Six youths killed in Powellville crash near Salisbury
In Powellville nine miles east of Salisbury six occupants of a car were killed when it struck a parked truck on a state highway. Victims Thaddeus Dykes Norris Dykes Wisehart Mumford Violet Templeton Evelyn Willey Agnes Taylor all residents of Salisbury or Delmar died. Dykes was married. The car reportedly traveled at least 70 mph and failed to negotiate a curve. No eyewitnesses. the truck driver Edwin Jones Accomac Va was absent at the scene.
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Salisbury
Powellville
Here
Thaddeus Dykes
Norris M. Dykes
Wisehart Mumford
Violet Templeton
Evelyn Willey
Agnes Taylor
Delmar
C. E. Minnick
Minnick
Edwin Jones
WRVA Airs Third Apple Blossom Festival Program
WRVA Richmond airs the third Apple Blossom Festival program at 9 30 tonight with Lieutenant Governor James Price speaking on the apple industry and Winchester history. Narrator W W Glass recounts historic city events, followed by a feature parade segment.
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Richmond
James Mr. Price
WRVA
Winchester
Virginia
Clark T. Cooper
W. W. Glass
Bill
W. R. Bishop
Cooper
New England
Price
Lord Pairfax
James Wood
Glass
Bishop
Risks of Motor Vehicle Injuries Rise As Population Grows
The Associated Press reports Chicago estimates from the National Safety Council indicate one in 100 will be injured in a motor vehicle crash this year, with pedestrians at 400 to 1 to escape injury and 8,000 to 1 to avoid death. For 1934, about 1,250,000 injuries occurred among a population slightly over 125 million. The council projects future injuries roughly matching national population, implying deep risk to families.
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Safety Council
United States
Clinic For Cripples Rescheduled To April 27
The district nurse association will sponsor the orthopedic clinic for crippled persons on Saturday April 27 at their offices near the Court House from 9 30 a m to 1 p m and 2 to 3 p m Dr Robert V Funsten of the University Hospital Charlottesville will direct the clinic which offers free examinations and professional advice aimed at correcting deformities in children and other youths.
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District Nurse Association
Association
Court House
Robert V. Funsten
University Hospital, Charlottesville
Weather Outlook for the Week North and South Atlantic States
Period begins Monday with generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic states. Rain possible Wednesday night or Thursday. Temperatures near or slightly below normal early week, rising modestly later. South Atlantic states expect rain at week start and again over the northern portion midweek, with moderate temperatures overall.
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North
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Hable's Palace Schedules Will Rogers Appearances
Hable's Palace lists daily showtimes for Will Rogers next week at 10 AM 2 PM 3 45 PM 7 15 PM and 9 PM. The recurring afternoon and evening slots indicate multiple daily performances for the beloved entertainer.
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Will Rogers
Winchester Memorial Hospital Announces Administrative Changes
Miss Lillian Anderson resigns as general activities superintendent at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary Jane McCone of San Francisco to succeed her around June first. Margaret Jones to replace Emma Louise Parker in the pathological laboratory. Memorial Hospital adds a new physio therapy department headed by Miss Mary Katherine Aulick with ultraviolet infrared and electric heating. The X ray department under Dr Ellsworth Johnson has been upgraded. The southwest Memorial Hospital unit will be refurbished with 12 private rooms and two ward sections. Resignation is received with regret and tributes to Miss Anderson’s leadership.
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Winchester Memorialospital
Lillian Anderson
Hunter H. McGuire
Miss Anderson
Mary Jane McCone
San Francisco
Calif
Margaret Jones
Emma Louise Parker
Miss Jones
University of Virginia Hospital
McGuire
Mary Katherine Aulick
Harvard Medical School
Memorial Hospital
Ellsworth Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Stewart and
Cork Streets
Richmond
Malone Hable damage suit set for April 29
In Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams will hear the third Malone versus Hable case on Monday April 29. Percy Malone seeks 5,000 damages claiming financial loss from a two car collision two years ago. Earlier suits awarded Frances Malone 12,000 and Della Malone 3,500 totaling 15,500 settled in full.
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Frederick County
Philip Williams
Percy Malones
Herman H. Hable
Percy Malone
Malone
Corporation
Frances Malone
Della Malone
Flower Shop Ad Highlights Beautiful Combinations
An old advertisement promotes arrangements featuring Sweet peas Gardenias Daisies Ray of the Valley Roses Orchids and other blooms from The Flower Shop. The line reads like a vivid catalog of floral pairings and decorative options for customers.
Amelia Earhart Lands in Mexico City After Nonstop Flight
Amelia Earhart arrives in Mexico City at 1:27 p m after a flight from Los Angeles with a stop near Napala. Authorities announce a forced landing for unknown reasons, while crowds greet her at the military field and officials from the presidency and diplomatic corps join the reception.
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Mexico
D. F
Amelia Earhart
Los Angeles
Lancing Opheny
Napala
Cardenas
Diplomatic Corps
Devotion to Duty of Our Volunteer Firemen
H B McCormac president of the Virginia Woolen Company praises Winchester volunteers for their loyalty and duty in building and maintaining an efficient fire department. He notes each generation contributes to a celebrated history and honors today’s responders as a new chapter in notable achievement.
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H. B. McCormac
Virginia Woolen Company
Page Hth
Winchester
Baseball candidates report for Park team practice
Park base ball candidates are asked to report at 2 o clock for practice at the Park field. Manager Lefty Jewett desires as many men as possible to improve the nine and reserve material. Opening game is set with Paramount Cabbies Hagers town next Saturday. The Farm and Home Hour will broadcast a ten minute program about the Festival with Hon Andrew Jackson Montague introducing the Queen after his address.
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Lefty Jewett
Paramount Cabbies
Hagerstown
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Andrew Jackson Montague
Virginia
House of Representatives
Montague
Mlle Veverka
Many Seek Office in Orange Alleged July Race
Orange Va April 20 Sheriff W B Young faces strong opposition for the Democratic nomination. Four challengers have entered the county race G S Mann of Rhoadesville J B Cromer of Locust Grove Wade Newman of Unionville and G A Waugh of Orange.
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Orange
W. B. Young
Orange County
G. S. Mann
Rhoadesville
J. B. Cromer
Locust Grove
Wade Newman
Unionville
G. A. Waugh
Schloss Expert to Visit Gray and Sheetz Monday
An expert fitter from Schloss Brothers and Company Baltimore will be at Gray and Sheetz, North Loudoun Street, Monday April 22 for one day only. He will bring imported and domestic fabrics for spring and summer wear and will measure men and youths in the store Monday morning and afternoon.
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Schloss Brothers and Company
Baltimore
Gray and Sheetz
Loudoun Street
Gray and Sheetz’s
Senate in recess as NRA bill studied in executive session
The Associated Press reports Capitol Hill activity with the Senate in recess while the Finance Committee reviews the NRA bill in executive session. Yesterday the House ratified a copyright treaty subject to reconsideration and debated a farm tenant bill. The House passed a social security bill and the Banking Committee formally approved an omnibus banking bill.
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Finance Committee
House
Senate
Banking Committee
Luttrells Will Debate Tuesday
Mount Airy Grange sponsors a public debate titled Resolved There is more in pursuit than in possession. Luttrell brothers will chair the event at the Mount Airy school house Tuesday evening April 23 starting 7 45. Admission is free.
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Mount Airy Grange
Luttrell Brothers
Mount Airy School House
Hitler Rejects League Protest On German Army Issue
Berlin reports Hitler sent a terse note to the League of Nations council and other powers on his birthday rejecting the protest against Germany’s army. Fourteen nations including Denmark were advised that the league had no right to judge Germany. The note’s virulence fed Berlin readings of Franco Russian ties and Danubian balance and suggested Germany’s military prep may be more advanced than widely thought.
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Berlin
League of Nations Council
Hitler
France
Tax Collections Show Gains In March and Nine Months
Treasury report displays March receipts at 507,304,493 dollars, up from 390,352,846 last year. The nine month period shows tax intake 26 higher than the prior year, indicating overall growth in federal revenues.
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Washington
Treasury
Magazine highlights on capitalism and policy shifts
In April Handley library magazines three pieces stand out on war politics and American prosperity. Nathaniel Peffer argues machine industrialism, not capitalism, causes current dislocations. Walter Lippmann refutes isolationism and urges Anglo American cooperation in the Far East. Chester Davis outlines the 1935 Agricultural Adjustment Act program and its farmer income impact.
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Handley’ Library
America
Nathaniel Peffer
Harpers Magazine
Britain
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
Far East
Chester
Davis
Apple Blossom Queen to Be Crowned in Royal Ceremony
Mademoiselle Nella Veverka will be crowned Queen Shenandoah 12th by Governor H G Kump of West Virginia during the first day of the Apple Blossom Festival. The ceremony mirrors ancient Winchester ritual with Dr S L Flickinger adapting the words for the Shenandoah Valley pageant.
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H. G. Kump
West Virginia
Mlle
Nella Veverka
Winchester
Handley High School
H.G. Kump
Mademoiselle Nella Veverka
Shenandoah
F. A. Read, Jr
Uni
West, Virginia
Dr. Flickinger
Wincheson
Ethelred
Alfred the Great
Handley School
S. L. Flickinger
Shenandosh Valley
Mademoiselle Veverka
Return From Visit To Philadelphia
Dr and Mrs Hunter H Mc Guire and Judge and Mrs A C Carson of Riverton returned last evening from Philadelphia where Dr McGuire attended the monthly meeting of a medical society.
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Hunter H. McGuire
A. C. Carson
Riverton
Phiadelphia
McGuire
Easter Potted Plants and Minstrel Show Ad
Easter potted plants listed include hydrangeas Easter lilies azaleas cinerarias spireas tulips primroses gardenias. Also note Minstrel Show at Armel School House on Wednesday April 24 at 8 p m with admission 10 and 20 cents.
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Armel School
Global Briefs Highlight Pressures and Visits
In Washington critics decry government intrusion while Pittsburgh notes hoboes gather for their annual convention. New York prepares to welcome Admiral Byrd home with President Roosevelt. Rockville reports James Poindexter arraigned on a charge of assaulting a Chevy Chase girl. Philadelphia scientists plan dust storm flights to compare with Venus and Mars patterns. Chengtu faces mass movement away from a Red threat as Americans and Britons depart. Berlin marks Hitler's birthday with a court note rebuking the League of Nations on disarmament.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
New York
R. E. Byrd
Roosevelt
Rockville
James
Poindexter
Chevy Chase
Philadelphia
Mid-West
Venus
Mars
Szechwan
Berlin
Powers of Europe
League of Nations Council
Hitler
Public sale notice for 14 registered polled Shorthorn bulls
Public notice announces a sale of 14 registered polled Shorthorn bulls by the Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Assn on Tuesday April 23 at 1 PM. The ad also promotes new shipment Shirley Temple frocks in sizes 4 to 14 by Margaret L Hodgson.
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Shirley Temple
Margaret L. Hodgson
Shenandoah Valley
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