Weems Draws Three Years After Guilty Plea
Weems was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to misuse of funds in a case heard by Judge Alexander. The court raised the bond to 5000 dollars and ordered immediate reporting to begin May sixth, with the defendant to surrender to City Sergeant or State Penitentiary officials. A lengthy pre verdict conference among Judge Williams, Commonwealth’s Attorney Reardon, Senator Weaver, and defense counsel followed, ending at 10:53 a.m.
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R. Cigenies
Lane
P. Willaeas
James P. Reardon
Philip Williams
Alexander
Senator Weaver
Kuykendall
Peyton Marshall
Death of Mrs Theodore E Brown in Philadelphia
Mrs Mary Brown 45 wife of Theodore E Brown Westville businessman died in a Philadelphia hospital after a morning illness. Survived by husband two sons Theodore and Charles and two daughters Louise and Sarah, all of Westville. Funeral arrangements pending at Zacessahe.
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M Maemene
Otete
Co. A
Zacessahe NS
J., Wi
Chilean Air Corps Officer Studying U S Training
Capt Tomas Gatica of the Chilean air corps appears in a training series as Fairchild plants new trainers at Hagerstown. Chilean government oversight and U S assistance mark the program with emphasis on aviation development and international cooperation.
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Tomas Gatica
Creen Air Corps
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Oo Ec
Police Welcome for Festival Deviants Sparkling in Pink Bunting
Winchester police assure a warm welcome to violators during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival opening tomorrow. Chief C W Hollis says detectives and officers from Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and other cities arrive prepared to handle any situation, as pink bunting and apple blossoms deck the headquarters.
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Winchester Police Department
Shenandoah
C. W. Hollis
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick Music Festival Set for May 31 in County
The Frederick County Music Festival featuring about 1500 students from local schools will be held May 31. Supervisor Annie Preston Starling said the venue is not yet fixed, with Handley High School a previous site. The event will occur near the end of the school year, between late May and early June.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Annie Preston Starling
Handley High School
Needs of Labor Are Studied
Rogers asserted that certain states may be handicapped in their sea harvesters unless arrangements are made to meet the situation.
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Rogers
Virginia Apples In Antarctic Expedition Donation
A shipment of Byrd apples from Winchester Virginia accompanied the United States Antarctic expedition led by Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd. Tom Byrd of Winchester testified before the House committee as the donor of the fruit.
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Byrd
Winchester
Antarctic
United States Antarctic Expedition
Richard E. Byrd
Tia House Tion Committee
Tom Byrd
Byrd Sees Antarctic Bases If Panama Canal Falls
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd told a House appropriations subcommittee that if the Panama Canal were destroyed the United States might establish part time naval and air bases in Antarctica to maintain Atlantic Pacific communications. He cited Little America and Palmer Land as potential locations and noted six months of able sea access. Critics accused him of using funds for personal ends.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Panama Canal
United States
Antarctic
United States Antarctic Service
House
Antarctica
Atlantic
Pacific
Johnson
Little America
Byrd
Australia
America
Tasmania
Tion
Palmerland
South America
Congress
Laurie
Johnson Not Reappointed To Reserve Unit
The President announced that Johnson was not reappointed to the Army Reserve unit. The decision was stated as not influenced by party considerations.
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Johnson
Miss White First Princess To Arrive
Miss White from Potomac State College arrives this afternoon to be greeted by local members at the stopover location. The event marks her as the first princess in the sequence.
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Miss White
Migs
Ara Ann White
Potomac State Col
Grand Old Man of B. and O. to take holiday after retirement plan
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad names Barton White as successor to Willard Willard, the long serving president who offered resignation at the winter meeting. White, 57, becomes new president while Willard remains tied to telegraphic duties. The change arrives after a 30 year tenure noted as the railroad’s longest serving chief executive. The board will shift to a younger leadership while preserving Willard’s ongoing connections.
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New York
Daniel Witerd
Dean Transportation
Timore and Ohio Railroad
Ey Barton White
Union Western Ae
Willard
Ocr
Rall- Eivernent
Young RAF Pilot Eric Lock Earns Distinguished Distinctions
Pilot Officer Eric Lock, at 21, already has 22 Nazi planes credited to him. He is the youngest recipient of the Distinguished Service Order this war and also holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with a bar.
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Eric Lock
RAF
Festival Queen Arrives In City For Apple Blossom Week
Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee of New York arrives with escort and Miss Kay Lee as the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival opens in Winchester. Queen Shenandoah XVII meets local officials at Union Station and tours Virginia Garden tours before attending a dinner at Mrs. H B McCormack’s home. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club will perform as 30 princesses and their escorts arrive, with final parade preparations under way led by George T Barnsley.
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Winchester
Mollie Foulkes Lee
New York
Shenandoah XVII
Washington
Union Station
H. R. Kern, Jr
Oe Baldridge
H. B. McCor
Newark
Raemander
Robert C. Lee
Kay Lee
Winchesarama
Gate Leeton
Miss Lee
Joseph Kalbach
Margaret Snyder
Bundles Fortain
Eae
Rae
E Virginia Garden Tours
Yy Motors
Macsfield
H. B. McCormac
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club
Glee Club
Cere
Garland R. Quarles
Cushor
Eritage
Devs Procee
Ted
Ittee
George T. Barnsley
Bae
Shenandoah Park Funds Sought By National Park Service
The National Park Service asked Congress for 104 640 dollars to operate Shenandoah National Park in Virginia for the fiscal year starting July 1. The request shows an 11 030 dollar increase from current year allocations, mainly for park road maintenance and sanitation, with funds also for a permanent staff rise.
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Washington
National Park Service
Congress
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Southern Mines Reopen Under Temporary Pact
Washington reports a temporary pact to reopen southern coal mines with a one dollar daily wage increase. John L. Lewis and L. T. Putman announced two thirds of southern mines would be producing by tomorrow, with final wage talks set for May 12 in New York City. Northern mines resumed with a separate temporary raise and about 50 percent production was under way.
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Washington
Southern Coal Producers
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
L. T. Putman
New York City
Southern Mines
Lewis
CIO United Mine Workers’ Union
South
Promises Held To Be Foolhardy In Warning Speech
Utility executive told the United States Chamber of Commerce that current aid promises to embattled nations amount to admonitions to save others at our expense. Mullendore warned the nation is already in a great world war with sacrifices and pressures beyond expectations. Ed gar V. O Daniel predicted a labor shortage tied to the defense program and urged modifying the wage hour law to allow longer hours in non defense industries to free workers for vital production.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Edgar V. O’daniel
Nathe
Nye Denounces Foreign Policy in Baltimore Meeting
Senator Berard Nye of North Dakota denounces Roosevelt policy and warns of a fifty-fifty chance the United States will go to war. In a 3000-person Ameri can Committee gathering Nye calls for avoiding entangling alliances and criticizes current wartime moves as risky.
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Baltimore
Berard P. Nye
R.-N.d
Nye
Americ Committee
Velt
Roosevelt
Fresh Turkish Crisis Looms and Senate Fight on Convoys
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected two anti convoy measures after Hull said passage would be misunderstood abroad. Tobey sought a ban on convoys while Nye proposed approval only with Congress backing. The panel also resisted hearings and reporting with recommendations. Naval patrols are seen as pivotal in the Atlantic war, with Roosevelt denying entry into combat zones while sources note patrol aircraft may cover parts of Germanys counter block zone to Greenland and defense bases.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
Tobey
Nye
Congress
Hall
Senate
State Department
United States Navy
Britain
Roosevelt
Germany
Teeland
Wa‘te
Greenland
Soviet
Russia
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Fusevelt
United States
Hitler
High Command
Greece
Grecian
N~ Nesus
Mans
Pravda
Man Confesses Dynamite Killing Of Two In Scranton
Louisa Kentucky report says Dwight Thorne confessed to placing dynamite in a car that killed William Rebhorn, 19, and Lois Rebhorn, 17, in Scranton Pennsylvania on November 7. He claimed he was sent from Cadiz Ohio to the Ohio penitentiary for a hat-check theft.
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Louisa
M. J. Lee
Scranton
Illiam Rebhorn
University of Scranton
Lois Rebhorn
E. H. Rebhorn
Hill
Dr. Rebhorn
Lee
Dwight ©. Thorne
Cadiz
Ohioe
Queen to Do Her Bit For Defense
Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee, queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, will dedicate two days to national defense duties. At noon in Winchester Post Office she will receive the first National Defense bond case for Winchester before bonds go on sale to the public, in a ceremony with Governor Price and Postmaster Nelson Page.
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Mollie Foulkes Lee
Shenandoah
Uncle Sam
National Defense
Winchester
Withdrawal of British Asked By Greek Officials
The Greek government on April 21 urged Britain to withdraw its expeditionary force from Greece saying continued sacrifice would be in vain. It cited Greek exhaustion and lack of essential resources while stressing the need to preserve British contingents for the wider Allied effort.
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London
Britain
Greece
Tony
Foreign Office News Department
American Planes Hit Norther France Airdromes
London April 30. American Havoc aircraft carried out successful attacks on three northern France airfields used by German raiders against Britain. One Nazi fighter was shot down during engagement. Bombs dropped sparked fires as German aircraft were taxiing. The RAF also dropped thousands of firebombs and explosives on Mannheim in the Rhineland.
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London
France
Britain
Air Ministry
Rhineland
Mannheim
Proposals by Von Papen awaited amid Turkish resolve
Dispatches from Istanbul say Turkey hinges on Adolf Hitler emissary Franz von Papen proposals for war or peace. Aksam tops the Turkish press declares Turkey ready to defend independence, while two million Turkish bayonets would oppose Nazi moves into the Middle East.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Notice invites applications for festival police force
Notice states that applications will be received for special police for the Blossom Festival at the police office. Details appear on page 2 column.
New Eagle's Home Bingo Night Promises Fun
Community bingo event scheduled for evenings at the New Eagle's Home location. Weekly sessions occur every Wednesday with doors opening early and prizes for winners.
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New Eagle’s
I. Vlay
Doun St
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White House
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Shenandoah Park
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U. S
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Athens
von Papen
The
Associated Press
Aksam
Middle East
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