Cabinet shakeup rumors sweep Britain as officials visit
London reports predict a broad cabinet revision under Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain amid calls for an independent inquiry into air power. In Budapest Premier Daranyi resigns with Bela Imredi expected to form a stronger government to counter growing Nazi influence. Belgium's Janson cabinet resigns over tax policy differences.
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Neville Chamberlain
Earl Baldwin
Viscount Swinton
Air Secretary
House of Commons
Commons
Lord Swinton
Britain
Air Ministry
Budapest
Koloman
Daranyi
Ee Paras
Nicholas Horthy
Ante Tidak
Bela Imredi
Horthy
Chamber of Deputies
Brussels
Paul Emile Janson
Paul van Zeeland
Janson
Liberal Party
Socialist
Catholic Party
Winchester praises morning park music festival
MA WINCHESTER notes a morning park event where children sang under blue skies and sunshine. Dr. Richmond called the music festival one of the best he has attended, praising teachers for their earnest work despite limited facilities.
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Richmond
Curry Asks For Official Record In Pingley Case
George W. Pingley faces the death penalty for the February slaying of J. W. Newcome. His attorney, Charles Curry, filed to certify the transcript of testimony for the Supreme Court of Appeals and plans an appeal for a writ of error. If granted, the case would return to Frederick County for possible retrial.
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Curry
Pingley
George W. Pingley
Frederick County
J. W. Newcome
Newcome
Clarke
Lemuel Smith
Charlottesville
Charles Curry
Staunton
Smith
C. C. Brannon
Circuit Court
Brannon
Supreme Court_of_Appeals
Supreme Court
Mr. Curry
Auction of stocks bonds at 14th street Saturday
A local auction lists stock in Paeneng and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co and several general mortgage bonds, to be held at 11 30 A M at Court Hau. George Washington Hotel. Auctioneer is Colemann Dunn.
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Court Hau
Paeneng and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
George Washington Hotel
Colemann Dunn
Special Value Slip Coverings At 49 Cents A Yard
Moling and Cather offer slip coverings at low prices with yardage priced from 49 cents. Cip 1t)
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Moling
Cather
Girl In Grey Identified As Braden of Pennsylvania
Pearl Louise Braden, 16, of Cornelius, Pa., identified in morgue by sister Evelyn Cape. She died last Friday after drinking poison in a Midtown bus terminal rest room, having vanished since last November. The death letter preceded police inquiries by several papers.
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New York
Pearl Louise Braden
Cornolis
Evelyn Cape
Girl
Grey
Pittsburgh
Pearl Braden
Gentleman Cop Becomes Slayer in Brooklyn Tragedy
Patrolman Anthony Modleski a 36 year old known as the Gentleman Cop killed his wife Antoinette 27 and three children Joseph 4 William 1 and himself in a Kingsland Avenue flat Brooklyn. Only Anthony Jr 3 survived after the early morning shooting that police say followed a bout of despondency. Modleski had been on the force since 1926 and was attached to the traffic squad.
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New York
Anthony Modleski
Antoinette
Joseph
Modleski
William
Greenpoint Hospital
Anthony Jr
Michael J. McDermott
Kingsland Avenue
Brooklyn
McDermott
Anthony
Force
England Fruit Crop Further Hurt By Freezes
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a cable from Fred A. Motz stating severe cold waves in England cut fruit crops further. Kent, Sussex and Surrey saw temperatures as low as 16 degrees. European damage is widespread, with smaller overall European crops for 1938-39. European markets should still provide outlets for American deciduous fruits, but exports must be regulated to avoid market gluts.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Fred A. Motz
London
England
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Mr. Motz
Europe
Motz
Officer Bayliss Plans Resignation From State Police
State Officer R. E. Bayliss confirms he will resign effective May 15 at noon ending service with the State Police dating from July 17, 1929. He has made no statement on future plans. Bayliss has served mostly in northern Virginia with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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R. E. Bayliss
State Police
Officer Bayliss
Northern
Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
Japanese Warplanes Bomb Central China Front
Shanghai dispatches describe heavy Japanese air bombardment aimed at speeding advances toward the Lunghai railway. The assault targets Suchow and nearby rail lines as refugees flood Julangsu and Amoy islands, with foreign nationals warned to evacuate the zone.
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Lunghai
China
Japan
Henan
Kiangsu
Tangshan
Suchow
Central China Front
Sunghai Railway
Suhsien
Tientsin-Pukow
Masayuki Tani
Sunghai
Pieping-Hankow
Hankow
Suchon
Amoy Island
South China
Julangsu Island
Amoy
Nye Resolution To Lift Embargo On Arms To Spain
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17 to 1 to table the Nye resolution to lift the US arms embargo on the Spanish government. Secretary Hull opposed action, saying he would not justify affirmative action now. Chairman Pittman postponed the panel’s action indefinitely.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Nye
United States
Hull
Pittman
D.-Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Nevada
County School Music Festival Well Received
The County School Music Festival at Rouss Park drew over 600 Frederick county children and more than 1 000 attendees including School Board members and supervisors. Dr. Luther A. Richmond directed and sang, with performances from primary classes and schools such as Middletown Gainesboro Round Hill Miller and Stephens City, plus a possible annual event likely to grow.
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Rouss Park
Frederick County
School Board
Board of Supervisors
Richmond
Luther A. Richmond
Department of Education
Kauffman School
Carpers Valley
Middletown
Gainesboro
Round Hill
Miller
Stephens
Anne Starling
Peter Yates Brinton
Winchester
Julian Steele
Stephens City
Sale of Helium To Germany Will Be Considered
President Roosevelt announced a National Munitions Control Board meeting soon to decide Germany’s request for helium. The six cabinet officers must unanimously approve, with Ickes withholding consent over concerns it could be used for military aims. The helium would support a trans Atlantic passenger zeppelin.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Munitions Control Board
Germany
Ickes
Roosevelt Seeks Anti Monopoly Study to Avert Future Depression
President Roosevelt voiced hope that Congress will study anti monopoly methods to prevent future depressions by avoiding unabsorbed inventories and unwarranted price hikes. He rejected claims his early spending program failed and noted NRA experiences before it was ruled unconstitutional. He cited a Biggers unemployment census showing over 5.8 million jobless and that only part of the authorized funds were spent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Biggers
National President To Present Charter Wednesday May 25
Roswell P. Rosengren national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will present Winchester Junior Board of Trade their charter of affiliation when he visits Wednesday May 25. A dinner at the George Washington Hotel at 7 30 followed by a dance at the Winchester Golf Club. Only members and guests attend. Rosengren long chaired public speaking at New York University and the local group hopes to have a Surgeon General’s staff or FBI official supplement the program.
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C. Ridgely White
Roswell P. Rosengren
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Golf Club
Rosengren
United States
New York University
Surgeon General
Washington
Byrd Leaders Move to Earmark Bulk Relief Bill in Senate Clash
Senate debates over Roosevelt relief and public works funds amounting to 3 billion dollars as Byrd and Adams discuss earmarking. King signals WPA inquiry while McCarran defends Ickes. House backs the measure 329 to 70 with allocations for WPA work relief PWA programs farmers youth and rural electrification amid party splits.
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King
Utah
Senate
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
McCarran
D.-Ney
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
WPA
Roosevelt
House
Byrd
D.-Va
Adams
D-Corp
National Youth Administration
RFC
Appropriations Committee For Rural Electrification
Correction Notice for Store Ads and Lost Ring Reward
A United Food Stores advertisement correction lists Milnut Milk Com priced at four cans for 25 cents and Octagon Soap large cakes at 13 cents. Also details a lost sapphire ring set with Elk's Head motif, B P O E reward, by W Lee Fishey.
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United Food Stores
W. Lee Fishey
John Mason Brown To Speak On Theatre In Winchester
John Mason Brown the youngest respected dramatic critic will lecture at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on Tuesday May 17. A Kentucky native he studied at Harvard Europe and has been a theater critic for Theatre Arts Monthly and the New York Evening Post. The Century Club sponsors the talk with invitations sent to local residents and guests.
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John Mason Brown
Manhattan
Caravan
Kentucky
Mr. Brown
George Baker
Harvard
Europe
Theatre Arts Monthly
Cette
New York
Winchester
Henry B. Gilpin
George Washington Hotel
Century, Club
Brown
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