Senators Battle Over Early Vote On Government Reorganization
In Washington March 17 Senator Norris opposes limiting presidential power to reorganize bureaus including TVA. Wheeler amendment would require Congress approval before orders take effect, drawing support and opposition. Byrd proposes cutting federal spending by ten percent in the 1940 year amid claims of ongoing high outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Senate Today
TVA
Nebraska
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Wheeler
Holt
D-Wova
White House
Byrnes
D-Sc
Byrd
D-Va
Contented life and simple virtues quoted by MA Winchester
The message urges learning to be content with modest means and right living. It advocates a quiet home, cherished books, loyal friends, love in return, and a devotion to truth. It contrasts this with bigotry and empty joy, promoting trust, hope, and a peaceful philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Dodson
Hitler
Napoleon
Waterloo
Elba
U. S. Holds To Rights In Quest For Peace Arming Policy
Secretary Hull declares a policy of arming for protection while pursuing peace and independence from alliances. He advocates consultation with other nations, parallel action, and rejects isolation as unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Hall
Washington
America
Hull
Gordell Hulles
National Press Club
Europe
Asia
Litvinoff
Germany
Japan
Italy
Ickes Rules Out Blocking TVA Private Utility Deal
Secretary Ickes said the Public Works Administration will not block TVA negotiations to purchase private electric facilities in the Tennessee Valley. He stressed municipalities may proceed with their own plans and that the PWA will not dictate city actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
PVA
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate House
Public Works Administration
Wendel L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern
David E. Lilienthal
PWA
Willkie
Verdict Just As He Expected
Chicago March 17 A federal jury recommended the death penalty for John Seadlund after 112 hours of deliberation for the kidnapping of Charles S. Ross a 72 year old Chicago businessman The jury considered only the death option and returned the verdict last night confirming Seadlund must die for the $50 000 ransom act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
Seadlund
South End Hose Co Special Meeting Notice
A special call meeting of the South End Hose Co will be held in the hall Friday March 18 at 7 30 oclock. Business of importance. J P Sheetz Captain. Public sale March 21 10 A M Orchard equipment household goods turkeys cow and hog 414 mi North Winchester Ridge road Robert Pitcock.
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South End Hose CO
J. P. Sheetz
North
Winchester
Ridge Road
Robert Pitcock
Railroad crisis prompts ICC trio for quick Congress action
White House officials called the rail situation critical and named Interstate Commerce Commission members Walter Splawn Joseph Eastman and Charles Mahaffie to a special committee. They must deliver a complete factual recommendation by March 24 for immediate congressional action on rail carrier economies and potential government takeover powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walter M. W. Splawn
Joseph B. Eastman
Charles D. Mahaffie
Stephen T. Early
ICC
Congress
Army Maneuvers Begin In Hawaii
Honolulu March 17 Approximately 20 000 officers and men under Maj Gen Charles D Erron began the Hawaii department annual maneuvers for 15 days to test troop concentration defend Oahu and Pearl Harbor. New equipment including high speed tanks and airplanes will be used in concurrent mock attack against Pearl Harbor expected about March 23 by the U S fleet. The combined war greatest ever held in the Pacific stresses Hawaii s defense role as Pearl Harbor forces including submarines destroyers and 60 giant patrol bombers defend against nearly 100 warships en route from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Charles D. Erron
Hawaii Department
Oahu Island
Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
Hawaii
America
Blum Cabinet Faces First Parliamentary Test Over Armament Increases
Socialist Premier appeals for support as Blum's cabinet pushes armament increases in its initial parliamentary hurdle. The government seeks unity amid mounting security concerns and party divisions.
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Blum
Blum government wins confidence amid armaments push
Paris reports Premier Leon Blum presenting a new People’s Front cabinet to the Chamber of Deputies and winning a 362 to 110 vote of confidence. The government announced an immediate armaments program and authorized 4.465 billion francs for extraordinary expenditures, mainly for fighter planes, as it seeks peace yet prepares for war clouds.
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Bulletin
Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
France
Europe
People’s Front
Blum
Funeral for Col Brantz Roszel Held in Charles Town
The funeral for Col Brantz M Roszel a noted Winchester educator and militia officer who died in his sleep at Southern Pines North Carolina will be held at Zion Episcopal Church Charles Town West Virginia at 3 PM tomorrow. Reverend Robert B Nelson and Reverend John W Gummere will conduct the service. Interment will follow in the adjoining churchyard. The body arrived in Charles Town from Washington this morning and many Winchester residents are expected to attend. Miss Margaret Chew Roszels sister had closed her home in Charles Town and was visiting New Jersey before returning for the services.
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Brantz M. Roszel
Winchester
Southern Pines
N. C
Roszel
Zion Episcope Church
Charles Town
W. Va
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Church
City
John W. Gummere
Zion Church
Colonel Roszel
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Margaret Chew
New Jersey
Lone Texas mother kills six of nine children
Center Texas, March 17 A mother, Lillie May Curtis, 38, who said she was unable to care for her family, killed six of her nine children at a farm near Center. She told officers she knew it was wrong and kissed each child before and after firing a .22 caliber pistol as they slept. District Attorney Wardlow Lane planned murder charges. grand jury called. One son, Travis 16, survived, and others were elsewhere. Sheriff found the mother in the woods 400 yards from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Ree
Robert
Billie Burke
Gloria Jean
T. O. Curtis
Justice of the Peace
Ben Eddins
Lillie May Curtis
J. B. Sample
Travis
Sample
Lane
Curtis
James Travis
Grand Jury
T. O. Davis
Sheriff Sample
Lindberghs Return to Europe After Stormy Crossing
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Cherbourg aboard the Bremen after a stormy transatlantic voyage from the United States. They remained in their cabin during the crossing. Ugo d Annunzio, son of the late poet Gabriele d Annunzio, debarked en route to Rome.
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Cherbourg
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
United States
Bremen
Ugo d’ Annunzio
Gabriele d’ Annunzio
Rome
Judge Smith To Preside At Trial Of Pingley
Judge Lemuel Smith of Charlottesville Va designated by Governor Price to preside over the trial of George W Pingley Frederick county mountaineer charged with the shotgun slaying of Sheriff J W Newcome on February 13 The move follows Judge Phillip Williams self disqualification and marks the case for the Commonwealth of Virginia vs George W Pingley with lines for defense and prosecution being drawn The article notes Smiths background including service in the General Assembly and as Albemarle Commonwealths Attorney
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George Pingley
Frederick County Mountaineer
J. W. Newcome
Richmond
Lemuel Smith
Charlottesville
Price
Phillip Williams
Frederick County
Commonwealth of Virginia
George W. Pingley
Smith
John Garland Pollard
Albemarle
Greene
Madison
Randolph-Macon College
University of Virginia
General Assembly
Pingley
Demands On Chamberlain To Change His Talks Quickly
London reports cabinet revolt against Chamberlains cautious foreign policy threatens British crisis. Paris arms plan increases 4 465 000 000 francs for planes as Blum acts against war threat. Barcelona bombs kill hundreds as insurgents claim Caspe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Associated Press
London
Bombs Hit Barcelona In Nine Insurgent Air Raids
Nine air raids by insurgent planes killed over 300 people in Barcelona and wounded hundreds as fires raged and many remained trapped. The attacks shattered the city including damage near the United States embassy as Col. Fuqua and Walter Thurston reported on the day’s devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
United States
Stephen O. Fuqua
Walter D. Thurston
Immedia
Garbo and Stokowski Say They Won't Marry
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski told reporters in Ravello Italy they have no plans to wed. Stokowski denied the idea and Garbo said he is only a friend who has shown her much beauty of the world. The two had been vacationing at an ancient villa for three weeks and Garbo urged to be left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Stokowski
Garbo
Stern Warnings Target Clericals in Austria
Vienna reports Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler ordered arrest of all persons tied to clerical quarters amid rumors of disinformation about National Socialist Austria. Officials say Communists in Nazi uniforms faced seizures, while flying squads were deployed. a public warning urged scrutiny of money collections and Free Mason Lodges threatened with closure.
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Vienna
Henrich Himmler
Germany
Austria
Reich
Mussolini
South Tyrol
Lloyd George Attacks British Government in Paris Stop
Former British premier David Lloyd George travels to Paris via the Victoria boat train after calling the ministry "blind as bats" and denouncing Britain's foreign policy as an unholy muddle. He cites Italy and Germany’s troops in Spain and laments lack of leadership while heading to southern France for a book project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
David Lloyd George
Paris
France
Lloyd George
Victoria
British Empire
Napoleon
Spain
Ford Tudor Special at 90.84 Cash and 15 Payments
Bickers Used Car Lot advertises a 1937 Ford Tudor for 90.84 dollars cash with 15 monthly payments of 24.42 each. The deal includes full fire and theft insurance and 50 dollar deductible collision coverage. Act at once.
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Bickers
Pope appoints Murphy bishop of Saginaw diocese
Pope Pius XI designates Monsignor William Murphy as bishop of a new Saginaw Michigan diocese. The appointment expands church leadership in the Midwest as Murphy assumes duties in the Michigansee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pius XI
Monsignor
William Murphy
Saginaw
Mich
Winchester Junk Co Ad For Used Pipe and Metals
Guaranteed used pipe all sizes available and we buy junk metals and batteries. Winchester Junk Co. at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
Prime Minister Chamberlain pressured by revolt over policy
London reports a growing revolt within and outside Chamberlain’s cabinet as Leslie Hore Belisha demands a firmer course amid Europe’s crisis. Conservative leaders warn of quick policy shifts or risk joining the opposition while Labor hopes for a Baldwin interim government.
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London
Chamberlain
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Europe
Winston Churchill
Robert J. G. Boothby
Labor Party
Earl Baldwin
Bewdley
Ccenmons
Phillip P. Noel-Baker
Britain
Locarno
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Ivan Maisky
Foreign Office
Germany
Italy
Japan
Armament Bill Increases Thrice
Otto F Frederikson of Madison College Harrisonburg told the Rotary Club that world armament spending has surged from 2.5 billion in 1913 to 16 billion in 1938 with predictions of 16 billion for 1938. He warned of the growing aggression, failed League of Nations, and radio propaganda by Mussolini and Hitler aimed at South American nations and Europe.
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Hitler
Otto F. Frederikson
Madison College of Harrisonburg
Rotary Club
League of Nations
Frederikson
England
Mussolini
America
Germany
Italy
Europe
France
Legionnaires to Attend Funeral for Cal B M Roszel
All members of Robert Yeo rad Post American Legion are asked to meet at the Washington Hotel tomorrow at 2 PM. They will provide transportation to Charles Town for veterans to attend the funeral of Cal B M Roszel.
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Robert Yeorad
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Moscow
Greater
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Berlin
Hendaye
Caspe
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Ravello
Ford Tudor
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