City council panel over budget fight draws lines
Dr Snapp and others clash over the tentative budget based on a $1.35 tax rate. Council members plan further discussion Tuesday night as boosters defend the original plan and warn of a determined fight to keep it. Rosenberger seeks no cut in police funding while a radio upgrade is debated.
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Common Council
Finance Committee
Ralph B Snapp
Snapp
Rosenberger
John H. Rosenberger
Police Department
Coun
Stop signs demand respect to curb highway deaths
Ma Winchester urges drivers to obey Stop signs to protect all on the street. He notes many pass stopped cars, risking tragedy, and warns officers cannot monitor every sign constantly. Most drivers comply, but the minority must follow suit.
Four Sent To Grand Jury In Chicken Theft Case
Four men Joshua Elliott Theodore Duke Campbell James Amick and Arthur Boyce were sent on to the grand jury by Trial Justice A J Tavenner on charges of stealing about 75 thoroughbred chickens from A C Mahew of Mount Wil dam s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tavenner
Joshua Elliott
Theodore “Duke” Campbell
James Amick
Arthur Boyce
A. C. Mahew
Mount Wildams
Edward VIII makes historic radio farewell broadcast
London reports record audience as Edward VIII, now a private citizen, addresses his subjects in a government uncurtailed broadcast. The BBC preserved the speech on record and stations closed after his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward the VIII
England
Windsor
Empire
British Broadcasting Corporation
George V
Edward
John Reigh
CBC
BBC
1937 Budge Compared With Past City Spending Figures
City officials released data comparing the proposed 1937 appropriations for Streets, Sewer, Water departments and for Schools to eight prior years 1929-1936 and a five year average 1929-1934. Streets budgeted at 49496, below long term averages. Sewer at 15200, below past levels. Water at 34650, above the 1929-34 average. Schools at 58000, below the 1929-34 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
TSR
Cieeeetes
Pope Pius XI Helps at Mass From Bedside
Vatican City December 11 Pope Pius XI, confined to bed by paralysis, assisted at Mass in a chapel near his sick room. Attendants said he had a tranquil night, took digitalis before dawn, and lay propped with leg swelling causing pain. Vatican sources warned he may never walk again and could remain partly bedridden.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Three Christmas Banking Holidays in Virginia Declared
Richmond telegraphs announced Governor Peery designated December 26 as a Virginia legal holiday. Banks will close after noon December 24 and reopen December 27, giving three Christmas days off. plus New Year’s Day closure on January 1.
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Winchester
Richmond
Peery
Virginia
Doctor testifies on Edith Maxwell murder trial
Dr. T J Tudor testified that three head wounds and brain clots likely caused Trigg Maxwell's death. He described injuries from a blunt instrument or sharp tool with force and supported a natural death defense by Edith Maxwell, who admitted striking her father with a slipper.
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Wise
T. J. Tudor
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Norton
Maxwell
Edith
Tudor
Dr. Tudor
Ramsey property sale at noon tomorrow in front of Court House
The Thomas Ramsey property at No. 668 North Main Street will be sold at noon tomorrow in front of the Court House.
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Thomas Ramsey
North Main St
Court House
Irish Move To Ignore King In Home Affairs
Irish officials take steps to exclude the king from home affairs issues as the Office of the Governor General handles related governance matters. Strong entities include Ireland and Governor General. The move signals a constitutional shift in ceremonial oversight amid political debate.
De Valera pushes plan after Edward abdication in Ireland
In Dublin on December 11 President Eamon De Valera seeks emergency legislation to sever most ties with Britain while preserving dominion status. Opposition led by W. T. Cosgrave and William Norton accuses the move of haste and hurting loyal relations. Proposals would recognize the abdication in Ireland and keep Crown cooperation with empire.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Dail
Edward VIII
Free State
Great Britain
W. T. Cosgrave
United Ireland Party
William Norton
de Valera
Norton
James Dillon
Cosgrave
Britain
Edward
Ireland
Duke of York
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Wanted Good Homes for Two Pet Kittens
Pet notice seeking homes for two female kittens one Maltese and one black very friendly. Contact phone number 41-1 for adoption arrangements.
Mrs Simpson Drives Out in France Ahead of Divorce
In Cannes France Mrs Wallis Simpson says she expects her final divorce decree without complications from Ernest Aldrich Simpson. Her spokesman notes no English move to invalidate the temporary decree. She plans to stay in the Riviera several weeks with Edward expected to leave London soon.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Simpson
Edward
England
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
M.s. Simpson
Lord Brownlow
Dublin
Dail Eirean
Free State
Fort Belvedere
Simpson
George VI
Abdication of Edward VIII and accession of George VI
Britain acts to remove Edward VIII from the throne after abdication for marriage to Wallis Simpson. Albert Frederick Arthur George becomes king as George VI. Edward sails for France possibly tonight while radio address to the nation is planned. Ireland and Dominions respond, with Dublin considering constitutional amendments.
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London
Edward VIII
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Houses of Commons
Lords
Edward the Eighth
Duke of York
England
India
France
Edward Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Dover
George VI
Special Bargain Tables at Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Advertises daily updated bargain tables with prices from $1.00 to $10.00 now cut to 25c to $1.00. Promises surprising values. Hodgson & Brown Jewelers, Winchester Virginia.
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Hodgson & Brown, Jewelers
Winchester, Va
Tag Day Christmas seals sale to aid Tuberculosis Assoc
Mrs. John L. Kater, chairwoman, announces Tag Day for Christmas seals to benefit the Tuberculosis Association. Red crosses sold in city businesses and four banks, with headquarters at the former Keller’s hardware building on North Loudoun Street. Numerous assistants named. Also, Boy Scouts hold Court of Honor at George Washington Hotel with Sheriff Harry McCann speaking on crime detection and presenting the Charles R. Anderson Jr. award.
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John L. Kater
Tuberculosis Association
Keller's Hardware
Loudoun Street
T. Bryarly
Pearl George
Ralph Hengeveld
Margaret Keller
Mary Margaret Cooper
Beatrice Lovett
Jean Forney
Rachel Jennings
Virginia Ritenour
Dorothy Hawthorne
Anne Oakes
Marion Hurst
Anna Margaret Baker
Anna Katherine Ritenour
George Washington
Harry McCann
Winchester
Charles R. Anderson, Jr
Charles R. Anderson
E. B. Cooper
Court of Honor
A. Lee Coble
Court of Honor Committee
South America
Children invited to Christmas show with Fellowship Club
The Capitol Theatre will host a December 19 show funded by donated toys clothes or staple foods to help less fortunate children. Donations are collected at Fellowship Headquarters on December 12 with tickets to the show earned by contributions. The program features Laurel and Hardy Mickey Mouse cartoons and local acts.
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Capitol Theatre
Fellowship Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Laurel and Hardy
Mickey
Mickey Mouse
Molly Moon Cow
Square Dance at the Appleway Saturday Night
An old Appleway square dance event advertised for Saturday night December 12 with a hopeful note on orderly enjoyment and participation.
Chuck and Rays Beer Free Fountain Pen Offer Ad
An advertisement promises a free fountain pen and pencil with purchase at Chuck and Rays Beer. The offer details appear in page 3 column 2 with a 12 11 date marker.
George VI and Family Not To Move From Piccadilly Home
King George VI and his family will not relocate to Buckingham Palace until after the new year, remaining at their current Piccadilly residence for the time being. The decision follows ongoing royal duties and scheduling considerations.
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George VI
Piccadilly
Buckingham Palace
King George VI Chosen for British Throne
London bulletin reports the new king selected the name George VI. The BBC will broadcast tomorrow's public proclamation from St James Palace at 3 p m local time with heralds and pursuivants announcing the accession in medieval pageantry.
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St. James’ Palace
British Broadcasting Company
Abdication shocks Britain as Edward plans transfer
London reporting Edward VIII abdication sparks a continuous session in Parliament. The king seeks to transfer the throne to his brother so he may wed Wallis Simpson. Prime Minister Baldwin gains crowd support as Attlee backs the proceeding and royal residence crowds gather at Piccadilly.
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Stanley Baldwin
Downing_ street
England
Edward
London
New York
R. C. A. —Central Pres
Wonareh
Wallis Sim
Cat Calla
No. 10
Downing Street
House of Commons
Piccadilly
Duke of York
Elizabeth
Elizabeth III
Igaret Rose
Canterbury
Baldwin
George II
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Hoover Attends Carnegie Meetings in Washington
Herbert Hoover visited Washington for the first time since leaving the presidency to attend a Carnegie Institution trustees meeting. He spoke briefly to newsmen, then returned home through rain and fog, declining questions on Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and saying the GOP's future had no bearing on the Carnegie gathering.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Carnegie Institution
Edward
Simpson
Republican Party
Carnegie
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