Welles Returns From Europe Silent On Peace Prospects
Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, came back from Europe with notes for President Roosevelt but offered no comment on peace chances or diplomatic aims. He met reporters aboard the Conte Di Savoia and refrained from naming sources or details, saying he had no plans to return to Europe.
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Sumner Welles
Europe
Roosevelt
United
Welles
New York
France
Great Britain
Conte di Savoia
Hitler
America
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Hague
Netherlands
The
Girl Student Brutally Attacked Found Slain at State College
A freshman girl student at Pennsylvania State College was found slain in a dormitory. Authorities described extensive injuries and mistreatment. A janitor discovered the body on his morning round. no close male acquaintances were identified on campus.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Lemont School
Harold Leightley
District Conference Sets Sessions in New Market April 2-3
Approximately 300 ministers and delegates from 28 Winchester District charges will meet in New Market Virginia on April 2 and 3 for the first district conference after the unification of the three Methodism branches. Dr W W McIntyre will chair with sessions including sermons memorials education and temperance discussions and a Melton Memorial service led by Dr Early Lee Fox.
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Winchester
New Market
W. W. McIntyre
Virginia Methodist Advocate
Stephens City
Walter ©. Hook
Toms Brook
Homer Welch
Charles L. Melton
Randolph-Macon Academy
Early Lee Fox
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
John Owens
Front Royal
Melton Memorial Fund
Randolph-Macon Academy Alumni Association
R.M
F. H. Strieby
Woodstock
Earl Moreland
Seae College
Boe
Pio
Macon Academy
Archerman
Ferrum Junior College
J. I. McAllen
Richmond
C. C. Bell
Washington Street Church
Fatal Plane Crash Near Leamington Claims Three
The bodies of Pilot Tom Higgins and two passengers were found today by a searching party in the wreckage of the Pelee Island mail plane on frozen Lake Erie four miles off Leamington Ontario.
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Leamington, Ont
Tom Higgins
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
Leamington
Winchester Officials Attend Virginia Conference Meeting
Dr W W McIntyre superintendent of the Winchester district travels to Richmond for a 6 30 pm supper conference at the Hotel Jefferson with Bishop Peele and Virginia Conference superintendents. Trustees of the Methodist Orphanage and the Orphanage Association of Men’s Bible Classes organize the meeting to seek ways to increase support and activity for about 800 children served by the Virginia Conference and related foster and aid programs.
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W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Richmond
Hotel Jefferson
Bishop Peele
Virginia Conference
Methodist
Orphanage Association of Men's Bible Classes
John H. Redd
Virginia Conference Eee
McKeever Named Official Postmaster at Cross Junction
Harry McKeever is the new official postmaster for Cross Junction Virginia succeeding 79 year old Samuel Howard Braithwaite who retired after 24 years. He has served as acting postmaster since January 1 and has run the office for the past four years with his wife Mrs. McKeever assisting.
Forrest Jones Accepts Post as Front Royal Secretary
Forrest E Jones of Front Royal has accepted the office secretary post for the Front Royal Chamber of Commerce. He resides at 813 South Loudoun Street with Mrs Jones, formerly Miss Lucille Lovett, and will begin duties Monday. Rufus E Purdum is president with Harry Reynolds vice president and L B Dutrow secretary treasurer.
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Forrest E. Jones
Front Royal
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Jones
Rufus E. Purdum
Harry Reynolds
L. B. Dutrow
Plot to derail a train sparks county investigation
Clarke county authorities and three Norfolk and Western Railroad detectives probe a suspected deliberate derailment attempt on a northbound passenger train. A scrap rail five feet long and about 225 pounds was found across the track near Boyce, with S. M. Lane, the station agent, reporting the discovery. Sheriff R. W. Buckner and Deputy Miles Feltner assisted as officials pursued leads. The case remains under tight inquiry, details released upon request.
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Boyce
Clarke County
Norfolk and Western Railroad
S. M. Lane
R. W. Buckner
Miles Feltner
Rotary Club Elects New Directors
The Winchester Rotary Club at its weekly meeting elected J. Pinckney Arthur Charles Baker Harry F. Byrd Jr Paul Halde man Dowell J. Howard Larry Meeo and Henry H Covington as directors for the ensuing year. The board will meet Monday night to elect officers. Ridgely White spoke on social security space concerns.
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Winchester Rotary Club
J. Pinckney Arthur
Charles Baker
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Paul Haldeman
Larry Meeo
Henry H.covington
Was. C
Ridgely White
American Junior Red Cross sends 3000 to Finnish children relief
The American Junior Red Cross cabled $3,000 to a relief fund for Finnish children. Finns are homeless due to wartime destruction and the ceding of territory to Russia.
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Waston
American Junior Red Cross
Russia
Quarantine Placed On Three Frederick Flocks Of Sheep
Dr. Ellis E. McCoy of the U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry arrived in Frederick county to combat a scabies outbreak in over 100 sheep across at least three flocks. The disease, highly contagious, causes red skin lesions and crusts. without prompt treatment many animals die or become valueless. Farmers told to contact the county agent to have their farms inspected. More flocks may be affected, with six in the southern and one in the northern part of the county under quarantine.
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Frederick County
U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Ellis E. McCoy
Would Care For Headquarters Plans Supported By Local Groups
Frank McCormick owner of the today would oversee the building and grounds as plans move to keep the headquarters open. Dr. Anderson said the matter will go to the Common Council for consideration with cooperation pledged from the Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R the Daughters of the Confederacy and Garden Clubs.
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Frank McCormick
the Today
Anderson
Common Council
McCormick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Junior Board of Trade
J.T. Kremer
Fort Loudoun
Eroneaie 2
Lucy Kurtz
Turner
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the Confederacy
Nicholas Dozenberg Sentenced for Passport Fraud
Nicholas Dozenberg, once an army intelligence agent, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for using two counterfeit passports obtained by fraudulent statements. The sentence was handed down today in New York.
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WEW
York
Nicholas
Dozenberg
Army
Lea
Britain and France Agree to No Armistice Talks Now
London reports that on a March date the British and French governments stated they would not negotiate or conclude an armistice or treaty during the present period except by mutual agreement.
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London
British Japan relations seen improving says Craigie
British Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie predicted improved British Japanese relations as both nations strive for lasting peace and preservation of institutions. He announced a mid April to late June U S visit for a private holiday and to visit his son at Woodbury Forest School in Virginia.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Great Britain
Japan
Lady Craigie
United States
Prince Chichibu
Chichia
Hachiro
Sir Robert
Aif
Robert
Bobbie
Woodbury Forest School
Virginia
Wells Attacks British Rule At Leeds Address
H G Wells branded the British government grossly incompetent and criticized Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax as merely playing with the war. Speaking at Leeds University to the British Students Congress he condemned the publication The British Case as damaging to Britain abroad and argued for stronger economic control and a shift away from imperial aims.
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London
H. G. Wells
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Begin Work On New White Way
Northern Virginia Power Company reports about half the holes for new white way standards in the business section are completed with some concrete poured. Officials say most new standards likely won't be in place before next week but aim to have the lighting system ready for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 23.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Power Company
Five Alarms Report Grass Fires Across City
Five alarms since yesterday afternoon fed by dry weather kept 10 firefighters busy. Grass and trash fires burned near Handley School and E G Ask home, then on Kern Street by Rosenberger Co. A later blaze occurred between Parkway and Shawnee, followed by grass and sawdust piles at the old airport and a Bailey property flare on East Cork Street. Firemen urge extreme caution with trash burning as drought persists.
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Handley School
J. W. Rosenberger and Company
Kern Street
Highland Avenue
Gray Avenue
Parkway
Shawnee Avenue
Old Airport
Cork Street
Bailey
Aid For Poles Bill Advances In House
A House foreign affairs subcommittee gave preliminary approval to a bill authorizing a 15 million dollar appropriation for relief work in Poland.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs
Poland
Throat Slashed in St Louis Jack the Ripper Style Attack
The throat of Emil Bouckaert, owner of a grocery and meat market, was slashed from ear to ear in an early morning attack described as a Jack the Ripper style murder. Police investigated the scene and sought witnesses.
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ST. Louis
Emil Bouckaert
Winchester Brevities Highlight Cemetery Fence and Repairs
Improvements noted include a new cyclone fence at the Catholic Cemetery and the Hart Street entrance being rebuilt this year funded in the street budget. Tulip bulbs planted by three garden clubs near public buildings are growing, with hyacinths thriving and festival bloom timing uncertain. Star carriers and guests attended a Ridgeway skating rink party organized by Williams Miller. Veteran fishermen Willey and Lewis reported three suckers weighing 3 1/2 pounds from the Shenandoah River amid clear water conditions.
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Winchester
Winchester Evenig Star
Ridgeway Skating Rink
Williams
X-9
C. W. Willey
Richmond
Grover Lewis
Shenandoah River
British and Soviet Ties Shift in Balkans Diplomacy
London reports recall of British envoys to Greece Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for consultations with Lord Halifax signaling a new British Balkan offensive. Talks focus on intensifying the war against Germany and determining Soviet Russia's status, amid detentions of Russian ships and shifts in allied strategy.
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Lord Halifax
Balkans
Foreign Office News Department
England
Percy Lorraine
Rome
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Paris
Far East
Italy
Lord Halix
van Maisky
Selenga
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Foreign Office
Maisky
Death Claims Count Francis de Montaigu
Count Francis de Montaigu, longtime resident of Winchester and Frederick County, died at Memorial Hospital shortly after 10 this morning after an operation failed to save his health. He had been ill for some time and was 64 years old. Continuous care at the hospital followed his March 20 admission.
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Francis de Montaigu
Winchester
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Ce T Dean Cue Ho
Deeeses
Coal Discounts Studied to Ease Bituminous Prices
Washington March 28 The Bituminous Coal Division began a study of wholesale discounts to permit dealers in carload lots to buy coal at the mines for 10 to 50 cents a ton. If adopted, this would set lower coal prices for the Bituminous sector nationwide.
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Washington
Gan
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