Mission agents leaving quickly in China and Japan budget row
Reports from Tientsin cite Gen Sung Cheh Yuan ordering autonomy talks for Honan and Chahar with Beijing and Tianjin to be included. Missionaries in Hunan evacuate as government troops pursue communists. Tokyo approval seals a 46.8 percent military share in a historic budget of 2.271 billion yen for 1936 37 with navy gains to 552 million yen and army to 508 million yen.
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Shanghai
Rengo
Tientsin
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Peiping-Tientsin
Honsh
Chahar
Peking
Nanking
Iesion
Huann Province
China
Quiet Zone signs urged for Memorial hospital patients
Winchester calls for immediate erection of Quiet Zone signs at Memorial hospital to protect ill patients from noise. He notes excessive car doors horns and loud talk disturb patients and cites New York and London as examples of reduced horn noise in city life.
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Memorial Hospital
New York
London
Winchester
Apple Holdings Winchester Stores Hold Half to Three Quarters Million Barrels
A survey shows Winchester's three large cold storage plants hold between 645,685 barrels and 645,685 barrels equivalent in total, with baskets and other containers pushing totals over a million. The year’s storage outpaces last year as exports rise, especially to overseas markets, with November activity higher than 12 months prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Storgate
Winchester Coli Storage Company
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation
Virginia Apple Storage, Inc
Italian Demand for U S Steel Rises in October
Washington data show a sharp October rise in Italian purchases of United States iron and steel. Italy bought 18 021 tons in October, following September demand, accounting for more than half of European purchases and a significant share of worldwide exports while Japan remained the next largest buyer with 52 992 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Italy
Hecker
Staunton Man Is Given Month Charged With DUI
Staunton resident J. F. Fisher was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to one month in jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Andrew Dix of South Kent Street received 10 dollars and 25 cents for drunkenness, while Charles Grim began a six month term that had been suspended for a prior offense.
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J. F. Fisher
Staunton
Andrew Dix
South Kent Street
Charles Grim
Six Die in Moscow Monoplane Crash Test
The builder and five crew members testing a new 12 passenger Soviet monoplane named Z I G 1 were killed near Moscow as the aircraft flew too low to permit parachute escape, crashing into a vegetable patch.
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Moscow
Gas Franchise Rejected for Charles Town
Charles Town officials rejected C. M. Hopkins of Washington for a natural gas distribution franchise. The nearest pipeline lies about 70 miles away through Culpeper County, Virginia, leaving Charles Town without immediate gas service options.
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Charles Town
W. Va
City Oil
C. M. Hopkins
Washington
Culpeper County
The Ideal Xmas Gift A Year’s Star Subscription
A gift that will last one year and be appreciated daily. The Evening Star promotes a one year subscription as a timeless holiday present.
Fifteen Letters Awarded By S V A To Footballers
Shenandoah Valley Academy honored fifteen football letters at a banquet in the S V A dining hall. Recipients included Sears captain Wentzell Haines and Kite with others from Berryville Winchester Martinsburg and Richmond. Service letters went to Pierce and Olinger and team manager Greer.
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Fraley
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Dean
Berryville
Lackey
Barnum Springs
N. C
Wenzel
Winchester
Grim
Reynolds
Smith
Richmond
Haines
Sears
Kite
Manassas
Schneider
Harper
Martinsburg
W. Va
Walter Massey
Pierce
New York City
Olinger
Greer
Driver of Car Freed On Bond
William A. Carter of Washington D C released on bond for December 3 appearance at Berryville to answer driving a car while under the influence. The crash involved a truck owned by Marvin J. King of Raleigh North Carolina, driven by Robert Hester, on the Blue Ridge mountains near Paris Virginia. The truck carried apple products en route from Wood WV to Raleigh NC. Alice Baker 21 was released from Memorial Hospital with Carter after minor injuries.
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William A. Carter
Washington, D. C
Bond
Berryville
Carter
Marvin J. King
Raleigh
N. C
Robert Hester
Blue Ridge Mountains
Paris
Wood
W. Va
N.C
Alice Baker
Memorial Hospital
Planning Group Meets Monday
A meeting of the City Advisory Committee on City Planning will be held in the Council Chamber at 8 o clock on Monday evening. Attending members are urged to attend promptly.
No Parking Zone Near South End Engine House
Notices announce two large red signs marking a No Parking zone near the South End engine house to ensure firemen can reach and exit their truck during alarms.
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South End
Vanity Fair Beauty School Offer Ends April 1936
Special notice invites registration on December 2 for completion of the Beauty Culture course by April 1, 1936 with guaranteed employment. Free hair cutting and finger waving daily 9 to 12 mornings except Saturday at Vanity Fair Beauty School located at 21 N Main Street.
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Vanity Fair Beauty School
N. Main Street
Long Distance Rates Reduced by Virginia Utilities
The State Corporation Commission announced that starting tomorrow the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will cut long distance rates saving Virginia users about 115000 dollars annually. The commission also reduced prices for bedside telephone sets. The changes apply to Virginia calls between points 64 airline miles or less apart.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
City Ministers To Meet Monday
Announcement says the regular meeting of the Water Ministerial Association will be held December 2 at 10 30 in the trustees room of Handley Library. Rev Ivan R Smith secretary states there will be a business session and a program hour.
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Water Ministerial
Handley Library
Ivan R. Smith
Gasoline Prices Set To Rise In Winchester District
The retail price of gasoline will move up by three-tenths of a cent in Winchester on Monday after a major company received official word. All grades will be affected and other firms expect formal notification soon. Earlier Hagestown Maryland offered 14 5 1 0 cents per gallon, lower than Winchester rates in recent months.
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Winchester
Hagerstown
Weiss Slayers To Pay Penalty In Electric Chair
Bellefonte Pa November 30 two men Martin Farrell and Francis Wiley will be executed by electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for the kidnap slaying of William Weiss a Philadelphia night life figure. The pair were members of the Bobby Mais gang.
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Weiss
Bellefonte
Martin Farrell
Francis Wiley
Rockview Penitentiary
William Weiss
Philadelphia
Bobby Mais
Potato tax law takes effect midnight tonight
Washington officials rushed to implement the new potato regulation. The Agriculture Adjustment Administration enforces a compulsory tax of three fourths of a cent per pound on potatoes harvested after December 1 and sold beyond the national allotment.
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Washington
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Trout Trial Scheduled in Masonic Hall at Front Royal
The Commonwealth brings charges against Wilbur F. Trout in a December 16 trial to be held at the Masonic Hall. The venue was chosen due to the new courthouse construction causing a temporary relocation for the proceeding. The hall offers ample seating for attendees.
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Masonic Hall
Front Royal
John H
Commonwealth
Wilbur F. Trout
Court House
New Greek Cabinet Formed Under Recalled King
Constantine Demerdjis named premier and formed a cabinet in Athens with the recalled King George II. The new ministers, led by a law professor and former minister, immediately assumed office.
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Athens
Constantine Demerdjis
George II
Pipe Arrival Signals Sewer Work In Winchester
Three carloads of sewer pipe arrived in Winchester for installation on several projects. The first targets Kent and Piccadilly streets with storm sewers at the intersection and ditch closure on Kent street. Work will likely start within a week and proceed to Grove avenue after Kent and Piccadilly are completed.
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Winchester
Kent and
Piccadilly Streets
Kent Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Grove Avenue
Piccadilly
Socialite Mrs. Helen Fahnestock Dies After Window Fall
New York reports the death of socialite Helen Fahnestock at 34 from multiple fractures after a fall from a third story window at her relatives’ East Sixty Fourth Street home. The incident follows a Thanksgiving visit during which her nervous condition was noted and custody of her two children was resolved in court.
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Helen Fahnestock
New York
Fahnestock
Snowden Fahnestock
East Sixty-Fourth Street
Edward Spring Knapp
Local Store Robbed on North Loudoun Street
The Working Man's store on North Loudoun Street was robbed last night. Merchandise valued at $500 and $9 in change were taken from the cash register. Police seek a black 1935 Chevrolet coach with Virginia license 123-101 used to haul off goods.
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Loudoun Street
O. L. Jamison
C. W. Hollis
Virginia
Virginia Tech Cadet Ribbons Honor Local Students
Major C. H. Tenney introduces quality based scholarship ribbons for Virginia Tech cadets. Six Winchester students and one Front Royal student will receive gold, orange and maroon ribbons based on cumulative academic averages. Recipients include H. E. Dichelman, H. A. Hott, J. K. Robinson, J. W. Resseguie, B. F. Davis Jr., Dennis Hayley, and W. M. Carter.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
C. H. Tenney Commarean
Winchester
Front Royal
H. E. Dicehman
H A. Hott
J. K Robinson
J. W Resseguie
B. F. Davis
Whitlock Lots Sell For 8455 At Valley Avenue Sale
Thirty six lots from the late Dr. W J Whitlock estate on Valley avenue were auctioned for a total of 8455 with high bids near 830 for 50 foot frontages. Mil ler avenue and rear parcels sold for 75 100 and nearby sums. Bidding was spirited and buyers expect value as the southern city area grows. The sale awaits confirmation by the Corporation Court.
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W. J. Whitlock
Valley Avenue
Miller Avenue
Whitlock
Corporation Court
Mixed Weather For Next Week
Weather outlook for the week starting Monday forecasts generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States with rain in the Middle Atlantic region and rain or snow in the North Atlantic area midweek. Cold at the start of the week, warmer midweek, then colder again by Friday.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Divorce Granted In McCoy Case
A decree of absolute divorce was granted in the Mildred McCoy versus James O. Mc Coy case in Corporation Court. Mrs. McCoy obtained the divorce on grounds of cruelty and was awarded custody of a 6 year old child.
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Mildred McCoy
James O. McCoy
Corporation Court
Regular South End Hose Co Meeting Notice
South End Hose Co calls a regular business meeting for Monday night December 2. Full attendance requested. Secretary.
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South End
Hose CO
Market letters moved to ninth page for readers
Citizens letters on the proposal to erect a market house on county hitching yard property have become numerous and voluminous. The Star transfers these letters from the front page to the ninth page for reader access.
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The
Star
Memorial For Rogers To Get Started Here
Organizing local committees for Will Rogers memorial fund drives begins as Ma H. M. Cunningham arrives to announce plans. Campaign runs from November 4 on Rogers birth anniversary to December 15 with no fixed financial goal. donations may come via banks and newspapers to honor his memory through charitable and educational memorials.
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Will Rogers
H. M. Cunningham
Will Roger
Funds Sought for Virginia League Convention Entertainment
Worcester officials plan a popular subscription to raise about 400 more dollars for the Virginia League of Municipalities annual convention. The council has earmarked 150 dollars. total costs run around 550 dollars. Andrew Bell and local business leaders will lead the drive to cover the remaining funds for some 600 visitors over three days.
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Virginia League of Municipalities
League
Winchester
ABC
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Shopping Countdown At The Greyhound Grill
90 shopping days until Christmas highlights a Turkey Dinner priced at 50c available all day Sunday at the Greyhound Grill.
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Greyhound Grill
Payne's Dining Room Opens at Martinsburg Address
Local dining venture Payne and Son launches at 311 West King Street opposite the post office in Martinsburg West Virginia. Proprietor Ernest L Payne, formerly at Big Spring Camp Ground, announces home cuisine offerings.
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Payne's
W. King St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ernest L. Payne
Big Spring Camp Ground
British France Near Common Front On Mussolini Tune
London reports say Mussolini’s change of tone steadies tension as France warns Italy against attacking Britain’s fleet in the Mediterranean. Paris hints Laval Baldwin talks may reinforce the Franco British stand and a joint front.
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Associated Press
London
Mussolini
France
Italy
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Paris
Pierre Laval
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Ian Soot
Mier Laval
Conference of
Aduwa
Ethiopia
Ras Seyoum
Ababer
Tembien
Mak.2
Here
Sinclair Lewis Novel It Cant Happen Here Borrowable
Sinclair Lewis, famed author of Main Street and Babbitt, returns with It Cant Happen Here a serious imagined future tale about a dictator seizing power. The Handley Library offers the book for loan to readers.
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Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Arrowsmith
Elmer Gantry
Lewis
America
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