Dewey faces new trial in Hines case after mistrial
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey must begin anew his bid to convict Tammany leader James J. Hines of selling political protection to the underworld. Justice Ferdinand Pecora ruled a mistrial due to a prejudicial question, nullifying four weeks of testimony and leaving the fate of a new indictment unclear.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany
James J. Hines
Ferdinand E. Pecora
Dewey
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Lyon Boston
Boston
William Fell Morgan, Jr
Cial
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Pecora
Stryker
Mrs. Hines
New York City
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Central Press
Hull says daily talks with Roosevelt on European situation
Secretary Hull said he speaks daily by telephone with President Roosevelt to keep him informed on Europe. He warned no single person has a monopoly on judging the crisis and noted the government watches developments with interest. He stated there are no instructions mandating American reps abroad to urge tourists to leave Europe.
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Washington
Hull
Roosevelt
Europe
British Cabinet Deliberates After Hitler Speech
The week opens with emergency cabinet talks over Czechoslovakia turmoil and Sudeten crisis. Attlee and Sinclair confer with Chamberlain amid fears of a Hitler led rescue. Officials study Hitler’s Nurnberg speech while preparing for potential war machinery and defense upgrades.
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Hitler
Czechoslovakia
London
Chamberlain
Britain
Winat
Adolf Hitler
No .10
Downing Street
John Simon
Viscount Halifax
Samuel Hoare
North Sea
Germany
Sudeten
Clement R. Attlee
Attlee
Funeral Set For Joseph W. Somerville In Mount Hebron
The funeral for Joseph W. Somerville formerly of Grimes will be held at 2 PM tomorrow in the chapel at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The Rev H. M. Amoss will officiate and interment will follow in the family lot with pallbearers Roy A. Larrick Roy La Follette Harley Whitacre Arthur LaFollette Loy H. Hook and Cephas Spaid.
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Joseph W. Somerville
Grimes
Baltimore
Mount Hebron
H. M. Amoss
White Hall Methodist Church
Roy A. Larrick
Roy la Follette
Harley Whitacre
Arthur LaFollette
Loy H. Hook
Cephas Spaid
Mrs. Altha Watson Steele 91 Dies in Stephens City
Mrs. Altha Watson Steele died at 6:00 PM in Stephens City, age 91. Funeral from her residence at 11:00 AM Wednesday with Rev. Homer Welch officiating. Survived by sons Dr. E. M. Steele and Julian D. Steele and daughter Mrs. Cora A. Grove. Pallbearers listed.
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Altha ‘Watson Steele
Stephens City
Homer Welch
Steele
Jed Watson
Margaret of
Watson Rosenberger
Hannibal
Missouri
David Rosenberger
Virginia
Milton B. Steele
First
Va. Cavalry
Ohoe
M. E. Church
South
E. M. Steele
Julian D. Steele
Cora A. Grove
A. C. Boyer
F. B. Cadwallader
Gervis E. Lemley
President pledges action to lift farm prices
The President promised to do everything possible to raise farm prices and indicated ongoing contact about elections in Maine and Maryland and European affairs. He also stated that Minnesota is not a news source for events in Europe Maryland or Maine.
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Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Europe
Landslide Victory For Tydings
Maryland returns show Tydings leading in Baltimore districts and Eastern Shore counties as Roosevelt orders action on a bridge project in Charles County. In governorship races, OConor trails for governor while Nice maintains lead for renomination. D'Alesandro leads Palmisano by 61 votes for the Democratic nomination in the third district.
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Maryland
Baltimore City
Lewis
Lewis Conceded Nothing. While the Trend Was For Tydings
Baltimore
Shore
Tydings
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Charles
Calvert
Howard
Morgantown
Charles County
Roosevelt
PWA
Rochester
Minn
James A. Farley
Herbert R. O’conor
Howard Bruce
O'Conor
Howard W. Jackson
William S. Gordy
Senate
Lansdale Glasscer
Oscar Leser
Harry W. Nice
Galen L. Tait
Nice
Harry T. Phoebus
Phoebus
Thomas D’alesandro, Jr
Vincent L. Palmisano
D’alesandro
Palmisano
Stephen W. Gambrill
William P. Cole
Ambrose J. Kennedy
Hitler hints Sudeten crisis to resolve with Czechoslovakia
In a four-part closing address at the Nazi rally, Adolf Hitler urged self determination for Sudeten Germans and signaled fortifications on the western frontier while implying anschluss as the likely end result. Twenty five thousand attended in the rally hall as broadcasts reached millions.
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Sudetens
Prague
New FBI Head Samuel K. McKee Named Richmond Chief
Samuel K. McKee, a Richmond native, is named head of the FBI field office in Richmond. He succeeds Myron E. Gurnea and has eight years with the bureau.
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Samuel K. McKee
Richmond
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Myron E. Gurnea
McKee
FBI
Mrs. Tapscott Rites Tomorrow in Charles Town
Funeral services for Katherine Maye Tapscott wife of Cabell Tapscott will be held tomorrow morning at St James Catholic Church Charles Town. Burial in Harpers Ferry Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband Richard Bowler and others. A separate benefit program of Negro Spirituals for Clarke County tuberculosis work is planned at Christ Episcopal Church Millwood Thursday afternoon.
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Berryvile
Katherine Maye Tapscott
Cabell Griffith Tapscott
Clarke County
Shenandoah Junction
St. James Catholic Church
Charles Town
Thomas Haley
Tapscott
Michael and
Mary O’connell Bowler
Norfolk and Western Railway
Richard Bowler
Lynchburg
Harpers Ferry
Christ Episcopal Church
Millwood
Virginia
Maryland
E. J. Smith
Agnes Page
Clarke
Mrs. Cora McWilliams Rites Held In Cumberland
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora McWilliams 54 wife of Albert McWilliams Capon Bridge West Virginia were conducted in St Patrick’s Catholic Church Cumberland Maryland yesterday morning. The body was brought to Winchester for interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery with Father Robert E Hannon presiding. Pallbearers were Joseph Schellhaus John Mullaney Willis Randall W G Grant Russell B Whitlock and Charles A Welch.
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Cora McWilliams
Albert McWilliams
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Allegany Hospital
Cumberland
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Joseph Schellhaus
John Mullaney
Willis Randall
W. G. Grant
Russell B. Whitlock
Charles A. Welch
Boake Carter Real Name Disclosed in Radio History
Harold Thom was the birth name of radio commentator Boake Carter. Henry Carter was another alias, and the WCAU Philadelphia program director persuaded him to adopt Boake, a surname from his mother's family.
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Boake Carter
Harold Thomas Henry Carter
WCAU
Philadelphia
Boake
Vintage Winchester Virginian Found After 98 Years
A copy of the Winchester Virginian, nearly a century old, was found by Earl Clowser on the top floor of the John 8 Miller Hardware Company building. The paper, in excellent condition, includes a 1836 presidential vote table, with notes suggesting Van Buren’s earlier lead and Federal claims. Advertisers listed include Jno P Bentley cheese candles Rhodes and Danner nails Lloyd Logan tobacco Dorsey Bowly apothecaries and others.
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Winchester Virginian
Earl Clowser
Miller Hardware Company
van Buren
Feds
Jno. P. Bentley
Rhodes and Danner
Lloyd Logan Lump Tobacco
Dorsey & Bowly
Apothecaries
J. B. Taylor & Co
J. Senseney
Isaac Paul
Crisman Held For Assault In Pool Room
John Reardon of this city sustained several fractured ribs after an altercation with Richard Crisman at the Kern pool room on Loudoun Street. Crisman, free on $1,000 bond, is charged with felonious assault with a deadly weapon. Hearing date not set.
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John Reardon
Kern
Loudoun Street
Richard Crisman
Commonwealth
Reardon
Crisman
Two Defeats and One Victory For This Phoebus Family
From Princess Anne Maryland partial Republican primary returns show Vera Phoebus losing the Senate bid, I Fred Phoebus seen as sheriff nominee winner, and Gov Harry Nice leading the state. In Somerset county 19 of 23 precincts yielded Vera Phoebus 1024 to 1477 Dize. Fred Phoebus 1202 and Murray Ward 504.
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Princess Anne
Phoebus
Vera Phoebus
L. Elwood Dize
Somerset County
Fred Phoebus
Murray Ward
Harry W. Nice
Somerset
Nice
Middletown Grange Meets Hears Degrees and Plans Booster Night
The Middletown Grange held a regular meeting on Friday conferring the third and fourth degrees with large attendance. Plans include booster night September 23 and a state Grange meeting in Marion in October with a date change under discussion to suit local members. Members attending from Middletown include B O Brumback R H Hammond and several Brumbacks and Foltz family members.
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Middletown
Middletown Grange
Virginia State Grange
Marion
Pomona Grange
Gladys Hammond
Eden
Ellen Brumback
C. W. Foltz
Joyce Baker
Mae Foltz
Robert Brumback
Woodstock Hosts Thirtieth Annual Bankers Group Meeting
Woodstock Virginia prepares for the Virginia Bankers Association Group Three Columbus Day session in the Community Theatre with 250 to 300 bankers expected. Speakers will discuss public relations investment and service net cone. officers to be elected. Banquet set for a local church.
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Woodstock
Virginia Bankers Association
Group
Valley
Virginia
Mother of Young Jay Gould Found Dead From Gas
Mrs. Harold C. Strotz, 49, mother of young Jay Gould, died in her Park Avenue home from illuminating gas poisoning. Rescue crews failed to revive her after four hours as five gas jets poured from the kitchen. Detective Crimmins opened an inquiry into the death and a sealed note marked Today was found in the apartment.
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New York
Harold C. Strotz
Jay Gould
Park Avenue
Frank Crimmins
Primary Night Shakes New Deal in Several States
Voters in Maine and other states faced fierce contrasts as anti Roosevelt factions rallied against a perceived arrogant bureaucracy. Campaigns centered on Tydings Camp and Brann with Townsend pension ties. Barrows and Dubord fought incumbents amid mixed results across 616 of 629 Maine precincts. In Arizona New Hampshire Utah Vermont and Washington senatorial races drew little New Deal focus while Michigan's Governor Murphy renomination gained traction. South Carolina held runoffs for governor and three House seats.
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Tydings
George
Lawrence S. Camp
Smith
Maine
Barrows
Bronn
Arizona
Cust
New Hampshire
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Louisiana
Democratic
Pie H. Overton
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
South C
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Mr. Somerville
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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John
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