Council Turns To Lower Cost Treatment For Local Streets
City council approves cheaper street maintenance using stone chips and asphalt to treat eight miles of street this year. A $30,000 short term borrowing is authorized to cover bond payments if needed. A cyclone fence is ordered around the eastern quarry as an emergency measure to protect children.
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North
Cameron
P. W. Plumley Lumber Company
Arthur M. Field
Herman H. Hable
Alien T. Haw
Winchester urged support for Apple Blossom Festival funds
The Junior Board of Trade leads the local festival fund drive, described as vital to the Apple Blossom Festival. An elderly reader praises their effort and urges all residents to contribute, even small amounts, to sustain the festival financially.
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Winchester
Miss Williams and Miss Cooper Named Maids of Honor
Apple Blossom Festival selects Shirley Williams and Allison Cooper as maids of honor for Queen Shenandoah XVI. Both 17, Handley High seniors, dancers from Ewing School of Dance, with bright futures at Bryn Mawr and Oberlin College.
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Miss Williams
Cooper
B. Blanton Dutton
Shirley Carter Williams
Allison Cooper
Shenandoah XVI
Philip Williams
Miss Shipley
Bryn Mawr
Miss Cooper
Oberlin College
Cleveland
Ohio
Handley High School
Genevieve Garner
Martha Dillon
Hancock
Maryland Horticultural Society
Smithsburge
Virginia Eubank Shuman
Cameron Street
Alexandria
Westhampton College
University of Richmond
Mary Lois Bean
Winchester
Dorothy Page Wissler
Goldsborough Ends 18-Year Service With Debt Claim
T. Alan Goldsborough closed his 18 years as Maryland's Eastern Shore representative with a final speech arguing the United States has no national debt. He said a national debt exists only when debt is owed to outsiders. domestic obligations are not a national debt.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Maryland
United States
Apple Storage Totals 104842 Barrels in Winchester Plants
At March 31 a total of 104 842 barrels of apples were stored in Winchester plants. This is far below last year’s 196 249 barrels but above the 68 345 barrels stored in 1937. Totals by facility show Virginia Apple Storage 13 576 28 850 11 884 Winchester Cold Storage 59 536 121 039 40 437 Robinson I C Storage 21 730 46 360 16 024.
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Winchester
Inqury
Virginia
Apple
Winchester Cold
Robinson I.& C
Rickard Ordered for Grand Jury in Lang Death Case
Rickard charged with manslaughter in the death of 15 year old Elmer Lang after a scooter car crash. A preliminary hearing was held and he was sent to await grand jury action in Cor eae Court. Bond set at 2000 could not be posted and he was jailed.
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Thomas T. Rickard
Elmer Lang
Coreae Court
Rickard
Donald Weems
Liberty
J.P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Eddie Orndorff Recalls Fire Storm Loss in County
In Frederick and Shenandoah counties forest fires threatened Mountain Falls residents. Eddie Orndorff rushed family to safety lugging beds and furniture away from the blaze as winds shifted, with the home spared while nearly everything else burned. The loss, he said, beat losing his house but left his possessions destroyed.
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Eddie Oorndorff
Mountain Falls
Frederick
Great North Mountain
Frederick County
Shenandoah Counties
Orndorff
Orndorffs
Senate Panel Backing $100 Million Relief Fund
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend a $100 million relief appropriation after Roosevelt asked for $150 million. The measure aims to satisfy both administration supporters and economy-minded Senators, with full committee action expected later and a vote in the Senate tomorrow. The House also approved $25,000 for the Works Progress Administration investigation and tabled a lean cotton stock reduction proposal, while Southern and Western Senators plan to push a $400 million agricultural budget increase to address farm needs.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
House
Roosevelt Aad
Administration
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Works Progress Administration
Samuel Chiles Announces Run for Shawnee Supervisor
Samuel C. Chiles of Kernstown formally declares his candidacy for the Shawnee district supervisor post in the Democratic primary on August 1. A veteran public servant he served as county treasurer deputy and for two decades as Frederick treasurer until 1912. He counts agriculture and apple production among his ventures, joining William Carpenter and Lester Light in a three cornered race.
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Samuel C. Chiles
Kernstown
Board of Supervisors
Shawnee
Chiles
Frederick
William Carpenter
Lester Light
Easter corsages and flower shop offerings
Public sale announced for April 8 at 2 p m features all household and kitchen furniture, garden equipment and tools at 410 Deahl Ave. Auctioneers Roy P. Duvall and Guy E. Lake. The Flower Shop advertises Easter corsages and various花品 for order with hours open nights.
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Deahl Ave
Guy E
Lake Roy P. Duvall
Easter Candies and Classifieds Ad Highlight
Fresh homemade chocolate eggs and bunnies from Hershey milk chocolate plus fruit and nut filled eggs. Crystal Confectionery promotes Easter treats. Found a tiger striped young male cat needing a good home immediately. Wanted to rent trucks for festival floats in Aiken call 1370.
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Hershey
Aiken
Stimson Urges Expanded Authority On Neutrality Act
Henry L. Stimson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging the United States to abandon strict isolation and grant the president power to name aggressors and embargo their shipments. He warned the current neutrality act could steer the country toward a European war, stressing the need for stronger measures than words. The hearing also covered wage hour area of production definitions sought by William Beverley as part of hearings in Washington.
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Washington
Ril 5
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Roosevelt
Stimson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas
Utah
Europe
United States
Pittmann
D-Nev
William Beverley
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Andrews
Beverley
Vincent
R. G. Philips
Interna
Water Main Holdup Stalls Plumley Lumber Expansion
P W Plumley Lumber seeks an 8 inch water main on North Kent street to add 30 to 45 workers. Insurance costs tied to water shortage delay plant expansion with funding options discussed by council and finance committee. Dr C R Anderson asks water and finance panels to study the issue for early action.
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Council
P. W. Plumley Lumber Corporation
North Kent Street
P. W. Plumley
Herman Hable
Plumley
C. R. Anderson
Water and Finance Committee
Eggs For Easter Are Lower Than For Five Years
Chicago reports Easter eggs priced at 16 12 cents wholesale the lowest since 1934. Mercantile dealers expect better than normal sales for Easter 1939, with receipts in four markets totaling 290000 cases last week, about two dozen per capita.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Seductive kiss figure linked to a deadly insurance plot
In Philadelphia detectives name a seductive brunette as a key conspirator in a ring blamed for numerous deaths by poisoning. She allegedly marries or beds prospects to convince them to insure themselves, then participates in homicide to share insurance. Exhumations in Mount Moriah Cemetery proceed as homicide squads investigate.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Riccardi
Riccardi
James Kelly
Hamenonton
N. J
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Pietro Stea
Stea
Herman Petriollo
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening April 6 at 8 o'clock. All members are asked to attend. Capt. Wm. Argenbright.
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Friendship Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
Trustee Sale Notice at 215 South Braddock Street
The property of the late Nannie Jackson at 215 South Braddock street will be sold at noon on Saturday April 4th at the Court House. The sale is conducted as a trustee sale of the home located at that address.
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Trustee's Sale
Nannie Jackson
South Braddock Street
Court House
Easter Potted Plants and Flowers at Jones Florist
Jones Florist at 137 W Water St offers Easter potted plants and a variety of flowers including hyacinths azaleas lilies gardenias tulips roses and pansies. Phone number 11.
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Jones Florist
W. Water St
Flower Shop Easter Display Highlights Potted Plants
Easter lilies azaleas hydrangeas genista hyacinths tulips primroses calendulas lilies of the valley African violets on view during open nights at The Flower Shop. See our showroom and enjoy a lush display.
Berliners Question Martians Marching on England
Berlin newspaper asks if Britain's Lord Stanhope believed Martians were marching on England after his controversial speech. It notes the furore over the remarks and their cancellation by government offices, calling the affair painful and shameful for the official.
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Berlin
Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag
Britain
Lord Stanhope
London
England
the Admiralty
America
Mars
U.S. A
Mother Bravely Rescues Two But Perishes With Them
A mother in Albany risked her life to save two of her six children from a burning home. She returned to rescue a third child, but all three died as the child followed her back into the flames.
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Albany
N. Y
President to be televised at New York World's Fair opening
The President of the United States will be televised for the first time at the opening of the New York World's Fair, NBC announced today in New York.
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Television
New York
United States
National Broadcasting Company
Bank of America Officials Accused of Securities Fraud
The Securities Commission on April 5 charged A. P. Giannini and other Bank of America officials with using a device, scheme, and artifice to defraud purchasers of securities.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission Today
A. P. Giannini
Bank of America
Lebrun Re-elected France President for Seven Years
President Albert Lebrun of France won a second term in a historic vote. The seven year term starts May 10, marking him as the second French Republic leader to secure a second mandate.
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Versailles
France
Albert Lebrun
French Republic
Peace Huddle Off in New York Postponed Indefinitely
Negotiations between the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in their drive for labor peace were postponed indefinitely to a mutually satisfactory date.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Youth Must Serve Decree Enforces Hitler Youth Membership
Berlin reports that on April 5 Hitler issued a decree making it compulsory for all German boys and girls aged 10 to 18 to belong to the Hitler Youth. The order broadens youth mobilization and ties civic life to party loyalty.
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Berlin
Hitler
Hitler Youth
Utility Accused by Securities Commission
Washington April 5 The Securities Commission accused the Union Electric Company of Missouri of illegally contributing to political parties and unknown persons running for State and other offices.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
Union Electric Company of Missouri Today
Army Day Marked by Parades Plans and Open Houses
Army Day observances span the nation with marching troops and the roar of planes and tanks. Congress funded new weapons will be on display as scores of army posts hold open houses.
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Washington
Congress
Premier claims he ordered press to downplay Stanhope speech
In London the Prime Minister told the House of Commons he directed suppression of Earl Stanhope's Man The Guns speech to avoid public agitation. He said the remarks were unpremeditated and that the navy would remain ready, amid Cabinet pressure over the incident and Poland alliance tensions.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Earl Stanhope
Stanhope
Admiralty
Poland
Ark Royal
Lord Stanhope
Arthur Greenwood
Angin
Renew Effort To Reach Coal Wage Agreement
A joint sub committee of four operators and four union men resumed talks to draft a wage and hour contract for about 330 000 soft coal miners in New York. Negotiations started three weeks ago and nearly collapsed yesterday when the group reported an inability to reach an agreement in an open meeting with about 300 miners and employers.
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New York
PLA
County Seeks About 70000 for Secondary Roads Next Year
Frederick county expects roughly 70000 dollars from the State for secondary roads in the coming year, the same ballpark as the current year. No federal aid is planned this year, with final allocations due in June and project progress on the Nail's Store road to Mountain Falls and the Route 50 to West Virginia line project continuing.
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Prederick County
W. C. Poston
Frederick
Mountain Falls
Frederick County
West Virginia Line
Wardensville
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U. S
Eddie Orndorff
Samuel Chiles
Plumley Lumber Corporation
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Lebrun
Earl
Greenwood
Poston
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