Conservation of Nation's Natural Resources Urged by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of a new 12 million Interior Department building and urged a national policy of conservation. Secretary Ickes hailed him as the greatest conservationist, outlining federal efforts to prevent private and public resource waste. The ceremony, financed by a PWA grant, echoed New Deal conservation programs and called for renaming the department to reflect conservation aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Ickes
George Washington
Okes
Department
Congress
Conservation Department
United States
PWA
Sckes
Civilian Conservation Corps
Oil Administration
Connally
Automobile Thieves Target Big Cities As Locks Prove Useless
MA Winchester notes car theft activity remains high in major cities with thieves cutting through roofs or forcing locks to gain entry. They remove identification marks, stamp false numbers, and use paint to disguise stolen cars. Despite dealer alerts and police efforts many vehicles remain unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
English Woman Hanged Described as a Disgrace in Protest Show
Police guarded the approaches to a protest against the hanging of Mrs. Waddingham, organized by Violet Van Der Elst who urged a crowd of about 2,000. The 50 year old Nottingham nurse was executed after appeals to mercy were rejected, the first English woman put to death since 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet van der Elst
Home
John Simon
Britain
Ada Louisa Baguley
Waddingham
Home Office
Great Britain
England
Ethel Lillie Major
Hull
Wills Probated in Frederick County Circuit Court
Two wills were probated in Frederick County Circuit Court. The estate of John Heber Flood, who died in Winter Park Florida, names his widow Mrs Ary Bowie Flood as sole beneficiary and executrix with an $80 000 bond. The plan provides debts paid, a $2 500 bequest to Donald S Mathason, and four equal shares for two brothers and two nieces with contingent transfers among survivors or issue. The second will, for Strother Tevault of Stephens City who died April 12 aged 76, leaves about 15000 value including a 200 acre farm and a town residence to wife and two children Mary and C M Tevault, with both parents named co executors. Mrs Tevault renounced. Appraisers listed for both estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Circuit Court
John Heber Flood
Winter Park
Fla
Ary Bowie Flood
Donald S. Mathason
Hillsboro
N. C
Frank W. Flood
Seattle
Wash
William R. Flood
Los Angeles
Calif
Cheraw
US. C
John F. Mathason
Union
Frances Beverley
Salome Crisman
H. D. Fuller
J. Donald McFadden
B. M. Sullivan
J. Victor Arthur
T. Russell Cather
Strother Tevault
H. Strother Tevault
Stephens City
Potomac and Edison Company
Mary Tevault
Rachel Ann Tevault
Mary
C. M. Tevault
Virginia Apple Storage Auction Catalog Listing
Auction notice listing 6 shares of Virginia Apple Storage with an auction date set for Saturday April 18 at 11 a m. Includes 2 first mortgage bonds at 5 percent value of $500 each from Winchester and Wardensville Railroad Co. as details by Duvall Auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and
Wardensville Railroad Co
Ete & Duvall, Auctioneers
Many Donors Help Apple Blossom Festival Worldwide
Contributions to the Apple Blossom Festival fund flow from distant places as Hoye Riley notes national and international support. A Liverpool firm sends 50 dollars, with other 50 dollar gifts from American Can Co Baltimore and H W Farrell New York, plus checks from firms and individuals across Maryland New York Washington and Alabama among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appie Blossom Fund
Hoye Riley
Liverpool
Eng
Indiana
Alabama
New York
Winchester
Mr. Riley
Riley
Conally Shaw, Ltd
American Can Co
Baltimore
Addison Clark and Bro
Carlton McCarthy Dies In Richmond
Carlton McCarthy, 89, mayor of Richmond from 1904 to 1908, died this afternoon at his home. He retired about 15 years ago after a long career in city politics and business. He is survived by three daughters Mrs Algar Woolfolk Susie R McCarthy and Mrs Ellis Crenshaw and two sons Edward S and Julian P McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Carlton McCarthy
McCarthy
Algar Woolfolk
Susie R. McCarthy
Ellis Crenshaw
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward S
Julian P. McCarthy
Public Sale of Winchester Cold Storage Stock
Public sale of 30 shares of Winchester Cold Storage stock to be held in front of the County Court House on Saturday April 18 at 12 o'clock. Dunn & Duvall, Auctioneers. April 15.
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Winchester Cold
County Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Virginia Branch Woman's Missionary Association Meets in Winchester
The thirtieth annual convention of the Virginia Branch of the Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren ended with officers re elected for 1936 1937. Delegates to the October Board meeting to be held in Indiana were named and program notes included talks by Mrs L M Leach and Rev C W Shoop. The three day meeting closes tomorrow noon with reports plan of work and a testimonial period expected to be a highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren Denomination
Winchester
United Brethren Church
R. L. Brill
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. Paul Gruger
Roanoke
J. W. Wright
Harrisonburg
Berkeley Springs
Franklin G. Senger
Dayton
Ohio
Indiana
J. Paul Grover
R. F. Hicks
Ora Yeago Staunton
Ae Oaven
L. M. Leach
Hovermale
A. Hovermale
Jesus
Grace Fries
Maria
C. W. Shoop
China
Missionary Workers
America
Otterbein-Guild
Ora Yeage
Staunton
Mary McLanahan
Witness Refuses to Answer as Senate Hearing Hangs Contempt Flag
A witness, Kurt Grunwald of the Farmers' Independence Council, refuses to name others contacted for anti-AAA activity, prompting a Senate lobby committee to consider contempt. Chairman Black and Senator Schwellenbach prepared options, including an amendment to an appropriation bill, as the House rejected a $10,000 allotment for legal fights. The witness said he was at the George Washington Inn and would return at 10 o'clock the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Kurt Grunwald
Farmers’ Independence Council
House
William Randolph Hearst
Grunwald
Nebraska
Mussolini Demands Direct Ethiopia Peace Talks
An authoritative source says Italy seeks direct negotiations with Ethiopia for a military Armistice without League interference. Mussolini asks for Italian security guarantees as Ethiopian bands threaten Italian forces. Eden arrives to push for early peace talks and explicit terms from Mussolini.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Lausanne
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Conciliation Committee
Eden
Joseph Paul Boncour
Wolde Mariam
Paul Boncour
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Baron Aloisi
Guido Rocco
Salvador de Madariaga
Joseph A. C. Avenol
Seek Bomb Clue In Miner's Death
Federal and state investigators probed a miner's probable self-inflicted death by dynamite in a Wilkes-Barre coal mine. The coroner linked the incident to the Easter Gift bomb outrages that killed three in the area as authorities pursue a possible break in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Senate Reopens Secret Impeachment Deliberations on Judge Ritter
The Senate reconvened in secret session to resume debate on the impeachment articles against Florida federal judge Halsted L. Ritter. After a long debate previous day, lawmakers planned to delay voting until tomorrow due to several absent members seeking recorded votes.
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Washington
Senate
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
WPA Official Seeks Extra Clerk For County Welfare
F W Bailey director of WPA told the Board of Supervisors that a clerk loaned to Mrs Eulalia Nalley county relief superintendent could be kept at the welfare office most of the time with a brief absence during peak WPA rush. He cited increased duties at the welfare office as the reason for the request.
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F. W. Bailey
Board of Supervisors
Eulalia Nalley
County Relief
WPA
Madrid clashes leave three dead in Castellana battle
Bulletin reports three killed including a relative of a former prime minister in a pitched Fascists versus Communists clash on Castellana avenue. The confrontation followed funeral processions with mourners firing on workers and police, sparking a broader series of violent incidents and a parliamentary fist fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguél Primo de Rivera
Castellana Avenue
Madrid
Ecoes
Cadiz
Augenio Eizaguirre
Seville
Virginia instructor Arthur Weed Jr dies after lecture
Arthur J. Weed Jr a University of Virginia assistant physics laboratory instructor and precision instrument maker died suddenly after a lecture at the house physical laboratory. Death was due to coronary thrombosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville, Va
Arthur J. Weed, Jr
University of Virginia
For
Scientific Laboratories
House Physical Laboratory
Woodrum Defends Budget Policy
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia defended the administration stance on balancing an inherited unbalanced budget. He argued critics were entitled to question the policy and its impact on the unemployed and unfortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrum
Baltimore, Md
Clifton A. Woodrum
D-Va
Hold Fete When Nature Is Ready Chooses Apple Blossom Dates
The Winchester newspaper seeks public opinion on whether the Apple Blossom Festival should run Friday and Saturday or other days. Citizens respond, with H. M. Solenberger favoring holding the fest when weather and blossoms peak and nature is ready.
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Fred Read
Winchester
Hi. M. Solenberger
John 8. Solenberger and
H. H. Covington
Vote On Apple Festival Days For Winchester
For guidance of the Apple Blossom Festival Committee Winchester residents are asked to express preferred festival days this year. Please mail or bring your choice to the Star Office at your earliest convenience. Options include Thursday and Friday or Friday and Saturday. Name
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Apple Blossom Festival Committee
Winchester
Star Office
Festival date opinion quoted by Palace Theatre owner
H H Hable, proprietor of the Palace Theatre, comments that the festival date would not significantly affect the organization and notes a Saturday timing. The remarks reflect local business sentiment on scheduling during the festival period.
Festival Schedule Impacts Local Business Days
Local merchants discuss which day to hold a festival weekend with views from L Kerlin of the Atlantic and Pacific store and J H Yost of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Some favor Thursday and Friday for longer stays. others prefer Friday and Saturday to boost Saturday revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Kerlin
Atlantic and Pacific
South Loudoun
J.H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Auctions and Wanted Ads From Local Homes and Pets
Saturday April 18 at 1 pm at C A and J W Williams residences. Household and kitchen furniture. WANTED at once good homes for two female puppies. Phone 41 J or 629 J.
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C. A
J. W. Williams
Italian Move Fast On Dessye To Addis Ababa Drive
Italian press reports say a mechanized column advances from Dessye toward Addis Ababa with hundreds of trucks tanks and air cover. A second column may strike Ras Nasibu's forces at Harar as the road to Shoa opens and observers note Addis Ababa could fall within three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Jordan
Associated Press
Rome
Desiye
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ras Nasibu
Harar
Shoa
Dessye
Ted Ports
Red Sea
Ababa
Sadie
Haile Selassie
Prince
Asta Wosan le Homeo
Enn
Asfa Wasan
Italy
Labor panel backs federal textile regulation bill
The House Labor Committee approved a bill establishing federal controls on the textile industry. In Florida, Ambrose H. Douglas, 91, is named as father of 37 children with a pregnant wife. Engineers drill a 5 inch hole 140 feet deep in Nova Scotia to reach entombed workers. In Birmingham, Mrs. Dorothy Waddingham, 34, is executed. Italy seeks direct talks with Ethiopia for peace while a large flying column moves toward Addis Ababa from Dessye with tanks and air support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Brooksvile
Fla
Ambrose H. Douglas
Moose River
Nova Scotia
Birmingham
Eng
Dorothy Waddingham
Geneva
Iitaly
Ethiopia
Rome
Dessye
Addis Ababa
Local Auction at Court House Items Include Beds and Furniture
Auctioneers Duvall & Dunn hold sale at the Court House at 1 p m on Saturday April 18. The list includes a bed Davenport twin beds rug kitchen cabinet radio and numerous other articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Duvall & Dunn
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Lea
Capitol March
Cornerstone
Heber
APPLE
J. R. Collis
Farmers’ Independent Council
AAA
Joseph E. Sharkey
Bulletin
Shryock
Asfa Wosan
Desire
World News
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