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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1937

Page

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Two Dictators Face Pressure at League Hall In Spain Crisis

In Geneva Spanish delegate Julio Alvarez Del Vayo urged the League to recognize German and Italian aggression and to act to curb it. He pressed five proposals from Juan Negrin including arms rights for Madrid and extending Nyon patrols to Valencia shipping. In Essen Mussolini welcomed by Krupp as Hitler’s rearmament advances echo Spain’s volatile fight.

Geneva Julio Alvarez del Vayo League of Nations League Germany Italy Europe Committee Committee On Political Questions del Vayo Juan Negrin League Assembly Nyon Valencia Mediterranean Spain Alvarez del Vayo Roosevelt United States Hitler Mussolini Essen Krupp

Virginian Thurman Lindsay plays Lincoln in On Wings of Time

Thurman Lindsay of Carroll County Virginia acted as Abraham Lincoln in the pageant On Wings of Time. He wed a Hagerstown girl and the couple settled there. A group of West Virginia youths drove left on winding roads yesterday, flirting with danger as they laughed and waved.

Antietam Thurman Lindsay Zalax Carroll County Abraham Lincoln Hagerstown

Consolidation of County Boards Is Recommended

A Virginia State Grange official endorsed consolidating county boards to unify financial and school oversight. He warned split control causes conflict when boards differ politically. He argued the separation harms children and urged a bill for general assembly consideration.

Death in a Fraternity Room Shocks Missouri Campus

In Columbia Missouri police seek to reconstruct the death of Albert Waters a 19 year old University of Missouri student reportedly shot himself after a discussion about religion with fraternity brother Jack Kilpatrick 19. Kilpatrick said he placed a .38 revolver to Waters head as a joke and a discharge occurred. Investigators say friends believe the shooting was accidental and not intended as suicide.

Columbia University of Missouri Albert Waters Jack Kilpatrick Sigma Alpha Epison Kilpatrick Waters Pollock Waters’ Room

Election registration deadline for November 2 vote

Saturday is last day to register or transfer to vote in the election. Walter M. Shade is the Democratic nominee for Clerk of the Corporation Court.

Walter M. Shade

Ewing Studio Reopens October First Registration Dates Listed

Ewing Studio announces reopening on October 1 with registration on September 29 and 30 from 3 to 6 pm at 14 West Monmouth Street. Ballet tap modern and ballroom dancing offered for children and adults.

W. Monmouth St

Quick Action Reported Due For Byrd Plan

Washington September 21 The plan to ease taxes gains support from Senator Harry F Byrd Virginia who urges early discussion in Congress of proposals to suspend exemptions on tax exempt securities and on government employee salaries Treasury figures show 63 843 000 000 in tax exempt securities as of June 30 1936 and findings will be presented to committees in November. Federal and state securities avoid tax on interest and federal employees avoid state income taxes while state workers escape income taxes to the federal Treasury.

Washington Congress Harry F. Byrd Virginia The Treasury Federal

Wife Of Former Minister Dies In Cumberland

Mrs. Fannie Cooley, wife of Rev. Joseph F. Cooley formerly of this city now of Cumberland Maryland, died at Allegany Hospital Sunday at 7 AM. She was daughter of John and Eliza Grove Capon Springs West Virginia. Survived by husband five sons Clarence Earl Leo Lawrence Marshall one daughter Lucille one sister Mrs Zora Penrod Cumberland and one brother Conley Grove Indianapolis. Services Tuesday at 10 in Timber Ridge First Christian Church with Rev S J Goode and Rev R A Whitten officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

Fannie Cooley Joseph F. Cooley Cumberland Allegany Hospital John Eliza Grove Capon Springs W. Va Clarence Earl Leo Lawrence Marshall Lucille Zora Penrod Conley Grove

Arrest Slayer of Patrolman Sought Since September

Sheriff George W. Benham of Clark county Ohio returned to Springfield with Harry B. Dingledine a 54 year old ex convict sought since September 3 for the slaying of two Springfield officers. He was arrested last night by two patrolmen in Royal Oak Michigan unarmed and offered no resistance.

Pontiac Mich George W. Benham Clark County Ohio Springfield Harry B. Dingledine Dingledine Royal Oak

New Pitted MDates full half pound pkg

Pure Food Store advertises a new pitted dates product in a half pound package priced at 12 cents. The listing highlights a compact, ready to use fruit item for shoppers seeking affordable snacks.

Roosevelt Trip Highlights Bigger Goals Over Court Fight

President Roosevelt, before about 10,000 in Boise, urged broad aims like expanded industry control and better agriculture. In Kansas City, James Reed and Frederick Stinchfield warned the court faced destruction, arguing liberty hangs on the Supreme Court and the oath of office.

Boise Idaho Roosevelt Capitol Grounds Borah Pope D-Idaho D. Harold Oliver Yellowstone National Park Northwest Kansas City American Bar Association James A. Reed United States Missouri Reed Washington Frederick H. Stinchfield Minneapolis Bar Supreme Court

County school rule forces Handley tuition for Opequon pupils

Frederick county schools begin October 5 with new attendance rules. Children six by October 5 may enroll. those 12 and older may be excused for farm work with board approval. All pupils must vaccinate or face removal and possible prosecution. Handley tuition applies to nonlocal pupils. contracts offset costs. Teachers meet October 4. enrollment day follows.

Opequon Frederick County Leslie D. Kline Handley School Handley Handley School Board School Board Handley Board Frederick County School Board

Koo Urges League to Name Japan as Aggressor

Geneva dispatch says Dr. Wellington Koo China's leading statesman urged the League of Nations to designate Japan as the world wrongdoer in the Sino Japanese conflict and demanded a denunciation as the mildest effective step. He spoke to the league advisory committee aboard the Queen Mary and memorial services were held during the Atlantic crossing near the Lusitania wreck site.

Geneva Wellington Koo China League of Nations Japan Koo League London

Bomb Found in Paris Home of French Official

An unexploded bomb was found today in the Paris home of General Andre Petelat, a member of France's Supreme War Council. Authorities opened an immediate investigation and were probing several other recent terrorist acts.

Paris Andre Pretelat France Superior War Council

VETS TO DISEMBARK SOUTHAMPTON PROMISING MASS GUIDE

More than 500 members of the American Legion promised to disembark at Southampton England as part of a troop movement. The report notes a large veteran contingent preparing for arrival and related ceremonial duties.

Southampton Eng American Legion

Meetings Set On County Committeemen Elections

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced local meetings across the United States beginning November 8 to elect county committeemen for the farm conservation program.

Washington Agricultural Adjustment Administration United States

Dysentery Epidemic Kills Fifty Children in Omuta

Domei reports fifty children have died since Saturday from a dysentery outbreak in Omuta near Fukuo r. The casualty toll is rising as health officials battle the epidemic.

Fukuor Japan Domei Omuta

Japan and Russia mass armies and threaten trade

American businessmen report Japan has set up customs depots in Shanghai area to throttle foreign commerce. Japanese reinforcements bomb eastern coast cities while attacks target Canton and Nanking. Civilian casualties mount as Shanghai shells hit near British zones.

Jjames A. Mills Shanghai Japan Yangtzepoo Hongkew International Settlement

Officials And Citizens Speak At S V A Today

The Shenandoah Valley Academy reopened with a morning assembly led by Dr. B D Tillett. City officials and citizens welcomed faculty and students and recalled the school’s history with remarks by Mayor Charles R Anderson and alumnus M M Lynch among others.

B. D. Tillett Winchester Charles R. Anderson M. M. Lynch Winchester Bar Lynch Stephenson Andrew Bell Chamber of Commerce E. R. Branch T. R. Cather James P. Reardon C. Vernon Eddy Handley E. B. Cooper J. Victor Arthur V. A E. T. Clark The Baptist Church Harold G. Brown Paul Haldeman L. I. Miller

Mosul Tribunal Condemns Soldier for Assassinating Iraqi General

A military tribunal in Mosul sentenced to death a soldier who killed Maj. Gen. Bekr Sidki Pasha minister of defense and Col. Mohamed Ali Jawed chief of the air forces last month. Three Sidki aides including his bodyguard and Capt. Ismail Tohalla were arrested.

Baghdad Iraq Mosul Bekr Sidki Pasha Mohamed Ali Jawed General Sidki Ismail Tohalla

Cremation Arranged for Edward A. Filene Body

Paris reports the cremation was arranged for Edward A. Filene, Boston merchant and philanthropist, who died of pneumonia at the American Hospital yesterday.

Paris Edward A. Filene Boston American Hospital

James Riddle Dies In Bank In Berryville Virginia

James Riddle 77 died suddenly in the First National Bank of Berryville after a heart attack following a local errand. Survived by widow Mary Leavenworth and children Mrs. Joslin of Baltimore and Mrs. Harrison of England and Lt. Frederick L. Riddle USN. Service at Mrs. Blackburn Smith’s home. burial in Petersburg.

Berryville James Riddle First National Bank Riddle Frank Tappan Mr. Riddle Morton and Mary Bird Riddle Petersburg Mary Leavenworth Charles Loring Joslin Baltimore Thomas Harrison Surry England Frederick L. Riddle Maryland San Diego Cal

Inquest Held By Coroner In Death Of County Negro

A coroner’s inquest began at 3 PM to investigate the death of Clarence Wanzer of Stephens City who died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after a fight with Alfred Curry also of Stephens City. Curry, 25, is jailed and may face murder or manslaughter charges depending on the verdict. Wanzer, 50, was struck with a three inch diameter club after objecting to Curry’s attentions to a female relative.

Clarence Wanzer Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Alfred Curry James Miller Commonwealth Harrison Curry Wanzer

Strain Rises on Russo Japanese Fronts in 1932 Echoes

Reports from Tokyo and Shanghai describe massive troop concentrations along Siberia and Manchukuo borders amid warnings from Moscow. Sources cite alleged Russo-Chinese alliance, Chinese relief pleas, and possible Soviet measures if war widens.

Tokyo Russia Japan Siberia Manchukuo Manchoukuo Manchuria Hochi Tsuruga Siberian Vladivostok Man 9 China Foreign Office Shanghai Chiang Kai-Shek Moscow Nanking Izvestia

Apples Export Domestic

J. E. Roberte son of 29 North Main operates an apples export and domestic trade. Contact phone 1631. Post date 193? line shows 9 25 27 1p 21.

J. E. Roberteson N. Main

Pickers' Tickets Printed at the Star Office

Pickers' tickets are now printed at the Star Office with the notice dated July 21. The brief item directs readers to obtain tickets at the Star Office for upcoming events or needs.

Star Office

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