulty radio compass caused a near miss of the record and a mislanding near Mitchel Field. Amelia Earhart Pitman congratulated the new holder, while Earhart signaled she would not reclaim the title.
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New York
Laura Ingalls
Floyd Bennett Field
Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
Columbus
Floyd Bennett
Mitchel Field
Amelia Earhart Pitnan
Miss Earhart
Lindbergh
Miss Ingalls
Released on bail Rogers and Kelly in high profile case
Young Rogers and partner Kelly were freed on bail of 2500 each after a farmhouse shooting tied to Evelyn Hoey’s death. The case centers on suicide versus homicide theories with families divided. Autopsy results and fingerprint procedures awaited as Rogers’ wife possibly involved.
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Young Rogers
Miss Hoey
Rogers
Frank Catalano
Cantalano
New York
Kelly
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Windlow
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
John F. Morrissey
Brazil's Pernambuco Lace City Earns Spanish Name
The Brazilian Pernambuco is nicknamed the Brazilian Venice for its canals deepened to reclaim low lands. It lies on the Atlantic coast as the easternmost South American city with white crests beating the shores. The old town features narrow streets and tall houses built to gain maximum shade.
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Venice
Pernambuco
South America
Long’s Friends Seek To Hold 10 Dynastic Power
Thousands witnessed the burial of Huey P. Long at the Louisiana Capitol as relatives mourned and rumors swirled about Longism. Governor Allen condemned plots to end the machine while inquest plans proceed into Dr. Weiss’s death.
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Long
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Long Machine
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Women’s Committee of
Louisiana
John H. Overton
United States Senate
O. K. Allen
America
Allen
Widow of Weiss Denies Husbands Involvement in Slaying
In Opelousas Louisiana on September 13 1939 Mrs Carl Austin Weiss widow of the physician who killed Huey Long denies any conspiracy. She says Weiss acted normally on the day and would not have planned an assassination and adds the pistol he used was a poor weapon.
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Opelousas
Carl Austin Weiss
Huey P. Long
Dr. Weiss
Long
Woman's Back Is Broken In Auto Accident
Mrs. Martha Tierney of Charleston West Virginia is hospitalized at Memorial with a fractured vertebra after the car she rode in crossed a street drain at Washington and Amherst. Her son William said a rapidly approaching truck unseen until the intersection contributed to the jolt. Doctors report a fracture of the first lumbar vertebra but say her condition is not serious. Authorities have placed show warnings along the intersection approach.
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Martha Tierney
Stephenson Court
Charleston
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Washington
Amherst
Tierney
William Tierney
Washington Street
Ancestry of Thoroughbred Race Horses
All thoroughbred race horses trace their lineage to three foundational sires: Byerly Turk, Godolphin, and the Darley Arabian.
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Godolphin
Opequon Group Presbyterian Church Services
The Opequon Group Presbyterian invites worshippers to Old Opequon Kernstown Burnt Church and Opequon Chapel. Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by P C Petrie J L Carpenter. Worship at 11 a.m. at Old Opequon. Burnt Church service at 3:30 p.m. afternoon Sunday school 2:30 p.m. at Burnt Church. Stines Chapel holds 10 a.m. services with Sunday school after. Christian Endeavor in evening at all locations.
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Allen Jones
Old Opequon
Kernstown
P. C. Petrie
Burnt Church
Albin
P. H. Gold
Christian Endeavor
Opequon Chapel
J. L. Carpenter
Stines Chapel
Coffin Carried to Grave at Capitol Terrace
The funeral proceeded with Rev. Mr. Smith officiating. After a short prayer the body was lowered into the grave and Long was laid to rest in the sunken garden before the Capitol.
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Capitol
Mr. Smith
Long
Paxton Joins Winchester Rotary Club For Annual Visit
Governor Paxton of Norfolk addressed Winchester Rotary Club at the George Washington Hotel. The district governor spoke on service to the community and Rotary fellowship, sharing stories from the Mexico convention and noting a June Atlantic City conference with Ed Johnson of Roanoke. Local Rotarians John Boggs G Tyler Miller Fred Heinle E Keister J Phipps attended.
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Winchester Rotary Club
Am McC. Paxton
Norfolk
George Washington Hotel
Peyton J. Marshall
Richmond
Paxton
An Snapp
Winchester
Rotary
International Service Committee of
Rotary International
Mexico
United States
Portsmouth
England
Rotary Club
Archie Palmer
Atlantic City
Virginia Rotary International
Ed Johnson
Roanoke
Ohio Governor Threatened by Anonymous Letter
Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey received an anonymous death threat postmarked from Columbus. The letter dated September 12 claimed he was “booked for the same house” as Huey Long, who was assassinated Sunday night, marking a dangerous note for state leadership.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Huey Long
Louisiana
Whitey Eckert Sentenced to Four Months in Baltimore
Paul W. Eckert known as Coney Island Whitey in local politics was sentenced to four months for driving while intoxicated by Chief Judge Samuel K. Dennis in Criminal Court after a prior magistrate court conviction and a requested jury trial.
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Baltimore
Paul W. Eckert
Coney Island
Whitey
Samuel K. Dennis
Crim
Eckert
President Roosevelt Sets Rules for Works Progress Administration
President Roosevelt announced orders for the WPA under Harry Hopkins to assume the Works Relief drive until permanent Public Works projects reach higher employment. He outlined six weeks of plans with 85 million dollars in direct relief and outlined four rules for new permanent projects: contracts by December 15, completion in a year, location with relief labor, and average pay of 850 dollars per worker.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Rotary Ickes
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Hughes Escapes Injury In Mishap To His Plane
Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman and movie producer, forced to land in a beet field after his speed plane ran out of gasoline during a record attempt at 350 miles per hour. The propeller fuselage and landing gear were damaged as the craft dived and smoke streamed from the engine.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Grain futures and cash prices across wheat corn oats
Futures and cash grain quotations from Chicago and Baltimore on September 13 show wheats at No. 3 red and No. 2 hard with various futures. Corn bids include Sept, Dec and May contracts while oats and rye show September and December figures. Barley, lard and white/yellow corn prices are listed with delivery terms and unit prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Apple Market Shipping Point Report Wednesday
Winchester Virginia and Martinsburg markets show slow demand and a dull market with limited sales. Barrels of Jonathan and Grimes apples priced around 2.50 to 3.55, futures contracts listed at 3.00, Benton Harbor reports light activity and cash market prices 55 to 75 cents for U S No 2 and U S No 1 varieties.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Jonathans
U. S
U. S. Utility
Grimes
Benton Harbor
Mich
Stocks Hold Ground Amid Mining Strength As Markets Climb
New York stock trading steadied near gains aided by silver and copper issues. Despite a quiet session and unsettled European war signals, home demand and improving corporate bonds supported sentiment while commodities had little influence. Closing quotes show varied gains and losses across major firms.
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New York
United States
Dun and
Bradstreet
Local Markets Prices for Flour and Feed
Local wholesale market quotes list patent brand flour by bag size with prices from 5.25 to 6.05 per barrel. Cracked corn at 1.95, scratch feed at 1.90, corn meal feed at 1.95, and Kasco egg mash at 2.30.
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Va Sheen
Weer Ee
Kasco
Livestock and Produce Market Report from Philadelphia and U S Dept of Agr
Cattle demand weak with price slips and trims on several classes. Calves dull with about ten dollar drop for wealers. Hogs slow but steady with top around 12.90 and various weight ranges in the 12.00 to 12.90 band. Sheep very slow with lamb bids 10.00 similar to sellers asking higher. Eggs steady at Philadelphia with 2682 tested. Butter steady across top and other grades with prices listed and no change.
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Baltimore
S. Dept. Agric
Philadelphia
U. S. Dept
British Detain Two Italians on Permit Charges
Two Italians, Alfredo Rabaglietti and Giorgia Bedin, were arrested in Gibraltar on September 13 and held without bail for lacking the required permits. Authorities found documents on them deemed suspicious during a search.
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Gibraltar
Alferdo Rabaglietti
Giorgia Bedin
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