Costello Rites Planned. Two Die in Winchester Cabin Fire
Father from New Richmond travels to claim his son’s body as Howard McKinley is identified among the two victims. The Kernstown blaze at an eight room cabin camp killed two occupants and injured others, with origin undetermined. Rites for Mrs Costello set for Wednesday at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church, interment at Chambersville.
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New Richmond
Ohio
Costello
Kernstown
Steward S. Stipe
Bessie May Costello
Bessie Miller
John H. Miller
Winchester
Howard McKinley
Dale McKinley
South End Company
McKinley
Kenneth McKinley
Wilson Transfer and Forwarding Company
Cincinnati
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
F F A Victory Praised by Winchester For Boyce Team
MA Winchester commends the F F A s of Boyce for winning the basketball tournament Saturday night and urges Berryville and Handley players to look to future events next year and beyond. The Future Farmers promote an athletic program with strong spirit and friendly rivalry that spurs better deeds.
Pope Pius Rough Schedule Amid Illness Draws Attention
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius astonished attendants with a heavy workload, following a restful night after taxing tasks. He dismissed doctors cautions and indicated renewed strength while noting the Spanish crisis as his top concern, a matter also central to prior days.
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Vatican City
Pius
Thirteen Executed by Soviet Firing Squad
Moscow reports that thirteen Trotzkyists were executed for treason and sabotage by a Soviet firing squad. The Tass official agency announced the sentence by the military collegium of the Supreme Court was carried out. Details of the executions were not disclosed and appeals were reportedly unsuccessful.
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Moscow
Net Proceeds From President's Ball Aid Infantile Paralysis Funds
The President's Ball held Friday night at the George Washington Hotel raised $197.30 in receipts from $144.10 in net yield. After $53.20 in expenses the committee mailed $43.23 to the national headquarters in New York and added $100.87, or 70 percent of net, to rehabilitation funds for infantile paralysis. Andrew Bell announced the figures as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The event was sponsored jointly by Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
George Washington
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
President's Ball Committee
New York
Round Hill 4-H Club flood relief sale proceeds
The Round Hill 4-H Club reports that one half of proceeds from a recent event will go to flood relief. Local residents participated, supporting the effort with donations and purchases at the school fundraiser.
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Round Hill School
Round Hill
That desirable property in Albin offered for sale
The home of the late Miss Susan B. Howard at Albin will be sold at Neon on Saturday February 6 1937. Sale bills available from M M Lynch.
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Susan B. Howard
Albin
Neon
Sit Deiters Ordered Into Court In Flint
Governor Murphy says the sit down strike at Flint General Motors plants may be settled in a conference as court action proceeds. Union leaders and Fisher Body officials are summoned. occupation by strikers blocks peace talks. Murphy suspends news conferences while pursuing mediation.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Michigan
General Motors
Flint
Mich
William A. Fisher
Fisher Body Company
Murphy
Genesee
Paul V. Gadola
United Automobile Workers of America
Homer Martin
Fisher Body
Union
Perkins
Labor Department
Washington
Nashville
Tenn
Eunice Winstead
Charles Johns
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Senate
Byron Pope
Newport
J. W. Wolfenbarger
Charlie Johns
Hancock County
Louis Rhea
Charlie
Sam Wolfe
Scully Jury Is Ordered in Frederick County Case
Judge Philip Williams of Frederick County Circuit Court ordered the clerk to draw 34 names and issue a venire facias for 30 summoned jurors on February 16. They will hear the felony case Commonwealth vs Thomas G. Scully, charged in two indictments with the deaths of Frederick M. Affleck and Homer Hook on the Martinsburg turnpike near Winchester after alleged driving while intoxicated.
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Philip Williams
Frederick County
Commonwealth
Thomas G. Scully
Scully
Frederick M. Affleck
Homer Hook
Martinsburg
Winchester
Baby Votes Piling Up at Palace Theatre Contest
Weekend voting at the Palace Theatre Winchester contest shows Winchester Seed Company and Timberlake's leading with 244 005 and 222 510 votes respectively. Other top entrants include A C Oates Men's Shop and Golden Glow with strong showing as pictures of babies are shown daily on screen.
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Palace Theatre
Winchester Merchants
Winchester Seed Company
Timberlake
A. C. Oates
Golden Glow
the Palace
Winchester Seed
Miller
Parker’s Grocery
Hodgson & Brown
Moling & Cather Sseverss
Miss Nannie J. Smith Dead in Texas
Miss Nannie J. Smith daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Smith of Capon Bridge West Virginia died at her niece’s Dallas Texas home last Friday night. She leaves three sisters Mrs C H Wood Los Gatos California Miss Fanny Smith Long Branch California and Mrs Jennie Fry Capon Bridge and one brother Dr Campbell Smith Pasadena California. The body will arrive in Winchester tomorrow morning with her nephew Jacques L Smith of Texas. Funeral services led by Rev H W Shannon and Rev Dr C D Gilkerson will be held Tuesday at 3 p m at Miss Lilly Crum’s home 138 Amherst Street.
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Nannie J. Smith
John and Elizabeth Smith
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Winchester
Cunningham
Dallas
Texas
C. H. Wood
Los Gatos
Cal
Fanny Smith
Long Branch
Jennie Fry
Campbell Smith
Pasadena
Jacquelin L. Smith
H. W. Shannon
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
C. D. Gilkeson
Lilly Crum
Amherst Street
Midnight Show For Flood Relief Fund
A midnight benefit show sponsored by the Capitol Theatre and The Evening Star will be held Sunday night February 7. All proceeds go to the flood relief fund with no theatre or staff costs deducted, ensuring every penny supports relief efforts.
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Capitol Theatre
The
Evening Star
Hen-pecked Husbands Sermon Draws Big Church Crowd
The Church of Christ sermon by Rev. George E. Owen drew a large audience as five men sat in a hen-pecked section. He cited five biblical cases including Adam and Eve and Samson and Delilah. A sequel titled The Secret of Relief was planned for next Sunday night.
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Church of Christ
George E. Owen
Viscose Plant Near Front Royal Moves Ahead
State Senator Aubrey Weaver said title insurance for the Front Royal site is issued for 300000 and work on the first plant unit will start as drawings are completed. The Norfolk and Western Railway will add sidings and an overlined bridge linking property on both sides of the line nearby. About 790 to 800 workers may be employed in the initial unit with more units planned later.
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Front Royal
Viscose Corporation
Aubrey Weaver
Weaver
Memorial Hospital
Lawyers Title Insurance Company of Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Front Royal Station
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Long River
Cairo
Ealf
Mississippi
Eugene Reybold
Tamms
Harrisburg
Mrs Hardesty Dies Aged 84 in Berryville Clarke County
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Hardesty widow of M J Hardesty a leading Frederick county farmer died at 4 40 AM at the home of her sisters the Misses Forster Berryville Clarke county after about two weeks illness She was 84 years old Mr Hardesty died 19 years ago He was active in Frederick county farming and Democratic politics continuing on page 7 col 1
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Sarah Elizabeth Hardesty
M. J. Hardesty
Frederick County
Hospital Auxiliary hears plan for medical wing expansion
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire spoke at the Winchester Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary meeting on Clifford Street. He outlined completing the basement medical wing to house X ray and Physio Therapy, plus a first aid room and small operating space, consolidating laboratories in one area as the need grows.
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Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clifford Street
McGuire
Ministers Hear Dr Boyd On The Minister In The Sick Room
Winchester Ministerial Association members heard Dr P W Boyd speak at Handley Library on the minister in patient rooms. He urged brief visits within visiting hours and cautioned against visiting during contagious illnesses, noting that too many calls can worsen a patient condition. The talk warned of spikes in temperature following crowded visits.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
P. W. Boyd
Boyd
Two Are Injured In Auto Mishap Near Nineveh
FRONT ROYAL VA Feb 1 R H Nicewarner is hospitalized at Memorial after a Saturday night crash near Nineveh when his car struck an electric light pole breaking it. He suffered multiple broken ribs a fractured shoulder and collarbone injuries. Mrs Mary Berkeley a passenger had minor injuries. Harold Smith driving another car swerved to avoid the wreck overturning his vehicle but no injuries were reported. Both cars were badly damaged.
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Front Royal
R. H. Nicewarner
Memorial Hospital
Nineveh
Nicewarner
Mary Berkeley
Harold Smith
Winchester
Red Cross Aid Is Itemized for Flood Victims Relief
Winchester Frederick Red Cross officials detail flood relief donations. About 400 cash contributions totaling varied amounts and numerous wearing apparel donations. stores Bosserman and Son Gray and Sheetz Family Shoe Store Cooper Merchandise and Oil. Woolen Mills donated materials for blankets. Mrs Victoria N Lupton leads sorting at John Kerr school. Apples from Fruit Growers shipped to Charleston with storage charges donated by Winchester Cold Storage. J E Kalback offers a car of lumber. Continued on page 7 column 4.
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Winchester- Frederick
The
Red Cross
Winchester
Bosserman and Son
Gray and Sheetz
Family Shoe
Cooper Merchandise
Oil
Winchester Woolen Mill
Virginia Woolen Mill
Victoria N. Lupton
Cairo Flood Threat Nears as Ohio Rises to Record
Yellow floodwaters surge toward Cairo Illinois as 4 500 defenders brace behind an 18 inch wall. Evacuation orders expand to women and children while levees and patrols scan for leaks amid rising river gauges and a planned northern exit for last ditch evacuations.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Ohioside
Maryland man slays wife then kills himself in Maryland
In Frederick, Greenbury F. Grove, 52, killed his estranged wife at her Jefferson home in front of his 14 year old daughter and an elderly neighbor, then shot himself. The violence occurred as Grove faced contempt of court for unpaid alimony and fees from a divorce filed October 28.
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Roy M. Hiltner
Grove
Fawley
Oyster Supper Announcement From South End Hose Co
Oyster supper hosted by the South End Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary on Tuesday and Wednesday February 2 and 3 from 1 to ? readies a community fundraiser with proceeds supporting hose company needs.
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South End Hose Co
Regular business meeting and committee request
Regular business meeting set for Monday night February 1 with executive committee to follow the company meeting. Full committee requested present. R A Grim secretary notes sale prices on room size Moling and Cather.
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Moling & Cather
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Pope Pius
M. M. Lynch
Sit-Deiers
Fisher Co
YS Sumliulmie
Baker & Anderson
Blue and Gray
Sss
Chapman Motor
Miller & Anderson
Pingley & Carper
Rhodes Drug
Éostanta Shopping Ae Veeteeys
Eesene Rite
Buncutter Tire
Eunice Winstead Johns
Mathh
Sneedville
Knoxville
Jane Beckler
Walter Lamb
Johns
Little Tunice Phew
Miss Smith
Hardesty
H. H. McGuire
Lucinda Fitch
American Legion
Central Press
Dr. Boyd
Grisis
Mississippi River
Til
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
New Orleans
U. S. Weather Bureau
U. S. Engineers
Paducah
Maryland
Self
R. A. Grim
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