Senator Cather Endorsed for Attorney General Post
A Richmond delegation led by R Gray Williams backs State Senator T Russell Cather of Winchester for Attorney General, highlighting his school reform and auditing bills. Governor Peery’s expected selection would place Cather in the reorganized department overseeing state law enforcement and legal aid. Cather, born in Frederick County, served as Commonwealth Attorney and is active in Winchester civic groups. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Gray Williams
State Bar Association
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
Frank M. Wray
Berryville
Richmond
Peery
T. Russell Cather
John R. Sauers
General Assembly
Senator Cather
Cather
Richmond Hs
Senate
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Winchester
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Winchester Bar Association
Handley Board of Trustees
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association
Baltimore Intermediate Credit Bank
Jonah Cather
Washington and Lee University
Mrs. S. H. Hoks Wins First Prize in Word Contest
The Winchester Star reports Mrs. Stanley H. Hoke won first prize in the misspelled word contest with over 1000 responses. Rules required numbered words on each sheet and the contestant name on every page. winners also earned two Capitol Theatre tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Winchester
the Star
Stanley H. Hoke
George W. O’rear
George L. Craig
Frances H. Cooper
Ethel Groves
Helen R. Funk
Lacy Seldon
Paul M. Chamberlin
Capitol Theatre
William A Rodgers dies at 73 in Winchester
William Ashby Rodgers 73 long a Winchester resident died at Memorial Hospital after a minor operation. He had grown up in Frederick county and worked at local mills before moving to Winchester 27 years ago. Survived by wife Bertha Sargent Rodgers before her death and two daughters Nellie Rodgers and Mrs J Ray Everhart plus three grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral Friday at 3 pm from the Everhart home with Rev A R VanCleve officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ashby Rodgers
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Rodgers
Rogers
Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills’ Corporation
Clearbrook
Brucetown Woolen Mills, Inc
Mr. Rodgers
Frederick County
William and
Catherine Carson Rodgers
Bertha Sargent
J. Ray Everhart
South
Cameron Street
Everhart
Nellie Rodgers
Bertha Smith
Helen
Jeanine Everhart
Carlin Smith
Joseph W. Sargent
Friendship Fire Company
Greyhound Bus Featured in It Happened One Night at Capitol
The Capitol shows It Happened One Night with Atlantic Greyhound bus 204, on the Southern division between Richmond and Jacksonville. Local Greyhound representative Curtis Puckett says the film used the bus and he has ridden it several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert
Capitol
Atlantic Greyhound
Richmond
Jacksonville
Curtis Puckett
Greyhound
Puckett
Legge Appears Elected Mayor of Cumberland
Unofficial returns in Cumberland Maryland give George W Legge attorney a majority of 90 for mayor over Dr Thomas W Koon. Legge allies win City Council seats with Harry W Matheney and Edgar Reynolds joining. Martin W Connelly and Harry Irvine aligned with Koon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cumberland
George W. Legge
Thomas W. Koon
Harry W. Matheney
Police
Martin W. Connelly
Harry Irvine
Edgar Reynolds
Legge
George A. Henderson
Matheney and
Reynolds
Connelly
Irvine
Seven Die In Tenement Fire On New York's East Side
Seven persons perished in a blaze that swept three upper floors of an old law tenement on the upper east side. The fire left a mother and daughter, a father and son, and three others dead, raising deaths from similar fires to twenty five in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Upper East Side
Law
Attendance urged for Apple Blossom mass meeting
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival organizers urge Winchester and Frederick County residents to attend a mass meeting at 8 p m tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel. W E Cooper will preside, with J Pinckney Arthur outlining plans. Officials note many outside visitors will attend and invite local voices on festival management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
George Washington Hotel
W. E. Cooper
J. Pinckney Arthur
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas B. Kennedy
Cumberland Valley Division
G. L. Buck
J. A. Appleton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
F. G. Hoskins
J. W. Phipps, Jr
H. W. Wyatt
W. Axline
Pace
C. Corlett
Fruit Growers’ Express
Martinsburg Odd Fellows Visit Confer First Degree
The Tuscarora Lodge No. 29 I O O F from Martinsburg West Virginia conferred the first degree on three Madison Lodge No. 6 candidates in Madison Monday evening. Degree Master J B Heck led the initiation with R F Mason past grand master of the WV Grand Lodge in attendance. Dr Funk gave the principal address and visiting members spoke. The lodge plans to confer the second degree next Monday with Front Royal Lodge sending their degree team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscarora Lodge
Martinsburg
W. Va
Madison Lodge
J. B. Heck
Martinsburg Lodge
R. F. Mason
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
West Virginia
Funk
Front Royal
Mrs Warne To Host Evening Hostess School Demo
Mrs Warne conducts a popular Hostess School and tonight she will present a special demonstration at eight o clock for both husbands and wives. Local Kelvinator dealers Miller and Anderson sponsored the event after the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warne
Miller and Anderson
Kelvinator
Public Auction of Personal Property Near Dad Miller Place
A public auction of the late Norman L. Funk personal property will be held at Dad Miller Place, 2.2 miles west of Stephens City. The sale is set for Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m with items available until 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman L. Funk
Dad Miller Place
Stephens City
Garden seed selection available at Miller's this spring
Miller's offers a pure tested seed assortment for planting this year and lawn grass seed. Buyers are urged to purchase early and stock up on medicines and drug sundries as part of the garden and home needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller’s
Seven die in tenement fire and other day notes
A tenement fire in New York killed seven people. Guards shielded E L Cord's Beverly Hills home. The automobile strike was postponed to ease talks between manufacturers and labor leaders. Postmaster General Farley defended canceling airmail contracts. Alan Burton Clarke was named assistant secretary of the Alcoholic Beverage Control board. Roosevelt and Wallace endorsed a grain exchange code to curb speculation. A $19 000 damage suit was heard in Harrisonburg Federal Court. General Mitchell criticized U S aviation as behind world standards. Samuel Insull associates faced spy plot inquiries in Paris. An assassination attempt targeted Premier Goering in Berlin. Byrd rescued an aircraft in fog in Little America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beverley Hills
Calif
E. L. Cord
Washington
Wilmington
Del
James A. Farley
Richmond
Alan Burton Clarke
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wallace
Harrisonburg
H. Eugene McCormick
Henry Bell
Winchester
William D. Mitchell
House Post Office Committee
Port Said
Egypt
Samuel Insull
London
Robert Gordon Switz
Paris
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Little America
Byrd
Curtain Makers Moling and Cather Showcase Rea] Values
Moling and Cather present attractive curtain values showcased in a display. The article notes quality fabrics and design options aimed at drawing customers to the showroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling
Cather
Fresh Shad Halibut Butter Fish and Salmon
Fresh fish lineup featured at PURE FOOD STORE highlighting shad halibut butter fish and salmon available for purchase.
Americans Switz and Wife Linked to Global Spy Ring
Paris authorities tied Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz to a world wide spy network with a New York recruiting center. The couple described as pawns told of secrets from the United States France and England sold to German and Soviet agents. Several arrests were made including a retired colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Robert Gordon Switz
Paris
Britain
Daily Mail
Chelsea Embankment
Mail
New York
Dea
United States
Switzes
East Orange
N. J
M. Klotz
France
England
Russia
Germany
Andre Benon
Benon
Switzerland
Winchester Churches Set Night Service Time For Easter
Winchester churches will shift evening preaching from 7 30 to 8 30 on Easter Sunday April 1, under a longtime Winchester Ministerial Association rule. The change also adjusts auxiliary meeting times and keeps the April and September hour swaps for spring and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Varus
State Academy Of Science To Meet At Handley High In May
The Virginia Academy of Science will hold its eleventh annual meeting at Handley High School May 4 and 5, pending Apple Blossom conflicts. Luther Hale announces the layout and committees with officers including Dr. William Kepner and Dr. E C Miller. Members represent astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, medicine, psychology and education from colleges, universities and localities state wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Academy of Science
Handley High School
Luther S. Hale
Handley
Academy of Science
Academy
Th Academy
William A. Kepner
University of Virginia
E. Cc. L. Miller
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Kidnap Threats Target E. L. Cord Sons in Beverly Hills
Guards guarded the home of E. L. Cord millionaire automobile maker in Beverly Hills after threats to kidnap his two sons Charles and Tive. The boys were traveling with a guard and Pasadena police as they returned from a train to spend Easter with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley Hills
Calif
E. L. Cord
Charles
Tive
Pasadena
Cord
Workers Press For 20 Percent Raise In Auto Labor Dispute
Workers refuse a smaller increase and demand arbitration by Coordinator Eastman after a motor car trace. Executives had agreed to extend the existing 10 percent wage out for six months while preparations for White House talks to resolve automotive trade differences proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
White House
Aviation In Hands of Gang Says Mitchell
Mitchell told the House committee that American aviation was hopeless compared with the world since it is in the hands of the gang that controlled the air mails. He urged better equipment, experience, and funds, warning that disbanding the air corps would follow if military fliers cannot carry the mails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Bnet
William Otell
House Committee Today
Mitchell
Army
Rail labor rejects wage rise but backs arbitration
Railway labor leaders reject President Roosevelts wage proposal and ratify arbitration by Joseph S Eastman as negotiations continue with automobile manufacturers. The decision comes as car makers plan a White House talks to avert a motor workers strike. Railroad executives will extend the 10 percent wage cut for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Railway Labor Today
Roosevelt
Joseph 5. Eastman
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
A. F. Whitney
Railsociation
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Barr
S. H. Hoks
Wallac
Aroostock
Apple
Car. Cash. Co
Federal
Braddock
Kurtz
And
Wm. A. Rodgers
the Capitol
Arthur
Martinsbug
Front
Gree
Mrs. Warne
Switz
Wire Cats
Great Britain
State Academy of Science
Luther Hale
Col
B. M. Roszel
Walter S. Hough
Elizabeth S. Rice
C. P McVicar
George G. Snarr
Frances P. Page
L. M. Allen
John Hoover
L Neill Woods
Allen T. Hawthorne
Andrew Bell
C. Vernon Eddy
Lillian Anderson
Leslie D. Kline
Lewis N. Barton
Daniel W Lupton
Wendell Goode
Eugene B. Cooper
W. A. Baker
McSherry Lupton
Ralph B. Snapp
A. B. Grove
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