Disorders Break Out On Wide Front In GM Strike
Detroit dispatch reports widespread disorder as United Automobile Workers strike threatens GM production across eight plants. Clashes at gates injure one policeman and two strikers. Gov. Murphy vows peace and calls for settlement via mediation with U A W leader Homer Martin and CIO officials. John L Lewis and Edward McGrady discuss possible federal help to broker an amicable outcome. Flint strategy session seeks legally flawless injunctive steps, while most GM plants resume after holiday despite tensions.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Cleveland
Washington
Michigan
Frank Murphy Ofchigan
Homer Martin
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
Edward F. McGrady
Labor
John L. Lewis
Department
Illiam S. Knudsen
Executive ‘Corporation
United States
Iwe
Murphy
Lansing
Martin
John Brophy
Leo Pressman
Flint, Mich
Fisher Bog
Flint
Publicity Flood In Newspaper Offices
Winchester notes editors face relentless incoming material from print, screen, and radio channels. Most content is filtered into the newspaper’s receptacle, with only a tiny share becoming news. Some items are printed only as advertisements.
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Daler
McAdoo Celebrates New Year Dancing With Wife in Washington
U S Senator William G. McAdoo of California, though in his seventies, is photographed dancing with his young wife at a Washington night spot during New Year celebrations. Central Press reports the scene.
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U. S
William G. McAdoo
California
Washington
Central Press
Rail Worker Fatally Hurt in Virginia Wreck Crane
Charles Holton of Hagerstown Maryland died at Memorial Hospital after a crane he operated toppled while lifting a freight car at a Baltimore and Ohio wreck near Swimley Virginia last week. Fellow worker Keedy shouted to Holton to jump. Holton escaped the boiler water but was drenched and fatally injured. He died Sunday afternoon after ambulance transport and medical care failed to save him. Further details and cause to be released.
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Charles Holton
Hagerstown
Memorial Hospital
Scalds
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Swimley
Keedy
Hagersown
Holton
Rustic Tavern Apartment Fire Damages Second Floor
A fire shortly before 1 pm damaged a second floor apartment above the Rustic Tavern on West Cork Street. Residents Mr. and Mrs. William Warwick occupied the unit. firefighters traced the blaze to soot in an old fireplace with a gas heater nearby. Water damage occurred during extinguishment with insurance partly covering losses.
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West Cork Street
William Warwick
Notice of Mr. Clarence W Smallwood Departure
Notice states Mr. Clarence W. Smallwood has not been in our employ since December 24 and that we will not be responsible for transactions through Winchester Motor Corp located at 7 South Braddock Street.
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Clarence W. Smallwood
Winchester Motor Corp
South Braddock St
Sale of Mrs. Sarah E. Dean's property at Stephens City
All personal property of Mrs. Sarah E. Dean, deceased, will be sold at her late residence west of Stephens City at 10 o'clock Wednesday December 6. See sale bill on page 10. Time and place indicate a standard probate sale notice for local readers.
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Sarah E. Dean
Stephens City
Germans Take Another Ship From Spanish Basque Warning
Berlin refused to reveal if reprisals against Basque detention are over after Germany seized the Spanish merchant Marta Junquera with the Koenigsberg off northern Spain. Berlin called Basque threats childish while warning that further countermeasures would halt once German rights are atoned and cargo restored.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Marta Junquera
Koenigsberg
Bilbao
Germany
der Angriff
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Slayer Meets Death Calmly in Electric Chair
Jacob Gable, 21, from Johnstown, was executed in the electric chair at 12 31 a.m. for the murder of 79 year old Harriet Goltstein during a candy store robbery. He offered no statement as witnesses watched, and his lawyers had sought commutation on insanity grounds while the state argued he killed to prevent being identified.
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Bellefonte
Jacob Gable
Harriet Goltstein
Johnstown
J. C. Weixel
Gable
Goltstein
Crusade To Open January 12 In Methodist South
The Methodist Episcopal Church South crusade for evangelization and missions begins January 12 across annual conferences. The Baltimore Conference general meeting will be at Mount Vernon Place Church Washington DC with an all day session next Tuesday. Forty four rallies are planned across Southern Methodism. Five bishops including Edwin D. Mouton and Arthur will speak at the Washington gathering.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Baltimore
Mount Vernon Place
Washington
D. C
Winchester
Edwin D. Mouton
Arthur
Upright Piano for Quick Sale at 36 S Cameron Street
Henry F. Seal offers a York upright in splendid condition for 450 dollars and a quick sale price of 95 dollars. Located at 36 S Cameron Street, contact details provided.
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York
Henry F. Seal
S. Cameron Street
Supreme Court Refuses Rule on Old Age Aid Tax
Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the Federal Social Security Act tax on employers for the jobless. The court did not explain its action or pass on Davis of Boston’s appeal, noting unusual urgency urged by both sides for a speedy decision. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the unanimous opinion sustaining the prison labor act, with the discussion continuing on related provisions of the Roosevelt program.
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Supreme Court
Washington
George P. Davis
Boston
Massachusetts Federal District Court
Davis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Stanley Reed
Hughes
World War Spreading Across Europe Report
War net widens as major powers clash in Spain s little world war with aerial bombardment on Madrid and Bilbao. Deaths reported in Madrid and Bilbao amid naval actions in the Bay of Biscay. An eighth Russian ship seized at Ceuta, Morrocco, later released. British destroyer and diplomats protest stoppage of an English merchantman and shelling of another.
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Spain
Madrid
Bilbao
Ceuta
Morocco
Miss Osborne Died Sunday in Winchester Home
Miss Osborne died Sunday at 11 30 morning at her sister Mrs George Keller home 318 West Leicester Street after seven years of ill health and a three week period of critical condition cause given as diabetes she was a native of the county but spent most of her life in Winchester and had come here as a child
Pope Gaining New Strength Amid Illness
Vatican bulletin reports Pope Pius XII showing improved strength in his left leg but remains ill from arteriosclerosis and heart weakness. The pope slept well after a quiet weekend, yet official notes say circulation difficulty and irregular heart action persist, keeping him confined to bed in early December.
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Vatican City
Pius
L Goles
Cardinal Pacelli
Are Indebted To Home City
Editor's note presents the ninth in a Winchester Chamber of Commerce Buy-At-Home series. It argues residents owe the town a civic duty, urging readers to recognize the town's contributions during personal crises and to support local development rather than relying on outsider help.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Farmers To Plan Work At County Meeting
Frederick county farmers met in the courthouse Saturday to reorganize the County Program wing for the coming year. A committee led by R. L. Omps was formed to appoint sub committees for eleven communities including William S. Huyett, J. H. Funkhouser, and John W. Larrick Jr. to choose members.
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Frederick County
R. L. Omps
Williams. Huyett
J. H. Funkhouser
John W. Larrick
Holland Lore At Holding Up Of Passports To Queen
A report discusses delays and controversy surrounding passport hold ups for the Queen during a royal visit. Officials are quoted on security procedures and diplomatic etiquette amid crowd scrutiny and travel restrictions.
Dutch protest over bridesmaids passport delay before Juliana wedding
The Netherlands government formally protested to Germany over alleged passport delays for Crown Princess Juliana's bridesmaids, as Berlin and The Hague dispute flags and anthems to be used at the wedding. Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach may skip the ceremony, and only Bernhard's former principality flag is to be flown.
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Hague
Netherlands
Berlin
Juliana
Prince Lernhard
Lippebiesterfeld
Germany
Bernhard
Sieglinde
Elizabeth Zu Lippe
Sophe Zu
Saxe- Weimar-Eisenach
Sophie of
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Wilhelmina
Plans For Orchards Survey By State Statistician
Commercial apple and peach survey to be conducted by Henry M. Taylor, State Statistician, announced today. Objectives include informing growers about varieties and projected production for five to ten years, helping forecast annual yields, illustrating the fruit industry’s importance to the state, and aiding in buying and selling orchards. Similar data is being collected in other districts.
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Henry M. Taylor
Taylor
Department of Agriculture
A.B.C. Agent Is Found Shot
In Richmond Virginia on January 4 Tho mas Kennerly Sexton 37 chief of the enforcement division of the State Liquor Board was found shot through the head in his office shortly after he called his wife and spoke unclearly over the phone The revolver lay at his feet and T McCall Frazier chairman of the board and Sexton s close friend said the death was self inflicted due to worry and ill health The body was found at 140 am with colleagues en route after Mrs Sexton drove to the office building (Continued On Page Seven)
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Richmond
Thomas Kennerly Sexton
State Liquor Board
T. McCall Frazier
Sexton
Annual election of officers meeting on January 4
Public notice for an annual election of officers at 8 p m Monday January 4 with speakers Mr Ilies P McVicar and Mr F A Shryock. Members urged to attend this important meeting. Secretary notes inclusion of the notice in the public record.
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Ilies P McVicar
F. A. Shryock
Montana man Milburn L. Wilson named under secretary of agriculture
Milburn L. Wilson of Montana is appointed under secretary of agriculture by President Roosevelt, succeeding Foxford G. Tugwell. Wilson brings 30 years of agricultural experience and previously served as assistant secretary of agriculture. Central Press.
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Milburn L. Wilson
Montana
Foxford G. Tugwell
Wilson
Roosevelt
Rainfall in 1936 Tops State Weather Records
The 1936 rainfall exceeds the 23 year average by 4.51 inches, reaching 39.04 inches. Destructive floods hit lowlands as rivers overflowed their banks. From March 17 to 18 heavy rain built to 3.20 inches in 24 hours at Winchester Research Laboratory, followed by more rain the next morning.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Bryarly 4-H Club Wins RCA Award in Social Progress contest
The Bryarly 4-H Club earned a prize from the Radio Corporation of America for the best program in the Social Progress contest awarding $15,000 in total. Miss Elizabeth Farrar presented a year book and club history to document and preserve club activities. A gold medal will be awarded to Miss Hilda Orndorff for the club’s outstanding record.
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Bryarly
Radio Corporation of America
Elizabeth Farrar
Bryarly Club
Orndorff
Hilda Ornndorff
Move Begun To Conserve Game
A campaign to avert threatened extinction of game in northern Virginia will be launched at a meeting in Alexandria January 14. The meeting called by Judge William S. Snow of the Virginia Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries will consider organizing a wildlife federation to stimulate conservation work. Hunting and fishing enthusiasts of northern Virginia and of Washington are invited.
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Virginia
Alexandria
William S. Snow
Virginia Commission On Game and Inland Fisheries
Wildlife Federation
Washington
Hundreds of Police Aid In Kidnapping Search
In Tacoma Washington police and federal agents joined a wide search of wooded areas and Puget Sound islands for abducted 10 year old Charles Mattson. A series of ransom ads appeared in the Seattle Times with calls from a child’s mother and father asking for the boy’s return. Authorities closed roads around Shelton as two suspects and a mill watchman were involved in the case.
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Lew Nokia
Tacoma
Mable
Ann
Mattson
Charles
Dr. Mattson
Shelton
Wash
Puget Sound
G. R. Grubbe
Washington
Charles Mattson
Clarence D. Martin
Department of Justice
Rebels Bomb Capital in Madrid Air Raid
Fascist bombing planes attacked northwestern Madrid dropping more than 20 bombs in a fresh raid that endangered refugees near the United States embassy. Government estimates set the death toll around 40 with about 100 more injured, while bombs fell near the embassy but the building was not damaged. Refugees, mostly women, fled to basement shelters as the attack continued.
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Madrid
United States
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