Traffic Accidents Rise in City Over Past Months
March saw eight accidents with six injuries and $2 039 in damage per a National Safety Council report by W Joes. In April 1939 ten accidents caused one death and two injuries. Since Jan 1 1940 there were 19 accidents injuring 11 people. Frederick county reported nine injuries across four incidents on Route 3 and Routes 7 50 and 11. Traffic safety actions included summonses warnings and repainted lanes.
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Italy
W. Joes
National Safety Council
Thomas J. Starett
Traffic Safety Committee
Frederick County
Priest and Nuns Hold Nanking Property Against Japanese
Father James F. Kearney of Kansas City and three nuns refuse to abandon property in Nanking China after clashes with Japanese army and Wang Ching Wei. They dispute ownership as Japanese attempt to transfer control.
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James F. Kearney
Kansas City
Nanking
China
Wang Ching-Wei
James R. McKeldin Named VA Press Association Secretary Manager
James R. McKeldin, 37, of Richmond News Leader, chosen by Directors of the Virginia Press Association as secretary manager. He succeeds Robert B. Smith, who becomes national advertising director of the Newport News Times-Herald and Daily Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. McKeldin
Richmond News
Virginia Press Association
Robert B. Smith
Newport News Times-Herald
Daily Press
Harmony Slate Is Elected By C. & O. Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stockholders elected a harmony slate board of directors today and reelected the management. Three new directors James G. Blaine Harvey D. Gibson and Harry C. Thompson join 14 others as part of a conciliatory move. Preference stockholders reelected Virginians Joseph A. Dart John M. Miller Jr and Homer L. Ferguson to the board.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Harmony
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Alleghany Corporation
Robert R. Young
Young’s
James G. Blaine
Marine Midland Trust Company
New York
Harvey D. Gibson
Manufacturers Trust Company
Harry C.thompson
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Joseph A. Dart
Dart Tobacco Company
John M. Miller, Jr
First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Wadsworth Warns On New Deal Power At W&L
Rep. James Wadsworth of New York told Washington and Lee students that New Deal efforts transform American government into a potential totalitarian state. He argued federal money distribution has greased the machinery across states and communities as he spoke at the mock political convention.
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Lexington
James W. Wadsworth
RNY
Washington and Lee
America
New York
Senate
House
Washington
Lee Stuents
Germans Embark Upon Transports Across Baltic to Sweden
Paris reports a French War Ministry spokesman saying German troops and arms are being loaded on transports at Baltic ports with ice-breakers, seen as a threat to Sweden. The moves follow Norway and Denmark invasions and massing opposite Southern Sweden. Allies draft counteraction plans.
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Paris
French War Ministry
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Oslo
Baltic
Supreme War Council
Super-Silver Spoon for Duke Fortune Baby
New York April 24 A baby expected in the Cromwell-Duke household will be born with a super-silver spoon in its mouth. James H R Cromwell and Doris Duke, famed heirs, anticipate a bright financial future from both sides. The child due in August, Cromwell announced he will resign as U S minister May 21, and the birth was confirmed in Ottawa. The couple’s first child Christine is 16 from Cromwell’s prior marriage.
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New York
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke
James B. Duke
Cromwell
U. S
Canada
New Jersey
United States
Philadelphia
Stotesbury
E. T. Stotesbury
Ottawa
Christine
Delphine Dodge
Toronto
Hull
Hat Wearing in Congress Then and Now
In early days Members of the House wore hats, a custom borrowed from England, which was discontinued about 1838.
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Congress
House
England
Priests Elevated by Pope Pius XII Reward in Richmond
Promoted by Pope Pius XII, many priests were raised by Pop in the Richmond diocese an honor once given to an elder cleric.
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Pope Pius XII
Pop
Richmond
Hayfield Church Seeks Books and Program Sunday
Hayfield Mount Olive United Brethren Church will host a Sunday program on April 28 to encourage reading better literature. People may donate books for a library, with offerings used to buy books, and the program features hymns readings recitations and instrumental selections led by Rev. L. C. Messick and local musicians from Martinsburg and Hayfield.
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Mount Olive United Brethren Church
Hayfield
L. C. Messick
C. N. Braithwaite
Martinsburg
W. Va
Quarter
Messrs
Ashby Ham
Germans Battle Norwegians Near Rena Oslo Gateways
Norwegians with British support resist fierce German skirmishes at Rena and Lillehammer, key routes to Oslo. Germans strike from the rear with ski troops and suffer heavy fire while advancing on a bridge over Lake Osa before pushing toward Trondheim. British flanking efforts near Trondheim stall as ground fighting intensifies.
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Oslo
Gudbrandsdal
Osterdal
Lillehammer
Andalsnes
Rena
Trondheim
Dagens Nyheter
Lake
Osa
Stockholm
Tidningen
Norway
Mass Fire Tragedy Hits Natchez Dancers
A devastating blaze in Natchez traps and burns over 200 dancers, many Negro residents, as flames spread through moss and a boarded front door. Officials report 30 or more still hospitalized with potential fatalities. city’s Black population largely affected in a 16,000 resident town.
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Natchez
Virginia Music Clubs Convention Opens in Danville
The twentieth annual Virginia Federation of Music Clubs opens in Danville with Mrs. Lee Umberger of Wytheville and Mrs. J Harrison Robertson of Danville listed as honor guests for their work in religious and folk music. Delegates register at 2 p m and the board meets at 3.
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Danville
Lee Umberger
Wytheville
J. Harrison Robertson
Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Italian Press Sees German Victory in War
The Bologna newspaper Resto Del Carlino forecasts a German victory in Europe. It argues Italians should fight beside Germany for their own future and interests, stating Berlin’s cause concerns Italy and that Italy’s fate along with its sons and grandsons hinges on the outcome.
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Rome
Bologna
Resto del Carlino Today
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Reich
Widowed by Nazis and bombed air attache killed
A wartime note reports Mrs May Banta Losey of Hollywood succumbing to injuries after a Nazi air raid on Dombas. A U S military air attache in Norway was killed by a bomb splinter during the same raid.
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May Banta Losey
Hollywood
Retort
Il Duce Appears to Speak to Italians on Balcony
A fragment describes Il Duce appearing on a balcony and addressing Italians with a call for clarity and understanding. The text hints at a rally or broadcast moment but provides limited context or full quotation.
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Il Duce
Warned Against Promiscuous Venereal Disease Testing
State health officials in Southwestern Virginia warned county health officers against promiscuous testing for venereal diseases. A county health officer told the annual state health workers conference that local clubs had asked him to administer Wasserman tests to their members. Dr. I C Riggin said reports to clubs could trigger lawsuits as state law requires confidentiality of test results.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Southwestern Virginia
Wasserman
County Medical Society
E. M. Holmes
Health Department
I. C. Riggin
Answers to Today's Quiz
Answers printed on page 4 list ten items: Lola Lane James H. R. Cromwell Ulysses S. Grant Petroleum Saturn etc. William H. Taf odd entry sent to the Dead Letter Office Stephen C. Foster and Bucharest appear among the responses.
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Lola Lane
James H. R. Cromwell
Ulysses
Grant
Petroleum
Saturn
William H. Taf
Stephen C. Foster
Bucharest
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Ia Eee Otalel
Ted
Smith
C. & O. Railway
Wadsworth
Cletrac
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Duke Fortune
FBI
Mrs. Genevieve Long
Brooklyn
Genevieve Love
York
U. 8S
ICORN
Hayfield Church
Mun
Harland Hammun
Hale Moore
Merle Moore
Margaret Newlin
Lincoln
Opal Clowser
Willene Cooper
Kathleen Cooper
Lester Kilham
Rev
Harland Hannun
Music Federation
Open Convention
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
C. P
Phonephoto
Mrs
Welltown Pike
John Ebert
Harrisonburg
Geo. Yeakley
Clearbrok
Loudoun St
Fairmont
Sherman Dick
South Cameron
Braddock St
Good Road
R. B. Messick
Clearbrook
Court Square
Grottoes
Peerless Traction One
J. R. Kremer
Hable’s
Smith Garage
Valley Avenue
Harry H. Willis
John Bowman
Baker St
B. Myers
W. Water
Masonic
National Ave
Virginia
Shenandoah Commercial Hatchery
Maurertown
I. Kons Wedt
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Daddy
Neers
Tommell
Jones Funeral Home
Femens Beer
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