President weighs nonpartisan WPA county grievance boards
President Roosevelt is reported considering non-partisan county boards to hear complaints of discrimination in relief. The system would allow unemployed relief workers to appeal to local boards that would adjudicate cases without pay, while actual relief funding stayed with the federal government. The plan awaits congressional detail.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Congress
White House
United States
Ae Rain
Byrnes
Hatch
Noted Baltimore Household Shotgun Incident
Mrs Amelia Groves paid a $6.45 fine for her husband George 40 who terrorized his family with a shotgun on Christmas day. She told Magistrate Benjamin Merriman at Hereford that he forced her and three sons to flee the house but was usually kindly disposed.
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Baltimore
Amelia Groves
George
Benjamin Merriman
Hereford
New Year Declarations From Winchester Autoists and Citizens
A post Christmas gathering features Ma Winchester and others proposing resolutions for the coming year. Santa Claus plans visits before Christmas, corner activities get renewed interest, autoists pledge to follow traffic rules, and the public is urged to share kind words and deeds amid political anxieties.
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Santa Claus
Ma Winchester
Benito
Adolf
Fleet Moves To Hold War Games
SAN PEDRO CALIF December 28 United States fleet girds for five months of battle exercises from January to June extending along the west coast Panama Canal Caribbean and Atlantic. The operation includes battleships aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers submarines and 500 fighting planes with Yorktown and Enterprise joining the Atlantic squadron January 6.
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San Pedro
Calif
California
United States
West Coast
Panama Canal Area
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Coast
San Diego
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Atlantic
Yorktown
Enterprise
Solidarity Must Be Put To Test At Pan American Conference
Lima reports Secretary Hull returned home after warning the 21 American republics to test their solidarity. He cautioned that trust in agreements has faded and vigilance is needed to implement conference decisions including a united front against aggression. Hull and most delegation spent the night aboard the Santa Maria while Alf Landon flew ahead. A last minute issue arose over a cocktail party reportedly excluding German news agencies.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Hull
Alf M. Landon
Santa Maria
DNB
Pint Benavides
Crystal Gazer Sees WPA Policy Shifts Ahead
WASHINGTON December 28 A crystal gazer would forecast policy shifts at the WPA as personnel changes Congress and election analyses suggest changes in approach. Democrats push budget cuts and economies while critics note a battering of WPA operations to meet anticipated political storms and calls to reduce spending.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
WPA
Congress
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Rotary Plan Sets Annual Youth Service Budget
Winchester Rotary Club outlined plans for the coming year including specific allocations for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, crippled children braces, camp for underprivileged youths, tuberculosis relief, and family aid. A loan fund will aid deserving students, with first beneficiaries already in college. The club also funds two hospital porches for tubercular patients and supports district Rotary efforts. Tomorrow's meeting will discuss Boys Work and welcome two new members and a reinstated former member.
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Winchester Rotary Club
Tuberculosis Fund
University of Virginia
Winchester Club
Rotary Club
William B. Glover
Percy Sowers
Ian Crawford MacCallum
Winchester
Washington
Sale Omps personal property at Brownarm
Auction announcement for Omps personal property to be sold at Brownarm on December 27 at 10 A. M. The notice lists sale details and time.
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Brownarm
Bethlehem Will Contest Labor Board Recommendation
Bethlehem Steel Company will contest a National Labor Relations Board examiner’s finding that the firm should abolish its 20 year old employee representation plan. President E G Grace said the examiner’s findings are not supported by the facts and that employees should decide whether to continue the bargaining organizations. Grace accused the CIO of instigating the inquiry as part of pressuring employees to accept an organization they do not want.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Company
National Labor Relations Board
E. G
Grace
Bethlehem
Washington
Utueix
CIO
Urban reliefers' influx alarms city officials
State Welfare Commissioner William H. Stauffer said he and staff will study the migration of needy families from counties with lower old age aid to the city. He noted urban benefits attract relief seekers hoping for higher assistance during the first year before applying for city relief, urging careful action within the law.
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William H. Stauffer
Winchester
Frederick
Stauffer
Award Bids For Police Uniforms At Committee Meeting
The police committee awarded contracts for the year's uniforms. H. C. Sheetz & Son were the low bidder for overcoats while Gray and Eddy won bids for caps coats breeches for motorcycle wear and trousers. Total cost for 10 officers is 542.28 under specifications designed for uniforms.
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Police Committee
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray and Eddy
Poe
Charec
Reed vows independence as new Kansas senator
Clyde M. Reed elected senator from Kansas predicts he will be the most unpopular senator after six years because he will be free and independent. He plans to work with Republicans but make his own decisions and has a background in the Post Office transportation division, rail regulation, and Interstate Commerce Commission matters.
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John Fenderson
Washington
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
George McGill
White House
Elect
Parsons
Sun
Transportation Division
Post Office Department
Interstate
North States Endure Subzero Cold Wave Across Region
A bitter cold snap blankets the nation from the Rockies to the Atlantic with subzero readings in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The arctic chill triggers travel hazards, five deaths from icy highways, and widespread misery including brief relief only in the Great Plains.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Great Plains
New York
Adirondacks
Albany
Michigan
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Mercury
New England
East
Rockies
Atlantic
Eastern
Seaboard
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Wisconsin
Eest
Illinois
Dakotas
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Purse
Cornwell Pushes Law For Bondholder Agreement To Aid Railroads
Baltimore December interview with John J. Cornwell general counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road argues for a law making binding any agreement between railroad management and two thirds of bondholders. He cites deferring bond interest and reducing rates as examples and warns without such a plan receiverships may follow. Burnt Factory Xmas Entertainment postponed to Wed night December 28.
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Baltimore
John J. Cornwell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Roosevelt
Railroad Committee
Cornwell
West Virginia
Congress
Baltimore and Ohio
Courts May Rule On Gretna Green In Virginia
Arlington County lawyers seek a judicial ruling on a county policy requiring a waiting period before marriage licenses. They argue the three day rule targets noneligibles and could push Virginia toward Gretna Green status for quick weddings. Winchester and Frederick county clerks have not issued similar rulings despite regional wait laws.
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Arlington County
Northern
Virginia
Elkton
East
Maryland
Christopher B. Garnett
Washington
Winchester
Frederick County
Alexandria
Arlington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Grand Jury Told About Big Party
Federal Grand jury heard testimony about a $5,000 party given in a Washington hotel on August 21, 1937, for certain members of Congress. Witnesses included Noel Carter and a woman identified as Mrs. Sherman. William P. Buckner is charged with mail fraud in a Philippine railway bond deal.
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New York
United State
William P. Maloney
William P. Buckner
Washington
Congress
Noel Carter
Sherman
France sends Senegalese troops to fortify Djibouti port
Paris reports a reinforcement by Senegalese units to the Djibouti garrison after Italian troop concentrations near French Somaliland. Officials estimate 1200 to 1500 troops while warning of further warlike steps if Italy presses claims.
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Paris
Djibouti
Ministry of Colonies
France
Ethiopia
Eri
French Somaliland
Daladier
Italy
Foreign Legion
Algeria
Italian Libya
Morocco
Libya
London
Chamberlain
Rome
Santa Keeps Busy in Winchester with 6565 Gifts
Old Santa’s diary shows he visited Winchester with gifts for 6,565 children across ten events including Lions' party 150, Odd Fellows 200, Presbyterian Church 400, Hable's Theatre 3,300, Church 300, stores 1,000, tst Sa 200, U B Avenue Mission 250, and two private parties 15, totaling 750 minutes of greetings and presents.
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Santa
Winchester
Lions’ Party
Odd Fellows Party
Presbyterian Church
Hable’s Theatre
Church
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