Budget Roll-Call Ends Battle Over 1937 Tax Rate
The 1937 budget totaling 294 391 with a 1 20 tax rate was approved after three council meetings despite debate over a higher levy. An amendment to set 1 25 failed 8 to 5, the final 1 20 rate carried 9 to 4. Dr Ralph Snapp urged two reasons for his yes vote. Continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hable
Common Counci
Frank Krebs
Perce Council
Hable
John Rosenberger
Council
Allen Hawthorne
Mr. Rosenberger
Marshall
Peyton Marshall
R . Barr
A. Lee Cobb
W. Winger
Percy Miller
Ralph Snapp
C. R. Anderson
C. Dougias Barnett
Fred Forney
O. L
Snapp
Christmas decorations contest entry urged in city
A local notice urges residents to submit entries to the Christmas decorations contest chair man. Merchants have participated and residents are reminded the forgotten will be remembered on Christmas Day along with others in the city and county.
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Se Santa Will Fellowship Club
Meditates On Message Pius to broadcast Christmas eve address
Pope Pius today meditated on the Christmas eve message he will broadcast at 12 30 p m local time likely stressing world grave conditions and salvation principles The pontiff will also thank the world for sympathy shown during his illness as visitors Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli Monsignor Giuseppe Pizbardo and architect Giuseppe Momo called on him
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Vatican City
Pope Pils
Vatican
Holy Father
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Giuseppe Pizbardo
Giuseppe Momo
Pope Pius
X Ray Reveals Bolt in Christmas Cake
Grand Rapids, Mich December 22 A doctor used X rays to locate a quarter inch bolt from a mixer hidden in one of 13 fruit cakes baked by Mrs Louise Hake The bolt was found in cake No 3 after the X ray treatment The physician declined a fee and will receive a cake as thanks
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Louise H. Hake
G. G. Stonehouse
Apple Storages Closed Christmas Days
Notice that The Apple Storages will be closed all day December 25 and 26. The Ice Department will operate as usual. Winchester Cold Storage Co and Virginia Apple Storage, Inc. are listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Virginia
Apple Storage, Inc
Iron Wanted Pay 35 Cents for 100 Lbs Shipping
Winchester Junk Co offers top payment for all metals rags hides and furs. Wanted items include iron at 35 cents per 100 pounds plus shipping. Located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main & Braddock
Resistance To Japan Is Chief Hope of Chang
A telegram circulated in Peiping reports Chang Hsueh Liang offering to submit to Nanking punishment if Chiang Kai-Shek adopts resistance to Japan. In Nanking the wife of Chiang Kai-Shek flew by plane to the prison to seek his freedom as the civil war continues. The crisis deepens as the government centralizes control and rebels are declared to forfeit administrative rights.
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Peiping
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang
Sianfu
Loyang
Henan
Mme. Chiang
T. V. Soong
Lianfu
Chang Hsueh- Liang
Japan
Krupp Aid In Food Shortage Onions And Arms For Germany
Berlin dispatch reports Krupp works lend aid to the food shortage by supplying onions and arms to the Third Reich. The firm will build a Nile bridge for Egypt and take Egyptian onions as partial payment. An oats shortage and limited Christmas geese are noted amid wartime rationing. A German Ireland trade pact extends butter eggs wool and hides supplies.
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Berlin
Krupp
Germany
Third Reich
Nile
Frankfurter Zeitung
Ireland
Best of Raisins Nuts Figs Dates at PUDE Food Store
Local ad highlights a festive assortment of dried fruits nuts and confections including raisins figs dates hard candies mince meat and plum puddings offered by PUDE Food Store in a single page advertorial.
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Pude Food Store
Christmas Day Holiday Notice by The Star
The Star will not be published on Friday December 25 Christmas Day as it is a National Holiday. The notice appears in The Evening Star.
Archbishop of York Attacks Windsor Over Abdication
York, Eng, voices criticism of the Windsor abdication in a January letter to his diocese. He argues the king’s decision arose from a conflict between love and duty and condemns expectations of the royal marriage.
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York
Windsor
Eng
Edward VIII
Canterbury
Church of England
George VI
Windsor Gets Yule Presents From Cannes Tale
In Enzfelld Austria a royally titled Duke awaits nuptial plans with Wallis Simpson as he ponders the first present from Cannes. The heavily insured gift’s size and shape hint at jewelry while another keepsake may be a photograph of Baroness De Rothschild, his American hostess.
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Enzelfeld
Austria
Cannes
Wallis i
England
Baroness de Rothschild
Kitty
Eddie
Pageant to Be Presented at Church of Christ
Under Mrs. George Earl Owen a pageant titled I Beheld His Glory will be performed at the Church of Christ Wednesday at 7 45 pm. Richard Owen directs the choir with violinists Harry and Bernard Waterman. A cast of 17 includes Joel played by Richard Clevenger and Anna by Mrs Clevenger.
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George Earl Owen
Church of Christ
Richard Owen
Harry
Bernard Waterman
Richard Clevenger
Joel
Bethlehem
David
Persis
Katherine Bradford
Elsie Locke
Asia
Garland Canter
Mary
Trone Sprint
Kitty Baker
Kathryn Rhinelander
Luther Pifer
D. G. Rowe
5. P. Hanen
Inci
Gomez Before Senate Bar
The Cuban Senate, acting as a court of justice, began impeachment proceedings against President Miguel Mariano Gomez and adjourned for 24 hours after completing its official arson. The trial pits Gomez against Col. Fulgencio Batista over the decisive sugar tax issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senate
Court of Justice
Miguel Mariano Gomez
House of Representatives
Court of
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Hunt Continues For Planes Missing In Mountains
Salt Lake City December 22 search for a Western Air Express plane and its seven occupants vanished a week ago. Private and commercial ships aided as army reserve fliers took over patrols. In Spokane officials awaited word from a ground crew at a wreckage site in Idaho. Pilots Joe Livermore and Arthur M Haid were not believed to be alive as reserve lieutenants Mc Williams and Van Cott began a month of duty at Salt Lake City airport while Allan Barrie Western Air vice president announced the Salt Lake end of the hunt was being closed.
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Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Army Reserve
Spokane
Wash
Northwest Airlines
St. Paul
Edwin McWilliams
Byron van Cott
Allan Barrie
Western Air
Salt Lake
Fellowship Club Urges One More Christmas Boost
Twenty five families remain on the master list for a Christmas dinner at the Fellowship Club as of this afternoon with 200 listed yesterday. The Star reports strong local response and calls for urgent contributions to cover 175 families and assure a shared holiday. Mothers seek the meal to keep Christmas Day with family. officials plead for action now.
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Fellowship Club
Fellowship Headquarters
Nude Woman Found Dead in Deserted Clubhouse Kitchen
The body of Edith B. Gaither, 33, a Spring Grove State Hospital patient who escaped last Thursday, was found in a gas filled kitchen at Rolling Road Golf Club near Baltimore. Police believe she hid in the clubhouse after escaping. death due to gas from a double range jets.
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Baltimore
Silas W. Weltmer
Edith B. Gaither
Spring Grove State Hospital
Rolling Road Golf Club
Virginia
Weltmer
Gaither
J. G. Howell
Catonsville
Herbert Schaub
Rebels Close on Chang Hsueh Li in Sianfu Standoff
Central Press reports government troops near Marshal Chang Hsueh Li’s position at Sianfu as they attempt to rescue Chiang Kai-shek. Rebels ignore the ultimatum to surrender the captured premier, sparking a tense confrontation on the map.
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King
Chang Hsueh Li
Gene ‘Simo Chiang Kai
Shek
Sianfu
Central Press
Pupils From John Kerr School Perform at Lions Luncheon
Pupils under Miss Gladys Farrar and Mrs. Leonard Sirbaugh entertained Lions at the George Washington Hotel luncheon. They sang Christmas selections, including Away in a Manger and Silent Night, with named performers and groups. Gift candy was given to each child and teacher. Ladies' Night moved from January 12 to January 19 to avoid Week of Prayer conflicts. guests included J. S. Rose, Rev. C. E. Seastrunk, Page Louderback, and A. W. Bohannon.
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John Kerr School
Gladys Farrar
Leonard B. Sirbaugh
Lions
George Washington
Jimmy Rose
Richard Owen
Barbara
Betsy Arthur
Santa Land
Jimmy Whiting
Shirley Werdenbaugh
Santa Claus
Jinzie Bells
Peggy Galladay
Pat Wisecarvers
Miller
Irvan O’connell
Winchester Minis
J. S. Rose
Kenneth Wheeler
C. E. Seastrunk
Allen Jones
Page Louderback
Wanted female Fox terrier dog seeks home
A white Fox terrier type with tan ears is missing and described as young and pretty. Readers are asked to contact 629 J or 624 W by phone for information or redemption.
Xmas Trees for Sale at Haines Marble Yard
Christmas trees available at Haines Marble Yard with phone contact 378 J. Listing shows multiple codes 12 16 17 58 21 22 23 1 61 pointing to the ad sequence.
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Haines Marble
Serum Saves Child's Life In Easton Flight
In Easton Maryland Mary Douglas Tweedy a 13 year old pneumonia patient showed improvement after a special serum was rushed by air from New York and flown to Washington. Pilot Malcolm Hathaway described the trips as quick and hopes the medicine helped.
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Easton
Mary Douglas Tweedy
Edmund Tweedy
Mary
Malcolm Hathaway
Easton Airport
Death of Winchester Resident John H. Kendall in Martinsburg
John H. Kendall a longtime Winchester resident and stonemason died this morning at his daughter's home in Martinsburg West Virginia He was born in Frederick county and spent most of his life in Winchester He belonged to the Friendship Fire Company whose bell tolled upon word of his death arrangements were not yet completed and were expected tonight or tomorrow
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John H. Kendall
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kendall
Frederick County
Mr. Kendall
Memorial Hospital
Friendship Fire Company
Handley Library to Close for Christmas Holiday
It was announced that the Handley Library will be closed on Friday December 25 and Saturday December 26. The closure follows Governor Peery declaring the day after Christmas a holiday, prompting the shutdown Friday and Saturday.
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Handley Library
Peery
Record Post Office Mail Volume Reaches All Time High
Winchester post office reports record mail handling with 40 000 stamps canceled on outbound letters and cards. Incoming mail volumes surge as trucks unload sacks from rail routes Shenandoah and Cumberland and star routes. Holiday schedule limits window service on Christmas Day with only business mail drop and single street box collection amidst sleeves rolled up efforts to keep operations moving.
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Winchester Postoffice
Uncle Sam
Piccadilly
Braddock Streets
Postoffice
Winchester
Shenandoah
Cumber
Office Force
Post Ofice
Santa Claus Arrives Tonight at Miles Music Co
Santa Claus will arrive tonight at 7 30 PM at the Miles Music Company. In person meet and greet with a gift for every child accompanied by a parent. Local listings reference Atwater Kent and Crosley brands and nearby retailers.
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Santa Claus
Miles Music Company
Christmas Candies in Gift Packages at Brooks Pharmacy
Norris Exquisite Candies offered in decorated gift boxes priced at 50 cents to 1 dollar and up at Brooks Pharmacy.
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Norris
Brooks’ Pharmacy
AT RILEY'S MARKET Fresh oranges and tangerines sale prices
Ripe seedless oranges available in medium large and extra large sizes with 3 dozen for 49c 79c and 90c respectively. Tangerines priced at 3 dozen for 35c. Also offered is a large assortment of fresh bulk candies with evening hours this week and phone contact 276.
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Dr. Snapp
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Larry Glass
New York
Glass
Corinth
Miss
Pope
Marshal
Special Attention
the Evening Star
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Ee Ese Bee
Yule
Gomez
Hunt
Employe Os Rolling Road Golf Club
Chiang
Kai
Mary Little Tweedy
John H
Stone Mason
TVER
Cycles. Velociere Co
Picca
Atwater Kent and
Crosley Kong
W. C. Willis
E. Picca
Riley’s
Babson
Roger W. Babson
George Wash
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