King George Signals Britain’s League Backing in Defense Gap
The king told parliament strengthening Britain’s defense is urgent and pledged to uphold the League of Nations covenant. Treasury reports £300 million in loans floated to refinance debts, with £200 million for prior obligations and £100 million for unspecified uses. The address also touched on labor, unemployment, and coal royalties as domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Ben Robertson
Associated Press
Associated Press London
George
Victoria
Viscount Hailsham
League
Italy
Apple Blossom plans begin early for next year
MA Winchester notes that preliminary plans for the Apple Blossom Festival are already underway. She urges readiness and community help to improve on past records while introducing a new coal ordinance requiring weight tickets and advance written orders for coal purchases to prevent trouble.
Six Prisoners Escape Jail After Bank Robbery In Oklahoma
Six prisoners break from the Muskogee city jail after wounding Chief Detective Bolton and killing fellow inmate John Blackburn. Among escapees are Dan Heady, Dewey Gilmore, Russell Cooper, Leonard Short, and Don Garrett. Heady’s wife is arrested after the breakout. Police describe a swift, armed breakout with a machine gun seized by the gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Okemah
Ben Bolton
Marsh Corgan
O'Malley
Dan Heady
Kansas City
Dewey Gilmore
Dallas
Tex
Russell Cooper
Fort Smith
Ark
Leonard Short
Galena
Don Garrett
Bea Penitentiary
John Blackburn
Heady
Cooper
Gilmore
Short
Bolton
Elmer Bernard
Blackburn
Garrett
The Men’s Shop Buys Lee Massey Stock for Big Sale
The Men’s Shop has purchased the entire stock of Lee Massey and will sell it shortly on the premises. Watch for this major sale event at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Massey
District CE meeting opens in Strassburg this weekend
Virginia Christian Endeavor leaders gather for the Western District two day convention at the Christian Church in Strassburg December 7 8. District president Miss Cathleen Shiplett presides with state president Miss Elizabeth McKnight and world vice president Miss Phyllis Brown among speakers and attendees. The program includes prayer service banquet song service homes talk and an address by Rev George Earle Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
Virginia
Christian Church
Strassburg
Seeo
Cathleen Shiplett
Staunton
Elizabeth McKnight
Richmond
Phyllis Brown
C. M. Martin
Winchester
Budapest
George Earle Owen
Margaret Richards
Satuday
Presbyterian Church
Piett
Chicken Dinner Benefit for Pleasant Valley Church
A chicken dinner fundraiser is hosted at the home of D. A. Smith on Thursday December 5 to benefit Pleasant Valley Church. Proceeds go to church programs and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Smith
Pleasant Valley Church
Second Suspect Held in Workingman's Store Robbery
Two men are being held as suspects in the robbery of the Workingman's store where merchandise valued at over 500 dollars was stolen and loaded into a car. William Ralph Wilson and Calvin Breckenridge deny complicity and await fingerprint reports from the Justice Department after police forwardings. Wilson gave inconsistent statements about his past work and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Ees
Francis Nk
William Ralph Wilson
Simle
Colo
Wilson
Bill Wilson
Lee Wilson
R. L. Wilson
Calvin Breckenridge
Lexington Ave
Lexington
O. L. Jamison
Texas
Houston
Washington
Cleveland
Charles Town
Large Cast Will Give Operetta At Handley School
The Handley School operetta And It Rained will be presented at 8 o clock Friday night December 6 with a large cast led by John Hottel Dorothy Larrick Betty Wilkens Aloise Brill Margaret George David Headley Kenneth Brengle Marshall Snapp Loriz Himelright Donald Smith Forrest Jones Anne D Seal and Joseph Zuckerman A chorus of fifty voices will sing the vocal score with Evva Gough Agnes Jasper Lucille Smith Mary Babb Dorothy Greenwalt Mary K Huntsberry Evangeline Ebersole Alice McCormick Mary Katherine Baker Margaret Omps Ruth Omps Margaret Knight Jane Rosenberger Jessie Hillyard Dorothy Anderson Elizabeth Oates Jeanetta Wisecarver Betty Shryock Hazel Oates Frances Larrick Odetta Carpenter Elizabeth Campbell Hilma Hottel Norma Richards Zelda Barrett Caroline Stretchberry Gordette Schenck Anne Yost Anne Oakes and Joseph Zuckerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tley
John Hottel
Dorothy Larrick
Betty Wilkens
Aloise Brill
Margaret George
David Headley
Kenneth Brengle
Marshall Snapp
Loriz Himelright
Donald Smith
Forrest Jones
Anne D. Seal
Joseph Zuckerman
Evva Gough
Agnes Jasper
Lucille Smith
Mary Babb
Dorothy Greenwalt
Mary K. Huntsberry
Evangeline Ebersole
Alice McCormick
Mary Katherine Baker
Margaret Omps
Ruth Omps
Margaret Knight
Jane Rosenberger
Jessie Hillyard
Dorothy Anderson
Elizabeth Oates
Jeanetta Wisecarver
Betty Shryock
Hazel Oates
Frances la
Vanderbilt Custody Appeal Denied in New York Court
Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt lost her appeal to take custody of her 10 year old daughter Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt to the New York State Court of Appeals. The denial followed a lower court ruling in Albany New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N. Y
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
New York State Court of Appeals
Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt
Man charged with murder in gasoline fire death
Carson Shaffer, about 25, of Mountain Falls, jailed on a felony murder count. He allegedly set a lit match to a gasoline can held by Cecil Cooley, causing fatal burns on November 26. A hearing before Trial Justice A J Tavenner is set for December 9 at 10 AM with witnesses Charles Williams, Claude Windle, Clifton Stickley and Jacob Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Shaffer
Mourntain Falls
Shaffer
Cecil Cooley
A. J. Tavenner
Charles Williams
Claude Windle
Clifton Stickley
Jacob Carter
Cooley
Planes Poised For Maneuvers In Florida Exercise
Planes of the army's general headquarters air force gather at three south Florida fields for a two week maneuver. Wings from March Field Selfridge Barksdale join in the exercise with assembly in Vero Beach Miami and Fort Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Army
General Headquarters Air Force
United States
South Florida
Vero Beach
Fort Pierce
March Field
Calif
Selfridge Field
Mich
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Mother of Evelyn Bradley Roman Seeks Justice
Lewisburg West Virginia December 3 The Bradley family remains determined to obtain justice in the Bradley Roman kidnapping case. A jury failed to convict William Roman of abducting six year old Dorothy Evelyn Bradley eight years ago while Roman and the girl now live as husband and wife with a child. The mother demands the courts send the girl to an industrial school or religious institution and vows to pursue fresh trials in January as Roman returns to jail and the couple’s wandering marriage story recurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W. Va
Bradley-Roman
Dorothy Evelyn Roman
William Mavin Roman
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley
Richard Bradley
Roman
Evelyn
Lee
United States
City Planners Recommend Vote On Water Bond Issue
Winchester officials seek voter approval for a new water supply bond. At a City Plan Advisory Committee session, a report on needs and costs was prepared for Common Council consideration. Committee members reaffirmed efforts to secure soft water from Cedar Creek watershed.
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Common Council
City Advisory Committee On City Planning
Council Chamber
City Hall
Winchester
Grou
Cedar Creek
W. Nelson Page
John H. Rosenberger
Charles Harper
C. Lee Barr
Fred L. Glaize
Walker McC
Mrs B G Harris Dies Suddenly in Maryland Home
Mrs Fannie Davenport Harris wife of Benjamin Gwynn Harris of Wayside Charles county Md died at her home last night about 10 o clock from a heart attack. Interment here Thursday with services at 9 am in Charles county and a graveside service at Mount Hebron Cemetery at 3 pm conducted by Rev Robert B Nelson.
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Fannie Davenport Harris
Benjamin Gwynn Harris
Wayside
Charles County
H. D. Puller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Harris
Winchester
Fannie MacFarland
Mount Hebron
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Church
Spotted Voting In County Today
Voters in Frederick county participate in a special election with early tallies reported in Stephens City Middletown and Albin Gore and Bakers Mill. Preliminary data hint the market building proposal faces heavy defeat as supporters keep quiet.
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Frederick County
Stephens City
Middletown
Albin
Gore
Bakers Mill
Handley Musical Comedy Cast of 100 Students
A musical comedy by the Handley troupe features an ensemble of 100 students with performances on December 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Romney Man First Arrested Under New Coal Law
Isaac Maphis of Romney West Virginia is jailed on a charge of selling coal without a city license under the new coal ordinance. Police report two prior similar cases and a $55.25 fine. Chief Hollis warns stricter enforcement of weight scales permits and orders for coal deliveries to protect local dealers.
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Isaac Maphis
Romney
W. Va
Po W. Hollis
Show &N
Valley Dentists Meet At Narrow Passage Inn
Dr. C M Delp of Mount Jackson hosted a Study Club gathering of the Northern Va Dental Association at the Narrow Passage Inn near Woodsick on the Valley Pike. Dr. Harry McCarthy of Baltimore spoke on Synthetic Porcelain and a fine dinner followed. Dentists from Winchester and other towns including Strasburg Edinburg Mount Jackson Harrisonburg Berryville Charles Town and towns in West Virginia attended.
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C.M. Delp
Mount Jackson
Study Club
Northern
Va. Dental Association
Narrow Passage Inn
Woodsick
Valley Pike
Harry McCarthy
Baltimore
McCarthy
Richt
Winchester
Sartelle
Knight, Jr
Madden
Snapp
van Deusen
Harlowe
Kerlin
Slavin
Grove
Maphis
Strasburg
Shutters
Edinburg
Miller, Jr
Miller, Sr
Pront Royal
Steele
Stephen City
Delp
Fresh seafood market open evenings at Cameron Street
A seafood market offers fresh and frozen fish and oysters with evening hours until 8 p m at 219 N Cameron St. Also notices include a lost big black Tom cat with rewards for Stephen M Rosenberger at 124 W Water St and Christmas gift subscriptions available at Miller's Medicines Magazines News. Also fruit cakes and plum puddings for sale at Washington Inn with phone 239.
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N. Cameron St
Stephen M. Rosenberger
W. Water St
Miller's
Washington Inn
Apple Blossom Festival Directors Elected at Winchester Meeting
The executive committee of the Apple Blossom Festival met at the George Washington Hotel at 10 this morning to approve the 1936 festival and elect Hollie B. McCormac to lead for the coming year. Clarke J. Cooner remains vice chairman and H. Clay deGrange treasurer. Read Director-General Fred A. Read was reappointed. A large slate of re-elected members includes Byrd, Cooper, Williams, de Grange, Glaize, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
McCormag
Hollie B. McCormac
Thomas B. Byrd
Willi . Cooper
McCormac
Pres
Viaite Wook Demeere
Bastainia Woolen
Virginia Manufacturers Association
National Manufacturers Association
Clarke T. Coe
H. Clay deGrange
Read
Fred A. Read
Reed
Thomas RR. Byrd
Clarke J. Cooner
William E. Cooper
Walter H. Bos
Rman
R. Gray Williams
Ray Robinson
H. Clay de Grange
Fred L. Glaize
Victor Arthur
Mike
Fred A. Read, Jr
World News At A Glance Highlights Global Tensions
Secretary of State Hull threatened criminal prosecution for firms and individuals who fail to register arms and war implements. In Muskogee six prisoners escaped from city federal jail. In Boston convicts caused fatalities and injuries during a prison break. FBI probes a double murder case involving tech sergeant and others. Betty Grable’s engagement revealed. Treasury closed its financing deal totaling 900 million dollars in one day. Berlin clergymen challenged Nazi regime in religious defiance. A landslide in Ecuador buries Verda Coch, killing 50. China-Taiwan tensions described as dark and shifting eastward from Manila to Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Muskogee
Okla
Poe
Boston
Massachusetts
Clem Kelley
Jackie Coozat
Betty Grable
Treasury Books
Berlin
Germany
Guya'ulu
Ecuador
Verda Coch
China
Mani
Guam
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King
Dan
Martin
Western District
Ence Ee Evening Star
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Burnt Factory Church
Livermore
Richmond “Anal
Jesse L. Livermore
Dorothea F. Livermore
Santa Barbara
Cal
New Yok
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Handley School
Evelyn Bradley Roman
Girl
B. G. Harris
Maryland
John M. Macfarland
Jane Stephenson Douglas Macfarland
Judes Isaac Richardson Douglas
Northern Virginia
State of
West Vir
Hollie B. McOrmacts
SO Executive
H. B. McCormac
Valley
C. M. Delp
Mt. Jackson
Dr. McCarthy
World News
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