Pardon of 60 political prisoners marks Philippine transition
In Manila on November 15 194? Frank Murphy the retiring governor general announced a pardon for 60 political prisoners including Colorum Society members Sakdalistas and some communists. The action aims to set an example of liberalism for the Quezon administration as he transfers power after Manuel Quezon’s inauguration.
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Manila
P. I
America
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Commonwealth
Frank Murphy
Colorum Secret Society
Surigao
Murphy
Quezon
Insular
Manuel Quecon
Emilion Aguilanaldo
Gregorio Aglipay
Spain
Aguinaldo
Malanan Palace
British election hands defeat to Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council and first National government leader suffered defeat in yesterday's British general election though his party kept a Commons majority.
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House of Commons
Murder Probe Hints Car Involvement In Loring Case
Police widen search as criminologist Robert W. Hicks finds blood on Corinna Loring’s coat lapels and theorizes she was killed in an automobile before being dumped in a brushy area near Mount Rainier. Garages in Virginia, Maryland and D C are being checked for a blood-stained vehicle.
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Upper Marlboro
Corinna Loring
Robert W. Hicks
Washington
Mt. Rainier Hom
Loring
Richard Tear
Washington Hospital
Hicks
Virginia
Margog
Columa
Hi Mount Rainier
Hubert C. Hoover
Miss Loring
Hoover
Mouse in bread sparks $5,000 suit against LA bank
In Los Angeles on November 15, Mrs. Mary Nevis White filed a $5,000 suit against the Los Angeles Banking Company. She testified a mouse baked in a fresh loaf spoiled her appetite and nearly ruined her radio entertainer career.
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Los Angeles
Mary Nevis White
White Wins Open at Pinehurst in 36-Hole Test
Orville White of Overland Missouri won the mid-south open golf tournament in Pinehurst North Carolina by carding 74 for a total 144 after 36 holes.
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White
Pinehurst
N. C
Orville White
Overland
Winchester Urges Grade Crossing Removals for Safer Roads
Mr Winchester praises state steps to remove many dangerous grade crossings, expects significant progress with next month’s construction launch. He notes overpasses and underpasses will save lives and outweigh costs, citing past tragedies like the Williamsport Maryland school bus incident.
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Williamsport
Ruins of School Destroyed at Selma
Fire gutted the Selma school near Clifton Forge trapping 34 students in the second story. Principal Miss Cora Moss and teacher Miss Della Jackson led 180 pupils to safety with eight injuries from escapes. Fire started 15 minutes after recess and spread rapidly, but no lives were lost.
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Selma
Clifton Forge
Cora Moss
Della Jackon
Plan Steps To Avert Loss Of Lives In School Fires
Richmond VirginiaNovember 15 Steps to prevent loss of life in school fires were planned after the Selma Virginia blaze endangering over 100 pupils and teachers. State official Eason urged General Assembly to fund and supervise safety equipment while Hall pressed for mandatory fire escapes on all two story schools and amending fire laws.
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Selma
Richmond
Thomas D. Eason
General Assembly
State Board of Education
John Hopkins Hall
Labor and Industry
Assembly
Labor Department
Speedy Justice Meted Slayer
William Hanson 31, a car ferry deckhand, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former sweetheart Marguerite Kraft 28 in Ludington Michigan. The judge Hal L. Cutler imposed the sentence after Hanson pleaded guilty during a special court session following Krafts death. Hanson told the court he acted from jealousy and had contemplated suicide.
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Ludington
Mich
William Hanson
Marguerite Kraft
Hal L. Cutler
Miss Kraft
Hanson
Seek Speed In TVA Decision
The government plans to ask the Supreme Court to speed up ruling on the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. Solicitor General Stanley Reed reportedly intends to request an early date for arguments after the government won in the Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
High Court
Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Has No Sympathy For Six Hour Days
WELBY Colo Nov 15 Mrs Angelina Broncucio aged 106 walks a mile before breakfast and reads without glasses She criticizes six hour days and 30 hour weeks saying modern life is too easy and making the younger generation soft The Italian-born woman attributes longevity to simple living and travels without aid
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Welby
Colo
Angelina Broncucio
Broncucio
Italy
Bear Killed Near Strasburg by Local Hunters
Charles Borum a farmer and Jack Lashley Strasburg merchant shot and killed a large 175 pound black bear just outside Strasburg. The bear was found in honeysuckle vines near the Borum farm after a squirrel hunt. Both shots were effective the kill occurred about 9 this morning and the bear had been seen in the vicinity during the past week.
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Charles Borum
Jack Lashley
Strasburg
Borum Farm
No Prospects Of Hanger Here
Marshall Ark November 15 six children face cold weather with stocked pantry. Mrs McElroy canned large quantities totaling quarts of huckleberries apples blackberries plums peaches tomatoes mulberries green beans corn soup peas kraut squash carrots shell ed beans cucumbers sandwich spread piccalilli corn relish elderberries and grape juice ready for winter meals.
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Marshall
Ark
Junior McElroy
Trade Pact To Be Signed Today In Roosevelt Office
The Canadian American trade treaty will be signed at 3.30 p m today in the White House by Secretary Hull and Prime Minister King with full cabinet present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Kings
Canada
Lyddane Case Opens In January
In Rockville Maryland on November 15 a retrial for Mrs Anne Lyddane on a murder conspiracy charge will begin in January. The first trial ended with a hung jury and the second was set for November. Judge Woodward explained the postponement due to Chief Judge Urner joining the Court of Appeals bench through December.
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Rockville
Hammony Urner
Court of Appeals
Anne Lyddane
Urner
Grid Star To Become Benedict
Millard Dixie Howell famed Alabama football star announced plans to marry Peggy Waters in Mexico City on November 24. Howell will be 23 that day, and Waters is 21. The couple previously connected in Birmingham and later moved to New York and Hollywood.
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Mexico City
Millard
Dixie
Howell
University of Alabama
Peggy Waters
Birmingham
Alabama
New York
Hollywood
Conservatives Victorious In British Election Landslide
London reports the national government under Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin holds a clear majority as returns show 376 Conservative seats with 23 districts outstanding. Labor more than doubles gains, ousting Ramsay MacDonald in Seaham, as Liberal losses mount and the government total nears 415 to 176 opposed seats.
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London
House of Commons
Liberal
National
Labor
Frank H. King
Associated Press
Stanley Baldwin
Labor Party
Laboarer Ymptr Cs
Ramsay MacDonald
Ir Seaham
Malcolm
Bassetlaw
Indictment in German industrialist's death shocks New York
Vera Stretz a 31 year old ash blonde was indicted for the murder of Fritz Gebhardt a 43 year old German industrialist shot to death in his hotel room Gebhardt had just returned from Germany to see his wife and two children Stretz reportedly admitted firing the four shots from a fire escape where she was arrested by police
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New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Gebhardt
Germany
Miss Stretz
Batten Claims South Atlantic Speed Record Flight to Natal
Jean Batten, forced down at Praia Secca Brazil, arrived in Rio de Janeiro in a Brazilian army plane after a fuel steerage failure. She said she flew from Dakar to Natal in 13 hours 15 minutes. The first woman to solo the South Atlantic, she landed about 53 miles north of Rio.
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Jean Batten
Natal
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Praia Secca
Araruama
South Atlantic
Three Army
National Telegraph
Batten
Miss Batten
Dakar
Export of War Materials From US Increases
Secretary Hull reports a considerably increased amount of war materials such as oil copper trucks tractors scrap iron and scrap steel is being exported from the United States for war purposes. He says this violates policy and neutrality acts and notes government figures will soon be released for comparison with last week. A separate note says a diplomatic truce in the Italo Ethiopian conflict ended as Laval plans to resume talks with Britain to settle the crisis.
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Washington
United States
Hull
Can
Roosevelt
Ethone
Italy
Ethiopia
Commerce Department
Pierre Laval
Great Britain
New Method Found for Diphtheria Prevention Toxoid
Community group mem bers from Memorial hospital announce a clinic next week to protect children from diphtheria by toxoid vaccination. They explain toxoid prompts the body to make its own antitoxin, potentially providing life long protection and reducing reliance on antitoxin treatment.
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Memorial Hospital
Diamonds and Jewelry For Sale by Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Diamond rings pins and bracelets advertised as sound investments with professional jeweler assurance of quality and honest pricing. Also lists a sale lot on Gray Ave for 700 cash at 417 Gray Ave and Pure Black Pepper two pounds for 25 cents from Pure Food Store.
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Hodgson & Brown, Jewelers
Gray Ave
Celebrated Randolph-Macon College President Reaches 81
Widely known educator Dr Blackwell, president of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland Virginia, marked his 81st birthday yesterday. He has 67 years of service and strong ties to Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley. He met classes yesterday and attended an alumni gathering in his honor last night.
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Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Blackwell
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
F F A Boys At Handley Hold a Big Corn Show
National Education Week feature saw Fenn selected ears judged in keen contests. Harold Adams led with top white corn and high overall marks. Braxton Duvall excelled in yellow and single ear categories. Isaac Isner dominated the judging contest among 42 participants. prizes came from local merchants.
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Winchester Service Clubs
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary
Harold Adams
M. D. Adams
Brucetown
Braxton Duvall
Harold
Braxton
Duvall
Isaac Isner
Charles Smith
Ae Randolph
Levi Anderson
Luther Patton
Linden Baker
Leonard Snapp
Penknife
J. S. Solenberger and Company
Watch
Hodgson and Brown
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Winchester Seed Company
Lupton Orchard Service
Gray and Sheetz
Winchester Milling Company
Miller Harware Company
Peoples Drug Store
Robert A. Wall
Stephens City
Middletown
A. L. Pry
Handley School
Free Dancing Tonight at the Blue Moon
An evening of orchestra music at the Blue Moon on Martinsburg Pike promises lively dancing tonight. Local venue invites dancers to enjoy live sets and a festive atmosphere.
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Blue Moon
Martinsburg Pike
Trespass Notices For Sale At Star Office
A public notice indicates that trespass notices are available for purchase at the Star Office. The item listing appears in an office sale context with minimal details provided.
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Star Office
Village Apple Orchard Dispute Reaches Virginia Supreme Court
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed lower court decrees in favor of Artemas Ward estate against Christian E. Gudebrod. The case centers on loans for the Turkey Knob Orchard near Mt. Jackson begun in 1911 with Ward advancing over half a million dollars to develop the Knob Orchards and to purchase Turkey Knob Inc. stock. The court found the estate owed Gudebrod for services but held a lien on Turkey Knob Orchard Inc. assets of about 333000, absorbing all assets and leaving nothing to pay his claimed compensation.
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Star
Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Williams
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Artemas Ward
Christian E. Gudebrod
Mt. Jackson
Turkey Knob Orchard Corporation
Ward Advanced Fund
New York City
Knob Orchards
Ward
Gudebrod
Orchards Stock Inc
Turkey Knob’ Inc
Turkey Knob Orchard, Inc
Representative Burch: state salary aid for teachers proposed
Domestic briefs report Assembly member Thomas G. Burch urged Virginia to fund teacher salaries. Other items cover a blood stained car in Maryland linked to a murder, a 106 year old Colorado resident who walks daily, and national government appeals to the Supreme Court over the Delaware Valley Authority. International notes discuss Italy’s Africa air service plans, a British general election result, a diplomatic truce in Italo Ethiopian talks, and north China self rule momentum.
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Danville
Thomas G. Burch
Upper Marlboro
Corinna Loring
Welby
Colo
Angelina Broncucio
Washington
Supreme Court
de Valley Authority
Rome
Iitaly
London
Paris
Shanghai
North
China
Reminder for Yeakley Property Sale Tomorrow at Court House
Reminder notes a Yeakley property sale set for tomorrow at 12 M at the Court House. It mentions new handbags hosiery wool and kid gloves from Moling and Cather with catalog details and location.
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Yeakley
Court House
Moling & Cather
Willis' Bicycle Shop Ad Sells Iver Johnson Flyers
Classified ad from a Columbia store promoting Iver Johnson and Colson Flyer bicycles as the finest. Includes Willis' Bicycle Shop branding and likely a storefront promotion. Appears as a compact ad snippet from a historical newspaper page.
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Iver-Johnson
Columbia & Colson Flyer
Willis’ Bicycle Shop
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