Oil Interests Prep Briefs to Fight Mexico Expropriation
U S oil companies say they will use every legal means to resist Mexico’s expropriation of oil assets. W S Parish of Standard Oil says foreign investment worth 450 million dollars should not be confiscated. Firms plan briefs to Secretary Hull next week as expropriation order looms.
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New York
United States
W. S. Parish
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Cordell Hull
Cardenas
Republic
Mexico
Farish
National Wildlife Restoration Week Launched By Federation
MA Winchester reports the General Wildlife Federation will begin National Wildlife Restoration Week. President Roosevelt bought 100 stamps designed by Ding Darling to raise about 200000 dollars. Many groups support wildlife protection, but species like the heath hen and great auk are extinct and buffalo numbers have dwindled from 15 million to about 5,000.
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General Wildlife Federation
Roosevelt
Ding” Darling
Federation
United States
Maine
Fete Parley Draws Officials to Shenandoah Festival
Civic leaders from Winchester and eastern cities plan the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival mass meeting on March 24. Officials from Strasburg and Galax endorse the event while Congressman A Willis Robertson supports it with a scheduling caveat. Transportation executives from the Pennsylvania and B&O railways will attend, with R Gray Williams of Winchester directing the program.
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Baldridge
Winchester
Shenandoah
N. W. Borden
Strasburg
Chamber of Commerce
Robertson
A. Willis Robertson
Congress
Alfred J. Ball
Pennsylvania Railway
M. H. Lowman
Pennsylvania
Norris S. Long Baker
J. W. Phipps
H. L. Denton
B. & O. Police
H. G. Settle
J. J. Ekin
H. W. Jones
H. H. Bucy
R. Gray Williams
Goode Nominated for Short Term Winchester City Council
Wendell B. Goode was unanimously chosen by the Democratic Executive Committee of Winchester for the short term council seat created by the resignation of John H. Rosenberger. Elected recently by council to serve until September 1, Goode was the sole nominee, and his name will appear on the June ballot. The committee met with 14 of 16 members present including Pierce as chairman and members Hollis Wisecarver Kurtz Arnold Byrd Glaiz Moling Snapp Lewis Henry Wisecarver Barnett Forney.
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Wendell B. Goode
Winchester
John H. Rosenberger
Goode
Mitteé
Rays
Pierce
Lawrence C. Hollis
Martin Wisecarver
Lucy Kurtz
Lester Arnold
Harry Byrd, Jr
Phillip Glaiz
James N. Moling
Ralph Snapp
O. H. Lewis
J. H. Henry
Maynard Wisecarver
Douglas Barnett
Fred Forney
Six Burned and Hurt In a Blast
Six men were injured in an explosion at an Eastport, Maryland gasoline terminal. A tug from Wilmington towed a barge with about 100000 gallons of gasoline. the blast scalded five workers and left one man shaken by shock. Firefighters aided by the Naval Academy fireboat extinguished the fire. none of the injuries were considered serious.
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Annapolis
C. M. Bishop
West Annapolis
Eastport
Naval Academy
Showers Likely Early Next Week
Weather outlook from March 19 to 26 indicates showers likely across the north and middle Atlantic regions. Forecast expects unsettled conditions with periodic rain and temperatures near seasonal norms in the period.
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Washington
North Snd
Atlantic
Snow White and the Seven Aquatic Gold Fin Fixed Bracelets
Snow White and the Seven ae gold finished bracelets offered by Hodgson and Brown at 50c each. Ip-1t.
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Hodgson
Brown
North Mountain Cabin Camp Tonite Show
Tonite entertainment at North Mountain Cabin Camp features Charlie and two dancers near Id 1 percent mile west of town.
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North Mountain Cabin Camp
Charlie
Yey
Reorganization Fees Are Active
Washington reports opponents of the government reorganization bill failed to remove presidential authority to shift bureaus. Senator Clark proposed 16 amendments to preserve individual agencies, while Senator Wheeler’s plan to curb powers failed 43 to 39. Democratic leaders predicted bill passage by Tuesday and hinted at proceeding to appropriations and tax measures. Byrd remained hopeful despite a narrow margin in the Wheeler vote.
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Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Barkley
Kentucky
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Hotel Man and Nurse Convicted in Assault Case
Pittsburgh March 19 The jury convicted Maxwell D. Pearce a hotel man and Margaret Gorgon a Cleveland nurse of assault and battery and acquitted them of administering drugs and robbing Pearce's wife Lucille Pearce. Pearce also convicted of a charge of adultery. Mrs. Pearce alleged the pair took $15 000 from a Pittsburgh bank safe deposit box.
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Pittsburgh
Maxwell D. Pearce
Margaret Gorgon
Cleveland
Pearce
Lucille
Auto Theft Case Set For Monday In Federal Court
Melvin Patton of this city is due in Federal Court Monday to answer a charge of violating the Dyer Act for allegedly stealing a Baltimore automobile and driving it across state lines into Virginia. The car was recovered on November 1 by State Officer Raymond Bayliss on Route 7 about six miles east of Winchester. Bayliss and others are involved in the case.
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Melvin Patton
Aenamee
Dyer Patton
Baltimore
Virginia
Raymond Bayiliss
Winchester
Officer Bayliss
Harrisonburg
Disinfectant Causes a Death
Hospital attendants said a disinfectant drank at a party led to the death of 17 year old Joseph W. Knox. He collapsed at the close of a party at the Taylor home in memory of their daughter Evelyn. Two other youths, William Billingsley and Joseph Mullen, both 17, suffered mouth burns and received hospital treatment.
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Joseph W. Knox
Toenondas
William Taylor
Evelyn
Pern William Billingsley
Joseph Mullen
Floats Material Arrives As Apple Blossom Parade Grows
Samples for the Apple Blossom Festival parade are in, with interest high for the Trail of the Pink Petals. Lions Rotarians and Kiwanians plan artistic floats, Hershey Creamery and Virginia Apple Storage join the Commercial Division, while the Historical Division centers on Frederick county’s 200th anniversary. Materials available at cost from Roy Cather, assistant parade director, and the official builders.
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Hoye Riley
Riley
Hershey Creamery
Virginia Apple Storage
Winchester
Mr. Glass
W. W. Glass
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
Spenser
Roy Cather
North Loudoun Street
Cather
Gordon Aiken
Charles Shewbridge
Harry Athey
Minnesota man sentenced to death for Ross kidnapping
John Henry Seadlund, 27, of Minnesota, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 19 for kidnapping Charles S. Ross, a 72 year old retired greeting card manufacturer. Federal Judge John P. Barnes denied motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment. The defendant, manacled to two deputy marshals, stood silent before the sentence.
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Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
Minnesota
Charles S. Ross
John P. Barnes
Frederic Burnham
Floyd Thompson
Seadlund
Judge Barnes
Newark Youth Held on Extortion Charge in Levine Kidnapping
Stanley Thomas Jasosky a 19 year old Newark resident was held on $25 000 bail on a charge of attempted extortion in the Peter Levine Newark New Rochelle kidnapping case FBI and Newark detectives arrested him and he is accused of writing six letters demanding 30000 from Murray Levine for the return of 12 year old Peter Levine. The letters dated March 2 3 7 9 13 and 17 were sent to the Levlne home in New Rochelle and one to the attorney in care of the Hotel Benmont Newark New Jersey. Officials say the arrest is a minor step not a solution to the case.
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Stanley Thomas Jasosky
Newark
United States
Holland
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. J
Jasosky
Murray Levine
Young Levine
Levine
Behmont
N. A
Thomas J. Donegan
New Jersey
FBI
Attorney- General
Washington
West Market
High Streets
Justice Department
Thomas Jasosky
Ford Plans Pine Farmhouse Factory on Georgia Estate
Henry Ford announced fabricating farmhouses from pine on his 90 000 acre Georgia estate. He listed plans to restore Fort McAllister and build a school chapel and an arts school for Negro boys and men. The project, run by the Ways School, will employ local young men as woodwork and milling facilities are expanded.
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Ford
Georgia
Ways
Henry Ford
Fort McAllister
Ways School
Hitler Demands Czech Renounce Soviet Pact for Peace
Diplomatic sources say Adolf Hitler pressed Czechoslovakia to renounce its military alliance with Soviet Russia as the price of peace. Czech leaders face German demands to become a satellite, sever alliances, and align economically while Germans gain administration posts in Bohemia and border districts.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Eduard Benes
Hitler
Benes
Milan Hodza
France
Reichstag
Bohemia
Cheb
War Threat Lifted by Polish Ultimatum Backed by Large Polish Army
The London dispatch reports Lithuania bowing to a Polish ultimatum supported by a Polish army thirteen times Lithuania’s size. Czechoslovakia expands minority governance to ease German tensions. France seeks Anglo FrenchAction to halt Barcelona bombings and forwards a list of German Italian planes in France. UK urged to press both Lithuania and Poland toward restraint.
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London
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Spain
Barcelona
Vatican
Francisco Franco
Britain
France
Poland
Russia
Resignation pressure on TVA chair Morgan escalates
Informed sources say President Roosevelt may seek the resignation of TVA Chairman A. E. Morgan if he refuses to cooperate with a Presidential inquiry into his clash with directors David Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan. Roosevelt gave Morgan 72 hours to decide on testifying as a broader probe looms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
TVA
A. E. Morgan
Morgan
Mr. Roosevelt
David Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Bankers Convene in New Market With State Senator
Members of the Clearing House Association of Frederick Clarke Warren Page and Shenandoah counties meet next Monday evening in New Market Virginia with State Senator Aubrey G Weaver and Shirley Smith as speakers Senator Weaver will discuss Virginia General Assembly actions and Smith will speak on banker concerns The meeting marks the association's first gathering in New Market and Winchester banks will be well represented at the dinner.
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Clearing House Association
Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Page
Shenandoah Counties
New Market
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Shirley Smith
Woodstock
Shenandoah County Bank and Trust Company
Weaver
Virginia General Assembly
Smith
Winchester
More Truth Than More Truth Than Rhymester Satire
Public sale announced for March 21 at 10 A M offering orchard equipment household goods turkeys cows and hogs near 4 miles north Winchester Ridge Road with auctioneer Robert Pitcock listed with dates 3 15 17 19 1p 31 and note of apology to Mother Goose for satirical verses related to Nazi era themes.
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Mar
North
Winchester
Ridge Road
Robert Pitcock
City of Hamburg Floated After Grounding Off Baltimore
The City of Hamburg, carrying 25 passengers and aground since Thursday night, has been floated. A Baltimore Mail Line spokesman said it is unclear if the liner will return to Baltimore or head to Norfolk, with the captain to decide after assessing damage.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Mail Line
City of Hamburg
Norfolk
Community Dinner Sale in Riverton Va Sunday March 20
John Marshall VNN Riverton announces a squab chicken or ham dinner for 75 cents. Served 11 a.m. to 7 30 p.m. Sunday March 20. Phone 27 1 for details.
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Riverton
Poland Accepts Lithuania Demands Ending Baltic Dispute
Warsaw reports Lithuania has officially accepted all terms in Poland's ultimatum restoring diplomatic relations. Kaunas notes Parliament consented to the move amid threat of Polish invasion, marking a shift after years of tension and the Wilno seizure in 1920.
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Berlin
Lithuania
Poland
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Germany
Korrespondent
Warsaw
Tallinn
Estonia
Kaunas
Europe
Wilno
First Cherry Blossoms Bloom Ahead of Schedule
Washington officials forecast Cherry trees will bloom in the first week of April as sunny weather spurs buds. Double blossoms trail about two weeks later, with predictions tied to continued good weather. Capitol lawn gardeners began its first trimming of the year to mark spring’s approach.
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Washington
National Parks
Gardners
Capitol Lawn
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Snow
Ross
Stanley T. Jasosky
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Hudson County
Jersey City
Peter Levin
Albert Leonard Junior High School
TVA Group
John Marshall
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