Germany expands army despite Versailles terms
Reports from London Washington Paris Berlin describe Hitler announcing 500000 men under conscription and a 36 division peacetime army. Officials warn the move violates the 1921 treaty and threatens world peace as Germany declares full independence from Versailles obligations.
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Hitler
Washington
Germany
United States
State Department
Berlin
France
Paris
Reich
Ger
Spring Reopens City as Kites Rise Over Handley Grounds
The piece notes warm weather returning with open doors and colorful kites flying on Handley grounds. It mentions city street patching after harsh winter, with some areas needing more repairs while others fared better.
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Handley Grounds
State Cities to Confer Over Relief Matters
Virginia cities will send representatives to Richmond on Wednesday to confer with Governor Peery and VERA Director William A. Smith about relief, a meeting called by Norfolk Mayor W. R. L. Taylor of the League of Virginia Municipalities. The group aims to determine the path of the new federal relief bill.
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Richmond
Virginia
Peery
VERA
William A. Smith
W. R. L. Taylor
Norfolk
League of Virginia
Carl Gordon Buys the First 1935 Auto Tags
One hundred ninety five new 1935 auto tags were sold at the Chamber of Commerce office yesterday by Andrew Bell who has sold tags here for years. Carl Gordon of Bakers Drug Store bought the first two tags Nos 122101 and 122102 in the new series. 170 tags were for passenger cars and 25 for trucks. Total cash taken reached 2330 dollars. Bell urges early tag collection to avoid last minute crowds. Brisk business throughout the day with at most five people waiting at any moment.
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Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Carl Gordon
Baker’s Drug Store
D. N. A. Endorses Central Relief Plan
Arthur M. Field explains the centralization of welfare and charitable groups at a District Nurse Association meeting on March 6. The association supports the plan and pledges cooperation, led by MAS FAULKNER FULLER as president.
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Arthur M. Field
District Nurse Association
Mas Faulkner Fuller
Start New Term Of Court Monday
The March term of Corporation Court will be convened by Judge Philip Williams Monday morning. No grand jury has been summoned and a jury for civil cases will be sworn. It could not be learned today whether several appeals from lower courts will be tried this term.
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Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Roof Fire in Building on East Piccadilly Street
A roof fire at building No 39 East Piccadilly Street occupied by E W Armstrong was extinguished quickly with no damage. The alarm rang at 10 30 this morning. No 37 East Piccadilly Street part of the same building houses the Colonial Art and Craft Shop.
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East Piccadilly Street
E. W. Armstrong
Colonial Art and Craft Shop
Stultz Loy Couple Secure Marriage License
Miss Charlott Frances Stultz of Valley Avenue and Mr. James A. Loy of the city obtained a marriage license at the county clerk’s office. The bride is the daughter of L. E. and Mrs. Stultz, originally from New Market. Loy is the son of Cleve and Mrs. Loy, born in Red Cloud Nebraska, now a fin at Virginia Woolen Mills.
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Charlott Frances Stultz
Valley Avenue
James A. Loy
L. E. Stultz
New Market
Mr. Loy
Cleve Loy
Red Cloud
Nebr
The
Virginia Woolen Mills
Mrs. Miller Improves After Illness at North Braddock
Mrs. E. W. Miller who has been ill for a week at her home at No. 22 North Braddock street is reported today to be somewhat improved.
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E. W. Miller
North Braddock Street
Public Sale Includes Furniture and Antiques at 505 National Ave
Auction set for Saturday March 23 at 1 PM lists a 3 piece living room suite, two bed room suites, dining set, two antique clocks, two pianos, range, oil stove, chinaware, utensils, ice box, library table, rugs, home made carpet, Brussel carpet. Terms by A R McQuay and J W McQuay at 505 National Ave.
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A. R. McQuay
J. W. McQuay
National Ave
Special March 16 and 17 Free Beer and Sandwiches
A short local notice promotes events on March 16 and 17 offering free beer and sandwiches with a drain and lubrication theme. The item is a compact community flyer possibly unclear in full details.
Major federal raid nets over two thousand arrests nationwide
Washington reports more than 2 000 arrests across six treasury agencies in a large scale anti crime drive. Alcohol tax unit leads with 1 175 arrests and 851 stills seized, while customs and coast guard operations add to seizures and forthcoming totals.
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Washington
Treasury
Customs Bureau
Alcohol Tax Unit
Narcotics Bureau
Secret Service
Coast Guard
Internal Revenue Bureau
the Treasury
Coast Guards
Atlantic
South Georgia
New Orleans
Immigration Service
Free T B Clinic To Be Held Here On Next Tuesday
A free tuberculosis clinic will be held by a State Health Department specialist at the District Nurse Association offices near the Court House next Tuesday, March 19, from 9 30 a m to noon and 2 to 4 p m. The clinic is under the Frederick County Board of Health in cooperation with county physicians. Appointments are by calling 1189 between 2 and 3 p m. Children under 15 are not examined unless referred. Ex sanatorium patients require written family physician request.
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State Health Department
District Nurse Association
Court House
Frederick County
Miller's Seeds and Garden Goods Ad
Large variety of garden and flower seed for this season. Onion sets and lawn cross seed also available. Buy early and have them on hand. Store notes 128 years in business with medicines toilet goods and chemicals.
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Miller’s
Kernstown Service Station Ad Offers 24 Hour Service
The American lists Kernstown's newest and most modern service station at 1173-1 with 24 hour service. Frank Adams is the agent.
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Kernstown
Frank Adams
Awnings Advertised by Miller Co for Porches and Stores
John S Miller & Co advertise awnings for porches windows and stores in a concise advertising note dated March 16. The listing highlights porch and store installations and is authored by the Miller firm.
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John 5S
Miller & CO
Child Hurled Into Town Run Falls Hurt in Channel Accident
Harold McKee eight years old was knocked into the Town Run channel by a schoolmate and suffered a skull fracture and eye injuries. Rescued by city hall caretaker Wilbur Chapman, the boy was rushed to the hospital where doctors feared possible optic nerve damage though his condition improves.
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Harold McKee
Town Run
Wilbur Chapman
City Hall
Chapman
Cameron Street
Robert Gordon Jenkins
Elizabeth Jenkins
McKee
Special Sewer Tax To Come Up On Next Monday
A water and sewer committee meeting is set for 2 PM Monday to discuss the special sewer assessment for filling stations and related businesses. Council previously referred the $10 assessment to the sewer committee amid division among members on retaining or eliminating the charge. Some stations reportedly lack a license tax applied to other businesses.
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Water and Sewer Committee
Council
New Life Lease Charity Drive Aims to Help Eight Member Family
Lee Coble chairs Winchester welfare committee as a $6,000 fund drives for a central charitable campaign. A mother is dead and a bedridden father, with seven children, survive on stews and candles. They live in a three room house with broken windows and scarce shoes. Twenty five dollars a month would restore some normalcy, and organizers plan a city wide drive through September to support many similar cases.
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Lee Coble
Welfare and Poor Committee
Winchester
Relief Workers Hampered By Wind And Sand
Storms hinder aid crews as floodwaters breach St Francis levee near Piggott Arkansas. Some 500 more families flee, bringing total evacuees to over 1,100 as sandbag shortages cripple levee repairs and livestock losses rise.
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ST. Louis
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Mississippi River
St. Francis
Piggott
Ark
French Governor General Missing in Congo Jungle Flight
French Governor General Edward Renard, his wife, five officers and a radio operator are feared dead after their plane vanished in a storm over the Congo swamps. Rescue efforts by military planes and river tug fail to locate any trace of the party.
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Brazzaville
Middle
Congo
Edward Renard
Africa
Madame Renard
Michael Winburn
Bangui
Belgian Congo
Algiers
Renard
Jean Chiappe
Army
Aged Virginia Woman Miss Virginia F Ott Dies at 97
Miss Virginia F Ott aged 97 longtime northern Virginia resident died in Neffstown from infirmities of age. She lived with Walter S Ott former companion and left Harrisonburg where family had resided. Funeral services set for Harrisonburg with burial in family lot.
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Virginia F. Ott
Virginia
Neffstown
Miss Ott
Funk
Walter S. Ott
Harrisonburg
William Ott
Woodstock
Eliza Hartman Ott
E. Dulaney Ott
Federal Agent Wounded in Loudoun County Shooting
Word from Leesburg Virginia reports federal revenue agent Kirkpatrick shot in a moonshine area of Loudoun County and left fleeing suspect at large. Kirkpatrick listed in precarious condition and taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Leesburg
Federal
Kirkpatrick
Loudoun County
Much Colder Start To Week Weather Outlook
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday highlights rain in the south and light snow in the north Sunday night. Generally fair conditions follow with rain midweek and again toward the weekend. Temperatures fall Monday then rise Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, with colder nights Thursday and Friday.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic States
Horses Bring Crowd to Hitching Yard Auction
The county hitching yard on the corner of Boscawen and Cameron streets drew about 200 spectators and buyers for a five-horse sale. One horse sold for 95 dollars, while a mare drew bids up to 130 dollars. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn answered buyers questions as owners praised their animals amid hot sun and driven-in buggies.
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Boscawen
Cameron Streets
Coleman Dunn
Friendship Fire Company Sermon Announcement
The annual sermon to the Friendship Fire Company will be preached Sunday evening at 7 30 o'clock at Christ Episcopal Church. All members are urged to meet at Friendship Hall at 7 o'clock to march in a body to the church. Pass the word around, boys. Co D Barnett, Capi.
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Friendship Fire Company
Christ Episcopal Church
Friendship Hall
Two Firemen Die In Chicago Street Collision
Chicago March 16 Two firemen were killed and eleven others injured in a collision between a fire squad truck and a fire engine at a loop intersection while answering a minor alarm. The dead are Captain Frank O'Connor and fireman Lawrence O'Connell. Several others, including Peter Doyle Phil Kelly and Martin J Karney, were reported in serious condition.
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Chicago
Frank O’connor
Fire Department
Lawrence O'Connell
Peter Doyle
Phil Kelly
Martin J. Karney
Wabash Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Byrd Thanks Kingfish For Compliment In Senate
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia thanked Senator Huey Long of Louisiana for a compliment. Long said he often disagrees with Byrd and generally aligns with Byrd on few issues, noting it is odd to find agreement with Byrd. He quips that when Byrd votes no in the chamber he votes aye, and that Maryland’s Tydings is the only other senator he disagrees with more often.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
Senate
Senator Byrd
Tydings
Maryland
Funeral Rites Held for Henry Pease in Whitacre
Henry Pease 18 adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Pease died after a brief pneumonia illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The Whitacre church service was led by Rev. B. F. Spitzer with many friends in attendance. Pallbearers included Willie Dawson and six Gano and Patterson youths. burial followed at Whitacre cemetery.
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Whitacre
Henry Pease
Melvin Pease
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Whitacre Church
B. F. Spitzer
United Brethren
Willie Dawson
John
Stuart Gano
Walter
James
Thomas Patterson
Pease
Frederick County
E W Armstrong Co Advertisement
E W Armstrong Co lists location at 39 E Piccadilly Street and phone number 639 indicating a local business notice.
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E. W. Armstrong Co
E. Piccadilly St
Russian Books At The Library
Two dissident memoirs by Dr. Tchernavin and wife Tatiana reveal Soviet OGPU era repression since 1930. "I Speak for the Silent" and "Escape from the Soviets" offer personal accounts of imprisonment and escape. Available for borrow at Handley Library for readers seeking insight into Russia today.
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Russia
Tchernavin
Tatiana
Apple Blossom Festival girds for bigger 1935 pageant
About 400 people fill the Washington Hotel as R Gray Williams and Thomas B Byrd outline the twelfth Apple Blossom Festival aims. The event is framed as an enduring local institution with growth goals and tourism draw. Transportation groups pledge support and volunteers are thanked for backing the festival.
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Washington
R. Gray Williams
Thomas B. Byrd
Byrd
Cooper
Gray Williams
Williams
World News At A Glance: Multiple Fatalities and Labor Tensions
Minneapolis reports three deaths in farm dwelling barns near the city. Washington proves coal industry dispute threatens joint wage conference with United Mine Workers. Baltimore notes a 58 percent rise in income tax collections. San Jose adjourns David A. Lam trial for the weekend. Chicago drops remaining charges against Samuel Insull Sr and his brother Martin.
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Minneapolis
City
Washington
United Mine Workers
Baltimore
San Jose
Cal
David A. Lam
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Martin
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