Hunter Destroyer Hit Mine Off Almeria Killing Eight
The British destroyer Hunter struck a floating mine off Almeria Spain killing eight crew members including three petty officers four seamen and a stoker. The ship was towed to port for examination as wounded crew were sent to Spanish hospitals. An official investigation began to confirm the mine as the cause amid claims of a submarine attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Hunter
Almeria
Spain
Valencia
Gibraltar
Britain
Mediterranean
Hardy
Hyperion
Ocean Fliers Complete Rough Atlantic Return Flight
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed safely at Floyd Bennett Field after completing a round trip trans Atlantic flight. They cleared dense fog with 1000 foot ceilings and resumed to New York after a Boston stop at Squantum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Boston
London
Naval Air Base
Squantum
New York
England
Atlantic
Winchester hints Merrill could return from Atlantic trip
MA reporter notes Dick Merrill nearing home after a transatlantic flight for photos as Handley Judges prepare to defend their Virginia scholastic track title in Charlottesville, with confident prediction of a championship repeat in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Merrill
Atlantic
Charlottesville
Virginia
Charley Rouss Fire Company May Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Charley Rouss Fire Company will be held Friday evening May 14 at 8 o'clock. Every member is urged to attend. Special entertainment. M D Weaver, Pres.
Sarah Zane Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Sarah Zane Fire Company will be held in the new hall Friday May 14 at 8 p m All members are requested to be present Captain L M Crabill presiding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Company
New Hall
L. M. Crabill
Hat Clearance Sale Friday and Saturday
Margaret L Hodgson advertises a hat clearance event with discounts on Friday and Saturday at her shop, inviting customers to browse a selection of hats and headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VY. Price
Margaret L. Hodgson
Speeding Up Work On Route 11 Near Winchester
Road officials lift the shutdown on U.S. Route 11 north of Winchester and speed construction on the Mar tinsburg turnpike. Traffic will be maintained as old pavement is torn up and base stone laid, with crews increasing to finish on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Winchester
W. C. Poston
Department of Highways
National Re-employment Office
Shemandosh Valley Turnpike
Landing Field Work Slow Amid Frequent Showers
Heavy rains slow progress on the new municipal airport as grading nears completion. Work continues with hangar plans unclear and possible relocation of the current hangar to the new site.
Riverside Rendezvous Now op a day and night
Riverside entertainment listing notes Bob Riley's Orchestra performing May 19 and June 4. Also mentions kittens for adoption and Mason's Taxi Service with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Riley
Orch
Handley In Va Contests At University Of Virginia
Handley High School students competed in the Virginia state contest at the University of Virginia with drama, spelling, reading, and speaking events. The one act play Afterwards faced uncertain results as of 3 p.m. while other Handley competitors earned earlier wins in Fredericksburg and the April Latin and Modern Languages Tournament. Track team members will defend the scholastic meet title at Charlottesville with H Baker B Baker D Sutton Q Flickinger Kern Dunlop Cave Bailey Rosenberger P Meade Stewart Zuckerman listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Fredericksburg
University of Virginia
Alan Peery
Associated Press
Jack Smith
Aloise Brill
Mary Katherine Baker
John Webber
Paul Hunter
Richard Himelright
Andrew Grove
Mary Scully Spelling
Jean Whitehurst
John Hottel
Handley High School
Virginia
A. P. Wagner
College of William and Mary
Jefferson High School
Roanoks
Hopewell High School
Sargeant
Charlottesville
H. Baker
B. Baker
D. Sutton
Q. Flickinger
Kern
Dunlop
Cave
Bailey
Rosenberger
P. Meade
Stewart
Zuckerman
Final treatment of Route 7 to finish by May 25
W C Poston announces that about 7 miles of Route 7 from the West Virginia line to Winchester will receive final oil treatment by May 25. Two miles have been completed and opened to traffic, with roughly 14 miles in various stages of construction along the 22 mile project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Line
Winchester
W. C. Poston
Frederick County
Poston
West Virginia Bay
Pagey
Eckener silent at Hindenburg wreckage inquiry
Dr Hugo Eckener views the ruined Hindenburg at Lakehurst with no comment on the disaster. He notes he cannot discuss cause while the investigation is pending as German officials join the American board in an advisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehugast
N. d
Hugo Eckener
Naval Air Station Landing Field
Zeppelin Company
Eckener
Commerce Department
Liquor Sales Rise During Apple Blossom Festival
ABC store at Winchester shows festival week receipts over four days totaling 6 090.70 versus 3 639.90 the week before, a 4 450.80 increase. Front Royal Berryville and Winchester outlets all report gains with Berryville up 473.70 and Front Royal up 491.30, totaling 5 415.80 for the four festival days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alspensary
Front Royal
Berryville
ABC
Pverioas
Winchester
Frontal
Boy 8 Struck by Car On Way to School
An eight year old boy was hit by an automobile while walking to school. A bond of $500 was posted in relation to the incident.
Will of Ethel H Baptist Admitted to Record
The will of the late Ethel H Baptist is admitted to record with Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor. Bond of 10000 provided. Bequests include 2000 to Maurice J Baptist husband, 200 to Mount Hebron Cemetery Company for perpetual care, and Garland H Baptist granted Apartment 205 Rutland Court Owners Inc in Washington DC or at Riggs Place. Garland also receives all cash stocks bonds jewelry and other property not held by the bank. Appraisers named Shirley Carter Clifford D Grim Henry G Sikes H C Sheetz Sr and S C Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel H. Baptist
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Maurice J. Baptist
Tee
Rutland Court Owners, Inc
Seventeenth Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Riggs Place
Garland H. Baptist
Shirley Carter
Clifford D. Grim
Henry G. Sikes
H. C. Sheetz, Sr
8. C. Brooks
Government Wins Windsor Precedence Clash Over Wallis Title
Unofficial sources say the British government prevailed in a dispute with the Duke of Windsor to keep Wallis Warfield from styling herself Her Royal Highness after marriage. The duchess role is fixed by banner order changes placing the duke behind his brothers. The duke ranks below George VI and other royals. An engagement dinner for Windsor and Wallis Warfield was arranged by Grafton W. Minot in France for May 16 at Touraine Chateau d Azay Sur Indre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
London
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of
Duchess of Kent
St. George's Chapel
George VI
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Kent
Monts
France
Grafton W. Minot
Boston
New York
Touraine
Chateau d’Azay- Sur-Indre
Graduation Gifts From Hodgson and Brown Jewelers
Hodgson and Brown Jewelers promotes graduation gifts with emphasis on early selection and a small deposit to hold the item. The note highlights choosing a gift that will best please the graduate and secure it ahead of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Gas 19 Cent Gallon Beer Sold Everyday
A small local ad notes gas priced at 19 cents per gallon and beer sold daily at Chuck and Ray's. The listing reads like a brief shop notice from a neighborhood store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck & Ray’s
Boy Hit by Car on Route 50 Near Winchester
Ireland Anderson, 8, son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Anderson, was seriously injured when struck by a car driven by Leo Wertheimer 59 of near Hampton Va on Route 50 about 2 miles west of Winchester in front of the Renner residence. Wertheimer posted 500 bond for his May 22 hearing before Trial Justice A J Tavenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland Anderson
Ivan B. Anderson
Leo W. Wertheimer
Hampton
Winchester
Charles Renner
Wertheimer
Ohio
EB. Bayliss
Bond Wertheimer
A. J. Tavenner
Miller School
Renner
Anderson
Ireland
Bayliss
Dick” Davis
Pe Ae Gases
West Virginia
Local Shots Are In a Tie at Meadow Lark Trap Tournament
In Keyster West Virginia on May 14 three Virginians from Winchester F W Pingley J Renner and Earl E Cuthbert tied for high gun in singles with 96 of 100. Ed McDonald was second with 93 and Arthur Seabright third with 92. Renner won overall singles doubles and handicap with 157 of 174 targets. Arnsparger led 50 third handicap with 45. McDonald Renner and Williams tied for doubles victory with 18 of 24 targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Arnsparger
Hagerstown
McDonald
Renner
O. D. Williams
Seabright
R. T. Jones
Winchester
Stroke Fatal To Miss Minnie Byrd
Miss Minnie Byrd died at Memorial Hospital from a stroke suffered at her N Cameron Street apartment last Sunday. She was about 71, daughter of the late Col William Byrd and Jenny Rivers, born in Winchester and educated at the Episcopal Female Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Byrd
Memorial Hospital
N. Cameron Street
Miss Byrd
Col
William Byrd
Winchester
Jenny Rivers
Judge Rivers
Texas
Old Episcopal Female Institute
J. C. Wheat
A. Magill Smith
South Washington Street
Vari
New showing Children’s Under wearables Moling and Cather
A brief item notes a new showing of children’s wearables featuring Moling and Cather. The listing highlights upcoming display details and involved designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather
Baldwin Warns imperial conference on tense world situation
London May 14 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin opened Britain's imperial conference warning the international scene is difficult and threatening He urged a coordinated defense foreign policy and trade stance and stressed Britain must keep armament costs high to defend the empire and deter rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Baldwin
Rapyeieo Ey Baldwin
Dominion
Indian Empire
George VI
Death Removes J. Calvin Moss Former Resident
J. Calvin Moss 72, a leading Baptist layman and former Lynchburg House of Delegates member, died after a two week illness at his Lynchburg home. He formerly served as Y M C A secretary at Winchester and was on the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
J. Calvin Moss
House of Delegates
Winchester
Southern Baptist Convention
Steel Strike Ends in Tentative Peace at Jones and Laughlin
Pittsburgh May 14 The nation’s first major steel strike in 18 years ends with a tentative peace pact between Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp and John L Lewis union forces. Chairman Philip Murray orders pickets withdrawn and operations to resume for 27 000 workers. A consent election supervised by the NLRB will decide if the union gains sole bargaining rights by May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
John L. Lewis Steel
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
National Labor Relations Board
Peaceman
Poration
Spoperata
PIVE
Comar
Syahid Oe
Et Wik Ann negie-Illinois Steel Steel Corporations
H. E. Lewis
Corporation
Plobes
Aliquippa
Agaiu
Lewis
Important Announcement to Fruit Growers About Hail Insurance
Urgent notice for Apple Peach Wheat Corn vegetables and other crops. Insurance facilities are curtailed this year with a pool limit of 7500 per orchard location and 50000 per township. Hartford offers 5000 more per location to total 12500 available, first come first served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Company of North
Virginia
Hartford Insurance Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Satwary
Merrill
Mate
Newark
N. J
New Haven
Conn
M. D. Weaver
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Riverside Rendezvous
Mason’s Taxi Service
Treat
Berkeley Springs
Zeppelin
Clarke, Warren
Baptist
Pingley, Renner
Cuthbert
Christ Episcopal Church
Labor
Jones Laughlin Steel Co
Imperial Conference
U. S. Board
J. W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouss Avenue
Vic
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!