Daladier Wins Decree Powers in France to July 31
Paris April 13 The Senate voted 288 to 1 to grant Premier Edouard Daladier decree powers to govern by cabinet decree until July 31. The measure, already approved by the Chamber of Deputies, aims to curb strikes and stabilize industry amid a broad metal workers walkout.
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Paris
Senate
Edouard Daladier
National Defense
France
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Finance Committee
Leon Blum
Camille Chautemps
Chamber
Winchester Festival Promises Welcoming Improvements
MA Winchester urges a festive city ready for guests from afar. The editor notes welcome changes including safer intersections and urges drivers to slow down to prevent jitters and accidents during the upcoming festival.
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Winchester
Flower Shop Corsages In Beautiful Varieties
Florist offers corsages in many color combos ready for events. Order now from The Flower Shop with options for 4 to 12 stems and 1 to 3 tiers.
Say It With Johns Flowers by John S Miller Florist
A vintage florist ad highlights Cut Flowers Potted Plants and Cor Sages from John S Miller at 24 E Piccadilly St offering arranged floral items and plant selections for customers.
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John
S. Miller
Florist
E. Piccadilly St
Colonial Home For Sale By Bid
A Colonial home built in the early eighteen hundreds is offered for sale or razing. Bids invited on part or whole. For information contact Leslie M. Brown via mail or phone 840-1 in Winchester. Charley RousS Fire Co. 413-1p-2t.
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Leslie M. Brown
Winchester
Charley Rouss Fire CO
Roosevelt urges retention of undistributed profits tax
President Roosevelt urges Congress to keep the undistributed profits tax despite Senate finance committee resistance. He argues repeal and a lower capital gains tax would strike at fundamental tax principles, while Harrison of Mississippi says conferees will push amendments and seek a bill that encourages business.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
D.-Miss
Finance Committee
House
Capitol
Suspicion Japan Builds High Speed Super-Cruisers Rumored
Washington April 13 The navy officials say a faint suspicion exists that Japan may be constructing one or more fast super-cruisers alongside larger battleships. Government stance keeps London treaty limits intact but private sources warn a change in navy plans may be needed. Experts note a 15,000 ton class fast cruiser could outrange treaty ships and threaten current fleets.
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Washington
Japan
United States Navy
High Command
Final British approval of Chamberlain Mussolini pact
London reports the British cabinet gave final approval to the Italian friendship pact with Mussolini. The plan includes War Minister Hore Belisha’s April 23 Rome visit as a personal touch to the agreement amid European diplomacy shifts.
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London
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Il Duce
Rome
Mar
Hore- Belisha
Momaussolini
Weather Bureau reports fruit frost damage after cold week
The Weather Bureau said reports from regions with lingering cold weather show early fruits damaged seriously while wheat and spring crops benefited. Frost and freezing harmed fruits most in the Ohio Valley Missouri Kansas Michigan and the mountain Carolinas and parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Michigan
Carolinas
Virginia
West Virginia
Lucas Holds To A Growing Lead In Illinois Senate Race
In Chicago on April 13 Scott W. Lucas led the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over Michael L. Igoe aided by Governor Horner’s power. Lucas held a 24 855 vote edge with 7 211 of 8 286 precincts reporting. Igoe carried Cook County heavily but Lucas gained downstate support. Richard J. Lyons secured the American nomination amid party factional fighting.
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Chicago
Scott W. Lucas
Horner
Illinois
Michael L. Igoe
Edward J. Kelly
Patrick A Nash Lucas
National House
Henry T. Rainey
Igoe
United States
Cook County
Nach-Kelly
Havana
Richard J. Lyons
Libertyville
Lucas
Roosevelt
Britain weighs buying aircraft from United States and Canada
In the House of Commons Lord Winterton said the government is exploring purchasing airplanes for the Royal Air Force from the United States and Canada. MPs urged rapid action as Britain's factories struggle to meet wartime demand, amid talk of Canadian plant expansion and possible U S involvement.
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London
Earl Winterton
Air
House of Commons
United States
Canada
Royal Air Force
Cheers
Lord Winterton
Britain
Air Ministry
Bond issues defeated by small margin in Winchester vote
Light vote cast yesterday city residents rejected proposed filtration and swimming pool projects.
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Winchester
Winchester Bonds Defeated In Local Vote By Narrow Margin
Voters in Winchester rejected two bond issues by small margins. The swimming pool proposal failed at Friendship and Sarah zones with a tie in Sarah for the filtration plant, while City Hall precinct and Rouss showed larger majorities against both projects. Official counts were 414 480 for the pool and 426 514 for the filtration plant.
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Winchester
Rouss
City Hall
Friendship
Sarah Zone
Sty
Star
Sarah Zane
Kiwanians Hear Festival Plans From Officials
Kiwanis Club members heard festival details from Laurens Jones and planning group members Hoye Riley Roy Casher and Garland Quarles. Sam C. Brooks presided in the absence of C. Arthur Robinson as Henry Seal led singing and piano at lunch. Visiting Kiwanians E. P. Ramsey and Jack Kehoe attended.
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Sam C. Brooks
Kiwanis Club
C. Arthur Robinson
Laurens. Jones
Kiwanis
Hoye Riley
Roy Casher
Garland Quarles
Henry Seal
Committees On Air Mail Week Announced By Board Of Trade
Winchester Junior Board of Trade outlines committees for National Air Mail Week May 15 21 with chairs across publicity education civic and fraternal and air mail divisions. New charter membership reaches 175 as the group plans events including glee club performances band concerts street dances and a festival.
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Air Mail
Board of Trade
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
National Air Mail
C. R. Anderson
Philip Williams
Peyton Marshall
M. Nulton
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Donald L. Weems
Arthur M
W. Nelson Page
C. Ridgely White
Joseph Thomas
John W. Rice, Jr
Taylor Simpson
John R. Rhodes
John Ramey
Earl Sheetz
Wilbur Johnson
Lieut
Jack Hodgson
Otis Sargent
Duke Douglas
C. P. McVicar, Jr
J. W. Rice, Jr
Fred S. Hunt, Jr
Denver Spring
Warren Eddy
Wendell Goode
Lee Coble
R. Y. Conrad
H. D. Koontz
Tom Kremer
John Scully
Bob Riley
Ansel Solenberger
Entertainment Group
Lynn Keller
V. M. I. Glee Club
William Starkey
James Hughes
Forrest Jones
H. B. McCormac
Nine Coeds Lose Clothes In Fire At College Park
Sue Sullivan of Frostburg Maryland a University of Maryland coed suffered slight burns after flames swept two stories of the house where nine coeds lived destroying $1000 worth of clothing. Mildred Matthews a maid helped lead the pajama clad students to safety as firemen from College Park Berwyn Heights and Branchville fought the blaze. John Halloway a student tried to fight the blaze and injured his hand needing three stitches.
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College Park
Sue. Sullivan
Frostburg
University of Maryland
Miss Sullivan
Mildred Matthews
Berwyn Heights
Branchville
John Halloway
Whitney Enters Sing Sing as Former Stock Exchange Chief
Richard Whitney former president of the New York Stock Exchange begins daily prison routine at Sing Sing after starting a 5 to 10 year term for grand larceny. He rises at 6 30 a m eats corn meal mush and pork breakfast receives medical exams and fingerprinting training while curious fellow inmates watch.
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Ossining
N. Y
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Sing Sing
Whitney
Allotments For Wheat Acreages Set By Agriculture Dept
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced state wheat acreage allotments under the 1938 farm program. The national allotment is 62,500,000 acres with Kansas receiving 12,519,879 acres the largest share. Virginia 546,728 acres and West Virginia 130,091 acres are among state totals.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
Kansas
Virginia
West Virginia
Easter Jewelry Adds Shine to Your Spring Attire
Jewelry display promotes Easter accessories with frocks enhanced by jewelry and curtains priced at 95c per pair from Moling and Cather.
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Moling & Cather
Grand Jury Member Summoned for Impeachment Testimony Case
Judge Smith may call a night session as a Grand Jury member is summoned to impeach testimony of Harry Pingley and Lily Pingley the latter son or daughter temporarily excused from cross examination to regain composure.
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Harry Pingley
Lillie Pingley
Smith
Trial resumes as George Pingley defends murder charge
George W Pingley a North Mountain farmer on trial since Monday faces murder charges in the shooting of J William Newcome late February 13 as the sheriff attempted to serve a warrant. Pingley testified with defense attorney Charles Curry in control and his 11 year old daughter Lillie Pingley recalled the events. The state rested its case with George Miller the last witness before lunch and the defense prepared for further testimony possibly tonight.
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Pingley
George Miller
George W. Pingley
North Mountain
J. William Newcome
Frederick County
Newcome
Charles Curry
George Pingley
J. W. Newcome
Lillie Pingley
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Newcome Low
Lemuel Smith
Curry
Mother
Harry Pingley
Harrison
Burr Harrison
Dr. Miller
Mr. Harrison
George F. Miller
Smith
Miller
C. C
Butler's Pack House Apple and Peach Trees Offered
Butler's Pack House advertises apple and peach trees for sale. H. W. Butler & Bro. provides contact within a historic line including catalog-like identifiers.
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Butler’s Pack House
H. W. Butler’ & Bro
Window or Pee Call Phone 639 39 E
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning a phone contact and a street address. No clear event, names, dates, or organizations readable. Summary constrained by available readable details.
Easter Lily and Hydrangea Bloom Notes
Bloom reports list Easter lilies hydrangeas tulips azaleas and yellow calla lilies with mention of bushes in bloom. No further details or context provided.
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U. S
Rouss Precinct
Edwin Smith
Post American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Rodney Sirbaugh
John Glaize
Charles McCormac
Urban Sheetz
Lester Forney
E. R. Buncutter
Paul Rhodes
Carl Campbell
Dick Crenshaw
George Schrader
James Kearney
George McCracken
Atware
2 . Er
Bulletin
Sheriff Newcome
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