Aid Plan Faces Debate Over WPA Funding Level
Washington January 9. A House appropriations subcommittee completed hearings on President Roosevelt s request for 875 million dollars to finance the WPA through June 30. Col Harrington WPA administrator urged approval, while Mayor LaGuardia and others urged as high as 1 05 billion. The panel may trim or delay action as relief distribution methods and discretionary powers are debated.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
WPA
Rep
Woodrum
D.-Va
Col
F. C. Harrington
Appropriations Committee
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
United States Conference of Mayors
Ralph Hetzel
CIO
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
Harrington
LaGuardia
Hopkins
Capitol
Senate Committee
Senate Campaign Tures Committee
Elief
Senate Unemployment Committee
S V A Students Settle For Winter At Lake Wales
S V A students have begun its winter quarter at Lake Wales Florida with the entire student body resuming studies in a warm climate. The school located near Cypress Gardens and the Singing Tower will offer outdoor season and sports as part of the mid winter program. Classes will resume after the Easter holidays.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Lake Wales
Fla
United States
Cypress Gardens
Lake Sanctuary
Winchester criticizes careless driving and near collision
The account describes a local delivery truck driver who swerved into another car's path forcing a sudden stop. The other motorist may have misjudged distance, but the driver behind the wheel appeared to take a chance and remained at the scene to purchase gasoline at a nearby bank filling station.
Three Candidates Enter Frederick County Political Ring
Brumback Pifer and Parker join the Democratic primary race for county offices in August. C S Brumback longtime board chair and treasurer candidate. Luther Pifer seeks Commissioner of Revenue. Will iam Lomax Parker mayor of Stephens City to run for Brumbacks Board of Supervisors seat.
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Frederick County
C. S. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Luther Pifer
Opequon
William Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Brumback
Winchester
Page County
Daisy R. Hite
Shenandoah County
Frederick county Virginia election notices and declarations
In Frederick county Virginia announcements and denials shape the race for local offices. Parker announces for Board of Supervisors while Brumback may run for treasurer. Pifer declares candidacy for Commissioner of Revenue. Kline denies considering the post. McCann remains treasurer and Whit e is commissioner. Harr ison to run for State Senate. Cather plans re election.
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Parker
Stephens City
Wilmot E. Gardner
Winchester
Kline
R. A. Kline
Middletown
Harry R. McCann
Lee N. White
Frederick County
Brumback Pifer
Burr P. Harrison
Commonwealth Attorney
State Senate
T. R. Cather
Old Age Pension Fight Aims for Higher Federal Aid
Congress eyes a sizable rise in federal payments to the aged as House Ways and Means opens hearings. Chairman Doughton outlines options from a $15 to $20 monthly increase to the Townsend plan and tax, while Social Security changes could expand coverage and raise benefits starting 1942. Senator Downey backs a 10 percent national income share for seniors.
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Social Security Advisory Council
Downey
Calif
California
Roberts Naming Held Offensive Nominated Judge Sparks Virginia Senate ire
Senator Glass denounces President Roosevelt's nomination of Floyd H. Roberts of Bristol Virginia as utterly and personally offensive to Virginia senators. Glass notes Justice Department ignored Virginia input after committee notification and Roberts had been sworn in after a recess appointment.
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Glass
D-Va
Roosevelt
Floyd H. Roberts
Bristol
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Roberts
Western
Department of Justice
Bristol Corporation Court
NLRB Seeks Supreme Court Review Over Jurisdiction
The NLRB won Supreme Court review of its claim to regulate Somerset Manufacturing Company of Comer]ville New Jersey which contracted to make clothes from goods owned by another firm. The court paused ruling on TVA act constitutionality and state ratification of a child labor amendment while considering power case issues.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Somerset Manufacturing Company
Comerville
N. J
Federal Power Commission
Hungary Delays Return of Agent in Prague Clash Tension
Hungary postpones a ministerial return to Prague citing need to clarify diplomatic relations after border clashes with Czecho-Slovakia. Johann Wettstein Von Westerhain remains in Budapest as both nations expel citizens and forces near Munkacs and Ungvar shift.
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Budapest
Hungary
Prague
Johann Wettstein von Westerhain
Foreign Office
Hungarian Revisionist League
Munkacs
Ungvar
Czecho-Slovakia
Nagigejece
Carpatha-Ukraine
Czecho- Slovakia
Italy
Ger
Big Wheat Belt Gets Moisture From Rain and Snow
Much needed rain and snow soaked the southwestern wheat belt today while Texas endured high winds and New Mexico faced near blizzard conditions. Three people died in storms, many injured, Dallas reported $100,000 in damage, but agriculturists said moisture would outweigh losses.
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Kansas City
Texas
New Mexico
Dallas
Receivership Fight Over Fidelity Investment Assoc.
In Wheeling West Virginia counsel for Fidelity Investment Association opposed the receivership petition saying the contracts held by six of the 100000 investors are worth about eight thousand dollars and arguing WV law is stricter than banking laws. The petition by Pennsylvania holders seeks fifty six thousand five hundred twenty dollars amid fraud charges from the federal SEC. The company denies the charges but agrees to a court injunction.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Fidelity Investment Association
Austin V. Wood
William E. Baker
Wood
West Virginia
Insurance and Securities
Insurance Commission
Pensylvania
Association
Federal Securities Commission
Rev Hayley To Preach Tonight In Winchester
The Rev James H Hayley of Charles Town West Virginia will preach at Grace Lutheran Church Winchester tonight at 730 oclock The service is part of the Week of Prayer with Rev Robert A Whitten leading devotionals The Rev T M Swann will introduce the preacher and his church choir will sing
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Winchester
James H. Hayley
Charles Town
W. Va
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Grace Lutheran Church
Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
T. M. Swann
Braddock Street
Mr. Hayley
Mr. Swann
Congress Warns Congress Gets Warning As To Air Supremacy
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics warned Congress that rapid foreign expansion of air fleets threatens U S aviation leadership. It urged a national lab for airplane structures, increased production and funds for aero research, larger military and naval air forces, and continued lighter-than-air experiments. Civil aviation could become revolutionary, aiding defense and everyday life, the committee said.
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Washington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Congress
America
Europe
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orville Wright
Clinton M. Hester
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Army and Navy
Hane’ Derele
Boyce Bootlesger Caught With The Goods
Leo Gaunt, 40, missing in a state roundup, was bonded at $500 in Berryville Va to await Thursday trial on A B C act charges. He was arrested Saturday night at his Boyce home by two A B C agents with deputy sheriffs Buckner and Carter after weeks of investigation. Fifty two pints of legal whiskey were confiscated and hidden around the house for weekend business.
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Berryville
Leo Gaunt
Gaunt
Boyce
Robert W. Buckner
Norvell Carter
Passenger Ship Fights A Fire Near Southern Pacific
Lloyds reports liner Rimutaka with 286 passengers altered course in the southern Pacific and steamed toward the US steamer Yamachichi as a precaution after a fire raged in No 3 hold.
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Lonon
Lloyd’s
United States
Murder Confession Tied to Utah Style Execution
Toole, Utah sheriff tied a confession to a 54 year old trapper George Hayes and 18 year old Vern Russell for the Cadwell murder. Hayes and Russell confessed the Tuesday execution style killing of prospector Sherman W Cadwell, with Hayes claiming Russell fired first and Hayes second to share blame. Russell said he shot the cabin radio and claimed Cadwell sent rays into his head. No money was found.
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Tooele
Utah
Alma White
Sherman W. Cadwell
White
George Hayes
Vern Russell
Cadwell
Russell
Hayes
Apples in Storage Hit 394 350 Barrels at Local Plants
Winchester Virginia area plants report 394 350 barrels in storage at month start down from 533 412 a year ago. Individual plants include Winchester Cold Storage 242 557 Va Apple Storage 67 398 Robinson Ice and Cold Stge 81 729 Old Mill Storage 2 666. Movement this season improved slightly with post Christmas activity and a hoped for pickup, amid trade effects.
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Winchester
Winchester Cold Storage
Apple Storage
Robinson Ice
Old Mill
Making Final Peace Effort to Rome
London dispatch reports Neville Chamberlain preparing to travel to Rome for a last attempt to secure appeasement with the dictatorships. He meets ministers amid a bleak outlook as Spain’s civil war rages, threatening hopes of a Franco settlement under the Anglo Italian accord. The visit would be the first by a British prime minister to Rome on a diplomatic mission.
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Witt Hancock
London
Neville Chamberlain
Rome
Spain
Benito Mussolini
Chamberlain
Italy
Brumback Calls for Health Curbs in Winchester Area
Frederick County officials and Winchester health leaders urge action to curb health problems. C I Brumback of Stephens City and Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire back establishing a full time health officer and a health unit for Winchester Frederick Clarke counties. A December 7 1938 hospital staff resolution endorses the health unit and is sent to local boards and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Star
C. I. Brumback
Stephens City
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick and
Clarke
Frederick
Clarke Ops
Junior Board of Trade
Women's Livie League
City Council
County Board of Supervisors of
Frederick and Clar
Grounded freighter passengers reach Manila after rescue
Unperturbed travelers from the Hough Silvercrest landed on the Silvergew at Manila after the freighter ran aground off Luzon. Passengers described calm exits from cabins as waves battered the ship and lifesaving crews transferred them amid seven seas and a caved deck.
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Manila
Hough Silvercrest
Luzon Island
E. M. O'Leary
Reno
Nev
Graham
Sacramento
Calif
G. H. Newport
Roosevelt Steamship Agency
Silvercrest
National death rate declines in year
The Census Bureau reported the national death rate fell about six percent last year based on data from 88 major cities. The decline is attributed to fewer deaths from influenza pneumonia and heat prostration.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States blacklist bans on Japan for civilian bombing
The United States blacklisted Japan from purchasing aircraft or bombs due to Japanese army bombings of civilians in China. The ban, effective since July 1, 1938, followed a National Munitions Central Board report to the Senate chaired by Secretary Hull. The report notes munitions sales abroad rose in 1938, with major exporters including Lockheed, Glenn L. Martin, Curtis Wright, and North American, while some Japanese firms bought significant quantities.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
Spain
Senate
National Munitions Central Board
Hull
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Whch
Glenn L. Martin Co
Curtis-Wright Corporation
North American Area Inc
Okura and Company
Mitsui and Company
Canada
Turkey
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Representatives of
Labor Unions
Pifer
County
Mr. Pifer
Pearl Branner
Sunrise Church
State Library
Marie McDonald
Washington, D. C
W. Lomax Parker
NLRB
Fidelity Concern
Hayley
Boyce Bootlesger
U. S
Hhan
England
Action of Control Board
Cordell Hull
New England
Ruth Allen
Boston
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