Doherty Elected National Commander Of American Legion
Daniel J. Doherty of Woburn Massachusetts was named national commander by 1339 delegates at the Legion’s nineteenth annual convention. The vote was unanimous after a brief contest with Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit. The convention adopted a defense program urging the world’s biggest navy, larger army, and expanded air and naval forces.
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New York
Daniel J. Doherty
Woburn
Mass
American Legion
Doherty
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
Kelly
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Stephen Chadwick
Washington
Virginia
Chadwick
Warner
Sist
Robert J. Shaw
Ff Journey
Iowa
Metropolitan Opera House
Reverend George W. Stover Honored in Winchester
Mr Winchester offers congratulations to the Rev George W Stover praising his long ministry in Winchester. He notes Stover started with horse and buggy and chose to walk while serving the community for 25 years. His career is described as remarkable for adapting to progress without compromising core teachings.
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George W. Stover
Stover
Winchester
Bond to Secure Compliance After ABC Liquor Charge
Raymond Slonaker faced a 50 fine and costs plus a six month suspended jail term for illegal transportation of liquor. He must post a $1,000 bond to avoid ABC law violations for one year after authorities detected three gallons of liquor in transit.
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Raymond Slonaker
ABC
Slonaker
United Brethren Meet Nearing Adjournment Tonight
Virginia Conference of United Brethren Church nears close after a weeklong session led by Bishop G D Batdorf. Invitations for next year to be received and the stationing committee report to be presented amid tributes to Rev. George W Stover who retires after 43 years in ministry.
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Virginia
United Brethren Church
G. D. Batdorf
George W. Stover
Batdorf
J. T. Hott
W I. Good
J. E. Oliver
J. H. Ruebush
W. B Obaugh
Stover
Winchester
Garnet Hamrick
Mr. Stover
Shenandoah Valley Academy Opens 153rd Year In Winchester
The 153rd Shenandoah Valley Academy year began with 1935 36 registrations and a Monday 8 45 assembly led by Dr Boone B Tillett. Dr C R Anderson welcomed cadets and faculty as M M Lynch addressed the gathering. continuation noted on Page 5.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Boone B. Tillett
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
M. M. Lynch
Frederick County
Young Mussolini Spirited Ashore Amid Police Escort
Vittorio Mussolini twenty year old son of the Italian premier was spirited ashore in New York under heavy police guard after arrival from Italy. He is en route to Hollywood to study the motion picture industry and was whisked off the Rex at quarantine to a private landing with a strong security detail. Crowds at the Rex’s pier later expressed disappointment as the liner docked long after. Enzo Fiermonte, the boxer and husband of socialite Diana B. Astor, described Mussolini as modest and pleasant in a secondhand briefing with reporters.
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New York
Vittorio Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Hollywood
Rex
Thirtyfourth Street
Manhattan
Enzo Piermonte
Madeline Force Astor
Dick Pier
Federal agency to buy surplus apples from Virginia area
A meeting with about 100 orchardists from Frederick Clarke Warren Rappahannock and Shenandoah counties outlined plans for the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to purchase surplus apples. A regional Winchester office will handle purchases in Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania. County committees will be formed to work with the purchasing agent and local agents.
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Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
R. A. Palen
R. W. Tyson
A. H. Teske
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Fred Stine
He Cashes In On Old Age Pension
A Winchester resident, Robert G. Harper of the Novick Transfer Company, received a lump sum Old Age Pension check of 2.18 from Uncle Sam. The payment covers benefits from the act’s start until age 65, with options for monthly stipends or a lump sum. This is reportedly the first Old Age Pension check issued in Winchester since the act began.
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Winchester
Robert G. Harper
Novick Transfer Company
Uncle Sam
Harper
SEEKS TO SOUND MIND OF PUBLIC
Results of a 6000 mile journey are expected to shape public opinion and influence policy directions. The subject aims to demonstrate mental health resilience and political reach amid ongoing national debates.
Roosevelt trains west coast tour reached Clinton Iowa stop
President Roosevelt altered plans and will make his first west coast appearance in Clinton Iowa this afternoon. On the Chicago transfer day he met with Illinois and Nebraska leaders while aboard the special train, with Mrs. Roosevelt and several officials aboard. Senator Sabath praised the Black-Klan controversy as ending the Klan and Nazi influence, while Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly noted the Klan was mentioned in a joking way.
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Roosevelt
Clinton
Seattle
Illinois
Nebraska
Chicago
Henry Horner
R. L. Cochran
Root Street
Mr .Roosevelt
Eastern Line
Western Railroad
William H. Dieterich
D.-Ill
Roosevelt Supreme Court
Edward J. Kelly
P. A. Nash
Horner
Cochran
Omaha
Black
Adolph J. Sabath
House
Hugo L. Black
United States
Sabath
Alabama
Europe
Kelly
Hoover Plan for Off-Year Republican Convention Sparks Debate
The Republican National Executive Committee debated Herbert Hoover's proposal to hold an off-year convention led by Harrison E. Spangler. Support came from several senior members while Joseph W. Martin Jr. urged waiting for the next congressional election and drafting a platform after the Democrats.
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Washington
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
R. B. Creager
Texas
Daniel E. Pomeroy
New Jersey
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Landon
Spangler
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Borah
Frank Knox
Vandenberg
Martin
Endeavour Safe After Ten Days Missing
The 1934 America's Cup challenger Endeavour I was reported safe about several hundred miles southwest of Horta Azores. The steamship Amastra sighted it at latitude 32 north longitude 39 west with few further details.
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Endeavour
Horta
Azores
Endeavour I
Here
Amastra
Spy plot suspects moved to Brest for inquiry
Yonne France September 23 Major Julian Troncoso and seven others linked to a plan to seize a Spanish government submarine were transported to Brest for further investigation.
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Yonne
France
Julian Troncoso
Brest
Denhardt slayings attorney receives threats amid case
Disclosure shows that an attorney for Brig Gen Henry H Denhardt, a victim in a famed Kentucky murder, has received three threatening letters fueling public interest in the investigation.
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Bowling Green
Henry H. Denhardt
Kentucky
Morgenthau Hints Joint U S Britain Action On Hot Money
Secretary Morgenthau says the United States and Great Britain may act together to curb international hot money movements through taxation. He spoke amid discussions on financial stabilization and cross border capital flows.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Morgenthau
Final Coal Hearing Set by Commission Meet Next Monday
The bituminous coal commission summoned all producers' district board members east of the Mississippi except Alabama to Washington for final hearings on minimum coal prices and classifications.
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Washington
The
Bituminous Coal Commission
Mississippi River
Alabama
Missionary Army in China Urges Carry On Amid War Threat
From Shangai on September 23 the US army of missionaries in China insists on carrying on despite the Sino Japanese war threat. The message reflects resolve to continue work and aid amid growing hostilities.
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Shangai
United States’ Army of
China
Oil Fire in San Francisco Destroys Drums and Spreads Flames
In San Francisco on September 23 a massive oil fire erupted after explosions ripped oil drums. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than five hours into the following day, contending with intense flames and heavy liquid fuel.
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San Francisco
Tailoring Display Showcases New Fabrics and Colors
Mr. Albert Smercina of Haas Tailoring Co presents a display of new fabrics styles and colors. Event held Friday and Saturday September 24 and 25 at Frank Gearing 15 E Piccadilly St.
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Albert Smercina
Haas Tailoring Co
Frank Gearing
E. Piccadilly St
Canton Bombing Triggers Sino-Japanese War News
Washington reports the United States and other nine power signatories exchange views on Sino-Japanese hostilities amid protests over Japanese bombing of Chinese cities. No move to invoke the 1922 pact has been made, though a conference of signatories may be needed. The note also cites American resentment at Japanese interference in diplomacy.
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Washington
United States
China
State Department
Tokyo
Japan
Far East
Belgium
British Empire
France
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Great Britain
America
Stranger Found Shot To Death Near Shady Rest
Frederick County officers found a man known only as Ridget shot to death near the Shady Rest filling station by Rocket Hill road. The body showed a self inflicted head wound. a youth named Woodrow Rhodes found him around 2 pm. Two letters were found in his pockets, one to his wife Hazel, and another to an unknown recipient. The man had about $1.30 and was a stranger to locals. An undertaker was directed to take charge.
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Frederick County
Gore
Ridget
Rocket Hill
Woodrow Rhodes
Rhodes
Hazel Eee Oon
Storn
Tavenner
Bidget
Shady Rest
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Two Witnesses Arrested in Will Case in Winchester
E S Fletcher and Benjamin B Snarr of the city were arrested late last night and face a 10 oclock hearing before Police Magistrate Donald L Weems on charges tied to sworn testimony in a Corporation Court probate dispute. Bond set at 1000 each. Snarr posted bond and was released.
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E. S. Fletcher
Benjamin B. Snarr
Donald L. Weems
Corporation Court
Ethel Dunlap Fletcher
Snarr
Hollis
City of
Winchester
Fletcher
Clark M. Smith
Philip Williams
Bar Leader Is Dead In Capital
Washington Sept. 23 William Walter Millan 74 past president of the District of Columbia Bar Association died today of pneumonia He was a native of Fairfax Virginia and had been ill since May.
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Washington
William Walter Millan
District of Columbia Bar Association
Fairfax
Simple Funeral Rites Held For E Blair Sheetz
Edward Blair Sheetz longtime Winchester businessman and retired traveling salesman died Tuesday of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at his residence 130 Peyton Street and were conducted by Rev Ronald S Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with two of the deceased favorite hymns. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. floral tributes covered the grave. Active pallbearers included R Frank Barr C Fred Barr William B Wagner Henry W Brown Dr P W Boyd and D W Ritenu r. Elders of the church served as honorary pallbearers.
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Edward Blair Sheetz
Winchester
Peyton Street
Ronalds. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Sheetz
Mount Hebron Cemetery
R. Frank Barr
C. Fred Barr
William B. Wagner
Henry W. Brown
P. W. Boyd
D. W. Ritenour
The
Presbyterian Church
Two Hour Parking Correction in Loudoun Block
A published traffic ordinance misstated the parking limit. It should read two hours on Loudoun between Cork and Boscawen and one hour from Boscawen to Fairfax Lane. The two hour limit stemmed from a late amendment not shown on the original submission.
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Loudoun
Cork
Boscawen
Fairfax Lane
Americans Urged To Flee Canton After Bombardment
Two thousand Chinese refugees are feared killed or wounded in two days of Japanese air raids on Canton and Haichow. Civilian casualties mount as women and children search ruins, while Americans are urged to evacuate via Tsingtao to Manila.
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Shanghai
Canton
South China
Tsunanfu
Shantung
United States
Tsingtao
Shantung Port
Manila
Haichow
Nanking
China
Here
Valley All-Stars to Play Sunday in Park City Match
The West Virginia Giants will face the Park here Saturday and on Sunday the Valley All-Stars composed of top players from Harrisonburg Mt. Jackson Edinburg and Woodstock will meet. The All-Stars seek a 60-40 gate split in favor of the winners after last week’s 5-3 victory over the Park. Leesburg has not yet accepted a return invitation.
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West Virginia Giants
Valley All-Stars
Harrisonburg
Mt. Jackson
Edinburg
Woodstock
All-Stars
Leesburg
Pickers' tickets and store ads at the Star Office
An old newspaper snippet invites readers to print pickers tickets at the Star Office. It lists 1938 Crosley prices and shop names Willis' Bicycle And Radio Shop and Pure Food Store with mentions of new packaged foods arriving daily and a call to become acquainted with a complete stock of fine foods.
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Crosley
Willis
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MR Winchester
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Miss Hamrick
S.V.A
Novick
Solls
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D. Harold Oliver
Sion
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court
Hallanan
Saligins
Baltimore
Glen L. Martin
Gertrude O'Keefe
Brooklyn
George O. Frank
Wall Street
BIG
Frisco Fire
Capital
E. Blair Sheetz
Byrd Packing House
Berryville
Star Office
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