Two Winchester Pilots Sworn In For U S Mail Air Flight
Winchester pilots Lieut. Charles Duke Douglas and Lieut. George J. Schecter were sworn in as temporary air mail pilots by Postmaster Nelson Page. The ceremony supports the May 19 air mail flight as part of National Air Mail Week May 15-21, 1938, with a Winchester to Leesburg to Washington route. The event honors the 20th anniversary of U S air mail and includes a special cachet and school outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles “Duke’ Douglas Land
George J. Schecter
Waldey Airways, Inc
Winchester
Nelson Page
United States Mail
U.S. Air Corp
Virginia
National Air Mail
Air Mail
United States
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Mr. Page
Washington, D. C
Page
Post Office
New Market
Leesburg
Washington
Capital City
F.rt
Wilbur Johnson
James Yates
Manuel
Handley
George Jones
National Air Mail Week
Shenandoah Valley
The
Valley Airways, Inc
Frederick County
Junior Board of Trade
Military clashes halt insurgent push along Ebro front
Government forces hold a line on the Ebro north bank as General Miaja seeks a coastal comeback. Insurgent efforts to widen a seaborne wedge are thwarted with no southward advances in the Alcala de Chivert sector. The government concentrates reinforcements near Vinroma junction while insurgents block coastal routes and shell vessels carrying troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tortosa
Ebro
Miaja
Valencia
Catalonia
Spain
Albocacer
Alcala de Chivert
Vinroma
San Mateo
Castellon
Profits Tax Edits Reach Compromise Between Chambers
Conference committee narrowed differences in the profits tax plan refining rates for undistributed profits and capital gains. The House backed a flat 12 1 2 to 16 percent rate for small net incomes while senators favored an 18 percent undistributed profits levy. A two year life was set for the modified profits tax and capital gains tax received a House supported graduated scale, with the Senate preferring a flat rate. Agreement sparks talk of adjournment between May 15 and June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Lamb and Wool Prices Expected To Dip In 1937
At a Middle Town Grange meeting R A Keithley of the United Wool Growers Association predicted wool prices next season will be lower than last year. He cited Boston market influences while noting buyers may still yield a profit on sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
R. A Keithley
United Wool Growers Association
Keithley
Boston
George Herring
Virginia
Jersey City
Robert Brumback
Frederick County
Sollenberger
Woodstock
Farm Bureau
E. M. Funk
Harmon Brumback
Stephens City
Mt. Airy and
Star Tannery
Lamb and Wool Cooperative
Virginia Avenue Center to Close Next Wednesday
Mrs Myrtle Chrismore announced that the Virginia Avenue School Recreation Center will be closed next Wednesday evening and will reopen each Wednesday starting the week after the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Chrismore
Virginia Avenue School
Decorating The Home Timely Book At Library
Helen Koues explains how to create period effects from early American colonial and English styles in home decoration. The author, Good Housekeeping Studio director, highlights lighting draperies and window details with authoritative illustrations. Borrow this book at Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Koues
Good Housekeeping Studio
Miss Kones
Handley Library
Sargent Reelected President Of Winchester Softball League
The Winchester Softball League reelected Snag Sargent, Handley track coach, as president at the spring meeting held at the Young Men's Sport Shop. Norville Hottle became vice president and Jack Crowl was re elected secretary and treasurer. Eight teams represented including Elks Club and Virginia Woolen. A May 19 opening is planned with rules and schedules to be finalized at the May 4 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Sargent
Handley
Norville Hottle
Jack Crowl
Elks Club
Company I
Virginia Woolen
Jr. Board of Trade
Valley Service
Republic Oil
New Yorker Hurt In Valley Avenue Crash
Leonard Tunick aged 24 of 104 Williams street Chester New York suffered a forehead cut and shock in a collision on Valley avenue between Whitlock and Montague yesterday at 6 45 pm. The New York car struck a sedan owned by Hoye Riley at 1627 Valley avenue causing $250 damage. Riley unharmed and the driver settled with him.
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Leonard Tunick
Williams Street
Chester
N. Y
Valley Avenue
Whitlock and
Montague Avenues
New York
Hoye Riley
Riley
City sidewalk plan stalled as council and committee defer
Bidding back and forth between the street committee and the Common Council delays a public hearing on sidewalk repairs. Citizens whose properties front disrepaired pavements want action, while few sidewalks have been fixed amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
W. W. Dellinger
Berryville P T A Chooses L H Bell As President
Leonard H. Bell former Berryville mayor was elected president of the Berryville High School P T A at its recent meeting. New officers include Mrs C R Funk as vice president, Mrs Rice W Levi as secretary and H C Bartel as treasurer. The meeting featured a 24 member boys choir and a talk by Dr C H Iden on the National Cancer Campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Leonard H. Bell
C. R. Funk
Rice W. Levi
H. C. Bartel
Mary Lou Fritts
Louise Bell
Dorothy Kackley
Silver Stars
Jean Levi
Juanita Luttrell
Phillip
Allen Cochran
Dorothy Luttrell
C. H. Iden
the Beacon
R. N. Ware
First
Seranet Bank
Honeymoon Ends In Reform School
A 12 year old girl who wed eleven days ago was separated from her 37 year old husband and sent to the State Industrial School for Girls after a hearing before Judge Earle E Willey on a parole violation. Almira Mae McChesney cried as she was taken to Claymont. her husband, a fisherman, returned to Lewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Del
State Industrial School For
Almira Mae McChesney
Claymont
Earle E. Willey
Lewes
F F A and Home Economics Groups Plan Clarke County Banquet
The combined F F A and Home Economics banquet for Clarke County high schools Berryville and Boyce will be held April 27 at 7 30 PM in Boyce Episcopal Parish House. Virginia Agriculture Education official D J Howard will speak. Vocational agriculture instructors H M Davis and teachers Miss Virginia Richards and Miss Nettie Yowell organize the event with invited parents and guests. An entertainment program is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
Episcopal Parish
D. J. Howard
Agriculture Education of
Virginia
H. M. Davis
Virginia Richards
Nettie Yowell
Mrs Wisecarver Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack
Mrs Emma Frances Wisecarver wife of H W Wisecarver died at 8 last evening at No 440 West Boscawen street after a protracted heart illness in her 73rd year She was born in Shenandoah county Virginia and lived in Frederick county and Winchester most of her life She was a devoted United Brethren member and wife to a blind husband with two daughters and two sons surviving Funeral at United Brethren Church Sunday at 3 with interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Frances Wisecarver
H. W. Wisecarver
West Boscawen Street
Wisecarver
Shenandoah County
Samuel and
Elizabeth Brown
Frederick County
Winchester
United Brethren Church
Clarence Wisecarver
Baltimore
North Braddock Street
Millard J Miller
George W Stover
P. W. Boyd
George A. Wigginton
Briscoe L. Snapp
Luther D. Pifer
J. Henkel Henry
More Italians Killed In Spain
Rome reports a new insurgent drive in Spain raises Italian casualties to about 2,700 with over 8,000 wounded. The expeditionary force aiding General Franco has now seen some 2,000 killed, according to today’s figures.
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Rome
Spain
Italy
Francisco Franco
Mrs Roosevelt Plants a Tree at Girl Scouts Week
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt opened the Girl Scouts better homes week at the National Little House and planted a Norway spruce in memory garden. She signed her autobiography for the library and watched home making demonstrations before receiving Girl Scouts cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Girl Scouts
Wage Hour Bill Analyzed By Labor Committee Chair
Chairman Norton of the labor committee prepared an analysis of the revised wage hour bill to win House passage from the Rules Committee. He acted at the request of Chairman O Connor of the rules committee who urged a House vote, noting the committee can withhold the measure unless a majority petitions for it to be brought out. O Connor predicted the bill would pass if brought to a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norton
D-Nj
Labor Committee
Rules Committee
O'Connor
D-Ny
House
Graichen Estate Valued At 21500 After Appraisal
A certificate filed in the Corporation Court Clerk’s office shows the Graichen estate of Elizabeth C. Graichen valued at 21500 for real and personal holdings. Appraisers named are B. M. Sullivan Charles H. Harper and W. H. Coppenhaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Clark M. Smith
Elizabeth C. Graichen
B. M. Sullivan
Charles H. Harper
W. H. Copenhaver
Danville Honors Mayor Wooding on 94th Birthday
Captain Harry Wooding, Danville’s Grand Old Man, to be honored on his 94th birthday April 27 as the Danville Grays unveil his portrait. Winchester Common Council invited to attend. City Manager to send congratulations to Wooding and the Grays. Wooding served 45 years as mayor, four years in the Confederate Army, and led the Danville Grays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wooding
Danville
Danville Grays
Common Council of
Winchester
A. M. Field
Wooding
Grays
Mayor Wooding
Annals of Virginia
C. A
H. D
WNG
The
City Auditorium
Danville. Va
Joe DiMaggio Reports To Yanks
Joe DiMaggio arrives from the west coast and, after dodging photographers, heads to Yankee Stadium to report to manager Joe McCarthy. The sensational Yankee outfielder, who ending a holdout by signing for 25 000 dollars, is accompanied by Joe Gould the fight manager.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
West Coast
Newark
Joe Gould
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Yankee Stadium
Clarke Woman Is Doing Well As Farmerette
Mrs. Luther Broaddus, after her husband left for St Louis, manages 266 acres with 43 hogs 8 cows 15 calves and 8 horses. She farms 78 acres plants crops cares for three children and walks to town, averaging a walk every three trips. Reared in the city she has learned farming in seven years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Broaddus
Mr. Broaddus
St. Louis
Precision Grinding Wheel Company
City Council Approves WPA Relief Funds and Projects
In a special session the Common Council unanimously approved a 3473.01 relief appropriation from the 1929 bond fund to fund city projects and hire about 100 WPA workers. Mayor Anderson and Hable approved conditionally. Other actions include grants for festival concessions, surface drainage near C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage, a gas storage tank limit, selling City Hall seats, parking rule review, and water sewer extensions with project costs around 198.64 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Voice
O. L. Jamison
James P. Reardon
Anderson
Herman Hable
Valley Avenue
Tom Baldridge
C. L. Robinson Ice and
Zero Pack Company
Dr. Hawthorne
R. Frank Barr
City Hall
West Cecil
Stewart
C. A. Robinson
Apple research unit urged by Appalachian growers
Appalachian growers petitioned federal officials to locate a research unit in their region, arguing surpluses after harvest and potential by products like fruit juice and sugar from apples. They cited pectin use and modern medical interest, while noting apples alone are not a major crop but part of orchard production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jardine
Big Possib
Agriculture Department
Queen Pictured With Cinema Stars In Town and Country
Adelaide Moffett to reign as Queen Shenandoah XV appears with film icons William Powell Clark Gable and Robert Taylor in the April Town and Country issue, capturing a moment before her selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Moffett
William Powell
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
All Hollywood Stars
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Airmail
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Sored
Ellis J. Fuller
E. Piccadilly St
Crack
Buglers
Breckenridge, Pa
Shenandoah
Commercial Small Loan & Finance CO
E. Boscawen St
Va. Ave. Center
Snag Sargent
Berryville P. T. A
L. H. Bell
Rice W. Levi and
F.F. A
Clarke
Mrs. Roosevelt
Council
Yanks
U.S
Queen
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