War Incomes or Big Shots Under Scrutiny
Senate investigators scrutinize wartime income tax returns of Hugh S Johnson Alexander Legge Senator-elect Joseph F P Guffey and other leaders of the War Industries Board to learn who ordered destruction of Baruch returns Officials say papers were burned legally but Baruch's 1917 return survived and 1918 19 are missing The inquiry focuses on wartime profits and possible irregularities in the War Industries Board leadership.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Irenee du Pont
Senate Munitions Committee
du Pont
Hughs. Johnson
Alexander Legge
Joseph FP. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Senate
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Nye
R-Nd
Internal Revenue Bureau
CPR
Bureau
Roosevelt
Degree Team Of Royal Arcanums Judged Tonight
The local Royal Arcanums chapter meets at Odd Fellows hall tonight with a large attendance expected as the degree team is judged for efficiency. A $100 prize awaits if they pass, qualifying for the international competition in the United States and Canada. The team, praised by field manager B F Plauger, has trained three months and is led by Hon Steven H Talkes of Washington DC, a Royal Arcanums committeeman.
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Royal Arcanums
Odd Fellows Hall
United States
Canada
B. F. Plauger
South
Steven H. Talkes
Washington,d. C
The
Be Careful on the Roads This Season
A urging to motorists to observe traffic laws and drive with care as accidents toll rises. Mentions a Stephens City child harmed weeks ago and a sudden death of a young man, urging timely resolution to safer driving now. Season’s greetings to E.8.R. of Boyce.
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Stephens City
Boyce
Counterfeit Money Warning Aids Police Chief Hollis
Police warn Christmas shoppers and merchants of counterfeit bills circulating, mainly five and ten dollar notes. Citizens urged to lock cars and inspect money before acceptance, with a case where a suspect escaped after a suspicious bill was not bank checked. Public cooperation and prompt police contact at Telephone 20 emphasized.
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C. W
Hollis
Cpane
Park Officials Vote Money For Charity Groups
Winchester Park Association uses a treasury surplus to appropriate funds to two charity groups. The District Nurse Association and Welfare Board for children will receive equal shares to provide clothing and remedies for those in need, avoiding items traded for non beneficial goods.
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Winchester Park Association
Santa Claus
District Nurse Association
Welfare Board For
Children’s
Last Rites For Lester Kerns At Bethel Yesterday
Funeral services were held yesterday at Bethel Church for Lester Kerns 21 fatally injured in a collision nine miles west of Winchester late Sunday. The Rev C H W Anderson led the service with interment at the church. Pallbearers included Francis Funk Maynard Reid Dick Orndorff Harold Adams Hershel Forman and Joe Wood. Kerns had worked for two years at the Western Union Washington office and a telegram from James S Schryver manager expresses the company’s sympathy and high regard for the young man.
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Bethel Church
Lester Kerns
Winchester
C. H W. Anderson
Lehring Hook
Gore
Francis Funk
Maynard Reid
Dick Orndorff
Harold Adams
Hershel Forman
Joe Wood
Washington
Kerns
Western Union Legraph Company
James S. Schryver
Ada Kerns
Lester
Western Union Telegraph Company
Christmas Savings Club Offers Classes and Gifts
Readers are invited to join a Christmas Savings Club with offerings for holiday gifts and classes. The ad mentions Farmers as a provider and lists numbers that imply pricing or schedule segments, signaling seasonal promotions and present options.
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Our
Anit
Plum Puddings and Cranberry Jelly Sale Notice
Pure Food Store advertises plum puddings two for 25 cents and cranberry jelly 15 cents with promotion note Sp.11.
Simeon and the Christ Child Cantata Delights Winchester
A Christmas cantata titled Simeon and the Christ-child is staged by the Chanters with professional production values. Simeon, Raophleen, shepherds, and wise men enact the Nativity story across an English street scene and Bethlehem bound journeys in Capitol Theatre with two Sunday performances.
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Simeon
Christ-child
Chanters
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Christ
Bethlehem
Christchild
Marshall Kline
Philomena Laren
Raoph
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Rachel
Christmas Gift Subscription Offer From The Star
The Star promotes a year long gift subscription as a Christmas present for the whole family. Special Christmas cards accompany each gift, with a contact number for Winchester Steam Laundry offering laundry service.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Winchester Fellowship Club Seeks Help for Christmas Toys and Dinners
The Winchester and Frederick County community mobilizes for Christmas help with toys, clothing, and meals. The Fellowship Club urges donations of staple foods and cash to provide dinners for 100 needy families, with baskets due by Saturday and Christmas Eve delivery.
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Winchester
Fellowsp Club
Capitol Theatre
Boy Scouts
Frederick County
Fellowship Club
Man Condemned Wins a Pardon By Good Behavior
Jim Williams of Putnam, condemned to death for his wife’s murder, sat ten minutes in the electric chair as officials argued over who would flip the switch. The pardon board granted a conditional Christmas pardon. he will be released from Raiford once papers arrive. He has been a model prisoner for nine years and saved a woman from an enraged bull while in custody.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Jim Williams
Putnam
State Pardon Board
Raiford State Prison
Florida
Putnam County
Pardon Board
Wecle
Christmas candy boxes at Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe
Boxes of Schrafft and Page Shaw candies promoted at the Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe. Mention of the Palace Theatre and a date line appears, suggesting a holiday sale or display tied to December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Glow
Page & Shaw
America
Palace Theatre
Atlantic Storm Delays Christmas Mail and Ship Arrivals
Gales across the north Atlantic delay liners from America to Europe. The Orford reports a crewman lost overboard near the Bay of Biscay while Sisto and Usworth wrecks are linked to the storm. Sinking of Usworth claims seventeen lives as Christmas mail and passengers face hours of delay aboard ships like New York and Washington.
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London
North Atlantic
America
Orford
Plymouth
India
Bay of Biscay
Sisto
Usworth
Liexoes
Azores
New York
Washington
Sis
Majestic
Southampton
Ansonia
English
Mulbera
England
Funeral for John H. Marnan Set for Tomorrow
The funeral for John H. Marnan 45 World War veteran will be held tomorrow afternoon at Kurtz funeral home in Satis. The Rev EB B McGukin of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment is in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot. Marnan belonged to the American Legion post of Dayton Ohio.
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John H. Marnan
Kurtz Funeral Home
Satis
EB. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron
Murnan
American Legion Post
Dayton
Fire damages Brantly Baptist Church in Baltimore
A four alarm blaze gutted the interior of Brantly Baptist Church in Baltimore. Fire officials estimated damage at 25000 dollars, tracing the start to spontaneous combustion in a coal bin in the basement.
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Baltimore
Brantly Baptist
Britain and U S To Sign Naval Accord After 1936
London December 20 A spokesman for the United States naval delegation said Britain and the United States are likely to sign a naval accord after 1936 if no general interoceanic naval treaty is reached by then. The item notes special prices to schools and arches from Baileys Brothers.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Miss Virginia Jacobs Wins Boyce Beauty Contest
In Boyce Virginia Miss Virginia Jacobs daughter of E B Jacobs won the local beauty contest held in Parish Hall to benefit school basketball. Runner up was Miss Mary Denny with Miss Frances Van Deventer in the final quartet. Sponsors included the Boyce High School boys team and local clubs.
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Boyce
Virginia Jacobs
E. B. Jacobs
Near Here
Jacobs
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Millwood
High Winds Cause Large Fire in Hancock Business District
A major blaze in Hancock Maryland damaged the Exline building housing Hancock News and neighboring properties. Firemen from Hancock, Hagerstown, and Berkeley Springs fought the blaze for under two hours as high winds spread embers, with Exline’s loss about 40 000 dollars and total damage near 75 000 dollars. Fire risk increased by stored gunshells exploding during the incident.
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Hagerstown
Hemcock
Met
Aed Fra
Etta Daniels
J. Ellis Grove
Exline
Drs. I. H. Tobias, Jr
C. Z. Pyles
Daniels
Notice ROUSS Members Donate Toys by Thursday
Members desiring to contribute toys or other donations for the less fortunate are requested to leave same at the engine house by Thursday. 12-19-1p-21) COMMITTEE.
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ROUSS
Special for Christmas Beef Pork and Veal
Butlers Packing House offers beef pork and veal for Christmas. Wide selection includes most varieties of apples. Christmas meat and fruit assortment advertised with limited details.
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Butler’s Packing House
Barr's Studio Open Day and Night for Xmas Photos
Barr's Studio invites customers to bring in holiday portraits with extended hours through Christmas Eve. Open day and night, the studio offers photo sessions for families and individuals during the busy season.
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Barr
Turkey Thief Blasted By Roost Defense
John Dorsey, an accused turkey thief, was struck by a rock during the burglary near White Hall and knocked unconscious. Carl Webber held him until Sheriff H L McCann arrived, with neighbors gathering as Dorsey recovered in jail awaiting a hearing before Trial Justice A J Taverner.
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John Dorsey
Carl Webber
White Hall
A J. Taverner
Dorsey
Webber
H. L McCann
John Law
Goliath
David
Demonstration Of How Not To Park Your Car
A street demonstration notes poor parking on Boscawen street near the plaza corner. An officer moved a car at 10:11 to ease pedestrian flow, revealing the spot was tight between the vehicle and a curb tree.
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Boscawen Street
Three Divorces Granted Here In Corporation Court
Three divorces were granted in Corporation court. George E. Monroe and Mary Elyett Monroe separated after a marriage on October 5, 1921. Maynard L. Boyd and Virginia M. Boyd were divorced after a November 13, 1925 marriage, with custody awarded to the father for two children, Helen Virginia and Donald G., and visitation rights for the mother. Grace Marion Gravatt, colored, obtained a divorce from Sherman L. Gravatt on grounds of desertion.
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Corporation Court
George E. Monroe
Mary Elyett Monroe
Maynard L. Boyd
Virginia M. Boyd
Helen Virginia
Donald G
Grace Marion Gravatt
Sherman L. Gravatt
Christmas Candies Offered By Betsy Ross Crystal Confectionery
Fine homemade chocolates and mixed candies in holiday boxes including chocolate covered nuts. Betsy Ross and Crystal Confectionery advertise Christmas candies at 15 cents per box with full line of oak and package options.
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The
Crystal
Betsy Ross
Holiday wreaths priced at 20 cents each
The Flower Shop on W. Picca Street offers holiday wreaths at 20 cents each with a bulk price of 2.25 per dozen. Gifts that bring pleasure are advertised at Moling and Cather's, featuring seasonal decor and floral items.
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W. Picca St
Moling and Cather’s
Gen Ballew weighs Shelbyville crisis before action
Shelbyville Tennessee reports six hundred national guardsmen deployed after a courthouse fire and two deaths in a racial outbreak. Governor McAlister ordered troops as mobs sought to lynch a suspect accused of attacking a white girl. Adjutant General Ballew says martial law not declared while assessing the situation.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
J. Hill McAlister
Nevro
J. H. Ballew
Tennessee National
World News Digest From The Act Angh And Nearby
Reports from multiple cities describe a chaotic day with a courthouse arson in Shelbyville, Tenn, and a fatal racial outbreak. Other items include a $40,000–$48,000 bank robbery in Philadelphia, a $75,000 business district fire threat in Hancock Md, and a halted electric chair incident in Tallahassee.
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Senate Committee On Munitions
Bethel
Xmas Savings Club
Warren County
Front Royal
Star Today
Simon and the Christ- Child
Hurst
Rainbowridge Gardens
Leen
Amines SV
Britain
U. S
Baile Ch . Y Bros
Miss
Va. Jacobss
Mary Denny
Hancock
Tennessee
Turkey
Crystal Confectionery
Ballew
Acton
Helk
Chazrin
World News
Philadelphia
Hacerstown
White Sulphur Springs
Wva
Martin W. Littleton
Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Paris
Citroen Auto Works
France
Tokyo
Massanao Hanthari
Attalians
Batews
Saar
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