Amendment To Beer-Wine Act Returns To Conference
Virginia lawmakers clash over election frequency for local government changes with a conference committee to resolve differences. The House backs a four year limit while the Senate wants two years. The session also weighs blue law impact and school textbooks distribution time as Governor Price reviews bills.
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Richmond
General Assembly
House
Haskins Hobson
Chesterfield
Senate
Saxon Holt
R. R. Parker
R. O. Morris
Major M. Hillard
Washington’s boyhood rules of conduct published
MR WINCHESTER presents a portion of Washington’s manuscript with rules of behavior for youth. The advices urge restraint, temper, and courteous speech, advising private critique when needed and maintaining respect in all company.
Weapons Used In Slaying Are To Be Photographed
A bulletin notes grand jury convening tomorrow for the Pingley case. The shotgun used by George Pingley to kill Sheriff J W Newcome on February 13 and the revolver carried by State Officer George Miller will be taken to Washington to be photographed. Officials say images may show Miller dropped his gun on the porch and a shot delivered the blow. The 12 gauge Winchester shotgun and a .38 Colt revolver show marks suggesting impact patterns. Photographs will be enlarged to test the theory of the sequence of events.
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George Washington
Washington
George Pingley
J. W. Newcome
George Miller
Pingley
Miller
Peach Buds Respond To Warm Days In County
Warm days trigger early peach bud swelling in Frederick County orchards, with early varieties already slipping from brown jackets. Dr. Walter Hough notes March will determine the ultimate development pace, while apples show little current bud growth and blossoms may come as early as April 9 in some years.
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Walter 8. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Hough
Gas fumes fatal to four members of Leyden family
Westfield New Jersey police say four members of the Leyden family died from gas from a kitchen range in their Fourth avenue home. Mother Margaret Leyden 37 and children Harold 2 Thomas 9 and James 12 were found in upper bedrooms, with Robert 6 hospitalized in serious condition. The husband arrived about 5 a.m. and found gas filling the house. the oven door was open and gas streamed through the hallway.
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Westfield
N. J
Fourth Avenue
John Somers
Westfield Police
Margaret Leyden
Harold Leyden
Thomas Leyden
James Leyden
Robert
Muhlenberg Hospital
Plainfield
Somers
Harold
First Photo Shows Man Charged in Sheriff Slaying
George Pingley identified in the first photograph of the suspect in the slaying of Sheriff J. W. Newcome. The image was taken by Sergeant Francis Funk of the Winchester Police Department after fingerprinting Pingley.
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George Pingley
J. W. Newcome
Francis Funk
Winchester Police Department
Pingley
Miller sho Officer Miller aide to Sheriff Newcome
Officers at the scene measured the distance from the door to the fallen officer as 42 feet. Miller's gun was knocked from his hand when he went to Sheriff Newcome's assistance. The report continues on another page.
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Miller
Winchester Delegation Heads to Richmond Bridge Hearing
Citizens from Winchester Front Royal and Warren County will travel in about 60 cars to a State Highway Department hearing in Richmond on Wednesday. The aim is to press for replacing two obsolete dangerous bridges over the Shenandoah River at River ton. Leaders include Mayor Frank Forsyth and Chamber of Commerce officers, with Rotary Lions and other groups joining the motorcade. The gathering forms at the capitol rotunda at 11 o clock Wednesday morning.
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Winchester
Riverton
Front Royal
Warren County
State Highway Department
Richmond
Warren
Frank Forsyth
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Forsyth
Andrew Bell
State Highway Commission
R. E. Buncutter
Chamber of Commerce
Harold G. Brown
E. R. Branch
Social Security Rep to Visit Local Post Office Wednesday
Samuel W. Singleton, regional representative of the Social Security Board, will be in the post office building here Wednesday morning for several hours to meet with residents. He plans an afternoon visit to provide information about Social Security to anyone in the city seeking details.
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Samuel W. Singleton
Social Security Board
Senate
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Byrd
D.va
Comptroller General’s Office
Three Adults Arrested Over Bedford Babe Kidnap Case
Virginia State Officer Gordon H. Coleman announced warrants for kidnapping of 18 month old Nelson Henry Booth of Bedford county. A man and two women were detained in Rockville Maryland as details traced from Supt H B Nicholas and Sgt E J McDermott.
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Lynchburg
Virginia
Gordon H. Coleman
Bedford
Nelson Henry Booth
Bedford County
Rockville
H. B. Nicholas
Virginia Police
Steppe
Mire
E. J. McDermott
Producers Asked Views on Proposed Apple Regulation
A Virginia conference in Richmond discussed regulating sale of low grade apples to keep culls off markets. Nelson county growers and state officials debated using federal regulation via the FDA rather than a new law, with a draft rule that defines adulteration at 10 percent contaminated fruit.
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Richmond
Nelson County
Eight Firemen Die in Friendship Company Memorial Service
About one hundred members of the Friendship Fire Company attended a memorial service at the Church of Reverend Charles H. Funk and Reverend W. L. Dudley officiating. Eight members died in the past year and their names were read by Laurens Jones.
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Friendship Fire Company
Church of
Charles H. Funk
W. L. Dudley
Friendship Company
Laurens Jones
O. J. Franks
James Hottel
Edward L. Henry
Arnold Chapman
Joe Steele
William Spurr
William A. Dorsey
Clarence Hardy
Mr. Funk
Hitler Delivers No Clue On Next Move In Europe
Berlin reports show Adolf Hitler offering no hint of future policy as Germany asserts equal rights and readies to defend minorities. The Reichstag address followed by Eden's resignation stirred European capitals with persistent questions about imminent actions and potential colonial concessions.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Germany
Reich
Hitler
Prague
Czechoslovakia
W. F. W. Rally Brings Veterans District Officials
Veterans of Foreign Wars Seventh District held a rally yesterday with State and district leaders addressing the group. Senior Vice-Commander Wooddell and Commander Browning spoke along with Winchester Post’s W. W. Glass. Most posts attended except Edinburg Bridgewater and Waynesboro. State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver could not attend.
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Seventh District
Wooddell
Staunton
Browning
Harrisonburg
W. W. Glass
Winchester Post
Edinburg
Bridgewater
Wayamershoro
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Members Sought By Virginia State Horticultural Society
W S Campfield calls Virginia fruit growers to join the Virginia State Horticultural Society. Dues are 1 dollar yearly, with a bound copy of annual convention proceedings and Virginia Fruit monthly. Membership up to 947, aims for 1,000. members urged to recruit locally or mail dues to Staunton box 718.
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W. S. Campfield
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia Fruit
Campfield
Staunton
Home Maker's Exchange on WRC Schedule
Listen to Home Maker's Exchange program over station WRC at 11 30 Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The listing notes a 2 21 1p it time format as the broadcast slot.
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Home Maker’s Exchange
WRC
Watch Patterson's Sale Announcement Spotted
Notice references Patterson's sale with a note about tomorrow's timing and a 2 21 1p it detail.
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Patterson
China protests German recognition of Manchukuo
The Chinese government condemned Adolf Hitler's Reichstag pledge to recognize Manchukuo, calling it a breach of promise and harmful to China both politically and economically. Ta Kung Pao criticized Germany for supporting Japan’s domination in Manchuria while urging caution toward German trade. Local officials warned of possible Chinese boycotts of German goods amid tensions in Hankow.
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Hankow
Manchoukuo
China
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Takungpao
Hitler
Japan
Germany
Two Are Killed In Motor Crash Near Staunton
In Staunton Virginia on February 21 Charles S Roller III 30 of Fort Defiance and James F Weaver 25 of Mount Sidney were fatally injured when an automobile overturned on the Lee Highway three miles north of Staunton. E W Hanger 28 of Mount Sidney received scalp lacerations and abrasions and was described as in good condition. Roller son of Major Charles S Roller Jr co principal of Augusta Military Academy and head of its athletic department is survived by his parents a widow and a daughter. Police attributed a blowout as the likely cause. Roller was thrown clear while Weaver was pinned beneath the car.
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Staunton
Charles S. Roller
Fort Defiance
James F. Weaver
Mount Sidney
Lee Highway
Here
E. W. Hanger
Roller
Augusta Military Academy
Weaver
February Weather Rise and Rainfall in Winchester
Rainfall of 0.68 inches at Winchester Research Laboratory cooled last week’s heat to a 43 degree high. February records show 71 degrees last Friday, with two February highs of 78 in 1932 and 76 in 1932. In Washington temperatures, 71 degrees was exceeded only once in 69 years. Year-to-date rainfall totals 2.21 inches versus 4.61 inches for January last year.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Washington
Chamberlain Pushes Anglo Italian Talks Amid Eden Row
London reports Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain would begin negotiations for a new Anglo Italian understanding in Rome immediately. He warned rebuffing Italy could bring war, while Eden defended his resignation and accused the premier of sacrificing him to dictators.
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Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Hitler
Fuehrer
England
Eden
Germany
Britain
France
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Rome
Chamberlain
Italy
Europe
Dino Grandi
League Ofations
Reichsfuehrer
Reichstag
Mussolini
Tr Duce
Spain
Washington's Birthday Holiday Closures in Winchester
The Handley Library, four Winchester banks, and the post office will close for Washington's birthday. Window service will be suspended, no local deliveries, and only mail left at the post office will be held as usual. The town, a frontier center, honors the birthday while observing defense-era history.
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Gorge
Washington
Winchester
Handley Library
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Price
Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Radford College
Willian M. Kemper
Assembly
Board of Education
MR Winchester
Williams
Nelson Growers
S. S. Smith
N. A. Lapsley
State Dairy and Food Division
Federal Agency
Code of Virginia
Federal Food and Drug Administration
State Board of Agriculture
of Christ
Barkley
Kentucky
Wagner
Norris
Congress
Bone
D.wash
D.S. C
Budget Bureau
Civilian Conservation Corps
Russia
C. S. Roller
J. F. Weaver
Il Duce
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