Valley Snowbound As Vans Stranded In Shenandoah County
Heavy snow blankets the valley with four to deep accumulations near Harrisonburg and Mount Jackson. Vans blocked on Fishers Hill. two wrecks reported near Mount Jackson and Edinburg. Strasburg traffic crippled. city crews clear streets. one-lane detours in place. Primary routes open. colder weather and NW winds expected.
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Refugees in Deep South face cold and flood dangers
Mississippi and Tennessee flood areas cope with drowning, exposure and hunger as Red Cross teams prepare relief missions. Heavy snow and ice spread across Maryland and the Northeast, wrecking travel and prompting widespread warnings. Death toll climbs past 70 as storms rage coast to coast with record rainfall and frozen roads.
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Snow Storm Strands Residents as Fire Forces Evacuation
In Baltimore fourteen residents including several children were driven from a double two story building by a fire in a heavy snow storm. They were unhurt but cold until sheltered by neighbors. Schools closed in Centreville as five inches of snow piled up and the storm continued.
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Winter travel delays halt Front Royal bus service
Heavy snow and poor travel conditions stopped the Winchester Front Royal bus from making its trip today. No mail news arrived in Winchester from that town. All news printed today was called in over the telephone. Personal news and other items held back will appear tomorrow.
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Front Royal Lions Club Sets Plans and New Members
The Front Royal Lions Club held its semi monthly meeting at the Royal Club Inn. New members R R Griffith Rev T W Saylee Hugh E Naylor Jr C A Stokes Raymond Maddox and Yates Willey were initiated bringing total to 30. A ladies night and dinner dance is set for February 14 and a committee was formed to arrange music and details.
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Four Months of Jail Suspended Corrected
The Star yesterday reported Herbert and Linwood Smedley were given two months jail suspension for selling intoxicating liquor to minors. The sentence was six months in jail with four months suspended pending future good behavior.
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Loving Service Circle plans food sale at Weaver's Store
The Loving Service Circle of the King's Daughters announces a charity food sale at Weaver's store on Saturday February 2 starting at 2 PM. Home made rolls cakes pies and candy will be offered to benefit needy Warren County children.
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Orchestra Secured for President's Birthday Ball
J Grover Hillidge and Paul Rudacille announce Bill Baldwin and his Ambassadors will provide orchestral music for the President's Birthday Ball at Warren County High School auditorium on Wednesday night January 30. The orchestra is described as a leading dance melodian from Washington DC and a Capital nightclub act.
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Capital buzzes as work relief bill stalls in House
President Roosevelt says he has not read the $4.88 billion work relief bill pending in the House which would grant full authority to spend the funds. The capital hums with activity on legislation as details remain unclear.
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Lenin Bust Raised on Pamir Peak by Soviet Climbers
A bust of Lenin sits atop a Pamir peak at 7,126 meters after a Soviet expedition. The ascent by a group of mountaineers marked one of the highest monuments in the world.
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Fingerprints at Lindbergh case hinge on silver nitrate tests
The trial recaps Kelly's fingerprint demonstrations amid defense challenges to methods. Inspector Lyons testifies a paper from Hauptmann's home matches the ransom note's paper type, while evidence from the attic shows a missing board and matching nail holes that align with the ladder uprights.
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Town Fireplugs Wrecked Over Unpaid Water Bill
Everson Pennsylvania residents face water outages as four of ten fire hydrants were battered by water company workers amid a dispute over a $1,000 water bill. Water resumed in four hydrants, with locals blaming the company for the damage and outages.
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Market in stocks shows firm tone amid selective buying
A quiet New York stock market edged higher on selective buying led by electric equipment stocks. Government bonds rose while corporate issues mixed. commodities moved narrowly. Midweek reviews buoy business outlook as electric power output rises seasonally. Major stock quotes include General Electric 24 and U S Steel 37 34.
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Livestock and Produce Market Prices from Baltimore and Philadelphia
Baltimore market reports show cattle and calf prices with cattle steady and calves higher, hogs lower, and sheep and lambs steady, listing weights and price ranges. Philadelphia butter and poultry prices are noted for top grades and scores with no change in live and dressed poultry.
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Origin of Silk Industry in Japan
The silkworm appears in Japanese myth but historical records begin in 199 A D when a Chinese man named Koma O brought silkworm eggs to Japan. Ninety years later Chinese sericulture experts arrived and the industry began to flourish.
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Grain price quotations and cash grain in Chicago
Future and cash grain quotations show Wheat May 97 17 8 July 88 3 8 Sept 36 7 8 to 87 Corn March 88 3 4 May 6 4 1 2 to 58 July 80 3 8 to 1 2 Sept oats May 51 1 2 July 44 3 8 Sept 41 3 4 Rye May 67 1 4 July 66 7 8 Sept 66 Barley May 1 77 July 1 70 Lard Jan 12 70 May 12 90 July 13 05 Bellies Jan 16 00 May 15 62 Chicago cash grain wheat sales none old No 2 yellow 92 1 4 new No 4 white 94 1 4.
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Murder Charge Against Woman And Husband
Houston dispatch reports murder charges filed against Dora Bullock Frost and her estranged husband George Frost in connection with the deaths of Woodrow Wilson Bullock and two other relatives. Assistant district attorney Tom Harris said other charges may follow as investigations continue.
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Six Accused In Weiss Slaying Indicted In Kidnap Murder
Philadelphia report: six men arrested in a police offensive against the Robert Mais gang face charges tied to the kidnap and murder of William Weiss a night life figure. Indictments for murder will be sought against at least two of the group.
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Robert Mais
William Weiss
Night Life
Gem Bandits Escape Amid A Hail Of Bullets
A New York jewelry salesman Sol Roseman was robbed of gems worth 125000 dollars in Sioux City Iowa as three gunmen attacked him near a hotel. The trio fled after a running battle with police, striking Roseman and taking a briefcase containing the stones. Authorities searched today for the three robbers.
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Sol Roseman
Roseman
New York
Karpis Gangsters Linked to 1929 St Valentine Massacre
Chicago American reports Byron Bolton of the Karpis Barker gang admitted involvement in the 1929 St Valentine’s Day Massacre naming five accomplices. The alleged killers include Fred Burke Claude Maddox Gus Winkler Fred Goetz Murray Humphreys and Bolton. Bolton was arrested January 8 with Russell Gibson.
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Chicago American
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Mourning Colors Across Nations
Describes traditional mourning attire by country noting white in China blue or violet in Turkey yellow in Egypt and eray in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia
Dillinger Law Trial In Oklahoma Sees First Death Penalty Prospect
Jack Lloyd of Ardmore and Ralph Roe of Shawnee stand guarded as trial opens in Muskogee Oklahoma. They face charges of robbing Farmers' National Bank at Sulphur and kidnapping cashier D E Collins. The case marks the first in the state under a new law allowing the death penalty for armed bank raids.
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