Green Pledges AFL Support for Roosevelt Court Bill
AFL president William Green told the Senate judiciary committee that an enlightened judiciary requires new blood in the Supreme Court to handle social and economic issues. He supported the Roosevelt court bill and warned a constitutional amendment might accompany its passage if needed, while senator Robinson hinted at compromise.
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Washington
William Green
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robinson
Green
Supreme
United States
Austin
Congress
Superstitions Provide Chuckles Amid Groundhog Day
Winchester notes that superstitions amuse yet cause slips like the new shoe tale. He jokes on the Groundhog’s reign ending at midnight and invites readers to submit their own superstition ideas for a public list.
Admiral Hobson Dies at Home Hero of Spanish American War
Rear Admiral Richmond P. Hobson U S N a hero of the Spanish American War died suddenly of a heart attack at his home. A Naval Academy graduate he sailed an obsolete ship into Santiago harbor and sank the vessel bottling up the Spanish fleet. Hobson preached prohibition in retirement and served several terms in Congress from his native state.
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New York
Richmond P. Hobson
Admiral Hobson
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Louis M. Nulton
Santiago
Cuba
Winchester
Spain
Leclaine
Admiral Nurton
Congress
Dr. Stuart Honored With 50-Year Medical Service Tribute
Dr Emmett C Stuart was surprised at a stag party in his Winchester home Hawthorne to mark 50 years as a physician. About 25 Winchester doctors attended. a Buick coupe was presented in his honor, reflecting decades of service and gratitude from colleagues patients and friends.
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Hawthorne
Emmett C. Stuart
Doctors of
Winchester
Doctors and Surgeons of
Stuart
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore
Boyd
Budget Fight Shapes Talks on Balancing the Budget
Washington reports Speaker Bankhead rebuked Federal Reserve Chair Eccles for linking budget balance to higher incomes taxes. Bankhead called taxes a disliked word and praised House efforts to cut spending, while Rep. Treadway urged first reducing government outlays to stop inflation and balance the budget.
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Washington
Bankhead
House
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
House Appropriations Committee
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Ways and Means
Treadway
Home Demonstration Advisory Board Meets in Frederick
Frederick County Home Demonstration Advisory Board will convene Thursday afternoon March 18 to elect officers and delegates to the state meeting. Miss Elizabeth Farrar county demonstration agent announces the spring session will also cover business matters with Miss R Belle Burke District Home Agent from Charlottesville present. Mrs Lester Daily will preside and Mrs C C Bowman serves as secretary.
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Frederick County
Elizabeth Farrar
R. Belle Burke
Charlottesville
Lester Daily
Cross Junction
C. C. Bowman
Middletown
Drama The First Commandment Tonight at Market Street Church
Miss Tressler announces the biblical drama The First Commandment will be presented tonight at 8 o clock at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The cast is ready with special costumes lighting tested and memorized lines. The play dramatizes events leading to the Ten Commandments starting with Joseph and his sale into bondage and rise to governor of Egypt.
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Joseph
Egypt
Wanted Chestnut Oak Bark for Contract
A. C. Slonaker & Son of Winchester Virginia advertises for chestnut oak bark under a contract. Contact details are provided for interested suppliers.
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A. C. Slonaker & Son
Winchester
Library Duke Not To Be Pensioned By Britishers
London reports the government will not grant a pension to the Duke of Windsor. The royal family will fund the former King Edward VIII instead. The King’s civil list excludes the Duke and Cornwall revenues are handed to Commons with a plea to provide for Queen and royal children and the Duke of Gloucester.
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London
Duke of Windsor
George VI
Edward VIII
House of Commons
Commons
Duchy of Cornwall
Edward
Duke of Glocester
Detroit Four Top Hotels Shut Over Labor Disputes
Detroit's four largest hotels the Book Cadillac Detroit Leland Fort Shelby and hotel Statler suspended operations and closed to new patrons amid rising labor disputes. Police stationed at doors and heat at facilities was halted. Nearly 4 000 accommodations affected as employees were notified of the closing orders. Explorer Martin Johnson and Mrs Johnson noted in coverage of city and Ann Arbor events.
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Detroit
Statler
Martin Johnson
Cadillac
Johnson
Ann Arbor
Bombs Rain On Spaniards In Multiple Attacks
Insurgent air units bombed Madrid Guadalajara Alcala de Henares and Barcelona killing ten near Canillejas four at Barcelona and a ship sunk in the harbor. Government pilots fought back as two insurgent planes were downed at Alcala de Henares and new positions east of the Jarama River were attacked.
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Associated Press
Guadalajara
Madrid
Canillejas
Alcala de Henares
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Madrid Defense Command
Jarama River
Avila
Merchants To Confer About Plans For Fete
F W Fead today asked business proprietors to meet at 2 PM tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel to discuss arrangements for the upcoming Ghenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Philip R. Fowle was named director general of finance, a key post ensuring funds for the celebration.
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F. A. Read, Jr
Ghenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Fead
Fowle
Lewis M. Allen
Philip R. Fowle
Gener
Rotary Snow Plow In Use For Frederick County Roads
The Frederick County Highway Department debuts a rotary snow plow capable of clearing an eight foot swath through ten foot drifts at 3 to 4 mph. Engineer William C. Poston secured one of 22 purchased by the state, and the unit was tested on Route 50 and Opequon district rural roads with full controls in the cab.
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Highway Department
Frederick County
William C. Poston
State Highway Department
Route 50
Opequon
Invest
New Sheriff Takes Temporary Post in Frederick County
Dr. James A. Miller, local physician and coroner, explains that acting sheriff duties fall to the county coroner when a sheriff resigns. The former deputies lose authority as process servers and cannot make arrests, placing the burden of enforcing laws on the new temporary sheriff.
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James A. Miller
Frederick County
Harry L. McCann
Smith
Agreements Sought on Collective Bargaining Across Industries
United Automobile Workers seek national and regional collective bargaining deals for over 300000 workers in steel, auto, and electrical sectors. Chrysler strike involving more than 60000 workers looms as Detroit talks proceed. GE and URW AOA meet in New York to discuss national bargaining for the first time, while Carnegie Illinois Steel faces Pittsburgh talks on working conditions and arbitration.
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Associated Press
Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler Motor Corporation
General Electric Company
United Electrical and Radio Workers of America
New York
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Congress Members Back Movie Stars Off Map On Mail
Washington report notes a flood of letters over the court reorganization plan with administrators and lawmakers overwhelmed. Senators and representatives describe stacks of mail, with gaps in staff, seeking extra clerks as voters express mixed support and opposition to the President's bill.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Robert Taylor
Prosecution Opens in Myers Conspiracy Trial Case
James N. Conner testified he delivered moonshine to the Myers residence in Winchester and loaded liquor in Dr. Myers car. Other witnesses described the raid on the Myers farm, a 800 gallon still, and a 5,500 pounds sugar seizure as the federal conspiracy case proceeds with 19 overt acts listed. The jury was quickly seated as the case moves toward trial.
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The
Star
Harrisonburg
James N. Conner
Walter D. Myers
W. B. Cooper
Winchester
Myers
John Paul
Frederick County
Dr. Myers
Cooper
Conner
Martinsburg
W. Va
Otis L. Bennett
Butler
Howard Goldman
Robert Palmer
United
United States
William E. Cooper
Andrew Hawkins
Rufus Hawkins
Loring Clowsex
Walker G. Havermale
Francis Funk
Winchester Police Department
H. L. McCann
ABC
I. M. Barnett
Berryville
Shenandoah Valley
Danville
C. E. Jeffry
Mongoluo Declared Independent Nation In Northern China
Missionaries report Mongol hordes in Chahar Province have proclaimed a new state named Mongoluo with Japanese advisors. Reports from Peiping say foreign observers consider it a probable puppet regime tied to Japan.
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Kalgan
Chahar
China
Mongcukuo
Manchoukuo
Teh Wang
Peiping
Mongoluo
Japan
Beauty Shop Softening System Demonstration Notice
The Louise Beauty Shop uses a Permutit softener for shampoo water. Interested persons may visit at 6 W. Cork St to see how the system operates.
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Ae Louise
Tao
Cork St
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Coronation Group
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John. A. Booten
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Warm Springs
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E. M. Creen
Jesse G. Hiner
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W. M. Holladay
William Joseph
Henry C. Kaufman
Luray
H. V. Pipher
Boyce
B. D. Rose
Mountain Grove
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Frank S. Tavenner, Jr
Mongookuo
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