Fire at Second Hand Furniture Store Damages Nearby Buildings
A morning blaze at Robert H. Bullett’s second hand furniture store at 427 North Cameron Street destroyed the building and damaged two adjacent structures. Total loss estimated around 8500, with about half insured. Fire threatened Newton Wiggin ton’s grading machine plant nearby. graders and contents severely affected. The fire origin remained undetermined as investigators noted substantial damage and insurance considerations.
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Robert H. Bullett
North
Cameron Street
G. O. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Bullett
Atlantic Patrol Policy Declared Illegal by Rome Radio
The Rome radio denounced President Roosevelt’s Atlantic patrolling as an illegal one sided extension of U S territorial waters. The broadcaster claimed the policy is a dramatic ploy to inflame public opinion against the Axis and blamed Knox and Hull for pushing a dangerous line.
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Rome
Rome Radio
Roosevelt
United States
Atlantic
Knox
Cordell Hull
Valley Day at Fort Mexée training camp celebrated
Winchester notes Valley Day at the Fort Mexée training camp as a tribute to friends and relatives from the dead valley. The issue urges directions for motorists and expresses pride in the efforts to entertain and show support for those in uniform.
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Nee
Company 1
Fort Mexée
Ose
Blossom fete participants listed in Queens event
The article lists individuals in rows from a Queens past and present blossom fete including Priscilla Bridges Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin Mary Jo Matthews Suzanne Pollard Patricia Morton Helen Washington Francoise May Elizabeth Whitney Nella Veverka Cornelia Larus Gretchen Thomson Adelaide Moffett Genevieve Garner and Lillian Somoza. Barr Photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Bridges
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Mary Jo Matthews
Suzanne Pollard
Patricia Morton
Helen Washington
Francoise May
Elizabeth Whitney
Nella Veverka
Cornelia Larus
Gretchen Thomson
Adelaide Moffett
Genevieve Garner
Lillian Somoza
Barr
Intensifying Raiding Forays Now Expected
Washington reports naval experts foresee greater German raider activity this spring and summer as weather improves. The shift would push raiders and submarines farther west to threaten Canadian and U S shipping, prompting a broad neutral patrol expansion to safeguard convoys without direct U S convoy duty. Senator Hill states convoys are necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Calyx Spray Schedule Set for Early Varieties
Entomologist W. B. Hough advises petal fall calyx spray begin April 28 on Black Twigs Stayman and other early varieties. Yorks likely late week. rains in May risk scab infection. Recommend lead arsenate with lime and lime sulfur or substitute flotation sulfur. remove bees before spraying. adjust to weather and return to fields if omitting lead arsenate.
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W. 8. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Queen Shenandoah XVIII to Visit Endless Caverns
Queen Shenandoah XVIII will grace Endless Caverns New Market on Sunday as part of pre festival events leading to May 1 celebrations. Mollie Foulkes Lee of New York will guest as the Mountain King with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson among distinguished attendees. A White House visit is planned for 10:45 a.m. with festival officials and A Willis Robertson awaiting the delegation.
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Mollie Foulkes Lee
Blossoms
Apple Kingdom
Elizabeth Steck
Eleanor Chiles
the Shenandoah
Valsey
Shenandoah XVIII
Endless Caverns
New Market
Winchester
New York
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Miss Lee
Washington
WRC
A. Willis Robertson
Condition Critical Lynch Patient At Kings Daughters Hospital
Condition of Mr. Lynch at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia is critical and he is not responding to treatment. He will be 87 in May and has been hospitalized for about two weeks. A longtime Winchester Bar dean and trusted community leader, he has served as educator and legal advisor in Frederick County.
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Lynch
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Frederick County
Expect Change In Coal Prices
Washington April 26 Vigorous and impartial enforcement of the bituminous coal law was promised by Secretary Ickes as government regulation of soft coal prices began a new life span. The Guffey Boland act extended two years the industry regulations that would have expired. the division aims to aid the industry and maintain stabilized marketing conditions so producers compete fairly and serve the public efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Interior Department
Sartae
Belchie Urges Funds for Apple Blossom Festival
Belchie Ben Belchie, director of the Apple Blossom Festival campaign, says $3,500 is still needed after $6,500 was raised. He stresses urgency and urges donors to contribute promptly to ensure funds are in hand soon.
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Ben Belchie
Loss of 232,600 Tons Claimed
Berlin reports 232,600 tons of British transports sunk in 10 days since April 16 and 52 ships seriously damaged unfit for service. Total transports destroyed or unfit for use about 700,000 tons. DNB cites this as a serious blow to Britain’s Greece withdrawal efforts.
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Berlin
DNB
Britain
Greece
Cool reception on food tax in Congress
Proposals to tax coffee sugar and other foods drew little enthusiasm in Congress but lawmakers said the global crisis could outweigh objections as a plan to raise 3 5 billion in new revenue. Experts on the Joint Committee on Taxation suggested a five cent per pound levy on coffee and a one cent per pound levy on sugar as part of a broad excise program to generate 661 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Joint Congressional Committee On Taxation
Near Agreement On Utilizing Foreign Vessels
The 21 American republics near a unified good neighbor policy to use more than 160 idle foreign flag ships in American ports. A sub committee has approved a plan to put these vessels to work carrying vital cargo, with final agreement expected. The moves follow Navy neutrality patrol expansion and legislation for using foreign vessels in US ports. The plan addresses a critical ship shortage amid wartime losses and dislocations.
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Washington
Inter- American Economic and Financial Advisory Committee
Roosevelt
Seven Seas
Amisphere
House
United States
House Merchant Marine Committee
Orig
Blockade Runner Lech Heads To Dash From DE Janeiro
The German freighter Lech, 3290 tons, loaded with fuel oil and cottonseed products, prepared in DE Janeiro on April 26 for a return dash to Europe. It previously pierced the British south Atlantic blockade, carrying supplies for Brazil and flying the swastika.
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DE Janeiro
Europe
Friedrich Brinkmann
Lech
Bordeaux
France
Brazil
116th Infantry Hosts Valley Day at Fort Meade
The 116th Infantry hosts Valley Day events at Fort Meade starting 10 a m with a regimental area visit. A schedule lists divine worship band concert mess athletic contests and a regimental parade with all units and motor vehicles. Directions to the regimental area are provided via U S Highway 1 Laurel Mapes Road Avenue A and Mapes Road with MP tent guidance.
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116Th Infantry
Fort George G. Meade
Regim
Fort Meade
116Th Eee
Washington
Baltimore
Laurel
Old Post
Mapes Road
Zim Avenue
Garbage collection schedule notice adjusts holiday pickups
Due to the festival the usual Tuesday and Wednesday pickups on April 29 and May 1 are rescheduled to Tuesday April 29 and Wednesday April 30. Regular Thursday and Friday collections on May 1 and 2 shift to Wednesday April 30.
Greece Faces Final Stage Of Battle As Axis Push Intensifies
German troops pressing toward Athens after storming Thebes and Mesolongion as Greek resistance weakens. Berlin notes waning Greek defense while Britain flees to southern ports. Vichy reports French ambassador Pietri recalled to discuss a possible German drive through Spain toward Gibraltar.
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Greece
Thebes
Hercules
Bacchus
Athens
Mesolongion
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
London
Gibralaltar
Indian Ocean
Vichy
Francois Pietri
Petain
Spain
Gibraltar
Africa
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Gambela
Ethiopia
Turkey
Germany
Balkans
Mount Derk
Thermopylae Pass
Reich
Dienst Aus Deutschland
North Africa
British Isles
Washington
States
England
Scotland
R.A
Kiel
Board Striving To Avert Big Motors Walkout
The Defense Mediation Board urged General Motors and the United Automobile Workers to resume production as it seeks a settlement to avert a nationwide strike. A hearing is planned for May 2, with any agreement retroactive to April 28.
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
General Motors
W. H. Davis
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles F E. Wilson
R. J. Thomas
U.A.W
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors Department
Detroit
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Sen Early
Perkins
CIO
Germans Press Toward Athens as Greece Battles Rage
Germans drive toward Athens suburbs after breaking through Thebes. A Greek press claim fight nears its end while Berlin says the eastern Mediterranean war continues. British observers forecast Nazi thrust across the region from Gibraltar to the Indian Ocean.
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Athens
Thebes
Mesolongion
Greece
Don
Gibraltar
Indian Ocean
Hitler's Warning Sounds Again As Press Attacks Roosevelt
Berlin reports echo editorials accusing Roosevelt of courting war and reiterating Hitler's threat that ships aiding Britain will be torpedoed, convoy or not, reflecting rising tension and global fears.
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Berlin
Churchill vows threefold attack on Nazis in raid-torn Manchester
Prime Minister Winston Churchill toured a damaged area in Manchester after a raid and pledged a threefold response. He declared it a tragedy but promised they would get it back threefold. Mrs. Churchill walked with him as cheering crowds saluted and the couple received blessings from supporters.
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Manchester
England
Winston Churchill
Winso A
Local Brevities: Dogs, Fire at Bullett Furniture Blaze
J R Swartz of 507 South Braddock street reports a Trish setter mother with sixteen pups and ten males. He also owns a Dalmatian with a litter. Firemen at all four stations fought a large Bullett furniture blaze before 4 am, the worst in over a year, previous big fire at Green Chemical Company and Shenandoah Vinegar vats.
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J. R. Swartz
South Braddock Street
Mr. Swartz
Green Chemical Company
Shenandoah
Free dancing at Del Rio Club in Ridgeway Wy Va
Free dancing at the Del Rio Club Ridgeway West Virginia with the Rhythm King Orchestra performing from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Annual snares service night features members gathering at the hall as announced with details in the notice.
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Oo. W
Fire Department Uniform Fittings This Week
Uniforms for firemen available at the Rosss Blossom parade event with sessions on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 00. Distribution to members in attendance at Rouss Mueoend Ci on April 28.
Notice of Blossom Festival Police Special Appointments
Applications will be for special police at Blossom Festival police quarters. W Hollis, Chief of Police, dated April 23. Willis 150 acre farm notice dated April 22.
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Co. W. Hollis
Willis
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Atlantic Patrol
Sen. Hill
M. M. Lynch
Belchie
North, South and Central America
Lloyd Leheras
The
Associated Press
Eastern
Lon
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Hitler
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