Fair Society Opposes Bill Posting Measure
The Association of Virginia fairs in Richmond elected Charles De Somma as president and re elected officers. The group opposed provisions on bill posting in pending bills and ordered hearings postponed. 1940 fair dates were approved including Richmond September 23-28 and West Virginia fairs in Lewisburg Greenbrier Valley and Charleston.
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Harold G. Hoffman
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Greenbrier Valley Fair
Charleston
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Capitol steps reflect calendar year with 365 count
A curious note from the Architect Office states that the Dome of the Capitol has 365 steps from office to dome, aligning with every day of the year.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Good Luck In Trios Hoops? Notable Penny Find Near Door
In Rhoboth Beach Delaware Frederick G biyee Jr found a horse shoe hung it over his door after discovering a penny a dime and a long overdue bill check inside the shoe. The coin and check imply a stroke of luck tied to the old superstition.
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Rhoboth Beach
Del
Frederick G. Biyee Jr
Barney to Be Rotary Speaker Tomorrow
Wendell Barney a certified public accountant and recent Rotary inductee will speak at the luncheon tomorrow at 1 o clock at the George Washington Hotel.
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Rotary
Wendell Barney
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
State Workers Yield To Snow At Richmond
Richmond Virginia January 24 state departments closed except for essential tasks due to heavy snow. Governor Price advised workers to stay home until traffic improves while divisions chiefs and essential staff remained. Col E Griffith Doason shrugged off the disruption noting many lawmakers could reach the Capitol on foot and walkways were shoveled for access.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Price
E. Griffith Doason
House
Capitol
Senate
Destruction of British Destroyer Exmouth Reported
German high command announced in a brief North Sea communique that the British destroyer Exmouth was destroyed. It did not specify whether the ship was mined or torpedoed and added no other notable events.
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Berlin
Exmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
High Command
Wife's Job To Keep In Heart The Husband Who Has No Job
Advice column letter about a wife supporting a separated couple after the husband loses his job. The response urges joining one household, sharing finances, and the wife offering sympathy to reassure his pride and help him regain employment, noting the emotional strain and the need for mutual support.
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Miss Chatfield
Ama
Groundhog Day Traditions and Weather Folklore
The article reflects on Groundhog Day observed on February 2 and the superstition of the groundhog predicting seasons. It notes that many people misinterpret signs, cites historical ignorance before newspapers, and mentions farmers and farm boys entertained by digging and games around the groundhog.
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Tige
Towzer
Coast Guard air drops supplies to Tangier Island residents
Norfolk reports the Coast Guard cutter McLane landed medical supplies on Tangier Island to aid residents. A seriously ill man was left behind due to ice in the channel, and was later to be transported to a Baltimore hospital if possible, with a physician attending.
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McLane
Tangier Island
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Sikorsky amphibian crashes on River Plate test flight
A Sikorsky amphibian plunged into the River Plate 25 miles south of Buenos Aires during a test flight. Aviation officials believe all six men aboard have drowned.
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Buenos Aires
River Plate
Losses Inflicted On German Patrol
Paris January 24 Military sources report French machine gunners along the Lauter river east of the Vosges mountains inflicted new losses on a German patrol in a no man s land skirmish One German prisoner was taken during the retreat which left an undetermined number dead on the field French and British patrol ships attacked a German submarine but results were undisclosed The Allied high command said enemy detachments were repulsed by one of our outposts on the Lauter river.
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Lauter
Vosges
High Command
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