Five Famous Sisters Presented To Royal Couple
Queen Elizabeth gifts five white coats to the Dionne quintuplets during a private reception then the five sisters appear in the Ontario Legislature. The quints sign photos with Mrs Diane's help and charm legislators with a brief impromptu performance. King George and Queen Elizabeth elicited cheers from Toronto crowds earlier in the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Queen Elizabeth
Dionne
Canada
Ontario
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Marie
Yvonne
London
Diannes
George
Diohne
Seng ii VA Lonnhe
Dr Allan
Roy Dafoe
Mitchell Hepburn
Quints
King George
Gainesboro Pupils Tour Shenandoah Caverns
On Saturday 25 Gainesboro Consolidated School students toured Shenandoah Caverns near Mt Jackson. Principal Fred Braithwaite accompanied them. It was their first trip of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro Consolidated School
Shenandoah Caverns
Mt. Jackson
Fred Braithwaite
Advice on living happily and kindly from MA Winchester
A selection advises gentle behavior to win love, avoid contradicting friends, resist gossip, respect religion, and hide pain with a smile. It ends with an advertisement for home grown strawberries at 25 cents a quart from Pure Food Store dated May 22.
Auction sale of fine Oriental rugs and books
A sale conducted by Mrs. Ada L. Swimley features very fine Oriental rugs and books. The auction is scheduled for Tuesday the 23rd at 10 A.M. at 326 N Cameron St Winchester. Auctioneer notes BOYD 65 22-1p-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada L. Swimley
Cameron St
Winchester
Boyd
Supreme Court Rules Federal Judges Pay Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that federal judges salaries are subject to federal income tax. Justice Frankfurter said a non discriminatory tax on net income applies to judges, recognizing they are also citizens. The ruling applies to the 1936 12500 dollar salary of Joseph W Woodrough. Justice McReynolds did not participate. No dissent was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Joseph W. Woodrough
Omaha
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Frankfurter
Justice McReynolds
Renew Effort To Reach An Accord In Harlan Labor Talks
Harlan county coal operators and the United Mine Workers sat down with federal and state conciliators to seek a settlement of labor troubles. John Conner, federal conciliator, predicted an agreement this week. The Works Progress Administration began its first major food distribution for relief, about 1,000 families eligible and 700 more expected to apply, with total relief rolls at 2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan County Coal
United Mine Workers
John Conner
Works Progress Administration
Illegal fishing nets Shenandoah river near Berry's Ferry
Frank Wood of near Berry's Ferry was fined $50 after being found guilty of illegal fishing on the Shenandoah river near Berry's Ferry. Game Warden Charles T. Levi said he caught Wood with illicit lines while patrolling overnight. lines and fish were confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Shenandoah River
Berry
Chanters Deny World’s Fair Singers Plan
Floyd Haines director of the Chanters says rumors about the Winchester Choir performing at the New York World’s Fair this summer are not authentic. He notes reports mention the Chanters with Dr and Mrs C R Anderson and Mr and Mrs Andrew Bell, two broadcasts, and city publicity, but no definite plans exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Haines
Chanters
Winchester
New York
Defense policy takes form as Roosevelt requests new defense outlay
President Roosevelt advances a $552 million defense program with a $383.8 million cash outlay for the year starting July 1, $152.8 million more than forecast in January. The surplus will be covered by contracts to be funded by Congress later, with $210 million planned to be spent before June 30, 1940 excluding $21.062 million for Panama Canal defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
Panama Canal
Royalty To Hear Marian Anderson At White House
Marian Anderson, the negro contralto who sang on Easter Sunday after being barred from Constitution Hall, will perform for the King and Queen of England at a White House dinner June 8. Mrs Roosevelt announced that Anderson and Lawrence Tibbett would join a program showcasing American music and talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marian Anderson
DAR
England
White House
Tiffany Grim's Leg Fractured In Oil Drum Accident
Tiffany Grim, a Winchester truck driver for Spottswood Transfer in Luray, suffered a fractured leg when a drum of oil fell from his truck while unloading at Manassas. He was taken to Memorial Hospital, treated, and left for further deliveries toward Washington, D. C. He is the son of Charles W. Grim of Winchester Milling Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tif Grim
Winchester
Spottswood Transfer Company
Luray
Manassas
Grim
Memorial Hospital
Here
Washington, D. C
Charles W. Grim
Winchester Milling Corporation
Pact Signed Between Roosevelt and Somoza
In Washington on May 22, President Roosevelt and Nicaragua’s President Anastasio Somoza signed a credit agreement extending $2,500,000 to the Central American Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Lullabies Chosen as Entry Point for New Music Lovers
Virginia composer and pianist John Powell urged beginners to start with lullabies rather than austere masters. He told a National Federation of Music Clubs luncheon that American folk tunes cross regional lines and share common roots. At 7 pm four young musicians competed in a federation event with a $1,000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Powell
Virginia
National Federation of Music Clubs
America
Powell
Ickes Presses For Public Works Program Funding
Secretary Ickes is actively lobbying on Capitol Hill for a new 500000 appropriation to the Public Works Administration. He argues PWA spending can stimulate business and build permanent national assets while warning of the need for more relief spending in the year starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Capitol Hill
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
PWA
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Scouts Qualify For Shenandoah Area Camporee Near Winchester
Three central district Boy Scout patrols qualified for the Shenandoah Area camporee to be held near Winchester on June 9 10 11. Rattlesnake Patrol Troop 18 Berryville led by Scoutmaster Roy Locke along with Wolf Patrol Troop 9 Winchester led by Harold Rowe and Flying Eagle Patrol Troop 11 Boyce led by Albert Purcell met a 600 point minimum. Camporee scoring covered personal inspection camp craft scout craft four projects and saw dust relay fire making first aid relay and knot tying. Dr J M Casey of Boyce directed the event with Laurens Jones as committee chair assisted by C E Miley Jr and George Rogers. A northern district camporee was held in Martinsburg Saturday and Mt Jackson will host the southern district next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central District
Shenandoah Area
Winchester
Berryville
Roy Locke
Tom Stough
Harold Rowe
Zane Webster
Boyce
Albert Purcell
John Zombro
J. M. Casey
Laurens Jones
Casey
C. E. Miley, Jr
Boyce High School
George Rogers
Martinsburg
Mt. Jackson
Indexing Chancery Causes Project in Winchester
A WPA project in the clerk’s office of the Corporation Court of Winchester classifies and indexes all chancery causes adjudicated there. The effort, led by W. W. Glass with help from Miss Margaret Hahn and Mrs. Virginia Dunlap, aids historical and genealogical preservation and real estate abstracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Winches
W. W. Glass
Margaret Hahn
Virginia Dunlap
Wanted Pets and Bark Contract Advertisements
WANTED Good home for small male Terrier dog. Phone 41. Maltese cat with little kitten seeks good home. Phone 41. Chestnut Oak BARK contract offered. A. C. Slonaker & Son. Have your brakes scientifically tested free of charge. Call for Jim Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Jim
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
Comfort Sought as Isla Aylesworth Vanishes at World’s Fair
Police intensified search for 13 year old Isla Aylesworth of Jackson Heights New York who disappeared at the World’s Fair. Authorities questioned a glib hobo seen speaking to the girl as part of the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Aylesworth
Jackson Heights
New York
Jean
Isla Aylesworth
Mrs Atkinson Dies in Washington at Over 90
Mrs Callie C Atkinson widow of Judge William M Atkinson of this city died in a Washington nursing home. She was over 90 and had been semi invalid after a fall. Funeral plans call for a Wednesday service in Mount Hebron Chapel Winchester with interment in the family lot. She was a South Carolina native and Holmes family member. Survived by daughter Florence Trenholm in New York and son William M Atkinson Jr in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie C. Atkinson
William M. Atkinson
Washington, D. C
Atkinson
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Bland Tucker
Washington
South Carolina
Holmes
Alfred Trenholm
William Mayo Atkinson
Corporation Court
William M. Atkinson, Jr
Florida
Robert W. Woolley
Jury Selected to Try Ex-Federal Judge Manton
A federal court jury of 10 men and two women with alternates was chosen in New York to hear corruption charges against former Federal Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal
Martin T. Manton
Winchester Builds Set New Monthly Construction Pace
With over a week left in May Winchester nears a new monthly construction record. So far this month permits total 95 100 led by a 25 000 apartment house on South Braddock Street a 19 000 Sunday School building and a 28 000 remodel of the Secroty Store. Other permits include dwellings at Jefferson Miller Gray Shryock Liberty and South Braddock with amounts from 1000 to 6000. Construction this year sums to 271 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
South Braddock Street
Loudoun Street
Charlies A. Pine
Shryock Avenue
W. E. Bridgeforth
Liberty and Highland
Liberty Avenue
Edith Fletcher
Pennsy Agrees To Help City For Street Upgrade
William Beverley of Winchester Cold Storage reports that Pennsylvania Railway will accept the city's plan to improve a busy street linking Fairmont and Cameron streets. The city will fund half the cost, with the railway leasing the right of way and advancing the rest. Maintenance remains with the city and work is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beverley
Winchester Cold Storage
Pennsylvania Railway
Fairmont Avenue
Cameron Street
Beverley
Briggs Plant Closures Hit 20 000 in Detroit Strike
Seven Briggs Manufacturing plants shut by CIO United Auto Workers strike affecting more than 20 000 workers at Briggs and the Plymouth division of Chrysler. The action began in Detroit on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Briggs
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporaon
Organize To Meet Reds Aims For Civil War Prep
Dudley P. Gilbert a New York socialite told the Dies committee he had tried for months to organize a campaign to ready Americans for a red revolution. He described letters to J. E. Campbell of Owensboro Ky and said he feared a leftist civil war and that a Franco method might be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dudley P. Gilbert
New York
Dies Committee On un-American Activities
J. E. Campbell
Owensboro
Gilbert
Sees No Need Of Labor Act Change
Donald Wakefield Smith, retiring NLRB member, told the Senate labor committee that Wagner act criticism stems from labor civil war and that changes in board practices could be made without Congressional action. He said critics seek bias instead of fair administration of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald Wakefield Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Senate Labor Committee
Smith
Negro Indicted On Forgery Counts In Clarke Grand Jury Session
Leonard Banks 30 year old farmhand was indicted on four forgery counts in Clarke Grand Jury session. He faces trial Thursday morning with an appeal on a prior conviction for obtaining money under false pretenses to be heard. Also set for trial Thursday are Floyd Peyton Liz Underwood Milton Davenport Joe Berry and James Peyton all colored charged with chicken thefts. Dave Millers appeal on shooting ducks out of season is the other case for trial this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Leonard Banks
Clarke Grand Jury
Floyd Peyton
Liz Underwood
Milton Davenport
Joe Berry
James Peyton
Dave Miller
Kansas City Boss Pendergast Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast pleaded guilty to evading taxes on 443 550 for 1935 and 1936 and was sentenced by Federal Judge Merrill E Otis to one year and three months in prison on the first count with three years probation and a 10000 fine on the second count. The case details claim evasions totaling over 1 240 746 56 since 1927 and losses from horse betting, while his attorney requested time to organize business affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Merrill E. Otis
Pendergast
Sen
John G. Madden
Mercy Federal
Wheeler backs probe into telegraph industry needs
Senator Wheeler of Montana released letters from Secretary Hopkins and Attorney General Murphy endorsing and proposing a Senate investigation into the telegraph industry's needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
Unheeded Call at West Virginia Mines Over Union Shop Contracts
On May 22 workers at two coal companies with no signed union shop pacts ignored a UMWA call to strike. Spokesman Jess Aquino said union members did not respond to the summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Mons
Jess Aquino
UMWA
Pilgrim in Iron Lung Finishes Atlantic Journey to Lourdes Shrine
Fred B. Snite Jr known as the man in the iron lung arrived in Le Havre aboard the Normandie completing a 5000 mile pilgrimage to Lourdes. He traveled with eight female nurses two male nurses a supervisor a respirator expert and a physician. His father said the voyage was smoother than expected and the group estimated total trip cost around 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Mary Shrine
LE Havre
France
Fred B. Snite, Jr
Man
Normandie
Snite
Atlantic
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Elizabeth
Dionne Quintus
Gainesboro
U.S
Supreme Bench
Harlan County
Tiffany Grim
Pact
Liszt
Secretary of Interior
Mrs. Atkinson
Washington Nursing Home
Pennsy
New Yorker
Frederick and
Clarke County
Sarah Zane
J. Watson Shockley
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