Borah Seeks Liberal Platform for 1936 Bid
Senator Borah of Idaho plans a liberal Republican platform and will cooperate with progressive groups to pledge delegates. He aims to write the liberal agenda and may speak in Cleveland Raleigh and other eastern and central venues while continuing his congressional duties.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
East
Middle West
South
Cleveland
Raleigh
N. C
Remembering gentler bicycle days in Kernstown
Mr Winchester recalls a bygone era when bicycle parties replaced car joy rides. Summers featured leisurely recreation and safe roads with no hospital visits for accidents, contrasting today’s faster pace and constant risk. He notes fewer dangers once haunted the highways.
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Kernstown
Eryone
Halcyon
Yesteryear
Sub Zero Weather Brings Deaths Ahead of Christmas
Sub zero winds from the northwest push temperatures to 24 below in Crockton, 22 below in Devil's Lake, and plunge major cities into record cold as nine deaths are linked to the weather. Icy roads trigger multiple crashes in Indianapolis, Chicago, Maryland, and Michigan amid heavy snow in western Maryland.
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Maryland
Chicago
Crockton
Devil's Lake
N. C
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
Des Moines
Iowa
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
O'Sullivan Co Enters Large Trust Deed Here
O Sullivan Rubber Company Inc with a southern city plant secured a 183000 deed of trust on 13 acres to cover 24 promissory notes of 3900 7800 and 10175 dollars each issued monthly from 9 1936 through 9 1938 excluding December. The loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was signed by president R J Funkhouser. Twenty four pages will detail all stipulations and equipment in the plant.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company, Inc
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
R. J. Funkhouser
Circuit Clerk
Farm Products Benefit Needy Residents From City Garden
City hall basement activities show women packing potatoes turnips and other vegetables for relief recipients. The summer farm produced a surplus that reduces city relief costs by supplying fresh produce to those dependent on municipal aid.
Award Children To J. C. Johnson
In the case of John C. Johnson versus Retha C. Johnson Judge Philip Williams in Corporation Court awarded custody of two infant children Bonnie Elizabeth and John Bryant to the plaintiff. The order holds the defendant in contempt for failure to appear and produce the children but defers punishment until the defendant is brought before the court.
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John C. Johnson
Retha C. Johnson
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Bonnie Elizabeth
John Bryant
Xmas Trees For Sale At Haines Marble Yard
Christmas trees are offered for sale at Haines Marble Yard. Call 378 J for details and pricing. Public notice date indicates seasonal listings through December.
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Haines’ Marble Yard
Christmas Candies for Your Selection at Golden Glow
Christmas candies of quality offered by Golden Glow Coffee Shop. Phone 1148 listed for orders. Location implied on advertisement page. Includes brief service detail and contact method for shoppers.
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Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Page & Shaw
Office Move Planned for City Welfare Department
The office of Miss Mel Keating, superintendent of Welfare, will move from the council chamber to the second floor auditorium entrance on Tuesday. Temporary quarters are needed due to space shortage.
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Mel Keating
Council Champee
City Welfare Department
Council Chamber
Glaize to Teach Sunday School Class at Grace Lutheran
C C Glaize substitute teacher and member of Grace Lutheran Church Men's Bible Class will teach the Sunday School class this Sunday morning. Rev Dr Luther A Thomas pastor is the regular teacher and will be present for services.
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C. C. Glaize
Grace Lutheran Church
Luther A. Thomas
Glaize
Cedar Cutting Project Sought in Frederick County
Approval of a WPA project for cedar cutting in Frederick county is sought as a relief measure. If approved, workers will be shifted from other tasks until cedar trees are eliminated as part of the annual campaign to protect fruit trees.
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Frederick County
Candy and Candy Boxes Special Prices to Churches
Bailey Bros. advertises special prices on candy and candy boxes targeted to churches and schools. The note appears in a classified style listing with product and customer type emphasis.
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Bailey Bros
CAMMER TIRE Co Ad Offers Credit Terms
Local ad by CAMMER TIRE Co at Braddock and Water Street promotes buy now pay next year on Goodrich Batteries and Silvertown Tires plus Zenith radios and horns. Contact 932.
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Goodrich
Goodrich Silvertown
Zenith Bt
Motorola
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock & Water
Not Too Late For Xmas Sittings at Barr's Studio
Advertisement notes night appointments for Xmas sittings at Barr's Studio. City Quarry operations are discontinued and no stone will be sold after December 21. Steward Perry signs the notice with dates in December.
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Barr’s
City Quarry
Stewart Perry
Guilty Verdict in Poker Game Slaying Sentences Trout
Wilbur Trout an attorney from Warren County was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Harvey Saffell poker game killing. He received a four and a half year sentence in the State Penitentiary after a one hour jury deliberation in Front Royal Virginia. The case drew wide interest due to Trout's prominence and legal career.
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Front Royal
Wilbur Trout
Harvey Saffell
Warren County
Benton Gray
W. C. Armstrong
Benton G. Ray
W. C. Kirby
A. J. Dellinger
Alfred ™. Leach
Frank McHenry
J. W Miller
C. W. Sedwick
Lee Forbes
W. M. Davison, Jr
Oswald Kemp
Cc. H. White
and Buhrmanay
R . William C. Armstrong
Newcome
Frederick County
Virginia Traffic Police
Trout
Winchester
City budget explained 1936 tax rate impact
City Manager Arthur M Field outlines the 1936 program in Winchester detailing how tax rate changes affect taxpayers. He notes the average taxpayer owns about 2000 in real and personal property and estimates a 10 cent rate shift changes annual taxes by about 2 dollars. He emphasizes surplus for operating expenses and financing plans.
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Arthur M. Field
Winchester
Commissioner of Revenue
McVicar
Kidnap Threat Clouds Thelma Todd Death Probe
Los Angeles reports a kidnap threat and a new sighting claim that Thelma Todd was seen alive after an autopsy suggested death. A caller, Mrs Kane, said Todd phoned from a Sunset Boulevard drug store, hours after an earlier call from Anita Hammond at the Trocadero. Detectives consider a possible link to Todd's sudden mood shift at the party.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Grand
Kane
Miss Todd
Martha Ford
Kidnappers Sought in Philadelphia Area for Caleb Milne Case
Federal investigators focused on eastern Pennsylvania after Caleb Milne, a hospitalized wounded teen actor writer, described being abducted in New York and held in a ramshackle farmhouse near Doylestown. DoJ agents seek breakthrough as relatives visit.
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Doylestown
Department of Justice
Caleb J. Milne
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania
Blind Senator Hit By Car In Critical Condition
Thomas D. Schall 58, Minnesota Republican and New Deal critic, lay unconscious with a fractured skull and crushed leg after being struck by a car in Washington. His secretary Orell Leen 39 sustained noncritical injuries as the incident occurred near Petante Manor in Washington city.
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Washington
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Congress
Orell Leen
Petante
Ier
Man Granted Name Change in Frederick County Court
James Smith of Middletown receives permission from Judge Philip Williams to legally change his name to Robert Gordon Clark. The decree notes he is widely known as Robert Gordon Clark and says the change will safeguard his business dealings.
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James Smith
Middletown
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Robert Gordon Clark
Hillyard Improves After Automobile Crash
Gardner B. Hillyard, injured in a recent car accident that demolished his vehicle, shows further improvement at Memorial Hospital. Attending physicians report he is expected to fully recover from the accident's effects.
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Gardner B. Hillyard
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hillyard
Convicted Woman Found Guilty of Slaying Rival
In New York on December 20, Mrs. Arthur Reisman, 35, was convicted of first degree manslaughter for the death of Virginia Leigh, her husband's secretary and rival for his affections. The verdict carries up to 20 years, with a mercy recommendation attached.
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New York
Arthur Reisman
Virginia Leigh
Valley Inc Directors Hold Meeting In City
Valley Inc directors and Shenandoah Valley regional chamber leaders met at the George Washington Hotel to discuss finances and advertising for snow. Early arrivals included Parkes, Faye Thomas, Crown, Davis, Loth, Don Thomas, Major Brown, Chapman, Bell, and Field. BE Branch of the George Washington Hotel attended as a committee member.
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Holcombe Parkes
Roanoke
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Regional Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Mr Parkes
Faye Thomas
Staunton
John Crown
Hburg
J. Lee Davis
Natural Bridge
Percy Loth
Waynesboro
Don Thomas
Harrisonburg
Major Brown
New Market
H. B. Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns
Andrew Bell
Arthur M. Field
Winchester
BE. R. Branch
R's Grandson Figures In A Motor Crash
Kermit Roosevelt Jr. 20 of Oyster Bay and Harvard classmate William Burnham 20 of Brookline were injured when their car skidded into a tree on the arborway in Jamaica Plain. Both were taken to Forest Hills hospital for treatment.
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Boston
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr
Oyster Bay
L. L
Theodore Roosevelt
Arborway
Jamaica Plain
Forest Hills
William Burnham
Brookline
Harvard
Fresh oranges and produce at Winchester Market
Fresh cargo today features tree ripened oranges with prices 17¢ per dozen 59¢ per peck and $1.49 per bag. Holly wreaths are limited. Winchester Fruit & Vegetable Market 42 E Picadilly St phone 485. Also new crop English walnuts soft shell almonds thinshell pecans jumbo Brazils filberts at PURE FOOD STORE.
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Winchester Fruit & Vegetable Market
E. Picadilly St
Holiday candy gifts and merchandise at Brooks Pharmacy
Holiday candy gifts from Exquisite Candies and Toi Let sets with perfumes Xmas stationery pens and pencils and cigars and tobacco for the whole family Brooks' Pharmacy features special value parasols and Moling and Cather items Wanted good clean cotton rags with Star Office listed as the contact point
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Norks
Xmas
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Star Office
Dress shipment arrives in brown and bright shades
The Style Shop announces new dresses in brown rust prints and bright shades, available in sizes 14 through 52. Priced at 2.98 and 3.98, the shipment targets customers awaiting refreshed inventory.
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Style Shop
Winchester Junk Co Pricelist for Iron and Metals
Wanted iron rags and metals shipping now Best prices offered by Winchester Junk Co Located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock Includes a series of numbers likely page or ad codes indicating categories or prices.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
League Members Urged To Form Military For Possible Italian Attack
London and Geneva reports say Prime Minister Baldwin leads a push for the League of Nations to form a versatile military force under Article XVI to deter Italy. The plan aims to reassure Britain in the Mediterranean while not pursuing aggression, with King George discussing the matter with Baldwin as Parliament recesses until February 4.
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London
League
George
House of Commons
Geneva
Baldwin of Great Moritain
League of Nation's Council
Italy
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Baldwin
Key
Greece
Nicholas Titulescu
Romania
Vladimir Potemkin
Russia
Titulescu
Ahich
League of Nations
Samuel Hoare
World News At A Glance
Bay Shore high school bus struck by a train killing two students and seriously injuring four others. Hopkins says Works program employs 3 476 782. Mrs Arthur Reisman convicted of first degree manslaughter in Virginia Leigh slaying. G men search for Caleb Milne IV kidnapers near Doylestown. Borah aims for liberal Republican platform in 1936. Virginia motorists may drive on cotton matting foundations. Explosion near League of Nations buildings wrecks a monument in Geneva. Hud son nominated for World Court judgeship. Italian northern army defeats Ethiopian force. Baldwin offers no successor name for foreign secretary position.
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Bay Shore
N. Y
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
Arthur Reisman
Virginia Leigh
Doylestown
G-men
Caleb J. Milne
Borah
Richmond
Virginia
Geneva
League of Nations
Manley O. Hudson
Harvard University Law School
World Court of Justice
Frank B. Kellogg
Rome
Italy
London
Baldwin
Samuel Hoare
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Oshkosh
William J. Campbell
Oskosh Lumberman
Wisconsin
William E. Borah
Massachusetts
U. S
Robert M. Washburn
MR Winchester
Northwest
New
New England
New York City
Baltimore
Easton
Luther Towers
Trappe
Oakland
Garrett County
J. C. Johnson
Page & Shaw’s
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Evening Star
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Sharp
J. C. Kelchner
Fellowship Club
H’dats
Geo. Wash
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Star Today
Wilbur Trin T
He Kn ‘Wettwaine
Benton Ray
Downing
Warren County Circuit Court
Field
New Report
Caleb Milne
Karpis
Milne
Alvin Karpis
Wrightstown
Caleb J. Milnes
Germanstown
G. B. Hillyard
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