Lynching Bill Expansion Faces Gangster Inclusion Debate
Southern Senators urged expanding the anti lynching bill to cover gang violence and racketeering while debate continued without votes. Senators Russell McKellar and Harrison traded amendments as Roosevelt era policy battles unfolded with wage hour plans and veto authority under fire in Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Russell
D.-Ga
Harrison
D.-Miss
McKellar
D.-Tenn
United States
House Labor Committee
Roosevelt
House
Judiciary
Vandenberg
R.mich
Glass
D.-Va
Adams
D.-Colo
Winchester leaders plot profits for next baseball season
In Maryland a widower placed a fine photo of his wife in a tomb niche while Mr Winchester laments expression and photographers chase spring signs. Winchester Park leaders plan for a strong team and money, with focus on plan details and costs.
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Maryland
Winchester Park
Extensive Search Fails To Find Samoan Clipper
In Pago Pago and Tutuila, searches for the missing Samoan Clipper and its seven crewmen continued after two futile flights. Reports of the aircraft 74 miles west of Apia sparked fear of a midair explosion as observers note confusion over Dunedin’s unconfirmed sightings.
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Tutuila
American Samoa
Apia
British Samoa
Dunedin
New Zealand
Pago Pago
Pacific Ocean
Edwin C. Musick
Identification Of Crash Bodies Goes On Slowly
Bozeman officials and relatives worked to identify seven of ten crash victims from the Northwest Airlines disaster 14 miles east of Bozeman. Bodies were damaged by fire, with trinkets and belt buckles aiding identification as coroner Welton Sale planned an inquest.
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Bozeman
Mont
Here
Bozeman Mortuary
Oyen
Howard Nelson
Gallatin County
Bridger Mountains
Nick Memer
F. W. West
Seattle
Kenneth
Russell Levin
Butte
Lloyd Levin
Detroit
Bridger Range
Welton Sale
Deputies Break Up Picket Line at New Haven Foundry
Fifty Macomb county sheriff deputies dispersed a United Automobile Workers picket at the New Haven foundry using tear gas and night sticks. About 200 UAW members formed a line. deputies cleared the gates and no serious injuries were reported. The plant had reopened after a December 15 shutdown.
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New Haven
Mich
Macomb County
United Automobile Workers
Robert C. Havel
UAW
Emene
Prodene Ao"omo
Public Sale of Dr Smoke Realty Date January 14 1938
Public sale of Dr. Smoke realty to be held in front of the Court House on January 14 1938 at 1 PM. Advertisement details inside the issue.
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Dr. Smoke Realty
Court House
Railroads expect 150000 jobs if freight rates rise
J. J. Pelley of the Association of American Railroads told the Senate unemployment committee that railroads could hire about 150,000 workers if revenues return to normal with rate increases. He said current employment fell from 1,660,000 in 1929 to about 900,000 in January, and that earnings drive future investment.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
J. J. Peley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Unemployment Committee
Pelley
Association
Biggest of All Confabs January 19
Washington reports a presidential conference with 50 prominent business leaders from the administration's advisory council. The session includes Kermit Roosevelt and Robert E. Wood along with executives from Chesapeake Company and Sears, Roebuck. The meeting aims to discuss ways to boost business recovery and address mutual problems.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Roper
Business Advisory Council
Oil Company of
New Jersey
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt Steamship. Coms Tobacco Company
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Cerne Inset
Storage Apples Reach Historic High as Movement Slows
Apple holdings in Winchester three cold storages totaled 517,255 barrels, the largest for this season’s stage. Year over year there are 170,861 more barrels than 1937 and 99,?thousand above 1936. Growers cite slow movement with no clear cause while damage remains minimal. Total storage: Winchester 332,000. Virginia Apple 86,347. Robinson 98,908. three-year sums 517,255 in 1938, 346,394 in 1937, 418,584 in 1936.
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Winchester
Virginia
Robinson Cold
Wreckage of Samoan Clipper Located Near Pago Pago
Navy reports Avocet picked up wreckage of the Samoan Clipper near Pago Pago with heavy oil slicks. No survivors mentioned as motor launch retrieves plane parts. identification confirmed.
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Honolulu
Navy
Avocet
Pago Pago
Earthquake Causes Little Damage in Tokyo Survey
A survey reports that a forest fire and the destruction of four houses were the only serious damages from one of the region's most extensive earthquakes in years. No casualties were known.
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Tokyo
Japanese To Take Over Shantung As Peiping Regime Expands
Japanese backed Peiping government plans to seize tax collection and customs at Tsingtao as they push south from Tsinan through Shantung. Tsining falls opening path to Suzhou, Lunghai rail area. US Panay relief funds tied to furthers aid. Japanese consulate in Tsingtao reopened by Shojiro Otaka.
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Shangghai
Peiping
Japan
North China
Shantung
China
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
Shojiro Otaka
Tokyo
Panay
United States
Joseph C. Crew
Nichi and
Mainichi
Foreign Office
Nanking
Tsinan
Confucius
Tsining
Suchow
Lunghai
Shanghai American Chamber of Commerce
May Meet Again To Study Report
The Special committee on the water supply will hold another meeting to study the Potter report before council discussion. A preliminary committee meeting was held yesterday. contents are not released. The full report is expected to be presented at the next council session.
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Alexander Potter
Widening of Boscawen Street Faces Public Debate
The Inquiring Reporter surveyed residents on widening Boscawen Street from Loudoun to Indian Alley. Opinions varied. many support the project citing safety and traffic relief, while some oppose or want property considerations. Several anonymous respondents favor action as soon as possible.
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Boscawen Street
Loudoun
Indian Aley
Grubbs
J. H. Henry
Jacob Yost
Carrie Hunter
Bell
C. G. Miller
Ruth Ann Anderson
Betsy Ross
Boscawen
Wilbur Cather
William Starkey
Curtis Puckett
Laurens Jones
Fight Looms in Virginia Legislature Over School Fund
Virginia Governor Peery outlines in a January digest to the General Assembly a mixed budget and policy program. He notes a general fund surplus near 5.26 million by the end of the biennium, a reduced state debt, and a record budget of 163.9 million with 159.1 million in revenue. He seeks 1.4 million more for public schools, 259,925 for health, 2 million for emergency relief, and 50,000 for a separate colony for negro feeble-minded.
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Richmond
Peery
General Assembly
Virginia
General Fund
Commonwealth
State Board of Health
Seashore State Park
Cape Henry
Corporation Commission
State Legislative Jail Commission
America
Rev Dr Brown Elected Bishop of Southern Virginia
The Rev William Ambrose Brown D D rector of St Johns Church Portsmouth was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia to succeed the ill health forced resignation of Arthur C Thomson. Brown 60 was chosen after eight ballots with seven more votes than Rev Beverly Danridge Tucker. He has served since 1930 as rector of St Johns Portsmouth.
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Beverly Dandridge Tucker
D. D
St. Paul’s Church of
Richmond
T. S. Will
Hampton
W. Taylor Willis
Norman D. Taylor
George P. Gunn
Norfolk
Churchill Gibson
J. Keith Lee
Newport News
Harold N. Arrowsmith
Baltimore
Norvell E. Wicker
Dan
Blacksburg
Pulaski
St. John’s Church
Portsmouth
Fliers parachute to safety after Langley crash
Lieut. William H. Wise and Private Riley E. Scruggs leaped to safety in parachutes when their pursuit plane caught fire and crashed west of Langley Field during a routine training flight. They landed in a marsh about 400 yards from the wreck. both were picked up and the plane destroyed. Wise is the son of Major William W. Wise and Scruggs hails from Salem, Virginia.
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Langley Field
William H. Wise
Riley E. Scruggs
Eighth Pursuit Group
Wise
Stuggs
Langley
William W. Wise
United States Army Chemical Warfare Service
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Salem
Strong Statute Against Kidnaping Being Proposed
Richmond Virginia January 12 Senator John W Rust of Fairfax announced plans to sponsor a bill for one of the nation s strongest Virginia kidnaping statutes The measure would ban ransom payments and criminalize withholding information about a kidnapping from authorities He cited England and Canada as models but offered no penalty details yet debated
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Richmond
John W. Rust
Fairfax
General Assembly
Virginia
United Stas
Pace
Rust
England
Canada
France Considers 42,000-Ton Battleships To Match Italy
Paris reports deputies navy committee members say France plans two 42 000 ton battleships to counter Italy s new Roma and Impero designs. A base survey will tell if ports can receive them as 1938 program aims for 58 000 tons of new fighting ships costing 4 46 billion francs.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Navy Committee
Italy
Naval General Staff
Cesar Campinchi
Chamber
France
Mussolini
Roma
Impero
wy + aeger
Four Men Missing After Harwick Mine Explosion
Four men were reported missing today after an explosion in the Harwick mine operated by Harwick Coal and Coke Company near Pittsburgh. The incident on January 12 prompted rescue efforts and ongoing search by local authorities and company supervisors.
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Pittsburgh
Harwick
Harwick Coal and Coke Company
Peery Delivers Final Message on Administration Review
Retiring executive reflects on his tenure as bills begin to pour into legislative hoppers. Officials noted his impact on policy, with emphasis on fiscal restraint and program changes, while lawmakers prepare for subsequent sessions.
Virginia General Assembly Opens 1938 Session in Richmond
The Virginia General Assembly opened its 1938 session at 12:09 as Governor Peery delivered the annual message. Senate President pro tempore Wickham was elected, Lt. Gov. Price presided, and most members were sworn in with routine organization underway.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Dovell
Wickham and Battle
Massenburg
Haskins Hobson
William D. Metsey
Peery
General Assembly
Senate
Wickham, Weaver
Page
House
Bustard
W. H. Peery
A. E. S. Stephens
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia General Assembly
George C. Peery
James H. Price
William A. Garrett
Ridgeway
Senate Finance Committee
State Board of Education
Virginia Education Association
United States
Treasury
Price
Henry T. Wickham
Saxon Holt
Newport News
Taylor G. Vaughan
Galax
John A. Lesner
Norfolk
A. L. Bi
Justice Cardozo Not So Well Despite Illness
Washington January 12 Dr John Paul Earnest Jr said the condition of Supreme Court associate justice Benjamin N Cardozo is not quite so good this morning He has suffered from laryngeal ot shingles and heart attacks The 67 year old judge has been ill for several weeks and last night his physician said there was no improvement as expected.
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Washington
John Paul Earnest, Jr
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Supreme Court
Cardozo
Hats Sold at 1.00 and 1.95 by Mary S Yeakley
Mary S Yeakley lists hat prices of 1.00 and 1.95 for a sale event spanning Friday and Saturday, with dates noted as January 12 to 21. The fragment indicates a promotional sale in a local shop setting.
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Mary S. Yeakley
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Musick
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Petersburg
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Garrett
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Justice Cardozo
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