Virginia Bar President Warns on Administrative Law Threat
OLD POINT COMFORT Aug 4 Virginia State Bar Association president Lewis C Williams warned that administrative law threatens American liberties. He argued the executive branch and Congress merge power under a system eroding rights and could turn the nation toward totalitarianism, urging lawyers to defend government by law.
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Old Point Comfort
Lewis C. Williams
Virginia State Bar Association
Congress
Association
Williams
Virginia
America
Miss Chatfield Advises On Marital Strain And Family Support
A reader seeks help for a wife stuck in a roaming marriage with a spendthrift husband who prizes poker nights over home. Chatfield suggests using social integration in new communities, inviting his games home, then negotiating a monthly stipend for her parents or taking a job to share income, plus strategic play to win his cooperation.
New Dances Hit Big Town At Dancing Masters Parade
The Boomps-a-Daisy and Castle Rock and Roll wowed at the Dancing Masters of America convention in New York. The dances, praised as ballroom contenders to the jitterbug, drew mixed reactions from traditionalists. The Boomps-a-Daisy features a Bustle bend as a dancer yodels and backs into his partner.
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New York
America
Millville Seeks Self Help Amid Tax Burden
Boston August 4 A Mass town Millville facing 8.50 tax rate per 100 and 200 on relief rejects state aid and plans to pull out of fiscal strain. Representative Michael J. Conway opposed extending the Millville Finance Commission which expires April 1 and would have allowed a $30,000 state gift and borrowing of $200,000.
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Boston
Millville
Mass
Michael J. Conway
Millville Finance Commission
30 Years For Slaying Trooper Hatcher in Culpeper
Judge Alex T. Browning of Culpeper circuit court convicts Henry Shepherd for the 11 year old slaying of State Trooper W. H. Hatcher. Shepherd, captured in Harlem, was brought from Henrico County jail for trial with waived jury. Witnesses testified the trooper was shot after ordering the suspect from a car. Hatcher died four days later.
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Culpeper
Henry Shepherd
W. H. Hatcher
Shepherd
New York
Harlem
Henrico County
Richmond
Burnett Miller Jr
Jack Fray, Jr
Commonwealth
Roger A. Bickers
Hatcher
Farm Purchase Loans Available in Frederick and Shenandoah Count
The Farm Security Administration announced loans for farm purchases in several counties including Frederick and Shenandoah. Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor James D. Gibson in Front Royal can provide details. The agency also offers short term rehabilitation loans to help farmers buy seed feed fertilizer livestock equipment and other needs.
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Frederick
Shenandoah
Secretary of Agriculture
James D. Gibson
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Stanford Track Coach Granted One-Year Leave
Palo Alto California August 4 Robert L Dink Templeton longtime Stanford track coach with 18 years service is granted a year's leave of absence due to long standing ill health. Templeton aged 42 has built a national reputation for success.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Robert L
Dink) Templeton
Stanford University
Templeton
Writer Sues Benny for 65500 Over Breach Claim
Harry W. Conn, a joke writer, sues Jack Benny in Los Angeles seeking 65500 claiming he helped build Benny’s career and the breach of contract caused the loss. The suit was filed on August 4. Conn is described as a humorist and writer of sketches.
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Los Angeles
Harry W. Conn
Jack Benny
Conn
Police Court cases before Justice Weems
R. J. Jones convicted of drunkenness with a $10.25 fine. Joseph Hamstein of 3141 North Street S. W. Washington DC charged with peddling without a license and fined $55.25.
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Donald L. Weems
R. J. Jones
Joseph Hamstein
North Street
S. W
Washington, D. C
Claims Tax Puts Brakes On Recovery
Walter D. Fuller of Curtis Publishing says taxes take about 33 cents of every dollar earned, hindering recovery. He cites hidden taxes, urges business leaders to push for lower levies, notes 2 cents of national income goes to tax collectors in 1938, compares to 6.7% in the early 1900s, and calls taxation an economic saboteur.
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Roanoke
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing Company
National Association of Manufacturers
Involved Language Bothering Politicians Says A P Herbert
London August 4 The humorist and member of Parliament A P Herbert laments the rise of involved language among politicians and defense services noting even Lord Nelson would reword his famous plea into measured corporate phrasing about duties and operations.
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London
A. P. Herbert
the Times
Defense
Lord Nelson
England
Herbert
Job Insurance Benefits Listed
Job insurance benefits totaling 43,157,675 were paid to unemployed insured workers in June, up eight percent from May largely due to sharp increases in five states. Twenty nine states reported decreases. Virginia showed a 23.5 percent decrease in claims and a 9.7 percent increase in benefits.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Virginia
Credit Directors To Hold Meeting At Braddock Heights
Shenandoah Production Credit Association officers and directors will join a group directors conference with four other associations at Braddock Heights Maryland August 8 to 10. Attending from Shenandoah are D. W. Burruss president J. H. Funkhouser vice president H. E. Martin R. N. Long and Clifton Price from Warag Page and Clarke counties.
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Shenandoah Production Credit Association
Braddock Heights
Julian A. Everly
Shenandoah Association
Mr. Everly
D. W. Burruss
J. H. Funkhouser
H. E. Martin
R. N. Long
Clifton Price
Warag Page and
Clarke
A Mighty Medium Ad Dollars Drive Newspaper Ads
About 90 cents of every retail advertising dollar and 40 cents of the national spend go to newspapers. The practice is a habit rooted in profitable investment.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Scramble
A compact crossword puzzle list with numbered hints across and down. Clues include behemoths like border on and islet in a river, plus abbreviations and college slang terms. Answers span common nouns, objects, and letters, ending with a prompt: Answer to previous puzzle.
Plant Lover Denver Hedge Tearing Rumor
Government agents removed a backyard hedge said to be marijuana plants found in Denver. Federal narcotics agent John Marsh noted the woman, Mrs. Byra Noye, appeared unaware of the crop as she grew it to improve the yard’s look.
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Denver
Byra Noye
John Marsh
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