Agriculture Budget Requests And Parity Payments For Next Year
The agriculture department seeks about 986.2 million dollars for next year including 533 million in farmer subsidies, down 318 million from this year. Roosevelt suggests possible tax increases to fund farm benefits, while rural relief and rehabilitation see the sharpest cut, from 175 million to 60 million. Congress may modify relief plans later.
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Nyzvan
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Congress
Fed
Wallace
Department
Farm Security Administration
Rites Held for Fred Young Schaffenaker
Funeral services for Fred Young Schaffenaker of Capon Bridge West Virginia were held last Wednesday at 10 oclock. The Presbyterian minister Rev Preston Sartelle officiated. Pallbearers included Roy Oats Earl Haines Wilson Riley Ray Whitacre John Watring and Ted McDonald. Interment followed in Capon Chapel cemetery near Capon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Young Schaffenaker
Frank Schaffeer
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Preston Sartelle
Presbyterian Church
Roy Oats
Earl Haines
Wilson Riley
Ray Whitacre
John Watring
Ted McDonald
Elus Whitacre
Marvin Haines
Giffin
Virgil Oats
Guy Larfick
Robert Giffin
Capon Yhapel
New Ladies Wear Shop Opens in Winchester
Iva’s Shop opens at Piccadilly Street as a new women’s wear retailer offering ready-to-wear, tailor-made garments and accessories. Owner Iva M. Shepherd from Front Royal operates the store with assistant Mrs Everson of Indianapolis, replacing the former Flower Shop location. The opening is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. est.
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Iva
Piccadilly Street
Winchester
A’s
Iva M. Shepherd
Front Royal
Homestead Hotel
Hot Springs
Ah Everson
Indianapolis
Duster Illegal Gorman Claims Council Illegally Called
Francis J. Gorman says the executive council that ousted him as United Textile Workers president was illegally convened. He argues the council acted over his push to align UTW with the AFL rather than CIO.
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Wwashington
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
Gorman
UTW
CIO
AFL
Strangers Prey on Insurance Agents in Cumberland
Police warn of two unidentified men who pose as insurance agents to visit offices in Cumberland Maryland and gather information. While agents lunching, the men loot offices of cash and valuables totaling about 400 dollars. Descriptions: man one five eight with 150 pounds in light green trousers and a two buckle jacket. man two five four with 150 pounds in a dark camel hair overcoat and light hat. Citizens with information urged to contact police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
E. J. Boyle
State Attorney’s Office
Boston Truck Drivers On Strike
A strike by over 5,000 truck drivers and helpers in greater Boston halted food deliveries and essentials, with about 400 firms affected. Within an hour of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters call, 200 roving picketers blocked key delivery points across the city.
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New York City
Valentine
Ogee
Boston
New England
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers
A. F. of L
Heart Attack Fatal to Clarke County Native
Thomas Squire Lee 73, a retired farmer and native of Berrys Virginia, died after a heart attack this morning near Millwood Clarke County. Survived by wife Nannie E. Lee and four children. Born May 21 1865. Services at Episcopal Church Saturday at 2 PM with Rev. Robert Goodwin. Pallbearers named John Lloyd Al Bradford William Burtner Wilson George Green Reese Wiley.
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Millwood
Thomas Squire Lee
Berrys
Clarke County
Lee
Nannie E. Lee
Marshall Trenary
Elusive auto thief hunted through multiple states
Berryville Virginia authorities search for a late model sedan stolen from W. A. Dearmont Jr. near Berryville High School. The thief swapped plates, abandoned the car in Harpers Ferry, cashed a bad $12 check in Brunswick Maryland, fled by train to Strasburg and boarded a Southern line train to Harrisonburg. Deputy Buckner labels the suspect a professional car thief.
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The
Star
Berryville
Harrisonburg
W. A. Dearmont, Jr
Berryville High School
Harpers Ferry
Brunswick
B. and O
R. W. Buckner
Clarke
Dearmont
Charles Town
Maine
E. Ic Towns
Strasburg
C. E. Duttraw
Curtsy Defended By Grace Moore
Grace Moore defends her Cannes curtsy to the Duchess of Windsor saying everyone will curtsy to the Duchess and she is glad to be among the first. She adds she curtsies to audiences before and after performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Moore
New York
Duchess of Windsor
Cannes
United States
Miss Moore
New Panel For Ex Deputy Warden Craven Trial
A new venire panel was drawn in Philadelphia to complete a jury for Frank A. Craven, 39, former deputy warden, on murder charges in the four convicts’ baking deaths last summer. Prosecutors and defense spent a day selecting from 47 jurors and seated 10.
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Philadelphia
Frank A. Craven
Philadelphia County
Polish German Talks at Hitler Chalet
Poland's foreign minister Col. Joseph Beck arrived at Hitler's Ober Salberg chalet for discussions on the Polish German question. The meeting signals diplomacy amid rising tensions with Germany.
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Berthtesgaden
Gerany
Poland
Joseph Beck
Hitler
Obersalsberg
Murder Suspect Arrested in Beating Death
George Phillips, 38, arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of murder in the fatal beating of his stepfather James Peters, a Portland, Oregon financier.
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Los Angeles
George Phillips
James Peters
Portland
Ore
Farmers Hold Community Discussion Meetings In County
Frederick county farmers gather in Gainesboro Gore and Middletown for talks on increasing net profits through soil conservation and smarter farming. A land use map shows orchard and forest lands as meetings explore land use, soil depletion, livestock shortage, and youth migration.
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Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Gainesboro
Gore
Middletown
Christmas Theft Hits Summit Point Woman’s Home
Viola Custer, 64, longtime Summit Point resident and second cousin of General Custer, finds her home ransacked after a December 26 Christmas trip. About $500 in yellowback gold certificates, old large bills, coins, and jewelry missing. State police investigate with several suspects under watch as authorities urge merchants to report any recovered bills.
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Lorenzo C. Lewis
Point
W. VA
Brunswick
Viola Custer
George Custer
Webley
Charles Town
Clarke County
Custers
Miss Custer
Garland Custer
Little Big Horn
Custer
General Custer
Summit Point
British praise for Roosevelt speech draws mixed reaction in UK
London reports that Prime Minister Chamberlain called Roosevelt's Congress address a sign of American democracy's global role and progress ideals. British papers varied, with The Guardian challenging Chamberlain's appeasement stance and praising Roosevelt's democratic stance amid Nazi and Fascist criticism.
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London
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Mesto Congress
United States
No. 10
Downing Street
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
Britain
Appalachi n Apples, Inc. Adds Nold to Staff
Truman Nold, former Northeast Kansas Apple Association sales promotion manager from Wathena Kansas, joins Appalachian Apples Inc at Martinsburg office to focus on city by city work with grocers and apple receivers during the selling season. He and manager Carroll R Miller will attend the Maryland State Horticultural Society convention in Frederick then exhibit in Virginia Beach with the National League Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors, and later work Washington and Baltimore to launch the east and south campaign. Miller travels to Worcester Massachusetts with Dr Ira Manville of Oregon for further work.
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Truman Nold
Northeast Kansas Apple Association
Wathena
Kansas
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Martinsburg
Midwest
Nold
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apples
Frederick
Maryland State Horticultural Society
Virginia Beach
National League Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
Washington
Baltimore
Miller
Worcester
Mass
Ira Manville
Oregon
Massachusetts State Fruit Growers Convention Programs
Convention program notes discuss Merchandising Apples highlighting topics, speakers, and sessions for Massachusetts fruit growers. Included are agendas, event dates, and key topics on apple marketing practices and industry updates.
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Massachusetts
Apple Growers Seek Exemptions for Maximum Hours
Apple growers of the Appalachia region plan to ask Administrator Andrews of the wage hour division for exemptions from maximum hours. The request will be submitted January 9 at a hearing called by the administrator at the request of orchardists. Carroll Miller, secretary treasurer of the Appalachian Apple Growers Association, will lead the group.
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Washington
Appalachiia
Andrews
Carroll Miller
Appalachain Apple Growers’ Association
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Irregularities In Guards Reported In This State
War Department officials reviewed a report by Acting Comptroller General Richard N. Elliott accusing irregularities in national guard organizations of nine states. The report cites questionable transactions affecting payments and vouchers in Florida North Carolina Virginia Maryland New York Iowa Alabama Minnesota and California. The Judge Advocate General had made no decision.
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Washington
War Department
Richard N. Elliott
Congress
Secretary of War
Justice Department
Elliott
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Iowa
Alabama
Minnesota
California
Roosevelt picks Hopkins and Murphy face Senate attack
President Roosevelt named Harry L. Hopkins and Frank Murphy to the Cabinet, prompting Senator Bridges to denounce the picks as lame ducks. He urged the Senate to investigate their qualifications before confirmation, citing Hopkins as repudiated in the last election by the nation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Frank Murphy
Senate
Bridges
Hopkins
Commerce
Murphy
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