First of million pay respects to George V at Westminster
The first of a million sorrowing pilgrims filed past the bier of King George V in Westminster Hall as Edward VIII and the royal family began four days of public homage before the Windsor burial. A mile long queue formed, and several women collapsed, treated at Westminster.
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Burdette Johns
Associated Press
London
George V
Palace
Westminster
Edward VIII
Windsor
Big Ben
Anarcy Hospital
Westminster Hall
Catafalque
Mr Winchester Praises Weather Helpers In Harsh Winter
The message thanks workers who clear snow, repair broken wires, and restore communication during a severe cold snap. It notes the tough conditions and the reduced bird activity, with starling numbers down as the cold persists and people endure hardship.
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Meau
Colonial Beauty Shop Hair Services Offer
Special winter pricing advertises shampoo and fingerwave for 40c and permanents at 1.95. Other services heavily discounted. Colonial Beauty Shop promotes reduced prices and provides a phone number for contact.
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Colonial Beauty Shop
City refuse trucks cannot cost trees or other articles
Notice states refuse trucks will not take items that cannot fit in refuse bins. The brief bulletin instructs residents to place only compliant articles for collection and to avoid placing nonbin items at curbside.
Margaret Hodgson Fashion Ad Declares Size Range
Formerly 10.95 to 19.95. Sizes 12 to 20 and 38 to 43 are listed for the Margaret L Hodgson line.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Bright-Hued Shoes To Deck Milady's Toes
Bright pastel colors will dominate Easter footwear with lavenders yellows greens blues and pinks. Makers in St Louis showcase suede fabric and patent leather styles with round toes and lower heels while letting bold color combinations lead this season.
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Milady
St, Louis
Joseph
Mail Carriers Deliver In Snowbound County
Winter gripped the region as temperatures barely rose above zero. Star route carriers from Grimes Siler and DeHaven reached Winchester with six days of mail, while roads in the main valley opened and mountain routes remained drifted. Officials hope all roads stay clear for bus service as more snow is forecast.
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Eithil
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Star
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Siler
DeHaven
Winchester
Marlboro
Shockeysville
G. P. Bozell
Main Valley
Bozell
Roosevelt gestures toward farm program overhaul aims
President Roosevelt pressed in Washington for a new farm program to restore agriculture’s productivity from a century ago. He favored a constitutional path after the Supreme Court ruling and left details to Congress as Senate and House agriculture committees, along with Wallace and Davis, weigh a subsidy plan amid constitutional doubts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
AAA
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
House ‘Agriculture
Wallace
Chester Davis
Norris
R-Neb
Agriculture Department
Three Men Rescued From Vessel Off Cushman Island
Three men were rescued from the bay oyster schooner Lady Leach of Onan cock by the Smith's Island coast guard lifesaving crew after the craft ran aground off Cushman's Island, about three miles southeast of the station. The dispatch was received at Norfolk division headquarters.
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Norfolk
Leach
Onancock
Smith's Island
AFL Defers Vote On Constitution Change Resolution
The AFL executive council postponed until the next meeting the decision on a convention resolution to amend the constitution to limit the court power to nullify social legislation. The move was announced from Miami dated January 24.
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Miami
Fra
American Federation of Labor
Colonel Roszel to Teach Class at Grace Lutheran
Col B M Roszel, superintendent of Shenandoah Valley Academy, will teach the lesson at Grace Lutheran Church Men’s Bible Class at 9 45 Sunday morning and give a talk on the lesson. Officers hope for full attendance as he typically draws strong interest from gatherings.
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Col
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Grace Lutheran Church
Colonel Roszel
Four Swope family perish in blaze at Maryland home
A fire on South Mountain in Knoxville Maryland killed four members of the Swope family and left a 10 year old boy as the sole survivor. He escaped with severe burns after leaping from a second story window as ice and snow blocked rescue efforts. Charles 10 said he woke to flames and tried to reach his father before leaping to safety.
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Knoxville
South Mountain
Arthur Swope
Vaugnetta
Mary
Darl Swope
Charles 10
Farm Bill Agreement Reached Amid New Deal Goals
President Roosevelt backs returning agriculture to vigor as Secretary Wallace and lawmakers finalize a farm bill to replace AAA. Davis and subcommittee members weigh amendments while conservation remains central. Details await House committee chair talks and further approvals.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Virginia Braces For Warmer Temps After Deep Freeze
A Virginia weather update shows subzero readings across the southwest with Norton at 7 below and Covington at seven below. Officials forecast a gradual rise starting tomorrow as urban and rural areas contend with ice, car troubles, and plumbing issues in towns like Danville and Petersburg.
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Mercury
Virginia
Norton
Covington
Alleghenies
Danville
Richmond
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Petersburg
Norfolk
Virginia to Charge $1 for Auto License Tags
State Capitol report notes Delegate Howard Zigler proposes a flat $1 license tag fee for non commercial vehicles. The measure cites financial gains from lower rates and references Georgia's $3 benchmark. Also mentioned are bills on traffic liability insurance and unemployment compensation as federal Social Security compliance and a teachers retirement fund proposal before joint finance committees.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Virginia
Howard 8. Zigler
Harrisonburg
Georgia
Ensnautey
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Johns. Battle
Finance Committee
H. M. Sutherland
Reprieve Not To Be Contested
Hauptmann's lawyers say they will not challenge Governor Hoffman's 30 day reprieve to save him from the electric chair. Defense counsel Lloyd Fisher stated reports of a challenge are unfounded and the defense agrees the governor had ample authority to grant the reprieve.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Lloyd Fisher
Virginia Dairymen Oppose Milk Sales by State Penitentiaries
Members of the Virginia State Dairymen's Association adopted a resolution opposing the sale of milk by state penal institutions in competition with private dealers in Richmond. The action reflects dairy industry concerns over public supplier competition in the city.
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Richmond
Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
Roosevelt Skip Fredericksburg Washington Event
The White House told Senator Byrd that President Roosevelt cannot attend George Washington birthday ceremonies in Fredericksburg Virginia due to a prior engagement. Byrd learned this while seeking a meeting for Fredericksburg’s Commonwealth Attorney W F B Cole to invite the President. The President will depart Washington February 22 for Temple University Philadelphia and then Boston.
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White House
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Roosevelt
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Byrd
W. F. B. Cole
Temple University
Philadelphia
Boston
Battle presses insurance law for unemployed in Virginia
Senator John Battle of Charlottesville told the Senate finance committee that Virginia risks losing up to 9 million dollars in the biennium if a state unemployment insurance law is not enacted. He urged a paralleling bill allowing 90 percent of federal payroll taxes to be returned to Virginia for unemployment payments. The hearing opened with other witnesses including Royal and Frank Louthan of the Virginia Manufacturers Association.
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Richmond
John
Battle
Charlottesville
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Virginia
Albemarle
Finance Committee
Governor's Advisory Council
Royal
Frank Louthan
Virginia Manufacturers’ Association
State Department of Labor
National Social Security Board
Rehearing Denied in Gudebrod versus Ward Administrators
The Supreme Court of Appeals refused a rehearing in the Gudebrod versus Artemus Ward's administrators case known as the Turkey Knob Orchard suit. The long running Frederick County litigation lasted about 11 years and the high court recently upheld Judge Philip Williams's decision.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
Christian E. Gudebrod
Artemus Ward
Associated Press
Frederick County
Supreme Court
Philip Williams
Faithful Hound Waits For Master
Spot the deer hound waits outside a hospital in Kingstree South Carolina for his ill master H A Wheeler former Williamsburg county sheriff. After Wheeler was moved to the hospital Spot kept vigil outside the building until his family released him. He then returned to wait at the hospital gates.
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Kingstree
8. C
Spot
H. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Williamsburg County
Arctic Weather Deepens Snow Barriers Across North
A new Arctic blast hits the eastern Rocky Mountain slope and northwest, prolonging a frigid wave that has already killed at least 110 people across 17 states. The eastern United States regroups after two days of extreme cold as more subfreezing weather moves in.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Fire devastates Staunton theatre and threatens city buildings
Fire levels the New Theatre in Staunton Va with damage to the post office and city hall. Firemen from Staunton Harrisonburg and Waynesboro battled near zero temps and ice, estimates place losses around 150000 dollars, cause under investigation. The theatre manager cites fire starting near the stage. Firemen rescue two trapped volunteers beneath a balcony as roof collapses.
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Pee
Deaving En Brothers
Detroy
Staunton Postoffice
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Staunton
Jack Forney
Robert A. Lynn
George Reed
Staunton Manager A Winchester Boy Jack Forney Noted
Manager A Winchester Boy Jack Forney, head of Warner Brothers theatrical interests in Staunton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart L. Forney of this city, previously ran the Capitol Theatre in Winchester before transfer to Staunton where he has shown notable managerial ability.
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Winchester
Jack Forney
Warner Brothers
Staunton
Stewart L. Forney
Capitol Theatre
Court hears testimony in sterilization dispute case
In San Francisco on January 24, Ann Cooper Hewitt testified in a $500000 damage suit against her mother Maryon Hewitt McCarter and three medical professionals. The 21 year old heiress claimed she was duped into a sterilization operation in 1934, thinking it was an appendectomy. Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus praised Hewitt's clear testimony and said he would rule next Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Hewitt McCarter
Mary Scally
Tilton
E. Tillman
Samuel G. Boyd
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Miss Hewitt
Congress Overrides Roosevelt Veto In Bonus Bill Vote
The House, with 324 to 61, passes the 2.491 billion dollar bonus bill despite President Roosevelt’s veto. Leaders expect the Senate to act Monday and likely sustain override. key Democrats split, while Sen Clark and others predict the veto will fall. Roosevelt reiterates his opposition in a brief message.
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House
Roosevelt
Bland
Burch
Darden
Drewry
Montague
Robertson
Smith
Woodrum
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Harrison
D-Miss
Finance Committee
Congress
Fire destroys pre-Revolution mansion in Beaverdam
One person is named and another badly burned in a blaze that consumed a pre-Revolutionary mansion. The incident occurs in Beaverdam Virginia as authorities investigate the cause and casualties.
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