Roosevelt heads south to watch Canal defenses drill
President Roosevelt travels aboard the Roosevel t train to Key West and then the cruiser Houston to witness a major peacetime naval exercise simulating an Atlantic attack on the Panama Canal. The test involves 140 ships, 80 planes, and Marines, shaping potential decisions on a Nicaragua link or extra Panama locks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Harold Oliver
Roosevelt
Key West
Fla
Washington
Morgenthau
Josephe B. Keenan
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Warrington
Houston Force
Nicaragua
Panama
Canal Zone
Agers Vee Sen
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Daniel J. Callaghan
Edwin M. Watson
Eet Eck Neeces D. Hassett
Miami
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury records show receipts of 8 657 114 35 dollars and expenditures of 15 002 472 09 dollars for a period ending February, with a gross decrease of 39 142 72 dollars from the previous day.
Winchester Artists Exhibit Denied Awards at Cumberland Valley Show
Winchester artists displayed numerous works at the seventh annual Cumberland Valley Artists exhibition at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown. Judges announced results, and Winchester pieces did not win, highlighting the exhibit's high standards. Notable entries included Charles Hoover with Georgetown Canal and Capri Wolf, Prances with Osa Springs, and Howard K. Grove with Studio Interior alongside Howard O. Allen's Dorothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Washington County
Ager
Peter Aere
Charles Hoover
Georgetown Canal
Capra
Oesa Springs
Howard K. Grove
Howard O. Allen
Dorothy
Edgar Allan Poe Home to be Razed in Clearance Plan
Baltimore officials announce the former Poe home on Amity Street will be demolished under a general slum clearance program. Yewell Dillehunt of the Baltimore Housing Authority says they have no authority to save such houses except for schools or churches and doubts anyone knows which exact house is Poe’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe
Baltimore Housing Authority
Poe
Amity Street
Yewell Dillehunt
Cast Of G A A Musical Comedy Tonight At Capitol Theatre
The Girls' Athletic Association presents Step This Way a mystery musical comedy tonight at 8 30 oclock for its final Capitol Theatre performance. Cast includes Virginia Lupton Margaret Sullivan F L Largent Jr Richard Griff ith Jr Kenneth Heine Mary Jane Athey Lavenia Ogden Oakes Andrew Babb Lee Schuyler Larkin Donald Clowe Elsie Mac Gaunt Robert Minor and others with Jenny Lind Cather Virginia Anne Shockey Louise Roof Winifred Largent Colleen Orn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Capitol Theatre
Virginia Lupton
Margaret Sullivan
F. L. Largent, Jr
Richard Griffith, Jr
Kenneth Heine
Mary Jane Athey
Lavenia Ogden
Oakes
Andrew Babb
Lee
Schuyler Larkin
Donald Clowe
Elsie Mac Gaunt
Robert
Sylvia Oe
Jenny Lind Cather
Virginia Anne Shockey
Louise Roof
Winifred Largent
Colleen Orn
Chamber of Commerce Banquet Opens at 6:30 PM
Attention focused on the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet at the George Washington Hotel tonight. The program starts at 6:30 PM sharp to allow attendees to attend the G. A. A. game at 8:30 PM.
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Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Youth Confesses Fire Set in Hagerstown Temple
Captain William Peters says a 23 year old youth from Leitersburg admitted starting a blaze that destroyed the temple and damaged two nearby apartments in Hagerstown. The suspect, Miner, claimed a grudge after being expelled from a lodge dance. police plan further questioning today. A Christmas false alarm was also admitted.
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Hagerstown
William Peters
Arthur Er
Leitersburg
Peters
Mane Beer
Wayne Sell- Man
Washington County
Miner
Winchester Office Reports 1938 Unemployment Benefits Totals
Deputy FP Bailey announced that 69 501.07 dollars in benefits were paid to unemployed workers via the Winchester unemployment office in 1938. total claims 2 431, peak payments in March, and an itinerant service extending aid to remote regions.
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Winchester
Unemployment Compensation Commission
FP. W. Bailey
Winchester City
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Commission
L. C
Flickinger resigns as Colonial National Historical Park head
An Associated Press dispatch from Newport News reports B. Boyd Flickinger, superintendent since December 12, 1933, has resigned from the National Park Service and will be on leave until the resignation takes effect. Elbert Cox is named to replace him at Morristown and Fort Marion Monuments.
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Associated Press
Newport
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown
N. J
New=eese
Orktown
Flickinger
8S. L. Flickinger
Final dress sale at Smart Shoppe discounts
Three dress groups reduced from 16.50 to 1.00 2.00 and 3.00 offering bargain apparel. Local shop advertises dramatic markdowns across styles.
Deny Attempt On Mussolini Life Rumors Spread In Rome
Reports circulated that a demented man shot a guard at Premier Mussolini's Villa Torlonia after a Fascist Grand Council meeting. Officials denied any confirmed attempt and could not verify details about arrests or shootings near the villa.
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Rome
Mussolini
Villa Toronia
Il Duce
Grand Council
Palazzo Venezia
Re Mog
Tl Duce
Villa Torlonia
Italian Royalty Attends Funeral Mass for Pope Pius XI
Premier Mussolini and ministers with King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena join the funeral mass at Sant Andrea della Valle in Rome. The day marks official Italian mourning as around 2000 attendees observe a solemn ceremony with cold conditions and formal attire.
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Rome
Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Pius XI
Italy
Sant’ Andrea Della Valle
Fasciss
Holy See
United States
William Phillips
Lord Perth
Evacuation Of Madrid Children Under Fire Amid War
Spanish government began evacuating Madrid children as shells fell daily. Six killed and twenty wounded yesterday. about 100 children sent to Albacete with more to follow. Catalonia suppressions and Franco claim post war aid loom as Europe shifts to aid Spain.
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Perpignan
France
Madrid
Juan Negrin
Albacete
Madrid- Valencia
Catalonia
Enrique Lister
Jose Miaja
Cartagena
Pyrenees
Burgos
United States
Spain
Franco
Await Word From Son Of Diplomat
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, wife of the U S ambassador to the Court of St James, awaits word from her son Joseph Jr who is in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. The 23 year old Harvard thesis writer is described as looking around while insurgents bombard the city and war conditions hinder news.
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London
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
St. Jame’s
Joseph, Jr
Kennedy
Harvard University
International Committee For Non-Intervention
Spain
Madrid
Hitler opens auto show with self reliance plan
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler inaugurates Germany’s auto show and announces a new autofuehrer to regulate the industry under a four year plan. He boasts that raw materials previously imported are no longer necessary and vows to meet domestic demand with affordable home made cars.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Adolf von Schell
Autofuehrer
Winchester's Friendship Fire Co. veteran DeSchon dies at 94
William Moorehead DeSchon, a longtime Winchester resident and the oldest Friendship Fire Company member, died yesterday at 3 45 PM at 112 East Clifford Street after 10 months of ill health. Born November 2 1844 he lived into his 95th year and worked as a shoe maker specializing in fancy dress shoes for women before modern factories. He did not serve in the Confederate Army but contributed to the community in his craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moorehead DeSchon
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
George Forney
East Clifford Street
DeSchon
Laren
Palace Hotel
South
States
Defense Policy Approved by House Naval Committee
The House naval committee formally approved a $52,000,000 naval air base program including a $5,000,000 Guam aviation facilities item. The panel postponed ruling on a $15,171,000 southeastern naval air base location until April 18 to allow restudy. Rep Shannon voted against due to Guam inclusion amid Japan-provocation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Naval Committee
Naval Air Base
Pacific
Guam
Southeastern Naval Air Base
Navy
Shannon
D-Mo
Japan
Editorial clash over Virginia apples and politics
W. S. Campbell, secretary of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, cites The Southern Planter editorials by Ex-Governor Davis. Campbell replies that Davis harbors hatred and falsehoods. The piece highlights a February issue controversy about Virginia apples advertised during the 6,000 scientist gathering in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Campbell
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia Fruit
Southern Planter
Westmoreland Davis
North America
Richmond
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Students publish first high school paper The Peter Stephens
Stephens City High School Senior class under Mrs. Havermale will publish a student newspaper on Washington's Birthday titled The Peter Stephens. Jack McAboy serves as editor with Robert Russell Mary Boyd and others as assistants. Teressa Kitchen is art editor and the issue will feature a class photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City High School
George Washington
Peter Stephens
Stephens City
Elsie Havermale
English IV
Washington
Jack McAboy
Robert Russell
Mary Boyd
Teressa Kitchen
Death removes ex Judge Haas
Former Judge Talfourd Noon Haas of Harrisonburg Virginia died today in Bluefield while visiting his daughter Mrs Albert S Kemper. He had suffered a heart ailment since January 27 and resigned from the Rockingham County Circuit Court bench in 1926 to form a law partnership with his son Hamilton Haas. He is survived by his widow and a sister Mrs John Christian of Richmond. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Harrisonburg.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Talfourd Noon Haas
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Albert S. Kemper
Haas
Hamilton Haas
John Christian
Richmond, Va
Mass in Moscow For Late Pontiff
A requiem Mass for Pope Pius XII was held today at Moscow’s sole Roman Catholic Church the Church of Saint Louis. American Rev Leopold Braun of Worcester Massachusetts officiated with diplomatic corps in attendance.
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Moscow
Pius
Soviet Russia
Church of Saint Louis
Leopold Braun
Worcester
Mass
For Sale Clarke County Sprint Farm in Clarke County Va
For sale a 306 acre Clarke County limestone farm known as the Sprint Farm located 1.5 miles west of Boyce Virginia. Features a six room log house with metal roof a large bank barn and other outbuildings. Possession March 1 1939. Easy terms presented by Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company Winchester Virginia.
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Clarke County
Sprint
Boyce
Virginia
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Senate reveals Wilson silent on German air strength
Ambassador Hugh Wilson testified behind closed doors before the Senate Military Committee, declining to answer key questions about Germany's air strength. He cited grave international conditions and possible harm to relations and his usefulness. Congress debates restricting Roosevelt’s power to provide planes to foreign governments amid France’s 100 bomber purchase.
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Washington
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Senate Military Committee
Wilson
Roosevelt
Bridges
R-Nh
House
William C. Bullitt
France
J Kennedy
Gres Britain
Europe
United States
Sheppard
Woodring
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Army High Command
Nye
R-Nd
Clark
D-Mo
Minton
D-Ind
Douglas Aircraft Company
Army
Treasury Procurement Division
Low Bid Set For Virginia Shenandoah Bridge Project
The Blackwell Engineering and Construction Company of Warrenton submitted the low bid of 136,725.06 for the Shenandoah River bridge at Castleman's Ferry in Clarke County. The Highway Department also notes Spear Jones and Company of Dover Delaware submitted bids of 6,894 and 7,125 for resident engineer office buildings at Lougl and Edinburg Virginia.
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Blackwell Engineering and Construction Company
Warrenton
Shenandoah River
Castleman's Ferry
Clarke County
Highway Department
Spear-Jones and Company, Inc
Dover
Del
Lugl
Edinburg
Firestone and Pure Food Offer Repossessed Tires and Breakfast Deals
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores advertise repossessed tires in 16, 17 and 18 inch sizes. A Pure Food Store promotes a breakfast slice of Frosted Peaches with a 24 cent cup drink, highlighting low prices and daily specials.
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Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
Pure Food Store
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G.A.A
Arthur Miner
Leiters
Witployment Compensation Commission
Benito Mussolini
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Mr. DeSchon
Campfield
The
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