Leaders Now Doubtful Of Il Duce As Trustworthy Ally
Berlin reports say Mussolini advised withdrawing support from Franco while Germany still aids Spanish Nationalists. The fear persists that Il Duce may not be a reliable ally as the Franco issue tests Berlin’s strategy. Strong figures in the German army question Italy's role in the Spanish conflict and possible shifts in alignment.
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Il Duce
Wade Werner
Berlin
Musini
Hitler
Germany
Spain
Francisco Franco
der Fuehrer
Einer von Blomberg
Herman Sthelm Goering
Air Ei
Von
Rome
Duce
France
de Fuehrer
Mussolini
Franco
Ise
England
Italy
Stop Sign Proposal After Tuesday City Collision
This morning pedestrians heard a King bra come updo each other. A head light was broken, a fender bent, glass and mud scattered about the street and several occupants thankful it was no worse. Ethan suggested that it would not be a bad idea to place a stop sign on Reuss avenue. Incidents might prevent r suggested that fares. Both suggestions may worth further consideration, not only for Reuss and Cameron, but for certain other intersections as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan
Reuss Avenue
Reuss
Cameron
Blackburn Moore Returns Salary for Six Day Session
E Blackburn Moore member of the House of Delegates for Clarke and Frederick counties and Winchester refunded to the State a portion of his salary for six days of service in a six day special session. His salary was 360 dollars. he kept 72 dollars as six days pay and sent his personal check for 288 dollars. He said the refund was voluntary and part of a policy from the so called beer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester
Legiswaa
Moore
Probe Links Vimaleft Unit to Reds and Soviet Aid
The Vimaleft Company of Jersey City and its president Robert Cuse drew attention in a 1930 congressional probe into Communist activity. Officials examined a license to export 2.7 million dollars in planes to Spanish loyalists while noting Vimaleft’s alleged role in repairing engines secretly for Soviet use. A House committee chaired by Rep Fish explored these ties amid debates on neutrality laws and U.S. involvement in European conflicts.
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Washington
Vimalert Company, Ltd
Jersey City
Robert Cuse
Spain
United States
Disd
State Department
Cuse
Russia
Vimaleft Company
Soviet
Vimaleft
House
Representative Fish
R-Ny
Basil W. Delgass
Amtorg
Liberty Motors
War Department
Capper
R-Kan
Fee
Death Calls Mrs. Houston in London
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston England’s wealthiest woman dies at London age of wealth and charity. Inherited £5,000,000 in 1926 after second husband Sir Robert Houston’s death, once nicknamed England’s lady bountiful for gifts to hospitals and charities.
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London
Fanny Lucy Houston
England
Lady Houston
Robert Houston
Mama Baron Byron
Stores To Close On January 1
Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce announced that most city stores will observe New Year's Day as a holiday. Many stores will close for the day. Moling & Cather advertised dress length bargains at $1.95 each.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Moling & Cather
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Postponed
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co is postponed from New Year’s Eve to Thursday evening January 7. An election of officers for the coming year will be held then. R. B. Brown, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Co
R. B. Brown
Rouss Fire Company Postpones January Meeting
The Charley Rouss Fire Company reschedules its regular monthly meeting from New Year’s Day to Friday evening January 8. M. D. Weaver serves as president.
Kiwanis to Install 1937 Officers at Meeting
Kiwanians will install 1937 officers including incoming president E B Cooper and vice president C Arthur Robinson at a noon meeting. Retiring president Wendell B Goode will present his annual report. Directors named are Thornton Bryarly R F Buncutter Harry Ebert John Glover John H Rosenberger Clarke M Smith and H M Solenberger. Visitors included Joe Ritter and the Grocery Store entertainers.
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Kiwanis Club
Wendell B. Goode
E. B. Cooper
C. Arthur Robinson
Andrew Bell
Thornton Bryarly
R. F. Buncutter
Harry Ebert
John Glover
John H. Rosenberger
Clarke M. Smith
H. M
Solenberger
Han
Joe Ritter
Grocery Store
Gram
Thomas Edwards
Holmes Newcome
Paul Hunter
Wilbur Anderson
Mas Fellowship Club
Hook
Clifton Forge
Frederick
Grove White
Paul G
Special Radio Broadcast Aimed at Housewives
Columbia network will air a special radio broadcast on WJSV WABC and WBT at 11 45 a m next Tuesday and Thursday. The program targets every housewife in the region and runs through January 15.
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Columbia Network
WJSV
WABC
WBT
Svery
Mon & Wed
Skeleton Of A Woman Found In Old Shack
Lebanon police report a 20 year old murder case after a fire destroyed a vacant shack. A skeletal female body wired to the floor was found, with a heavy wire around the neck. An undertaker confirms the woman died about 20 years ago and may have been embalmed. The chief suspects the body was placed there to reveal a murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Harry Sealer
Sealer
M. B. Krum
General Motors halts shipments after Fisher body strike
Chevrolet in Flint suspends its assembly line after a sit down strike in Fisher Body division plant No 2 cut off car bodies. GM orders halt to parts shipments to many suppliers due to glass shortages and potential strikes, affecting hundreds of companies and risking wider plant shutdowns.
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Flint
Mich
Chevrolet Motor Company
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
General Motors
General Motor
Special Jury Is Summoned In Fatal Scully Case
The driver of the automobile that killed Frederick Affleck and Homer Hook on Route 11 remains under limited progress as a Winchester grand jury convenes January 2 to consider pendings. Driver Thomas G. Scully had bond raised to 10 000 after waiving a preliminary hearing and returning to his city residence following the tragedy.
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Thomas G. Scully
Frederick Miller Affleck
Homer Hook
Winchester
Ind
Scully
A. J. Tavenner
Fellowship Club reports record Christmas aid in Winchester Frederick
Officials say 98 homes in Winchester and 315 in Frederick County received Christmas cheer through coordinated efforts. Adoption of 188 families marks the best record yet with strong county and city cooperation and careful vetting to avoid duplication and ensure help to the most deserving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Ship Club
Oforbetaoi
Winchester Lions Review Yearly Activities Highlight
The Winchester Lions Club reported a 90.8 percent attendance for the year during a formal review. January saw glasses given to two schoolchildren and a safety campaign distributing 1,000 Safety Book covers. February covered a $60 relief fund subscription and a drive to raise $14,000 for the needy with three absentees. Continuous efforts included public safety meetings and a Ladies Night event.
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Winchester Lions Club
Febru Y
Pope Obtains Little Sleep As Illness Deepens
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII slept poorly amid concern over a paralyzed left leg and blood clot. Officials noted slight improvement but feared the condition could worsen, casting a pall over Vatican City as year end approached.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Star Restaurant Changes Hands at 31 East Water
Notice announces purchase of the Star Restaurant at 31 E Water St by John Dillis and George Sempeles and that possession will be taken on the first. The restaurant pledges reasonable prices and continued patronage.
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Star
E. Water S&t
Ist
John Dillis
George Sempeles
Star Restaurant
Funeral Service Held For Mrs Kurtz In Winchester
Simple but impressive rites were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Mrs Mary Clayton Kurtz widow of Captain George W Kurtz at 21 South Loudoun Street after a brief pneumonia illness. The Rev R and Shipley supplied pastor for Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Rev Dr D Gilkeson officiated. Rev Allan Jones conducted the grave service. No music was played during the service but two hymns were read by the Rev Dr Gilkeson Now The Day Is Past and Gone and Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand.
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Mary Clayton Kurtz
George W. Kurtz
South
Loudoun Street
R. @& Shipley
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
D. Gilkeson
Allan Jones
Opequon
Presbyterian Church
Gilkeson
Kurtz
Kidnapping Case Trails Nearing Ransom Negotiations
Tacoma reports a tense chase as Lieut. Col. Gus Appelman visited Dr. Mattson and left by car on an undisclosed mission. Family spokesman says $28,000 ransom negotiations are underway with the Mattson boy Charles missing since Sunday night.
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Tacoma
Wash
Gus B. Appelman
Charles Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Appelman
Kesman
de- Justice
Mattson
Charles
John 8. Appelman
Strickland
de . Mattson
In & Houses
Kiday
Rebels Shell Coastal Port Near Gijon Bombardment
In Madrid dispatches report insurgent cruiser Velasco shelled the northern coastal port of Gijon sending 14 shells into the Musel hills. Government planes responded as the Fascist Espana fired on defense ships. The Erie gunboat was mentioned in a prior December 18 shelling near Musel. Conflicting reports note militiamen recaptured Villanueva de la Can.
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Madrid
Velasco
Gijon
Musel
United States
Erie
Espana
Villaneuva de la Can
Social Belle Dies Of Burns At Selma Ball
A young society woman died from burns after a match tossed during a holiday ball ignited the dresses of 11 women at the Selma Town and Country Club. Eleven women attended the Phantoms Society event, with ten others injured, including Mrs. Ages and Mrs. James Rowell in critical condition.
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Selma
Ala
T. C. Gayle
Ages
James Rowell
Phantoms’ Society
Selma Town and Country Club
Sale of Personal Property for Late Mrs Dean Near Stephens City
All personal property of late Mrs. Sarah E. Dean will be sold at her residence near Stephens City on Wednesday January 6. See sale bill on Eighth Page.
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Sarah E. Dean
Stephens City
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Mary S. Yeakley
Gen. Motors
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Lions Reviews Work of Year
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Mt. Hebron
Col
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