Old and New Problems To Come Before Legislature That Convenes This Week
Virginia's upcoming General Assembly convenes with old issues jails paroles school funding and highway reforms on the agenda. Key items include jail system overhaul textbooks teacher retirement and higher per teacher unit funding, highway consolidation and fund protections, aid to the aged, and increased mental hospital funding while a London divorce case involves Herbert Holman and Vivien Leigh with Laurence Olivier named as co respondent.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Board of Education
Virginia Education Association
Hghway
Department of Public Welfare
Herbert Leigh Holman
London
Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Scouts Provide Food For Birds In Snowy Winchester
Two Winchester Boy Scout troops join to feed birds during a snow cover. Baptist Church Troop led by Maurice Grim spread 25 pounds of suet while Fred Bame's troop scattered 40 pounds of cracked grain and suet, tied to trees and placed under evergreens. Grain may be found as the snow melts, aiding birds accustomed to feeding.
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Boy Scouts
Winchester
Baptist Church
Maurice Grim
Fred Bame
Miss Aulick Injured In Fall Near Home
Miss Mary Katherine Aulick daughter of Mrs C E B Aulick was severely injured last evening when she slipped on an icy pavement near her South Braddock Street home fracturing her leg between the ankle and knee She is in charge of the physiotherapy department at Memorial Hospital and was taken there for treatment and will remain a patient until recovery
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Mary Katherine Aulick
C. EB. Aulick
South Braddock Street
Miss Aulick
Memorial Hospital
U D C essay contests invite writers with cash prizes
May Winchester notes that the U D C essay contests invite entries on historical topics. The competition offers cash awards to winners and encourages deep research to open new avenues of interest. Russian weather delays aid no one as temperatures drop 15 to 40 degrees below zero, AP reports.
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Associated Press
Stalin
Middletown Grange to Install Officers Tonight
The Middletown Grange holds its annual installation of officers tonight with members from Saumsville as guests. Mark Turner of the Great Falls Installation and Tableau teams will serve as installation officer assisted by the Great Falls group.
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Middletown
D.S. Rhodes
B. O. Brumback
Ashby S. Brumback
Winchester
Herbert Manuel
D. N. Grover
Reliance
E. M. Funk
Margaret L. Brumback
R. H. Hammond
Lebanon Church
Nelson Grover
Strasburg
BE. R. McDonald
E. H. Hammond
Wheeler Hill pleads guilty to perjury in Bund case
James Wheeler Hill a recently resigned National Secretary of the man American Bund pleaded guilty to second degree perjury and was held on $3,500 bail for sentencing February 21. He testified he was born in California but admitted Libau Latvia was his birthplace.
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New York
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
California
Libau
Latvia
Russia
Anti-Lynch in to Bill Is Again Before House
Senator Harrison proposes a 24 member joint budget committee to review Roosevelt’s budget and issue fiscal recommendations. McNary objects unless the panel studies defense appropriations and national military policy. Byrnes says he would block action if Harrison accepts the defense survey condition.
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Bill
Washington
Jan
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
McNary
Byrnes
Snow Warms Virginia Snow Depth Reaches Readout
Winter grips Virginia as 2.75 inches of snow blanket the area with 234 inches on the ground at the Laboratory. Snow started Sunday afternoon, moisture measured at .15 inches, roads opened from Winchester, plows cleared primary and secondary routes as ice remained.
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Virginia
Winchester
Germany To Build New Graf Spee
Berlin reports public funds are being raised for a new warship named Admiral Graf Spee. The original Graf Spee, a 10,000 ton pocket battleship, was destroyed in Montevideo harbor on December 17 after a clash with British forces.
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Berlin
Adm Graf Spee
Admiral Graf Spee
Germany
Montevideo Harbor
Tremors in Turkey Put Death Toll Near Fifty Thousand
ISTANBUL January 8 official counts show 30,000 dead from Turkey earthquakes and floods claiming 1,500 more. Unofficial sources estimate tremor tolls across a wide area near 50,000, as aftershocks have persisted since December 27 in Erzincan region.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Erzincan
Anatolia
Frederick County Fruit Growers Urged to Meet on Beetle Fight
President P H Gold urges all fruit growers in Frederick county to attend a Tuesday meeting at 3 pm of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association at Winchester Cold Storage Corp. to discuss combating the Japanese beetle. Winchester council has approved 1500 dollars for spraying, with federal aid for sprayers and equipment, labor to be provided by growers and cold storage firms. G T French notes work should begin in early spring after frost.
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Frederick County
P. H. Gold
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Winchester Cold Storage Corp
Mr. Gold
City of
Winchester
Frederick
G. T. French
Department of Agriculture
Valley Breeders Elect Officers In Woodstock Meeting
The Shenandoah Valley Polled Short horn Breeders Association elected Albert Robinson of Clearbrook as president Ernest Boyer of Waterlooville as vice president and Harry McCann of Winchester as secretary treasurer They set a breeding stock sale for Winchester on April 19 with a committee including John Calvin Reynolds Albert Robinson and Harry McCann to select about 25 head for sale.
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Woodstock
G. G. Dickinson
Shenandoah Valley
Albert Robinson
Harry McCann
Star
Navy chiefs press 1.3 billion fleet expansion
Admiral Harold R. Stark testified before the House Naval Committee that a 1.3 billion dollar increase in the fleet is needed due to the international situation and Far Eastern conditions. He warned that without rapid action the U S would face a weaker naval posture at the end of the war. The plan, revised to add larger ships, calls for fewer vessels overall.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Harold R. Stark
House Naval Committee
United States
Edison
Stark
Mr. Lynch Is Up Each Day
The Star reports M. M. Lynch dean of the local bar has been ill for weeks and is improving. He is said to be up several hours each day at his residence.
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M. M. Lynch
Rufus C. Dawes Dies Suddenly at 72 in Chicago
Rufus C. Dawes, president of Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition and brother of former Vice President Charles G. Dawes, died today at his home. He was 72. His secretary said he died suddenly.
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Chicago
Rufus C. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Military Pact Explored Between Rome and Budapest
Hungarian Count Istvan Csaky and Italian Count Galeazzo Ciano agreed on a defensive alliance in Venice to shield Hungary from invasion by Germany or Russia. Csaky will submit the text to the Hungarian crown council in Budapest for approval before Rome signing, while Italian leaders emphasize support in exchange for Hungary backing against Russia.
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Italy
Germany
Russia
Robert B. Parker, Jr
Budapest
Jan
Hungary
Istvan Csaky
Galeazzo Ciano
Venice
Csaky
Crown Council
Rome
Virginio Gaydo
Balkans
Yugoslavia
O Neal Sent To Grand Jury On Armed Robbery Forgery
Jack O Neal a 24 year old resident of Vaucluse was ordered held for the grand jury by Judge Donald Weems on two counts of armed robbery and one of forgery. He is charged with robbing the Blue Sunoco filling station at Gerrard and Loudoun on December 12 1939 and the Shawnee combination lunchroom filling station and store on Millwood avenue on December 31 1939. Frank Brown is listed as the complainant in the forgery count.
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Jack O'Neal
Vaucluse
Donald Weems
O'Neal
Blue Sunoco
Gerrard
Loudoun
Millwood Avenue
Frank Brown
Frederick County
Allies Bolster German Blockade
London dispatch reports Britain's drive for trade treaties with German customers to tighten economic warfare. The move aims to maintain peacetime trade with neutrals while expanding British exports to earn dollars and other benefits amid the two way sea blockade of German commerce.
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London
Germany
Britain
Protection For Giant Boulder Dam Is Asked
The Justice Department said it recommended steps to avoid sabotage at the Boulder Dam near Las Vegas Nevada after an FBI survey found evidence of sabotage. The Reclamation Bureau already restricted travel near the dam and a State Department official said a rumor of a plot to blow up the project was passed to the FBI involving citizens of an unnamed foreign country.
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Washington
Justice Department
Boulder
Las Vegas
Nev
Reclamation Bureau
State Department
South End Hose Co Monthly Meeting for Officer Election
The South End Hose Co will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight January 8 at 8 oclock. All members are requested to attend for the election of officers for the ensuing year. J P Sheetz Captain.
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South End Hose Co
Welock
J. P. Sheetz
Indignant Demands For A Probing Of Cabinet Shake
In London on January 8 labor leaders urged Parliament to meet quickly for a full explanation of Leslie Hore-Belisha's dismissal as war secretary. They pressed for a session before Parliament convenes on January 16, expecting no full account from Prime Minister Chamberlain. The Home Office reported Vice-Admiral C V Osborne resigned as head of censorship divisions of the Press and Censorship Bureau after developing the Paravane protection system for ships.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Home Office
C. V. Osborne
Press and Censorship Bureau
Osborne
Glass Loses His $100 Meal Ticket
Senator Glass of Virginia said he would not attend Jackson Day dinner without his $100 ticket. He joked that he would like a dollar’s worth of food for his hundred, and demanded that his secretary locate the missing pass.
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Glass
Washington
Senator Glass
D-Va
Finland destroys Russian division near Suomussalmi
Finland reports the destruction of a Russian army division near Suomussalmi and the capture of over 1,000 prisoners along with large quantities of war supplies. Italy urges Hungary to avoid pushing claims on Romania. Parliament in Paris calls for an ordinary session as Churchill visits France. Hore-Belisha’s dismissal sparks furor in London and some food stocks begin to be stationed. In Tokyo a cabinet approves a Japanese sponsored government in China.
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Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Suomussalmi
London
Hore-Belisha
Tokyo
China
America Directly Engaging Finland for Aid Requests
The State Department said it is consulting directly with Finland on Finnish requests for material and humanitarian assistance, informing the League of Nations of the approach.
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Washington
State Department
League of Nations
Finland
Maynard Bayliss store dog Jack begs for candy
Local notes describe Jack the 14 year old fox terrier who sits on hind legs in Maynard Bayliss's Opequon shop begging for candy. Other items cover Fox Hunter Elijah Skull in Back Creek, Marlboro Hunt Club, and a tale of Shenandoah ice skating with crowds and deep historic ice.
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Maynard Bayliss
Opequon
Jack
Marlboro
Elijah
Lige
Skull
Back Creek
Reynard
Virginia
Soviet War Losses in Finland Report Massive Finnish Victory
Helsinki reports the destruction of the Forty- Russian Division near Soumussalmi in a northern Suomussalmi sector clash. The communique claims hundreds of prisoners and significant booty including tanks, with heavy fighting ongoing in the area as estimates place Russian forces at 15 to 17 thousand.
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Helsinki
Fir
Soumassa
Special Army
Suomussialmi
Munique
Sucmussalmi
National Labor Board Recognizes UMW Hold At Anthracite
The National Labor Relations Board recognizes John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers as the bargaining agent for the anthracite region. It rejected AFL CIO efforts to designate separate bargaining units at Stevens Alden coal companies, citing long established contractual relations and unified bargaining practice by operators.
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Washington
John .L. Lewis
Pobtasivenia
National Relations Board
Ti American Federation of Laborion
Stevens 8 Alden
United Mine Worke
CIO
Lewis
Progressive Mine of America
AFL
Howe
Week of Prayer Begins Tonight Sponsored by Winter Park Ministers
The Week of Prayer opens tonight at 7 30 at Loudoun Street Church under the Winchester Ministerial Association. Dr Sparks W Melton of Folk Va will be guest preacher for the interdenominational exercises running through Friday.
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Winchter
Loudoun Street Church
Sparks W. Melton
Folk
Daladier to Address Parliament in War Time Session
Paris reports Parliament will convene for its first ordinary session since the war began. Premier Daladier called a cabinet meeting and scheduled the opening for tomorrow afternoon to outline general policies amid war measures and the 1940 budget.
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Paris
Daladier
Bids Sought for American Legion Building in Berryville
Berryville Virginia seeks bids for an American Legion building project. Submit proposals to J. Chairman Berryville VA by January 8 with 1p 6t notation indicating page line.
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American Legion
Berryville, Vee
Apply J
Berryville, Va
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Red Army
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Board of Trade
John Reith
British Broadcasting Corporation
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France
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