Washington and Lee Featured in Radio Program on WSM
A 30 minute program from WSM Nashville on Friday January 26 at 7 30 p m CST presents Washington and Lee University life history. Professor Lawrence E Watkin author and host leads skits flashbacks endowment by George Washington and events during Robert E Lee’s presidency highlight the broadcast.
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Washington and Lee University
WSM
Nashville
Lawrence Edwin Watkin
Watkins
Washington and Lee
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Watkin
Lions Plan Charity Minstrel Show at Colonial Theatre
Lions Club luncheon discussed the January 18 and 19 charity show Pirate Gold at the Colonial Theatre. Pat Gorman of John Rogers Producing Company praised progress and predicted a top local tab show. Lyle Herrell received gifts from members after returning from his honeymoon. guests included Harry Grim and Mr. Smith of Vermont.
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Lions Club
Colonial Theatre
Pat Gorman
John Rogers
Winchester
Cleo
Turkey Adopts Five Year Plan
Ankara Turkey Jan 9 A five year Turkish industrialization plan aims to transform an economically backward agricultural nation into a highly cultured state. It calls for 32 million dollars for 15 state factories and for exploitation of coal copper and oil plus hydraulic electrification of Anatolia. American specialists led by Walker D Hines helped study the country and guide the plan.
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Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Anatolia
Walker D. Hines
United States Railroad
Two Counterfeiters Held In Danville
William L. Glenn of Greensboro North Carolina and William S Cournon of Richmond Virginia were detained by U S Commissioner Meade R Flynn for grand jury action on counterfeiting charges. Each man bonds set at 1000 dollars. Ed Bowers testified that counterfeit bills nabbed from him were won in a dice game. Authorities search for about 1500 dollars in bogus money believed hidden in Danville.
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Danville
William L. Glenn
Greensboro
N. C
William S Cournon
Richmond
United States
Meade R. Flynn
Ed Bowers
Secret Service
Britons Reject Ivy as Romantic Ruin Decor
English attitudes toward ivy covering medieval ruins paint it as a weed. Tourists may find ivy romantic, but locals argue it damages buildings and prefer it removed. The feature notes ivy’s impact on historic structures and public opinion.
Virginia General Assembly forecast opens with plan for smooth session
Richmond January 9 Virginia lawmakers gather for a biennial session forecast as a relatively smooth start is anticipated. Governor Pollard will outline the budget and tax needs while debates over liquor revenue school funding and potential new taxes unfold alongside racing and highway measures.
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Virginia
General
Wilbur C. Hall
House Finance Committee
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
The
Highway Commission
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Rappahannock
Winchester
U. S
Hall
Congress
Virginia Commission
Maitland Bustard
Danville
J. Sinclair Brown
John W. Eggleston
Norfolk
Pollard
Brown
Commonwealth
Wife Preservers Polish Windows With Chamnois Rinse
After washing, rinse chamnois in a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Use full strength or two parts alcohol to one part water and apply a polish to the windows.
Death's Curtain Draped Around An Aged Citizen
Captain Diffenderfer died after typhoid fever on a business trip. Survived by two daughters Mrs R Frank Barr and Mrs Jack Smith of the city, three grandchildren, one great grandson, and a brother Lewis McKim Diffenderfer. Funeral Thursday at 3 30 from South Braddock street with two pastors officiating. Interment Mount Hebron. Pallbearers listed.
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R. Frank Barr
Jack Smith
Virginia McCann Barr
Douglas Grim
Edwin H. Smith
Edwin H. Smith, Jr
Lewis McKim Diffenderfer
South Cameron Street
Captain Diffenderfer
Eliza Diffenderfer
Frank J. Lindergreen
Winter Park
Fla
John W. Diffenderfer
Baltimore
Elizabeth Graichen
F. August Graichen
Charlotte Dieffenderfer
Diffenderfer
South Braddock Street
Robert B. Campbell
The
Presbyterian Church
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John W. Rosenberger
William B. Wagner
R. Bruce Slonaker
Frank Brown
Thomas Timberlake
David Timberlake
Charles P. McVicar
Col. B. M. Roszel
Capper backs Roosevelt New Deal with sincere support
Washington opinion notes Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas praises the New Deal with genuine aid to recovery, showing broad minded public service rather than seeking party favors. The piece contrasts steady GOP backing with progressive bolt history and calls Capper a rare example of bipartisan commitment.
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Arthur Capper
Kansas
Roosevelt
Senator Capper
New Deal
Sunflower State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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