Chinese blow up all bridges in central China siege
Chinese forces hold the Suchow rail hub as Japanese columns close in from all sides. Tokyo says Suchow is surrounded and near a major assault with 200,000 troops, tanks, planes, and artillery converging from the north and south toward Tangshan and Lunghai junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Nippon
Suchan
Central China
Liaohsien
Suchow
Sunghai
Tientsin-Pukowe
Lunghai
Tangshan
Hwangkow
Lumghai
Sinanchen
Kiangsu
Pihsien
Terauchi
Juichi Terauchi
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Winchester Sees Rising Radio Static Threaten Programs
MA Winchester notes seasonal avocations and many amusements but complains that electrical interference spoils favorite radio programs. The static jinx had seemed diminished but has increased recently, making tuning difficult at times. He urges keeping airwaves free of interference to protect relaxation and instruction from broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Early career path of a young professional in Washington and Winchester
A youth worked summer stints at a flour and feed mill in Clarksburg and later in Washington at several firms including 308S Morris & Co and Meat Packers as store clerk. He held bookkeeping roles at the Washington Post and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. He became connected with National Fruit Product and in 1926 rose to assistant general manager in Washington, moving to Winchester in 1928 to become president and production manager, the position he currently holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Washington
Morris & CO
Meat Paekers
Shoe Factory Would Employ About 125 Men
A special meeting of Winchester Chamber of Commerce directors is set tonight to draft a plan for common council consideration tomorrow for a possible shoe factory. Negotiations have been ongoing with a company seeking 10 000 square feet, a building 80 by 200 feet, with 10 year lease and 100 to 125 jobs. Andrew Bell says company reps will return tomorrow with an architect to inspect a site before presenting to council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Common Council
Winchester
The
Star
Andrew Bell
Vatican Recognizes Franco Regime With Diplomatic Exchange
In Castel Gandolfo on May 16 a Vatican news service said the Holy See and the Spanish insurgent government agreed to exchange plenipotentiary diplomats, completing Vatican recognition of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. The ambassador designate to the Holy See is Don Jose Maria De Yanguas Y. Messia, Viscount of Santa Clara and Avedillo, a Franco party councils member. Pope Pius XII appointed Monsignor Gaetano Cicognara as apostolic Nuncio to Nationalist Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Vatican
Holy See
Francisco Franco
Jose Maria de Yanguas Y. Messia
Santa Clara
Avedillo
National Council
Franco
Pope Pius
Spain
Ausoo
Gaetano Cicogn
Middletown Club to Meet at Reliance School Tomorrow
Members of the Middletown Home Demonstration Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at o clock at the Reliance school. The agenda includes planning flower gardens and other timely subjects with home demonstration agent Miss Madeline Blair in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Home Demonstration Club
Reliance School
Madeline Blair
Beauty Parlor Operator Guilty of Spying for Germany
Jessie Jordan a 51 year old Dundee beauty parlor operator was sentenced in Edinburgh to four years penal servitude for spying on Britain east coast defenses and passing information to agents in Nazi Germany. The indictment cited plans of prohibited military areas and details of coastal defense and eastern coast stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Britain
Germany
Jessie Jordan
J. C
Reid
Scotland
Scottish High Court of Judiciary
Dundee
Fatally Burned Near Whitacre R S Brown
Raleigh S. Brown a 59 year old Frederick County resident was found burned to death at about 7 am near his home north of Whitacre He likely toppled with an oil lamp causing fatal injuries Coroner Dr James A Miller Winchester and Sheriff Bywaters investigated concluding accidental burns The deceased worked various farm and Mason duties and was found by J W Leith who alerted authorities He was married with several children and funeral arrangements were incomplete this afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh S. Brown
Frederick County
Whitanarown
James A. Miller
Winchester
John Bywaters
Robert DeHaven
J. W. Leith
Leith
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Bywaters
DeHaven
Brown
Crusaders Hold Forensic Meet Local Girl Wins
Miss Helen Virginia Lillis daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Lillis of 21 West Monmouth Street yesterday afternoon won the oratorical contest sponsored by the Catholic Students Mission Crusade of the Martinsburg Valley Deanery. She will represent the deanery at Norfolk for the final state contest. The winner receives the Palladian jewel. the Norfolk winner earns 25 dollars. Betty Conrad of Harrisonburg was the runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Virginia Lillis
Charles H Lillis
West Monmouth Street
Yesterary
Catholic Students Mission Crusade
Martinsburg Valley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lillis
Betty Conrad
Harrisonburg
Norfolk
The
Crusaders
John Igoe
Farley Urges Pennsylvania Nominees for Governor and Senator
Postmaster General James A. Farley, as Democratic National Committee chairman, urged Pennsylvanians to nominate Tom Kennedy for governor and George Earle for the Senate in the state primaries. He warned factional quarrels threaten the Democratic ticket and urged unity for a November victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Farley
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Parley
Tom Kennedy
George Earle
Senate
Roosevelt
Joe Guffey
United States Senate
Kennedy
Earle
United States
National Air Mail Week Marks First Winchester to Washington Flight
National Air Mail Week invites every citizen to mail air letter during the event. Postmaster W. Nelson Page organizes a Winchester to Washington flight aboard Valley Airways with Lieuts Douglas and Schecter. Letters from upper Valley and Loudoun will be picked up at New Market Winchester and Leesburg en route to D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Washington
W. Nelson Page
New Market
Leesburg
Wilbur Johnston
George Jones
Postoffice
Alexanders Drug Store
United States
Canada
Cal Board of Trade
Apor
Air Mail
Presidents push for revival of reorganizing bill
President Roosevelt discussed reviving his reorganiza tion bill with congressional leaders but no definite decision emerged. Rayburn and Barkley spoke of day to day plans while Bankhead discounted prospects. Leaders hope to push the relief bill and clear the slate by mid June as polls on reorganization circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
D-Tex
White House
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
House
Barkley
Garner
Texas
Congress
Bankhead
Senate Appropriations
Sen
Miss Mary Ervin to Speak on Temperance Tonight
Miss Mary B. Ervin of Xenia Ohio speaks at 7 45 PM at Braddock Street Methodist Church as world temperance leader and W C T U field secretary. Winchester W C T U sponsors. introduced by Mrs W L Dudley. Also notes antique auction Miles B Dean 326 N Cameron St Winchester May 24 inspection May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mary B. Ervin
Xenia, O
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Winchester
W. L. Dudley
the Loyal Temperance
United States
Europe
Miles B. Dean
N. Cameron St
Ham and Chicken Dinners Benefit Notice
Auction-style notice lists ham and chicken dinners on Wednesday May 18 from 5 30 to 8 30 at the home of C C Hawkins Gainesboro Pike to benefit Burnt Church. Includes interior and exterior painting paperhanging with guaranteed work by D L Miller contact 233 1 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hawkins
Gainesboro Pike
Burnt Church
D. L. Miller
25 Perish In Fire That Destroys Atlanta Hotel
London reports a major cabinet realignment by Prime Minister Chamberlain as Sir Kingsley Wood moves to health replacing Viscount Swinton amid criticism over Britain's air defense lag. Malcolm MacDonald becomes colonies secretary, with several other ministerial shifts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain
Kingsley Wood
Viscount Swinton
Britain
Swinton
House of Commons
Germany
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
Lord Stanley
Admiralty
Lord Harlech
William G. A. Ormsby-Gore
House of Lords
Walter Elliott
Scotland
Ian Colville
The
Treasury
Commons
Protection For Some On Strike
The Supreme Court ruled that workers who strike over unfair labor practices are protected under the National Labor Relations Act. The decision upheld a National Labor Relations Board order to reinstate five Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company employees in San Francisco. Justice Roberts delivered the ruling with no dissent. Cardozo and Reed did not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fhe—Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Robert
Roberts
Cardozo
Reed
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Car Collision Causes One Overturn at Cork and Kent
Two cars collided at Cork and Kent streets yesterday around 5 PM. Occupants, Fred Crum of Staunton visiting friends and State Highway Department employee Mr. Funk, escaped injury as Crum’s car overturned. Total damage estimated at $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Kent Streets
Winfred Crum
Staunton
Mr. Funk
State Highway Department
Crum
Deadliest hotel fire in Atlanta history claims 25
Flames starting in a basement kitchen of the Terminal Hotel killed 25 people in Atlanta. At least 13 were injured and many more feared missing as debris blocked rescue efforts. Fire Chief O J Parker called the blaze the deadliest in city history and investigators expected up to 15 more bodies to be found among the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Terminal Hotel
James C. Bonds
Knoxville
Tenn
L. A. Bunn
Munn
Mce Bean
D. D. Wilson
Muscadine
Ala
Western Union
William Howard Snider
High Point
Gordonena Lecompte
Carl E. Roberts
Birmingham
W. J. Morris
Fitzgerald
R. B. Luttleworth
M. A. Hornsby
O. J. Parker
Parker
Interesting Background To Old Hartman House Being Town Down
Winchester’s Hartman house on Piccadilly Street is being torn down to make way for a dining car restaurant after June first. The property, now owned by the Rouss Fire Co., traces back to Henry W. Baker who built and traded it through several family hands. The Hartman line includes Dr. Lewis Hartman, Hackwood, and ties to Miss Gertrude Fitch, with local connections to Pifer’s Printz Blonnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hartman
Piccadilly Street
Rouss Fire Co
Henry W. Baker
Norton
Nicholas and
Harrison
George Baker
Henry M. Baker
Benjamine Lavender
Baltimore
Lewis P. Hartman
Daniel Hartman
John Miller
Hackwood
Augustus Smith
Lewis Hartman
Byrd
W. A. Baker
Washington Street
Dr. Hartman
Gertrude Fitch
Pifer’s Printz
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Japan
Paoting
Rotary
Shenandoah Valley National Bank OF Winchester
Masons
Univ. Club OF Washington
Univ. OF Penn
PHI Sigma Kappa
W.va
Darksburg
Parkersburg
Washington, D
Margaret C. Twestridge
Chester PA
Danne
Gretchen
Frank
National Fruit Product Ed.ing
Frank Arastjong
Middletown Club
R. S. Brown
Whitacre
Farley Favors
Kennedy-Earle State
Penn
National Air Mail Week
Purpose
Mary Ervin
Temperance
Atlanta Hotel
Southern Railway Terminal
Hartman House
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