Wife Of Jurist Gets Jail Term For Smuggling Gems Into U S
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Edgar A. Lauer, 58, was sentenced to three months in jail and fined 2500 on a four count indictment for conspiracy and smuggling. The court gave a suspended sentence on three counts and placed her on one year probation due to age and health. Chaperau received five years and a 5000 fine in a related case tied to Benny and Burns.
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Supreme Court
Edgar A. Lauer
United States
Chaperau
Albert N. Chaperau
Jack Benny
Burns
Murray Hulbert
Benny
Lauer
John T. Cahill
Last District Farm Is Doomed
Washington dispatch reports the last farm in the District of Columbia will be cleared for a new road. George Lindner 71 who has grown vegetables there for 52 years was informed he must move. The farm in the Southeastern part has been operated by his family for 77 years.
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Washington
District of Columbia
George Lindner
Lindner
Training corps offers free military program in Winchester
The Citizens Military Training Corps announces 14 vacancies for Winchester and Frederick county youths. Accepted recruits completing four years of training earn reserve commissions. applications are urged through Capt. Eddy Goss as vacancies may be filled from other state sub divisions. All expenses are paid.
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Citizens Military Training Corps
Winchester
Frederick County
Eddy Goss
Hughes says he will continue as chief justice on seventy seventh birthday
On his seventy seventh birthday Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes said he expects to keep presiding over the Supreme Court. He notes he is able to resume duties after a grippe attack and plans to return when the court reconvenes after a two week recess.
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James W. Douthat
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Grippe
Congress
Hughes
Hoover
William Howard Taft
James C. McReynolds
Parsonage Plans Move Forward at Congregational Church
The Congregational Christian Church in Winchester aims to build a parsonage on Clifford Street and add Sunday school rooms after buying a north side lot for expansion. Trustees Roy A. Larrick E. W. Cather Loy H. Hook report the church also plans to sell the current parsonage at 12 West Clifford Street. The church, led by Rev. R. A. Whitten, has grown to 242 members with ongoing new additions, including six at Easter.
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Braddock and
Clifford Streets
Roy A. Larrick
R. A. Whitten
Clifford
Clifford Street
Winchester
E. W. Cather
Loy H. Hook
West Clifford Street
Portsmouth
Congregational Christian Church
German Plot To Be Investigated In Patagonia Annexation Claim
Buenos Aires reports Argentina will fully investigate a purported German plan to annex Patagonia a 267000 square mile region in southern Argentina. Foreign Minister Cantilo said clarification of the alleged facts would serve cordial ties with Germany despite the protest.
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Buenos Aires
Patagonia
Argentina
Jose Maria Cantilo
Alfred Mueller
Chicken and Ham Dinner Benefit for Mt Pleasant Aid
A chicken and ham dinner will be served at the Home of C. B. Dawson near White Hall on Thursday April 13 from noon until 9. Proceeds support the Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid. Hudgson and Brown optometrists ad appears in the notice.
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C. B. Dawson
White Hall
Thurs
Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid
Awning ads for porch and windows by Armstrong Co
E. W. Armstrong Co advertises awnings for porches windows and terraces with phone 639 39 EB Piccadilly St. Includes sale days Tuesday and Thursday noon to five.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
Piccadilly St
Trust Busters Seek Bigger Budget for Antitrust Drive
The Justice Department anti trust division plans to ask Congress to double its $780000 appropriation to speed up enforcement. Four major cases are expected soon pending approval by Attorney General Murphy. Key actions include the American Medical Association case and the Madison oil suits against Standard Oil. Trial schedules vary with fall postponements and May arguments in Chicago.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Murphy
House
Thurman Arnold
American Medical Association
Madison Oil
Standard Oil Company
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Tire Company
Motion Picture Company
Great Egg Roll Cleanup At White House Lawn
Washington April 11 reports forty workmen cleaned the 10 acre White House lawn emptying litter from the Easter egg rolling by an official count of 52,259 persons. Grounds were thronged yesterday for eight hours with children outnumbering adults at times.
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Washington
White House
Confirm Sale of Brucetown Woolen Mill to Pennsylvania Interests
A bankruptcy court in Harrisonburg Virginia confirmed the sale of the Brucetown Woolen Mill to Pennsylvania buyers who aim to form a new company to reopen the Clearbrook textile plant. They expect 150 employees in three shifts and plan capital of 40 000 to 50 000 dollars with equipment changes under way. The new operation could revive local business and purchasing power in Brucetown Clearbrook and Winchester areas.
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Brucetown
Pennsylvania
Clearbrook
Harrisonburg
Winchester
New York
Nations Sounded On Barter Plans
Washington reports the administration has approached Great Britain Belgium and the Netherlands about bartering surplus cotton and wheat for rubber and tin. Byrnes said formal negotiations will start soon with possible expansion to other essential materials. The plan has backing from Wallace and Hull, though it marks a shift from prior policy. The Commodity Credit Corporation would hold title to 11.5 million in farmer loans and arrange trades with foreign nations, selling materials to private manufacturers.
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Washington
Great Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
State Department
Byrnes
D-Sc
Agriculture Wallace
Hull
Commodity Credit Corporation
Concert rescheduled for May 3 by Winchester association
Mrs. A C Halvosa of the Winchester National Concert Association announced the third concert of the season will now be on May 3 replacing the originally planned April 13 date. All members will be notified by the secretary about the change.
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A. C.-. Halvosa
Winchester National Concert Association
Joan Crawford Granted Divorce From Franchot Tone In Los Angeles
Joan Crawford appeared in Los Angeles court and secured a divorce from Franchot Tone after a surprise plea of mental cruelty. The star obtained permission to testify via deposition before departing for New York.
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Los Angeles
Joan Crawford
Benjamin Scheinman
Franchot Tone
Cuvelty
New York
Status Of WPA Held A Matter Of Arithmetic
President Roosevelt states in a letter to Senator Pepper that relief work elimination hinges on arithmetic. If Congress funds 100 million for WPA, between 300000 and 400000 fewer work relief jobs will be created than with 150 million.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pepper D.fla
Congress
WPA
House
Pepper
Senate
Shenandoah Valley Academy Reopens in Winchester
The Shenandoah Valley Academy will reopen in Winchester for the Spring quarter on Thursday April 13. About 80 students have been in Lake Wales Florida for months with classes conducted there. Dr Manuel Rose has joined the faculty to teach languages. Some students spent Easter break in Winchester before returning.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Boone D. Tillett
Lake Wales
Fla
South
Manuel Rose
Chinese troops launch broad offensive along 1300 mile line
The Chinese report a series of attacks resembling a general offensive along a 1300 mile front from Shansi province north of the Yellow River to the area near Canton in southern China.
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Shanghi
Shansi
Yellow River
Canton
China
Navy plane damaged in training mishap at Annapolis
Exhaust flames that ignited fabric caused slight damage yesterday to a Navy plane used in midshipmen training at Annapolis Maryland.
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Annapolis
Postoffice world map at center of lobby raises tensions
Washington April 11 The Postoffice Department grapples with a costly world map floor centerpiece that now misrepresents borders after recent European changes. Guards face repeated questions as realignments unfold, with officials debating whether to alter the granite display or let it gradually wear away.
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Eddy Gilmorre
Washington
Postoffice Department
Lusty Building Room Arrives In Winchester
The Lusty building room arrives in Winchester as Hable plans to construct 16 dwellings a store room and an office building.
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Winchester
Hable
Building Permits Signal Winchester Boom With $87 650 This Month
A Winchester survey shows a late spring building surge with $87,650 in permits issued this month. Major projects include Herman H Hable’s $80,500 across 16 dwellings on Bond Street and other adds on South Loudoun Street Millwood Avenue and a store.
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Winchester
Hable
Herman H. Hable
Bond Street
South Loudoun Street
Millwood Avenue
South Loudoun
Montgomery Ward
Palace Theatre
Robert Albaugh
Charles Street
Marshall Stine
Frederick Avenue
Isaac Jackson
South Kent
J. W. Rosenberger
West Cork
Charles A. Anderson
W. Piccadilly
Taylor L. Barr
Valley Avenue
Southern Methodist Church
Montague Avenue
L. L. Hockman
South Washington
B. A. Miller
East Gerrard
Claude Cammer
North Stewart
Clarke County Budget Up As Road Funds Allocated
Clarke county supervisiors met to discuss the $34 000 road allocation for 1939 40 and to have resident highway engineer W C Poston prepare a budget for State Highway Commission approval Clerk of Court J Edward Thoma said the tentative county budget with a $1 19 tax rate will stand unchanged The potential low water bridge over the Shenandoah at Shepherds Ford was dropped from consideration due to estimated costs between 40 000 and 60 000. Northern Virginia Power Company representatives attended part of the session.
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The
Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
W. C. Poston
Poston
State Highway Commission
J. Edward Thoma
Thoma
Shenandoah
Shepherd's Ford
Northern Virginia Power Company
Harwa the Mummy Heads to New York for Fair
CHICAGO April 11 Harwa the Egyptian secretary of agriculture and a 2700 year old mummy will leave the Field Museum of Natural History to travel by United Airliner to New York. He is five feet tall and weighs 40 pounds the first mummy to fly in this country.
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Chicago
Harwa
Pharoah
Egypt
New York
Field Museum of Natural History
United
Albanian Queen Geraldine Hospitalized After Flight
Albanian Queen Geraldine, ill from the flight from Tirana, was moved to a hospital in Larissa Greece. Her six day old son was reported in good health as King Zog and 134 Albanian refugees remained nearby. The queen may be transported to Athens for treatment as medical aid arrived.
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Larissa
Greece
Albania
Geraldine
Tirana
Athens
Zog
Portaria
Aegean Sea
Mount Pelion
Benefits Denied to West Virginia Miners Ties Up VA Case
Frank P. Evans, chairman of the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Commission, said WV denied jobless benefits to 100,000 idle miners during contract negotiations. He noted the issue has not reached the Virginia panel and that the commission will not rule without an official case, while differences in state laws may exist.
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Richmond
Frank P. Evans
Virginia Unemployment Compensation Commission
West Virginia
Virginia Commission
Evans
London Heart Trip to America May Be Put Off
British Prime Minister Chamberlain discussed anti aggression alliance with King George VI at Buckingham Palace amid rumors of canceling the London trip to the United States and Canada. Italy's Mussolini was said to disavow Balkan designs while France prepared for potential axis power moves.
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London
America
Associated Press
Chamberlain
George
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Europe
United States
Canada
Windsor
Italy
Mussolini
Balkan
Albania
Virginio Gayda
Rome
Greece
Balkans
Athens
Admiralty
Corfu
France
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Tirana
Daladier
Mediterranean
Governor Of Virginia Invited To Crown Apple Blossom Queen
The Special Coronation Committee invites Governor James H. Price to crown Miss Genevieve Garner Queen of the Sixteenth Apple Blossom Festival on April 27. Committee members include Anne C. Dutton Clarke T. Cooper and Harry F. Byrd Jr. The invitation was sent today and a reply was not yet received.
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B. B. Dutton
Clarke T. Cooper
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
James H. Price
Virginia
Genevieve Garner
The
Commonwealth
Miss Garner
Price
Star
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U.S
Elma Lauer
Charles Evans
Hodgson & Brown
Euretenes Optometrists
Brucetown Woolen Mill
U. S
Farley
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Clarke
Commonwealth of Virginia
Anne C. Dutton
Clark T. Cooper, Harry F. Byrd, Jr
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