Odd Fellows Meet In Winchester For Grand Lodge Session
A delegation from the Lynchburg I O O F home will join Winchester hosts May 21 to 24 for the ninety sixth annual Grand Lodge of Virginia gathering. More than 1 000 visitors are expected as Madison Lodge plans the program with state police led motor caravan to Shenandoah Caverns.
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Odd Fellows of
Winchester
Fraternity Brothers
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Assembly
Virginia
Madison Lodge
Front Royal
Berryville
Middletown
Edinburg
C. C. Leap
Waynesboro
R. L. Jones
O. F
Lynchburg
J. G. Hamaker
Miss Allen
H.C. Brill
Shenandoah Caverns
French Factories Ordered to Report Employees
Paris authorities directed national defenses to have factories report within a month on their employee numbers and capacity. The move accompanies anticipation of Chancellor Hitler's forthcoming Reichstag address on German rearmament policy and potential revival of Versailles treaty mechanisms.
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Paris
Hitler
Council of Ambassadors
London
Wyoming Vote Shows Majority For Dry Repeal
Wyoming returns from 180 of 667 precinct conventions indicate 363 delegates favor ratification of the repeal resolution while 40 back retention. Incomplete figures cover 14 of 23 counties, with results mirroring Michigan Wisconsin and Rhode Island in backing repeal.
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Company I Not Called For Duty
Reports spread that Company I 116th Infantry Virginia National Guard was summoned to Fort Hunt near Washington for duty. An authoritative source says the reports are erroneous and no orders were issued to move the local unit.
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Winchester
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Fort Hunt
Washington
The
Star
Counsel For Means Continue Case Arguments
Washington May 16 Counsel for Gaston B Means and Norman T Whitaker pressed their case as jurors prepared to decide this hoax ransom scheme. They face charges of conspiring to defraud Evelyn Walsh McLean of 35000 in a bid to recover the Lindbergh baby from its abductors. Tomlinson closed his speech and Turco followed detailing alleged district flaws in Means defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Norman T. Whitaker
Evelyn Walsh McLean
The
Washington Post
J. William Tomlinson
Means
Joseph Turco
Whitaker
Tomlinson
Means’ Ney
Free Tuberculosis Clinic Slated For May 22
A tuberculosis clinic will be held Monday May 22 from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m and 2 to 4 p m at the District Nurse Association offices. A State Health Department specialist will conduct free exams for those at risk, with prior written doctor requests required for entry. Children under 15 are not normally examined without special doctor referral.
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State Department of Health
District Nurse Association
Cadets At Staunton Academy To Attend Local Church Services
Cadets at Staunton Military Academy in camp at Rouss Park will not have a field service Sunday. Local church pastors will provide transportation to cadets to attend churches of their choice, a new arrangement that the academy faculty welcomes as replacing the usual field service. Captain Walter S. Thomas, chaplain, notes Winchester residents arranged the plan.
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Staunton Military Academy
Rouss Park
Star
Walter S. Thomas
Academy
Thomas
Winchester
A Chance for a Good Investment Sale of Potomac Edison and Union Bank Stock
At noon on Saturday May 20 stock from Potomac Edison and Union Bank will be sold in front of the Court House. The sale bill is on page 6.
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Potomac Edison
Union Bank
Court House
Sargents Sanitary Cash Stores Free Heinz 57 Demo Week
Visit Sargents Sanitary Cash Stores this week for free demonstrations of Heinz 57 products all week, featuring samples and product showcases. See in-store displays and learn tips on use and pairing during the event.
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Sargents Sanitary Cash
Heinz
Army company notice summons members to armory
All members of Company I are ordered to report at the armory on Tuesday May 16 1933 at 730 pm in uniform with no excuses accepted Captain Paul R Hartman commander 116th Infantry VANG 5 15 1p 21
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Armory
Paul R. Hartman
Inf
Vang
Large audience attends star cooking school in capital theater
Mrs Charles W Trenary welcomes Mrs Ana Riggs Crabtree who leads a morning cooking school at the Capitol Theatre attended by a capacity audience. The event features a staged modern kitchen and dining room, model outfits, recipes, and displays by local merchants supplying appliances and foods.
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Evening Star Cooking School
Capitol Theatre
Ana Riggs Crabtree
Billy Barnes
Winchester
Charles W.trenary
Crabtree
Kuytz Furnishing Company
L. R. Smith and Company,Inc
Marl Hannum
Irene Sinkabine
George W. Kurtz
Duncan Phyfe
Sanitary Dairy
Pure Food
Reardon’s
Richelieu Brand
Huntsberry’s
Red Cross
L. R. Smith, Inc
John S. Solenberger and Company, Inc
Oliver Twist and the Call for Help for Virginia Orphans
A Virginia newspaper piece urges readers to support the Children's Home Society as it assists about a thousand homeless children. It outlines finding homes and proper care, with ongoing follow up, and stresses the need for financial support and devoted volunteers.
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Dickey Moore
Oliver Twist
Virginia
Children’s Home Society of
Children’s Home Society
City Hall Ad warns of tax delinquent properties auction
Notice posted at City Hall and precincts lists 281 white and 53 colored Winchester property owners with unpaid taxes for 1929 1930 1. Tax auction hours set 10 am to 4 pm on July 15 if sums remain. Treasurer W A Baker reports many delinquents have sent in payments and hopes full payment prior to sale.
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Winchester
W. A. Baker
Baker
New Torrent Sweeping South Causes Death and Damage
A new torrent of water swept southward leaving at least 17 dead and heavy property damage in the upper region. Missouri reported two deaths yesterday while fifteen other flood fatalities were credited to the upper Ohio river basin. The deluge threatened additional anxiety along tributary streams across Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee and southeastern Missouri.
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Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Ohio River
Common Council Holds Deferred May Meeting Tonight
The Common Council will convene a deferred regular meeting at City Hall this evening at 8 o'clock, with notices sent to all members this morning.
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Common Council
Anniversary of the Battle of New Market Observed in Virginia
New Market Va May 16 the 69th anniversary of the Battle of New Market was celebrated with Brig Gen William E Mitchell as chief orator Massanutten Academy cadets performed a drill and the Charlottesville Municipal Band played a concert a mile long parade and graves were decorated. Few Confederate Veterans were present but descendants joined the tribute to fallen soldiers as a citizens committee staged the event and Massanutten Cadets led the morning parade to the cemetery.
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New Market
Gen. Mitchell
Massanutten Academy Corps of Cadets
Battle of
Shenandoah
William EE. Mitchell
U. S. Army Air Corps
Massanutten Academy
Charlottesville
E. M. Rice
New Market Ladies Memorial Association
V M. I. Cadet Corps
Massanutten
Massanutten Cadet Corps
Sheavalee
Conclave of Knights Templar to Meet in Winchester
Winchester hosts the 111th annual Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Virginia conclave May 18 and 19 with an opening session tomorrow. Dudley C. Lichliter presides, headquarters at George Washington Hotel, parade Thursday at 3 pm, visitors from Martinsburg and surrounding areas expected.
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Winchester
Knights ‘Templar
Old Dominion
Maryland
West Virginia
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Virginia
H. B. McCormac
Dudley C. Lichliter
George Washington
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Braddock
West Boscawen Streets
Templar
Claude Fletcher
Alexandria
Martinsburg
W. Wa
Chinese retreat near Peiping prompts stand along defense line
Japanese dispatches say Chinese forces fall back toward a defense line 13 miles east of Peiping, running through Tungchow Shunyi and Hwaiju as air scouts note Chinese columns withdrawing 70 to 100 miles east. Officials order immediate suspension of the North China American School at Tungchow amid rumors Japan may seize the town. About 30 missionaries are in the local American community, with 70 to 80 children affected.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
North China Front
Peiping
Rengo
Tungchow
Shunyi
Hwaiju
China
American Board of Missions
Here
United States Legation
Legations
Colored Woman Passes To Rest In Pittsburgh Family Notice
Mary B Jefferson a colored woman and wife of ard Jefferson local tinner died at her home 123 West Clifford Street after a months long illness due to complications Survived by husband two sisters Bessie Foster of Pittsburgh and Margaret Rainer of Baltimore and one brother Scott Pole of New York Funeral services Sunday at 3 PM from Mt Carmel Free Baptist Church officiated by Rev Sprigns burial in Orrick Cemetery
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Mary B. Jefferson
Ard Jefferson
We. Clifford Street
Mary
Bessie Foster
Pittsburgh
Margaret Rainer
Baltimore
Scott Pole
New York
Mt. Carmel Free Baptist Church
Sprigns
Orrick Cemetery
Elec trakeen Lawn Shaper Sharpened Factory Style
Local repair service advertises lawn equipment sharpening at factory standards. Prices claimed to be no higher than traditional methods. Work is guaranteed. Contact 802 R. B. KATER lp-1t for details.
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Electrakeen
Sharp Quake Felt Across San Francisco Area
Two sharp earthquakes awakened residents of the San Francisco bay area at 3 45 am. Lights failed in Santa Rosa about 50 miles north as the shock disrupted the electrical system. A few clocks stopped and windows broke in San Francisco with no major damage reported.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Santa Rosa
Here
P. Byerly
University of California Seismologist
Oakland
Sacramento
Stockton
Peninsula
California
Examinations for Beginners Arranged at Stephens City
Public school officials in Stephens City schedule a Monday morning physical examination at Stephens City High School for children entering school next fall. Dr. P. B. Stickley and state nurse Miss Vance will lead the event from 9 to 12. The aim is to detect defects and begin corrections, with possible smallpox vaccination and diphtheria protection.
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Stephens City
P. B. Stickley
Stephen City
Vance
Stephens City High School
Giants Tax Fraud Charge Targets Mitchell in NY Trial
United States Attorney George V. Medalie accuses Charles E. Mitchell of large scale tax fraud, alleging he reported no tax on over 4 million dollars in 1929 1930. Evidence will come from friends and business associates in a case about sham stock sales and losses. The opening lays out fake sales to Mitchells wife and to W D Thornton of Green Cananea Copper in a network tied to Anaconda Copper officials.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
George V. Medalie
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Mitchell
Medalie
National City
Medahe
W. D. Thorton
Green Cananea Copper Company
Anaconda Copper
John D. Ryan
Social Questions At United Brethren Conference
Social questions were discussed at the thirtieth first general conference of the United Brethren Church in Akron Ohio on May 16 1933. Debates touched on rededication of public support for the eighteenth amendment as a means to curb liquor traffic and the belief that vital Christianity is needed to address social ills. The conference backed the Federal Council of Churches Indianapolis meeting ideals from December 7 1932.
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Akron
Thirty-First General Conference
United Brethren Church
Churches of the United
Meigs Couple Visited City Over the Weekend
Dr and Mrs Edward Meigs of Washington spent the weekend in the city as guests of Mr and Mrs Melvin Green of South Washington Street.
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Edward Meigs
Washington
Melvin Green
South Washington Street
Larrick’s Sister Mrs Williams Dies in Pittsburgh
Herbert S. Larrick of Winchester learns of his sister Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Williams death in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on Sunday night. Born near Middletown she was widow of Samuel M Williams, mother to Earl Williams J Miller Williams and Raymond Williams and sister to James I R A Larrick and H S Larrick. Funeral services are planned in Pittsburgh with interment there tomorrow.
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Herbert S. Larrick
Winchester
Sarah Elizabeth Wiliams
Pittsburgh
Williams
Frederick County
Samuel M. Williams
Jacob B
Mary Scaggs Larrick
Larrick
Middletown
Mr. Williams
Fire Devastates New Auburn, Leaving 1400 Homeless
Auburn Maine reports a massive blaze in New Auburn destroyed at least 200 homes and businesses affecting four blocks by two miles. City officials estimate 1400 to 1600 people homeless with many seeking shelter with relatives while relief agencies organize aid. Authorities consider arson rumors but have no proof. losses likely exceed $2,000,000.
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Auburn
Lewiston
Androscogeria River
Frederick W. Ford
Humber
Ford
Ellsworth
Arthur Potbriant
Nations urged to join in concerted effort for peace
The message to the world stresses plain terms against petty national aims and calls for unity. It warns success at the conference hinges on every strong nation joining with genuine sincerity to block disruptive aims and advance political and economic peace.
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Earth
President proposes world nonaggression pact to Congress
Roosevelt told Congress in a special message he had proposed a world non aggression pact to promote political and economic peace. He said the plan aims to deter aggression by eliminating now-available weapons and warned that a small minority could obstruct the nations' path to stability.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Conress
Roosevelt Plea for Peace Urges End to Offensive Weapons
President Roosevelt urged nations to renounce offensive weapons and unite for peace and recovery. The message, delivered to 54 capitals, warned against indiscriminate invasion and endorsed the MacDonald security pact and armament limits. It called for Geneva arms success and a new London economic conference, with a plan to reduce armaments and avoid future cross-border incursions.
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Washington
Maynes
Roosevelt
Ae Hill
Germany
Adolf Hitler
McDonald
United States
France
China
Latin America
Geneva
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
London
Desirable West Side Euclid Ave Home to be Sold
Property of Edgar Belonas will be sold at noon Saturday May 20 in front of the Court House. The sale is conducted on the West Side of Euclid Avenue and will feature a desirable residence. Proceeds will go to the estate.
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Euclid Avenue
Court House
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Rebekah
State
French Mills
Tuberculosis Clinic
Edna Riggs Crabtree
Templars
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Sir Knights
U. B
Sisiter
Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Maine
Edgar Be.lonas
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