Blaze Destroys Millwood Store In Pittsburgh Thieves
Fire started by attempted safe burglary at J H Locke and Company store in Millwood causes $15 000 damage destroying merchandise and leaving brick walls standing Two Pittsburgh men driving through town raise alarm as Berryville Fire Company and Winchester Friendship Fire Company respond Firemen flood store with water while residents evacuate nearby home and neighboring furniture removed to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Locke and Company
Millwood
B. B. McKay
J. H. Locke
Berryville Road
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Berryville Fire Company
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
Woman Injured After Alleged Jump From Car Near Kernstown
Mrs. Ernest L. Green formerly of this city now of Martinsburg W V was treated for injuries at Memorial Hospital early this morning condition not serious and she left with three companions. State Officer R E Bayliss said the Lincoln sedan with Georgia plates driven by L Lawrence of Chicago and including D L Walton of Royal and another woman carried the group. The party claimed Mrs Green had earlier attempted to jump from the car and was prevented.
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Ernest L. Green
Martinsburg
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
R. E. Bayliss
Bayliss
L. Lawrence
South Derbin Street
Chicago
D. L. Walton
Royal
Magnolia Tree Bloom Expected Near Handley Library Corner
A ten foot magnolia tree at the northeast Handley Library lot near North Braddock street and Fairfax Lane shows buds forming with a forecast of pink and white blossoms by tomorrow if warm weather holds. The tree blooms irregularly, often after spring frosts, and Miss Rose MacDonald of Berryville visits Washington with Senators Harry and Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
North Braddock Street
Fairfax Lane
Rose MacDonald
Berryville
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Ten Thousand Public Enemies at Handley Library
A new book on federal crime investigations by Courtney Ryley Cooper discusses gang bosses kidnappers machine guns and crooked officials with a foreword by J Edgar Hoover. The Handley Library offers it for borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Handley Library
Courtney Ryley Cooper
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
White Burns
Alexander Woollcott
Relief Drive Opens April at George Washington Hotel
A relief drive will open in April to aid jobless workers. The headquarters will be at the George Washington Hotel with options to pay in installments.
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George Washington Hotel
Colored Family Seeks Aid for Dilapidated Shack
An elderly blind couple living in a dark, poorly furnished shack relies on a part time employed son who pays rent but cannot help further. They seek a stove, a comfortable bed, and clothing as locals note the family’s reputation for begging.
Winchester Welfare Board Plans Four Day Relief Campaign
The Board of Public Welfare approved a four day drive April 9 to 12 to raise six thousand dollars for city relief. Funds will aid only those physically unable to work, with services audited to prevent duplication. Contributions may be paid in four installments and offices at the George Washington Hotel will coordinate centralized reporting and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Welfare
Jack Engle
Baker
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Delegation Heads To Culpeper For Route Meeting
State Senator T R Cather C I Brumback and Andrew Bell will lead a local delegation to Culpeper on March 25 to advocate for routes 275 and 7 linking with West Virginia roads. Cather serves as spokesman for the group. A public sale of farm and orchard equipment stock and furniture from Dr W A Bell estate is set for Tuesday March 26 at 10 A M on Cedar Creek Road 242 miles 8 W of Winchester. Robert S Bell is the manager.
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Council Chamber
Lewis Hyde
Board of Welfare
Jack T. Engle
Robert T. Barton
John H. Rosenberger
Clifford D. Grim
Jessie Oates
Lee Coble
Andrew Bell
Cather
Arthur M. Field
T. Russell Cather
C. I. Brumback
County Board of Supervisors
Chamber of Commerce
Culpeper
West Virginia
Senator Cather
W. A. Bell
Winchester
Cedar Creek Road
Robert S. Bell
Friendship Fire Co Members Invited to Confirmation Sermon
Notice to members of Friendship Fire Co. invites attendance at Christ Church next Sunday for confirmation and a sermon by Bishop Tucker previously preached at the annual service. Signed by Chaplain R. B. Nelson and Captain C. D. Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire CO
Tucker
Christ Church
R. B. Nelson
C. D. Barnett
Stephens City Sophomore Wins Spells Large Throug ith Lions As Hosts
Stephens City ninth grade student Harry Sherman won the grade contest and the open free-for-all, earning $2 in each grade and $5 for the open match. Mrs. J. W. Stipe of Stephenson was runner-up. Dora Waldeck, a Stephenson teacher, placed third. Sherman lives near Double Tollgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Ith Lions
Frederick County
Winchester
Harry Sherman
J. W. Stipe
Stephenson
Dora Waldeck
Double Tollgate
Louise Travers
Alice Brumback
West Cork Street
Pauline Dusing
Merchants Set City Closing Rules and New Retail Group
Winchester merchants formed a Retail Merchants Association under the Chamber of Commerce. W M Krise will be president with R E Avey as VP and Andrew Bell secretary. The group will enforce 5 pm weekday closings from June 17 to Labor Day and on major holidays with parade rules left to management.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
Krise
W. M. Krise
R. E. Avey
Andrew Bell
Fine Of 10 Grows From Accident Case
E. Leslie Fries rural mail carrier on Route No 7 near Stines Chapel was found guilty of reckless driving by Trial Justice A J Tavenner and fined 10 dollars plus 14 25 in costs after an accident involving W J Skaggs who was acquitted. Fries had failed to stop at a side road into Route 7 before the collision. Fries was briefly unconscious, treated at Memorial Hospital, and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Leslie Fries
Stine’s Chapel
A.J. Tavenner
W. J. Skaggs
Fries
Clear and Foul Weather Forecast
Weather forecast for the week begins Monday in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Rain is expected Tuesday or Wednesday and again Saturday. Colder Sunday night, warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night, colder Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer by Saturday.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Fines Imposed In Police Court
Several cases disposed of in Police Court this morning. Thomas Green of Middleburg charged with fighting fined ten dollars and costs. Lacy Lloyd of Boyce fined ten dollars and costs for fighting. Robert Buckley of White Post fined ten dollars and costs for fighting. Howard Scruggs found guilty of petty larceny sentenced to two months plus costs.
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Thomas Green
Middleburg
Lacy Lloyd
Boyce
Robert Buckley
White Post
Howard Scruggs
Murder Charge Against Mystery Girl of Cabaret
In New Orleans a mystery cabaret hostess known as Marion King was formally charged with murder in the stabbing death of 23 year old Mississippi magazine writer John Irving Pierce. She refused to reveal her identity from her parish jail cell as police and prosecutors pursue her family connections. She admitted killing Pierce saying she acted in impulse and that he had cured her narcotic habit.
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New Orleans
John Irving Pierce
Marion King
Criminal District
Fred Edler
Michael E. Culligan
Marion
Pierce
Cooper
Labor Board To Study Complaint Against Grief
The Labor Relations Board said it would study the complaint against L. Grief and Brothers Inc, Baltimore clothing firm, before further action. The National Board noted its decision is not binding and regional rulings require parties to present arguments or briefs.
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Washington
Labor Relations Board
L. Greif and Brothers, Inc
Baltimore
Baltimore Regional Labor Board
National Board
National Relations Board
New Seaplane Record Claimed For The Clipper
Pan American Clipper returns to Miami after a non stop flight to the Virgin Islands. Officials announce a distance of 2,504 miles setting a new world and American distance record and a new American closed course mark.
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Miami
Fla
Virgin Islands
Pan-American Airways
Plot to assassinate Japanese Baron thwarted in Tokyo
Police halted an assault on Baron Kito kuro Ikki president of the privy council by a man armed with a dagger. Daihachi Kikuchi of the Kokusui Taishuto Society was arrested. Nine more members were seized during a raid on the group’s headquarters.
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Tokyo
Kitokuro Ikki
Privy Council
Ikki
Daihachi Kikuchi
Kokusui Taishuto Society
France England Italy unite on German rearmament plan
Paris reports complete unity among France England and Italy after a day long conference on German rearmament. Simon to Berlin talks will be exploratory. Mussolini orders 220000 more troops as France reinforces Rhine frontier. Italy's army rises to about 675000 with fascist militia totaling over 1,000,000 ready to move.
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Paris
France
England
Italy
John Simon
Berlin
Mussolini
Rhine
Hitler
London
Britain
Pierre Laval
Albert Lebrun
Simon
Rome
Il Duce
Colleges Name Princesses For Blossomtime
Several colleges selected princesses to join the Ap ple Blossom Festival queen court in Winchester this spring. Louise Schwarts Hyde of Buchanan Virginia is the Farmville State Teachers' College favorite. Evelyn Brown of Tarrytown New York is Mary Baldwin College's representative. The announcements came from Fred A. Read Jr. festival director-general.
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Alre
Winchester
Louise Schwarts Hyde
Rosa Hyde
Buchanan
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Evelyn Brown
Everett Brown
Tarrytown
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Connection In Torso Crimes Linked As Possible Accomplice
London reports consider a theory that the Brentford Canal torso victim may have joined the Brighton trunk crime slayings. Scotland Yard links three gruesome finds: a Brighton trunk torso, a Waterloo Station legs discovery February 26, and a Brentford gunny sack torso on Tuesday.
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London
Brentford Canal
Brighton
Wandsworth
Scotland Yard
Britain
Waterloo Station
Grand Vate
Brentford Tuesay
Declares Judges Are Too Lenient On Narcotics Victims
Washington March 23 federal narcotics commissioner Harry J Anslnger says judges are too lenient after two major treasury roundups sent over 1400 alleged violators toward the courts. He complains lack of cooperation from judges amid Morgenthau's campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry J.ansinger
Treasury
Anslinger
Morgenthau
Apple Blossom Festival Seeks $9000 in City Treasury
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival seeks 9000 more to reach its 10000 annual cost. John F. Rodman Jr states every citizen should contribute, noting many residents cannot give large sums but small donations from all are vital. Local supporters listed include Brooks, Boyd, Cather, Dutton, Solenberger, and several businesses and banks aiding the Winchester Shenandoah Valley event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Rodman, Jr
Rodman
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
8. C. Brooks
Phil Boyd
Bicker Motor Company
T. Russell Cather
B. B. Dutton
F. L. Glaize, Sr
Aulich Gibbons
J. P. Réardon
John 8. Solenberger
Billy Barnes Opens a Music Store Here
Billy Barnes, a local musician, opens the Billy Barnes Music Shop at 31 East Boscawen Street in the Gratchen property one door west of the Star Office. He offers sheet music, records, and plans to organize a piano accordion and guitar club and provide instruction. Barnes intends Winchester as his adopted home after three years with Rice's Music Store.
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Billy Barnes
Boscawen Street
Gratchen
Star
Billy
Barnes
Winchester
Rice
Annual sermon meeting of South End Hose Company
All members are requested to meet at the hall at 7 p.m. Sunday to attend the annual sermon in First Brethren Church. A meal will be provided. Secretary.
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South End Hose Company
First Brethren Church
Senate approves work and relief bill with amendments
The Senate passed a $4.88 billion work relief measure with modifications including a silver certificate proposal and a currency expansion debate. The bill returns to the House for conference as leaders expect amendments to be reconciled, with Senate confirmation required for officials overseeing the fund and a high spending cap kept for Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Thomas
D-Okla
Treasury
McCarran
D-Nev
Wheeler
D-Mont
Six Die from Pneumonia in Dust Storm Poverty
Denver dispatch reports six deaths from pneumonia tied to this week’s black blizzard in Baca county Colorado with Lamar and surrounding farms hit hard. Officials sought Red Cross and state health board aid as the farming district lay desolate under silt and dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Baca County
Red Cross
Colorado Board of Health
Lamar
Impressions of Religion in War Talk by Rev. Rowland
The Rev. Ronald Rowland, rector at White Post, discusses Impressions of Religion in War at a special Monday evening service in Christ Episcopal Church at 7 30. Rowland served as a British WWI captain in cavalry and infantry in France, led a German prisoner of war company, and commanded Chinese troops after the Armistice. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Rowland
Episcopal Church
White Post
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr. Rowland
France
Daily News and Evening Times Merge Identities
Domestic Cumberland-Capital stock of Daily News Company is purchased by the Evening Times. Both papers retain identity. The item notes a stock sale and continued publication under separate brands.
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Cumberland—Capital
Daily News Company
Evening Times
Los Angeles
Hoover
Washington
Senate
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Centenary Reformed Church
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Siftman
Handley
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Louise Hyde
Warren County
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