Flood Nominated for Fifth Circuit Bench in Virginia
Joel W. Flood a 45 year old former Congressman from Appomattox was nominated by the Democratic General Assembly to fill the Fifth circuit court bench vacancy left by Judge Robert F. Hutcheson. The caucus backed Flood unanimously with Senator Brock initiating the motion and Senator Moses praising his Democratic record. Other potential candidates were not presented before the caucus. The term runs to February 1, 1946.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Joel W. Flood
Appomattox
Cirt
Rober F. Hutcheson
Robert K. Brock
Farmville
Flood
Charles T. Moses
Attox
David K. E
Charlotte
R. E. Garland
Ce Edward
Kent Barry
Lotte
Seven federal prisoners given 20 year terms for escapes and theft
The court sentenced seven men John Buford Gibson Luther Eugene Morris Gerald Montague Charles Franklin Cole Walter Smith Robert Raymond Walker and Hugh Marion Penny to twenty years each for twice escaping custody violating the Theft Act and stealing government property. They overpowered guards and commandeered a DOJ vehicle near Fredericksburg while en route to Lewisburg Pa. to serve prior terms.
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Richmond
Robert N. Pollard
United States District Court
Department of Justice
Ous
Fredericksburg
Lewisburg
Henrico County
John Buford Gibson
Coeburn
Luther Eugene Morris
Teltam
Tenn
Gerald Montague
Paducah
Charles Franklin Cole
Millville
N. J
Walter Smith
Cincinnati
Robert Raymond Walker
Elwood
Ind
Hugh Marion Penny
Big Stone Gap
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Best Educators
Henry Ford declares newspapers the best educators arriving daily and always up to the minute, reflecting on their value to readers.
Music Box Voting Urges Ballot Return Before Feb 3
Anne Browne reports a local band popularity poll as The Star urges late voters to cast ballots by Saturday February 3. The item lists top bands and musicians, including Bob Riley G W Band Otie Kibler Jimmy Doman plus a vote coupon option.
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Anne Browne
Star
Music Box
Bob Riley
G. W. Band
Otie Kibler
Jimmy Doman
Kenneth Windle
Buddy Lloyd
Henry Seal
Music Box Band Poll Results Summary
The poll lists favorite band and musician rankings with placeholders. Saeee leads with 10 points, followed by se and others. the data shows a 3rd place completion and partial scores.
Many Miners Who Lost Lives Had Insurance
The Bartley WV mine disaster victims include 75 insured workers. G R Parker of the Social Security Board says widows at 65 receive lifetime benefits and young widows with children under 16 or 18 when in school may qualify. Insured status requires six calendar quarters since 1937 with at least $50 earned per quarter. About 55 widows and 160 children survived, with some to receive monthly benefits or lump sums.
Love In Her Heart Enables Woman To Put Pride In Her Pocket
A reader recounts a true tale of marriage, separation, Reno divorce, and remarriage sparked by a change in attitude. The woman chooses adjustment over leaving her drinking husband, explaining loneliness and social pressures in a two loved, two failed, life.
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Reno
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Historic Page
A mixed list of across and down crossword clues including terms like arrange methodically raced managed beak belonging to us to append weep a small drop pegs ore a moth paged poker attracted wapiti Greek letter father enemy citizen indefinite article succeed price chair elderly woman brilliant meteors bare pierce feminine name club past obese grow old a pigeon generous and many more clues with down entries covering shoes belong to you sprigs epoch title conjunction demand hiil in Jerusalem recedes concect touchwood land measure wan old Norse works concede to live a song an age make full regular a forest hints dedicated public notice likeness golf stroke Jewish month malarial fever a tie exclamation beverage.
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Price
Chair
Bare
Pierce
Club
A Pigeon
Generous
Jerusalem
Western Front Claims Clash With Conflicting Reports
Paris dispatch reports a western front repulse of German raiders by British and French forces west of the Vosges. Berlin asserts a scouting party took prisoners and killed many with no losses. French outpost artillery forced German raiders to retreat, leaving dead on the field.
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Paris
Vosges Mountains
Berlin
Pirmasens
Walk Construction Near Gore School Advances
Excavation for a sidewalk in front of Gore School is finished and workers await favorable weather to pour concrete. Educational moving pictures with sound are shown monthly, with "In Old Louisiana" planned for February 14 following last week's "Photographing Wild Animals in America" program.
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Gore
Louisiana
America
Amateur Show at Gore Postponed to January 26
Gore High School postpones the Amateur Show from January 19 to January 26 at 8 o clock due to severe weather and poor roads. Organizers hope more contestants enter, with R A Wall of Stephens City as master of ceremonies and school principal A V DeHaven announcing the decision.
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Gore High School
R. A. Wall
Stephens City
A. V. DeHaven
Bone Dry Gets To Be Reality
Oklahoma City report notes a statewide dry spell with a Capitol water shortage as pipes froze during a cold snap. Gov. Leon C. Phillips, a leading dry governor, governs in this dry state.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Leon C. Phillips
Weather Chief Bravely Trudges To Work In Freezing Cold
Evansville Indiana January 23 weather bureau chief E. E. Unger forgot the forecast and walked to work his fingers frozen en route as he described the chill conditions during a pressing cold snap.
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Evansvile
Ind
E. E. Unger
Weather Bureau
Firemen quell blaze at Grace Community Church meeting
Denver reporters describe heated words at the Argue Club gathering inside Grace Community Church. Five companies of firemen rushed to the scene as smoke and chimney sparks sparked a roof fire.
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Denver
Colo
Argue Club
Grace Community Church
Village In Mud Sweeps Damanitza No Casualties Reported
A mud slide 60 feet deep destroyed the village of Damanitza near Vostitza on the Peloponnesus. No loss of life was reported according to Reuters.
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London
Reuters
Damanitza
Vostitza
Grecian
Peloponnesus
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Rouss Ave
Washington St
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Berryville Ave
Woodland Ave
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Siler
C. Hardy Grim
Kernstown
S. Cameron St
Trail’s End
Gordonsville
J. O. J. Green
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General Insurance
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Virginia
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