Negrin Seeks Conference for Mediation in Civil War
Spanish Premier Juan Negrin called a conference with British and French envoys to Spain to discuss mediation of the civil war. He and his foreign minister arranged for the late afternoon posting as Catalonia falls to Franco. Thousands crossed into France seeking safety as government forces collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Jerram
Burgos
Franco
Juan Negrin
Jerram
Negrin
Spain
Perpignan
France
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Catalonia
le Perthus
Passing Hazards On Shenandoah Turnpike Draw Winchester Letter
MA Winchester notes drivers ignore cautions on a three lane Shenandoah Valley turnpike. She cites passing with oncoming traffic and two abreast as dangerous, observer says out-of-state speeds worsen Virginia driving habits. She calls for consideration and perhaps penalties for slow or reckless drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Turnpike
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Britain pledges aid to France if threat arises
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain would immediately cooperate with France against any threat to its vital interests. He referenced a Rome statement from January 26 declaring mutual Allied defense. The pledge followed concerns over Fascist pressure in the Mediterranean and Africa and served as a warning to Italy and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
France
Virginia Gayda
Rome
la Voce D'Italia
Spain
Franco
George Bonnet
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Africa
Italy
Germany
Gulfstream Park Cancels Opening Race Meeting
Gulfstream Park in Hollywood Florida announced the meeting is cancelled effective today. John F Letendre managing director spoke with Joel Hurt of the Hollywood Jockey Club saying the meeting is off. John C Horning head of the enterprise reportedly broke down upon learning the news and left for Miami to confer with attorneys. Horning, a 28 year old scion of a Pennsylvania steel family, financed a large part of the track's $1 4 million construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla
Gulfstream Park
John F. Letendre
Joel Hurt
Holllywood Jockey Club
Letendre
John C. Horning
Enterprise
Miami
Horning
Pennsylvania Steel
Four Injured in Woodstock Area Car Crash
Four people were injured, one seriously, in a two car collision a mile south of Woodstock. The injured were taken to Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Victims include Carl Harold, William Woolfe, Edith Flick, and Mildred Dillard, all from Harrisonburg. Mrs Flick was the most seriously hurt. Police planned to question victims before filing charges if warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Carl Harold
William Woolfe
Edith Flick
Mildred Dillard
Miss Flick
John Wissler
J. R. Miller
C. L. Puller
John Keller
Toms Brook
Reservoir of War Materials Now Proposed
Washington February 6. Legislation proposed to authorize a $25,000,000 reservoir of war materials. The measure would let the Secretaries of War and Navy with other departments decide which strategic or critical materials to purchase in wartime or upon presidential emergency declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
White House reports no Senate panel secrecy pledge request
Washington February 6 Stephen Early press secretary said the White House had received no request from any member of the Senate military committee seeking release of the January 31 pledge of secrecy regarding military matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
White House
Senate Military Committee
Wednesday Bingo Night at Sarah Zane Hall
Weekly bingo event held every Wednesday at Sarah Zane Hall starting 8 o clock. Admission is 25 cents with 20 free games and valuable prizes awarded each game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Hall
Regular monthly meeting of South End Hose Co
Notice urges all members to attend the regular monthly meeting of South End Hose Company tonight. Capt. J. P. Sheetz signed the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Co
J. P. Sheetz
House Appropriations Panel Proposes Large Budget Increase
The House appropriations committee recommended 1.8985 billion dollars to run more than twenty independent government agencies starting July, an increase of about 298 million over the prior year. The plan withholds the FCC funding pending merger action and cuts maritime and civil aviation officials’ salaries to 10 thousand dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Severian
Beauute
Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Commission
Martime Commission
New-Civil Aeronautics Authority
Interstate Commerce and Tariff Commissions
Branner Not To Seek Re election From Shawnee
W H Branner longtime Frederick County Board of Supervisors member announced he will not run again for Shawnee district seat after completing three terms. He said his decision to retire stems from wanting others to announce candidacies, noting his service since 1928. Branner is brother in law of Luther Pifer who has announced for commissioner of revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Branner
Frederick County
Mr. Branner
Luther Pifer
Commissioner of Revenue
Carbaugh Buys Valuable Farm at Public Sale
H C Carbaugh of Bartonville bid in the 106 14 acres farm offered for sale by Harry L McCann committee for Mary Neal Schenck. Purchase price was $6100 subject to confirmation by the Court. The farm lies in Opequon district one mile west of Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Carbaugh
Bartonville
Harry L. McCann
Mary Neal Schenck
Opequon District
Stephens City
WV F W to Elect Trustees Tonight
Members of the local post Veterans of Foreign Wars meet tonight to elect trustees. All comrades are urged to attend and make a special effort to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wv. F. W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
South End Hose Co. Tuesday Night Prizes
Tuesday night activities hosted by South End Hose Co. feature prize drawings. Included notes mention prizes and game structure with times and entry details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Co
Plot Charged In Bomb Plot Against British Out of Ireland
Bow Street held 12 men for hearing after prosecutors described an Irish Republican Army driven plan to use aluminum powder and coordinated bombings to sap British stability. The case, tied to high security around the royal family, outlined a broad disruptive strategy labeled X with plans found in Michael O Shea’s home. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth traveled under heavy police escort as authorities tightened security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irish Republic Army
Ireland
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Michael O’shea
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor
Aldershot
Church
Grange To Stress Youth In Program
Middletown Grange plans a Friday evening program at 7 30 highlighting youth with a business session followed by a lecture by R H Baker. The program includes a poem The Youth of Today, music, an address by E R McDonald, clarinet by B O Brumback, jokes by William Davison, a panel on youth and responsibility, and Grange social features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grange
Middletown
R. H. Baker
R. H. Hammond
E. R. McDonald
B. O. Brumback
Four Children Die in Harlem Fire From Playing With Matches
Four Negro children died in a Harlem tenement blaze believed sparked by their own play with matches. Assistant Fire Marshal Isaac Kravitz said the bed caught fire while the parents were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Isaac Kravitz
Hague Appeals To High Court
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City asked the Supreme Court to stay enforcement of a Philadelphia federal circuit ruling that his police denied CIO and ACLU the right to free assembly. He sought action to rehear the case and restore free assembly rights pending high court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Supreme Court
CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
Roberts
Federal Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Double Killing Discovered When No Bark Heard
In Brooklyn a bulldog’s quiet greeting led Edward Duboff to uncover a double homicide at his rooming house. Antonio Siciliano and Cesare Lattano were found shot multiple times. a dog was also killed. Police seek two unidentified women who visited the pair until about 2 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Duboff
Brooklyn
Plasterer
Antonio Siciliano
Cesare Lattano
Duboff
Shelter For Those Routed By Ohio Flood
Emergency relief agencies opened temporary shelters for about 30 000 people displaced by flooding in the Ohio Valley. Forecasters warned of more rain, while rivers crest around 34 to 59 feet upstream, with potential damage if levels exceed 35 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Carrollton
Huntington
Louisville
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
I. O. O. F. Degree Work Tonight at Madison Lodge
Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F expects to confer the third degree tonight at its East Boscawen Street hall. Candidate is H C Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge No. 6
East Boscawen Street
H. C. Sheets
Frederick County Reports January General Fund Balance
Frederick County ends January with a general fund balance of 7497.12 as reported by Treasurer Harry L. McCann at the board of supervisors meeting. Receipts include 10860.19 carried over from December and various minor items such as transfer fees 34.11, delinquent land 34.11, Bailey Brothers rent 130, trial justice fees 48.75, city of Winchester joint expenses 32.07, cedar rust tax 1.35, interest 13.26, state refund 1544.45, and tax collections from 1938 257.52, 1937 114.63, 1936 8.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Harry L. McCann
Board of Supervisors
C. C. Brannon
Bailey Brothers
Winchester
Antique Auction of Daniel Burner Collection
Annual winter sale in Woodstock Virginia features antiques from Daniel Burner. Auction starts 10 a m on Tuesday February 7 1939 with items including 2 4 1p 21 noting catalog code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Burner
Woodstock
CIO Voices Opposition to AFL Amendments to Labor Act
The CIO charged that AFL proposed amendments would aid anti union firms and warned that both CIO and AFL unions would suffer if adopted. The CIO News article, published by the Congress for Industrial Organization, said the CIO legal department found the amendments harmful to workers across the APL and CIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
CIO
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Indus
Cao
CIO News
John L. Lewis
Congress For Industrial Organization
APL
Roosevelt Foes Target Policy, Norris Says
Senators Pittman and Norris say Roosevelt’s foreign policy is being attacked to hurt him politically. Norris warns opponents aim to block 1940 nomination by focusing on policy, while Pittman calls the debate a partisan effort to influence the next campaign. A TownsendRepublican senator suggests probing a secret Roosevelt Senate conference with the military committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bardery
Washington
Pittman
D.-Nev
Norris
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Townsend
Delaware
Senate Military Committee
Three Indictments for Meat Thefts in Frederick County
A Frederick County grand jury in Frederick Circuit Court returned three indictments this morning. Briscoe Parker is charged with burglary and theft of two hams and a shoulder from a meat house on December 11, 1938, valued at $20. John Grant Fultz and Lee Shoemaker face charges for March 17, 1938, theft of meat valued at $125 from a meat house adjoining Walter Carter’s dwelling, including four hams shoulders and three hams valued at $50. No hearing date set. Grand jury members listed include foreman L. R. Dettra and members E. E. Chiles, H. S. Benner, Paul Braithwaite, and S. E. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Frederick
Briscoe Parker
Graham Crockett
John Grant Fultz
Lee Shoemaker
Hines Mistrial Demand Refused in Harlem Policy Trial
New York February 6 A defense motion for a mistrial was denied at the start of the third week of James J Hines retrial on policy racket conspiracy charges. Lloyd Paul Stryker questioned Police Lieutenant Bennett who led the raid on Harlem Policy banks as the state maintains Hines caused police transfers to aid the racket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Hines
William P. Bennett
Harlem
Packard Bargain Beautiful Convertible Coupe
One owner 120B convertible with very low mileage and no scratches. Features Goodyear Life Guard tubes. Priced at 645 dollars. Contact Bickers Motor Co. on 2-6-tp-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard
Goodyear
Bickers Motor Co
Inspection dates set for February listing in Winchester
Feb 12 and 13 inspections planned at 326 North Cameron Street Winchester Virginia with Miles B Dean and Boyd G Headley noted. Details show numbers 2 4 6 9 10 11 13 1p 6¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cameron St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Woodrum Proposes Half-Cuts in Relief and State control
Representative Woodrum of Virginia proposes cutting future relief appropriations in half and shifting relief administration to the states. He introduces a bill for 1.12 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, replaces WPA with a URA, and reduces federal staff from 37,000 to about 6,500, aiming to channel most funds as local grants and transfer control to communities once capable. The plan would take effect July 1 amid existing 2.15 billion relief funding and recent $725 million emergency outlay approved by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Yeb
Woodrum
D-Va
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Carlisle Will Placed On Record
The will of the late William I. Carlisle of Shawnee district has been recorded by County Clerk C. C. Brannon. It leaves the entire estate to wife Ida Blanche Carlisle. John William Carlisle is named executor with a $4,000 bond and sureties Lillie Mae Cole and Frances Whitacre. Appraisers named are R. P. Duvall Gilbert Brown David M. Reardon and George Stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William I. Carlisle
Shawnee
C. C. Brannon
Ida Blanche Carlisle
John William Carlisle
Lillie Mae Cole
Frances Whitacre
R. P. Duvall
Gilbert Brown
David M. Reardon
George Stump
Senate Rejects Roosevelt's Nomination of Floyd Roberts as Virginia Judge
The Senate voted 72 to 9 to reject President Roosevelt's nomination of Floyd H. Roberts for a Virginia federal judgeship. Senators Glass and Byrd criticized the appointment as personally offensive, while the Judiciary Committee disapproved it 15 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Roberts
Glass
Roosevelt
Floyd H. Roberts
Virginia
Byrd
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ashurst
Barkley
Bilbo
Lee
Neely
Pepper
Schwartz
Smathers
Amiie Washington
Thomas
R. Amlie
Damage suit set for April 17 in corporation court
Crystal Confectionary Inc. versus Stewart Bell moves toward trial with a continuance granted. Officers Yeatras and Sempeles must produce corporate books by February 13 for Bell and counsel to inspect. The case stems from a fire and disputed rebuilding affecting the Bell building and a restaurant lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Confectionary, Inc
Stewart Bell
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Stephen Yeatras
John Sempeles
C. M. Smith
Bell
Loudoun
Boscawen
People’s Service Drug Store
Isy Ross
Eighteen Licenses Issued In City Saturday
City Clerk Smith reports this year 132 marriage licenses issued, five months ahead of 1938 pace. On Saturday June 11 1938 last year 132 licenses were granted. this year eighteen licenses were issued, eight more than any prior Saturday, with careful screening by Smith and Deputy Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Fredericksburg
Gretna Green
Judg
Dan Cupid
C. D. Barnett
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Britain
Bonnet
Arthur Henderson
Florida
U.S
Branner
Carbaugh
Bow Street Court
Grange To
Hague
Bulletin
Ohio Valley
W. C. Devereaux
Ohioiver
McCann
G.O.P
Fultz
Parker
Pure Food Store
Heads Valley
Earl L. Valentine
Lexington
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
States
Carlisle
Solon
Thomas R. Amlie
Crystal
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