Seven Billion Not Enough To Aid Others In Their Battle
WASHINGTON March 24 The Senate passed and sent to President Roosevelt Jolley s 7 9 0 0 0 000 appropriation to finance the administration s all out British aid program The vote was 67 to 9 The appropriation already passed the House and was approved without a recorded count before the final vote Arrangements were made to fly the bill to the President now cruising in southern waters The British aid bill faces questions about funding beyond the two year life Adams Senator of Colorado floor manager warned that aid to others than Britain would require more money Senator Vandenberg Michigan pressed if funds will cover the two year period Adams replied he feared not and said additional funds must be obtained
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Roosevelt Jolley
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Washington
Adams
D.-Colo
Britain
Vandenberg
R.mich
Tommy Tucker to Play Again at Festival Dances
Announcement by Tom Scully names Tommy Tucker and his orchestra as the May 2 act for the festival dance the second night. The dances will be at the armory to gain more dancing space and a higher ceiling. Amy Arnell will again sing with Tucker. Three backup bands considered for the first night include Benny Goodman Tommy Dorsey and Larry Clinton. The Handley High School Glee Club will provide a vocal interlude at the festival.
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Tom Scully
Armory
Tucker
Amy Arnell
Portsmouth
Scully
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Larry Clinton
Glee Club
Tom Baldridge
Handley High School Glee Club
Timberbrook Soldier Recalled by SSS Board
Millard Hunter Timbrook of the county appeared before the Frederick County Selective Service Board on Saturday wearing a Uncle Sam uniform. The board announced replacements for a late draft induction with a new recruit in Timberbrook’s place.
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Timbrook
Frederick County Selective Service Board
Uncle Sam
Port “Geurre
Cee
Timberbrook
Budget Session Advances with School Building Plan
The budget session continues with focus on adopting next year’s budget and a Stonewall district committee seeking new high school facilities. C M Rosenberger urges the School Board to secure a site first, then the supervisors will consider funding. Fred J Larrick vows to obtain a site and build if funds are available.
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Stonewall
C. M. Rosenberger
Board of Supervisors
Fred J. Larrick
Stone
Senate Fixes Corned Beef Vote on Navy Purchases
The Senate corrected a tie vote to 33 to 32 to permit Navy purchases of corned beef from Argentina. Senator Barkley moved to amend the roll, and Senator McNary supported aligning the roll with the truth after Senator Russell's unrecorded vote.
Republicans To Police The New Deal
Washington March 24 The Republican National Committee rejected the resignation of Chairman Joseph W Martin Jr and said he would stay on to lead the party through the campaign He warned the country faced possible bankruptcy and urged unity to police and audit the New Deal while preserving the two party system.
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Republican National Committee
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House
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Knowland
National
California
United States
Tances
Belican
New Deal Administration
National Committee
Noon-Day Services During Holy Week in Winchester
The Winchester Ministerial Association will sponsor noon-day services at a Lutheran church from 12 to 12 30 each weekday during Holy Week. The three-hour Good Friday service will not be held. Rev. Carl Honeycutt, program committee pastor, said the services are for all denominations and will feature local ministers. further details will follow.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Aan Lutheran Church
Carl Honeycutt
Opium Seized by U S Customs Agents in Baltimore
U S customs agents confiscated opium valued around 300000 dollars from a freighter at Baltimore. A Filipino steward named Marcario Bautista was arrested on narcotics charges as agents found tins of opium in a hotel room and his overcoat. Captain William M. Jenkins led the operation and noted currency totaling 2500 dollars in a briefcase.
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United States Customs
William M. Jenkins
Marcario Bautista
James K. Cullen
Jenkins
Bautista
S. M. Poist
J. W. H.hummer
Locust Point
Interwoven Stocking Mill Opens With Partial Labor Force
In Martinsburg West Virginia the Interwoven Stocking Company kept a partial operation today after a Friday night strike began over pay and benefits. About 1500 workers were scheduled, but only production staff faced picket lines and limited entry while clerical and executive staff returned to work. authorities reported no serious clashes.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Mullins
Invasion Improbable: Australians Report Halted German Landing
Australian veterans claim a failed German invasion attempt on England last September was stopped by Royal Navy and RAF forces. The Sydney broadcast and London sources say 60 000 German troops were aboard barges crossing the channel and North Sea before being repelled.
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Iia
CBS
England
Navy
R.A.F
Channel
North Sea
Sydney
London
R.af
License Revenue Totals Posted by Local Bureau
Andrew Bell in charge of the local automobile license bureau reports 955 licenses sold since March 15 totaling 12 222 dollars 90 cents. The mix includes passenger cars trucks motorcycles CTR tags trailers and for hire vehicles, reflecting the department total.
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Andrew Bell
Bethlehem Steel Plant Faces Walkout Over Union Elections
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania the CIO organized workers plan to elect bargaining representatives prompting a warning of an immediate strike from CSC union officials. About 6 000 to 7 000 workers reported to work as the plant operates at full capacity with defense contracts valued over 1 billion dollars.
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Bethlehem Steel
CSO
Steel “Workers Organizing Committee
C.I.0
Howard Cyprus
S.W. OC
C.S.C. Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
Howard Curtis
Curtis
John V. Riffe
C.I
Aee
R. A. Lewis
S.W.O
Fatally Stricken: H T Busey Dies After Heart Attack
Henry T. Busey, 74, manager of the Colonial Hotel on East Piccadilly Street, collapsed from a heart attack near his home on West Piccadilly Street. He was talking with police near Loudoun and Piccadilly moments before. Survived by wife Martha Baker and an adopted son Halford Red, plus a brother and a niece and sister. Funeral at Kurtz Funeral Home tomorrow, burial Mount Hebron. Pallbearers listed.
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Colonial
East Piccadilly Street
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester
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Loudoun
Piccadilly Street
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Busey
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Halford “Red
Oid
Kurtz Funeral
Ane
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
O. L. Jamison
Robert Glass
W. W.glass
Cain
D. Wilson
Marion Jenkins
World Today Russia and Turkey ready to sign friendship pact
British reports say Germany massing troops sweep toward Greece from Bulgaria as Yugoslavia's Regent Prince Paul resists protests and considers Axis partnership. Greece cautions against hostile acts while Britain appeals to Paul. RAF bombs Berlin Kiel Hanover and channel ports as shipping losses claimed. Italians rebuffed in Cheren counter-attacks. British forces advance toward Addis Ababa. Germany says signature would seal full alliance. Japanese ministers see envoys en route to Moscow to meet Hitler and Mussolini.
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Kiel
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den Helder
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Belgrade
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P Mussolini
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Nya Colony
Italian Somaliland
Britain’s Bases Passing To U S
The United States will acquire formal title to six base sites in the Caribbean and Atlantic tomorrow or Wednesday after a swap with Britain. Leases to be signed in London by Churchill and Ambassador Winant mark weeks of talks. Britain had received six sites Trinidad Jamaica Antigua St Lucia British Guiana and the Bahamas. Newfoundland and Bermuda were gifted to the United States.
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Great Britain
London
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John G. Winant
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Jamaica
Antigua
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Newfoundland
Bermuda
300 Cars To Go Out This Week
Ralph M. Woodside of the Federal Surplus Marketing Association said about 300 carloads of apples will be purchased this week in Indiana West Virginia Mary and Pennsylvania. The unusually large total reflects April 1 storage charges aimed at helping orchardists move fruit without delay. More than half the cars will be from Virginia, with a possible egg deal in the works though details are not yet set.
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Ralph M. Woodside
Federal Surplus Marketing Association
Inia
West Virginia
Mary
Pennsylvania
Woodside
Virginia
Soviet Turkey pact eyed as war nears
Reports claim Soviet Russia may issue a common declaration of friendship with Turkey offering aid short of war if Germany attacks. Istanbul sources say the declaration would be published at midnight. Incendiary bombs and explosives allegedly rain on Berlin as RAF strikes continue with Polish air crews among the attackers.
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Russia
Turkey
Evry
Germany
Istanbul
Winchester Ministers Oppose Double Feature Motion Pictures
The Winchester Methodist Ministerial Association publicly opposes establishing a double feature theatre in Winchester and any Sunday showings. The resolution states ministers are uniformly opposed to such pictures and to theatres opening on Sundays for profit or charity, citing harm to the community.
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Winchester Methodist Ministerial Association
Winchester
Assassination Threats Plague Belgrade Leaders
Pamphlets found strewn in Belgrade threaten assassination of government leaders who agreed to Yugoslavia joining the three power pact. Crowds on the street read the leaflets which label the officials traitors and warn them of traitors facing death.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Local drivers to receive safe driving awards
Abner Johnson M G Hannum and Halford Baker of the Railway Express Agency will be honored for safe driving records. Six years without an accident among local express drivers, with some records lasting 25 years or more, were noted by The Star. Also, automobilists may bid on J H Brant's estate on April 3 at Stephens City, including a 1914 Model T Ford touring car in excellent condition. A fire yesterday near Woodstock Lane and Piccadilly Street started the mosquito blitz plan, burning a lumber yard lot and vegetation. origin undetermined and the lot previously complained about.
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Abner Johnson
M. G. Hannum
Halford Baker
Railway Express Agency
J. H. Brant
Stephens City
Woodstock Lane
Piccadilly Street
Nazi Troops Move Toward Greece Amid Balkan Tensions
Unconfirmed Balkan dispatches report large Nazi formations advancing south through the Struma valley in Bulgaria toward the Greek frontier. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia seeks Axis alignment while Greece warns against hostile cooperation.
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Balkan
Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
Germany
Struma
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Reuters
Belgrade
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