Fresh Complaint Seeks Intervention Over Ford Labor Fight
Michael F. Widman Jr of the CIO accuses Ford Motor Co of provoking a strike with labor law violations at Detroit's Lincoln plant and River Rouge tire plant. He urges President Roosevelt to involve the Labor Department and the Defense Advisory Commission to conciliate and threaten to withhold defense contracts until Ford complies with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.I.0
Lincoln
Detroit
River Rouge
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Ford
Boston Wool Market Report
Fine and half-blood grades of foreign wools attracted some demand in Boston at fair prices. Domestic coarse wools were quiet due to limited volume. Buyers offered up to $1.05 per pound scoured for good French-combing length fine territory wools, while some users rejected prices above $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. 5
S. Dept
Be Alert During Holidays Be Alert During Holidays
Public safety reminder from Chief Hollis of the Winchester Police Department urges pedestrians and motorists to stay vigilant during the holiday season as activity increases and risks grow. The message emphasizes alert behavior to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Winchester Police Department
Promoter O'Hearn arraigned in fraud scheme case
Douglas O'Hearn promoter of the National Depositor of America was arraigned in Buffalo New York on a charge of fraudulent use of the mails. He was released on $1 000 pending a hearing. His plan proposed that every citizen had 231 coming and could issue checks against this sum with no cash required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas O’hearn
National Depositor of America
Buffalo
N. Y
O’hearn
Main Figure In Great Bond Conspiracy Dead
Aemilius Jarvis, Toronto financier and yachtsman, dies at 80. Convicted in 1924 for conspiracy in Ontario bond dealings with Peter Smith, then Ontario treasurer, Jarvis received six months, a $60,000 fine, and restitution of $160,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Aemilius Jarvis
Jarvis
Peter Smith
Ontario
Hal Kemp Suffers Serious Injuries in Highway Collision
Madera California December 19 Hal Kemp orchestra leader was treated for a broken left leg rib fractures cuts and bruises after a head on crash on Highway 99 yesterday. The other driver was slightly hurt. One car pulled out to pass another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera
Calif
Hal Kemp
Highway 99
Italians Send Nazi Planes to Reinforce Front
German transport planes shuttle Italian troops across the Adriatic to the Albanian front to halt the Greek counter invasion. Greek patrols report brutal winter conditions with crews freezing, bodies found, and troops using white sheets to approach Fascist outposts.
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Yugoslavia
Itajan
Adriatic
Mussolini
Final rites for Mahlon G. Farmer in Berryville church
The 86 year old Mahlon G. Farmer will receive final rites tomorrow at Timber Ridge Christian Church. Friends and relatives will depart the Berryville residence at 10 o clock. The Rev. Cartney Anderson of Winchester will officiate. Pallbearers include Preston Kercheval Rice Feltner Silas Fincham George Kercheval Marshall Levi and Francis Logan. Interment will follow at Timber Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon G. Farmer
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Berryville
Cartney Anderson
Winchester
Preston Kercheval
Rice Feltner
Silas Fincham
George Kercheval
Marshall Levi
Francis Logan
Timber Ridge
Futures And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Chicago and Baltimore grain markets show fluctuations in wheat prices with small net gains after minor dips. Closing quotes list various futures for wheat, corn, and oats, alongside cash grain bids in Chicago and local Baltimore prices for wheat and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Supreme Court Asked For Ruling On Spying Definition
The Supreme Court was urged to define spying in a case challenging who falls under federal anti spy laws. An authoritative construction of the 1917 espionage act was sought for Hafis Salich, a Russian born naturalized American naval intelligence employee in San Pedro, and Mikhail Gorin, a Soviet citizen working for a Los Angeles tourist firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
United States Naval Intelligence
Hafis Salich
Naval Intelligence
San Pedro
Calif
Mikhail Nicholas Gorin
Los Angeles
Christmas Pageant at Presbyterian Church Friday
The Sunday School at Street Presbyterian Church will present the pageant A Chili Is Born on Friday at 7 p.m. in the church. About 35 participants will perform with Miss Jean Whitham in the lead. White Gifts support Christmas baskets. an orchestra will back carols and singing, followed by a after-entertainment treat in the Sunday School room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street Presbyterian Church
Eral
Minnie Frazier Preston
Floyd Haines
Jean Whitham
Proposes Royal Tax For Support Of Great Britain
Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri urges the United States to underwrite Britain’s war efforts with a king's royal tax. He criticizes President Roosevelt's aid plan as impractical and calls for a new separate budget and a specific royal tax to fund the British empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Louis
Bennett Champ Clark
DMO
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
England
Clark
Sailors Protest Navy Transfer to New Mexico Camp
A New York broadcast reports German sailors protest the transfer of 300 Nazi seamen to an abandoned CCC camp in New Mexico. The message says Americans tolerate Nazi propaganda while German sailors discuss their treatment in conversations with American hosts.
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New
York
United States
CCC
New Mexico
DJC
Germans Again Claimed Moving Forces To Brenner Route
Basel report cites Le Democrat claiming freight and civilian traffic halted on the Brenner line for German divisions enroute to Italy. Rome and Berlin sources could not confirm the report.
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Basel
Switzerland
le Democrat
Delemont
Zurich
Brenner
Italy
Rome
Berlin
Ickes Slams Coal Safety Record as Disgraceful
Secretary Ickes at a press conference calls the coal industry safety record disgraceful and says disasters could be avoided with proper precautions. He urges the House Mines and Mining Committee to take note of the deplorable accident situation in coal mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Exploitation of Soldiers Is To Be Dealt With
Secretary Stimson said soldiers have been financially exploited and harmed by moral influences near Fort Benning Georgia. He announced a national effort to form a committee to improve towns near army posts, cooperate with law enforcement, and curb undesirable persons and places while expanding proper recreational facilities to protect soldiers.
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Washington
Stimson
Fort Benning
Congress to stay in session until new session begins
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said Congress would remain in session until it expires automatically with the opening of the new Congress on January 3. The Democratic leader indicated no early adjournment despite the approaching year end.
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Washington
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
War Aide To Be Under-Secretary
President Roosevelt nominated Robert P. Patterson of New York to be under secretary of war a new position created by a recently approved bill. He also renominated Walter M. W. Splawn of Texas to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term ending December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
New York
Roosevelt
Walter M. W. Splawn
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secrecy Surrounds Bomber Crash Inquiry in Riverside
Riverside readers learned officials opened a secrecy sealed inquiry into the March Field B 17 crash that killed six Army fliers on a training flight. The giant four engine bomber struck Marion mountain in the San Bernardino National Forest, leaving wreckage across the slope as investigators faced a difficult task.
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Riverside
Calif
San Jacinto Mountains
Marion Mountain
San Bernardino National Forest
Army
30 Baskets Displayed by Fellowship Club at Handley High
Handley High School students will present 30 baskets at a Friday assembly before Christmas vacation. The display on stage includes food clothing and toys prepared by students for the Fellowship Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Fellowship Club
Business firms join Chamber in home decorations contest
The Young Men's Sport Shop run by Otis Sargent cooperates with the Chamber of Commerce to award prizes for a home decorations contest. The organizer notes a missing name from yesterday’s list. About a dozen entries have been received so far and prizes will be given to all entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Otis Sargent
Charge Against Western Union Is Dismissed
In Chicago on December 19 a federal court dismissed an indictment charging the Western Union Telegraph Company and 11 individuals with conspiracy to violate lottery laws by sending horse racing results across state lines. Judge William H. Holly sustained a demurrer, leading to the charges being dropped. many defendants were affiliated with M. L. Annenberg, the racing news magnate now in prison for tax evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Court Today
Western Union Telegraph Company
William H. Holly
M. L. Annenberg
Racing News
Fifteen Convicted in West Virginia Moonshine Ring Case
In Huntington West Virginia on December 19 a federal jury convicted fifteen people for participating in a moonshine operation spanning Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. The scheme used more than a dozen stills in Lawrence County Ohio and Boyd County Kentucky and transported whisky to Huntington by ferry for bootlegging. Sixteen indicted defendants remain at large or have pled guilty since the trial began December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Lawrence County
Boyd County
Ohio River
Grand
Negro Is Held In Turkey Theft In Frederick County
William Morgan, colored, of this city, is held by Frederick county authorities on a charge of stealing about 25 turkeys from the flock of M. D. Bauserman near Stephens City. Officers say raids on the flock included a theft of 18 birds. Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner has not set a trial date.
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William Morgan
Frederick County
M. D. Bauserman
Stephens City
A. J. Tavenner
Friday the 13th Unluckiest for William Robinson in Virginia
William Robinson of Alexandria faced two Winchester hit and run incidents on Friday the 13th and paid a 15 day 15.25 fine. He is also wanted by Prince William County for contempt of court and non support and will be handed to Prince William authorities after paying the fine. Police Magistrate Donald Weems heard the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robinson
Alexandria
Winchester
Prince William County
Prince William
Donald Weems
Bryant Fer
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C. I. O. Union
Boston Wool Market Report
BELL
the Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Loudoun County
Waterford
Virginia
Hugh S. Lupton & Son
Rouss Ave
Chevrolet
Bickers Motor CO
Brooklyn
Presbyterian Church
Germany
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Chapman Motor Co
Western Union
Turkey
Tilizer Co
Robinson
Haldeman Creamery
Jack Lindsey
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
Cleaners
East Piccadilly
The
Betty Shoppe
Philco
Miller
Plumbi
E. Boscawen St
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