Labor provisions in automobile code head to court
Labor leaders condemn portions of the new automobile code as potentially unlawful and vow court action if violations are found. Hugh S Johnson opens a national NRA drive urging buying under the Blue Eagle while warning against boycott intimidation or violence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Council of Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Labor Advisory Board of the Recovery Administration
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Industral
Notice to apply for police and elective city positions
Persons seeking jobs on the police force and other elective positions by the Common Council must submit written applications to Mr. F. H. Krebs Clerk of the Council or to the City Manager's office before the first regular September 1933 meeting.
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F. H. Krebs
Common Council
Pensions for Veterans May Be Restored
A Red Cross representative arrives to confer with Spanish American War and World War veterans in Winchester and Frederick County. Miss Beulah Russell from Washington and Miss Hurst coordinate meetings to help veterans file claims for pension readjustment after recent congressional legislation.
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Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Beulah Russell
Washington
Miss Hurst
Winchester and
Congress
Miss Johnson Found Dead at Washington Home
Miss Mary Johnson aged 39 was discovered with a bullet wound in her head at 3510 Newark Street Washington in the home of her employer Mrs Helen Coonley. Acting Coroner A Magruder MacDonald ruled death by self inflicted wound a note near the body reading God forgive me and please all pray for me.
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Washington
Mary Johnson
Newark Street
Helen Coonley
Miss Johnson
A. Magruder MacDonald
Edward C. Jackson
Gray Avenue
Winchester
Jamaica
Governor Pollard Seeks Senate Action On Staples Bill and Recovery Program
Governor Pollard sent two messages to the Senate. One urges closer consideration of the Staples bill to raise the utility tax for rate making. The other asks action to widen opportunities for casualties to participate in the national recovery program.
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Richmond
Pollard
Senate
Democrats of Frederick County Elect New Executive Committee
Richard L. Omps was unanimously reelected chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Frederick County at a mass meeting held Saturday in the Court House. Julian W. Baker elected secretary, I. Fred Stine presided, and each precinct gained representation on the new committee with members named from Neffstown through Armel.
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Richard L. Omps
Frederick County
Court House
Omps
House of Delegates
I. Fred Stine
Neffstown
Julian W. Baker
Baker
I. F. Stine
Brucetown
W. S. Huyett
White Hall
W. T. Hardy
Albin
J. W. Baker
Middletown
Julian Kline
Newtown
R. A. Lemley
Canterburg
George Shryock
Old Forge
H E. Shull
Kernstown
Joseph Baker
J. B. Bywaters
Carpers Valley
Will Carpenter
Gainesboro
A. R. Rinker
Yeakley
John W. Harper
Ashton
Philip Shade
Dolans
R. L. Omps
Baker Mills
G. A. Smith
Gore
C. W. Parish
Russell
C. M. Rosenberger
Star Tannery
H. E. Pifer
Lamps
Ramyond Bayliss
Armel
J. W. Newcome
Byrd to Broadcast From Washington on Government Size
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, after a Washington radio address on the N R A program, is set to speak again this week. The National Advisory Council on Radio Education announced the 6 15 p m EST address over NBC from studios at Fourteenth and F streets in Washington. The topic is Are There Too Many Governments.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Washington
Nationl Advisory Council On Radio Education
New York
Byrd
National Broadcasting Company
Fourteenth and
F Streets
Bodies of Three Small Children Found Drowned
Philadelphia harbor police recovered the bodies of three youngsters who vanished yesterday from the home of James Dickson Jr. The victims were Francis Dickson eight, Henry Dickson six, and Marie Dickson five, who had been out picking blackberries near the Roxborough filter plant.
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Philadelphia
Roxborough
Harbor Police
Francis Dickson
Henry Dickson
Henry
Marie
James Dickson, Jr
Gonzales Named Panama Minister
President Roosevelt appoints Antonio C. Gonzales of New York City as minister to Panama, announced in Hyde Park on August 28 by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Antonio C. Gonzales
New York City
Panama
Federal Right to Open Skyline Drive Upheld in Legal Opinion
A Virginia legal opinion asserts the federal government owns a 100 foot Skyline Drive right of way and may open the road for public use without Gov. Pollard or the Conservation Commission consent. It also states abutting property owners may seek damages for livestock killed or fences not built if the road is opened. The suggestion is for the General Assembly to authorize buying affected land with a $1,000,000 appropriation to avoid damages and costs.
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Skyline Drive
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
Gov. Pollard
Conservation Commission
William E. Carson
John T. Harris
T. A. Moore
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Harris
State Conservation Commission
General Assembly
The
Beer sales halted as 3.2 beer deemed illegal in Winchester
Police shut down 10 Winchester eateries and soda fountains delaying sale of 3.2 beer until Virginia lawmakers convene in a special session. No warrants were issued and proprietors agreed to stop pending state legality. The House has approved legalization but the Senate has not acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hollis
Virginia
Old Dominion
C. W. Hollis
United States
House of Delegates
State Senate
Fatal Accidents Continue Despite Governor's Plea
Philadelphia August 28 Pennsylvania records weekend deaths to at least 11 and injuries to over twenty after a relapse in motor vehicle mishaps. Automobiles caused most fatalities. two drownings reported. Governor Pinchot urged September as a fewer accident month.
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Philadelphia
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Market stalls as stocks fail to tread far into open
New York August 28 timid financial markets held to a narrow price range. Stocks remained dull and uncertain, resisting a sharp dollar rally in foreign exchange and an easing tone in grain and cotton. Sterling opened at 4.55 and call money stood at 1 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Special Picture For Merchants Is Postponed In Winchester
Hoye L. Riley of the Winchester Retail Grocers Association announces a postponement of the special motion picture for grocery store and meat market managers and employees planned for tomorrow at Rouss Hall. The event is moved to early September due to an illness among a sponsor. The Star will publish the new date when fixed.
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Hoye L. Riley
Winchester Retail Grocers Association
Winchester
Rouss Hall
Riley
Star
Jumbo Cucumber Exhibited Here
D. E. Dunlap of the Front Royal road exhibited a long green cucumber at The Star office today. It weighed 2% pounds and stretched about 12 inches. He noted a large crop of both bie and small cucumbers this year with the small ones reserved for pickles. Cultivating cucumbers demands time and patience.
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D. E. Dunlap
Front Royal Road
Star Office
Mr. Dunlap
Apples Wanted for Grimes Golden and Summer Varieties
Green tag notice from NATIONAL FRUIT PRODUCT CO. seeking Grimes Golden Jonathan King David and summer apple varieties. Offers good prices for delivery or purchase to suppliers and growers. Read by horticulturists and fruit suppliers in the region.
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Grimes Golden
Jonathan
King David
Co., Inc
Grecian Court To Pass Again On The Insull Case
Athens August 28 The Athens appeal court set Tuesday to hear the application for formal sanction of Samuel Insull's arrest in American extradition proceedings. Insull, detained Saturday, is sought for return in connection with the financial collapse of his interests and the issue is whether he will remain detained pending extradition.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Upside Down Record Claimed In Joliet Flight
Joliet Illinois August 27 Lieutenant Tito Falconi landed his airplane after 3 P M and claimed a new world time record for inverted flight of 3 hours 6 minutes 39 seconds. Falconi surpassed Milo G Burcham of Long Beach California who had set 2 hours 20 minutes. Falconi began the inverted flight in St Louis around noon.
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Joliet
Ill
Tito Falconi
Lieut
Falconi
Milo G. Burcham
Long Beach
Calif
St. Louis
Burcham
U S Army Seeks Recruits In Local Drive
Sergt H T Smith the local recruiting officer announced a push for recruits aged 18 to 33. Vacancies exist in the Twelfth Infantry Fort Howard 116th Field Artillery Fort Myer 3rd Cavalry Medical Corps Carlisle Barracks and Air Corps Langley Field. Interested individuals should contact Sergt Smith at the post office building corner West Piccadilly and North Braddock streets.
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Sergt
H. T. Smith
United States Army
Twelfth Infantry
Fort Howard
116Th Field Artillery
Fort Myer
3Rd Cavalry
Medical Corps
Carlisle Barracks
Air Corps
Langley Field
Sergt. Smith
West Piccadilly and
North Braddock Streets
Clashes Grow as Communist and Provisional Troops Fight
In Fukien province northern Fukien fighting between communists and provisional troops intensified. United States consular officials warned Americans in the area to withdraw to safer locations amid the clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Foochow
China
Fukien
United States
Northern Virginia Power announces NRA codes and tax shift
W. M. Krise of the Winchester office said all Potomac Edison System departments will adopt NRA codes, with buses completion pending. The company will shift the 3 per cent federal tax from consumers to the company, starting with the current consumption after September 1, aiming to boost jobs and cut consumer bills.
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W. M. Krise
Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Company
Potomac Edison System
National Recovery Administration
Mr. Krise
NRA
Acton
Northern
Viginia Power Company
Krise
Potomac Edison
Wanted good home for gray and white male cat
Classified note seeks a loving home for a handsome half grown gray and white male cat. Contact phone 41-1 for adoption details and arranging a meet.
Antis Plan To Take Wets To The Polls
Baltimore activists mobilize transport to boost anti prohibition turnout for the September 12 repeal vote. C F Miles, Libert y Defense League chairman, warns of overconfidence after states shift against prohibition.
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Antis
Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
Liberty Defense League Today
C. F. Miles
Miles
Anti-Saloon League
Gas Holder Damaged by Storm at Kent Street Site
The Consumers' Utility Company reports the Kent and East Boscowen streets gas holder suffered about 13500 in storm damage. The floating section was tossed, rivets loosened, and the holder deemed unfit for use. Gas was moved to a 150000 cubic foot unit on South Kent street with no service interruption.
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Consumers’ Utility Company
Kent
East Boscawen Streets
Edward C. Goss
Goss
South Kent Street
Kent Street
Disturbances Near Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico Watched
Weather observers tracked a tropical disturbance near Bermuda and another in the gulf of Mexico. Forecasters said the gulf storm showed unsettled conditions with winds up to 16 mph while the Bermuda disturbance reached 28 mph.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Gulf of Mexico
R. H. Weightman
Gulf
Jefferson Letter Reveals 1810s Depression Struggles
In March 1820 Thomas Jefferson describes his dire financial crisis amid agricultural depression following the War of 1812. The note, written to a friend, cites a failed Bedford crop and ruined debt repayment hopes, illustrating depressions spare none.
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Thos. Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
United States
Jefferson
John
Bedford
School Subscription Rates for Nine Months
We offer a nine month subscription to students and teachers by mail or city delivery at rates of 2.25 dollars by mail and 3.00 dollars with city delivery. Payment is required in advance. Winchester Evening Star.
Geo. Washington Barber Shop to Close Under NRA Safeguards
The Geo. Washington Barber Shop is set to close under NRA actions on Monday August 28. It will operate 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Saturday hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. No price changes noted as of 8 26.1p-2t l.
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Geo. Washington
Electrocution near croquet game claims three in Virginia
Miss Mary Crisman of Winchester survives a near tragedy after a 6600 volt line falls, and three others perish. Ernest Woolf, 38, Upperville stables owner, his wife Zell Woolf, 25, and Fitzhugh C. Kines, 44, Upperville tailor, die after Woolf touches the live wire while checking the fallen line as Miss Crisman avoids the danger. The incident occurs at Grafton Farm, about 24 1/2 miles east of Upperville, during a croquet session.
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Upperville
Ernest Woolf
Upperville Hunter Stables
Zell Woolf
Fitzhugh C. Kines
Grafton
Fred McElhone
Here
Woolf
Kines
Mary Crisman
John Crisman
Blanche Crisman
Winchester
George W Jones Commissioned in Reserve Corps
George W Jones of the local post office clerical staff has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the quartermaster department of the officers' reserve corps by presidential direction. The notice came from the War Department via the third corps area in Baltimore. Jones previously worked as a construction clerk at the Remount Depot near Front Royal and is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Jones of this city.
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George W. Jones
Quartermaster Department
Officers’ Reserve Corps
United States Army
War Department
Third Corps
Baltimore
Lieut Jones
Front Royal
Robert L. Jones
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Democrats
Senator Byrd
Capital
Gonzales
Insull
U.S. Army
N.va
Power GO
Ernest Wool
Fitzhugh
Grafton Farm
M. Steck
Monticello
Mar
Mail City Delivery
Evening Star
Miss Crisman
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