Bombing of Valencia by Rebels Strikes as City Slept
Insurgent planes bomb Valencia killing many and injuring dozens as the city awoke from sleep. Buildings shattered, hospitals struck, and ships damaged with casualties including the English ship Catlin crew. American and Spanish officials affected. emergency services overwhelmed.
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Valencia
Spain
Pinzon
Paraeo Recon
Carlos Dupuy
Ggrage
United States
Milton K. Wells
Roosevelt Vetoes Bill For Further War Risk Insurance Extension
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend the time for World War veterans to renew their five year term in war risk life insurance. He said further extension is not warranted or profitable for the veterans. About 22 000 veterans would be affected, as 578 000 have already converted to permanent policies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Veterans’ Administration
Used Car Ad From Bickers’ Lot 1933 Convertible Sedan
Gas 19c gal beer sold everyday Chuck Ray’s 1933 convertible sedan for five wheels or five friends at 325 dollars Bickers' Used Car Lot.
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Chuck & Ray’s
Boy from Los Angeles freed from Mississippi chain gang
Leon Bertrand, 15, returned home with his mother Mrs. Vera Bertrand after being released from a Tupelo chain gang where he was jailed for possessing stolen clothing. His legs bore shackles as proof of the punishment and his mother had secured aid and arranged the release.
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Leon Bertrand
Los Angeles
Vera Bertrand
Tupelo
Miss
Apartment Is To Be Built At West Boscawen Street
Lottie W. Chapin of Hayfield is to receive a building permit for an apartment house at 18 West Boscawen Street. May permits total 49 390.50 with several new dwellings and repairs valued at thousands. overall 2024 permits reach 163 040.27.
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West Boscawen Street
Lottie W. Chapin
Hayfield
Winchester
B.S. Proffit
Miller Street
M. B. Hook
West Cork Street
Katherine Kern
Morgan Street
Br. G.ery
Jefferson Street
Frederick W. Strum
Shryock Avenue
J. D. Shockey
Ora Bailey
South Kent
West One Street
E. H. Tevalt
Suth Loudoun Street
Capitol Theatre
Accomac Deputy Sheriff Found Dead on Highway
Accomac Va May 28 C R Guy 56 year old deputy sheriff of Accomac county was found dead early today in his automobile along a road on Virginia s eastern shore. He was believed to have died of a heart attack last night while driving between Keller and Wachapreague. His car was located in a ditch at 12 30 a m.
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Accomac
C. R. Guy
Accomac County
Virginia
Guy
Keller and
Wachapreague
Chansi Iain Takes Post of Honest Stan
Great Britain switches governments as Stanley Baldwin retires as prime minister and Arthur Neville Chamberlain succeeds him. Baldwin hands over to his ally, in a move praised after the abdication crisis, with preparations spanning months into the Buckingham Palace handover and formal resignation to the king.
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Chansi
Iain
Stan
By Witt Hancock
London
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Honset
Stan” Baldwin
Baldwin
Chamerlain
Buckingham Palace
Conservative
Bonar Law
Auto theft case ends with reduced charges and acquittals
In the auto case two men Roy L. Pond and Arthur Huffman received six month terms for unauthorized use while two women Catherine Edna Sirbaugh and Lillian Lola Swisher were acquitted. All four were arrested amid the disappearance of John H. Rosenberger’s car and said they drove to nearby towns without crossing state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Pond
Arthur Huffman
Donald Weems
Catherine Edna Sirbaugh
Lillian Lola Swisher
South Market Street
John H. Rosenberger
Graduation Gifts Fold Into Campus Traditions
A brief list highlights many acceptable gifts for graduates Molling and Cather, reflecting common campus traditions and etiquette. The note emphasizes thoughtful, appropriate tokens suitable for a formal academic milestone.
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Molling & Cather
Conflicting Statements Confront Police Over Ex Dean Assault Case
Thomas E. Elder former Mt Hermon School for Boys dean remains charged with assault with intent to kill. Conflicting alibis surfaced as Elder and his wife were said to have stopped in Keene New Hampshire Tuesday night. A chambermaid and a cashier claim Elder threatened them with a shotgun. Witnesses report one pillow rumpled and a late gas station sale noted near the lodging. Bail was posted and Elder released.
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Elder
Keene Hotel
Nettie Burt
Tucker
Burt
Byrd Warns Federal Bureaucracy Is Worst in History
Senator Harry F. Byrd urged University of Richmond students that the federal government has grown into the most wasteful and bureaucratic system in U S history. He warned against duplicative machinery and urged simpler administration with checks on federal money, noting a need to salvage wasteful local allocations.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
University of Richmond
Washington
Byrd
University
Senate
Local Pastor Rohart resigns from First Brethren Church
The Rev Emerson J Rohart pastor at the First Brethren Church on Berryville avenue confirms he has tendered his resignation. A June Southeastern district meeting in Winchester is likely to act on it. Rohart has led the church 11 years since moving from near Philipsburg Pennsylvania. The church founded in 1925 now has an active membership over 100 in a brick building.
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Emerson J. Rohart
First Brethren
Berryville Avenue
Rohart
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Philipsburg
Rich George Baker Receives Emergency Aid At Sea
George F. Baker, a wealthy New York banker, was treated by Dr. D J Zaugg as the cutter Taney ferried emergency medical equipment to the Viking in mid Pacific. Baker, 59, faced peritonitis but no blood transfusion was necessary and transfer to the Taney was deemed unsafe. The medical party planned a 270 mile voyage to Honolulu as the Viking continued toward port.
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TANEY
Mid-Pacific
George F. Baker
New York Banker
D. J. Zaugg
United States Public Health Service
Viking
Baker
Zaugg
First National Bank of New York
Honolulu
Annual Sale Featuring 1000 New Summer Dresses
The Style Shop at 150 N Loudoun St Winchester advertises a three group sale with many styles. Group 1 offers fast color cotton prints and long house coats in sizes from small to large at $1.00. Group 2 presents voiles silks and more with sizes 12 to 20 and 38 to 52 with prices around $1.98. Group 3 introduces new workroom pieces including sheets chiffons crepes and prints in sizes 12 to 20 and 38 to 46 at $2.98.
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Oita
Loudoun St
Winchester
Wanted Carpenters Apply to H N Ritter Berryville
Classified notice seeking carpenters invites applicants to H N Ritter in Berryville. Notation appears as an old advertisement with terse instructions and a date code. No further details provided.
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Carpenters
H. N. Ritter
Berryville
Sinia
Labor Board Takes a Hand in Ohio Steel Strike
In Columbus Governor Martin L. Davey hopes to arrange a conference next week at the executive mansion with all parties in Ohio s steel strike The National Labor Relations Board also acts in Youngstown investigating a complaint accusing Republic Steel Corp of using coercion to discourage unionization at Massillon and Canton Ohio The strike has set picket lines before independent mills affecting 170 000 workers and heightening tension in cities with non union workers in besieged plants.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Youngstown
National Labor Relations Board
Ralph A. Lind
Cleveland
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Massillon
Canton, O
Winchester Memorial Hospital names 44 board directors
Forty four persons named to the Winchester Memorial Hospital Board of Directors for a three year term as of May 11. Eight new members join with incumbents including Dr F T Hauser and Rev Ronald Wilson among others. Existing directors from Winchester area and nearby towns are listed with multiple physicians and community leaders.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clark Cooper
J Sloan Kuykendall
T. F. Timberlake
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Ronald Wilson
Boyd Hammond
Wilbur Krise
Winchester
F. T. Hauser
Purcellsville
Amos L. Pugh
Capon Bridge
W. Va
W. C. Campbell
Washington, Va
George W. Kinsey
Washington
John B. Earle
Hilldale
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
R. B. White
Strasburg
Richard S. Wright
Fred Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Kenneth Gilpin
Boyce
A C. Carson
Riverton
Beverley Browne
Wincheswe
H.H. McGuire
R. Gray Williams
I. N. Good
Phillip Klompus
John I. Sloat
John H. Rosenberger
John M. Steck
Nelson Page
C. B. Harlee
Philip Williams
N. J. Wigginton
Frank N. Hack
50 Survivors Will Graduate
New London Texas May 28 fifty students of the New London High School, survivors of the March 18 explosion, will graduate tonight at open air services near the site of the shattered building. Twenty four seniors in the blast and half the survivors of the class were inside when it burst.
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New London
Tex
New London High School
Husband and son return home after fatal crash
Mrs. Flora P Morris 50 of Fairmont West Virginia died at Memorial Hospital from injuries after an auto crash 18 miles east of Romney on U S Route 50. Her husband W O Morris and their son W O Morris Jr escaped with minor injuries and have returned home. A truck driven by Courtney Custer Keyser West Virginia collided with the Morris car at Hanging Rock intersection. A hearing in the accident is pending.
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Flora P. Morris
Morgantown Avenue
Fairmont
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Romney
Morris
W. O. Morris
W. O. Morris, Jr
Winchester
Hanging Rock
Hawkins
West Virginia State Police
Courtney Custer
Keyser
Virginia
West Virginia
Speedway Crash Burns Car Hurts Mechanics at Indy
A speeding race car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway burst into flames and crashed into the pits. Several mechanics and pit men were carried from the area apparently seriously injured.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Opening of the Golden Gate Bridge with naval flyover
San Francisco reports the world’s longest suspension bridge opened to thousands as 500 naval planes fly over and 42 U S ships arrive from Pacific maneuvers. The $35 million span will charge cars and trucks tolls while pedestrians pay 40 cents.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Mudslide in Mexico Buries Town. Hundreds Feared Dead
Rescue workers struggled to reach victims after a massive 3 million ton mud slide struck the town near the Tlalpujahuila Sierra in northwestern Michoacan. Initial estimates put the dead between 100 and 500 as thousands of tons of silt buried 400 houses and disrupted the river. Local mining tailings contributed to the disaster, with authorities awaiting full clearance.
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Mexico City
Ofuamo
Tlalpujahuila Sierra
Michoacan
el Oro
DOS Estrellas Mining Company
el Excelsior
Byrd Letter Sparks Critique of Mountain Resettlement Plan
The piece condemns Senator Byrd for urging a 1.5 million program to relocate 250 Virginia mountain families into seven homestead projects near Shenandoah National Park. It argues the plan imposes detachment from traditional rural life and warns it could waste federal funds and trap families in debt while exposing harsh judgments about mountaineers.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Wallace
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
Byrd
Shenandoah National Park
Washington
Treasury
Senate
Royal Decree on Titles for Windsor Era Nears Completion
Royal decree affecting the entire set of titles for the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield is expected soon in London. Letters patent may formalize the couple’s royal status and stipulate allowances, with reports noting cash gifts and wedding plans abroad.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Edward
Wallis Warfield
Official Record Office
Candel
Wallish
Walter Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Herman L. Rogers
Windsor
Walter
Sir Walter
Friendship Co Sponsoring A Spring Festival at Fair Grounds
Plans completed for a week long show starting May 31 at the Fair Grounds under Friendship Fire Company. Sam Lawrence Shows brings 15 attractions and 250 people of high class free acts. All attractions run daily afternoon and night to raise funds for a new fire truck.
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Sam Lawrence
Friendship Fire Company
Special F. R. Crane Jewelers Ad Promotes Watches
F R Crane offers latest styles from Bulova and Elgin and other high grade watches. General line of jewelry at right prices with guaranteed service. Located at 6S Main St.
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Bulova
Elgin
Main St
Simple Simon Simple A Comedy at Market Street
Comedy event at Market Street church in Fiji or nearby on May 28 at 8pm. Admission for adults 25 cents and children receive Asc. pricing. Local notice highlights a family friendly performance by a church group in the community.
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Market St. Sng E. Church
Fli
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Norton
Mays
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Labor Board
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Bulletin
U. S. 50
Rom
Hampshire Co
Royal Highness
Mrs. Warfield
Sen. Byrd
Mr. Wallace
W. R. Hearst
Washington Herald
Byrd’s Mountaineers
Douglas Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
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Duke of Kent
Duchess of Windsor
W.C. Graham
Nants
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Graham
Chateau
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F. R. Crane
Simon
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