Farm State Congressmen Protest Cut Farm Bill
House members from farm states vow to restore funding for major farm expenditures including parity payments and tenant programs but expect defeat. The Senate may fight to restore about 75 million dollars, while cuts reduce the current farm appropriation from 1.3 billion to 634 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Ferguson
D-Okla
Pace
D-Ga
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Russell
Youth Special Series Opens in Winchester With Rev Gruver
Rev J Paul Gruver pastor of Roanoke United Brethren Church leads a youth series at 7 30 each evening next week in the United Brethren Church on North Braddock Street Winchester special days for youth observance adults invited youths encouraged to attend including Winchester and nearby residents as part of an outreach series opening Monday and ending Friday evening
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Roanoke
United Brethren Church
Winchester
North Braddock Street
Vicin
Local Residents Eligible for Income Tax Refunds
Tax refunds announced for local residents including farmers and individuals with listed amounts. Refunds processed through Farmers National Bank and Trust for D Miller 264.05 and T B Patton 965.9, totaling 7437.50. Refunds available through February 1.
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Toe
Farmers Tional Bank and Trust
D. Miller
T. B. Patton
Quail Devastation in Southwest Virginia Mountains
C O Handley reports January’s freezing conditions wiped out two thirds of quail in southwest Virginia mountains and half in the valleys. The harsh weather severely impacts local wildlife populations and hunting prospects.
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Blacksburg
C. O. Handley
Virginia
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Held February First
The Friendship Fire Company held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening February 1 at 8 o'clock. Members were requested to be present for the event.
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Friendship Fire Company
Seven File For City Primary Amid Midnight Filing Deadline
Seven candidates filed petitions with the Democratic executive committee by 3 PM for the city primary on April 2. Ward One council contenders are Percy D, Dr Allen T Hawthorne, incumbents, and J T Kremer. Ward Two nominees include W W Dellinger incumbent A Lee Coble and Benjamin Belchic. Belchic, transfer manager of Novick, Lions Club member, Penn Wharton graduate, is the latest entrant. Noble Pierce is away. petitions handled by secretary Lawrence Hollis.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Percy D
Allen T. Hawthorne
J. T. Kremer
W. W. Dellinger
A. Lee Coble
Benjamin Belchic
Charles A. Anderson
Belchic
Novick Transfer Company
Lions Club
Junior Board of Trade
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Noble Pierce
Lawrence Hollis
Nominated For Postal Positions Nominated For Postal Positions
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the post master nominations for Virginia localities including Big Stone Gap and Round Hill with Florence among the nominees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Isaac
Round Hill
Florence
Reds Struggle as Finnish Forces Thwart Soviet Offensives
Helsinki dispatch reports Soviet forces revive campaigns in the Balla and Petsamo sectors but are driven back by Finnish troops. In northern Lake Ladoga, Finland tightens pincers on a stalled Russian offensive and repels an island assault. Russians suffer civilian casualties and air losses as patrols intensify.
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Helsinki
Russia
Balla
Petsamo
Arctic Circle
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Prins
Rovaniemi
Hugo Oesterman
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Pinland
Red Army
Rovaenimi
February Brings Cold Record as Snow Grips Month
February opened with a 19 degree low and icy weather, one of the coldest months this year after January’s deep freeze. Ten days seen snow, with 1.38 inches total precipitation and a high of 44 degrees on January 15, while temperatures dipped to nine days with 10 degree drops. The dull winter pattern continues amid marmot folklore predicting six more weeks of winter.
Red-Headed Cashier Foils Owl-Eyed Bandit at Liberty Theatre
Cumberland Maryland police seek an "owl-eyed" robber after Miss Helen Trenary, cashier at the Liberty Theatre, outstared the man and refused his demand for all the money. The 35 year old, five foot eleven suspect wore thick glasses and a dark overcoat and fled after being denied.
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Owl-Eyed Bandit
Police
Cumberland
Helen V. Trenary
Davidson Street
Liberty Theatre
Miss Trenary
Annie Cave Trenary
Joseph N. Trenary
Winchester
The
Liberty
Thomas H. Burke
White House Birthday Gift Note To Colleen Rosier
Colleen Rosier, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rosier, and President Roosevelt share a birthday on January 6. She wrote the President a birthday note and received a reply from Miss LeHand praising her recovery from infantile paralysis. Colleen, who attended Round Hill school, had illness in 1936 and spent months at University Hospital Charlottesville before relearning to walk with a leg brace.
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Colleen Rosier
Round Hill
Colleen
White House
Miss LeHand
M. A. Lehand
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Anniversary of the U S High Court ceremony noted by Chief Justice Hughes
Chief Justice Hughes calls the constitutional dispute a token of vitality during a ceremony marking the Supreme Court's first meeting 150 years ago. Attorney General Jackson urges that law be reviewed to fit current conditions as Congresses committees attend the event.
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Washington
Hughes
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Senate
House Judiciary
Winchester photographer Jolliffe dies at 39
Laurence VanHorn Jolliffe a renowned Winchester photographer died at Memorial Hospital at 1 PM from pneumonia and complications after a brief illness. He was 39, a Handley High School graduate and former Bachrach Studio photographer who later ran his North Loudoun Street studio. His work gained recognition in art centers in this country and abroad.
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Laurence VanHorn Jolliffe
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Jolliffe
George Jolliffe
Handley High School
Bachrach
Baltimore
Jolliffe
North
Loudoun Street
Red Cross members highlighted at Winchester meeting
Winchester Frederick Red Cross chapter reports ten percent citizen membership. Roy Ryden presented the roll call at the annual meeting. Officers were elected including Rev. H J Womeldorf as chair and Harry F Byrd Jr as vice chairman. Cordela Wolfe urged disaster relief effort in Poland and Finland.
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Winchester
Winchester-Frederick
Walker McC. Bond
H. J. Womeldorf
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
John S. Scully, Jr
C. Vernon Eddy
Cordela Wolfe
Poland
Finland
Red Cross
Anne P. Starling
J. H. Lowden
Larrick Acquitted In Clarke Case in Virginia Court
Berryville Virginia February 1 Woodrow Wilson Larrick about 20 White Post youth was acquitted in Clarke County Circuit Court on statutory charges after a half hour jury deliberation. Defense by Joseph F Moore and Garland Williams Commonwealths Attorney Edward McCormick Williams prosecuted Judge Philip Williams presided Letters written by the girl were cited as defense. Jurors listed Beverley foreman Campbell Simon Newlin and C F Swartz Trial of Claude Lingle on separate charges was set for today and a related A B C violation case was planned for Friday. For sale Bondurant property relief see page 2.
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Berryville
Woodrow Wilson Larrick
White Post Section
Clarke County
Young Larrick
Joseph F. Moore
Garland Williams
Commonwealth
Edward McCormick Williams
Philip Williams
Larrick
Beverley
B. Foreman
Campbell
Simon Newlin
C. F. Swartz
Claude Lingle
Convicon
C. H. Iden
Tom Lea
Shorty” ‘Gaunt
A. B.C
Williams College Outing Club Prepares Snow Carnival
Williamstown residents report Williams College Outing Club hauls snow to Sheep Hill to ensure favorable conditions for the winter carnival set for Friday and Saturday. The effort follows Mark Twain's advice that weather is tricky and should be addressed.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Mark Twain
Outing Club
Sheep Hill
Carter Glass Jr Takes Oath as Virginia State Senator
Carter Glass Jr the son of the state’s senior senator took the oath as state senator from the Lynchburg Campbell district. He was assigned to the Finance and Insurance and Banking Committees and follows in his father’s footsteps. Senator Wickham lauded him and urged a Finance Committee appointment. He succeeds Senator Charles E Burks.
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Richmond
Carter Glass, Jr
Virginia
United States
Lynchburg- Campbell
Henry T. Wickham
Senate
Glass
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
Lynchburg
Finance
Insurance
Banking
Burks
Charles E. Burks
Man Found Dead Near Wrecked Auto Near Asheville
Bulletin from Asheville reports a man found dead beside his wrecked car. He is tentatively identified as Frank Gray, of Danville Virginia or Village Apartments Chapel Hill. Police are investigating the double-location identification and the mobile wreck in Ashe County.
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Asheville
N. C
Frank Gray
Main Street
Danville
Village Apartments
Chapel Hill
Four Killed In RAF Bomber Crashes In Antrim Coast
Four bodies were found today in the wreckage of a Royal Air Force bomber that crashed into a mountain along the County Antrim coast yesterday killing the crew.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Air Force
County Antrim
Emigrants Sail for Palestine From Sulina
A group of 2,300 Jewish emigrants from Austria and former Czechoslovakia sailed from Sulina Romania aboard the Turkish freighter Vakaria for Palestine despite lacking entry permits.
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Sulina
Rumania
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Palestine
Food Allowance For British Concession In Japan Pact
Japanese military authorities agreed to permit five truck loads of foodstuffs to enter the blockaded British concession each day. The move aims to relieve the food crisis there as night restrictions are observed.
Steeplejack and Wife Paint Sacred Heart Steeple
Louis Stone, 42, and his wife, 36, are painting the Sacred Heart Catholic Church steeple with aluminum, aiming to make the landmark visible from afar. They will add gold leaf to the cross and repair a lightning-damaged base when finished.
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Louis Stone
Highlights of War by the Associated Press
London Laborites clash in Commons over including economics minister in the war cabinet. Tokyo foreign minister disavows plans to curb the United States and other powers in China. Helsinki commander says defense lines hold against Russia after a Soviet raid kills 15. Paris reports four French patrols penetrate German lines for information. Berlin says one French patrol destroyed on the western front.
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The
Associated Press
London
Commons
Economics
Tokyo
United States
China
Far East
Helsinki
Russia
Paris
France
Berlin
Western Front
Caskey Baking Co Appeals After Tax Court Guilty
The Caskey Baking Company Inc was found guilty in Corporation Court of violating Section 192-B of Virginia’s Tax Code. Judgment and a $50 fine plus costs were suspended 60 days to allow a Supreme Court of Appeals writ of error. The case concerns out of state peddling wares in Virginia and a $100 per vehicle tax.
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Caskey Baking Company Inc
Virginia
Philip Williams
Supreme Court of Appeals
Williams
United States
Commissioner of of Revenue
McVicar
Corporation Court
Clarence Martin
Martinsburg
R. Gray Williams
Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
James P. Reardon
Winchester Christmas seal drive lags in returns
Mrs. D. W. Ritenour, chairman, notes the sale totals more in 1939 to date than 1938 but many donors have not yet responded. Seals or checks are urged at the earliest convenience so a complete report can be submitted to the state association by February 15.
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D. W. Ritenour
Winchester
Vacation mystery looms as Herman Hable may run
City and County reports note scribes struggle to locate Herman Hable amid vacation rumors. John Kremer of Hable Real Estate says the 72 year old may be deep sea fishing and Democratic primary filings remain uncertain before midnight deadline. A first freezing death in Warren County involves Roy Grant found near Limeton, likely after a heart attack. Local steeple painter works on Sacred Heart Church steeple, 120 feet high.
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Herman Hable
John Kremer
Hable
Warren County
Roy Grant
Limeton
Virginia House debates three day waiting period for marriage licenses
Fairfax delegate Francis Pickens Miller proposes a three day waiting period between marriage license application and issuance citing 8000 yearly weddings in his area. He favors pre marriage syphilis tests but wants the delay to deter out of state Gretna Green marriages.
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Richmond
Francis Pickens Miller
Fairfax
House of Delegates
Miller
Gretna Green
Virginia
Old Mill
House
Medley Senate
Washington
Pairfax County
Partners
America
Caudill Senate
State Highway Commission
Giles County
New River
Pana
Senate
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Bank Robbery At Meadowview Branch With Cash Missing
Meadowview Virginia February 1 bank robbery at the Bank of Damascus branch. Assistant cashier Charles W Arnold was slugged on the head as he opened the safe and the offices reported the amount stolen between eight thousand and ten thousand dollars with exact figures undetermined.
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Meadowview
Bank of Damascus
Charles W. Arnold
Operation On Chief Hollis Gastric Ulcer Successful
Richmond radio says Winchester Police Chief Clayton Hollis underwent an operation for a gastric ulcer at 8 this morning. Dr Horseley operated for about three hours. Chief Hollis remains in danger for four days. Deputy Sergeant Francis Punk spoke from the scene as the chief’s family, Philip Hollis and Mrs Johnson, stayed by him.
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Richmond
Francis Punk
Winchester
Clayton Hollis
Horseley
Hollis
Hisa Philip
Johnson
Rouss Fire Co. Holds February Meeting
The Charley Rouss Fire Co. will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend. D. Weaver, President.
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Charley Rouss Fire& Co
D. Weaver
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J. Paul Gruver
Belchie
Salla
U.S. High Court
Womeldorf
Clarke
Yellow Cab
Carter Glass
Bulletins
Steeplejack
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Church
Oneet Hollis
Rouss Fire CO
Sarah Zane Fire CO
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