Election May Test Strength Of Roosevelt With Voters
The article notes voters prepared for the November 8 elections as Roosevelt faces potential gains by Republicans and possible losses for Democrats. It discusses party dynamics, moderates, and the influence of Farley as Democratic chair on candidate stances and the president’s stance.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Shaheed Marete
Farley
Democate National Committee
Temperature Records Broken By Heat Wave
New York reports a 30 year high for October twice at noon 84.2 and then 86 with normal 70. Low 35 in 1856. In Bridgeport Connecticut a 12 year old girl prostrated by the heat as regional temperatures linger in the 80s.
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New York
Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut
Azaba mums on Handle Boulevard inspire city driveby
Mr Winchester notes beautiful displays atop a wall on Handle Boulevard. An old lady suggests changing laws to require keeping all bass up to a limit like trout. Many undersized bass are harmed when released. Removing barbs could reduce injuries. Lost glasses on chain with $5 reward. Phone 1771.
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Handle Boulevard
Hospital Holds Its Place On a National Honor Roll
Winchester Memorial Hospital is named among 2,664 institutions in the United States and Canada on the American College of Surgeons honor roll. The announcement came at the hospital standards congress with Dr. George Crile noting the group’s provisional approval for meeting minimum standards.
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Hospital
New York
Winchester Memorial Hospital
United States
Canada
American College of Surgeons
Surgeons’ Organization
Virginia
George Crile
Cleveland
Board of
Regents
College
Congress
Vans Collide on Route 50 Causes $1000 Damage
Two Mason and Dixon lines tractor-trailers from Kingsport Tenn collided on U S Route 50 at Rocky Creek three miles west of Middleburg after one truck skidded into the other. One truck overturned trapping a tree and sliding 25 feet. Ray Tucker received a scalp laceration. damage to both vehicles, mainly silk cargo, estimated at $1000. All occupants were from Kingsport Tenn.
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Mason and Dixon Lines
Kingsport
Tenn
Rocky Creek
Middleburg
U.S
Glenn Tucker
Frank E. Mutter
Tucker
Mutter
Miutter
Ray Tucker
May Send Boys To Ft Eustis For Vocational Training
Mrs Homer Lyman announces the city may send three to five boys to Fort Eustis Virginia for a year of vocational training. Participants will be paid 25 dollars monthly, 15 dollars for room and the rest for clothing and essentials. Applicants must be 18 or older, have completed sixth grade, and come from families unable to fund training. Applications may be revived by Garland Quarles. endorsements from the school head and a medical exam are required. Contact the welfare department for details.
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Homer Lyman
Public Welfare
Fort Eustis
Garland Quarles
Handley Schools
Welfare Department
Mrs Cook New Welfare Department Case Worker In Winchester
Mrs Giles B Cook formerly of Front Royal Va has joined the Winchester Department of Public Welfare as case worker. She began duties last week and comes with five years social work in Virginia. She fills the vacancy from Margaret Keller who moved to Red Cross post. Helen Wright resigned to attend University of Chicago graduate school.
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Giles B. Cook
Front Royal
Winchester Department of Public Welfare
Cook
Winchester
Virginia
Margaret Keller
Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
Helen Wright
Wright
Graduate School
University of Chicago
Italy Modifies Jewish Decree
Rome reports the Italian government answered a U S note on fair treatment for American Jews with favorable terms. Officials would not comment but quarters believed Italy may grant some exceptions to the decree expelling foreign Jews by next March.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Next Labor Move Possible as CIO, AFL Seek Peace
Washington reports talks over ending the CIO AFL civil war may resume at the November CIO convention in Pittsburgh. Secretary Perkins proposed a 13 member commission with full power to settle the dispute, but leaders Lewis and Green have not indicated acceptance.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Perkins
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
William Green
Federation
A. F. of L
Miss Perkins
Treasury Position For October 17
Washington reports receipts of 5,756,619.15 dollars and expenditures of 22,757,829.85 dollars on October 17, leaving a deficit of 17,001,210.70 dollars. Gross debt stood at 38,429,193,207.92 dollars, rising 315,901.07 dollars from the prior day.
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Washington
Treasury
Tributes Paid Sherman by Inspectors at State and Federal Meeting
Members of the Federal and State Inspectors Association of America gathered at the George Washington Hotel for their annual convention and banquet. They paid tribute to Wells A. Sherman, who retired last July as chief of the USDA fruit and vegetable division. George Wellington Koiner praised his work, presenting gifts including a gold watch chain an atlas and a large map of the United States. J B McLaughlin WV commissioner of agriculture also spoke.
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Federal
United States
Sherman
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
Keiner
Treasury Deficit Near One Billion in Three Months
The Treasury reports a deficit of 908.98 million dollars for the first three and a half months of the fiscal year, more than double the shortfall a year earlier. Expenditures total 2.565 billion with receipts of 1.656 billion, WPA drives higher costs with relief rolls over 3.1 million, and the public debt hits a new record of 38.429 billion dollars, up about 1.264 billion from last year.
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Washington
Treasury
WPA
Beetle Meeting planned with Richmond grower Wednesday
City Manager Arthur M Field announced W I Willys of Richmond will come to Winchester Wednesday night to discuss the Japan ese beetle problem with fruit growers and others. A meeting is planned in the courthouse where Mr Willys will speak, with Common Council and Board of Supervisors invited to attend.
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Arthur M. Field
W. I. Willys
Richmond
Winchester
Willys
Common Council
Board of Supervisors
High Scorer Robert Russell tops 9th Future Farmers Fair
Robert Russell led the 9th annual Future Farmers Fair in Stephens City last week as high scorer. Teammates and rivals Lewis Travers and Kenneth Campbell tied for second, with Malcolm Brumback and Harold Cooper for third, and Thurman Perry fourth. Brumback attends Middletown High. others study at Stephens City. Russell, from Clearbrook, is president of the Stephens City FFA chapter.
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Robert Russell
Stephens City
Lewis Travers
Kenneth Campbell
Malcolm Brumback
Harold Cooper
Thurman Perry
Brumback
Middletown High School
Russell
Clearbrook
Pingley Exhibits To Be Returned
A Frederick Circuit Court order directs that exhibits used in the George W. Pingley case be returned to their owners. The order follows the Virginia Supreme Court's refusal of a writ of error, ending court review. The revolver and shotgun tied to Sheriff Newcome’s death are among the items to be returned.
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Frederick
George W. Pingley
Supreme Court of Appeals
Pingley
J. W. Newcome
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
George Miller
Newcome
Frederick County
Junior Board Plans Vote on Apple Blossom Festival
Members of the Junior Board of Trade meet at 7:30 P M Wednesday at the George Washington Hotel to discuss the Apple Blossom Festival proposal. Dr L M Allen, festival executive chair, said the decision to offer juniors a chance to run the event was made at a last week meeting.
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Junior Board of Trade
George Washington
L. M. Allen
Substantial Local Support For Virginia Children's Home Society
Residents of Winchester and Frederick county contributed to the state Children’s Home Society quota, totaling 404.50 in the past week. A preliminary report from the local committee lists many donors including Mrs. R. T. Barton as chair and Charles P. McVicar as treasurer, with more gifts expected in the coming days.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
R. T. Barton
H. B. McCormac
R. T. Bryarly
Charles P. McVicar
Spying Ring Accused of Sending U S Defense Data
United States Attorney Lamar Hardy told a federal jury that three suspected German spies transmitted to Berlin data on U S artillery in the Panama Canal Zone the strength of the Navy on the East Coast and specifications of two American aircraft carriers. The defendants Johanna Hofman Otto Hermann Voss and Erich Glaser pleaded innocence and claimed they were framed or duped. Glaser a former U S Army sergeant was cited as a hard working boy and Hofman described as an innocent victim.
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New York
United States
Lamar Hardy
Johanna Hofman
Otto Hermann Voss
Erich Glaser
Germany
Glaser
Hews Starnds
Berlin
Panama Canal’ Zone
Handley to Host Homecoming for Former Players
Handley High School plans a homecoming Saturday for former Handley football players as they face Allegany High School of Cumberland Maryland in the first C V A L game of the season. Tickets mailed to listed athletes. others should pick up passes at the Young Men's Spot Shop by Thursday. Kickoff is at 2 30 with a special program and bleacher section reserved. Allegany appears Handley’s toughest foe this season, with Martinsburg close behind. Weather is hoped to be favorable.
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Handley
Allegany High School
Cumberland
Allegany
Martinsburg
Supreme Court Considers Deportation Impact on Aliens
The High Court agreed to review a Fifth Circuit reversal of a deportation order for Joseph G. Strecker of Hot Springs Arkansas, potentially shaping rulings on deportation for alien Communists. It also declined to review Wilfred Jones’s appeal in the St. Louis gift of God baby case. Destined to review an Illinois case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harry Bridges
Fifth Circuit
Joseph G. Strecker
Hot Springs
Ark
Wilfred Jones
St. Louis
Nellie T. Muench
Illinois
New Gloves Hand Bags and Hankies Moling and Cather
A compact notice lists items and names Moling and Cather in an itemized sale or display. The fragment suggests a local commerce listing or classified notice with multiple goods. No further context available.
Hope and tension across Europe as talks with Czechoslovakia resume
AP reports mixed signals as Hungary seeks renewed negotiations on minority issues while mobilizing for peace. Prague shows cautious optimism on collaboration with Germany, and other capitals note political pressure and regional tensions amid war developments.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Towboats idling at piers disrupt New York harbor strike
Three hundred towboats idled at piers as 2000 tugboat workers strike entered its third day. ILA President Joseph P. Ryan warned the union would not yield on minimum demands. Conference planned with wage adjustment committee. Queen Mary arrival could face berthing problems if strike continues.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
New York Towboat Exchange
Joseph P. Ryan
New Wage-Hour Statute to Fix Minimum Pay
Railroads and Railway Brotherhoods agree a wage hour law starting Oct 24 fixes minimum pay for carriers and affects about 3000 workers. Law sets a 25 cent minimum hourly wage. hour provisions not affecting railroad employees.
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Washington
Railroads and
Railway Brotherhoods
Sidney S. Alderman
Factfinding Board
George M. Harrison
Rail Brotherhoods
Direct Negotiations To Be Resumed Bright Outlook In Prague
Prague reports bright prospects for a peaceful settlement with Hungary as Slovaks and Hungarians prepare to resume talks. A possible meeting between Frantisek Chvalkovsky and Koloman De Kanya may be arranged, while frontier authorities monitor the border amid arrests of alleged Hungarian terrorists. The shift toward German cooperation appears to steady Czechoslovakia as press and officials relay cautious optimism.
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Hungary
Assuran
Romania
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Berlin
Koloman de Kanya
Komarom
Kosice
Bratislava
Eee
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hilter
Europe
Sudeten
Chance To Hear Finest Artists In Winchester
Mrs. A C Halvosa secretary of the Winchester National Concert Association notes that the week long membership drive supports the idea that good music advances culture. The plan acts as concert insurance by funding three or more winter concerts with local citizen oversight. Membership funds stay local until paying artists are chosen.
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A. C. Halvo- Sa
Winchester National Concert Association
Halvese
Winchester
N. C.A
Know Nothing Of Visit By Royalty
The State Department and the British embassy said they have no official information about a planned visit by King George and his queen to the United States. London dispatches quoted the Daily Herald claiming the king would announce the visit in Parliament on November 8.
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Washington
State Department
George
United States
London
Daily Herald
Fall Bulbs at Miller's Drug Store
Excellent assortment of tulips hyacinths narcissus crocus and daffodils offered by Miller's Drug Store.
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Miller’s Drug Store
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