Roosevelt to address gathering as party reels from deficit
Administration officials said President Roosevelt will outline judiciary and other goals in a forthcoming speech at a Democratic Victory Dinner. The event aims to raise funds to cover a 430000 party deficit with 1300 attendees paying 100 dollars each.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Garner
Bankhead
Robinson
D-Ark
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Capitol
Confederation of Labor
W. Forbes Morgan
New York
Civic League meeting outlines city improvement plans
The Civic League announces a meeting tomorrow to discuss city improvement focusing on safety and architectural beauty. Speakers will explain housing and building codes as civic leaders stress local problems and springtime optimism.
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Civic League
Used 1930 Chev Tudor on sale Friday only
Bicker's Used Car Lot advertises a 1930 Chevrolet Tudor in extra good condition available for one day only Friday for 55 dollars.
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Tudor
Bicker
Rexall Birthday Sale Sparks Free Table Set Gift
Brooks' Pharmacy promotes a Rexall event offering a 6 piece Ensemble Table Set free with purchase. Customers are urged to ask for their ticket during the sale run in early days of the promotion.
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Brooks’ Pharmacy
Public Sale Notice in Lat March 6 10 a m
Antique Bureau and other household goods to be sold Mrs. Peter Hamman 32 miles out on Senseney Road at 10 a m on March 6. Terms cash. Sale held by A C hamman auctions.
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Peter Hamman
Senseney Road
Rev Ronald S Wilson Accepts Call To Loudoun Street Church
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church accepts the call to Ronald S Wilson of Greensboro NC as pastor. He and his wife will move to the Braddock and Peyton streets manse on April 1 to assume duties. Wilson, a Clarion PA native raised in Lexington KY and Charleston WV, is a Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary graduate with notable Greensboro service.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald S. Wilson
Greensboro
N. C
Clifford Grim
E. B. McGukin
Mr. Wilson
P. W .Boyd
M. McC. Glass
Ronald S. Wilson, Jr
Braddock
Peyton Streets
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Clarion
Lexington
Charleston
W .Va
Davidson Col
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Union
Presbyterian Church
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
First Presbyterian Church
Charles F. Myers
First Presbyterian Church At
Big Program For Exhibit At Handley High School
A comprehensive Handley High School exhibit will be held tomorrow at 7 PM in the Handley building. Parents and friends are invited to view student work from all departments including English literature languages mathematics and history. The event mirrors fair judging with space in halls and play court for displays and outstanding work will receive special recognition.
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Handley High School
Handley
Orchardists Plan School In Winchester March 10
Frederick County fruit growers plan a Horticultural School at the Winchester Court House on Wednesday March 10. The program includes talks by P H Gold and A H Teske on the fruit situation scale and aphids fungicides in 1937 with Dr W S Hough and Dr A B Groves speaking.
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Frederick
Winchester
Court House
A. H. Teske
Blacksburg
Gold
I. Fred Stine
P. H. Gold
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Utilities Accused Of Paying Telegrams Against Court Plan
Senator Logan charged public utilities funded telegrams to members of Congress to oppose Roosevelt's court reorganization. He quoted a Kentucky utility lawyer offering to finance messages and using a named Republican to telegram representatives in remonstrance.
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Washington
Logan
D-Ky
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Kentucky Utilities
Norris Seeks Faster Progress in Congress
Washington March 4 Independent George W Norris of Nebraska began his thirty fifth year in Congress expressing faith in national progress but impatience at the pace. His shoulders are stooped and his hair whitened under the pressure of his 75 years.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Mrs. Roosevelt to Start 13 Week Radio Talks
White House sources say Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will begin in mid April a 13 week series of talks on a commercial radio program. She will be paid directly to the American Friends Service Committee, a Philadelphia headquartered charity. The amount was not announced.
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Washington
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Friends’ Service Committee
Philadelphia
Britain to Enroll 250000 Air Wardens for Alarms
Britain will enroll at least 250000 air wardens to sound alarms in case of air raids. Geoffrey Lloyd, undersecretary for home affairs, told the House of Commons this today in London.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Affairs
Pilgrimage of Grace Marks Dr Anderson Visit to Winchester England
Dr Charles R Anderson visited Winchester England in a feature titled A Pilgrimage of Grace. He presented a carved cane from Fort Loudoun wood to L H Westaway postmaster on behalf of John Hamilton Seal, president of Winchester Branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers. The article, illustrated with the Winchester Cross and a residential scene, traces a cross continental journey from Sacramento to Berryville before reaching Dr Anderson.
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Postoffice Magazine
London
England
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Eng
Fort Loudoun
L. H. Westaway
John Hamilton Seal
National Association of Letter Carriers
Anderson
United States
Sacramento
Cal
Mollie Wood
Virginia
Du Pont families bill seeks curb on political money
Congressional committee urges drastic election law tightening after reporting 1936 presidential campaign expenditures total nearly 24 million. GOP groups spent 14.2 million, Roosevelt supporters 9.23 million, labor unions 770 thousand. Report calls for limiting coercion and clarifying reporting.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Mrs Wright Injured After Flood Damaged Road
Mrs Helen Wright executive secretary of the Winchester Frederick Red Cross has returned home to recuperate from injuries in a February 23 automobile accident. She was driving alone on a flood damaged road in Huntington when the car skidded on a curve, upsetting the vehicle and injuring her back.
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Helen Wright
Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
Huntington
W. Va
William G. Hardy
City to Teach Drivers Proper Parking Techniques
City officials plan to instruct motorists in basic parking to ease business district congestion. Complaints cited drivers occupying space meant for two cars by stopping in the center, leaving insufficient room to park another vehicle. Chief C W Hollis said officers will urge minimal space use while avoiding trapping cars.
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C. W. Hollis
Road Work Slated for U S Route 11 Reconstruction
Construction on U S Route 11 from north of Winchester to the West Virginia line is expected to begin soon, perhaps by March 15. R W Moore and Echols Brothers of Staunton won the contract and will run two crews, hiring about 186 workers, with local stone purchases and quarrying planned. The project will create a three lane highway from the West Virginia end toward Winchester.
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Winchester
West Virginia
R. W. Moore and Company
Echols Brothers
Staunton
National
Walter M. Shade
Ofce
Friendship Fire Company to Hold March Meeting
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening March 4 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Joe Ritter and his Jug Band will provide entertainment after a brief business session.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Joe Ritter
Charley Rouss Fire Company Monthly Meeting Called
The Charley Rouss Fire Company invites every member to attend a regular meeting Friday evening March 5 at 8 o'clock with special entertainment announced. President M. D. Weaver presiding.
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Charley Rouss. Fire CO
Charley Rouss Fire Company
M. D. Weaver
Bill Bakers Restaurant Dona tes 10 Percent to Relief Fund
Bill Bakers Restaurant will donate 10 percent of its gross sales to the Central Relief Fund on Friday and Saturday and until 6 p.m. Sunday. The drive aims to support community relief efforts through these three days.
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Bill Baker
Central Relief Fund
Labor Dissension Grows Over Union Representation Plans
Dissension rises within labor ranks as new unionization thrusts appear in steel, leather, and automotive sectors. Carnegie-Illinois Steel workers consider forming an independent union, signaling friction with CIO and craft unions led by William Green. Alfred P. Sloan Jr of GM clarifies GM recognition favors CIO only for UAW members.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Tenement Fire In East Side Kills Two, Forces Evacuate Two Hundred
Fire swept two five story East Side tenements in New York early today. At least two killed and eleven injured as about 200 residents fled into the streets. Firefighters found two bodies burned beyond recognition and feared more may be trapped.
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New York
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Island
Relief Workers Urged To Report As Drive Nears Close
With two campaign days left the drive for 10000 to fund Winchester relief work has raised 5898.95. Director W Nelson Page urged workers to submit reports tomorrow as most large contributions are in and a strong finish is needed. Team 4 led by Mrs Gibson and Mrs Howard praised. L Russell Cather tops individual subscribers. Local firms with full employee subscriptions include Gray and Sheetz Hodgson and Brown Joe the Motorists Friend Moling and Cather Nehi Bottling Works.
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Winchester
W. Nelson Page
Gray and Sheetz
Hodgson and
Brown
Joe
Friend
Moling and Cather
Nehi Bottling Works
Sarah Zane Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Sarah Zane Fire Company will hold a meeting in Rouss Hall on Thursday evening March 4 at 8 o clock. All members are requested to be present. L M Crabill captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Rouss Hall
L. M. Crabill
Wanted good homes for three pretty female puppies
Three young puppies described as part Shepherd and part Collie are seeking new homes. Call 41-J or 629-J for details and adoption arrangements.
Dentist Miller Confesses in Charlottesville Abortion Death
Dr. R G Miller of Charlottesville is held in Henrico jail after signing a statement admitting he administered chloroform to 18 year old Cleo Sprouse as he prepared to perform an illegal abortion. State chemist examines vital organs. Albemarle officials pursue loose ends.
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R. G.miller
Charlottesville
J. Mason Smith
Albemarle County
Cleo Sprouse
Henrico County
Richmond
R. G. Miller
Albemarle Couny
Albemarle
Pretty Cleo Sprouse
Miller
University of Virginia
Smith
Contest Seeks Improvements for Apple Blossom Festival
The contest closes Saturday at midnight for suggestions to improve the two day festival to be held late spring. Send ideas by mail to Apple Blossom Headquarters in the George Washington Hotel for a chance at cash prizes. Winning entries will be published in the newspaper.
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Apple Blossom Festival Committee
Apple Blossom
George Washington Hotel
New Royal Night Club Dance Night in Front Royal
Front Royal event listing for March 5th at 9 30 PM to 2 00 AM features Music Royal Troubadours and Alp performing at the New Royal Night Club. Local venue advertisement notes dance program and music lineup.
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NEW Royal Night Club
Front Royal
Dance Fix
Music Royal Troubadours
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