Virginia lawmakers clash over redistricting and sales tax
Virginia news reports a push to redraw House districts to boost urban representation. Senators Montague and Battle push a two percent sales tax with a ten dollar maximum to fund public schools, while Governor Peery previews further tax measures. The debate continues, with a promised committee review and potential court questions on constitutionality.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
House
R. F. McMurran
Portsmouth
W.F. Scott
Roanoke
John Spiers
Montgomery and
Radford
Peery
Arthur B. Gathright
Paname
Holt
Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee
General Assembly
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Hill Montague
Richmond City
Saxon W. Holt
Newport News
Pers
Montague
C. H. Morrissett
Assembly
Judgments Against 13 Debtors In Stephens City Bank Case
Harry K. Bentham as receiver for the defunct Peoples Bank in Stephens City secured 13 judgments in Frederick County Circuit Court totaling $2,614. They arise from negotiable promissory notes and were handed down during the bank winding up. Individual amounts range from $22 upward.
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Harry K. Bentham
Peoples Bank, Inc
Stephens City
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Ordered to Leave Town Habitual offender given suspended sentence
Blondell Jackson, a colored habitual criminal recently released from prison, received a suspended one year jail term from Judge Donald L. Weems in police court on a vagrancy charge provided he leaves town and never returns. Wanted at once a good home for a pretty female puppy part Shepherd friendly with children phone 411.
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Blondell Jackson
Donald L. Weems
Earthquake Toll in India Seen Rising Sharply
Calcutta Jan 24 The Rajah of Monghyr said death tolls may reach 25 000 in Monghyr alone after last week's earthquake during Eidul Fitr. He warned it will be weeks before ruins are cleared and bodies recovered and two generations may pass before rehabilitation of the disaster area.
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Calcutta
India
Monghyr
Eidul Fitr
Minstrel Show Clears Neat Sum For Lions Club
The Lions Club minstrel Pirate Gold drew strong crowds at Colonial Theatre for two nights. Dr. Allen Hawthorne announced a neat net profit and notable local expense impact, with Pat Barr receiving the check as treasurer at a Tuesday luncheon.
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Pat Barr
Lions Club
Allen Hawthorne
Pirate Gold
Colonial Theatre
Howe Riley
Golden Glow
M. K Shirkey
The
Soddy Haines
Herbert W. Miller
Lions Garland Spillman
Earl Mason
Grove Moler
Shenandoah Sun
Martinsburg
W. Va
Reception To Government Loan Is Very Good
Treasury officials described the public reception of the one billion dollar securities offering as very good. Books were expected to close tonight on a large over subscription. The issue includes half a billion in two and a half percent notes and half a billion in one and one half percent certificates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Budget cuts proposed for Treasury and Post Office
The House appropriations committee recommended 820.7 million dollars for Treasury and Post Office operations for the next fiscal year, down 403.6 million from the current allotment. The report shows higher public debt service with debt at 22.534 billion as of November 30, and allocations for Customs 18.4 million, Internal Revenue 67.45 million, and Coast Guard 18.249 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
House
Customs Service
Internal Revenue
Coast Guard
Wanted Good Steel Drums
Southern Chemical Co in Winchester Virginia seeks good steel drums. Contact referenced Lumber area or mail listing for inquiries.
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Southern Chemical Co
Winchester
Florida Fruit Sale Promises Fresh Oranges and Grapefruit
Fresh shipment just arrived at Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market next to Union Bank. See us for good fruit. Phone 461.
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Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market
Union Bank
Fatal dynamite blast on Shenandoah mountain proves deadly
Basil O. Falk 35 of Fulk's Run was blown to pieces and two coworkers Edgar Pettit 39 of Mayland and Clarence Custer 25 of Fulk's Run injured as 50 pounds of dynamite exploded on a Civilian Conservation Corps road project on Brushy Mountain in the George Washington National Forest. Pettit and Custer, not seriously hurt, were treated at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
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Associated Press
Harrisonburg
Basil O. Falk
Fulk
Civilian Conservation Corps
George Washington National Forest
Shenandoah Mountain
Edgar Pettit
Mayland
Clarence Custer
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Palk
Pettit
Custer
Tomahawk Pond
Fulk’s Run
Rawley Springs
Pettat
State Highway Department
Falk
G. W. Wheeler
National Forest
Abner Casey
Shifflett
Gang of Men
Forestry Service
C. C
James Mangold
Pennsylvania
Fulk's Run
Long Run
Reardon’s Pure Food Store Ad Highlights Coffee Deal
An old 1941 ad lists Reardon’s Pure Food Store offering 50 cups of rich coffee for 30 cents and promotes truck signal lights with a note to see Earl Shade.
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Earl Shade
Reardon's
Theatres oppose five percent admission tax proposal
The state plan to tax admission tickets at five percent faces unified opposition from theatre owners and managers who warn the levy would be passed to customers and harm attendance. They note heavy tax burdens already borne and claim the measure targets an industry in need of support, not revenue.
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Peery
Richmond
Alexandria
Alexand Chamber of Commerce
John W. Rust
Fairfax
Chamber
General Assembly
Relief funds and dollar power loom over Senate debate
President Roosevelts push for $850 million in new relief and extended C W A support faces Senate scrutiny as Congress prepares rapid action on a navy bill and a larger year long fund for Treasury and Post Office needs. Officials reveal debt interest costs rise sharply and talk of stock exchange legislation continues.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Stock Exchange
Treasury
Post Office Departments
C W A Projects Ordered To Resume In Winchester
Frank W Bailey C W A administrator for the city ordered a full scale resumption of work on the town run diversion Millwood and Berryville avenue approaches. The complete allocations will absorb Winchester C W A quota and a few man hours may be used on the George Washington headquarters. Interior painting began at Handley Library with more semi skilled labor to follow.
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Frank W. Bailey
Town Run
Millwood
Berryville Avenue
Winchester
George Washington
Handley Library
Special Grand Jury Called For Circuit Court
Judge Philip Williams orders a special grand jury for the February term of Frederick County Circuit Court to convene February 5. Grand jurymen include Allen Bond W O Baker C B Collins W F Artrip J R Costello and Edward Carpenter. Six or seven criminal cases from the December term plus potential February indictments will likely be tried, Commonwealth's Attorney Burr P Harrison reports.
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Philip Williams
Frederick County
Allen Bond
W. O. Baker
C. B. Collins
W. F. Artrip
J. R. Costello
Edward Carpenter
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Coast Guard chief warns of intensified liquor smuggling
Admiral Harry G. Hamlet told Congress that organized liquor smuggling will persist despite prohibition. He cited 60 aircraft used to move contraband from Bimini and the Bahama Islands to Florida and warned smugglers may renew attacks depending on taxes and profits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry G. Hamlet
Coast Guard
Congress
Appropriations Committee
House
Hamlet
Bimini
West End
Bahama Islands
Florida
Week of Prayer for Home Missions at Winchester Church
Winchester Presbyterian Church observes a week of prayer for home missions from January 21 to 28. Rev. Dr. J. Gray McAllister preached a Sunday sermon. The Woman's Auxiliary held a home mission service on Monday under the topic Lighting the Home Base. Pageant and prayers center on Winchester Presbytery home mission work with Wardensville and Ivanhoe participants. Public welcome to all services through Thursday’s close.
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Winchester Presbyterian Church
J. Gray McaAllister
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Robert B. Campbell
Mr. Bain
Wardensville
W. Va
Ivanhoe
Jury Probing Mystery Death of Mrs Brumbley
PRINCESS ANNE Md Jan 24 The Somerset county grand jury began considering the murder of Mrs Margaret Brumbley at Marion Station on New Year s eve Thirty witnesses including county officials Walter Martin and Stewart Deal Baltimore detectives and Fred Brumbley husband of the slain woman were called to testify.
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Associated Press
Princess Anne
Somerset County
Margaret Brumbley
Marion Station
Walter Martin
Stewart Deal
Baltimore
Fred Brumbley
Fashion Show Rehearsal Planned for Civic League Milk Fund
The committee invites all participants in the forthcoming Fashion Show for the Civic League milk fund to attend a full rehearsal at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon in Handley High School auditorium. Attendance is important for everyone involved.
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Civic League Milk Fund
Handley High School
Coast Guard chief flags smuggling fight and Prohibition limits
Washington Admiral Harry G. Hamlet says no country has ever repealed organized smuggling. Somerset county grand jury opens murder inquiry into Mrs. Margaret Brumbley case. Huey P. Long machine loses big in New Orleans mayor race. Senate to take up dollar control bill. Navy gets 284 million appropriation for next year. Pennsylvania Railroad declares 50 cent dividend. House Appropriations Panel approves 820.7 million for Treasury and Post Office. Calcutta earthquake toll feared at 25 000.
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Washington
Harry G. Hamlet
Coast Guard
Princes Anne
Somerset County
Margaret Brumbley
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Senate
House
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Treasury
Post Office
Long's Machine Appears Broken By Old Faction
In New Orleans the Walmsley old regulars led a four way mayoral race as unofficial returns from 240 of 262 precincts showed T Semmes Walmsley ahead of John Klorer by about 14 000 votes with Francis Williams also running. The Long organization faced a setback and a second runoff was possible.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Walmsley
Long
John Klorer
T. Semmes Walmsley
Klorer
Senator Long
Francis Williams
Stanley Cooley Denies Gasoline Tax Evasion in Va
Stanley Cooley of Strasburg Virginia says he paid the Virginia gasoline tax and denies selling gasoline in Maryland after being fined $50 on two charges for bringing gasoline into Virginia without tax payment. He requested a correction to yesterday's article.
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Stanley Cooley
Strasburg
Virginia
Star Office
Cooley
Maryland
Moore and Loth Re-Elected Leaders at Shenandoah Valley Inc Meeting
The Shenandoah Valley Inc held its tenth annual meeting at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel with A T Moore re-elected president and F Percy Loth secretary. Officials urged stronger valley cooperation and larger tourist ad spending ahead of Shenandoah National Park opening in 1934.
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A. Staunton
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Iself
Great
Shenandoah National Park
A. T. Moore
F. Percy Loth
Blue Ridge
Richmond- Washington
America
Valley Inc
Moore
Valley, Inc
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Main and
Braddock
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Congress Committee
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Brumbley
Loth
Eugene R. Branch
John H. Rosenberger
Andrew Bell
Staunton
Holcombe Parkes
W. B. Miller
John T. Harris
Kendrick Smith
William Geary
Augusta County
W. Stuart Moffett
Gen. H. L. Opie
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Walton Opie
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Roanoke County
W. F. Geogham
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