Farm Income Dips Two Percent From 1938 Record
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates American farmers earned 6.36 billion dollars from marketings in the first 11 months of 1939, two percent below the 1938 period. Government benefits totaled 715 million, with regional shifts in crop and livestock income across the nation. States listed include Virginia at 95.842 million and North Carolina at 202.3 million in 1938 and 1939 figures.
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West North Central
South Central
Virginia
North Carolina
Pershing Maintains Close Ties With Army Leaders
General John J. Pershing stays engaged with national defense efforts rather than taking a winter vacation. At 79, he remains alert and cheerful, serving as elder statesman to younger officers shaping the army's modernization and expansion, and has been consulted on major moves since the war began by Secretary Woodring and General George C. Marshall.
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Jan
John J. Pershing
Arizona
Woodring
George C. Marshall
War Department
Boyish Actor Freddie Bartholomew's Wealth Totals
Freddie Bartholomew has 75000 in savings 14000 in checking and 37019 in US government bonds. His estate has total assets of 94324 since January 1939, according to aunt and guardian Myllicent Bartholomew in a Superior Court accounting.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Bartholomew
United States
Myllicent Bartholomew
Superior Court
Janitor’s Savings Stolen From Church Safe
B F Smith a longtime Baptist Church janitor in Columbia Missouri saved $1000. Burglars stole $500 of the money from the church safe. The incident notes the loss and the ongoing investigation.
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Columbia, MO
B. F. Smith
the Baptist Church
Fatal Heart Attack Strikes Surgeon During Operation
In Orange New Jersey on January 11 Dr Alston K Sherman 51 collapsed during a surgery at St Marys Hospital after telling an assistant to carry on He died of a heart attack before Dr Joseph Bove could report the tumor removal was completed The incident occurred as Bove finished the operation and moved to the adjoining room
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Orange
N. J
St. Mary’s Hospital
Alston K. Sherman
Joseph Bove
Sherman
Canadians Nearer To Battle Front
Paris report states several detachments of Canadian troops including the Montreal and Quebec regiments have arrived in France. Major General G. L. McNaughton and his staff have landed there after training in England, with a full division already reaching the country.
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Paris
France
Montreal
Quebec
G. L. McNaughton
England
Unsafe For Wife To Depend On Husband To Supply Sale Happiness
Column by Caroline Chatfield urges married women to pursue personal contentment and practical plans when marriage delays fulfillment. It advises cooperation with husbands where possible, or building independent fulfillment through friendships and activities, preserving dignity and hope for all readers.
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Caroline Chatfield
Zee Eh
Common Drinking Cup Is Attacked
The State Health Department urges health officers to inspect public drinking cup use based on reports it remains common in rail, hotel, station, restaurant, club, steamboat, factory, and store locations. The law forbids shared cups with penalties and a statewide enforcement drive is planned.
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State Health Department
Emmons Coal Mining President Dies in Philadelphia
J Grey Emmons 50 president of Emmons Coal Mining Company died in Philadelphia after 30 years residence here, native of Culpeper Virginia.
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Philadelphia
J. Grey Emmons
Emmons Coal Mining Company
Culpeper
Engineer survey ordered for Dickersons Bay project
Major General Julian L. Schley orders a detailed survey of proposed improvements to Dickersons Bay in Gloucester County Virginia to assess feasibility and scope.
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Washington
Jan
Julian L. Schley
Chief of
Army Engineers
Dickerson’s Bay
Gloucester County
Snapps Will Probed In Frederick County Court
The will of the late C. M. Snapp was probated in Frederick Circuit Court. It leaves 1242 acres in Frederick County to brother J. B. Snapp and makes bequests to Martha Miller and Elwood Snapp. After debts, residue goes to St. John's Lutheran Church trustees. J. B. Snapp qualifies as executor with a $1200 bond.
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C. M. Snapp
Frederick Circuit Court
Frederick County
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Martha Miller
Elwood Snapp
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Death Penalty Opponents Open New Campaign
In Boston on January 11 opponents of capital punishment opened a new campaign as six teenage defendants including a 17 year old girl await trial in Massachusetts on first degree murder charges. The Massachusetts Council for the Abolition of the Death Penalty argues that under state law a death sentence is the only option if convicted of first degree murder and that public sentiment would force abolition of the electric chair. The group also notes a seven year old child could be executed under the current status. Four of the youths are 17, and the fifth is an 18 year old ex soldier boyfriend.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Herbert Ehrmann
Massachusetts Council For the Abolition of
Bay State
Ruble Will Placed On Record In Frederick Circuit Court
The will of the late Jacob L. Ruble was admitted to record in Frederick Circuit Court. Personal property and fealty in Martinsburg West Virginia go to Mrs. Ruble. Other property to be sold with proceeds split among four children Norman P. Ruble Ola Fries Mabel Fries and Edith DeHaven. Mrs. Ruble and Norman P. Ruble named as executrix and executor. Bond penalty set at 1500 without security.
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Julian Baker
Frederick Circuit Court
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Ola Fries
Mabel Fries
Edith DeHaven
Auto Deaths Out
The census bureau reports a 4 percent drop in motor vehicle deaths across the United States last year.
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Washington, Jan.u
Census Bureau
United States
Bombers Towed Across Boundary to Canada Air Force
Nineteen bombing planes were towed across the international boundary for delivery to the Canadian Air Force. The move occurred in January at Grass, Montana, with aircraft transported for military use.
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Grass
Mont
New Anesthetic Brings Relief In Painful Swellings
In the Journal of the American Medical Association Dr. Alton Ochsner and Dr. Michael De Bakey of New Orleans report a new anesthetic providing dramatic relief from post operative swelling. In 15 patients injections produced prompt and permanent pain relief in all cases, a notable advance in thrombophlebitis treatment.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Alton Ochsner
Michael de Bakey
New Orleans
Byrd Compass Inventor Albert Bumstead Dies
Albert H. Bumstead 64, chief cartographer of the National Geographic Society and inventor of the sun compass used by Admiral Byrd to reach the poles, died in Washington. A New England native from Minneapolis, Bumstead led map drawing for 25 years and helped distribute 38 million large map supplements.
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Washington
Albert H. Bumstead
National Geographic Society
Admiral Byrd
Bumstead
New England
Minneapolis
Geographical Society
Assemblyman Has Only 8 Birthdays
Moses of Chatham, a new member of the General Assembly, is not the baby of the body. His birthday next month will be his eighth, since he was born on February 29, 1908, a leap year day.
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Richmond
Preston Brooks
Moses
Chatham
General Assembly
Pittsylvania
Old Bill De Buzz Is In A New Role
In Baltimore on January 11 a New York Washington flyer was delayed an hour after two buzzards flew into an electric engine cab, tangled in wiring and disabled the locomotive until a replacement could arrive. The birds were electrocuted.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Huge Bank May Quit U S System
In San Francisco on January 11 L M Giannini told Bank of America stockholders he may withdraw from the national banking system. He condemned Treasury Secretary Morgenthau for what he called arbitrary and illegal interference and said he would continue current policies despite government actions he claims harmed the bank.
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Bank of American
L. M. Giannini
Treasury
Morgenthau
Giannini
Yankees Dodgers to Play Exhibition in Lynchburg
Abe Cohen commander of American Legion Post 16 announced a signed contract for an April 11 exhibition game in Lynchburg between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Lynchburg
Abe Cohen
American Legion
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Germans Warned of Forced Economy as War Drags On
Berlin report from Das Schwartze Korps says the country faces a required economy due to insufficient war funds. The organ of the Hitler elite guards claims a spending wave sweeps the nation and more savings are necessary.
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Berlin
Das Schwartze Korps
Hitler Elite Guards
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