Valley Civil Works Payroll Surges in Five Counties
Nearly 4,000 workers in Shenandoah Valley five county area received about $45,000 for a week of civil works. Day, Staunton city manager, oversees projects with gains across Rockingham Augusta Shenandoah Frederick Rockbridge and in Staunton Buena Vista Harrisonburg. New sewing room in Staunton distributes garments to the needy while the library program hires five workers to mend and catalog books under Mrs Kring Denton.
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Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Willard F. Day
Rockingham
Augusta
Shenandoah
Frederick
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Harrisonburg
Bath
Highland
Wochester
Staunton Public Library
American Library Association
Kring Denton
Richmond Lawmaker Pushes 15 round boxing and Sunday films
Edgar B. English of Richmond Virginia House of Delegates announced plans to introduce bills in the next session to legalize 15 round boxing matches and Sunday afternoon motion pictures. He notes previous session allowed three round bouts and argues for a broader scope of Sunday sports and entertainment. He envisions a commission supervised system and cites existing Sunday baseball and football as precedent.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Edgar B. English
Virginia House of Delegates
General Assembly
English
Cutting Down Old Orchards Now Proposed
Martinsburg area growers seek to list diseased or pest ridden old orchards in Berkeley Jefferson and Morgan counties for C W A tree removal projects at no cost to owners under the state crop pest law. Administrator Herbert C Brooks warns theft of C W A tools will prompt federal action.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan Counties
Herbert C. Brooks
Ketones as a major class of carbon compounds
Ketones are a large and important class of carbon compounds. They share many similarities with aldehydes in structure and reactivity.
Virginia C W A Extends Safety Plan To 40 000
The state wide safety plan for over 40 000 C W A workers was completed in cooperation with the American Red Cross. Col William M Meyers heads the Richmond Safety Council to establish first aid and safety instruction across Virginia with help from Dr Frederick P Fletcher Sadie James and John L Teets. Fifteen first aid institutes staffed by instructors opened within 48 hours of the call and about 500 workers will begin training today.
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Civil Works
Virginia
American Red Cross
William M. Meyers
Richmond Safety Council
Frederick P. Fletcher
Red Cross
Sadie James
John L. Teets
National Red Cross
Washington
Many Licenses For Game In Warren
Front Royal Virginia January 9 The sum of 1495 dollars has been collected for hunting and fishing licenses issued in Warren county from July 1 to December 31, 1933. County game warden C N Shepherd stated that about 1000 persons have obtained licenses of different classes. A few licenses were issued to non residents.
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Front Royal
Warren County
C. N. Shepherd
Corn Hog Price Decline Tied to Export Demand Drop
The accompanying graph explains why corn and hog prices have been low in recent years. A sharp fall in U S hog export demand since 1919 reduced foreign purchases from wartime highs. European buyers revived production and tariffs restrict imports, leaving surplus hogs at home. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration’s corn hog production control program aims to restore balance and raise prices.
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United States
Germany
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal aviation bureau eyes Shenandoah county site
Officials from the aeronautics division of the Department of Commerce have sought a site in Shenandoah County for an airport. James S Moran and C M Kee of American Airways have examined possible locations and reportedly favorable recommendations were made if a five year lease can be secured.
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C. M. Kee
American Airways
Group Calls For Resignation of Tammany Head
A New York group of Democrats urged John F. Curry to resign as head of Tammany Hall. They appointed a committee including Postmaster General James A. Parley to meet Gov. Lehman and urged Curry to step down, blaming the party's city election defeat on his influence.
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New York
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
James A. Parley
Roosevelt
Gov
Lehman
Parley
U. S
Martin Conboy
James J. Hoey
Joseph V. McKee Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Samuel Seabury
Bainbridge Colby
Samuel Untermyer
Curry
Democratic Party
Heartfelt Anniversary Candy Gift Advice
A domestic tip urges wives to give homemade candy on anniversaries when funds are tight. It notes that a box of sweet treats made with fair fingers is a welcome gesture and appreciated by the boyfriend.
Dry Forces Rally Against Prohibition Repeal Stand
President of the Anti-Saloon League at its 27th annual convention says repeal defeated temperance aims yet dry areas remain. Bishop Pickett of the Methodist Board of Temperance urges retention of dry zones and criticizes the 21st amendment. He warns the liquor trade seeks high profits and urges federal control and continued dry enforcement.
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Anti-Saloon America
Ernest G Fuchardeon
Philadel
Roosevelt
Federal
Alcohol Control Administration
Man Who Fled Jail Returns To Avoid Trouble
Gettysburg January 7. Isley Knupp a 19 year old Littletown shoe factory worker surrendered to county officers saying he did not want to cause further trouble. He climbed a 16 foot wall then slid down a tree overhanging the enclosure before fleeing yesterday and surrendering seven hours later. Knupp, native of Harrisonburg Virginia, has been held since December 8 on a charge of violating the state firearms act.
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Gettysburg
Isley Knupp
Littletown
Adams County
Knupp
Harrisonburg
Boy Scout To Report At Banquet On World Meet
Front Royal Troop No 1, Boy Scouts of America, will host a banquet January 24 with Assistant Scoutmaster Johnnie Marchi as guest of honor. Marchi will recount the World Jamboree in Budapest and his trip. A six month point contest began January 1, with Tom Hite and Bobby Smith leading the first week.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Troop
Boy Scouts of America
Johnnie Marchi
Boy Scouts
Budapest
Hungary
Scout Marchi
Tom Hite
Bobby Smith
Panama Canal Joins World’s Great Rivers
The Panama, though not the largest, is noted as South America’s great river system alongside the Amazon. It is recognized as a major river shaping trade and geography in the region.
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Panama
South America
Amazon
Grimes Church Elects Officers For New Year
The Bible School of Grimes Church of Christ held annual elections naming Charles E McVey superintendent Luther Miller assistant superintendent William Good secretary Dorothy Chamberlin assistant secretary Mrs Jonas Chamberlain treasurer Mrs Chamberlain organists Nellie Good Trene Brown chorister C E McVey librarians Denver Newlin Doug Russell Jonas Chamberlin Teachers for the coming year include Ernest L Shade Charles E McVey Dorothy Chamberlin Mrs Nellie Good Mrs Jonas Chamberlin Mrs Clara Affleck and teacher training by Dorothy Chamberlin The school met each Lord s day and praise McVey praised for leading growth in the Valley District pastor song evangelist background and fate of the church.
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Bible School of the Galilee Church of Christ
Charles E. McVey
Luther Miller
William Good
Dorothy Chamberlin
Jonas Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Nellie Good
Trene Brown
C. E
McVey
Denver Newlin
Doug Russell
Jonas Chamber
Ernest L. Shade
Jonas Chamberlin
Clara Affleck
Bible School
Cecil Street
Handley
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Warren
Peper Ererirg S
Tammany Head
Metropolitan Opera House
NBC
Lucky Strike
Metropolitan Opera Company
L'Africana
American Tobscos Company
Big Sister
Byles Forgrave
Grimes Church
Galilee Church of Christ
GC. E. McVey
Yuengling Beer
Piers Beer
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
Bickers Motor Co
Geo. W. Kurtz
Winchester
Shele
Shell Station
Martinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
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