Winchester City Manager replies to Jamison inquiries
Arthur M. Field, Winchester City Manager, releases his reply to six written inquiries by Councilman O. L. Jamison. He explains bond fund spending, relief funding shifts, and creation of a Central Relief Fund to cover unemployables after federal aid withdrawal, detailing actions since January 1935 and related projects along Town Run and Abrams Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Field
O. L. Jamison
Mr. Field
Common Council
Winchester
Virginia
Finance Committee
Town Run
Abrams Creek
Rouss Spring Park
Glaize
Hable
Department of Welfare
Central Relief Fund
Weather Muggy or Misty Mentioned in Winchester Note
Mr Winchester ponders if the weatherman is balmy or if it is the weather. Apple blossoms for Christmas are mentioned instead of holly and mistletoe if this continues. He urges readers to buy stamps now and quotes a professor on procrastination as time theft.
Chanters Present Christmas Cantata The Shepherds' Prayer
Tomorrow at 7 30 P M the Chanters with city choirs present The Shepherds Prayer Christmas cantata by Floyd Haines directing and leading shepherd role at Handley High School auditorium. Featured roles include Companion Shepherds Three Wise Men Leading Angel and Angelic Hosts with a cast of community participants and a trumpet quartet. Program begins 7 15 with instrumental selections then organ recital at 7 30 led by Mrs Hoye Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Eugene Russell
Henry and
and Andrew Babb
United Choirs of
Shepherds’ Prayer
Floyd Haines
Winchester Ministerial Association
Compaion Shepherds
Henry Keller
Dick Owen
Andrew Babb
Robert Snapp
Marshall Kline
Marshall Snapp
Courtney Grim
Wallace Lutz
Eugene
Andrew
Philomena Laren
Bee Keeler
Katherine Hewitt
Mary Kater
Gladys Patton
Anna Belle Sny der
Kathryn Lutz
Jane Bagie
Ann Ruth Creg
Martha Babb
Odetta Cochran
Mary Babb
Bet
Hoye Riley
36 Held Guilty Of a Conspiracy To Bomb Trains
Thirty six defendants many from the Progressive Miners of America were found guilty by a federal court jury of conspiracy to bomb Illinois coal field trains. The five week trial marked the largest in the district with 25 defendants testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Progressive Miners of America
Union
Illinois
Central
Southern
Earl Evans
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Force
Arrest Anticipated in Norristown Slaying Case
Norristown detectives expect Wendell Forrest Bowers a 19 year old former reformatory inmate to be arrested in connection with the slaying of Wilma Carpenter 38 year old widow. Police note he is easily recognizable from photographs and may head south toward Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Frederick B. Smillie
Reformatory
Wilma V. Carpenter
Wendell Bowers
Wilma Carpenter
Virginia
Bowers
Winchester
Weather outlook: generally fair all week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday across the North and Middle Atlantic States calls for some precipitation at the start, then generally fair conditions with occasional light rain in northern areas. Temperatures expected near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Differences To Conferees Near Farm Bill Impasse
A joint House Senate conference to reconcile farm bill differences risks delay until January as leaders abandon hopes for quick accord. The Senate passed the measure 59 to 29 with three Republicans joining most Democrats. a substitute price fixing proposal narrowly failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Capper
Kansas
Frazier
Nye
North Dakota
LaFollette
Norris
McAdoo
Posal
Lee
D.-Okla
Administration Is Checkmated on Wage Hour Bill
In a tense overtime session the House defeated the wage hour bill 216 to 198 and sent it back to the labor committee. The vote marks a major setback for Roosevelt administration leaders as they seek to push the measure before adjournment and leaves the bill’s fate uncertain for the January session. Chairman Norton indicated the labor committee must decide whether to revive the fight or draft a new bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Labor Committee
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Chaiman Norton
G O P elects Glenn Frank to program committee
In St Louis the Republican party named Dr Glenn Frank former Wisconsin president as chairman of its new program committee He will help organize for the 1938 and 1940 elections and inject lif e into the party efforts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Republican Party
St. Louis
Freight Rates Ordered Up On Many Articles
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved tariff increases to raise rail revenue by 15 to 20 million dollars annually. Most tariffs were allowed effective Monday, with five commodities suspended to take effect July 20 pending a fairness hearing. Commodities affected span industrial sand seeds rough rolled glass sulphur and animal or poultry feed in specific regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Inter-Mountain
Pacific Coast Territories
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Illinois
Southern Transportation
Spanish Loyals Ringing Teruel In Civil War Push
Teruel, an important Aragon outpost 135 miles east of Madrid, was ringed by Government forces as a three day surprise offensive cut all communications. A battle raged inside the city, a setback for Franco’s army after holding Teruel since the war began 17 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Aragon
Franco
Mysterious Baltimore Death Tied to Paroled Ohio Convict
Federal agents identified the dead man as James Carlyle Carrington alias Harry E. Heron, a paroled Ohio convict who in Baltimore offered a girl $150,000 to marry him. He used the name Harold Franklin and claimed wealth while linking to Cleveland and Kansas City crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Carlyle Carrington
Harry E. Heron
Kansas City
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Dartmouth Road
Greenwood
Carolina
St. Louis
Harold Franklin
City
Gage
J. C. Carrington
Separate Probes Varied in Panay Incident Across Nations
Tokyo reports reveal US Ambassador Grew delivered a second note over the sinking of the gunboat Panay amid claims the Yangtze patrol ship was machine-gunned after bombing. Japanese war officials discuss responsibility and ongoing investigations by navy and army to verify charges and respond to the U.S. protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grew
Panay
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Yangtze River
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
China
Yoshiaki Nishi
Navy
War Office
Nishi
Foreign Office
Flood Nears Peak as Rivers Rise in Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh area residents watched rising streams fed by thawing snow and heavy rains. The point at downtown Pittsburgh stood at 21.8 feet with flood stage at 25 feet as Weather Bureau predicted no flood danger unless rain continued. Crest expected around 27 feet tomorrow before a return to clear, cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States Weather Bureau
Golden Triangle
Allegheny
Monogahela
Ohio River
West Virginia
W .S. Brotzmen
Special Attention Advertisers Acknowledge Christmas Day Publication
The Star and The Evening Star will not publish on Saturday December 25 Christmas Day due to the national holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Attention
the Star
THE
Evening Star
For Sale Slabwood From Glaize Bro
Slabwood for sale at two dollars per load. Glaize Brothers advertise available wood for pickup or delivery as listed in the classified line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaize Bro
Lamps Reduced in Sale by George W. Kurtz
George W. Kurtz advertises table lamps now priced at 1.50 and 1.00 after a clearance. The notice highlights two lamp types and the lowered costs to attract buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kurtz
Hirohito Receives Panay Gunning Details At Palace
In Tokyo on December 18 Emperor Hirohito met with Premier Fumimaro Konoye to receive a detailed report on the sinking of the U S gunboat Panay. The briefing followed Roosevelt's memorandum and indicated government strife over further concessions to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hirohito
United States
Panay
Fumimaro Konoye
Cabt
Roosevelt
Konoye
Japan
Teizo Mitsunami
Shanghai
Koki Hirota
Fatal Stephens City crash yields fines and charges
An inquest into a fatal car crash near Stephens City reveals M. G. Owens fined $50 for improper lights. Warrant issued for Roy Golliday on reckless operation charges as coroner James A. Miller investigates. Victim Conway T. Poole of Waynesboro died. driver R. A. Golliday of Washington, D. C. hurt others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Owens
Stephens City
Roy Golliday
James A. Miller
Conway T. Poole
Waynesboro
R. A. Golliday
Washington, D. C
Frederick County
Poole
Golliday
Middletown
Note On Top Of Cake Mentions Six Shopping Days
A note from a mother placed on a cake reads Dear Children remember only 6 more shopping days until Christmas. The fragment highlights a holiday countdown and family scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.s
MIXMASTER The perfect gift for her
John S. Miller and Co promotes the MIXMASTER as an ideal present. The notice highlights a product named MIXMASTER framed as a desirable gift for women, suggesting a retail or catalog context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Miller & CO
Christmas Trees At Willis Bicycle Shop Ad
California fir cedar pine and other spruce sold by G. W. Clowser at 213 North Main. Includes Iver Johnson bicycles Dayton Colson listed with Willis Bicycle Shop. Ad appears in the December 18 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
G. W. Clowser
N. Main
Iver Johnson
Dayton Colson
Willis’ Bicycle Shop
Naval court speeds inquiry into Yangtze ship attacks
naval court of inquiry in Shanghai rushes to assess the Japanese air raid on American shipping on the Yangtze river and the Panay sinking while Japan conducts its own probe into the incident. Survivors describe strafing and machine gun fire as the Panay sank amid wartime chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
Naval Court of
Evereteen
Yangtze River
Naval Court
Augusta
Harry E. Yarnell
Manila
Panay
Standard Oil Company
Tokyo
Hankow
Yangtze
Nanking
Canton
Japan
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
China
Moscow
Sun
Forgotten founder of Woolworth still looms large
A visitor in the Woolworth Building notes the public’s blurred memory of Frank Winfield Woolworth, eighteen years after his death. The piece recalls the founder's imprint on the international retail empire and mentions the bed Woolworth slept in during a visit to the old office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Woolworth
Woolworth
New York
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Jamison
City Hall
MR Winchester
Handley Organ
Ty Starner
Mary Omps
Miss Fogle
Miss Stipe
People
Elsie Mathews
Robert McNally
Lillian Oaks
Lucy Ritenour
Taylor Barr
Orville John Kater
Melvin Miller
Mary
Jesus Lucy Potter
Joseph
Joseph Thomas
Fete
Sue
House Committee
Glenn Frank G. O. P
Central Press
America
Conway Poole
Bulletin
U. S. Naval Court
Mme
Sun An T Sen
Republic
Mme. Sun
Dale
Carnegie
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