Virginia House Begins Three Way Budget Hearing On School Bill
The House labor committee, the Senate committee in courts of justice, and the schools and colleges panel joined for a triple hearing on the governor’s school bill. Virginia Education Association seeks a six million dollar annual salary boost, with delegates discussing further pay raises and potential tax adjustments to fund the program.
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House Labor Committee
Senate Committee
House Appropriations
Senate Finance Committees
Schools and Colleges Committee
House
Finance Committee
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Schools and Colleges
Virginia Education Association
Virginia
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Whitehead
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Moore
Assembly
State Hospitals Need Cash To Halt Big Deficit
The State Hospital Board in Richmond heard that rising food fuel and personnel costs may create a $749,283.01 deficit in four Virginia mental hospitals over the next two years. Eastern Southwestern Western State and Lynchburg Colony face a projected $334,563.73 deficit in the year ending June 30. The board discussed a medical center at Western State, potential land sales funds, and approved bid advertising for the project.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
Virginia
Joseph E. Barrett
Eastern State
Southwestern State
Western State
Lynchburg Colony
E. Walton-Gore
Staunton
Western State Hospital
Opie
George P. Coleman
Williamsburg
Prairie States Forestry Project Shelterbelts Begin 1935
The Forest Service reports the Prairie States Forestry Project planted field protective shelterbelts with farmers along and east of the 100th meridian in North Dakota to Texas. The first planting occurred in 1935 and by spring 1938 about 85 million trees formed nearly 7,000 miles of shelterbelts on over 13,800 farms covering 100,000 acres.
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Forest Service
Prairie States Forestry Project
United States Forest Service
Prairie Plains
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Exchange Wise Predict Lower Prices Coming
Chicago brokers on the commodity exchanges forecast lower prices for butter eggs wheat coffee cocoa and cotton with distant delivery contracts showing cheaper future prices. The trend reflects broker expectations of future markets and the impact of new year forecasts on price outlooks.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Santos
Central 4-H Club Reports On Meeting With Visitors
The Central 4-H Club held a December meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Odell Zeiler's home at 7 30 pm. Norma Shingleton presided and members took the pledge. Guests included Mrs. Jesse Shingleton and others from Capon Springs as the group enjoyed refreshments and games.
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Central
4-H Club
Odell Zeiler
Norma Shingleton
Leafy Zeiler
Donald Shingleton
Odell Zeilor
Harry Smith
Edward Shingleton
Douglas Nesmith
Viola Zeilor
Time zone boundaries fixed by railroad convenience
Boundaries between time zones do not follow a standard pattern. They are fixed to suit railroad convenience and community needs, with the Interstate Commerce Commission holding jurisdiction.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Marshall's Full Backing Signals Unified U S Foreign Policy
The Senate rapidly confirmed Gen George C Marshall as Secretary of State elect, signaling bipartisan support for a continued unbroken foreign policy. He may address Congress before the March 10 Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Moscow, seeking unity with Britain, France, and Russia on Germany and Austria and urging key senators to join him. He faces tasks on Germany's recovery, U S policy toward Argentina, and a possible $500 million Eximbank loan to China amid conditions to ensure aid funds avoid fueling civil war.
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Congress
Senate
George C. Marshall
James F. Byrnes
Marshall
Byrnes
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Moscow
Germany
Ausa
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Conally
Britain
France
Russia
Argentina
China
Melbourne capital of Australia years
Melbourne served as the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1901 until the establishment of Canberra. The move occurred in 1927, and the first Parliament sat in Canberra on May 9, 1927.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra
Congress Plans Starting Labor Hearings Jan. 20
Congress sets January 20 as the outside date to begin hearings on proposed new labor laws. Leaders on both sides aim to tighten union power and curb strikes while multiple bills surface. Key figures include Rep. Case, Rep. Offman, Sen. Ball, Taft, and Sen. Murray with Hartley signaling hearings by the 20th.
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Congress
Walington
Senate
House
Labor Committee
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Rep
Case
R-Sc
Offman
R-Mich
Ball
Rminn
Taft
Ohio
H. Alexander Smith
Murray
D-Mont
Hartley
House Labor Committee
King of England crowns list and description
The king has three crowns: Saint Edward's crown the imperial State crown and the imperial crown of India. Saint Edward's crown is a gold circlet adorned with rosettes and precious stones surrounded by diamonds. It is the crown used at English coronations.
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India
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Patton
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
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Berek
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