General Motors vows no interference with craft unions
A General Motors telegram to the AFL Metal Trades Department assures no agreement with any other organization that would interfere with the jurisdiction of international unions. The note follows a push by United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis to consolidate workers under one big union. The Fisher Body plant in Cleveland reports about 3,425 of 7,000 employees ready to return as a sitdown strike enters its third week.
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Cleveland
Peter G. Schick
Fisher Body Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Schick
Louis F. Spisak
Fisher Body
General Motors
G. M
Washington
General Motors Corporation
American Federation of Labor Craft Unions
H. W. Anderson
General Motors Labor Relations Department
Detroit
John P. Frey
Federation
Metal Trades Department
Metal Trades Department of American Federation of Labor
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Anderson
Frey
The Fireman's Task and Home Fire Hazards
Mr Winchester notes firemen face calls at all hours in all weather and risk lives to save people and property. He cites that 54 percent of last year’s fires were preventable, with 12 percent from burning trash, 8 percent from cigarettes, 30 percent from oil stoves, and 50 percent from dirty chimneys, urging cleaning and carefulness to aid firemen and neighbors.
Sitdowners To Get Up For Negotiations
The United Auto Workers said it would agree to immediate withdrawal of sit down strikers in General Motors plants if negotiations open with union recognition. It urged plants closed by the strike stay shut until a national settlement. It demanded an end to petitions vigilante activity and coercion of employees. GM reportedly would not guarantee this.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Frank Murphy
General Motors
Frederick County Grange Hears Taber On Agriculture Program
Special To The Star reports 300 members of Frederick county granges gathered in Maryland to hear National Master Louis J. Taber urge an aggressive agricultural program. He stressed soil conservation, efficient distribution, fair value, lower service costs and taxes, preservation of American markets, and new uses for farm produce, plus the need for a strong organization to safeguard farmer interests and spirit.
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Middletown
the Star
Frederick County Granges
Louis J. Taber
Mr. Taber
Mrs. Ethel B. Miller Dies at 60 in Winchester
Mrs. Ethel B. Miller wife of Oscar C. Miller prominent Frederick County farmer and fruit grower died at 1 15 this morning at her home 214 North Loudoun Street after seven years of ill health She was born January 24 1877 in Oakland Maryland and spent most of her life in Virginia She is survived by her husband son Melvin C Miller granddaughter Judith Miller brother Harley B Sell and four sisters The funeral will be Monday at 3 PM from the United Brethren Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Ethel B. Miller
Oscar C. Miller
Frederick County
North
Loudoun Street
Miller
Greenwood
Winchester
Oakland
Jacob and
Katherine Rinehart Sell
West Virginia
Virginia
Melvin C. Miller
Judith Miller
Harley B. Sell
Rest
Bertha Carpenter
Maude Barrett
Nettie Barrett
Bessie Hancher
White Hall
United Brethren Church
George W. Stover
Mount Hebron
Roosevelt plans to let Court and business steer policy
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt will seek guidance from the Supreme Court and industry after Congress and his inaugural address. A budget and wage hour push looms, with WPA set to expand to aid over 2 million unemployed and a $650 million funding plan through June. Senator Frazier vows to slash or remove a $1 billion defense appropriation and even advance a constitutional war ban amendment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Capitol
White House
White House Advisors, On the Basis of the Two Blunt Messages Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Aecess
Senate
House
Thesa
Rill
Ong
Frazier
R-Nd
America
Pope Dispatches Peace Appeal To Church Congress
Pope Pius sends a peace appeal to the Eucharistic Congress in Manila while confined to bed. Cardinal Pacelli receives the message on behalf of the pope. Cardinal Dougherty leads the papal mission.
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Pope
Church Congress
Vatican City
Pius
Manila
Papal Mission
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Cardinal Pacelli
Cardinal Dougherty
Congress
Vatican
Papel
Holy Father
Mexico Declines to Ship U S War Materials to Spain
Washington January 9 Acting Secretary of State R Walton Moore said the Mexican government renewed assurances that no war materials of American origin would be allowed to leave Mexico for Spain.
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Washington
Jan
R. Walton Moore
United States
Mexico
Spain
Old Leaders Retained in Charley Rouss Fire Company Election
The Charley Rouss Fire Company held its annual election with M. D. Weaver unanimously reelected president for a fourth term. All officers were reappointed in a unanimous group vote. A memorial service is planned for February 7 at Capitol Theatre and the annual banquet is scheduled for later, with plans advancing.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
M. D. Weaver
Bryan Stotler
Forssam R. Armel
David C. Hottle
Halsey T. Green
Paul Carper
Cecil C. Grim
A. C. Douglas Brown
B. P. Harrison
C. Worthington Lowe
W. W. McIntyre
Robert A. Whitten
Hubert Sydenstricker
Joseph Hodgson
Tom Baldridge
Capitol Theatre
Reuss
Leaders Named for 4-H Clubs at Council Meeting
The 4-H Club Council met in Miss Elizabeth Farrar's office. Leaders and committee chairmen for the year were appointed across Finance Camp Fair and Hobby Show Community Work Honor Roll Chart Recreation and Project completion. Miss Thelma Courtney presided and announced a follow up meeting for January 20 at 7:30.
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Elizabeth Farrar
Felows
Bobs Larrick
M. J. Pease
C. H. Harbaugh
Harriett Adams
Ashley Brumback
Will Goode
Orville Willey
Enter
Hilda Cather
Sally Tavenner
Hilda Orndorff
Isabel Rosenberger
Edna Brumback
Frances Adams
Edwin Marker
Denver Hershman
Mary Whitacre
Allen Jones
Adrian Morrison
Lyda Cooper
Julia Bra
Larrick
Rain Or Snow Due Next Week Weather Outlook
Washington reports a weekly weather outlook predicting rain or snow actions next week. Forecasters note unsettled conditions with mixed precipitation possible across regions and temperatures likely to fluctuate.
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Washington
Weather outlook for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Period begins January 11 with precipitation in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Precipitation expected again around Thursday. Temperature forecast shows near normal levels with no weather on Wednesday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Robinson Announces Spring Start for New Evaporator
Kay Robinson of the Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company announced plans to build an eight kiln fireproof evaporator near the present Stephens City plant. The unit, with a capacity of 1200 bushels daily, will begin in spring and operate in the next season. The prior Stephens City fire destroyed nearby buildings and started from waste material in a frame building.
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Stephens City
Kay Robinson
Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Robinson
Budget hearing set for Tuesday on city revenue loss
City officials prepare for a Tuesday budget hearing to address a potential $12 000 loss from automobile license revenue. A 1200 name petition opposes repeal of the license tax, while council weighs maintaining the current budget and possible parking lot funding changes on East Boscawen Street.
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Tha Council
Finance Committee
Herman Hable
Frederick County
East Boscawen Street
Gennerich Leaves Estate to Nephew Gutrie
Washington January 9. August A Gus Gennerich Roosevelt bodyguard left all his property to his nephew Augustus Gutrie of New York City. Gutrie named executor in the will filed today in Federal District Court. The estate amount was not disclosed. Gennerich died December 1 while with the President in South America.
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Washington
August A
Gus
Gennerich
Roosevelt
Augustus Gutrie
New York City
Federal District Court
Gutrie
South America
Roosevelt Jr Plans Florida Vacation After Illness
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. plans a Florida vacation after recovery from illness in Boston. At the White House he said he would leave for the south "pretty soon" after conferring with his parents. He described his train trip to Washington as "fine, just fine."
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Florida
Boston
White House
South
Roosevelt
Wanted Livestock High Prices Paid by H F Perry
Local notice requests livestock of all kinds with high prices offered. Contact H F Perry at Winchester Virginia, phone 685. Public notice appears in the January issue.
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H. F. Perry
Winchester
Babies To Be Registered For Palace Theatre Contest
Registration for a baby popularity contest opens Monday at the Palace Theatre in Winchester. Open to residents three years old and under. prize awards total 200 dollars. Registration at Jolliffe Studio 143 A North Loudoun Street. blank forms available in this edition.
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Palace Theatre
Evening Star
Winchester
Jolliffe Studio
Loudoun Street
Friendship Pays Tribute to Fred Miller Affleck Firefighter
The Friendship Fire Company at its January meeting passed resolutions on the death of Fred Miller Affleck a member and driver of the Sarah Zane Company who was struck by a car on December 25 1936. He died at age thirty nine while serving on an errand of mercy and was widely respected for his courtesy and devotion to volunteer firefighting.
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Friendship Fire Company
Fred Miller Affleck
Sarah Zane Company
Fred . Miller Affleck
Fred" Miller Affleck
Fred
Death Calls John Fuller Confederate Veteran of Winchester
The death of John W. Fuller, a long lived Confederate veteran from Winchester, occurred early today at the Richmond Confederate Home where he resided. He was 93, born June 1843 in Frederick County, enlisted at about 18 in Company K Fifth Virginia Infantry Stonewall Brigade. He served in nearly all engagements and was the last survivor of his unit. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday from Kurtz funeral home with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery. he leaves several children and was a member of Friendship Fire Company.
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John W. Fuller
Winchester
Richmond
Fuller
Friendship Fire Company
Kurtz Funeral Home
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Greek restaurateur Chris Gannes III in unchanged condition
Chris Gannes III a noted Greek restaurateur was seized earlier this week by pneumonia and treated at Memorial Hospital. Reports today say his condition remains serious and unchanged after several days of critical illness.
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Chris Gannes
Memorial Hospital
German and Italian Troops Pour Into Spanish War Territories
Reliable reports indicate German and Italian forces continue to pour into Spanish war zones. The reports mention accelerated troop movements and supply lines across key positions, signaling intensified foreign involvement in the conflict.
Hitler urges Fran co to seize Madrid by Jan fifteenth
Private German sources report Adolf Hitler instructed General Francisco Franco to capture Madrid by January 15 and to send between 15 000 and 25 000 volunteers with up to 180 million dollars to aid the insurgents. Insurgent ships have captured a Soviet freighter loaded with wheat. ships escorted cargo to Pasajes as Franco's forces press the siege. France and Britain mobilize in response, with Morocco on high alert and naval forces deployed to potential trouble zones near Spain. Germany denies involvement amid mounting tension in the region.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Bayonne
France
Bay of Biscay
Smidovich
Bilbao
Pasajes
Eugles
Morocco
Spain
Royal Marines
Europe
Mediterranean
Africa
Gerhank Wrtheatians
Ceuta
Strait of Gibraltar
British Rock
Royal Navy
Germany
Britain
Doctor Seeks to Thwart Hijacker in Kidnapping Case
Dr W W Mattson asks to prevent hijacking of the 28000 ransom demanded for his son Charles 19 held on day 13. He disclosed fear of imposters and hijackers after placing an advertisement in the Seattle Daily Times addressed to Mable and four earlier notes in the paper's personal column.
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Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Daily Times
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WPA
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Charley Rouss Company
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Sarah Zane
John Fuller
George W. Kurtz
Chris Gannes III
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Dr. Mattson
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