President Roosevelt backs repeal of undistributed profits tax
President Roosevelt said he would favor repealing the undistributed profits levy if substitutes could be found to preserve revenue. He noted Treasury studies would be submitted to committees but not necessarily as recommendations. He warned of potential tax-avoidance tactics and stressed need to replace lost revenue with other taxes or higher flat rates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congressional Committees
Senate Military Committee
Lee
Dokla
Bridges
R-Nh
Ceewiaee
Congressional
Milk License Dues for 1939 and 1940 Due
The Board of Health reminds that milk licenses for 1939 and 1940 are now due. Licenses may be obtained from Dr. E W Miller, Inspector, by order of the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Miller
Board of Health
Antique Auction Notice at 326 N Cameron Street
An antique auction is scheduled for Tuesday May 16 at 10 A M at 326 North Cameron Street. Sale includes Winchester items listed under Miles B Dean Boyd and related consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Cameron &J
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Boyd
Flowers for Mother's Day and stock sale notice
Flowers for Mother's Day list includes carnations calendulas African violets geraniums ferns and novelties at The Flower Shop 39 East Piccadilly Street. Also notice of commercial and savings bank stock sale at Court House on Saturday at 12 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Piccadilly ‘Street
Court House
Wreck of Car in Murder Plot Claim Near Fairfax
Blair Cupp a 22 year old WPA worker of Fairfax Virginia said a fast train struck his car at a grade crossing in what he described as an attempt on his life. Cupp named Douglas Goodnough 27 held for questioning as a suspect in the alleged plot.
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Blair Cupp
Fairfax, Va
WPA
Fairfax
Cupp
Douglas Goodnough
Apple Crop Prospects Mixed Across Virginia and Nation
Henry M. Taylor reports uncertain prospects for fruit including apples and peaches. Frosts on April 13 damaged cherries and some apple buds while bloom is heavy overall. Albemarle and Rockingham lead Virginia with about 65 percent of expected crop. Nationally peaches show above average early in the south, with California sets strong for freestone varieties.
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Henry M. Taylor
Richmond
Albemarle
Rockingham
Pacific Northwest
California
Fifteen more needed for Evening Star Worlds Fair tour
Fifteen additional participants are required for the Evening Star New York Worlds Fair tour, bringing total signups to 35. The tour costs 118.50 and covers round trip rail fare, hotel rooms, and guided trips through New York City and the fair, with Earl E. Baker coordinating.
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Evening Star
Earl E. Baker
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Aera
Star and Railroad
Fair
New York City
Ann Ritenour
Virginia Athey
Naomi Largent
Mary Largent
Amelia Anderson
Mildred Green
Stover
Miss Stover
de Stickley
Cecil Hyde
Reliance
Virginia Naddeo
Jane Fugitt
Jeanneta Wisecarver
Alice Russell
Pauline Grant
J. D. Huffman
Middletown
J.O. J. Green
Emma Hartman
Pearles
Ellen Lockhart
Ralph Fansler
Ralph , Jr
Jackson
Ens City
William
Robert. Wood
G. Miller
Winchester Knitting
Rival Pleads in Young Woman Affection Case
Douglas Goodnough, 27, was held on charges of assault with intent to kill in connection with a story involving Blair Cupp and a young woman. Photos accompany the report.
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Blair Cupp
Cupp
Douglas Goodnough
Talbot Elected Republican Head in Winchester
Walter R. Talbot was elected chairman of the Winchester Republican party at a special reorganization meeting in the county courthouse. Officers chosen include vice chairman A. Een s and treasurer Harry Epbaear, with local committeemen named for Friendship Earl Cuthbert and T H Ritter, City Hall Clarence Grim and E C Parker, and Sarah Zane Earnest Carper. Walker McC Bond was elected a freeman for his precinct but declined the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Talbot
Winchester
Republican Party
The
Star Today
County Court House
He Ree
A. Eens
Harry Epbaearer
Rouss P. Browning
J. D. Glyver
Earl Cuthbert
T. H. Ritter
Clarence O. Grim
E. C. Parker
Sarah Zane
Earnest Carper
Walker McC. Bond
Talbot
H. B. Garber
Small Preakness Field of Seven At Pimlico
Baltimore May 12. Johnstown and six other three year olds including the filly Ciencia and Challedon were entered today for tomorrow's forty-ninth Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. William Woodward’s Jamestown colt heads a likely lineup with Gilded Knight Impound and Valitant among others, though the mud could affect start chances for the Challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johnstown
Pimlico
William Woodward
Jamestown
W. L. Brann
Challedon
Saratoga Stable
Woodward
Coffey Names Partners for Pro-Am Golf Tournament
Coffey announces partners for the E G A Pro-Am at Winchester Golf Club on Monday. Club members Lester Arnold Carl Campbell and Roy Ryden join E R Rut Cattey as partners. Coffey expects many top professionals and semi pros from five states to enter the event in its second year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Arnold
Carl Campbell
Roy Ryden
E. R
Rut” Cattey
Winchester Golf Club
Coffey
Winchester
Middle Atlantic
P. G. Eyene
John Barrymore Accuses by Wife in Divorce Suit
Elaine Barrie Barrymore charges the film idol slapped her and kicked her shins during their 30 month marriage. She seeks alimony, property division, and a restraining order while denying his $300,000 fraud claim.
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John Barrymore
Los Angeles
Hollywood
St. Louis
Elaine
New York
Jacobs
Barria
Ariel
Caliban
Yuma
Ariz
Community Holdings
Senate approves large farm bill with parity and soil aid
The Senate passed a $1.218 billion farm appropriation bill sending it back to the House for further action. It adds parity payments of $225 million and $500 million for soil conservation, plus $113 million to remove farm surpluses, while defeating moves to cut benefits. A lengthy conference is expected as the House had rejected many increases previously. The measure was blocked from return to the appropriations committee by Senator Lafollette who objected.
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Washington
Pia
Senate
House
Senate Beause
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
D-Colo
Mage Sorugeeniune
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lafol
Prog-Wis
Lea
D A R To Place Bronze Tablet In County Cemetery
Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R places a bronze tablet at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown to be unveiled June 14 in the cemetery and shown for a week before being mounted on a cemetery boulder. The inscription honors soldiers of the Revolution buried at Opequon Church, seven known.
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Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Baker's Drug Store
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
Opequon Church
Acquitted Father Plans New Life
New York report says Joe Greenfield, acquitted of a man slaughter charge in the death of his 16 year old son Jerome, planned a fresh life for his wife and possibly an adopted child. He was freed by a jury after four hours of deliberation. He wept upon hearing the verdict.
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New York
Joe Greenfield
Jerome
Labor Revision Stumble Halts Wagner Act Talks In Senate
The AFL and Labor Board conference collapse derails efforts to revise the Wagner Act. A Senate committee session yields no sign of timely agreement this congressional term. Additionally listed are a garden helper ad and a brief weather note.
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Washington
AFL and Labor Board
Senate
Wanted Home to Rent With Modern Conveniences
Advertiser seeks a home to rent starting June or July in the southwest section of the city. Modern conveniences preferred. Phone number listed as 270.
Mother's Day Reminder From The Flower Shop
The Flower Shop urges customers to place orders early for Mother's Day next Sunday. Call or visit to choose bouquets and delivery options.
Sub-Committee Breaks Coal Deadlock On Wage-Hour Pact
The sub committee reached a settlement on a new wage and hour contract that would include union shop provisions. Government involvement is reported as investigators pursue a vast insurance murder ring in Philadelphia. Federal and local agencies plan rapid action with trials in ten days and laboratory support for poison analyses. Police tally over twenty dead with total likely near a hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles F. Kelley
Thes
Willard seeks relief to avert B and O bankruptcy
Daniel Willard, longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president, urged Congress to allow distressed railroads to adjust debts through voluntary creditor agreements to avoid bankruptcy and personal disgrace. He told the Senate Commerce Committee that a debt plan won approval from 85 percent of B and O creditors and predicted a comeback for railroads and the B and O with improved business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Congress
Senate
Commerce—Committee
Williard
Britain and Turkey pledge mutual aid against Mediterranean aggression
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced that Britain and Turkey would assist each other if war arose in the Mediterranean while awaiting a definite long term agreement. Negotiations continue for a broader security pact complementing Britain's pledges to Poland, Romania and Greece.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Turkey
Mediterranean
Britain
Poland
Romania
Greece
Balkans
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures May 12
Treasury reports May receipts of 9.41 million dollars and expenditures of 22.45 million. Gross debt stands at 40.17 billion with an increase of 0.31 million from the previous day.
Miners Readying Returns as Contracts Move Forward
New York May 12 report that Pittsburgh Coal Company and five negotiators foresee mines reopening Monday as western Pennsylvania supports Lewis. Chicago contracts signed granting a union shop and ordering 25 000 idle workers back. New York reports extend contracts to May 20 as negotiations continue on a prior expired agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Chicago
United Mine Workers and Operators
Ilinois
Miner Pact Ended Eight-Week Strike Deadlock
The United Mine Workers of America and Appalachian operators reached a new wage and hour contract for 346,000 miners across eight states after eight weeks of deadlock. The agreement includes a union shop clause sought by CIO leader John L. Lewis, with Dr. John R. Steelman remarking on the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Steelman
U. S. Labor Department
John L. Lewis
CIO
UMWA
County G O P Meeting Set for Tomorrow Night
Frederick county Republican executive committee secretary Bryan Stotler reiterates plans for a meeting at 8 o clock in the County Court House to elect a chairman to succeed the late Eugene Aneson who died several months ago with a year left in a four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Stotler
Frederick County
County Court House
Eugene Aneson
Bowling Leagues Close Season With Banquet Night
Winchester bowling circles wrap up their season tonight at 6 45 with a banquet and dance at the George Washington Hotel. Jack Zimmerman of Health Center alleys will be toastmaster. Pictured are officers of three leagues including James Yates H Clay Manuel Jack Cone Frank Elsie Line Jenny Und Cather and others.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Jack Zimmerman
Health Center
James B. Yates
H. Clay Manuel
Jack Cone
Frank
Elsie
Jenny Und Cather
Star's
C. Fred Barr
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Rockingham Counties
Star
Preakness Field
Willard
B. and O
United States
Walter L. Robison
the Treasury
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Lewis
Anthracite
United Mine
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