Route 50 Changes Spark Clarke County Debate
E Blackburn Moore, Clarke county delegate and orchardist, objects to moving U S Route 50 one and a half miles from Boyce to Waterloo. He cites higher costs and delays, notes Winchester impact, and recalls a General Assembly rider paving removal. Senator Cather's stance on the rider is unclear.
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E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Clarke County
Virginia Highway Commission
Boyce-Millwood
Boyce
Shirley
Waterloo
Winchester
Waterloo route chosen for Route 50 bypass near Boyce
The State Highway Commission unanimously adopted the Waterloo route to Route 50, bypassing Boyce and Millwood. Rights of way on the Boyce Millwood path could not be secured, so the new highway runs south from Shenandoah River through several properties toward Waterloo with a single curve before tying into the old road.
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Waterloo
Millwood
Boyce E. Blackburn Moore
Shenandoah River
State Highway Commission
Boyce
The
Highway Commission
Boyce- Millwood
Lodge Bowles Woods
Lewis
R. P. Whiting
University of Virwotl
S. Llewellyn Bull
R. S. Bryarly
C. W. Glasscock
Dr. Osborne
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Grace Forney
Lindsey Taverner
Hauptman Place
Opequon
Hill Top Inn
Madden proposes four labor act amendments
Chairman J Warren Madden of the National Labor Board suggested Congress study four major amendments to the Wagner act aimed at aiding employers in labor disputes. He noted opposition to specific House changes but urged consideration by the labor committee.
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Washington
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Board
Congress
House
Madden
Labor Committee
Sandy Baker Day at the Dell Park Honors Winchester Pilot
Local fans prepare for Sandy Baker Day Sunday at the Dell as the veteran Winchester pilot of semi pro teams receives tribute. The event promises fun with fans hoping he steps to the plate for a surprise performance against strong opposition.
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Mudville Nine
Sandy Baker
Winchester
Sandy
Ola
Cassy
V. M. I. Alumni Meet Set for Front Royal June 1
Northern Virginia Chapter of the VMI Alumni Association will gather in Front Royal Virginia for a June 1 meeting. Alumni will attend an informal party at the home of Mr and Mrs H W Smith at 6 pm followed by a dinner at 7 30 pm at the Front Royal Recreational Park three miles north of Riverton. After dinner they will tour Skyline Caverns east of Front Royal. All area alumni are urged to attend and notify H W Smith at Riverton.
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Northern Virginia
V. M. I. Alumni Association
Ae Royal
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
H. W. Smith
Front Royal
Riverton
Arthurdale Inn Fire Doused by Guests and Staff
A sleeping guest's cigarette started a small mattress fire at the Arthurdale Inn in West Virginia. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and her Washington party, sleeping on the first floor, were unaware of the blaze until Raymond Kenny and others on the Federal Homestead project advisory board alerted and extinguished the flames. Mrs. Roosevelt had come to Arthurdale to address 12 graduates of the community high school.
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Arthurdale
W. VA
Arthurdale Inn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
P. H. Meredith
Washington
Raymond Kenny
Federal Homestead Project
Kenny
Roosevelt
Lions Debate Split District Governor Duties in Virginia
Lions in Roanoke debate dividing district governor duties between two joint governors with a vote set for tomorrow. The group approved Carry Me Back To Old Virginia as the state song and backed a Bland Memorial Association to honor James Bland, a Black composer. Proponents argued the 54 clubs are too scattered for single leadership. opponents warned of a wedge toward district division.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lions
N. Clarence Smith
Old Virginia
Lions Bland Memorial Association
James Bland
Ellis Loveless
Norfolk
E. G Gill
Raid Starts Fire in Chinese Provisional Capital
Report from the Chinese provisional capital describes air raids by Japanese warplanes beginning large fires. The dispatch notes several attacks started fires across the city and caused damage as military action escalates.
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Chine
Strange weather events tumble through Dixie towns
New Orleans on May 26 reports strange weather happenings in Mississippi towns. A near tornadic wind toppled an old leaning lamp in Winterville, while a twister near Itta Bena lifted a cow 100 yards over trees and homes. Reddish brown “Mississippi river variety” creatures rose from the ground in an uptown area.
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New Orleans
Winterville
Miss
Itta Bena
Prisoner Recalls Pepper Trick In Eluding Bloodhounds
City Judge James A. Dunn hears a prisoner who fled the city prison farm recount his method used to throw off tracking dogs. The inmate admitted he sprinkled black pepper on his trails, hoping to fool the bloodhounds after his escape.
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Miami
Fila
James A. Dunn
City
Youth in Iron Lung Prays at Lourdes Shrine
Fred B. Snite Jr an infantile paralysis patient begins a week long prayer offering at Lourdes after a 5000 mile journey in an iron lung. He views the grotto from his trailer near the Pyrenees as open air mass begins with pilgrims candles and crutches hung in the grotto.
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Lourdes
France
Fred B. Snite, Jr
Pyrenees
Lourdes Grotto
Saint Bernadette
Stotto
Presidential control shift eyed to replace arms embargo
Washington reports say administration leaders seek House approval of a bill replacing the neutral law arms embargo with presidential wartime shipping control. Secretary Hull reportedly backs the plan, which would allow zones for combat risk shipping while preserving some prohibitions and munition manufacture rules.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hull
Capitol
State Department
Gillette
Town
King and Queen Tour Western Canada in Royal Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth travel across Saskatchewan and Alberta on a royal train. They pause at Moose Jaw for about 40,000 cheering residents and plan brief stops at Medicine Hat and Calgary with an eight mile procession. The visit continues toward Banff National Park before heading to the Pacific coast.
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Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Dominion
Moose Jaw
Main Street
Medicine Hat
Banff National Park
Pacific Coast
Detailed Plans Sent To Moscow
Britain presented a proposed British French Russian mutual assistance pact to Soviet officials and invited War Commissar Voroshilov to army maneuvers. France planned to hand the pact text to Soviet ambassador Sarits in Paris at 3 p m EST. The British copy would be delivered in Moscow to Premier Molotov.
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London
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Marshal Kiementi E. Voroshiloff
Sovie
France
Jakob Sarits
Paris
Moscow
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Voroshiloff
Britain
Russia
Russia Plans 40.9 Billion Ruble Defense Budget
In Moscow on May 26 the Supreme Soviet announces next year's defense fund of 40,885,000,000 rubles. Finance Commissar Arsen Zvereff calls the Red army and navy reliable guardians of peace ready to retaliate with two or three blows for one of war’s instigators.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Arsen Zvereff
Red Army
Navy
Freud Argues Moses Was Egyptian Not Jew
Dr Sigmund Freud in a new English translation of Moses and Monotheism argues Moses was an Egyptian follower of Pharaoh Akhnaton and that Judaism and Christianity sprang from his sun worship. He had fled to Britain last year amid anti Semitic measures.
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London
Sigmund Freud
Britain
Moses
Freud
Tax Discussion On Well Tax Plan In Congress
President Roosevelt said tax discussions were progressing well as Congress moves to revise corporate levies. He avoided details about whether personal income taxes would be included. Morgenthau testifies tomorrow before the House Ways and Means Committee on taxes. Admin supporters back a two point program including loan insurance for small business, with RFC insurance on bank loans set for hearings next Wednesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ae Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Death Removes H H McCormick in Berryville
Hugh Holmes McCormick 65 a Virginia legal figure dies in Washington D C. He will be buried at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville with a graveside service by Rev Robert B Nelson. Survived by widow Edith Allen McCormick two sons Hugh H McCormick Jr and Robert Owen McCormick a daughter Edith and six sisters from Norfolk Washington Baltimore Martinsburg and Orange.
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Berryville
Hugh Holmes McCormick
Marshall McCormick
Washington, D. C
Grace Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Winchester
McCormick
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
University of Virginia
Charles Town
W. Va
Washington
Clarke County
Virginia
Edith Allen McCormick
Hugh H. McCormick
Martinsburg
Robert Owen McCormick
Edith McCormick
James Jett McCormick
Norfolk
Charles F. McGuire
Horace Smithey
John Williams
Baltimore
Pred. Lindy
Thomas Spillman
Orange, N
Rail car loadings rise 615966 in latest week
The Association of American Railroads reports 615,966 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending Saturday. This marks an increase of 60,570 cars or 10.9 percent from the prior week, a 70,177 or 12.9 percent rise from a year ago, and a 159,108 or 20.5 percent drop from 1937.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Accident Curve in Winchester Rises Sharply in 1939
Accidents in Winchester from January to April 1939 more than doubled 1938 levels, with 48 incidents vs 23. Property damage reached $1,069.25. 20 people injured this year vs 8 last year. One fatality, Elmer Lang Jr., in a scooter collision. Mishaps include 29 motor vehicle, 10 pedestrian, 1 railway, 1 bicycle, 2 other vehicular, 4 fixed object, and 1 dog accident.
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Winchester
George W. Jones
Elmer Lang, Jr
Queen Mother Mary Eye Injury Update At Marlborough House
London dated May 26 reports Queen Mother Mary age 72 remains under care after last Tuesday automobile accident. Doctors say eye repair will be slow but progress is satisfactory. Public affection shows in birthday salute guns flags and messages as King George VI and the Duke of Windsor send greetings from Canada and France.
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London
Mary
Marlborough House
Queen Mary
King George VI
Duke of Windsor
Canada
Frarnce
Pair Sought for Questioning in Mass Murder Case
An eight state search began for a large man and a heavy-set woman believed connected to a mass murder for insurance scheme. Police and federal agents across Ohio New Jersey Delaware Maryland West Virginia Virginia New York and Pennsylvania circulated descriptions. The pair, both 35, are 6 feet tall and 236 pounds respectively with three aliases. The case ties to statements from 29 detainees and a widow linked to an earlier killing.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
James Kelly
Kelly
Rose Carina
President Praises Navy for Squalus Rescue Effort
President Roosevelt commended the navy for rescuing 33 men from the sunken submarine Squalus and noted the rescue gear and training proved their value. He warned some losses are inevitable and called for continued safety device reviews. Senator Tobey urged a survey of submarine disaster rescue equipment and potential funding for more bells.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Squalus
Tobey
R-Nh
Secretary of Navy
Senate
Moisture Shortage Disquieting Winchester Farmers
Rainfall this year in Winchester runs 3.63 inches below normal. Five month average is 16.29 inches, with 13.66 inches observed so far. May defic it 3.64 inches versus half inch state .61 inches. Vegetation shows resilience from spring rains but rising temperatures raise concern of extended dry spell. Scattered showers occurred in some areas while Shenandoah county and Frederick reported heavy rains on multiple occasions.
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Winchester
Shenandoah County
Frederick
Kuhn Denies Larceny Charges in Bund Case
Fritz Kuhn national leader of the German American Bund pleads innocent to forgery and grand larceny of 14548 dollars in Bund funds. He is held on 5000 dollars bail after waiving extradition and returning from Pennsylvania where arrested.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
James Pyke
Kuhn
Pennsylvania
Induction Valve Not Yet Proved Cause Of Squalus Sinking
Portsmouth May 26 Captain Greenlee of the Portsmouth Navy Yard said no one knows what caused the Squalus sinking as 26 lives were lost. He noted that the lights on the induction valve do not prove it failed and that 18 successful dives had occurred before. Divers prepare to attach a descent line as experts assess salvage options at Washington.
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Portsmouth
N. H
H. R. Greenlee
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Alfred G. Prien
Greenlee
Navy
A. S. McKee
A. R. McCann
Washington
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
John C. Nichols
Chicago
Charles S. Kaney
Tulare
Calif
Charles A Powell
Leesdale
Edward Corbin Wins At Boyce
Sixth grader Edward Corbin of White Post will represent Boyce School in the Winchester District Marble Tournament at Handley tomorrow at 9 30 AM. He earned his spot by winning the sectional elimination shoot at Boyce yesterday. Corbin faces sectional winners from Berryville Handley Virginia Avenue John Kerr Gore Gainesboro and others for a chance at a free trip to Wildwood New Jersey for the National Marble Tournament in June.
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Edward Corbin
White Post
Boyce
Winchester
Handley
Berryville
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Gore
Gainesboro
Wildwood N. J
Wildwood
First Posse
Local Stocks To Be Sold Saturday at Court House
Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall announce a sale at noon Saturday May 27 at the Court House. Items include seven per cent preferred National Fruit Product Co. stock George Washington Hotel bonds and stock and Commercial and Savings Bank stock.
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Court House
National Fruit Product Co
George Washington Hotel
Commercial and Savings Bank
Dunn & Duvall
House Wanted in Winchester Area by June 10
Person seeks to lease a good size house in or near Winchester by June 10. Contact M. B. Bickers at phone 45 5-24-1p-3t for Jim. Also noted is Firestone Auto Sus ply and Service Stores with catalog codes -20,22,25,26-1p-4t.
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Winchester
M. B. Bickers
Jim
Firestone Auto Sus
Ply & Service Stores
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T. Russell Cather
Casey
V.M.I
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H.H. McCormick
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High Command
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