Britain Offers Haven for Basque Refugee Children
London reports Sir John Simon announced Britain would shelter a limited number of Bilbao children under the Spanish relief committee. France and Britain seek a truce and evacuation plan for 300000 Basque noncombatants as Franco forces seize Guernica, the Basque “sacred city.”
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London
John Simon
Great Britain
Spain
Bilbao
Francisco Franco
Gees
Ali
John
Wilfred Roperts
Staud
National Joint Committee For Spanish Relief
Cecil
House of Lords
Bitore
Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
France
Paris
Yvon Delbos
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Delbos
Aye
Emilio Mola
Guernica
Winchester touts new parking lot as convenient solution
MA WINCHESTER urges residents who have not used the new parking lot to try it. He describes it as smooth and clean with ample space for each car and within five minutes’ walk of most business district spots, promising easier parking and fewer troubles.
J P Arthur Presides Over Rotary Installation
J P Arthur was elected president of the Rotary Club this afternoon. Herbert Solenberger was named vice president and Frank R Horton secretary treasurer. New directors include J Pinckney Arthur B M Knight Jr Herbert Solenberger Herman Stine Henry Covington H F Byrd Jr and Frank Armstrong Jr. Three new members were welcomed Rev C W Lowe W W Baker and Edward McC Williams. The Rotary Code of Ethics was discussed and District 56 conference plans for May 5-7 were noted. Ronald S Wilson attended as guest of Herbert Solenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pinckney Arthur
Rotary Club
Herbert Solenberger
Frank R. Horton
B. M Knight, Jr
Herman Stine
Henry Covington
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Frank Armstrong
Dowell J. Howard
C. W. Lowe
Grace Lutheran Church
W. W Baker
Edward McC.williams
Berryville
Rotary Code of Ethics
Mr. Howard
Rotary International
Paul Harris
Chicago
Charles F. Coffman
Newport News
H. D. Fuller
Ronald S. Wilson
Mrs. Ethel Hansbrough Baptist Dies in Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ethel Hansbrough Baptist wife of Maurice J Baptist well known pharmacist died this morning in Memorial Hospital from pneumonia seized ten days ago at her North Washington street home She was fifty eight years old The death occurred at 9 o clock following a serious illness from which she never recovered Daughter of Banker she was born to the late Scott H Hansbrough and Margaret Bowen Hansbrough
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Ethel Hansbrough Baptist
Maurice J. Baptist
Memorial Hospital
North Washington Street
Baptist
Scott’ H
Margaret Bowen Hansbrough
Woolen Company to Increase Workers Wages
The Virginia Woolen Company may raise wages for about 700 workers, with no official statement yet. Berkeley Woolen Company in Martinsburg announced a roughly 10 percent raise for 350 employees, effective May 1, following a similar 10 percent increase and bonus last winter.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley Woolen Company
Winchester Concern
Fletcher will case argued in Corporation Court under advisement
The Fletcher will case was argued yesterday in Corporation Court. Judge Philip Williams took the matter under advisement and had not announced a decision. Two wills attributed to the late Mrs Ethel Dunlop Fletcher were presented to the City Clerk for probation. Evidence suggested alterations to the first will and a later signature change, with Elmer S. Fletcher noted as having access to the document during the interim. Witnesses, including Samuel C. Malone of Baltimore, testified.
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Fletcher
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Ethel Dunlop Fletcher
Elmer S. Fletchler
Samuel C. Malone
Baltimore
Windsor Urged To Attend Coronation By Friends
Some of the Duke of Windsor's friends urge him to attend his brother George VI's coronation on May 12. An Austrian associate close to the former king, who plans to wed Wallis Warfield Simpson soon, said the duke has not yet decided.
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ST. Wolfgang
Austria
Duke of Windsor
George VI
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Coronation Cancellations Hit Atlantic Sailings
Americans canceling coronation bookings as Britain shifts focus from Edward VII to George VI. Ship officials cite five causes including substitution of the new king, publicity errors, and crowded London during the coronation week.
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New York
Britain
Ballyhoo
Atlantic
Europe
Edward
George VI
Edward VII
Marcel Delaporte
London
Death of Olive Kelso Clowunder Linked to Harloe Family
The Harloe family mourns as Olive Kelso Clowunder wife of Clayton Washington wheat farmer George W. Clowunder dies at her Clayton home after a weeks long illness. Survived by five children two brothers a sister and several Harloe relatives. funeral held in Spokane.
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Harloe
Winchester
Olive Kelso Clowunder
George W. Clowunder
Clayton
Wash
Clowunder
Joseph and
Elizabeth Millslagie Kelso
Goncord
Hampshire
County
Edward
Newton Kelso
Laura Walker
Clayton Wash
William E. Harloe
This City
Clowander
C. B. Harloe
E. Homer Harloe
William J. Gochenour
William H. Hottel
Washington, D. C
Curtis Harloe
South
Chicago
Walter W. Harloe
Matoaka
W. Va
Spokane
Route 11 project to hire 330 men after Apple Blossom Festival
Approximately 330 workers will be needed on Route 11 north of Winchester once the Apple Blossom Festival ends. The plan increases the earlier 186 man estimate as the highway department paused work to prevent road disruption during the festival. Contractors Moore and Echols aim to accelerate in May and finish by October to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Highway Department
Moore
Echols
Joan Bennett Seeks Divorce From Gene Markey
Hollywood April 29 Actress Joan Bennett announces she will file for divorce from Gene Markey as soon as she finishes her current picture. She cites incompatibility with the film producer-writer whom she married in 1932.
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Hollywood
de Bennett
Gene Markey
Gardner sale postponed to May 3 at 1 p.m
The sale of Gardner personal property including machinery and household goods is postponed to May 3 at 1 p.m. Harry L. McCann serves as agent for the notice.
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Gardner
Harry L
McCann
Funeral to Be Held Friday for Judge Morgan Walton Jr
Morgan Lauck Walton Jr. of Woodstock Virginia died at Memorial hospital after a brief illness following a cold contracted after a West Virginia church conference. He was a prominent lawyer and lay leader in Southern Methodism respected by Shenandoah county citizens and the Baltimore conference. A Shenandoah County Bar Association meeting appointed a committee to draft resolutions of tribute.
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Morgan Lauck Walton, Jr
Woodstock
Virginia
Memorial Hospital
Walton
Boston
West Virginia
Judge Walton
Woodstec's
Shenandoah County
Baltimore
M. E. Church ,South
Tees
Shenandoah County Bar Association
Tavenner, Sr
John V. Bauserman
Philip Williams
Gilbert Pence
Richard Wright, Jr
W. H Logan
Capital Clean-Up After Potomac Flood Recedes
Washington reports the Potomac flood subsiding after four days with park systems and lower Georgetown businesses damaged. Officials estimate costly planting and cleanup ahead and searchers looked for Enoch Jenkins, missing since Tuesday. Navy yard operations resumed with little damage. airport traffic limited by soft runways.
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Washington
Potomac River
Capital
Georgetown
Enoch Jenkins
White
Farmer
Potomac
The
Navy Yard
Driver Held for Grand Jury After Lethal Collision
William Huff, driver of a truck involved in a crash with Thomas B. Beavers of Marshall near Berryville, was ordered sent to the Clarke County grand jury. He faces involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene charges after Beavers was killed when his car struck Huff’s truck as it backed onto the highway. The next Clarke Circuit Court grand jury convenes May 24. Huff was later arrested in the city by local officers.
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William Huff
Thomas B. Beavers
Marshall
Berryville
Huffe
Loring Rackley
Clarke
Beavers
Huff
Queen Shenandoah XIV Welcomed At Endless Caverns
Miss Gretchen Bigelow Thomson, first Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival invited from New Orleans, will depart Hawthorne at 1 PM escorted by officials for a ceremony at Endless Caverns. The Mountain King will pledge obedience to the Queen and her court as she arrives in the Shenandoah Valley for pre festival events.
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Miss Thomson
Shenandoah XIV
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
Gretchen Bigelow Thomson
Thomson
New Orleans
Crescent City
Hawthorn
A. Pembroke Thompson
Summit Point
Jefferson County
W. Va
Endless Caverns
E. M. Brown
Dutton
Lewis M. Allen
Tributes Paid Pollard in Virginia Funeral
Virginia paid final tribute to John Garland Pollard 65 former governor educator and citizen who died in Washington of bronchial pneumonia. Funeral services set for Grove Avenue Baptist Church at 4 p m with interment in Hollywood Cemetery.
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Richmond
Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Washington
George C. Peery
Grove Avenue Baptist Church
Hollywood Cemetery
W. C. James
Rufus Weaver
Senator Byrd
Christopher Garnett
Leslie Garnett
E. Hilton Jackson
Robert N. Pollard
Stanley Clarke
John Bagby
Garland Pollard Cox
Resolution Opposes Court Reorganization Plan
The resolutions committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce reported a resolution opposing President Roosevelt’s court reorganization plan. It urged the judicial branch to remain free and independent of the executive and legislative departments as the convention prepared to close.
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Washington
Resolutions Committee
United States Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Three Die In Prison Break at West Virginia State Penitentiary
At Moundsville West Virginia three inmates were killed and a fourth critically wounded when four convicts hijacked a prison truck and fled the yard. Guards fired with rifles and the truck crashed near the outer gate. Names of participants were not released.
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Moundsville
West Virginia State Penitentiary
C. F. McClintic
C. M. Stone
Stone
Mrs Carlisle 62 Died Today in Clarke County
Mrs Virginia Elva Carlisle 62 of Clarke county died at Memorial hospital shortly before 7 this morning. She was the wife of Frank S Carlisle and mother to several children including Alvin Nelson, George William and Roy Franklin Carlisle. Survived by brothers and sisters in Winchester and Cumberland Md. Funeral set Sunday at 2 PM from First Baptist Church Winchester with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Cortege to leave Berryville area residence at 1 PM.
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Virginia Elva Carlisle
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Carlisle
Frank S. Carlisle
George M. D. Grubbs
Susan Swartz Grubbs
Alvin Nelson Carlisle
George William Carlisle
Roy Franklin Carlisle
David F. Grubbs
L. D. Grubbs
Oliver
Senate Judges Committee Weighs Roosevelt Court Bill Prospects
Chairman Ashurst said there are fifty Senate votes for the Roosevelt court bill and it would pass this year or next, despite three new opponents. Norris motion seeks a two thirds threshold to invalidate federal laws, while Ashurst opposes any reduction of judicial power.
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Judiciary Committee
Washington
Ashurst
D-Ariz
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
McCarran -New
Hatch
D-Nm
Coney
D-Wye
Roosevelt
Ashuret
Co Nts
Norris Ind-Neb
Supreme Ae
Norris
Congress
White House
Roosevelt Offered Daily Fishing Barometer From Texan Elf
Angler E L Shorty Sewall in Angleton plans to provide President Roosevelt with barometer readings to predict Gulf tarpon and kingfish conditions. Shorty will monitor a weathering elm across his cafe and phone wind readings daily to Houston police radio for Roosevelt's Gulf visit.
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Lewis T. Nordyke
Angleton
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gulf
E. L. (Shorty) Sewall
Uncle Sam
Shorty
Roosevelt
Shortyaid
The
Houston Police Radio Broadcasting
Mrs. Ruble Dies at Home on Hunting Ridge
Luella Ruble aged 90 dies after a 22 year illness at her Hunting Ridge residence. Survived by husband David Ruble two sons Harley and Ralph and daughter Mrs Virson Light of Ridgeway W V plus three brothers fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at Hunting Ridge home with Chestnut Grove burial conducted by Rev Hellminteller of Gainesboro Methodist Church.
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Luella Ruble
David Ruble
Hunting Ridge
Mathias and
Landa Adams Loy
Gainesboro
Frederick County
W. Va
Jamney
Clarence Loy
Winchester
Lester Loy
Chestnut Grove
Hellminteller
Gainesboro Methodist Church
Mansfield Hall To Meet Local Golfers
A large group from the Mansfield Hall Country Club Fredericksburg will visit the Inchester Golf Club Sunday afternoon to play with local members. About 25 men and 5 or more women are expected to travel from Fredericksburg for the match, the first between the clubs in recent years. Winchester Club members who can participate should notify Mr. Coffey promptly.
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Mansfield Hall
Predericksburg
Inchester
Fredericksburg
Winchester Club
Coffey
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Gen. Franco
Mola
J.P. Arthur
Rotary
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Horton
M. J. Baptist
Woolen Company
Williams
Windsor
Coronation
Olive Kelso
Clayton, Wash
Joan Bennett
Valley
Washington Airport
Peery
Harry Byrd
Dr Pollard
Frank G. Bane
Social Security Board
G. Stanley Clarke
Edwin Cox
Ernest Trice
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