European Naval Race Start With New Year Ambitions
The Associated Press reports in London Rome Paris and Berlin outlining early 1937 naval moves. Britain to rebuild Pacific bases and launch two ships as armament limits lapse. Italy and France push heavy build up to counter German rearmament while Germany applies overtime production.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Britain
Paris
France
Berlin
Reich
President Roosevelt Plans Quiet New Year Dinner at White House
Washington December 31 President Roosevelt will host a private New Year’s Eve dinner with family and guests then attend a special second floor White House movie showing. He will cancel the traditional New Year’s Day public handshakes and stay at the executive mansion. Attending are James and Elliott Roosevelt with their wives and children, John Roosevelt, Eleanor and Curtis Dall, Anna Dall Boettiger’s children and Robert Violet te and James Dudry and their spouses. Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt remains in Hyde Park. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. is ill in Boston. Mrs Boettiger is in Seattle with her husband.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Executive Mansion
James
Elliott Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Eleanor
Curtis Dall
Anna Dall Boettiger
Robert Violette
James Dudry
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
Boston
Boettiger
Seattle
Britain to unveil post treaty naval rebuilding plans
London reports Britain will announce next month a program to rebuild its navy and Pacific fortifications as the Washington and London naval treaties expire at midnight. Officials say Britain expects no immediate Japanese reply to extending Article 19 and fears a rush to arms as shipyards gear up for unrestricted building. Continuous page eight continuation noted.
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London
Great Britain
Anthony Zden
Britain
United States
France
Europe
New Year Reflections on Time and Opportunity
A poetic meditation on time as a measure of life and wealth. It traces how the remaining moments of 1936 invite resolve and prudent use of time, citing Franklin Bacon and Brisbane to urge reducing waste and pursuing constructive deeds in the new year.
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Richard le Gallienne
Ben Franklin
Sir Francis Bacon
Brisbane
Reis
Prayer Week Plans Shaped by Winchester Ministers
The Winchester Ministerial Association outlines a week of prayer services at the Presbyterian Church starting Monday January 11 at 7 30 p m and continuing through Friday January 15. Monday night Rev George Earle Owen of the Church of Christ speaks on the Lost Reality of Prayer and Rev Robert B Nelson reads the devotions. Tuesday night Rev C Worthington Lowe of Grace Lutheran Church speaks on the Souls Sincere Desire with Rev continued on Page Eight.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Presbyterian Church
George Earle Owen
Church of Christ
Robert B. Nelson
Cc. Worthington Lowe
Grace Lutheran Church
Now Be Wecomed Here Tonight Now Be Wecomed Here Tonight
Readable fragments indicate a closing hour note from 1936. The item presents a brief public notice style timestamp likely marking venue or event closing time. Details such as place names or organizations are not clearly legible in the available text.
Watch Night Services Mark New Year In Winchester
Banks and many stores close for New Year's Day while public offices stay open. Watch Night programs unfold at Church of Christ led by Miss Lillian Hanen with Rev. George Earle Owen speaking, plus Christ Episcopal Church service with Holy Communion. Grace Lutheran hosts a candle light service with Marshall Snapp on chime and Rev. C Worthington Lowe delivering "The Hope of Mankind."
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Winchester
Church of Christ
Christian Endeavor Society
Lilian Hanen
George Earle Owen
Christ Episcopal Church
Chrisay
Market Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
Andrew Babb
Grace Lutheran
Grace Lutheran Church
Marshall Snapp
C. Worthington Lowe
To Greet 1937 With Splurge
New York drivers toward the new year as prosperity lifts mood nationwide. Reports say 1937 will see record New Year’s Eve celebrations with bustling Broadway activity and higher prices signaling lively festivities.
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New York
Broadway
Opening Round Dance at Golden Slipper
Opening round dance at Golden Slipper venue under new management P M Frye formerly Avalon Inn manager. Door prizes to be awarded. Music by the Lasa Coma Orchestra. Admission 50 cents per couple.
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Golden Slipper
Old Apple Way
P. M. Frye
Avalon Inn
Lasa Coma Orch
Rouss Fire Company Meeting Postponed To Jan 8
The Charley Rouss Fire Company announces its regular monthly meeting is moved to Friday evening January 8 because New Year's Day falls on the first Friday. President M. D. Weaver notes the postponement.
McKiwee Municipal Band Free Concert Next Sunday
The McKiwee Municipal Band plans a free concert Sunday afternoon January 3 at 3 o'clock in Hable's Palace Theatre with doors opening at 2. Prof W. H. Mellwee conducts a program of sacred standard classical and operatic selections featuring Tympani played by George Jones using a new set recently purchased.
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McKiiwee Municipal
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Tympani
W. H. Mellwee
George Jones
Turkey prizes offered in Route 50 event
On Saturday January 2 east of Winchester along Route 50 a gathering starts at 1 PM with prizes including turkeys and chickens. Albert Clark involved.
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Winchester
Chick- Albert Clark
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. The rescheduled meeting will include the election of officers for the coming year. R B Brown Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
R. B. Brown
Steel Industry Hit By Spreading Auto Strikes
Youngstown Ohio reports auto industry strikes spreading to steel, with layoffs at Youngstown Metal Products and hold orders on shipments. Fisher Body Cleveland closing night shift, plus potential more auto material orders, while some plants shut for New Year and may resume Monday depending on GM labor.
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Youngstown, O
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Youngstown Metal Products Company
Youngstownee Tube Company
McDonald Strip
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Deepening Puzzle Powers in Iberian War 1936
The report notes a widening rift over Spain as fascist and socialist forces clash in the Iberian peninsula amid a looming new naval arms race. Berlin joins others in rushing volunteers to the conflict before restrictions bite, while France eyes German moves near its borders. Washington debates war material embargo powers under a neutrality law loophole. Madrid reports renewed German reinforcement to Madrid’s besieging forces and supply lines. London eyes the 15 year naval armaments treaty nearing expiration and a global race for battleships and fortifications begins.
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Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Berlin
Germany
Parie
France
Madrid
London
Pope Pius XI Sees Sign of Sleep Improvement
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI rallied and slept better than since his illness, while a dawn struggle against death continued. After Mass he began drafting New Year greetings as 16 Cardinals and 10,000 laymen prayed at the Church of St John Lateran during the centennial close. Finnal note: prayers came from the pope’s sister and others in his family.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Holy Father
St. John Lateran
Saint Sylvester
Donna Camilla Ratti
Signora Fermo Ratti
Marchesa Persichetti- Ugolini
Runaway Coal Truck Snaps Wires in Pennsylvania
A coal truck near Dauphin snapped a pole and scattered five wires and 4.5 tons of coal on the highway. Driver Arthur N. Ensor and helper Carter S. Leaf were pinned but escaped serious injuries.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin
Arthur N. Ensor
Manchester
Carter S. Leaf
Pikesville
Court upholds part of New York heart balm law
The Court of Appeals ruled the portion banning breach of promise suits is constitutional. It did not rule on the law's validity regarding seduction or alienation of affections.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
New York State
Auto Deaths In Cities Decline
The Census Bureau reported that automobile fatalities in 131 major cities for the year ending December 25 fell from 9,756 in 1935 to 9,417 in 1936, a reduction reflecting improved safety.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Governor Hoffman Denies Lindbergh Goldback Cache Claim
A New Jersey governor states he knows nothing about a reported $21 650 goldback ransom cache tied to the Lindbergh case and calls the report a journalistic pipe dream. Officials reiterate no comment while denials circulate from state sources.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Will Rogers
Philadelphia
William Conklin
Phila
Awards To Nineteen In Christmas Lighting Contest
Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce announced the names of 19 prize winners in the Christmas Lighting contest. The five dollar awards were presented as merchandise the winners could select from a list. Winners listed include Mrs. R. T. Barton and Mrs. Irvin Carper among others.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
R. T. Barton
Washington Street
Irvin Carper
Woodland Avenue
J. R. Kre
Food Strike Spreads as Workers Occupy Nice Hotels
Paris dispatch reports unionized workers occupy lobbies of two Nice hotels while government clears six warehouses of striking food workers. The protest centers on wage and working conditions, with hotel employees joining the broader labor action.
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Paris
Nice
Shooting Match at Berryville Pike Priday Day
Priday January 1 at Daddy Haymaker's Beer Parlor hosts a shooting match with prizes including pigs, turkeys, guineas, geese and chickens listed for the event.
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Daddy Haymaker’s Beer
Berryville Pike
Priday
New Year Closure Notice from Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
Closing notice states the Winchester Dry Cleaning Works will be closed on New Year s Day. The brief announcement indicates a single day closure for the holiday.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
1935 Four Door Sedan with New Car Guarantee
Hughes Motor Co advertises a 1935 four door sedan with a new car guarantee priced at 420 dollars, highlighting value and assurance for buyers.
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Hughes Motor CO
Sale of Mrs Sarah E Dean property near Stephens City
Sale of all personal property of the late Mrs Sarah E Dean will be held at her residence near Stephens City on Wednesday January 6. A sale bill can be seen on the Eighth Page of the paper.
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Sarah E. Dean
Stephens City
Mattson Family Silent on Kidnaping at Virginia FFA Camp Planning
Virginia Future Farmers of America exec committee met in Richmond to discuss a tentative plan for a state camp in cooperation with the Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development. Dowell J. Howard noted facilities may be rented by the FFA as part of the plan. Also discussed were plans for 100 Virginia FFA members to attend the national convention in Kansas City in October 1937, marking the tenth anniversary of the organization.
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Virginia Future Farmers of America Executive Committee
Richmond
Virginia Commission On Conservation and Development
Dowell J. Howard
Virginia
Howard
Future Farmer Organization
Kansas City
Five Burned in Textile Oilcloth Plant Blast
An explosion at a textile oilcloth plant in Passaic injured five workers, with four men and a foreman named Pekkar among the injured. The blast wrecked a building, blew off a roof, and damaged two adjoining structures as officials investigated the cause and extent of the damage.
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Textile
Passaic General Hospital
Joseph Pekkar
Neil Kusant
Harry
Edward Winkle
Stanley Icher
Salesman Is Badly Hurt In Auto Crash
Charles R. Diffenderfer, 26, a traveling salesman based in Hagerstown Maryland, was seriously hurt when his car struck a telephone pole near Martinsburg West Virginia. He suffered a base skull fracture a compound fracture of the right arm and other injuries. Police say he dozed at the wheel while driving from Winchester and failed to negotiate a curve. He was taken to a local hospital by a dairy truck. His condition remained grave in the afternoon.
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the Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles R. Diffenderfer
Hagerstown
Winchester
Diffenderfer
McCormick-Deering Company
Father of Abducted Boy Leaves Home Alone In Green Coupe
Tacoma reports amid ransom claims that Charles Mattson, 10, was released soon and that $28,000 had been paid. Dr. W W Mattson, father, says he made no ransom statements while relatives and neighbors note a cautious calm at the home. Police follow every lead as the boy's abductor remains at large.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
W .W. Mattson
Gus B. Appelman
Mattison
William
I. Een
Clas
W. W. Mattson
Mattson
Muriel
Charles
Star Restaurant to Open at 31 E Water St
New owners John Dillis and George Sempeles announce purchase of the Star Restaurant at 31 East Water Street with possession on January 1. They pledge quality food at reasonable prices in sanitary surroundings and invite continued patronage.
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Star
E. Water St
John Dillis
George Sempeles
Star Restaurant
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Evening Star
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