Members clash over dollar policy amid heated debate
Washington April 20 Rep Robinson charged the administration devaluing the dollar harmed Americans more than Hitler did to Jews. The debate followed Rep Martin defense of the dollar as the safest in the world and the 59 cent dollar claim. The House moved to keep the President's devaluation powers through 1942 and extend the stabilization fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robinson
R.-Ky
Hitler
Martin
D.colo
Robsson
United States
House
D.-Cole
Republican Party
Treasury
Capital
Alaska
mid-Pacific
Puerto Rico
White House
Felix Morley
Washington Post
Ind
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Fleet Main Body Sails For West
The main body of the U S fleet left Virginia waters for the Pacific led by the Argonne flag- ship of the base force. The group included twelve destroyers, Boise, Milwaukee, battleships Mississippi New Mexico Pennsylvania Idaho California, and aircraft carriers Lexington Yorktown Enter prise. The departure followed a Navy Department order issued Saturday with no official explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
U.S
Virginia Waters
Pacific
Argonne
Virginia Capes
Panama Canal
Boise
Milwaukee
Mississippi
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Idaho
California
Lexington
Yorktown
Enterprise
Navy Department
Harvard Students Die in Mexican Plane Crash
Daniel Roosevelt nephew of the President's wife and two Harvard students Bronson H. Rumsey and Carlota Constantine died when a plane returning to the United States from Mexico City crashed near Guadalupe Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Roosevelt
Bronson H. Rumsey
Carlota Constantine
U. S
Mexico City
Guadalupe Victoria
Harvard
Budget details show Frederick County 1939 40 disbursements
The tentative county budget totals 178 444.20 with 127 208.20 for schools and 8 910.00 for public welfare. Local welfare funds cover board, superintendent, case workers, and old age assistance among other items. Other disbursements include board salaries, court costs, and jail care. A May 15 hearing sets the levy at 10 into general fund and school levy plus 10 cents road debt in two districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Board of Supervisors
Commission of Revenue
General
Gainesboro
Back Creek
Flickinger Speaks on Why History at Rotary Meeting
Floyd Flickinger former superintendent of Colonial National Park spoke on Why History at the Rotary Club gathering. Guests included Rotarians Dr. Van Deusen of Front Royal Paul Shank Harrisonburg C L Stahl Charlottesville G Tyler Miller Front Royal J Grover Hillidge Front Royal The Rev A Mackay Smith was a guest of E Blackburn Moore Lawrence Hollis was guest of Joe Hodgson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Flickinger
Colonial National Park
Rotary Club
Dr. van Deusen
Front Royal
Paul Shank
Harrisonburg
C. L. Stahl
Charlottesville
G. Tyler Miller
J. Grover Hillidge
A. MacKay Smith
E. Blackburn Moore
Lawrence Hollis
Joe Hodgson
Torso Slaying Charged in Maryland Steelworker Case
Baltimore police charged Aurelio Tarquinio a 45 year old steelworker and tavern keeper with the murder of Evelyn Rice a 31 year old Georgia girl who worked for him as a barmaid and housekeeper. Authorities say he confessed detailing the butcher knife killing and body parts were found in sewers and his backyard. The head was buried in lime beneath bricks and identified by neighbors who knew her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Aurelio Marco Tarquinio
East Baltimore
Evelyn Rise
Robert ¥ F Stanton
Tarquinio
Evelyn Rice
Louise Bridges
Georgia
Americus
Frank M. Peterson
Evelyn
Virginia Elks set August convention in Winchester
Preparations for the Virginia Elks convention in Winchester August 20 include entertainment committees led by Edwin T. Snider and a 400 attendee expectation. Headquarters at the George Washington Hotel with open house at the Elks Home. Notable guests include Grand Exalted Ruler Dr. Edward J. McCormick and Gov. James H. Price. The event highlights lodge charity spending on tuberculosis care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Elks
Edwin T. Snider
Winchester Lodge
Comemenittee
R. T. Bryarly, Jr
W. Ralph Pifer
James C. Hughes
Kenneth Grimm
J. Hughes
E. T. Snider
Purcell D. Plank
James Nevitt
Emory E. Keyser
Elks
George Washington Hotel
Braddock
Piccadilly Streets
Totel
R. Chess McGhee
Lynchburg Lodge
Edward J. McCormick
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
James H. Price
T. R. Cather
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia
Blue Ridge and
Catawba Sanatoria
R. H. Kerlin
Lindbergh Talks With President at White House
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh met with President Roosevelt for 25 minutes in Washington the day after arriving in the capital. Lindbergh wore a grey business suit and waited 35 minutes in an ante room as Roosevelt was delayed. He traveled in an olive drab Army car with a soldier chauffeur amid a crowd outside the executive offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
White House
Army Air Corps
Mrs Keyser Dies. Mrs Cy Mee's Mother Passes Away
Mrs John A Keyser of Hannibal Missouri died of a heart attack Tuesday night. Her funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM. Mrs Cy Mee of Kernstown traveling from Martinsburg W Va attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie I. Mee
Cy Mee
Kernstown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hannible
John A. Keyser
Keyser
John Keyser
Missouri
Queen Shenandoah Festival Queen Invites Radio Audience
Miss Genevieve Garner daughter of Amarillo Texas and granddaughter of Vice President Garner will preside as Queen Shenandoah XVI at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Thursday and Friday next week. She spoke from Washington DC on the National Broadcasting Company farm and home hour inviting radio listeners to attend the festival and enjoy orchard blossoms pageantry and outdoor programs. Sir Willmott Lewis introduced her and called it an honor to participate in the festival broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Garner
Winchester
Shenandoah XVI
Amarillo
Texas
John N. Garner
Washington, D. C
National Broadcasting Company
Garner
Lewis Miss Garner
Willmott Lewis
Washington
London Times
Miss Garner
Television debut heralded by RCA president at World's Fair
David Sarnoff announced the launch of a new American television industry during a broadcast from the RCA exhibit at the New York World's Fair grounds. The event showcased commercial television receivers now going on sale this week as executives and professionals observed from nearby Rockefeller Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
New York World's Fair
Sarnoff
York
Restored Will Book No 3 records Frederick County court
An old Will Book No 3 of the Frederick Circuit Court, lost during the Civil War era, has been restored by R E Griffith under the Clerk C C Brannon. Judge Philip Williams orders the book to serve as an official Clerk’s record with reentries of writings recorded by the court. The collection dates 1815 to 1830 and includes wills of prominent citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Superior Court of Law
Frederick County
Page County
R. E. Griffith
C. C. Brannon
Philip Williams
Williams
Sai
Martin Garnet
Superior Court
Court of Law
Frederick Counshall
Mrs. H. V. McNeer Expires In Sleep
Mrs. Nannie Mary McNeer 72 widow of Dr. H. V. McNeer of Huntington W Va died in her sleep at Middletown from heart attack. Daughter Miss Bessie McNeer found her dead this morning. Born May 8 1867 Gainesboro Frederick Co. Va she was daughter of Rev Hamilton A Watts. Funeral Saturday 3 p m from residence with Rev J T Brown officiating. Interment Stephens City. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Mary McNeer
H. V. McNeer
Huntington
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley
Middletown
McNeer
Hamilton A
Nannie Wingfield Watts
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Baltimore
South
J. T. Brown
Methodist Church
Stephens City
Ed Sperry
M. Hodes
Samuel O'Neal
Robert Campbell
Arthur Everly
Parker Murray
Watkins Resigns as Master of Blue Ridge Hunt
William B. Watkins resigns after ten years as Master of the Hounds of the Blue Ridge Hunt citing farm family health as reasons. Protests surround the decision but he remains firm. A committee is appointed to urge reconsideration. Mackay Smith elected chairman of Carter Hall Horse Show set for May 27.
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Blue Ridge Hunt
William B. Watkins
Hunt
Watkins
Mackay Smith
Carter Hall
Awning services by E. W. Armstrong Co
Porch window and terrace awnings offered by E W Armstrong Co. Contact phone 639 and address 39 B Piccadilly Street. Availability noted for Tuesday Thursday and 1 p m to 4 p m times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Armstrong CO
B. Piccadilly St
Charles D Talbert Killed in Mass Blast
Charles D Talbert, 39, a non commissioned Army sergeant, was killed instantly when debris from a blasting operation at Fort Devons, Massachusetts, crushed him as he dined. His body will be brought to Winchester for burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. He leaves a widow Marie Cote and two young sons James and Dewey, plus three sisters and several nieces and a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Talbert
W. O.talbert
Morningside Drive
United States Army
Fort Devons
Mass
M. Talbert
Brucetown
Methodist Church
Talpert
James Talbert
Talbert
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Mr. Talbert
Lexington
Boy Scouts
Navy
Army
Fred Recher
J. C. Recher
Ayer
Marie Cote
James
Dewey
Ruth Talbert Yost
Lois Talbert
Fayetteville
W. V
Joyce Talbert
Washington, D. C
Lois
Winifred Yost
Edwin Cooper Yost
City
Officers Seize 16 Gallons Moonshine in Bethel Raid
Frederick county officers confiscated 16 gallons of moonshine whiskey and arrested Mrs. Mary Wilson during a raid at a home near Bethel Church. Sheriff John Bywaters and Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven took part. Wilson is held for trial in the local jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mary Wilson
Bethel Church
Pope Urges May Crusade of Prayer for Peace
The pope called a world May crusade of prayer seeking Christian peace, urging especially the prayers of children as tensions rise. Mussolini rejected Roosevelt's non aggression guarantees, Britain forms a ministry of supply, and Hitler marks his 50th birthday with a military display amid global anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pius XII
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Hitler
Danzig
Italy
Il Duce
Berlin
Germany
Fuehrer
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Leslie Burgin
Ankara
Turkey
Paul Telekz
Step Csaky
Sofia
Bulgaria
Romania
Dobruja
Black Sea
le Havre
Paris
Normandie
Today’s Special $100 Off on New 39 De Luxe Ford
Pine Motor Co. Dodge and Plymouth dealers offer a discount of 100 dollars on a new 39 De Luxe Ford. The ad promotes a limited time price break to attract buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Pine Motor CO
Dodge & Plymouth Dealers
Special Police Applications During Festival Dates
The police station will receive applications for special police during the festival on April 27 and 28. The notice, dated 4-19-19, is from Hollis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
A Prayer For Animal Friends
Prayer asks God to hear mercy for suffering animals and calls believers to be true friends. It petitions for mercy for those overworked and starving, abused, captive behind bars, in pain or dying, and facing death, urging compassion through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
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Moling & Cather
Flickinger
Aurelio Tarquinio
Garden of Flowers
Elks’ Meeting
Queen
Wilmott Lewis
Baldridge
Lawrence Washington
Mrs. Carter
Superior
Pope Pius
France
H. V.mcneer
Mr. Gaver
Chas. D. Talbert
Special Police
Animal Friends
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