City Council authorizes delinquent personal property tax charge-off
The council approved a policy for the 1930 1935 delinquent personal property tax bills to be charged off by the city manager as of June 30 1939 and credited to the city. A collector and license inspector will be employed by the finance committee with approval of the city treasurer and commissioner of revenue to extract delinquent accounts and pursue related tasks.
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Berryville Avenue
Valley Pike
Virginia
Commissioner of Revenue
George Jones
Kent and
Piccadilly
Middletown Plans Dogwood Planting Along Thoroughfare
MA Winchester notes Middletown’s dogwood planting along the thoroughfare with pink and white varieties. The full impact will take years to be appreciated, but future generations will thank the volunteers for beginning the project and wishing success in its completion.
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Middletown
Shoe Sale Promises Bargain Prices Across Shoes
A local shop advertises shoes formerly up to 6.95 now priced at 49 cents and one dollar per pair. Also listed are a food store banner and a chicken and oyster supper benefit with multiple time slots.
Bingo Party Night at Zane Halil
Wednesday bingo night at Zane Halil begins at eight with 25 cent admission. Twenty free games are offered with prizes noted as valuable but details are unclear.
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Fom Zane Halil
Adm
Winchester attorney announces candidacy for Commonwealth Attorney
Erle Edwards, 39, president of the Young Democratic Club of Winchester and Frederick County, will seek the Democratic nomination for Commonwealth Attorney in the August 1 primary. Edwards, a longtime Virginia lawyer and community organizer, holds multiple public and private posts and is married with four children. He will face L. Largent in the race while Burr P. Harrison runs for State Senate.
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The
Winchester-Frederick
Young Democratic Club
Eee Erle Edwards
Winchester
Wincette
Frederick County
Commonwealth Attorney
Edward
Edwards
Courthous Plaza
Woodmen of America
Grand Lodge of Virginia Odd Fellows
Tri- County
Odd Fellows Association
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
Frederick Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Frederick-Clarke National Farm Loan Association
Encie Shanholtz
Stephens City council plans steps to collect taxes
Stephens City Virginia town council members met February 3 to discuss tax collection. If delinquent accounts remain, Town Sergeant Harry Lemley will handle them. new tax forms and a town accounts system were adopted. Treasurer J. A. Bean reported expenditures of $5258.
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The
Star
Stephens City
Wgfempers
Harry Lemley
Lomax Parker
J. A. Bean
Perkins Denies Impeachment Charges Before Congress
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told the House judiciary committee that impeachment charges against her were unfounded. An aide said a prepared statement would be read behind closed doors and would detail deportation procedures cited by Rep. Bridges as the basis for the impeachment resolution.
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Washington
Perkins
House Judiciary Committee
United States
Labor Department
Rep. Thomas
R.N. J
Judiciary Committee
Reilly
D. Reilly
James L. Houghteling
Bridges
Thomas
Middletown Council Approves Street Improvements Plan
Middletown Virginia council under Mayor Fred J. Larrick moves to continue public works adding rock paving on Second Third and Fourth streets between Main and Church and top dressing Church Street. Lighting at Germany Street and Senseney Avenue improved. committee Rhodes and Rogers to carry forward.
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the Star
Middletown
Fred J. Larrick
Middletown Council
Mayor Larrick
Sid Latrick
Tom W. Sperry
Trone M. Sperry
M. H. Rhodes
Herbert Rhodes
Main Street
Church Street
Germany Street
Senseney Avenue
Ben Rogers
Arab and Jewish breach unhealed at Palestine conference
London February 8. British colonial secretary Malcolm MacDonald failed to heal a rift among Arab delegates at the Palestine conference. He held talks with Arab factions supporting the exiled Grand Mufti and the moderate defense group in separate sessions as Jews prepared to present their case.
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London
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Arab Defense Party
Palestine
Ireland
Negrin Ready To Move Into Nearby France
Paris reports say direct peace talks opened between insurgent authorities and General Jose Miaja governing Madrid. Deputies cite Leon Berard’s account from Burgos that Miaja met Franco on his own initiative, bypassing Premier Negrin at Le Perthus on the border.
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Paris
Spain
Jose Miaja
Madrid
Leon Berard
Burgos
Miaja
le Perthus
Negrin Acknowledges Government Abandonment in Catalonia
Spanish premier Juan Negrin, in temporary headquarters at the last house in Spain on the France border, says his government has given up functions in Catalonia. He notes his presence on the Spanish side is accidental and will move into France only after border formalities are completed.
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Spain
LE Perthus
France
Juan Negrin
Catalonia
Negrin
Ncisco Franco
Madrid-Valencia
Associated Press
Francisco Mendez
Treasury
Barcelona
Figueras
Agullana
Valencia
Segundo Blanco Gonzalez
Antonio Velao
City Manager Urges Council to Seek Full Facts
City Manager Arthur M. Field urged the common council to obtain all facts before deciding municipal issues. He offered office assistance to gather information, saying rumors should not drive conclusions. He cited higher stone chip costs from M. J. Grove Lime as a needed by product, noting details would be provided upon request.
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Arthur M. Field
Common Council
Field
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stuart Perry
City to discuss street paving with railroad on 11 o clock meeting
A 11 AM meeting at Winchester Cold Storage will explore paving the street between Fairmont and Cameron parallel to the Pennsylvania railroad spur. City officials including City Manager Arthur M Field and council members will attend with railroad representatives and local business voices to seek agreement on process and land ownership before city funds are spent.
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Winchester
Fairmont Avenue
Cameron Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Arthur M. Field
William Beverley
Beverley
Gas Station Hearing Over Winchester Permit Case
The mandamus action Continental Oil Company vs. Winchester common council concluded with waiver of rebuttal and submission on briefs to Judge Philip Williams. The petition seeks a permit to build a filling station at the North avenue and North Loudoun street intersection. protests had been filed by property owners.
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Continental Oil Company
Common Council of Winchester
Philip Wiliams
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
North Avenue
North Loudoun Street
Massie declares candidacy for Frederick County sheriff
J M Massie former county home superintendent and Winchester police member announced today his bid for sheriff in the Frederick County Democratic primary on August 1 He notes his 13 years at the county home and 12 years on the city police force Massie resides on the Berryville turnpike operates a filling station and is the third candidate joining incumbent J B Bywaters and rival Raymond Bayliss in the race.
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J. M. Massie
Frederick County
Winchester
Massie
Grace Russell
Berryville
J. B. Bywaters
Raymond Bayliss
Lice Force
House Defeats Republican Move to Cut NLRB Funds
The House voted 186 to 5 to reject a Republican bid to strip the National Labor Relations Board of its 3.069 million dollar appropriation for the next fiscal year. Majority Leader Rayburn urged members not to “assassinate” the board and to seek an amended Labor Relations law for a square deal.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
Rayburn
Rep. Taber
Radio Board the
New Yorker
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt
Taber
Son of Local Minister Helps Invent Speech Creating Machine
Homer W. Dudley of New York, son of Rev W L Dudley, claims major role in developing the first machine that can produce human speech via finger board keys and electrical circuits. Demonstrations at Franklin Institute, World’s Fair and San Francisco Exhibit drew scientists, with Dudley linked to R R Riesz and S S A Watkins. The Voder can imitate voices, pronounce tongue twisters, and sustain conversations, using a two-key piano-like interface and existing telephone hardware.
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Homer W. Dudley
New York
W. L. Dudley
Church of Christ In
Winchester
Franklin
R. R. Riesz
S. S. A. Watkins
Vader
Bell System Laboratories
Philadelphia
Glass Roars Back at Roosevelt Over Judge Roberts Fight
Washington February 8 The Senate rejected Floyd H. Roberts for a Virginia federal judgeship amid disputes with President Roosevelt over senatorial courtesy and veto power. Glass and Byrd complained their recommendations were ignored, while Roosevelt defended the nomination and the tradition. The clash echoes earlier party rifts over relief funds and court battles.
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Washington
Floyd H. Roberts
Virginia
Friends
Glass
Roosevelt
Roberts
Senate
Byrd
Sena
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Congress
Festival Leaders To Meet Tomorrow For 1939 Blossom Plans
R Gray Williams honorary chairman of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Executive Committee will preside at a 11 o'clock morning meeting at the George Washington Hotel to set definite plans for the 1939 celebration. Hoye Riley is among recently elected committee members and previously directed the grand feature parade and chaired the festival finance committee.
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R. Gray Williams
Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Hoye Riley
Lions Club
Winchester Declares Boy Scout Week February 8 14
Mayor C R Anderson proclaims February 8 14 as Boy Scout Week in Winchester urging citizens to participate. He cites the 1910 founding of the Boy Scouts of America and calls the program America s answer to threats to the American spirit while recognizing the Scouts’ civic training and character building.
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C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts and
Boy Scouts
America
I. C. ‘R. Anderson
Tucker to Speak at Rotary Meeting
D. A. Tucker of Virginia Tech, assistant horticulturist, prunes in Frederick county today on Julius Richard’s Cedar Creek grade. He will address the Winchester Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon on pruning and also speak tonight at 7:30 to Stephens City fruit growers on production uses and marketing of small and tree fruits.
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D. A. Tucker
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Frederick County
Julius Richard
Cedar Creek
Winchester Rotary Club
Mr. Tucker
Stephens City
Pope Reported To Be Improving After Illness
Vatican City reports the pope improving after an influenza attack that led to canceled audiences. Dr. Filippo Rocchi and Domenico Cesa-Bianchi, specialists who treated a serious illness on November 25, visited the Pontiff this morning.
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Vatican City
Filippo Rocchi
Domenico Cesa-Bianchi
Clarke Hospital Auxiliary Elects Officers in Berryville
Clarke County Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital reelected President Mrs William Beverley Vice president Miss O Agnes Mitchell Secretary Mrs A S Hewett Treasurer Mrs H B Harris at an annual meeting in Hawthorne Library. The 1938 activities show $626 raised and $421.30 spent on repairing and refinishing the colored ward. They aided retirement of bonded indebtedness by $100.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hawthorne
William Beverley
O’agnes Mitchell
A. S. Hewett
H. B Harris
Cripple Clinic At The Hospital Moves This Week
The next children's orthopedic clinic will be held at Memorial Hospital on Saturday, not at the District Nurse Association office. It will be conducted in the Therapy department entrance. exams for adults are not requested.
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Memorial Hospital
District Nurse Association
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Miss Perkins
House Committee
Fiont Dugwoods
Amprove Streets
Bulletin
Dr. Anderson
Winchester Cold Storage
Frederick
Mr. Dudley
Judge Roberts
White House
Hioye Riley
Co. R. Anderson
Tucker
Rotary
Pope
Clarke Hospital Auxiliary
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