Directory Of Congress Has An Increase By 25 Pages
Washington February 5 The Congressional Directory expands by 25 pages in 12 months as many biographies gain lines. Rep Ford gains clubs list, Sabath grows to 44.5 lines, Ludlow changes name, Bradley drops Van Ness, Lesinski adds lines, Burdick shrinks, Boren removes birth date, Burns shortens name, five Brooklyn Democrats remain brief biographies.
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Washington
Rep. Ford
R-Calif
Leland Merritt Ford
Leland M. Ford
al Malaikah
Rep
Sabath
D-Ill
Rep. Ludlow
D-Ind
Louis
Louis Leon Ludlow
Bradley
R-Mich
Frederick van Ness Bradley
Vance
Lesinski
D-Mich
Burdick
R-Ind
Somers
Delaney and O'Toole
Democrat
Brooklyn
N. Y
Realty Sales Decline Amid Cold Norfolk Week
Norfolk Va February reports show statewide realty transfers shrinking as cold weather curbs activity. The Virginia Real Estate Association lists 176 deeds totaling 513 565 in consideration for the week, down from 244 deeds and 880 540 the prior week, with Richmond 52 deeds 657 430 Alexandria 28 deeds 129 400 Arlington 29 deeds 122 375 Norfolk 49 deeds 87 000 Roanoke 18 deeds 26 600 broken out by city.
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Norfolk
Mercury
Virginia Real Estate Association
Richmond
Alexandria
Arlington
Roanoke
Special Services Begin Tonight At United Brethren Church
Beginning tonight at 7 30 and continuing each night this week through Friday special services will be held at the United Brethren Church on North Braddock Street. The Rev J Paul Gruver of Roanoke Va will deliver the messages aimed at youth but open to all ages as well. Parents are urged to attend with their children as today’s youth are tomorrow’s church leaders.
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United Brethren Church
North Braddock Street
Board of Religious Education
J. Paul Gruver
Roanoke
Mr. Gruver
Grover
Bile Wake Up Call Standard or Medical Misprint
Fragments describe a garbled gag about bile and stomach distress with references to Carter’s Little Liver Bile and a chaotic sequence of phrases. No clear event or date emerges, leaving a disjointed, nonsensical item with limited actionable detail.
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Carter
Judge Handley Sought Winchester as Test of Loyalty
The article recounts Judge Handley’s ties to Winchester through friend James Jifkins, his plan to donate a large park or hotel, and his two major bequests to the city. It notes his admiration for Stonewall Jackson, his death in Scranton, and the creation of The Handley Library from his funds.
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Holmes Conrad
Handley Board of Trustees
Winchester
Handley
United States
Commonwealth of Virginia
Lee and
Jackson
Judge Handley
Scranton
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Gessler
John Handley
Virginia
Jifkins
James Jifkins
Lackawanna County
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Judge Handiey
Berryville Turnpike
Burgess
Equity Improvement Company
Mount Hebron
Eeeee County
German Attack On French Lines Repulsed Near Blies River
Paris reports indicate a German assault on French advance lines in wooded hills east of the Blies river was repulsed with grenades. French forces captured two German prisoners as enemy patrols remained active despite fog and limited aviation.
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Paris
Blies River
Severe citrus crop damage from January freeze in Florida and Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture reports severe freeze damage to Florida and Texas citrus the week of January 22 to 29. Most trees escaped injury, but fruit shows ice crystals and early losses are expected. Temperatures dropped to 15 to 22 degrees in Florida with extended sub 25 degree periods.
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the Star
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Texas
Agricultural Marketing Service
Brownsville
Citrus Belt
East Coast
Florida Citrus Commission
Shenandoah Student Finishes Diploma After Long Hiatus
Shenandoah Iowa Feb 5 John Grafton will graduate from Shenandoah High School 18 years after his first class. He left school to work, married, then returned to finish the two credits needed for his diploma after taking extra work.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
John Grafton
Shenandoah High School
Quiet Day From Berlin High Command Update
Quiet day reported by Berlin on February 5 as the high command communiqué summarizes yesterday's war events with limited activity and no major offensives. The brief notes air raid conditions and troop movements with no decisive breakthroughs.
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Berlin
High Command
Woman Farmer Evolves Plan To Increase Forests
In Martinsville Virginia Ruth S Norton cultivates Chatmoss plantation with the soil conservation camp to expand forested land. She plans add five acres of steep land to yellow poplar boosting total to 110 acres and enhances income from woodland. Norton operates two farms totaling acres and follows a 10 year cropping cycle by annual woodland improvement at about 20 acres per year.
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Martinsville
Ruth S. Norton
Chatmoss
Here
Soil Conservation c. C. C. Camp
Ridgeway
Soil Conservation Service
Norton
Bossy Cow Drinks Motor Oil, County Pays Bill
Parson towns report a cow named Bossy drank motor oil drained from a county tractor. The cow fell ill and the county paid a $9 veterinarian bill, prompting owner indignation.
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Parsons, Kas
Bossy
Firequelling blaze in new office building in Virginia
Firefighters from Wessex County extinguished a blaze in a newly opened office building in TAPPAHANNOCK VA last night. Loss was estimated at several hundred dollars with the fire believed to have started in the furnace room.
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Tappahannock
Wessex County
European rationing stalls American auto trade outlook
Washington reports that Europe’s wartime gasoline restrictions have shrunk consumption, raised prices, and pushed substitutes like alcohol-gasoline mixtures and solid-fuel gas. Drivers carry ration books, while taxi drivers limit trips and motorists rely on trains, buses, and bicycles to cope.
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Washington
Europe
Commerce Department
Blast At Kent Powder Works Reported
Disclosure of an explosion and fire at a Kent powder works on Saturday. No casualties. The blast happened in a powder hut and was blamed on a form of combustion caused by dampness. Firemen stopped the flames from spreading.
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London
Kent
Schoolboy Slow In Learning Scene at Police School
Oklahoma City report reveals a police school moment where Lieut. L. H. Whalen questions a patrolman about Couch drive and Shartel avenue with the officer replying he does not know the location. The exchange highlights a reminder of local policing drills.
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Oklahoma City
Couch Drive
L. H. Whalen
Shartel Avenue
Whalen
Escapes Danger Walks Into It in Ice and Wax Slip
Roxboro North Carolina February 5. Mrs Lizzie Pixley walked over an icy block of street then slipped on a newly waxed apartment floor. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Roxboro
N. C
Lizzie Pixley
Montreal Mozart Makes New York Town Hall Debut
Andre Mathieu, nine, dubbed the Montreal Mozart, arrives in New York to perform at Town Hall after astonishing early years with minuets at age three.
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Andre Mathieu
Montreal
Mozart
New York
Town Hall
Andre
Society Hockshop Bankruptcy Auction in Los Angeles
The society hockshop in Los Angeles entered bankruptcy with stock auctioned. Seventeen jewel watches sold for 2.25 and wedding rings by the tray for far less than list. Items included cigaret case once owned by Prince Scheff, a diamond studded belt won by wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko in Cuba 1925, and trays of gold mounted rabbit feet proving hard to move.
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Los Angeles
Zamancky
Society Hockshop
Priter Scheff
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Cuba
Zemanskys
Policemen Ready For Emergencies
In Minneapolis on February 5 a call to summon an ambulance for an expectant wife led police to rush the woman and husband to a hospital. An elevator ride carried the mother upstairs for delivery as officers handled the emergency with speed.
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Minneapolis
Charles Eddans
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Reles
Goldstein
Financial Rocks
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