King George Survives Armistice Day Disruption
A man breaks through naval guards at the Whitehall cenotaph during Armistice Day silence in London shouting that the ceremony is hypocrisy. Stanley Storey, escaped inmate of Cane Hill Asylum, was restrained by police as King George and brothers remained unmoved. Prime Minister Chamberlain and Cabinet nearby.
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Fred Vanderschmidt
London
King George
Whitehall
Naval Guard
Home Office
Stanley Storey
Cane Hill Asylum
Surrey
Downing Street
Neville Chamberlain
Winchester remark on learning from a 70 year old teacher
MA Winchester cites a 70 year old woman who learned to write figures with a telephone directory as an example. She argues that youth should study with teachers and libraries in a major building. The piece contrasts this with a child’s retort about buying an adding machine.
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Edgar
Allan
Becky
Jane
Executor's Sale of Hardesty Farm and Orchard
Executor's sale of the Hardesty farm and orchard scheduled for Sat November 13 at 11 o clock in front of the Court House. See advertisement inside the Star today. Also notices for kittens and taxi service listed.
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Hardesty Farm
Court House
Star Today
Courtney Jones dies in Washington hospital after long illness
Courtney Byrd Jones of Clarke county near Millwood died at Mount Alto Hospital in Washington at 7 this morning after months of confinement with complications. Born September 1876 in Clarke county, he was the son of Rev. Joseph R. Jones and Courtney Byrd Jones. A vestryman and longtime church member, he was survived by his widow Mrs Juliette Henry Jones.
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Millwood
Courtney Byrd Jones
Clarke County
Mount Alto Hospital
Washington
Joseph R
Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr Jones
Juliette Henry Jones
Ciil
Pays Tribute At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
President Roosevelt observed two minutes of silence at Arlington National Cemetery for World War dead. He stood before the tomb with a wreath, as taps sounded, flanked by Honor Guards and attended by James Roosevelt and Mrs. James Roosevelt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Arlington
James Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
White House
Cat seeks owner for black and white male companion
Wanted to find the owner or home for a friendly black and white male cat not fully grown. Call 1182.
Crosley "Super-Eleven" at Willis Bicycle Shop
The Willis Bicycle and Radio Shop advertises the Crosley "Super-Eleven" priced at 74.95. The listing appears in the shop’s classified page with item reference 11-11-1p-11.
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Crosley
Willis
Windsors Skip Armistice Day Service In Paris Hotel Suite
A Paris Armistice Day incident saw the Duke and Duchess of Windsor decline attendance at a St George’s Church service. An Anglican pastor apologized for an insult aimed at the former king, citing reporter pressure. The couple stayed at their hotel, bought poppies for veterans, and donated to the veterans fund. The British Legion Paris branch planned further contact with London.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
St. George’s Church
J. L. C. Dart
Church of England
British Legion
Lieut
Dudley Forwood
Windsor
Lieut. Forwood
Windsors
Veterans’ Fund
Legion
London
Morgenthau Seeks Budget Cut to Balance Economy
Secretary Morgenthau urged business leaders to join a program of retrenchment to balance the budget by cutting nearly 700 million dollars from next year’s expenditures in highways relief public works and agricultural aid and avoid tax increases. He vowed no one would starve and defended broad policies despite a hostile reception at the Academy of Political Science in New York.
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New York
Academy of Political Science
Byrd
D.va
Washington
United States of America
Wall Street
Morgenthau
Fresh Eggs Sold at Brill's Store
Brill's Store at 323 Nat. Ave offers certified 24 hour fresh eggs for customers seeking quick daily supplies.
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Brill’s
Nat. Ave
Veterans Pay Tribute On Armistice Day In Winchester
War veterans in Winchester gathered to honor those who fell in World War I. A morning parade led by Sandy Baker of the American Legion passed City Hall and the court house before a salute at 11 o'clock. Taps rang as the colors dipped in tribute to Capt. Robert Y. Conrad.
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Winchester
Lawho
McIlwee Municipal Band
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Paneer
Virginia National Guard
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Court House
France
Loudoun Street
Cork
Stewart
Boscawen
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert Y. Conrad
Washington
Plea for Enduring Peace From Legion Chief on Armistice Day
Daniel J. Doherty national commander of the American Legion urged enduring peace as a tribute to World War dead during Armistice Day services at Arlington tomb. He urged removing war profits, strengthening defense, and neutrality policy while Louis Johnson echoed readiness to defend if needed.
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Washington
Daniel J. Doherty
American Legion
Arlington , National Cemetery
Doherty
Louis Johnson
United States
Johnson
City Expends $50 600 For Construction In Winchester
Winchester city records show about $50 600 spent in the past year on street water and sewer improvements and extensions. The 1937 program will run through year end with private financing for several developments. Major projects include Kent and Boscawen gas property parking, paving Shryock and Purcell with curb, and rebuilding Town Run bridge on Cameron Street.
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Winchester
A.M. Pele
Kent and
Boscawen
Shryock and
Purcell Avenues
Town Run
Cameron Street
Courtfield Avenue
Morrison urges Duke of Windsor to withdraw from public eye
Bulletin from London reports Labor MP Herbert Morrison telling the Duke of Windsor to step back from public view in a Forward article. In Japan, Tsuma goi four hundred copper miners are believed buried by a Kamena shi Mountain landslide after an Armistice Day blast damaged the castle doorway.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Duke of Windsor
Forward
Tsumagoi
Japan
Kamenashi Mountain
Catalan Militiamen Break Through in Aragon Front
Spanish government sources report Catalan militiamen breached the insurgent line in northern Aragon in guerrilla warfare along the Franco-Spanish frontier near Hendaye on November 11.
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Hendaye
Aragon
Fire crews rush large mine rescue at Von Storch mine
Scrain Pa Nov 11 plans to place a large force of men at work fighting the fire in the Von Storch mine of the Penn Anthracite Colieries Company were rushed today by city state and company officials. The blaze is behind a cave in area measuring nearly 400 feet.
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Scrain
von Storch
Penn Anthracite Colieries Company
Typhoon Sweeps Luzon Kills Four Missing Two Shipwrecked
A typhoon struck Luzon Island causing at least four deaths with two people missing. A large freighter ashore and two native craft swamped as the storm battered Manila and surrounding areas.
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Luzon
Manila
Luzon Island
Blast in Dublin Wrecks Castle Section
A land mine exploded in Dublin damaging a section of Dublin Castle formerly occupied by the Black and Tans. Casualties and full consequences were not disclosed in the brief report.
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Dublin
Dublin Castle
Last Japanese Naval Academy graduate Admiral Uriu dies
Admiral Baron Sotoxichi Uriu aged 80, the last surviving Japanese graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, died today at his Odawara home, southwest of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Baron Sotoxichi Uriu
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Odawara
Calamity Devastates Shantung Province Officials Say
Officials of the China international famine relief committee report floods famine and earthquakes in Shantung province causing the greatest calamity in 50 years in that rich area with returning relief officials noting the scale of disaster.
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Shanghai
China International Famine Relief Committee
Shantung Province
AFL Leader Questions Annual Wage for Building Trades
Washington November 11 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor voices doubt about the feasibility of an annual wage for building trades mechanics.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Delegates Push Against Taber Resignation at Grange Meet
Harrisburg report says opposition to Louis J Taber of Columbus Ohio resigning as master of the National Grange gained momentum among delegates at the seventy first annual convention held in November.
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Harrisburg
Louis J. Taber
Columbus
National Grange
Harrison county grand jury indicts six on garbage contract bids
The Harrison county grand jury indicted three current city council members and three former council members in Clarksburg West Virginia on charges tied to negotiations over a municipal garbage contract and for misfeasance in office.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County Grand Jury
Judging Contests Held At Fue Farmers Fair
Cecil Carper won high honors with a score of 58 in the eighth annual Fue Farmers Fair judging contest at Stephens City High School. Garland Parker was second with 49, Esten Rudolph third with 28, and Franklin Anderson fourth with 25, all from Stephens City. Farm displays were led by Ralph Kline and Ralph Snapp with first place, Eldon Brumback second, Harold Bolen and Richard Boyd third, and Robert Montgomery fourth. Doors opened late last night and officials expect attendance records to fall tonight. judging results will be announced tomorrow.
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Cecil Carper
Stephens City
Middletown
Garland Parker
Esten Rudolph
Franklin Anderson
Ralph Kline
Ralph Snapp
Presbiin Anderson
Francis Anderson
Harold Cooper
James Yeakley
Ferman Perry
Morris Boyer
Ryan Reported As Seriously Ill After Wedding
Basil A. Ryan son of a wealthy New York family was reported in serious condition at a hospital after his marriage to Martha Barky in Hickory North Carolina. A warrant had been issued in Morganton charging an unemployed store clerk with paternity of Barkley’s two months old son.
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Hickory
N. C
Basil A
Pat) Ryan
New York
Martha Barky
Morganton
Nina Ross
Burke County
Miss Barkley
Labor Break Up Ordered for Con Edison Contracts
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Consolidated Edison Company of New York to end its contracts with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and advised employees they are free to join any union they choose.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Consolidated Edison Company of New York Today
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Labor
Dog seeks home for injured white brindle female
Wanted notice for a small white and brindle spotted female dog injured by a car. Being treated at Braddock 124 5S. Contact 1182 or 41-1 for owner or home adoption as of 11-11-1p-tf.
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Brindle
Braddock
Edith Maxwell Loses Appeal for New Trial in Virginia
Edith Maxwell Wise county school teacher twice convicted of killing her father lost her appeal for a new trial in the Virginia Supreme Court. The court upheld the Wise Circuit Court sentence of 20 years in the penitentiary for the case tied to the death of her father after a domestic quarrel in 1935 in Pound.
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Edith Maxwell
Wise County
Virginia Supreme Court
Wise
Pound School
Election Appeal Lost By Hammer In Harrisonburg Tug
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled against Charles Hammer Jr in a dispute with Lawrence H Hoover over Harrisonburg police justice. The Rockingham Circuit Court decision that Hammer had no title to the office was upheld. Hoover claimed he remained police justice due to alleged council election invalidity and mayoral vote in a deadlock.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Charles Hammer, Jr
Lawrence H. Hoover
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Hammer
Hoover
Firestone offers heated garage car storage and delivery service
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store advertises winter storage and service for cars in a heated garage. The shop will call for and deliver the vehicle with no extra charge and reasonable monthly rates.
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
Resistance on Creek Broken in Chinese Front Fight
Japanese forces hammer the Nantao area near the French concession in Shangha i as 2,500 Chinese troops retreat under fire. Pembroke Stephens of the London Daily Telegraph is killed while observing from a nearby water tower. two French tramway workers and two policemen are among the wounded. Fire and destruction spread across Nantao and Pootung as tanks and artillery press the attack.
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L’.Oyd Lehrbas
Shanghai
Shanzhai
Nantao
Concession Sifelines
Pembroke Stephens
Telegranh
A. L. Thusvangsky
P. Anelter
Pootung
Whangpoo
Zahwei Eeose
Unite
Stevens
Stephens
Concession
Capta’ Evans Carlson
United States Marine
Honesty Rewarded as Tailor Reaps Windfall
New York, Nov 11. Herman Rosenzweig a tailor returned a wallet with 1598 dollars and received only thanks from the owner. News of his honesty brought congratulatory letters and a flood of donations while his cleaning and pressing business surged four hundred percent overnight. He urged tailors to read the story and praised honesty as the best policy.
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New York
Herman Rosenzweig
Rosenzweig
Police School Opened With Thirty Two Attendees
Thirty-two persons enrolled in the Police School opening session announced by Chief C. W. Hollis. Captain John B. Arnold of the Alexandria Virginia Police Department conducts the IM classes, with most of the current force attending except two. Classes continue each Wednesday and Thursday until year end.
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Cheif
C. W. Hollis
John 8. Arnold
Alexandria
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