Nye asks Senate probe into espionage links
Gerald P. Nye of North a has asked the senate to authorize a senatorial inquiry into alleged espionage in the United States by sympathizers of the Spanish rebellion. He charged Juan Fran De Cardenas, former secretary of the Spanish embassy in Washington, with involvement. Nye identified a New York steamship firm as the espionage center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald P. Nye
North A
Senate
U. S
Juan Fran de Cardenas
Washington
Nye
New York
Central Press
Social Calendar Events for Thursday and Friday
Girl Scout leaders meet at Mrs Harold Rowe home on South Cameron street. American Legion post luncheon and meeting at George Washington Hotel Friday at 1:00 p m. Federated Council of Church Women meets at Handley Library at 3:30 p m. Epworth League annual meeting and banquet at Market Street Methodist Church at 7:00 p m. Missionary Society of Church of Christ at Mrs Shade home at 7:45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rowe
South
Cameron Street
Conrad Post American Legion
George Washington Hotel
Federated Council of Church Women
Handley Library
Epworth League of Market Street Methodist Church
Missionary Society of Church of Christ
Shade
Washington
Philip Williams
Anne Brooke Kern
Fannie Page
B. B. Dutton
George Smith
Coffey
Walter Bosserman
Virginia Boyd
John Hedrick
Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R Elects Officers At Hagerstown Luncheon
Fort Loudoun Chapter members met at Hotel Dagmar in Hagerstown Maryland for a luncheon and business session electing new officers including regent J W Rosenberger and first vice regent W M Richards. The group plans to announce Handley High School essay contest prizes next week and heard reports from Mrs Cookus on the recent National D A R Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Hagerstown
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. P. McVicar
Elmer Griffin
Henry Moling
Howard Cather
Grover Cooper
Melville Shirkey
H. R. Green
Vernon Eddy
Slater
J. A. Stretchberry
Susie Glass Strider
Nan Williams
Handley High School
Cookus
D. A. R. Congress
Washington
Kemp Kretzler
Ketelbey
Mendelssohn
A& Ens
McDowell
Jocelyn
Lutheran Missionary Society Meeting Tonight
The Grace Lutheran Church Women’s Missionary Society gathers at 8 o’clock in the Sunday School room for a quarterly business and social meeting. Officers will be elected for the coming year and the Martha Miller Circle will host the social hour. Mr J E DeVine returns home from New Port after a visit during apple blossom week with Mrs Ida Seabright. Dr Raymond H Kerlin resumes duties in Winchester after attending the Virginia State Dental meeting at Cavalier Hotel Virginia Beach VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snapp
Virsnde Boath
Ralph B. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Virginia Beach
Virginia State Dental Association
Cavalier Hotel
Association
Lutheran Missionary Society
Women's Missionary Society
Grace Lutheran Church
Curch
Martha Miller
J. E. DeVine
New Port
R. de E
Ida Seabright
Southwerk Street
Raymond H. Kerlin
Winchester
Virginia State Dental Meeting
Modern Etiquette Q and A guidance column
A Roberta Lee etiquette column answers reader questions on timely acknowledgments for wedding gifts noting they should be sent before the trip, not after. It also covers Christenings and the customary way to extend invites with informal notes or calls, and recommends serving wine half full in etiquette terms.
Local residents return from visits to friends and relatives
Mrs. Omer O Stickley returns to Strasburg after visiting Mrs. Martin Wise Carver on Amherst street. Mrs. H D Flood and Miss Eleanor Plood depart Winchester for Washington to join a golf team and play at the Washington Country Club. Mrs. Nathan G Eyster visits her sister Purviana at Gray Gables Inn before California trip. Miss Marjorie Atwell resumes studies at State Teachers College Harrisonburg after Apple Blossom weekend at Peyton street with classmates Irene Brooks Patsy Heldreth Frances Buck and Nellie Burner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer O. Stickley
Strasburg
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
H. D. Flood
Eleanor Plood
Thornhill Manor
South Washington Street
Winchester
Washington
Shoreham Hotel
Nathan G. Eyster
Marjorie Atwell
State Teachers College
Harrisonburg
Peyton Street
Irene Brooks
Patsy Heldreth
Frances Buck
Nellie Burner
Apple Blossom Festival at Capitol Theatre
Universal News presents Winchester’s Fourteenth Annual Apple Blossom Festival shown at the Capitol Theatre from today through Saturday. The feature begins with Shenandoah coronation of the Apple Queen and includes scenes of Handley School Esplanade, Captain Beardall, Rev Ronald S Wilson, Mayor Charles R Anderson, Apple Blossom Princesses, Massanutten Academy cadets, trainbearers reaching the throne, and parade views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Universal News
Shenandoah
Handley School Esplanade
Beardall
Ronald S. Wilson
Charles R. Anderson
Massanutten Academy
Handley
Barbara Bell Pattern Book and Easy Matron Frock Ad
The Barbara Bell pattern book offers well designed and becoming patterns including the Afternoon Frock for matrons. The ad promotes Barbara Bell patterns with sizes 36 through 52 and notes fabric suggestions and a 15 cent pattern price. Direct orders are requested with address box details.
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Barbara Bell
German Skipper Dies After Aground Incident Near Miami
In clear water off a coral reef 35 miles south of Miami Captain Otto Liebert of the 325 foot freighter Wiegand died of a self inflicted bullet wound as the ship ran aground. Coast guard Cutter Pandora failed to refloat the vessel and towed Liebert’s body to Miami. No crime was found in U S territorial waters.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
Otto Leibert
Wiegand
Miami
Liebert
Pandora
United States
New Monarchs and Debris Mark London Crowd Collapse
After a massive crush in Trafalgar Square and surrounding areas, 10,000 people collapsed during the revelry. Workmen found abandoned items including 116 umbrellas and 14 walking sticks as police recorded a dozen arrests tied to post celebration disorder.
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Trafalgar Square
Pall Mall
Whitehall
Windsor Marriage Row Deepens Royal Cabinet Rift
The Windsor family faces a deadlocked government over Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson. Queen Mary and King George VI reportedly pressured MPs to approve the union while the cabinet pushes for a private ceremony. Edward is said to be very happy after his brother’s coronation proceeded smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
George VI
Queen Mother
House of Windsor
Church of England
Edward
Simpson
Herman L. Rogers
Duke delays ceremony over Windsor romance protest
Rogers notes a celebratory visit after the coronation in which guests enjoyed a swell time. The government’s ban on Windsor attendance at Edward’s wedding led to the duke postponing the ceremony to June. The move, said friends, followed a request from King George VI who champions formal recognition of Edward’s romance and his renunciation of the throne.
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House of Windsor
Edward
George VI
Average Dollar Share of Food Dollar Rises With Prices
Economists report the average dollar share for foods rises as prices climb and falls when prices drop. A study of 58 standard foods shows retail costs up three percent from 1935 to 1936 while farm values rise ten percent. Middlemen charges fall two percent between the years, though their costs rose. Elimination of processing taxes offset the discrepancy.
Unbeliever Continues Amid Burning Controversy
A fragment from a rural tale shows a minister threatening violence over belief while an elderly farmer who broke his leg recalls the dead man’s wish for a simple end. A bailiff recalls church attendance and a lifelong search for truth after a baptism debate. Flames from the pyre scatter sticks into a stove.
Gas Bombs Hurled At Bridge Picket Line Continues
Witnesses recount threats and clashes as police use tear gas while pickets hold a bridge. Mary Sambel is charged with assault and inciting to riot after striking a officer. Frank Lasic, 60, suffered a scalp laceration treated by Dr. H B Jones. Union leaders discuss a possible drive through with a flying wedge as rain hampers the mass protest.
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Mary Sambel
Frank Lasic
H. B. Jones
Clifford Shorts
Aliquippa
William H. Turner
United Iron and Steel Workers
Turner
Steel labor strike actions halt work at Pittsburgh plants
After a long vigil workers guarded plant entrances in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa. Chairman Philip Murray prepared to resume negotiations with the company following last night's strike call. Federal Labor Conciliator Jas F Dewey joined in a new effort to win a signed collective bargaining contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Aliquippa
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Jas. F. Dewey
Murray
Radio highlights on the air tonight in New York
Report notes George VI speech delivery during coronation broadcasts with clear diction and royal bearing. London reception was strong, crown events marked the longest continuous transmission to date. Weekly schedule includes WEAF and WABC programs with music, lectures, and Tosca broadcasts.
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New York
Great Britain
George VI
George
London
WEAF
NBC
Rudy Vallee
Bing Crosby
WABC
CBS
Alexander Woollcott
Kate Smith
Major Bowes Amateures
Floyd Gibbons
Eddie Elkins
WJZ
Snot and Lubin
Boston
Smiths of
Jones
Pittsburgh
Henry Busse
Music Guild
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Marquess of Donegal
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Juan Francisco de Cardenas
O’connell
Braddock St
Brooks’ Pharmacy
LAURENS JONES _ FLORIST
Loudoun
Connie’s Beauty Shop
National Avenue
Irs
Claude B. Smalts
Thomas Trier
Leon Bell
Baltimore
Katie Trier
U. B
United Brethren Young Peoples Choir
Allyn Russell
Stover Carper
Millwood Avenue
Mothers’ and Daughters
Ottobsin Guild
United Brethren Church
Ottobein Guild
Ladies League
Evening Star Bowling League
Yorks Cabin Camp
Bob Riley
Ripley Carter
Hot Springs
Ella Carter
Stephens City
Virginia Pearsall
Richmond, Va
Winifred Bailey
West Cecil Street
Marguerite Gregory
Hazel Dean
Roanoke
Roberta Lee
Endan
Catherine Hammond
East Piccadilly Street
Washington Country Club
Cherrydale
Capitol
the Evening Star
Voile
Dimity
Rogers
Phane
Yeakley
Greyhound Bus Depot
N. Braddock St
Greyhound
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Lowell Thomas
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Wjz-Nbc
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Hamman’s Dollar Store
York
R. M. Swimley
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