Crucial Vote On Tax Bill Postponed By Senate Committee
The Senate finance committee delayed a crucial vote on approving the tax bill citing courtesy to inform President Roosevelt of unwillingness to accept his latest suggestions. Treasury estimates on four new corporate tax plans were discussed as administration pressure grows. There is divided sentiment among committee members about delaying action while awaiting additional estimates.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
George
D-Ga
White House
Dga
Golden Buck tavern and its famed owner in historical reminiscence
Mr Winchester notes that no living person recalls The Golden Buck, Philip Bushs tavern once famed as the towns best. William G Russell memoirs recount Mohawk delegation dances around 1809, loud Indian music, and Louis Philippe and his brother Duc de Chartes dining in their rooms before being asked to join other guests.
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Philip Bush
William G. Russell
Philadelphia
Louis Phillippe
France
Duc de Chartes
Russell
Bush
Keller's Hardware Auction Sale Details
Auction sale of Keller's Hardware stock and fixtures on Friday May 29 at 2 p m continued until sold Roy P Duvall is the auctioneer described on page 11
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Keller
Roy P. Duvall
Fiorenza Doomed To Die For His Revolting Acts
A New York jury found John Fiorenza 24 a holster's helper guilty of the Good Friday bathtub slaying of Nancy Evans Titterton. After nineteen hours of deliberation the twelve jurors sentenced him to the electric chair with Judge Charles C. Nott Jr presiding. Fiorenza showed no emotion as the verdict was read.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Weary
Haggard
General Sessions Court
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Stuertt Campbell
Fiorenza
William C. Dodge
Henry Klauber
1500 Pupils Parade at Warren County Commencement
Front Royal Va May 28 Record attendance of children is expected from all schools of Warren county Saturday when commencement exercises will be held The exercises open with a parade led by the school band marching to Main street and back to the school house A free picture show is planned at Murphy Street at 11 o clock The Five Point program features the parade Work from the past session is displayed in main street store windows Activities end with exercises at 2 o'clock in the school auditorium.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Main Street
Main
Murphy Atre
Spurlock Quartet To Give Another Concert Tonight
Mrs. Richard Griffith praises the Spurlock School of Music male quartet from Philadelphia after last evenings performance at Braddock street Baptist church. They stay for a 8 30 p m concert tonight at St Paul s AME Church on North Loudoun street with a silver offering. The program includes spirituals jubilees and a Van De Water baritone piece.
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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
North Loudoun Street
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 repairs to his motor were necessary before the next leg. He made the decision today, delaying the cross country attempt.
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Turner
Wichita
Kas
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
Providence
R. 1
Cook's Corner Offers Upholstery and Repairs
Reproductions upholstering refinishing repairing and lawn furniture offered by Cook's Corner on Valley Pike. Phone 1446.
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Cook’s Corner
Valley Pike
Public Sale Of Household Effects At D W Ritenour Home
Household sale includes antiques and appliances such as a Universal electric range and Frigidaire. The sale is set for Saturday May 30 at 1 pm at the residence of D W Ritenour 312 West Leicester Street.
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Universal Electric Range
D. W. Ritenour
West
Leicester Street
Household furniture and antiques sale on May 30
Corner cupboard and upright piano offered with household and kitchen items. Sale Saturday May 30 at 1 p.m. located at 702 South Braddock Street. Organizer M. W. Adams.
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S. Braddock St
M. W. Adams
Stickley Elected Trustee of Grand Lodge Virginia
Claude B. Stickley of Vaucluse elected trustee of the Grand Lodge of Virginia at the annual Charlottesville convention. C. V. Robinson of Warrenton chosen Grand Warden, with T. K. Farleigh of Portsmouth and A. W. Wallace named to Deputy Grand Warden. Other officers reappointed or appointed include Davis, Lancaster, Gardner, Hottle, and Jones.
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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 Otel
Trailer Truck Upsets And Is Badly Wrecked
A Jacobs line truck and trailer serving Washington D C to Staunton overturned several times on the Valley Pike three miles south of Middletown. Driver Gilly Edmonds suffered a sprained hand and minor bruises after the front spring broke causing the fender to drop and steer failure. Damage to the vehicle was heavy, cargo spared. G W Crowser cleared the wreck from the highway.
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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
A Winchester and Frederick county welfare board meeting was chaired by Mrs. R. T. Barton. Miss Keating and Mrs. Nalley reported rising welfare workloads. Rose Grim of the WPA sewing room and W. C. McDaniels on emergency education outlined the year’s progress in adult education programs.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Free Dance at Blue Moon Tonight With Joe Rowe Orchestra
Tonight a free dance at the Blue Moon features music by Joe Rowe's orchestra. Couples and families are invited to enjoy an evening of lively tunes and dancing.
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Blue Moon
Joe Rowe
Coronation Date Set for May 1937 in London
Prime Minister Baldwin announces May 12 1937 as the coronation date for King Edward VIII. Preparations begin for a grand ceremony in Westminster Abbey with royal processions through central London expected to attract thousands of visitors and dignitaries from across the empire.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Edward VIII
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury
Fairfax Billboard Aims to Direct Tourists to Winchester
EB. R. Branch of the George Washington Hotel and Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce meet at Fairfax to finalize a two year lease for a 10 by 28 foot sign. The billboard near the old horse show grounds will guide drivers along Route 50 to Historic Winchester 50 miles ahead. Funds were provided by the Common Council.
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EB. R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Fairfax
Winchester
Front Royal
New Market
Common Council
British Troops Fire On Rioters In Palestine Clashes
In North Palestine at Kubatia British forces exchanged fire with rioters, killing two and wounding three. A Jerusalem policeman died after being wounded in the old city as tensions flare over anti Jewish campaigns. A British force of about 6,000 troops is to be deployed around Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Kubatia
Palestine
Old City
Palcor
Robert Beard
St. Stephen's Cafe
Cairo
Dionne Quintuplets To Debut On Radio Tonight
The Dionne quintuplets mark their second birthday with a brief, parents absent celebration and an planned radio debut. Guardians, Dr Dafoe and officials discuss the event as Quebec staff prepare the program for an international audience.
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Caer
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Board of Guardians
David Croll
Ontario
Allan Roy DaFoe
J. A. Valin
North Bay
Callander
Dafoe Hospital
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Shenandoah Valley Academy guests visit Rotary luncheon
Rev. W W McIntyre urged an optimistic view of world conditions at a Rotary Club luncheon with Shenandoah Valley Academy seniors guests. He spoke on church state relations and praised church growth while showcasing student leaders and faculty attendees.
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W. W. McIntyre
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Rotary Club
Winchester
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
Rotary
Louise Miller
H. D. Fuller
L. V. Milton
Martinsburg
Henry Covington
M. H. Huff
Baltimore
Joe Morrow
Orville van Deusen
Front Royal
Illness Fatal To Geo Oates In Martinsburg Area
George Oates a 73 year old retired farmer and live stock producer died after a long illness at Martinsburg hospital. He was a Capon Bridge native and Hampshire county resident who moved to Inwood two years ago. Survived by two daughters Mrs Carson Swisher and Mrs Mamie Spaid and a sister Mrs D L Larrick. Funeral services set for 10 tomorrow at Fairfield Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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George Oates
Hampshire County
W. Va
Martinsburg Hospital
Oates
Samuel and
Mary Oates
Capon Bridge
Harmpshire
Inwood
T. K. Oates
Martinsburg
Carson Swisher
Mamie Spaid
Winchester
D. L. Larrick
Fairview Church
Six Killed on Way to Trim Graves in Memorial Day Crash
Six people were killed in Calumet City when an automobile carrying four women and two small children, all residents of Calumet City, was struck by an inbound Pennsylvаnia Railroad local. The group was en route to a cemetery to decorate graves for Memorial Day.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calumet City
Ill
Start of June cold moth spray advised for apples
Entomologist W. S. Hough of Winchester Research Laboratory urges growers to apply the second cover spray for codling moth control during the week of June 1. The Bordeaux mix uses copper sulfate lime and lead arsenate with oil soap to improve spread and effectiveness.
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W. 8S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Monster blast at Pounding Mills quarry shakes countryside
The May 28 explosion at the Pounding Mills quarry in Virginia released 175000 tons of rock from 35 tons of dynamite. Explosive expert John Koster of Wilmington fired the blast from 200 feet behind the quarry wall, as hundreds watched from a safe distance.
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Pounding Mills
A R Snapp Shows Slight Gain After CO2 Tank Blast
A. R. Snapp, injured when a carbon dioxide tank exploded in his shop Tuesday evening, showed slight improvement this afternoon. He remains a patient at Memorial Hospital undergoing treatment for his burns.
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A. R. Snapp
Memorial
Skyline Drive To Be Surfaced
Information from the Chamber of Commerce indicates top surfacing of Skyline Drive with durable materials between Front Royal and Thornton's Gap will start within two weeks and finish by July 3 before Shenandoah National Park dedication. A. E. Demaray wrote to Andrew Bell saying the National Park Service wants the road dust proof and ready for public use at once.
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Chamber of Commerce
Front Royal
Thorton’s Gap
Shenandoah National Park
A. E. Demaray
Andrew Bell
National Park Service
Rexall One Cent Sale at Brooks Pharmacy
Rexall one cent sale underway at Brooks Pharmacy and runs through Monday June 1 with super values and big savings described as an opportunity to save.
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Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Virginia Wool en Company Stock Auction At Court House
Public auction announced for Saturday at noon in Winchester Virginia to sell stock in Virginia Woolen Company and related preferred and common shares. Dunn & Duvall serve as auctioneers with stocks of dividend paying industries offered.
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Court House
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Dunn & Duvall
Senators name Black Legion in probe list
Washington May 26 congressional inquiry includes groups such as Black Legion and Wolverine Republican Club in a probe of subversive activities. In Michigan and Kentucky reports, officials link violence to local secret societies and call for federal action.
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Wolverine Republican Club
Benson
Washington
Fl-Minn
Grace Lupp
Arthur F. Larer
Michigan
East Ca
John Hoffman
Lupp
Hoffman
Congress
Dickstein
New York
Black Legion
Sadowski
Detroit
Legion
Zaylersville
Black Legs
Duncan C. McCrew
Homer 8. Cummings
Department of
Fiorenza is sentenced to die for Nancy Evans death
John Fiorenza receives a death sentence for the killing of Mrs. Nancy Evans Tittertom. The report notes Detroit police and state authorities linked incriminating evidence to the case amid national crime coverage.
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Grand Lodge
Welfare Board
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London Center
Trafalgar Square
Old Jerusalem
Holy Land
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Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Egypt
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Rev. W. W. McIntyre
Geo. Oates
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Bullet Club
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Avaga
World News
Nancy Evans Tittertom
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Marion
Baton Rouge
Wilfred Li
Paris
United States
William Arthur Ormsby-Gore
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