Italians Retreat As Ethiopian Forces Attack In Front
Reports from Eritrea indicate Ethiopian forces test skirmishes along the Tigre front before a mass assault. Italian officers say Ethiopians attacked Italian outposts with about 3 000 troops, while Italians and Eritrean troops resisted and withdrew to safer lines. Casualties included four Italian officers killed and three wounded, nine Italian soldiers dead, with Eritrean losses noted as well. The battle line lies near the Takkaze river and Mai Timchet ford as air forces and tanks join the fight.
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Andrue Con Oe
Associated Press
Asmara
Eritrea
Tigre
Makale
Takkaze
Prisk
Rome
Ethiopia
Italy
Mai Timchet
Dembguina Pass
Seire
Winchester Queen City of the Shenandoah Valley
The piece extols Winchester as the Queen City of the Shenandoah Valley and invites readers to visit or move there. It highlights the Apple Blossom festival and local landmarks while praising Winchester as a premier home town in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Winchester Considers Municipal Airport Development
City Manager hur Field said funds may be available for a municipal airport in Winchester if a satisfactory field with an option to buy is secured. Relief labor from state and federal authorities will be provided from other regions, with a Works Progress Administration representative expected to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hur Field
Works Progress Administration
Five Inch Snow Blanket Falls on Garrett County
A five inch blanket of snow covered Garrett county today with strong winds driving drifts. Snowplows kept roads open as temperatures hovered near 28 degrees in Oakland Maryland this December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Garrett County
Iceland Blizzard Claims Dozens In Fatal Iceland Blizzard
A severe Iceland blizzard left twenty six men dead from drowning or freezing with twenty missing as of Sunday after a Saturday storm battered Reykjavik and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Tax collections show increase in December period
The Treasury reported that income tax receipts for December 1 through December 15 totaled 216,425,761 dollars, up 31 percent from the same period last year when 164,917,072 dollars were collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Christmas Candies and Quarry Sale Notices
Page and Shaw announce quality Christmas candies at Golden Glow Coffee Shop, phone 1148. Stewart Perry notes the City Quarry operation is discontinued and no stone will be for sale after December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page & Shaw
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
City Quarry
Stewart Perry
Golden Glow Coffee Oor
Hauptmann Must Present All Evidence For Pardon Request
The Court of Pardons in New Jersey requires Hauptmann to reveal any new evidence before seeking mercy. Five votes, including the governor's, are needed for commutation. Officials note newly discovered evidence is not grounds for a new trial unless statute supports it.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Court of Mercy
Harold G. Hoffman
Luther A. Campbell
Court of Errors and Appeals
Dixon
Pardons
Suestionnair
C. Lloyd Fisher
Pardons Court
Governr Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Washington
Egbert Rosecrans
Religious Services At Rock Enon Postponed By Rain
Rain last Sunday caused cancellation of Rock Enon services. Next Sunday December 22 at 3 PM will hold the final service of the year with Rev. S J Goode delivering a Christmas message and all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Enon
S. J. Goode
The Ideal Xmas Gift A Star One Year Gift Subscription
A one year subscription offer to The Star presented as a lasting Christmas gift. The item is highlighted as a daily appreciated present with a brief mention of the Evening Star as the context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
STAR
Eee Evening Star
Ptf
Delegates Weigh New Naval Proposals At Conference
United States delegates in London agree to study British naval proposals in a friendly spirit but insist on no major changes to existing treaties. Admiral Nagano presses for parity with Britain and the United States, citing Japan's sacrifices under Washington treaty ratios. Davis maintains no need to retract Japan equality claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Foreign Staff
London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Norman H. Davis
Osami Nagano
Davis
Nagano
City Council—Manager Plan Among Government Forms Discussed
Citizens of Winchester met to study switching from the present government to a council city manager or a modified commission plan. A five to seven member council would appoint city officials, with voters deciding on remuneration and the preferred form at election. The commission plan typically assigns a manager and five departmental councilmen, with the manager answering to department heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Alexandria
Petersburg
Handley Board
School Board
Sinking Fund Board
Laval Defends Proposals for Settling War
Premier Laval defended plans with Sir Samuel Hoare to settle the Italo Ethiopian war as a last effort to avert war in Europe. He urged postponing interpellations till December 27 and warned the chamber not to force a showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Laval
Geneva
Richard G. Massock
Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Europe
Chamber
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
Samuel Hoare
Christmas Carols at Frederick County Court House
Christmas Eve community sing around the Yule tree at the Frederick County Court House is scheduled for 1 30 oclock next Tuesday evening. Floyd Haines will lead with choirs and residents joining in familiar carols including Hark The Herald Angels Sing It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Joy To The World Silent Night and Come All Ye Faithful.
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Court House
Frederick County Court House
Temple of Justice
Winchester
Frederick County
Floyd Haines
Chanters
Heralds Angels
Army To Have 500 Big Planes
The War Department was reportedly near announcing a purchase of 500 high speed combat type airplanes to strengthen the general headquarters air force. Contracts may total about 20 million dollars. The planes would include pursuit and attack craft and some of the new flying fortresses bombers.
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Washington
War Department
General Headquarters Air Force
Robbers Hold Up Ardsley Bank For $10,000 Cash
Five robbers staged a swift hold up of the First National Bank in Ardsley New York today and escaped with $10 000 in cash. The getaway car was later found abandoned near the Yonkers New York line at the city border.
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Ardsley
N. Y
First National Bank
New York City
Yonkers
Winchester Decorates Streets for Christmas Season
Winchester begins lighting up the business district with garlands, wreaths, and hundreds of red and blue electric lights. J Henkel Henry says illumination will be general tomorrow night, praising city workers and the Northern Virginia Power Co. for their work.
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Winchester
J. Henkel Henry
Committee of the Common Council
Henry
William Hodge
Northern Virginia Power Company
Wade Guard
Loudoun Street
Piccadilly
Boscawen
Purcell Funeral Rites Tomorrow
The funeral for George Purcell, who died yesterday at Memorial Hospital from burns suffered October 23, will be held at 2 30 PM from his home 120 East Cork Street with Rev Dr L Flickinger of Centenary Reformed Church officiating Interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers are Fred Fugitt J Madison Spurr Lawrence C Hollis Howard Swartz Fred W Forney and Joseph Hodgson
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George Purcell
Memorial Hospital
East Cork Street
8. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Fred. Fugitt
J. Madison Spurr
Lawrence C., Hollis
Howard Swartz
Fred W. Forney
Joseph Hodgson
XMAS TREES FOR SALE AT HAINES MARBLE YARD
Short ad notes Christmas trees for sale at Haines Marble Yard with contact number 378-1. The entry dates include December 16 17 18 20 23 with a 1p 6b indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines’ Marble Yard
Christmas Holiday Closures and Local Ads Brief
Closed December 25 and 26 for Xmas holidays at Winchester Cold Storage Co and C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corp. Ads note Plum Pudding priced at $1.00, Exquisite Candies and Xmas novelties from Pure Food Store Norks, Brooks' Pharmacy offers items on page 1. Also a notice to locate the owner of a black and white female fox terrier at 629-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage Co
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corp
Brooks’ Pharmacy
William Smedley and Clarence Darr Offer Tragedy Versions
William Smedley and Clarence Darr at the scene of the tragedy provide differing accounts. Witness reports a failed strike with a missile, Darr claims a trout followed him as he led Saffel away through the corridor.
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William Smedley
Clarence Darr
Darr
Trout
Saffel
Front Royal Trial Hearings Detail Slaying of Harvey Saffell
Witnesses for the commonwealth in Warren county circuit court recount the evening poker game and the shooting that left Harvey Slick Saffell dead. Wilbur Trout, Front Royal attorney, faces trial as testimonies describe drinking, threats, and a heated argument before the fatal incident.
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Stat Weller
Front RO ‘Aly
Wilbur Trout
Front Royal
D. M. Cloyd
Trout
Cloyd
Slick Softfell
Red
Leroy Franklin
Cedarville
Franklin
Commonwealth
Lanton Franklin
John Downing
Monwealth
Eea
Lin
Saffell
William B. Smedley
Clarence Warr
Smedley
Clarence Carr
Cochran Estate Personal Property Sale Near Opequon
The personal property of John H. Cochran late deceased will be sold at his residence one mile west of Opequon at 11 o clock A M Thursday December 19. See sale bill on page 5. Free parking Washington Garage Kurtzrniture Co.
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John H. Cochran
Opequon
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Handley Library
Abram Zirkle
Burr P. Harrison
Anne Brooke Kern
Richard E. Griffith, Jr
Harry Hanst
Joe Shutas
Bob McKelvey
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Carpenter
City Water Dept
Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Michigan
Howard W. Cavanagh
Democrat
Verner W. Main
Main
Townsend Plan
U.S
Admiral Nagano
Norman
By Lloyd Lehreas
League Council
Herriot
Army
New York Bank
Sho Sean Ristmasé
Special Attention
Evening Star
Cameron
Cameron and Boscawen
Loudoun
Cork
Frederick
Page & Shaw’s
Atmore
Bailey Bros
Mary S. Yeakley
Florida
Winchester Fruit & Vegetable Market
E. Piccadilly St
Vanity Fair Beauty School
N. Main St
Bulletin
Kurtzrniture Co
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