Roosevelt briefed by Democrats after Jefferson Island visit
On Chesapeake Bay at Jefferson Island, President Roosevelt met with a large group of House Democrats including Maury Maverick of Texas and more than 125 officials. They discussed the court bill and other issues while enjoying a social gathering under an apple tree. Senators Robinson and Byrd participated in the weekend events, with reports noting a spirit of camaraderie and minimal legislative discussion.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
Eply
House
Posals
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
Maury Maverick
Texas
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Senate
Senator Robinson
Robinson
Dies
Estate of Fred L. Glaize case lists many non resident defendants
A Virginia chancery suit seeks court direction for settling the estate of Fred L. Glaize Jr. and paying debts with the balance distributed to beneficiaries. The order requires non residents to appear within four weeks and directs weekly newspaper publication and posting at Winchester Court House by June 14, 1937.
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Katie Boyd Glaize
Fred L. Glaize
Virginia
Fif
Philip B. Glaize
Hilda H. Amback
Chester Anderson
Holmes D. Baker
The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Elizabeth Lee Boles
Geo. C. Tr
Harry Brindle
Republic Oil Company
Hugh R. Reynolds
Bertha M. Reynolds
Harry L. Rust
H. L. Rust
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Safe Deposit and Trust Co
Baltimore
G. M. Sanders
Sheriff
R. D. Shoup
Edward W. Steers
H. A. Surface
Q. Tool
A. H. White
Edward White
Harry Wood
Wayne Woodward
Cora A. Grove
Handley Board of Trustees
F. L. Harris
B. P. Harrison
Betty C. Hockman
Ada Hollis
Home Loan Building Corporation
Nellie M. Hyde
L. Jackson
Harrison Jenkins
Edith Kern
H. R. Kern
Lily D. Boyd Knight
W. C. Miller
Robert L. Pangle
Bertha Purcell
J. P. Reardon
J. W. Rice
Warren Rice
Geo. A. Samsell
Harry A. Schmidt
C. Rag Oonal Pearl Scott
Shenan Valley National Bank
Katherine Shenk
Harry L. Sirbaugh
Mary Snapp
Bertie R. Snyder
J. M Teck
Alva J. Steele
A. Stine
Joha A. Stine
Vance Whittaker
Pearl Whittaker
Philip Williams
R. Gray Williams
Rhoda McCormack
Winchester
Corrine Barnett
Russell
Teniecaiae
Henrico Voters Decide On County Manager Plan
Henrico county residents prepared to vote Tuesday in a special election to retain or reject the county manager form of government now four years old. The Henrico Citizens League backs the manager plan while the Henrico Good Government League opposes the current system.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Henrico Citizens League
Henrico Good Government League
Virginia Planter Endorses Price
The Southern Planter reports on August 3 voters nominating Democratic Governor candidate James H. Price, who backs the President's program, and Lieutenant-Governor hopeful Robert W. Daniel, who urges Virginia farmers to cooperate with the federal agriculture program.
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Richmond
Southern Planter
Westmoreland Davis
James H. Price
Robert W. Daniel
Virginia
Mulemen Warn Of Mules’ Decline At Farm Shows
William E. Morton of Kansas City told the Texas Horse Jack and Mule Breeders Association convention in Dallas that mules are being turned into soap bars and fertilizer due to mechanization trends. He urged breeders to revive jack and mule shows and county fairs to preserve the breed.
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Dallas
Texas
William E. Morton
Kansas City
Texas Horse, Jack and Mule Breeders’ Association
Morton
New York Players Oppose Union
Three New York area Major League teams the Yankees Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers show near unanimous opposition to a proposed baseball players union in a Daily News poll. Players vote down letters from James Merrill with most high earners tearing up the proposal.
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New York
Yankees
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball Players’ Union
New York Daily News Today
James Merrill
Electrocuted at Picnic Near Norfolk Saw Mill
A family picnic in Creeds Princess Anne county ended as 17 year old Sherwood Allison Williams of Norfolk was electrocuted while climbing a pile of sawdust near a saw mill. He touched a live wire on the heap.
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Norfolk
Creeds
Princess Anne County
Sherwood Allison Williams
Clubs Favor Baseball as Ideal Game for Players
The article notes clubs leaning toward baseball as ideal for players while veteran players resist change, saying they have managed well with the game as it is and see no need for alterations.
Restaurants May Defy The Union In Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland reports say city restaurants closed since Friday will reopen tomorrow defying union demands for closed shop contracts. Samuel A Graham organized pickets and warned lists will mark shops unfair to union labor. About a score of eateries are expected to resume, while fifteen Barnwell Brothers Transportation Company workers will also return under closed shop contracts.
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Cumberland
Samuel A. Graham
Graham
Jack Grayson
Barnwell Brothers Transportation Company
Fisherman Captures Two-Foot Rattler Near Pueblo
Charles C. Wood fished near Pueblo Colorado but found no fish. He wrestled a two foot rattlesnake from a rock crevice with his fishing line after it bit his leg. He injected anti venom and suffered only slight swelling.
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Pueblo
Colo
Charles C. Wood
Wood
Will Rogers Humorous Short Story From Farm Road
A brief anecdote recalls two farmers meeting and trading a turpentine remedy for a distemper mule. The second encounter ends with the remedy killing both mules, illustrating brevity in wit. Prize note mentions Richard Laferty winning for a smallest pet caterpillar at a school playground pet show.
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St. Louis
Richard Laferty
Civil Service Board Proposed to Overhaul Government Jobs
The President's committee on administrative management urges extending the Civil Service to most government roles, abolishing the present Civil Service Commission, and creating a seven member non political board appointed by the President with Senate approval to select regional boards and examine applicants. The top board would be unpaid but reimbursed.
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Washington
Committee On Administrative Management
Civil Service Commission
Senate
Floyd W. Reeves
University of Chicago
Paul Y. David
Vocational Educational Committee
Cal
Civil Service Board
Boar
Civi
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Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Henrico
Virginia Planter
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
W. B. Snider & Son
ASCO
Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
University of Virginia
Ethel DuPont
New York Players
Gloria Wheeden
Floyd Stimson
Benny Goodman
Benny's Boys
E.S.T
E.D.S.T
C.S.T
M.S.T
P.S.T
Wabc-Cbs
Will Rogers
Josh
Civil Service Report
Nea
Henry Dreyfuss
Neuvogue
Crane
W. Franklin St
Baltimore, Md
Miss Wheeden
Harry Burmester
McCormick Deering
C. I. Brumback
Pright
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
North Cora
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