Nationalists claim end of Spanish Civil War after Madrid surrender
Nationalist headquarters declare control of all 52 provinces as Madrid and Valencia capitulate. General Miaja and staff flee to French Algeria. Albacete and Cartagena capitulations seal Republican defeat while Franco’s forces consolidate in Madrid and other cities.
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Burgos
Spain
French
Algeria
Albacete
Franco
Cartagena
Guadalajara
Malaga
Barcelona
Valencia
Alicanter
Urgel
Guadajara
Cisco France
Madrid
Espana
When I Am Idle The Promise Of Busy Plans
This verse by Philander Johnson in the Washington Star imagines if prosperity and time were free from tasks. The speaker contemplates schemes and improvements to surprise neighbors but laments many obstacles that keep him idle and down.
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Philander Johnson
Washington Star
Park Entrance Fees Draw Protests From Local Club
Members of the Winchester Lions Club publicly oppose new Shenandoah National Park entrance fees announced by Secretary Ickes. A 1 annual permit covers multiple park entries with 25 cent single day options and additional charges for house trailers and trailers under license schemes.
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Winchester Lions Club
Shenandoah National Park
Ickes
Associated Press
Joe Newlin
Lions
125 Attend Blossom Rally For Shenandoah Festival
About 125 people joined a rally for the 16th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to be held in late April or early May. R Gray Williams presided as honorary chairman, with Gilbert Quarles praised for pageants and Carnegie speakers highlighted by four students. Glee Club performances by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Club directed by Robert Davidson featured solos and medleys.
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R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Richmond
Glee Club
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Glee Club
Robert Davidson
Harlech
Sigmund Romberg
Vincent Walter
Buddy Small
Robert Franz
Gertrude S. Mockbee
Harold Fitz
Robert Benchley
the Panhandle Improvement Society
Quarles
Williams
Garland R. Quarles
Handley High School
Dale Carnegie
Dan Leatherman
Mollie Glass
Eleanor Scully
Irvin O’connell
Col
Howard J. Benchoff
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Senate panel orders hearings on neutrality act changes
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by 11 to 8, voted to hold public hearings next Wednesday on several proposals to revise the neutrality act. Chairman Pittman sought action without hearings but a 9 to 9 tie was broken by a switch to aye. A sub committee of Pittman Borah and George will call the list of proposals and guide the hearings, with Pittman insisting no testimony would alter his views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
D-New
Borah
Idaho
George
Dga
Conference Set Thursday For Virginia Valley Central Churches
Delegates from Timber Ridge and Winchester Congregational Christian Churches depart for Bethlehem Christian Church to attend the Virginia Valley Central Churches one day conference at 10 o clock. Roy Larrick presides with Rev. Walton Brill Ver non Whitacre and W A Larrick representatives from Timber Ridge and E W Cather Loy H Hook J A Spaid and Mrs K H Sale from Winchester. The Rev R A Whitten will attend and conduct devotionals. The Mey business conference venue for August will be chosen and Rev F C Lester of Etowah College NC will deliver the principal address with Loy Hook speaking on church finances.
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Timber Ridge
Winchester Congregational Christian Churches
Bethlehem Christian Church
Tenth Legion
Virginia Valley Central Churches
Walton Brill
Vernon Whitacre
W. A. Larrick
Winchester
E. W. Cather
Loy H. Hook
J. A. Spaid
K. H. Sale
Roy Larrick
Loy Hook
Juvenile Movie Player Slugged in Hollywood Slaying Link
Delia Bogard a 17 year old motion picture juvenile was slugged and critically injured near her home. Police fear linkage to the fatal attack on Anya Sosoyeva at Los Angeles City College campus on February 25. Bogard described the assault before slipping into a coma as doctors warned of grave prognosis.
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Hollywood
Delia Bogard
E. M. Rinehart
W. R. Harley
Anya Sosoyeva
Los Angeles City College
Jackie Cooper
Los Angeles Times
Miss Bogard
Miss Sosoyeva
Negro Cagers Win Championship in World Series Finale
In Chicago on March 29 the New York Renaissance basketball team defeated Oshkosh all-stars 34 to 25 to clinch the first World Series title after three days of competition against 11 top pro teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Rens
Oshkosh
Wis
Used Pipe and Junk Bought by Winchester Junk Co
Winchester Junk Co buys all kinds of junk and sells used pipe in all sizes. Located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock streets. Call 3-28424-4-1p-21 for purchases or sales.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock Streets
House Appropriations Panel Cuts Roosevelt Relief Request
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $100 million WPA funding bill to July 1, rejecting Roosevelt's $150 million request. The panel said the measure is liberal and would stretch funds, with a 25 to 13 vote. Chair Sabath indicated the bill will seek legislative right of way without amendments changing the amount. Debate to begin tomorrow.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Sabath
Rules Committee
White House
WPA
Byron Co-Stars With Musical Sons in Radio Program
In Hagerstown Maryland on March 29 Rep William D Byron appeared with three of his five sons in a local radio musical program. Byron and a son played guitars while two other sons played banjos. His mother is a renowned pianist and the remaining two sons are accomplished musicians.
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Hagerstown
William D Byron
Maryland
Byron
Plan to Stimulate Research Work for Chemistry Students
A plan to stimulate and coordinate chemical research by advanced students will be presented at the American Chemical Society meeting in Baltimore. Fathered by Dr. E Emmet Reid of Johns Hopkins, it has yielded more than 25 new compounds. Professor John R Sampey of Furman University will explain the plan.
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Baltimore
American Chemical Society
E. Emmet Reid
Johns Hopkins
John R. Sampey
Furman University
Greenville
S. C
Traffic Deaths On Highways In February Drop
February records show U S highway traffic deaths fell 12 percent to 1810, the sixteenth straight month with fewer fatalities than a year earlier. The National Safety Council notes 8900 theoretical lives saved since November 1937, with January and February 1939 totals the lowest for those months since 1933.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Broad Authority To Consolidate Government Agencies
Congress approves a compromise reorganization bill granting the President power to consolidate agencies and eliminate overlapping functions. The House passed the measure by voice vote and sent it to the White House, retaining Congress’s veto over orders and setting automatic effectiveness after 60 days, amid calls for budget savings.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Atlantic Clipper Makes Maiden Bermuda Flight
Pan American Airways flying boat Atlantic Clipper undertakes its maiden commercial flight to Bermuda with 38 passengers aboard, the largest load in 21 months of Bermuda air service. Sister ship Yankee Clipper currently inspects in the Azores en route to Europe.
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Neek
Pan-American Airways
Bermuda
Azores
Europe
Middle Atlantic Open Qualifying Set for May 22
Edgar Lucas of the Maryland State Golf Association announced the Middle Atlantic qualifying round for the National Open Golf Championship will be at Congressional Country Club near Washington. The 36 hole medal competition is May 22 with the championship proper at Goo Country Club in June.
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Middle Atlantic
Baltimore
Edgar Lucas
Maryland State Golf Association
Congressional Country Club
Washington
Goo Country Club
Girl Who Shoots Rapids In a $2 Skiff Is Sorry Her Daring Has Caused Comment
Miss Hope Brewster a 24 year old musician left Memphis Monday in a $2 skiff making a 90 mile solo voyage down the Mississippi to Helena Arkansas. She said the publicity has caused comment and she does not want to return to Memphis. Police and hotel staff tracked her after a newspaper photo. she planned to stay in Helena seeking work and may continue downriver.
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Helena
Ark
Hope Brewster
Memphis
Mississippi
River Front
Brunette University
F. F. Kitchens
Arthur Gregg
Gregg Hotel
Daladier Offers Negotiation On Italy Differences
Paris reports Premier Daladier would not refuse to examine Italian-French proposals to resolve differences. Cabinet approves France's reply to Italian colonial demands and plans a seven forty-five p m broadcast. Daladier seeks to balance tough stance with possible compromise amid international tensions.
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Paris
Daladier
Mussolini
France
Italy
Eric Phipps
Germany
Mediterranean
Near
House Appropriations Panel Proposes Wage Hour Funds Change
The House appropriations committee backed a 30,847,770 dollar Labor Department budget for the coming year and recommended returning wage hour funds control to Secretary Perkins. The move risks renewed CIO AFL disputes and could complicate department costs and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Perkins
Senate
House
Elmer F. Andrews
Budget Bureau
Cio-Afl
House Appropriations
Poles Smash All Windows In German Houses in Margonin
Berlin dispatch reports continued anti German demonstrations in Margonin Poland leading to all German houses having their windows smashed. In Weissenhaehe two German employees of a consumers' cooperative were stabbed and seriously wounded on the return from work.
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Berlin
DNB
Bydgosz
Poland
Margonin
Weissenhaehe
Consumers’ Cooperative
Another Rule To Govern Churches
Berlin March 29 Nazification of the Evangelical Church moved forward on orders from Friedrich Werner president of the Supreme Church Council. Members may choose a pastor for any duty religious instruction or the entire ministry and the parish must yield church use to the chosen pastor. They may also seek an assistant pastor aligned with their views if diverging from the regular pastor.
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Berlin
Freidrich Werner
Supreme Church Council
Court Rules In Alcoholic Cases
The U S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 8 140 514 88 dollars claimed from Baltimore industrial alcohol firms were taxes not penalties. The decision reversed a Maryland District Court finding that the claims were penalties tied to the eighteenth amendment. the suit concerns unpaid excise taxes for 1929 1930 related to diverted distillates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
United States
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore
U. S. Industrial Alcohol Company
U. S. Industrial Chemical Company, Inc
Maryland District Court
Baltimore Boy Hangs Himself in Tragic Missing Case
Coroner Howard Foulke ruled Edward Konarski, 12, died by his own action after being found hanging from tree branches in Baltimore. Officials noted no foul play and found a ground cross marked with twigs near the body amid a period of missing status.
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Baltimore
Howard Foulke
Edward Konarski
Britain doubles territorial army to 340000 in conscription bid
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the Commons that Britain will double its territorial field army to 340000 as cabinet discussed conscription and measures to lead a united front against Nazi Germany. He noted talks with France on national service and said detailed private discussions could not be divulged.
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London
Chamberlain
Commons
Britain
The
House
Albert Lebrun
Georges Bennett
Keene
Richard Austen Butler
France
Soviet
Russia
Former Cuban President Dies in Exile at 67
Gerardo Machado former Cuban president, 67, died in Miami Beach while under anaesthetic for tumor removal affecting his liver. He had been living in exile after being deposed in 1933 and entered the hospital for observation preceding the operation.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Machado
Emerson Firm Case Continued
In Atlanta on March 29 federal Judge E Marvin Underwood granted UW Emerson Drug Company lawyers a delay from April 1 to April 15 for a hearing on a suit filed March 7 by District Attorney Lawrence S Camp charging bromo seltzer bottles were misbranded.
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Atlanta
E. Marvin Underwood
UW Emerson Drug Company
Convance
Lawrence S. Camp
Rev Thompson Unable to Attend Groundbreaking Services
The Rev W T Thompson of Union Theological Seminary Richmond Va cannot visit Winchester for the church school groundbreaking on South Loudoun Street. He sent word that influenza has him bedridden for a week to ten days, but he hopes to appear at a later date.
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W. T. Thompson
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Winchester
New Presbyterian Church School
South Loudoun Street
Thompson
Ronald Wilson
Wilson
Arcanenn
Public Auction for Oak Chairs and Tables in Dunn County
A public sale of 100 oak chairs and 30 oak tables will be held Saturday April 1 at 10 o clock in the A M County Court House. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers oversee the event with catalog references 3 24 27 29 31 1p 41.
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M. County Court House
Dunn & Duvall Auctioneers
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Emerson Firm Case
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