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The Washington times., 1936-06-17
GIRL FL0GGERS
BEAT ANOTHER
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terrorists is Roy Morelock, 35, Of
Parkin. Ark, Sharecropper, who
told police here he was acting as
a runner for strike leaders. He
said he was seized by his assailants
after D deputy sheriff had given
him Is minutes to get out of Earle.
Miss Blagden, daughter of re-
spected Memphis family, who said
she was member of the Socialist
party "but not very active" went
to Earle with Rev. Williams Mon
day. he was to preach at the
funeral of Frank Weems, a Negro
sharecropper and a member of the
striking Southern Tenant Farmers
Union, repeatedly slain by a mob
attacking strikers meeting.
WeemS' wife, Miss Blagden
said, came to Memphis and asked
the minister to conduct services,
although WeemS' body has never
been found.
Auto Searched
Miss Blagden and the minister
went to Earle, she said, and
waited for about an hour for
someone who was supposed to
meet them. A car containing six
men drove up. She said:
give of them were dressed
nicely in summer whites and
looked like fine men. One was
rough looking, like a foreman.
They asked who we were and
what our business was"
The girl said the minister told
the men he had been asked to
conduct the services for Weems
and had come to Earle to find
out if the negro were really dead.
The men ordered the minister
to drive about a mile out of town,
she related, made them get out OF
the auto and then searched the
car, stating they were looking
for literature"
Pastor Beaten
She said one of the men de-
clared, well make you tell the
truth" end they marched the
pastor down to the river bottom
while one of the men obtained a
harness strap. She remained in
the car, guarded by one of the
men. She said:
"AS / sat there heard voices
and then crash like tree fall
ing. There were IA craSheS-and
knew what they were. Mr..
Williams didn't make a sound
until the last one. Then 1 heard
him grOan.
"They brought him back. He
was deadly pale 80. shaking ..
his face was wet with perspira-
tiOn."
She said one Of the men grabbed
her, saying, now it's your turn"
The men questioned her, she
said, demanding to know her
real purpose in coming to Earle.
When her answers were unsatisfac-
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
Old Manhattan Seeks

Old Manhattan Beer is desirous
of booking a Saturday game with
strong unlimited team having a
diamond. Phone Bob Fenton Ge
3643 or Dist 1854, Br. 256.
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leg: George Ferguson, who is Serv-
ing a life term for the murder Of
his sweetheart in Gum Springs,
Va, shot in the hip, and oscar
Fields. also serving life for murder,
who was shot in the chest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-21
Wales First Act Is To Turn
To Mother In Her Mo-
ment OF Grief
LONDON, Jan. FL. (UP)-The
funeral of King George V has
been set for next Tuesday in St.
George chapel, at Windsor.
BY HARRY L. PERCY
Copyright, 1896, United Press)

SANDRINGHAM HOUSE, Nor
folk, Eng, Jan. 21. (UP)-klng
George ", British sovereign for
rs years, died peacefully in his
10th year at his beloved country
seat here last night at lido
(6:55 PM. EST
Preparations Immediately were
made to proclaim his eldest son,
the Prince of Wales, his successor
on the throne as King Edward
VIII. :.
Shortly before midnight his
physicians observed that the KING 5
gallant fight against bronchial
catarrh and a weakening heart
had ended and that the monarch
was about to die. With sad eyes,
Lord Dawson of Penn, the king S
physician since 1907, and his as
sociates stood looking down OH
the tired, frail figure of the king.
Then they summoned to the
bedside Queen Mary, the, Prince
of Wales and other members OF
the royal family from an adJoln,,
ing room. Together they walked
into the kings room and stood at
the bedside. Death came peace
fully a few moments later.
The king, in a deep coma Tor
hours, did not regain conscious
ness.
News of the kings death was
conveyed to the Duke of Glouces-
ter, the kings third son, Ill at
Buckingham Palace, the Duke OF
Connaught, the Duchess of YORK
and to foreign courts and minis
ters.
A bulletin was telephoned from
Sandringham House to the press
gathered at nearby Features lnn'
and distributed to newspaper
men. A few minutes later a death
notice was posted at the gates OF
Sandringham.
The British Broadcasting COM
pany broadcast the news on a
hook-up to all parts of the lar
flung empire as Big Ben struck
1915 a. m.
"It is with great sorrow we
make the announcement that his
Majesty the King passed away a =,
few minutes before mldnlght'
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KING GEORGE PASSES AFTER
BRIEF ILLNESS, HIS FAMILY
WATCHING PEACEFUL DEATH
High Lights In
Dead King sLife
By UNITED PRESS

Highlights OF the life and
reign of King George V:
1865-Born June 3 at MARI
borough House in the heart of
London, second son to King Ed
ward VII and Princess AleXan-
dra of Denmark.
1877-Became naval cadet at
Spithead on the Britannia, with
his elder brother, Prince Albert
Victor.
1880-Sailed around the world
with Prince Victor aboard H. M.
S. Bacchante.
1SS5-Was graduated from
the Royal Naval college at Green
witch and was promoted to lieu
tenant.
1889-At "a was given his first
command of torpedo boat No. 70
for the annual naval maneuvers.
1892-Relinquished his COM
mand of the "Melampus" because
I of the death of Prince Albert.
Was created Duke of York.
1S93-Married Princess Victor
Ia Mary, daughter of Duke and
Duchess of Teck.
1S94-Prince Edward Albert
first of six children, born June IS.
1S95-Prince Albert Frederick
George born December IA.
1897-Princess Victoria Alex
andra Alice Mary born April 20.
1900-Prince Henry William
Frederick Albert born March 81
1901-George promoted TO
rear-admiral, created Prince OF
Wales.
19O2-Prince. George Edward
Alexander Edmund born Decem-
Der 20.
19O5-Prince John Charles
born July IL. I...-.. -. :,
191O-George assembled British
throne on death of father, May o.
1910-Coronated at WeStmin::
ster Abbey June %, and at DEM
December IL.
1914-Signed declaration o.
war against Germany August f.
1917-Visited French and bel,
gian fronts. Changed name lro"'
Saxe-coburg- gotha to Windsor;
1918 = Banqueted Preslu Hn
Wilson at Buckingham palace D'
cember 81. ,,t
1919-Prince John, youiise''
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Strike Breakers
Are Rescued By
National Guards
Martial Law Follows Riot
ing AT Indiana Shirt
Factory

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan;
21. (UP)-Steel helmeted national
guardsmen rescued 1870 strike
breakers from Beleaguered SHIRT
Factory last night and established
martial law throughout Floyd and
Clark counties.
Pickets who had besieged the
plant since early morning fell PACK
resitantly but without Opposition
before troopers with fixed bayou
cts. o,oo.
As soon as the plant was clear
cd the troops moved to New Al
banv six miles distant, to dis
perse pickets surrounding another
piant of M. Fine and Sons, shirt
manufacturers. ,r
Rioting at the New Albany
plant, in which women pickets al,
iegedlv swung rubber hose loaded
With lead across skulls of strik4-
breakers and special policemen,
led Gov. Paul V. McNutt to issue
the martial law proclamation.
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City's Ca'lgers Will
Play Wayne':'svine
Double Bill Set Tonight At
City Gym

The Hendersonville high bas-
ketball teams will meet Waynes-
vile high school in a double bill
tonight at 7:30 at the city gym.
The local cage outfits have had
an off and on season so far, with
the boys flashing spurts of out
standing cage work ;andbthe girls
outfit improving as the season
progresses and two good battles
are expected on the hardwood this
evening. - H'"z,t
Coach Jones will probably start
Brownlee, Powers, Cely, Parker,
Griffith and Harrell in the girls
game, with several substitutes who
have seen considerable action Sc
far this season slated to enter the
game tonight.
The boys outfit will be
strengthened by the return OF
George Turner, crack forward
with Bob Brown, Roy Bennett
Byers, Lampley, Heaton and Mil,
Ter expected to see plenty of &C.
ton.
The Cat basketeers will meet
Swannanoa high school in a dou-
! BILE bill on either. Thursday OF
| Friday of this week at the gym.
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Japan Warns Russia Military Works
In Siberia Threaten Far East Peace

Japanese army from the former
Chinese Manchurian provinces.
Hirota laid down a three-pOint
program for improvement in Sino-
Japanese relations as follows:
/. There must be basic read
iustment between the two pow
ers since antagonism between
them "works to the disadvantage
of BOTH" Japan is ready to ex-
tend moral and material support
to help China because in North
China particularly" the interests
of China and Manchukuo are di-
rectly and closely bound to those
of Japan.
2. "We are convinced that as a
step to complete and final adjust
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tIH CASTS DEEP
POW OVER GENEVA

.NEFA, Jan. 81. (UP)-An
ate adjournment of the
ae Of Nations council with
asH action to halt the Italo-
'Paa war was forecast today
result Of the death of King
|ns death cast a deep gloom
Geneva, where the League
FL convened only yesterday
rs out new measures to end
last African conflict. All
delegates received bulletins
Ae Kings condition and the
S1neement of his death end
official activity.
vas expected that the coun-
y me committee of thirteen,
sy cOnvOked by the coun-
meeting last night, would
~ today. Anthony Eden,
r. foreign minister, undoubt-
VII return home immediate
~ = no other power would
| . initiate important meas
10 MS absence.
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.AnnIs ApARA Ian 81 (UP)

Adds ABABA, Jan. Fl. (UP)
The revolt in Gotham province
against Emperor Halle selassie has
been crushed and frnost of the
rebels were killed., it was an
nounced officially yesterday.
The emperor's troops engaged
the rebel forces in. desperate
battle three miles from Debta
Markos, capital Of Gojjam. Pri-
vate reports said casualties mount
ed to several hundred, on both
sides. e.
The government alleges that the
revolt was fomented by Italian
propaganda against the emperor.
The uprising, which threatened
to spread to other sections OF the
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TOKYO, Jan. a21.EUP) =
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota to-
dav warned Soviet Russia that ia
pan believes the excessive mil
tary works which the SOVIET Union
is erecting in her outlying posses,
sions, namely in East Siberia
threatens the peace OF the lar
east.
1--WE are calling the attention
of the Soviet authorities TO TINS
matter whenever We have oppor-
tunity to do so," he told the 6Sth
session of the Imperial Diet when
it reconvened today.
The foreign minister also de-
manded that China recognize the
independent kingdom of Manchu-
kuo, which was created by the
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Norment Quarles
Beats Straiges
In Fourth Round


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. d.
Norment Quarles, Hendersonville,
N. c., lightweight. knocked out
Joe Straiges, Camden, N. j., in
the fourth round Of a scheduled
1O-round. fight here last night.
Quarles turned out savage az
tack and floored the New Jersey
lad with q vicious right to the
body. In the third round Quarles
also had his opponent r'on the
floor.
Straiges, winner Of 35 pervious
fights, was, game and showed
flashes of beautiful work but was
no match for the North CAROLYN
ian 80
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TTAL[ANSPUSH
DRIVEINSOUTH

ROME, Jan. 81. (UP)-1talys'
relentless offensive on the south
ern front of Ethiopia, in which
ZOO Philippians have been kill
ed or wounded since January II,
continued yesterday with the TIA
lians pursuing their enemy like big
game. .......
The war office announced that
the Roman Eagle has been pushed
forward nearly 145 miles from
Dolo, recent scene of the most
important battle since hostilities
commenced. ~.
Late Saturday Italian troops &C.
cupied the village Of Filtu, strate.
gically located at the entrance 70
the fertile territory of the savage
Gala tribesmen.
Struggling columns of Ethio.
plans, left behind by the main
body in its hasty retreat, are sur.
rendering to the Italians and beg.
ging for food and water, it was
announced.
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Nation Joins In Mourning For King
Wallace Voices
Doubt Of Justice
Of Tax Ruling

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. (UP)
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
Wallace has questioned Justice"
of the United States Supreme
courts order directing that $780,
100000 in taxes collected under
the invalidated AAA be returned
to professors.
He made the first comment on
the courts decision in a speech
shortly before President Roose-
welt conferred at the White House
with advisers on new farm legis-
lation. Meanwhile the house APP
preparations committee sought to
clear the farm program of snags
by reporting out the deficiency
bill giving specific authority for
price adjustment payments to
cotton farmers.
81 don't question the legality
of this action but l certainly
question its justice" Wallace
said.
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EARLY HOUSE
PASSAGE FOR
BONUS LOOMS
Senate Sweeping Action
Monday Foreshadows
Passage Over Veto

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (UP)
An overwhelming senate vote
yesterday convinced bonus lead
ers the baby bond bill win be en-
acted into law over possible pres
identiaf veto. .
Despite predictions that it
would be vetoed, house leaders
expected that body to approve it
and promptly send it to the
White House. Veterans organlza-
tions passed the word around that
the baby bond bill is satisfactory
Administration leaders have
not received word as to the presi-
dents intentions. Several doubt
ed he would deliver a veto mes
sage personally again.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. CUP
A compromise bill calling for I'M
mediate payment of the S2,2S7,-
100000 soldier bonus in bonds
was passed by the senate>74 to
Is late yesterday and sent to the
house which is expected to ap-
prove it within 4S hours.
The measure then will be. sent
to the White House where friends
of President Roosevelt have indi'
Gated it will be vetoed. Leaders
of both houses, backing the com
promise, said they had sufficient
votes to override a veto.
There was no demonstration as
the senate voted to take out OF
politics a question which has har'
raised congress for II years anc
plagued every president since
/ Warren Harding. Veterans lead
ers sat among the huge crowe
which damned all galleries as the
final vote was recorded.
The action came in the face Of
warming by Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
before the senate finance commit
tee that payment of the bonus
along with. other treasury com
mitments would shoot the public
debt to $35, 500,OO0,OO0 in TIT
next fiscal year. The compromis'
measure calls for the issuance o,
81 800, 100000 in bonds cashabl'
Immediately and a cash outlay o:
more than SS7,000,000.
The bill carries no appropria
ton. Chairman Pat Harrison Cd.
Miss of the finance committee
said before passage that no add
tional taxes would be needed t.
] finance the bonus payment. Tn
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Cold Increases
Suffering Over
Wind Torn Area
South Counts Dead In
Storm AT y Now; Dam
age 100000
Rx UNITED PRESS

=. Freezing temperatures Monday
night. accumulated suffering in
tornado devastated areas of Flor
ida, Georgia and Alabama as the
old south counted % storm dead,
more than 125 injured and prop
erty damage approximating $780,
900. 3 ...r...
Relief authorities hurried into
the tornado zones Monday, work
ing at top speed to provide shell
ter for storm refugees, many Of
whom were facing the prospect of
a night in the, open in sub-freez-
ing temperatures. -, $3.50.
Recapitulation Of the storms
toll showed six dead near Chip
LEY, Fla, four killed by lorna
| do at Fyffe, Ala, two dead in a
tornado near Skipperville and
Cottonwood, Ala, five negroes
killed at Edison, Ga. The toll
was brought to % by, deaths in
Louisiana and at Mobile, Ala, d.
rectly resulting from weekend
storms. '......,. ..
At Skippersville, Ala, a ten
year-old boy, believed the SON of
Mrs: Henry Mathis, herself one
of the tornado fatalities, was dy-
ing: -
Hospital facilities at Dothan,
Ala, were taxed by steady
stream of injured. National Red
| Cross representatives arrived at
Dothan and Chipley to take
charge of providing for homeless
and injured. fs
A radiocast Monday afternoon
in the tri-state tornado area
brought many offers Of temper
airy housing. 1t was believed most
of the storm refugees would be
given shelter Immediately. D..
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Ethiopian Revolt Crushed And SMost
OF Rebels Killed. Is Official Report

Negus' kingdom, apparently had
been brewing for many months. 1t
reached it's peak last week.
Gojjam is directly south of Lake
Tana, headwater of the Blue Nile
in the British sphere Of influence.
Meanwhile, the government
again turned its attention to-. the
southern front, where Ras. Desta
Demtu, Emperor Halle Selassie's
son-in-law, repeatedly has suffered
a crushing defeat. T..
Reliable sources said Dejaz-
match Makonnen, governor of
Volcano. province, has departed
for the Dolo sector, center OF
southern front activities, with re-
Inducements estimated variously
between 10000 and 10000 men.
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LONDON, Jan. 81. (UP)-KiRg
Edward VIII came to his capital
today by airplane to assume SOW
ereignty over one-fourth Of the
people and territory of the world,
to rule as king of Great Britain
and Ireland and of the British
dominions beyond the seas, and AZ
emperor of India.
AS he took off with his brother
and presumptiye heir the Duke Of
York, and his private pilot, the
late king, George v, his father, his
features serene in painless death.
like deepening Of sleep, lay at
Sandringham house, where he died
at IL $50 o'clock last night.
First king Of England ever to
fly, King Edward announced this
to. his people by this gesture that
he is of a new order Of monarch.
He took off from BRIGHAM New
ton .airdome near Sandringham
and landed at Hendon airdrome,
on the outskirts Of London, his
face, pale and drawn after an all
but sleepless night.
/. The kings own ""Red Dragon"
biplane, which had made the flight
from Bircham Newton in ~ min-
utes circled once round the air.
drome where waited a small, anxi-
Gus .khot Of people who knew it
was on the way. -,
1t glidedr TO o landing. The king
and the duke alighted and motor
ed in to London, past the half
rnasted flags at the airdrome gates
where the few people present
greeted their new sovereign. !.
Mourning for the dead king was
sincere throughout the country
and the empire, but the monarchy
went on and the new king came to
face his people in his grief, to
meet with his privy council at st.
James palace this afternoon and
to make to them his first formal
address as new king. st's~'a
King Edward went directly TO
York house, in st. James palace,
where he lived as Princesof Wales
through streets In which, people
DOTTED their hats to him in re-
spectful silence, rningling q greet
ing to the new king with mourn
ing for the dead one.
He arrived at LIZ (8:12 q. m.
EST to prepare for the meeting
of the privy council where was to
be approved the proclamation an
nouncing the death of his father
and his own accession.
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Edneyvile, Flat
Rock Will Clash

The Edneyyille and Flat Rock
basketball teams will meet at the
Flat Rock gymnasium on Wed
nesday night in games that prom
Use to be among the outstanding
of the season. !. q
The Flat Rock boys and girls
teams are county champions and
the boys, team won the title by
defeating the Edneyvilfe team in
the finals of the tournament last
spring.
Rivalry is intense between the
two schools and the games should
be close and hard fought. t
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M FEAST BELLS

MEXICO CITY, jan. 81. (UP)
Catholics of Guadalajara asked
permission yesterday to ring
church bells on feast days. The
government approved - if the
tollers will pay Is pesos (about
S4.18) license fee for each min
ute the bells are run. BELLIES
feast days are expected.
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h[TE HOUSE
|IIALEVENTS
OFF
|,e OF Representatives
6iourns In Memory
N British Monarch
kcuE COUNCIL
| also TO ADJOURN

|, SETNGTON, Jan. 81. (UP)
|borss of representatives, on
.,,,b Of congress in session
|, adjourned this morning al
| ten-mnu;e session. in men,
Ii King George V.
LSHNGTON, Jan. 81. (UP)
f5srt Roosevelt led the ma
(,ojay in mourning with the
n empire the death of King
r. Y Of England. White
social functions were can
I Dres;dent dispatched mes
n Kim Edward VIII, the
rVsr of England, to Queen
and to governors of the
4 Ioninion. Secretary of
rorell Hull will call on the
\ ambassador, Sir Ronald
Las. today TO convey regrets.
y British embassy lowered
Fag to half mast and entered
edia,e mourning, caneelllng
Social events. At the White
Se. however, it was said no
rs had been issued for half
ting the Stars and Stripes
government buildings.
rs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
of the president, cancelled a
ter engagement last night af-
learning of. the death of the
4 White House statement
the congressional reception
duled for Thursday "has
postponed to a later date
Of respect to the memory of
George.
he text of President Roose-
) message to King Edward:
/ is with deep sorrow that /
D Of the death Of His Males
four father. / send to you my
bund sympathy and that of
people Of the United States
those respects and affections
occupied a high and unique
hal the privilege of knowing
Majesty during the war days,
MS passing brings to me per-
lly 4 special SORROW
Pc presidents message to
In Mary said:
ErS Roosevelt and / extend
four Majesty and to the mem
u your family our heartfelt
and join you in mourn
he loss of one whose high
lses Of kindness and wisdom
been so powerful an influ,
iOr universal peace and jus
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HIS FORMAL ASSUMPTION OF
SOVEREIGNTY over EMPIRE
FOLLOWS Death OF FATHER
First Official Act Is To Order Nine Months Period OF
Mourning; Makes Flight To London From Family
Home In Is Minutes; New King Will Make First
Formal Address Before Privy Council Today

LONDON, Jan. 21 (UP)-His face bearing the marks
s nrocssd Kns EdwarS Viii ~ ons
The age old ceremony held just Is hours after King
George died. Edwards first official act order
nine months period of mourning in the royal court Full
court mourning endures until July H. after which there
will be half court mourning until October FL.
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PIGEON FORCED DOWN

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Il
(UP)-U. s. navy carrier pigeon
No. 789-1930, on a flight from
Lakehurst, N. j., to the Philadel'
phia navy yard, was forced down
q mile from its destination. Ice
on the birds wings was blamed
for the forced landing.
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JUNIORS WILL MEET

A regular meeting of Skyland
council of the local, Junior Order
will be held Tuesday, night, Jan
uary 21st at the K. OF II. hall,
Main street. The councillor urges
that all members be present to
take part in degree work.
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PnprOmiise Bill
| lost Estimated

! sssSaalNGTON, Jan. 21.. CUP
lO,o SUst Of the bonus under the
v r..s bill passed by the SEN
e'uay was figured as fol-
Eu'y value of
f.. ~ landing GER
Ersst ss .--s2, 456, 600, 900,
FL to be can
h ~-- 263.0O0,000
he oo, ,. 100000
b. Soo.s.e.r.9ament, in its adjusted
lOOO SeaI65'ilcates fund, has ST.
|al 20 SUI 9O This leaves an addi-
| BIN y 100000 required by
|I0OO &c 70 complete the S3,719,-
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WEATHER

:. and warmer tonight'
Sr With increasing cloud
I. Wednesday