Vandenberg Warns U S Faces Loss In Reciprocal Trade Pact
Senator Vandenberg declares during a Senate speech that the reciprocal trade program imperils the U S economy. He lists six objections including unconstitutionality, economic dictatorship, and failure to deliver benefits amid postwar trade pressures. He calls for a concentrated foreign trade authority and true reciprocity.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Senate Today
United States
Michigan
America
Bicycle caravan crowds Winchester fire scene urged to cooperate
MA Winchester notes about about 50 bicycle riders joining a caravan to the Winchester Woolen Mill after a fire alarm. She urges adults in cars to stop speeding and let fire crews work, stressing citizen cooperation over rushing to the blaze.
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Winchester
Mother charged in caustic solution death of 2 year old
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a two year old died after his mother Mary Orban thirty four forced a pint of caustic laundry lye down his throat to keep him from growing up and attacking girls. She faces murder charges and will be examined by a sanity commission. Orban testified she compelled her son to drink after claiming male children are no good and born with charms used to harm others. She hinted remorse as she was led away.
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Wilkes?barre
Mary Orban
Leon Schwartz
Schwert
Sanity Commission
Newport Township
S. V. A. Equipment Is To Be Sold
The Shenandoah Valleys Academy equipment including beds china and other property will be sold Saturday at 10 o clock. Harry K. Benham announced the sale after noon. Part of the S. V. A. land will be sold subject to court confirmation while the rest has been turned over to the Frederick County School Board.
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Shenandoah Valleys Academy
Academy
Harry K. Benham
Frederick County School Board
Noted Maryland Politician Dead
Frederick Maryland March 27 David C Winebrenner 43 former secretary of state and Democratic leader in Frederick died of a heart attack after poor health. He led Democratic organizations in his county and rose during Albert C Ritchie era. served as secretary of state 1925 1935 and later ran the New Citizen weekly. He served in WWI studied law at Maryland. mem American Legion Chesapeake Club and several bar associations. He was a director of Potomac Edison and Frederick Hotel companies.
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Frederick
David C. Winebrenner
Winebrenner
Eleanor Ritchie Winebrenner
Philip R. Winebrenner
Philadelphia
University of Maryland Law School
Episcopal Church
The
American Legion
Chesapeake Club of
Baltimore
American
Maryland
Frederick County
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick Hotel Company
Public Binge Party at Eagle's Home Wednesday Evenings
Public invited to attend Binge Parties at Eagle's Home each Wednesday at 8 p m. Best prizes for attendees. Bring your family. Location 211 N Loudoun Street.
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Eagle's Home
Loudoun
Census to Count Pneumatic Nomads On Trailer Day
Washington March 27. For the first time the government will count Americans living in trailers in 1940. The Census Bureau, unsure how many, plans a special Trailer Day on April 8 to locate where trailers were parked the night before and include these mobile households in the count.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
American Automobile Association
Bureau
House Slashes Wage Hour Admin Budget Fight
The House backed its appropriations panel and voted to cut President Roosevelt’s wage hour administration funds. A reversal attempt by Rep. Casey failed 115 to 148 to restore a $1,035,000 cut, keeping total salaries under $5,865,000 for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Reham Casey
D-Mass
Phillip Freming
Congress
Fleming
Rep
Casey
Eresepa
Gore
Five Years Given in Assault Case for Lazarus Jackson
Lazarus Jackson a 23 year old front Royal colored man was found guilty of assault with attempt to commit rape on a 15 year old colored girl in Shenandoah National Park in December 1938 by a U S District court jury at Harrisonburg. Judge John Paul fixed the sentence at five years in the penitentiary. The case opened in the new courtroom with James Keyser, Page county merchant, acquitted on unrelated liquor charges. The rape verdict came after a brief deliberation. Prosecution witnesses were warned against testifying before the grand jury against Jackson’s siblings who were placed on probation. Jackson was an employee of Forsyth at the time.
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Lazarus Jackson
Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
United States District Court
Harrisonburg
John Paul
James Keyser
Page County
Courtex
Paul
Jackson
Forsyth
Farley Praises Democracy while Avoiding Presidential Hopes
Bangor Maine March 27 Postmaster General James A Farley lauds the Roosevelt record and urges Democratic unity while offering little on his own presidential plans or those of other Democrats He says the nation faces a clear choice in November between a revitalized popular government and a GOP that has failed to address major 10 year problems
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Bangor
James A. Farley
Farley
Maife
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
No Bank Nights In Prison Movie
Lincoln Nebraska March 27 a change in theatre managers is planned at the Nebraska penitentiary Tommy OConnor formerly of St Louis and serving a 25 year term for the Lincoln National Bank robbery in 1930 was chosen as successor to the present manager due to be released in October He said I will continue the policy against bank nights.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Tommy O'Connor
St. Louis
Lincoln National
O'Connor
Nagged Man Who Slew Wife Free
Frank Leschisin a 67 year old elevator operator was released after a county grand jury refused to indict him for shooting and killing his wife Mary 57 in their Minneapolis apartment. He walked out of jail after testifying witnesses urged his release and he had previously claimed years of nagging and constant quarrels.
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Minneapolis
Frank Leschisin
John
Mary
Leschisi
Fine Building Lots For Sale On Route Between Winchester
Several fine building lots between two and three miles from Winchester on Route feature large pikes plates and two acres of land. Prices are reasonable with easy terms offered by Farmers & Merchants National Bank.
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Winchester
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Promotes Two Local Royalty
Miss Winifred Bailey and Miss Kathryn Baker pose to promote the 17th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival at the George Washington Hotel. Bailey, a Virginia Intermont freshman, is daughter of Mrs. Carroll Smith. Baker, to be Princess Handley, is a senior at the local high school and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D I Baker.
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Barr
Winifred Bailey
Kathryn Baker
George Washington Hotel
Miss Bailey
Virginia Intermont
Bristol
Carroll Smith
West Cecil Street
Miss Baker
Princess Handley
D.I. Baker
West Street
Commission To Study Petition From Richmond Area Fishermen
A petition signed by about 700 licensed resident fishermen from five counties is set for study by the Commission at its next regular meeting. If needed, a hearing will be held at a convenient location. The petition notes spawning ends by June 15 and river conditions affect July fishability.
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Pele Sanevegue 2
Richmond
Og Carl
Sheriff Buckner Involved In Clarke-Verona Crash
Special to The Star Staunton Va March 27 Sheriff R W Buckner of Clarke county was in a collision near Verona with a car driven by C E Meyheffer an Augusta county man Both escaped injury and the exchange of drivers settled the damages of about 40 dollars a car Meyheffer swerved in front of Buckners southbound car as both traveled Route 11 toward Staunton Buckner was transporting a Berryville man to Western State Hospital at the time of the wreck.
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the Star
Staunton
R.W. Buckner
Clarke County
C. E. Meyheffer
Verona
Here
Berryville
Western State Hospital
Meyheffer
Augusta County
Clarke
British Claim Aerial Victory Near Metz Report
The air ministry announced that two German aircraft were shot down in flames near Metz while one British fighter was downed and the pilot survived by parachute. British records note increased aerial activity around Metz with a seven plane German recon formation intercepted. Another nine enemy fighters faced a clash resulting in two more enemy losses.
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London
Air Ministry
Metz
Royal Air Force
Spring Arrives With 71 Degree Day
Spring, long awaited by winter weary residents, finally arrives with sunny skies. The day reaches a high of 71 degrees and a low of 30 degrees in the past 24 hours.
Religious Council To Meet Saturday
The Frederick County Council of Religious Education will hold its annual meeting in the Handley Library auditorium on Saturday evening March 30 at 2 oclock. Officers will be elected and a report of the years activities will be presented. All members and friends are urged to attend.
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Frederick County Council of Religious Education
Handley Library
Council
Man Confesses in Church Pilferings Sentenced
Melvin Schmidt 23 of St CloudMinn was sentenced to six months in jail after he knelt in church pews as if awaiting confession then rifled purses of women seated ahead while they were in confessional booths. Victims included the wives of two police officers.
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Brainerd. Minn
Melvin Schmidt
St. Cloud
Minn
Dewey Criticized by Rep Tinkham in Washington
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts accused Thomas E. Dewey of lacking sympathy with traditional American foreign policy and said he is unfitted to be the Republican presidential candidate.
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Dewey
Washington
Tinkham
R.mass
Thomas E. Dewey
Fire at Winchester Woolen Mill Put Out Before Arrival
A general alarm sent fire equipment racing yesterday afternoon to the Winchester Woolen Mill around 4 45. The blaze was extinguished before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported. Lions Club and Memorial Hospital Junior Auxiliary joined a buffet luncheon at the Baker building with over 100 guests enjoying beans cheese ham and coffee.
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Winchester Woolen
Lions Club
Memorial Hospital
Baker Building
British warships guard trade lanes as German raids loom
London dispatch notes British warships tightening the blockade to cut German ore imports from Sweden and lure German cruisers into open battle. The Royal Air Force is expected to play a key role as British destroyers and submarines patrol the Skagerrak and coasts of Denmark and Norway. Mercantile losses rise with tanker Daghestan sinking reported and Castlemoor overdue. Neutral shipping casualties include Italo Balbo damaged off the Dutch coast and Saba overdue after a collision near Amsterdam.
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London
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Skagerrak
Sweden
Britain
Castlemoor
Tee Sea
Atlantic
Italo Balbo
Netherlands
Saba
Amsterdam
Senate approves probe into foreign war propaganda
Washington March 27 report says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee won unanimous approval for a proposed investigation of foreign war propaganda in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Welles to Return from Europe Trip Tomorrow
The White House said Summer Welles Undersecretary of State will arrive in New York between noon and 1 pm tomorrow from a fact finding European trip. The advisory places him in New York for the afternoon.
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Washington
White House
Summer Welles
New York
Cometa Torpedoed and Sunk Near Kirkwall
Shippers report the 3794 ton freighter Cometa, home port Bergen, torpedoed and sunk yesterday in the British contraband control base at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, off northern Scotland.
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Bergen
Norway
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Seek Remedy For School Term Ills
Woodstock Va March 27 C V Shoemaker division superintendent of Shenandoah County Schools says plans may be worked out before day end to complete the 9 month term. A joint meeting of the school board and board of supervisors opened at 2 30 o clock with an encouraging outlook for resolving term delays.
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Woodstock
C. V. Shoemaker
Shenandoah County
Shenandoah
Board of Supervisors
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