Japan plans broader war effort as China focus widens
War Minister General Ama warned Diet members that Japan must prepare for a conflict beyond China. He called for increased army strength and expanded air power amid reports of foreign supplies reaching China through Mongolia Canton and Indo China. He noted Japan plans rapid armament growth if others expand naval power. The budget for the year and prior appropriations would lift first year and a half costs to about 3 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ama
Japan
China
Diet
Mongolia
Canton
Indo-China
Takeh
Yonat
Winchester Praises New Garden Varieties From Minnesota Apex
M A Winchester extols agricultural progress noting a rust resistant tomato and a new cross bred plant developed in Minnesota Apex. He mentions beans vegetables and grains, highlighting a variety that matures earlier and can be grown without transplanting, claimed to bear fruit in Geneva rather than singly. He stresses continuing seed supply and breeding achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbanks
Geneve
Minnesota
Japanese Claim Allison Conduct Was Insolent
A Japanese military spokesman said the sentry who slapped U S diplomat John M Allison in Nanking was merely on duty and would not be punished He claimed Allison called a local policeman an imbecile and tried to throw him off his car A Tokyo protest spurred a three day U S led inquiry with two senior Japanese officers to assist in Nanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
John M. Allison
United States
Nanking
Allison
Ala Rm
Charles H. Riggs
Ansuke Ho
University of Nanking
Japan
China
Shinrokuro Hidaka
Tokyo
Mayor Dr Charles R Anderson Admitted with Pneumonia
Mayor Dr Charles R Anderson was admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital with pneumonia after a bronchial cold. His condition worsened since Tuesday, and Dr George Snarr said the patient is very ill but not desperately ill, noting the illness began as a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Anderson
George Snarr
Public sale of 13 shares National Fruit Products 7% preferred stock
A public sale of 13 shares of National Fruit Products Co 7 percent preferred stock will take place in front of the Court House Saturday January 29 1938. A M Brumback acts as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Products Co
Court House
A. M. Brumback Auctioneer
Fete Leaders Hold Britt Meeting At Shenandoah Festival
A morning meeting of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival leaders at the George Washington Hotel discussed appointing Tom Baldridge as Director-General and planned a Monday follow-up to finalize work ahead. Attendees included Dr. L M Allen chairman J W Arthur and Lester Arnold Clark as executive committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Lewis M. Allen
Tom Baldridge
Allen
Baldridge
L. M. Allen
J. W. Arthur
Lester Arnold Clark
Two Pay Penalty For Man's Murder
In Chester Illinois a double execution ends the life of Angelo Ralph Giancola 22 and Mrs Marie Porter 37 for murder. The pair faced the electric chair soberly with final words asking mercy as witnesses watched in the death chamber.
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Chester
Ill
Ilinois
Marie Porter
St. Louis
Angelo Ralph Gianvola
Southern Illinois
Joseph Montgomery
Giancola
Famous German Racer Bernd Rosemeyer Killed in Crash
Berlin report says Bernd Rosemeyer, famed German racing driver and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup winner, died in an automobile crash on the Frankfurt on the Main Darmstadt road. His wife Elli Beinhorn was not at the scene as the car left the road and smashed into an embankment. He had been testing speed for new records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bernd Rosemeyer
United States
Frankfurt
Main-Darmstadt
Elli Beinhorn
Rosemeyer
Silesian
Germany
Trial near end for Paul Wright in LA murder case
A silhouette of Paul Wright, an airline official, closed in toward the end of his Los Angeles trial on charges that he killed his wife and his best friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wright
Los Angeles
Middletown Tax Suit Set for Hearing
The Middletown Virginia tax suit to collect town levies is scheduled for a hearing before Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner on Wednesday February 2. The case arose from the Middletown Town Council attempting to collect taxes after initial protests by about twenty residents. Two residents, Wright and V. Ogden, repeatedly questioned the tax issue, seen by some as a test of the community’s tax authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tavenner
Middletown
Frederick County
Ee Angi
Ade
Wright
V. Ogden
Holding Firms Are Discussed
An inter-departmental banking committee failed to reach a full agreement on proposals to abolish bank holding firms. A spokesman said progress had been made and the subject would be discussed at future meetings. Attending were William O. Douglas, Secretary Morgenthau, Leo Crowley, Jesse Jones, Marriner Eccles, and other senior officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William O. Douglas
Securities Commission
Morgenthau
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
J. F. T.ee Eetroller
Mr Diggs
Lynchings and Load Rules Dominate Virginia Debates
In Richmond the House advanced the Spiers overload truck bill keeping overload at 160 percent but capping maximum load at four times the truck maker’s rating. Delegates also condemned a national anti lynching measure and debated alcohol distribution in schools and an old age pension proposal tied to liquor price increases.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
E. B. Moore
Clarke
Lynch Bi
Virginia House of Delegates
Senate
Congress
William A. Wright
South
Leonard G. Muse
Theovery Sig Masia Coles
University of Virginia
Senate Committee On Education
Hundson Cary
Muse
Morton G. Goode
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Rust
Sidney B. Hall
G. E. Heller
Price at White House Next Week
The White House announced Governor James H. Price of Virginia will have an engagement with President Roosevelt next Tuesday. Conflicting notices about Price’s lunch with the President were attributed to misunderstandings in the secretary’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
James H. Price
Virginia
Roosevelt
Price
Virginia Wife of Man Who Wrote Tobacco Road Seeks Freedom
Augusta Maine January 28 libel for divorce filed in Superior Court alleging cruel and abusive treatment by Erskine Caldwell author of Tobacco Road who is in New York awaiting Journeyman production. Mrs Caldwell nee Helen Lannagayn is resident of Mount Vernon and mother of three children with the couple wintering in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Tobacco Road
Augusta
Erskine Caldwell
Superior
Caldwell
New York
President Roosevelt Warns Nation Of Defense Gaps
President Roosevelt asks Congress for millions to strengthen national defense amid rising world armaments. He notes failed disarmament efforts, urges continued search for peace, and warns that U S safety requires stronger arms as tensions rise worldwide. Continues on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Far East
Europe
Army
Navy
United States
Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission proposes posting hunting rules
The Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission recommends changing state laws to require circuit and county clerks to post and record all hunting and fishing regulations. Chairman Carl H. Nolting named commissioners to draft amendments. The federation urged seed sowing in resettlement areas to feed birds and game, with a $250 appropriation. A $500 grant supports supervisors for game conservation projects with Virginia Tech, plus another $500 for a special game warden in Shenandoah and Frederick counties. Mi dgette reported 600 gigging permits issued in Shenandoah county signaling rising bass gigging in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Game and Inland ‘Fisheries Commission
Game and Fisheries
Carl H. Nolting
Epes and Snow
L. W. Tyus
C. F. Delabarre
Virginia Wildlife Federation
Federation
Shenandoah
Frederick
Midgette
Commission
Shenandoah County
Shenandoah River
Made Big Profit On Sale To TVA
The International Agricultural Corporation reported a net profit of 527,185 on the sale of phosphate lands in Williamson county to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA bought 533 acres of rock phosphate land for 78,000 dollars, including 338 acres by purchase and 215 acres by mineral rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Journal
International Agricultural Corporation
Williamson County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Corporation News
Standard Corporation Record
J. J.watson
Tennessee
Tennessee Valey Authority
TVA
C. Neil Bass
H. A. Morgan
Ray Gegenet
Claims Justice Keeps Books In Illegal Manner
State Auditor L McCarthy Downs reported to Governor Price that audit of B W Walker trial justice of King s court showed funds handled illegally. From July 1 1934 to January 6 1938 he recorded 407 35 in fines and costs but failed to settle December 1937 184 25. 14 75 remained in official bank, totaling 591 60 if unsettled. Receipts to defendants used scraps of paper instead of proper forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Price
B. W. Walker
Kings Courty
Saa
Walker
Bank of
King George
Miners Demand Guard Stay Out Of Labor Rifts
United Mine Workers' convention backs John L. Lewis plan to keep National Guard from strikes. Lewis would seek congressional action to withdraw federal funds from any state guard used in labor disputes. Financial report shows war chest up to 2.534 million dollars despite large expenses. The convention also backs a bill to bar federal purchases from employers cited by the Labor Relations Board under the Wagner act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers’ Convention
John L. Lewis
National Guard
Lewis
Congress
Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt urges big navy and army buildup to check armament race
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a wide defense increase noting a global armament race endangering world peace. Navy calls for 20 percent more building and two battleships plus two cruisers in 1938, while the Army seeks anti aircraft, manufacturing aids, ammunition, and enlisted reserves funding. House Vinson bill to implement favors 47 ships but no fixed timetable. American Legion leader Doherty backs the plan while noting U S defense lags behind Britain Japan Germany and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Naval Committee
Bill
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Congressional Naval
Senator Walsh
Dmass
Walsh
Legion Boston
Daniel J. Doherty
American Legion
United States
Germany
Russia
C. and O. Will Take Over Two Rival Railroads
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will gain direct control of Erie and Nickel Plate railroads by purchasing stock from Alleghany Corporation and Virginia Transportation. The transfer, to be completed tomorrow, will occur at the New York Trust Company in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Erie and
Nickel Plate
Alleghany Corporation
van Sweringen
Virginia Transportation. Corporation
Chesapeake and Ohio
Robert R. Young
Eastern Associates
New York Trust Company
New York
Saturday Night Dance at Oak Grove
Margaret L. Hodgson advertises a Saturday night dance at Oak Grove on January 29. The notice lists a special van and hose sale by Raalte Hose with prices previously $1.00 to $1.15, highlighting a sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raalte Hose
Margaret L. Hodgson
Oak Grove
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Jerry Lee Wiley
Portland
Ore
Friendship Ambulance
Moling & Cather
Inter-Departmental Banking Committee
The
Virginia Polytechnic
Con
Wildlife Federaton
Adelt
Harry A. Curtis
On Tva
Bass
International Agriculture Company
Columco Ane
Claims Justice
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