Winchester Youth Rally Draws Big Attendance Expected
The Winchester district Youth Rally will be held February 3 at Braddock Street M E Church South at 7 30 pm Bishop W W Peele of Richmond Va will headline a program featuring Miss Mary Glenn Lupton Dr Edbert J Rees and music by a choir The rally seeks a vital Christian experience youth enlistment personal living and world mission participation The Baltimore Conference holds similar rallies in seven districts and the Washington district recently drew over 1200 attendees
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Winchester
Bal‘anore
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
W. W. Peele
Richmond
Antihis
Jesus
World Mission of Christian Religion
Robert
M. Swann, Jr
Mary Glenn Lupton
Edberth J. Rees
Peele
Youth Crusade
Baltimore
Washington
Shock Troops Ready to Aid Barcelona Food Lines
In Zaragoza on January 26 Franco regime women volunteers of Beneficencia de Guerra await orders to move on Barcelona. The unit, drawn from Spanish grandees' daughters, is trained to set up soup kitchens and bread lines with precise stations and rations for the anticipated fall of Barcelona.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Franco
Barcelona
Beneficencia de Guerra
Arbiter Reports Fidelity Solvent
A court-appointed arbiter reported that the Fidelity Investment Association was solvent and recommended dismissal of receivership. Federal Judge William E. Baker, who had not acted pending the report, took no immediate action after receiving the 56 page summary.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Fidelity Investment Association
William E. Baker
Hines Loses Bid to Dismiss Lottery Conspiracy Trial
New York January 26 James J Hines a longtime district leader lost his effort to delay trial on lottery conspiracy charges when Judge Charles C Nott Jr overruled a defense claim that the conspiracy count was barred by the statute of limitations The DA Thomas E Dewey laid out the state case against Hines who was accused of selling influence to operators tied to the Harlem policy racket connected to Dutch Schultz It marked his second attempt to convict the prominent political figure on conspiracy to operate the pot fraud tied to the mob
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New York
James J. Hines
General Sessions
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Hines
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Judge Nott
Thomas E. Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Harlem
Lat
Amlie Confirmation Attack in Senate Fight
Senate debate over Thomas R. Amlie to head the Interstate Commerce Commission grows into a broader clash of economic ideas. Opponents cite his House sponsor stance on government ownership of business and banking, while supporters back his nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas R. Amlie
Amlie
House
Wisconsin
Women in the South Support Families and Earn Wages
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon of Clarke County Virginia reports in the University of Virginia News Letter that southern women make up about three million workers in the nation, with many supporting dependents. Richmond census data show thousands of families led by women and a notable share of female workers as sole providers. She notes that federal wage and hour laws may aid but cautions industries not engaged in inter state commerce fall outside protections. she highlights southern states Virginia Louisiana North and South Carolina among those limiting weekly hours to 48 or fewer and notes progress on minimum wage laws in the region.
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University of Virginia News
Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon
Lewis Pidgeon
Wadesville
Clarke County
Miss Pidgeon
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
University of Virginia
United States
Richmond
South
Western Apple Growers Depend on Eastern Demand Says Moore
Moore a Winchester lawyer and orchardist told the Rotary Club that western apple growers must rely on eastern markets due to curtailment of export demand. He cited east west production shares, variety cuts, and high per-bushel costs while noting Wenatchee Yakima growers suffer financially and government loans are heavy. Visitors included Dorsey, Lovett and Van Deusen.
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Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Rotary Club
West Coast
Washington State
Rome
Wenatchee-Yakima
Ralph Dorsey
Berryville
Harry Lovett
Staunton
Orville van Deusen
Front Royal
Cavalier survivor Charles Talbot recounts voyage
Charles A. Talbot of Brookline Massachusetts a Harvard business school student calmly recounts his survival story after the Cavalier crew and ten others were rescued in New York aboard the tanker Esso Baytown.
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Charles A. Talbot
Brookline
Mass
Harvard Business School
New York
Esso Baytown
Thurston Evacuates Americans From Barcelona
U. S. Charge d Affaires Walter C. Thurston led a shipboard evacuation of Americans from Barcelona aboard the cruiser Omaha bound for Marseilles. Officials indicate Thurston plans to return to the city after the relief operation.
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Walter C. Thurston
U. S
Barcelona
Omaha
Marseilles
Thurston
Film Magnate Shoots Himself by Accident in New York Home
Jules Brulatour, husband of Hope Hampton, reportedly shot himself in the neck by accident at his Park Avenue residence. Initial police reports described the injury as a fall down stairs and investigators are examining the incident.
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Jules Brulatour
Hope Hampton
Park Avenue
New York
Germans and Danes Convicted in Espionage Case
Five Germans including former naval captain Horse Von Pflugk Harttung and three Danes were convicted of espionage in Copenhagen on January 26. The court found them guilty of spying activities on behalf of a foreign power.
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Copenhagen
Horse von Pflugk Harttung
Poultrymen urged to hatch wisely for next fall profits
Virginia Tech poultry expert Harry L. Moore advised owners to prepare now for a profitable year by hatching or buying high quality chicks to develop laying pullets for fall. He urged careful flock management, early breeding selection, and buying from certified hatcheries to avoid losses and maximize egg production.
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Harry L. Moore
Virginia Tech
Virginia
V. P. I. Pountry Department
Moore
Sao
Safe Cracking Gang Is Sought
Baltimore police sought today a gang of safe crackers who broke into the Southern States Cooperative Mills Inc and made off with 2433 in checks and cash. The police said the method used was similar to a Brooklyn robbery last Saturday that yielded 900 to 1600 dollars.
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Baltimore
Southern States Cooperative Mills, Inc
Brooklyn
Capitol Limited Engineer Hurt
A missile shattered a cab window of the Capitol Limited near Halethorpe injuring engineer M. J. Shaughnessy, 52. He was treated for shoulder injuries and cuts to head and face and returned to Baltimore once a relief engineer took over the Chicago bound train.
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Baltimore
Crack Capitol Limited
Halethorpe
M. J. Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Chicago
Judiciary Committee Moves On Perkins Impeachment Inquiry
The Judiciary Committee decided to proceed immediately with an investigation of charges from the Thomas resolution calling for the impeachment of Secretary Perkins. Chairman Sumners said the inquiry would proceed without calling witnesses and begin with pending litigation on whether Communist party membership makes an alien deportable.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Thomas
Perkins
Sumners
D-Tex
Communist Party
Death Removes Dr. Jos. France
Dr. Joseph I. France former United States Senator and 1932 Republican presidential hopeful was found dead in his bed in Port Deposit Maryland at age 66Cause of death listed as a heart attack. He faced a high profile divorce from Tatiana Dechtereva in 1930s details noted with his political and medical affiliations.
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Port Deposit
Joseph I. France
United States
France
Tatiana V. Dechtereva
Paris
Hamilton College
Elihu Root
Cornell University
Leipzig
Catherine Craig
C. I. Benson
Havre de Grace
Benson
Maryland State Board of Health
Cecil County Medical Society
Chamberlain Convenes Ministers After Barcelona Fall
Prime Minister Chamberlain called his chief ministers to a conference in London after news of Barcelona fell. They assessed the European situation amid Spanish developments and planned talks with French and Spanish ambassadors to guard against axis domination of Europe.
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London
Chamberlain
Barcelona
Foreign Office
France
Spain
Charles Corbin
Rome-Berlin
Germany
Italy
Remembered Notables Of Confederacy Death in Knoxville Miss Sally Moreland
Mrs Sally Leyburn Moreland longtime resident of Knoxville died January 21 at her home after a weeks illness She was a Lexington Virginia native married to Dr Sidney T Moreland professor of physics at Washington and Lee University Her survivors include two daughters another son and several siblings Funeral services were held January 22 at Manns Chapel Knoxville with burial in Baltimore Maryland at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Moses Smith Myers
Winchester
Florence Reed
North
Cameron Street
Nelson Myers
Berkeley County
W. Va
Harry
Newark
N. J
Charles
Fred
Lawrence
Julian
Anna Clark
Pittsburgh
Florence Z Reed
Laura Fletcher
Virginia Myers
Orrick Cemetery
St. Paul A. M. E
McPhail
Knoxville
Tenn
Sally Leyburn Moreland
Charles D. Gilkeson
Mary L. Junkin
Washington Street
Lexington
Mass
Edward R. Leybrun
Rome
Margaret Moreland Card
Mann's Chape
E. B McGukin
First Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Druid Ridge
Philip Jensen
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
McDoaot School
Revenue Loads Show Increases
The Association of American Railroads reports 590,359 revenue freight cars loaded in the week ending last Saturday. This marks a 3,482 car rise, 0.6 percent from the prior week, a 20,126 car increase, 3.5 percent year over year, and an 74,987 car drop, 11.3 percent versus 1937.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Jury Convicts James Pierce in Second Degree Murder
A Fauquier county jury deliberated under an hour and found James Pierce guilty of second degree murder for the October 17 Paris shooting. Pierce testified he acted in self defense after a conflict over his wife’s actions and a note requesting he stay away. The verdict voids an earlier pardon and extends his time to more than twelve additional years in state prison.
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Warrenton
Pauquier County
James Pierce
Raleigh Elsen
State Penitentiary
Pierce
Elsea
Paris
Fauquier County
Elsen
Commonwealth
Clarence Carter
Clarke County
Vivian Turner
Carter
Postage to England Raised to Five Cents in 1931
The Post Office Department announced that postal rate to England increased from 3 cents to 5 cents, effective September 1, 1931.
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United States
England
Post Office Department
Lutherans Consider Report on Lowe Transgressions
The special discipline committee of the Virginia Synod will continue deliberations on charges against Rev. C Worthington Lowe and expects to report to the synod tomorrow. Delegates heard reports from stewardship and education committees and listened to talks by church leaders and college presidents supporting United Lutheran institutions.
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Kinard
J. J. Scherer, Jr
C. Worthington Lowe
Synod
Virginia
Tennessee
West Virginia
Frances V. Miller
Shenandoah
Synodical Young People’s Field Worker
Luther League of the Synod
J. L. Almond, Jr
Roa
Marion College
Marion
United Lutheran Church In America
H. Torey Walker
Philadelphia
Board of American Missions
Walker
Virginia Synod
Shooting Inquiry Falters Over Immunity Refusal
New York January 26 Authorities stalled in the Jules E Brulatour shooting case as actress Hope Hampton refused to waive immunity for grand jury appearance and would not talk without a promise, while Brulatour’s changing stories left police uncertain about leads.
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New York
Hope Hampton
Jules E Brulatour
Miss Hampton
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Walter Thurston
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