Postponement Ordered At Request of Senator Weav er
A postponement was ordered at the request of Senator Weav er who cited a sore throat. The measure carries strong liquor penalties.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
1
Virginia Senate Passes Fair Trade Bill and Liquor Penalty Changes
In Richmond on February 24, the state Senate approved the Burks fair trade measure by 25 to 10, prohibiting sales below cost plus six percent. The body also backed hard penalties for bootlegging, including at least one month in jail and a minimum $50 fine, and discussed liquor board profits and aid funding amid a House budget dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Weaver
State Liquor Board
Witten
Winchester Leaders Urge Community Service and Promotion
City leaders emphasize local civic effort and promotion, aiming to defend interests and improve daily life. They highlight responsive coverage from the city newspaper and telegraph services reaching large centers, urging ongoing community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Telegraph
Pershing Loses Ground Medical Bulletin Says Weakened
Pershing's doctors in Tucson Arizona report General John J. Pershing is definitely weaker and somewhat apathetic after a restless night. A noon bulletin notes no heart failure but unsettled heart condition and not fully restored strength. His son Warren Pershing arrived from Palm Beach to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Warren
Palm Beach
Fla
R. E. Burson To Visit City March 2 and 3
Landscape architect R. E. Burson of the State Planning and Development Commission will visit Winchester on March 2 and 3. He will address Handley High School students and speak to the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. Burson studied at Oxford and trained at Kew Gardens after service in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericktown
England
United States
Page Il
Townsend Ready To Go To Jail
Dr Francis E Townsend returned to the capital to begin a 30 day jail term for walking out on a congressional committee investigating his old age pension movement. He said he would serve the sentence rather than appeal and would decide whether to surrender to marshal or await custody. He met five congressmen at the station and planned a conference with his attorney Elisha Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Supreme Court
Union Station
Elisha Hanson
United State States
Smith
Oh Fler
D-Fla
Sweeney
Ohio
Congress
Jury Seeks Testimony From Girl In Fatal Car Crash
The jury in the Douglas McParland case requested testimony from a surviving girl involved in the Route 50 crash that killed three people. McParland, 22, is charged with involuntary manslaughter. witnesses included a hospital returnee and a coroners statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skull
Douglas McParland
Memorial Hospital
Williams
A. J. Wigginton
Winchester
McFarland
W. C. Lawrence
Ghent
Ollie McFarland
Holmes Puffinberger
Philip Will
Commonwealth
Burr P. F
Harrison
James Miller
Man With Narcotic Kisses Sought for Grand Theft
In San Francisco on February 24, police sought a man charged with grand theft and bigamy. Witness Mrs Laura Mowery said his caresses acted like a narcotic, weakening her and causing hypnotic, powerful sensations. Witness Mrs Vivian Mowery confirmed the dangerous kisses left a peculiar lingering feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Charles Iredale Iredale
Laura Mowery
Vivian. Mowery
Air raids alarm Japan as Chinese planes loom over Formosa
Tokyo dispatch reports southwestern Japan under air raid warnings after Chinese bomber formation of twelve planes, escorted by fighters, was sighted near the China Sea. Formosa was raided, Kyushu heavily watched, Nagasaki alerted, and the House of Peers demanded defense details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
China Sea
Formosa
Kyushu
Homshu
China
Pukien
Shanghai
Foochow
Amoy
Fukien
Taihoku
Formosan
Kagoshima
Yamaguchi
Honshu
Nagasaki
East China Sea
House of Peers
Gen Sugiyama
John B Bywaters Appointed County Sheriff in Frederick
Judge Philip Williams appointed John B Bywaters, 55, of Opequon district to complete the late Sheriff J W Newcome's term after Newcome was killed amid a shooting incident. Bywaters, a farmer and community worker, will need a $5 000 bond and will not reside at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Newcome
Philip Williams
John B. Bywaters
Opequon
Newcome
George Pingley
Frederick County
Pingley
Mr. Bywaters
Oscar
Annie Glaize Bywaters
Greenwood
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fawcett Gap
Madison Lodge
No. 6
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association
Frederick Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Bywaters
C. C. Brannon
Union Hosiery Workers Threaten To Call Strike
Union hosiery workers in Philadelphia threaten a strike by 15 000 members over a mediation board's bonus readjustment. The board declined a general pay cut but granted bonus changes, prompting the union to appeal to CIO chief John L. Lewis and national president Emil Rieve for action to prevent the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
CIO
William M. Leader
American Federation Hosiery Laie Co
Acashington
Lewis
Ler
Emil Rieve
Labor Board Faces Criticism Over Funding and Purpose
Washington February 24 Senator Burke called the National Labor Relations Board administration a national disgrace as the Senate debates the board budget trimming from 2 955 000 to 2 570 000. Chairman Glass urged abolition as part of the independent offices bill amid committee cuts. The relief bill authority moves to a conference after House rejection of Senate amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Burke
D-Neb
Glass
D.-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Labor Board
Senate House
House
Senate Restores NLRB Funding After $385000 Cut
The Senate restored a $385,000 reduction to a $2,955,000 appropriation for the National Labor Relations Board in the independent offices bill. Chairman Glass said the cut would not justify hiring more personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Independent Offices
Glass
D-Va
Appropriations Committee
Austria Charges Britain with Double Cross on Dictators
Rep Kopplemann charged Britain with aiding dictators as he testified against the proposed 1.05 billion dollar naval expansion before the House Naval Affairs Committee. He said Chamberlain sought an accord with Italy making U S dependence on Britain untenable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kopplemann
D.conn
Great Britain
United States
House
Neville Chamberlain
Italy
Britain
McGrath
D.-Calif
England
Japan Parliament in Turmoil Over Mobilization Bill
Tokyo feb 24 the national mobilization bill sparks bitter uproar in the lower house as members demand answers from foreign minister and planning board chief the measure would allow government wartime control of business finance private lives and property including potential expropriation and suppression of newspapers the debate promises a cabinet crisis if pushed in its original form with repeated planning board referrals
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Takao Saito
Hirota
Masao Taki
Planning Board
Suehiko Shiono
France considers national union cabinet to tackle crises
Paris reports Premier Camille Chautemps told leaders of the Popular Front that his government would resign if a national unity cabinet could be formed. Deputies noted he sought broad cross party support to address economic, social, and diplomatic troubles amid European tensions involving Britain Italy Austria and Hitler. Naval funding and a large arms borrowing plan were reviewed by Senate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Camille Chautemps
People’s Front
Chamber of Deputies
France
Italy
Europe
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Chautemps
Senate
William Betrand
Czechoslovakia
Germanfuehrer
Germany
Yvon Delbos
For Sale 1937 Oldsmobile Coach Price 650
Mileage listed at 7 500 with a sale price of 650 dollars. Contact Frank Cleven ger at 443 Highland Ave for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clevenger
Highland Ave
Church Supper for Benefit at Mrs Geo Pitzer’s
A benefit supper will be held at Mrs. Geo Pitzer’s in Clearbrook on February 25 hosted by the Pres. Church. Prices are 50 cents and 35 cents.
New York Democrats Face Etiquette Dilemma For Nomination Events
Prominent New York Democrats weighed etiquette as two aspirants for the party's nomination drew support. Robert H. Jackson will be guest of honor at the New York Young Democratic Club event while John J. Bennett Jr. attends a Kings County American Legion testimonial dinner aiding a summer camp for undernourished children. Governor Lehman, not invited to either seating, has not said if he will seek a fourth term after a landslide reelection in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eee
Robert H. " Jackson
United States
New York Young Democratic Club
John J. Bennett
Kings County American Legion
Herbert H. Lehman
Tequest
Germany's Wavering Volunteers in Spain Highlighted by Talks
Vienna reports Germany nudges toward stopping volunteers in Spain as Chamberlain pushes a pragmatic peace plan. Berlin signals a step behind Mussolini while Ribbentrop heads home for talks with King George. Britain seeks Anglo Italian talks as Eden faces political pressure back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Spain
Vienna
Austria
Kurt Schuschnigg
Chamberlain
London
Europe
Italy
Rome
Rome, In Charge D'Astaie
Ge D'Ape Earl of
Phenouteee
Ah Pine
Lord Plymouth
Salesman Held On Two Charges In Bluefield
Cecil A. Britt 27 a former salesman was held on two charges in Bluefield West Virginia following an investigation. Police say Britt was arrested on charges of fraud and larceny related to a series of bad checks and a stolen credit instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Cecil A. Britt
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