Winchester Council weighs $218000 water bond for filtration plant
Percy Miller presents a water committee report urging a bond issue of 218000 to fund a filtration plant reservoir and large mains plus 19500 for a swimming pool. A special meeting will discuss the report as Dr Anderson and others approve. Text cites State Board of Health advisories for safe water.
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Common Council
Percy Miller
Winchester
Ers
Alexetter
Rosenbergz
C. R. Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Herman Hable
State Board of Health
Board of Health
City of
Frederick County 200th Anniversary to coincide with Apple Blossom
MA Winchester announces Frederick County's 200th formation anniversary to be marked with an observance aligned to the Apple Blossom Festival. The event engages Clarke Warren Shenandoah and part of Page counties, reflecting historical ties. Traffic guidance urges better parking use to ease congestion and respect others’ rights.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Appointed motor vehicles director by Governor Price
Today Governor Price named a new motor vehicles director to succeed John Q. Rhodes. Colonel Battle, previously Roanoke postmaster for years, has served in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Price
John Q. Rhodes
Colonel Battle
Roanoke
Virginia House of Delegates
Arthur James
Richard Armstrong
John Hopkis Hall
Shirley
C. H. Morrissett
S. G. Waller
George W. Koiner
Battle
House of Delegates
Roanoke City
Virginia Governor reshuffles state executive appointments
Governor Price named Col. M. S. Battle of Roanoke director of the Division of Motor Vehicles and Pearne E. Ketron of Bristol director of the Division of Purchase and Printing. Henry G. Shirley was reappointed to the State Highway Commission, and Delegate W. N. Neff will join the State Board of Education.
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Richmond
Price
Col. M. S. Battle
Roanoke
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Pearne E. Ketron
Bristol
Charles Osborne
Division of Purchase and Printing
Henry G. Shirley
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
W. N. Neff
Washington County
State Board of Education
Petersburg
Bohannan
Beverley D. Tucker
William Alexander Stuart
Abingdon
University of Virginia
Mary Cooke Branch Munford
James H. Corbitt
Suffolk
Lewis C. Williams
C. O’conor Godrick
Fredericksburg
Rhodes
Osborne
Col
LeRoy Hodges
E. R. Combs
E. B. Jones
Highland County
A. B. Gaibhright
Virginia Senate
House
Franklin Daniel
Lynchburg
Senate
Leonard Muse
C. T. Moses
Appomattox
John W. Rust
Fairfax
Vivian Page
Norfolk
Page
John 8. Battle
Charlottesville
House of Delegates
Yeatts
Daniel
Coleman B. Yeatts
Chatham
Goode
Trinity Methodist Church
State College For
Richmond bans issue of Click picture magazine
Colonel John A. Cutchins head of Public Safety in Richmond announced he barred the current issue of Click from newsstands. He called the magazine objectionable and said it would not be sold in Richmond.
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Richmond
John A. Cutchins
Oak Grove Tonite Featuring Dave and Lindy Lowe
Local air time notice announces Oak Grove tonight with singing by Dave and Lindy Lowe, presented by the Broad casters network.
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Oak Grove
Dave & Lindy Lowe
Nazi Amnesties Shake Austria Under Hitler and Mussolini
More than 2000 amnestied Nazi convicts began leaving Austrian prisons as a Nazi influenced cabinet takes power in Vienna. Chancellor Schuschnigg's changes bow to Hitler and Mussolini, sparking fears Austria is a puppet state and dashing monarchist hopes for a Hapsburg restoration. Arthur Seyss Inquart joins as interior minister to secure independence and press freedoms promised.
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Vienna
Austrian
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Berchtesgaden
House of Hapsburg
Engelbert Dollfuss
Schuschnigg
Germany
Mission Worker Hit By Shrapnel During Bombing
Kaifeng China February 16 A group of American women mission aries with the Independent Gospel Boat Mission were endangered when Japanese aircraft bombed their relief boats on the Yellow River near Tsaokang. Miss Helen Bailey of North Carolina was wounded by shrapnel while Chinese helpers fled to trenches. Two of the mission’s milk goats were killed and Kaifeng had 22 air raid warnings this week with no bombs dropped locally.
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Kaifeng
China
Independent Gospel Boat Mission
Yellow River
Tsaokang
Helen Bailey
North Carolina
Southern Presbyterian Mission
Miss Bailey
Shanghai
A. M. Chapelain
Post Office
Lunghai Corridor
Lung
Hankow
Fengchiu
Henan
Lunghai
North China
Yangtze River
Peiping-Hankow
Chihsien
Tsining
Shantung Province
Changte
Suchow
Oyster and Chicken Supper Announced at Home Dem Club
A Friday February 18 oyster and chicken supper is listed at the Home Democratic Club House in Opequon.成人 Tickets priced at 35 cents. 2-16-lp-11
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Home Dem
Opequon
Marines Halt Japanese Patrol In Shanghai Defense
American Marines repelled a 13 man Japanese patrol for the fourth time in Shanghai's International Settlement as talks on authority continued. Japanese censorship and air activity supported ground troops along the Lunghai corridor as Chinese forces attacked near Kaifeng and Chihsien with raids on suchow fronts.
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Shanghai
United States
Finds Relics With Device Near Sunnyside Star Fort
Edgar Seal of Sunnyside near Gainesboro Road reports Civil War relics found around Star Fort above Winchester. He unearthed half a plow bit bolted to a section and six heavy spades about three feet deep, likely from shell bombardment aided by a magnetic detector.
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Edgar Seal
Sunnyside
Gainesboro
Star Fort
Winchester
Seal
Riverside Rendezvous Sunday Night Socials
A brief notice promotes a weekly Riverside event labeled Riverside Rendezvous with couples and their parties, scheduled every Sunday night. The item lists no additional details on venue or organizers beyond the recurring social gathering.
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Riverside Rendezvous
Girl Slayer Freed Acquitted in Detroit Slaying Case
Margaret Tack, 20, a stenographer, is acquitted in Detroit of the September slaying of her sweetheart Lloyd McCardy. The jury found she shot McCardy in a Cadillac after he refused to marry her following an intimate relation.
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Lloyd McCardy
Margaret Tack
Detroit
Miss Tack
McCardy
Central Press
Winter Storm Drives South From Canada Hit Plains and West
A deep cold snap from western Canada sweeps southward through the Rockies and Great Plains. Snow and sleet burden Colorado Wyoming Oklahoma Nebraska Montana record deaths from freezing. Food shortages appear in California Lake Tahoe district with aid sought by Tahoe Inn owner.
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Denver
Rockies
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Canada
Lake Tahoe
California
Carl Bechtold
Tahoe Inn
Glenbrook
Bechtold
Montana
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Mississippi River
Utah
Anthony Fon
Anaconda
Mont
Wheat Lands
Southeastern Dust Bowl
Panhandle
Friends Church
Vilas
U S Chamber Opposes 70 Car Freight Train Limit
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged the Interstate Commerce Committee to reject a bill capping freight trains at 70 cars. President George H Davis called the measure undesirable arguing it burdens railroads and the traveling public. Chamber officials from multiple cities said the change would raise costs and hazards while eroding cheap mass transportation.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
House Interstate Commerce Committee
George H. Davis
Senate
A. B. Barber
Chamber
Chambers of Commerce
UN One Chamber
Sheriff Newcome Laid To Rest At Macedonia
Sheriff James William Newcome is buried at Little Macedonia Church after a home service and a funeral at Macedonia Church. Rev. George L. Waters Rev. J. D. Russell and Dr. W. W. McIntyre officiated with numerous floral tributes as county offices closed and court cases were postponed.
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George L. Waters
J. D. Russell
W. W. McIntyre
James William Newcome
Little Macedonia Church
Winchester
Newcome
Philip Williams
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Harry L. McCann
Edwin H. Smith
Winchester Police Department
Macedonia M. E. Church
South
Macedonia Church
Williamsburg
W. Va
M. E. Church
Granges Master Calls for Strong Military Setup
Louis J. Taber, master of the National Grange, urged America to mind its own business and build strong defenses at Cornell University during farm and home week. He defended democracy, warned against totalitarian regimes, and stressed defense paired with prosperous, self-reliant national life.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
America
Grange
Cornell University
Taber
Europe
Orient
Slaying Suspect Pingley in Gottwal Studio Portrait
A man linked to the slaying of Sheriff J. W. Newcome is described as having a studio portrait made by Gottwal of Strasburg Virginia about two decades ago. The engraving used shows Pingley seated beside a table with a folded newspaper in his hands.
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J. W. Newcome
Gottwal Studio
Strasburg
Pingley
Miller Wounded Officer Improves. Pingley Case Also Moves
George Miller, critically wounded by George Pingley after Sheriff Newcomer was shot, showed improvement with Dr. Dutton noting better spirits and oxygen tent care. Pingley, 44, remained nervous in Rockingham jail, spoke with Father Lee, and awaits further evaluation by jail physician Dr. Armstrong as authorities guard access.
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George Miller
George Pingley
J. W. Newcome
B. B. Dutton
Pingley
Miller
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Edwin J. Lee
Father Lee
Frederick County
Howard Armstrong
Dewey Davis
Davis
John Kendall Knocked Out by Fast Bowl at Kern Alleys
John Kendall, a bowler for customers, was knocked unconscious when a fast ball struck his head at Kern alleys. Firemen arrived and treated him. after about 20 minutes Kendall revived with a throbbing head and a bump, but appeared otherwise all right.
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John Kendall
Kern
Kendall
S or spring is 20c Moline and Cathie rpm
Readable fragments indicate a note about a spring or temperature of 20c, mentioning Moline and Cathie with implied rpm reference. The text is sparse and lacks clear events, dates, or actions to frame a stronger headline.
Pitzer Benefit Press Church at Clearbrook
Benefit event hosted by Mrs Geo Pitzer at Clearbrook Philippines on February 25 is announced with a local press notice. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
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State Health Board
M. S. Battle
Col. Battle
Henry Shirley
Richmond Bars Picture Magazine
Hapsburg
Girl Slayer
West
Phillip Williams
J. W. Bazzle
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