Silver Shirts Say They May Fold If Probing Continues
William Dudley Pelley told the Dies Committee that the Silver Shirts Legion would fold up if investigations into un American activities continued. He credited recent improvement to the committee's work and affirmed the loyalty of his group to oppose un American activities. The chair warned against personal remarks about President Roosevelt during hearings.
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Washington
William Dudley Pelley
Dies Committee
Silver
Silver ‘Legion
Biless
Pelley
Starnes
D.als
Roosevelt
Silver Shirt
Silver Shirts
David D. Mayne
Frank Hook
Joe Starnes
Soviet Protest Not Considered in Paris Report
Paris dispatch notes a French report on a protest deemed not connected to Soviet action. The brief item mentions dates and the ambiguous link to Soviet officials, with terse coverage of foreign reactions.
Clock Defies Winter Lubricants in City Hall Tower
MR WINCHESTER notes the city hall clock struggles in winter as lubricants gel. A local expert, Chapman, explains idiosyncrasies of the clock and predicts it may suddenly run fast then drop again. Three pigeons are said to assist the moving hands in a humorous observation.
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No Chapman
Citizens Express Views On Armory Site Choice
The Star interviews residents prompted by Common Council, seeking views on a central armory site versus Reuss Park. Garland Quarles favors Hawthorne idea and a central location to expedite construction. an attorney cites cost and speed, while others oppose Rouss Park for accessibility concerns to Winchester residents.
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Armory
Common Council
The
Star Today
Reuss Park
Garland Quarles
Handley
Hawthorne
Rouss Park
Winchester
Finnish War Debate Planned by Mount William Society
The Mount William Debating Society schedules a discussion on the Russo Finnish War at 7 30 Friday evening in the Community Hall. Refreshments and music are expected. Pro and anti sides will be led by local participants N C Williams Ford Luttrell N B Fout and J D Luttrell H A Snapp J B Snapp respectively.
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Mount William
United States
Finland
Russia
N. C. Williams
Ford Luttrell
N. B. Fout
J. D. Luttrell
H. A. Snapp
J. B. Snapp
Horse Kicks Man During Live Load in Indiana
In VIN IND on February 8 a dead Ralph Polley was loading a horse onto a truck when the animal kicked. Polley was struck in the nose as the horse’s leg snapped back, causing injury.
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Vin, Ind
Ralph Polley
Polley
Dentists and business leaders clash over park location
Dr. B. M. Knight Jr. and Gus Kaknis discuss a central versus park-adjacent site. They debate crowd access and the city’s plan to buy a lot at the Rouss Park area.
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Gus Kaknis
Rouss Park
Germany admits 236,956 ton shipping loss in war
Berlin reports Germany lost 236,957 tons of shipping since the war began, while enemy and neutral losses reach at least 1,493,431 tons. The tally notes 42 German ships sunk and 409 enemy/neutral ships lost through January end, with additional merchant vessels taken for prize court. On land, Saar sector activity rises.
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Berlin
Germany
Saar
Western Front
High Command
Zee Artacian
Strip-Down Glamour Tournament Sparks Boston Controversy
Models and Boston debutantes stage a glamour contest as part of a February training event amid threats to cancel if demands are not met. Proceeds benefit Polish relief while organizers face ticket-pricing disputes and claims of unfair competition.
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Boston
Seaga
Ars
Senator Harrison counters jail reform proposals in Virginia
State Senator B P Harrison criticizes five bills to overhaul the present jail and parole system saying they raise costs and create new public payrolls. He urges the commission to study the issue again in two years and notes sheriffs rely on prisoner fees for most pay, encouraging harsher treatment for higher revenue.
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the Star
B. P. Harrison
Virginia
Harrison
General Assembly
Southeast Europe Aims to Mobilize in March
A Budapest dispatch reports that small southeast European states plan mid March defense measures amid rising tensions. Romania prepares a 900 mile border defense line and requisitions scrap iron for munitions as King Carol's chiefs push mobilization like 1939. Hungary also makes scrap iron a state monopoly while Yugoslavia aims for about 500000 troops by spring.
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Budapest
Euis
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Carol
Trade Treaty Bill Approved By Committee
Ways and Means Committee approved a bill renewing authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements. The vote to report favorably to the House stood 14 to 10 with one present. Senate support grew for aiding Finland with 5.89 million dollars to buy supplies for fighting Russia, and for doubling the Export-Import Bank capital to 200 million dollars, enabling potential further loans to Finland and China.
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Washington
Ways and Means
House
Senate
United States
Finland
Baltic Republic
China
Beetles Threaten Shenandoah Valley Quarantine Consideration
Dr. W. B. Hough of Winchester Research Laboratory outlines the Japanese beetle threat to the Shenandoah Valley its habits spread and control efforts. He notes the area may enter a quarantined zone if preventive action lags and cites early finds near Riverton New Jersey and near Chester with the infestation reaching Frederick County borders.
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Shenandoah Valley
W. 8. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Hough
Dr. Hough
Winchester
Riverton
New Jersey
Frederick County
Inchester
Court Adjourns For Fire Alarm
Fire Chief Dennis Hentz was testifying in Circuit Court when a fire siren sounded. The judge asked if the firemen needed him and adjournment was declared until the fire department arrived and handled the blaze. The chief arrived to find the fire out.
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Edwardsville, Ill
Dennis Hentz
D. H. Mudge
Hentz
Men Lead Women In Auto Mishaps
Winchester statistics compiled by George Jones show most accidents, 66, occurred in daylight with 39 in darkness and 6 at dawn or dusk. Only 23 women drivers were involved. men led the incidents overall.
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Winchester
George Jones
McIlwee Band Concert Plans at Palace Theatre
The McIlwee Municipal Band announces a Sunday afternoon concert at 3 o'clock in the Palace Theatre. Featured will be a vibraphone solo by Kenneth Windle with a program including marches Overture and selections such as Fidelity, June Twilight, and Regimental Pride, plus Echoes from Metropolitan Opera and the Star Spangled Banner.
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McIlwee Municipal Band
Palace Theatre
Kenneth Windie
Fidelity
Rossi
Hubbell
Kenneth Windle
King
Metropolitan Opera
Tobani
Turkish Marines Seize Krupp Works Along Bosphorus
Turkish marines occupied the German owned Krupp shipyards on the Golden Horn in Istanbul. The government dismissed German naval engineers and technicians who had been equipping Turkish submarines at the seized yards.
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Istanbul
Krupp
Golden Horn
Anacy Vate
Fox Bill Passes House With Fox Season Open Plan
In Richmond on February 8 the House of Delegates approved the E. B. Moore bill establishing a four month fox hunting and trapping season in Frederick County. The chamber also backed the Quesenberg Miller Pruner measure licensing tourist camps 82 to 2, and approved a parks road addition bill 70 to 20 after removingauto driver permit requirements for accommodations.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
E. B. Moore
Frederick County
J. T. Coleman, Jr
Nelson
Flying Russians Bagged By Finns
Helsinki reports four more Soviet warplanes downed and several patrols captured behind Finnish lines. The communique says Russians operated in Finnish uniforms in behind the lines raids and notes renewed Soviet attacks in the Summa sector on the Karelia isthmus were repelled with two enemy tanks delayed.
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Sev
Finland
Summa
Karelian
Barrett Will Is Determined in Ward Last Will Case
Judge Philip Williams of Frederick County Circuit Court voids a November 15 1938 will probated in the county clerk office and recognizes as true the last will of the late Emma Ward Barrett in the case Gladys Ward Rush Geraldine LeMaster Edith Ward Robbins versus Dora Ward Brotherton Gertrude Ward Coffroth Gertrude Ward Winnie Ward Joan W Ward and William Murphy. The proceeding with a waived jury notes an unsigned codicil.
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Philip Williams
Frederick
Emma Ward Barrett
Gladys Ward Rush
Geraldine LeMaster
Edith Ward Robbins
Dora Ward Brotherton
Gertrude Ward Coffroth
Gertrude Ward
Winifred Ward
Joan W. Ward
William Murphy
Williams
Soviet Russia envoy Sokoline expelled from Switzerland
Swiss authorities order Vladi mir Sokoline to leave within two weeks after Moscow failed to justify his stay in Geneva as liaison to the International Red Cross. Geneva cantonal and federal governments jointly reject Russia’s explanation and remove the League of Nations expert amid Finland and Red Cross tensions.
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Berne
Switzerland
Russia
League of Nations
Vladimir Sokoline
Geneva
Moscow
Sokoline
Switzer
International Red Cross Committee
League
Finland
Sokeline
Married Women Gain Legal Right In Real Estate Power
Richmond Va February 8 The Senate approved the Lewis House bill allowing married women to give power of attorney to husbands for real estate transfers after a brief debate. The measure faced parliamentary maneuvering but passed, with the session also approving a bill on corporate transfers of property and assets.
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Richmond
Senate
Barbra Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow Not Planning Marriage
Spokesmen for Countess Bar bra Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow said today she had made no plans for marriage to Robert Sweeney, the golfer in whose company she has been seen frequently.
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Palm Beach
Flia
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Robert Sweeney
Bandits Sought After Lunch Stand Hold Up in Charlottesville
State officers and local police hunted three armed men who last night robbed a Charlottesville lunch stand, assaulted an employee, and escaped with about 15 dollars in cash.
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Charlottesville
Hit and Run Fatal in Arlington Hears Motner Belief
A hit and run on Lee Highway in Arlington is reported to have killed a man suspected to be Steve Motner a World War veteran. A motorist discovered the body in the roadway.
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Arlington
Steve Motner
Lee Highway
Name mixups and local theater notes in Brevities
A correction resolves Mr O Hara from Frederick Maryland earlier misidentified as Gerald of Gone With The Wind. Clare Tree Major’s Rip Van Winkle at Handley High School is set for tomorrow at 2 0 oclock and Washington trip follows. Frank Krebs presides monthly Common Council with routine restart. Signal Knob beacon gains new airway site designation and confirms 40 east west airliners route.
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O’hara
Frederick
Elwood
Gerald
Clare Tree
Handley High School
National Capital
Washington
National
Winchester
Frank Krebs
Strasburg
Massanutten
Green Mountains
Washington-Cincinnati
Virginia Senate OKs Weaver-Norris-Robinette highway funds amendment
The Virginia Senate passed 24 to 11 the Weaver-Norris-Robinette joint resolution to constitutionally restrict diversion of segregated highway funds. Debate followed, with Senator Wright opposing the amendment and offering an anti-diversion policy resolution.
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Richmond
Senate
General Assembly
Wright
William A. Wright
Essex
Aye
Daughton
Harrison
Heller
Jordan
Medley
Moffett
Moseley
Robinette
Stuart
Tuck
Vaden
Vaughan
Wailes
Walton
Weaver
Glass
Loving
Caudill
Apperson
Battle
Carter
Cary
Crowder
Goode
Hillard
Montague
Walter
Wickman
Brock
Fuller
Glas
Courts of Justice Committee
War Highlights and Allied Deployments Reported
Paris reports France refused a Soviet protest over raids on Russian offices and cites total French forces in the east at 275000. Britain hosts the third contingent of Canadian troops. Helsinki notes Russian parachute patrols behind Finnish lines and four Soviet planes shot down. London says volunteers may depart for Britain and Finland next week.
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Paris
France
East
Helsinki
Red Army
Zane Fire Company Meeting Friday Evening
The Zane Fire Company urges all members to attend the meeting on Friday February 9 at 8 p.m. at the fire station. Lars Crabill is listed as organizer and the notice is signed by Ospt. (2-8-1p-21).
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I Zane Fire Company
Loryn M. Crabill
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Bosphorus
Fox Bill
Barrett
Bulletins
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