Vast Tax Levies On Tobacco And Sugar
The British government raised the basic duty on tobacco from 9s 6d to 11s 6d per pound and increased the sugar duty by one farthing per pound. The sugar rise adds about two shillings fourpence per 100 pounds of sugar imported. Sir Nevile Henderson, back in Berlin, was said to have been told conscription is a decisive self defense move reflecting public sentiment.
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Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Nova ready for Baer title bid with new training plan
Lou Nova, the young heavyweight, is in New York to sharpen his skills before facing Max Baer on June 1 at Yankee Stadium. He trains under Ray Carlen with a fresh group of sparring partners and believes he will beat Baer and challenge Joe Louis in September.
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New York
Lou Nova
Max Baer
Yankee Stadium
Baer
Joe Louis
Nova
Lou
Tommy Farr
Garden
Bob McAllister
McAllister
Max
Louis
California
Gene Tunney
Jack Roper
Ray Carlen
Two Fires In Clarke County At Same Time
Berryville Virginia April 25 two Berryville volunteer fire alarms were set off within minutes as a brush fire at the Beverley cottage and a second fire at the Livingston North Hill estate were tackled seven miles apart. Both blazes caused minor damage and the crew faced a quick succession of calls.
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Berryville
Middletown to Clean Main Street for Apple Blossom Transit
The Middletown Town Council ordered the street committee to start cleaning Main Street to attract motorists to the Apple Blossom Festival. Unoccupied properties will be cleared at community expense. M Herbert Rhodes and G W Borden were tasked to draft a tentative budget for the next fiscal year, to be discussed at the next council meeting. Present were Rhodes Borden Sperry Larrick Rogers and Mayor Fred J Larrick.
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Middletown
Main
M. Herbert Rhodes
G. W. Borden
Finance Committee
Rhodes
Borden
Sperry Larrick
Rogers
Fred J. Larrick
Fleet Arriving at Canal Zone Ships Reach Panama Canal
The first United States fleet ships arrived at Cristobal Canal Zone on April 25 after being ordered from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Battleship New Mexico led the procession through the canal followed by Kanawha and tanker Neches remaining to fuel arriving ships.
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Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Chapman Motor CO
S. Loudoun St
Pontiac
Smith
Gerrard St
Main & Monmouth Sts
Amazing Values
Pine Motor Company
Dodge
Buncutter Tire CO
Bickers Motor CO
North Braddock St
Generall
G-P
G-E Thrift
Miller “” Anderson Plumbing & Heating
Winchester
Front Royal
Canning Baer
By Gayle Talbot
Clarke County
The
Berryville Volunteers
Order of Grand Parade
Cumberland
Fairmont
American
Hussars
Hershey Post
A. L
Hershey
Harold H. Blair
Hanover
Fort-Fetter
Hollidaysburg
Wm. H. Bollman
Lebanon
Yellow Jackets
West Newton
Huntington
Howard Gardner
Tyrone
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Exandria
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Hagerstown
Bedford Post
Bedford
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Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Braddock
Washington
Germain
Stewart
Gerrard
Queen Shenandoah
Handley Grounds
Washington Street
Saga of
Eres
Faith Bacon
Park Avenue
Faith
Debussy
Canal Zone
Sinclair
John C. Woolfolk
Sinclair Oil
Shenandoah Motor CO
Cor
Valley Ave
Brad. St
Lyoxe Vanene
Silvanias
America
Sale
Hyatt
Loudoun St
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