Byrd outlines plan for state take over of roads
Former Governor Byrd proposes a practical plan to cut local taxes by July 1 1932 shifting county roads and gas tax funding to the state. He urges efficiency in government and keeps the existing state system as priority while reclaiming the gasoline tax for state use and prohibiting county road levies. He cites North Carolina as a model and urges equal highway maintenance for small cities.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
West
Junius E. West
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Virginia
General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
Baltimore youths photographed after Keller murder arrest
The two Winchester youths arrested in the William F. Keller hardware store murder case are shown in photos. Lawrence Fleet, sentenced to the electric chair on April 28, posed with Night Chief Tom Boyd and others on City Hall steps. Wallace, released after serving as a material witness, posed at the jail porch with Sheriff Luther Pannett nearby.
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Baltimore
Winchester
William F. Keller
Lawrence Fleet
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Fleet
Tom Boyd
Francis Funk
C. W. Hollis
Wallace
Luther Pannett
Frederick County
Keller
Byrd Smith and Raskob Meet in New York Conference
Former Virginia governor Harry F. Byrd met with Alfred E. Smith and John J. Raskob in New York to discuss the upcoming Democratic national convention in Chicago. Byrd, endorsed by Virginia's General Assembly, hinted at his own candidacy and planned a Kentucky trip for a legislative address.
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Lorena Hikok
Associated Press
New York
Harry F. Byrd
General Assembly of Virginia
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Raskob
Democratic Committee
Byrd
Kentucky
J. Byrd
Col
Henry Breckenridge
Wilson
Empire State Building
Smith
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Smith T
Breckenridge
National Committee
Chicago
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hopewell Quakers debate commutation in Fleet case
The Hopewell meeting in Winchester discussed Lawrence Fleet's death sentence at a February 8 meeting. They endorsed executive commutation but favored delaying to March to consider legalities and affected families. They also plan cemetery work at Gainesboro and noted aid to miners through the American Friends Service Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Religious Society of Friends
Winchester
Lawrence Fleet
Fairfax Quarterly Meeting
Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington
New Cemetery
Gainesboro
Friends
American Friends Service Committee
Lewis Jones
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Scout Anniversary Displays In Local Stores
Boy Scout anniversary displays are being made in the store windows of Brown and Fisher and the Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company. The displays honor the twenty second anniversary of the Boy Scouts. Citizens praise the displays with many compliments.
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Brown and Fisher
Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company
Boy Scouts
Merits of Frazier Bill To Aid American Farmers Discussed Saturday
A county meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Court House will discuss the Frazier bill for farmers relief now before Congress. Speakers include C. C. Talbot J. C. Erp and William Lemke. The bill is backed by farmers in 31 states and five state legislatures and is urged as immediate relief for farmers and the nation.
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Court House
Congress
T. E. Smith
Flint Hill
C. C. Talbot
Farmers’ Union of
North Dakota
J.C. Erp
Minnesota
William
Lemke
Frazier
United States Senate
Lynn J. Frazier
Agricultural Committee
Farmers’ Union
Tickets On Sale For Admiral Byrd Lectures At Handley High
Tickets for Admiral Byrd illustrated lectures on the Byrd expedition to the south pole go on sale today for February 24 at Handley High School Auditorium. Evening tickets are $1 at Brown and Fisher. afternoon tickets 25 cents at L D Kline county superintendent Garland R Quarles Handley principal J Victor Arthur and J Victor Arthur No 40 Rouss Ave. No reserved seats. proceeds go to charity in Winchester and Frederick county.
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Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Handley High School
Brown and Fisher
L. D. Kline
Garland R. Quarles
Handle
Winchester
Frederick County
Cases Continued To Unknown Time In Police Court
Charges against W E Cather and Joseph B Newlin were continued on the police docket for an indefinite time by Justice Donald L Weems. Cather faced dis orderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon while Newlin was charged with disorderly conduct after an arrest by Private Detective Kirk on South Loudoun Street following an altercation.
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W. E. Cather
Joseph B. Newlin
Donald L. Weems
Cather
Newlin
Kirk
South Loudoun Street
Soviet Proposes Global Disarmament at Geneva Talk
Maxim Litvinoff of Soviet Russia urged total and universal disarmament at the world conference, warning another war looms without it. He outlined a second project for progressive and proportional arms cuts and said Moscow would consider any plan likely to reduce weapons. Japan reports rayon production rising to about 4 million pounds monthly.
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Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
M. Litvinoff
Litvinoff
Paul Hymans
M. Hymans
Belgium
League
300 Expect 10 Gather Here for Rouss Banquet
About 300 guests are expected at the annual Rouss Fire Company's banquet at the engine house hall at 7 30 this evening. The event honors benefactor Char les Broadway Rouss with speeches music and a menu. Randolph of Davis and Elkins College will deliver the principal address.
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Rouss Fire Company
Charles Broadway Rouss
Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
Reuss
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
Charley Rouss
Rouss
Bene
Winchester
Aten
Hebron
Mount Hebre
Final Rehearsal For Drama By The Little Theatre
The cast of Mice and Men will stage a dress rehearsal tonight and perform tomorrow night at Handley High School auditorium. Directed by Miss Edith Cornwell the show features notable costuming. Proceeds go to the public school milk fund. tickets 50 and 35 cents. no reserved seats.
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Handley High School
Edith Cornwell
Unloading car of posts and nails at county yard
Mixed car of posts and nails being unloaded at the County Hitching Yard. Call at County Hitching Yard or see P. M. Funkhouser for details.
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America
P. M. Funkhouser
Clarke County Schools to Run Eight and Half Months
Clarke County public schools in Boyce Virginia will operate for eight and one half months this session after a Clarke County School Board vote. The decision followed a public meeting with supervisors and patrons to discuss school affairs amid reduced revenue.
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Boyce
Clarke County Public Schools
Clarke County School Board
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
A. F. Robertson
Clarke County
C. B. Carr
Chapel District
Meetings For Fruit Raisers In Virginia This Week
A series of meetings for fruit growers in Wir hmong are scheduled Friday and Saturday with talks from industry specialists. G S Ralston will cover foreign markets, J T Henley the southern market, and Prof Teske from Virginia Tech will discuss key questions. C C Talbott of North Dakota Farmers Union will address pressing issues including bonded debt relief, and W S Campbell will outline proposed motor truck legislation.
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Wirhmong
Ress
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Washington
Rappady County
Front Royal
Winchester
Woodstock
G. S. Ralston
J. T. Henley
Teske
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
C. C. Talbott
Farmers’ Union of
Farmers’ Union of North Dakota
W. S. Campbell
H. F. Byrd
Yuyioia
Public Sale of Securities in Winchester Virginia
The undersigned will offer a public sale Saturday February 1932 at eleven oclock AM in front of the County Court House Winchester Va the following securities Bond N W Phelps 4180.00 dated Feb 27 1930 and payable on or before five years Note N W Phelps 683.24 dated Feb 27 1930 and subject to credit of 475.00 Commercial Savings 10 10 21 Bank.
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County Court House
Winchester
N. W. Phelps
Commercial & Savings
Purcellville A C to Meet Co. TI at Handley Gym
Basketball tonight at Handley Gym features Co. TI facing Purcellville A C. Admission is 15 cents for adults and 11 cents for students. Also notices a sale bill for Robert P. Chamberlin farm on page 11.
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Handley Gym
Co. TI
Purcellville A. C
Robert P. Chamberlin Farm
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STATE
Suffolk
John C. Wallace, JR
The
Japan
Fire Company
On Fire Company
New York City
Old Town
Mount Hebron
Mr. Rouss
Little Theatre
United States
Quebec
New England
Clarke
Supt. Robertson
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