Doctors Lead Winchester Hospital Drive To Raise Fifty Thousand
In Winchester and Front Royal volunteers kickoff a seven day fundraising drive aimed at paying off the Winchester Memorial Hospital debt. Dr P W Boyd reports ten thousand dollars already pledged by local doctors and Admiral L M Newton chairs the zero hour gathering at the George Washington Hotel. Mayors Forsythe and Anderson pledge support and hospital workers vow full cooperation from all faiths.
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R. Gray Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
L. M. Nulton
Williams
R. B. Nelson
W. D. Field
Fred Glaize, Jr
William Beverley
Clarke County
Courd
Forsythe
Front Royal
B. M. Roszel
Explosion Blamed on Gas Build Up Aboard Deutschland
Hamburg American liner Deutschland faced an explosion and fire as it docked in New York on October 29. Captain Karl Steincke cited gas accumulation in the hold. 22 crew members were overcome by heat, passengers awaited assessments by insurer surveyors, and the ship suffered interior damage while exterior remained intact.
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New York
Karl Steincke
Steincke
Quotes from Mr Winchester on faith and happiness
A friend visiting Mr Winchester left two thoughts to share. The first links smiling with future laughter and success, while the second asserts that no loss compares with losing one’s faith in oneself.
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Ara
Rails Slump on West Coast
A $1.50 drop in Southern Pacific stock greeted a railroad wage dispute report. The stock traded as high as 20.50 in San Francisco before falling to 19 after the wage-cut withdrawal proposal, while New York close was 19.62. Overall market impact appeared negligible.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Railroad
New York Exchange
Courts Halt Dayton School Closures Amid Budget Crisis
Common Pleas Judge Null M. Ho issues a temporary restraining order blocking the Dayton Board of Education from closing the city’s 34,000 students schools. The board must reopen and continue operations while pending actions. the move aimed to avoid forcing votes on two-mill levies.
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Dayton
Pi Common Pleas
Null M. Hodapp
Page Announces Speaker List for Roanoke Postmasters Convention
W Nelson Page of the Virginia Postmasters Association named speakers for the Roanoke Virginia convention on November 4 and 5. The list includes J Austin Latimer Smith W Purdum Owen Keen William J Dickson George W Purcell Paul R Younts M J McAuliffe Nelson B Wentzel William A Strohn Clifton A Woodrum and others. The program emphasizes the new civil service bill and salary placement for fourth class postmasters. All postmasters are invited to attend.
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W. Nelson Page
Virginia Postmasters Association
Roanoke
J. Austin Latimer
Smith W. Purdum
Owen A. Keen
Postoffice Department
William J. Dickson
George W. Purcell
Paul R. Younts
National Association Offers
M. J. McAuliffe
Civil Service
Nelson B. Wentzel
Wiliam A. Strohn
Maryland Postmasters Association
Annapolis
Clifton A. Woodrum
Virginia
Candidates Rely On Personal Charm
In Washington a speechless campaign shifts focus to personal charm as Democrats and Republicans in Montgomery County Maryland hold handshaking rallies, muffling candidate oratory in favor of a personal touch. The move reflects a nationwide trend toward charm over speeches in the capital era.
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Washington
Maryland
Montgomery County
Ruling On CIO Brings Acts On Many Fronts
Federal Judge William Clark ordered Jersey City officials to end deportations and protect CIO and ACLU activity in parks and on streets. The injunction restrains interference with speeches leafleting and placards with argument for a permanent injunction set for November 2. A mammoth Sunday demonstration at the Jersey City armory protests a scheduled speech by a list of speakers.
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CIO
Jersey City
N. J
William Clark
Frank Hague
American Civil Liberties Union
Allied Organizations
Clark
Hague
Newark
New York
Dean Spaulding Fraser
Morris Ernst
ACLU
Bombing of American Mission in China Sparks US Probe
The State Department seeks more details on the October bombing of a flag marked mission in China that killed Phoebe Nyhus, age three, and wounded her mother and sister Ruth. Ambassador Johnson cited a telegram from A Andahl. the United States embassy in Peiping protested to Japan over the raid.
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Washington
State Department
China
Ambassador Johnson
Chunking
Hankow
Phoebe Nyhus
Arthur E. Nyhus
Tungpeh
Haakow
Nyhus
Fertile
Iowa
A. Andahl
Tangho
Honan
Ruthis
Phoebe
Gees
Peiping
United States
Japan
Arthur Nyhus
Fertile Iown
Ruth
Voters To Hand Out 111 Percent Billion In Jobs
Washington report estimates a total of 11.3568 million dollars in salaries for governors senators and House members up for election. It breaks down pay by office and term lengths and notes past election spending. The piece cites a Senate panel's 1936- era spending tally of nearly 24 million dollars.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
South Dakota
New York
Maine
Senate
Eddy Elected President Of Virginia Library Association
C Vernon Eddy, Handley librarian in Winchester, was elected president of the Virginia State Library Association at the convention in Williamsburg. He succeeds Miss Elizabeth A Saunders of Newport News. The group also named a committee to study the federal aid to public libraries question.
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Williamsburg
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley
Winchester
Th Virginia State Library Association
Elizabeth A. Saunders
Newport News
Loyalist Plane Shipments Probed
Federal agents and the Canadian government are investigating illegal shipments of about 40 American airplanes to loyalist Spain. The State Department disclosed that the transfers violated neutrality laws, with forged documents reportedly used by forwarding parties.
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Washington
Federal
Spain
State Department
Signs Erected To Aid Visitors At Berryville
W C Poston a resident highway engineer said highway department signs near Berryville are for traveler convenience and not a statement of Berryville's corporate limits. A US Geological Survey survey noted markers lay 50 to 400 feet from true town bounds.
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Highway Department
Berryville
W. C. Poston
Mr. Poston
Study Authority To Control Radio Content
The Federal Communications Commission announced a study to determine its authority over the content of radio broadcasts. The inquiry aims to clarify regulatory powers affecting radio programming and potential FCC actions.
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Washington
The
Federal Communications Commission
Mooney Will Continue Fight for San Quentin Release
Tom Mooney announced he would press his bid for freedom from San Quentin by seeking permission to file an original writ of habeas corpus with the U S Supreme Court. He previously lost a review ruling on October 10, and argues he was convicted on perjured testimony for the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
United States Supreme Court
San Quentin
Mooney
High Court
Kiwanis District Governors School Set for Winchester Event
M. 8, Reifsnyder district governor elect of the Capital district Kiwanis International accepts Winchester Club invitation to host the annual lieutenant governor training school on November 16 with attendees from Alexandria Arlington Cumberland Fredericksburg Prince George s County Md Hagerstown Manassas Washington D C and this city. L yman M Kelly L H Wilson Southhall Jordan Gee Parker Humes J Franklin and H B King named as elect lieutenant governors. The program coincides with the Martinsburg Handley football banquet sponsored by the Winchester Club and visitors may stay for that event. Reifsnyder pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church Westminster Md was elected last week at Roanoke Va Frank B Walters of Roanoke was elected secretary treasurer.
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Reifsnyder
Kiwanis International
Winchester Club
Andrew Bell
Alexandria
Arlington
Cumberland
Frederick
Fredericksburg
Prince George’s County
Hagers
Manassas
Washington
D. C
Lyman M. Kelly
L. H. Wilson
Crewe
Southhall Jordan
Radford
Gee, Parker
Portsmouth
Humes J. Franklin
Waynesboro
H. B King
Dover
Del
Winchester
Miles
Emmanuel (Batist
Winchester Banks Adopt 2 PM Close Starting Nov 1
Four Winchester banks announce a 2 PM closing time on banking days beginning November 10 1938 to comply with federal wage and hour law. Banks state the move minimizes patron disruption and reflects cooperation with federal requirements. The institutions involved are Commercial and Savings Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Union Bank.
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Winchester
Commercial and Savings Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Union Bank
American Bankers Association
Congress of the United States
Thousands of Jews In Flight From Germany
Berlin reports indicate tens of thousands of Polish Jews have been deported from Germany in a nation wide operation. German secret police continue roundups while Polish diplomats seek an end to the stream of evacuees toward the Polish border. Berlin papers estimate several thousand affected, though Polish relief notes border reports of 12 000 Jews crossing peacefully by 9 30.
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Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Jewish Relief Committee
Poland
Peece
Refuse Polish Views on Deportation Talks
In Warsaw Polish sources say Germany has refused to accept Poland's position in talks aimed at halting deportations of several thousand Polish Jews. Poland urges a passport examination law for citizens abroad, while the Polish Relief Committee reports about 6,000 Jews stranded at the German-Polish border awaiting negotiation results.
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Warsaw
Germany
Poland
Brighton family recovers $1500 hidden in old telephone directories
A Boston area family traced $1500 from Joseph V. Harkins jewelry receipts to discarded telephone books. A new directory replaced the old one, and a courier took the old directory with cash. After digging through 175 000 volumes in a city garage, workers showed the money surfaced from the pile.
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Boston
Brighton
Joseph V. Harkins
Harkins
Navy Penn Rivalry Draws 70 000 At Franklin Field
70 000 spectators pack Franklin Field for the Pennsylvania Navy football rivalry as Navy and Penn trade early drives and penalties. Army leads Notre Dame 7 0 at halftime at Yankee Stadium in a separate frame of the day’s college grid action.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Pennsylvania Navy
Navy
Wood
Whaitehead
Burke
Warner
Connell
Powell
Reagan
Gustafson
Coulter
Whitehead
Hysong
Jarvis
Penn
Reagan Quick
Cooke
Middies
C. Pennsylvania
Army
Yankee Stadium
New York
Notre Dame
Sullivan
Maryland Freshmen Top VMI in Preseason Clash
Maryland's freshman football team beat VMI 13 to 6 in College Park. Duval ran for a TD and Ullman kicked the extra point, with Rigby adding a second score. VMI answered after the second half kickoff but failed on the point after.
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V. M. I. Fresh
College Park
Maryland
V. M. I. Yearlings
Terps
Duvall
Ullman
Rigby Crossec
Pritchard
Nugent
Mitchell
Gonzagal
Thomas
Sand Naetoan—Wheland
Catholic
Maryland Aeseees
Rail wage cut opposed as contrary to industry trends
The emergency railroad investigating board urged President Roosevelt to withdraw 15 percent wage reduction notices, saying railroad wages are not high versus other industries. The report notes the distress is short term and would not evenly aid finances, affecting about 1,000,000 workers and saving roughly 250 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Isdustry
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Harry A. Millis
University of Chicago
James M. Landis
Harvard University Law School
Whituse
Stacy
Rain and Colder Weather Outlook for Upcoming Week
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic states shows rain at the start of the week, with likely precip again midweek and later in the week. Colder air arrives in the north, with warmer spells on Tuesday and Friday followed by near normal or cooler conditions Thursday night.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
Football Game Set Sunday at Park
A local game is scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 PM featuring the Young Colored Men's Athletic Club. The event details specify a community football outing with likely attendance by neighborhood teams and supporters.
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Young Colored Men's Athletic Club
Halloween Dance at The Gables with Soddy Haines Orchestra
Hallowe en dance evening hosted at The Gables features Soddy Haines Orchestra with favors decorations and prizes. community members invited for festive music and costumes.
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Hallowe’en Dance
the Gables
Soddy Haines
For Sale Jefferson Street Campus Building Lots
For sale on Jefferson Street a campus facing pair of building lots with ten complete restrictions. A most beautiful site offered by Strickler and Wagner. Contact phone 1299.
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Jefferson Street
Strickler & Wagner
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