DuPont Rayon Chief Sees Better Business, Congress Action Key
A. Yerkes of DuPont Rayon Company visits Waynesboro Virginia and says business is in infinitely better shape than last summer. He credits improved sentiment and demand, noting rayon and silk industries have boomed. Expansion plans are not definite while awaiting deficit resolution and budget/tax actions. Defense counsel comments.
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Waynesboro
Ee A. Yerkes
New York
DuPont Rayon Company
Congress
DuPont Company
McCoy Freight Bus Service Sold in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission approved Jacobs Transfer Company to acquire the McCoy Transportation Company freight bus certificate. Routes include Richmond to Washington with a Baltimore destination, Front Royal to Washington via highways 55 37 and others, Staunton to Washington via multiple U.S. and state routes.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Jacobs Transfer Company
McCoy Transportation Company
Virginia
Washington
Baltimore
Front Royal
Luray Man Freed in Death of Young Woman
Rolfe M. Leedy of Luray Virginia was freed after a coroner's inquest ruled the death of 23 year old Emily Toombs an act of self harm. The jury deliberated briefly after testimony from Toombs' father and witnesses who described her as normal and cheerful before leaving home. Leedy, a taxi driver and sole eyewitness, said Toombs discussed death by her own action with him and claimed she shot herself. The case hinged on his account and police summaries of the shooting.
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Washington
Emily
Toombs
Rolfe M. Leedy
Hele
Leedy
Luray
George W. Toombs
Theodore Patterson
Wilma Bories
John C. Dalglish
William R. Sheetz
Miss Toombs
Roosevelt Declares Faith in Sanction of International Treaties
Roosevelt states American foreign policy will uphold sanctity of international treaties in the Far East crisis. He says a Stimson-Roosevelt understanding guides continuation of nonaggressive policy, linking to past remarks during the Japanese conflict and recent discussions.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Stimson
Far East
Stimson-Roosevelt
Two Men Held For Federal Theft Of Mail Tobacco
In Danville Virginia on January 17 two Black men Robert Hobson and Ernest Johnson were held for the federal grand jury after being charged with stealing a small package of plug tobacco from the United States mails. The theft occurred January 10 when tobacco from Sparrow and Cravely Company Martinsville sent by parcel post to a Gretna merchant was taken from a truck awaiting a train.
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Danville
Robert Hobson
Ernest Johnson
Federal Grand Jury
C. K. Carter
United Rage
C. T. Barkse
United States
Sparrow and Cravely Company
Martinsville
Gretna
Postmasters in Virginia Named by Hoover
President Hoover sent six Virginia postmaster nominations to the Senate on January 17. Names include John A. Johnston of Petersburg and Louise R. Callahan of Glen Allen. The Senate leadership indicated only military promotions would be confirmed during the short session, delaying other nominations until Roosevelt takes office.
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Washington
Virginia
Senate
Hoover
John A. Johnston
Petersburg
William R. Sparks
Clinchee
Louise R. Callahan
Glen Allen
Charlotte V. Bevans
Greenbackville
James J. Mateer
Non
Fannie C. Moore
Army
Navy
Congress
Roosevelt A
Nine-Year Term Given In Slaying
In Covington Virginia on January 17 Judge Haden of the Alleghany Circuit Court sentenced Walter Falls to nine years in the state penitentiary for the murder of Frank Miller at the old Selma baseball diamond near Clifton Forge last September. Commonwealth's Attorney Collins urged the nine year term noting circumstantial evidence. defense counsel R B Stevenson concurred.
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Covington
Haden
Alleghany Circuit Court
Walter Falls
Falls
Frank Miller
Selma
Clifton Forge
Commonwealth
Collins
R. B. Stephenson
Insurance On Motor Cars Earn 4.65 Percent Return
M O Stout former Virginia Bureau of Insurance expert told the State Corporation Commission that the ten largest Virginia auto insurers posted an average net return of 4.65 percent over three years ending last year. He noted the figures cover all lines of business and questioned the basis of the calculation.
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Auto Insurance Cos
Richmond
M. O. Stout
State Bureau of Insurance
State Corporation Commission Today
Virginia
Thomas O. Moss
Stout
Buffalo Immune to Cold Woolly Coat Protects in Frost
A buffalo's thick woolly coat keeps it warm in extreme cold, making harsh weather tolerable as the animal remains sheltered and untroubled by freezing temperatures.
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Buffalo
Realism as a literary method in life
A quoted line discusses cake decoration ideas using candies in gumdrops and icing, attributed to a small boy, followed by a note on realism as a literary method by James Branch Cabell. The snippet blends a quirky analogy with a literary critique.
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James Branch Cabell
Bold masked hold up at Harrisonburg gas station
A lone masked bandit robbed the Community of Service filling station on North Liberty Street in Harrisonburg, escaping with 25.71. Police sought a man seen entering a car with West Virginia plates and noted the crime was the first filling station hold up in the city's history.
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Harrisonburg
Roger Wine
New Community of Service, Inc
North Liberty Street
West Virginia
Wolfe Street
Raymond Bogers
Miss Diehl
High Street
Wine
Mike Ellis
Ellis
McFadden Again Fails In Attack On President Hoover
Washington reports that Rep. McFadden, Republican of Pennsylvania, failed again to impeach President Hoover. His resolution, accusing Hoover of high crimes and misdemeanors, was tabled 342 to 11 after a brief roll call, with no speech allowed. The charges centered on alleged misconduct in diplomacy and war debts.
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McFadden
Washington
House
Representative McFadden
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Germany
Remarkable Puzzle Crime Unravelled by French Detective
Mr H Ashton Wolfe recounts a puzzline crime solved by a French detective police channeling Dr Bertillon methods. The American Weekly excerpt notes authorities and method while positioning the tale as part of a Washington Herald distributed magazine feature.
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H. Ashton-Wolfe
Dr. Bertillon
Surete
Washington Herald
French Detective Police
American Weekly
Laymen Speak Sunday at United Brethren Church
Sunday services at the United Brethren Church feature lay speakers, with Rev. George W. Stover leading both hours. R. J. Punkhouser and Dr. W. S. Hough deliver addresses at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively. the 25-strong choir leads familiar hymns, and attendance is open to all ages with no special offering.
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Te United Brethren Church
George W. Stover
R. J. Punkhouser
W.S. Hough
Wise Widow and Weighty Hats in Detroit News Fragments
A brief composite note from the Detroit News references a wise young widow who guards her wisdom from admirers. It also cites Rousseau on judging facts and notes Mexican ten-gallon hats trimmed with leather and metal can weigh five to eight pounds.
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Detroit News
Rousseau
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