Treasury Urges Tax Revisions to Aid Trade Recovery
Senate Finance Chair Harrison and House Ways and Means Chair Doughton asked Secretary Morgenthau to propose tax changes that deter business. They cite Roosevelt and Morgenthau statements and seek early Treasury views after the March 15 tax return data. Wood named to advise on business relations.
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Treasury
Washington
Senate
House Tax
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Congress
Treasury Department
Taptine
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Wood
Harrison and
Winchester churches plan expansions and new building
Winchester announces a series of church expansions and new construction. The Braddock Street Church built a modern Sunday School plant and now funds a worship facility in south Winchester. The Winchester plan includes a $30 360 project and a $20 000 Presbyterian addition as signs of growing prosperity.
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Winchester
Braddock Street
South Winchester
The
Presbyterian Church
For Sale National Fruit Product Co 5 Percent Preferred Stock
Advertising notice lists Rhythm Step Shoes as exclusive agents with spring styles and notes original Lovett's Shop Store location. Include date 2-27-1p-61 and 3-3-1p-21 references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Co. Inc
Hansbrough & Carter
Rhythm Step Shoes
Lovett’s Shop
Nazi health drive targets tobacco and alcohol in Germany
Berlin, March 3. The Nazi public health headquarters launched a campaign against tobacco and alcohol. Adolf Hitler is presented as the non drinking non smoking model. The program includes alcohol free restaurants to promote healthful public nourishment.
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Berlin
Nazi Public Health
Adolf Hitler
Winchester construction gains shown in latest permits
Construction activity in Winchester rose last month with $30 600 in permits versus $11 500 in January. Year to date through February 28 totals $41 860, above 1938 level if a fire rebuild permit is excluded. A $15 000 permit was issued to W E Bridgeforth for a Nehi bottling plant on Millwood avenue.
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Winchester
W. E. Bridgeforth
Nehi Bottling Works
Millwood Avenue
Spring Street
Bridgeforth
A. M. Hannum
Loudoun
Harry
Winchester Electric
AFL backs new federal labor board to replace Wagner Act agency
AFL leaders push for a new federal labor board to replace the present three man Wagner Act agency. Representative Barden and Senator Walsh proposals aim to avert bureaucratic blunders and align rules with the law. President Green says the federation will fight for passage of the amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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Barden
AFL
Senate
Walsh
D.-Mass
Labor Board
Roosevelt
William Green
Green
Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
Zane Fire Co. monthly meeting set for Friday March 3 at 8 p m. All members are requested to be present. Loryn M Crabill Captain.
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Anon Zane Fire Co. Ae Eee
Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Lambs sale listing at Horn Fruit Farms in West Virginia
Heavy shearers advertise lambs for sale including 24 nice lambs priced at 250 dollars and 100 yearlings for later lambing. Listing notes location at Horn Fruit Farms near Rock, West Virginia and refers to Smith.
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Oe Smith
Horn Fruit ‘Farms
Army Bill Cleared House and Moves to Senate
The House passed a $449 million army appropriation bill with near unanimous support to fund the army for the coming year and to enable the purchase of 784 new airplanes. Senator Nye warned the Senate to monitor foreign policy to avoid a propaganda driven slide to war as debate continued on the expansion bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nye
Collins
D-Miss
War Department
Germany
United States
Japan
Guam
Europe
Nantecdar
R.-Calif
Johnson
Administration
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Admit Guilt In Wage-Hour Rules
In Boston on March 3 the Gerber Shoe Company of Lawrence and Nathan Gerber pled guilty to violations of the federal wage hour act. They were fined 1000 dollars each on four counts with payment suspended on two, and the firm agreed to restitution for underpaid employees.
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Boston
Gerber Shoe Company
Lawrence
Nathan Gerber
Gerber
Mse
Geter omén To Make Royalty Debut
London March 3 Four American women will be presented at King George and Queen's court as part of a restricted list for embassy families. Presentations at the first court on March 9 include Mrs Vinton Chapin of Dublin NH Mrs Samuel Greenwell of San Antonio Texas Miss Barbara Mead of Old Greenwich Connecticut and Miss Alfreda Huntington of Hadley Massachusetts Madame Regis De Oliveira Brazilian ambassador will present in Mrs Kennedy's absence on a European tour.
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London
George
Joseph P. Kennedy
Vinton Chapin
United States
Dublin
N. H
Samuel A. Greenwell
Major Greenwell
San Antonio
Texas
Barbara Mead
Frank R. Mead
Old Greenwich
Conn
Alfreda Huntington
Constant D. Huntington
Hadley
Mass
Regis de Oliveira
Ambor
Diplomatic Corps
Kennedy
Fosbrink To Command Legion At Farewell Dinner
Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21 American Legion held a farewell for former commander Arthur M. Field who starts duties in Memphis on April 1. John Fosbrink was elevated to commander, Harry McCann to first vice commander, Claude Grim and P. G. Ireland were also elected for key posts. Field received a commander’s ring and the post added 100 toward the Boys Club. 45 members and guests attended the dinner at the Golden Glow banquet room.
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Arthur M. Field
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
John Fosbrink
Harry McCann
Claude Grim
Can
P. G. Ireland
Field
Boys Club
Golden Glow
Houston Is In Ahead of Time
Charleston dispatch reports the cruiser Houston returning President Roosevelt from south Atlantic war games arrived at the navy yard at 12 50 PM EST, two hours ahead of schedule. He will remain aboard until late afternoon then depart on a special train for Washington between 7 and 8 PM.
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Charleston
D. C
Houston
Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Schedle
Washington
Senate inquiry into Stuart nomination for rear admiral
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee opened an inquiry into the legality of President Roosevelt’s nomination of Captain Harry A. Stuart, director of naval petroleum reserves, from Roanoke Virginia for advancement to rear admiral despite not being on the navy’s eligible selection list.
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Washington
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Harry A. Stuart
Naval Petroleum Reserves
Roosevelt
Stuart
Roanoke
Navy
Rift Over Dues At Clairton Steel Plant
Pittsburgh March 3 The clash over union dues pits CIO steel workers organizing committee against Carnegie Illinois Steel workers at Clairton mill. The CIO seeks the right to collect dues inside the plant amid ongoing organizing drive.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corporation
Clairton
CIO
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Public Notice to Claimants Against Winchester City
Any person having a claim against the City of Winchester for city actions since January 1 1935 must present the claim to the Council by March 7 1939. Arthur M Field City r 2-22 24 25 27 3-1 3 4 6 7-1p.
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Winchester
Arthur M. Field
City R
Methodists Begin Work On New South Winchester Church
Braddock Street M. E. Church South sponsors construction of a brick veneer church at South Braddock street and Montague avenue in South Winchester. Ground breaking will occur soon after plans are completed, with an expected site and building cost about 8000 dollars.
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Harry G. Balthis
South Winchester
South Braddock Street
Montague Avenue
W. W McIntyre
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Winchester Methodists
Dudley Lichliter
A. W. Crider
Walter Shade
Stewards
George Butler
George Feltner
J. W. Koontz
George R. Haines
Balthis
Joseph H. Balthis
Baltimore
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
M. G. Balthis
Yale Divinity School
Randolph-Macon College
Harrisonburg
Rescue Effort Fails for Ranger Sealing Ship Off Newfoundland
A gale and heavy seas thwarted attempts to save 132 men aboard the leaking Ranger as Newfoundland and Imogene stood by 12 miles off the southeast Newfoundland coast. Waves prevented towing to Cape St. Marys in Placentia Bay.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Marcha
Ranger
Newfoundland
Imogene
Cape St. Mary’s
Placentia Bay
US and Italian prisoner exchanges arranged in Spain
United States ambassador Claude G Bowers announced an exchange plan in St. Jean de Luz. He will swap 87 American prisoners in nationalist Spain for an equal number of Italian prisoners held in the Madrid government zone.
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ST. Jean-De-Luz
France
United States
Spain
Claude G Bowers
Madrid
Mrs Roosevelt Aims to Fly Atlantic Soon
In six busy years as first lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt has traveled widely and embraced public life. She said she would love to fly the Atlantic and accepted an invitation to christen a huge trans Atlantic plane and perhaps fly in it.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Atlantic
America
Pius XII Calls For World Peace On Pontificate Start
Pope Pius XII opens his pontificate with a fervent plea for peace. He honors the Sacred College and episcopate, blesses priests and nuns, and entrusts prayers to God while invoking the peace his predecessor urged. The message continues on page 2.
Funds Not Used To Rig Markets, Morgenthau Testifies
Secretary Morgenthau told the House coinage committee that the Treasury stabilization fund has never been used to rig markets or aid foreign governments in buying arms. He asserted no agreement with currency values and pledged to seek guidance if the United States enters a war.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury Stabilization Fund
Treasury
Andresen
R-Minn
Congress
Resignation To Be Accepted By DAR Board
Mrs. John S Heaume of Springfield said the Daughters of the American Revolution would accept Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt s resignation at the April 15 meeting if she resigned. She cited ongoing seven year rule against leasing Constitution Hall to Negroes and confirmed the hall was booked for a National Symphony Orchestra Easter date.
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Springfield
John S. Héaume
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franklin D. Roosevelt
DAR
National Board of Management
Riots in Lucknow Kill Two as Shops Looted and Burned
Hindu Muslim rioting in Lucknow and several United Provinces cities left two dead and numerous shops looted or set ablaze as troops and police deployed to control the unrest.
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Lucknow
India
United Provinces
New Pope Praise Sparks Talk Of Pontificate
A forecast of a remarkable pontificate for Pope Pius XII circulates with praise for his character intelligence and restraint. Reporters cite nearly unanimous cardinals backing on the third ballot and compare him to Leo XI in potential impact. Berlin meanwhile notes Nazi press acceptance of Pacelli’s election and a cautious conciliatory stance from Germany.
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Rome
Maron
Pius XII
Holy Father
Leo XI
Berlin
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Lokal Anzeiger
Yan kee Clipper Christened By Mrs Roosevelt In D C
A 74 passenger plane landed at Anacostia Naval Air Station to be named the Yan kee Clipper by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pan American Airways opens a trans oceanic fleet with a maiden flight amid remarks by Farley Bailey Moore Noble Trippe Vaughan and dignitaries.
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Washington
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baltimore
Pan American Airways
James A. Farley
Josiah W. Bailey
R. Walton Moore
State Department
Edward J. Noble
Civil Aeronautics Authority
J. T. Trippe
Pan-American Airways
Guy Vaughan
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Roosevelt
Count de Saint Quentin
United States
Pius XII Opens Pontificate With Call for Peace
Vatican City March 3 Pius XII opened his pontificate by broadcast a plea for peace with justice and understanding to the Christian world. The new pope greeted Mussolini and the Italian government with apostolic benediction and expressed gratitude to King Vittorio Emanuele III. The coronation is set for March 12 as cardinals paid homage in the Sistine Chapel.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Sacred College
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Pius XI
Christ
Italy
Mussolini
Ilduce
Rome
Vit Emanuele
College of Cardinals
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Granito Piinatelli di Belmonte
Pontifical
Japanese Start Pincer Movement In Kiangsu Province
Three strong Japanese columns with bombing and tanks execute a massive pincer in northern Kiangsu against an estimated 60 000 Chinese. The report lists American travelers and missionaries as missing and notes Dr Woods of Virginia has spent 40 years in China.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu Province
Americas
L. M. Bell
Waynesboro
Lina Bradley
Bishonville
S. C
P. K. Geiser
Wheaton, Ill
Mary McKown
Lexington
C. L. Oliver
Clinton
G. P. Stevens
Charlotte
N. C
Margaret Sells
Johnson City Tenn
A. A. Talbot
Versailles
J. B. Wade
Woods
Virginia
China
Comical Plays Tonight at Kernstown School House
A benefit performance at the Kernstown School House by the M. E. Church is set for 8 p m. A white long haired female puppy with tan markings seeks a good home and is missing under contact 41 or 1182.
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Kernstown
M. E. Church
Rouss Fire Co Plans March 3 Amateur Night
The Rouss Fire Co announces its regular monthly meeting on March 3 at 8 and a special entertainment event titled Amateur Night. M. D. Weaver serves as president.
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Rouss Fire CO
Chaiiey Femar
M. D. Weaver
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Millwood Road
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Massachusetts Shoe Company
U.S
Geter Omén
Fosbrink
Legion
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Dues
Montague Ave
Mrs. Roosevelt
Treasury Stabilization Account
Mrs
Cardinal O’connell
First
Anacostia
Clipper
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