Icing Blamed For Cavalier Fatal Plunge In High Seas
Wing Commander Vernon Brown cites icing as cause of the Cavalier disaster on January 21. The Imperial Airways flying boat sank 285 miles southeast of Long Island after forced descent. Two of eight passengers and one of five crew died. ten survivors were rescued by Esso Baytown.
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Washington
Imperial Airways
Vernon Brown
British Air Ministry
Brown
London
Long Island
New York
Bermuda
Cavalier
M. R. Alderson
Neil Richardson
Donald Miller
Rro As
R. Spence
Standard Oil Company
Esso Baytown
Winchester Reflects On Fashion Show Night
MA Winchester expresses relief at stepping from the front page and credits the fashion show crowd with a grand time. She praises the beauty of the attendees and notes Ridgely and Pa Frederick, while joking about waxed looks and return to front-page life.
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Pa Frederick
Ridgely
Bess
Roger Cunningham Admits Killing Wife in Oklahoma
The body of Mrs. Eudora Cunningham was found in a deep sewer grave after Roger Cunningham confessed to strangling her on March 6. He said a fight in their car led to the murder amid domestic discord and nagging. Authorities dug the grave by flare light as a 30 year old sought freedom through habeas corpus filings.
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Francis E. Barden
Oklahoma City
Eudora Cunningham
Roger Cunningham
Cunningham
George Goff
E. W. Brown
FHA
Brown
Jobless Claims Show Decrease in Winchester February
Deputy F W Bailey reports February initial jobless claims at Winchester office approx 148, down from 271 in January. Continued claims total 1 084 up 12 percent from January with 1 023 total unemployment and 61 partial. Payments to unemployed workers via Winchester office totaled 7 940 13 for February in 1 137 disbursements. January saw 913 payments totaling 6 022 57.
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Winchester
F. W. Bailey
U. C. Commission
U. C
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Navy checks reserve forces for civilian employees
The Navy disclosed that all civilian workers enrolled in Navy or Army reserve forces are being surveyed to decide if they should fill military or civil posts in a national emergency. The study aims to avoid transferring civilian experts needed for construction and other duties. The service had 74,260 civilians on January 1, including 6,380 at Norfolk Navy Yard.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Norfolk, Va
Navy Yard
Navy Reserve
National Guard
Wanted five thousand on Route 50 real estate in Winchester
Wanted five thousand dollars on handsomely located real estate on Route 50 West Virginia. Box number 5000 in the Winchester Star dated March 25.
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Winchester Star
Oft Reprieved Man Resigns From Capital Punishment
Roy Lockard, 27, at Rockview penitentiary in Bellefonte, Pa, was scheduled for execution following Governor Arthur H. James’s refusal to intervene after Lockard faced 15 reprieves. The governor stated there was nothing else to do and the sentence would proceed Monday morning. Lockard, a former WPA worker from Altoona, was convicted in the killing of a boy linked to his girlfriend. The warden described him as a model prisoner while he calmly faced the news.
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Margaret
Lockard
Hollidaysburg
Maurice Hamilton
Pardon Board
Mixed Weather For Next Week Forecast
Washington reports a mixed weather outlook for the week starting Monday. Rain is listed for Monday and again on Wednesday or Thursday with temperatures fluctuating from above normal on Monday to colder conditions Tuesday and again Friday.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Treasury status shows deficit and debt rise on March 23
Treasury figures report receipts of 18.964 million dollars and expenditures of 23.941 million balance negative by about 4.976 million. Gross debt stands at 39.956 billion dollars, up 1.066 million from the prior day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Forest Fires Burn in Frederick County Struggle Under Way
Fire crews battled grass and woodland fires across Frederick county with about 50 volunteers aiding efforts between Collinsville Virginia and Cross Junction and in Mountain Falls where smoke rose high. Officials warn residents to heed fire danger and possible restitution for damages under Virginia law as investigators seek who started the blazes.
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Frederick County
Collinsville
cCross Junction
Rosie Hughes
William Baker
Mountain Falls
F. W. Pingley
Virginia
Bishop Manning’s Granddaughter Targeted in Kidnap Bid
A 3 year old granddaughter of Protestant Bishop William T. Manning was the target of a kidnap plot reported by butler Thomas Wilson. Two men offered $1000 to seize the child, but Wilson shut the iron gate, threatened police, and the suspects fled. Coale praised Wilson for quick action and protection.
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New York
William T. Manning
Butler
Chi
Griffith B.oale
Elizabeth van Antwerp Manning
Coates
Thomas Wilson
Greenwich Village
Bishop Manning
Wilson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coale
Connecticut
Auxiliary Fashion Show Delights City With Spinach Themed Extravaganza
The Junior Auxiliary presented its first fashion show and revue titled Fashion and Spinach to a large appreciative audience. Helen S. Zeigler starred as Ma Winchester with perfect timing and makeup. Ridgley White Master Co. featured in his public debut delivering with poise. Emma Gina Rosenberger impressed the crowd as Minnie Moocher from Punkin Hollow with sharp ad libbing.
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Helen S. Zeigler
Winchester
Ridgley
Gina Rosenberger
Minnie Moocher
Punkin
Surrender Of Madrid Nears As Franco Forces Advance
Final negotiations for Madrid's surrender to the Nationalists and a peace plan in the Spanish Civil War were nearly complete. Reports from Burgos and Madrid said Franco’s troops could enter the besieged city within hours, with terms including mine removal and demobilization of Republican forces.
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Hendaye
France
Madrid
Burgos
Francisco Franco
Rome
Il Messaggero
Nationalist Defense Council
Spain
Jose Miaja
National Defense Council
New Pageant Written for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
G. R. Quaries of Handley High School writes a pageant for Winchester Public Schools titled In Time of Pageant. It features sections on Childhood Festivals, Songs of Patriotism, Nature Festivals, and an Apple Blossoms portrayal with dances, pantomimes, and period songs.
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G. R. Quaries
Handley High School
Winchester Public Schools
Mother Goose
Greene
Police Gazette
Alexander
Fergusons Congratulated on New Daughter
Mr and Mrs Thomas S Ferguson of San Francisco California are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter Friday night Mrs Ferguson formerly Miss Eliza Tucker of this city daughter of Mrs Alfred B Tucker She has many friends throughout this section.
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Thomas S.~ferguson
San Francisco
Calif
Ferguson
Eliza Tucker
Alfred B. Tucker
Last Clinic To Be At Armel In Frederick County
The final diphtheria clinic in Frederick county will be held at Armel school on Tuesday March 28 at 3 oclock. Dr Harris will conduct the clinic and children from Armel and nearby schools may receive the toxoid. Patrons and children are asked to arrive on time.
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Frederick County
Armel School
Harris
Armel
Great Interest In Duce's Speech
London reports expect Mussolini to outline demands on France for African colonies in a high tension period after Czech, Lithuanian, and Romanian events. Britain slows four power talks while Daladier prepares to speak. loudspeakers in France broadcast his address and Bonnet returns to Paris amid claims of perfect Anglo French relations.
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London
Europe
Rome
Mussolini
France
Africa
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Memerland
Lithuania
Black Sea
Rumania
Soviet Russia
Poland
Neville Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Paris
Chamberlain
Attractive Building Lot Near Handley Schools
Handley area lot offered by J. H. and B. E. L. Henry with special prices for immediate builders. Prime location near Handley schools aimed at buyers ready to act.
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Handley Schools
J. H
BE. L. Henry
Anti Jewish Laws Patterned for Bohemia Moravia
Prague March 25 National Assembly recommended laws patterned on Nazi Nuremberg decrees. Non Aryans defined by Jewish grandparents. Jewish capital to be registered by April 15 and trustees to be placed in Jewish businesses. Ownership changes since March 15 deemed null and void under Nazi protection.
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Prague
Bohemia and
Moravia
National Assembly
Bohemia-Moravia
Virginian Engineer Smoot Free Pending Mexican Expropriation Case
Edgar K. Smoot, 77, a Virginia native living in Mexico since 1896, is free on $100 bail as lawmakers prepare an extraordinary session after the Mexican Supreme Court, by a 3 to 2 vote, ruled against a government expropriation order over 13 acres of Mazatlan land. The 1922 construction materials charge stems from a bridge project.
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Mexico City
Edgar K. Smoot
Mexico
Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Court
Smoot
Bedford County
Virginia
Federal Penitentiary
Josephus Daniels
Mazatlan
Negro Indicted in Assault Case in Howard County
Ellicott City Maryland March 25 The Howard county grand jury indicted Albert Gibson a black farm hand on a criminal assault charge carrying a possible death sentence upon conviction. $8 al
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Ellicott City
Howard County
Albert Gibson
Congressional Economy Drive Faces A Major Test In House
Congress debates the parity payments and WPA funding as Republicans threaten to cut 250 million in parity aid from the agriculture bill. Rep Tarver accuses log rolling over boosting parity to 500 million while Sabath presses for 150 million relief funds. Senate leaders doubt passage and House subcommittee plans a decision next Tuesday with calls for further cuts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House
Tarver D.-Ga
Avdocates
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Sabath
Chicago
House Rules Committee
Rep
Tarver
Adams
Senate
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
King
Utah
Firemen Offer Attractive Awards for Night of Fuan Parade
The Winchester Firemen's Festival awards were announced by M. D. Weaver and H. J. Floyd. Awards cover divisions for firemen, commercial entries, and kiddies bicycles with loving cups and cash prizes for top performers.
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Winchester
M. D
Weaver
H. J. Floyd
Winchester Mayor and Mrs Anderson Spend Time in Cuba
Dr Charles R Anderson mayor of Winchester and his wife left ten days ago for a vacation in the South and were reported to be spending several days in Cuba with latest word saying they were in Havana.
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Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
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