Mrs Barton Named To Fair Committee
Mrs. R. T. Barton of Winchester has been notified by Grover Whalen of her appointment to the Virginia Advisory Committee on Women's Participation for the New York World's Fair. Chairing the committee is Mrs. Henry Fairfax of Richmond with Mrs. Elliott Cross as regional chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Barton
Winchester
Grover Whalen
Virginia
Barton
Henry Fairfax
Richmond
Elliott Cross
Driver Charged With Reckless Driving After Middletown Crash
E. E. Hockman of Lebanon Church faces reckless driving charges after a car collision near Relief that injured Mrs. Clarence Tevalt and her sister Miss Emily Carver as they left a Middletown Methodist church Christmas program. Carver discharged next day. Tevalt remaining in Memorial Hospital, status improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Hockman
Lebanon Church
Poe
A. Hockman
Clarence Tevalt
Emily Carver
Near Relief
Middletown
Hopkins Greeted By Cabinet Group
Harry L Hopkins, new Secretary of Commerce, received congratulations from fellow cabinet members at the final 1938 White House meeting. He attended as a full cabinet officer after serving as chief adviser to the President. Morgenthau accompanied Hopkins, with Cummings arriving next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
Hopkins
White House
Young People Sing At Nursing Home
The Rev. J. T. Brown pastor of the Methodist Church South in Middletown Virginia visited the nursing home of Mrs. A. B. Kline on Christmas night with the young people's choir and held an informal service for patients there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Brown
M. ©. Church
South
Middletown
A. B. Kline
More Planes Increase Demand Signal in aviation industry
Baltimore December 28 Glenn L Martin head of the plane maker named after him said the rising demand for commercial and military aircraft in the near future will boost employment in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Too Much Snow For Ski Devotees
Snow blocked roads to Mount Valhalla nine miles from Washburn as the Central U. S. Ski Association opened its annual school. Thirty five men were isolated at the camp near Valhalla and fifteen spent the day in Washburn due to drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Wis
Central U. S. Ski Association
Mount Valhalla
Valhalla
Record Cold Drops to 15 Degrees in Shenandoah Valley
Residents in the Shenandoah Valley endured another cold snap as the Winchester Research Laboratory logged a 15 degree low. The coldest reading previously this year was 7 degrees last month, signaling ongoing harsh winter conditions for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Research Laboratory
Noted Anatomist Dr T Wingate Todd Dies at 53
Dr T Wingate Todd internationally known anatomist died of a heart attack in Cleveland at age 53. He directed the Brush Foundation and led the Western Reserve University anatomy department. Born in Sheffield England, he joined WRU in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dec
T. Wingate Todd
Todd
Brush Foundation
Western Reserve University
Sheffield
Eng
Richard Barton Died Suddenly In Berryville Home
Berryville Virginia December 28 Richard Welby Barton 72 retired farmer and Lou doun native. Died suddenly after going upstairs to bed at his home with wife Mattie M Barton. Services set for tomorrow at 2 pm Duncan Memorial Methodist Church with Rev W O Luttrell officiating. Interment Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Richard Welby Barton
Loudoun
Mattie M. Barton
Duncan Memorial Methodist
W. O. Luttrell
Green Hill Cemetery
Navy alters embassy attache positions in London and Washington
The Navy today ordered Captain Russell Willson, naval attache at the London embassy, to Washington for duty at the Navy Department in the office of chief of naval operations. Commander William K. Harrill, who had been serving as assistant naval attache, was designated naval attache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Russell Willson
London
Navy Department
Chief of Naval Operations
William K. Harrill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Schiff
Arnold J. Isbell
Naval Training Squad
Fansestia
Isbell
William E. Leahy
Naval Operations
Fairfield
Conn
Coster-Musieca
Coster
Joseph Brandino
Brandino
Coster-Musica
United States
Gregory F. Noonan
Mary
Adelphi Drug Company
Brooklyn
Brandinos
Walter H. Cragg
Senator Borah backs impartial tribunal for labor disputes
Senator Borah of Idaho said he would back any reasonable amendment to the Wagner labor act to create an impartial tribunal to settle business and labor disputes, signaling possible bipartisan willingness to reform the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Postman Admits Discarding Mail Due To Weariness
In Chicago on December 28, 1944, Joseph Yunevich, a 13 year postman, pleaded guilty to destroying mail by discarding circulars and other items as his feet tired. Judge Michael L. Igoe ordered the probation department to investigate possible extenuating circumstances by January 16. Prosecutor Martin Ward stated the admissions covered several occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Yunevich
Yunevich
Michael L. Igoe
Probation Department
Martin Ward
Yanevich
Free services drain post office profits in 1938
Postmaster General Farley said free services caused a deficit of 43 million dollars in the 1938 fiscal year. Excluding these, the department would have shown a profit of over 4 million. He cites mail carried free for Congress, government agencies, and the blind, plus subsidized air mail and other non postal roles. Farley notes 252 974 parcels reached the dead letter office due to poor wrapping or misaddressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farley
Post Office
Famous Tree Painter Francis McComas Dies at 61
California artist Francis McComas, famed for depicting old cypress trees, died aged 61 in Monterey. A private ceremony will plant a cypress near his grave per his wish. His paintings influenced wealthy collectors including Marshall Field and Irenee Du Pont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Calif
Francis McComas
California
Marshal Pield
Irenee du Pont
McComas
Edmonton Records 51 Below Zero At Airport
A weather bulletin reports an official temperature of fifty one degrees below zero at Edmonton airport, dated October 28, noting extreme cold conditions for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Cantor Owes Less Tax Than Tax Board Claimed
Eddie Cantor, comedian, owes Uncle Sam 3253 dollars in income tax for 1933, not 15371 as claimed by the Internal Revenue Bureau. The lower figure was agreed upon today by Cantor's counsel and the Board of Tax Appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eddie Cantor
Uncle Sam
International Revenue Bureau
Board of Tax
Walter Chrysler Still Very Sick
Walter P. Chrysler Sr., auto magnate, remains described as a very sick man but slowly improving after seven months of illness diagnosed as a circulatory attack. Associates report gradual recovery in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter P. Chrysler, Sr
Associates
Chrysler
Troops Sent To Bolster Garrison
French troops in Somaliland to accompany a geographic mission along the frontier with Ethiopia to verify Italian incursions. Government spokesmen said no official confirmation of mass Fascist troop concentrations on the Ethiopian Somaliland border could be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Somaliland
Italy
Ethiopia
French Somaliland
Foreign Ministry
Crystal Gazer Sees Shifts in WPA Leadership and Relief Policy
Analysts note a Republican tilt toward returning relief oversight to states on federal aid terms. Charts show rising relief costs tied to WPA pay scales, with economists blaming scales for job-lock in the South. Leadership moves place Harry L. Hopkins at the Commerce Department and Aubrey Williams at NYA, while Colonel Harrington assumes WPA duties to answer Capitol Hill questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce Department
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
F. C. Harrington
Army
Capitol Hill
Harrington
Still Missing Blackmailers Tied to Coster Musica Case
Police continue to search for blackmailers linked to F. Donald Coster who posed as Philip Musica. Arraignments scheduled for two men and a woman accused of extorting from McKesson and Robbins president as the probe widens into Coster Musica’s past and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coster-Musica
New York
F. Donald Coster
Philip Musica
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
State Attorney General's
McKesson and Robbins
Corporation
Harrington Plans End to WPA Pilgrimages of Protest
Colonel Francis C Harrington the new WPA administrator said he expects to end periodic pilgrimages of disgruntled Works Progress employees to Washington by settling their problems and moving on He spoke after a conference with David Lasser president of the Workers Alliance and Herbert Benjamin secretary treasurer of the labor group This was his first meeting with WPA labor leaders Lasser and Benjamin have led many protest missions to former administrator Harry Hopkins and Aubrey Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C
WPA
Works Progress
Washington
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
Herbert Benjamin
Labor Organization
Lasser
Benjamin
Harry L. Hopkins
Aubrey Williams
Harrington
Congressional Record to Switch to Three Columns
The Congressional Record may adopt a three column page layout this winter to save about 135000 dollars yearly. Senator Hayden of Arizona notes the change would reduce paper and printing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Record
Senate
House
Joint Committee On Printing
Hayden
D.-Ariz
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French Socialist Party
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Richard Barton
Ality C
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Cantor
Walter Chrysler
Musicas
Louise Musica Guex
Musica Brothers
Robert
U. S. District Attorney’s Office
Musica
Arthur Vernard
Guex
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Fishkill
N. Y
Loretta
Plymouth Tylor
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St
Cammer Tire CO
Cooper Braddock & Valley Ave
William P. Buckner
Hollywood
Loretta Young
Buckner
Miss Young
Melbourne
Australia
Statettorney
Ambrose V. McCall
John H. McGloon
Waddill Catchings
Goldman, Sachs and Co
Coster- Musica
Catchings
McGloon
Julian F. Thompson
Pontiac
America
Smith Pontiac Sales & Service
W. Gerrard St
Virginia Motor CO
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Service Department
Victor Bluebird
Decca
Brunswick
Miles Music CO
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