Laborites Demand Censure Vote Over Cabinet Policy
In London April 14 Labour MPs in the Commons pressed for a censure vote on the cabinet over neutrality in the Spanish Civil War. They condemn the government's refusal to allow British food ships to Bilbao and accuse leaders of starving Basque civilians to aid Franco.
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London
Cleent R. Attlee
Bilbao
Bayonne
Bay F Biscay
Hood
Guar
Rome
Britain
Arces Today
Generalissio
Francisco Franco
Assolini
Hitler
Germany
Il Regime Fascista Cremona
Il Duce
Winchester curio draws curious crowd at field event
A local Winchester event drew spectators as a fireman climbed an iron monster on a siding and visitors enjoyed dog talk, food stalls, and a lively scene despite breezes and light rain. People lingered to learn why many automobiles were parked nearby and to observe sport happenings.
Apple Blossom Festival Radio Spotlight Shines on Winchester
Clarke T. Cooper announces Governor George C. Peery will speak Friday night at 9 15 from WRVA Richmond as Apple Blossom Festival publicity sweeps the nation. Queen Shenandoah XIV to be presented coast to coast via National Farm and Home Hour with Senator Byrd involved.
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Clarke T. Cooper
George C. Peery
WRVA
Richmond
Winchester
Shenandoah XIV
National Farm and Home Hour
Weo Des Onor
Qisteen Ni
Bigelow Thomson
Harry F. Byrd
Carter Glass
City Band To Play Sunday Sacred Concert At Capitol Theatre
The Mc Tlwee Municipal Band will give a sacred concert at 3 PM Sunday in the Capitol Theatre. A tenor solo A Dream by Bartlett will feature Charles Lillis as soloist with band accompaniment. It will be the band’s first vocal number and members will wear new uniforms for the first time in public.
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Bartlett
Charles Lillis
Capitol Theatre
McTlwee
Lillis
Special Police Prepared for Winchester Apple Blossom Festival
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis says normal preparations are under way to provide protection during the two day Apple Blossom Festival. A large corps of special policemen will direct traffic and guard parade routes while about a hundred detectives in plain clothes work among the crowds.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester
Hable's Palace Showings Adm. Byrd Pictures
Today and Thursday feature special pictures at Hable's Palace. New screenings highlight Admiral Richard Byrd with exhibition stills and narration. Card notes limited seating and early shows.
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Adm
Richard Byrd
Public Sale of Mrs H M Affleck Estate April 16
Public sale of the late Mrs H M Affleck estate set for Friday April 16 at 10 o clock near Cook s Garage on Valley Pike. Household goods include antiques silverware owned fruits and other items. Conducted by Cook Adair.
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H. M. Affleck
Cook
Valley Pike
Adair
New Refuse Rules Near In Effect Tomorrow Morning
A new garbage refuse and ash collection ordinance takes effect tomorrow morning April 5. Ashes must be placed in tight separate containers and disposed of on streets or lots in the collection area. Refuse including tin cans paper rags bottles must be kept in separate tight containers hauled to the city dump and burned. Garbage only goes into tight metal containers with covers and will be collected.
Fireworks Blast Injures Worker in Havre de Grace Factory
An explosion at a Havre de Grace fireworks plant critically burned Anthony Casimo, 19. He was inside a small frame building making a whisler when the blast tore the structure down and hurled him outside. the cause remains unknown.
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Havre DE Grace
Anthony Casimo
Casimo
Moros Reoccupy Forts in Mindanao Defying Constabulary
Defiant Moros on Mindanao backed by a force of about 150 positioned in mud and timber forts and challenged Philippine constabulary units to attack. A reinvasion order aimed to mop up nine forts near Mayaguil was issued.
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Manila
Mindanao
Keyser Rotarians Honor Mr Johnson
Garland Johnson has been elected president of the Rotary Club in Keyser West Virginia. A former Winchester resident he is well known locally with numerous relatives and friends and has resided in Keyser for some time.
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Garland Johnson
Rotary Club
Keyser
W. Va
Johnson
Winchester
Additional 442 Dollars Reported for Apple Blossoms Festival
Philip R. Fowle, Finance Committee chair, announced an extra 442 dollars in hand for the Apple Blossoms Festival. Campaign time is shorter this year, contributing to less funds than usual, yet officials expect all needed money to be secured. Citizens of Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley are urged to contribute to cover overheads and support the two day program. Indications point to the largest attendance this spring.
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Philip R. Fowle
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Iit
Parole Denied in Amick Slaying Case
John Wallace had parole denied by the state parole commissioner today. Wallace, 13 years for second degree murder, was convicted in Grover Amick’s 1931 killing during an attempted robbery at the Old Colonial Tea House in Bladensburg. Amick hailed from a prominent Winchester family and worked at a Maryland filling station.
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Baltimore
David Tilghman, Jr
John Wallace
Wallace
Grover Amick
Bladensburg
Winchester
James E. Amick
Young Amick
Maryland
Banquet Tonight for Local Bowling Leagues
Members of the three men s bowling leagues meet at 6 30 this evening at the Health Center then proceed to York Cabin Camp on the Martinsburg turnpike for their annual banquet James Yates will be toastmaster A program of entertainment will be featured.
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York Cabin
Martinsburg Turnpike
James Yates
Train Wreck In Japan From Man's Suicide
A despondent man threw himself under a freight train at NAOYA causing the locomotive and 16 cars to derail. The incident halted traffic from Tokyo to Shimonoseki and caused $28,500 in damage.
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Naoya
Japa
Tokyo
Shimonoseki
Oshawa mayor demands UAW support over GM strike
In Toronto on April 14, Oshawa mayor Alexander Hall and Ontario premier call for action in the General Motors of Canada strike. Hall asks the United Auto Workers to strike in the U S unless a Canadian deal is reached by week’s end. The premier pushes for resignations from two dissident ministers.
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Toronto
Oshawa
Ontario
General Motors of Canada
United States
Dapper Alexander Hall
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
General Motors
Famous Bard To Visit In Valley
Folger McKinsey known as the Bentztown Bard of the Baltimore Sun will visit the Valley of Virginia next Monday. He has entertained Sunpaper readers for 31 years with Joey the Jail Poet and Aunt Petunia. He travels by motor, touring Virginia Maryland and West Virginia reporting on nature and local color for his Morning column.
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Winchester
Folger McKinsey
Bentztown
Baltimore Sun
Joey
Petunia
Sunpaper
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Phantom Burglar Confesses To 1000 Home Robberies
A 65 year old man nicknamed The Phantom Burglar by police admitted at a New York lineup to robbing about 1,000 homes over the past six years. He claimed profits of under $4,000, identified himself as Edgar Sanderson of Boston and said he worked in suburbs targeting single family houses and avoided jewelry.
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New York
Joseph Donovan
Edgar Sanderson
Boston Mass
Greta Garbo May Seek American Citizenship, Seers Claim
Hollywood reports Greta Garbo shows signs of adapting to American life. She builds a house in the U S, asks her director to shop for furniture in Italy, and chats on sets more often. Close friend Jean Hersholt has urged citizenship. Garbo’s change is debated as studio influence or choice.
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Homer McCoy
Hollywood
Greta Garbo
George Cukor
Camille
Italy
Garbo
Jean Hersholt
Hersholt
Tenth Annual Puppy Trials Are Conducted
The Shenandoah Valley Field Trials Club held its tenth annual puppy trials at Stine farm near Winchester. In the Junior stakes Shores Wild Lady won first for Dr. T. W. Shore of Boonesville with Doone Skippy second, and Morelock Ben third for S. B. Weldhens of Randolph, Va. Bumps won best local puppy in the Junior stake.
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Shenandoah Valley Fields Trial Club
Stine Farm
Winchester
Shores Wild Lady
T. W. Shore
Boonesville
N. C
Doone Skippy
S. B. Shore
Morelock Ben
S. B. Weldens
Randolph Va
Co. B. Mallory
First Brace
Rex
Sport
Aubrey Hall
Purcellville
Doone
Skippy
Morotock
Nancy
I. B. Weldhens
Randolph
Bloom Likely for Shenandoah Valley Blossoms by May 1
Winchester Kiwanis members heard from Dr. A B Grove of the Winchester Research Laboratory that evidence points to May 1 as the probable time for Shenandoah Valley apple blossoms to appear. J H Thompson outlined festival parade floats and guests Harold C Sheetz Jr and Mr Keller joined the meeting with H Ebert.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Shenandoah Valley
A. B. Grove
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. H. Thompson
Harold C. Sheetz, Jr
H.C. Sheetz
Mr. Keller
Washington
Harry Ebert
Awaiting Trial as Mumps Delays Liquor Case
Berryville Virginia April 14. Melvin Reid was arrested for intoxicated driving. While jailed he contracted mumps, delaying his trial until he recovers. The case sits pending convalescence.
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Berryville
Melvin Reid
Reid
Baltimore Kiwanis Club Hosts Inter-Club Meeting Tonight
The Baltimore Kiwanis Club will host an inter-club meeting tonight attracting representatives from Virginia Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Winchester club members including President Eugene B Cooper Vice-President C Arthur Robinson R E Buncutter and Clarke M Smith are expected to attend.
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Baltimore, Md
Kiwanis Club
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Eugene B. Cooper
C. Arthur Robinson
R. E. Buncutter
Clarke M. Smith
Winchester Club
Teachers Parley Set for Saturday in Courthouse Room
Teachers in Frederick County plan a 2 PM meeting called by R A Wall to discuss two key items. A special committee report on Virginia teacher salaries with focus on Frederick County and an explanation of the school budget by Superintendent Leslie D Kline. The note recalls past salary cuts in 1932 and notes this may be the last full meeting in the courthouse classroom.
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Frederick County
R. A. Wall
Frederick County Teachers Association
Virginia
Leslie D Kline
Delegation Heads to Lynchburg Hearing on Road Funds
A 30 member group including locals from Boyce and Clarke County left the George Washington Hotel at 8 am for Lynchburg to attend a State Highway Commission hearing. They seek funds to finish Route 50 east of Winchester and Route 275 to West Virginia, plus 25 000 more for Frederick County secondary roads and to remove the dangerous Double S curves on Route 50 near the Virginia line.
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Boyce
Clarke County
George Washington
Lynchburg
State Highway Commission
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. East
Winchester
Pene Gore
West Virginiane
C. I. Brumback
Frederick County
Death Penalty Plea Blocked in Parkers Case
Federal Judge William Clark denied a change of venue motion for Ellis H Parker and his son amid their conspiracy charges in the alleged torture kidnapping of former Trenton attorney Paul H Wendel. The ruling withheld pending review of a Philadelphia order restraining Newark trial start.
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Newark
N. J
Ellis H. Parkers
William Clark
Burlington County
Parkers
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Clark
Philadelphia
J. Whitaker Thompson
Jews ordered to avoid Aryan women in German court ruling
In Breslau on April 14, German Jews convicted of racial turpitude were told by the Criminal District Court president they must stay away from Aryan women or face penitentiary. One sentence was three years and another two. new rule limits judges to prison or fine. Police also barred Jewish meetings except worship in synagogues for 60 days. Jewish sources reportedly knew of no triggering incident.
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Breslau
Germany
Criminal District Court
Roosevelt urges continued maintenance and improvement of democracy
President Roosevelt told Pan American Union delegates that ongoing democracy, mutual trust, and cooperation are key to durable world peace. He urged practical action to implement Buenos Aires agreements, hailed unity of the Americas, and called for steadfast commitment to democratic freedoms and international cooperation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
White House
Unity of
Americas
Union
Pan American Union
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Leticia
Colombia
Peru
America
Farmers Raising Hogs Seek Garbage Juices at City Quarry
Farmers wishing garbage for hogs must apply at City quarry at 7 a.m. for the next two weeks starting April 14. The notice appears in the local classifieds seeking waste material for hog feeding.
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City Quarry
For Sale Bungalow Near Shenandoah River
Bargain bungalow on Shenandoah river land at one percent annual charge one mile from Berry's Ferry. Located on a macadam road with modern conveniences. Owner Horace Browne advertised April 14 with page reference 1p 1f.
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Shen
Berry's Ferry
Macadam Road
Horace Browne
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