Klux Klan Gains Momentum in Virginia After Convention
Special to The Star reports sentiment in Virginia favoring the Democratic convention’s stance against naming the Ku Klux Klan in the platform. The piece notes a revived Klan effort nationwide, with Virginia seeing increased applications and presumed statewide membership near 30,000. Rural areas are said to show rapid Klan growth, amid speculation on relations to prohibition enforcement.
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The
Star
Richmond
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Butt
Virginia Legion to Compile State History and Year Book
The Virginia American Legion plans a comprehensive history and year book to cover department organization and every post since the war. Posts must submit histories to Richmond by July 15 to be included, with each post allotted four pages. The volume will be distributed free to regional members.
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Virginia ‘ American Legion
Legion
Danville
Department
Virginia
Hugh T. Williams
State Office
Richmond
Williams
Fredericksburg
Catherine McWilliams
Roads and Schools Tap $21 Million Annually in Virginia Budget
Virginia budget officials disclose 1924 26 allocations total about $43 million for roads and education, with roughly $21 million per year for these two sectors. Roads receive about $11 million and education about $10.8 million annually in 1925 26, while administrative costs run around 13 percent.
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Carter W. Wormeley
Richmond
J. H. Bradford
Bradford
Headache warning on handling dynamite exposure
A warning notes that nitroglycerin sensitivity can pass through touch from a person who has handled dynamite. Those susceptible may suffer a severe headache if contact occurs with the hand of an exposed individual.
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