Wm. Rosenberger 84 Burned to Death in Frederick County Fire
William H. Rosenberger, 84, perished in a fire at his Lamps section Frederick County home. Investigators from the coroner and Commonwealth's Attorney deem the blaze accidental though the exact origin remains undetermined. The house and attached wagon shed were destroyed and the body found burned beyond recognition amid melted coins and a pocketbook.
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Wm. Rosenberger
William H. Rosenberger
Lamps
Frederick County
R.M. Racey
Rosenberger
Mr. Racey
Racey
Miller Rosenberger
Mr. Rosenberger
Ble
Miller Rosener
Dr Meta Glass To Speak At Virginia AAUW Conference
The sixteenth annual Virginia State Division AAUW conference will be held April 12 13 at the George Washington Hotel. Delegates register 9 11 Friday with a Board meeting at 9 30 and a luncheon at 12 30. An afternoon program follows including an address and a branch presentation. The dinner at 7 features Dr Dorothy Stimson.
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Virginia State Division
American Association of University Women
George Washington Hotel
Branch
Forscuam
Sieteeain Sah
Dorothy Stimson
Forest fire season warned as blazes strike Bath and Clarke counties
MA Winchester warns forest fire season is here and urges care with matches and cigarettes. A large Bath county blaze and another in Clarke county burned sizeable farm timberland. Timber is a key farm resource and must be protected. sportsmen and others should take every precaution to prevent outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath County
Clarke County
Senate adopts $5000 limit on political contributions
Washington March 14 The Senate approved a $5000 cap on individual political contributions by attaching the amendment to anti politics legislation. The Bankhead provision passed 40 to 38 after tabling a reconsideration motion 41 to 38. Pepper led efforts to expand Hatch Act restrictions while Minton warned of potential delays delaying a final vote this month.
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Washington
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Pepper
D.-Fla
Hatch
Minton
D.-Ind
Armory Vacate Deadline Sparks Military Disbandment Fear
Hollis says Presbyterian Board orders return of Piccadilly street church armory. Units 3rd Battalion 116th Infantry and Company I 116th Infantry face no facility after September 1 with possible disbandment or transfer. Church plans to restore old stone building prompt vacate notice. formal action taken March 13.
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116Th Infantry
Wagner seeks federal regulation for investment firms advisers
Washington March 14 Senator Wagner Democrat New York proposed federal regulation of investment companies and investment advisers after charging investors were losing about half their money due to abuses and deficiencies.
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Washington
Wagner
D.N. Y
Federal
Ivestment
Virginia Sees Federal School Aid Potential Total
Dr. Sidney B. Hall, state superintendent, said Virginia could obtain 2 716 966 dollars in the first year if the Harrison Thomas federal aid bill passes Congress. After five years the annual total would rise to 5 000 000 dollars.
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Richmond
Sidney B. Hall
Virginia
State Auditor Announces 125 Local Audits Completed
Richmond Va March 14 L McCarthy Downs said his staff completed audits of 125 state and local governmental units in the last 60 days. The reviews covered sheriffs trial justices clerks courts county treasurers county boards of public welfare and several towns.
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Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Eight Planes Burn at Patco Airport Fire
A hangar at Patco airport near Norristown Pennsylvania caught fire, destroying eight airplanes and critically injuring one man as flames raged and triggered several explosions.
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Norristown
Patco Airport
Here
Fatal Clash in Manila Kills Two Socialists
In Manila on March 14 a violent clash left two Socialists dead and eleven people injured as authorities investigate the confrontation.
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Manila
Fugitives Reached Guayama With Fishermen Aid
Ives arrived in Guayama Puerto Rico today aided by fishermen who towed their disabled boat after days at sea. The fugitives had been sailing for several days before rescue.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Ives
Guayama
Head of Soviet Military Police In America To Be Called
Washington March 14 A chairman of a committee said a forthcoming hearing would name witnesses and discuss involvement of people in the Soviet military police in America. He noted no set date for the hearing and that the committee had not yet received police State information.
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America
Washington
D.-Tex
Miami
Fedes
Court of Blossom Queen contestants named in Shenandoah festival
More than twenty young ladies await their roles in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival court. Miss Dudley of Staunton Virginia represents Mary Baldwin College and Miss Smith of Kitzmiller Maryland represents Potomac State College Keyser West Virginia.
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Shenandoah XVII
Dudley and
Smith
Dudley
West Frederick Street
Staunton
Mary Baldwin College
Miss Smith
Kitzmiller
Potomac State College
Keyser
W. Va
Dovell Explains Postponing Action on State Jail Plans
Richmond Va March 14 Speaker Ashton Dovell cites multiple factors in delaying action on a bill to replace sheriff fee pay with salaries. He notes potential costs to counties from added deputies and police presence and rejects claims the move is a new program by Governor Price.
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Richmond
G. M. Gilkeson
Augusta County
General Assembly
Ashton Dovell
Henrico County
Lynchburg
Dovell
ABC
Covell
Price
Byrd
Crossing Crash Kills 23 In Texas Orchard Truck
At a grade crossing near McAllen Texas a Missouri Pacific passenger train hit an orchard bound truck killing 23 laborers, mostly Mexican origin, and injuring 17 others. The crash sent bodies along the tracks as the truck burned.
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Mccallen
Tex
Missouri-Pacific
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Alamo
Senior Play at Handley Friday Night
Handley high school presents Life Begins at Sixteen in the auditorium Friday evening. The senior class portrays realistic youths with hopes and trials under the direction of E. P. Browning, head of the English department and class sponsor. Participants include Hoffman Hurst Hammond Spillman Bridgers Hammill Kline Knight Garrett Hodgson Kingree Buhl Dick.
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Life
Handley
Asl
One Hoffman
M Hurst
Jean Hammond
Lucille Spillman
Robert Bridgers
Marion Hammill
Marie Kline
John Knight
Kathleen Garrett
Mary Hodgson
William Kingree
Nelson Buhl
Margaret Dick
E. P. Browning
Moore Corrects Salary Figures in Virginia House
Berryville Va March 14 Delegate E Blackburn Moore accused Governor Price of false figures in salary increases and new positions. He cited executive orders and asked the governor to have department heads provide accurate figures to the people.
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Berryville
E. Blackburn Moore
Conntratner
Hodges
Price
Miy
Andar
Egger
Long Begins New Building Program At Middletown
Middletown Virginia March 14 work has begun on a nine house bungalow row along Route 11 north of the school building. Builder C S Headley contracted to erect the homes for R L Happy Long with seven workers and two houses underway at a time. The first house should be ready in about three weeks and four designs are used.
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Middletown
R. L
Happy
Long
Route
C. S. Headley
Stephens City
G. W
Don” Lemley
Eeach
Headley
German Skipper Sinks More Ships
Berlin reports the U-boat commander who sunk the aircraft carrier Courageous on the first cruise also sank 24,600 tons of shipping on his second voyage. The communiqué notes no special actions on the western front and confirms a French Mureaux plane shot down south of Strasbourg. A German agency adds the Eschersheim was sunk off the Jutland coast near Rudberg.
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Berlin
Courageous
High Command
Strasbourg
Schuhart
Eschersheim
Rudberg Kude
Jutland
DNB
Nazis Seek To Spare Rumania Fate Of Finns
Berlin dispatch reports Germany has secured a pledge from Soviet Russia that Rumania will be spared in southeast Europe. The move, tied to a possible Russian Romanian non aggression pact, follows secrecy as Berlin hosts a Romanian general and a mission linked to trade terms in Bohemia Moravia.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Europe
Bohemia-Moravia
Bucharest
Clarke County forms marl plant to aid farmers in Virginia
Clarke County Agent Chamblin C Funkhouser announces a 3500 dollar co operative marl plant under construction at Tilt Hammer Mill on Mrs Frank Whiting's farm beside the Shenandoah River. Arthur Golightly leads as general manager with financing via five dollar indebtedness certificates for member sale.
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The
Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Chamblin C. Funkhouser
Arthur Golightly
Tilt Hammer Mill
Frank Whiting
Shenandoah River
Clarke Farmer Co-operative Association
Clarke Farmers Group
Virginia Co-operative Marketing Act
Punkhouser
Funkhouser
Lupton Orchard Supply Company
Winchester
Sweden Open to Talks on Defense Pact with Finland
The report notes Sweden ready to discuss a defensive agreement with Finland as part of broader moves, with Stockholm and Helsinki cited in dispatches. Berlin and Moscow sources reference a three-power defense pact under consideration and rumors of treaties affecting Romania, plus war-era moves on Viipuri.
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Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Judge recollects trial of Allens in Hillsville case
Circuit Judge Philip Williams recalls the 1912 Hillsville shootings that injured officials and the ensuing trials of Floyd and Claude Swanson Allen. He notes defense by Sidney Allen's counsel Mr Buxton and involvement of seven defense lawyers and four prosecutors. The sale notice for Martin Nolan Farm appears at the end.
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Philip Williams
Allen
Sid
University of Enslaw School
Hillsville
Abingdon
Carolina
Buxton
Winston-Salem
Sidney Allen
Winchester
Williams
Allens
Richard E. Byrd
Floyd
Claude Swanson Allen
Richmond
Chicken Supper at Ridgeway Benefits Paynes Chapel
Green Gables hosts a chicken supper on March 22 serving from 5 p.m. for Paynes Chapel benefit. Tickets 35 cents. Proceeds support the church group and local activities.
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Ridgeway
Green Gables
Paynes Chapel
City and County Brevities Highlight Local Collector
Paul Walker of Stephens City owns 46 pipes collected over 20 years starting in Morgan Town West Virginia. The display includes a Calabash pipe from South Africa and a 12 year old German pipe with real rubber coating. Walker crafts walnut inlays, makes boats and skiffs, and enjoys embroidery and bass fishing. His wife jardines 2,500 tulips last fall.
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Paul Walker
Stephens City
Walker
Morgantown
W. Va
South Africa
U. S
Ohio
Hitler
Anthony Walker
Sweden seeks northern defensive alliance amid Finnish peace
Stockholm announced it is ready to discuss a defensive alliance with Norway and Finland as Russia seeks concessions to end the Finnish war. Koht echoed the bid after President Kallio urged unity, with Germany possibly blocking any northern pact. Sweden, aiming for an unbiased reassessment, underscored tighter northern cooperation while noting strategic rail links and frontier shifts.
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Stockholm
Norway
Halvdan Koht
Aft
Kyosti Kallio
Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Sweden
Scandinavia
Prague
Germany
Christian Gunther
Gulf of Bothnia
Grand River Dam Site Is Guarded
National Guardsmen patrolled the Grand River dam as Gov. Leon C. Phillips resisted the Public Works Administration. Construction on the $20,000,000 hydro electric project continued under guard with orders to flood lands if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disney
Okla
Grand River Dam
Leon C. Phillips
Public Works Administration
Sleet Storm Impacts Frederick Clarke Drviers Face Hazards
A freezing temperature and mild sleet draped Frederick and Clarke counties this morning. Sleet formed on trees and surfaces, creating hazardous driving conditions with several motorists reporting slick roads but no accidents at patrol time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Winter
Frederick
Clarke
Poacony v
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Robert DeHaven
DR. Meta Glass
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Goucher
Presbyterians
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Board of Deacons of the
Presbyterian Church
Bulletins
U.S. School Aid
Mary Frances Dudley
Dorothy Grace Smith
Moore
Governor Price
Louis P. Lockner
Co-Operative
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Oo Price
C. Funkhouser
Mise Frances van Devanter
H. J. Hardesty
A. C. Buckley
W. F. Gaunt
R. B. Smith, Jr
Associated Press
Moscow
Viipuri
Allen Mountain
Carroll County
Martin Nolan
Lacres
Kallio
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