Morgenthau backs higher debt limit to 50 billion
Treasury secretary Morgenthau urged raising the federal debt limit to 50 billion dollars and said the budget should be balanced by spending cuts and higher taxes. He testified before the House appropriations committee that there is no great danger in raising the limit and noted 1941 interest on the debt would total about 1.1 billion dollars.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Bank Robber Shot To Death In Kansas Pursuit
Unidentified man robbed Rushton and Claflin banks within 20 minutes and was slain by Claflin City Marshal Fred Adams during the escape. The bandit, about 25, fled a coupe with money, then returned to Claflin where he died at the curb after the marshal fired three shots. Approximately $1,800 was taken from the Claflin bank.
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Lyons, Kas
Rushton
Claflin
Fred Adams
Claflin City
Marsha l
Kansas
Americans Slow To Report Delays In Contraband Checks
A British ministry of economics warfare spokesman blamed American shippers for delays at contraband control stations. He said reluctance to supply advance cargo information extended detention times, noting American cargoes often have 300 items and visit multiple Mediterranean ports.
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London
Ministry of Economics
United States
Mediterranean
Italy
Local Weather Sets Cold Tone in Shenandoah Valley
Weather continues to stay frigid with snow reported up to 12 inches in some areas and temperatures in the low twenties in Florida. A low of 14 degrees was recorded over the past 24 hours, with only one day above 30 since December 28, and unofficial lows below zero in Frederick County.
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King Winter
Shenandoah Valley
Atlanta
Florida
Polidawall
Frederick County
Rights PAR 23 Affirmed In Pan American Safety Zone
The French and British ships warned that counter attacks will follow if German warships fire within the 300 mile Pan American safety zone. A government statement says no renunciation of the stance is required.
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Ent
Highlights of War by the Associated Press
Helsinki reports heavy fighting near Lake Ladoga producing thousands of Russian casualties. Washington objects to British delays on American shipping in the Mediterranean and London cites shipper reluctance to report cargoes. Tokyo says Japan will demand return of 21 German seamen seized by a British warship. Bucharest notes German troops in control of a railway through Russian occupied Poland to the Romanian frontier. Helsinki reports Finns believe Russia will push on despite winter costs. Paris notes Paderewski elected to the Polish parliament.
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Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Tokyo
Japan
Bucharest
Poland
Germany
Russia
Pope Pained By German Horrors Report
Vatican radio described horrors in Poland under German rule with starvation, ghettoization, and suppression of worship. An English Jesuit said 70 percent of Poles faced hunger and that both Poles and Jews were moved into separate ghettos while assets were redirected to German stores.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Poland
Many On Vessel Die Of Exposure In Italian Disaster
Genova Italy January 23 survivors of the Italian liner Orazio report a Peruvian mother jumped with her baby aboard the burning ship Some 70 aboard are missing and many died of exposure After the blaze Conte Bian Camerano and Colombo brought over 500 survivors to port About 561 were saved and 12 Germans were rescued by a French patrol boat
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Genova
Italy
Orazio
Conte Biancamano
Colombo
Dog Tag Tax Deadline Near
County Treasurer Harry McCann warns dog taxes must be paid by Wednesday January 31. The 1939 county revenue from dog tags totaled $2,446.50 with 2,000 male, 61 female and four kennel tags issued. End of month rushes cause higher activity. last January 31 saw tags valued at $367, while January 28 reached over $200.
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Harry McCann
Those Tipsy Boys Cap The Climax
In Des Moines Iowa on January 23 a driver arrested for DWI refused to go to the station unless Patrolman N B Wilson swapped hats with him. The man wore the patrolman’s derby while Wilson kept the uniform cap causing confusion among officers.
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Des Moines
N. B. Wilson
Wilson
Pancake Champ Still Leads After Big Day Contest
Humboldt Indiana January report says Charley Sharp, 71, retired farmer, eats 52 pancakes and 29 cups of coffee to win a Pancake Day festival. He previously ate 55 pancakes and 33 cups of coffee to top last year’s event.
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Humboldt, In
Charley Sharp
Sharp
Finance Bills Trimmed by Committee in House Action
The House appropriations committee cut 13.314 million from two administration bills, reducing total to 1.0807 billion. Treasury Post Office supply funds fall to 1.0322 billion after an 11.492 million cut, with urgent deficiency reduced to 58.503 million. A transfer of 11 million from parity payments to the price adjustment program was approved.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Post Office
Agriculture Department
House
Dies Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Burns Fatal To Mrs. Groves
Mrs Ansel B Groves of 1415 Greystone Terrace learns from her husband Dr A B Groves that his mother died Sunday night at 11 after being badly burned at her Woodward Oklahoma home on Friday Clothing may have ignited from an open gas grate Funeral services were held in Woodward this afternoon Survivors include several Groves children Newman L Ormond C Marvin J and Vivian along with her husband
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Ansel B. Groves
Greystone Terrace
A. B. Groves
Woodward
Okla
Winchester
Ormond C. Groves
Wake, Texas
Marvin J. Groves
Kaka
Texas
Miss Vivian Groves
Snow Paralyzes Traffic In Dixie
Snow blanketed the deep south causing traffic jams from Louisiana to South Carolina. Temperatures were in the 20s with a cold front from the Texas plains reaching Dallas. The snow belt extended from northern Mississippi to Montgomery Alabama and Macon Georgia, with 27 deaths attributed to a prior cold wave.
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Atlanta
Deep South
Louisiana
South Carolina
Texas Plains
Dallas
Mississippi
Montgomery
Ala
Macon
Gulf
Something In A Name After All In Hundred
The death of 87 year old Mrs Delilah Snider reminded residents how the town of Hundred earned its name. They recalled her grandparents lived to 109 and 106, reflecting the long lives in the community.
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Hundred, W
Delilah Snider
Hundred
Prolonged Will Battle Looms in Bull Case at Clarke Court
In Berryville Virginia a Washington society matron and her adopted debutante daughter face a long probate fight over Col E Llewellyn Bull's will. Judge Williams gave the 19 year old Miss Berenice Wyeth Merchent 30 days to answer and show cause to probate. The adoption reportedly occurred in New York and if the will is set aside, the daughter would claim the estate as next of kin.
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Berryville
Washington Society
Col. E. Llewellyn Bull
Clarke Circuit Court
Philip Williams
Joseph F. Moore
Berenice Wyeth Merchent
Washington
Berenice Merchent
Berkeley T. Merchent
U. S. Army
Kensington
New York
Miss Merchant
Virginia
Col. Bull
Bermuda Clipper Starts From Norfolk To Isle Resort
The Bermuda Clipper of the Pan American Airways System left Norfolk Naval Air Station at 10 a m for the island resort with five passengers and mail aboard. Until ice conditions improve at Baltimore, Pan American flying boats will use the base as a temporary station. The Atlantic Clipper arrives from Miami and will depart Wednesday for Lisbon via Bermuda and the Azores with an unannounced number of passengers and mail aboard.
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Norfolk
Pan- American Airways System
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Baltimore
Pan-American
Bermuda
Naval Air Base Station
Miami
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Moore Would Ban Sale Of Fortified Wines
Watchmen stand at two Shenandoah River bridges at Riverton Virginia to guard against ice damage while officials say fears ease as cold weather continues. Ice has cleared in both rivers though a gorge remains on the South River and breaking ice on the North River has not produced dangerous quantities.
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Shenandoah Rivers
Riverton
South River
Recreation Park
North River
Jail Sentence For Shinnamon In Auto Fatality
ROMNEY West Virginia January 23 C W Shinnamon of Baltimore former district secretary of the Bituminous Coal Commission was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to 90 days in jail in connection with the death of Mrs Harold Schuck of Harrisonburg Virginia in an automobile accident near Romney on Route 50 He pleaded no defense to the indictment and was told he could be eligible for a conditional parole in 30 days after paying fines and costs Mrs Schuck died after treatment at Memorial Hospital Winchester Her husband and Shinnamon were injured in the crash on a curve on Route 50.
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Romeny
W. Va
C. W. Shinnamon
Baltimore
Bituminous Coal Commission
Harold Schuck
Harrisonburg
Shinnamon
Hampshire Curette
Harlan M.calhoun
Trout Distribution Begins In Virginia Streams
G W Butler state superintendent of fish propagation announced the annual trout distribution has started in Virginia. He expects to release between 450000 and 500000 young trout into western streams before the April season opens.
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Richmond
G. W. Butler
Route 33 Closed Near Dumbarton for Freeze Damage
The State Highway Department closed Route 33 between Dumbarton and Montpelier due to freeze damage to the road foundation. Vehicles five gross tons weight and less will be permitted to use the road.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Dumbarton
Montpelier
Dies committee faces praise and sharp criticism in vote
The House voted to continue the Dies committee investigation of un American activities for another year amid fierce debate. Critics charged the panel spread distrust while supporters praised its inquiries into subversive groups. The measure provides no funds. funding will come via a separate bill.
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Washington
House
Dies
America
Sabath
D-Ill
D-Tex
Fox Killing Bill For Frederick County Farmers
Richmond Virginia January 23 Pres Delegate E Blackburn Moore of Berryville introduced a bill to prohibit sale of fortified wines such as port sherry and muscatel to curb alleged misuse by wine consumers He suggested amendments to distinguish fortified wines from others and push the law forward He also proposed fox hunting rights in Frederick county on private land in November December January and February plus year round on owner lands and trapping during the season December 15 to January 31 The session also heard a proposal to change ABC profits distribution to fund teacher salaries with a 50 50 split between state and locals and a note on a new state register prepared by the budget office
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Richmond
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Moore
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Frederick County
J. Tinsley Coleman, Jr
Nelson
ABC
Register
Frank Moore
Appropriations Committee
Register of State
Budget Office
Samuel D. Rodgers
Petersburg
Sidney B. Hall
State
Governors and Independent Petroleum Group Oppose Trade Treaties
Bulletin from Washington January 23 states spokesmen for New England governors and the Independent Petroleum Association testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, opposing the administration's reciprocal trade treaties.
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Washington
New England
Independent Petroleum Association
House
Ways and Means
Japan Ambassador Horinouchi Receives State Dept Remarks
Kensuke Horinouchi, the Japanese ambassador, was told by the State Department that future U S commercial relations after the treaty expires will depend on Japan’s attitude toward American rights in China.
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Washington
Kensuke Horinouchi
State Department
United States
Pan
Japan
China
Britons Seek More Street Light in Parliament Plea
In London on January 23 traffic deaths in blackout streets are cited to urge Parliament to provide more lighting for safe homeward travel. The proposal frames civilian casualties as surpassing wartime fatalities and calls for immediate action.
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London
Great Britain
Rumanians Warned Over Government Pressure
Britain and France warned that pressing Romania could provoke grave complications as German interests loom. The warning came as oil firms in Romania faced possible actions amid mounting tensions over foreign influence.
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Bucharest
Britain
France
Rumania
Germany
Oyster or Chicken Supper at Men’s Hall
Community event at Stephens Parish day on January 26 offers an oyster or chicken supper in the Men’s Hall. Attendees can enjoy a simple meal and support parish activities.
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Stephens
Priday
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Oklahoma
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Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
White House
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Vinson
D-Ga
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