Advocates Of Saving Expect President To Win His Fight
Political and business leaders await a Senate vote with keen interest as advocates of saving expect the president to prevail in his ongoing fight.
21 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1939
Page
1
Political and business leaders await a Senate vote with keen interest as advocates of saving expect the president to prevail in his ongoing fight.
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a $725 million WPA relief appropriation, $150 million less than Roosevelt's request, to run through June 30. A subcommittee restriction aims to prevent February and March WPA roll reductions, with full Senate action expected early next week.
Thirteen people including an elderly woman and three children fled a blaze in sub freezing weather early today. Fire destroyed one dwelling and damaged three adjoining houses in Baltimore.
M A Winchester notes fears Virginia will lose visitors to the World’s Fair in New York but urges active drawing of tourists. He says courteous treatment and value can keep Virginia a popular destination. Also classifieds: wanted owner for a brown male terrier with white legs and ringed neck, call 41.
Turner Ashby Chapter U D C gathered at Mrs. William Colbert home honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee on his birthday. The photo shows a long list of members and guests seated and standing, including Mrs. James Nevitt Mrs. Frank L. Grim Mrs. Martin Wisecarver Mrs. L. H. Stokes and others.
Washington January 21 The 76th Congress ends its third week amid signs that Democratic peace makers face a tough task to achieve party harmony before the 1940 campaigns The relief appropriation and Roosevelt appointments dominate action as party tensions rise after the 1938-39 lull Senator Tydings denounces Roosevelt and his efforts to unseat a Democratic foe in backing Hopkins WPA head.
Frederick county farmer Eugene R Anderson died suddenly at his父ents White Hall home at 9 50 am from a heart condition. He was born December 12 1899 at White Hall and active in farming, local politics, and Masonic and Shriner orders. He leaves wife Mary Carr Baker, daughter Libby Carr Anderson, and two brothers. Funeral Monday January 23 at 11 am at White Hall home with Masons conducting burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Dr L M Allen chairman of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Executive Committee said he hopes to convene the committee early next week. Absent officials prevent setting a fixed date. Reorganization of the Executive Committee is planned to launch the Junior Board of Trade fundraising drive aiming to raise about $10 000 for the 16th annual fete with Tom Baldridge previously serving as Director General.
From Hendaye Spain January 21 insurgent forces suffered a setback as General Franco's troops counterattacked and drove them from Igualada a key town 28 airplane miles west of Madrid. Government garrison now holds Igualada after reported insurgent entry yesterday.
Dc. R. Ritter chosen as delegate and E. B. Cooper as alternate to Grace Lutheran Church for the Virginia Synod meeting to convene at 7 30 p m in Roanoke with Rev J J Scherer presiding The case of Rev C Worthington Lowe suspended pastor of Grace Lutheran Church and founder of Lutheran Church of Our Saviour is expected to be reviewed by a synod committee. Lowe has declined comment
In Detroit on January 21 deliveries of beer resumed under heavy police guard after a dispute between unions tied up brewing traffic. Teamsters clashed with police and Brewery Workers, with arrests earlier in the day as 60 officers protected trucks from Tivoli Goebels and Stroh plants during tense skirmishes.
Mrs. Hunter Stine of Martinsburg pike reported recovering a water soaked pocketbook lost after a court house meeting. The purse was found in an alley but the money and contents were missing while glasses and checks remained undisturbed.
The fascist press said a squadron from the Balearic lands bombed two ships off Valencia in a Spanish government harbor. The claim appears as part of wartime reporting on the surge in Spanish insurgent activity.
Berlin Jan 21 Field Marshal Goering told American Inter Governmental Refugee Committee director George Rublee that Germany planned to continue seeking ways to send Jews abroad. Rublee said negotiations based on the Schacht plan would persist with U S and other government help to expand Germany's export trade as a condition of Nazi cooperation in emigration. Rublee described the talk as cordial and satisfactory and noted talks have not broken down.
Frederick County Board of Supervisors sees three new candidates during announcements. Ellsworth Dodson of Star Tannery seeks the seat now held by C. M. Rosenberger while Rosenberger plans re election. B F Strother of White Hall runs for the Stonewall district seat currently held by Phil H Gold, with H C Light having announced earlier. Dodson, a farmer and father of two, is 33 and lifelong Star Tannery resident.
Senator Tydings of Maryland charges he has been treated like an unloved stepchild in relief fund allocations. He cites WPA project approvals favoring insiders and politically connected individuals, voicing frustration after a Senate subcommittee hearing on the new relief appropriation.
City bids will open Saturday February 25 for supplying 25000 gallons of gasoline 2500 gallons of motor oil and 2000 gallons of kerosene for the coming year. City manager Arthur M Field notes possible future bids for a scout car with a 675 appropriation in 1939. The present police transport vehicle will be used only for prisoners unless an emergency.
Pan American and Mackay Radio reported receiving an S O S from the British flying boat Cavalier en route from Port Washington to Bermuda. The vessel, a Short Brothers four engine model with 20 passengers and six crew, vanished after the distress call as Bermuda Clipper and a tanker Esso Bowtown raced to the scene. Captain M R Alderson commanded the flight with Neil Richardson as first officer and navigator. The Cavalier, operating since the summer, had left Port Washington at 10 43 am for a 780 mile five hour trip.
Berlin reports Hitler purged Reichsbank directors loyal to Schacht while expanding armed strength. The decree makes nearly all German males 17 and older subject to military training under the SA system, elevating the SA badge to a fitness standard. Schacht’s fate fuels talk of charges over Jewish emigration negotiations with George Rublee.
Governor James H. Price reiterated his stance against clemency for drunken drivers amid a controversy over P. F. Campbell. Campbell received a pardon after a drunken driving conviction, enabling a seven month permit restoration, then faced a second charge. Montgomery County Commonwealth Attorney Bentley Hite criticized the pardon’s impact on respect for law enforcement.
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday predicts light rain or snow Sunday night with snow in the north and rain or snow in the south on Wednesday and Thursday. Warmer midweek and colder Thursday night with temperatures well below normal early week and above normal later.
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