Welles Returns From Europe Silent On Findings For Roosevelt
Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, came back from Europe with notes for President Roosevelt but refused to comment on most details. He met Chancellor Hitler and met Reynaud, Daladier, Chamberlain, and others, yet kept to his no comment stance while stating he was glad to be home.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Europe
Roosevelt
United
Welles
New York
Italy
Germany
France
Great Britain
Conte di Savoia
Hitler
Amerone
Mussolini
Rome
Daladier
Paris
Chamberlain
London
Shell
Nethera
Hague
Reynaud
Conte di Sove
Train Crash at Falling Waters Blocks Main Line
Martinsburg West Virginia March 28 A collision of two Pennsylvania Railroad freights at Falling Waters nine miles north of here blocked the Cumberland Valley line for hours last night. None of the crews injured. A northbound coal train rear ended the other freight splintering the caboose and knocking four cars off the track. The leading train had halted to allow the coal train to pass.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Falling Waters
Here
Cumberland Valley
District Conference Set for New Market April 2 3
About 300 ministers and delegates from 28 Winchester District charges gather in New Market Virginia for the first district conference since Methodism unification. Dr W W McIntyre presides with sessions covering reports sermons memorial service for Col Melton and talks by Randolph Macon College and Ferrum Junior College officials.
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Winchester
New Market
Walter O. Hook
Toms Brook
Homer Welch
Charles L. Melton
R.macon Academy
Early ‘Lee Fox
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
John Owens
Front Royal
Melton Memorial Fund
Randolph-Macon Academy Alumni Association
Fatal Plane Crash Near Leamington Claims Three
In Leamington Ontario a search party found the bodies of Pilot Tom Higgins and two passengers in the wreckage of the Pelee Island mail plane on frozen Lake Erie four miles off Leamington. The fatalities follow a March 28 crash.
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Leamington
Ont
Tom Higgins
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
Increase Aid To Orphans Meeting In Richmond
Dr W W McIntyre superintendent Winchester district travels to Richmond for a supper conference at Hotel Jefferson with Bishop Peele and Virginia Conference superintendents. Trustees of Methodist Orphanage and Orphanage Association of Men’s Bible Classes organize the meeting to discuss expanding work for about 800 children including those in foster homes and with mothers aid.
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W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Virginia Methodist Advocate
Stephens City
Richmond
Hotel Jefferson
Bishop Peele
Virginia Conference
Methodist
Orphanage Association of Men’s Bible Classes
John H. Redd
McKeever Named Official Postmaster at Cross Junction
Harry McKeever is appointed as official postmaster for Cross Junction Virginia, succeeding 79-year-old Samuel Braithwaite who retired after 24 years. McKeever has served as acting postmaster since January 1 and has operated the office as assistant to Braithwaite for the past four years.
Victim Identified In Slain State College Student Case
A Penn State freshman student from Wildwood New Jersey was found slain in the Lemont area near State College. Police said Rachel Hutchinson Taylor 16 had been brutally attacked and beaten with fatal head injuries after a vacation trip home. Her body showed extensive wounds and torn clothing.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Lemont Consolidated School
James G. Griffith
Rachel Hutchinson- Taylor
Wildwood
N. J
Wildwood High School
Percy Taylor
Griffith
Yale
J. D
Francis Atherton
Lemont School
Harold Ed Peeket
Pennsylvania
Forrest Jones Accepts Post as Front Royal Chamber Secretary
Forrest E. Jones of Front Royal has accepted the office secretary post for the Front Royal Chamber of Commerce. President Rufus E. Purdum announced final negotiations completed by Harry Reynolds vice president and L B. Dutrow secretary treasurer. Jones a Handley High graduate will begin duties Monday at 3813 South Loudoun Street and plans to relocate with his wife Lucille Lovett Jones.
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Forrest E. Jones
Front Royal
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Jones
Rufus E. Purdum
Harry Reynolds
L. B. Dutrow
Front Royal Chamber
Plot To Derail A Train In Boyce Virginia
Clarke county authorities and three Norfolk and Western detectives investigated a possible deliberate derailment plot after a five foot long scrap rail weighing 225 pounds was found beside the northbound track near the toolhouse 300 yards south of the station. Sheriff R. W. Buckner and Deputy Miles Feltner aided the probe which had little progress by midday.
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Boyce
Clarke County
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Charles Jenkins
S. M. Lane
R. W. Buckner
Miles Feltner
Rotary Club Names New Directors for Next Year
The Winchester Rotary Club at its weekly meeting elected directors for the coming year: J. Pinckney Arthur, Charles Baker, Harry F. Byrd Jr., Paul Halde man, Dowell J. Howard, Larry McEon and Henry H. Covington. The board will meet Monday night to elect officers. The speaker Ridgely White discussed the sessions.
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Winchester Rotary Club
J. Pinckney Arthur
Charles Baker
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Paul Haldeman
Dowell J. Howard
Larry McEon
Henry H.covington
Ridgely White
Finnish children relief fund aid from Ame Junior Red Cross
The American Junior Red Cross sent 3000 dollars to a relief fund for Finnish children displaced by wartime destruction and border changes. The note highlights homeless Finns following territorial cession to Russia.
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Ton
Ame
Junior Red Cross
Russia
Quarantine on Three Frederick County Sheep Flocks
Dr. Ellis E. McCoy of the U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry arrives in Frederick County to assist with a scabies outbreak. Over 100 sheep in at least three flocks are quarantined as symptoms spread. farmers urged to check and report suspected infections.
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Frederick County
U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Ellis E. McCoy
Would Care For Headquarters Would Care For Headquarters
Frank McCormick owner of the Cannon Ball House at 227 South Loudoun street offers to custodian the George Washington Headquarters in return for souvenir concessions. Dr. C R Anderson says the proposal will be considered by the Common Council.
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Frank McCormick
Loudoun Street
George —Washington
C. R. Anderson
Anderson
Common Council
McCormick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Junior Board of Trade
J T. Kremer
Junior Board
Port Loudoun
Lucy Kurtz
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the Confederacy
Garden Clubs
Sleuth Jailed for One Year and a Day in New York
Nicholas Dozenberg once an Army intelligence agent was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after being indicted on fraud related statements.
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New York
Nicholas Dozenberg
Fous Y Frau
Wartime Pact Stated on March 28 by British and French
The British and French governments declared on March 28 that they would not negotiate or conclude an armistice or peace treaty except by mutual agreement. The note emphasizes a unified stance during wartime negotiations.
British Japan Relations Seen Improving Amid Conciliatory Speech
In Tokyo Sir Robert Craigie predicted better Britain Japan ties, saying both nations seek lasting peace and stability. He and Lady Craigie plan a 2.5 month U S trip for a private holiday, as Prince Chichibu and Princess Chichiu attended the Japan British Society luncheon.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Great Britain
Japan
Lady Craigie
United States
Prince Chichibu
Chichiwed
Hachiroita
Wells Attacks British Rule in Leeds Speech
H. G. Wells condemned the British government as grossly incompetent and accused Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax of playing with the war. He attacked the publication The British Case as doomed to damage Britain abroad and urged economic control to avert chaos similar to Germany.
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London
H. G.wells
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Germany
Hitler
Begin Work On New White Way In Shenandoah Valley
Northern Virginia Power Company reported half the new white way standards in the business district were erected this afternoon with some concrete poured. The utility said lights will likely not be in place before next week but hopes the system is operational for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 2-3. Officials had earlier doubted timely completion, but every effort will be made to finish the task.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Power Company
Five Alarms Reported for Grass Fires Across City
Five alarms since yesterday afternoon kept 10 firemen busy with grass fires around the city. Incidents included a field near Handley School, a lot on Kern Street, a blaze between Parkway and Shawnee, and fires at the old airport and East Cork street. Firefighters traced causes to burning trash and urged extreme caution in dry weather.
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Handley School
E. G
Ask
Handley Boulevard
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 Panel
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 Market Owner Slaying
In St Louis on March 28 Emil Bouckaert owner of a grocery and meat market was found with his throat slashed from ear to ear in what police term a Jack the Ripper style attack. The crime scene details and suspect information are not fully disclosed in the fragment.
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ST. Louis
Emil Bouckaert
Jack the Ripper
Improvements draw Winchester notes and garden blooms
Winchester reports include a new cyclone at the Catholic Cemetery and street repairs on Hart Street planned this year. Tulip bulbs and hyacinths planted near public buildings by three garden clubs are growing, with bloom timing uncertain but likely later in May. A skating rink party for 30 Star carriers and guests, plus two veteran fishermen from Richmond and Winchester hauling three sturgeon of about 8½ pounds, are also noted.
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Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
British Move Plans to Intensify War in Balkans
London reports say Britain and France will consult on accelerating the war against Germany and on the status of Soviet Russia. Britain recalls ambassadors to the Balkans region for on the spot talks with Halifax as Moscow's role grows in Allied strategy and the question of neutrality is debated.
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Lord Halifax
Balkans
Foreign Office
England
Percy Lorraine
Rome
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Paris
Far East
Italy
Lord Hall
van Maisky
Lea
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Maisky
Death claims Count Francis de Montaigu
Native of Paris and member of an old French family, Count Francis de Montaigu died at Memorial Hospital after an operation failed to restore his health. He had been ill for some time and was hospitalized since March 20, in Winchester and Frederick County. He was in his sixty fourth year.
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Francis de Montaigu
Winchester
Prederick County
Memorial Hospital
Fev
Paris
Count de Montaigu
Coal Discounts Studied for Wholesale Buyer Savings
The Bituminous Coal Division began a study on wholesale discounts for coal dealers buying in carload lots. The analysis focuses on price reductions at the mines ranging from 10 to 50 cents per ton, assessing effects on overall coal pricing.
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Washington
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