Fredericksburg Delivers Tight Budget with Tax and Gas Rate Cuts
City approves a 1933 budget totaling about 250000 with a 1.50 tax rate on 50 percent assessment and a reduced gas rate making Fredericksburg among Virginia's lowest. Bonded debt down over 200000, water and gas services expanded, and L. J. Houston Jr. re-elected city manager for the fourteenth year.
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Fredericksburg
Virginia
L. J. Houston Jr
Old Dominion
City
United States
Man Charged With Buying Game Denies Frame Up
Arles Cleveland a White Palace Restaurant employee was cited to appear before Justice Donald L. Weems on Saturday for buying seven quail and one pheasant. Cleveland says a stranger urged sale and a restaurant owner refused. he believes he was framed and plans to appear in court to challenge the charge.
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Arles
Cleveland
White Palace
North Loudoun
Grant
James Choucleris
Choucleris
Chauderis
Donald L. Weems
W. Harry Johnson
Cleland
Doctor Dies Foiling River Flood Ford Attempt
Dr Richard W Holt died while trying to ford the Little river near Leesburg Virginia after recent rains flooded the stream His muffler immersed the car exploded blowing out doors and windows and he was believed to have died from gas asphyxiation inside the vehicle Witnesses aided in the scene suggesting the tragedy occurred during the attempt to pass the high water
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Associated Press
Leesburg
Richard W. Holt
Little River
Here
Neat Haul Is Made At Bank
Three men robbed the Western State Bank of South Bend today stealing between 12000 and 15000 dollars. Police began a search for the suspects as witnesses described the bold daytime heist in South Bend Indiana.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Western State Bank of
GOP Senator Demands Byrd 10 Return Pension
Senator Robinson, Republican of Indiana, urged in the Senate that Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd return to the Treasury a $4,200 annual pension. Swanson of Virginia defended Byrd, noting his pole expeditions and service, while detailing Byrd’s ankle injury and incapacitation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robinson
Indiana
Senate
Richard E. Byrd
Treasury
Swanson
Virginia
Byrd
National Economy League
Naval Academy
Joint Committee
Special Series of Evangelistic Services Begins
Evangelistic meetings start last evening at the Methodist Church South in Wardensville West Virginia with Pastor Rev A M B Snapp of Frederick County. Series runs through January 13 with services at 7 30 nightly and 8 oclock messages by Rev Floyd M Lucas. A 730 to 8 00 song service precedes. Businessmen close at 8 and urge early shopping and attendance for all ages.
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Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wardensville
W. Va
A. M. B. Snapp
Frederick County
Floyd M. Lucas
Petersburg
Funeral Services For Mary Thompson
The funeral for Mary C. Thompson a widow of James H. Thompson will be at 2 PM Thursday from John Mann Methodist Church Rev Burnett officiating with interment in Orrick Cemetery She is survived by sons Frederick and George Thompson and daughters Sarah Chissell Augusta B Tyson and Mrs Nellie Brown all of Washington DC She was grandmother of Bertha Rufford.
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Mary, C. Thompson
James H. Thompson
John Mann Methodist Church
Burnett
Orrick Cemetery
Frederick
George Thompson
Sarah Chissell
Augusta B. Tyson
Nellie Brown
Washington, D. C
Bertha Rufford
Hoover press charge at foes on Capitol Hill
President Hoover attacked congressional opposition to his planned regrouping of government agencies. He warned that unless Congress supports his reform or hands major powers to Roosevelt, reorganizing will be merely pretend. Hoover called Democratic efforts to block reorganization a backward step. He said moving the task to his successor is a device to defeat the plan. Hoover then returned to Washington from Palm Beach to resume work with a White House breakfast and cabinet meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
White House
National Capital
Palm Beach
Fla
Japan's Victory Claim Disputed Over Shanhaikwan Clash
Conflicting reports tell of fighting between Japanese troops and Chinese garrison at Shanhaikwan. Tokyo sources claim capture, while Nanking and Peiping deny it and say Chinese defenses hold. The incident marks the first Japanese advance past the Great Wall into Manchuria.
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Associated Press
Shanhaikwan
Tokyo
Rengo
Great Wall of China
Chinwangto
N@king
Peiping
Shanghai
Nanking
Foreign Office
League of Nations
Japan
China
Manchuria
Condition Of Mrs. Kline Reported Critical
Hospital officials said this afternoon there was little change in the condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Faulkner Kline of Harrisburg, who suffered a broken hip arm and ribs and possible internal injuries after falling from a fourth story window at the George Washington Hotel last Saturday. Her condition remains critical.
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Elizabeth Faulkner Kline
Harrisburg
Kline
Victor C. Kline
Pennsyyvania Railroad
George Washington Hotel
George Hawse Returns Home After Holiday Visit
George Hawse returns to his Washington home after spending the holidays with his mother Mrs. Rose Hawse at her residence on South Braddock Street.
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George Hawse
Washington
Rose Hawse
South Braddock Street
Savings urged to cut veterans relief costs nationwide
A national committee for economy in government urged joint congressional action to slash veterans relief expenses by about 412 million dollars yearly. Proposals target administration costs and World War era benefits including pensions, hospital construction, retirement pay, hospitalization and disability allowances to ease the tax burden on American industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Committee For Economy
National Association of Manufacturers
James A. Emery
H. A. Giddings
Waynesboro
Dr Olds Tined Here By Family
Dr W J Olds formerly of Front Royal who will practice in Winchester has moved in with his wife and daughter Miss Ethel Olds at 127 West Piccadilly. Mrs Olds' cousin Miss Katherine Smoot of Fort Valley Va will attend Handley High School. Olds served in the Army Medical Corps in World War I.
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W. J. Olds
Front Royal
Winchester
Olds
Ethel Olds
West Piccadilly Street
Medical Corps
United States Army
Church Auxiliary To Meet Tonight
The regular meeting of Auxiliary No. 2 of Braddock Street South is set for this evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. C. Yost 516 West Clifford Street. Members are urged to attend as this first gathering of the new year is described as very important.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
E. C. Yost
West Clifford Street
Young People's Choir Plans First Meeting of New Year
The regular weekly meeting and practice of the United Brethren Church young people's choir will be held tomorrow evening at 6.45 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Young People's Choir
United Brethren Church
Five Burned to Death in Gasoline Blast at Bartson Ward County
Five people died in a gasoline and wood stove blast at Bartson, Ward county, Midland Texas, today. Walter Hood aged 40 and four others including three Hood children were burned. Mrs Walter Hood and Mr and Mrs Jack Hood were injured and hospitalized. a nearby resident Mrs Charles E Nichols aided in rescue. The blast followed gasoline poured on a stove fire.
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Midland
Texas
Bartson
Ward County
Walter Hood
Jack Hood
Charles E. Nichols
Congressional Candidates Aided By G O P Fund
The National Republican Congressional Committee reported $250 contributions to Maryland candidates Harry T. Phoebus and Harold C. Smith. Both lost to Democrats Goldsborough and Lewis in their districts.
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Congressional
G. O. P. Fund
Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
National Republican Congressional Committee
House
National
Harry T. Phoebus
Harold C. Smith
Goldsborough
Lewis
Common Council Meets Tonight in Winchester City Hall
The Winchester Common Council holds its regular January meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Council Chamber. Notices were sent by acting clerk S Lee Grant. The text also notes Celic name suffix origins for Callahan meaning son of a warrior.
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Winchester Common Council
City Hall
S. Lee Grant
Callahan
Ceallach
Change is Made in Meeting Date of Supervisors
Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in the County Clerk's building and voted to move the regular monthly meeting from the first to the second Monday to ensure the Commonwealth attorney can attend. They approved paying current bills, heard reports from officials, and praised Sheriff Luther Pannett for 21 years of service. Attending were Chairman Brumback, Adams, Gold, Branner, Rosenberger, Commonwealth Attorney Burr Harrison, and Treasurer Robert S. Smith.
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Frederick
Roberts
Smith
Rena
John M. Massie
Luther Pannett
Gold
Sheriff Pannett
Brumback
W Adams
P H Gold
Branner
C M Rosenberger
Burr P Harrison
Robert S. Smith
Stock Market Fails to Rise as Year Opens
New York traders started a new year with modest gains but the stock market could not sustain momentum. Prices weakened from the open, with a slight midday rebound but overall activity remained subdued. Sterling cables opened at 3.332 dollars and call money held at 1 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Sterling
Florida fruit truck brings sweet citrus to town
Florida fruit truck arrives with oranges grapefruits and tangerines priced low at Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market next to Union Bank. Oranges guaranteed sweet and juicy and customers are urged to buy again. Phone 461.
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Winchester Fruit and
Union Bank
Repairs for watches clocks and jewelry by Hodgson and Brown
Reliable repair service for watches clocks and jewelry offered by Hodgson and Brown. Quality workmanship aimed at satisfying customers with fair pricing.
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Hodgson & Brown
Sergeant's Sale of McGlathery Goods in Private Bid
By virtue of execution I offer for private sale the stock of goods and fixtures of E. A. McGlathery at 323 National Ave. Bids due by January 6, 1933. Terms cash. Lee Barr, Sergeant.
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E. A. McGlathery
National Ave
Seal Sale Totals lag as tuberculosis fund falls short
Returns from the Christmas Seal sale are incomplete and the District Nurses' Association tuberculosis committee seeks further donations. Mrs. D W Ritenour, chairman, says contributions amount to just over half of last year and urges support to aid sufferers and protect children amid hard times and unemployment.
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District Nurses’ Association
D. W. Ritenour
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Pastor Silenced by Court Order at Detroit Church
In Detroit on January 3 a circuit court barred the church choir from singing during sermons and prohibited heckling by parishioners or deacons. The order also prohibits congregation picketing during services. The suit stems from an intra church dispute at Hartford Avenue Negro Baptist Church.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles A. Hill
Hartford Avenue Negro Baptist Church
Friendship Fire Company January Meeting Announcement
All members are urged to attend the January meeting to be held Thursday evening January 5 at 8 o'clock in the company hall. Reports from committees will be heard and officers for the year will be elected. A social session and smoker will follow. Pred. W Forney, Capt.
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Friendship Fire Company
Mrs Mainster Dies Suddenl y at Hagerstown
Mrs Inez Miller McKinster a Martinsburg West Virginia family member who lived in Winchester died suddenly at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Maryland from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered about an hour earlier She was widow of Horace E McKinster survived by two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews Funeral services set for 3 PM at 337 North Loudoun Street with Rev Dr Frank T McFaden and Rev E A Lambert officiating Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery
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Inez Miller McKinster
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Maryland
the Jackson
McKinster
Horace E. McKinster
Samuel
Susan Miller
Kinster
Mr. McKinster
Loudoun Street
Martinsbur
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Eugene Branch
Howard Grove
John Snively
C. P. McVicar
G Reginald Haines
Roy Rutherford
Laurence Shenck
H. G. Tonkin
Lorain swimmer opens 1933 season on Lake Erie
John Serby a 275 pound Lorain athlete braved wind and ice to begin the 1933 swimming season on Lake Erie. He swam three minutes in a regulation swimsuit to prove the water was not too cold for a test of endurance.
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Associated Press
Lorain
John Serby
Lake Erie
Serbu
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