Armistice Day Remembrance Amid Global Armament Race
Eighteen years after the war’s end Armistice Day is marked with prayers and ceremonies as nations reflect on peace amid the world’s greatest arms race. Roosevelt visits Arlington to honor the Unknown Soldier while Wilson memory is observed by air services.
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Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Woodrow Wilson
Poland
Danzig
Britain
London
Paris
Belgium
Thoughtful Armistice Day Message From Mr Winchester
Mr Winchester urges quiet steady conduct for Armistice Day emphasizing peace and restraint. He cites wise policy to quit dealings with cheaters abusers or slanderers and to live so others doubt the slanderer’s truth. The aim is Christian temper and inner settledness.
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Patrick
Fairless Talks Pay Plan Doubt Looms For Holdouts
Pittsburgh November 10 President Benjamin F Fairless of the Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation warned employe representatives that the decision to grant the proposed cost of living based pay raise to workers who do not sign the sliding scale may rest with New York corporate officials The company has said 11 of 19 area mills accept the plan Roosevelt praised the plan as a step toward stabilized wage earners and preventing economic fluctuations Fairless defended the plan as firm not experimental noting its previous success in other plants and that changes to comply with new labor laws could be made if needed
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Benjamin F. Fairless
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh- Youngstown
Fairless
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Anes Fairless
International Harvester
Steel Trade Is Booming Across U S Industry
New York November 10 United States Steel Corp subsidiaries reported October shipments above 1929 levels, signaling a robust boom. Construction surged with non-residential building 33.6 percent higher and residential up 45 percent, as copper sales hit records and non-ferrous metal demand remained strong.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Seb
F. W. Dodge Corporation
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Bazaar and turkey dinner at George Washington Hotel
American Legion Auxiliary hosts a bazaar and hot turkey dinner tonight from 5 30 to 7 p m at the George Washington Hotel. The event was misreported Monday in the Star and corrected to tonight Wednesday November 11.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Witnesses Describe Fast Motorcycle Crash Into School Bus
Witnesses say a motorcycle moving at 65 to 70 mph struck the rear of a Clarke county school bus as it unloaded on Route 7 near Minniewood Chapel. Thomas Simpson, the rider from Purcellville, is in serious condition with concussion and a leg fracture. passenger Margaret Workman of Round Hill sustained non life threatening injuries.
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Clarke County
Minniewood Chapel
Thomas Simpson
Purcellville
Margaret Workman
Round Hill
Opequon
William McAtee
Swimley
E. P. Landers
Oscar Carr
Berryville
Carr
Meetings Schedule At First Church Of Christ
The Church of Christ hosts two events November 20 to 22 led by Pastor Rev George Earle Owen. A Disciples Union and Young People's Missionary Union banquet in Winchester features Edgar Mabe and John A Tate with talks on Layman at Work and The Layman's Relation to the Church. The Western District Christian Endeavor Convention runs November 21-22 with registrations at 4 pm and a 6:45 pm banquet followed by programs on Sunday.
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Church of Christ
George Earle Owen
Disciples Union and Young Peoples Missionary Union of the Valley District
Winchester
Edgar Mabe
Shenandoah
W. L Dudley
John A. Tate
C. E
The
Christian Endeavor Society
Owen
Capt. Co. W. Caulkins
Labor Pushes for National Wage and Hour Legislation
Labor groups press to enact federal wage and hour laws after NRA ruling. Amalgamated Clothing Workers demand minimum wages and maximum hours. Sidney Hillman cites constitution as framework but not ruled out amendment. ILGWU calls industry wide talks to secure nationwide standards and fairer labor relations. Roosevelt says no constitutional amendment considered at this time.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Sidney Hillman
NRA
Supreme Court
Hillman
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Freeman urges fight for religious education in Virginia
Dr. Douglas S. Freeman told Baptist General Association of Virginia members at Tabernacle Baptist Church to carry on the fight for religious education begun by their forefathers. He linked Arm istice Day to a need for thoughtful defense of democracy. Reelect ed secretaries and officers were also named at the gathering.
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Douglas S. Freeman
Baptist General Association of Virginia
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Freeman
Dr. Freeman
E. T. Clark
Winchester
R. Bailey
Irvington
Frank T. Crump
E. M. Long
Red Cross Roll Call Luncheon Free in Winchester
Mrs Helen Wright executive secretary of the Winchester Frederick Chapter of the Red Cross announced a free Roll Call luncheon on Thursday November 12. The annual event signals the campaign for Red Cross memberships with a goal of 1500 in Winchester and Frederick county. Rev E T Clark and Leslie D Kline chair the city and county efforts and two representatives from national headquarters will attend.
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Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
E. T. Clark
Baptist Church
Leslie D. Kline
National
Roosevelt declines to introduce kin at Fort Worth town hall
Elliott Roosevelt said he would not introduce Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr to a Fort Worth audience after she asked him to avoid an embarrassing scene due to differing political views. He canceled his plans and informed the town hall committee he would be out of the city.
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Tex
Elliott Roosevelt
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Publicaon
Veterans Observe Armistice Day Parade in Winchester
Winchester marked the eighteenth Armistice anniversary with a city parade beginning near the county courthouse at 11 o clock. Veterans in uniform and civilians joined the march, paused for a salute and taps at the courthouse, then continued through Loudoun Cork and Washington streets to a memorial service near Christ Episcopal Church. Civic offices and many stores observed a holiday with limited post office hours and normal mail collections.
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Washington Street
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Winchester
C. C. Brannon
Robert Smith
Clark M. Smith
Apple King Crowned at Martinsburg Fall Fete
Cecil Wood, 43, crowned 1936 champion apple grower at Martinsburg event. He grows 41,000,000 apples on an 800 acre Hedgesville farm. A 50 member cast staged Atlanta's Race and a parade with 30 floats is planned before the fair closes Thursday.
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W. Va
Woodring
Cecil Wood
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Atlanta
Panhandle
Peace Effort Strikes Snag in Maritime Strike Talks
SAN FRANCISCO November 11 Complications threaten to swamp new peace efforts in the maritime strike as the walkout extends its hold on U S shipping Assistant Secretary of Labor E F McGrady met with shipowners to restart negotiations with the unions but left without a statement A Federal Maritime Commission spokesman said hearings would resume Thursday after recessing its strike inquiry to favor peace talks.
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San Francisco
Asistant
E. F. McGrady
Federal Maritime Commission
Armistice Day Peace Message At Lions Club
Captain Charles W. Caulkins delivered an Armistice Day address calling the day a Holiday of Peace. He noted a postwar birth boom and warned wars bring loss, urging faith with the dead and that peace lifts humanity as part of the gospel.
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Lions Club
Charles W. Caulkins
Caulkins
Captain Caulkins
Miss Howard Dies at 65 After A Yearlong Illness
Miss Susan Howard a long time resident of Albin and member of a prominent Frederick County farming family died at Memorial Hospital at 5 15 PM yesterday after being ill for over a year. She was born October 12 in Chestnut Grove to the late William and Mary Jane Howard.
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Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Miss Howard
Albin
Chestnut Grove
William and
Mary Jane Howard
Madrid Bombarded as Fascist Planes Strike City Gates
Fascist airplanes dumped forty bombs on Madrid as anti-fascist militia fought to hold key districts. Fire from artillery breached defenses near Campamento and El Escorial road while shells pounded trenches and government buildings. Parliaments galleries were spared as Madrid endured a brutal aerial assault.
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Madrid
H. E. Knoblaugh
Campamento
el Escoral
Paseo de Rosales
Norte Station
Manzanares
Montana
Norte Sta Lo
Cortes
Capita
White Collars To Get Theirs Wage Increase
Steel workers estimate about 50 000 office staff in the industry will share the wage raise effective November 16 at virtually every steel mill. Officials say details are being finalized to ensure lower paid office workers receive a larger percentage increase.
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Pittsburgh
Sears Reports Largest Sales Period On Record
Sears Roebuck and Co today announced gross sales for the tenth period from October 9 to November 5 totaling 49 ama, up 32.8 percent from 1935. The company called it the largest volume on record for this period. Sale on wall paper reduced 25 to 50 percent by Hillyard Wall Paper and Paint Co.
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Hillyard Wall Paper & Paint Co
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