Brooklyn Ball Player Len Koenecke Dies After Airplane Fight
Len Koenecke a former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, 31, died after a desperate midair fight aboard a plane from Detroit to Buffalo. Detroit airmen William Mulqueeney and Irwin Davis faced manslaughter charges. Mulqueeney said he struck Koenecke with a fire extinguisher as the player threatened the craft. The incident occurred high over the Long Branch race track. investigation continues.
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Toronto
Long Branch
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn Dodgers
William Joseph Mulqueeney
Irwin Davis
Detroit
Koenecke
Mulqueeney
Davis
Buffalo
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Seaside Slate Echoes Deep Time In Local Find
A visitor found slate along Hogue Creek bearing fossilized seashell impressions wide as an inch and a half. The discovery underscores that the valley once lay beneath water and that the Blue Ridge and Alleghany may have been islands. The author urges personal field study to glimpse geologic evidence behind long-held theories.
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Hogue Creek
Pickers Tickets Offer Fast Service at Low Prices
The Evening Star advertises quick service and reasonable prices for pickers tickets, urging customers to place orders promptly before the rush.
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the Evening Star
Women Pronounce Sentences in Local Wife Beating Cases
In Swainsboro Georgia Judge Herrington adopts a location policy letting wives dictate the punishment for husbands in wife beating crimes. The first case, a 35 year old Black farmer, received the maximum penalty of twelve months hard labor after pleading guilty.
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Swainsboro, Ga
Alfred Herrington, Jr
Swainsboro
Herrington
President Roosevelts Western tour itinerary reviewed
President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, planned with political lieutenants the Pacific coast trip beginning next week. He discussed the western itinerary with Postmaster General Farley, Charles Michelson, and Felix Frankfurter, who were invited for meals. He also reviewed New York state Works plans with Governor Lehman, Mayor La Guardia, and Harry Hopkins.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Charles Michelson
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Seven Are Known Lost During Gale In British Isles
Seven people were dead in the gale that swept the English coast as rescue ships stood by. The Brompton Manor captain H Hunter was lost overboard after the ship was disabled near the Isle of Wight. Mary Kingsley, carrying nine passengers, sought calmer waters toward Falmouth as another two ships faced distress and signals from Crackshot were recorded.
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London
Channel
Brompton Manor
Isle of Wight
Sardonyx
Portsmouth
H. Hunter
Mary Kingsley
Falmouth
Irish
Marseille
Crackshot
Mooney Again Taken To Court
Thomas J. Mooney, held at San Quentin, was moved to San Francisco for a new bid for freedom as lawyers seek a writ of habeas corpus. He will be confined in the city jail while legal action proceeds.
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San Francisco
San Quentin Prison
Thomas J. Mooney
Parke Deans Heads I O O F At Atlantic City Convention
Parke Deans of Richmond Virginia was elected grand sire of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the 111th annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey He succeeds U S congressman William A Pittinger of Duluth Minnesota J Edward Kroh of Baltimore and William H Cox of Maysville Kentucky were reelected secretary and treasurer New York was chosen for the 1936 convention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Parke Deans
Richmond
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
United States
William A. Pittinger
Duluth
Minn
Edward Kroh
Baltimore
William H. Cox
Maysville
New York
County Schools Open Today for A Month Term
Frederick County schools begin their term with an expected enrollment near 3000, though Gainesboro consolidation is delayed until October 1. Some pupils stay home to pick apples, with written permission required. A new bus system will transport northern high school students to Stephens City High School, broadening access in the county. Dental clinic plans and a safety film presentation for teachers and drivers accompany the opening.
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Frederick County
Gainesboro
Stephens City High School
Stephens City
Welltown Pike
Woodbine
Seg Pene
el Line
Ne Loon
Kaatimians
Miller
Hayfield
Kline
State Department of Education
Watkins
State Motor Vehicle Department
Richmond
Revision Of Many Projects Is Necessary
Secretary Ickes announced a broad revision of thousands of public works applications to meet the Roosevelt yardstick. He noted more than half of the 10,600 on file fail to comply and said contracts must be let by December 15 with projects finished in a year and paid no more than 850 dollars per worker.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Winchester Building Boom Shows 600 Percent Rise in 1935
Building activity in Winchester through September 1, 1935, totals $170,150 in permits, versus $31,403 the prior year. Major projects include a new post office addition, enlarged Winchester Cold Storage and Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar facilities, three new filling stations, and rehabilitations of dwellings and business places. Consumers Utility plans a $58,000 plant, while a Novick Transfer and Storage terminal at Cameron street and Valley Pike nears completion at $3,500.
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Winchester
Winchester Cold Storage
Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Consumers Utility Company
Virginia
Novick
Cameron Street
Valley Pike
Leadership Training Meeting For City Clergy Set
An important meeting of city and county ministers and Sunday school superintendents is called for 7 o clock this evening in the Men s Bible Class room at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. The group will discuss holding a leadership training school here soon and full attendance is urged.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
One Balloon Still Seen Aloft in Gordon Bennett Race
Aero scouts reporting fromWARSAW during the Gordon Bennett balloon race note the Kosciuszko, crewed by Frank Hynak and Wladyslaw Pomanski, still aloft around 1:15 p.m. local time after the final launch at 5:20 p.m. Sunday. the Polish team is pursuing a record.
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Kosciuszko
Frank Hynak
Wladyslaw Pomanski
Wheat Futures Break $1 On Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures rose above $1 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade for the first time since May as world markets rallied on European war fears and drought in Argentina. Prices surged across Minneapolis Winnipeg and Buenos Aires with limits reached in several sessions and May futures touching $1.00 3-4. Bulls cited low world supplies and strong demand for bread wheat.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Europe
Argentina
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Rotterdam
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Twin Brothers Die Together In Auto Tragedy
Cleveland news reports William and George Buellow, twins who shared a life of sameness, were struck and killed instantly while walking along a Middleboro Heights road. The pair, both 59, died in the same accident, ending a life of parallel routines and shared work.
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Cleveland
William and
George Buellow
Middlebore Heights
World Series 1935 Opens in Detroit or New York
Meeting led by Commissioner Landis decides the 1935 World Series opener will be in the American League city of the pennant winner, with NL to waive opening game privileges. Detroit leads New York by 4.5 games, prices set at 6.60 to 1.10 with bleachers.
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Chicago
Detroit
New York
Kenesaw M. Landis
New York Yankees
St Louis
St. Louis
Youth Shot In Back While Squirreling Near Strasburg
Charles Funkhouser, 12, of Lebanon Church, Lebanon County, arrived home from Memorial Hospital after 20 or more shotgun pellets lodged in his back at close range. He was hunting squirrels near his grandmother Emmaeller’s home when Lonnie Middleton fired the shot. Doctors say injuries are painful but not life threatening and no investigation is reported.
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Memorial Hospital
Charles Funkhouser
Frank Funkhouser
Lebanon Church
Funkhouser
Emmaeller
Strasburg
Lonnie” Middleton
Auto Patients Making Progress
Mrs. Martha Tierney of 22 Stephenson Court Charleston West Virginia fractured vertebrae when the automobile she rode in crossed a culvert at Washington and Amherst streets. She is resting comfortably at Memorial hospital. James W Hart injured on Route 11 north of Middletown is doing all right. Charles McFarland injured when struck by an automobile on Route 50 six miles west of the city left hospital Sunday to return home.
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Martha Tierney
Stephenson Court
Charleston
W. Va
Washington
Amherst Streets
Memorial Hospital
James W. Hart
Middletown
Charles McFarland
Free Dancing Tonight at the Blue Moon
Free dancing event at the Blue Moon on Martinsburg Pike features live orchestra music tonight.
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Blue Moon
Martinsburg Pike
Orchestra Music
Newly Weds Trek 90 Miles On Foot To Altar
Erwin Tennessee report recounts young Mr and Mrs Estoy Cody walking from Bull Creek North Carolina to be married here. They traveled 45 miles back after a 14 hour ceremony period returning to their mountain home. Grandmother of the bride Byrd Myers joined them. Cody paid a 5 50 clerk fee and had a nickel left in the tin snuff box. County Judge W M Martin officiated.
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W. M. Martin
McAdoo Says Age Is a Spirit Matter in Union
Los Angeles report details William Gibbs McAdoo and Doris Cross landing after their Washington honeymoon flight. The 26-year-old bride and the former cabinet member declined plans, noting Tamald Soto and Cross, public health service, were married last Saturday in Washington.
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Los Angeles
Washington
D. C
United States
William Gibbs McAdoo
Doris Cross
State Projects Reconsidered By PWA Officials
Washington officials reviewed 32 Virginia projects totaling 5 377 673 dollars that were rejected by the WPA but revised and resubmitted The plans may again go before the PWA for review under Hyde Park policy changes The key requirement is labor costs capped at 850 dollars per worker per year and projects ready to start by December 15 1933.
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Washington
Sept
Public Works Administration
Virginia
Work Progress Administration
PWA
Hyde Park
Mrs L B Wallace Granted An Absolute Divorce
Louise B Wallace won an absolute divorce from William F Wallace in Frederick County Circuit Court. Judge Philip Williams signed the decree on grounds of desertion dating from June 21 1928. Their son Jack 15 will live with Walton Wallace at Sparrows Point Md with shared vacation time until further order. Property rights remain protected and neither party may remarry within six months.
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Louise B. Wallace
William Francis Wallace
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Jack
Walton Wallace
Sparrows Point
Navy appoints Rear Admiral Richardson as Chief of Staff
Washington September 17 Secretary Swanson named Rear Admiral James O Richardson as chief of staff to the commander in chief of the United States fleet. He succeeds Rear Admiral Samuel W Bryant who has been moved to the naval hospital at San Diego for treatment.
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Washington
Swanson
James O. Richardson
United States Fleet
Richardson
Samuel W. Bryant
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Aircraft Workers Declare Strike in Hartford
In East Hartford today 1800 workers from Hamilton Propeller and Pratt and Whitney halted work on government orders. Union leaders cited the layoff of five employees as the cause of the walkout, marking a sizable strike by the Industrial Aircraft Workers Union.
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East Hartford
Conn
Hamilton Propeller Company
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company
Propeller Concern
Industrial Aircraft Workers Union
No Compromise Talk Shifts To Ethiopia Crisis
Rome's communique without compromise leaves negotiable points open Italy signals readiness to negotiate within League Council terms if acceptable Italy may discuss with Laval Eden and other council members while Haile Selassie rejects any tripartite Ethiopian protectorate and vows to oppose such a plan while remaining in the League of Nations.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
League Council
Italy
Rome
R Asistance
Ethiopia
Ted
Premier Laval
France
Anthony Eden
Porsie
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Laval
Eden
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
World News At A Glance Headlines
Hoover seizes the constitution in a dramatic speech. Rogers Hornsby signs a three year deal to manage the St. Louis Browns. Jack Dempsey to assist Max Baer in the Baer Louis title fight. Death sentences reversed for Bonald Rutherford and Millard Keith under the Lindbergh law. Stratosphere balloon II to be shipped to Grand Rapids. Governor Talmadge praises Huey Long as champion of the poor. Len Koenecke killed in a plane crash over Toronto. Haile Selassie postpones mobilization until League of Nations peace efforts. Nelson T. Johnson becomes first U S ambassador to Nationalist China. British fleet mostly to Gibraltar and Mediterranean as precaution. U S Navy entrant in Gordon Bennett balloon race lands in Warsaw.
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San Diego
Calif
Hoover
St. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
New York
Jack Dempsey
Max Bear
Baer
Joe Louis
Tallahassee
Fla
Bonald Retherford
Millard Keith
Akron
Grand Rapids
New Orleans
Talmadge
Georgia
Huey P. Long
Toronto
Len Koenecke
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Nanking
China
Nelson T. Johnson
United States
London
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Warsaw
U. S. Navy
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