Roosevelt Heads Home After Pacific Tour Aids Peace Talks
President Roosevelt, returning from a 16 day voyage through Brazil Argentina and Uruguay aboard the cruiser Indianapolis, speeds home to prepare for congressional matters. Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas praises Roosevelt as an apostle of peace and opens the Inter American Peace Conference with a call for democracy and cooperation. Secretary Cordell Hull to address a plenary session tomorrow.
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Hans Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Roosevelt
Saavedra Lamas
Rmanent
New World
Lamas
United States
Cordell Hull
U. S. S. Chester
Indianapolis
Antevideo
Uruguay
Charleston
S. C
Washington
Brazil
Argentina
Congress
Shenandoah Valley Academy to Reopen Next Session
Winchester residents celebrate Shenandoah Valley Academy reopening with plans for classes resuming. The town, one of Virginia’s oldest, recalls the school’s long honorable history and anticipates cadet enrollment boosting civic life and local economy.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Auction of Susan B. Howard estate at Albin
At 10 o'clock tomorrow the household effects including antiques and a fine piano belonging to Susan B. Howard, deceased, will be sold at her late residence in Albin.
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Susan B. Howard
Albin
Doctor’s Mail Flooded by Wallis King Event Curious World Interest
The Winchester physician Dr. Lewis M. Allen writes little as a flood of letters arrives from Britain and abroad after news that Wallis Simpson is connected to King Edward VIII. Reporters visit his office at 114 West Boscawen Street as Time and other outlets amplify the story, though Allen wishes to stay out of the publicity.
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Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Winchester
Lewis M. Allen
Wallis Warfield
Wally Simpson
Edward VIII
Baltimore
King Edward
Blue Ridge Summit
West
Boscawen Street
Dr. Allen
Allen
Time
Cour Country Magazine
Wallis Simpson
Mayfair
London
Central Press Soundphoto
Death Claims Mrs Langley Widely Known Locomotive Engineer's Wife
Mrs Lula R Langley wife of Edgar A Langley a well known retired locomotive engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died at her home north of Winchester on the Martinsburg pike in her seventy first year after months of decline. Born January 30 1866 in Frederick County she was a daughter of Walter B and Elizabeth Grubb. She married November 3 1885 and lived in Frederick County Brunswick Harrisonburg before moving. Continued on page eight.
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Lula R. Langley
Edgar A. Langley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Langley
Frederick County
Walter B
Elizabeth Grubb
Brunswick
Harrisonburg
City Council Considers Handbill Controls Over Litter Concerns
Council members debated restricting handbills to curb street litter. Dr. Allen Hawthorne cited dodgers slipped under wipers and automatic dispensers as examples. City Manager Field noted few readers, while Herman Hable defended the practice citing daily street sweeping. Restrictions have already appeared in some Virginia towns.
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Allen Hawthorne
Field
Herman Hable
Virginia
Chuck and Rays Beer Shootin Match Ad
Lat Lat shooting match announced with prizes of turkeys geese chickens and shoats. Held at J C Kelchner location two miles east of Winchester on Route 50. Event dated December 5 at 1 pm with Friday schedule.
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J. C. Kelchner
Winchester
Five Prizes To Be Given At City Hall Meeting
Merchants sponsoring the Christmas decorations contest through the Chamber of Commerce will award a grand prize and 25 smaller prizes for the 1936 Festival of Lights. General chairman leads the effort with Andrew Bell handling funds and merchandise. Five classes include residence decorations for most elaborately decorated and most artistically decorated homes.
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Council Chamber of
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Black Hooded Group Receives Life Sentences in Murder Case
Detroit dispatch reports Judge Donald Van Zile imposes life terms on five alleged Black Legion members for the target practice murder of Silas Coleman, a 42 year old war veteran. Cohorts Harvey Davis and Ervin D. Lee receive additional life sentences. others are sent to Southern Michigan Prison or Marquette branch for Poole case ties. Dayton Dean, the confessed executioner, also labeled for Poole murder.
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Detroit
Donald van Zile
Black Legion
Silas Coleman
Harvey Davis
Ervin D. Lee
Charles A. Poole
Marquette Branch
John Bannerman
Poole
Southern Michigan
Charles Rouse
James Roy Lorance
Dayton Dean
Coleman
Davis
Funeral Services For Mr Fansler
The funeral of Lemuel L. Fansler, a well known citizen, who died yesterday, will be held at 2 pm tomorrow from his home 316 West Leicester Street. Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker will conduct services. Interment is in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include J Roy Gearing Harry W Ebert Wilmer F Shryock William G Hardy Wilbur Hewitt and Emory Larrick.
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Lemuel L. Fansler
West
Leicester Street
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron
J. Roy Gearing
Harry W. Ebert
Wilmer F. Shryock
William G. Hardy
Wilbur Hewitt
Emory Larrick
Miller's Drug Store Grand Opening Notice
Closure notice states hours limited Thursday and Friday with newspapers available to regular customers. Grand opening planned for Saturday December 5 at Miller's Drug Store.
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Oute
GEAND
Miller’s Drug
Mrs. Nellie Cover Harrison Dies in Winchester
Nellie Cover Harrison widow of Judge Thomas W. Harrison and daughter of the late Thomas and Maria Cover of Winchester died at 10 last night at her South Washington street home from a heart ailment. A Maryland native, she helped run the Cover leather works and was active in Christ Episcopal Church and local clubs. She married Judge Harrison and lived at Angerona before the property passed after her parents’ deaths.
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Nellie Cover Harrison
Thomas W. Harrison
Thomas Cover
Winchester
South Washington Street
Maryland
Harrison
Cover
Carroll County
Westminster
Angerona
Fairmont Avenue
Lower
Shenandoah Valley
Corporation Court of Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church
Century Club
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Arrest in Slaying Brings Confession in Fredericksburg
In Fredericksburg Virginia M Landon Bolling 30 was arrested for the murder of his business partner and roommate George Carter 29 Bolling confessed according to Commonwealths Attorney W B F Cole He is held in communicado pending grand jury action Investigators say a woman was involved and Bolling admitted stabbing Carter with a sheath knife and then shooting him with a .22 rifle after an early Tuesday morning argument in their apartment.
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Fredericksburg
M. Landon Bolling
George Carter
Commonwealth
W. B. F. Cole
Bolling
Carter
Fierce Fascist Offensive Repulsed In Madrid Park Clash
Madrid reports a three wave assault by fascist forces across Casa Del Campo and University City aimed at breaking Socialist defences. International volunteers defended Madrid while militiamen blocked main routes to France and protected key sites including near the British embassy.
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Madrid
Casa del Campo Park
University City
Pablo Iglesias
Manzanares
Arguelles
War Office
Pureulo de Alarcon
Casa del Campo
Puzuelo
Aravaca
France
Police Find Bodies in Canton Apartment Double Murder Probe
Canton Ohio December 4 police found the bodies of Mrs Minnie Long 40 and her daughter Virginia Pratt e 18 in their apartment. Police chief Ira Manderbaugh called it a double murder and sought Sherman Long the deceased woman's third husband. The girl was found earlier and an autopsy showed a bullet wound to her temple. The mother’s body was found later.
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Canton
Minnie Long
Virginia Pratte
Ira Manderbaugh
Sherman Long
Fire Chief Linked to Black Legion Member Shot
Fire Captain William H. Bradburn and fellow firefighter Donald H. Slusher were shot and killed in a Pontiac fire station kitchen. The pistol lay beside Bradburn, who appeared on a grand jury list of Black Legion members. a note on his desk accused him of talking too much.
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Black Legion
Pontiac, Mich
William H. Bradburn
Donald H. Slusher
Bradburn
Pontiac Police
The
Frank W. Kuhn
Wallis Simpson Arrives in Rouen Then Heads to Cannes
Wallis Warfield Simpson arrives in Rouen after crossing from London by night. She proceeds to Cannes with a small entourage including a chauffeur and secretary, after a brief hotel stop and a clash with actress Naida Dauty. The incident involved a knocked hat and camera as the party left the Hotel de La Poste. Simpson traveled incognito aboard the steamer New Haven, docking at Dieppe.
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Rouen
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward of
England
English Channel
London
Cannes
Hotel de la Poste
Paris
Naida Dauty
New Haven
Dieppe
Food hoisted to WPA strikers as sandwich rope fails
New York dispatch reports 150 WPA workers occupying a federal project office after reductions in WPA rolls. Sandwiches wrapped in an American flag were hoisted seven stories by improvised rope, then cut by police after repeated attempts to bring in sustenance.
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New York
WPA
Rouss Fire Co Monthly Meeting Notice
Charley Rouss Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening December 4 at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. Special entertainment. M D Weaver President.
Major Mars Opens Christmas Kettle In Winchester
Major James Mars, commanding officer of the Salvation Army, announces plans to place the Christmas kettle in front of the Colonial Theatre on North Loudoun Street tomorrow to collect free will offerings for needy residents. The drive also welcomes food gifts such as canned goods vegetables poultry and meats.
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James Mars
Salvation Army
Colonial Theatre
North Loudoun Street
Winchester
Maoji Mars
Piano Bargain at Miles Music Co
Small baby grand piano in mahogany case, gently used with full guarantee. Priced at $275. Miles Music Co located at 14 S Loudoun St. sale notice.
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Miles Music Co
S. Loudoun St
Christmas cards offer from Winchester Paint and Sign Co
Fifty for one dollar French fold Christmas cards with envelopes. Names inscribed at no extra charge. Winchester Paint and Sign Co.
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Winchester Paint and Sign Co
Baldwin Rebuffs Edward Warfield Simpson Marriage Bid
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the House of Commons the government will not yield to King Edward's compromise to marry Wallia Warfield Simpson and keep the throne. He warned a morganatic marriage is unconstitutional and no legislation would be introduced. The cabinet debates continue as Attlee signals grave consideration.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward
Wallia Warfield Simpson
Belvedere
Wonares
France
England
Baldwin
Rowe
Ae Wong
Commonwealth
Clement Attlee
Mowrey's Jewelry Offers Lay Away Through Christmas
Open evenings for convenience until Xmas and a lay away plan to make shopping easier. Store located at 17 W Piccadilly St promises savings when you look here before you buy. Also notices two kittens seeking good homes, a maltese and a black one, contact by phone 41-1.
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Mowrey’s Jewelry
W. Piccadilly St
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