Youths tied to Stephens City school fire incineration claim
A third arrest in Frederick County and Winchester fires centers on Stephens City youths. William Henrietta named Julian Campbell as the arsonist who started a Christmas night blaze at a colored school, with Henreitta saying Campbell left with kerosene after drinking.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Julian Campbell
Stephens City
John Bywaters
Robert DeHaven
Marlboro
Campbell
William Henrietta
Henrietta
Charles Mauck
Mauck
T. J. Starrett
Valley Avenue
Amon Strosnider
E. J. Ward
John W. Rosenberger Company
Cameron Street
Snapp Foundry
Commonwealth
Norman Harmon Loses Thumb at Local Saw Accident
Norman Harmon of Bruce town employed at the Swimley Box Factory north of Amherst street near the Cumberland Valley railway was injured shortly before noon when his thumb was caught in a saw. Dr. Hugh Clark amputated the left thumb at the first joint. He slipped while reaching for a waste board, fell into the saw, and returned home this afternoon.
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Norman Harmon
Brucetown
Swimley
Amherst Street
Cumberland Valley Railway
Hugh Clark
Harmon
Win chester rooster noise crime prompts civic reflection
A Winchester resident objects to roosters crowing at dawn while noting earlier city measures banning pigs. The piece calls for poultry keepers to curb loud birds, citing health concerns and neighborly respect, ending with a playful pot pie tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Blue Devils Drum Corps to Perform at Winchester Fest
The Blue Devils, Johns town Post No. 294 American Legion with 50 members, coming from Johnstown Pa, will appear at Winchester Springtime celebration. Commander Wendell will lead as drum major. the trip was funded by the Johnstown post. A uniformed police escort will accompany the corps. They will be quartered at John Kerr School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Devils
Crack Drum and Bugle Corps
Johnstown
American Legion
Winchester
W. A. Baker
Ludwig C. Tross
Charles A. Wendell
Tross
John Kerr School
Frederick
Frederick County
General Assembly
Colony of
Virginia
Augusta
Orange County
Blue Ridge Mountains
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Orange
Swiss Increase Military Plans Amid Public Security Steps
In Berne and other cities armed sentries guard telegraph offices while troops man bridges as Switzerland raises precautionary measures to regain September mobilization levels. Basel police briefly detain a man found dropping German propaganda in a post box but release him after confirming his role for the German consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Basel
German Occupation Troops Barred from Coffee Tea and Sugar
Berlin reports that German occupation forces in Denmark were forbidden to buy coffee, tea and sugar as part of Danish rationing compliance. The ban also included alcoholic beverages, the Danish wireless dispatch via DNB said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Denmark
Copenhagen
DNB
Miss Atlantic City to Be Ambassador at Apple Blossom Festival
Doris Geisinger of Atlantic City will attend the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester as ambassador of beauty arriving May 1. She will be accompanied by Lenora Slaughter of the Atlantic City pageant and escorted to festival events by Winchester youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Doris Geisinger
Washington,d. C
Winchester
Miss Geisinger
Washington
Friends’ School
Joanne Park
New York City
German Infantry Is Hurled Back In Frontline Action
Two German companies suffered a severe defeat on the western front as they attacked a British held sector. Despite heavy artillery, the assault failed to penetrate the line and the Germans withdrew after fierce fighting, leaving many dead.
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Paris
Senate
Western Front
Augusta Bi Centennial Edition Marks County Pride
The Staunton News Leader and Leader published a 120 page Augusta bi centennial edition, a record regular issue. circulation reached 14 500 with copies mailed nationwide. Gen Hierome L Opie leads the Leader Publishing Co. note on Frederick County’s 1738 creation from Orange County and early colonial governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta County
Staunton News-Leader
Leader
Queen City
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
Leader Papers
Leader Publishing
Gen. Hierome L. Opie
Virginia
Mountain King to Greet Queen at Apple Blossom Pageant
Senorita Lillian Somoza, queen of the Apple Blossom Festival, arrives in a cavern pageant on April 28. The event in Endless Caverns features a syytholic onyx bracelet carved from stalactites and linked with gold. Somoza, daughter of Nicaragua's President Anastasio Somoza, will celebrate her eighteenth birthday during the festival May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senorita Lillian Somoza
Station WRVA To Aid Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Dr. Ridgeley White, publicity director, announced a 15 minute program from Station WRVA Richmond Friday at 9 45 PM. WRVA will cover the coronation of Queen Shenandoah XVII and parade features with music and a review of festival highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeley White
Shenandoah
WRVA
Richmond
W. R. Bishop
Irvin Abeloff
White
Shenandoah XVII
Tax shortage in Baltimore prompts city probe
A $70,000 tax shortfall in Baltimore city funds was discovered by City Collector Thomas G. Young and a State's Attorney investigation has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thomas G. Young
Auction notice for 50 shares of Va Woolen Co stock
Public sale to offer 50 shares in blocks of 10 at the County Court House on Saturday at 11 A M. Brumback Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Va. Woolen Co
County Court House
Co. I. Brumback
Auction Polled Shorthorn Cattle at Winchester Stock Yard
An auction of Polled Shorthorn breeding cattle scheduled for 1 PM on April 19 at Winchester Stock Yard. The listing notes cattle offered for sale with a single highlighted time and venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Stock Yard
Geney and His Saddle Pals At Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Radio fame figures Geney and his Saddle Pals perform at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Tuesday April 16 at 8 p m Admission 15c 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geney
Radio Fame
Sarah Zane
Baked Ham Dinner at St Mary's Menu
St Mary's Church hosts a baked ham dinner Thursday the 18th from 5 30 to 8 00 p m in the parish hall with proceeds to the church fund. Community members are invited to attend and support the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Meth
Navy Prefers Open Disarmament Talks Yet Seeks More Ships
Admiral Harold R. Stark told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that a genuine disarmament effort would be welcomed after the European war ends but the United States should push for a full disclosure of rival navies. He urged a requested 11 percent increase in tonnage from a pending $655 million expansion, while warning of a potential $1.16 billion annual upkeep bill for fleet and air strength. The testimony coincided with scrutiny of a Panama Canal bomb proof lock project, opposed by economy advocates.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Lucas
Stark
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Navy
Congress
Senate Naval Committee
House
Chief of Naval Operations
Japan
Naval Committee
Senate
War Department
Panama Canal
County Students Enter Contest
Edgar Clark and Hugh Orndorff of Stephens City School will join competitors at the College of William and Mary for the fourth annual chemistry contest. Lorimer Walker accompanies them as instructor. The group will be hosted for the weekend and attend a Friday night talk by E. P. Coffey of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Scientific Crime Detection. The examination offers scholarships totaling 310 dollars.
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Williamsburg
Edgar Clark
Hugh Orndorff
Stephens City School
College of William and Mary
Lorimer Walker
Walker
E. P. Coffey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Europe
Census taker recovers tale of kneeling dice game
Clinton Oklahoma April 17. A young woman census enumerator told district supervisor Cecil Baker that two Negroes refused to give names. She said when she entered the room they were kneeling in the center of the floor and were shooting dice.
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Clinton, Okla
Cecil Baker
British Bombers Attack Airfield and Seaplane Base
London reports Royal Air Force heavy bombers hit Trondheim airfield and a nearby German seaplane base on the Norwegian coast. A Sunderland crew described repelling a German bombing run in a Norwegian fjord, with minor damage and no hits on ships or their aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Trondheim
Norway
Royal Air Force
New Techniques In Salesmanship
Police in Dunn North Carolina report a boy bought hose at a store and resold them at a profit telling customers his goods were hot. He said the best way to sell here is to act scared the law will get you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
N. C
British admit loss of submarine Thistle in War Highlights
Highlights report British loss of the submarine Thistle and ongoing naval action in Norway. German updates claim bombardment of Narvik, loss of a German submarine commander, and a torpedoed British destroyer off Shetland. Also notes Yugoslavia spying purge, Romanian oil, western front quiet, and US trade disruption from war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Norway
Berlin
Narvik
Shetland Islands
Mr. Smith Hospitalized at Union Memorial Baltimore
Clarke M. Smith, clerk of the Corporation Court, is a patient at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore in satisfactory condition. AP reported hospital attaches say he is undergoing treatment with no immediate operation planned. Smith fell ill near Moorehead City while to depart with friends for a southern vacation.
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Clarke M. Smith
Corporation Court
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Associated Press
The
Star
Smith
Moorehead
N. C
Herbert Schutte
South
Virginia Population Shifts Highlight 1840 to 1850
Recap from The Richmond Times notes Western Virginia population rose from 432 845 in 1840 to 565 708 in 1850 while Eastern Virginia grew from 806 942 to 863 065. Jail census at Winchester Frederick shows 14 inmates the lowest recorded under Sheriff Bywaters and Deputy DeHaven. Handley Library tulips and public grounds display healthy growth after spring planting by Garden Clubs and Winchester Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard S. Hauck
Richmond Times
Virginia
Winchester-Frederick Jail
John Bywaters
Bob DeHaven
Handley Library
Handley School
City Hall
Garden Clubs
Winchester Evening Star
Trainload of Nazis Slips Past Norway Defenses in Clever Ruse
Report from Stockholm dated April 17 describes a German ruse allowing a trainload of German troops to slip past Hegra fortress near Trondheim and reach the Swedish border. German forces gain control of a key railway cut, foreclosing Allied incursions along the coast and pressuring southern Norway. Norwegian ski units attack near Hakndal while others retreat across the border.
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Germany
Narvik
Oslo
Norway
Trondheim
Thomas F. Hawkins
Stockholm
PIA
Hegra
Sweden
Berlin
Taiwan
Kongsvinger
Germees
Hakndal
Fosseim
Antique Auction Tuesday April 23 at 10 A M
Miles B. Dean advertises an antique auction on Tuesday April 23 at 10 A M at 326 N Cameron St City. Brooks' Pharmacy highlights Rexall One Cent Sale with over 250 value items and a large wallpaper shipment from Gardner B. Hillyard.
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N. Cameron ST
City
Miles B. Dean
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Cammer Dry Cleaning Service Dissolves Partnership
J C Cammer announces the dissolution of the Cammer Dry Cleaning Service partnership with James Gearing effective March 15. Cammer plans to continue operations in Winchester with continued cleaning service.
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James Gearing
Cammer
Winchester
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Mr. Smith
Union Memorial
Gardner B. Hillyard
J. C. Cammer
Cammer Dry Cleaning Service
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