County School Board Plans Merger and Modernization
The board outlines a merger plan funded by a $16,000 project with $5,300 from the PWA and $1,800 in Gainesboro funds, borrowing about $8,900 from the Literary Fund with fifteen annual payments. It details completing and relocating facilities across Opequon Shawnee Stonewall districts, closing several one room schools, expanding others, and securing CWA funding for painting, roofing, grounds, and new buildings north of Winchester.
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Gainesboro
Literary Fund
Opequon
Armel
Highview
Deerfield
Relief
Middletown
Stephens City
Watson
Shawnee
Mt. Airy
Round Hill
Kernstown
Middle Road
Carper’s Valley
Good Samaritan
Greenwood
Evendale
Stonewall District
Winchester
White Hall
Shirley
Little Mountain
Woodbine
Welltown
Bryarly
Stephenson
Stonewall
Miller School
Valley School
Red Bud
Cedar Hill
Fierce Gales Batter Atlantic Coast and Nova Scotia
A winter storm drives fierce gales across the Atlantic with a second storm hitting Nova Scotia's southwest shore damaging gear and keeping vessels in port. The upper Atlantic seaboard records cold, Greenville Maine hits ten degrees below zero, the nation’s coldest spot.
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Atlantic Ocean
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Seaboard
Greenville
Chesapeake and Potomac Co seeks stay against rate cut
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company filed for a temporary restraining order to block the Public Service Commission from implementing a roughly 10 percent Maryland rate reduction, part of a proposed 1.2 million dollar charge cut.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Maryland
Postal Bandits Drill Through a Wall for Loot
Detroit police report a theft at the Alfred Street post office vault where 18 inches of brick were breached to steal 58 pieces of registered mail and about 19000 dollars in stamps. Officials noted no forced entry and suspect insiders hidden in the building during closure. The postal superintendent estimated possible registered mail value up to 58000 dollars, though loss likely lower.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Alfred Street
Post Ofice
John B. Stackpoole
Dovell Opposes Tax Increases For Virginia budget
Richmond December 12 Ashton W Dovell Williamsburg floor leader of the House of Delegates says the state can operate in the next biennium without new levies or tax increases. He expects a revenue upturn from liquor sales and a healthier economy to cover a 400000 to 500000 deficit and add at least 1000000 more for schools. He favors more school funding and possibly free textbooks in primary grades. Governor elect Peery attended committee discussions.
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Richmond
Ashton W. Dovell
Williamsburg
House of Delegates
Treasury
Dovel
House Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Dovell
Public Service Corp
Covell
George C. Peery
Bates Kept As Lone Prisoner To Force Confession
Assistant Attorney General Joseph B Keenan said Alfred Bates, one of the Urschel kidnapers, is held in solitary at Leavenworth to force disclosure of 100000 dollars in ransom. Bates has been in isolation about six weeks without yielding information. In Denver attorney Ben B Laska said he may file brutality charges against officials for Bates solitary confinement.
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Bates
Associated Press
Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Alfred Bates
Urschel
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Keenan
Geo
Machine Gun
Kelley
Denver
Ben B. Laska
Albert Bates
Charles F. Urschel
Leavyenworth Penitentiary
Laska
Operations At Rubber Factory Shows Increases
H. H. Jennings of the O Sullivan Rubber Company reports a strong gradual pickup in demand. The plant rose from 10 percent to 80 percent capacity in three weeks, now employing 320 workers across three eight hour shifts. Orders include five carloads of rubber heels, with expectations of full capacity by February 1 1934.
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H. H. Jennings
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Jennings
United States
Winchester O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Low Liquor Tax Urged To Drive Out Bootlegger
Washington report outlines proposals to Congress for a graduated liquor tax to deter bootlegging. Joseph Choate Jr. advocates a low initial levy with higher rates later, while others push ranges from $1.75 to $2.60 per gallon. Doran argues for keeping whiskey retail prices near $2 and boosting enforcement as imports pause.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
The
Alcohol Control Administration
Choate
Senate Finance
House
Ways and Means
James M. Doran
Hnter
Roosevelt
Doran
Harry
Tariff Commission
United States
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Prices Reported for The Star
Daily closing quotations for Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets are provided by Winchester Milling Corporation through Sticker Sales Corporation. Chicago prices include December 83.54, May 85 1/2, July 83. Baltimore spot wheat at 88. Winchester spot at 85.
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Chicago
Baltimore
the Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Sticker Sales Corporation
Cash
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Virginia liquor control plan advances at Capitol Hill
Richmond reports Virginia's liquor control commission will finalise a general draft of proposed legislation for General Assembly review next month. The bill would state operate stores for beer and wine with hard liquor sold only in state stores and off premises sealed packaging. Local option retained in counties. The three member commission would earn 7500 dollars annually.
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Richmond
Virginia
Liquor Control Commission
Capitol Hill
General Assembly
Drys
Greeks Demand Deportation of Sam Insull
More than 25 000 American Greek citizens sign a petition urging the Greek government to deport Samuel Insull as an undesirable alien. The American Greek Association said the drive continues and signatories may reach about 30 000. The petition will be sent to Athens on Saturday.
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New York
Samuel Insull
Athens
United States
Pike To Follow Present Route At Strasburg
Strasburg officials led by F C Stover and R S Wright Jr reported the Valley Pike will stay on its current path tonight. The town won a 17000 dollar CWA street project to widen Massanutten and Main streets and improve the Massanutten railroad crossing. State plans to reroute the Pike near the fire station lot were debated. town council opposed changing the route.
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Strasburg
F. C. Stover
R. S. Wright, Jr
Richmond
Massanutten
Main Streets
Massanutten Street
Bone of Contention
State Highway Commission
Southern Railway
Peek and Wallace Urge A.A.A. Aid and Farm Program
Peek and Wallace unite to press Farm Bureau for unwavering support of the Presidents plan. They discuss reopening markets with Russia, foreign trade, and avoiding excessive foreign loans while maintaining a profit system favoring farmers. They call to curb high finance racketeers and consider national planned agriculture with potential tax changes and crop controls.
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United Today
American Farm Bureau Federation
Russia
AAA
Peek
Inter-Department Trade Commission
Wallace
Europe
Congress
Funeral Rites Held For Editor Of Staunton Paper
Edwin S. Sheppe sr editor of the Staunton News Leader died after a ten day illness. Funeral services will be at Central Methodist Church with interment at Thornrose Cemetery. He was born November 7 185 and began as a school teacher in Rockingham county before editing the Highland Recorder at Monterey with his brother J Luther Sheppe.
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Staunton
Central Methodist Church
Edwins
Sheppe, Sr
Staunton News Leader
Thornrose Cemetery
G. G. Martin
Selwyn K Cockrell
Sheppe
Elkton
Rockingham County
J. Luther Sheppe
The
Highland Recorder
Monterey
Three Million More Is Sought For the Schools
Virginia plans for public school funding seek about 3 million dollars more in state funds. Dr. William H. Stauffer proposes local responsibility with a 720 dollar minimum per teacher, while Dr. Sidney B Hall urges a 560 dollar state minimum. Governor Pollard urges clear local duty to pay teachers salaries and warns against shirking federal aid. Seven counties gave nothing to teachers last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
William H. Stauffer
Sidney B Hall
Stauffer
Hall
Pollard
State Board of Education
General Assembly
French Cabinet Confirms Debt Default To United States
Paris reports the French cabinet confirming a third default on war debt payments to the United States, totaling 22.2 million dollars due December 15, with the Chamber of Deputies’ refusal still binding. Foreign Minister Boncour will notify Washington. France also rejects a German army of 300,000 without Nazi troopers and refuses Saar concessions. Total French debt arrears reach over 82 million dollars.
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Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Paul Boncour
Washington
Paul Boncour
France
Saar
Europe
Uncle Sam
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Greystone Terrace
West Cork St
L Kuhn
Frederick County
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National Ave
Ideal
Purcell Ave
Fairview Ave
W. Monmouth
C. B. Smaltz
Mitchell’s General Health Center
George Washington Hotel
Piccadilly St
White
Care Star
E. G. Kidd
W. Marshall St
North Kent St
Jacky
Mr. Robinson
Iver-Johnsons
Columbia
Willis’ Bicycle Shop
Big Sister
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