County Boards Agree To Co operate In Celebrating Bi Centennial
Frederick County school and board of supervisors unite to back a two day Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival celebration for Frederick County 200th anniversary. Committees named led by Fred Larrick and Ansel Solenberger to coordinate with festival officials and local history groups.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Tom Baldridge
Shenandoah
Fred Larrick
Middletown
House of Burgesses
County of
Frederick
Orange County
Blue Ridge Mountain
Colony of
Virginia
Winchester
City of
Misunderstandings About Local Post Office Concession
MA Winchester addresses citizen misapprehensions about a concession in the local post office. The post office earns no compensation from the stand as profits go to the operator, a blind man. The piece also notes springlike days and the mockingbird’s song, including its habit of singing for long stretches without repeating notes.
Hall Denies Accord With Britain On War And Navy
Secretary of State Hall told Senator Pittman there is no understanding with Britain relating to war or its possibility and no alliance requiring the Navy to act with any other country or patrol a specific ocean. The denial came in a letter answering Senator Johnson’s questions.
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Washington
Hall
Pittman
D.-Nev
United States
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tead
Hull
Senate
Johnson
Foreign Relations Committee
William D. Leahy
Verdict for former Winchester officer in damage case
After about an hour and a half of deliberation, a Corporation Court jury returned a verdict in favor of B C Cline, ex police officer, in a $10,000 suit by Charles Farmer for injuries from an May 1 1936 arrest during the Apple Blossom Festival. The trial featured multiple witnesses and legal teams from Woodstock and the city.
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Corporation Court
B C. Cline
Winchester
Charles Farmer
FP. S. Tavenner
Frankh. Brumback
B. FP
Arthur
Claude Grim
Harry Copenhaver
L. L. Hockman
Warren Eddy
James Moling
Miller Streit
Farmer
Sanitary Barber Shop
Loudoun Street
Plank
Cline
Jailed for Silence Frances McCullough Refuses Immigration Questions
Frances F. McCullough, 19, of St. John, New Brunswick, faces 14 days in jail for refusing to answer questions posed by immigration authorities. She later agrees to answer and is released after a judge orders her to respond. Central Press reports.
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Frances F. McCullough
St. John, N
Camrae Rane
Central Press
James Walters Held for Robbery In Fredericksburg Case
Fredericksburg police arrested James Walters 25 of King William County for assault and robbery of an elderly white woman in West Point. Walters confessed and was turned over to Sheriff J T Mitchell. He was later identified as James Walters alias Irvin Brooks and returned to West Point jail in the Hand case after robbing Mrs Tom Hand of Cohoke Station of $40.
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Fredericksburg
James Walters
Lester Manor
King William County
West Point
Walters
J. T. Mitchell
Kine William County
King William
James Walter
Irvin Brooks
Tom Hand
Cohoke Station
Mitchell
Flood Menace Reappears As Rivers Rampage
Detroit reports rivers swollen by thaws flooding Michigan towns and Ontario areas. Thamesville Ontario endures 12 mile ice jam causing sewer flooding and basements. nearby Rock River and Pecatonica show receding or rising conditions. Mohawk River floods threaten Amsterdam New York with gas service disruptions. Wisconsin roads in Kenosha County remain closed but recede elsewhere.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ontario
Shames
Thamesville
Chatham
Prairie Siding
Thames
Sterling
Ill
Rock Island
Freeport
New York State
Amsterdam
N. Y
Mohawk Carpet Millis’ Shuttleworth Division
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
Milwaukee
Four University of Richmond Students Injured in Car Crash
Four University of Richmond students were injured in an auto accident near Richmond. Ernest Eubanks of Roanoke Rapids N C and Charles Hallowell Jr of Atlantic City N J were in critical condition with spine fracture and head injuries respectively. Slover H Creasy of Gretna a senior suffered a concussion and multiple bruises with a fair condition.
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Richmond
University of Richmond
Richmond City
Charles Hallowell, Jr
Atlantic City
N. J
Ernest Eubanks
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Memorial Hospital
Eubanks
Hallowell
Slover H. Creasy
Gretna
Smiling Dave and Lindy Low Broadcasters Preview
Local broadcast listing notes SMILING DAVE and LINDY LOW on air via Oak Grove Web. Reservations requested by calling 17 F 2.
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Smiling Dave
Lindy Low
Virginia Senate passes real estate loan bill with limits on appraisals
Finance committee heard that implementing the streamlined relief plan will require localities to raise an estimated 300000 to 500000 dollars annually. The Senate approved a bill liberalizing bank real estate loans in excess of 50 percent of appraised value with extra collateral.
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Richmond
House
Virginia Senate
Price
M. R. Morgan
C. C. Louderback
Senate
Russell Cather
Winchester
Senate Insurance and Banking Committee
Cather
Vivian Page
Norfolk
E. E. Holland
Suffolk
John W. Rust
Fairfax
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Assembly
Scott Litton
Virginia
G. Alvin Massenburg
Senate Finance Committee
Arthur W. James
Mrs. Willis Improves After Stairway Injury at Home
Mrs. William R. Willis, who was admitted to Memorial Hospital last week after a stairway fall at her South Cameron Street home, was reported today in somewhat improved condition. Doctors say her general state is satisfactory though full recovery may take time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Willis
Memorial Hospital
South Cameron Street
Senate row over farm bill and lynching debate stalls action
Washington battle over the revised farm bill delays final House action as Rep Lambertson forces a quorum call and leaders threaten a five hour limit. In the Senate Guffey presses to vote on anti lynching legislation while Hull denies any wartime agreement with Britain. Admiral Leahy testifies on the naval buildup as a cross party push seeks a compromise bill today or tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Rep
Lambertson
R.-Kas
Bankhead
Rayburn
Senate
Guffey
D.-Pa
Supreme Court
Hull
Pittman
United States
Great Britain
House Naval Committee
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Rules Committee
Martin
R.-Mass
Short
R.-Mo
Pace
D.-Ga
Industrial Board Members Named
Governor Price announced the reappointment of three members to the State Industrial School for Negro Children board in Hanover county. The appointees are Henry C. Beattie of Henrico R. R. Gwathmey of Hanover and Virginia Randolph of Richmond.
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Richmond
Price
State Industrial School For
Hanover County
Henry C. Beattie
Henrico
R. R. Gwathmey
Hanover
Virginia Randolph
Slight Reduction In Living Cost Reported By Department Of Labor
The Labor Department reports a 0.6 percent drop in living costs for the three months ending December 15 across 32 large cities. Food fell 3.7 percent while other items rose. Boston had the largest decline at 2.3 percent and Detroit the biggest rise at 1.1 percent.
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Department of Labor
Washington
Labor Department
Department
San Francisco
Memphis
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Boston
Japan Sees Need to Expand Armament Amid World Tensions
Tokyo February 8 War Minister General Gen Sugiyama told a Diet budget panel that world conditions require Japan to broaden armament. He cited Soviet Russia as expanding its forces and warned that unless international relations change, nations move toward rearmament. He noted Japan plans to boost civil aviation as part of strengthening military capacity.
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Tokyo
Gen Sugiyama
Diet
Japan
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Sugiyama
Far East
Nippon
Imperial Aviation Association
Hitch-Hike Hound Sonny Boy and Corky Tour City
An eight year old German shepherd named Sonny Boy is a familiar sight on Los Angeles streets. With him travels Corky a four month old terrier who hitch-hikes rides as the pair roam the city with their owner Central Press reports.
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Sonny Boy
Los Angeles
Corky
Central Press
Riteway Cleaners to Offer Dry Cleaning Service
Beginning February first Riteway Cleaners will provide complete laundering and dry cleaning. For service call Winchter Steam Laundry at the listed phone number 28.
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Riteway Cleaners
True and False Contest at Armel Schoolhouse
A true and false contest occurs at Armel Schoolhouse on February 9 at 8 PM to benefit Macedonia Church. Admission for adults is 25 cents and children 15 cents. Sponsors include Pappy Slim Cur Curly and Gene.
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Armel
Pappy
Macedonia Church
Sam D Preston to Head Winchester Relief Drive
Sam D Preston will head the Central Relief Campaign for 1938 in Winchester as announced by W Nelson Page president of the association Preston a Lions Club leader has long supported local welfare efforts The fourth annual drive aims to fund relief for unemployable residents and is set for the week of March 1 to 7 with division heads to be named soon
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Sam D. Preston
W. Nelson Page
Preston
Lions Club
Winchester
Page
Summers Withdraws From Virginia Motor Vehicles Post Bid
Ezra T. Summers of Norfolk, secretary to Rep. Norman R. Hamilton, announced he has withdrawn from consideration for the Virginia State Director of Motor Vehicles role. A letter to Governor Price cited a conference that made acceptance impracticable. Summers had the backing of Hamilton and lawmakers John W. Flannagan and Patrick H. Drewry.
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Norfolk
Ezra T. Summers
Norman R. Hamilton
Ledger-Dispatch Today
Price
John Q. Rhodes, Jr
Summers
Norman Hamilton
John W. Flannagan
Bristol
Patrick H. Drewry
Petersburg
No Action On New Mine Group
The American Federation of Labor executive council ended its mid winter meeting in Miami without any move to establish the progressive miners of America as AFL successor to John L. Lewis United Mine Workers in the national mining field.
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Miami
Fila
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Progressive Miners of America
AFL
John L. Lewis
United Mine Aeare Union
Rescue Efforts Expand After Soviet Air Disaster near White Sea
Moscow reports 15 dead as V6 dirigible crashes during a trial flight on a rescue mission for four stranded polar scientists. Three survivors, including Captain Gudovantseff, amid ongoing search by icebreakers and planes. Murmanets fights gale as 150 ton hydrographic steamer aids near Greenland coast.
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Moscow
Russia
Kandalaksha
White Sea
Murmansk
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Gudovantseff
Sverdlovsk
Leningrad
Reinder
Lakehurst
Arctic
Murman
Murmanets
Luncheon Clubs Meet With Chamber of Commerce
City luncheon clubs including Lions Kiwanis and Rotary waive regular meetings to join a 6:45 p.m. gathering with the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber’s annual meeting is slated for the George Washington Hotel with a round table for Rotarians unable to attend the dinner tonight.
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The
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
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Fred J. Larrick
Ansel B. Solenberger
Gold
Britain
Leahy
B. C. Cline
Oak Grove
Ternate
W. R. Willis
Pennsylvania
Industrial Board
Pal
Comely Blonde
Bluefield
W. USA
Dorothy Louise Lavender
Beaver High School
Joe Edward Greenberg
Nemours
W. Va
Miss Lavender
Joe Greenberg
Pocahontas
Kate
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