Chamberlain Seeks Peace After Might Must Go First
In Birmingham Chamberlain urged that might must yield before peace and argued Germany seeks the extermination of those who resist. He praised Finland’s struggle against an aggressive power and cited the Altmark incident as proof of German brutality. The crowd cheered as Mosley was called for peace amid the hall’s ovation.
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Birmingham
Eng
Chamberlain
Finland
Germany
Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Altmark
Mostly Colder In Coming Week Weather Outlook
Washington reports a weather outlook for the week starting February 26. In the Middle Atlantic States temperatures are expected to be mostly below normal with a gradual warming tendency toward the end of the period.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Win-Play concert to aid Finns at Baptist Church
The Win-Play group and local ladies plan a charity concert at the Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon to raise funds for purchasing materials for garments for the unfortunates. No tickets will be sold. a silver offering will be gratefully accepted. The program starts at 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MA_ WINCHESTER
the Baptist Church
Wednesday near express office black and white mass pointer
Reward offered for information near the express office. Contact telephone 286. Date appears as February 22, 2011, page th.
Five Minutes Worth $3,000 To Girl In Toledo
In Toledo on February 24, 1939, a Toledo jury found Frank I. Stump died five minutes after his wife in a Fort Lauderdale shooting. Mary Herzberg, daughter of Stump, inherits $3,000 life insurance, since the policy paid to her as the widow’s beneficiary and timing determined the proceeds.
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Toledo
Mary Herzberg
Frank I. Stump
Stump
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Winchester Wins Permit for City Police Short Wave Radio
The Federal Communications Commission granted Winchester permission to install a short wave radio station for police use. Station WSKQ will operate at 30,000 to 31,100 kilocycles, with two way equipment linking patrols to the central office. Installation completes early next week and teletype linking to Virginia cities should be ready by March 1.
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Federal Communications Commission
Winchester
Lee Grant
WSKQ
Alexandria Radio Service
Alexandria
Round Hill
City Council
Winchester Police
Virginia
Richmond
Republicans To Meet In Roanoke
The Republican State Executive and Central Committees chose Roanoke as the state convention site and set May 18 as the date. Deadline for the convention is May 24, thirty days before the national convention in Philadelphia. Delegates and alternates will be elected to add to those chosen in district conventions.
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Roanoke
C. R. Ahalt
Anirean
State Committee
Philadelphia
Roan
Norfolk
Newport News
Deleoe
Junior Board Opens Drive For Fete
The Junior Board of Trade, led by Ben Belchic, launched a fund drive to raise about 10,000 dollars for the 17th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia. J WY Arthur serves as treasurer as workers receive solicitation instructions and mass campaigns begin to support the two day event attracting national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Ben Belchic
Shenandoah
Winchester
Apple Kingdom
School Census To Be Made In Winchester
At the Winchester School Board meeting Mrs. Eva K. Sprint was named to conduct a census of all children age 19 and under, with a special count for those handicapped. The form seeks parents names, address, occupations, child name, birth date, grade, attendance, reading/writing ability, and any physical or speech handicaps. The census, required every five years by Virginia law, aims to aid state and local school officials with accurate data.
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Winchester School Board
Eva K. Sprint
Winchester
Garland Quarles
Sprint
Virginia
Lion Hunting Safari Ends With Great Dane Found Near Pittsburgh
In Millvale near Pittsburgh on February 24, police and volunteers hunted for over 16 hours, believing a lion was loose. Residents described sightings and noises before a Great Dane owned by Robert Taylor of Millvale was finally located, playing with a police dog on a level hill. The dog’s owner Albert Marzolf explained the dog had not been tied up at night.
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Pittsburgh
Millvale
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Albert H. Marzolf
No Primary Declared By Winchester Democrats
At a Winchester Democratic Executive Committee meeting, seven candidates for seven vacancies were declared party nominees for the April 2 primary, eliminating the need for a primary election. Names include Percy Miller Benjamin Belchie Lee Coble and J T Ont on the motion of Martin Wisecarver. Dr C R Anderson registered as a candidate.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Winchester
Percy Miller
Benjamin Belchie
Lee Coble
Martin Wisecarver
C. R. Anderson
Regan R
Merchants To Convene Again
Avey reports conflicting meetings kept Retail Merchants Association members from attending last night. No action was taken at the session and another meeting will be held later to elect 1940 officers and set holidays.
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Retail Merchants Association
R. E. Avey
Avey
Parking Meters Suggested for Downtown Traffic Plan
During a three month traffic safety campaign in 1939 chairman C Ridgely White told the Junior Board of Trade last night that council should consider parking meters. Meters on Loudoun Street between Cork and Piccadilly would curb downtown congestion, shift cars from Main Street, and free spaces for shoppers and passing tourists near the shipping district. Virginia towns already use meters to manage congested districts.
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Ridgely White
Board of Trade
Loudoun Street
Cork
Piccadilly
White
Virginia
Highlights of War By the Associated Press
Helsingin Russians press Mannerheim line with small Finnish gains. Red Army cites snow and fog slowing advances. London reports mine sinks a naval trawler with ten dead, while bombers and merchant ships sink four German submarines. Paris notes two German submarines destroyed in the North Sea as French aerial scouts patrol over France. Copenhagen hosts Scandinavian foreign ministers to discuss neutrality amid two wars.
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Associated Press
Helsink
Mannerheim Line
Red Army
London
Zerchantman
Royal Air Force
Prague
Pariis
North Sea
France
Copenhagen
Hughes Not To Quit Bench Soon
Washington February 24 Charles Evans Hughes marked ten years as chief justice of the United States. At 77 and in good health he has no plan to retire soon, and friends say he remains active, vigilant about diet, and keeps a daily exercise routine.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Friends of
Intejustice
Supreme Court
Grippe
Hughes
Frank Murphy
Pierce Butler
Pershing Feels Healthier After Long Illness
General John J. Pershing, nearly 80, shows improvement since a serious illness two years ago. He plans to host a box at Tucson's La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros for two close associates Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes and Major General James G. Harbord, after a reunion with Harbord. He remains at a sanatorium cottage with his sister Missie Pershing, progressing from a heart ailment that threatened his life in February 1938.
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Tucson. Ariz
John J. Pershing
Tucson
Charles G. Dawes
James G. M Harboard
Harbord
Missie Pershing
Registered Optometrists Offer Low Prices in Winchester
837 years eye glass service advertises Hodgson and Brown as registered optometrists in Winchester with low prices. Also notes a public sale lat March 2 at 1 oclock on Red Bud Road with stock, machinery, furniture and range store under C. E. Reed. Mason's Taxi lists contact number 201.
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Winchester
Hodgson & Brown
Red Bud Road
C. E. Reed
County School Board Changes Fail In Senate
In Richmond on February 24 the Senate rejected the Fuller bill to align county boards with school trustee elections, preserving circuit court appointment of all three board members. Amendments sought staggered terms and local resident appointment, but were set aside as the bill stalled. The measure now effectively contains only a term-staggering provision. The House special committee probe into Road League funds continues.
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Richmond
Senate
Fuller Senate
County Boards of Supervisors
Fuller
County Board of Supervisors
Circuit Court
Education Committee
Courts of Justice Committee
Board of Supervisors
School Trustee
William Tuck
Halifax
Road League
House
Fur Business Off This Year
Gainesboro resident and 72 year old fur buyer Wir. Farmer says a red fox and mink kill more poultry than dogs and that annual losses reach hundreds of dollars. He backs the new fox law allowing year round fox killing on own lands and notes fur supply is the weakest in six years with fox pelts at two dollars each.
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Asbury
Gainesboro
Winchester
Farmer
Hunting Ridge
Nate Bailey
Gerrardstown
Linking Liquor And Schools Is Hit By Alvin Massenburg
In Richmond, Gov Price’s liquor tax bills faced House criticism from Floor Leader G Alvin Massenburg who opposed them as a burden on education funding. The House passed the measures with one dissenting vote while Moore pushed for more data on salary increases and a delay on the general appropriation bill. Massenburg urged offset by reducing government costs rather than raising revenue through alcohol taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Price
Senate
House of Delegates
G. Alvin Massenburg
Hampton
House
B. Moore
Clarke
Massenburg
Moore
State Comptroller
Peery
City records secured in fireproof new safe at city hall
City officials report old ordinance and minute books have been placed in a handsome fireproof safe installed in the City Manager's office. The safe weighs over 800 pounds and cost a little over $104. Democratic Executive Committee planned to meet last night in City Hall but adjourned to the Police Station due to a Retail Merchants Association session.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Council
Roosevelt Firm Takes Over Insurance of President Line
The Roosevelt & Sargent firm, with James Roosevelt as a member and the President's wife as a director, has assumed the insurance account of the American President Steamship Line. The line’s chairman, once McAdoo, remains tied to the enterprise despite Roosevelt’s 1938 primary defeat. The U.S. government holds 90 percent of the line's common stock.
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Washington
Roosevelt & Sargent, Inc
James Roosevelt
American President Steamship Line
Steamship
McAdoo
California
Roosevelt
United States
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J. WY. Arthur
Rumania
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State Road League
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Fox
Hitler
Alvin Massenburg
Munich
Bradio
Adolf Hitler
Shall
Fiefbrau Haus
National Socialist German Work Party
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Fuehrer
Colla
Imal
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