Americans In Spain Killed To Hide Red Atrocities
Dies committee testimony details alleged killings of American youths who joined the Spanish Civil War with the Lincoln Brigade. Max Wallach of Detroit says Albert Wallach and others were reportedly killed near Barcelona to conceal Communist activities. Witnesses describe Browder’s involvement and arrests of Americans returning to the front.
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Spain
Washington
Dies Committee
Friends of the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Maxwell Wallach
Detroit
House Committee
United States
Wallach
Albert
Barcelona
Walter
the Friends of
Abraham Lincoln
Los Angeles
Earl Browder
Browder
Thomas
Honeycombe
Vernon Selby
Selby
Winchester Hosts 16th AAUW Conference Leaders Arrive
Ma Winchester greets Virginia Division of the AAUW as Winchester welcomes the 16th annual conference. Local AAUW chapter praised for its work while snow falls and Festival Headquarters predicts fine weather for the event after years of effort. The old lady notes the team behind the festival is dedicated and hopes for good weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festival
Fellowship Endowment Is Sought By University Women
The 16th Virginia division convention of the American Association of University Women met at the George Washington Hotel with Mrs. W S Garrett of Roanoke as speaker. The group discussed creating fellowships for women pursuing postgraduate study and highlighted local and national efforts to address the shortage. Attendees included leaders from Lynchburg Winchester and Marion with many branch officers named for upcoming events and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Virginia
George Washington Hotel
Gillie A. Laren
Lynchburg
Herbert S. Larrick
Winchester
Lola Moore
Dorothy Stimson
Goucher College
Stimson
Vassar
Columbia University
Guggenheim
England
France
Handley Library
Meta
Sweet Briar
John S. Scully
Robert Underwood
Miss Moore
Quarles To Head Flag Committee
Garland R. Quarles Handley Schools superintendent was named by Mayor Dr. C R Anderson to chair the Flag Week observance committee for June 8 14. He has not named assistants yet but will as soon as possible. Special church services will mark the week and Handley High School students will make their annual pilgrimage to Mount Hebron Cemetery to honor Judge Handley.
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Garland R. Quarles
Handley
C. R. Anderson
T. Quarles
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Handley High School
Judge Handley
Frederick county 1940 41 tentative budget totals given
The 1940-41 tentative budget for Frederick county bases on anticipated revenues of 217 929 19 with general county fund expenditures of 46 765 including 11 740 16 transferred to other funds. A 50 cent general levy and a one dollar school levy fund the budget with a projected surplus of 1 916 83. Public assistance transfers 8 740 16 and other miscellaneous revenue fill the rest.
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Frederick County
General County
Star
The
General County Fund
General Fund
One
Aeslitanes Fund
Man Injured In Auto Collision At Loudoun And Piccadilly
One man was injured and two vehicles damaged in a morning crash at North Loudoun and Piccadill streets. G B Stuart 49 of Henderson Texas suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to hospital. Lindell Stuart 25 driving a Texas car and a Westernport Maryland truck driver were involved as vehicles collided.
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North Loudoun
Piccadill
G. B. Stuart
Standish Street
Henderson
Texas
John Hoover, Jr
Lindell Stuart
Loudoun
Thomas Dailey
Westernport
C. F. Rhuble
Wheat price hits $1.09 at Winchester Milling Corp
With the European war outbreak, local wheat prices rose to $1.09 a bushel, near the wartime high of $1.10 set last September. Since January 1, 1940, the previous high was $1.08, stated by Winchester Milling Corp.
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Europe
Winchester Milling Corp
Station Agent Faces Rabbit Deluge in Pearl River Depot
Station agent R H Alexander wrestles crates of rabbits stacked in Pearl River Louisiana as shipments from Byron Oklahoma pour in. Postmaster Crawford pays charges to move animals to Forbes swamp while Alexander signals no more shipments until accounts are settled and notes Forbes plans restocking with 1000 squirrels 1000 raccoons and 1000 opossums.
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Pearl River
R. H. Alexander
Byron, Okla
W. C. Forbess
Texas
Alexander
Clyde A. Crawford
Forbes
Crawford
Clarke backs Wheeler for president in 1940 race
Senator Clarke of Idaho endorses Burton Wheeler as the only major candidate who promises to keep the United States out of a European war. Ickes says he would resign if Roosevelt is reelected, while Dewey and Roosevelt lead in delegate counts and conventions choose uninstructed delegates in New Mexico Iowa and Missouri.
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U. S
Ickes
Roosevelt
Washington
Clark
Idaho
Wheeler
Mont
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New Mexico
Iowa
Missouri
European Bulletins: War and Health Updates From London to Berlin
Health ministry urges hospitals to recruit volunteer stretcher bearers for air raid service. Sveaborg torpedoed off Scottish coast. crew saved. Turkey to raise military spending by 12 million pounds with nine artillery and two infantry regiments. Allied counteroffensive in Norway advancing. Bergen partly retaken. Germany seeks frictionless Norway administration. Netherlands moves to guard against internal and external dangers amid rapid European developments.
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London
Ministry of Health
United States
Sweden
Ankara
Spaid Seeks Winchester City Council Seat
John A. Spaid files as an independent in Winchester's Second Ward, joining seven Democratic opponents. Candidates face a June 11 election with last day for filing stated as April 12 by Attorney General Staples. Spaid is a 30 year local transfer business operator and Congregational Christian Church deacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Hollis
Democratic Executive Committee
Abram P. Staples
Spaid
John A. Spaid
Grover Cooper
W. P. Anderson
Ernest A. Carper
James H. Myers
Earl E. Cuthbert
C. Arthur Robinson
Corrine Barnett
Winchester
Congregational Christian Church
Lehen
Hampshire County
W. Va
Clara M. LaFollette
O. H. Lewis, Jr
Arthur W. Spaid
Willard A. Spaid
Eldon Spaid
Handley High School
Robert Spaid
Handley
John Spaid, Jr
Amherst Street
Second Ward
Dean To Return To Cubs Uniform After Fine
Chicago April 12 Dizzy Dean will be back in uniform with the Chicago Cubs tomorrow as manager Gabby Hartnett announced after a conference with owner Phil Wrigley. Wrigley approved Hartnett action fining Dean $100 at Topeka Kansas last Wednesday for a curfew violation.
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Chicago
Dizzy Dean
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Phil K. Wrigley
Cubs
Wrigley
Hartnett
Topeka
Kan
Crowe Critiques High Heels At Nurses’ Convention
Harold E. Crowe bluntly told nurses at a convention that high heels will make young ladies pot-bellied. He urged that beautiful bodies can be kept beautiful with low heels, as head of a hospital clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Crowe
Hospital
Auction of Polled Shorthorn Cattle at Winchester Yard
An auction of Polled Shorthorn breeding cattle scheduled for 1 PM on April 19 at Winchester Stock Yard. Items listed include references to local notices and a barber shop update for John Red Hughes at South End Barber Shop. See page 7 for more details.
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Winchester Stock Yard
Highlights of War From The Associated Press
War brief reports from multiple capitals describe Allied air sea actions against Trondheim and German convoy losses near Kattegat, with British bombers sinking a supply ship. Allies eye Trondheim as base to push Germans from Norway as German naval force presence expands.
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The
Associated Press
Bperlin
Trondheim
London
Royal Air Force
Kattegat
Norway
Bucharest
Balkan
Students to Attend Latin Tournament at Harrisonburg
Winchester and Berryville students travel to Harrisonburg for the district Latin Tournament. A plaque and medals will honor the winning school and team. Berryville representatives include Gay Denny Gay Levi Peggy Mathers Laura Drury Joyce Davis with faculty advisor Katherine Kern. Handley teams list Latin I to IV with assigned students.
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Winchester
Berryville
Harrisonburg
Berryville High School
Gay Denny
Gay Levi
Peggy Mathers
Laura Drury
Joyce Davis
Katheret Kern
Boyce
Alexandria
Martin's Left Leg Amputated After Yard Accident
John Martin a 52 year old Cumberland Valley Division brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad had his left leg amputated above the knee after a freight car incident in local yards. Doctors reported the condition as good for the operation given gangrene. Local railroad men say this is the first serious yard accident in 50 years.
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John Martin
Cumberland Valley Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Martin
Cumberland Valley
Awnings Offered by E W Armstrong Co
E W Armstrong Co advertises awnings for porches windows and terraces at 39 E Picadilly St. Phone 639. Advertisement notes Tuesday Friday and 1p to tt hours.
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E. W. Armstrowing CO
E. Picadilly
Fliers Claim Munitions Ship Blown Up in Great Belt
Reported explosive damage hits a 5000 ton Nazi supply ship and an ammunition vessel. Attacks near Trondheim allegedly rocked attacking aircraft as blasts shuddered the area in the North Sea theater.
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Denmark
Trondheim
Sinking Vessel Seen In Skagerrak Fire Near Oslo Fjord
Reports from Stroemstad Sweden describe a large burning ship sinking in the Skagerrak while heavy cannonading was heard toward the Oslofjord area suggesting a possible naval engagement.
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Stockholm
Skagerrak
Stroemstad
Oslofjord
Allied and German aircraft scout western front again
Paris April 12 Allied and German planes conducted extensive scouting over the western front seeking troop movements or battle prep. Anti aircraft guns opened fire near Paris early today but no alert was sounded.
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Paris
Western Front
German Radio News Urges Oslo Halt to Fighting
The German controlled station in Oslo urged Norwegians to stop fighting and warned that those who refuse to cooperate would be shot, a broadcast picked up by NBC shortwave listening station on April 12.
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New York
Oslo
Norway
NBC
Britain expands mine belts to choke German Norway campaign
British forces extended mine fields in waters vital to Germany’s Norway drive. Night patrols from the Baltic coast to Oslo fjord reportedly blew up a large ammunition ship of about 8,000 tons and damaged a 5,000-ton supply ship, amid reports of ongoing sea warfare and new warplane successes.
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London
Britain
Norway
Germany
Baltic
Oslo
Denmark
Winter Snow Delays, Warm Day Crashes to Freezing
Old Man Winter returns with a belated rally as snow swirls through the day. By afternoon 2.45 o'clock the flakes fall rapidly but melt. Temperatures fall from 60 to 32, contrasting with last year’s springlike 36 to 55.
British Suspend Issuing Navicerts
The British embassy has suspended issuing navicerts for shipments to Norway Sweden Finland Lithuania Estonia and Latvia until further notice. Navicerts confirm British objection none to cargo to neutral destinations.
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Washington
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Mexicans in Kernstown fill station visit shocks locals
G C Flint and son Edward report two cars with 12 Mexicans bearing Mexico City plates arriving to their Kernstown filling station. Interpreter says party bound for New York then Spain to visit relatives. A Manila license car stops later. a 4 year old Lutz cries in Star press room. two men puzzled by flooding during gas storage tank work.
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G. C. Flint
Edward Flint
Kernstown
Mexico City
Jose Andello
New York
Spain
Manila
Philippine Islands
George Vernon Lutz, Jr
George Lutz
The
Star
George
Husky
John Taylor
Smith White
Four Areas Mined In North Sea Near Skagerrak and Kattegat
The admiralty announced mining of four areas in the North Sea near Skagerrak and Kattegat to block German traffic between the North Sea and Baltic. The move aims to curb invasion routes to Norway and hinder the German fleet in Norwegian waters from returning to Germany. Mines would affect Norwegian Danish German coasts and Swedish and Dutch territorial waters, though no mines will be laid in channels within 10 miles of specified areas.
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Admiralty
North Sea
Skagarrak
Kattegat
Baltic
Kiel Canal
Norway
Norwegian
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Cer
Clark Smith III Returns From Trip
Clark M. Smith clerk of the Corporation Court returned home from Moorehead North Carolina where with friends he planned to embark for a vacation aboard Herbert Shuttle's boat The Bonito. He is in satisfactory condition and likely to travel to Baltimore tomorrow for examination. Also returning were Mr. Schutte Roy Cather and John Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Moorehead
N. C
Herbert Shuttle
Smith
Baltimore
Mr. Schutte
Roy Cather
John Glover
Jack Coffee Shop Ad and Dog Wanted Notice
Home made rolls cakes and pies at Jack Coffee Shop. Phone 649. WANTED Good home for two small dogs one yellow female with trimmed ears and one black and white spotted female about fox terrier size must be immediate. Phone 1182.
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Jack
Notice of Garland Rogers Move to George Wi
Garland Rogers formerly of the South End Barber Shop is now at the George Wi location. The notice indicates a change of business address and directs patrons to continue services at the new site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Rogers
South End
George Wi
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Williamsburg
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Piccadilly Streets
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John
Red) Hughes
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