Families Of CCC Youths Benefitted
In Virginia during the year ending June 30, 5750 unemployed CCC enrollees sent 1,771,959.76 dollars to their families, with additional pay kept by the youths. The report notes federal assistance via old age programs and 1,174,499 dollars in surplus commodities reaching 220,000 people. Clothing and household items valued at 2,000,000 dollars were distributed, with some products made in WPA sewing rooms.
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Richmond
Civilian Conservation Corps
Virginia
Department of Public Welfare
E. R. McKesson
WPA
Foreign Agents To Be Indicted
Attorney General Murphy told President Roosevelt that indictments could come soon in the Justice Department drive against foreign agents. He noted the DC grand jury likely would return several indictments mainly for failure to register agents of foreign governments and possible related passport and tax violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murphy
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Wake Forest Player Wins Jacobs Trophy in South Conference
Jimmy Ringgold of Baltimore a Wake Forest junior won the Jacobs trophy as the best blocking back in the Southern Conference as voted by coaches. Duke’s Willard Eaves was runner up.
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Clinton
D. C
Jimmy Ringgold
Baltimore
Wake Forest College
Jacobs
Willard Eaves
Duke
Answers to Today's Quiz Quiz Answers on Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list topics such as exploring territory west of the Mississippi five years Kansas Tallinn United States Jujitsu Cape of Good Hope and No 1 Manhattan Long Island Staten Island plus ten plant feeding animals.
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Mississippi River
Kansas
Tallinn
United States
Cape of Good Hope
Manhattan
Long Island
Staten Island
Lions Club Charter Night Actions and Guests
Reports from Leesburg Arlington and Purcellville charter night meetings include an address by Captain Bott on Moral Rearmament. The Lions Club luncheon featured the event and a $10 Health Bond purchase was approved. Guests were Wilbur Jenkins and A Luttrell with hosts Dr. C. R. Anderson and George Sanders.
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Leesburg
Arlington
Captain Bott
Lions Club
Purcellville
Wilbur Jenkins
C. R. Anderson
A. Luttrell
Charles Town
W. Va
George Sanders
Finns Strike Back At Soviet Air Attacks
Helsinki reports indicate Finland may have struck Paldiski and possibly Murmansk with incendiary bombs though confirmations are lacking. Unconfirmed claims say 60 Russian planes were destroyed and three Soviet aircraft raided Salmijärvi. Finns fortify the Aaland Islands amid fears of new attacks on the eve of independence day.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Paldiski
Bali
Estonia
Tat Padiski
Murmansk
Salmijaervi
Sweden
Aaland Islands
Snyder Is Warned To Watch His Step
Martin Snyder, ex-husband of Ruth Etting, released temporarily after nearly a year in jail for wounding his successor. Superior Judge Ambrose warned him to avoid impulsive acts while awaiting appeal of his conviction for shooting pianist Myra Alderman, who survived.
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Los Angeles
Martin
See Grid Game As Guests Of Paper
The Washington Post hosted guests for a Redskins Giants football game on Sunday December 3 at the Polo Grounds New York City. Attendees included Ralph Campbell Donald Connor Thomas Dorsey Walter Brown George Craig Mr and Mrs Robert A Lewis Russell Bucker Robert Anderson and Mr and Mrs John F Hoover.
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Washington Post
Redskins Giants
Polo Grounds
New York City
Ralph Campbell
Donald Connor
Thomas Dorsey
Walter Brown
George Craig
Robert A. Lewis
Russell Bucker
Robert Anderson
John F. Hoover
Davis 72 dies at home near Stephenson
William F. Davis born June 1 1867 and widower of Mary P. Davis died at 6 40 this morning at his Stephenson home after 15 years of arthritis. Survived by sister Laura Panamnet and brother Samuel Davis and several children including Esther Anderson Stanley Davis Margaret H Davis Randall Davis Franklin Davis Virginia Carpenter and Helen Davis. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from Stephenson residence with Rev Bowen Moore officiating. Pallbearers named and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William F. Davis
Stephenson
Mary P. Davis
Davis
Congregation of Hopewell Meeting
Richard Davis
Margaret Clevenger Davis
Laura Dispanett
Samuel Davis
Winchester
Ester Anderson
Clearbrook
Stanley Davis
Margaret H. Davis
Mercersburg
Randall Davis
Franklin Davis
Virginia Carpenter
Helen Davis
Bowen Moore
Brucetown Circuit
Methodist
Millwood Social Notes Reflect Local Visits and Gatherings
Millwood Virginia notices list guests and hosts across Clarke and nearby towns. Mrs Harrison Taylor returns from Clarke to Keswick, while Mrs Dabney Harrison visits Arlington for several days. Multiple dinners and luncheons feature guests from Winchester, Berryville, Baltimore, Philadelphia and beyond, with students and alumni planning further travel.
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Millwood
Harrison Taylor
Thomas N. Carter
Clarke
Keswick
Dabney Harrison
Arlington, Va
Roland G Mitchell
Kuhn Sentenced To Prison Term
Kuhn received a prison term after a jury found a perjurious defense and Judge Wallace noted the Bund related figures Wheeler-Hill and Luedtke faced potential action. The judge described Kuhn and followers as a small-fry group and warned of exaggerated influence from rabble rousers. Conviction bars civil rights pending gubernatorial action after serving the sentence.
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Sabbatino
Wallace
Kuhn
Herman J. McCarthy
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
Willy Oon
Wheeler-Hill
Luedtke
German-American Business League
Miss Miami Aviation Hostess Chosen at Air Fete
Ruth Shelley, a licensed private pilot and aviation student at the University of Miami, is named Miss Miami Aviation and will serve as hostess at the twelfth annual all America air maneuvers in Miami Florida.
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University of Miami Aviation
Ruth Shelley
Hunt Breakfast Hosts Blue Ridge Club Members
Entertained at a Hunt Breakfast on Monday for the field of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club. Those in the field included William Bell Watkins Graham Dougherty joint M. F. H. Jane Brooks James Hubbard Helen Hubbard Gwynne Harrison Edward Jenkins George F. Greenhalgh A A Baldwin Capt. Edwart Johnston Norman Haymaker and others.
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James Hubbard
Clarke
William B. Watkins
Henry P. Mitchell
George P. Greenhalgh
Percy Randolph
Agnes Mitchell
Gwynne Harrison
Ned Lewis
Berryville
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
William Bell Watkins
Graham Dougherty
Jane Brooks
Helen Hubbard
Edward Jenkins
George F. Greenhalgh
A. A. Baldwin
Edwart Johnston
Norman Haymaker
Willem Bell Watkins
Mary Lewis
Richard Dole
Ralph Richardson
Father Divine Trial Delayed In Settlement Talks
In New York a $6,000 equity suit by Verinda Brown against Father Divine was recessed to Thursday after a conference seeking an out of court settlement. Col Hubert Fauntleroy Julian Harlem aviator said the case is settled but terms not ironed out until Thursday.
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New York
Father Divine
Verinda Brown
Angels
Hubert Fauntleroy
Julian
Harlem
Black Eagle
Divine
Kremlin Calls to United States Workers in War Crises
Moscow dispatch reports Sputnik Agitator's Companion urging American toilers to defeat war plans of American imperialism. Article signed by N. Ross accuses Roosevelt of siding with war inciters and claims U.S. decrees target Communists and antiwar forces. Communists vow to fulfill their historical task amid new international situation.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Sputnik Agitators
Agitator
United States
Roosevelt
Mrs McLaughlin Withdraws Suit in Divorce Case
Irene Castle McLaughlin former dancing star withdraws divorce suit against Major Frederic McLaughlin wealthy coffee merchant and sports man. Suit filed two years ago sought custody of their son and daughter alimony and a $150000 settlement for family expenses previously advanced.
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Chicago
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin
Vernon Castle
McLaughlin
Stephens City Man Wounded In Accidental Rifle Incident
J. R. Bucher, 29, of Stephens City, is very ill after a accidental .22 rifle discharge at his home while preparing to slaughter a hog. S. E. Baker had just loaded the rifle. Bucher was wounded in the abdomen and brought to Winchester. Dr. H. S. Pifer performed the operation. relatives say blood transfusion may be needed.
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J. R. Bucher
Stephens City
Bucher
S. E. Baker
Baker
Winchester
H. S. Pifer
Winchester court hears drunken driving testimonies in Hovermale case
Local testimony centers on Mrs. Elsie Hovermale after a Myers car collision on a snowy night. Frank Playford Rev Courtney Anderson and Dr. W D Myers describe sobriety and dazed condition while others note liquor odor and highway marks. Mrs Hovermale testifies not guilty with focus on memory gaps.
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Myers
Frank Playford
Winchester Hosiery
James Tuttle
Ford Model N Parade Highlights Early Auto Style
A 1906 Ford Model N is featured at the Ford Exposition during a World’s Fair reopening program. The RCA telecast links early Ford cars from 1903 to 1940, contrasting the 1906 design with the later 1940 line and noting enduring reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
RCA
Halifax Condemns Russian Invasion Of Finland
London report of Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax calling the Russian invasion of Finland an inexcusable act of aggression. He described bombardments of open towns and the massacre of women and children as the pretext for a Soviet attack on a nation of under four million. The British public expresses shock at the Soviet aggression and praises Finnish resistance.
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London
Lord Halifax
Finland
Europe
House of Lords
Finland Acted On Own Initiative
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Chamberlain said Finland asked the League of Nations to meet regarding the Russian invasion. Foreign Under Secretary Richard Austen Butler will speak for Britain. The league council meets Saturday and the assembly Monday. Parliament may hold a one day secret session to consider supply measures on a date to be set.
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London
Finland
League of Nations
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Richard Austen Butler
League Council
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W. F. Davis
Millwood Social Notes
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Benjamin Randolph
Joseph Lewis
Philadelphia
Mary Page
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John Goodwiet
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Kenneth N. Gilpin
Alexis Sommaripa
U.S.A
E. Piccadilly St
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Robert DeHaven
T. C
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Lew Ayres
Taylor and Ayres
Greer Garson
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Service Engraving CO. Inc
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Jones Funeral Home
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