Gas Blasts Spark Utica Citywide Evacuation
In Utica New York a series of illuminating gas explosions caused fires in two stores and blew manhole covers high into the air. Several thousand people fled the main business district as windows shattered and cables were damaged. Two workers were injured and police cordoned the area while fire crews patrolled for hours. News of the incident triggered a citywide advisory as electricity and phone service were disrupted and a warning was broadcast to avoid asphyxiation if gas service shut down.
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Utica
N. Y
Joseph N. Sullivan
Watertown
Utica Gas and Electric Company
Genessee
Bleecker
Swanson Reports Quiet Night at Naval Hospital
Washington report says Secretary Swanson ill with pleurisy and a fractured rib had a good night and little change in condition from the previous day. Captain George C. Thomas, commandant at Naval Hospital, provided the bulletin.
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Washington
George C. Thomas
Naval Hospital
Swanson
Winchester Proposes Snow Gutter Ridge to Aid Drains
A citizen notes that pushing plowed snow into a central ridge could keep gutters clear and traffic lanes open during thaw. He suggests trial on some streets, though hauling snow away remains impractical on most streets.
Avalanche claims six at Hesperus mine camp in Colorado
Aid reached the blizzard struck Hesperus mine camp in Mancos Colorado where six men were killed as an avalanche roared from a mountain top burying bunkers and buildings. One survivor Ben Hartley described the deadly slide that tore through cabins and sent a woman worker through a cook shack roof. The deceased were Parley Jensen Roy Guier Clint Noble Charles Roessler all of Mancos and Earl Wyman of Denver.
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Mancos
Colo
Rockies
Gala
Hesperus
Tezuma County
Timberline
Hartley
Robinson
Cook
Harkey
Janie Rees
Cook House
Parley Jensen
Roy‘ Guier
Clint Noble
Charles Roessler
Earl Wyman
Denver
Virginia’s Future Address at State Commission Meeting
Wilbur C. Hall. chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development, will speak to the Chamber of Commerce at 6 30 this evening at the George Washington Hotel. He will outline Virginia conservation plans including forests, geology, parks, water power, and state publicity. The program opens with an invocation by Rev George E Owen and a report by President Wilbur M Krise.
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Virginia
Wilbur C. Hall
State Commission On Conservation and Development
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Hall
Forest Service Geological Survey
George E. Owen
Wilbur M Krise
Sam Brooks
C R. Anderson
Harold G. Brown Leonard I. Miller
John H Rosenberger
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester Dispai
Giant 4,000-Pound Devilfish Killed Near Key West
Tourists and locals watched as Captain Charley Thompson of Miami harpooned a 4000 pound manta off Key West. After a three hour fight the monster was subdued and towed ten miles to sea. The fish, often called a swimming barn door, is regarded as one of the largest of its kind.
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Key West
Fla
Charley Thompson
Miami
Thompson
Gulf Stream
Found Spitz Dog Owners Urged to Claim Promptly
Short note indicates a found fine young male Spitz dog with owner to apply at once. Classified snippet also lists dress lengths Lovely Crepe and Sheer Dress at 1.98 from Moling and Cather. Auxiliary Cabaret Dance scheduled Thursday Feb 20 with Reggie Child’s Orchestra.
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Moling & Cather
Reggie Child
Orch
CCC Workers on Trial for Riots at Camp Weaver
Four CCC workers face hearings on charges they led a drunken riot at Camp Weaver near Manteo North Carolina. Camp Director Byers accused Ralph Burley Jerome Willinghast Henry Patrick and William Settle of ringleading a mob that cut phones smashed windows and threatened officers before guards arrived from Manteo.
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Manteo
N. C
CCC
Camp Weaver
Here
J. H. Byers
Byers
Ralph Burley
San Diego
Jerome L. Willinghast
Bay Shore
L. I
Henry Patrick
Newsport News
William R. Settle
Bluefield
W. Va
Deputy Exalted Ruler to Visit Winchester Elks
C Harold Owen of Lynchburg district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Elks will arrive about 4 PM tomorrow with Clyde Jennings and Charles McGee to attend Winchester lodge. They will speak at the 8 PM meeting, perform degree work for ten candidates, and attend a banquet after ceremonies.
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Harold Owen
Lynchburg
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Winchester Lodge
Owen
Clyde Jennings
Grand Lodge
Charles McGee
Virginia State Elks’ Association
Lynchburg Lodge
Oldest Nebraskan Solomon Rickner Turns 115
Solomon Franklin Rickner of St Paul Nebraska, the state's oldest resident, celebrates his 115th birthday amid financial worries and a renewed pension of 30 dollars monthly. He enjoys pipe prunes and tunes aided by a new radio from Vance Lind and a Clay Center broadcast of his favorite song Silver Threads Among the Gold. His daughter Cora Corbett, 70, cares for him as he remains feeble and nearly blind.
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ST. Paul
Neb
Solomon Franklin Rickner
Nebraska
Rickner
Vance Lind
KMMJ
Clay Center
Cora Corbett
SevereAtlantic Coast Storm Causes Vessels Distress and Ice Damage
A sweeping storm from Cape Hatteras to Boston sent a 48 mile an hour wind into Virginia with snow in Richmond and Norfolk. Ice breakup damaged Shenandoah river spans and Norfol k and Western railroad near Front Royal. City streets and bridges froze and thawed creating hazards as engineers assess the freeze’s toll.
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Richmond
Newsport News
Waynesboro
United States Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Richand
Shenandoah River
Norfolk and Western
Front Royal
En Richmo
Suffolk
Rappahannock
Falmouth
Virginia
Berryville Ave Bids Sought for Macadam Road Work
City outlines plan to build 3100 feet of curb and gutter with macadam surface on Berryville avenue near the east city line. State funds about 18000 dollars from state and federal sources will cover the project. Bids open March 3 and work hinges on weather and Route 11 project progress.
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Arthur M. Field
State Highway Department
Berryville Avenue
Brown testifies on grafters in 1932 Brazilian arms deals
William P. Brown, a New York importers agent, told the Senate munitions committee he knew he dealt with an association of grafters buying arms for Brazilian revolutionists in 1932. He presented a letter the committee says shows how the munitions trade was made profitable through allegedly incorrect invoices.
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Washington
William P. Brown
New York
Senate Munitions Committee
County Schools Remain Closed In Frederick County
Frederick county schools did not open as announced. Bus routes faced impassable roads and drifts. no definite reopening date has been set.
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Frederick County
Reggie Childs Orchestra at Geo Washington Hotel
The Reggie Childs Orchestra performs at the Geo Washington Hotel on Thursday evening February 20. Local patrons are invited to attend the event featuring live jazz.
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Reggie Childs
Geo. Wash
State Bank Robbery Hits Clarksville Bank
Three bandits robbed Citizens Bank and Trust in Clarksville Virginia around 1 30 pm estimated loot 4000 to 5000 dollars. Two masked suspects fled in two cars. police reported the trio included two younger men about five seven and an older man about 45 with North Carolina plates.
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Clarksville
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Richmond
Virginia State Police
Bishop
Virginia
North Carolina
Carolina
Lynchburg Officers Convicted In Prisoner Beating Case
In Lynchburg Virginia on February 18 Municipal Judge Joseph P McCarron found Police Officer Jack D Bailey and Deputy Sergeant Maurice Brandt guilty of aiding and abetting prisoners to whip new inmates in a city lockup. Bailey received sixty days and a $50 fine while Brandt got thirty days and a $25 fine. both appeal to the Corporation Court.
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Lynchburg
Joseph P. McCarron
Jack D. Bailey
Maurice Brandt
Corporation Court
Virgil Grow
Bailey
Marvin Mason
Brandt
Mason
Parley on U. S. Finances Reviews Billion-Dollar Slash
President Roosevelt summons finance chiefs to the White House for another review of agency authorizations to borrow and lend up to 1 billion dollars. HOLC foresees sharp lending cut as direct outlays and relief work funding loom as key issues for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Morgenthau
Jose Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
John H. Fahey
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Stewart McDonald
Lyle Alverson
National Emergency Council
Daniel Bell
Congress
HOLC
House approves increased pensions for state teachers
The Virginia House passed the general appropriation bill 74 to 5 after adding 148000 yearly to restore annuities for retired teachers. The measure lifts the pension cap from 250 to 500 dollars, and a separate push for a seven member highway study commission was referred to the Senate finance committee.
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State Capitol
Richmond
House
C. J. Harkrader
Senate
Coleman
E. R. Combs
Bristol
Virginia Highway Study and Plan Commission
F Way Condon
Tenance
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Co. O’conor Godrick
Fredericksburg
Leroy Hodges
Robert H. Tucker
Washington and Lee University
Junius P. Fishburn
Roanoke
Henry Roberts
H. G. Shirley
Virginia
United States Bureau of Public Roads
State Board of Education
Benjamin Muse
Grace-American
County Church News Thursday notices for Sunday services
County churches should mail or telephone Sunday service announcements to The Star by Thursday morning for publication. No mail delivery on rural routes Saturday due to Washington's birthday post office holiday.
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Colums of the Star
Star
Washington
Sixth reprieve denied for two doomed in Virginia killings
Richmond February 18 Governor Peery refused a further reprieve for John Shell and Joe Jackson condemned to die in the electric chair for the Spotsylvania county farm couple murder. He cited thorough review of petitions and record while noting delays by attorney E A Norrell despite prior warnings. The men were convicted in Spotsylvania county for the killing of Mr and Mrs John Thomas Coleman, with execution set for Friday.
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Richmond
Peery
John Shell
Joe Jackson
Spotsylvania County
E. A. Norrell
United States Supreme Court
John Thomas Coleman
Double Holiday This Week End For Postoffice
The coming weekend brings a double holiday for local post office staff due to George Washington's Birthday. Mail collection will shift to 6 p.m. next Saturday with no window service or rural free delivery, stamp windows closing 6 30 p.m. Friday and reopening Monday 7 30 a.m. Sunday mail runs as usual. The text also notes a sale at Long Branch farm on February 21, 1936.
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George Washington
Women Win Equal Bar Access in St. Louis Ruling
Circuit Judge Frank C. O Malley ruled the 6 month old Excise Commission order forbidding women to drink at bars illegal. He held Commissioner Thomas L. Anderson exceeded authority allowing women to sit at tables only. Bartenders and patrons opposed the decision with quips and protests along the levee.
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ST. Louis
Thomas L. Anderson
Frank C. O'Malley
Excise
Charley
Barry's
Ette
Shorty
Donahus
Krumm’s
Sava Radulovitch
Richmond ABC employees denounced for political activity
Five of forty Richmond City Democratic Committee members employed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board are permitted to engage in off duty political life. Senator Muse’s bill to bar ABC workers from campaigning prompted the board to defend employee rights and cite regulations restricting on duty political activity.
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Richmond
L. G. Muse
Roanoke
Richmond City Democratic Committee
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State Board
Muse
ABC
John 8. Carlton
Fred M. Sadler
J. E. Bass
W. L. Lucas
F. C. Whitman
T. McCall Prazier
A. B
Ric City Democratic Committee
City Democratic Committee
Avalanche kills six at gold mine camp in Mancos
Blizzard lashed Rockies area witnesses an avalanche from a mountain top burying a gold mine camp under rock and snow. Six people died in the disaster as aid was rushed to the scene.
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Mancos
Colo
Rockies
Washington
TVA
Supreme Court
Utica
N Y
Richmond
Richmond City Democratic Committee
ABC Board
House
St. Louis
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Asuncion
Paraguay
Eusbio Ayala
Madrid
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