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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
1
Senator Byrd demands a government reorganization to be a two edged weapon against waste and inefficiency. He plans strongly economic amendments to reduce expenditures for a balanced budget while administration leaders fear impacts on federal bureaus.
From a Williamsburg Scrap Book compiled by the Williamsburg Garden Club the piece praises William Galt a Bru ton Parish sexton for his knowledge of local graves inscriptions and historic sites. He was a trusted go between for visitors including a gray haired Alabama woman and a Dakota senator calling each by affectionate nicknames.
Public auction announced for 25 shares of Commercial and Savings Bank stock at the front court house on Saturday March 18 at 12 o'clock. Auctioneer C. I. Brumback. (3-16-16-21)
Sarah Zane Hall hosts an amateur show Friday night at 8 o clock featuring Pappy Slim and Curly with performances likely on stage.
Washington March 16 Col FP Harrington administrator told a House appropriations sub committee that WPA rolls probably could be cut in half by July 1940 He sought an additional 150 million dollars through June 30 to operate and said the agency is not permanent and could be liquidated with more private jobs About 3 000 000 are on WPA rosters Sub committee planned further testimony and possible hearings to be continued Monday
Patrons and school authorities consider forming a P T A branch in every Frederick county community with a school to boost public education. Mrs Julian Steele and Miss Annie Preston Starling will head plans for the District P T A convention. Delegates from six counties including Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Rappahannock and Rockingham will attend.
Paris reports agitation rising for a coalition government uniting parties to oppose Germany. French observers note shifting views after Hitler’s absorption of Bohemia and Moravia, with Daladier and Lebrun set to meet to discuss the crisis and potential peace shifts.
Helen Dettweiler of Washington posted 71 to begin the second round of the Aiken women’s golf tourney in Aiken South Carolina The Maryland State champion led after rounds of 37 and 34 giving her a one stroke edge over Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia
On Monday March 27 at 8 PM in Handley High School auditorium Winchester and Frederick county banks present a program featuring Andrew Summers Virginia tenor with a solo from Mme DeV Hempstead and remarks by William A. Irwin. The event aims to foster closer bank customer relations with a moving picture Sixty Thousand A Day by George E Foreman and a Virginia Bankers Association representation by C L Robey. Complimentary tickets available from the sponsoring banks.
President William Green of the AFL left with his executive council a vital problem for peace talks with the CIO. Fifteen vice presidents, who expelled John L. Lewis and the unions that helped him form the CIO, are summoned to a special session March 22 to decide if the rebels can be brought under the broader jurisdiction they have claimed since the split.
Household furniture to be sold at public auction Saturday March 18 at 10 a m. Located at 368 National Ave.
A public sale is set for March 18 at 11 a.m. in front of the Court House in Albin Virginia to dispose of the Olivia Harmer home. The notice assigns the action to public sale by local authorities.
About 34 growers attended a county courthouse gathering where Dr. Ansel B. Groves warned of a potential bitter rot outbreak due to reduced spraying. Dr. John P. Bregger spoke on contour planting and irrigation, while A H Teske discussed fertilization and cover crops for a possibly larger 1939 crop.
Mrs. Mary Sarrafino testified that her husband John Sarrafino 54 had beaten her for years and sought relief. Magistrate E Robert Levinson sentenced Sarrafino who pled guilty to 30 days in jail.
Seventy five more workers added at O Sullivan Rubber Company bringing total employment to about 380 as cork and rubber cork inner sole shoes grow popular for women and beach wear. The firm plans continued cork soling and crepe soles with government orders for rubber gas masks through July. Advertising manager Justin Funkhouser moves to Winchester from the New York office.
Senate naval committee Chairman Walsh said after a White House conference that President Roosevelt objected to an elimination of a $5,000,000 Guam harbor development item from the naval air base bill. The president preferred moving the appropriation to a rivers and harbors bill and may recommend that.
Death Valley Scotty announced the Monte Cristo castle in California is for sale. He cites crowding and a government park status as factors, naming a asking price of 2,381,000 dollars for roughly 12,000 acres with a 22 mile 80,000 foot fence. His partner Albert W. Johnson confirmed the sale.
The report notes Hitler decreeing Bohemia and Moravia as an autonomous protectorate within Greater Germany while Hungary annexes Carpatho Ukraine. Prague awaits a moment to address seven million Czech subjects as battles erupt near Chust and across Carpatho Ukraine. Questions loom on Danzig Memelland and the Drang Nach Osten drive.
Ladimir S. Hurban, Czech Slovak minister, refused to hand over the Czech legation and consulate in Washington to German officials without a written Prague order. He demanded a document signed by President Hacha confirming relinquishment of authority to the German Reich. A German official said Prague would be asked to issue the necessary instructions. Dr. Rosenberg acted on orders from Dr. Hans Thomsen.
Beverly Hills California March 16 Police investigated the death of Mildred Doherty 41 wife of a national magazine writer in Benedict Canyon while searchers found her body in a wooded slope after she vanished Tuesday night She had called her husband from the home of writer Richard Carroll before beginning a hill walk and was found nearly 24 hours later.
Sheriff Deegan fixed the punishment for Louis Woolshlager wife beating at 11 a m Tuesday. Woolshlager will receive five lashes and 30 days in jail at the whipping post behind the city jail.
Arrangements allow drivers to renew permits at the Chamber of Commerce office, avoiding sending applications and money orders to Richmond. Frances Trimble will assist applicants from 9 AM to collect the 50 cent fee. The drive seeks to issue 750,000 permits before June 30, with auto licenses selling since yesterday and 152 sets counted so far.
In New Castle Pennsylvania on March 16 Angeline Mara vola a 22 year old housemaid faced cross examination for the murder of her employer's son Michael Rich Jr She testified that she shot him after learning he planned to marry another girl She described a struggle in the Rich home and said she fired after he threatened her noting she denied shooting him four times in the back while he spoke on the telephone
St Louis reports that Henry Armstrong, a famed lightweight, risks his titles tonight against Feldman in a high profile clash. The veteran challenger aims to defend his belt as both fighters prepare for a decisive moment in the ring.
In London the government considers recalling Sir Nevile Henderson to Berlin to report on Germanys eastward advance. Chamberlain declined to say if Britain would protest Germanys invasion of Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia. Sir John Simon indicated steps to keep Czech gold in London, and Nazi influence in Britain was under close watch. The navy stated it could meet a direct challenge and outlined a large building program for 1939 40 including two fast battleships and 200 vessels in total.
The Georgia House erupted in a fist fight as Chairman Henderson Lanham tried to curtail debate on a 2 percent retail sales tax proposal. Rep. W. H. Lovett confronted Lanham at the rostrum, Lanham signaled possible national guard aid, and Lovett was struck, drawing blood under his eye.
Armstrong defends two St Louis Negro titles against Lew Fieldman of Brooklyn in a 15 round welterweight bout. Weigh in at 2 p m CST with 135 pound limit. Feldman would claim a share of gate receipts if he wins. Feldman previously knockout challenger in New York.
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