Pardons and clemency in Virginia prison policy debated
Reprinted Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial credits Governor Price for 551 conditional pardons since taking office with 316 since January. It argues clemency is a humane tool, notes only 13 returned to prison, and condemns Virginia for lacking a formal parole system while stressing the need for effective prisoner release under supervision.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia State Penitentiary
Price
Virginia
Answers to Questions from the Winchester Information Bureau
A reader questions Canada’s Christmas tree exports, the term non compos mentis, Wage Hour Law exemptions, early women typist schools, youth unemployment, record low temperatures, Shakespeare’s line Sweets to the sweet, the origin of Christmas seals, Washington letters count, and silver steel alloy details.
Mealybug Threat in Apple Orchards Prompts Parasitic Import Plan
Virginia research notes Mealybugs thrive in fertilized dry orchards and resist common sprays. Efforts include importing parasites and releasing a lady beetle to curb the pest as local growers fear crop losses without effective control.
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Department of Agriculture
Crozet
Virginia
Miss Virginia Hitt Named Birmingham Street Car Hostess
Birmingham street car company appoints Miss Virginia Hitt as hostess to serve coffee to riders. Article jokes about orange juice doughnuts beauty parlors and jerkless cars, noting St Louis passengers might balance cups. Public Service Company warned to buy new easy riding cars with seats before following Birmingham lead.
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St. Louis Star-Times
Birmingham
Alabama
Virginia Hitt
Miss Hitt
St. Louis
Senator Cather to seek reelection in 25th Virginia District
Report notes T. R. Cather announces candidacy for re election in the 25th Virginia district. Also mentioned are Tom Mooney's release in California after 23 years and several local women named to the Citizens Health Committee including Mrs Ansel Solenberger and Mrs Alvin Pennypacker.
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T. R. Cather
Virginia
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
California
Ansel Solenberger
Alvin Pennypacker
E. T. Clark
P. W. Boyd
Raymond Kerlin
Leon Slavin
Clarence Schenck
Citizens Health Committee
Maryland Candidates for Rhodes Scholarship Highlighted
Five years ago Robert Burwell of Winchester and Annapolis was named a Maryland Rhodes scholar hopeful. Richard B. Brown’s re election as head of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. with L. M. Crabill as first lieutenant is reported. Chief Hollis cites 1,083 arrests in 1934 with drunkenness as the leading offense.
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Robert Burwell
Winchester
Annapolis
Maryland
Richard B. Brown
Sarah Zane Fire Co
L. M. Crabill
Hollis
Taft Ill at Garfield Hospital in Ill Conditions
Ten years ago Chief Justice Taft is ill at Garfield Hospital but physicians report improvement. Announcement made of the marriage between Miss Alice Amick and Mr. Harry J. Roy. A dental clinic opens at Handley High School under State Board of Health direction.
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Taft
Supreme Court
Garfield Hospital
Alice Amick
Harry J. Roy
Handley High School
State Board of Health
Marriage of William Edward Jones and Louise Thompson
Mr William Edward Jones and Miss Louise Margaret Thompson wed in a quiet ceremony. New York subway resumes service after last week wreck kills and injures many. eight investigations are underway. German rail lines threatened by French troops in Alsace as Greece and Turkey relations strain. English coast batteries push back German plans from the coastline.
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William Edward Jones
Louise Margaret Thompson
New York Subway
Alsace
Greece
Turkey
Local Weddings and Civic Changes Reported
Forty years ago Miss Edith McKee and Mr. Orvis Whitacre wed by Rev. E. B. Jackson. Lewis F. Cooper becomes captain of the Sarah Zane, succeeding Robert L. Gray. Hunter Kern elected head of Rouss, taking over from M. T. Reed. Plans reveal a permanent business college to be built on Market and Water streets.
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Edith McKee
Orvis Whitacre
E. B. Jackson
Lewis F. Cooper
Robert L. Gray
Sarah Zane
Hunter Kern
Rouss
M. T. Reed
Market and Water Streets
Large Colored Map Of The United States Ad Offered
An information offer for a 21 by 28 inch five color map of the United States promises geography and history details including largest cities capitals and state locations. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau invites ten cents with coupon to obtain the map by mail to Washington DC.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
The
United States
Daily News
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Tell Bill Goodbye ends with reunion in New England village
Fabienne Seymour drifts into a sleepy New England town seeking help after a failed plan. Joe Willis reports a clue to radio station WHBH linking the Parsons case to a message for Bill. Bill arrives with Ellen and Chris, and Fabienne discovers she is loved as Bill admits he discharged Sonny to protect her.
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Fabienne Seymour
Danbury
Joe Willis
Congregational Church
New England
Fabienne
Ellen
Nicky
Bill
Mike Kennedy
WHBH
Parsons
Kennedy
Garson
WLXBS
Connecticut
Willis
New York
Bartlett
Chris
Larry
Mallory
Sonny
Fab
Nazi Black Guards urged to breed as war aid
Richmond Times Dispatch reports that Nazi officials urge SS members to become fathers regardless of marriage status. The piece cites Rosenberg and Darre promoting sexuality for population growth, with Himmler and Hess advancing the policy as the Nazi Party offers support for the offspring.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mercury
Germany
Alfred Rosenberg
Darre
Frau Schlotz-Klink
Berlin
Nazi Labor Front
Heinrich Himmler
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Nazi Party
Europe Bath Therapy In Your Home Tub
Dr Logan Clendening explains European medicinal baths can be imitated at home. Nauheim style baths use carbonated warm water and may aid heart function, with DIY mixes of sodium acid sulfate and sodium bicarbonate. Woodhall bath titbits suggest potassium iodide and potassium bromide in warm water, though skin absorption is doubtful.
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Europe
Nauheim
Woodhall
England
United States
Lincolnshire
Quiz Questions From The Daily Page 2 Test
Seven items ask about alloys capitals boxing Ophelia Shakespeare and more. Answers cover measurement inches in a foot bird with tiny eggs Notre Dame coach pronunciation and King Zog’s exile location.
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Ced
Palese
Pat Comiskey
Madison Square Garden
Ophelia
University of Notre Dame
Zog
Albania
Language guide warns against misusing awful in journalism
A style note explains that awful should not replace serious, disastrous, ludicrous, uncivil, ill-bred, discourteous, or cruel. It clarifies awful means inspiring awe and reverent fear, not mild emphasis.
The Truth About Lie Detectors
A skeptical discussion on lie detectors noting they are not infallible and lack court acceptance. The text argues polygraphs vary in reliability and urges reading Larson and Marston works for details on detecting deception.
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University of Chicago Press
John A. Larson
William Marston
Richard R. Smith
Answers on lung fungi cures and home dental care
A medical Q A column covers lung infections from fungi including blastomycetes and actinomycetes and notes milder cases are easier to cure. It also advises cathartic options with psyllium or cascara and explains pyorrhea treatment ranges from rigorous brushing to tartar removal and possible surgery.
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Vincent
C. R
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