Easter Tensions Mark World In Arms Race And Holy Land
Nations rush to build arms as Spain faces civil strife and Catholic Protestant clashes echo Vatican efforts. In the Holy Land armed guards guard the temple during Passover while Jews and Arabs clash over Palestinian state prospects. Pope Pius warns against Communist theology amid Easter observances.
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Holy Land
Thomas F. Hawkins
Associated Press
Christ
Spain
Nazi Germany
Pius
Mexico
Holland
Germany
Madrid
Basque Country
St. Peter’s
Poland
Palestine
The Leader Faces Heavy Load In Busy Organization
Winchester notes no deadwood in a live group and that the new leader must do all work or recruit help. Friends urged him to take the post with promised support now broken. He begins the task despite limited courthouse plaza parking due to ongoing construction. City parking progress looks hopeful to ease congestion.
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Deadwood
Courthouse Plaza
Hopes For Delay In Vote On Court Reform
Senator Ashurst predicted a delay in the Senate vote on Roosevelt's court reorganization plan until September. He urged a clean verdict and said his committee might be seven to seven with four undecided, opposing any compromise. Senator Thomas promoted Judge Williams to the federal circuit, citing long acquaintance and endorsement despite age concerns.
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Washington
Ashurst
D-Ariz
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Thomas
D-Okla
Robert L. Williams
Eastern Oklahoma Federal Court
Court of Ap
Sena Burke Cbaweby
Northern Virginia District Federation Meeting Attended by County Delegates
About 25 county home demonstration women with Elizabeth Farrar and Ethel Fisher will attend the 1937 Northern Virginia district federation meeting in Fisherville Virginia on the coming Wednesday. Dr. Ada Hart Arlitt head of University ee Training Care will speak on What Makes Good Family Life. The program also features Miss Maude E. Wallace Miss Hallie Hughes Mrs. Ben Wailes and Mrs. C Nelson Beck with music by Augusta county home demonstration club chorus and afternoon discussions and county chairman meetings after lunch. (Continued on Page 3 Col 6.)
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Representative County Home Demonstration
Elizabeth Farrar
Ethel Fisher
Northern Virginia District Federation
Fisherville
Ada Hart Arlitt
Sara Ee
University
Arlitt
Augusta County Home Demonstration Club
Maude E. Wallace
Hallie Hughes
Ben Wailes
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Club
C. Nelson Beck
The
Federation of Home de
Supreme Court to rule on Social Security Act validity
Washington March 27 The government joined an Alabama corporation in urging a quick Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Federal Social Security Act Solicitor General Reed asked the court to decide the case brought by Charles Steward Machine Company of Alabama seeking $46 paid under the act and dismissed by lower courts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Stanley Reed
Charles C. Steward Machine Company
North Alabama Federal District Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Evidence of Wreck Ready
Pittsburgh March 27 Department of Commerce officials prepared for a formal inquiry into the Transcontinental and Western Airlines luxury liner crash that killed 13. Coroner W J McGregor said an inquest would be held soon. Wreckage was burned after investigators removed motors and instruments. Officials cited an unusual ice formation on the wings as the probable cause.
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Pittsburgh
Department of Commerce
Western Airlines
W. J. McGregor
TWA
John J. McLean
Allegheny County
Easter Bonnets Safe From Rain In Eastern U S Forecast
Washington report says Easter hats should stay dry on Sunday with fair but chilly temperatures 30 to 40 degrees across most of the east. Forecaster Charles L. Mitchell warns it will be a cold Easter and some parade wearers may need winter clothing.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Charles L. Mitchell
United States
Ship In Distress Far Out At Sea
The American freighter Volunteer carrying about 40 crew members sent an SOS as pumps failed and water rose in the hold. British carrier Fresno City, 240 miles away, steamed toward the distressed ship at 12 knots and was expected to reach around 10 p m PST. The Volunteer was about 840 miles from Yokohama Japan. Coast guard heard the distress report.
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San Francisco
Fresno City
Yokohama
Japan
Coast Guard
Welfare Bureau Helps Three Destitute Families In Two Weeks
Mrs Homer Lyman director of the Public Welfare Bureau said the bureau has aided three destitute families by finding work for employable members. People needing help with house cleaning yard work or small tasks should call 1243 at the Welfare office for available assistance.
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Homer Lyman
Public Welfare Bureau
Clear Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather forecast for the week of March 29 calls for generally fair skies. A rain chance on Wednesday, a cold spell at week start, gradual warmup Tuesday and Wednesday, and a turn toward cooler highs by Friday.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
President Roosevelt Returns From Warm Springs
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at 11 A M from Warm Springs Georgia and went directly to the White House. Mrs Roosevelt stood at the station to greet him with the vice president and Mrs Garner Secretary Hull and Attorney General Rankin present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
White House
Garner
Hull
Truck Driver A Real Hero
Baltimore March 27 A truck driver Burton Becker stuck to his burning tank truck knowing 3900 gallons of gasoline behind could explode and drove the vehicle away from houses. He stopped, unhooked the trailer, and leaped to safety as flames consumed the truck and cargo in a brief blaze causing about 11000 dollars in damage. Firemen arrived as flames climbed over utility poles but the gas burned off within minutes and traffic was delayed for hours.
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Baltimore
Burton Becker
Harrisburg
Becker
Flood Area Inspect Tour Planned by House Committee
The House flood control committee will depart Monday to inspect flood damaged regions in Ohio and nearby valleys. About twelve congressmen will tour by automobile, visiting Pittsburgh then the Ohio and Muskingum valleys, returning via the Tygart dam in West Virginia.
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Washington
House
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Muskingum
Tygart
West Virginia
Galax store owner kills two as he shoots self
Thomas Nail, owner of the Belk department store building in Galax, shot and killed Swift Waugh and Floyd Sutphin as they spoke inside the store then fatally shot himself in an alley. Police said motive is undetermined and noted Nail had past mental health issues.
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Galax
J. O. Jones
Thomas ‘Nail
Nail
Swift Waugh
Floyd Sutphin
Belk
Jones
A. N. Chafin
Glenn Phipps
E. L. Kirkman
Waugh
Sutphins
Kirkman
F. Fulks
Southwestern State Hospital
Senator Carter Glass to Address Oppose Court Reorganization
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia will speak Monday night in Washington opposing the Roosevelt plan to reorganize the Supreme Court. The radio address begins at 10 p m eastern standard time and will be carried by a major broadcasting network.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Pope Pius XI Sends Easter Encyclical to Mexico
The Vatican release on March 27 reports Pope Pius XI urging a return to Christian life in Mexico through an Easter encyclical. He calls for material and spiritual aid for workers, protection of students, and caution against violent political changes while noting church restrictions and socialist education concerns.
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Pope Pius
Vatican City
Pius XI
Mexico
Presbyterians Dissolve Pastor Relations in West Virginia
Winchester Presbytery held a special session in Romney to dissolve the pastoral relations of Rev. Allen Jones with the Opequon group in Frederick County so he can accept a call at Moorefield. Nine voted to release him while seven favored retaining his services. Jones will close his work tomorrow and relocate with his family.
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Winchester
Romney
W. Va
Allen Jones
Opequon
Frederick County
Moorefield
Frist
Mississippi
Jones
Young Group Conference in Winchester Presbytery Rally
The Young People's League of Winchester Presbytery held its spring rally in Romney with about 175 attendees in Charles Town area. Dr. Diehl spoke on Venturing in Evangelism after which seven groups discussed his sermon led by local pastors and lay leaders.
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Young People’s League of Winchester Presbytery
Romney
Charles Town
R. Diehl
Martinsburg
G. G. Sydnor
K. Poole
Preston O. Sartelle
Capon Bridge
Mabel Hogshead
Petersburg
J. A. McMurray
Hedgesville
J. T. Owen
Springfield
Harry Crim
Strasburg
Easter Service Moved From Cemetery To Grace Lutheran Church
Easter plans shifted from Mount Hebron Cemetery to Grace Lutheran Church due to cold weather. The 6:30 a.m. service includes a 6:15 chimes prelude and a dawn devotion led by Rev. C Worthington Lowe. Floyd W. Haines directs the Old Dominion Chorus and Chanters with the Men’s Bible Class orchestra performing.
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Mount Hebron
Grace Lutheran Church
C. Worthington Lowe
Floyd W. Haines
Old Dominion Chorus
Farley Opens Wilmington Federal Building Tribute to Postal Service
Postmaster General James A. Farley dedicated Wilmington’s new 1.4 million dollar federal building and paid tribute to the postal force. He credited improvements in mail service and the cooperative effort of postal employees and outlined reorganized railway, ocean, air, and rural mail transportation over the past four years.
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Wilmington
Del
James A. Farley
Farley
Chrysler Sit-Down Strike Talks Continue In Lansing
A pre Easter mediation at the Michigan State Capitol resumed between Walter Chrysler and John Lewis as Gov Frank Murphy seeks a settlement for the 67000 workers idle for 20 days. Secretary Perkins in Washington voiced hope for a quick end to the sit down action and a wavering in the movement. Leaders planned to meet with President Roosevelt and discuss the labor dispute and possible approaches to a broader settlement.
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Chrysler
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
John L. Lewis
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Walter Chrysler
Washington
Perkins
Roosevelt
Labor Department
Piss Perkins
White House
Warm Springs
Miss Perkins
Murphy
Ex Senator Hiram Binghams Wife Granted Divorce
Judge Worth W. Trammel granted Mrs. Alfreda M. Bingham a divorce from former Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut. The decree followed a transcript of testimony in which she claimed mental cruelty. She sought no alimony. Bingham's attorneys entered a general denial.
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Miami
Fla
Worth W. Trammel
Alfreda M. Bingham
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Trammell
Robbery at Transcontinental and Western Air Line Office
Two holdup men bound a clerk at the Transcontinental and Western Air Line offices opposite Grand Central terminal in New York on March 27. They looted the safe of 286 dollars in cash and 746 dollars in checks.
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New York
Transcontinental
Western Air Line
Grand Central Terminal
The Superior Sex at White Hall School House
A three act play titled The Superior Sex will be staged at White Hall School House on Thursday and Friday April 2 and 3. The event listing notes a local production likely by community or school groups with dates and venue.
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White Hall School House
Thurs
Easter Flowers Big selection of potted plants
Large assortment of potted plants offered by the Rug Store. Floral varieties include seasonal arrangements and bright bouquets.
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Ssues
Judge Williams
Fishersville
Mitchell
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
North Atlantic
Bureau
Cenfer
Senator Glass
Vatican
Mr. Jones
Presbyterian League
Miss Modena Pyles
Lansing, Mich
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