Suit on Aluminum Company seeks complete property rearrangement
The Justice Department filed suit in the Southern District of New York against the Aluminum Company of America and 61 related entities and individuals. It alleges oppressive price fixing and a plan to restrain trade under the Sherman act, noting a March 1 price advance despite higher earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
New York
Aluminum Company of America
C. C. Carr
Aluminum Company
Department of Justice
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Sidewalk condition sparks public comment in Winchester
Citizens complain about dangerous, uneven sidewalks and applaud early adopters who replace worn brick with concrete or brick improvements. Officials have discussed the issue repeatedly, urging broader action to improve pedestrian safety.
Divine Let Out On Bond For Harlem Assault
In New York on April 23 Father Divine known as George Baker was arraigned on felonious assault charges with $500 bail. A disorderly crowd of about 1 000 cult followers pressed around as he was escorted from the courtroom, while four other cultists faced similar charges after the stabbing of Harry Green of Weehawken New Jersey during a riot at Divine’s Harlem headquarters. Hearing set for April 30.
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New York
Harlem
Father Divine
William Farrell
God
Father
Messiah
Divine
George Baker
Harry Green
Weehawken
N. J
Green
United Automobile Workers
Mitchell Hepburn
J. L. Cohen
Geenral Motors
C. Millard
Oshawa
Cohen
Millard
Generalada, Ltd
Kongen
Lewiston
A. Howard Myers
New England
Wagner
Arthur Chapman
Committee For Industrial Organization
Honeymoon Tourist Camp Considers Name Change
Hayfield Tourist Camp operator C. L. Whitlock considers renaming his site The Honeymoon Tourist Camp after three newly married couples stayed in 48 hours. Dorsey Pingley from Norton West Virginia, Thomas Pilverio from New York, and Walter Evans from Philadelphia all celebrated recent weddings. Whitlock gave each couple Shenandoah Valley souvenirs showing apple orchards. An ad notes Crosley Fiver Radio for sale by W. C. Willis in Philadelphia.
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C. L. Whitlock
Hayfield
Dorsey Pingley
Norton
W. Va
Thomas Pilverio
New York
Walter Evans
Philadelphia
Whitlock
Shenandoah Valley
Wanted applications for special policemen at festival
Notice calls for applicants to serve as special policemen for the Apple Blossom Festival two days. Applications are to be received at the office of the Chief of Police. The item includes an additional classified line about New Holeproof Hosiery price at 79 cents per pair from Moling and Cather.
Stock Auction at Dunn Dunn & Duvall Public Sale
Stock of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company to be auctioned Saturday April 24 at 12 Noon. Auction at the front of the courthouse. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall for the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Court House
Dunn & Duvall
Elaine Barrie Wins Divorce From John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie, 21, known as the Ariel to John Barrymore's Caliban, was granted a divorce in Los Angeles after a brief trial. Barrymore, 55, did not attend. Judge Walter B. Gates declared the divorce and wished better luck next time.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Barrie
Ariel
John Barrymore
Caliban
Elaine
Edna Jacobs
Barrymore
Walter 8. Gates
Central Relief Association reports relief funds and plan
W Nelson Page chairs annual campaign report shows 2 463 subscribers and 10 675 71 raised. Budget for next year includes 700 District Nurse 300 TB aid 1 000 hospitalization 5 200 food fuel clothing 500 campaign costs and 60 0 contingencies totaling 10 000. A committee of Page Cooper and Brooks to seek industry cooperation with Welfare for temporary employment.
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Central Relief Association
W. Nelson Page
Boc
Page
Page Eugene Cooper
Department of Welfare
Department
Rebels Shoot Officers as They Revolt on Corpoba Front
Valencia April 23 The Spanish government announced a 175 man insurgent infantry revolted on the Corpoba front and shot their officers and deserted to government lines. Non commissioned officers and 32 soldiers from other units joined the uprising. Reports from the front said.
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Valencia
Corpoba
Gas 19 Cents A Gallon Beer At Chuck and Rays
Daily sales note lists 19 cent gas and beer offerings at Chuck and Rays with a three for one deal promo. Local shop advertises convenience items and friendly service amid town commerce.
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Chuck & Ray
Watches And Rings Stolen From Hodgson and Brown Jewelry
Thieves robbed Hodgson and Brown Jewelry on West Boscawen Street after 4 a.m. They cut the plate glass window, took watches and rings valued around 200 dollars while attendants at a nearby filling station may have been distracted by a truck. City police checked the door at 2 a.m. and a private detective saw nothing amiss at 4 a.m. Richard Brown was alerted at 5 45 a.m. by Urban Sheetz.
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Hodgson and Brown Jewelry
Richard Brown
Urban Sheetz
Mr. Brown
Public sale at Glen Gardner farm to auction machinery
A public sale is set for April 28 at 1 p m at the Glen Gardner farm one mile east of Chestnut Grove on Back Creek. The sale will include machinery and household goods. Harry L McCann is the agent handling the sale.
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Glen Gardner Farm
Chestnut Grove
Back Creek
Harry L. McCann
Apple Blossom Pageant Tickets Go On Sale For Two Showings
Four thousand seats go on sale at the Apple Blossom Festival headquarters in the George Washington Hotel for the two presentations of the pageant When Beauty Came. Tickets cost 40 cents and no bleachers will be used chairs will be provided. The first show is May 7 at 3 30 after Miss Gretchen Bigelow Thomson is crowned Queen Shenandoah XIV and the second show is May 8 at 10 30 in the morning. The Parade Trail of the Pink Petals will be at 2 o clock on the second day and churches will host viewing options.
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George Washington Hotel
Gretchen Bigelow Thomson
Shenandoah XIV
Handley Bowl
Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbrough Dies at 74
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbrough 74 widow of Benjamin Kimbrough will be held from the Emmart home 314 West Piccadilly street at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Rev E T Clark of First Baptist Church will officiate and burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers are Dailey Slonaker S C Brooks William M Richards Dr Ralph B Snapp Leonard Miller and George W Allison. She was a native of Northumberland county Va and a member of the old and.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kimbrough
Benjamin Kimbrough
Wade H. Emmart
West Piccadilly Street
Emmart
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Dailey Slonaker
S. C. Brooks
William M. Richards
Ralph B. Snapp
Leonard Miller
George W. Allison
Kimbrough
Northumberland County
Spelling Bee Mockery Led To Modern Reading methods
Federal Education Commissioner Dr. John W. Studebaker said the old time spelling bee was a mistake and did not teach spelling. He argued alphabet drills slowed learning and that children now recognize words as objects and learn to read by reading.
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J. W. Davis Washington
John W. Studebaker
United States Commissioner of Education
Studebaker
Iowa
Vivian Page Enters Virginia Governor Race
Norfolk April 23 Vivian Page state senator from Norfolk announced candidacy for governor of Virginia subject to a party primary in August Price the lieutenant governor had been the only announced candidate. Page may withdraw from the lieutenant governorship to oppose Price. The filing deadline is May 5.
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Norfolk
Vivian Page
Virginia
Eteres
James H. Price
Page
Price
Saxon Holt
Newport News
Senate
Robert W. Daniel
Brandon
Union Bank Directors Re-elected at Stockholders Meeting
At a Union Bank stockholders meeting yesterday the board for the coming year was re elected. Directors listed include H B McCormack Fred Thwaite C I McVicar John H Rosenberger B P Harrison Coleman Dun Bailey J W Richard and Llewellyn Jackson. Officers to be elected next Tuesday morning. Reports show progress and the bank in excellent condition.
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H. B. McCormack
Fred Thwaite
C. ?. McVicar John H. Rosenberger
B. P. Harrison
Coleman Dun
Bailey
J. W. Richard
Llewellyn Jackson
Union Bank
Commissioners Named By Winchester Presbytery for Montreal Assembly
In Martinsburg West Virginia the Winchester Presbytery elected Rev J R Graham and Rev J A Trostle as principal commissioners to the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly in Montreal Quebec with a close vote of 17 15. Alternates were Rev Jonathan Edwards and Rev Dr G G Sydnor. Lay representation was decided between James Webster and Lawyer with Paxton and Ginn as alternates. next meeting place and sermon preacher to be decided by the moderator and clerk.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
W Va
J. R. Graham
China Mission Field
J. A. Trostle
Hancock
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Montreal
N. C
Graham
Trostle
Jonathan Edwards
Woodstock Va
G. G. Sydnor
Charles Town
Edwards
Sydnor
L. H. Ginn
Berryville
Harry Sawyer
Berkeley Springs
House Building Costs Continue To Rise In 1937
New York reports show residential construction costs accelerating with March totals at 90.2 million and first quarter 231.6 million, far above 1936 levels. Dodge Corporation figures indicate nationwide forecasts may exceed initial 35 to 40 percent projections, possibly surpassing 50 percent if the boom persists.
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New York
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Rocky Mountains
Dodge Corporation
Misleading ads eyed by mayor over fresh kill claims
Dr. C. R. Anderson says local food ads claiming Fresh killed chickens are mis leading and warns of possible legal action. He cites cold storage chickens as the issue, noting he found frozen meat and ice in samples sold as fresh killed.
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C. R. Anderson
Anderson
Dr. Anderson
Firemen Bring a Carnival In May
The Sarah Zane Fire Company announces a carnival during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival week to raise funds for the building fund. The carnival plans a dozen or more attractions and will occupy all space at the Winchester fair ground after cancelling a Baltimore engagement.
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Fair Mile
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Baltimore
Winchester
Shenandoah
Fire Company
Enterprise
Fair Ground
Apple Blossom Fes tival fund reaches 398 from 23 subscriptions
Twenty three subscriptions totaling 398 were announced by Philip Fowle chairman of the Finance Committee of the Apple Blossom Festival. The money funds general festival expenses and organizers urge early contributions as the event nears. Contributions come from distant friends and local residents with aims to broaden county support.
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Philip Fowle
Finance Couoe
Fowle
Winchester
Violent Clashes Over Spinach Truck At California Cannery
Fifteen injured as pickets at Stockton cannery clash with workers during a strike bound operation opening the plant. Shots fired tear gas shells burst and rocks thrown as a truck with spinach was overturned.
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California
Des Stockton
Calif
Pioneer Carriers Gather for Evening Star Banquet
The Winchester Evening Star hosts a banquet at Tokes Inn tonight for carrier boys and early staff. John I. Sloat the first editor is invited along with Walter Huntsberry Sam Forney and Fred Forney among original carriers. Other pioneers Points Willis and Fred Grim are noted as absent. R Gray Williams will speak.
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Evening Star Carrier Boys
Tokes’ Inn
John I. Sloat
The
Evening Star
Walter Huntsberry
Sam Forney
Fred Forney
Winchester Evening Star
Points Willis
Fred Grim
Department of the Star
R. Gray Williams
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Aluminum Corporation
Mellon
Roosevelt
Central Press
Bond
Crosley
W. C. Willis
E. Piccadilly
Moling & Cather
Hodgson and Brown
Teac
Bernice E. Leary
Chicago
Shore
Greece
Ite
General Expense Fund
Addison Clark and Bro
Alexander Drug Co
Bell Clothes Shop
Robert S. Bell
Braddock Motor Co
Co. I. Brumback
Bryarly and Green
Dick Clevenger
L. J
Auto Workers’ Union
Ont
General Motors of Canada
Flint Mich
Buick Motor Company
United Automobile Worker
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