President to ask Congress for big sum to feed jobless
President Roosevelt plans to request Congress within days for relief funds between 200 and 300 million dollars for the next five months. The move aims to cover February through April with possible further needs for the next fiscal year. White House discussions involved Barkley Glass Rayburn Morgenthau Bell Williams and aides ongoing to firm relief amounts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Speaker Bankhead
Works Progress Administration
Senate
Barkley
White House
Glass
D-Ky
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Rayburn
Hae Otee
Capitol Hill
Winchester Backs Banquets Blending Work With Fun
The article notes annual banquets by the Chamber of Commerce and the Charley Rouss Fire Company. Attendees left with a new view of the chamber’s community role and plans for a tribute dinner honoring Charles Broadway Rouss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Charley Rouss
Charles Broadway Rouss
Rouss
Smoke
Luncheon at Sale By Burnt Church Ladies
Ladies of Burnt Church will hold a luncheon at Wright's sale on Thursday with proceeds to benefit the church. Lunch will be served from 9 to 1 and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnt Church
Wright
Bad Girls on Trial for Life in Newark Murder Case
Two young women Mrs. Ethel Sohl 20 and Genevieve Owens 17 face first degree murder charges in Newark New Jersey for killing a bus driver during a December robbery over $2.10 Their reputed confession states Sohl fired the shot while Owens waited in a stolen car for the getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Sohl
Genevieve Owens
Newark
N. J
Miss Foley Weds R M Kleberg and Sen Smathers in Fairfax
In Fairfax Virginia on February 9 47 year old Senator Smathers married 28 year old Winter Haven Florida native Miss Foley. The ceremony was at Fairfax Methodist Church with Rev R Carl Maxwell officiating. The couple planned a Miami trip and Boca Raton stay before returning to Four Winds Bethesda Maryland.
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Washington
Osu
Alan Shafers
Jim Foley
Winter Haven
Fla
Fairfax, Va
Four Winds
Bethesda
Berryville
Smathers
Waynesville
N. C
Atlantic City
State Senate
United States Senate
Engagement of Miss Foley To New Jersey Senator Reported
Announcement last week said Miss Foley and a New Jersey senator became engaged with a wedding likely in March or April. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Foley formerly of Berryville. The senator is said to have fallen for her after meeting in the Senate gallery months ago and was introduced by Senators Pepper of Florida.
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Miss Foley
New Jersey
James W. Foley
Berryville
Smathers
Senate
Pepper
Florida
Navy expansion plan gains smoother Senate path
Senate leaders hailed Secretary Hulls denial of a naval understanding as easing approval for the 880 million dollar navy expansion. Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky warned the State Departments reply could undermine Senate opposition and blunt resistance to the program.
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Washington
Senate
Hull
Barkley
Kentucky
Johnson
Texas M C to Address Firemen Banquet Speaker Kleberg
Representative Richard M Kleberg of Texas, owner of the King ranch and a noted sportsman, will be a principal speaker at the Charley Rouss Fire Company banquet. A Willis Robertson of Lexington will serve as toastmaster. Kleberg will discuss The Fourth Branch of the Government and will speak English at the event. Also announced is Prof Samuel Strine s Xylophone Ensemble to perform, a first in Winchester in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Kleberg
Texas
Charley Rouss Fire Company
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Burr P. Harrison
Committee On
Kleberg
Washington, D. C
United States
King Ranch
Major Robertson
Tom Baldridge
Samuel Strine
Baldridge
Winchester
For Rent Apartment Five Rooms With Bath
For rent an apartment offering five rooms and a bath. Apply to Dr. W. D. Myers.
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Bath
W. D. Myers
New Yorkers Recall Dixie Tour Experiences on Return
Forty seven high school seniors from New York, touring Dixie under a Sloan Foundation grant, describe the South as both grand and impoverished. Some praise Southern hospitality while others note poverty and tough living conditions. Various comments touch on romance, travel hardship, and lasting impressions.
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New York
Eis
Seu
Dixie
Sevens
John Hird
Young Bowers Condemned For Killing Widow
NORRISTOWN Pa Feb 9 Wendell Forrest Bowers was condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of Wilma V Carpenter a 38 year old widow on December 13 The young killer pleaded guilty to first degree murder and had a brief trial Miss Griffin a beauty operator who survived told how both were forced to a second floor room where the shooting occurred The verdict followed a secret conference by three judges and was carried out after a rapid investigation across states leading to the suspect being captured in Louisville Kentucky and traced from Philadelphia to Winchester before capture
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Norristown
Wendell Forrest Bowers
Wilma V. Carpenter
Harold G. Knight
Bowers
Mary Griffin
Carpenter
Exclusive Camp Hill
Louisville
Miss Griffin
Claims Soldiers Behaving Better
Shin Rokuro Hidaka, a leading Japanese diplomat in China, said over ten Japanese soldiers were court martialed and punished for breaches of military discipline at Nanking. He reported improved conditions and pleasant relations with the American embassy after conferring with John M. Allison, who had been slapped by a soldier.
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Shanghai
Shinrokuro Hidaka
China
Nanking
United States
John M. Allison
Pleasant Hidaka
Allison
Aoce
Hidaka
Clearance on remaining Fall and Winter merchandise
The Style Shop at 150 North Main St offers 43 sport coats must be sold at 6 50 with hats at 49 cents. Four dresses and new prints arrive with dresses priced at 2 98 and all wool flannel skirts at 1 79.
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North Main St
Six Point Offensive Planned By Japanese Armies
Japanese armies mass at six points for a major drive to crush Chiang Kai-Shek forces and seize eastern China’s heartland. Planes target supply routes as China’s air power and guerrilla actions seek to slow Nippon advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Leheras
Shanghai
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Lunghai Railway
Yangtze River
Babe
Hwai River
Nippon
Haichow
Yellow Sea
Sian
Shensi Province
Tsinpu
Suchow
Chengchow
Kweileh
Lunghai
Japan
Sunghai
South China
Canton-Hankow
Improvements Are Urged By Eugene Branch
Eugene Branch, retiring president of the Chamber of Commerce, urged continued efforts for highway projects near Winchester, a better water supply, and a large convention hall. He reviewed 1937 chamber activities, noted Route 50 improvements, Route 275 construction to the West Virginia line, and progress on Route 7, while inviting future industry inquiries.
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Winchester
E. R. Branch
Chamber of Commerce
University Seeking To Take Over State Library's Books
The House approved a revised crop control bill after four hours of debate amid Republican objections to a gag rule. The measure, drafted by a joint Senate House committee, extends soil conservation and creates a system for marketing regulation of wheat corn cotton tobacco and rice with Secretary Wallace acting with farmer approval. Rep Rees criticized crop regulation as increased government control and favored the current soil conservation act and an ever normal granary plan.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Wallace
Rees
R-Kans
Debate on Treasury Raid touches Virginia House of Delegates
In Richmond on February 9 the Virginia House of Delegates passed the Morgan-Chapman bill raising pay for judges clerks and election officials from 3 to 5 dollars a day amid a heated floor debate. Opponents argued it would raid local treasuries. supporters said officials deserved the raise. The body also approved bills on tampering with speedometers and requiring warning devices on disabled vehicles.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Morgan-Chapman
C. L. Spangler
Patrick
Seaker
Kieen
J. T. Coleman
Nelson
Treasuries
I. N. Coleman
Dinwiddie
House
Boatright
Stephens- Coleman
Rankin Opposes Navy Expansion in Congress Hearing
First woman member of Congress urges withholding approval of an $800 million navy buildup demanding a defense only policy. She warns large armament raises international tensions and worsens world instability while Charles A Beard notes Roosevelt seeks peace through force and diplomacy.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Rnotkomarative
Jeansnétte Rabkin
National Council For Prevention of War
Roosevelt
Miss Rankin
Charles A. Beard
Eight Killed In Air France Flying Boat Crash
MARSEILLE France February 9 Eight killed and six injured when an Air France four engine flying boat smashed into the Marseille breakwater at 7 30 a m on takeoff for Ajaccio Corsica from Marseille Tunis route The dead include five passengers and three crew. Six injured were rescued from the water as the craft sank Officials suspect fog and mist obscured the breakwater. This was Air France first loss in over two years.
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Marseille
France
Air France
Ajaccio
Corsica
Pierre Burello
Two Bishops Oppose Mergers In Methodist Split
Augusta Georgia February 9 Two retired bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South oppose mergers in a campaign by laymen. Bishop Warren A Candler and Bishop Collins Denny send letters commending the movement but declare the plan already dead as annual conferences must approve and North Mississippi voted against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
C. J. Steward
Organization For the Preservation of the
Southern Methodist Church
Warren A. Candler
Collins Denny
Richmond
Denny
North Mississippi
Norfolk Judge Appeals To Jury Over City Crime Wave
Norfolk Va February 9 Judge James A Goode of Corporation Court No 2 appeals to petit jurors to mete out proper punishment to criminals amid a wave of murders and vandalism threatening private property and city order. He urges efficient policing and strict justice to curb the surge in crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Petit Jury
James A. Goode
Corporation Court No. 2
Judge Goode
Lawmakers Tackle Blue Sky Exempts Nonprofits from Law
In Richmond Feb 9 a blue sky law exemption sub committee was named to study nonprofit memberships in bona fide organizations. A separate bill would raise workers compensation and set building fire escape standards. Delegates discussed transferring library records to UVA and fireproofing the state collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate General Laws Committee
R. R. Parker
E. E. Holland
Aubrey Weaver
John J. Wicker, Jr
American Automobile Association
The
American Legion
Richmond
General Assembly
Corporation Commission
U S Steel Signs New Wage Agreement
New contract signed by United States Steel Corporation and the Committee for Industrial Organization replaces the expiring agreement. About a quarter million workers are affected. Wages unchanged, but the renewal includes ten day notice for renegotiations and conferences by either side. The agreement renews indefinitely.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
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Sen. Smathers
Fairfax County
Clarke County
Texas M.C
East Side
South
John Heidt
G. Derwood Baker
Odel Lincoln School
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Young Bowers
Problem Boy
Philadelphia
Chiang
East
Eugene Branch
University
State Library
Treasury
Marseilles
Candler
New Georgia
Wickham
Vat
University of Virginia Library
John S. Battle
Henry T. Wickham
Peery
Ford
Battle
John Spiers
State Supreme Court
H. T. Wickham
Senate Agricultural Committee
U.S. Steel
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