City Council Advances 1934 Budget and Civil Works Plans
Winchester council approves 1934 budget and sewers with funds from multiple accounts. It orders first readings for 1934 sewer and water ordinances and budgets for police staffing, while reviewing civil works pace and an airport option with further arbitration and expenses.
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F. A. Shryock
Glaize
Anderson
Messrs
Barr
Dellinger
Forney
Hable
Hollis
Marshall
Miller
Page
Rosenberger
Baker
McVicar
Police Justice. Co. W. A
Civil Works Administration
Millwood Avenue
Berryville Avenue
National
State
George Washington
Welfare Board
Superintendent of Public Welfare
City of
Winchester
City of Winchester
Finance Committee
Poor Committee
Schutte
He -Hable
Holisee
Dictatorship In New York Proposed By Laguardia
New York Mayor Fiorello H. Laguardia proposes a two year municipal dictatorship to solve a half billion dollar operating budget crisis with a deficit of at least 25 million. He would gain sweeping powers to cut salaries, eliminate agencies, furlough or transfer workers and set economies. The plan mirrors President Roosevelt's federal program.
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Associated Press
New York
Fiorello H. Laguardia
Roosevelt
Missionaries Ordered Out of Fukien
British authorities ordered about 150 English missionaries in Fukien to proceed to Amos for refuge amid fighting between the nationalist government and rebel forces. Over 200 American missionaries in north Fukien sought refuge in Foochow while many remained inland despite evacuation warnings. fighting also reported along the Chekiang Fukien border.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Fukien Province
Amos
North Fukieng
Foochow
Chekiang-Fukien
Former Residents Take Part In Capital Programs
Mrs. Branson G. McIlwee and children Jim Taylor Mee and John Gilbert McIlwee played leading roles in Henry Van Dyke's The Other Wise Man at Luther Place Memorial Church Washington D C The ninth year of her involvement Mrs McIlwee served on the personnel committee and the family recently moved to 3912 13th Street Northwest Washington Details of their former residence in this community are noted with pride by local friends.
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N. W
Happy Days Theme Graces Atlantic Greyhound Calendar
The Atlantic Greyhound Lines Inc annual calendar titled Happy Days features a hunt club leaving a colonial home for the chase. The Star received a color engraving from original painting by J. Sanderson Wells, reflecting horses and hounds and old Virginia hunt club days.
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Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Inc
Arthur M. Hill
Charleston
W. Va
J. Sanderson Wells
Old
Virginia
West Virginia Counties Extend School Holiday
Three West Virginia counties Lincoln McDowell and Wyoming joined Charleston and Kanawha County schools in extending Christmas break by two weeks due to a tax revenue shortfall. Schools in Charleston Kanawha County remain closed until at least January 15 with no funds to operate. The state supreme court voided a tax collection law delaying $25 million in impounded taxes, leaving local governments and schools without money and prompting police stand-by plans.
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Charleston
W. Va
Boards of Education
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Lincoln
McDowell County
Wyoming County Board
Supreme Court
Kump
Funeral Services For Mrs. Rogers
Funeral rites held yesterday at 2 pm for Mrs. Virginia Grim Rogers 20 daughter of C Newton Grim of Double Tollgate at Refuge Methodist Episcopal Church Louth by Rev Hubert Sydonstricker assisted by Rev C C Bush. Interment followed. hymns sung by Prof W H McIlwee and daughter and Joseph Hodgson. Pallbearers named Magnus Newcome M L Patterson Cecil Cadwallader Luther Welch Taylor Stinson and John Patterson Jr.
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Virginia Grim Rogers
C. Newton Grim
Double Tollgate
Refuge Methodist Episcopal Church
Louth
Hubert Sydenstricker
Refuge Church
Cc. C. Bush
W. H. McIlwee
Joseph Hodgson
Magnus Newcome
M. L. Patterson
Cecil Cadwallader
Luther Welch
Taylor Stinson
John Patterson, Jr
Effort to Ease Franco German Rift Flounders in 1934
Paris refused large armament demands but kept door to talks open as Mussolini and Sir John Simon planned to confer. In Rome a naval alarm rose over Japanese actions and a looming arms race as Italy notes Britain and Japan navy programs at $7.9 million.
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Cee
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Alps
Rome
Mussolini
John Simon
Il Duce
League of Nations
Great Britain
Sir John
Italy
Italian Budget Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Japan
China
Giacomo Medici del Vascello
League
Vascello
Paris Sees Room For German Counter Proposals
Paris reports France’s firm refusal to rearm Germany leaves space for counter proposals. The French foreign office awaits a German reply before the January 15 League of Nations council meeting or January 21 disarmament session. Britain reportedly seeks to soften France’s stance as Mussolini criticizes Germany in Rome.
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Paris
France
Hitler
Berlin
Germany
League Council
Geneva
League of Nations
Great Britain
Better Protection Of Wild Life To Be Undertaken
Secretary Wallace announced a committee to develop a nationwide wildlife protection plan with President Roosevelt’s approval. Thomas H. Beck chairs the panel, including John Darling and Aldo Leopold. The group meets January 6 in Washington to outline a funded study for potential early 1930s action.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Thomas H. Beck
Wilton
Beck
Roosevelt’s 1933 program push faces tariff and liquor bills
As Congress opens, Roosevelt urges continuation of his economic program. Tariff reciprocity plans draw Republican attacks. The Ways and Means Committee approves a half billion liquor bill taxing spirits at 2 dollars a gallon and beer at 5 dollars a barrel while wines scale 10 to 40 cents a gallon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
District of Columbia
Robinson
Arkansas
Rainey
Hammer
Republican Steering Committee
Snell
New York
Senate calendar shifts as tariff and revenue bills move
The article outlines Senate plans to tackle liquor measures after House action, with debate on reciprocal tariff treaties without Senate consent and potential party alignments. It notes continued House work on regular appropriations, a revenue measure, and the St Lawrence waterways treaty ratification uncertainty.
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Inson
Senate
Democrats
Hawaii
United States
House
Robinson
Roosevelt
Sen
St.erseee
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