Field's Post Is To Be With CG In Memphis
City Manager Arthur Field resigns to become director of the Industrial Division at the Memphis Chamber of Commerce effective April 1. He plans to report by April 15 after a survey of natural resources and local industries. The move follows Memphis optimism over TVA power and river access for large scale industrial growth. Council will appoint a successor to the city manager post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Field
Memphis, Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
Memphis
Clifford Penland
Field
Nate Fields
Aneir
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mississippi
Phadigo
Rotaryannes Ladies Night With Humorist Dusty Miller
Rotary Club hosts the Rotaryannes for their annual Ladies Night tonight with Dusty Miller of Wilmington as principal speaker. Herman Stine, club president, will preside and civic club presidents with their ladies have been invited.
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Dusty” Miller
Wilmington
Rotary Club Tonight
Rotaryannes
Miller
Herman Stine
Conservation Workers Meet At Court House For Discussion
Agricultural conservation workers from Frederick Clarke Warren Loudoun and Rappahannock counties met at the court house today to discuss administration problems arising from the 1939 program. A number of federal and state leaders were present with more than 30 from Frederick in attendance.
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Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Loudoun
Rappahannock
Shoemaker gang’s violent crimes haunt Winchester area
The Shoemaker clan began criminal activity in 1932 in Winchester. Last night Lee Shoemaker was killed and a brother wounded. another brother, critically, was injured near Front Royal while fleeing officers. Other members are jailed or sought, with the family described as beyond the pale and connected to Shoemaker Hollow.
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Shoemaker
Winchester
Lee
Moorefield
Front Royal
Richmond
Shoemaker Hollow
Not Candidate For Judgeship
State Senator T Russell Cather stated he is not a candidate for the Federal judgeship active or receptive. He said his name was improperly linked to the post by unauthorized reports and emphasized he seeks re election to the State Senate.
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Cather
Senate
Missing Flier Is Found Alive Near Coeur D'Alene
Roy Shreck, a Spokane weather flier, was found alive in Idaho after three days and nights wandering without food. He said his plane crashed on a 5000-foot ridge near Wolf Lodge and he trekked through deep snow toward Coeur D'Alene, staying awake to avoid freezing.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Roy Shreck
Spokane
Coeur D’alene
Shreck
Wolf Lodge
Here
Officers Seize Still Liquor in Tannery Section Raid
State and federal agents joined Frederick county officers in a raid yielding a 35 gallon still three gallons of liquor and a barrel of mash. No arrests were made.
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Frederick County
Wednesday Night Games at Sarah Zane Hall
Wednesday night events advertised at Sarah Zane Hall with 8 o’clock start, 25 cent admission, 20 free games and a prize draw per game.
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Sarah Zane. Hall
Harold Lauck Visits Star of the Printing Trade
Harold Lauck of Washington and Lee School of Journalism tours the Winchester Evening Star plant and editorial office recalling his early route-toting days in Winchester. He trained under George F. Norton, later joined J. P. Beil in Lynchburg, and now teaches while pursuing artistic printing at Washington and Lee. He is married to Ida Baskerville and has three children Mary Alice C Harold and Ida Lee.
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Harold Lauck
Winchester
Washington and Lee School of Journalism
Winchester Evening Star
Lauck
Harold
Star
George F. Norton
Handley
Roanoke College
J. P. Beil
Lynchburg
Washington and Lee
Journalism Laboratory
Ida Baskerville
Salem
St. Paul
Minn
Baskerville
Former Pastor To Preach Here At Braddock Street
Dr Frankk M Richardson editor of the Baltimore Southern Methodist will preach at Braddock Street Methodist Church on Sunday February 19 at 730 pm. He once pastored the Braddock Street Church and is remembered fondly by Winchester friends who will welcome him Sunday night.
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Chanters of
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Front Row
Mary Green
Geraldine Fogle
Mildred Jones
Ruth Anna Craig
Floyd W. Haines
Eleanor Leatherman
Catherine Conner
Frankk M. Richardson
Baltimore Southern Methodist
Baltimore
M. E. Church
South
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Richardson
Braddock Street
Treasury Status Shows Debt and Expenditure Totals
Treasury reporting for February 1 lists receipts of $20,322,663.16 and expenditures of $39,426,087.03. Gross debt stands at $39,762,460,435.37, an increase of $27,178,563.84 from the previous period.
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Washington
the Treasury
Two Additional Deputies Fired in Jury Tampering Probe
Washington reports two more deputy U S marshals were suspended amid a jury tampering investigation tied to the capital's 2 million dollar yearly numbers racket. Emmitt Warring and his brothers faced tax fraud conspiracy charges. a prior trial ended deadlocked and another mistrial followed after a deputy accepted money and liquor from Warrings' attorneys.
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Emmitt Warring
Charles
Leo
John B. Upperman
Upperman
Leane Waring
Ptties
Cete
Warrings
Murphy
Hagerstown Struck By Gale Buoys Four At Work
A sudden wind storm of 40 to 45 mph struck Hagerstown Maryland on February 15 blowing down the Hag erstown Equipment Company two story frame building. Four workers narrowly escaped death as the wind ripped roofs and walls. No injuries were reported though nearby farms saw barn roofs torn away and trees felled. A one story factory wall was blown out but the building stood vacant. A separate Lynchburg Virginia report notes a 43 mph gust five minutes long that leveled trees and toppled chimneys with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Equipment Company
Lloyd Bowers
Cavetown Pike
Lynchburg
Five-Bandit Heist at Blackstone Hotel in Florida
Five armed robbers hit the Blackstone Hotel in Miami Beach early today netting a six figure haul of cash and jewelry from office safe boxes. Insurance investigators questioned about 200 guests while police sought to value the loot, with losses ranging from thousands to potentially half a million.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Blackstone Hotel
H. V. Yocum
Guam Remains In Navy Aviation Authorization Bill
Washington February 15 The House naval committee rejected 14 to 5 a bid to remove Guam from the aviation bill and approved 68 400 000 for new and expanded naval air bases. Admiral Arthur B Cook called Guam improvements vital as a Pacific outpost for air scouting against threats from Australia to Kamchatka. A subcommittee will decide on a proposed new airbase at Jacksonville or Miami Florida after inspecting both sites.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Pacific
Guam
Rep. Hess
Ohio
Arthur B Cook
Cook
Navy
Far Pacific
United States
Australia
Kamchatka Peninsula
Soviet Russia
Naval Air
Alaska
Caribbean
Jacksonville
Méiam
Florida
Americans Favor A Defense Gains Backing Says Legion Leader
Indianapolis Feb 15 National Commander Stephen F Chadwick of the American Legion said Americans now stand more solidly behind defense measures than at any time since World War I. He attributed the stance to wartime memories and a sense of national duty.
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Indianapolis
United States
Stephen F. Chadwick
American Legion
Court Strips Revealed In Virginia Damages Trial
A Charlottesville damages case caused a courtroom scene when the plaintiff, needing to prove disfigurement, stripped to partial undergarments. With the male plaintiff wearing long underwear, the attorney lent his shorts, prompting jokes from opposing counsel about losing his pants in court.
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Charlottesville
Moorefield robbery ends in deadly shootout
Lee Shoemaker is killed and his brother wounded when officers close in during a Moorefield robbery. The incident follows a confrontation with suspects as authorities respond to the crime.
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Lee Shoemaker
Brother
Moorefield
Holt Assures Fair Virginia World Fair Plan
Lieut. Gov. Saxon W. Holt answers protests by C. C. Gran and Shenandoah Valley group about Virginia exhibit allocations at the World’s Fair. He says no intent to favor any region and will push a meeting of the commission with interested parties to craft a fair plan for all parts of the state.
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Andrew
Chamber of Commerce
Saxon W. Holt
C. C.gran
Shenandoah Valley
Williamsburg
Virginia
Holt
Bell
Wilbur C. Hall
May Defer New Judge's Naming
U S senators expect President Roosevelt to delay naming a new Supreme Court justice until after his Caribbean cruise. Roosevelt leaves soon for a two week trip to rest and review fleet maneuvers. Western lawmakers push for a regional pick to replace Justice Louis Brandeis. Robert H. Jackson is frequently mentioned as a potential candidate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Caribbean
White House
Louis D. Brandeis
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Omer Cummings
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Sewing Machine Repairs by Bonded Singer Repairman
Sewing machines repaired by a bonded Singer repairman. Any make machine serviced with guaranteed work. Singer Shop located opposite the Post Office.
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Singer Shop
Post Office
Labor fed urges cooperation with business to cut unemployment
The American Federation of Labor appeals to the Roosevelt administration for cooperation with business to remove barriers to expansion and absorb the unemployed. It calls for erasing fear and distrust, creating a confident climate for industry, and notes 10 years of unemployment with 10,380,000 unemployed in December records.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Federation
Executive Council
Hopkins
Perkins
Publishers Hear R G Williams on Free Press
A traveling group of Virginia daily newspaper publishers and executives toured The Star in Winchester and Strasburg, visiting Harrisonburg and Covington as they reviewed modern newspaper development. R Gray Williams, president of Rockingham Publishing, urged upholding a free press during the tour.
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Virginia Daily
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Evening Star
George Washington Hotel
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
The
Star
R Gray Williams
Rockingham Publishing Company
Northern Virginia
E. E. Keister
Harisonburg
Covington
Clifton Forge
Viraca
Review
Lexington
C. Harold Law
Washington and Lee
West Virginia Bandit Shootout Ends in Death
A midnight gun battle with State Police at the Har dy County Farm Bureau warehouse left Lee Shoemaker dead and two brothers wounded or captured. The Shoemakers, a violent clan tied to 1930s robberies in Winchester and surrounding counties, were linked to raids across Frederick Warren Front Royal Shenandoah Rockingham and Grant counties.
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Moorefield
W. VA
Hardy County Farm Bureau
Arnold Moore
Moore
Lost River Valley
Virginia
Lee
Lee Shoemaker
Hade Shoemaker
Roy Shoemaker
Hade
Corporation Court
Winchester
Mt. Jackson
Woodstock
West Virginia
Amos
Kernstown
John Skinner
Frederick County
Frederick Warren
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Ince
Grant County
W N
Petersburg
Randolph Shoemaker
Roy Skinner Fultz
Statement on Federal Judgeship denial by T Russell Cater
In February 1939 letters from Northern Virginia Daily and Winchester Evening Star claimed my name was suggested for the Western District of Virginia judgeship alongside Muse and Morton. I am not a candidate for the federal bench active or receptive and did not authorize any mention. I seek re election to the State Senate from the Twenty fifth district.
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T. Russell Cather
Winchester Star
Cather
Northern Virginia Daily
Winchester Evening Star
Muse
Roanoke
Morton of
Wise
Virgina
State Senate
Associated Press
Leonard Muse
George Morton
Wise County
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Stuart B. Campbell
Wytheville
Kennon Whittle
Martinsville
A. D. Barksdale
Lynchburg
A. C. Buchanan
Tazewell
Frank Taverner
Woodstock
Floyd H. Roberts
Bristol
Senate
Virginia
T. Russell
Cater
Valley View Service Station Free Square Dayce Event
Ip-It Frosted Cut Corn packed with summer's Vitamins advertised at Pure Food Store in Kernstown with a night event at Valley View service station.
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Valley View
Kernstown
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