Byrd Named Head of Senate Committee To Study Reorganization
Senator Byrd of Virginia was named by Vice President Garner as chairman of a special committee to study and report next session on reorganizing government departments to cut operating costs. The panel will include Senators Robinson O'Mahoney McNary Townsend and has a $20 000 expense allowance. Byrd will begin the study soon.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
O’mahoney
D-Wye
McNary
Oregon
Townsend
Roosevelt
Japan
Hiroji Saito
Tokyo
Saito
United States
Senate
House
Agriculture Department
Mr Winchester Urges Shade Tree Care After Sleet
Mr Winchester notes shade trees badly damaged by the sleet storm. Some trees have been trimmed and others still hang with ragged wounds. He urges timely pruning in cold weather to help trees recover when sap flows again.
Colored Farmer Is Chief Bidder At Table Auction
A large sale of Miss Frances Tabb's Frederick county farm near Welltown drew 400 to 500 people. Edward Hart, a colored farmer from Jefferson county, bought two black mares for 486 dollars after fierce bidding. Other animals sold well, including horses, a cow and calf, a sow and pigs, and sheep, with total receipts of 3101.29. Miss Tabb sold the farm six months earlier to Kurtz Butler who will take possession this spring.
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Frances Tabb
Frederick County
Welltown
Star
Coleman Dunn
Preston Engle
Charles Town
W. Va
Tabbe Farm
Edward Hart
Kearneysville
Jefferson County
Aged Woman Fatally Burned Near Free Union
Mrs. Emma F. Wood 79 wife of Albemarle farmer J T L Wood was fatally burned yesterday at the Wood home near Free Union as her dress caught fire while she watched broom sedge burning. Her husband was badly burned on the hands and face trying to smother the flames.
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Charlottesville
Emma F. Wood
J. T. L. Wood
Wood Home
Free Union
Statement On Ship Loan Status Expected Soon
Assistant Secretary J. M. Johnson said a formal update on United States Lines loan to build a ship succeeding the Leviathan would come within a day or two. The loan application has been pending since December 16.
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Washington
J. M. Johnson
Leviathan
United States Lines
Fechner Praises COC Program At Kiwanis Meeting
Robert Fechner director of Emergency Conservation Work tells Kiwanis Club of Winchester that CCC records show thousands of enrollees gained physical mental benefits and pride while returning more than 250 million dollars in wages to families. He notes health education in camps and a shift from burden to breadwinner as key outcomes.
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Robert Fechner
Kiwanis Club of
Winchester
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Ptreat Pechnercy
Fechner
Sam Brooks
Wendell B. Goode
Peyton Marshall
Rotary Club
E. C. Parker
Comman
Prosecution Discusses Perjury Action Against Whited
Hunterdon County prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck Jr says he may be superseded if he does not pursue perjury charges against state witness Millard Whited. He plans talks with Attorney General Wilentz and Col. Schwarzkopf as Hoffman's accusations prompt review of Hauptmann case testimony.
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Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Millard Whited
Flemington
Hauck
David T. Wilentz
Florida
H. Ae Schwarzkopf
Wilentz
Harold G. Hoffman
Whited
Amandus Hochmuth
Taxing Up Costs Of Gudebrod Suit
County Clerk C. C. Brannon reviewed vast files in the 15 year old Gudebrod versus Ward administrators suit to determine total costs. He will submit these costs to the commissioners to be added to other costs as part of final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Brannon
C. E. Gudebrod
Artemus Ward
Debate Over Virginia Unemployment Insurance Bill
Virginia Senate resumes discussion on the unemployment insurance bill alongside three uncontested measures and a memorial to Congress. Senator W Stuart Moffett opposes federal coercion and warns the plan would tax 900000 workers to aid 300000, raising costs for farmers and widening price gaps.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Senate
Congress
House
Liberia
W. Stuart Moffett
Staunton
Virginia
Moffett
Winchester Readers Voice City Improvements In 1936 Choices
The Winchester section reports 1936 automobile tags go on sale March 16 with blue background orange figures. Vehicle registrations, speeds, and parking rules are outlined along with citizen suggestions on needed city improvements such as water supply cheaper rents and radio static elimination.
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Chamber of Commerce
Division of Motor Vehicles
Andrew Bell
M. c
Winchester
A. H. Jackson
Winchester Steam Laundry
Stewart O. Elting
Handley Library
Andour
Water
Piccadilly
Braddock
Cameron
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Observance Of World Prayer Day
The World Day of Prayer service will be held at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 3.30 o clock Friday afternoon this week. Christians worldwide will engage in continuing prayer for about 40 hours with the theme On Earth Peace Goodwill Toward Men. Women and youth of all churches are invited to join.
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Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Office for Rent on Reuss Avenue
For rent an office space on Reuss Avenue with heat furnished. Availability includes 12 to 18 words? one paragraph mentions Saturday viewing and one parking space.
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Reuss Avenue
Tax Deductions for Central Relief Fund Urged
Contributions to the Central Relief Fund may be deducted from federal and state income tax. The notice specifies deduction eligibility and points to tax policy guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Relief Fund
Trucker Ban Maintained On Cut-Off Road Route
State Highway Department prohibits trucks weighing 5 tons and more from using the cut-off road from Stephens City through White Post to Boyce. Large warning signs remain at each end until the roadbed dries further.
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State Highway Department
Stephens City
White Post
Boyce
Whitlock Estate Sale at County Court House
Sale advertised for noon Saturday at the front County Court House features the Whitlock Estate with properties 616 618 620 South Loudoun Street and a stucco house and lot on Ivy Street 226 28 1p 21 Lamp specials reduced 10 to 50 percent through March 10 at Colonial Art and Craft Shop.
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Front County Court House
Whitlock
Loudoun St
Ivy St
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Rivers Rising Within Banks Near Riverton Junction
Shenandoah and Potomac rivers were reported rising but still within banks. Ice lingered in the north Shenandoah below Riverton dam while the south branch ice cleared last week. Potomac near Harpers Ferry rose to 44-50 degrees mercury hovered near 40.
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Shenandoah River
Potomac River
Riverton
Riverton Junction
North Fork
Castleman's Ferry
Berryville
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Destroyer USS Smith Launched at Mare Island Yard
The new 1500 ton destroyer USS Smith slides from the ways at Mare Island navy yard near San Francisco. It is named for Civil War naval officer Lieut. Joseph Bryant Smith and will enter service this summer.
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U. S. S. Smith
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Joseph Bryant Smith
Man Who Got Two Years Gets Off With Costs
In Charlottesville Virginia on February 26 Judge J Callan Brooks suspended a two year jail sentence and a $400 fine for F G Dawson after doctors stated confinement would be detrimental. Dawson was ordered to pay the trial costs for taking forty records from Albemarle Circuit Court clerk's office.
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Charlottesville
Fed
F. G. Dawson
Circuit Court
Albemarle County
J. Callan Brooks
Brooks
Dawson
Millicent Rogers Salm Ramos Weds Ronald Balcom in Vienna
The New York Evening Journal reports Millicent Rogers Salm Ramos, daughter of Henry Huddleston Rogers, married Ronald Balcom, a New York broker, in Vienna yesterday. They plan to spend winter at San Anton in the Tyrol and then reside in Paris or London.
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New York
The
New York Evening Journal
Millicent Rogers Salm Ramos
Henry Huddleston Rogers
Ronald Balcom
Vienna
San Anton
Tyrol
Paris
London
Sister Of Hitler Is Now A Bride
Confirmation of the marriage between Adolf Hitler's sister and Dr. Martin Hammizsch arrived from the officiant Rev. Straube. The ceremony occurred February 20 in Berlin, with the groom traveling from Dresned to attend, while Hitler could not attend due to state duties.
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Hitler
Radebeul
Germany
Debate Put Off on Rural Electrification Bill
Washington reports Senator Norris agreed to a one week delay in further debate on the 1 billion dollar rural electrification bill as opposition threatened prolonged discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norris
R-Neb
Four Killed in Wrecked Train Near Wheatland
Four people were believed killed and three injured when a Baltimore and Ohio freight train crashed two miles west of Wheatland Indiana. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as investigators began to assess the cause of the collision with debris scattered on the tracks.
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Wheatland
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
Byrd Resolution Creates Senate Economy Committee
Senator H F Byrd advances a Senate resolution to form a five member economy committee from both parties. The group will study executive branch agencies for overlaps and possible abolition, reporting by 1937 with hearings, subpoenas, and up to 20 000 dollars funded from the Senate contingent fund.
Emperor Hirohito Orders New Government After Slaying of Okada
At dawn Emperor Hirohito commands Fumio Goto a nationalist to form a new government. Okada is summoned from his residence and slain on the spot, in a decisive political upheaval.
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Hirohito
Fumio Goto
Okada
Tokyo coup shocks Japan as ministers slain and revolt erupts
Dispatches report 3,000 Japanese soldiers rebel at Tokyo police HQ as government troops move on. The young officers assassinate three cabinet leaders, with emperor Hirohito and acting premier Goto amid resignations and a state of emergency declared across the nation.
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London
Tokyo
Riichi Takahashi
New York
High Seas
Osaka
Goto
Hirohito
Inio Goto
Japan
Fumio Goto
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
House of Commons
Bank of Japan
Eden
Glenn Babe
Associated Press
World News at a Glance
Domestic items include Mrs Viola FP Raphael awarded six cents by a jury in New York and a Boston merchant Edward A Filene providing an ironic twist to Al Smith s Liberty League. Washington reports veto of a 50 billion seed loan bill and the dismissal of two Commerce shipping officials for insubordination. Senator Byrd named by Vice President Garner to head a committee on reorganizing government departments. Tokyo reports three Japanese cabinet officials assassinated by young officers.
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New York
Viola
Raphael
Los Angeles
Edward A. Filene
Boston
al Smith
Liberty League
Washington
Roosevelt
Commerce Department
Byrd
Garner
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Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
George Creel
Works Progress Administration
MR Winchester
Hart
Central
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IMAR
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Moling & Cather
Millicent Rogers
H. F. Byrd
Bulletin
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