Families of slain men aid fund presented at Harrisburg
Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania receives a $7,849 check at the state house in Harrisburg from Wendell P. C. Morgenthaler, chairman of the Young Democrats of Pennsylvania. The money aids families of five men slain in the Kelayres election eve massacre during a Democratic parade. Yates Catlin and Mrs. Earle look on.
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Morgenthaler
Catlin
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Wendell P. C. Morgenthaler
The
Young Democrats of
Kelayres
Yates Catlin
Earle
Rotary World Birthday Celebration and Local Anniversary
Hoday marks the Rotary movement's 30th anniversary with 3 730 clubs worldwide. Winchester Rotary Club plans a Ladies Night dinner on February 28 featuring the Pennsylvania Railroad quartet and humorist speaker. The article notes Paul Harris founded Rotary in 1905 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Paul Harris
Rotary
Winchester Rotary Club
D. J. Howard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fred E. Clerk
Handley High School
B. B. Dutton
Peyton J. Marshall
Frank Horton
Harris
Rotary Club
First Kentucky armed robbery case under new death penalty statute
James Trout of Indianapolis was sentenced in Louisville to die in the electric chair for a $433 holdup. The verdict was returned in two hours and three minutes.
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Kentucky
James Trout
Indianapolis
Louisville
Relief Workers Transferred To Front Royal
Special to The Star Front Royal Va Feb 23 Officials have not announced the full relief personnel for Miss Dorothy Smith regional relief director but two Winchester staffers Thurman Ritenour editor now regional auditor and Miss Anne near town clerk in Winchester will work in Front Royal works division The changes include Miss Margaret Hurst senior case worker for Winchester Frederick county Miss Elizabeth Jackson Winchester area case worker and Miss Eulalia Nalley and Miss Helen Shockley Winchester case workers F W Bailey project officer Winchester Frederick county confirming no other changes to the Winchester office The Front Royal office will oversee relief funds for Frederick Shenandoah Page Warren Rappahannock counties and the city.
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Front Royal
Dorothy Smith
Winchester
Thurman Ritenour
Anne of
Margaret Hurst
Frederick County
Elizabeth Jackson
Eulalia Nalley
Helen Shockley
F. W. Bailey
Frederick
Shenandoah
Page, Warren, Rappahannock
City Seeks Tar Savings For Streets
City Manager Arthur M. Field says the city could save 6 cents per gallon on street tar if a way is found to halt the tar by product at the local gas plant. Local tar costs 4 cents instead of 10, but it tends to effervesce and boil over when heated. Field wrote to J. Dennis of the federal bureau of highways for guidance.
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Arthur M. Field
Field
J. Dennis
Federal Bureau of Highways
Popular Books at the Library Highlight Two Works
The library features The American Diplomatic Game by Drew Pearson, an intimate account of U.S. foreign relations since World War I and the wartime ideal to outlaw war. Also highlighted is Ends of the Earth by Roy C. Andrews, detailing Korea China and Mongolia adventures.
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Drew Pearson
America
Foreign Office
Roy C. Andrews
Korea
China
Mongolia
Italy Sails 10 000 Troops to Africa in New Mobilization
At Messina a vast crowd witnessed the Vulcania depart with nearly 5,000 Italian troops led by Gen. Rodolfo Graziani for East Africa. The mobilization has sent about 10,000 men abroad since it began, with 5,000 more already embarked and others to follow from Naples and Messina.
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A. E. Stuntz
Associated Press
Rome
Vulcania
East Africa
Italy
Rodolfo Graziani
Supreme Court
Messina
Graziani
Naples
Crown Prince
Humbert
Nazario Uro
Africa
Argentina
Gange
Eritrea
Twenty-Ninth
Sicily
Gasoline Fire Causes Minor Burns in Home Kitchen
Early morning blaze at 105 South Kent Street injures T. J. Dale with slight burns while he tried to fling burning gasoline from a pan. Kitchen sustains minor damage and smoke. Dale treated by firefighters.
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T. J. Dale
South Kent Street
Dale
Young People May Dance After Cards
Civic League card party at the George Washington Hotel on Friday March 1 ends about 10:30 PM and a dance follows with Bob Riley's music. Admission is 75 cents per couple and all receipts go to the league milk fund for schools.
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Civic League
George Washington Hotel
Bob Riley
1934 Chevrolet dual wheel truck for sale
Practically new 1934 Chevrolet dual wheel truck offered by J. H. Henry. Includes a Chevrolet pickup option. Classified as a private sale with emphasis on near new condition and availability.
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J. H. Henry
Square Dance Tokus Inn Feb 26
Community event notice for a square dance at Tokus Inn on Tuesday February 26 with listing on page 11. Details indicate a local social gathering likely featuring callers and square dance participants.
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Tokus Inn, Tues
Mrs. Oda Reed Dies After Illness at 54
Mrs. Oda Reed, 54, wife of James Reed, died at her home near the depot at Stephens City about 4 this morning after a five month illness. She is survived by her husband, two sons in Baltimore and Stephens City, and two brothers. Funeral services Monday at 3 p.m. from United Brethren Church, with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Oda Reed
James Reed
Stephens City
Pincene City
Balt Ho’ Byer
Arehome
Stephens ‘City
Omer Showalter
Winchester
Johu Showalter
Reliance
Move Reported To Consolidate Groups In House
Washington February 23 A secret organization of 100 Democratic members planned to unite dissidents into a voting bloc. Details remain formative with ideas of a rump caucus or smaller groups to discuss legislation and vote as a unit.
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Washington
Haa
Sandwich Sign Man's Rampage Shocks New York Hotel
Frank Greges the 67 year old sandwich sign man famous for honesty by returning $42 000 in bonds went on a rampage in his hotel. He shouted I am God and can kill anyone who looks at me. A visitor Michael J Gryewacz collapsed and died during the restraint attempt. Police held Greges at the station as another man was hospitalized after a push down stairs.
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New York
Frank Greges
Michael J. Gryewacz
Greges
Gryewacz
Grycwacz
Hunger Revealed in Winchester School Lunch Aid
A gaunt sickly child at a Winchester school triggers a probe by teachers and a principal. A breakfast of coffee and a lick stick exposes hunger, prompting the Civic League milk fund to provide free lunches of milk and crackers. A dollar funds a child’s milk lunch for over a month. Civic League card party is planned for March 1.
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Winchester
Civic League Milk Fund
Civic League
Phil Gold
Winter storm imperils eastern states with ice coats
A blizzard of ice and snow from Maine to Pennsylvania and New York disrupts highways and air travel. Seven deaths blamed on the storm across New Jersey and New York. rail service crippled. upstate New York hit hard. New York City sees widespread accidents and icy rails. westward dust storm also noted with casualties.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Newark
New England
Maine
Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
Coast Guard
Harvester
Monomoy Point
Mass
Drinking Water Analyses Favorable in Winchester
State health authorities report water samples from Winchester show the Old Town Spring the main pumping station and a new service tap at Loudoun and Cameron streets are safe to drink.
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Winchester
Old Town
Loudoun
Cameron Street
League Invited To Sequoia Showing At Capitol Theatre
Civic League members receive an invitation from Manager Barr of the Capitol Theatre to attend a 10 15 oclock Monday morning showing of the motion picture Sequoia. Endorsed by American club women, the film is said to set a new standard of entertainment and the league is urged to attend.
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Civic League
Barr
Capitol Theatre
Sequoia
American Club
League
L. M. Green
Furnished Offices for Rent Over Wonder's
Furnished offices available for rent above Wonders with a pleasant setup. Call phone number 43 for details and viewing.
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Wonder
Missing 71 year old Newton real estate operator Moses Gulesian sought
The U S Department of Justice joins a nationwide search for Moses Gulesian a 71 year old former millionaire real estate operator of Newton Massachusetts who vanished under mysterious circumstances. Authorities describe him as a high profile figure with connections to major property ventures and he has not been seen since. Investigators request any information leading to his location.
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U. S. Department of Justice
Moses Gulesian
Newton
Mass
Rural groups plan wide week of 4 H clubs and demonstrations
Miss Elizabeth Farrar outlines a busy week from February 24 to March 3 with 4 H Club meetings and demonstrations. Topics include healthful kitchens foods and poultry improvement scoring plus several group meetings near Stephenson Mount Williams and at Mary Whitacre and Rosenberger homes.
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Elizabeth Farrar
Isses Mildred Judy
Thelma Petty
B. O. Beumback
Stonewall
George A. Ebersole
Stephenson
Mount Williams
Dorothy Sayers
Wis
Club le
Itacre 4-H Club
Mary Whitacre
Miller
Rosenberger
Two-Day Meeting of Credit Men at Strasburg
Secretaries from six production credit associations and other officials concluded a two day meeting in Strasburg Virginia. Julian A Everly served as secretary treasurer. Luncheons and dinners were provided locally. Attendees discussed solving association problems and projected a 50 percent increase in business for the coming year.
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Strasburg
Strasburg Production Credit Association
Julian A. Everly
Seek Aerial Map Of Winchester By City Planning Commission
Arthur Field, Ely manager, seeks USGS estimate for prints and enlargements of aerial photographs of Winchester and territory south to Stephens City. Maps to aid the newly formed city planning commission in studying local conditions.
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United States Geodetic Survey
Arthur Field
Ely
Winchester
Stephens City
City Planning Commission
Roosevelt studies direct subsidy for U S vessels
President Roosevelt travels toward Cambridge Mass on work relief and subsidy plans. He meets Mayor LaGuardia in Philadelphia aboard the special. The Senate debate on the four billion relief bill and prevailing wage clause looms as he studies a ship subsidy program to replace ocean mail contracts.
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Mass
Roosevelt
Harvarden
Laguardia
New York
Philadelphia
Senate
Lacuardia
Washington
Cambridge
New England
Harvard Gohancet
WOREd News At A Glance Domestic and Foreign Briefs
Frank Greges 67 sandwich man who found fortune in bonds and returned them to owner goes on rampage in a hotel and dies of fright a Blairsville Pa death follows. Greyhound station reports one way traffic on snow blocked Pennview mountain as motorists crawl down the grade. President Roosevelt to attend Franklin Roosevelts Fly Club initiation at Harvard tonight. Dave Leonard kinsman of Howard Delo found shot dead as police chief Martin slay suspect. Mussolini forces board the S8 Vulcania heading for East Africa likely action in Ethiopia dispute. Masawa across the Red sea from Jidda braced as Il Duce forces approach Mecca seaport.
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New York
Frank Greges
Blairsville
Greyhound
Pennview Mountain
Cambridge
Roosevelt
Franklin
Harvard
Galax
Dave Leonard
Howard Delo
Martin
Rome
Mussolini
Vulcania
East Africa
Jidda
Arabia
Massawa
Red Sea
Mecca
Il Duce
County Agent Sees Demand for Mice and Rat Bait
County Agent I Fred Stine reports growing orders for mice and rat bait. Mice bait comes in 100 pound bags at 6.75 dollars plus freight, with optional 25 pound sacks if pooled. minimum 100 pounds. Rat bait is sold by cartons at 50 cents each.
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Fred Stine
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