Senate Votes Amendment to curb state employee political contributions
The Senate approved an amendment to curb state employee political contributions, limiting use of federal funds to influence contributions. Senator Neely praised the proposal as preventing influence by those paid in part from federal funds. The measure, backed by Norris and Hatch, aims to apply existing restrictions to state workers paid partly with federal funds, though House opposition remains likely.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
Neely
D.-W. Va
West Virginia
Norris
Ind
Neb
Garner
House
Bankhead
Braithwaite Receives Postmaster General’s Congratulatory Note
Samuel Howard Braithwaite, who retired as Cross Junction Virginia postmaster after 24 years, celebrated his 79th birthday on March 14. James A. Parley, postmaster general, sent a signed photo and personal congratulations noting his long service to the government since 1916 under Wilson.
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Samuel Howard Braithwaite
Cross Junction
James A. Parley
Mr. Parley
Burleson
Braithwaite
Woodrow Wilson
New Style In Horse Swapping
Walter Finch and Glenn Brenchley agreed to swap horses sight unseen in Wanda Pennsylvania on March 18. Finch delivered his horse but received only a wooden sawhorse in return. he filed a larceny complaint against Brenchley.
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Wanda
Walter Finch
Glenn Brenchley
Brenchley
Finch
Chief Hollis Returns to Duty After Medical Leave
Chief C. W. Hollis resumed duties at the police department after several weeks away to recover from gastric ulcer surgery at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Richmond. His health shows notable improvement.
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C. W. Hollis
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Richmond
Driving demonstrations scheduled next Wednesday citywide
The Junior Board of Trade announces three driving demonstrations on Cameron Street near City Hall at 10 30, near Handley School at 2 10, and a 2 40 address on Traffic Do s and Do s. The sessions aim to show how long it takes to stop a car and other critical car handling lessons for students and citizens.
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Cameron Street
City Hall
Handley School
Dent’s
Junior Board of Trade
Wise Pangle Fatally Burned After Carfire Accident
Wise Pangle, 41, of Lebanon Church, died at Memorial Hospital after burns from a gasoline-fueled fire. He was attempting to draw fuel from a car tank by a kerosene lamp when the blaze started near the Campbell farm on the Strasburg to Lebanon Church road. Kenneth Campbell helped extinguish the flames and summon medical help. He leaves a wife Geneva Punkhouser and five sons Earl Roy Robert Dallas Donald. seven brothers and a sister.
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Wise Pangle
Lebanon Church
Memorial Hospital
Pangle
Campbell Farm
Strasburg
Kenneth Campbell
John Wesley Pangle
Geneva R. Punkhouser
Earl
Roy
Robert
Dallas
Donald
Arthur
Capon Road
Stanley
Carson
Warrenton
Lester
Ray
Winchesleya
Lars Ben Beelant
Hope fades for entombed miners at Willow Grove mine
In St Clairsville Ohio March 18 officials report all 73 victims of the Willow Grove mine explosion are given up for dead as authorities prepare to pay nearly 400000 in death claims. Four more men are confirmed dead with 69 entombed and 100 others rescued. Bodies of John Marks and Ross McFadden removed. John Richards and Howard Sanders die in rescue. State and federal investigations to begin after debris removal. Relatives and friends keep vigil.
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ST. Clairsville
Willow Grove
John Marks
Ross McFadden
John Richards
Howard Sanders
Tipple
Rites Held For Mr Bryarly Clarke County Leader
Last rites were held at Walnut Grove near White Post for R Samuel Bryarly 71 72 president of the Clarke County Farmers Association and longtime agricultural businessman He died Saturday after a year long illness Survived by wife Rebecca Green Bryarly several nieces and nephews The Rev Ronald Rowland officiated Interment in Meade Memorial Church graveyard Pallbearers included Ed Lindsay Holmes McCormick Charles Castleman Thomas E Blackwell John B Earle and T W Bowers
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Walnut Grove
White Post
R. Samuel Bryarly
Clarke County
Bryarly
Rebecca Green Bryarly
William D. Green
Berryville
Elliott
Roland Bryarly
Ronald Rowland
Episcopal Church
Meade Memorial Church
Ed Lindsay Holmes McCormick
Charles Castleman
Thomas E. Blackwell
John B. Earle
T. W. Bowers
Nazis Sustain Severe Losses In French Counterattacks
Paris dispatch reports German attacks with large forces as of March 18 were halted by French machine gun and artillery fire. German patrols west of the Vosges and east of the Moselle suffered cruel losses in multiple engagements. The opening clash occurred at dawn as French observers moved to forward posts to engage German positions.
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Paris
Vosges Mountains
Moselle
Apple Blossom Festival Meeting Set For April 4
Citizens mass meeting for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will be held Thursday April 4 at 8 p m in the George Washington Hotel. R Gray Williams honorary chairman of the festival executive committee will preside. Officials will speak and representatives of many transportation firms and industries will be introduced.
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Citizens’ Mass Meeting
Friends of the Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
R. Gray Williams
Fes
Conference On Jap Beetles To Be March 20
A major conference on Japanese beetle control planned for March 20 at 2 PM involves federal state city and county officials farmers and fruit growers. Topics include beetle inspection station placements and funding gaps limit on hours of operation and possible relocations near Winchester and Inwood. G T French state entomologist will attend along with local supervisors and council members who together allocated 3000 for beetle treatment this spring.
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Winchester Cold Storage Company
Loudoun Street
William Beverley
Winchester
Shenandoah River
Inwood
Conrad Sirbaugh Involved In Route 7 Crash Near Bluemont
Conrad Sirbaugh, 35, of 33 West Cork Street, suffered severe injuries in a late night automobile crash about a mile east of Bluemont on Route 7. He reported being blinded by oncoming lights, his car hitting a concrete culvert, with fractures to the pelvis, right foot, and nose and internal injuries. He was transported to Memorial Hospital after initial care in Purcellville. his condition was described as stable by Dr. Hugh Clark. Sirbaugh is a salesman for Hershey Ice Cream Company.
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Conrad Sirbaugh
Cork Street
Bluemont
Sirbaugh
Memorial Hospital
Purcellville
Hugh Clark
Ciibaugh
Hershey Ice Cream Company
Bargains in Watches at Hodgson and Brown
Rebuilt watches offered at giveaway prices with a guarantee. See window display. Liberal trade in allowance on your old watch toward a 1940 model from Hodgson & Brown.
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Hodgson & Brown
Jerry Browne Rides Clipper To The States
Gerard L. Browne of Valley Avenue a Standard Oil geologist on a six week vacation returns from Venezuela. He travels by clipper via Coro Carranquilla Jamaica Cuba to Miami landing March 8 9 and is greeted by his parents Mr and Mrs M W Browne and sister Muriel. He notes previous clipper trips to Trinidad Martinique and the Barbadoes.
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Gerard
Jerry) L. Browne
Valley Avenue
Standard Oil of
M. W. Browne
Muriel
Carolinas
Clippers
Trinidad
Martinique
Barbadoes
Mrs. Conrad Aims to Reunite With Husband in London
Mrs. George Bryan Conrad, passenger aboard an eastbound clipper, reached Bermuda after the ship was detained there. The clipper then sailed to Horta Azores and is due to depart for Lisbon and thence Paris toward London where her husband, Captain Conrad, serves as a military observer at the American Embassy. The journey follows a passport grant and earlier State Department hesitation. Some clipper ships have been delayed at Bermuda, possibly due to weather or wartime regulations.
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The
Associated Press
Conrad
Horta
Azores
Lisbon
Portugal
London
George Bryan Conrad
Bermuda
State Department
H. H. McGuire
Paris
New York Times
New York
Willian R. Brenner Dies in Wooster Hospital
Relatives learn of the death of Willian R. Brenner aged about 55 in a Wooster Ohio hospital after an operation. He was a lifelong resident and longtime general overseer of Landaland Park reservation. Funeral set for Wednesday 2 PM with Wooster interment. Survived by widow Susan Miller, daughter Thelma Brenner, son Glenn Brenner. Sister-in-law to Mrs Frank Barrett and Dory Miller. siblings include Oscar C and Dudley Miller and William Miller.
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Willian R. Brenner
Wooster
Ohio
Brenner
Lakeland Park
Susan Miller
Frederick County
Thelma Brenner
Glenn Brenner
Frank Barrett
Oscar C
Dory Miller
Dudley R. Miller
Dalton, C
William Miller
Massison
Two Key Conferences Shape European Fate
In Rome at the Vatican and Brenner Pass, parallel meetings between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and between Pope Pius XII and Sumner Welles focused on peace prospects. Welles, Roosevelt's Europe envoy, met the pope for an hour, while Hitler and Mussolini held a two and a half hour exchange before returning home.
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Rome
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Pope Pius XII
Sumner Welles
Vatican
Welles
Roosevelt
Myron C. Faylor
Mussolini
Hitler
Berlin
Italy
Germany
Pire
Skirmishes Reported Near Zwei Bruecken on Western Front
Berlin bulletin says German outposts repelled French patrols probing Nazi positions near Zwei Bruecken as of March 18, according to DNB the official German news agency.
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Berlin
Zweibruecken
DNB
Aged Kennedy, Sr. Found Safe at Home in Baltimore
Ambrose J. Kennedy Sr., 80, father of Rep. Ambrose J Kennedy Jr., was found safe in his Baltimore home today after a report of a disappearance the previous day. He appeared slightly dazed.
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Baltimore
Ambrose J. Kennedy, Sr
Ambrose J. Kennedy, Jr
Monument Dedicated to New London School Disaster Victims
A 120 ton granite monument was dedicated today in New London to honor 280 pupils and 14 teachers who died in the March 18 1937 school explosion.
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New London
Tex
Miss Mollie Wood Breaks Hip in Street Collision
Miss Mollie Wood of Frederick county near the Opequon on the Berryville pike sustained a broken hip after colliding with another pedestrian at the Loudoun and Piccadilly intersection and was taken by Omps' ambulance to Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon about 4 30 o'clock.
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Mollie Wood
Frederick County
Opequon
Berryville Pike
Memorial Hospital
Miss Wood
Loudoun and
Piccadilly
Omps
Plans For Reorganization Of Europe By Axis Partners
Berlin sources say Hitler and Mussolini discussed extending the Rome Berlin axis to Moscow and Italy joining the European war. A Russian rapprochement and delineation of Balkan influence were reportedly planned, with Ribbentrop to consult Molotov. Roosevelt could be offered a chance to pursue peace.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
Russia
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Moscow
Italy
Germany
Brenner Pass
Soviet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vyacheslaff Moloetoff
France
Balkans
United States
Welles
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Britain
No Early Peace Seen By French
Paris reports no immediate peace, with French officials declaring the Hitler Mussolini talks do not signal a rush to a compromise. Daladier consults Lebrun as Cabinet moves stall, and American support shift appears to favor Britain and France in the evolving war outlook.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Chamber of Deputies
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Britain
France
Zoning Hearing Tomorrow Night Set by Common Council
The common council will hold a special meeting at 7:30 PM to hear public opinion on proposed zoning ordinances recommended by the zoning commission. The commission report was accepted and a public hearing is set for April 19.
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Common Council
Zoning Commission
For Sale Hand Crocheted Three Piece Living Room Set
For sale a beautifully hand crocheted three piece living room set. Located at 422 S Cameron St. Call 439 W for details.
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S. Cameron St
Fishing yarns and spring signs spark county briefs
Banks of the Opequon and nearby bridges see anglers chasing yellow suckers with modest success. Spring hints appear as honey bees swarm cars, while Edward Martin of Brucetown recalls fishing antics with a toad bait and a cork float. Guy Lynn reports minnows frozen yet revived after thaw. Eldred Frye finds an 1867 nickel in town training the Star mailing room.
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Opequon
Clevenger
Pidgeon
Edward Martin
Brucetown
South River
Bankers To Hear Editor Tonight In Woodstock
Bankers of Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Page counties meet at Woodstock tonight at 7 o clock. Rodney Crowther financial editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun will speak on The Effect of the European War on Banking in America. He is accompanied by C Alvin Reibling assistant treasurer of the Equitable Trust Company.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Page Counties
Woodstock
Rodney Crowther
Baltimore Evening Sun
Crowther
C. Alvin Reibling
Equitable Trust Company
America
Washington Teeth Splinters Prompt Ivory Replacement
Baltimore report from March 18 notes George Washington’s wooden teeth caused gum splinters and later discoloration from port wine. Dr Carl Fiagstad of Minneapolis cites the issue at the American Dental Association convention and mentions John Greenwood’s ivory replacement with springs.
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Baltimore
George Washington
Carl O. Fiagstad
Minneapolis
American Ee Association
George
John Greenwood
Washington
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Farley
Chief Hollis
Hanna Coal Company
Clarke Farmers’ Association
Viet T
J. P. Arthur II Jr
J. Thomas Kremer
J. Pickney Arthur
Board of Directors
Kenneth Robinson
George Radford
Otis Sargent
Leon Slavin
Hedrick D. Koontz
Lynn Keller
Ed Molden
H. K. Benham
Joe Thomas
C. Ridgely White
Shenandoah Valley — Cider and Vinegar Company
Rotary Club
Jerry Browne
Clipper
States
Mrs. Conrad
Bulletin
Wn. R. Brenner
Brennero
Il Duce
Bulletins
Guy Lynn
Front Royal Road
Lynn
Eldred D. Frye
the Star
Eldred
Bankers
G. Washington
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