Crucial Vote on Tax Bill Delayed by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate finance committee postponed a crucial vote on the Roosevelt tax bill amid controversy over whether to inform the president of opposition to his proposals. White House urging to change the program sparked debates as members sought Treasury estimates on new corporate tax schemes.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
D-Ga
King
Dutah
George
Dga
The Golden Buck Tavern and its Noted Guests
Mr Winchester notes few memories of The Golden Buck tavern run by Philip Bush once famed as the town’s finest. Illiam G Russell’s memoirs recount Mohawk delegation dances around 1809 and an anecdote where Louis Philippe and Duc de Chartes sought room service, were refused, and sent to dine elsewhere.
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Philip Bush
Illiam G. Russell
Philadelphia
Louis Phillippe
France
Duc de Chartes
Russell
Bush
Keller's Hardware Auction Sale Opens Friday
Auction sale of Keller's Hardware stock and fixtures scheduled for Friday May 29 at 2 p m and continued until sold. Roy P Duvall is the auctioneer.
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Keller
Roy P. Duvall
Fiorenza Doomed To Die For His Revolting Acts
A New York jury sentenced John Fiorenza, 24, holster's helper, to the electric chair for the Good Friday bathtub slaying of Nancy Evans Titterton, a young fiction writer. After nineteen hours of deliberation, Judge Charles C. Nott Jr. presided as foreman Stuart Campbell announced the verdict.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Weary
Haggard
General Sessions Court
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Stuart Campbell
Fiorenza
William C. Dodge
Henry Klauber
1500 Pupils to Parade for Warren County Commencement
Front Royal Va May 28 Record attendance is expected from all Warren county schools Saturday for commencement exercises. A parade forms on the high school grounds with the school band leading to the back to the school house. Rural children go to the Murphy Theatre at 11 for a free picture. The Five Point program highlights the event. Work from the past session is shown in store windows. Exercises end at 2 in the school auditorium.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Murphy Theatre
Spurlock Quartet To Give Another Concert Tonight
Mrs. Richard Griffith praised the Spurlock School of Music quartet after a Braddock street Baptist church recital. The group will perform again tonight at St. Pauls A M E Church with spirituals jubilees and a baritone solo The Penitent by Van De Water as part of the program.
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Richard Griffith
Music Lovers Club
Spurlock Quartet
Spurlock School of Music
Philadelphia
Baptist Church
Braddock Street
St. Paul’s A. M
Church Street
North
Loudoun
van de Water
Colonel Turner Abandons Flight Across Country
Col. Roscoe Turner halted his speed flight from Los Angeles to Providence in Wichita after deciding motor repairs were needed before resuming the journey.
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Turner
Wichita
Kas
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
Providence
R. 1
Cook's Corner Upholstery on Valley Pike Ad
Reproductions upholstering refinishing repairing and lawn furniture offered by Cook's Corner Valley Pike. Phone 1446. May 26 classified item listing with contact details.
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Cook's Corner
Valley Pike
Public Sale of Household Effects and Antiques
Household items including antiques and appliances to be sold at public auction. The sale takes place Saturday May 30 at 1 p.m. at the home of D. W. Ritenour 312 West Leicester Street. Proceeds to certain local uses.
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Universal Electric Range
D. W. Ritenour
West
Leicester Street
Household and Kitchen Furnishings Auction at 702 S Braddock
Antique corner cupboard and upright piano offered in a sale Saturday May 30 at 1 p.m. at 702 South Braddock Street by M. W. Adams. Includes household and kitchen items as listed in the notice.
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S. Braddock St
M. W. Adams
Stickley Elected Trustee and Virginia Grand Lodge Officers Named
Claude B. Stickley of Vaucluse was elected trustee of the Grand Lodge of Virginia I O F at the Charlottesville annual convention. C V Robinson of Warrenton named Grand Warden with path to Grand Master in three years. T K Farleigh of Portsmouth and A W Wallace advanced to Grand Warden and Deputy Grand Warden respectively. other officers appointed or reappointed. The -year convention will meet in Richmond with headquarters at the John Marshall Hotel.
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Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Charlottesville
C. V. Robinson
Warrenton
Robinson
T. K. Farleigh
Portsmouth
A. W. Wallace
R. L. Jones
T. Wiley Davis, Jr
Richmond
John M. Lancaster
James W. Gardner
Clifton Forge
Winchester
David Hottle
Virginia
John Marshall Hotel
Trailer Truck Upsets On Valley Pike Near Middletown
A Jacobs line truck and trailer overturned several times yesterday morning on the Valley Pike three miles south of Middletown. Driver Gilly Edmonds of Washington suffered a sprained hand and minor bruises after the front spring broke and the rider dropped onto the wheel. Heavy damage to the tractor and trailer, cargo largely spared. G W Crowser of Jacobs line cleared the wreck.
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Jacobs Line
Washington
D. C
Staunton
Valley Pike
Middletown
Gilly Edmonds
Cedar Creek Hill
Edmonds
G. W. Crowser
Welfare Board Holds Meeting in Winchester and Frederick
The Winchester and Frederick county board of public welfare met Tuesday morning with Mrs. R. T. Barton presiding. Miss Keating and Mrs. Nalley reported a marked increase in work for the month and Rose Grim outlined WPA sewing room progress. W. O. McDaniels discussed the year’s adult education program milestones.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Free Dance At Blue Moon Tonight With Joe Rowe Orchestra
Tonight free dance event at the Blue Moon features Joe Rowe and his orchestra performing live music from lp-1. Local venue promotes a night of dancing with classic big band tunes and a lively social scene.
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Blue Moon
Joe Rowe
Coronation Date Set for King Edward VIII in 1937
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced May 12 1937 as the coronation date for King Edward VIII. The event will attract hundreds of thousands to London with dignitaries from dominions and colonies and an expected three million spectators along the royal route.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Edward VIII
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury
Buckingham
Hye
Fairfax Plans Erect Billboard To Winchester Route 50
E R Branch and Andrew Bell visit Fairfax to finalize a two year lease for a 10 by 28 foot billboard near the old horse show grounds. The sign directs tourists to Winchester via Route 50 with a plain “Turn Right On Route 50. Historic Winchester 50 Miles Straight Ahead” message funded by the Common Council.
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E. R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Fairfax
Winchester
Front Royal
New Market
Common Council
British Troops Build Up to 6000 in Palestine Clampdown
In Jerusalem area clashes flare with two rioters killed at Kubatia and a British policeman fatally wounded in the old city. Casualties rise as Arab demonstrations persist while a 800-strong force heads from Cairo, bringing total British strength to about 6000.
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Jerusalem
Kubatia
Palestine
Old City
Palcor
Robert Beard
St. Stephen’s Cafe
Cairo
Dionne Quintuplets to Make Radio Debut for Birthday
The Dionne quintuplets mark their second birthday with a small celebration at Dafoe Hospital in Callander. Parents Oliva and Elzire Dionne did not attend, while guardians and hospital staff receive gifts. A radio hookup is planned for tonight with program directors coordinating the girls’ performance.
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Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Board of Guardians
David Croll
Ontario
Allan Roy DaFo
Dafoe Hospital
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
Congress Urged to Probe Terrorist Group Like Black Legion
A call goes to Congress to investigate violent extremist groups similar to the Black Legion amid national security concerns. The item notes public debate on federal action against such organizations and their potential impact on democracy and civil rights.
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Congress
Black Legion
Illness Fatal to George Oates in Martinsburg Hospital
George Oates 73 of Hampshire County West Virginia died after a long illness in Martinsburg hospital. Retired farmer and livestock producer, he moved to Inwood two years ago. Survived by brother Dr. T K Oates of Martinsburg two daughters Mrs Carson Swisher of Inwood and Mrs Mamie Spaid of Winchester and sister Mrs D L Larrick of Winchester. Funeral set for 10 am tomorrow at Fair Church Hampshire County with interment in adjoining cemetery.
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George Oates
Hampshire County
W. Va
Martinsburse Hospital
Oates
Samuel and
Mary Oates
Capon Bridge
Inwood
T. K. Oates
Martinsburg
Carson Swisher
Mamie Spaid
Winchester
D. L. Larrick
Fair Church
Six Die In Memorial Day Cemetery Run Crash
Six people from Calumet City, four women and two small children, were killed when their car was struck by the inbound Logansport local of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Calumet City on the way to decorate graves for Memorial Day.
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Chicago
Logansport
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calumet City
June 1 Time To Start Cooling Moth Spraying
Entomologist W. Hough from Winchester Research Laboratory urges start of second cover spray in bearing apples during the week of June 1 to curb codling moth damage. Lead arsenate in a Bordeaux mix with copper sulphate lime oil soap sprayed at 100 gallons, with washing advised after June 10 for residues.
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W. 8
Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Monster dynamite blast rocks Pounding Mills quarry
A 35 ton dynamite charge triggered by Sn from a battery blasted 175000 tons of rock at the Pounding Mills quarry near Mills, Virginia. The blast shook a mile radius as spectators watched from a safe distance. explosive expert John Koster of Wilmington, Delaware initiated the detonation from 200 feet behind the quarry wall.
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Pounding Mills
UPI
Skyline Drive To Be Surfaced Ahead of Park Dedication
Information from the Chamber of Commerce indicates Skyline Drive between Front Royal and Thornton's Gap will be surfaced with bumainous materials within two weeks and finished by July 3 before Shenandoah National Park dedication. A. E. Demaray told Andrew Bell the National Park Service wants the road dust proof promptly for public use.
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Chamber of Commerce
Front Royal
Thorton's Gap
Shenandoah National Park
A. E. Demaray
Andrew Bell
National Park Service
A R Snapp Shows A Slight Gain
It was said this afternoon that A R Snapp, burned when a carbon dioxide tank exploded in his shop Tuesday evening, has slightly improved and is a patient at Memorial Hospital.
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A. R. Snapp
Memorial Hospital
Rexall One Cent Sale at Brooks Pharmacy
Rexall One Cent Sale continues through Monday June 1 at Brooks Pharmacy with super values and clear savings for shoppers.
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Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Public Auction of Virginia Woolen Co Stocks in Winchester
A public auction will be held Saturday May 30 at 12 noon at the Court House to sell Virginia Woolen Company stocks including preferred and common shares of the Washington Hotel. Dunn & Duvall, auctioneers.
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Court House
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Dunn & Duvall
Congress probes Black Legion subversive groups
Senator Benson proposes a joint House Senate inquiry into terrorist organizations including the Black Legion and names such groups as Black Shirts and Wolverine Republican Club. Ohio and Michigan officials report mixed votes and new affiliate hints as federal action is urged to expose the extremist network.
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Washington
Black Legion
Benson
Fl-Minn
House
Ahe
Black Shirts
Wolverine Republican Club
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Are Jis
William Zoul
Detroit
David
Oakland Aaa
Fiorenas Sentenced to Die in Titterton Case
John Fiorenas is sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs Nancy Evans Titterton in New York. The report cites ongoing criminal proceedings and references related figures and court actions surrounding the case.
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New York
John Fiorenas
Nancy Evans Titterton
Detroit
Black Legion Caiuzie
Washington
Marion Zioncheck
Capital
Baton Rouge
Wilfred Lit
London
France
United States
William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore
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MR Winchester
Spurlock
C. B. Stickley
Grand Lodge
Welfare Board
Britain
London Center
Trafalgar Square
Old Jerusalem
Holy Land
Levant
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Egypt
Callander
Ont
V. A
Rotary
Rev. W. W. McIntyre
W. W. McIntyre
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Rotary Club
M. E. Church
South
McIntyre
Walter Fraley
John Thomas
Charles Busbee
Frederick Pierce
Thomas Kite
Hugh Crisman
Courtney Grim
Henry Schneider
Walter Massey
Samuel Pope
Eston Lackey
Wesley Dean
Robert Greer
Col. B. M. Roszel
Academy
Lieut
W. B. McCall
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Virginia Butsler Ester Eustler
Josephine Wolford
Louise Miller
H. D. Fuller
L. V. Milton
Henry Covington
M. H. Huff
Baltimore
Joe Morrow
Orville van Deusen
Geo. Oates
Skyline Drive
Ohio
Senate
Kentucky Mountain District
Lupp
Arthur F. Jr
Michifleer
Legion
John Hoffman
Saati Serted
Zaylersville
Black Legs
Duncan C. McCrew
Homer
Cummings
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