State notes gains in jail blaze safety but cites hazards
State Department of Public Welfare reports no fatal jail fires in the multi lockup system for 20 months prompting gratitude. Yet jail fire hazards persist with many lockups lacking on duty keepers and local ordinances failing to meet potential state law standards.
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State Department of
Virginia
Colonel Beach
Ee Pries
Chiscoteaguers
Page
General Assembly
State Legislative Advisory Council
Advisory Council
John B. Spiers
Radford
Legislative Council
Page Commission
Contention Over Probation Roles Raised by Lawmakers
In the latter phase of the Sescee conference legislators argued sheriffs and town sergeants lack training to serve as probation and parole officers and proposed that sociologists be assigned those duties.
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Sescee
Grapefruit Relief Distribution Plan for Virginia
Virginia relief recipients will receive nine carloads of grapefruit totaling 324000 pounds under a Federal Surplus Commodities program. The fruit will be donated to state relief agencies for distribution. the plan is led by the State Department of Public Welfare with commissioner William H Stauffer and director Juliah A Brooks.
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Virginia
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
State Department of Public Welfare
William H. Stauffer
Juliah A. Brooks
Trustee's Sale Of Small Farm In Frederick County Va
By order of M M Lynch trustee a farm near Stephenson depot four thousand seven hundred forty four acres with two residences is offered at public auction in Winchester at 12 o clock on Saturday January 14 1939. The property lies 6 miles north of Winchester near Martinsburg Pike and features a never failing stream and two springs water rights and a plan for truck garden and poultry. Terms require one third cash and the balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
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Virginia G. Bowman
Frederick County
Winchester
Stephenson's Depot
Winchester and
Martinsburg Turnpike
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Auct
Barbara Bell Fashion Patterns Advert
The Barbara Bell patterns offer designs 1437 B and 1606 B for a range of sizes with bust measurements and yardage details. Includes fabrics such as satin crepe georgette and lace edging, plus instructions to mail fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell fashion pattern book.
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Barbara Bell
Tribute to Wright and Ford at Dayton aviation observance
Dayton honors Orville Wright on the 35th anniversary of aviation’s first flight with a chamber of commerce dinner for Wright and guest Henry Ford. Ford’s museum preserves the Wright homestead and Kitty Hawk workshop. Wright reflects on flight origins, noting wing design and wind tunnel work as key to success.
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Dayton
Orville Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Wright
Henry Ford
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wilbur
Ford
Dearborn, Mich
Wright Homestead
Bodies of Two Killed By Mine Blast Recovered
In Enterprise West Virginia rescue crews recovered the bodies of Harrison J. Wine miller 46 and Orville Davis 26 from the Nora Coal Company mine. They were trapped about 24 hours after an explosion and appeared burned, likely killed instantly. The blast cause is undetermined and an investigation will be opened in days.
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Enterprise
W. Va
L. S. McGee
State Department of Mines
Nora Coal Company
Harrison J. Winemiller
Orville Davis
McGee
Elks' Home Undergoing Extensive Improvements
Progress is being made at the Elks' Home at Braddock and Piccadilly with basement rooms to include a grille, two large lounge rooms, and a tiled floor. A new furnace stoker is installed and two entrances from Piccadilly and Braddock are added. The project should finish about February.
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Elks
Braddock
Piccadilly
Home Town To Fete Grid Chiefs
KANKAKEE Illinois December 17 1939 grid chiefs Harry Stella and Allen Bergner 1939 football captains of the Army and Navy will be honored guests at a Dec 27 banquet. They led their teams after the 1938 season and trained under Chanley Harrison at the local school. Out of town guests include Elmer Layden Gen Robert Wood several Illinois congressmen and Arch Ward.
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Kankakee
Ill
Harry Stella
Allen Bergner
Army
Navy
Chanley Harrison
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Robert Wood
Sears
Surprise Hero Rhodes Medal Mystery
B H Rhodes of Centralia Washington recalls earning a 1899 gallantry medal for actions in the Philippine Islands. As a former first sergeant he led his men from a swamp and routed insurgents, puzzled how the award was learned of after many years.
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Centralia
Wash
B. H. Rhodes
Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
Rhodes
Flipinos
Chanters Offer Christmas Eve Carol Singing Service
The Chanters under Floyd Haines will sing door to door Christmas Eve from 11 p.m. until night for households in need or any residents who request it by sending name and address to Andrew Babb at phone 1784.
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Floyd Haines
Andrew Babb
Man claims key to case and car lock during court
Des Moines reports H. R. Scott faced an overtime parking charge claiming he could not move his car due to a lost key. He produced a freshly cut key and declared not guilty after explaining temporary repairs were needed.
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Des Moines
H. R. Scott
Scott
Masks to be sold in limited supply by end of December
The French passive defense committee announced a small number of masks would be available for purchase by late December. Masks will cost 57 francs each, about 1.48 dollars.
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ARIS
France
Dressed Out Pounds of Meat and Lard Noted
The report records 815 pounds of dressed meat and lard with four percent cans of lard and hams weighing 3714 pounds each.
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Loudoun St
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock & Valley Ave
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Chevrolet
O. K
Shenandoah Motor CO
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert Clyde-Burton
National Capital
Parks Office
Washington, D. C
Congress
Washington
Yuletide Spirit
Paducah
Lonnie Williams
Williams
Fort
C. K. Lovejoy
Marenda Chrismore
Louis Chrismore
Olds
Pontiac
Virginia Motor Coo
N. Braddock St
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
St. Anne’s Church Yard
Annapolis
Eden
Sir Robert Eden
Maryland
the Evening Star
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Times Square Station
New York, N
Sinclair
Sinciagreenye
Porneary
John C. Woolfolk
Sinclair Agent
Pioneer
Fete Grid Chiefs
Used Pine Motor Co
George Dietrich
New York
Dietrich
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
McAlth
E. O. Rudolph
Stephenson
Fairmont
S. Loudoun
Leicester St
N. Loudoun St
S. Loudoun St
Cork Street
Strasburg
Pike
Oranda
M. M. Orndorff
W. Clifford St
D. F. O'Connell
National Ave
Sunnyside
S. Stewart Street
S. Rent Street
E. Leicester St
Nettie Luttrell
Senseney Road
City
Clara Fultz Bentz
Crosley Radio
Stephens City
Star Office
J. R. Kremer
Hable’s
American Cooperage Co
E. L. Lickey
Berryville
Strasbore
Southwerk Street
Care Star
Frederick
Clarke County
P. O. Box
Cherry Run
P. O
Royal Products
Brooklyn
J.O.J Greene
Stimas
Royal Portables
Corona Portables
Remington Portables
Underwood Portables
Remington and Rand
Wahl
Eversharp
Oxford
Royals
Remingtons
L. C. Smiths
General Typewriter
Union Bank
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