Grand Jury to Probe Officers Use of Firearms
A special grand jury in Frederick Circuit Court will investigate a March chase near Martinsburg that led to the arrest of Willard Herrell of Round Hill after Winchester police officers Carter Baker and C. M. Carden fired at a fleecing car. Authorities seek full details, including number of shots and justification, with jurisdiction issues noted.
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Martinsburg Turnpike
Winchester
West Virginia
Frederick
Willard Herrell
Round Hill
Carter Baker
C. M. Carden
C. W. Hollis
C. R. Anderson
Grand Jury
Herrell
Be A Sport Be A Sport Join The Towel Club Caption
MA Winchester notes a new chain letter caption Be A Sport Join The Towel Club aimed at sportsmanship among victims. He observes chain letters fading in popularity and recalls Pa’s church reunion scene where the preacher warmly welcomes him back, a sign of social psychology in family life.
WANTED black terrier puppy needs home or owner
Wanted at once to find own er or good home for very pretty black terrier puppy. Phone 41-1. Experienced sales ladies wanted for ready to wear store. Write Box 1000 care Star.
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Care Star
Martinsburg girl chosen princess for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Princess daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Diehl of Martinsburg West Virginia has been chosen by St. Hilda's Hall student body as their princess for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester this spring. Her father serves as pastor of the Martinsburg Presbyterian Church.
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S. R. Diehl
Martinsburg
W. Va
St. Hilda’s Hall
Charles Town
Winchester
Miss Diehl
Presbyterian Church
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Smith to Seek Reelection as Independent Clerk
Clark M. Smith, clerk of the Corporation Court, announced his candidacy for reelection in November as an Independent. Smith, a Frederick County native and Winchester resident, has served eight years as clerk after a banking career and active involvement with Grace Lutheran Church and the Kiwanis Club.
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Clark M. Smith
the Corporation Court
Walter M. Shade
Smith
Frederick County
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Grace Lutheran Church
Kiwanis Club
Club
Levi P. Boyd Dies In Chair At 77 After Ill Health
Levi P. Boyd long time Frederick county farmer died after midnight at his home near Nain. He aged 77 last December 5 and had been ailing with a cold and other illnesses. A native of Cecil county he moved to Frederick county about fifty years ago and became well known in the region. Survived by his widow formerly Miss Jermina Nesmith of Morgan county W Va and two brothers Robert L. Boyd and William T. Boyd. Funeral from Mount Hebron Chapel at 2 30 Friday afternoon conducted by Rev Helmintoller. Interment in family lot. Pallbearers named.
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Levi P. Boyd
Stonewall
Frederick County
Nain
Mr. Boyd
Maryland
Boyd
Cecil County
Woodward Alexander Boyd
Elizabeth Fisher Boyd
Winchester
West Virginia
Jermina Genevieve Nesmith
Morgan County
W. Va
Robert L. Boyd
Paper Mill Road
William T. Boyd
Hayfield
Mount Hebron
Helmintoller
Methodist Church of
Gainesboro
Mitchel Poss
Hinkle
Stother Boyd
Harry Kern
Audrey Baecher
Wincheste r District ME South to Meet in April
The Winchester District conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will convene at Grace Church Middletown on April 7 at 9 a.m. Rev. W. W McIntyre will preside. Delegates to the Baltimore Conference will be elected April 8. The district has about 14 223 members across 105 churches.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Grace Church
Middletown
W. A. Clark
W. W McIntyre
Wendell Allen
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
H. V. Wheeler
Trinity Church
Martinsburg
H. H. Sherman
Christian Education
8S. C. Hatcher
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Mary Glen Lupton
Ruth O’toole
Myrtle Zhcafoose
Myrtle Zicafoose
Africa
W. W. McIntyre
Bishops Cabinet
Washington D. C
Woman’s Missionary Society
McIntyre
Seek To Adjust Differences Over Railway Pensions
Treasury and railroad officials met to resolve disputes over a new rail pension program. Treasury argues taxes are too low to fund benefits while rail leaders say the graduated tax scale will cover the costs. Under-secretary Roswell Magill facilitated the conference at Roosevelt’s request.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Roswell Magill
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Committee
Big Year for Sears Roebuck
Chicago March 24 Sears Roebuck and Company reports the largest net profit and gross sales in its history for 1936. President R E Wood says net profit for the year ended January 31 was 30,660,198 dollars or 6 27 a share on common stock before new shares were issued.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
R. E. Wood
Notice of Taxi Service Affiliation Change
Public notice states Harry Mason is no longer connected with Noonan Taxi Service. The notice lists Noonan as the remaining operator and references lp-1t MRS.
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Harry Mason
Noonan Taxi Service
Beer Party And Burlesque Show For Legislators
In Annapolis on March 24 members of the House of Delegates gained 12 new bills and one resolution during a short session. The body recessed after three bills were approved, with committee reports read. Members urged reporters to avoid coverage of the Baltimore party fearing criticism as the session nears its end.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Baltimore
House
18 Die in Salem Bus Crash Near Illinois Bridge
A chartered bus crashed into a bridge abutment ten miles west of Salem Illinois. The Salem hospital reported 18 killed and five seriously injured in the accident today.
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Salem
Ill
Salem Hospital Today
Here
Robbers Ransack Texas Town In Nighttime Hold Up
A band armed with a submachine gun forced the night watchman into a vault and ransacked Farmville Texas early today. Residents Miss Willie Cook and Mrs Lew Miller were awakened when a safe was blown in a nearby pharmacy and the intruders compelled them into the vault.
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Farmville
Tex
Willie Cook
Lewis Miller
Two Women Hurt in Richmond Auto Crash
Miss Gwencoyn Brown aged 52 from Hamilton Ontario and Mrs Anna May Randall aged 57 from Buffalo New York were injured in a two car collision near Richmond Virginia today with Brown severely hurt and Randall injured.
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Richmond
Gwencoyn Brown
Hamilton
Ont
Anna May Randall
Buffalo
Messenger Loses Packet Of Poisons
London police issued an urgent warning to search for a packet of dangerous chemicals that could kill if delivered by a messenger. The alert, dated March 24, cautions the public and law agencies to locate and secure the hazardous packet to prevent harm.
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Messenger
London
Scotland Yard
honors given a virginia girl at national forensics meet
Louise Webb of Virginia Intermont College Bristol Va earned second honors in the impromptu speaking division at the Phi Rho Pi national convention in Long Beach California She spoke on Dizzy Dean highlighting a junior college forensic achievement
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Long Beach
Cal
Louise Webb
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol
Phi Rho Pi
Junior College Forensic Society
Tornado Kills Two In Rural Ozark Area
A tornado plowed into a rural community southwest of Ozark Alabama just before noon killing a man and Mrs. Henry Sellers, both residents of the area. Rescue crews searched the debris as authorities investigated the storm's path.
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Ozark
Ala
Here
Henry Sellers
Princeton President Attacks Roosevelt Court Plan As Radical
President Harold W. Dodds of Princeton University denounces the Roosevelt court bill as a step toward authoritarian government. He tells the Senate judiciary committee that many objectives could be met without changing the Supreme Court or constitution and warns of dangerous precedent.
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Washington
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Roosevelt
City considers parking expansion at Baileys Bay Kremer Lot
Transfer of the lot and dwelling on South Kent street from Carl P Kremer and others to Ora R Bailey and others draws city interest for possible acquisition as part of parking expansion off the gas house lot. The sale price is not stated. The 50 foot 5 inch Kent street frontage was formerly Anna W Kremer’s. The city plans asphalt surfacing and marking to create orderly parking once grading is finished.
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Kent Street
Carl P. Kremer
Ora R. Bailey
Bailey
Anna W. Kremer
Runaway Truck Crashes Into Apartment Building Killing One
In Baltimore a truck driven by Leonard Peters lost air brakes and sped down a hill, crashing into a three story apartment house. John Thalheimer died and Albert Smith was injured as the vehicle toppled walls and sent dust through a basement room. Coroner Haapmen criticized Peters for fleeing the cab.
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Baltimore
Leonard Peters
William Haapmen
John Thalmeimer
Thalheimer
Albert Smith
Roosevelt Said Close to Meeting Leaders Over Sit-Downs
Informed Senate sources say President Roosevelt will meet Congressional leaders after returning from Warm Springs to discuss the sit-down strike situation. Majority Leader Robinson notes a conference may be needed if the crisis persists and confirmed talks are possible. The House rules committee also plans a hearing on a resolution for a sweeping inquiry into the sit-down actions.
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Warm Springs
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Senate
Robinson
D.ark
Representative Dies
D.-Tex
House Rules Committee
Leaders to Attend Parley Across Shenandoah District
On April 2, Shenandoah District Virginia Cooperative Education Association meetings are set in Woodstock and Toms Brook with delegates from seven counties. Over 600 delegates are expected. Attorney General A P Staples and Dr B B Bagby headline Adult sections, with Dr E L Fox chairing and reviewing Bristol convention highlights. Continued on page 8.
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Shenandoah
Virginia Cooperative Education Association
Woodstock
Toms Brook
Clarke
Page
Frederick Rappahannock
Rockingham Shenandoah
Warren
A. P. Staples
Podstock
B. B. Bagby
Christian Church
B. R. Allen
Mary Burruss
Front Royal
I. G. Bierer
Will C. W Sollenberger
C. V. Shoemaker
Shenandoah County
E. L. Fox
Bristol
Dr. Fox
Davison's Case Near Conclusion
Defense counsel in the Alexandria mayor Emmett C. Davison bankruptcy case expect to close their side after calling a few more witnesses. Judge Luther B. Way overruled a motion for a directed verdict as the government contends Davison held over $5,000 in a Citizens National Bank deposit not declared in his assets schedule.
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Alexadria
Emmett C. Davison
Alexandria
Luther B. Way
William E. Leahy
Davison
Citizens National Bank of Alexandria
Electrification Committee Named
In Middletown Virginia March 24 three local Farm Bureau members J J Pickerall Mr Pease and Mr Fishpaw returned from Richmond where they attended a State Farm Bureau meeting. A rural electrification committee was formed by the Farm Bureau and the Virginia State Grange to promote electrification across the state. It will include two grange representatives two Farm Bureau members and one at large member.
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The
Star
Middletown
J. J. Pickerall
Pease
Fishpaw
Richmond
State Farm Bureau
State Board of the Bureau
Pickerall
Shenandoah
Farm Bureau
Virginia State Grange
Grange
Flying Boat Capsizes in Blizzard Near Ouroux France
A British flying boat Capri cornus crashed in mountain snow near Ouroux during a blizzard. Police report three of the occupants were killed with several others injured or missing.
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Monsols
France
Ouroux
France Moves To Woo Franco If Madrid Falls
Paris reports say France is quietly trying to court General Franco while pledging neutrality in the Spanish civil war. Diplomats note Paris would break official ties with the Valencia government if Madrid were to fall, balancing neutrality with sympathy for the Popular Front.
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Paris
France
Francisco Franco
Popular Front
Spain
Madrid
Seventeen Rescued From Sinking Norwegian Freighter
Seventeen men who stood on the rails of the Norwegian steamer Bjerkli for over 20 hours as water gushed into the hull were saved in a coast guard cutter to Boston. A northwest gale battered the graveyard of the North Atlantic as ships searched for the freighter Bjerli, spotted by the cutter Chelan.
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New York
Bjerkli
Boston
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
BjerlJi
Chelan
Smith Given Suspended Term After Housebreaking Plea
Joseph Smith of Winchester pleaded guilty in Corpora tion Court to housebreaking at the Virginia Woolen Mill and took a three year penitentiary sentence suspended on good behavior and costs. He previously served 92 days in jail and faced extradition from Clearfield Pennsylvania. Judge Philip Williams ordered annual term reports and warned that any future breach revokes the suspension.
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Joseph , Smith
Winchester
Smith
Virginia
Clearfield
Philip Williams
United States
Bursting Pipe Closes Mount Rainier Elementary School
An explosion of a hot water pipe in the Mount Rainier elementary school basement prompted Mrs. Catherine T. Reed to dismiss classes shortly before noon. Steam rose from the basement as about 250 children were marched from the building. no injuries were reported.
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Mount Rainier
Vid
Catherine T. Reed
Reformed Church to Hold Silent Wednesday Service
Rev. S. L. Flickinger of Centenary Reformed Church announces a special service tonight. The sermon topic reflects Silent Wednesday and is titled Ministry of Silence. All are welcome to attend.
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S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Conference abandons Detroit strike talks prompt Lansing meeting
United Automobile Workers officials abandon a Detroit Chrysler conference and head to Lansing where Walter P. Chrysler and John L. Lewis attend a meeting with Governor Murphy. Representative Rabaut had announced a settlement in Washington, later denied by officials.
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Automobile Workers
Detroit
Rabaul
Dmich
The
Howse
Chrysler
Rabaut
Lansing
Murphy
Washington
D.-Mich
National
House of Representatives
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Walter P. Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Chrysler Corporation
Mich
Frank Murphy
Japanese government doubts world disarmament plan chances
TOKYO reports that on March 24 the Japanese government told Parliament there is little hope for success in proposing a world disarmament conference under the present situation.
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Tokyo
Japan
Leopold Lunches With King George in Buckingham Palace
King George of Great Britain and King Leopold of Belgium lunched today in the first meeting since Leopold's accession. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother Mary were present as Leopold met at Buckingham Palace with the royal pair. New spring curtains offered by Moling & Cather at attractive prices.
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London
King George
Great Britain
Leopold
Belgium
George
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Mary
Moling & Cather
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Carter Baker and
City Police
Kent
North Kent Street
Herrell Autono
Princess
Arabella Diehl
Mr. Smith
Iwgeewaists
Esteven
Sears-Roebuck
Mrs, Noonan
Texas
Gust
Princeton
Dr. Dodds
Wheeler
Baileys Bay Kremer Lot
Chryslers
Gen. Franco
Reformed Church Service
Occu
Pied Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile
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