Food Drops Reach Tangier And Smith Islands In Ice Jam
Admiral Grayson assures Governor Peery that Tangier and Smith islands receive sufficient food amid ice in the Chesapeake. The Sebago, with 5,000 pounds borrowed from Norfolk, delivers aid. bombers plan more shipments, while health officials report satisfactory conditions despite pneumonia cases. The Dix trails with more supplies, towed by the Mohawk after ice hindered progress.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tangier
Smith Islands
Chesapeake Bay
State Health Department
Naval
Norfolk
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Sebago
Bay
C. B. Oldfield
Langley Field
Smith Island
W. C. Bentley
Tangier Island
G. F. McGinness
Virginia State Health Department
I. C. Riggin
Health Department
Crisfield
McGinness
Cary T. Grayson
American Red Cross
Cove Point
Mailbox access urged to aid rural carriers
Mr Winchester and Pa Frederick urge county residents to clear snow around mailboxes. They note many have not, making deliveries harder for rural carriers who must climb through drifts. Public cooperation could save carriers time and reduce fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Frederick
Uncle Sam
Army housing chief urges WPA funds to build shelter
Major General Hagood told lawmakers that $150 million should be given to the War Department to construct durable Army living quarters and useful buildings. He condemned WPA spending as stage money and cited dire housing conditions for soldiers and civilians, urging concrete, lasting projects.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson Hagood
WPA
Army
Eighth Corps
Third Field Army
House Appropriations
War Department
Hagood
CCC
Comptroller
Belgium
America
Friendship Co. Honors Nine Fallen Members in Memorial
The Friendship Fire Company held its annual memorial service at the Church of Christ with Rev. George Earl Owen delivering the sermon. Nine members named by secretary Lawrence Jones were listed as lost by death, and Dr. Charles R. Anderson traced the company’s history from 1831 to its current 700-member status.
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Friendship Fire Company
Church of Christ
George Earl Owen
Friendship
Wrence Jones
George B. Forney
George Purcell
Robert Forney
Clinton Athey
Thomas W. Harrison
James Amick
L. L. Pingley
Michael Collins
Kenton Taylor
W. L. Dudley
Charles R. Anderson
Friendship Company
Mr. Owen
Winchester Park Association Meeting Tonight
The Winchester Park Association holds its regular monthly meeting in City Hall. Reports will be presented and committee appointments for the coming year announced. Plans for the baseball season may begin with selecting a manager and captain. Members and interested persons are invited by President Conner to attend.
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Winchester Park Association
Conner
Atend
Flames Level Home in County
Fire early Saturday destroyed the dwelling of William E. Riley on Stephenson road northeast of town with all contents, about a $6,000 loss and little insurance. Cause undetermined. nearby meat house also burned but meat and one can of lard saved. Riley and sister joined by his wife who was visiting Woodstock, Va., rushed back to find the home gone. The two story frame house, built long ago by William Smith, left the couple homeless with all belongings lost except what they wore.
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William E. Riley
Stephenson Road
S.A. Riley
Mr. Riley
Woodstock
Robert Mauck
Gertrude Riley
William Smith
Lioness Causes Panic in Baltimore Theater Escape
Ruthie the lioness ran loose in a Baltimore neighborhood theatre after escaping her cage. She bounded through the aisle injuring a boy and frightening about 2,000 patrons before being shot in the shoulder by Patrolman Jezierski. The animal was captured and sent to an animal hospital.
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Baltimore
Ruthie
Edward Posluszny
Posluszny
Alexander Jezierski
George
Jezierski
Virginia Senate approves Ambler garnishment reform bill
The Virginia Senate passed by 22 to 16 a bill by Ambler to raise the garnishment exemption to a maximum of 80 dollars and set it at three quarters of a person’s salary. The measure aims to curb excessive costs tied to garnishment while preserving the current minimum.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Senate
Ambler
Virginia
Committee On General Laws
House
John 8
Charlottesville
Battle Returns
Weaver
Front Royal
Peery
Hopper
Stanley
Edwards
Stephens
Winesburg seeks to revoke deed in Middletown suit
Charles W. Winesburg of Middletown, now at the county parish farm, sues John and Emma Painter and trustee Herbert S. Larrick in Frederick County Circuit Court. He seeks to rescind a deed that granted the Painters fee simple title in his house and lot in exchange for housing, meals, and laundry for life, alleging nonperformance. The case also names Middletown Bank.
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Frederick County
Charles W. Wineburg
Middletown
John
Emma Painter
Herbert S. Larrick
Middletown State Bank
Middletown Bank
Larrick
Winesburg
Memorial Hospital
Edinburg
Sadoah
Increases Planned for Seacoast and Western Outposts
The War Department bill for 1937 requests 374.98 million for land forces, plus 543.34 million overall with non military activity in view. The plan raises Army strength to 150000, expands the National Guard, and funds 565 aircraft, boosting seacoast defenses on the west coast Hawaii and Panama.
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Washington
National Guard
Air Force
House
War Department
Appropriations
Congress
Field High Command
Seacoast Defense
West Coast
Hawaii
Panama
Lions Chief from Virginia to keynote Winchester Ladies Night
W W Averett Jr district governor of Lions International will speak at Winchester club Ladies Night at George Washington Hotel Friday February 14 at 7 30 pm. A 30 minute floor show under Lion Stanley Barr caps the program with Bob Rileys orchestra providing dancing music after dinner. Several new members will receive credentials and be initiated during the event.
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W. W. Averett, Jr
Lynchburg
Lions International
Winchester Club
Oes
George Washington
Lion Stanley Barr
Capitol Theatre
Barr
Bob Riley
Seven Coast Guard Rescues Seven Marooned Youths on Cape Cod Bay
Seven CCC youths stranded on floating ice in Cape Cod Bay were rescued by coast guardsmen after the ice broke near Brewster. The group split into two at a mile apart, with five and two youths brought to the Harriet Lane. One boy, John Fitzsimmons of Portsmouth Rhode Island, suffered frozen feet and required immediate hospital care. The others were in need of attention.
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Boston
CCC
Cape Cod Bay
Coast
Brewster
Harriet Lane
Army
Coastguard
C. M. Fedderson
John Fitzsimmons
Portsmouth
R. I
Scout Sermon Celebrates 26th Anniversary in Winchester
Scouts from Winchester troops attended Braddock M. E. Church South for a sermon titled Jesus and the Out-of-Doors by Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker. He linked faith and Scouting ideals through The Night The Mountains and The Trees, praising leaders and urging community support. Frank R. Horton led the Scouts as others tied to the movement were noted.
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Winchester
Braddock M. E. Church South
Hubert Sydenstricker
Jesus
Sydenstricker
Hiis
Scouting
Frank R. Horton
No decision expected yet on TVA case at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court closed its week without ruling on the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A large audience gathered hoping for word on New Deal power policy, while the court instead announced a separate ruling striking down a Louisiana tax on newspaper and motion picture ads as unconstitutional.
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Washington
Supreme Court
TVA
Asl
Huey Long
Louisiana
Federal District Court
Sutherland
Opiion
Virgil Chapman To Speak At Charley Rouss Fire Company Banquet
Kentucky Congressman Virgil Chapman, a young Democrat born in Paris, will be among the speakers at the forty second annual Charley Rouss Fire Company celebration and banquet tomorrow night. The Rev Roland B Wagner of Norfolk joins as another speaker with H B McCormac as toastmaster.
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Virgil Chapman
Kentucky
Charley Rouss
Paris
Chapman
University of Cincinnati
Irvine
House of Representatives
Hoover
Congress
Roland B. Wagner
Norfolk
H. B. McCormac
A. Willis Robertson
Burr P. Harrison
Frederick County
Cedar Trees To Be Cut In County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to cut all county cedar trees this winter and early spring. The supervisors endorsed funding from county funds for the supervisor’s salary and planned reimbursement by a levy on fruit growers. Labor wages will be paid from relief funds under the plan.
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J. M. Massey
Fred Stine
Elizabeth Farrar
Eulalia Nally
Frederick County
Chimney Blaze At Tea Room In West Hart Street
Winchester firefighters were called to extinguish a chimney fire at 11 15 this morning at No 21 West Hart Street Dunbar Tea Room operated by Virginia A Turner colored.
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Winchester
West Hart Street
Dunbar Tea Room
Virginia A. Turner
Heirs contest will of Elva Statler foster daughter
In Carthage North Carolina heirs of E M Statler contest the will of Elva Statler the late hotel magnate's foster daughter who died mysteriously at age 21. The estate valued at about 500000 leaves to her husband Bradley Davidson Jr. of Washington. Caveators allege coercion while death remains under investigation with an open verdict of unknown causes.
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Carthage
N. C
E. M. Statler
Elva
Bradley Davidson, Jr
Washington
Davidson
Pine
Senate chair condemns Japan threats to China policy
Pittman as Senate foreign relations chair warned Japan aims to close China to America even at war risk. He urged naval and air forces to defend U S rights and criticized Japan for openly violating treaties. He said China remains independent and seeks trade, urging Congress to heed Tokyo's policy impact.
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Senate
China
America
Wasgton
Japan
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senate Committee
Congress
Manchuria
Soanah
Famous Dog Biting Case Seeks Compromise
The Hamlet dog case nears settlement as lawyer Joseph Tumulty offers a compromise to leash the 180-pound Great Dane. Mrs W Forbes Morgan pleads not guilty for the dog while 19 Washingtonians urge muzzling or gas chamber. corporation counsel reviews the situation.
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Washington
Concord
Joseph Tumulty
W. Forbes Morgan
Hamlet
Morgan
Democratic National Committee
World News At A Glance Across The Globe
A summary of varied reports: Tangier and Smith Islands receive food by sea and air amid ice conditions. Richmond debate on unemployment insurance appears stalled awaiting tomorrow. Norfolk considers a tunnel and causeway to Fort Monroe and Willoughby Beach. Washington swears in Rose McConnell Long widow of Huey P Long. Covington notes the death of Christopher B. Cushing, senior Western Virginia lawyer. Paris reports intensified French eastern Europe diplomacy. Dessye bombing by Italian planes kills one and wounds five. London pushes hard on rearmament. Capetown records Tommy Rose’s England to Capetown air flight record.
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Richmond
Tangier
Smith Islands
Norfolk
Fortress Monroe
Willoughby Beach
State Highway Commission
Washington
Rose McConnell Long
Huey P. Long
Covington
Christopher B. Cushing
Virginia
Paris
Europe
Addis Ababa
London
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Tommy Rose
England
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Blanche Peart
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