Richmond News-Leader analyzes Westmoreland Davis attack on Byrd economy
The Richmond News-Leader critiques an excerpt from Westmoreland Davis to contest Senator Byrd's stance on extending the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It argues the Byrd position favors administrative reorganization and longer life for lending bureaus, countering claims of intent to destroy agencies aiding recovery.
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Richmond News-Leader
Westmoreland Davis
Loudoun Times-Mirror
F. Byrd
Richmond
New Places
Byrd
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Winchester and Frederick women aid Red Cross in wartime drive
The Red Cross drive in Winchester and Frederick County sees hundreds of blankets and many garments produced from Winchester textile materials. The sewing rooms in Winchester and Stephens City stay busy as volunteers contribute to a humanitarian effort.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Red Cross
Winchester Textile Industries
Stephens City
Sarah Zane Fire Company to Convene Meeting
The Sarah Zane Fire Company holds its regular monthly meeting in Rouss Hall on February 4 at 8 p.m. All members are requested to attend. L M Crabill, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Rouss Hall
L. M. Crabill
Desirable Albin Property of Miss Howard to Sell
The home of the late Miss Susan B. Howard in Albin will be sold at auction on Neon Saturday February 6 1937. Sale bills by M M Lynch.
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Susan B. Howard
Albin
Charley Rouss Orators To Be Frazier Greever
Virginia ABC Board Chairman T McCall Frazier and Judge Paul R Greever of Cody Wyoming will be the two principal speakers at the 43rd annual Charley Rouss Fire Company banquet on Thursday February 11 at 730 pm in Winchester. The event honors Charles Broadway Rouss the late benefactor who rose from obscurity to prominence in New York commerce. Also invited is Burr P Harrison with Judge Greever accepted by Major A Willis Robertson.
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T. McCall Frazier
Virginia Abc
Paul R. Greever
Cody
Wyoming
Charley Rouss
Charles Broadway Rouss
Winchester
New York
Burr P. Harrison
A. Willis Robertson
Greever
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Frazier
Major Robertson
Harrison
Virginia
Kansas
University of Kansas
89Th Ae
West speaks on water conservation at ban quet report
Judge Greever, a Democrat and former Cody mayor, Wyoming University trustee, husband, father of two, and Lansing Kansas native, will share a first hand Dust Bowl report at the ban quet. He was elected to the 74th Congress in 1934 and to the 75th in 1936.
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West
Judge Greever
Cody
University of Wyoming
Lansing
Kansas
Lindberghs Celebrate Birthday in Rome Privacy Planned Flight
Charles Lindbergh and his wife marked his thirty fifth birthday in Rome and arranged a late flight to Tripoli to visit Italo Balbo. They will stay three to four days in Libya before continuing to England. Mussolini arranged guard to ensure privacy while Lindbergh’s black and orange touring monoplane is fueled at Littorio airport. The trip may pass Naples Capri Vesuvius Pompeii Stromboli and the straits of Messina on a route toward Africa.
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Lindbergh
Tripoli
Italo Balbo
Italy
Lindberghs
Libya
General Balbo
England
Aded
Academy of Janiculum Hill
Lindy
Rome
Mussolini
Littorio
Mediterranean
Africa
Naples
Capri
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Stromboli
Straits of
Assena
Frederick County Teachers Observe Warren County High School Trip
On Friday February 11 a group of Frederick County teachers will join a third observation trip to Warren County High School in Front Royal. Led by Miss Anne Starling the visit aims to review work in rural education with Prof. Q. D. Gasque as host.
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Frederick County
Front Royal
Warren County
Q. D. Gasque
Anne Starling
Bryarly
A. E. Neehal
Virginia Stickley
Kathleen Thompson
Holmes Spence
Stephens City
R. E. Ayler
Elsie Havermale
J. M. Wake
C. B. Stickley
Saxton Sampsell
Lola Petrie
Effie Argenbright
Nettie Argenbright
Bertha Stickley
Irene Stickley
Florence Allen
Dora Lanford
Starling
Sit-Down Love Striker Demands Answer To Marriage Vow
Harold Halen camped in the lobby of Florence Hurbut's apartment building in Excelsior Springs Missouri after proposing daily for a year. He chained himself to a radiator and refused to leave until she said yes, while Helen, 20, 30 from actor background, begged him to unchain and go home. He remained seated, receiving meals on a tray and passing time with a magazine and solitaire.
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Excelsior Springs
Harold Halen
Helen
Pops
Florence
Miss Hurlibut
Hulen
Harold
Kansas City
Ozark
B. Davis
Jan
Nighthawk
Robert Kenyon
Willow Springs
Kenyon
Bingo Party Aids Flood Relief at Round Hill School
Round Hill 4-H Club hosts a bingo event on Friday February 5 with half the proceeds for flood relief. The sale features blankets comforts unions and snuggies at bargain prices by Moling and Cather ip-1t.
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Round Hill School
Round Hill
Fees Proposed for Shenandoah Park Auto Traffic
A plan urged by the Budget Bureau would impose a $1 annual license fee and a 25 cent per trip charge on autos and house trailers entering Shenandoah National Park. The proposal has faced opposition from Winchester Chamber of Commerce and Shenandoah Valley groups.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
State Commission On Conservation and Development
Congress
Andrew Bell
A. E. Demaray
National Park Service
Shenandoah National Park
Budget Bureau
Demaray
Bureau of the Budget
Bell
Malina Ee Service
Virginia
Northern Virginia Letter Carriers Meet in Waynesboro
About 75 members of the Northern Virginia Letter Carriers Association gathered at the Main Street Methodist Church in Waynesboro for a banquet and meeting. W S Baker led arrangements with Ben Craig as host. Ryland Conner acted as toastmaster. Louis Spilman delivered an inspirational address praising postal service devotion.
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Northern Virginia Letter Carriers Association
Waynesboro
Main Street
M. E
Young People’s
W. S. Baker
Benjamin Craig
Ryland Conner
Winchester
A. R. Harding
J. Frank Harper
C. E. Brandt
Spilman
W. Merritt
Evelyn Merritt
Roy Visa
Madrid
Louis Spilman
Silk Underwear Special at Margaret L Hodgson
Local ad lists satin slips priced at 1.98 and 2.98 and satin gowns at 3.98 and 5.98. Margaret L Hodgson signed the notice with a date tag.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Friendship Fire Company to Hold February Meeting
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on February 4 at 8 p m. All members are asked to attend as there will be business of importance to be transacted. Richard Boxwell, Captain.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Richard Boxwell
Winchester Frederick Red Cross flood relief fund grows
Officials report the Winchester Frederick Chapter has raised 2800 in ten checks of 280 for flood relief. Virginia Woolen Company matches employee contributions, dry cleaners donate services, and a February 10 benefit at Hayfield Camp plus string orchestra donations aid the drive. A National Red Cross note commends the effort while listing donors including George H. Smith Virginia Woolen Company H B McCormac T H Manuel Snapps Foundry Mr and Mrs John H Lamp N B Farit Stephens City Entertainment Miss Julia Steele.
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Winchester- Frederick
The
Red Cross
Tony
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
Hayfield
Hogue Creek
William Carl Hunt
National Red Cross
Frederick County
George H. Smith
H. B. McCormac
T. H. Manuel
Snapps Foundry
John H. Lamp
N. B. Farit
Stephens City Entertainment
Julia Steele
Fire Decimates Cincinnati Furniture Plant and Store
A large blaze in Cincinnati's west end destroyed the Stille and Duhlmeier furniture factory and the Art Wood Turning and Scroll Company with losses estimated between 250 000 and 300 000. Furniture stored by nearby residents was ruined as their homes were flooded in the disaster.
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Cincinnati, O
West End
Cincinnati
Stille and Duhlmeier
Art Wood Turning and Scroll Company
Hodgson and Brown Jewelers Trade-In Sale Ad
Liberal allowance offered for old watches toward a new style. Look at your watch others judge you by it. Investigation costs nothing. Hodgson and Brown, Jewelers.
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Hodgson & Brown, Jewelers
Tribute to Scientist Dr Elsworth Johnson Honors X Ray Pioneer
At a Rotary Club luncheon the speaker lauded Dr Henry Baetjer hero of science who died in 1933 for pioneering practical X ray use. He noted Baetjer’s exposure risks and medical advances, and outlined his Winchester roots and Hopkins and European studies.
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Elsworth Johnson
Rotary Club
Henry Baetjer
Baetjer
Special Matinee Adds Friday Show For Legion Event
Due to huge ticket sales a special matinee is scheduled Friday afternoon at 3 30. Admission 40 cents for adults 15 cents for children.
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American Legion
West Virginia line to Winchester Route 7 modernization discussed
State Senator W. H. East and C. M. Moyer of Staunton conferred with Andrew Bell of the Chamber and Senator T. Russell Cather on the regional road program. East said convicts on Route 7 NW of Winchester will continue until the roadway is modernized. Route 11 work will start about ten days after bid award. Bell quoted East on maintaining traffic flow during construction, especially for the Apple Blossom Festival.
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W. H. East
Staunton
Ene Highway Commission
C. M. Moyer
Fietmet
Highway Department
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
T. Russell Cather
Senator East
Mr. Moyerrrived
W. C. Poston
Winchester
West Virginia
Echols Brothers
R. W. Moore and
Cairo flood fighters set to guard for two weeks
Cairo engineers and Army engineers estimate peak flood at under a quarter inch above current stage. Col. R G Powell notes the river covers a wide area and flood stage may linger 12 or 13 days at about 59.62 feet. Local watch crews stay on duty as authorities monitor rising water.
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Cairo
R. G. Powell
Ohio River Division
Baby Popularity Contest Standings Revealed
The standing list shows multiple entrants with tallies such as Men's Shop 293,850 and Shopping Centre 44,905. Other notable counts include Hodgson & Brown 143,810, Winchester Seed Co. 275,425, Rhodes Drug Store 140,185, Gas Company 197,065, Parker's Grocery 158,675, Pine Motor 163,000, and Jolliffe 30,280.
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Aeres Orcob Ory Co Ua Aense Se
Hodgson & Brown
Winchester Seed Co
Rhodes Drug Store
Timberlake's
Miller & Anderson
Golden Glow
Pingley & Carper
Gas Company
Vase
Chapman Motor
Moling & Cather
Blue & Gray
Sanitary Dairy
Baker & Anderson
Huntsberry
Rite Way
John 8
Miller
Buncutter
Parker’s Grocery A
Jolliffe
Escesvasessees
Evacuation writ sought as GM strike escalates
General Motors faces steps to eject sit down strikers at two Flint plants as Governor Murphy and officials seek a peace basis. Writs may be filed with Sheriff Wolcott while police resume reserve enlistments and a nonviolence truce is cited. United Automobile Workers appeal for AFL support follows.
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Paul Gadola
Genesee County
Flint, Mich
Fisher Body Co
General Motors
Flint
Gadola
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Central Press
Associated Press
Detroit
Frank Murphy
General Motors Automotive
Murphy
Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers of America
James Wills
Harold Bradshaw
Wills
Rdsmen
Roy E. Brownell
Mich
General Motors Corporation
Junction
James V. Wills
Thomas W. Wolcott
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Special Price Four 4.75x19 Tires At Cammer Tire Co
Reminder of antiques sale at 326 N Cameron St Winchester on Thursday Feb 11 at 141n A M. Miles B Dean notes tires offered with easy terms and antiques auction details given.
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Cammer ‘Tire Co
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Rouss Fire Co Notice on Feb 5 Meeting
Charley Rouss Fire Co. holds a meeting Friday evening February 5 at 8 o'clock. Entry by M D Weaver, president.
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Rouss Fire CO
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U. S
Apostles of Economy
Sarah Zane
M. M. Lynch
Frazier, Greever
ABC
Vivine
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Laws
Front Royal and
Frost
Striker
Ing & Cather
Fear Park
Mr. Demaray
BY Budget Bureau
J. C. B. Davis
Department of Justice
Mattson
John F. Johnson
Dr. Davis
Auburn
Wash
Charles Mattson
Ed Norris
Charles Ludwig
Johnson
Ludwig
Tacoma
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tacoma Tide Flats
Hero of Science
Sitters
Mr. Moyer
Fighters of Flood Watch
Army
Attorney For Corporation
Miles B. Dean
Taliinenne
M. D. Weaver
Mary
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