Rotary District Nominations Highlight Conference
Oulton outlines Rotary ideals and community service as 350 delegates register at the 186th District conference. Nomination of District Governor scheduled for 4 50 pm with Dr Merle Showalter and A G Cummings as contenders. Raymond C Campbell to announce results tomorrow. Palmer, a former district governor, to speak on Rotary legacy.
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Rotary
Ala K Oulton
D of Directors
Rotary International
United States
Jen H
Dowell J. Howard
Merle Showalter
Christiansburg
A. G. Cummings
Bedford
Raymond C. Campbell
Elizabethton
Tenn
Oulton
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
New World
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf
Testant
Newland
Europe
America
Quebec
Wolfe
Montcalm
Can
E. W. Palmer
Kingsport
Merriam Webster's Dictionary
Palmer
Kremer Estate Valued at 74117 Dollars for Heir
The Kremer estate of Mrs Vernier Kremer widow of Thomas Kremer who died last month is appraised at 74117.40 dollars. Her son John Thomas Kremer aged 30 is the sole heir. Appraisers were J H Fath Paul Haldeman and George Snyder.
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Vernier Kremer
Thomas Kremer
Corporation Court
John Thomas Kremer
J. H. Fath
Paul Haldeman
George Snyer
Winchester Hosts Rotary District Conference Welcome
Winchester welcomes Rotarians of the 186th District for their annual conference in the city home to the current District Governor. The speech stresses global fellowship and friendship within Rotary amid war and oppression, urging continued hope and ideals to sustain right over wrong.
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Winchester
Rotary
Iesseston
Hottest April 20 on record for Winchester area
A 95 degree high yesterday made April 20 the warmest day in 49 years of Winchester and Frederick County records. Only one prior date, April 25, 1025, exceeded it. Evening readings cooled from 84 at 8 pm to 60 at 9 pm and 6 am today. Frost risk looms for orchards with full apple bloom possible by Thursday or Friday. Staymans and Delicious apples are ready. Blag Twigs are out. Rome Beauties behind.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Rome
License Sales Reach New High in Winchester
Winchester reports a record 6,412 automobile and truck licenses sold in a 30 day period ending April 16, bringing $85,280.15 in receipts. The year 1940 saw 6,134 passenger and truck licenses for $81,006.30, with 278 more auto and 17 more truck licenses sold this year and revenue up by $4,273.85.
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Winchester
Andrew
Six Are Missing In A Rowboat
CHASE Md April 21 Coast Guard patrol boat searched Chesapeake Bay for a family of six unreported since they set out Sunday in a 16 foot rowboat with an outboard motor Mr and Mrs ter Spangler of Spring Grove Pa and their four children aged nine to? were aboard The boat was rented yesterday by Arthur H M who said it was not returned last night Police were notified and Coast Guard alerted
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Chase
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Lester Spangler
Spring Grove
Arthur H. M
Spangler
Weems Case Set For April 30 In Virginia Court
Former trial justice Donald L. Weems faces indictment on alleged irregularities in official accounts. Trial date set for April 30 in Corporation Court. bond remains $4,000. no jury summoned. Defense includes J Sloan Kuykendall and State Senator Aubrey Weaver. Official audit covers 1935 to 1941, notes $7,155.05 unaccounted fines and costs.
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Donald L. Weems
Philip Williams
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
L. Mearthy Downs
Weems
James H. Price
Maryland Casualty Company
Clevelander Grounded Offshore Near Cape Hatteras
The 1,460 ton Clevelander, owned by National Motorship Corp of Wilmington Del, ran aground 15 miles north of Cape Hatteras early today while fully loaded. Her 18 crew members are unharmed and not in immediate danger. Coast guardsmen, aided by nearby mesons od by and the coast tide, suspect the vessel wandered inshore during last night's dense fog.
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Mantec
N. C
Clevelander
National Motorship Corporation of
Wilmington
Del
Cape Hatteras
Mesons
Lohr Capper Estate Divided in Probate
The will of M. Lohr Capper who died April 9 was probated in Corporation Court. Executors Mattie G. Capper and Frances W. Rodman face a $66,000 bond and the bulk of the estate goes to widow and daughter share and share alike. Rodman resides in Cumberland. his 330 North Loudoun street home goes to Mrs Capper and the adjoining lot to Mrs Rodman. Grandson John F. Rodman III receives 100 Shenandoah Valley National Bank shares held until age 21. Appraisers named: H. Harper, Harold G. Brown, B. M. Sullivan, Solenberger, Clifford.
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M. Lohr Capper
Corporation Court
Mattie G. Capper
Frances W. Rodman
Rod
Harold G. Brown
B. M. Sullivan
Apes Solenberger
Clifford
Coal Act Violation Charged Hearings Set
The bituminous coal division plans hearings after alleging soft coal producers violated minimum price rules. New dates include F. B. Pry, Wayne and Jay Finley Stiltner, WV, May 22 at Cattlettsburg. FestG ec Comp ton, Swords Creek, VA. D. H. Herron, Johnson's Mill, VA, May 21 at Bluefield, WV.
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Washington
Bituminous
F. B. Pry
Wayne
Jay Finley Stiltner
West Virginia
Cattlettsburg
W. M. Buckles Festg Ec. Compton
Swords Creek
D. H. Herron
Johnson's Mill
Bluefield
W. Va
Duke Voices Gratitude For British War Aid In Palm Beach
The Duke of Windsor visited Palm Beach to thank the British war relief group and discuss details of its work. His radio address was described as a message of appreciation to Palm Beach and American sympathy and aid. The broadcast for WJNO was set for 7:30 p.m. EST today, with Fred Bate of NBC present fueling talk of a possible network airing.
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Palm Beach
Fila
Duke of Windsor
America
British Empire
WJNO
Fred Bate
National Broadcasting Company
Large county woodlot fire burns across 150 200 acres
A major woodland fire in Frederick County burned through about 150 to 200 acres along both sides of the Opequon between the Valley Pike at Bartonsville and the Front Royal road. It started on Earl Shade’s land near Bartonville around 1:30 PM yesterday and spread rapidly to Loy Eaton and Gratton Crawford properties.
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Frederick County
Earl Shade
Lou Eaton
Frank and
Gratton Crawford
Virginia Stiles
Tom Perry
A. L. Slonaker
Onaga
Opequon
Valley Pike
Bartonsville
Frontreal Road
Macedonia Secon
Bartonville
Loy Eaton
Shade
Eaton
No Tranquility For U S A If Aggressors Win
Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones warned at a New York luncheon that if aggressor nations triumph the United States will see little tranquillity. He urged readiness, noting the shift from peacetime to full arming and stressing the role of press integrity and Associated Press in reporting impartially.
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New York
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse H. Y
America
Associated Press
Jones
Had Chained Child To a Bed Post
Stephen W. Piechocki held on $500 bail for grand jury action on charges of chaining his son to a bed post. The boy Stephen Jr testified he was chained by the leg on Saturday morning while parents were away. Police found him crying. a pitcher of water and bread were nearby. Piechocki pleaded guilty to assaulting striking and chaining the boy. the child bore bruised ears and a cut above his right eye.
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Baltimore
Stephen W. Piechocki
John W. Prinz
Piechocki
Stephen, Jr
Rocks
Stephens
Treasury unveils plan to raise 3.5 billion dollars in new taxes
The Treasury told the Ways and Means committee of a 3.5 billion dollar revenue program for 1942. Chairman Doughton refused to reveal details, citing potential alarm. Morgenthau and tax chiefs discussed funding a 19 billion dollar budget with two thirds taxes and one third borrowing. Senator Glass urged universal taxation in this emergency.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Coughton
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Congress
Morgenthau
Glass
D.-Va
Tne Teak
House Committee
Strikes Decline Says Hillman Reports Fewer Work Stoppages
Sidney Hillman, associate director of the Office of Production Management, told a Senate special committee that defense program strikes are decreasing and shorter. He noted about 15,000 workers are on strike nationwide in defense industries outside coal, down from 8,000 two weeks earlier, while defense employment exceeds 2,000,000. He described in plant training plans and praised cross group cooperation building a skilled national workforce.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Senate
Hillman
OPM
United States
King Peter II of Yugoslavia Reaches Jerusalem Aboard Plane
Dispatches from Beirut report 17 year old King Peter II of Yugoslavia arrives in Jerusalem after a Mediterranean flight. An unidentified Yugoslav cabinet member is said to have been killed during an in-flight attack. Premier Gen. Dusan Simovic and other officials are named among the arriving party.
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Prange
Beirut
Lebanon
Peter II of
Yugoslavia
Jerusalem
Mediterranean
Peter
Dusan Simovic
Vladimir Macek
Momtchilo Nincig
German panzer advance nears Athens as Greece battles intensify
German columns push 150 miles from Athens through Thessaly as British report withdrawals to a shorter defense line. Nazis claim Larisa and Trikkala captured while Italians report a major west front engagement to wipe out the Greek army. Rome says Axis forces thwart an Allied relief landing near Bardia. RAF raids strike Cologne and Duesseldorf as longing arms talks widen defense interchanges.
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Athens
Thessaly
George II
Larisa
Trikkala
Adolf Hitler
Grece
Gulf of Corinth
Lamia
London
A. Hays
Fia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Mt. Olympus-Io Niaa
Theraermopylae
Aegean
Hitler
Dunkerque
d’Aosta
Dtal
Winchester JBT Named Best In State Of Va
The Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce awards Winchester Junior Board of Trade the Giessen bier Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding Junior Chamber in the year. The Blood Donor Corps also wins Best Single Project in Class B cities. Suffolk wins Class A Peanut Festival. Winchester earns several other project honors.
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Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Danville
Sotelo
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Suffolk Junior Chamber of Commerce
West Var Youth Chosen as Typical Private in Panama Dept
The War Department designated Wetzel Lee Bias 20 of Huntington West Virginia as the typical private of the Panama Canal department. He received a special medal from the Panama American for his military record soldierly bearing and achievements. A letter to Bias from Lieut Gen Daniel Vai Voorhis, commander of the Panama Canal, explains the selection criteria.
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Washington
War Department
Wetzel Lee Bias
Panama Canal Department
Panama American
Bias
Huntington
W. Va
Daniel Vai Voorhis
Panama Canal
British Greek Allies Hold Line as German Drive Rages
Allied forces in Thessaly retreat to undisclosed positions as German advance presses the Greek front. British say 16 German planes down, seven Allied fighters destroyed, four pilots lost. Bombing raids hit Cologne, Duesseldorf, Rotterdam docks, and Dunkerque as the Axis push continues.
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Athens
Ain
Thessaly
Ancient Democracy
Taylor Evans Garage Burns in North Kenton Street Fire
A garage owned by W. Taylor Evans, a colored taximan, burned early this morning on North Kenton Street. Fire crews saved adjacent houses but a pickup truck owned by Dr. Pinley and several Evans cars were lost. Damage was not yet determined. A second alarm at 7 pm reported a rekindling but volunteers quickly controlled it.
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W. Taylor Evans
North Kenteene
Dr. Pinley
W. T. Sullivan
Evans
Michigan Governor: mediation board can settle GM dispute
Governor Van Wagoner, in Washington with President Roosevelt, said the Michigan Mediation Board can handle any labor dispute with GM and that settlements will happen at the conference table. CIO UAW served a five day strike notice against General Motors seeking union shop and higher wages, with no defense work to be struck. The Appalachian coal contract deadlock persists, halting soft coal production in eight states since April 1.
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Associated Press
van Wagoner
Michigan
General Motors
Roosevelt
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Michigan Mediation Board
C.I.0
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Appalachian
WPA Toll for Free Health Info Project in Petersburg
Richmond officials announced a Works Progress Administration plan to extend free health information in Petersburg with a total expenditure of 7002.15 dollars. The city will contribute 1341.25 dollars and the WPA 5660.90 dollars to fund the project.
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Richmond
Work Projects Administration
Petersburg
W.P.A
Handley School Grounds Cherry Blossoms Bloom Across Campus
Visitors praise the Handley School grounds as the double Japanese cherry blossoms reach full bloom. High winds last night stripped half of a Welcome Rotarians banner on Valley Avenue near Handley, accelerating blossoms’ departure.
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Handley School
Handley
Rotarians
Valley Avenue
Handley Grounds
Jack Warner and Wife Separate Declared by Lawyers
Los Angeles April report says Jack L Warner and his wife of Beverly Hills separated amid rumors. Attorneys for Warner deny romantic cause, noting a recent marital split following prior divorce from his first wife.
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Jack Warner
Wife
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