Senators Override Roosevelt. Soldiers Bonus Law Passed
Congress enacted immediate payment of the soldiers bonus over Roosevelt veto with a 76 to 19 Senate vote and 324 to 61 in the House. The $2.49 billion bond plan funds a $50 cash per bond payment, with further appropriations later. Critics warned of tax needs and a larger future debt, while supporters praised the step as timely relief for veterans.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Mr. Roosevelt
Treasury
Garner
Moreenthau
Harrison
D.-Miss
Dentist Hartman Unveils Pain Free Dental Formula
New York dentist Dr Hartman claims a formula eliminates all dental pain and says he spent 20 years testing it. He refused offers to sell the rights, presenting the discovery as a gift to the field and humanity.
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Dr. Hartman
New York
Hartman
Virginia newspapers face one fourth cent per copy tax plan
A bill to tax Virginia newspapers one fourth cent per copy to fund an old age pension law was drafted for the House. Dinwiddie Delegate I N Coleman said the tax would be based on quarterly circulation and could raise about 750000 dollars annually. He noted papers could pass the cost to readers.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Virginia
House
I. N. Coleman
Dinwiddle
Hospital plan pushes forward at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital promotes a low cost hospital insurance plan adopted in the past year. The three cent daily contribution funds 21 days of semi private hospitalization plus operating room use, lab work, medicines, dressings and 25 percent discount for dependents. Local rep Mrs. D. W. Ritenour reports strong enrollment growth.
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Memorial Hospital
D. W. Ritenour
Clinic On February 1 For Crippled Children
A clinic for the benefit of children who may be crippled or deformed will be held at the District Nurse Association offices next Saturday February 1. Hours are 9 to 1 and 2 to 3 30. Examinations will be led by Dr. Robert F Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital. The clinic aims to help youths whose deformities are possible of correction.
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District Nurse Association
Robert F. Funsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Commissioners Appointed to View Martinsburg Pike Property
Judge Philip Williams in Frederick County Circuit Court issued decrees appointing five viewing commissioners to assess just compensation and damages for property along the Martinsburg Pike as the State Highway Commission seeks condemnation to widen and improve the road. Three may serve. oath set for February 7. They will inspect properties of Charles W. Gruber, June F. Hurst, and E. W. Cather to determine damages, peculiar benefits, and net damages beyond benefits.
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Philip Williams
Frederick County
Martinsburg Pike
State Highway Commission
Charles H. Harper
J. H. Funkhouser
Carroll Solenberger
Roy P. Duvall
Joseph L. Jolliffe
Charles W. Gruber
June F. Hurst
E. W. Cather
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival opens headquarters
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival opens its headquarters on the basement floor of the George Washington Hotel. Miss Helen Buckley will staff the office and be joined after March 1 by Miss Katherine Hameloneter to handle production clerical work. Directors have announced nine committee chairmen with more to come as the organization forms. The office telephone is 1440 for information or business.
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George Washington Hotel
Piccadilly Street
Helen Buckley
Buckley
Katherine Hameloneter
Read
Book Mark Gift by Friend to Local Church
Miss Gertrude Myers former art teacher at Fort Loudoun Seminary now with Penn Air School for Girls Chambersburg Pa visited England last summer In Winchester she secured a long dark green silk book mark with brass medallions bearing Winchester coat of arms and inscription Winchester England blessed by the dean of the Cathedral and sent with a letter read by Rev E B McGukin the gift is highly appreciated by the congregation.
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Gertrude Myers
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Penn-Air School For Girls
Chambersburg
England
Winchester
Loudh Street
E. B. McGukin
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Frederick Circuit Court
Three divorce cases were filed in Frederick county circuit court citing desertion as grounds. Named plaintiffs are Dorothy D. Crabill vs Herman Crabill of Winchester address 840 Amherst, Mary Fishel vs Samuel Fishel, and Allen S. Linaburg vs Mattie O Linaburg. Also notice for rent: Zinn farm Stephenson Virginia 170 acres with building and running water, possession March 1.
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Frederick County
Dorothy D. Crabill
Herman Crabill
Amherst Street
Winchester
Mary Fishel
Samuel Fishel
Allen S. Linaburg
Mattie.o. Linaburg
Zinn
Stephenson
H. Eagle
Handley High School Comedy "Paupers and Pews" at 8 PM
Three act comedy by professional players presented at Handley High School sponsored by faculty. Admission adults 35 cents and children 20 cents. Event listed with pricing and venue details. Also mentions yarns ball and cone thread and Moling & Cather. WANTED Good clean cotton rags Star Office.
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Handley High School
Moling & Cather
Star
Plans Progress as Woodrum Chides for Garaarramith Walk
Despite winter weather and bad roads, county farmers gathered for the first county agricultural planning meeting in the courthouse. Speakers led by W R Legge and William S Thomas urged farmer organization to secure agricultural equality with industry. Ten community committees will discuss six topics from Feb 3 to March 15, with a county forum to set production goals for 1936 and soil conservation. All interested farmers are invited to participate in nearby discussion groups to help shape the program.
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Court House
W. R. Legge
Northern
Virginia
William S. Thomas
W. C. Shackleford
Leslie D. Kline
J. W. Larrick
E. M. Funk
Frederick County
Comant Me Ees
Tropical Liner Collides With Tanker on Mississippi River
The tropical passenger liner Amapala of Standard Fruit and Steamship Co. crashed with the tanker Camden near Bolivar Point, 60 miles below New Orleans. A gash in the hull forced passenger transfer to New Orleans as the ship beached. no injuries were reported. The sister ship Atlantida was dispatched from New York to assist and evacuate passengers.
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New Orleans
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
Camden
Mississisippi
Bolivar Point
Standard Fruit Company
U. S. Atlantida
New York
Bell Cited For 20 Year Service
Andrew Bell is listed in a national Who's Who among Commercial Organization Secretaries in the January American City. He has served in Chamber of Commerce activities since 1915, most of that time in Winchester after coming from Harrisonburg. He received a congratulatory letter from Harold B. Skinner of Campbell County's Commercial and Civic Association in Newport, Kentucky.
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Andrew Bell
Local Commerce Chamber
Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Harold B. Skinner
Commercial and Civic Association of
Campbell County
Newport
Smith walk remark sparks Democratic row in Congress
Rep Woodrum D VA challenged Alfred E Smith over his walk reference during a Liberty League speech saying Smith would have walked in Chicago not Philadelphia. Smith’s stance on the 1932 platform and Roosevelt’s renomination dominated tense debate as leaders weighed campaign implications.
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Alfred E. Smith
Philadelphia
Chicago
Representative Woodrum
D-Va
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrum
Smith
American Liberty League
Walker-Outer
Virginian
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Burns
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
New York
Pruning Demonstrations Postponed To February
Due to extreme winter weather pruning demonstrations and the horticultural school scheduled for Friday January 31 are moved to the week of February 10. County Agent Stine and extension horticulturist A. H. Teske confirm the postponement after weather talks with growers. W S Campfield cannot attend due to legislative duties in Richmond. A new schedule will be announced later in the week. the school now set for February 13 after the demonstrations.
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Stine
A. H. Teske
Blacksburg
W. S. Campfield
The
Virginia Horticultural Society
Richmond
Horticultural School
Root Reached For Gun Says Wife in Murder Trial
Daisy Alexander Root testified she shot Brenton Root after he reached for a gun at their country home in Memphis Tennessee. Her cross examination reiterated that she carried the pistol for protection late at night on November 3.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daisy Alexander Root
Falls To His Death At Sea
Warrick Harman a 51 year old Jacksonville grocery broker fell or leaped to his death from the hurricane deck of the Merchants and Miners Liner Fairfax while at sea between Savannah Georgia and Jacksonville Florida last night officials said.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Warrick Harman
Merchants and Miners
Fairfax
Savannah
Federal Control Proposed for Mount Vernon Monticello and Ash Lawn
The House appropriations committee discussed federal supervision of Mount Vernon Monticello and Ash Lawn as part of interior department outlays. Arno B Cammerer suggested government care may not surpass the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, while Rep Marion Zioncheck doubted any worse outcome from government control.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Ash Lawn
National Park Service
Interior Department
Congress
Park Service
A. E. Demaray
Ickes
United States
Arno B. Cammerer
Marion Zioncheck
Dem
Wash
Indefinite School Closures Prompted by Cold Wave
Frederick County schools remain closed indefinitely as zero weather and ice block roads. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline cited poor attendance and cold ailments at Middletown and Stephens City as factors. Clarke County schools also closed for the week amid frigid conditions.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick
Kline
Clarke
C. O. Dearmont
Clarke County
Industry may locate in Winchester bringing 125 jobs
Winchester is under consideration for a new industry that could employ about 125 people. The firm, a nationally known manufacturer, has a proven product. Discussions with city leaders in Philadelphia last week included a bank official and chamber secretary, with a site visit planned this week to inspect two available buildings.
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Winchester
Philadelphia
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Public Auction Postponed on Henry Mears Farm
Weather forces delay of the public sale near Canterbury Virginia in the matter of Whitlock Perry Whitlock and Fawcett versus Darlington and Peyton Darlington. Sheriff Harry L. McCann to announce new date and location.
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Henry Mears
Canterbury
J. F. Whitlock
L. E. Perry
W. N. Whitlock
R. F
Fawcett
J. Peyton Darlington
Harry L. McCann
Centenary Ref. Church Evening Service Ad
January 26 at 8 p m. admission fifty cents. A brief notice for the Centenary Reformed Church events.
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Church
Patrons Urged to Shovel Snow From Mail Boxes
Winchester Postmaster W Nel son Page appeals to city and rural patrons to clear snow from around mail boxes. He notes extreme cold winds make carriers wade through snow along a 20 mile route to deliver mail, causing cold wet feet and added time for each stop.
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Winchester
W. Nelson Page
Page
Young People Are Marooned In Sioux
A car carrying two young women and three youths was stranded in a snow drift between High View and Lehew West Virginia during the deep cold last week. They remained marooned from late night until the next day, were severely chilled when rescued, and their identities could not be learned.
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High View
Lehew
W. Va
Lad Fractures Arm In Fall On Ice Near Handley
Jack Kern son of Mr and Mrs John A Kern of South Cameron street fell on the ice Friday afternoon while returning from Handley school and broke his left arm. The fracture was set and he is convalescing satisfactorily in a cast.
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Jack Kern
John A. Kern
South Cameron Street
Handley
Attend Sale Milburn Realty Front Court House
A real estate sale notice announces Milburn Realty to sell at the court house steps at noon on Saturday February 1. The parcels listed bear numbers 1 21 29 31 1p 31 and are subject to auction under court supervision.
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Sale Milburn Realty Front Court House
10 000 Slain by Italians in Ethiopian War Report
The Italian government announced 10 000 Ethiopians were slain in southern Ethiopian battles as Italian forces push from Dolo toward Neghelli and advance into the Daya Parma valley. Italian columns under General Agostini and General Graziani extend operations north toward Lake Tana amid continuing Ethiopian resistance and seasonal rains.
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Charles E. Harner
Associated Press
Ethiopia
Wadra
Neghelli
Dolo
Agostini
Rodolfo Graziani
Ait Ageny
Mussa Sawa
Graziani
Pietro Boo
Lake Tana
Makale
Addis Ababa
Emperor Selassie
Borah for President supporters set up in Washington
Quietly organized headquarters for a Borah for President campaign are reported in Washington. The roundup notes diverse views on textile industry management and labor as Senate votes 76 to 19 on the bonus bill.
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Washington
Richmond
Virginia
Chicago
Senate
New Orleans
Camden
Mississippi River
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W. F. Robinson
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Wise County
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State Industrial School
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Othe
Ana Erea
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