Wisconsin Primary Boosts Roosevelt and Dewey Edge
Roosevelt and Dewey won Wisconsin primaries with decisive margins on the Democratic and Republican ballots. Third term sentiment split Roosevelt delegates, while Dewey led the Republican at large slate 2 to 1 over Van denberg. New York district contests favored Garner opponents in several districts. Municipal elections saw Milwaukee mayoral change as Zeidler defeated Hoan. Adelaide Moffett wedding ring photo accompanies Buckner prison news.
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Roosevelt
Thomas B. Dewey
Wisconsin
New York
Garner
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Wash
Nebraska
Illinois
New York City
Democratic
Alfred E. Smith
John McNabee
James H. Fay
New Dealer
John Eagan
Frank Gannett
Rochester
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
Carl F. Zeidler
Adelaide Moffett
William P Buckner, Jr
Virginia
Buckner
Lewisburg
Annual rally for Apple Blossom Festival urged
Winchester urges attendance at tomorrow night's annual Apple Blossom Festival rally. The gathering signals the start of festival preparations, offers insight from planners on new features, and promises outstanding entertainment, inviting everyone to bring friends.
For Rent Large Garden Nettie Luttrell Senseney
Lease offered for a large garden space listed by Nettie Luttrell in Senseney. Contact details are limited in the record.
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Nettie Luttrell
Senseney Yoo
Uniforms Chosen for Frederick County Band Ahead of Apple Blossom Parade
Frederick County High School Band members and parents met in Stephens City to select blue and yellow uniforms for the Apple Blossom Festival parades May 2 and 3. Dir Paul Riley expects about 40 players by parade time, with many recruits from Stephens City Middletown and other area schools including F F A Drum and Bugle Corps from Stephens City and Middletown.
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Frederick County
Stephens City
Paul Riley
Apple Blossom Time
Riley
Middletown
Gaittesboro
Gore
Kernstown
Armel
Miller
Stephens City Tax Collection Steps Ordered
Stephens City Va April 3 At a Town Council meeting it was decided that all unpaid taxes shall be turned over to an attorney for collection after the end of April The report noted Maren collections totaling 125 69 Robert Campbell was elected treasurer to succeed the late J A Bean
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Stephens City
Maren
Robert Campbell
J. A. Bean
British deny damage after raid on convoy
German warplanes dropped 15 bombs on a British convoy this afternoon. The admiralty said no damage was done and that the raiders were driven off by escorting warships.
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London
Admiralty
City Insurance Placed With Local Board By Council
City council approves placing fire and casualty insurance with a local board of city agents, sharing coverage equally. Armory funding considered with a Richmond visit for an extra 5000, bond issue survey struck from calendar, park grounds lease renewed for two years.
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Richmond
Military Board
Park Association
W. A. Baker
Five survive crash near Flint Hill in two overturned car
Fred Thomas drove five Winchester and Richmond residents when a left rear tire blew out near Flint Hill. The car, en route to Charlottesville, overturned twice and stopped right side up two miles south of town. Mr and Mrs Herbert McDaniel and three women were treated for injuries, all returning to Winchester afterward.
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Winchester
Richmond
Flint Hill
Fred Thomas
Virginia Woolen Company
Herbert McDaniel
North Market Street
Thomas
Nellie. McDaniel
Mary Martin
Mea
Winchster
Charlottesville
Mr. McDaniel
George McDanie
Prospects Brighter For Armory Budget Boost
A Winchester committee will visit Richmond on Friday to seek an extra 5000 dollars for an armory building. The plan combines 12000 from the state and 33000 from a city bond issue to fund construction, with June 30 as the deadline to accept or reject the state allocation. The Chamber of Commerce endorses the armory and urgent legislation for its construction.
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Amory
Richmond
Lawrence Hollis
Public Improvements Committee
S. Gardner Waller
Virginia National Guard
Winchester
Burr Harrison
P. McVicar
Lee Grant
O. L. Jami
Son
Hollis
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Merchant Receives 15000 In Bull Will Compromise
In Montgomery county Orphans Court a Kensington girl Miss Berenice Merchant aged 19 was granted 15000 as a compromise in her contest of Col. E Llewellyn Bull estate valued about 350000 Her foster mother and Col Merchant appeared with attorneys Albert M Boult Joseph F Moore and R Gray Williams attended The compromise clears the way for probate of the will in Clarke county Virginia before Judge Philip Williams next Friday.
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Rockville
Orphan’s Court
Montgomery County
Berenice Merchant
Kensington
Washington
Col. E. Llewellyn Bull
Miss Merchant
Berkeley T. Merchant
Col. Berkeley T. Merchant
Charles M. Irelan
Nape F. Hobbs
Charles Irean
Albert M. Boult
Joseph F. Moore
Berryville
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Col. Bull
Priday
Clarke County
Philip Williams
Williams
Hopes Dimmed For Early Bass Season Opening
More than 700 resident licensed anglers hoped to fish bass from June 15 instead of July 1 but a letter from Carl H. Nolting of the Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries said the commission remains opposed. Donald Weems, a police magistrate, learned the panel did not act favorably and no further meeting was needed. Weems and others had shown interest after talks with the Federal Bureau of Fisheries indicated spawning was finished before June 15 in Shenandoah rivers. The proposed June 15 start targeted Frederick Clarke Warren Page and Shenandoah counties.
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Carl H. Nolting
Commission On Game and Inland Fisheries
Donald Weems
Judge Weems
Weems
Leetown
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Shenandoah Rivers
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Page
Shenandoah
Grange backs S V A site for Stonewall Shawnee high
White Hall Grange voted in favor of locating a consolidated high school for Stonewall and Shawnee districts on part of the S V A property in Winchester. Petitions circulate in Shawnee urging immediate action. A mass meeting is planned in Winchester Friday night to gather opinions ahead of a joint school committee session next Monday April 8.
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White Hall
White Hall Grange
Winchester
Stonewall
Shawnee
Frederick County
The
Grange
A. W. Wright
Welltown
County Court House
Mrs. Mary Gardner Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Mary Gardner widow of Wimott Gardner former mayor of Stephens City died at her home after a year of illness. She was born January 18 1891 in Moscow Maryland to Thomas Fitzpatrick and Rose Fitzpatrick. She married Garnder on April 26 1920 in Pittsburgh and lived in Stephens City. Survived by Severine Gardner at home and sons James W. and Thomas.
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Mary Gardner
Wimott Gardner
Stephens City
Garnder
Pittsburgh
Severine Gardner
James W. and
Thomas
Wanted To Find Home For Pups With Black Shepherd Blood
Wanted to place puppies for immediate homes. Eager sour Peete pups resemble black shepherd mix and are described as very nice. Contact by phone 1182 for disposition at once.
Richmond Voters Make Gordon Ambler Mayor in Democratic Primary
Former State Senator Gordon Ambler led the Richmond Democratic primary with about 12 905 votes to 7 518 for incumbent Dr J Fulmer Bright 50 of 51 precincts reported Ambler wins the nomination which is effectively election in Richmond Bright to serve the final term of sixteen years Bright conceded and Ambler promised modernization of city government with a major reshuffle of the mayoral advisory board and utilities public works and public welfare directors.
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Richmond
Gordon Ambler
J. Fulmer Bright
Ambler
Bright
Times-Dispatch
Deiments of
Friendship Fire Company Meets Amid Apple Festival Plans
The February meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for Thursday April 4 at 8 pm. Members will arrange all Apple Festival plans at this gathering and are urged to attend. Captain William Argenbright signs the notice.
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Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
Two St Louis Editors Given Terms In Jail
The Post-Dispatch was fined 2000 dollars and two executives, editor Ralph Coghlan and cartoonist Danial R. Fitzpatrick, received jail terms for contempt after criticizing the dismissal of an extortion case. Managing Editor Ben H. Reese was discharged.
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ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Thomas J. Rowe
Ralph Coghlan
Danial R. Fitzpatrick
Ben H. Reese
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Company
The
Coghlan
Fitzpatrick
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
James J. Fitzsimmons
Civil Courts
Berryville Weighs White Way Street Lights Plan
Berryville Virginia council discusses a white way lighting system after a State Corporation Commission rate cut saves 112 annually. W. M. Krise proposes, but six to twelve new lights may raise costs about 100 annually. Timber sale decision on mountain timber is deferred pending committee report.
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Berryville
State Corporation Commission
H. B. Harris
Herbert Whiting
W. M. Krise
Northern Virginia Power Company
Whiting
Harris
Krise
Richmond
P. W. Plumly Lumber Company
Leslie N. Secured
H. R. Sheshire
Auction At Court House At Noon
A property at 110 Handley Boulevard Front of Court House in Georgia will be sold for cash at noon tomorrow. Purchaser must remove by April 19. Attorney listed is M. Lynch.
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Court House
Handley Boulevard
A M. Lynch
Hitler to Decide When War Shall End in West
Berlin dispatch reports Goering tells a cheering air force audience that the Fuehrer has mobilized all resources for a decisive western blow. He gives no date for a blitzkrieg, saying Hitler will decide when the war ends as Britain and France face a united German front after bombings on Scapa Flow. Paris notes French officials acknowledge a possible decisive blow.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Goering
Hitler
Britain
France
Puehrer
Paul Joseph Gobbels
Robert Ley
Na Labor Front
Army
Par
Kassel
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
Heinkels
DNB
Hations
Europe
Britain Says Scapa Flow Raid Failed in Twilight Assault
London reports a large Luftwaffe raid on Scapa Flow was beaten off with no damage to British ships and one enemy aircraft believed shot down. Two civilians injured. The attack comes amid Allied economic blockade pressures and naval defense alerts.
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London
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
North Sea
Republicans of City Organize at Meeting Elects Robinson Chairman
Winchester Republicans held a meeting last night electing C. Arthur Robinson as chairman for the coming year, succeeding the late Walter A. Talbot. Officers named include H Russell Potts, Ruth Thomas as vice-chairman, A. C. Halvosa as secretary, and Harry Copenhaver as treasurer. Executive committeemen and delegates from various precincts were also chosen, with continued coverage noted.
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Winchester
C. Arthur Robinson
Walter A. Talbot
H Russell’ Potts
Sarah Zane
Ernest A. Carper
Fred A. Robinson
Bingo Party at South End Hall Announces Weekly Eve
Public invited to Eagle's Home bingo parties every Wednesday at 8 p m. 20 free games with 25 cent admission. Best prizes for attendees. Bring family. Located at 211 North Loudoun Street.
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South End Hall
Wed
Eagle's Home
Loudoun
Longtime Old Chapel custodian seeks successor in city
T. W. Steele, brother-in-law of L. K. Dellinger and 24 year custodian of the Old Chapel between Mill wood and Berryville, said Sunday he will resign as soon as a capable successor is found. He is 71 and has helped beautify the site and guides visitors to Edmund Randolph's grave and other dignitaries. Also noted, a Winchester motorist counted at least 50 fires along a mile stretch, and 225 trees have been planted on city streets under Park Commission supervision at last night’s Council meeting.
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T. W. Steele
L. K. Dellinger
Old Chapel
Millwood
Berryville
Steele
Edmund Randolph
Winchester
Park Commission
S. Lee Grant
War Highlights From AP Dispatches Across Europe
Berlin reports decisive aims to end the war as Field Marshal states Germany will press on. London notes British forces beat off a raid on Scapa Flow. Copenhagen foresees new war risking neutrality. Washington signals approval for Bullitt’s return to Paris, easing Senate scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West
Field Marshall
Germany
Washington
Bullitt
Paris
Quietus
Ae Senate
Chicken and Ham Supper at Opequon Chapel
A chicken and ham supper will be held at Opequon Chapel on Thursday evening from 5 to 10 pm to benefit the church. Proceeds support the chapel and related church activities.
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Opequon Chapel
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Herman Hable
Jamison
Hable
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C Cilren
Marylan
Nolting
Commission
Friendship Fire Company
Post - Dispatch
Kkrise
White Way
Tala Birell
Chicago
Kruehrer
Poland
Marshall Oaing
U. S. Citizien
Robinson
Phillips Specialty Shop
North Loudoun St
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