Chilean quake devastates Chillan and Concepcion area
A 400 mile Chilean coast quake destroys Chillan city of 40,000 and imperils Concepcion with 77,000 residents. Reports place 2,000 dead, with hundreds to thousands injured. government dispatches doctors and aid as planes survey the damage and towns report widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concepcion
Santiago
Chile
Chillan
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Renaico
Talco
Chile Telephone Company
San Rosendo
America Rejects Plea of Germany
The State Department rejected Germany's claim that payments on Austrian debts depend on the German American balance of trade and refused to accept Germany's notion of non liability for Austria's debts. The note cites a $26 million relief obligation to the U.S. and $18 million in other bonds, challenging German assurances of non discrimination against American creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Germany
Coi
United States
Austria
Reich
Prentiss Gilbert
Blouses and Prices Listed with Sizes 32 to 46
Mary Yeakley lists blouses with prices and sizes from 32 to 46. The note references item 1p it and gives pricing cues.
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Mary
Yeakley
Refugees Under Fire as Insurgents Bomb Calderas
Fifteen Americans fleeing Barcelona faced bombardment while reaching safety aboard the U S cruiser Omaha and the destroyer Badger. Insurgent planes attacked Calderas where the refugees waited to board, with bombs dropped within view of the small rescue craft. The Omaha moved to evacuate the group, preparing anti aircraft defenses as bombardment intensified.
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Barcelona
Mediterranean
Juan Yague
Solchaga
Littorio
Gerona
Burgos
Dweight L. Pitkin
U. S
Omaha
United States
Badger
Caldars
Calderas
France and Spain Create Refuge Zone for 150000 Civilians
Paris reports that France and Spain agreed to establish a neutral refuge zone on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees to shelter 150 000 refugees fleeing insurgent advances. Del Vayo urged admission of civilians, and Bonnet declined funds but offered aid, with other nations possible. Location to be near Perpignan road corridor.
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Paris
Pyrenees
Franco
France
Spain
George Bennett
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
del Vayo
Bonnett
Perpignan
Kiwanians Hold Annual Ladies Night at George Washington Hotel
About 100 members and guests of the Winchester Kiwanis Club gathered for the annual ladies night program at the George Washington Hotel. Dr Edmund H Harding secretary of the Washington C Chamber of Commerce spoke on Kiwanis and the Liver with songs and humor. Miss Helen Bailey and Mrs Morris Cather provided violin solos during the dinner.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Edmund H. Harding
Washington, C
SEA FOOD Fresh fish and oyster bar offerings
Full line of fresh fish not frozen. Visit our Oyster Bar for sea food any style. We cater to parties and oyster roasts. Let our Fresh Frosted Foods solve your menu problems with 8 vegetables and 5 fruits. FOOD STORE.
Italy calls 60,000 reserves amid Franco-Spanish tension
Rome announces 60,000 army reservists born in 1901 are summoned for duty February 1 for training. Italy warns France against aiding the Spanish insurgents, citing potential retaliation and asserting a liberty of action if Paris intervenes.
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Rome
Italy
France
Minorca
Mallorca
Spain
Balearics
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Informazione Diplomatica
British Warplanes Strength Questioned By Expert
London January 25 P C G Gray a leading authority on military aircraft disputed claims that Germany has 9700 fighting planes and Britain only 1500. He called such numbers bunk stating Britain likely has over 1000 of one high speed bomber and noting Italy may have 3500 France over 600. He warned against underestimating Allied production as the United States rearmament program proceeds.
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London
P—C. G. Gray
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gray
Charles Lindbergh
The
Aeroplane
Italy
France
United States
Public sale notice for household property west of Stephens City
A public sale of household property will be held Friday January 27 at 10 AM one mile west of Stephens City. The notice indicates a sale of domestic items from a private residence with location and time details.
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Stephens City
Impeachment Inquiry Delayed On Perkins Case
Washington January 25. The House Judiciary Committee deferred action on Rep Thomas impeachment resolution seeking Secretary Perkins removal over the Bridges immigration case. The panel read much of the 45 page document then recessed, likely continuing tomorrow. Perkins seeks immediate hearing to present facts.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Thomas
R-Nj
Perkins
Miss Perkins
Rep. Thomas
James K. Houghteling
Gerard D. Reilly
Labor Department
Harry Bridges
CIO
House
Judiciary Committee
Sumners
D-Tex
Bridges
Dies Committee On un-American Activities
United States
Festival Sets Plans for Sixteenth Shenandoah Apple Blossom
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival executive committee meets to set up a permanent base for the 16th festival to be held late April or early May. Dr. Lewis M. Allen chairs the meeting and officers for the festival will be elected. The Junior Board of Trade will run a fundraising drive aiming for at least 10 000 dollars to cover festival needs and reduce last year’s deficit.
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Shenandoah
Lewis M. Allen
Allen
Board of Trade
H. Clay deGrange
Special Receiver Named for James L. Gardner Inc Assets
Judge Philip Williams appointed J. C Gardner as special receiver for James L. Gardner Inc assets at Stephens City on motion by Mary Elizabeth Gardner. Gardner must post $5,000 bond, inventory assets, protect property by fire insurance, and report to Frederick Circuit Court with recommendations. Belva Rickard may file an answer within 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Gardner
Philip Williams
J. C Gardner
James L. Gardner, Inc
Stephens City
Gardner
C. C. Brannon
Frederick Circuit Court
Conce
Belva Rickard
Millionaire Jules Brulatour to be arrested after shooting
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey ordered the arrest of Jules Brulatour husband of actress Hope Hampton after a Sunday night shooting in their New York apartment. Hampton and a Park Avenue drug store clerk David Fine faced subpoenas as investigators pursued details of the incident and the self-inflicted wound Brulatour claimed was accidental. The bullet lodged near Brulatour’s neck and was removed at Lenox Hill Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Jules Brulatour
Hope Hampton
Miss Hampton
Brulatour
David Fine
Park Avenue
Carl Theobald
Lenox Hill Hospital
Hermann Fischer
Wanted young male foxhound seeks home
Advertiser seeks a home for a handsome young male fox hound, black with tan points. Contact numbers 41 or 1152 for details and adoption arrangements.
James Pierce Testifies He Killed Rawleigh Elsea in Self Defense
James Pierce told Fauquier County Circuit Court he shot and killed Rawleigh Elsea in self defense after finding Elsea with his wife Mrs. Pierce at a filling station on Oct. 17. Pierce testified Elsea moved toward his hip pocket and he fired from eight to ten feet, noting Elsea’s reputation for carrying a pistol and suspected liquor influence.
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Warrenton
James Pierce
Fauquier County
Rawleigh Elsea
Elsea
Pierce
Elsen
Paris
Fauquier
Evidence Heard Yesterday in Clarke County Case
Most evidence was presented yesterday with both sides agreeing Pierce shot Elsea after a Clarke county orchard worker found his wife in the victim's automobile at Paris Virginia. Elwood Wiley 25 a member of the Elsea party said he met Elsea.
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Pierce
Elsea
Clarke County
Paris
Elwood Wiley
Methodist Youth Plan Revival and Crusade Rally
Winchester district Methodist youth announce two events. A Francis Asbury Union revival at Braddock Street M E Church South starts next Monday and runs to January 30 with Rev. Harry Balthis leading. A Youth Crusade Rally for the district is set for February 3 at Braddock Street M E Church South with Bishop Peele of Richmond addressing attendees.
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Methodist
Winchester
Francis Asbury Union
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Harry Balthis
South Winchester Methodist Church
Francis Asbury Union Council
Una Dorten
National Avenue
Robert Lee
Berryville
Ruth Ramps
Kernstown
Merlin Bly
Isabelle Bailey
Bradock Street
Peele
Richmond
Clipper Defers Bermuda Flight From Port Washington
The Pan American Clipper flight from Port Washington to Bermuda was postponed 24 hours due to high winds along the route. The 10:30 a m departure was delayed today and rescheduled for the next day.
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New York
Port Washington
N. Y
Bermuda
Blackburn Moore To Address Winchester Rotary Club
E. Blackburn Moore of Berryville a delegate for Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow. The club has been incorporated, enabling a broader community service program than before.
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E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
House of Delegates
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Winchester Rotary Club
Blizzard Strikes Northern Frederick County. Snow Delays Daily Life
A freak blizzard swept across northern Frederick County and Winchester raining six inches of snow and heavy drifts. Schools closed early as residents faced treacherous roads and motorists fitted chains to cars. The storm, tail-end of a larger system, eased by afternoon with colder weather and rising temperatures forecast tomorrow.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Whitacre
Cross Junction
Raceburg
White Hall
William B. Obaugh
United Brethren
Pleasant Valley
Mr. Obaugh
Obaugh
Maryland
Virginia
Special Grand Jury To Convene In Frederick County
Clerk C. C. Brannon of Frederick Circuit Court is instructed to summon a special grand jury to meet on Monday February 6. A number of bills of indictment are to be presented to the jury at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Brannon
Frederick Circuit Court
Final Clearance: Coats and Dresses at Margaret L Hodgson
Catalog notice announcing final clearance on furred and untrimmed coats along with daytime and evening dresses offered by Margaret L Hodgson. Includes pricing and page reference 1p11.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Synod committee reviews Lowe case amid Roanoke meeting
The assessing panel named by Dr. J J Scherer Jr to review Rev C Worthington Lowe's case at the 110th annual Lutheran Synod of Virginia convening at St Mark's Church remains in session behind closed doors. Chairman Rev H Edgar Knies will lead the discipline panel as reports and talks proceed during the four day gathering in Roanoke.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
J. J. Scherer, Jr
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
C. Worthington Lowe
St. Mark’s Church
Scherer
H. Edgar Knies
Lowe
F. B. Lingle
Strasburg
Stuart McElroy
American Bible Society
Synod
A. M. Huffman
Knoxville
Tenn
James C. Kinard
Newberry College
Newberry
Harry E. Pugh
Richmond
Luthern Synod of Virginia
R. Homer Anderson
Lynchburg
Scaerer
Q. Worthington Lowe
Grace Church
Winchester
Grace Church Council
Dr.Scherer
God
Adam
Garden of Eden
Cain
Virginia Synod
C. B. Patterson
Brotherhood of the Synod
A. B. Greiner
Rural Retreat
W. F. Coyner, Jr
Waynesboro
L. E. Easterly
Greenville, Tenn
A. J Scherl
G.M. Speese
D. W. Swicegood
Danville
Brotherhood
Bingo Night At Sarah Zane Hall With Prizes
A weekly bingo night is held every Wednesday at Sarah Zane Hall at 8 o clock. Admission costs 25 cents with 2 cents free games and valuable prizes awarded each game.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Oyster Supper At Mrs H P Lovett Home Stephens City
Oyster supper hosted by the Stephens City Home Demonstration Club at the home of Mrs H P Lovett on Saturday night January 28 from 6 to 9 30. Proceeds support club activities in Stephens City.
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H.P. Lovett
Stephens City
Stephens City Home Demonstration Club
Last Call Special January Rates Withdrawn on 31st
Advertisement notes final chance to subscribe under special January rates before they are withdrawn on January 31. It urges readers to act quickly to secure the lower price.
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Doctor” Harding
Mussolini
C. G. Gray
Judiciary Committee of
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Dr. Allen
Mr. deGrange
C .T. Cooper
W. E. Cooper
W. H. Bosserman
R. Gray Williams
Ray Robinson
J. W. Arthur
Clifford D. Grim
F. A. Read, Jr
T. B. Patton
H. F. Byrd, Jr
B. B. Dutton
W. Nelson. Page
P. W. Boyd
T. Russell Cather
J. P. Arthur
F. L. Glaize
Lester Arnold
Garland R. Quarles
W. R. Legge
Peyton Marshall
McSherry Lupton
Eugene Branch
D. J. Howard
Lumber Co
Bulletin
Clarke Orchard Worker
Clipper
Blackburn Moore
C. W. Lowe
North Area
Clifford C. King
Burns
Ore
Portland
Oregon
Woodstock
King
David McFarland
McFarland
Funk
Prillaman
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