Italy Sees Good Results From Chamberlain Visit
Premier Mussolini and Prime Minister Chamberlain agreed to cooperate on the Jewish refugee question as Britain's leader left Rome. The talks, framed as a step toward European balance, drew mixed notes from Italian and British observers about future lines of cooperation and the Rome Berlin Tokyo relations.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Munich
Il Duce
Roosevelt
Spain
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Tokyo
Tunisia
Jibouti
Addis Ababa
Suez Canal
Italy
Mocking Bird Dominates Feeding Station Advises Birds
Mr Winchester urges residents to feed local birds including titmice cardinals sparrows and starlings while mocking birds like Pappy monopolize the feeding station. He warns worse conditions if temperatures drop before snow melts prompting sportsmen to provide game bird feed.
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Plenish
Worst Storm of New Year Spreads Nation Wide
The worst storm of the new year spreads from the Atlantic coast to the Rockies bringing sleet rain and heavy snow. A Northwest Airlines crash near Miles City Montana killed four. New England blizzard snarls New York and Rhode Island. Traffic halted and 32 073 sanitation workers mobilized as 40 mph winds and ice closed routes.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Northwest Airlines
Miles City
Mont
New England
New York
Rhode Island
North Atlantic
New York City
Manhattan
Department of Sanitation
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Iowa
Illinois
Delaware
Philadelphia
Newark, N. J
Chanters elect Andrew Babb president for coming year
The Chanters of Winchester elected Andrew Babb president for the ensuing year at last night’s meeting. New officers include Mrs. Meta Kline secretary Eugene Russell treasurer Virginia Lupton alto vice president Annabelle Snyder soprano vice president H Russell Potts tenor vice president Robert Bridgers bass vice president. A publicity committee includes Bee Keeler and Eugene Russell with Babb. a vestment chairman is Mrs. Katherin[g]ham. Henry Keller is music librarian. Floyd Haines is director. Marilyn Bouie named mascot and Mildred Jones pianist with Sue Anderson as assistant pianist. An invitation to perform at United Brethren Church January 29 at 8 o’clock was accepted. Membership chairwoman is Mrs. Orville Hoover. The Chanters plan a busy year with concerts in Frederick Md Capitol Theatre and Ellis Memorial service.
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Chanters
Popular Winchester Singing Organization
Andrew Babb
Meta Kline
Eugene Russell
Virginia Lupton
Annabelle Snyder
H. Russell Potts
Robert Bridgers
Bee Keeler
H. Russell
Katheringham
Henry Keller
Floyd Haines
Marilyn Bouie
Mildred Jones
Sue Anderson
United Brethren Church
Orville Hoover
Frederick
Capitol Theatre
Ellis
Haines
Winchester
Mr. Haines
Shade
Winifred Sargent
Mildred Tidler
Friday Thirteenth Snowstorm Delays Marriage Licenses
A snowstorm delayed marriage licenses in Frederick as no licenses were issued Friday by Clerk Clark M. Smith and Clerk C. C. Brannon. Early Saturday morning couples queued at the offices, with seven licenses issued by 11 o clock, mostly to out of state couples.
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Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
C. C. Brannon
Frederick Circuit Court
Seo City
Triumvirate To Manage Yankees
The death of Col. Jacob Ruppert raises questions about the New York Yankees. Ed Barrow and George Ruppert are seen as likely leaders of a baseball triumvirate that could steer the club and its vast estate. Funeral rites are planned in New York with LaGuardia and Smith among honorary pallbearers.
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New York
Col
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Ed Barrow
Systern
George Ruppert
U. 8
Col. Ruppert
Colonel
St. Ignatius, Loyola Church
Hemp Given A 590-50 Chance
Robert Rice Hemp, injured in the Boyce train crash that killed Edgar Francis Eagle, 20, was listed with a fifty fifty chance of survival at Memorial Hospital Winchester. Hemp remained unconscious with a thigh fracture and internal injuries. Eagle was identified after his father Samuel Eagle was notified.
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the Star
Berryville
Robert Rice Hemp
Boyce
Edgar Francis Eagle
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Eagle Boy
Samuel Eagle
Knoxville
Enders
Child Killed By Her Father's Car
Four year old Betty Amberger died after being struck by her father Paul Amberger drive while sledding in a heavy snow near their Maryland home. Betty was being pulled on a sled when the vehicle approached, the car stopped, and she lay dying in the road.
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Washington
Betty
Paul Amberger
Maryland
Ex No 1 Crime Enemy Dies Of Bullet Wounds
In San Francisco on January 14 Arthur Barker known as Doc Barker died from Federal bullets after an Alcatraz escape attempt. Dale Stamphill 27 suffered critical injuries. other convicts and a guard were killed or captured as authorities hunted the escapees.
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San Francisco
Arthur
Doc” Barker
United States
Alcatraz Island
Ma” Barker
Doc
Florida
Alcatraz
Barker-Karpis
James A. Johnston
Bennett
Barker
Fort Mason
Johnston
Coast Guard
San Francisco Presidio
Stamphill
William McCain
Henri Young
William Martin
Joe Bowers
Thomas R. Limerick
R. C. Cline
Ralph Roe
Theodore Cole
Warden Johnston
County Clerk Reports Busy Year In 1938
County Clerk C. C Brannon reported 215 marriage licenses issued, 822 deeds and deeds of trust recorded, and 25 divorce decrees granted in Frederick Circuit Court during the past year.
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C. C Brannon
Frederick
Clues Sought In Cause Of Northwest Plane Crash
The Northwest Airlines crash near Miles City Montana killed four aboard and left investigators from Air Safety Board and Civil Aeronautics Authority seeking the cause. Bodies recovered from the wreckage scattered in a coulee as coroner and authorities plan inquiries.
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Miles City
Mont
Jan. Y
Northwest Airlines
Coulee
Minneapolis
Air Safety Board
Washington
Tom Hardin
Frank Caldwell
Phil Salzman
Los Angeles
Ralph H. Bray
Custer County
Morgan Morris
Mandan
N. C
Clinton M. Hester
Washington, D. C
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Missoula
St. Paul
L. H. Bliven
Spanish Aerial Base Captured Near Tarragona
Spanish insurgents report progress in the Catalan front. They claim Montroig and Valls have fallen, giving Franco artillery control of the coast road to Tarragona and potentially severing 100 miles of government territory between the Catalonian port and Tortosa.
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Hendaye
France
Mediterranean
Tarragona
Montroig
Reus
Franco
Catalonian
Tortosa
Valls
Utah Dental Association plans $10 a year adult care
Utah's State Dental Association announced a plan to provide dental work for any adult at an average cost of $10 a year. Four contract types cover dental advice hygiene lessons soft tissue treatment scaling fillings and extractions with a five year term for individuals over 13 and reduced rates for families and groups.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
State Dental Association
Utah Medical Association
E. W. Lambert
Lambert
Sky the Limit on Army Air Force Size Hinted in Congress
The story reports a House military committee plan to set an authorization limit of 6000 planes for the Army Air Force, amid Roosevelt’s push to expand to at least 3000 more. Administration sources say the goal is to avoid further legislative action by shifting to annual appropriations while pledging not to exceed 6000 in the coming years. Senate committee to start a broad defense study. Secret hearings to probe the $552 million emergency program.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Jan
Congress
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Army
Air Corps
Senate Military Committee
Sheppard
D-Tex
War Department
Sheriff Bywaters Seeks Re election Against Bayliss in August
Sheriff John Bywaters, appointed last February after J. W. Newcome’s death, will seek a new term in the Democratic primary. He faces Raymond Bayliss, a former state police officer and local businessman, both well known in Frederick County. Bywaters is 56, married with five children, active in Madison Lodge No 6 S of O. O. F., Modern Woodmen, and St. Paul’s Church. Bayliss, 41, married with three children, previously ran a Chambersville store and now works for Richmond Pittsburgh Transfer Company after a decade in the State Police.
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John Bywaters
Sheriff Bywaters
Raymond Bayliss
Fredeerick County
Sheriff
Newcome
Bywaters
Philip Williams
J. W. Newcome
George Pingley
Opequon
Madison Lodge No. 6
Lodge
Frederick County
Richmond-Pittsburgh
Chambersville
Old Dominion College
Reliance
Clarence H. Bayliss
Minnie Bayliss McKeever
Chambersvile
Virginia Patterson
This County
East Boscawen Street
Mixed Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic January 16 21
Weekly weather outlook predicts snow in the north and rain or snow in the south on Monday, with rain or snow again midweek. Colder start, warming by Wednesday, then another cold snap Thursday night into Friday, with warmer conditions expected Saturday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Stockholders to Vote on Chesapeake Dissolution in Maryland
Seven stockholders of Chesapeake Corporation will vote at a special meeting in Baltimore on Monday to authorize filing a dissolution certificate under Maryland law. The intermediate holding company of the Van Sweringen rail grouping seeks formal dissolution.
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New York
Chesapeake Corporation
van Sweringen
Baltimore
Maryland
House Leaders Back Rail Aid Pace Yet Cautious
Washington Jan 14 administration leaders in the House tacitly backed the principles of proposed railroad relief but said Congress would tackle other issues first. Rep Lea introduced a bill for a self supporting rail system with ICC reorganization extending oversight, minimum rate authority, carrier led reorganizations, RFC loans, and a rail road reorganizing board. The ICC would grow to 19 members with three panels and an administrator to assess transport type and freight needs for rate decisions.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Lea
D.-Calif
Interstate Commerce Committee
Inter-state Commerce Commission
ICC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Demand for Mein Kampf rises at Richmond and other libraries
Hitler's Mein Kampf shows steady demand at Handley Library with a long waiting list and copies available today. Interest spikes amid European events like the German Austrian Anschluss as inquiries into Chamberlain titles remain rare.
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der Fuehrer
Richmond
Handley Library
Insurgent Democrats Predict Approval of 725 Million
Washington Jan 14 Democratic insurgency against the administration relief program spreads to the Senate after the House capped the WPA fund at 725 million for five months. Senate economy bloc leaders expect Senate approval late next week despite Roosevelt's request for 875 million. The House vote 397 to 16 followed an improvised coalition and narrowed provisions to block political activity in relief and limit wage variation and Civil Service employment for WPA staff.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Farm Loan Body Meets Wednesday In Winchester
The Frederick Clarke Farm Loan Association will hold its annual meeting at the courthouse in Winchester on Wednesday January 18. W Erle Edwards secretary treasurer announced today. Directors will be elected and annual reports heard. Walker Bond of Winchester is president of the association.
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Frederick Clarke Farm Loan Association
Winchester
W. Erle Edwards
Walker Bond
Grim Named Assistant Cashier At Local Bank
Claude M. Grim was elected assistant cashier by the directors of Partners and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company. He has nearly two years with the bank and is active in masonry as past master of Hiram Lodge No. 21 and a member of Acca Temple Shriners. He served in the American Expeditionary Force overseas during World War I.
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Partners and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Claude M. Grim
Grim
Hiram Lodge No. 21
A. P
A. M
Acca ‘Temple
Mystic Order of Shriners
Main Features of Relief Bill Adopted by House
Principal provisions of the relief bill as approved by the House and sent to the Senate authorize 725 million dollars to run the Works Progress Administration from February 7 to June 30. It bars payments to administrators or relief workers who attempt to influence votes and sets a 25 percent cap on pay differentials for the same work across states. Aliens are excluded from relief rolls and WPA must continue to provide work relief to men.
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Washington
Jan
House
Senate
Works Progress Administration
WPA
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Appalachia
Pt Maa Ars Ait
Yankees
Montana
Market Street Methodist Church Missionary Society
Utah Dental Association
Hitler’s “Mein Kampf
White House
By John M. Hightower
Farm Loan Body
Mr. Grim
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