Roosevelt asks Congress to allow WPA funds spend in eight months
President Roosevelt proposed that Congress approve 975 million dollars for the Works Progress Administration in the next fiscal year and grant discretionary authority to spend the entire sum within eight months if necessary. He argued it would sustain relief and employment despite uncertain overseas developments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
House
Adams
Dcolo
Senate
Student quiz on bolts and nuts sparks mistaken answer
A high school science course prompt asked to define a bolt and a nut. A student wrote a quirky answer describing a bolt as a metal stick with a square end and scratches, and a nut as a sawed off piece with wrinkles inside. The professor awarded a large A for the response.
Stassen to Deliver GOP Keynote at Philadelphia Convention
Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen aged 33 was chosen to deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia on June 24. Representative Joe Martin of Massachusetts was recommended as permanent chairman.
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Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Rep
Joe Martin
Mass
Call Of Wild Heard By Legion On Spring Meetings
American Legionnaires hear the call of the wild as spring arrives and plan outdoor meetings. R Y Conrad Post orders a summer gathering with a menu of fried chicken roast turkey T bone steaks and assorted nuts and ice cream. Comrade Ireland to act as associate host with the gathering at the last house on the right of Valley Pike near Rogers service station.
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American
Schenck
Comrade Ireland
Valley Pike
Rogers
Pike
Opequon
Ralph
Clarke Smith Undergoes Major Operation at Union Memorial
Clarke M. Smith, clerk of the Corporation Court, underwent a major operation at Union Memorial Hospital at 7:30 this morning. This afternoon, W. H. Bosserman Sr. reported Smith came through the procedure satisfactorily and his condition is excellent. Smith had traveled to Baltimore for observation several days prior.
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Clarke M. Smith
Corporation Court
Union Memorial Hospital
W. H. Bosserman, Sr
Baltimore
Submarine Thistle Believed Lost With 53 Crew
The admiralty announced that five officers and 48 seamen aboard the submarine Thistle are believed lost. An earlier notice said the crew of 53 are overdue and presumed lost after operating in the North Sea.
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London
Admiralty
Thistle
North
Two Sent On To Grane In Arson Cases
William Edward Henrietta and Charles Anderson Mauck of Stephens City were ordered sent on to the grand jury on arson charges. They pleaded guilty to setting fires at a Rosenberger Lumber Co building and at 419 North Cameron Street. Julian Campbell, also of Stephens City, is being questioned about year long arson activity. Police recovered coats believed stolen from Mrs. Miller Jenkins including a black cloth coat and a blue tweed coat with other items.
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William Edward Henrietta
Charles Anderson Mauck
Stephens City
Grand Jury
Corporation Court
Donald Weems
John W. Rosenberger
Campbell
Henrietta
Coats
Francis Funk
Mauck
Miller Jenkins
Bremen Liner Rumored Lost After Torpedo Attack
Sailor Rydningen says the German liner Bremen sank off Norway with 15 000 troops. Stancliffe torpedoed off northern Scotland. 16 survivors landed in Norway after three days at sea. six mates’ bodies found. German authorities deny details and call reports a swindle. rescue ship Stancliffe reportedly shelled and sunk lifeboat crewed by survivors.
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Stancliffe
Bremen
Norway
Rydningen
Germany
Berlin
Denmark
Scotland
President Roosevelt to travel to Warm Springs
President Roosevelt plans to leave Washington today for Warm Springs Georgia. He will ride a special train to the southern resort in case of urgent matters in Washington.
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Warm Springs
Washington
Roosevelt
Surgeon Performs Second Eye Operation Hopeful for Barbara Davis
In Memphis on April 18 a surgeon began the second operation to free 11 year old Barbara Joyce Davis from silence and darkness. A cataract removal aims to restore light and vision after a prior pupil was created. Barbara has been deaf and blind since meningitis at age three. Her family, seven children, notes she interacts by touch and lip sense, and doctors remain hopeful she may see.
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Memphis
Tenn
Barbara Joyce Davis
Barbara
Helen Keller
Appalachian Apples Partially Exempt From Wage-Hour Rules
The wage-hour division finds cold storage of apples in the Appalachian region a seasonal industry and partially exempt from the Wage-Hour Act. Petitions for review may be filed for 15 days before the finding becomes final. The area covers parts of Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountains along routes 30 and 58, including Albemarle Nelson Amherst Bedford and Henry counties in Virginia.
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Washington
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Albemarle, Nelson, Amherst, Bedford and
Henry
Auto License Revenue Up in Winchester for 1940
Revenue from automobile licenses in Winchester for the first month of the new license year ending April 15 rose by 3328.70 over 1939. Andrew Bell reported 1940 totals at 78,924.40 versus 75,595.70 in 1939, with 912 trucks licensed this year up from 862 and cars rising to 4757 from 4606.
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Winchester
Andrew Bell
Veetaanses Idea
Peter Vredenburgh Dies in Hermosa Beach Coast
The 29 year old Hollywood musician Peter Vredenburgh was found dead in his Hermosa Beach garage. Police report suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. He left behind a wide arc of relatives and notable works including radio solos and a Camel Cavalcade appearance. He studied music in Fontainbleau and at Williams College and served during the war.
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Hermosa Beach
Calif
Peter Vredenburg
Darrell Evans
Vredenburgh
Peter Vredenburgh
Winchester
Virginia Baker Vredenburgh
Miss Eye Baker
George Koch
Panama
C. I
James B. Vredenburgh
Honolulu
Hawaii
U. S. Naval Air Corps
A. M. Baker
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Williams College
Choate School
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Fontainbleau
France
Hollywood
Willis Estate Auction Sale at 310 North Kent
County probate notice announces an auction of the Willis estate goods at 310 North Kent Street on Saturday April 20 at 10 a.m. The sale is listed in the DEAN sale section with an additional reference line dated April 18.
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Willis Estate Goods
North Kent Seer
Sale of 50 shares Virginia Woolen Co stock at county courthouse
Notice states offering 50 shares of Va Woolen Co stock for sale in front of the County Court House on April 20 at 11 A M. Shares sold in blocks of 10. Auctioneer Bromback reserves right to reject any bid.
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Va. Woolen Co
County Court House Lnt
Andl
Bromback
Citizens urged to cooperate in beetle quarantine effort
C R Willey of Richmond urges strict Japanese beetle quarantine compliance after reports of people bringing infested plants from quarantine areas. Stations into the region will reopen next Monday with 16 hour then 24 hour service, and violations can trigger legal penalties.
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C. R. Willey
Richmond
Willey
Winchester
Dance class mishap leaves student injuring glass door
In Philadelphia on April 18, 21 year old student John Homelsky was urged by his teacher to kick higher in a modern dance class. He broke through a glass French door. Two girls fainted and Homelsky was taken to a hospital.
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Philadelphia
John Homelsky
Homelsky
Japanese Cherry Blossoms Open at Handley High School Campus
W R Legge instructor in vocational agriculture says Japanese cherry blossoms at Handley High School are opening and at peak near the building. Weeping trees on Handley Boulevard replaced eight this year due to borers. tulips and hyacinths planted by Garden Clubs show good growth ahead of the Apple Blossom Festival. Upright blossoms on the south campus likely to bloom within two weeks.
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Handley High School
W. R. Legge
Winchester Star
Cammer Dry Cleaning Partnership Dissolved
James Gearing sold his interest in Cammer Dry Cleaning Service and the partnership ends March 15. J C Cammer announces continued operation and thanks patrons for support while Winchester area customers are urged to patronize the business.
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James Gearing
Cammer
Winchester
Auction of Polled Shorthorn Cattle at Winchester Yard
Polled Shorthorn breeding cattle go under the hammer at 1 P.M. on April 19 at Winchester Stock Yard. Includes multiple lots and breeder consignments. Auctioneer and catalog details accompany sale day.
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Winchester Stock Yard
Hall's East Indies Policy Coincides With Japanese View
Tokyo reports that Secretary Hull's call to keep the Netherlands East Indies status quo aligns with Japan's wishes. Arita and Suma in Tokyo echoed the aim to prevent European war spread to the Pacific and maintain existing arrangements. Roosevelt in Washington urged maintaining the regional balance for peace and security.
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Tokyo
Hall
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Privy Council
Hachiro Arita
Netherlands
East Indies
Foreign Office
Yachiro Suma
Pacific
Suma
Hull
Arita
Washington
Roosevelt
Netherlands Indies
Dutch East Indies
War Highlights Across Fronts From United States and Europe
AP reports Hull declares a hands off policy for the Dutch East Indies while Tokyo says the stance aligns with Japan. Allies ready for any Far East eventuality as invasion by Japan looms. US Navy promotes a major air and submarine base at Guam. British and Swedish towns report front activity around Narvik as Germans push into southern Norway. Italy urged to stay neutral and Bari zone questioned as Germany advances toward Sweden and the Balkans.
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Shanghai
Far East
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Balkans
Xxx
Air Ministry
San
Stavanger
Norway
Italy
Sheffield
Cross
Sweden
Germany
Son of Former Local Resident Dies of Wound
Fred N. McDonald, a slot machine operator and son of a former local resident, died at University Hospital from a bullet wound in the abdomen. Police charged Robert W. Kirk with assault and McDonald's death. McDonald, about 37, was nephew to several local residents and traced to Winchester and Wilmington, Del.
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Baltimore
Fred. N. McDonald
University Hospital
Robert W. Kirk
McDonald
Frederick McDonald
Winchester
Wilmington
Del
Albert L. Baker
Eugene R. Branch
This City
Charles W. Morrison
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shorthorn Sale To Be Tomorrow
Breeders from several states gather in this city for the Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Association spring sale at 1 o clock. Secretary Harry McCann cites expected strong prices for 31 head, with last year's top bull price at 250 dollars. Sale manager is G. G. Dickinson. Coleman Dunn auctioneers. Fred Stine clerk.
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Shenandoah Valley
Harry McCann
Paul Teegardin
Ashville
National Association
McCann
G. G. Dickinson
Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Coleman Dunn
Fred Stine
Animal Life Stages Comeback
In Seattle on April 18 Mrs Ja Helard's Pekinese toppled a roof while chasing a bird, fell five stories, hit a light standard, shattered the globe, and bounced unconscious into the street. The dog is now out of the hospital and frisky again. Direct from factory, thirty eight hundred rolls wallpaper offered by Gardner B Hillyard with no price increase.
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Seattle
Ja Helard
Gardner B. Hillyard
Far from least attraction festival draws on blossoming orchards
Shenandoah Blossom Festival nears as Nicodemus cherry orchards near Route 11 in West Virginia show perfect bloom. Charles Combs of Needmore reports the grove is largest in the region and weathered a severe cold elsewhere. A separate note mentions a youth breaking a leg after avoiding a dog. he was taken to Memorial Hospital after crossing a stream. Reporters recall council coverage as new furniture awaits installation. Police face license mix-up for a radio scout car and will use taxis to move prisoners.
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Welltown
Charles Combs
Needmore
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg
Oe S. B
Broad Hints Given To Italy Sweden Warned
London maintains official silence on activities and locations of forces as broad hints are given to Italy and Sweden is warned.
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Italy
Sweden
London
British Troops Reach Norweigian Forces in Norway
Bulletin from London reports that British troops have made contact with Norwegian forces in Norway and that operations are proceeding. No further details provided.
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War Office
Norway
Transport Struck Near Bergen in British Air Raid
The admiralty announced that a German transport and a submarine were hit in the Norwegian port of Bergen during a British air attack.
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Admiralty
Bergen
Chamberlain pledges Balkan peace amid Norway raids
London April 18 Prime Minister Chamberlain assured southeastern European nations of peace and security while British forces in Norway fought to break Germany's hold. Ronald Cross warned Italy and Sweden to stay neutral as air raids and naval actions targeted Stavanger and other targets, with Germany losing planes and runways in the Allied counteroffensive.
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Hugh Wagnon
London
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Norway
Italy
Ronald H. Cross
Sweden
Chamber
Europe
House of Commons
Rexall One Cent Sale Continues Through Saturday
Brooks' Pharmacy advertises a Rexall one cent sale with over 250 greater values continuing through Saturday.
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Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Broken Lenses duplicated prescription offer
Hodgson and Brown optometrists advertise duplicating lenses and filling prescriptions to save money. The ad lists a date and page notation 4-16-18-1p-2th with no further details.
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Hodgson & Brown
Public sale of household goods and antiques set for April 20
A public sale of household goods and antiques is announced for Saturday April 20 1940 at 1 p m. The sale will take place at 217 Shawnee Ave. The notice lists parcel numbers 4 13 16 18 1p 31 linked to the address.
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Shawnee Ave
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R. Y. Conrad Post
Schenck’s
Clarke Smith
Bast
Grane
Weems
P. Vredenburgh
Dean
Handley
J.C. Cammer
By the Assocated Press
U. S. Navy
Guam
Vannas
Associated Press
Narvik
Budapest
Hungary
Russia
Rome
Bari
Stockholm
Merjangsfjord
Bulletin
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