Assembly Debates Illegal Bill and Beer Legislation in Virginia
In Richmond Senator T R Cather warns the Senate that bills amending Virginia code section 2769 have repeatedly been passed despite a prior Supreme Court ruling. The session considers a 3.2 beer license bill and other measures including pay raises for supervisors and Sunday sale restrictions. The debate touches on constitutional concerns and a motion to discharge the welfare committee with a narrow vote.
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State Capitol
Richmond
T. R. Cather
Winchester
Senate
Holt
Newport News
Warwick County
Courts of Justice Committee
ABC Board
House
Botetourt
Lee County
Burk
Wright
Catherin
Capitol Square
Hillard
South Norfolk
House of Delegates
Bandy-Sutherland
Sutherland
Dickenson County
Randy of
Wise
Groundhog Club History Lies in Virginia Cities
Groundhog Clubs of America are rumored to be oiling machinery for their annual meetings, but Winchester has no such organization. In several Virginia towns the eve of Groundhog Day features a major community event with marmots, speakers, merriment, and rowdy debate over which town deserves the core club. The Roanoke chapter is cited as the first organization, sponsored by Bob Angell.
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America
Winchester
Virginia
Dd Club of America
Roanoke
Bob Angell
Winchester Boy Scout
George Washington Hotel
Scout
Frank Horton
C.S. Hartman
Paul Rosenberger
Boy Scouts of America
Legge
W. R. Legge
Northern
Wil
George Earle Owen
Church of Christ
Ivan Smith
Tragedy as 20 Convicts Die in Gasoline Fire Crash
In Scottsboro Alabama on January 31 twenty negro convicts burned to death in a prison transfer truck when a 30 gallon gasoline drum exploded. Two others were seriously burned while guards Middlebrook and Wasson tried to rescue them. The incident occurred on icy roads as the truck ferried inmates from camp C to a Lee highway road project.
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Scotsboro
Ala
Middlebrook
Wasson
Alabama
Scottsboro
Montgomery
Ister
Saara Middlebrook
Lee Highway
Texas
Truck Load of Merchandise Lost in Middletown Fire
A truck carrying merchandise owned by Leroy Holsinger of New Market Virginia was destroyed by fire in Middletown when the driver stopped at a restaurant. The blaze started around midnight, with a water hose and extinguishers preventing further damage. Holsinger, returning from Baltimore, drove the Chevy home at noon. cargo insurance partly covered the loss.
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Leroy Holsinger
New Market
C. L. Long
Middletown
Holsinger
Baltimore
France cabinet nears strong majority in Sarraut era
Paris furnished the first parliamentary test for Premier Albert Sarraut as he sought a confidence vote. Socialists indicated support for the government to keep Laval out, signaling a substantial majority for the new cabinet and its policies.
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Paris
France
Albert Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Sarraut
Laval
Shipbuilder Dies At Newport News
James Williams aged 75 retired assistant superintendent of machinery at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company died at his home after a long illness. Born in Leith Scotland he came to Newport News about 40 years ago from Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon.
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Newport News
James Williams
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Williams
Leith
Scotland
Insylvania
Borah to File Name in Penna Delegates
Washington January 31 senator Borah plans to file his name in Pennsylvania as a Republican convention delegate. A party leader predicted Franklin D Roosevelt would be elected. GovernorLand on telephoned for continued political activity today.
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Penna
Washington
Borah
Pennavitabin
Roosevelt
Landon
Ice floes close Richmond harbor amid cold snap
In Virginia on January 31 the U S Coast Guard engages in ice breaking as Richmond harbor remains iced over. A bright sun offered little heat and the river still shows a foot of ice, delaying ships and tying up the port while officials seek aid from Norfolk authorities.
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Fidemonme
Richmond
U. S. Coast Guard
Virti River
Norfolk & Coast Guard
Politicians Pay Their Respects
Washington dispatch reports widening factional rifts in both parties over Landon and Talmadge. Senator Norbeck criticizes Landon, Borah hints at presidential contenders, and Hopkins accuses Talmadge allies of chiseling WPA workers for campaign purposes amid a Georgia investigation. Ickes signals possible legal action over WPA financing.
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Hopkins
Talmadge
WPA
Atlanta
A. S. Howell
Hugh Howell
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Foto
Ickes
Muse Not In Congress Race In Virginia
Richmond January 31 Senator Benjamin Muse of Petersburg said he does not intend to run for Congress this year against Representative Patrick Drewry. He dismissed the report as baseless and said he remains focused on the old age pensions issue and plans to joke with Drewry about the rumor.
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Richmond
Benjamin Muse
Petersburg
Congress
Patrick Drewry
Muse
Pat Dre
Slaying of Loeb Called Deliberate Murder by Prosecutor
JOLIET ILL JAN 31 State's Attorney Will R McCabe asserted today he obtained information from Statesville Penitentiary confirming his theory that the Loeb slaying there last Tuesday was a deliberate murder.
Regular Monthly Business Meet Tells of Te lemc ee Members
A secretary reports a regular monthly business meeting segment as requested by teleconference members. The notice notes the session details and the involvement of teleconference participants.
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Segme
Ae Telemcee
Reques Presen
Wilentz Says No New Evidence in Hoffman's Inquiry
New Jersey Attorney General David T. Wilentz said Governor Hoffman's order to reopen the Lindbergh kidnapping probe adds no new evidence and the case stands as is. He noted the answers lie in the state police files and spoke after meeting Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf.
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Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Harold G. Hoffman
Wilentz
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Police
Col. Schwarzkopf
Hoffman
Bruno Hauptmann
Col. Schwarzopf
Hunterdon County
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Circuit Court 10 Opens Monday in Frederick County
Judge Philip Williams convenes Frederick County Circuit Court for the February term with no grand or ile juries. About 55 civil cases listed include 24 notices of motion 4 garnishees 5 removal actions and 7 road condemnations. Ray Hutzler case under bond-forfeiture action faces appeal as Commonwealth seeks $1 000 forfeiture while J Sloan Kay Kendall plans writ of error to State Supreme Court of Appeals next week.
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Philip Williams
Frederick County
Dewey
Speilman
Poe
Nice
Pennecage J
Ray Hutzler
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia Abc
Hutzler
J. Sloan
Kay* Kendall
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Slayings Probe Focuses on Age of Accused Youth
Buckingham county authorities seek to confirm Hazel Rose s age before court for the murder of elderly Kellenger couple near Dillywn Virginia. The 15 year old probationer admitted beating Mrs Kellenger and shattering a gun stock on Mr Kellenger and setting the house to fire. Authorities weigh preliminaries and lunacy questions while considering the death penalty.
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Richmond
Buckingham
Hazel Rose
Dillywn
Henrico
Edgar C. Kellenger
Commonwealth
Claude Wood
Rose
Wood
Charity Dance Attracts Many Attendees At George Washington Hotel
Receipts from the President's Ball held last night near the George Washington Hotel total just over 200 dollars. About 130 couples danced including some who heard greetings from President Roosevelt. Prizes of five dollars went to Miss Vir Seal and Mr. Kenneth Brengle. Final tallies await reports from organizing groups.
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George Washington Hotel
Era Ee Sa
Vir Seal
Kenneth Brengle
Gibson Baker
Baker's
Service Station
Roosevelt
C. R. Anderson
Eugene Branch
Col. Carroll Menefee
Sperryville
W. J. Patterson
O. W
Sailer
John Marchi
Roberta Fleming
Landon Haley
Richard Mauck
Ralph Diggs
Mary Louise Purdum
Charles Paris
Leon Jones
Front Royal
D—Good
Edward Lee
White Avatar
Red Flannels Extinct Spreads Across North America
Jan. 31 New York report notes alarms over red flannels as a near extinction in markets from Columbus to Alaska. Volney M. Richmond Sr, president of Northern Commercial Co, says he hasn’t seen a pair in 20 years. Storekeepers cite record cold and lack of demand for the garment.
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New - York
Cami
Columbus
Paul Yam
North Woods
Arkansas
Alaska
United States
Volney M. Richmond
Northern Commercial Co
Four Killed as Train Jumps Bridge in Snowbound Crash
A Reading Company express plunged 30 feet from a Susquehanna River bridge near Sunbury Pennsylvania during a blistering cold night killing at least four and injuring 25 to 35. An unidentified Bucknell University student is among the dead. The wreck occurred as the Williamsport to New York train neared Clement's station.
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Sunbury
Reading Company
Susquehanna River
Bucknell University
Williamsport
New York
Year of Jubilee Plans Highlight Loudoun Street Church Meet
A special Loudoun Street Presbyterian gathering led by Rev. E B McGukin will hear plans for the diamond jubilee year marking the church seventy fifth anniversary. The program includes a Sunday School session at ten with worship at twelve and a sermon on A Christian's Response to a Christlike Call.
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Loudoun Street
Young Republicans to Hold National Directors Meeting
National directors of Young Republicans will meet at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC on Monday and Tuesday to perfect organization details. J Kenneth Bradley and Dolly Madison announce the gathering, the latter recently named women's director by Henry P Fletcher.
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Roanoke
Young Republicans
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D. C
J. Kenneth Bradley
Dolly Madison
Henry P. Fletcher
Pec
Voice Loyalty To President With Cheers
Seventeen hundred United Mine Workers delegates cheered Edward F. McGrady as he asked if they stood with President Roosevelt. He warned against subtle propaganda and European dictatorships while praising New Deal measures to relieve unemployment.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Convention
Edward F. McGrady
Roosevelt
Wall Street
McGrady
Nations To Tell About Navy Plans
The international naval conference agreed to a plan for the United States Great Britain France and Italy to announce each January their naval construction for the coming year. It marks the first major agreement in almost three months of talks aimed at curbing a naval race.
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London
International Naval Conference
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Landon Discusses Farm Bill Aide Plans With Washington
Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas spoke by telephone with Washington officials on farm aid plans and said the appeal of Representative Hope's bill lies in its simple administration features. Republican Leader Snell said the Hope bill resulted from Republican study seeking constructive farm program action.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hope
Snell
Three Killed At A Crossing In Fort Worth TX
A car was struck by an M K T freight train near Fort Worth Texas today killing three people Charles White Sr 52 Anna Mae Warren and Edith Arnold 27 in the wreck authorities reported.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles White
Anna Mae Warren
Edith Arnold
FINAL CLEARANCE Coats and Dresses at Hamburger's Speciality Shop
Ladies winter coats sizes 14 to 54 with and without fur on sale at three prices five ten and fifteen dollars. Values to thirty nine dollars and seventy five cents. Ladies dresses priced at one ninety five two ninety five five dollars. Values up to nine dollars seventy five cents. Hamburger's Specialty Shop one page eleven.
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Hamburger
Roosevelt Seeks Immediate Bonus Tax Plan for 1945 Cashing
President Roosevelt outlined projected new taxes totaling at least 500 million dollars to fund farm programs and the World War I bonus payment cost. He noted the need to decide bonus funding now since baby bonds become cashable by mid summer and could affect revenue needs. He avoided specifying exact bond tax amounts, saying figures depend on ongoing studies and potential adjustments to processing levies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Clington
World News at a Glance
New York retail trade shows broad gains last week due to demand for winter merchandise. Washington delegates back President Roosevelt. New taxes to raise at least 500 million dollars proposed by Roosevelt. Richmond Senate finance committee reports unemployment insurance bill without recommendation. Raleigh execution of 19 year old Ed Jenkins in gas chamber. Fort Worth three killed as car struck by freight train. Athens Greece’s George Kondylis dies at 55. London proposal for naval construction data exchange to I NC submitted. Moscow protests Japan over alleged Manchukuoan invasion.
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United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Jony
Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Raleigh
N. C
Ed Jenkins
Fort Worth
Texas
Athens
George Kondylis
Greece
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France
Italy
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