Experiments With Mystery Bomb Favored As a Defense
Washington reports that House naval committee chair Vinson proposed using part of a 15 million experimental fund to test an alleged aerial bomb from Stamford inventor Lester P. Barlow. Barlow claims the device could blanket a 10 mile square area in minutes, crippling battleships, and he refuses to place ideas in the patent office fearing protection. He also warned of a potential scandal if Congress probes his claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Naval Committee
Lester P. Barlow
Stamford
Barlow
Patent Office
Navy
Judge Advocate General
Army
Court of Claims
Congress
Judge Advocate
Frazier
R.N. D
Millard W. Rice
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reading about Firmin Abauzit and his serene temper
The account describes Firmin Abuzit aged 87 praised for his meek disposition. A paid housekeeper attempts to provoke him by neglecting his bed, but after a pattern of kindness and patient forgiveness, she abandons the test and remains forgiven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firmin Abauzit
Percy
Pirmin Abuzit
Abuzit
Price Urges Localities to Support Old Age and Teachers
Governor Price urged Virginia localities to share the cost of old age assistance and higher teacher salaries. He spoke at a Fredericksburg Washington Birthday dinner, proposing unpaid local relief boards and urging tax levies stay at current school rates to reflect a state increase in teachers pay from about 454 to 500 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Price
Virginia
General Assembly
Washington
House Appropriations Committee For
Peery
O. A. Bloxom
Isle of Wight
Tidewater Virginia
Bloxom
Nine Certified Candidates In Council Race
Nine candidates have been certified for the Democratic primary on April 5 in two wards. In the First Ward: C Douglas Barnett Fred W Forney Lawrence C Hollis J Henkle Henry Samuel D Preston. In the Second Ward: R Frank Barr A Lee Coble Wendell Goode Marvin D Weaver. Vacancies exist from terms expiring for Barnett Forney Peyton Marshall and Barr Coble Dr Snapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Harper
Electoral Board
Tony
C. Douglas Barnett
Fred W. Forney
Lawrence C. Hollis
J. Henkle Henry
Samuel D Preston
R. Frank Barr
A. Lee Coble
Wendell Goode
Marvin D Weaver
Messrs. Barnett
Forney
Peyton Marshall
Messrs. Barr
Coble
Dr Snapp
Harper
Virginia
O Connor Girl Plans Return To School After Slaying Case
Philadelphia reports that 19 year old O’Connor, nicknamed Tarzan, who cleared slaying a five year old girl Nancy Crene, said she would likely return to college in a chemical education course. The arrestng event and statements followed a dramatic day in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Oy Keenan O'Connor
Nancy Crene
Tarzan
War Admiral Vies in $1100 Purse After Decision
MIAMI Feb 19 Owner Samuel D Riddle announced War Admiral winner of 1937 triple crown will start in the $1100 seven furlong Heather purse rather than the $7500 McLennan Memorial Handicap at a mile and one eighth His first post November race will be in the Heather purse after entries were split between the two events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Samuel D. Riddle
War Admiral
Snowstorm Strikes Midwest Slowing Travel and Flights
A heavy snowstorm with northeast winds disrupted Midwest travel and delayed airline schedules from Missouri to Illinois and Kansas. Chicago’s municipal airport canceled flights as visibilities dropped, while Eastbound Eastern Airlines J S Charles landed after circling for 28 minutes with seven passengers. In Alabama, a tornado near Petrey killed a four year old child in Live Oak. The twister damaged the Craken farm home and no other injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. A. Donnel
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
J. S. Charles
Eastern Airlines
Miami
Fla
Petrey
Ala
Live Oak
Here
Lester Craken
Craken
Alabama
Promotion For Famous Airman Towers Named Assistant Chief
Washington February 19 The Navy named Captain John Henry Towers its top aviator as assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics Towers, then commanding the aircraft carrier Saratoga, has the seniority among navy fliers with a flying career dating to 1911 In 1919 he commanded the flight of naval seaplanes across the Atlantic, a landmark in aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
John Henry Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
Towers
Saratoga
Bandits Loot Laundry Safe in Richmond Theft
Police report bandits blew open the Richmond Steam Laundry safe with nitro glycerine and stole between 600 and 700 dollars of receipts represented by manager Yeon Kanser yesterday. The incident occurred at the Richmond Steam Laundry Company and the loot was taken from the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Com- Une
Yeon Kanser
Japanese reinforce as China counters near Lunghai line
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan replacing General Matsui with General Shunroku Hata to lead drives in central China. Savage fighting continues along the Lunghai corridor as Chinese counter–offensives gains momentum north of Pengpu and along the Hwai river, with reports that Japanese advances stalled and lines being pushed back toward Kuchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Japan
Central China War Zone
Lunghai
Shunroku Hata
Central China
Hata
Iwane Matsui
Tokyo
Matsui
China
Hwai River
Pengpu
Lunghai Line
Tientsin-Pukow
Kuchen
Filibuster Will Be Laid Aside In Roosevelts Program
Washington dispatch outlines congressional aims for a brief session to advance Roosevelt's agenda. leaders expect adjournment by May as key measures move, including an agricultural adjustment act and a tax revision bill. the senate plans to lay aside the southern filibuster on the anti lynching bill and proceed on a $250 million deficiency relief appropriation. a 40 hour week and 40 cent minimum wage measure is discussed as a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Norton
House Labor Committee
Goodwill Fliers Are Felicitated In Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES Feb 19 Officers of the United States goodwill squadron, rested from a 5200 mile one stop flight from Miami to Buenos Aires, were congratulated by War Minister General Basilio Pertine. American Ambassador Weddell and Lt Col Lester Baker accompanied them. Lieut Col Robert Olds commanded the flying fortresses on a mission to demonstrate air power ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Roberto Ortiz. A student delegation presented a welcome scroll. six planes completed the journey, one earlier delayed at Lima due to propeller trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
United States Goodwill Squadron
Miami
Fla
Basilio Pertine
Alexander W Weddell
Lester Baker
Robert Olds
Roberto Mortiz
Lima
Four Desperate Convicts Escape Norfolk County Jail
Four black inmates escaped the Norfolk jail shortly after seven in the morning aided by outside confederates. John Wesley Young 26 held life for murder, Nathaniel Eley 27 for gun robbery, George Boyd 26 an accomplice, and Dillon Gary 22 serving terms for holdups. They ripped a one inch steel bar and heavy screen from a window, a crowbar used to pry away granite sill, and were awaiting transfer to a Richmond penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
John Wesley Young
Nathaniel Eley
George Boyd
Eley
Dillon Gary
Richmond
Middleweight title weigh-in in Cleveland
Freddie Steele weighed 159 pounds and Carmen Barth 159½ pounds for the middleweight championship bout in Cleveland tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Freddie Steele
Carmen Barth
Austria Bows To Hitler and Hopes For More
Austria deepened its acquiescence to Hitler by declaring the Fatherland front legal and naming five Hitler-favored cabinet ministers while seeking to preserve Austrian independence in name. British Cabinet weighs Italian and Austrian moves as India faces civil disobedience calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austria
Hitler
Vienna
Fatherland Front
Berchtesgaden
Berlin
Kroll Opera House
Three Rivers Flood Rampages Across Arkansas Coast
Three rivers Ouachita Arkansas and White swelled by a week of rain threaten Arkansas with higher floods than 1935. Hundreds flee lowlands as towns brace for crest. Tornado-hit Rodessa Louisiana begins relief after 25 dead and 41 injured. Missouri reports two drownings near Bonne Terre and Flat River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Three Rivers
Arkansas
Ouachita
White
Rodessa
Little Oil Field
Missouri
Vernon Gidley
Bonne Terre
Claudell Cowen
Flat River
Gidley
Trout Season To Be Gone Over
Carl H. Nolting chairman of the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries said the commission would meet February 28 to discuss extending the trout season through July and August. Currently the season runs April 15 to June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Carl H. Nolting
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Sap Reported In Apple Trees Sign of Early Spring
Unmistakable signs of spring appear as sap flows in apples, six weeks earlier than usual. Orchardists worry about the trees' safety if warm weather persists. A plum tree in Winchester shows large white buds and lilacs in sheltered spots are budding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usuasl
Winchester
Amateur Show at Zone February 22 With Pappy Curly and Slim
An amateur show at Zone on February 22 features acts labeled Pappy Curly and Slim with admission set at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pappy
Curly
Slim
George Pingley Transferred Between Virginia Jails
George Pingley, 44, the mountaineer who killed Sheriff J. W. Newcome and wounded Officer George Miller, was moved from Harrisonburg to Staunton jail by order of Judge Philip Williams. Crowded jails are cited as a transfer factor, with the defendant likely remaining in Staunton until Winchester trial. Pingley’s son Harry remains jailed as a material witness and neighbor Wade Line is held as an accessory after the fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley
George Pingley
J. W. Newcome
George Miller
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Philip Williams
Frederick
Friendship Fire Company to Attend Service at Church
Members of the Friendship Fire Company will attend a special 7.30 pm service at the Church of Christ led by Rev Charles H Funk and Rev W L Dudley. Captain Richard Boxwell asked members to meet at the hall at 7 o'clock to march in a body. the sermon is an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Church of Christ
Charles H. Funk
W. L. Dudley
Richard Boxwell
Weather outlook brings snow in north and rain in south
Weather outlook for the week starting Monday shows snow in the north and rain or snow in the south of the North and Middle Atlantic States. Tuesday night or Wednesday will bring mixed precipitation again toward the end of the week with moderately cold mornings and warmer later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
British cabinet in crisis over Eden Mussolini policy
London reports say a three hour session failed to bridge the split between Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Eden over a potential deal with Italy. Herbert Morrison called Eden a prisoner of reactionary colleagues as tensions rise on Austrian Nazification and Mediterranean concessions amid rumors of resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Chamberlain
Italy
Eden
League of Nations
Benito Mussolini
Britain
Musso
Herbert Morrison
London Labor Party
Foreign Office
No. 10
Birmingham
Chamberlain Morrison
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Morrison
Signor Mussolini
Herr Hitler
Church Supper at Mrs Geo Pitzer’s Clearbrook Feb 25
Benefit presbyterian church event announced for February 25 at Mrs Geo Pitzer’s home in Clearbrook. Proceeds support church efforts. Community notices note the fundraiser as part of local church activities and social events.
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Lester Barlow
Device
Patent
MR Winchester
John Rosenberger
Council
Council of Authority
Executive Committee
O’connor
Middle West
Yellow River Crossing
Goodwill
Norfolk County
Chamberlain-Eden
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Kurt Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Neville Chamberlin
Count Dino Grandi
Rome
India
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mohandas K. Grandi
Indian Congress Party
Haripura
Augusta
Miller
Bulletin
Memorial Hospital
B. B. Dutton
Dutton
Labor Party
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