Ford pledges record wages and output after strike end
Henry Ford told WAYS GA on April 10 that Ford Motor Co will show wages production and competition never seen before once strike disturbances subside. He said war seeking financiers back unions while claiming Ford has held output to avoid advantaging rivals and reiterated he will not recognize the UAW or any union for collective bargaining. He warned labor unions are the worst thing that struck earth and said financiers back them to kill independence. Cited potential plans to raise wages and realize new methods, with no definite plan disclosed.
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Earth
Ways
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford
United Automobile Workers’ Association
Schoolboy Creekmore Dies After Bus Wreck Burns
John Creekmore known as Schoolboy of Miami Florida died from burns suffered in the Salem Illinois bus wreck of March 24. He was one of three members of a professional roller skating troupe who escaped the fire.
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ST. Louis
John
Creekmore
Miami
Salem
Ill
Queen Shenandoah XIV Revealed at Apple Blossom Festival
The Director-General of the Apple Blossom Festival announces the identity of Her Majesty Queen Shenandoah XIV. Dates for the festival remain unset and will be announced later with widespread broadcasts and publications to follow.
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Shenandoah XIV
Bids Open For Winchester Park Soft Drink Concession
The Winchester Park Association invites bids for the soft drink concession at the ball park for 1937. No beer will be served this year. Bids due by April 12 at 7 PM with a $50 certified check. Barnett serves as secretary.
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Winchester Park Association
Ball Park
C. D. Barnett
Ford praised for backbone after union stance
Henry Ford received numerous congratulatory telegrams from industrialists and officials across the United States for declaring he would not recognize any union in his auto plants. Messages hailed his stance as courageous and demanded fair returns for work, while others praised him as a friend of labor.
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Ways
Henry Ford
United States
Ford
Los Angeles
Knoxville
Tenn
America
Daytona Beach
Fla
Philadelphia
Louisville
New York
Lewis
Alin the
Fighting at the City's Doors in Madrid Advance
In Madrid province the government launched a major counter-offensive with heavy artillery and air strafing. Gen. Jose Miaja's forces reportedly hit a fortress building near Casa de Campo as Franco's 3000 troops remained held by a machine gun trap in University City.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
University City
Associated Press
Jose Miaja
Planning For Ladies Night At Rotary Event
Winchester Rotarians announce Ladies Night for April 15 at 6 45 p m at the George Washington Hotel. A New York City speaker is set with special music. Vice president J Pinckney Arthur leads the boards and committees with Philip Glaize and J B Beverley Jr assisting.
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Winchester
Rotary Anns
George Washington Hotel
New York City
J. Pinckney Arthur
Philip Glaize
J. B. Beverley, Jr
Jimmy's Lunch Ad Seeks Truck Drivers Open All Night
Advertisement notes Jimmy's Lunch opposite Woolen Mill seeks truck drivers for all night service. Mentions plate lunches at 25 cents and lists Charles Cleveland, Mer. as contact or author. Dated April 9.
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Jimmy
Woolen Mill
Charles Cleveland
Mer
Funeral Rites For Dr Knight In Winchester
Dr B Mitchell Knight Sr a leading northern Virginia dentist died after a month long illness at his home on Fairmont avenue Final rites will be held at 4 PM Monday with Masonic honors He practiced dentistry over 45 years after study at the University of Pennsylvania and began his career on North Loudoun street in Winchester Colleagues and townspeople mourn the loss of a respected citizen
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B. Mitchell Knight
Northern Virginia
Fairmont Avenue
Knight
Washington D. C
Dr. Knight
Winchester
Narrow Passage
School of Dentistry
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
North Loudoun Street
No-Foreign-War Crusade Peace Meeting in Winchester
A city wide mass meeting is planned for Thursday night April 15 at 8 oclock in Braddock Street Methodist Church. Congressman H J Voorhis and Dr Charles J Turck will be principal speakers. The event is organized by the Emergency Peace Campaign Committee chaired by Rev George Earle Owen to urge opposition to possible world war in Europe and Asia.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Winchester
H. J. Voorhis
Charles J. Turck
George Earle Owen
Europe
Asia
Sixty GM workers end picket line at Oshawa plant
Sixty men and women strikers at General Motors of Canada in Oshawa pass through a picket line without interference as shipments of auto parts for repairs go out to dealers across Canada. Company officials say parts shipments proceed normally and are not part of the strike.
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Oshawa
Ont
General Motors of Canada Today
Canada
General Motors of Canada
Policemen Are Arraigned This Afternoon
Police officers were arraigned this afternoon on charges stemming from a case. The proceedings occurred in the county courthouse with lawyers present for the defense and prosecution.
Winchester police officers arraigned on shooting indictment
Judge Philip Williams heard the case of Willard Herrell versus two Winchester officers, Carden and Baker, indicted for firing at or near an automobile. Both pleaded not guilty to the indictment as drawn and guilty to a misdemeanor. Chief Hollis testified about the chase and the officers training in firearm use. The trial proceeds with testimony to follow.
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Co. M. Carden
Carter Baker
Winchester
Frederick
Willard Herrell
Philip Williams
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Clayton W. Hollis
Police Department
Harrison
Martinsburg
Herrell
Hollis
Baker
Carden
Williams
Eight Perish As Tug Sinks Near Essington
A tugboat Radiant sank in the Delaware River near Essington. Seven men and a high school girl aboard were believed drowned. Captain Reuben S. Daisey 57 and first mate Anthony Clark 50 survived after cries were heard by a river patrolman and they were rescued 45 minutes later.
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Chester
Radiant
Delaware River
Essington
Reuben S. Daisey
Yeas
Anthony Clark
Philadelphia
Mass meeting urged to back highway funds for two routes
The Chamber of Commerce calls a Monday night mass meeting at 8 to plan a Lynchburg April 14 hearing before the State Highway Commission. They seek funds to finish U S 50 from the Shenandoah River to east of Winchester and Route 275 from near Gore to the West Virginia line. A bus may be chartered. WV friends from Wardensville invited to send a delegate to speak.
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Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Lynchburg
The
Highway Commission
Shenandoah River
Winchester
Gore
West Virginia
Rip
Wardensville
Highway Commissioners
Dietrich Names Garbo Favorite Actress in Rivalry
Hollywood April 10 Marlene Dietrich declares Greta Garbo her favorite actress, praising her genius in a remark that underscores a long standing yet non personal rivalry. She cites Elizabeth Bergner as her second favorite.
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Marlene Dietrich
Garbo
Homer McCoy
Hollywood
Greta Garbo
Miss Garbo
Miss Dietrich
Paramount
M-G-M
Dietrich
Europe
Ringsiders
Elizabeth Bergner
Thaw Loses A Judgment in Frederick Circuit Court
John S. Lopez of New York City wins 7178.12 in damages with interest from June 21, 1932 against Harry Kendall Thaw. The case stems from a prior New York moving picture venture alleging breach of contract. Lopez and Thaw were represented in court. no trial by jury was held and the judge found fraud allegations unsubstantiated.
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Frederick
Philip Williams
John S. Lopez
New York City
Harry Kendall Thaw
Kenilworth
Thaw
Winchester
Lopez
Alumni Meet Planned for Roanoke College at Woodstock
William Logan Shenandoah county commonwealth's attorney announced plans for an alumni meeting of Roanoke College at Woodstock. Date will hinge on Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, with President Dr Charles J Smith and other Salem officials invited to attend. Alumni from Hagerstown Maryland to Harrisonburg Virginia will be invited.
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William Logan
Commonwealth
Shenandoah County
Winchester
Roanoke College
Woodstock
Shenandoah
Charles J. Smith
Salem Institution
Hagerstown
Harrisonburg
Virginia
King Carol Orders House Arrest for Prince Nicholas
In Bucharest on April 10, King Carol moved to strip Prince Nicholas of all titles and banish him from public life. Nicholas, famed for his marriage to a commoner, faces house arrest and will be formally relieved of royal rights tomorrow. The crown council declared him no longer a member of the royal family.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Nicholas
Crown Council
Hohenzollern
Prince Nicholas
Helen Dumitriscu
Six Men Convicted in Opium Smuggling Conspiracy
A federal court jury in Brooklyn found six men guilty on all three counts of the indictment for conspiring to smuggle opium into the United States.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Justice Van Devanter Attends Supreme Court Conference
Justice Van Devanter has recovered from a cold and attended the Supreme Court's regular Saturday conference after four days of staying home but working in his study.
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Washington
Mrs Gilliam Undergoes Appendectomy at Memorial
Mrs Aubrey Gilliam of this city underwent an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital on Monday. This afternoon officials report her condition is satisfactory.
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Aubrey Gilliam
Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen Named Miss Gretchen Thomson
Miss Gretchen Bigelow Thomson named Queen Shenandoah XVI for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to be held in Winchester. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones Thomson of New Orleans and will be hosted by Mrs. R. E. Byrd with Mrs. Richard B. Byrd as hostess.
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Paul J. Thomson
New Orleans
Winchester
Lower Dixie
Gretchen Bigelow Thomson
Paul Jones Thomson
A. Pembroke Thomson
Hawthorn
Summit Point
Jefferson County
W. Va
Virginia
Miss Thomson
F. A. Read, Jr
George Washington Hotel
Byrd
Richard B. Byrd
Amherst Street
Dixie
Shenandoah Valley
New England
South
Miss McGhee
National Cathedral School
Washington, D. C
Washington
Northern Virginia
West Virginia
Item-Tribune Publishing Company
James M. Thomson
Genevieve Clark
Winchester Park Association Meeting Announcement
The Winchester ay Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Council Chamber at City Hall on Monday evening April 12 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted. Fred W. Forney, President.
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Winchester Ay Association
Council Chamber
City Hall
Alls
Fred
W. Forney
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Roanoke College Grads
Mrs. Gilliam
R. E. Byrd
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