Mayor Swank cites city budget growth and reform plan
Harrisonburg growth from 88000 in 1915 to an estimated 741000 in the 1940 budget prompts a modified city manager form. Mayor Ward Swank describes reorganization with a city manager purchasing agent and a central accounting office while preserving mayor council structure. The 1939 40 budget is balanced and expects improvements by mid 1940. Cooperation of citizens is essential to plan success.
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Harrisonburg
Ward Swank
Rotary Club
Swank
Virginia State Auditor
Congress Pushes Tax Revisions and Emergency Powers
The House passed a tax revision bill removing the undistributed profits levy and extending excise taxes and the three cent postage rate. Secretary Hull warned on broader issues from Tientsin as Japan blockades British and French concessions. The administration aims for votes on neutrality law revision in both chambers after talks with Roosevelt. The Senate debated extending the President’s emergency powers to devalue the dollar but did not vote. The Senate agricultural committee approved underwriting of 350 million dollars in private farm loans.
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Associated Press
House
Senate
Roose
Yesterday's Temperature at Dale Enterprise Weather Station
A local weather note reports yesterday at the Dale Enterprise Weather Station with a high of 80 degrees and a low of 60. Sunset was at 70. Precipitation measured 0.11 inches.
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Dale Enterprise Weather Station
Sky-High Ambition of Lisette von Kapri Pilot in Switzer land
Baroness Lisette von Kapri, the only licensed woman pilot in Switzerland, seeks two goals after a Mexico air tour. She plans a solo Atlantic crossing from New York and to found an aerial ambulance corps in Switzerland.
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Lisette von Kapri
Switzerland
New York
Mexico
Atlantic
Squalus Inquiry Opens as Sailors Testify
At Portsmouth Navy Yard a naval inquiry into the Squalus disaster begins. Lt Oliver Naquin reenacts pre sinking operations aboard the submersible as officers scrutinize a possible faulty air induction valve amid sabotage suspicions voiced by Henry Ford and Senator Walsh.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver F. Naquin
Naval Inquiry
Porthmouth Navy Yard
Henry Ford
Detroit
Washington
David I. Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
William T. Tarrant
Natquin
Caddy Struck By Flying Golf Ball
Harry Beach Jr. a 17 year old caddy at Spotswood Country Club is in Rockingham Memorial Hospital after being struck by a golf ball yesterday afternoon. He crossed in front of Rev J N Thomas as he drove from the ninth tee. Thomas is attending a conference at Massanetta Springs. Beach was not seriously injured and is resting well.
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Harry Beach Jr
Spotswood Country Club
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
J. N. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Massanetta Springs
Young Beach
Boy Shot Playing Cowboy And Indian Ends In Tragedy
In Bluefield West Virginia on June 19 an 11 year old boy Fred Blankenship was fatally wounded while playing near his parents home in Jenkin Jones. Hospital attendants said the shooting was accidental in a child’s game of cowboy and Indian.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Fred Blankenship
Charles Blankenship
Jenkin Jones
Nurses Picnic At Ed's Park For Memorial Hospital Group
The Graduate Nurse Association of Rockingham Memorial Hospital hosts its annual picnic on Thursday June 22 at 3 p.m. at Ed's Park.
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Asso
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Ed's Park
House Passes tax Revision By 358 to 1
The House approved a revenue bill by 358 to 1 to repeal the undistributed profits tax and curb nuisance taxes. The measure, aimed at boosting business expansion, now goes to the Senate for rapid action before June 30 to avoid revenue losses.
Sea Turtle Feasts Surprise Cape Charles Restaurant
Manny Loewner aboard The Margee near Cape Charles Virginia sent a 65 pound sea turtle to The Dinner Bell restaurant. Councilman Laurence Loewner served the dish to diners with about 50 pounds of tender meat taken by the chef. The turtle was shipped alive in a crate and killed by the chef before cooking.
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Manny” Loewner
Cape Charles
Laurence Loewner
Express
Lawn Party Tenth Legion by 4 H Club
Community event promotion notes a lawn party hosted by the 4 H Club Tenth Legion on a Saturday in June. Details are limited in the entry.
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Tenth Legion
FDR Pushes Vote on Neutrality Bill and Embargo Repeal
President Roosevelt demands a vote on neutrality legislation in both houses to repeal the arms embargo, signaling a prolonged foreign affairs fight. He urges a House passage next week with a Senate debate around July 1, planning extended sessions and possible special session if needed.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
League of Nations
White House
House
Senate
Congress
Barkley
D-Ky
Bloc
Farm Blaze Destroys Four Buildings Sparks At H. M. Newman Estate
A tractor gasoline tank explosion on the H. M. Newman estate farm near Madison College ignites a fire that destroys four small buildings and damages a fifth. Fireman Louis Painter is hospitalized after exposure to heat and smoke as crews fight the blaze for two hours using Grassy Creek and college plant water.
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H. M. Newman
Madison College
Louis Painter
Harrisonburg
Hose Co
Rockingham County
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Peder
Charles Ward
Ward
Grassy Creek
New Madison College
Deeper Crop Cuts Needed
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator R M Evans told farmers in a Department of Agriculture review that further curtailment of operations is required due to loss of foreign markets. He noted New Deal programs reduced planted acreage from 350 million to 290 million acres and cited gains in efficiency and animal production as not yet at peak.
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Washington
R. M. Evans
Agricultural Adjustment
Agriculture Department
Extension Service
Bridgewater VA proposes 1939 tax rate at 1.50 per hundred
The Bridgewater Council proposes a 1939 tax rate of 1.50 per 100 assessed value and invites citizens to speak at the July 6 1939 meeting at 8 PM to approve or disapprove the action. Signed by Mayor O F Foley and Acting Recorder Joseph E Byrd.
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Bridgewater
Virginia
O. F. Foley
Joseph E. Byrd
Actz
Plan May Vax Little Fellows Under Federal Tax
Washington June 19 Congressional tax experts say Roosevelt's plan to broaden the income tax base could bring 1 500 000 "little fellows" under the levy. They doubt action this session but note reductions in exemptions would expand citizenship obligations for those not now taxed. Estimates by John W Hanes show lowering married and single exemptions could yield 56 400 000 extra revenue in 1938. About 20 billion net income in recent years escaped tax due to exemptions. in 1937 6 300 000 returns were filed but only 3 320 000 paid taxes.
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Washington
Congressional
Roosevelt
Congress
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
Lawn Party Mt Crawford by Potter Memorial Class
A community lawn party at Mt Crawford hosted by the Potter Memorial Class takes place Thursday January 22 with music by Harris Boys' Band and a plate lunch. If rain, events move to Friday night.
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MT. Crawford
Potter
Harrisonbuis Boys
Ltc
Senators in Nitalerin Oppose Roosevelt Third Term
Two Democratic senators Burke of Nebraska and Van Nuys of Indiana voiced opposition to a Roosevelt third term. Burke urged upholding the tradition and backed a one six year term constitutional amendment. Van Nuys said he opposed any third term and supported McNutt for 1940, signaling intra party tensions over re election.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Burker
D-Neb
van Nuys
D-Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Philippines
Burke
Minton
McNutt
Senate
Supreme Court
Washington Evening Star
Radio Forum
NBC
Congress
Ickes
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson
Jackson
Catch 450 Lbs Of Fish In 6 Hours
A fishing party including Curtis McGalis P C Hawkins Charles Rush Clarence Wampler and Owen W Hawkins fished Messick on Chesapeake Bay on a six hour trip catching 270 pounds of croakers and other fish totaling 450 pounds. Some fish weighed five pounds each. Blues were not running so light tackle was used. J B Huggett captained the boat.
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Curtis McGalis
P. C. Hawkins
Charles Rush
Clarence Wampler
Owen W. Hawkins
Messick
Chesapeake Bay
J. B. Huggett
Glass to Speak Despite Illness in Senate Session
Washington reports Senator Glass plans to appear in the Senate the next day to oppose extending the President's power to devalue the dollar. Doctors advise rest but hot weather in the capital heightens his fatigue risk.
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Glass
Washington
Glass‘d-Val
Senate
Six Miners Hit By Slate Fall At Kemmerer Gem Mine
In St Charles Virginia six miners were injured when a two ton slate slab fell from overhead in the Kemmerer Gem Mine one mile underground. Three were feared not to recover. The injured were brought to the surface and rushed to Pennington Gap hospital. A U S Bureau of Mines official ordered a search crew to St Charles.
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ST. Charles
Kemmerer
Ike Fultz
Pittsburgh
J. J. Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
McGuire
Norton
Church Robbed Of Curtains
Lace curtains were stolen from a Baptist Church a few days earlier. The thief entered by removing putty from a window, taking out the glass and opening the swinging window to gain access.
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Baptist Church
Mrs. Fink Charged With Murder Of Infant In Ohio
Mrs Velma Baker Fink is charged with murdering her ten week old baby by throwing him from a bridge into a creek in Fremont Ohio Sheriff H L Myers filed the charge before Justice E H Buchman. Her arraignment was postponed due to her distraught condition after a late confession to Myers in the presence of witnesses.
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Fremont, O
State of
Ohio
Velma Baker Fink
H. L. Myers
E. H. Buchman
Myers
Bearded Assistant Cashier Stricken With Pleurisy
C D Beard III assistant cashier of The National Bank was reported seriously ill at his Franklin Street home last night He was stricken with pleurisy Saturday and is hospitalized or at home under care according to early reports
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Co. D. Beard III
C. D. Beard
the National Bank
Franklin Street
Britain Delays Reprisals Over Japan to Clarify China Interests
London reports say Britain will delay retaliation against Japan while Tokyo is given a final chance to clarify intentions regarding British interests in China. The foreign affairs committee discussed measures after the Tokyo blockade of the British concession at Tientsin. Prime Minister Chamberlain said talks are under way in London and Tokyo to settle the Tientsin issue, with possible local settlement. Secretary Hull voiced U S concern as Dooman suggested mediation via the American consul in North China.
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London
Britain
Unfnrmed
Japan
Tokyo
China
Foreign Affairs Committee
Cabinet
Tientsin
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Washington
Hull
Eugene Dooman
John A. Caldwell
Electric Barricade Sealed Chinese Concession In Tientsin
In Tientsin on June 20, Japanese forces wrapped 1000 volt electric wires around the British and French concessions to deter entry. Reports of Chinese civilians being shot or bayonetted circulated, though unconfirmed. Britain pledged to fight if needed while relocating women and children to coastal resorts. Admiral Yarnell arrived with US forces as tensions rose over Chinese surrender demands and Japan's new order in Asia.
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Tientsin
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Chimwangtao
Peéeitaiho
Japan
New Order
Asia
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
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United States
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Sky
Baroness Lisette von Kapri
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
GOP
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Rmass
Ways and Means Committee
Treadway
Rep
Cooper
D-Tenn
Federal Treasury
Manny
Loewner
Nitalerin
Alan
Mrs. Fink
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
Peiping
Hoa
Chinwangtao
Caefoo
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