Rebels Beaten At Teruel Front In Fierce Civil War Battles
British and government columns pressure the Teruel salient as insurgents fall back slowly. Air raids target Zaragoza Camino lines destroying bridges while battles flare in Cordoba province and Madrid outskirts. The fighting marks heavy activity across Aragon Bilbao and Guadalajar fronts with no food reaching insurgents near Madrid.
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Madrid
Teruel
Valenica
Albarracin
Spain
Monterde
Bronchales
Teruelteat
Valencia
Guadalajara
Aragon
Rio de Jiloca
Zaragoza-Camino
Cordoba
Andujar
Bilbao
Jose Miaja
University City
Casa de Campo
Winchester Spring Brings Bold Turn in Track and Band
MA Winchester notes Spring mood lifting restraints as she shines, while Handley Judges draw attention with strong track showings. The Track team clears a major hurdle, scoring with ease, and Prof. McIlwee’s band earns praise for its discipline and performance this season.
Frederick County Teachers Plan Banquet and Dental Clinic
The Frederick County Teachers Association will hold a banquet possibly the first in its history with Orville W. Wake as chair and Allen DeHaven and Kathryn Funk on the committee to choose place and time. The event will focus on entertainment and comradeship and will have no speakers. At the same meeting plans for a county wide dental clinic next fall were announced with $125 contributions from both the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, $59 from the Lions Club, $25 from the Elks Club, and aid from civic groups and organizations like the Red Cross and Home Demonstration Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Orville W. Wake
Middletown High School
Allen DeHaven
Kathryn Funk
Frederick County Teachers
Ounty Dental
Paul Behrens
Gore
Board of Supervisors
School Board
Lions Club
Elks Club
Frederick County
Winchester scale survey finds portion inaccurate
A report by J. H. Meek to the city manager notes 20 percent of small scales 16 percent of heavy scales and 12 percent of kerosene pumps in Winchester were inaccurate. The survey completed April 1 was released to the city manager and continues on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
J. H. Meek
Divisions of Markets
Knee Pants For U. S. Diplomats At Coronation
London April 19 United States Ambassador Robert W Bingham will wear knee breeches at King George VI coronation May 12 following Earl Marshals regulations. James W Gerard Roosevelt s special representative also to wear knee pants. Pershing and Admiral Rodman to wear uniforms. Official guidance from Duke of Norfolk cites black evening dress coat white waistcoat white tie and black knee breeches with buckles for non uniformed diplomats.
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London
United States
Robert W. Bingham
George VI
James W. Gerard
Roosevelt
General Pershing
Hugh Rodman
Duke of Norfolk
New Mattson Threats Raised in Tacoma Case
Dr W W Mattson father of slain Charles Mattson aged 10 reports new threats against his family in Tacoma Washington daily letters since December 27 kidnapping. He says the threats target Muriel 15 and William 16 but he believes they come from cranks and vows the kidnap slayer will be caught. The FBI reviews each letter as the case continues with no clear suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles Mattson
Muriel
William
Charles
Everett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Science Aids In Propagation Of Fish At Model Waterlick Nursery
State Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries operates a Waterlick hatchery near Waterlick with 20 plus ponds and modern facilities. Fish spawn from May 10 to fall, reared on ground sheep liver, salt water fish, and daphnia. George P. Rives guides the program while W C Hawley explains the works to editor O Flasherty of the Richmond Times Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model Waterlick
State Commission On Game and Inland Fisheries
Waterlick
Izaac Walton
Food Department
Passage Creek
George P. Rives
McKenney
W. C. Hawley
Christiansburg
O'Flasherty
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Contributions Arrive Slowly For Big Fete
The Apple Blossom Festival Finance Committee faces a funding shortfall as contributions come in slower than expected. Delays in opening the campaign this year are cited, and officials seek prompt local support to ensure the festival proceeds smoothly. Philip Fowle chairs the committee and asks Frederick County residents who supported the event before to contribute again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Fowle
Frederick County
Spring Day Draws Thousands to Shenandoah Valley
A sunny warm spring like day drew thousands of motorists to the Shenandoah Valley and Washington to view the cherry blossoms. Skyline Drive and George Washington National Forest roads led traffic with cars entering at about 200 an hour and Winchester traffic steady. Local businesses reported strong sales, with restaurants and filling stations noting brisk business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Washington
George Washington National Forest
Winchester
Winchester Park Association Meeting Tonight
The Winchester Park Association holds its regular monthly meeting in the City Hall Council Chamber at 8 o clock this evening April 19. Members are urged to attend as the Swimming Pool committee reports on the feasibility study and other important business will be discussed. Fred W. Forney President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park Association
Fred. W. Forney
Farmers Raising Hogs Seeks Garbage at City Quarry
Farmers wishing garbage for hogs must apply at City quarry at 7 a.m. for the next two weeks starting April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Quarry
Philadelphia Orchestra Sets Out on 11 000 Mile Tour
The Philadelphia Orchestra sails on an 11 000 mile concert tour covering 23 cities including Montreal and Toronto. It will perform 37 concerts in five weeks with Eugene Ormandy and Jose Iturbi conducting in Stokowski absence. The tour begins Tuesday in Atlanta and includes stops at Ann Arbor and White Plains before ending May 23.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Orchestra
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Leopold Stokowski
Eugene Ormandy
Jose Iturbi
Atlanta
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Ann Arbor
Mich
White Plains
N. Y
Hills Raked For a Slayer
In Oakland Maryland on April 19 guards protected two people fearing violence as police hunted Clyde Friend 30 the prime suspect in the killing of a farmer in the Friendsville area. Deputy Sheriff William Owens reported sighting the fugitive twice as thirty officers searched near the suspect’s home. Chauncey Friend his brother in law said Clyde had threatened him yesterday and fled. Clyde was last seen walking toward his mother’s house while neighbors kept away armed with a rifle.
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Oakland
Friendsville
Here
William Owens
Clyde Friend
Chauncey Friend
Clyde
Owens
Chauncey
Lester Bittinger
Harry Friend
Blast kills mother and eight children in Wisconsin farm home
On April 19 a blasting explosion at a Muskego farm destroyed a two story house killing Mrs. Mary Waszak aged 46 and eight of her ten children. John Waszak Jr 20 Lottie 16 Louise 18 Eleanor 15 Helen 12 Frank 9 Joseph 7 Raymond 12 were found dead.
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Muskego
Wis
Mary Waszak
John, Jr
Lottie
Louise
Eleanor
Helen
Frank
Joseph
Raymond
John Waszak
Martin E. Fromm
Waszak
del Meyer
BIDS FOR PARK CONCESSION AT WINCHESTER PARK
The Winchester Park Association concession committee calls for bids on the soft drink stand for 1937. No beer will be sold. Bids due by April 19 at 7 PM with a $50 certified check refundable if not accepted. Co. D. Barnett, Secretary.
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Winchester Park Association
Ball Park
Co. D. Barnett
Postmasters Plan Virginia Chapter Drive and Convention
The Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters met in Richmond to launch an intensive membership drive and to plan the annual convention and banquet on July 22 at the Jefferson Hotel. W. Nelson Page and other officers outlined dues, benefits, and legislative goals including a minimum wage for fourth class postmasters and Civil Service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
National Association of Postmasters
Richmond
Jefferson Hotel
Page
W. Nelson Page
Winchester
Robert W. Schultke
Norfolk
Clyde W. Saunders
H. Fil Grismond
Fredericksburg
Nation Association
Page i Eee
Civil Service
Postoffice Department
Helen Wills Love Begins Seven Years to Life Prison
Helen Wills Love, described as a horror coma slayer, starts serving seven years to life at Teheahapi prison for shooting her secret husband. She expresses acceptance of prison life and claims the seven day coma was involuntary. She says she would have used such sleep herself if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Helen Wills Love
Teheahapi
Increased Fixed Charges Are Cited
Senate committee chair Byrd cites Brookings Institution findings that federal fixed charges will stay high. The report shows federal spending rising from about 1 billion before World War I to about 7 billion in the past three fiscal years, with postwar levels near 3 billion during a downturn. The Brookings intro frames a broader study for reorganizing federal agencies and consolidating government operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Committee On Governmental Reorganization
Brookings Institution
Treasury
Research Agency
Brookings
Joint
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Gov't
Senate Select Committee
Labor rift looms as AFL plans action against CIO unions
Washington April 19 A high labor source predicts AFL executive council will move to expel CIO unions now under suspension. The plan includes calling a special convention to formalize expulsion while CIO leaders meet to chart policy on automobile workers. Ford expansion plans flank the labor dispute as Wagner Act decisions intensify organizing campaigns.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
A. F. of L
Labor Authority
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Automobile Workers
Ford Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Otor
General Motors
Canada
UAWA
Ontario
Ford Company
National Labor Relations Board
Homer Martin
Automobile Union
Anh
Henry Ford
Detroit
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Fauver Appeal Set After ABC Liquor Charge
The regular term opened with Judge Philip Williams presiding. E G Fauver, fined 100 dollars and six months in jail for selling a pint of liquor without a license, noted an appeal through attorney Harry R Kern Jr. The appeal is set for April 28 and the lower court contended the sale was not consummated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Fauver
William Brady
Donald Weems
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Grim Ends Hunt in Dayton Liquor Raid Kill
A deputy sheriff killed Clifford Sweet, 33, with a machine gun during a liquor raid ending a two year manhunt. Also classified ads seek experienced sales staff for ready to wear at Hamburger's Specialty Shop.
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Dayton, O
Clifford Sweet
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Bilboa
Ford
Labor
Homer L. Martin
Frederick
O. W. Wake
Dental Clinic
Meek
U. S
Mattson
Federal
I Festival
Moling & Cather
Hills
A.F.L
Helen Love
Senator Byrd
Brookings Survey
FORDS
U.S. Labor Relations Board
Auto Workers’ Union
Hamburger’s
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