Ickes Named Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense
President Roosevelt designated Secretary Ickes as petroleum coordinator for national defense. Ickes will advise on crude oil and natural gas reserves, transport and storage efficiency, and refining balance while reporting to the OPM.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Hyde Park
N. Y
Ickes
White House
National
Roosevelt
Interior
O. P. M.ickes
Federal Price Control Office
Leon Henderson
Shenandoah Valley Welcomes Tourists and Sparks Local Pride
MA Winchester notes the Shenandoah Valley attracts motoring visitors this weekend. Tourists traveling through the city contribute significantly to the economy, rivaling agricultural income, as locals urge warm hospitality and full services to encourage return visits and referrals.
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Shenandoah Valley
Price Fixing Sparks Senate Price Power Debate
Washington May 31 A split fight over price ceilings and parity cries million dollar stakes for farmers public and government Senate members question Obama era style powers to fix prices while Leon Henderson defends presidential authority on wartime style controls. Senator Taft argues presidents can fix prices and wages Congress weighs parity formulas and a broad probe into farm product pricing amid the ongoing defense drive.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Thomas
D-Okla
Congress
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Committee
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Smith
D-Sc
Fed
Agrican Committee
Frederick County Music Festival Draws Large Audience
An estimated 1 000 plus attended the fourth annual Frederick County Music Festival at Handley High School. About 1 500 children from nearly every county school performed folk songs and classics under Dr L A Richman with Miss Annie Preston Starling absent due to her father's death. Rev F P Roof gave the invocation as Leslie D e welcomed guests.
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Frederick County
Handley High School
L. A. Richman
Oetely
Schumann
Schubert
Miss Starling
Annie Preston Starling
Jools
FP. L. Roof
City Lutheran Church
Leslie D. E
Kernstown Miller
Middletown
White Hall
Gainesboro
Kauffman
Carper’s Valley
Round Hill
Stephens City
Organize Firemen For Defense June 6
Announcement: a meeting for Zone 20 counties Page Shenandoah Clarke Warren and Frederick will be at Front Royal Friday June 6 at 10 o clock to organize a fire protective force for defense. Frank Wheeler of Clifton Forge is state director. City and county officials firemen first aid workers industry and public utility representatives and school executives urged to attend.
Loss of Life Piling Up During Prolonged National Holidays
AP reports Memorial Day celebration fatalities rise to 159 with 110 from traffic accidents. NSC projections warned totals could exceed 400 with three-day holiday not yet over, while drownings reached 26 and five died in train accidents. Other incidents include a mine car death in Nevada and a truck wreck in Connecticut killing four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
California
Indiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Connecticut
Housatonic River
Seymour
Waynesboro
Winchester Hotels Hit By Double Holiday Tourist Boom
Hundreds of travelers could not find lodging in Winchester last night and extended trips to Martinsburg Hagerstown and other towns. E R Branch manager George Washington Hotel reports unusually high occupancy with calls from Front Royal and nearby towns seeking rooms. Restaurants and motorist services also thrived as visitors toured Shenandoah Valley National Park and other local attractions. Officials note this weekend is the heaviest tourism period in eight years. April business at the George Washington Hotel Corp was the best since 1930, with expectations for further gains. Three conventions are slated in Winchester this summer the Eagles June 19 20 the Virginia Chapter of Veterans of Spanish Wars July 6 9 and the Virginia Sheriffs Association July 16 17.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
E. R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah National Park
Branch
George Washington Hotel Corporation
Eagles
Virginia Chapter of Veterans of Spanish Wars
Virginia Sheriffs Association
Spray To Combat Codling Moths Begin June 2
Entomologist W. S. Houge notes the next spray for codling moth control starts June 2 and should finish by week end. Apples require thorough spraying with lead arsenate and Bordeaux mix, with oil emulsion added where prior damage was severe. Nicotine arsenate may fortify spray, and caution against using oil with recent fungicide.
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Houge
Winchester Research Laboratory
Yorks
Jonathan
Grimes
South End Hose Co. to Held Monthly Meeting
Notice states the regular monthly meeting of the South End Hose Co. will be at the hall Monday evening at 8 p.m. All members urged to attend. Includes contact line for Capt. Howard Hart and a real estate ad from Willis Real Estate and a sale notice for an office safe from Star Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Co
Howard Hart
Neutral U S Urges France to Prove Collaboration By Action
Washington reports say the United States will notify the Vichy government within days that American judgment on Franco German collaboration will hinge on France's future acts rather than words. Secretary Hull prepares a note detailing Vichy’s cooperation with the Axis and Syria incidents, aiming to improve strained Franco American relations.
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Washington
United States
Petain
Vichy
Gaston Henry-Haye
France
Hull
State Department
Syria
Roteneer
West
Africa
Missouri Cars Collide injuring legislator and others
Memorial Day weekend traffic across Route 50 near Millwood saw a four-vehicle crash injuring Mrs. Ray Maybee wife of a Missouri legislator. Ray Maybee of Unionville sustained a cut knee as cars driven by Harry Spillman St Louis and L Visek Donovan Richmond were damaged. Other Route 50 incidents included a Washington DC passenger and two men from Pennsylvania sustaining property damage and minor injuries.
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Missouri
Millwood
B. E. Williams
Ray Maybee
Unionville
Maybee
Warrenton
First Wes
Williams
Harry Spillman
St. Louis
L. Visek Donovan
Richmond
Spillman
Donovan
Marybee
E. B. Mitchell
E¢ Ulman
Fredericks
Charles Custer
Washington, D. C
Gore
Guy Loudermilk
Chambersburg
Robert M. Ericksen
Pittsburgh
Grimes
Loadermilk
Winchester sets record with 62 marriages on Memorial Day weekend
A Winchester record year for marriage licenses as 62 couples wed here over Memorial Day weekend. An inquiry at Frederick County Circuit Court and Corporation Court offices showed 37 licenses issued by Clerk Julian Baker in Circuit Court.
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Winchester
Frederick County Circuit— Court
Corporation Court
Julian Baker
British Deny Reports About Gen Freyberg
Beirut Lebanon May 31 British motorized units reached Baghdad suburbia as reports claimed the military governor resigned and auxiliary troops surrendered. A provisional Baghdad committee was said formed to run the capital while British forces closed in. The exiled regent and premier prospects were discussed as Britain strengthens its Middle East position amid ongoing war.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Iraq
Euphrates River
Ramadi
Sebhaoui
Provisional Committee
Crete
Britain
Middle East
Suez
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Dublin Bomb Raid Leaves 52 Dead and 200 Hurt
Premier Eamon De Valera toured bombed districts as the May raid on Dublin killed 52 people and injured about 200. Officials report 22 bodies recovered and 300 unaccounted for. Rockets began after midnight with anti-aircraft fire. planes suspected to be unidentified.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
U. S
David Gray
Legation
Phoenix Park
Douglas Hyde
Fee
German Admiral Bohn Friend of Hess Said to Die by Own Action
London reports Norwegian sources claim Admiral Bohn chief of the German Navy in Norway and a friend of Rudolph Hess killed himself in Oslo after a visit from Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler. The Oslo death reportedly occurred at the Grand Hotel amid Hitler deputy Hess’s Scotland trip on May 10.
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London
Bohn
Norway
Rudolph Hess
Oslo
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Scotland
Himmler
Fireman Hartman Reviews Guard Unit During Drill
Captain Paul R. Hartman on leave from Fort Meade visited the Winchester Company 115 Virginia Protective Force armory and praised the unit for proficiency and military knowledge during regular drill. Traffic detours occurred around Gerrard and Loudoun islands until an officer arrived and directed passing.
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Paul R. Hartman
Fort George G. Meade
Winchester Company 115
Virginia
Arn
Gerrard
Loudoun
Bismarck Claim of 50 000 Ton Vessel Sparks Debate
British witnesses contested the Bismarck’s reported 50 000 ton size noting it may exceed the usual 35 000 ton rating. The ship allegedly carried about 2400 officers and men including cadets, with up to 100 rescued.
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Bismarck
Hood
Pring Eugen
Dakar
Norris urges shifting main fleet to Atlantic for balance
Sen. Norris proposes moving the U S fleet from the Pacific to the Atlantic and keeping a protective force in the Far East. He says the United States should decide which foe is more dangerous Germany or Japan and act accordingly. He cautions against trusting any Japanese promises and suggests seeking agreements only if reliable.
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Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Norris
Senate
Germa
Japan
Far East
Roosevelt
Germany
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