Relief Bill Delayed in House Over Gag Rule Compromise
Democratic leaders struggle for a compromise on the gag rule for the 4.88 billion relief bill. Insurgent Democrats stall progress in the Tales committee delaying House passage as Republicans weigh their stance. President would gain authority over most relief expenditures.
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Washington
House
Tales Committee
Burns
White House
Senate
Democratic Committee
Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Representatives Smith
Virginia
Dies
Lewis
Colorado
Cox
Georgia
O'Connor
N. Y
Rules Committee
Congress
Ickes
Bell
Co. J. Peoples
Public Works
Hopkins
FERA
PWA
Annual Meeting Scout Council Deliberations Monday Night
The Shenandoah Area Council BSA announces its annual meeting for Monday January 27 at 6 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel private dining room. Officers for ten counties will be elected. President W N Dunn will preside. About 500 Scouts in ten counties supported by Winchester office. Dinner reservations required by Saturday.
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Shenandoah Area Council
B.S A
George Washington Hotel
W. N. Dunn
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
West Virginia
Underground river found 1500 feet below Carrara cave
Explorers report a river 1500 feet down near Carrara Italy and a mile from the cave entrance while nearby remains of prehistoric animals were uncovered in the same area highlighting significant subterranean discoveries.
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Carrara
Italy
Cryptic letter to Bob Mais intercepted at Richmond prison
Officials sought to solve a cryptic letter addressed to Robert Mais, Philadelphia gangster set for execution February 2 in Richmond. Mais and Walter Legenza, captured after a jail break, were re sentenced by Judge John L. Ingram. Both to be executed between sunrise and sunset on February 2.
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Richmond
State Penitentiary
Robert Mais
Philadelphia
Walter Legenza
E. M. Huband
New York
Department of Justice
Legenza
John L. Ingram
Plans Afoot For Organization of Skeet Club Here
A meeting is set for 7:30 p m Friday at the office of R T Jones and Company South Loudoun street to organize the 34 Skeet Club with the Winchester Gun Club The committee urges all skeet rifle and clay target shooters to attend as Virginia clubs expand and interest grows among local sportsmen here
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R. T. Jones and Company
South Loudoun Street
Winchester
Taylor Funeral To Be Thursday At Three O'Clock
Funeral services for Kenton Taylor will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from his mother's home 104 North Braddock Street. Rev E B McGukin will officiate with pallbearers B W Sullivan Robert Bell Robert Jones Fred Crisman Percy Miller and John Kendall. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The death was attributed to an embolism by his physician after prior health issues.
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Kenton Taylor
South Loudoun Street
Mary
Taylor
North Braddock Street
E. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
B. W.sullivan
Robert Bell
Robert Jones
Fred Crisman
Percy Miller
John Kendall
Mount Hebron
Lantern Fire In Car Triggers City Hall Alert
An alert city official spotted a light in a car across from City Hall during a snowbound dawn. Police arrived with a fire extinguisher but found the glow to be only a lantern amid parked vehicles buried in snow.
Roanoke Police Take C. C. Haun to Roanoke for Embezzlement Charge
C. C. Haun, arrested Sunday in Berryville on a Roanoke police warrant, was moved to Roanoke to answer embezzlement charges. Capt. Thomas son of the detective bureau and another officer accompanied the seizure, with City Sergeant C. Lee Barr and State Officer R. E. Bayliss involved. The charge details were not disclosed beyond alleged embezzlement, with the American Automobile Association reportedly linked. Haun had been a former automobile salesman in Roanoke.
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C. C. Haun
Berryville
Roanoke
Thomasson
Hi Ho Sage Praises Humility Aiding Neighbor
The Chinatown figure Hi Ho, known as the sage, explains that humility costs nothing and allows him to share in the joy of his neighbor Hi Hat. He portrays acts of kindness as simple pleasures.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Hi Hat
Eddy Principal Speaker At Meet Of Lions Club
Handley Library librarian C Vernon Eddy spoke at the Lions Club meeting about library services for Winchester and Civil War era research. He highlighted The Index and four volumes of rare wartime periodicals, Civil War photographs, and Bishop James Madison's Virginia map, with only three copies known.
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C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
Lions’ Club
England
Sheridan
James Madison
Virginia
Weidener Memorial
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Library of Congress
Washington
D. C
Col
Bryan Conrad
Waverley
George Fayette Washington
Kenneth Wheeler
Earl Baker
John Allen
Will of R A Shryock Probate in Stephens City
The will of Russell A. Shryock of Stephens City was probated yesterday. It leaves the estate to his widow Laura Brucie Shryock with a $100 cash bequest to son James Russell Shryock. The executrix may sell property for her comfort, and remaining assets go to the son after her death. The Pifer farm is owned jointly with M K Sandy. Written December 5 1928 and witnessed by S H Ridgeway and Edwin T Fritts. Mrs Shryock qualified as executrix with $1300 bond.
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Russell A. Shryock
Stephens City
Laura Brucie Shryock
James Russell Shryock
Edwin T. Fritts
Shryock
Pennsylvania Farm Show judges face tough task in 1934 exhibits
Harrisburg Pa January 23 The cream of Pennsylvania's bumper crop valued at 142000000 challenged judges at the State Farm Show entering its third day With forty or more experts evaluating thousands of field farm and kitchen displays many awards were already made and officials expected top displays to keep judges busy until Friday's close Attendance was about 60000 the previous day.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Farm
Handwriting Experts Tie Hauptmann Case to Ransom Notes
Elbridge W. Stein and John F. Tyrrell, handwriting experts, testified in Flemington New Jersey linking Hauptmann handwriting to the Lindbergh ransom notes, adding to the trial record.
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Bruno Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Haupt
Identified by fingerprints as bank robber in Baltimore
Baltimore detectives said Michael Beal identified by fingerprints as Michael McNeil, a Milwaukee suspect in a 1924 hold up of Northwestern National Bank. He admitted a Minnesota prison term, claimed release, and authorities had no word of his release. The Milwaukee job reportedly yielded 287000 in bonds and 92000 in cash.
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Baltimore
Michael Beal
Michael McNeil
Milwaukee
Northwestern National Bank
John H. Mintiens
Minnesota
Mintiens
Hotel Corp'n Holds Annual Meeting Here
Winchester hotel owners reported a mixed financial picture with $278,000 first lien bonds on the Jack Hotel and $98,700 second lien bonds on the George Washington Hotel. Officers highlighted cash reserves but acknowledged a loss after depreciation. Revenue from rooms exceeded $80,000 in 1934, up from $69,000 in 1933 as Skyline Drive progress promises better returns. Captain Lewis F. Cooper praised management while Leach detailed the audit for years of operation.
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George Washington Hotel
George Washington
Williams
Front Royal
Leach
Winchester
Mr. Williams
Captain Cooper
Lewis F. Cooper
Hotel Corporation
Hotel Interests Preserve Stockholder Equity Amid Cuts
The speaker noted many hotels reorganized to wipe out stockholder interest and even lower bond rates, while management here avoided interest reductions. Through a period of low mood the equity of stockholders in future hotel profits was preserved. Eugene R. Branch, longtime manager of the George Washington and Jack Hotels, will continue in this position.
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Eugene R. Branch
George Washington and
Jack
Two Young Men Draw Suspended Jail Sentences
Silas Ritenour and James Williams were sentenced to one year in jail for contributing to the moral delinquency of a 15 year old girl. The sentence was suspended on future good behavior by Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner. They were fined $25 and costs each. The girl was placed in a home under the welfare board rather than return to her parents. The defendants admitted taking the girl out but denied improper conduct.
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Silas Ritenour
James Williams
A. J. Tavenner
Cosis
Welfare Board
Mrs Lily Pitcock Ic Granted Divorce
Judge Philip Williams grants an absolute divorce in Corporation Court between Mrs Lily May Pitcock and Charles Ed ward Pitcock. Desertion lasting ten to fifteen years was cited in the petition. Property rights are protected and neither party may remarry within six months after issuance.
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Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Lily May Pitcock
Charles Edward Pitcock
Never Too Cold to Snow
Weather note explains heavy snows occur during milder winter periods due to easterly to southerly winds. Cold winds from the wrong directions limit snow, a view attributed to Pathfinder Magazine.
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Weather Bureau
Pathfinder Magazine
Hauptmann Hopes World Forgets Him After Acquittal
Bruno Richard Hauptmann stays cheerful and confident in Flemington jail amid trial for the Lindbergh baby murder. Attorney C Lloyd Fisher says Hauptmann believes the state cannot prove its case and looks forward to living quietly with his family once acquitted. He reads a western military novel to relax.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Charles A ~Tus Lindbergh, Jr
Local Markets Show Variations In Flour and Feed Prices
Local market listings detail patent brand and common flour prices per barrel for various bag sizes, along with shell corn, cracked corn, corn meal feed, mixer feed, dairy feed, and country butter. Prices appear inconsistent across entries, with several lines showing partial or unclear figures.
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Cecevens
Pew
Star
Ween
Weeee
Ewer
Winchester Woolen Company Charter Amended
State Corporation Commission approved an amendment increasing capital stock of Winchester Woolen Company, Inc. to 125000 dollars from 100000 dollars. The charter sets 125000 total, with 100000 common and 25000 seven percent cumulative preferred stock, minimum 50000, shares of 100 dollars. The firm was chartered May 16, 1931, with C. P. McVicar as president and Percy D. Miller as secretary.
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Winchester Woolen Company, Inc
State Corporation Commission
C. P. McVicar
Percy D. Miller
Secre
R G A Holds A Fine Meet and Plans Coffee Program
The Retail Grocers Association met at the George Washington Hotel with 55 merchants and staff to discuss a new coffee merchandising program in the city. L. C. Carper presided with officers named. Dr. C. R. Anderson and C. P. McVicar spoke on home-owned groceries and cooperative effort. A York troupe provided entertainment and a private dinner followed as plans for ending a year-long survey were outlined and notices to watch for further announcements were issued.
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George Washington
L. C. Carper
B. W. Largent
Cecil Bailey
Hoye Riley
Robert Jasper
Riley
Hear Anderson
McVicar
C. R. Anderson
C. P. McVicar
Association
Anderson
York
Thomas Coffee Company
William Betterman
Glenn Garrett
Snow storm disrupts AP news wires on Maryland shore
A snow storm disrupted telegraph wires delivering Associated Press dispatches to Maryland eastern shore papers. Radio stations WBAL and WCAO broadcast a resume of outstanding events during their airtime to distribute the AP news.
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Baltimore
Associated Press News Service
Maryland
WBAL
WCAO
Associated Press
Virginia Woman To Be Companion For Little Gloria
Friends of Mary Kearny Hill of Richmond awaiting official confirmation of her appointment as companion to ten year old Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt. Hill would go to New York to begin duties as instructor and religious supervisor over little Gloria. Hill’s friends await official word.
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Richmond
Mary Kearny Hill
John Watts Kearny
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
New York
Miss Hill
Gloria
Commerce Men Oppose St Lawrence Waterway Treaty
P. G. H. Ponder of the Association of Commerce said the group will urge Maryland lawmakers to oppose Senate ratification of Roosevelt favored St Lawrence waterway. He warned it would hurt eastern ports and railroads and cited construction costs from 300 million to around 1 billion dollars.
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Baltimore
G. H. Ponder
The
Association of Commerce
Congress
St. ‘Lawrence
Birds face death in storm urges public aid
Thousands of wild birds face starvation during a severe snow storm as ice and sleet coat habitats. The state game warden's office urged cooperation, noting district wardens are feeding birds and need help from farmers and estate owners to do an effective job.
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Baltimore
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R. A. Shryock
Penn
John F. Tyrrell
Elbridge W. Stein
Hotel Corp’n
Lily Pitcock
Woolen Company
Flemington, N. J
Flemington Courthouse
Hauptmann Drama
Broadway
Loudoun St
Fairmont Avenue
Cameron St
Stewart Inn
Stewart St
South
Washington Street
Main St
Harris Sperry
Middletown
Care Star
Cincinnati
Dorothy
Wrigley’s
Esther
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