President Roosevelt seeks dictatorial power on veteran costs
President Roosevelt asks Congress for broad dictatorial powers to cut veteran costs and federal salaries with a promise of a balanced budget within a year. The Democratic leadership moves to pass the bill quickly, while American Legion posts and veterans groups flood Congress with protests against the expansive powers.
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American Legion
Veterans’ Organizations
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Handley faculty to stage The Prince Chap comedy
The Handley High School faculty presents The Prince Chap a three act Edward Peple comedy Friday March 17 at 8 pm in the auditorium. Garland R. Quarles leads as William Peyton with Mildred Smith and Mrs Charles Blair as Claudia Arrington. Proceeds benefit Winchester Education Association aiding needy families with shoes clothes medical care and food. admission 25 cents adults 15 cents children.
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Handley
Prince Chap
Edward Peple
Handley High School
Garland R. Quarles
William Peyton
Peyton
Claudia Arrington
Claudia
Mildred Smith
Charles Blair
Phebe Packers
Marcus Runion
Phebe
London
Electa Stembock
John Parsons
Earl of Huntingto
Jack
Peytons
Joyce
Alice Travers
Virginia Ann Huntsberry
Ballington
Finley
Runion
Mellwee
Winchester Education Association
Pneumonia Fatal Ends Endless Caverns Owner Col Edward Brown
Col Edward T. Brown, Endless Caverns owner and Shenandoah Valley booster, died of pneumonia at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. He built the cavern project into a regional tourism driver after moving from Georgia politics where he once influenced governors. His death prompts plans for burial in Athens, Ga. and marks a pivotal moment for local development efforts.
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Edward T. Brown
Valley
Washington
Japanese Take Over Kupeikow
Japanese army headquarters announced that troops under Major General Tadashi Kawahara completed the occupation of Kupeikow, a key gateway to Peiping from Jehol, after a battle with Chinese defenders inside the city.
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Associated Press
Chinchow
Manchuria
Tadashi Kawahara
Kupeikow
Great Wall
Peiping
Jehol
Banks Are Best Place For Money
New York police arrested James Lyons and Benny Buscemi, both Brooklyn men, on a tip they might be the purse snatchers who took Mrs. Arthur Loughran's $10,180 last Friday. At Lyons's Brooklyn home, authorities found $7,500 in cash. the suspects had $700 on them. Mrs Loughran had drawn her savings from two banks to place in a safety deposit box.
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Arthur Loughran
Brooklyn
Camden
8. C
James Lyons
Benny Buscemi
Lyons
Edward Barnes Dies Here After Long Illness
Edward C. Barnes of Berkeley Springs West Virginia died at 2 o clock this morning at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Keliian on the DeGrange orchard farm Northwestern grade after a lingering illness He would have reached his forty eighth birthday He was a native of Allegany county Maryland son of Samuel D and Elizabeth Bishop Barnes both natives of Pennsylvania He had worked many years in the sand mines near Berkeley Springs and had been in ill health about four years He is survived by a widow formerly Miss Dora Prince and one daughter Mrs Keliian The body will be taken to Berkeley Springs Sunday for burial
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Col
Edward T. Brown
Endless Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
Mayflower Hotel
Maj
Edward M Brown
Maj. Brown
Washington
Col. Brown
Capt Ben King
Gordon Brown
Mayflower
Georgia
Virginia
Edward C. Barnes
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Harry Keliian
DeGrange
Mr. Barnes
Allegany County
Samuel D
Elizabeth Bishop Barnes
Pennsylvania
Dora Prince
Keliian
Rosenberger Funeral Planned for Sunday
The funeral of James H. Rosenberger of the western county will be held Sunday. Relatives and friends meet at his house at 1 PM and proceed to Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church for services.
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James H. Rosenberger
Star
Mount Pleasant
French Troops Clash With Natives Kills Soldiers in Morocco
A reported clash in French Morocco's Atlas mountains leaves about a dozen French soldiers dead and 150 native forces killed or wounded. Rebels were said to be hemmed in by French troops and negotiating surrender.
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Associated Press
Rabat
French Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Banks Edge Toward Reopening Under Roosevelt Order
Roosevelt signs an executive order to extend bank holidays on a restricted basis as gold flows back to federal reserves. Officials expect sound banks to reopen soon, with more than 200 million dollars redeposited and Treasury coordinating bank conditions before any reopening.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Federal Reserve
Monay
Banks Open Limited Service in Valley After Holiday Proclamation
Banks of Winchester, Frederick, Clarke and Warren counties reopen on a restricted basis per President Roosevelt and Governor Pollard. Depositors may withdraw up to five percent from deposits but many restrictions remain until the national bank holiday ends. Checks for collection are accepted and deposits may be held in trust or withdrawn on the first business day after holidays are lifted.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Roosevelt
Pollard
Secretary of Treasury
United States
Frederick County School Board Reappoints Kline for Four-Year Term
The Frederick County School Board unanimously reelected Leslie D. Kline as Division Superintendent of Schools for a four year term starting July 1, 1933. A protest group gathered on the courthouse steps, while a board majority defended the decision in an executive session and issued a formal resolution praising Kline and outlining the reasons for continued leadership.
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Kline
Imediately
Messrs
Omps
Richard Make
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
County Court House
Kiline
Wyatt H. Richard
Sch
State Board of Education
School Board of
Point
Leslie D.kline
Death of Miss Ella Abbott in Culpeper County
Friends in Winchester mourn the death of Miss Ella Abbott former Winchester resident who died Friday March 3 at her Brandy Culpeper County home. She belonged to a prominent local family, was sister to the late Mrs James W Sibert, and connected with Kent Street Presbyterian Church and later L oudoun Street Presbyterian Church after merger. Funeral services were held last Sunday in Culpeper.
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Winchester
Ella Abbott
Brandy
Culpeper County
Miss Abbott
James W. Sibert
North Kent Street
Sibert and Denny
Abbott
Old Kent Street Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Culpeper
Mrs Shelton Returns Home After Washington Visit
Mrs James Lee Shelton has returned to Mrs Nancy Lee Cables on West Boscawen Street after visiting friends in Washington. Mrs Bryan Conrad, confined at her North Washington Street home for a week due to influenza, is reported to be improving rapidly.
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James Lee Shelton
Nancy Lee Cabl
West Boscawen Street
Washington
Bryan Conrad
North Washington Street
Principles of Mercator Charts Still Used by Seamen Today
The Sixteenth century chart of Mercator, created by the Flemish mathematician, embodies principles that continue to underlie charts widely used by sailors in modern navigation.
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Mercator
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Leslie
U. S
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Farley
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Swaners
Cordell Hull
Secretary of the Navy
James A. Claude A. Swanson
Coalin City
Henry
Caverns
Rosenberger
Common Council
Page
Messrs. Henry and Marshall
James P. Reardon
Revenue
Charles P. McVicar
Harper
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Finance Committee
City of
Lawrence V. Jolliffe
C. Fred Barr
Athens
Andrew Bell
Brown
Maj. E. M. Brown
Rags
Star Office
Edward Barnes
Mr. Rosenberger
Treasury
Woodin
Lower Valley
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