Congress Approves 45 Million Seed Loans in Flood of Relief
The 45 million emergency drought relief seed loan measure won approval from Congress. A new dispute emerged over relief funding as Senate Democrats proposed a direct 25 million grant to the Red Cross for immediate drought relief. Robinson and Black allied to push the plan, while the House administration opposed adding food loan provisions. The measure becomes available immediately, with warnings of an extra session if needed.
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Congress
Senate
Democrats
Red Cross
Payne
Hoover
Forest City
Ark
Florida
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Michael J. Curry
Baltimore
Cumberland
Washington
Senate Democrats
Treasury
Robinson
Arkansas
House
Caraway
Black
Alabama
Agriculture Department
Walsh
Massachusetts
Special Foods Recommended by Drought Experts
Drought relief guidance lists affordable foods with high vitamins and minerals. The National Drought Relief Committee promotes milk, eggs, lean meats, fish, tomatoes, vegetables, dried peas and beans, fruits, whole wheat, butter, cod liver oil, and brewer's yeast as cost effective dietary options for families facing food and cash shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Drought Relief Committee
Fire Company Rescue Squads Receive Initial Training
Twenty two volunteers from four local fire companies attended the first instruction night in Rouss Hall on life saving methods for smoke and water related incidents. Director E A Crowl C B Mallory and L V Pingley led the sessions with Chief Fire Warden C Lee Barr and Assistant Fire Warden Fred Goss assisting. The groups will meet for six weeks to build rescue skills while each truck carries a first aid kit and a palmotor and plans call for additional equipment in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Hall
E. A. Crowl
C. B.mallory
L V. Pingley
C. Lee Barr
Fred Goss
Messrs
Crowl
Mallory
Pingley
Charley Rouss
Mr. Myers
Phil Ano&h S
Francis Funk
the Star
Elmo Cooper
Vagu “4
Mr. Cooper
Barr
Funk
Star
Rouss Fire Company
Reuss
Rev J Hubard Lloyd to speak at Millwood church
The Rev J Hubard Lloyd will discuss his work among the outcasts of Japan at Christ Episcopal Church Millwood Clarke County this Friday at 3 oclock. The announcement invites all to attend with special invitation to the Woman's Auxiliaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hubard Lloyd
Japan
Christ Episcopal Church
Millwood
Clarke County
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Stock For Sale
Twenty shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock to be sold January 17, 1931 at 11 AM in front of the County Courthouse Winchester. The stock paid sixteen percent in dividends on its par value in the past year. Auction conducted by Dunn & Co. (1-15-1p-2t)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Dunn Ee Ae TN
Virginia drought relief push to Secretary Hyde
Virginia's Harry F. Byrd and Vice-Chairman Hutcheson pressed Secretary Hyde for quick access to a federal emergency farm loan fund. They urged simple, workable drought loan conditions and requested funds to aid up to $50 000 per county, plus orchard relief and rural road investment. The delegation met Hyde and planned further talks.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia Drought and Unemployment Relief Committee
Hutcheson
Hyde
Federal Farm Loan
Byrd
Virginia
Pollard
Virginia Commission
Messrs
Virginia House
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Woodrum
Roanoke
Jos C. Shaffer
Ninth
R. Walton Moore
Eighth
Abraham Lincoln at Capitol Theatre Last Times Today
The Capitol Theatre shows D W Griffiths Abraham Lincoln for the last times today. A grand biographical film portraying Lincoln from birth to death with humor romance suspense and tragedy. Viewers are urged to catch today’s final screenings at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Capitol Theatre
D. W. Griffith
Lincoln
Destiny
Griffith
Hillcrest Hogs offer sows and shoats for sale
Fine large sows with pigs Poland China Duroc cross. Sow with 8 pigs 65 dollars. Sow with 11 pigs 70 dollars. Also ten good shoats. Chester sows with pigs. Deliver within reasonable distance. GEO W. BOWLY Hillcrest Orch Bestocrg wince 13-1p-3t.
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Poland
China
Duroc Cross
T. B. Chester
W. Bowly
Hillcrest
Orch
Bestocrg Wince
Virginia Moves To Clear Roadside billboards 1931 campaign
Garden Gossip notes Loudoun County Conservation Committee's push to remove billboards and clean roadsides. The group reports over 2 000 boards removed with 1 000 erected without permission. The piece urges county supervisors to enforce the law and calls on property owners to resist snipe signs to keep highways safe and beautiful for tourists in 1932.
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Woodberry Forest
Virginia
County Conservation Committee
Loudoun
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Virginia the
Mary Gray Hodges
Southern Zone
The
Garden Club of America
Oranges and Grapefruit Prices Suffer Losses
Oranges and grapefruit slipped while the C L Robinson Ice Cold Storage Corp faced a $1.50 per bushel loss, reflecting price pressure in storage markets.
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C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
Record Cold Sweeps Eastern U S and Maryland
The cold wave from the Rockies to the Atlantic drives record lows across the East. Tupper Lake New York hits 21 below, New Orleans records 30, Baltimore 20, Reisterstown 4 above zero, Cumberland 20 with snow flurries.
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Washington
Tupper Lake
N. Y
Adirondacks
United States
St. Louis
Boston
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Norfolk
Owls Head
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Paul
Kansas City
New England
Baltimore
Maryland
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Reisterstown
Mercury
Cumberland
Sale of Bank Stock in Winchester Resources
The undersigned will sell at 12 00 M Saturday Jan 17 1931 in front of County Court House 55 shares of the stock of the Union Bank of Winchester. Terms cash. Dunn & Duvall Auctioneers.
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County Court House
Union Bank of Winchester
Dunn & Duvall
Will Sell Saturday Bank Stock and Merchants Stock
Auction notice indicates sale of small block farmers and merchants bank stock on Saturday. Also rents a modern furnished house at 229 West Boscawen Street with contact phone 169 W. remains listed.
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W. Boscawen St
Bread Winning the Praise of All
A brief note highlights B. and C. Bread earning wide praise for quality and service. The item underscores community approval and steady demand for their loaves.
Great Farm Show at Harrisburg attracts crowds
The Harrisburg farm show week of January 1923 draws Frederick County farmers to Pennsylvania Farm Show Building. Tickets go on sale January 16 to 22 with special fares, while 30 conventions cover horticulture, dairying, livestock, poultry, vegetables and rural electrification. Nelson F. Richards of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Harrisburg
United
Snake
At Railroad
Pennsylvania Farm Show
United States
Nelson F. Richards
Winchester
H. Clay DeGrange
Phil H. Gold
J. W. Crider
James 8. Grant
Pinkney Arthur
Edward W. Cather
J. S. Haldeman Stewart Bell
William Beverley
Harry W. Butler
Lucas Says He Will Apologize To Al Smith
Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, said he would apologize to Alfred E. Smith if Smith states he supports prohibition. Lucas asked Smith and Democratic chairman to apologize for permitting a campaign that smeared the President. The note accompanies Smith demanding an apology for distributing a bar room cartoon titled Al Smith Raskob Idea of Happiness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Raskok
Smith
Lucas
New York
Wagner
Republican National Organization For
al Smith-Raskob
What Becomes of All the Dime Novels
A writer questions the fate of dime novels now likely in circulation. The brief note hints at rapid change and asks what happened to those cheap popular stories after their heyday.
Wire Tapping Probed by Expenditures Committee
The House expenditures committee voted to examine prohibition bureau wire and telephone tapping practices. Rep Schafer Wisconsin urged a thorough review with Attorney General Mitchell noting taps would be for lawful purposes only. Director Woodcock testified tapping had been permitted since a Supreme Court ruling in a five to four vote.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Expenditures Committee
Prohibition Bureau
Schafer
Republican
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Mitchell
Woodcock
Supreme Court
Communists Routed in Fukien and Kiang Provinces
Shanghai dispatch reports government troops killed about 200 Communist bandits at Yungting in southern Fukien Province after driving them from the city which Reds had held since January 1. Near Ningtu in southern Kiang province, combat continues between Reds and troops.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Amoi
Yungting
Fukien
Kiangs
Ningtu
Winchester Firemen Seek Office for State Convention
The Winchester Fire Department requests an office to handle the Virginia State and Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Convention business. Four states will attend, making this week the peak of local prosperity as volunteers protect life and property. Citizens or firms may donate space, with letters to the Firemen's Convention Committee in Winchester, Virginia.
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Winchester Fire Department
Virginia
Cumberland Valley
Winchester
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Steamer Effingham in Distress East of Boston
The 6,500 ton Shipping Board steamer Effingham was 1,200 miles east of Boston with a broken propeller shaft. The coast guard cutter Mohave has been sent to aid, following an SOS reported to Washington. Home port is Seattle, sailing from Beaumont, Texas on December 23 for Brennan.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Shipping Board
Effingham
Here
Coast Guard
Mohave
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Department
Washington
Seattle
Beaumont
Texas
Brennan
Penne Ce Senne
Gasoline Washer Explodes at Local Works Injuring Foreman
A gasoline washer at Winchester Dry Cleaning Works on South Braddock Street exploded twice today, severely injuring J. H. Myers and shattering windows. Five others escaped serious harm as flames threatened the upper floor, with firefighters responding quickly to extinguish the blaze and prevent further damage.
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J. H. Myers
Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
South Braddock Street
Myers
Mrv
Lewis M. Allen
Rouss
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Secretararon
Hillcrest Hogs
Missouri
Re Associated Preas
Raymond Gunn
Velma Colter
U. S
B. & C. Bread
the Evening Star
al Smith
Fukien Province
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