Orchard Sale Suit Takes Court Action Over Virginia Orchard
Wade H. Cooper president of a closed bank sues in district court to compel the comptroller and former receivers to account for the sale of a 2,400 acre Virginia apple orchard valued at 500000 dollars but sold for 15000 dollars during liquidation of the banks a Continental and a Commercial National and Continental Trust Co entity.
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Washington
Wade H. Cooper
Commercial National and Continental Trust Co
J. F. T. O'Connor
Virginia
Cooper
Continental
Roosevelt Scandal Touches Cannes Battle of Flowers
John Roosevelt, son of President, sparked uproar in Cannes during the Battle of Flowers by squirting champagne at Mayor Pierre Nouveau, then slapping him with a bouquet. Roosevelt, 21, attended with John Drayton during an eight week European trip and left Cannes with no formal comment.
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John Drayton
Neauveau
George Goin
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Drayton
Scions Not Very Good As Sailors
Noted editor's note introduces AP series on lawmakers relaxing between congressional sessions. This third installment surveys the habits and pastimes of lawmakers during recess, questioning discipline and public image while detailing examples from several legislators.
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Associated Press
Sea-going congressmen cruise at $1.50 daily rates
Washington reports mock nautical lore about lawmakers taking government trips. A sea-going sclon jokes that Senators and Representatives ride excursion ships at about $1.50 a day, with tales of unsteady sea legs and a midnight swim nickname Congressman Overboard.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Congressman
Girdled silhouette pattern for Barbara Bell fall dress
A Barbara Bell pattern 1357-B offers a girdled silhouette dress with new shoulder lines and pockets. Sizes 12 to 40 with busts 30 to 40. size 14 requires 3 yards of 54 inch material. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book.
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Barbara Bell
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Peace Doves Barred At Swanky Washington Hotel
Washington August 18. A hotel hosting a harmony dinner for Senate Democrats refused entry to peace doves used at the event. Manager C C Shiffler said the birds caused trouble and will be released from the roof with a message attached. The doves turned out to be white pigeons.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Senate Democrats
C. C. Shiffler
Shiffler
Cards Win In Rain Delivers 8 6 Victory Over Reds
In Cincinnati on August 17 the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Reds 8 to 6 in the fourth flood light game of the major league season, playing the last two innings in rain before 29,302 spectators.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Costs Big Sum To Hold Congress Costs Big Sum To Hold Congress
The article notes a projected eight month session of Congress costing about 12 million dollars, with yearly operating costs around 18 million. Salaries and personnel total 10.9 million annually, while printing nears 2.5 million. Other items include telephone 100 thousand, furniture 50 thousand, building maintenance 1 million, travel allowances 222 thousand, and a miscellaneous total near 500 thousand.
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Washington
Congress
Legislative Department
Congressional
Congressional Record
House
Senate
Virginia Sets Dove Sora Bag Limits Lower and Goose Limit Raised
Richmond reports the State Game Commission reduced the daily bag for dove from 20 to 15 and sora from 25 to 15 while raising wild geese to five per day. Seasons run September 1 to November 30 for doves and sora, waterfowl Nov 27 to Dec 26. woodcock Nov 15 to Dec 15. Commission chair Nolting expressed opposition to sora cut but will comply with federal authority. Representative Robertson protested to President Roosevelt about enforcement.
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Richmond
State Game Commission
Commission
Carl H. Nolting
A. Willis Robertson
Roosevelt
Virginia
House defeats naval building amendment on funds
The House voted 81 to 60 against Rep. Norman R. Hamilton of Virginia in an effort to amend the third deficiency appropriation bill. The move would have let the Navy use up to 2 million dollars of existing funds to start work immediately on six new auxiliary naval vessels.
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House
Naval
Washington
Norman R. Hamilton
Virginia
Hamilton
Fragmentary Ledger Items Include Funerals and Rentals
A garbled item list references funerals for members typewriters newspapers ice laundry office repairs rent of warehouses for storage of documents deficits of Capitol restaurants and mineral water for Senators.
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Capitol
Harrisonburg Promised New Federal Building
Aug 18 Harrisonburg awaits a new federal building included in the third deficiency bill passed in Washington. A. Wills Robertson says Harrisonburg appears in the public buildings provision though start date is unclear. Plans show a three story structure on the present site housing post office court forestry service and other federal agencies at an estimated cost of 500000 with the forestry service currently in The National Bank building. The bill outfits 22500000 to start a three year program totaling 70000000.
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Risonburg
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Washington
A. Wills Robertson
News- Record
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Post Office
Federal Court
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National Bank
Six Virginians Die In Two Days
Six Virginians were killed over Monday and Tuesday by lightning, a motorcycle accident, and drowning. The victims include Miles Bowden the Chincoteague fisherman, Patrolman Jefferson Hollands of Norfolk, John Nash a Washington County farmer, Mary Bayne 10 of Buena Vista, Kenneth Gwaltney and Willie Bulls of Mill Swamp Road near Smithfield, and Dorothy Mariett Clair 12 of Portsmouth who was briefly knocked unconscious but survived.
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Miles Bowden
Jeffersonolph Holland
Norfolk
John Nash
Washington County
Mary Bayne
Harry Bayne
Buena Vista
Vinton
Roanoke County
Kenneth Gwaltney
Willie Bulls
Mill Swamp Road
Smithfeld
Margarts
Dorothy Mariett, Clair
Portsmouth
Bayne
Hot Weather Biliousness Warning and Calotabs Remedy
In hot weather digestion slows with symptoms like belching, heartburn, nausea, dizziness, coated tongue, and irritability. The notice promotes Calotabs, an improved calomel compound, claiming prompt relief with a ten cent trial package and twenty five cent bottles.
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