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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1934
Page
7
The Virginia Alcoholic States Control Board selected tentative Richmond locations for the first store and bought 25 cash registers and nine cars for inspectors. They planned openings while unsure of future prices, aiming to deter bootleggers with affordable products.
The purchaser receives a folded receipt from the dispensary with one half signed by the buyer and the other half gummed to be affixed to the bottle as the official state seal and record of the transaction.
The Associated Press reports from Washington that Senator Austin charged in the Senate that some low bids for temporary air mail contracts were from companies intending to use unsafe equipment. The defense, led by Black, denies the accusation and argues bids were evaluated on merit.
Senator Black and Sen ate committee members clashed over air mail route bids. Austin, the low bidder for the Washington Detroit line, argued discarded planes would be reused. Smack claimed new bids cut costs to 28 cents per mile from 37, boosting safety and speed. Postoffice to announce temporary route awards on 21 lines this week.
President Roosevelt urged national planning as the path forward and endorsed the subsistence homestead program in an extemporaneous talk to leaders who created a $25 million effort for homes and subsistence for displaced workers. He cautioned against forced population shifts and said solutions require adaptable, locally tested plans.
The passage notes ancient Roman funeral rites varying by rank with processions through the Forum and an oration. It also quotes Hi Ho from Chinatown on two necessities for greatness: discernment of truth and fearless speech.
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