Va. Employes May Go Under Civil Service
A Virginia study group weighing a civil service system held its second meeting. The subcommittee led by Miller and including Morrissett Moss Egger Hancock Robe son and Cary will draft a recommendation to the advisory council and General Assembly if a system is deemed needed. The advisory council jail study subcommittee led by Spiers meets at the Capitol tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R Shands
Pickens
Oferhagen
Miller
Virginia
Advisory Council
Council
General Assembly
Morrissett
Warner Moss
William and Mary
Roland Egger
University of Virginia
Glover D. Hancock
Washington and Lee
E. J. Robeson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Virginius Carney
Times-Dispatch
John B Spiers
House of Delegates
Radford
Capitol
Civil Service
High-Powered Safe Burglary Fails At Bozeman Plant
Burglars sneaked into Bozeman Feed and tried to crack the safe. They attached an electric drill to the high voltage circuit but the drill burned out and the safe was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman, Mont
Bozeman
Blue Devils Begin Rose Bowl Journey With Pine Bluff Workout
Duke University, en route to Pasadena to face Southern California January 2, selected Pine Bluff Arkansas for the first workout on their Rose Bowl trip. About 120 aboard the Blue Devil special, riding a nine wins no ties or defeats season, practiced yesterday. A stop in Lubbock Texas is planned tomorrow and a Grand Canyon tour Friday before arriving in Los Angeles Saturday morning.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Mighty Blue Devils
Duke University
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Blue Devil
Durham
N. C
Lubbock
Texas
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Christmas Program Illuminates Kernstown League Meeting
A large audience attended a Kernstown public school Christmas program staged as the feature of a community league meeting. Principal D K Muntzing and teachers Susie D Wilkins Oneta Shipe and Charléna Grim organized the program. President J Emmart Dettra presided, with secretary Mrs Charles Barton reporting and Mrs W 8 Sargent detailing progress in beautifying the school grounds with shrubbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Community League
D. K. Muntzing
Susie D. Wilkins
Oneta Shipe
Charléna Grim
J. Emmart Dettra
Charles Barton
Sargent
Briscoe Parker Held for Grand Jury in Meat Theft
Middletown resident Briscoe Parker was sent to the grand jury by Trial Justice A J Tavernner on a charge of stealing meat from Graham Crockett. He allegedly broke into a smokehouse and took three pieces valued at about 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscoe Parker
Middletown
A. J. Tavenner
Parker
Graham Crockett
Mortgage Bonds Fed To Flames
Two hundred Methodist Orphanage Association of Men's Bible Classes members burned 75000 dollars in first mortgage bonds to show the orphanage is debt free. They sang Oh Happy Day as Richmond area churches attended with some from Newport News Norfolk Portsmouth and Suffolk. Col R L Brewer Jr of Suffolk traced the history of the financial worries and noted 38000 dollars of bonded indebtedness 31000 dollars from a building improvement program and additional items were canceled.
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Richmond
Methodist Orphanage Association of Men’s Bible Classes
Newport News
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Suffolk
R. L. Brewer, Jr
Board of Trustees
Australian Pact Strikes A Snag
Washington December talks on a reciprocal trade agreement between Australia and the United States encounter difficulties. High Commissioner Stanley Bruce said discussions with President Roosevelt were progress toward a treaty, but he cautioned the plan would be very difficult to achieve as he gathered views in Washington before reporting to Australia.
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Washington
Stanley Bruce
Australia
Roosevelt
United States
Bruce
London
Christmas Real Estate Offer Sparks Family Debate
A reader recounts a Christmas real estate pitch from The Star ad inviting buying a home for a daughter. A wife pressures her husband as the daughter’s fiancé causes tension and a potential move to calm the household. Homes available across the city.
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the Star
Green
Pollution Is Approaching a Sound Solution
Richmond discusses Rep. S Otis Bland bill to create a federal aided division of water pollution control for James and Potomac Rivers and Hampton Roads. Dr C Riggin supports, citing seafood and public health stakes amid Tidewater veto history and a 1930s PWA referendum context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
C. Riggin
Rep
S. Otis Bland
Dva
Virginia
James and
Potomac Rivers
Hampton Roads
Bland
Congress
Vinson
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Dr. Riggin
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Public Health Service
Riggin
Tidewater
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Portsmouth
Darden
Tidewater Virginia
Roads
Montgomery board approves steps to ban weekend alcohol sales
The Montgomery county board of Supervisors approved preliminary steps to prohibit wine and beer sales from midnight Saturday to 6 am Monday. Final action will come at the January meeting after today’s action is advertised. Cities in the county and nearby towns are expected to follow.
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Christiansburg
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth
Bently Hite
Hite
Blacksburg
Cambria
Montgomery County
Radford
Blight Cuts Page County Walnut Crop Value
Luray December 21. Page counties walnut crop value this year around four thousand dollars, one third of usual, due to blight on walnut trees. Walnut kernels sold by about 31 stores at fifteen to forty five cents per pound. wartime price was seventy five cents. Since 1914 kernel sales brought about seventy two thousand dollars into the county. Sales supported many households with food and supplies. This year price ranges from twenty to thirty cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
Page County
Invalidating Non-Resident Tax on Hotel Room Display
Judge R B Spindle Jr of the Norfolk corporation court ruled Virginia and city taxes on out of state merchants displaying goods in a hotel room for orders were invalid. Best & Co of New York argued the display constituted interstate commerce while the state and city defended the tax as a display levy. The decision drew statewide and national attention amid merchants' efforts to limit hotel room retailing.
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Norfolk
Virginia
R. B. Spindle, Jr
Norfolk Corporation Court
Spindle
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Jonathan W. Old, Jr
Best & Co
Toy D. Savage
Martin
Walter M. Evans
Richmond
Virginia Retail Merchants’ Association
Murderer of Deputy Slips Through a Net
Halifax county sheriff and state police hunted Willie Bradshaw a 200 pound ginger colored man for 48 hours after Deputy Sheriff Herbert Boele was slain near Scottsburg. Gadys Buchner a Cabin owner was questioned and booked for attempted murder. National Guardsmen aided the search between the Staunton and Dan Rivers and route 360 with efforts continuing.
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Halifax
J. Add Tune
Halifax County
Willie Bradshaw
Herbert Boele
Scottsburg
Bradshaw
H. B. Nicholas
Richmond
Staunton
Dan Rivers
Nicholas
Gadys Buchner
Negress
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
Commonwealth
M. B. Booker
Booker
Boeke
John Hatcher
Gladys
Buckne
National Guardsmen
Boston
Route 360
Dr. Dyer Ordered Returned to North Carolina
Dr. John W. Dyer a 49 year old former University of Louisville medical faculty member must return to North Carolina to answer charges of escaping custody. Virginia Governor Price signed extradition papers saying the case concerns flight from confinement. Dyer who was jailed for contempt of court over alimony arrears was arrested in Danville and held on a fugitive warrant.
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Richmond
John W. Dyer
University of Louisville
North Carolina
Virginia
Price
High Point
N. C
Gov. Price
Attorney General
Farmers Plan Next Year Programs In County Meetings
Staunton December 21 county agents and community chairmen from four counties discussed objectives for 1939 at meetings for farmers. W W Burer from Blacksburg led the discussion reviewing duties, woodland plans, land returns to forest, and needed agricultural changes across farm classes.
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Staunton
W. W. Burer
Blacksburg
Eurer
Militia Replaced by Fresh Company Guards Lines
Fresh members of the company yesterday replaced the 35 militia guards along a wide stretch lines.
Radio Highlights Give Lincoln Assassination Reenactment
New York December 21 Raymond Massey famed Lincoln will again portray Lincoln in a Christmas broadcast marking the Associated Press 90th anniversary and the Rockefeller Center dedication. The program features AP history reenactments including the Maine sinking San Francisco earthquake World War founding of AP with music and variety segments on NBC CBS and NBC stations. The schedule lists segments with Fred Allen Paul Whiteman Eddie Cantor and more and ends with Christmas carols and a Cinderella fairy tale.
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New York
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
NBC
Associated Press
New Lee
Rockefeller Center
Massey
Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Byron Price
Maine
San Francisco
Tommy
Fred Allen
Kyser
WABC
CBS
Jim A Williams
Gang
Paul Whiteman
Theatre of Stars
Eddie
WJZ
Easy Aces
Hobby Lobby
Fiske Jubilee Choir
Estim Democracy
Mark Sullivan
Jay Franklin
Pan-American Congress
WEAF
Schenectady
Mission California
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Omps Funeral Home
Ptt Ide
Gov. Winthrop
Hassocks
R. M. Swimley
East of G. Washington Hotel
Pine Bluff, Ark
Frederick & Clark Counties
Valley Pike
Elms
J. Green
N. Cameron St
Winchester, Va
Representative Bland
Victor
Sella McQuain
Louise Harris
Theo
Tom Harris
C Ahirl
Clarksburg
W. Va
Case
Dr. Dyer
State
Department Stores
N. Loudoun St
Solenberger’s
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sient
Baker & Anderson Electrical Co
N. Braddock St
Berryville
Henry Kercheval
Agt
Winchester Wholesale Grocery
W. Boscawen St
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