More Game In Virginia Praised By Sports Officials
Richmond Virginia January 3 Carl Nolting Virginia game and inland fisheries commissioner said 1938 brought more game and better hunting conditions deer numbers up at least 50 percent in ten years and wild turkey and upland game up. Mac Hart executive secretary noted 130238 hunting licenses sold for the year and a hoped for rise in hunters this season.
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Barton Pattie
Richmond
Carl Nolting
Virginia
Nolting
State Game and Inland Fisheries Commissioner
Commission
Mac Hart
One S Treasury
Hart
National Forest Service
Pittman-Robertson
Despondent Father Kills Baby In Car Death Mystery
In Cleveland a 35 year old paperhanger Andrew J Macey killed himself and his 15 month old daughter Carole Ann in a parked car writing of despair and claiming murder in the notes. He had reported his wife missing earlier and filed for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Carole Ann
Andy
Samuel R. Gerber
Andrew J. Macey
Germany Sees 1939 War Course Amid U S Criticism
Berlin reports German newspapers assail the Roosevelt administration over Ickes and the State Department as Hitler pledges to strengthen the army and press on with the four year plan. They blame Jewish influence for anti German sentiment and warn relations cannot improve while Ickes is defended.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Berlin
United States
Adolf Hitler
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
Germany
Ickes Cleveland
State Department
DNB
Hitler
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Sudentenland
Reich
Italy
Lima
Shanghai Tries To Become Gay in 1939 Welcome
Shanghai, long famed as the Orient’s gayest city, sought a brighter 1939 despite 18 months of war. Crowds thronged hotels and clubs while ships along the Whangpoo river heralded the new year with whistles and foghorns in a bedlam of celebration and fog.
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Shanghai
Shangha
Orient
Whangpoo River
Memphis Man Shaves Using Christmas Tree Razor
A man about 35 at Grand Central Station in Memphis removed a red bulb from the station’s Yule tree as it was electrically lit and used the exposed wiring to power an electric razor for a casual shave.
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Memphis
Tenn
Grand Central Station
Sleep Fine Stop Getting Up Nights in Winchester Ad
Suffering people lose energy from nightly disruptions caused by kidney and bladder issues. A new guaranteed method called RIS offers relief, promoted at Harris Cut-Rate, Miller's Drug Store, and Peoples Service Drug Store in Winchester Virginia with a trial treatment price of 50 cents.
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Harris
Miller’s Drug Store
Winchester
Virginia
Peoples Service Drug Store
Year Ends With Music In County
Hayfield Virginia reports a reflective New Year scene with 1938 ending amid celebrations and a sense of progress. Farmers and businesses review accounts as they enter 1939 with optimism. crops and profits are described as satisfactory and plans for the new year are set.
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Hayfield
Frederick County
Riddle Stable Heads South to Florida for Hialeah
Samuel Riddle's War Admiral sails for Florida with nine stablemates from Glen Riddle farm. The train departs from Berlin to Wilmington then Miami, aiming for races at Hialeah including the $50,000 Widener Challenge Cup. Trainer George Conway seeks a rematch with Sea Biscuit.
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Berlin
Samuel Riddle
Florida
Hialeah Park
Glen Riddle Farm
Wilmington
Del
Miami
George Conway
Seabiscuit
Hialeah
Bowl Games and All-Star Results From 1940s Season
Southern California defeated Duke 7 to 3 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Texas Christian beat Carnegie Tech 15 to 7 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Tennessee blanked Oklahoma 17 to 0 in the Orange Bowl in Miami. St Marys edged Texas Tech 20 to 13 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Utah shut out New Mexico 26 to 0 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. West beat East 14 to 0 in the All-Star game in San Francisco, and North defeated South 7 to 0 in Montgomery Alabama.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Southern California
Duke
New Orleans
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Miami
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Dallas
St. Mary's
Texas Tech
el Paso
Utah
New Mexico
San Francisco
West
East
Montgomery
Ala
North
South
Horned Frogs
Volunteers
Doyle Nave
Trojans
Dukes
Durham
N. C
Lowe
Red Raiders
Davey O’brien
O'Brien
Place
Frogs
O’brien
Davey
Carnegie
Vols
Sooners
George Cafego
Babe Wood
Jersey cow electrocuted by light bulb mishap in barn
Cotati California report describes Peter Proskoriakoff's cow Bossy attempting to swallow a bright extension cord bulb. The wet barn floor likely prompted the accident but the bulb remained lit when the farmer discovered the animal.
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Cotati
Calif
Peter Proskoriakoff
Proskoriakoff
Farm activity program advances with spring preparations
The plan outlines seed and fertilizer selection already completed. The entire sequence proceeds with business-like precision as the spring crops are prepared.
Sports Round Up By Eddie Brietz
Dan W. Hill the former Piedmont League president and Duke center creator is now a hair tonic tycoon in New York. The column skims 1939 boxing and baseball news, salaries, and foreshadows, mentioning Carl Hubbel’s 22500 contract, Budge’s fate, Promoter Harris funding, and Michigan State coaches’ tenure as East Lansing figures.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Dan W. Hill
Piedmont League
Duke
Alex
St. Louis
Cangoneri
Jim Braddock
Bowl Day Echoes End of Duke Football Era
Texas Christian and Tennessee each clinched major bowl wins as Duke saw its undefeated, untied season end in a Rose Bowl upset. O’Brien sparked TCU past Carnegie Tech 15 7 while Tennessee shut out Oklahoma 17 0 in the Orange Bowl. Duke’s 7 3 Rose Bowl loss due to a late Nave rally capped a dramatic season.
What Goes On On Capitol Hill
Senate meets at noon to swear in new members and reviews Sheppard committee findings on complaints of politics in relief. House convenes to swear in all members elect a speaker and receive Dies committee on unAmerican activities report. Enola firemen respond to rural dwelling blaze. housewife apologizes for not calling a doctor.
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Senate
Sheppard
HOUSE
Enola
Beautiful homes and farms for sale in Winchester Virginia
Real estate ad offers homes in every city section from 1750 dollars and up Farms available including 132 acres with barn and house priced around 8000 114 acres with house and improvements at 3500 poultry farms from 2400 and up city lots from 200 and up Valley Pike frontage lots 119.5 feet financing available New Year invitation to view properties Winchester Virginia.
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Stephens Cie
Valley Pike
New Congress Lineup Compared With Predecessor
Washington notes list the sixth Congress lineup and its predecessor with names and positions in a brief update. The source outlines shifts in membership and committee roles across the two sessions.
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New Congress
Washington
Jan
Ieee
Apple Shipments From New York to Foreign Markets
Shipments of apples from New York to international destinations for the week ending December 31 were reported by Inge and Company. Totals include Liverpool 3100 baskets, London 2199, Le Havre 1512, Hamburg 1512, Antwerp 3382, Rotterdam 3938, and Sweden 1845. Additional figures cover Antwerp Rotterdam combined 217, Sweden 4536, Finland 200, Casablanca 200, Oran 1134, Algiers 378.
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New York
Inge and Company
Liverpool
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le Havre
Hamburg
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Sweden
Finland
Ier
Casablanca
Oran
Algiers
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