Structure To Rival A F L Sought By Lewis Fattmi
Textile and oil unions under the C I O plan to organize 2 250 000 workers to rival the A F L in a bid led by John Lewis. Chrysler reiterates it will not recognize the U A W as sole bargaining agent for 67 000 workers amid Detroit sit downs.
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A.F.L
Lewis Fattmi
Associated Press
Committee For Industrial Organization
Oration of Labor
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
Chrysler Motor Corporation
Chrysler Automotive
A F. of L
Torm
C I. O
John Lewis
ALB of L
Lewis
William Green
England
A. F. of L
Pittsburgh
John P. Frey
A. F. of L. Metal ‘Works
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler
Hudson Motor Car Company
General Motors Corporation
Hudson
General Motors
Winchester praises county clerks office upgrade plan
Pa Frederick announced support for expanding the county clerk's office to provide enlarged, safer filing facilities. He also proposed the city lease a hitching yard lot for parking, with grading lights and police protection, preserving county use rights and easing town parking.
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Pa Frederick
Board of Supervisors
Ma Winchester
Rev Allen Jones Accepts Moorefield Call In West Virginia
The Rev. Allen Jones, pastor of the Opequon group of Presbyterian churches in Frederick county, accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Moorefield West Virginia. He plans to begin work there April first and formally resigns his Frederick County pastorate this Sunday. The Opequon group includes several churches and has enjoyed sustained growth under his eight years of service in the Valley.
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Allen Jones
Opequon
Frederick County
Presbyterian Church
Moorefield
W. Va
Winchester
Jones
Moorefield Valley
Kernstown
Burnt Church
Albin
Cedar Cliff
Vaucluse
Round Hill
Chambersville
Cast Named for Market Street Church Biblical Drama
The cast committee and Miss Tressler announce Harry Ridgeway will play Joseph in The First Commandment at Market Street M E Church March 16 and 17. Supporting roles include A C Halvosa as Reuben and Fred Miller as Judah with Richard Griffith as Levi. 10 brethren will back Ridgeway in the village of Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tressler
Harry Ridgeway
Joseph
Market Street M. E
Fred Miller
Judah
Levi
Richard Griffith
Legion Meeting Plans Election Of Officers
L C C M Pha announces Thursday March 11 at 8 pm in the Legion Building election of officers with refreshments to follow.
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Pha Thurs
M. Legion
Court Reform Debate At Kiwanis Club In Constitution Week
R Gray Williams denounces Roose velts court reform plan as a threat to individual rights during Constitution Week remarks before the Kiwanis Club. He cites John W Davis on the Constitution as a guardian of liberties and outlines the first ten amendments as limits on federal power.
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Marble Palace of Justice
White House
R. Gray Williams
Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt
Williams
John W. Davis
United States
Washington Himslf
Farmer Stuart R Williams Found Dead from Gunshot
Stuart R Williams a longtime Frederick County farmer from the Mount Williams area was found dead in a vacant tenant house near his Merriman's Lane home. The gunshot wound near the heart was described as self-inflicted as relatives seek reasons for his act and note a recent fall during apple season.
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Stuart R. Williams
Mount Williams
Merriman’s Lane
Williams
Mr. Williams
Public Sale Notice for Antiques and Household Goods
Public sale set for March 12 includes antiques and household furniture. Held by Clarke Hardesty on Red Bud Road. Listing also mentions Newshades Holeproof Hosiery and Moling & Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Hardesty
Red Bud Road
Moling & Cather
Fire sweeps freighter Laila near Boston waterfront
A nitrate and sugar laden freighter Laila burned and exploded as fireboats and tugs battled the blaze along the Mystic River dock. All crew reportedly escaped unharmed as the ship was towed into midstream to prevent spread of flames to the harbor.
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Boston
Laila
Mystic River
Ship Captain Found Dead in Hospital Room
Capt. Ernest F. Daugherty of the Chesapeake Bay Steamship Line, 64, with 40 years at sea, was found dead four floors below his hospital room window at the Marine Hospital in Baltimore. A fellow patient reported he left his bed and later sat by a window before the window appeared open and the ship gone.
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Baltimore
Ernest F. Daugherty
Chesapeake Bay Steamship Line
Daugherty
Bay Shipping
Marine Hospital
Richard W. Williams
Williams
Orchardists Hold School in Frederick County Courthouse
About 100 fruit growers from Winchester and Frederick County attended the Frederick County Horticultural School at the courthouse. Speakers included P. H. Gold and A. H. Teske with topics on fruit industry outlook and soil management. Carl Miller of Appalachian Apples, Inc. attended among other leaders.
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Winchester
Frederick County
W. H. Daugherty
I. Fred Stine
P. H. Gold
A. H. Teske
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
W. S. Hough
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
R. Willey
W. A. Minor
Daugherty
Teske
Carl “Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
North Carolina considers ending gas chamber executions
Legislators weighed a bill to abolish the lethal gas chamber and switch to electrocution. State prison physician Dr. G. S. Coleman called gas execution a horrible painful method while noting electrocution as a quicker, less painful alternative.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Senate
G. S. Coleman
General Motors Settlement Near as Labor War Tightens
The Associated Press reports an imminent final settlement of GM labor disputes amid a CIO AFOL deadlock with Chrysler management leaving 65 000 idled. Green orders Aluminum Workers union charter lifted at New Kensington and the Alu minum Workers' Union aligns with the Lewis faction. A sit down strike starts at Crowley Milner and Company in Detroit with doors locked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Company
CIO
Chrysler
William Green
AFOL
John L. Lewis
Green
Aluminum Workers’ Union
New Kensington
Lewis
Crowley Milner and Company
Detroit
Secret Paris Talks Near Settlement for Spanish Civil War
New York dispatch reports Manila Free Press publisher F Theo Rogers saying secret negotiations in Paris since February 19 aim to end Spain's civil war. He claims six Franco insurgent representatives and others are close to a settlement with good prospects.
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Paris
Spain
New York
F. Theo Rogers
Manila
The
Philippines Free Press
Rogers
Francisco Franco
Strike Hits General Motors Plants in St Louis
In St Louis on March 10, United Automobile Workers members began a sit down strike at General Motors Chevrolet and Fisher body plants. In Detroit on March 10, Chrysler Corp vice president B E Hutchinson announced suit for an injunction to force UAW sit down strikers to vacate its plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
Fisher
Detroit
B. E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Corporation
Local Jail Safety Inquiry Under City Council Review
The Local Committee's report on jail conditions is to be presented to the City Council. Dr. Roy K. Flannagan inspected the Winchester and Frederick county jail this morning to assess sanitary conditions, with results described as satisfactory. The inquiry follows prior concerns about fire hazards in Virginia jails and possible cooperation with the Frederick county Board of Supervisors for improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy K. Flannagan
Richmond
State Department of Public Welfare
Winchester
Freedrick County
Flanagan
Frederick County
Virginia
Peyton Marshall
Allan Hawthorne
O. L. Jamison
C. R. Anderson
Douglas Is Forced Down
Douglas, an aviator living in Winchester, Virginia, landed his plane on a snow covered field near Mountain Meadow CCC camp in Oakland Maryland after a snow storm. Robert W. Schekells, junior forester, traveled 17 miles through the snow to relay word of the safety. The incident began when Douglas was flying at 12,000 feet yesterday and lost bearings amid the storm before landing at Harry Green’s farm to spend the night.
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Oakland
Robert W. Schekells
CCC
Mountain Meadow
Douglas
Schekells
Merchants To Hold Meeting In Winchester City Hall
A meeting of all Winchester merchants is set for Friday night March 12 at 8 o clock in the Council Chamber of City Hall. The purpose is to reach agreement on closing holiday dates and hours and other matters affecting merchants interests. All merchants urged to attend without fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Council Chamber
City Hall
D. L. Miller Ad Promises Paperhanging and Painting Work
Classified notice for D. L. Miller offering paperhanging and painting services with guaranteed quality and a contact point at 1487-J.
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D. L. Miller
Square Dance Golden Slipper at Matilija Thurs Night
advertisement for a square dance event at Golden Slipper formerly Old Appleway with times 1p to 11p announced by G. M. Frye. also lists a pet notice seeking good homes for three pretty female puppies part shepherd part collie with contact numbers 41-1 or 629-1.
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Old Appleway
Thurs
Mat
G. M. Frye
Hear Gladys Swarthout in Old Songs You Love
NBC Stations air Gladys Swarthout performances in a nostalgia hour from 10:30 to 11. The program features famous American tunes and highlights the soprano’s recorded legacy for listeners.
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Gladys Swarthout
NBC
Eleanor Howe
Columbia
Death Comes To An Editor
Robert J. Setchanove, 46, former Cumberland Daily News editor, died of a heart attack in Aliquippa Pa. He had been in Winchester recently for a special edition linked to the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He and his wife Beryl Watson, whom he married January 30 in Girard Ohio, had been in Winchester five weeks. Harry T. Cook has taken charge of the festival edition of The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Robert J. Setchanove
Cumberland Daily News
Aliquippa
Setchanove
Beryl Watson
Iowa
Winchester
Shenandoah
Youngstown
Girard
Ohio
Woodhall
Presbyterian Church
Harry T. Cook
New York
the Star
Trexler to Speak Tonight at Grace Church in Winchester
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Trexler of New York will speak at 7 30 this evening at Grace Lutheran Church. He is hailed as a leading Lutheran figure in the United States. An invitation goes to Winchester residents to hear him and his lasting impact. The offering supports the city’s recreational center for underprivileged children. The choir will sing The Way to Jerusalem from Olivet to Calvary by Mannder.
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Samuel Trexler
New York
Grace Lutheran Church
United States
Winchester
Jerusalem
Olivet
Calvary
Mannder
Wild Geese Head North Over Frederick County
A large flock of wild geese passed over Frederick County around 11 am heading to northern summer feeding grounds, likely Canada. A resident along Senseney Road described the V shaped formation, low flight, and honking, noting the sight was beautiful.
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Frederick County
Senseney Road
Canada
Roosevelt seeks authority to add six Supreme Court justices
Attorney General Cummings urged Congress to grant the president power to appoint up to six new Supreme Court justices to rejuvenate the court and avoid a constitutional crisis. He told the Senate judiciary committee that if new justices proved liberal, they would adjust to the system. if not, they would be no worse off. The hearing drew a large audience and followed Roosevelt’s radio address criticizing the court’s alleged super legislative powers.
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Washington
Cummings
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Borah
R.-Ida
Senate
High Tribunal
Dust From Dust Bowl Arrives By Mail in Winchester
Nelson C Hensell receives a sample of powdery dust from the Dust Bowl carried by first class mail. C C Finfrock, 83, a Winchester figure, reports the dust from Charles Wallingford’s Ashland residence in Kansas and notes ten dust pneumonia deaths recently. Finfrock plans a Winchester summer despite frequent travel and keeps in touch via the Evening Star.
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Winchester
Nelson C. Hensell
C. C. Finfrock
Frederick County
Charles Wallingford
Ashland
Kans
Wellingford
Finfrock
Virginia Woolen Stock For Sale Auction Notice
On Saturday March 13 1937 at eleven oclock in front of the County Court House I will offer for sale for the owner twenty six shares of Virginia Woolen Company common stock Auctioneer Coleman Dunn (3-9-1p-41).
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Virginia Woolen Company
Coleman Dunn
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R. G. Williams
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Frederick
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State Board of Public Welfare
Maryland
Harry Green
Herriot
Edouard Herriot
Lyons
France
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Dr. Trexler
Grace Church
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