Germany to Increase Armed Forces Deepens European Tensions
Secretary Hull joins Norman H. Davis to discuss Germany defiance of Versailles military clauses. London notes Britain may consult with the US as Hitler boosts conscription toward 500000. Sir John Simon’s Berlin visit hinges on Hitler joining a European security system.
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John Simon
Berlin
House of Commons
Washington
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Hull
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
White House
State Department
London
Great Britain
Italy
France
United States
Hitler
Britain
Call to Winchester Citizens to Support Relief Drive
A civic appeal urges all Winchester residents to fund relief efforts. The speaker notes local hardships and urges immediate donations, stating that waiting for the drive is unnecessary and that contributions can be sent at any time to help those suffering with hunger and poverty.
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Winchester
Masons Plan District Rally in Temple for Grand Master Hooper
Masons of District No. 3 will meet at the Masonic Temple on North Loudoun Street at 7 30 PM to greet Rev Dr Thomas W Hooper newly elected grand master of Masons in Virginia. The meeting will include Master Mason degree and an address by the grand master with refreshments to follow.
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Masonic Fraternity
District No. 3
Masonic
Unity Lodge
Front Royal
Lodge
Wincheser
W. G. Dearing
Huntley
Masonic Temple
Hooper
Masons
Virginia
Frank T. McFaden
Winchester
Jefferson Hotel
Richmond
Dr. McFaden
Car Demolished In Crash Near Winchester
Gregory of Va. escaped with minor scratches after his 1928 Nash struck a telephone pole while traveling toward Winchester about a mile and a half from a West Virginia city. The car was completely wrecked.
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Nash
Gregory
Aes . Va
Winchester
West Virginia
Miners Walkout Fears Grow Amid Tense Wyoming Field
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on March 18 tension rose in the strike torn Wyoming anthracite field. Weekend dynamics followed by threats of another walkout.29 offers of the United Anthracite Miners in jail for contempt of court in relation to the latest strike. Grievance committees from various locals of the union planned meetings to decide on action.
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Wilkes Barre
Wyoming
United Antharcite Miners
Pennsylvania
Court hearing to probe alleged road agreement breach
Frederick county and Winchester citizens led by Senator T. Russell Cather prepare affidavits for a Culpeper highway hearing on March 25. They claim a six year old gentleman's agreement required Virginia to build a 4 1 2 mile gap on route 275 from U S 50 to the West Virginia line, contingent on West Virginia building 16 miles toward Wardensville, Petersburg, and Moorefield.
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Frederick County
Winchester
T. Russell Cather
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
C. I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Culpeper
Virginia
West Virginia
U. S. 50
West Virginia Line
High View
W. Va
Wardensville
Petersburg
Moorefield
Virginia State Highway Commission
West Virginia Road Commission
Engle Named Director of Relief Funds Drive in Virginia
Jack Engle manager of the Commercial Loan and Finance Company confirms his appointment as director of a relief funds drive to be launched in April. The campaign targets about $6,000 to provide essentials for 100 families over five months. Attending Richmond meeting will shape policies. Winchester delegates join.
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Jack Engle
Commercial Loan and Finance Company
Drive For
Richmond
Virginia
Winchester
Engle
C. R. An
Benham Not Hurt After New York Incident
Harry K. Benham Winchester attorney was reported seriously injured in New York but his mother Mrs. P. M. Walker of Pagebrooke Clark county says the claim is unfounded. Benham was struck by a reversing truck and examined by Dr. James I. Russell at Roosevelt Hospital. He spent the night in the hospital and left this morning apparently none the worse. He is part of the Kuykendall and Benham firm and son of Mrs. Walker and the late U S Navy Lt. Harry K. Benham.
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Harry K. Benham
Winchester
New York
P. M. Walker
Pagebrooke
Clark County
Benham
Walker
Kuykendall and Benham
Bishop Cannon Seeks Prohibition Victory Through Education
Bishop James Cannon Jr spoke in two city venues opposing repeal and urging an education campaign to curb liquor evils. He warned repeal harms youth morals and outlined plans to show films and distribute information in Virginia this summer, aiming to counter liquor industry propaganda in press and radio. He cited arrests and argued education will restore prohibition by shaping young people's views on alcohol.
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Bishop Cannon
Drys
James Cannon, Jr
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Thaw Contributes 250 Dollars to Apple Blossom Fund
Harry K. Thaw of Kenilworth Farm near Stephenson gave 250 dollars to the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival expense fund. The gift followed a mass meeting at the George Washington Hotel and underscores his long support for the annual Winchester event.
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Harry K. Thaw
Kenilworth Farm
Stephenson
Shenandoah
Mr. Thaw
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Devaluation of Belgian Money Probable Says Paris
Paris reports on March 18 that Belgian belga devaluation is considered probable by French officials and experts. France offers limited aid, but belga will devalue only if Belgium’s economic situation requires it and cannot be kept pegged to gold.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Mystery over boy death deepens in Woodland case
In Woodland California on March 18 district attorney Chester C McDonald investigated the abandoned four year old Louis Dickens case for submission to the county grand jury. He sought to resolve conflicting evidence on whether the boy was struck on a railroad trestle or fell victim to other violence.
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Woodland
Calif
Chester C. McDonald
McDonald
Louis Dickens
Corrie Breslin Fails to Appear at NRA Probe Hearing
Corrie Breslin from Lansford Pennsylvania did not show for a hearing on wage and hour violations of the laundry code. The NRA regional compliance council kept proceedings sealed and could not confirm counsel representation.
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Washington
NRA
Compliance Council
Corrie Breslin
Regess
Lansford
Parents Seek Surgery to Correct Boy’s Displaced Stomach
Mr and Mrs D M Neilson of San Jose California seek to take their 13 year old son to Fall River Massachusetts for an operation to fix a displaced stomach. Dr Philemon Edwards Truesdale who corrected Alyce Jane McHenry's inverted stomach has offered his services if the boy can reach the hospital.
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San Jose
Calif
Fall River
Mass
D. M. Neilson
Philemon Edwards Truesdale
Alyce Jane McHenry
Miller's Store Offers Garden Seed and Supplies
A long established shop promotes a large variety of garden and flower seeds for this season. Buy early and have seeds ready, with lawn grass seed and seed sets available. The advertisement notes 128 years in business and lists medicines toilet goods and chemicals.
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Miller’s
Extension for cigar factory wage exemptions in York County
NRA announced that York County cigar manufacturers received another extension of their exemption from the cigar code minimum wage. The exemption allows paying rollers and bunchers on a piecework basis at rates below code wages until June 16.
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Washington
NRA
York County
Broader coal lime for whitewashing
Broad grade coal lime product sold by B. Snider and Son at 11p-11 shows price and supplier details for whitewashing use in local construction projects.
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B. Snider & Son
Bad Check Case Nets 6 Months To James Henry
James Henry, 20, of Hayfield, was sentenced to six months after a forgery attempt involving a check for $15 tied to Penney store purchases. The clerk alerted management, Henry disappeared, and was jailed after police caught him Saturday night. Handwriting matched, Reardon urged misdemeanor prosecution. Several others were fined for drinking and fighting. some cases dismissed after Moten altercations.
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James Henry
Hayfield
Ee Ee
An Teang
James P. ‘Reardon
Commonwealth
Penney
Charles Mauck
Tom Webster
Simon Whitlock
Robert Moten
North Kent
John Washington
William McDonald
Ridgeway
W. Va
Harold Williams
South Main
James McCoy
Piccadilly Street
Counterfeit $10 Note Charged In Oyster Roast Case
Meyer Nelson, who said his home is Newark New Jersey, was held for Federal authorities today on a charge of passing a ten dollar counterfeit note at an oyster roast in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Meyer Nelson
Newark
N. J
Civil Case Heard In Martinsburg Court
Court convened for the March term as Judge Williams heard the civil matter Virginia Seed Company versus Allied Mills of Martinsburg. The case was taken under advisement with State Senator T. Russell Cather representing the seed company.
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Orporation Court
Williams
Virginia Seed Company
Allied Mills
Martinsburg
T. Russell Cather
School Children Strike Over New Flushing Heights School
In New York on March 18, about 800 pupils from three public schools in Flushing Heights, Queens, walked out with parental support. The protest targets the city’s delay in opening a newly completed Flushing Heights school for classes.
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New York
Flushing Heights
Queens
American Mining Engineer Kidnaped
A dispatch from Mexico City reports that Fowler, an American mining engineer employed at La Leonera mine in the Jalpa district Zacatecas state, was kidnapped by a group of 30 rebels along with a young Mexican coworker.
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Mexico
D. F
Universal Today
Fowler
la Leonera
Jalpa
Zacatecas
Big Relief Bill Faces Senate Vote Amid Debates
The 4.88 billion dollar relief bill nears final Senate ballot with administration backing and factions threatening to cut funding. The House plans a vote on the 2 billion dollar cash bonus, while White House opposition looms. Hopkins declines comment in Ohio relief dispute as NRA extension and labor issues draw scrutiny.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
White House
Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Martin L. Davey
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
S. Clay Williams
Recovery Board
Edwin Smith
Labor Relations Board
NRA
Senate Labor Committee
Roosevelt Observes Family Holiday On Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary
The Roosevelts marked their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a quiet Sunday at home. Louis Howe's improvement brought good news as Mrs. Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, and John Boettiger rode along a Potomac path after a morning horseback ride.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Louis Howe
Cannon Sees New Dry Era Prophesies Ratification by 1940
Bishop James Cannon Jr. traveling from Florida to California stated that the Sheppard-Prot e amendment would be ratified by 1940 or 1942, signaling a new dry era.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Florida
California
Good Gains In Trade Reported
Washington reports show trade gains up to 30 percent over last year. Officials presented figures from a broad cross section of industry and released by H P Kendall on behalf of Secretary Roper's business advisory and planning council.
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Washington
H. P. Kendall
Roper
Former Crown Prince Denies German War Aims on Service Reintroduction
Former Crown Prince Friederic Wilhelm of Germany states in a letter that Germany seeks peace and rejects warlike intentions amid the government’s move to reintroduce universal military service. He identifies with the German people and praises the Fuehrer’s declaration as restoring honor and independence. Continued on page three.
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Germany
Friedrick Wilhelm
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Third Reich
Moonshine raid sparks gun battle kills officer
Federal and state agents hunt moonshine operators after a clash that left Alexandria policeman Clarence MacClary dead. Thomas Quisenberry, a 66 year old ex convict, is charged with murder as warrants are considered for others tied to two active stills. George Kirkpatrick, Fairfax agent, remains in serious condition after being shot during the raid.
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Seesburg
March
Gito
Thomas Quesenberry
Clarence MacClary
Alexandria
Commonwealth
John Galleher
Quesenberry
George Kirkpatrick
Fairfax
Fall River Trip Sought for Boy Ailing Stomach
Mr and Mrs D M Neilson of San Jose seek help to take their 13 year old son to Fall River Massachusetts for treatment as the boy s stomach condition may be corrected Alyce Jane Mc Henry is also mentioned in the same dispatch.
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West Virginia State Road Commission
Virginia Highway
Highview
Gore
Sioux City
Iowa
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J. Ed. Richardson
Blossom
Moling & Cather’s
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Miller & CO
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Reardon
Loudoun
Roosevelts
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Hole
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Thomas Quisenberry
Leesburg
Atoctin
World News
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Washington Mine Union
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