Make or Break Predicted in Coal Wage Talks
Philip Murray of the United Mine Workers warned of a make or break moment as negotiations to end the soft coal strike continued. A key issue remained a 1.5 cent pay raise difference, with miners seeking 9 cents and operators offering 7.5 cents. Four members of the National Bituminous Coal Commission were sworn in as talks resumed, while a ninth member did not arrive in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New National Bituminous Coal Commission
Washington
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Murray
Tennessee
Alabama
Virginia
National Bituminous Coal Commissworthtr—Phey
Ickes
C. EB. Smith
Fairmont
W. Va
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
Pittsburgh
Percy Tetlow
Ohio
George E. Acret
Los Angeles
Walter F. Maloney
Kansas City
Guffey
Committee of Four
Producers’ Committee of Nine
President’s safety rules for road use
The piece urges safe driving to reduce tragedy, listing eleven rules. It emphasizes not blaming newspapers for misfortune and cites the President as promoting curb clear rules. It includes guidance on speed, right of way, stopping at signs, signaling, and pedestrian consideration.
Jewish New Year Observed With Rosh Hashanah Services
The Jewish community in Winchester and area prepares for Rosh Hashanah in 5696 with Orthodox and Reformed observances. Rabbi A Sadow from Baltimore will lead services at Odd Fellows hall and other synagogues as Jews mark the creation anniversary and the ten penitential days ending with Yom Kippur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Boscawen and
Cameron Streets
Winchester
A. Sadow
Baltimore
Philip Klompus
Loudoun Street
I. O. O. F. Hall
Israel
Dunlap On Trial This Afternoon
Arthur Dunlap an insurance agent was held for the Grand Jury after a Police Court hearing this afternoon on felonious assault charges against Officer Amon Strosnider. He faced Judge Donald L. Weems with over a half dozen witnesses expected. The alleged incident occurred September 1 when Dunlap struck the officer with a gun butt during an arrest attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dunlap
Amon Strosnider
Cod
Craieed
Donald L. Weems
Dunlap
Strosnider
Special Church Meeting Closes at Cool Springs
The Rev. F. B. Sapp of the Church of the Disciples of Christ closed a series of preaching at Cool Springs Church Franklin county after an all day meeting last Sunday with dinner on the grounds. He will preach at Walnut Springs Shenandoah county on Sunday September 29. The Walnut Springs Church ninth annual home coming services will be held on Sunday October 6.
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F. B. Sapp
Church of the
Disciples of Christ
Cool Springs Church
Franklin County
Mr. Sapp
Walnut Springs
Shenandoah County
Dorothy Gish Granted Divorce in Connecticut
State Referee Isaac Wolfe urged the Superior Court to grant Dorothy Gish a divorce from James M. Rennie the New York actor. The referee found intolerable cruelty on multiple days dating back to December 26 1920 and attributed the trouble to the defendant’s use of intoxicating liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Isaac Wolfe
Dorothy Gish
James M. Rennie
New York
Rennie
Rev Dr Steelman To Preach Sunday
The Rev W J Baker pastor of Hedgesville Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church calls union services at 2 30 p m Sunday September 29 at Shockeysville Chestnut Grove and Howard s Chapel churches. Special music. The Rev Dr Frank Steelman district superintendent will preach at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited.
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W. J. Baker
Hedgesville Circuit
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shockeysville Church
Chestnut Grove
Howard's Chapel
Frank Steelman
Steelman
Virginia League heads to Winchester for 1936 meet
The 1936 convention of the Virginia League of Municipalities will be held in Winchester with officials from Fredericksburg and city delegations planning to host next year. The meet includes builders and police executives sessions and draws 300 to 400 delegates.
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Virginia Police
Virginia League of Municipalities
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
A. M. Field
E. R. Branch
Andy Bell
Fredericksburg
Ralph Snapp
E. J. Snapp
A. Lee Coble
Common Council
Virginia League
Builders’ Division
Virginia Police Executives Association
Builders
Police Executives
John R. Jolly
Petersburg
League of Virginia Municipalities
Commonwealth
Ordway Puller
Richmond
Thurston Clevenger Owns Car He Drove
The car in a collision with the Roy R. Boyce truck on the Welltown pike belonged to the driver of the car and to Ernest B. Clevenger. Thurston Clevenger says the truck struck the car, not vice versa. Sixteen men riding the truck to the Boyce apple orchard suffered cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy R. Boyce
Welltown Pike
Thurston Clevenger
Ernest B. Clevenger
Boyce Apple
Bargain Sales Offer Mill Dress Lengths At $1.98 Each
Moling and Cather advertise bargain mill dress lengths priced at $1.98 each. The brief notice highlights affordable fabric offerings for shoppers seeking inexpensive garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather
Relief chief warns business rise not solve unemployment
Audrey Williams, first assistant to Harry Hopkins, says a business upturn has helped few workers. She cites higher productivity and a hard boiled relief policy as reasons unemployment remains serious. Relief rolls declined to 16,128,163 in July from a peak of 20,655,512.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Audrey Williams
Williams
National Industrial Conference Board
United States
Spring Meeting Of Presbytery At Bunker Hill
Winchester Presbytery concluded its fall session at Cedar Cliff Church Vaucluse and plans its spring meeting at Bunker Hill West Virginia in April. Rev T H Daffin is pastor. Rev Dr J A McMurray chaired home missions. Rev Dr W C Campbell introduced. Devotional conference set for Martinsburg November 5 with Rev Hunter Blakely to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Winchester
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Vaucluse
W. Va
T. H. Daffin
Committee On Home Missions
J .A. McMurray
Hedgesville
Presbytery
W. C. Campbell
First Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
Cedar Cliff
Martinsburg
Hunter Blakely
D. D
Staunton
Henry Reeves
China
Oil Derrick Falls In Flames At Huntington Beach
A burning oil derrick in Huntington Beach ignited three 1,500 barrel tanks and one exploded. Firefighters sprayed water between the tanks and the nearby Huntington Shore well which vents millions of cubic feet of gas daily. No injuries reported. derrick belonged to P. A. Kingsford, W. K. Oil Company, located at Twentieth and Olive streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Beach
Cal
Huntington Shore
P. A. Kingsford
W. K. Oil Company
Twentieth
Olive Streets
Tideland Pool
Gas Electric Probe Expands With New Grand Jury
New York September 26 Federal Judge John C Knox authorized an additional grand jury to investigate alleged manipulation of stock by the Associated Gas and Electric Company. The firm was a leading utility involved in lobbying against the administration's Rayburn Utility Control proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Knox
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Associated
Ees Rayburn
Lost white gold-rimmed spectacles in Hodgson and Brown case
Pair of white gold-rimmed spectacles lost on Cameron street between Cork and Monmouth in the Hodgson and Brown case. Sunday morning. Reward offered. Contact 422 S. Cameron or phone 439-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Cameron Street
Cork
Monmouth
S. Cameron
Meet Tonight For Discussion Of Armory Plan
A Common Council meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 to hear a report from a special committee on ways to satisfy conditions for a federal grant to construct an armory. Staunton has pledged a site and 2500 for two National Guard units, with other cities following suit. Locally the key issue is finding a suitable site at a reasonable cost, possibly Rouss Spring, while some urge a central location with a community auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
S. Gardner Waller
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Staunton
Waller
Virginia
National Guard
Roanoke
Berryville
Vinton
Martinsville
Clifton Forge
Rouss Spring
Locton
Legion Women Elect Officers at National Convention
Mrs. Melville Mucklestone of Chicago was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary at the closing session in Louis. She succeeds Mrs. A C Carlson of Wilmar. Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson of Beaver Falls Pa was elected American vice president for FDIC international veterans organization.
Many Others Dead In Floods In Japan
Tokyo reports fifty two more deaths as floods from typhoons and rains raise the toll to 132. Three days of storm damage across the country is estimated at more than 30 million yen, about 9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Six men arrested in alleged price-raising conspiracy
In New Orleans on September 26 bombs and dynamite were seized and six men were arrested in an alleged plot to intimidate dyeing and cleaning shop owners into increasing prices. The suspects were charged tentatively with conspiracy to murder through use of dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Pointer Pups For Sale In Benton Snider
For sale cheap pointer puppies advertised by Benton Snider offering family trained sporting dogs.
Legion Renews Bonus Payment Demand Amid Convention Turmoil
At the American Legion convention in St Louis delegates urged immediate cash payment of adjusted service certificates. The floor boos targeted Rep Wright Patman over the vetoed bonus inflation bill as speakers framed the issue against bankers and inflation fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
Earl A. Cliff
Ortonville
Minn
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kans
Maurice Devin
Manchester
N. H
Frank D. Rash
Louisville
Vilas H. Whaley
Racine
Wis
Murphy
Colmery
National Convention of the American Legion
Wright Patman
Xas
Roosevelt
Patman
Ingertaan Ee
Congress
United States
Belgrano
National Legislative Committee
Dwight Sullivan
New York
Campaigen
Frank N. Belgrano
W. B. McFarland
Texas
Wanted good home for a beautiful little male kitten
A brief classified notice seeking a loving home for a male kitten. Provides a contact phone partial number 41 1 9 26 1p tf for potential adopters.
President Roosevelt to Speak Four Times on Western Trip
The White House said President Roosevelt will deliver four speeches on a western trip starting tonight. The brief Fremont farm greeting precedes main addresses at Boulder Dam in Nevada, Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, and San Diego. Mrs Roosevelt accompanies and broadcasts are planned for several stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Fremont
Nebr
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
San Diego
Stephen T. Early
Midwest
Colorado River
French Growers To Visit Virginia
A delegation of French fruit growers visiting the United States to study American fruit preservation methods prepared to leave New York for Washington. They planned trips to Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia this weekend. Robert Veneque, chief of the French colonial department of agriculture in Tunis, said the party would remain in the United States about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Richmond
Norfolk
Robert Veneque
Department of Agriculture
France
Tunis
United States
Rain Delays Second Cardinal Cub Game in St Louis
Rain halted the second game of the Cardinal Cub series in St Louis. A double-header will be played tomorrow to decide if the world champion club can halt the pennant bound Grimm men. The first game starts at 12.45 p.m. CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Grimm
Cardinal
North Sea Gale Claims Several Fishermen
Amsterdam dispatch reports a North Sea gale leaving nine dead and at least 15 injured with fishermen missing. The storm hit yesterday and many boats failed to report, raising fears the death toll will rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Wanted Two coopers at Rosemont Orchard
Help wanted at Rosemont Orchard Berryville Virginia for two coopers. Apply to John Livengood. September 19 1p tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coopers
Rosemont Orchard
John Livengood
Berryville
The Style Shop Reopens With Weekend Coat Dress Hat Sale
Formerly at 150 N Loudoun St the shop announces Friday and Saturday night discounts on coats dresses hats skirts and sweaters. New hats and dresses in many shades sizes priced from 1.00 to 5.95 with discounts including sport coats and twin set sweaters. The store closes Saturday for a Jewish holiday and reopens Saturday at 6 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benders
N. Loudoun St. Just
Italy Faces Sanctions if Italo-Ethiopian Attacks Continue
Paris dispatch reports officials saying sanctions against Italy could be imposed if Mussolini’s forces attack Ethiopia. The League of Nations council warned that any aggressor before December 4 would be deemed at war with all members. France authorized 180 troops to reinforce Addis Ababa's Deridawa rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italy
Rome
League of Nations
Addis Ababa
League Council
I Ducé
Africa
Great Britain
Plement
Britain
League
Geneva
League of Nations Council
World News At A Glance Summary
Washington relief official says jobless problem hinges on industry worker gains. Virginia tobacco festival runs. Maryland governor calls for federal actions to lift mood. Bel Air indicts Kerdall Hill for first degree murder in Albert Atwell case. Roosevel t to give four speeches on western trip. North Sea gale leaves nine dead and fishermen missing. Wapping warehouse gutted by fire with 5 million loss. Italy to hear League of Nations, not delaying actions toward Addis Ababa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Audrey Williams
Boston
Virginia
Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Bel Air
Hartford County Grand Jury
Kerdall Hill
Albert Atwell
Roosevelt
Amsterdam
London
Wapping Street
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Bulletin
Dr. Steelman
Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
Rhodes Drug
L. A
Hare
Winchester Presbytery
Legion
Charles Hallock
Indiana
H. J. Heinz Co
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
St Louis
North Sea
J. N. Good
Grimes
the Style Shop
Mussolini
League Commission
World News
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