Postmistress Held for Violating Federal Law in Campaign
Senate committee says Maude Toulson of Salisbury Maryland violated federal law by aiding Representative Lewis in his bid for the Democratic Senate nomination. Findings to be sent to Justice Department and the postmaster general. The panel found no proof that the CIO financed Lewis’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Postmaster-General
Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Maude Toulson
Salisbury
Representative Lewis
D.-Md
Lewis
Mortis Shapiro
Boston Iron and Metal Company
Globe Brewing Company
Senator Tydings
Tydings
James Lockhart Wins a Decision
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals rules a man of good reputation may conduct a real estate business despite illiteracy. It upholds Winchester Corporation Court’s denial of a broker license to James H. Lockhart aged 61 after Real Estate Commission found him unable to read or write but competent to transact broker business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Corporation Court of Winchester
James H. Lockhart
State Real Estate Commission
R. L. Rush
C. V. W. Trice
William L. Tyler
Lockhart
Court of Appeals
Commission
A. P. Staples
Local Citizens To Hold Benefit For Tuberculosis Patients
A district nurse association plans a benefit later this month to raise funds for tuberculosis patients in sanatoria. The community is urged to support the effort as funds are needed immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
Ru Ae
Aged Man Dies After Buck Point Orchard Truck Incident
William D. DeHaven 73 of Siler died yesterday afternoon when a truck struck him at Buck Point Orchard near Siler. Driver Lon Strother named. no police investigation reported. Dr. H Pifer attended. body held at Omps funeral home for services tomorrow at 10:30. Burial at nearby cemetery. Survived by two sons Roy and Julian and three daughters Mrs George Whitacre and others. wife preceded in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. DeHaven
Buck Point
Siler
H. R. Kern
Lon Strother
Omps Funeral
Earl Dick
Winchester
Chesnut Grove Church
DeHaven
Roy DeHaven
Julian DeHaven
Martinsburg
George Whitacre
Gerrardstown
W. W. Va
Morris DeHaven
Brannon's Ford
Harvey
Charity Bailey DeHaven
City investigates Loy encroachment on old Turnpike rights of way
City Manager Arthur M. Field and City Engineer Jack Brandon lead an inquiry authorized by council to determine if Clara Loy's property intrudes on the old North Frederick Turnpike rights of way. The action relates to improving Fairmont avenue near Route 7 and a 1550 toward eliminating a bottleneck. A special meeting will set final action to align the street with the rebuilt highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Field
Jack Brandon
Clara Loy
North Frederick
Fairmont Avenue
Chicken Supper at 548 North Main by Mrs Funk
Community notice announces a chicken supper on Friday September 9 hosted by Mrs. C D Funk at 548 N Main. Proceeds likely support local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main
C. D. Funk
Disciples Set Next Meeting in Strasburg Virginia
The 90th annual Valley District Disciples of Christ convention will meet at Strasburg Christian Church during the last week of August. Reports from the 89th annual meeting in progress at Cork Street Church of Christ favor abstinence from alcohol, war study for peace, and expanded evangelism. Fred D. Maphis is re nominated for president with C H Funk as vice president and L D Pifer as secretary treasurer. A seven point program for future work was presented by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley District
Disciples of Christ
Strasburg
Warren Baldwin
Maphis
Fred D. Maphis
C. H. Funk
Winchester
L. D. Pifer
K. L. Saum
Edinburg
Evangelizing Board
H. F. Boyer
Woodstock
Maurertown
Meredith Norment
Battle lines in walkout tighten
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 8 Five pickets were arrested for refusing to move as a strike of department clerks entered its second day. Police patrolled 27 stores and eight branches with 300 officers in the retail area where picket lines stood firm. AFL CIO pledges backed the walkout. Larry Vail said 7,000 workers answered yesterday’s call while store executives cited 4,000. Employers defend wages and conditions as best in the country and reject union control over staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
AFL and
CIO
Larry Vail
Market Street
Their Eyes Dont Send Your Child To School In Partial Darkness
A public notice by Bodgeor and Brown Optometrists warns parents not to send children to school when light is insufficient. The ad promotes eye health and urges screenings to prevent vision issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodgeor & Brown
Stephens City Councilmen To Meet Saturday
Frederick county election commissioners meet at 10 AM to tally the Stephens City town election. A tie between W S Cook and A W Doggett may be resolved by lot. At 11 AM the council plans to seek a special election for bonds up to 16500 to fund a water supply grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Stephens City
George Bywaters
William Mace
D. J. Hottel
C. C. Rickard
Earl Rinker
W.S. Cook
A. W. Doggett
Philip Williams
Frederick
Mr. Cook
Lot
Mr. Doggett
Virginia
Stephens
Eieteece
Wilmot Gardner
Edgar Lineburg
R. E. Aylor
Sudeten Germans See No Prospect of Agreement Until Whipping Is Adjusted
French observers along the Maginot frontier monitor German troop movements into Germany and Czechoslovakia tensions. An observation balloon over Metz, with garrison watch and upgraded fortifications, signals heightened alert as Lorraine residents light candles and gypsies move away from fort areas amid a quiet hunting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Maginot Line
Frontier Zone
Lorraine
Plans Grow For District Nurse Tuberculosis Fund Event
A Chamber of Commerce meeting outlined a lawn party at John Kerr School to benefit the District Nurse Tuberculosis Fund. Cork Street will be roped off with a bingo stand run by two members from each of five groups. Lions Club will handle ham and bacon sales, gifts secured by Mrs. Burr P. Harrison, with cake donations collected by Mrs. H. D. Fuller and Mrs. Clarence Hardy. The party dates are September 15 16 and 17. A sedan offered at cost was rejected due to urgency.
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Chamber of Commerce
District Nurse Tuberculosis Fund
John Kerr School
District Nurse Association
Lions Club
Cork Street
Loudoun
Cameron
Lions
Burr P. Harrison
H. D. Fuller
Clarence Hardy
Ephedrine Supply Cut Off by War Spurred Synthetic Route
New York chemist Dr. Jonas Kamlet told the American Chemical Society that Japanese-Chinese conflict may force America to synthesize ephedrine. He said US chemists have already perfected a synthetic process, reducing reliance on an Oriental source near Tientsin and potentially breaking the Japanese monopoly.
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Milwaukee
Wis
America
New York
Jonas Kamiet
Israel Zion Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
American Chemical Society
Tientsin
China
Kamlet
United States
Sudeten German Talks Stall After Incident in Prague
Sudeten German officials said no negotiations would resume until a Sudeten legislator’s beating by a mounted police officer is resolved. In Nürnberg Hitler ordered a halt to autonomy talks while Konrad Henlein was told to resume. The Sudeten German party weighs new concessions as protests grow and Czechoslovaks deem offers too generous amid British pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Steinkopf
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Konrad Henlein
Machrlischostrau
Horse Sense Is Need of Nation
Merle Thorpe editor of Nation's Business urged a return to old fashioned horse sense to spur long term business growth. He warned that 67 billion dollars in government spending has not created lasting wealth or permanent jobs. Elisha Hanson of the American Newspaper Publishers Association defended a free press and warned against efforts to curb it like in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Merle Thorpe
Nation’s Business
America
Thorpe
Pennsylvania Electric Association
Elisha Hanson
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hanson
Europe
Army Command Is Strengthened
Paris dispatch reports a swift reshuffle of French generals expert on the German frontier with postings to the fortified zone in northeastern France. The official journal announced nine changes in the army general staff and three frontier shifts as Daladier pushes wartime production amid labor protests over the 40 hour week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Superior War Council
Army General Staff
Daladier
Youths Held in Baltimore Robbery Case
Two youths, George Sitzkorn and Charles Nash, both 18 and 19, were jailed on $3,000 bail each for the grand jury on charges of holding up Robert Pierce of Brookyn, Md. After forcing him to drive to the Annapolis highway, they fled but were captured following a pursuit in a ploughed field. Pierce, an employee of Virginia Carolina Chemical Co., flagged police after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George Sitzkorn
Charles Nash
Grand
Noble Pierce
Brooklyn
Pierce
South Stewart Street
Annapolis
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co
Ness
Hitler orders renewed talks with Prague on Sudeten rights
Nazi sources report Adolf Hitler directs Konrad Henlein to resume negotiations with Czechoslovakia over Sudeten German self-rule. The move aims to pressure Britain for concessions while avoiding a break in talks amid a Prague incident and rising Jewish-German tensions.
Virginia Ritter Named Clerk of Frederick County Trial Court
Mrs. Virginia Ritter, secretary to W. Erle Edwards, has been appointed clerk of the Trial Justice Court of Frederick County. She has qualified and begun duties. William VanMeter, acting clerk since establishment, will soon leave for Washington to attend George Washington University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ritter
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick County
William VanMeter
Trial Justice Court
van Meter
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Fine Farm for Sale Near Winchester with Historic Buildings
Attorney offers the 187 acre M Farm for sale one mile from Winchester. Features include a stone house bank barn a large spring and an orchard. Quick sale sought by J M Steck attorney with contact details in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Free engraving with every pen or pencil purchase
A local shop offers free engraving on each pen or pencil purchased. The ad mentions Hodgson & Brown in connection with the offer and includes a date code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Winchester Junk Co Offers Metal Recycling Services
Junk metals iron rags batteries radiators wanted. Highest market price paid. Also sells used pipe. Visit Winchester Junk Co at 13 Fairfax Lane. Open Tuesday Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
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James Lockhart
Mildred Gaydon
Count of
Cova
Alfonso
Rev. Funk
Hitler
Nuremberg
General Goering
Sarreguemines
Maginot Zone
Jack Tar Togs
Margaret i Hodgson
Robert
Baltimore, Md
Henlein
Praha
Britain
Louis P. Lochner
Nu2nberg
Fuehrer
Nazi Party
Maehrisch-Ostrau
Ger Mans
Maehrisch- Ostrau
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