New Congress Dives Into Organization Ahead of Major Task
The new Congress moves to organize standing committees in both houses as it prepares to execute President Roosevelt's relief program. The House Ways and Means and Appropriations panels set plans for posts and hearings on relief funding, with a $4 billion agenda for next year. The Senate recess allows time for key committees to begin functioning and for oil legislation review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Vandernberg
D- Y
Detroit Insurance Corporation
Glass
D-Va
House
Ways and Meams Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Buchanan
Rayburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Residents urge completion of Route 822 to Route 7 link
R L O of Ridge West Virginia asks Virginia to finish the Winchester to WV line Route 822 now Route 7. He notes WV already built a road from Berkeley Springs to Route 7 and argues the 24 mile gap to Winchester would create a strong highway to the west. The upgrade would boost Pred erick County productivity and shorten Winchester to Pittsburgh travel.
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Ridge
W. Va
Virginia
Winchester
West Virginia Line
West Virginia
Berkeley Springs
Prederick County
Pittsburgh
Roanoke
C C Gough Re-elected South End Hose Captain For Second Term
The South End Hose Company re elected C C Gough as captain for a second term after a year with 61 alarms nine silent. The group funded a Barton pump, curtailed a building loan note, and aided holiday charity efforts with the District Nurse Association and Fellowship Club. A full roster shows 283 members. several officers rotated to new terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Company
C. C. Gough
District Nurse Association
Fellowship Club
Charles Buhl
Edwin Lillis
Frank Foreman
E. L. Grim
L. E. Armel
L. Neill Woods
John W. Carpenter
O. H. Lewis
Thomas Clark
Michael Lillis
C. H. Kitchen
Edward Haviland
Boseman
Sydney Curl
Roy B. Curl
Stover Clark
Kenneth Curl
Hugh Clark
Messrs
Armel
Carpenter
Kitchen
Haviland
Clark
Commercial And Savings Bank Elects Directors For New Year
The annual stockholders meeting of the Commercial and Savings Bank re-elected the board: Herbert S. Larrick, H. C. Sheetz, J. Henry Moling Sr, Fred 8 Boyd, Philip Klompus, John W. Rosenberger, Dr. E. A. Humston, Howell M. Bond, George H. Eagle, T. J. Orndorff, Dr. Charles R. Anderson, Joseph H. Funkhouser, R. Bruce Slonaker, Dr. E. M. Steele and John I. Sloat. Depositors rose by hundreds as deposits increased. one July dividend paid and funds added to the contingent fund. The bank, which has no government or other preferred stock, serves its common stockholders. The new board will meet Friday to organize and elect officers.
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the Commercial and Savings Bank
Banking House
D. B. Haines
E. W. Braithwaite
Herbert S. Larrick
H. C. Sheetz
J. Henry
Ten Vessels Fogbound On Chesapeake Bay
Ten vessels including the liner City of Norfolk were fogbound on the Chesapeake Bay. Night sailings of three bay boats from Baltimore were canceled and Love Point Ferry service suspended during the night due to thick weather.
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Baltimore
City of Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Love Point
Williams Rebukes Federal Criticism At Berryville Chamber
R Gray Williams former Virginia Bar head told Berryville Chamber luncheon that Republicans are weakened and need Democrats to oppose New Deal excess. He praised the banking holiday but urged less government meddling and more freedom for business to reinvest, urging candor in preserving a sound economy.
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the Star
Berryville
Williams
Shenandoah Valley Bank Names Officers
At the annual stockholders meeting Shenandoah Valley National Bank re elected directors led by R Gray Williams. The president reported year earnings surpassing the prior two years combined and deposits rising by over two million dollars. Directors and officers were elected and lighted by new leadership including Williams Cooper Brown Rush Cather and Lula Rush with Shirley Carter named stockholders meeting chair.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. Gray Williams
Lewis F. Cooper
M. Lohr Capper
Stewart Bell
Fred L. Glaize
Robert S. Smith
William Beverley
W. Nelson Page
Dr. P. W. Boyd
Thomas B. Byrd
T. Russell Cather
Lewis J. Cooper
Harold G. Brown
E. G. Rush
J. Few Brown
Carl T. Cather
Lula A. Rush
Shirley Carter
E. G Rusk
Farm Loan Body Holds Annual Voting Today
Approximately 25 stockholders of the Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association met in the supervisors room for the annual stockholders meeting. State Senator T Russell Cather reported 169 loans in force across two counties totaling 888500 with six applications pending at Baltimore. A loan committee was elected to vet applications before Baltimore review.
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Frederick-Clarke National Farm Loan Association
Association
T. Russell Cather
Baltimor
Farm Credit Administration
Washington
P. W. A. Seeks Ruling on Right to Condemn Land
Washington January 8 The Public Works Administration seeks an early Supreme Court ruling on its authority to condemn land for low cost housing. Secretary Ickes said attorneys would press to bring the Louisville Kentucky land condemnation case before the court, after a federal judge ruled the land seizure unconstitutional.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Supreme Court
Ickes
PWA
Louisville
Farmers and Merchants Bank Elects Directors for Next Year
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company was held this morning in the bank building. President H. D. Fuller reported marked improvement and a large deposit increase over last year. Directors elected for the coming year include Dr. L. M. Allen, Harry F. Byrd, W. E. Cooper, H. D. Fuller, Phil H. Gold, J. S. Haldeman, Thomas E. Kremer, M. M. Lynch, Charles R. McCann, Ray Robinson, and John M. Steck. Officers to be elected at a Friday directors’ meeting.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank &Trust Company
H. D. Fuller
Dr. L. M. Allen
Harry F. Byrd
W. E. Cooper
Phil H. Gold
J. S. Haldeman
Thomas E. Kremer
M. M. Lynch
Charles R. McCann
Ray Robinson
John M. Steck
Coal Men Weigh Code Revision In Congress
Coal operators in Washington voiced perplexity over congressional action on their industry. Some urged removing coal from NRA supervision and creating a recovery administration, while others warned against price manipulation during the emergency period.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Girl Scouts Present 108 Garments For Needy Children
Winchester Girl Scouts aged 12 to 20 contributed 108 garments including eight layettes to the Needle Work Guild. The items will be distributed by the District Nurse Association to needy children and are on display in a north Loudoun Street window at L. R. Smith Inc. today and tomorrow.
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Girl Scouts of
Winchester
Needle Work Guild
District Nurse Association
Girl Scouts
L. R. Smith, Inc
Loudoun Street
Eleven Indian Soldiers Die In Air Crash During Maneuvers
A crash near Hubb river during maneuvers kills eleven Indian army personnel and injures eleven others. Flying Officer H. C. Sircar and his observer are slightly injured as the aircraft is wrecked. The Hubb river runs through western India into the Arabian Sea.
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Karachi
India
Indian Air Force
Hubb River
H. C. Sircar
Habb River
Hab
Arabian Sea
Death summons Mrs Rutledge in South Carolina
News from Winchester reports the death of Florence Hart Rutledge wife of Archibald Rutledge poet laureate of South Carolina and author. She died Saturday in a Charleston hospital and funeral services were held at St Philip’s Church with Magnolia Cemetery interment. She leaves three sons two sisters and one grandchild.
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Winchester
Florence Hart Rutledge
Archibald Rutledge
South Carolina
Charleston
St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Rutledge
Hampton Plantation
Santee River
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
D. C
Irvine Hart Rutledge
Washington, D. C
William Mann Irvine
Chevy Chase
Barston Tropp
Illness Fatal To Mrs Harper At Ohio Home
Friends of Mrs Margaret Haines Harper of Xervia Ohio mourn her death at home last week. She passed her 86th year and was fondly described as cheerful and kind. She is survived by a sister Florence McKeever of Xervia and a brother D B Haines of Winchester.
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Margaret Haines
K. Harper
Xervia
Ohio
Sixteen Die In Russian Express Train Collision Near Leningrad
In a Sunday crash 130 miles south of Leningrad two express trains collided. Sixteen people were killed and 67 injured. Soviet officials said those responsible would be shot. The Turbine station dispatcher and staff were arrested after a preliminary transport ministry inquiry found one train ran a closed signal.
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Moscow
Leningrad
People’s Commissariat of Domestic Affairs
One Night of Love Receives Royal Command Performance
King George has commanded Columbia pictures to be shown at Sandringham. No American film has been so designated since Chaplin's City Lights. London reports the film is also sent to Himley Hall at the request of the Duke and Duchess of Kent during their honeymoon.
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George
Columbia Pictures
Sandringham
Chaplin
London
Himley Hall
Duke
Dutchess of
Kent
Reward for recovery of large dark green salvage cover
Notice offers reward for return of a large dark green rubberized salvage cover sized 14 by 18 feet in a brown bag. It disappeared from an emergency response on the Fire truck, during an alarm call, with Charley Ro Fire Co 1-8-1p-2t listed.
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Charley RO Fire CO
Griffin Lloyd Of Boyce Dies From Truck Fall Injuries
Griffin Lloyd 33 of Boyce dies from injuries after falling from a truck driven by his step son on Route 50 near Tom Lee residence. He served in World War II and is survived by his wife and stepson. Funeral set for Providence Chapel with American Legion pallbearers expected.
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Griffin Lloyd
Boyce
Tom Lee
Dearmont
White Post
Smith
Lloyd
William Wiley
James S. Lloyd
Providence Chapel
American Legion
Armory Plans and Smoke Nuisance Consideration Set
A Public and Local Improvement Committee meeting is planned for this week at 5 oclock to discuss a proposed armory with community center and possible farmers market, with a board committee to consult. The agenda also includes alleged smoke nuisance complaints from the gas company plant.
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Public
Ralph Snapp
Board of Supervisors
Coma
Hauptmann case eyed by finger print expert
Finger print expert in Flemington testifies no prints could be found at the crime scene. The testimony fits into a broader Lindbergh kidnapping trial narrative with related remarks on recovery of ransom funds if Hauptmann is convicted.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Charleston
W. Va
M. O. Smith
Hanover
Lincoln
Col. Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Washington
Staples
Virginia
Congress
Supreme Court
Mauptmann
Lindbergh
Eaglet
Dramatic Court Scene Over Fingerprints Allegations
A 87 year old man Amandus Hochmuth identifies a Bronx carpenter as glaring at him as if he saw a ghost. The trial scene features a failed attempt to introduce ladder evidence and fingerprints while the defense weakens expert testimony.
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Amandus Hochmuth
Bronx
Man near Lindbergh home identified as Hauptmann in 1932
A 87 year old former neighbor, Amandus Hochmuth, identified Bruno Hauptmann as the man seen near the Lindbergh estate on March 1 1932. The courtroom play by the state and defense included questions about the ladder and fingerprints as Hauptmann faces trial for the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmurder
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Amandus Hochmuth
Hauptmann
New Jersey
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South End Co
Commercial and Savings Bank
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Farm Loan
Frederick - Clarke Association
J. H. Fisher
Meadow Mills
Roy P. Duvall
Stephenson
Guy I. Frye
Hayfield
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Walker McC. Bond
George P. Kern
John B. Bywaters
Opequon
Holmes J. Hardesty
W. W. Smallwood
Walker McC
P. Kern
T. Russel Cather
F. and M. Bank
Stephen J. Russek
Wheeling
House of Delegates
The
Girl Scouts For
Florence Hart
Charlestown
Hopewell
World News
Mexico
D. F
Red Shirt Organization
Rome
Laval
Austria
Bulletin
Hochmuth
Lindbergh Place
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