Stephens City Youths Held In Investigation Of Local Fires
Two Stephens City youths William Henrietta, 22, and Charles Mauck, 18, were held by Winchester Police after Mauck reportedly admitted setting two fires in Winchester early this morning. The fires at a building near Snapp Foundry and at Rosenberger Lumber Yard were discovered around 3:30 AM. Authorities found radiator caps in their possession and linked them to prior Stephens City blazes.
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Winchester
William Henrietta
Charles Mauck
Stephens City
C. W. Hollis
Mauck
Snapp
North Market Street
Rosenberger
Rosenberger Lumber Yard
Ward
Strosnider
North Cameron
Yard
Indi
Valley Ave
Valley Avenue
Starrett
Dodge
Hollis
Kindness to Animals Week Observed Nationwide
MA Winchester notes April 14 20 as Kindness to Animals Week with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as sponsor. Clergymen and Sunday school leaders in many locales will echo the appeal in sermons and lessons urging humane treatment of animals.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Winchester
Rexall One Cent Sale at Ro i amd Pharmacy
Rexall announces a four day one cent sale at Ro i amd Pharmacy spanning Wednesday through Saturday April 17th to 20th. The promotion highlights extreme discounts and invites customers to shop early for best selection.
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Rexall
Amd Pharmacy
Float Entries Grow for Shenandoah Pink Petals Parade
May 3 parade director Henry T. Goode announced rising interest for the Trail of the Pink Petals float feature. At least 31 entries are lined up with 50 musical groups expected, and several local sponsors plan to join in at cost with expert float construction help.
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Henry T. Goode
Goode
Baker and Anderson
Valley Fruit
Candy
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary Clubs
Southern Dairies
Winchester Cold Storage
Dr. Pepper
Schenck Cheese
Sanitary Dairy
H. T. Goode
Atlantic Greyhound
Perry Wright
Pine Motor Company
Eagles Lodge
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Nehi
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Truckers’ Association
Himelright
Hammer Tire Company
Chapman Motor Company
Purcellville Lions Club
Testimony in Cassidy Case Links Christian Front to Plot to Shoot
Denis A. Healy testified in Federal Court that Cassidy said the Christian Front would not openly advocate shooting the congressman who voted to amend the arms embargo act but that in his opinion they should be shot. Healy described November 4 basement meeting at the Healy home and noted plans to steal 30,000 rounds of ammunition from Fort Dix. He also cited Cassidy’s remarks on revolution and Bishop’s lectures on philosophy and communism.
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New York
Denis A. Healy
John F. Cassidy
Christian Front
Leo Healy
Defense Counsel
Healy
Bishop
Fort Dix
N. J
William Gerald Bishop
Fire in North Cameron double house causes minor damage
A fire in a partition of a double house in the 400 block of North Cameron Street was extinguished around 3:30 this morning by local volunteers. Firemen report no injuries and only minor damage to the building occupants.
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Pire
Ceeneron Street
Aes
S.t
Lost Wheelbarrow Mine Lifted From Western Legends
PALOUSE Washington April 16 Ore reported at eight thousand dollars a ton has lifted the Lost Wheelbarrow gold mine from legends. The 1883 find on Gold Hill north of Potlatch Idaho yielded twenty thousand dollars in four months before a murder ended the partnership and the tunnel entrance was blown. A doctor rediscovered the vein last year and stakeout a claim. mine manager L J Moore reports eighty two feet of digging and quartz valued at eight thousand dollars a ton remains plausible.
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Palouse
Wash
Moscow Mountains
Potlatch
Idaho
C. Landis Treischler
L. J. Moore
Plane Crash Kills Two In Connecticut Forest
Two men died and two were injured when a privately chartered plane crashed and burned in a dense Connecticut forest near Higganum. Identified preliminarily are Harry E. Noyes a 41 year old Boston auto dealer and Robert Rideout, his employee. the injured include Charles Smith 40 Marblehead Mass and pilot John Hartwell 28 Brookline Mass. Noyes was noted yacht enthusiast with four vessels and the Tioga won the Miami to Nassau race in 19 hours 37 minutes.
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Higganum
Conn
Irving
Shubert
Harry E. Noyes
Boston
Robert Rideout
Charles Smith
Marblehead
Mass
Noyes
John ‘R. Hartwell
Brookline
Tioga
Nassau
Forced Landing Aboard Ocean Near Coney Island
A twin engined Army bomber on routine training forced to land in the ocean off Coney Island early today. Eight crew were rescued unhurt after fuel shortage and bad weather led pilot Lt Edmund Gorman from Mitchel Field to ditch at 3 10 am. Coast Guard boat and police launch towed the plane to shore. Gorman expected it to be flight ready soon.
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New York
Coney Island
Edmund Gorman
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Gorman
Coast Guard
McCormick Ebert Hearing Scheduled in Court
The case McCormick vs Ebert appealed from Police Magistrate Donald Weems will be heard in Corporation Court next Friday. The plaintiff obtained a judgment for possession of the first floor of the building used as an automobile showroom and garage by H W Ebert.
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McCormac
Hodgson and Brown Optometrists advertise lens duplication
A local ad from Hodgson and Brown Optometrists promotes duplicating lenses and filling prescriptions to save customers money. The notice lists the business as registered optometrists with an address or page reference.
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Hodgson & Brown
Exports Rise as War Stimulus Lifts March Trade
U S exports climbed to 344 million dollars in March, 30 percent above a year earlier, aided by machinery trucks iron and steel products and airplanes. Gains were strongest in Canada France Japan Russia Argentina Finland and the Philippines. House Foreign Affairs Committee urged a 15 million dollar relief outlay for invaded European and Asian countries.
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Washington
America
Hopkins
Canada
France
Japan
Russia
Argentina
Finland
Philippine Islands
England
United States
Europe
Asia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Norwegian Forces Enter Sweden and Norway War Updates
European bulletin from Goteborg reports about 1,000 Norwegian troops crossing into Sweden near Haans and a Gloma river bridge rebuilt by Nazis after Norwegian destruction. Berlin notes German blows to Notodden broadcasting station. Reuters says Canadian troops may join British expedition to Norway. posters claim Canadian arrival. Sir Andrew Duncan states cotton rayon purchases cut to 75 percent and linen to 25 percent of pre war levels. Stancliffe torpedoed off north Scottish coast. lifeboat recovered eight bodies and 16 survivors dying later.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Goteborg
Norway
Sweden
Haans
Gloma River
Skarnes
Andrew Duncan
Board of Trade
Stancliffe
Yearling Ewes for Sale in West Virginia
Well wooled lambs by them priced at $11 per head. Treated recently and trimmed. Several delivered to a reasonable distance. About 40 head or more mountain sheep moved to limestone. Rumsey Smith of Hanging Rock R 50, 30 miles east of Winchester. (Ip-11)
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Limestone
Rumsey Smith
Hanging Rock
W. Va
East
Winchester
Antique Auction Announcement At 326 Cameron Street
Miles B. Dean announces an antique auction on Tuesday April 23 at 10 A M. The sale is located at 326 North Cameron Street City. This listing provides a single event notice with exact time and place.
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N. Cameron ST
City
Miles B. Dean
Narvik Re-captured by Norwegians with British aid
British and Norwegian forces reportedly held Narvik with light artillery as German defenders withdrew into the hills. Norway's high command praised Allied cooperation and urged calm as German numbers and arms remained substantial.
Worldwide War Fronts Escalate Across Europe and Norway
Allied forces pour expeditionary strength into Norway to stop German advances while RAF raids Stavanger for a seventh time. British and Norwegian troops push toward Narvik, Germans reportedly trapped inland. Berlin notes British fleet movements off Norway but denies landings as Norwegian radio cites Haakon as captive. Young Norwegians face death sentences for resisting Germans, a new government forms. France prepares a key Senate declaration as western front skirmishes continue. Romania bans wheat exports to Germany to avert shortages. Hungary notes Magyar Free Corps fighting Germans in northern Norway. In Washington, Navy seeks Southeast Caribbean base to strengthen Panama defenses. exports rise 30 percent in March.
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Berlin
Norway
Haakon
Bucharest
Germany
Budapest
Magyar Free Corps
Foxes Raid Flock At Bartonville
William Boyd reports a fox raid on his Bartonville flock with ten hens killed or injured and only eight fowls escaping. He notes ongoing predation since last year when 125 chickens were lost and four foxes were killed by his brothers. He cites daylight raids after roosting and ties rabbit scarcity to the fox population.
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William Boyd
Mitchell Boyd
Boyd
Boyds
Bartonville
Td Boyd
Reynaud says Germany lost a third of navy in week
French Premier Paul Reynaud told the Senate that Germany has forfeited about 30 percent of its navy in the past week in Scandinavian waters. He cited 20 percent of cruisers and 25 percent of destroyers sunk or captured, totaling about 78 000 tons. Roosevelt's Pan American speech drew applause.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Reynaud
Roosevelt
Chicken Swiss Steak Supper at Burnt Church
A chicken Swiss steak supper is planned for Thursday April 18 from 5 to 9 PM at Burnt Church. Proceeds support church activities.
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Burnt Church
Census Hustler Leads Clarke District Census Taker
EB A Alger Millwood filling station owner reports 1240 individuals counted in Chapel District Clarke with three days remaining to finish. Also notes shipping delays on B and O freight from Middletown to Stephens City and a cow wandering through Middletown. Berryville Jail now empty. Clarke to receive new desks for City Hall Council Chamber and City Solicitor.
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EB. A. Alger
Millwood
Old “Morgan’s Mill
Clarke Town
Alger
Chapel District
Clarke
City Hall
Islands Governor Agreed To Move To Thwart The Germans
Warplanes again raid Stav enger air base claiming severe damage. The report notes the island governor had agreed to relocate to hinder German advances.
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Islands
Stavenger Air Base
German attack on western front repulsed with losses
Paris bulletin reports a German assault on the western front held by British troops was repulsed with serious losses for the attackers according to the French high command tonight.
Britain lands troops in Faroe Islands as Chamberlain vows to crush Germany
In London, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced a British expeditionary force has landed in Danish Faroe Islands to prevent German forces from seizing them. The move follows Germany's invasions of Norway and Denmark. Chamberlain pledged to debate wartime industrial location tomorrow and warned that Germany must be stopped.
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London
Britain
Faroe Islands
Chamberlain
Germany
Scotland
Iceland
House of Commons
R. A. Butler
Winston Churchill
Butler
Greenland
Free Church Council
House
Commons
Norway
Denmark
How to Help Your Husband Succeed Column Probed
Alexandria Dean, former film actress, files for separate maintenance from Bruce Warren, restaurateur, saying she built him up until he thought he did not need her. She urges women to know how to make a husband successful and when to stop.
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Los Angeles
Alexandria Dean
Bruce Warren
Bruce
Public sale of household goods and antiques on April 20 1940
PUBLIC SALE of household goods and antiques, Saturday, April 20, 1940, 1 p.m. at 217 Shawnee Ave. Advertises awnings for porch windows or terrace by E. W. Armstrong with contact at phone 639 39 E Dhaany St. (3-12-tues-fii 1p-11)
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E. W. Armstrong
E. Dhaany
Shawnee Ave
Geney and His Saddle of Radio Fame on Tuesday
Ad shows admission 15 cents and 25 cents for Geney and His Saddle of radio fame at Zane Fire m4 Tuesday at 8 p.m. The fragment lists a time and price but lacks full context and venue details.
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Geney
Zane Fire
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