Raskob and Du Pont Fund AntI New Deal Opponents
Senate lobby committee heard John J. Raskob and Pierre S. Du Pont each contributed 5000 for a Southern Democrats anti New Deal convention in Macon Georgia. Witness Vance Muse said he circulated a photo of Mrs Roosevelt with two Black escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
John J. Raskob
Pierre S. du Pont
Macon
Vance Muse
Houston
Texas
Southern Committee
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
du Pont
American Liberty League
Empire State Building
New York
Wilmington
Muse
Talmadge
Black
Allen Sheppard
Tex
Sheppard
Election Managers’ Association
Texas Tax League of Houston
Navy orders 600 Marines for Manassas reenactment at Quantico
The Navy Department announced that the first brigade of the fleet Marine Force at Quantico Virginia will detach 600 officers and men to take part in a reenactment of a phase of the Manassas battle around July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Fleet Marine Force
Quantico
Manassas
Bigger Dividend
American Telephone and Telegraph Company reported consolidated net income for itself and 23 associated companies for the 12 months ended February 29 amounting to 138 million 645 thousand 729 dollars or 7.43 dollars a share. This compares with 111 million 231 thousand 372 dollars or 5.96 dollars a share for the year ended February 28 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Today
Weather the Orchard Bloom Trail Draws Visitors to Winchester
Mr Winchester notes sunny weather restores spirits after a stretch of gray days. He mentions early apple blossoms opening and later varieties showing pink as the Blossom Trail guides visitors to Winchester, inviting outside friends to a warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Festival Message Seeks Citizens View On Apple Blossom Dates
Director-General Fred A. Read requests the Evening Star to gauge business and citizen sentiment on holding the Apple Blossom Festival this year on a Friday and Saturday. Proponents say two days attract more visitors and allow distant organizations to attend the grand parade, enabling groups like Hershey Pennsylvania drum corps to compete. Read urges timely input as festival dates must be set soon. headquarters phone is 1440.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Read
Evening Star
Read
Winchester
Hershey
Park To Conduct Membership Drive
Winchester Park Association will launch a membership drive starting May 11 and running through that week. Led by C. S. Hartman, the effort seeks 500 new members with a $1 fee. Funds support summer park maintenance and planned improvements including tennis courts softball baseball field and playgrounds for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park Association
C. S. Hartman
Publicity Gag Abolished By Council Members At Winchester
The Winchester Common Council, in a deferred session, abolishes publicity gag and instructs City Manager Field to continue releasing information as before. Discussions cover fire and building inspections, Handley Board appointment, inducements to industry, tourist signs, water supply, and public information policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motion
Arthur M. Field
C. R. Anderson
Messrs. Hable and
Henry
Fire Department
Winchester
Fire Committee
Handley Board
Nelson Page
H. F. Byrd
Fairfax
S. C. Brooks
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Ralph Snapp
Marshall
Field
Fred Forney
Hable
Kerr Street
Winchester Festival to be Heard Nationally on Farm and Home Hour
The Winchester festival will be featured on the Farm and Home Hour with Queen Shenandoah XIII presented to a national audience by Senator Carter Glass. The broadcast, from 12:30 to 1, reaches 30 million listeners via 60 stations across the United States and Canada. Lieut.-Gov. James H Price will speak on a WRVA program Saturday night at 9. Sinclair Refining Company plans a further national air date and a Sinclair Minstrels segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Shenandoah XIII
Clark T. Cooper
Carter Glass
National Broadcasting Network
Geserves
Cooper
WRVA
Richmond
James H Price
Sinclair Refining Company
Sinclair Minstrels
Quintuplets Born to Gypsy Woman in Transylvania Farm Tale
Reports from Bucharest say five premature infants two boys and three girls were born to Mrs. Maria Linguary on a farm near Hodos in Bihor district Transylvania. A reporter vouched for the events noting no doctor was present and the mother, said to be recovering, was helped by her husband Alexander Lingurary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Hodos
Bihor
Transylvania
Maria Linguary
Alexander Lingurary
Hades
Oradea
Scab Spraying At Once Urged By Laboratory
Plant pathologist A. B. Groves of the Winchester Research Laboratory urges immediate spraying for apple scab on advanced varieties like Black Twig Delicious Jonathan and Greening. Favorable weather has accelerated scab development with scale spores mature since April, threatening serious losses without timely fungicidal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Jonathan
Executor's Sale of John H Cochran Home Farm
The home farm of late John H Cochran comprising 79 acres 5 poles of fer tile land near Opequon will be sold in front of the Court House at Noon on Saturday April 18. The property features a fine stone residence a large barn and a never failing spring in the yard with immediate possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Cochran
Opequon
P. O
Court House
City Auto Tags Due April 15, 1936
City law requires automobile tag purchase by April 15 1936 no extensions will be granted Chief of Police W Hollis warns enforcement and directs ticketing for noncompliance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. W. Hollis
Executor's Sale of Timber Land Forty-Nine Acres
Forty nine acres of good timber land owned by late John H. will be sold in front of Court House at noon on Saturday April 18. The property lies about six miles west from Winchester near Opequon P. O. This public sale is conducted by the executor and offers a chance to acquire a substantial tract of timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H
Winchester
Opequon P. O
Court House
Illinois Poll 3 Chief Political Talk In Capital
Ballots favor Roosevelt far ahead of Knox Borah and other ticket leaders in Illinois political polling. New dealers show optimism amid capital city chatter about the presidential race and party prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Capital
Roosevelt
Knox, Borah
Illinois primaries reshuffle GOP and Dem races
In Chicago April 15 Dr Herman Bundesen concedes to Henry Horner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination while Col Frank Knox leads Senator Borah in Illinois Republican presidential preference. Roosevelt shows strong totals in Cook County. Nebraska results are reported with Roosevelts lead in 825 of 2025 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard R. Shubert
Associated Press
Washington
Illinois
Col
Frank Knox
Senator Borah
Idaho
Capitol Hill
Nebraska
Knox
Horner
Bundesen
Henry Horner
Herman N. Bundesen
Roosevelt
Cook County
Chicago
Borah
William E. Borah
Ilinois
Edward A. Hayes
The
American Legion
George Moses
New Hampshire
G. O
Fire Frame-Up and Safe and Sound Show Tonight
Free talking picture show features the two reeler Fire Frame-Up a light comedy and Safe and Sound an educational film with Burton Holmes Ethiopia travel segment all free tonight at 8 o'clock at End Hose Company hall. Bring your friends to enjoy the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safe and Sound
Burton Holmes
Ethiopia
Ee End
Style Shop Clearance Sale Offers Coats and Suits
The Style Shop announces a three day clearance featuring 38 spring coats 46 swagger suits and 14 short suits. Regular 10.95 to 12.50 values drop to 8.00 with all sizes up to 50 per lot and colors including navy blue.
Public Sale of Winchester Cold Storage Shares
Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall announce sale of 30 shares of Winchester Cold Storage in front of County Court House on Saturday April 18 at 12 o'clock. Notice dated April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage Ae
County Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Aucts
Special All Children’s Spring Coats 20 Percent Off
Local ad announces 20 percent discount on children’s spring coats at 139 N. Loudoun St. Promote values and savings at the listed address.
European Allies Draft Defensive War Cooperation Talks
British French and Belgian general staffs began London sessions to draft plans for military cooperation in case of war. The talks, held amid Rhineland remilitarization and Italo-Ethiopian talks, proceed in secrecy with next meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Rhineland
Geneva
League of Nations For
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
Winchester District Meets in Middleburg Opens Two Day Session
The Winchester District session in Middleburg Va reports 26 of 29 charges paying six month apportionments in full and six more nearly paid. 313 additions to churches since last fall noted. Rev W W McIntyre presides as opening preacher. Braddock Street Church in Winchester reports full payments and 25 new members. Principal speakers include Rev Dr W Angie Smith and Col J C Boggs with Dr John Paul Taylor leading the missionary program. Tonight focuses on young people and lay activities led by Reba Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleburg
Winchester
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester Church
Braddock ‘Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. Angie Smith
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Well
R Ndolph Macon
Reba Riley
Tribute to Mr. Glaize Honored by Winchester Common Council
The Winchester Common Council paused its regular agenda to adopt a memorial resolution for Fred L. Glaize, late president and longtime member. City Solicitor James P. Reardon with J. H. Henry and R. Frank Barr drafted the tribute, sent to his family, noting he died March 24, 1936, while serving on the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Glaize
James P. Reardon
J. H. Henry
R. Frank Barr
Glaize
Street Work Delayed Until After Apple Blossom Festival
City Manager Arthur M Field announced street maintenance will begin after the apple blossom festival due to bad weather. Atlantic Refining Company won the asphalt bid at 6 cents per gallon with 30 000 to 50 000 gallons planned. A heavier pre mixed asphalt will be used to coat about 25 blocks in the business district first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Field
Atlantic Refining Company
Mr Field
Kent
Piccadilly
Near Miss Buried Alive by Morgue Attendants
John Pappas, a Portsmouth restaurant owner, survived a 1917 incident at Camp Lee where two morgue attendants robbed his corpse of four gold teeth. The men were tried by court martial and acquitted on a directed verdict after unwittingly averting the fatal outcome. Pappas will tell his story on a New York radio broadcast with Dr. L. P. Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
John Pappas
New York
Camp Lee
Pappas
Sta
Dr. L. P. Cooper
Ethiopian War Advances Reach Dessye Amid Italian Push
Italian forces press toward Dessye as Eritrean troops clear routes from Quoram to Dessye. Reports say Haile Selassie’s retreating army is under air bombardment and supplies are carried by air, with imperial resistance weakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Neil
Associated Press
Paris
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
France
Italy
Mussolini
Atsan Addis Ababa
Committee of Thirteen
Fasaet Commorces
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Geneva
Asmara
Eritrea
Pee
Haile
Nesedd
Haile Selassie
Lake Ashangi
Alomata
Quorum
Ashangi
Tobbo
Quoram
Dessye
Allanei River
Lisbo
Mille River
Lake Haik
Moselem
Gallas
World News At A Glance
Portsmouth Virginia restaurant owner John Pappas recounts being saved from burial by two morgue attendants. President Roosevelt tracks tax program progress as Illinois primary results favor Knox over Borah. Felix Feist, a moving picture pioneer, dies in New York. In Eritrea Desye’s possible collapse signals Ethiopian decline. A ship carrying Chinese art runs aground near Gibraltar. Former Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald recovers from an operation in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
John Pappas
Washington
Roosevelt
Illinois
Col
Frank Knox
Senator Borah
New York
Felix F. Feist
Asmara
Eritrea
Gibraltar
Orient
London
Ramsey MacDonald
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John Raskob
Pierre S$. Dupont
NEW Deal
Mrs. Roosevelt
MR Winchester
Lloyd Lewis
Missouri
Eddie Cantor
Lewis
Cantor
Central Preea
Park Association
National Network
Queen
Gov. Price
Quints
Bulletin
Rc, Pans Ve
N. Loudoun Bt
Britain
Belgium
Charles P. Nutter
Great Britain
Mr. Glaize
Atlantic
Stefani
World News
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