Ticketing Bill Reclassified as Misdemeanor in Virginia House
Virginia House clears Boschen bill to remove simple assault by striking groups from felony to misdemeanor. The measure sets punishments for simple and malicious assault in labor disputes and notes related shifts in anti-lynch law applications. Other actions include bee inspectors and tax on restaurant sales.
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Richmond
Boschen
House of Delegates
A. O. Boschen
Covington
Courts of Justice Committee
Bekaen
John B. Spiers
Radford
Alleghany
Stephens-Humphries-Miller
England
Richard L. Reiss
London County Council
Senate
Morgan-Chapman
Traffic responsibility and street safety concerns voiced
The article questions how blame for accidents is shared and notes a driver was held liable when a vehicle struck pedestrians. It argues streets and sidewalks should be safer for skaters and pedestrians, especially at dusk when traffic risk rises.
Bishop Moore Set for Winchester Visit After Far East News
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, head of the Baltimore Conference of the M E Church South, travels from the Far East to arrive in Victoria Saturday night and plan a March 22 visit to Winchester. He will discuss the Randolph Macon Forward Movement to raise 200000 for debt retirement and a new science hall.
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Arthur J
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
United States
Far East
Victoria
British Columbia
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Moore
McIntyre
Randolph- Macon
Bishop Moore
Braddock Street
Randolph-Macon
Germans Tingle With Eagerness To Show Might
Berlin reports General Goering declaring Germany's air force ready to defend the Reich and ten million Germans on borders in Austria and Czechoslovakia. He praises past gains and vows to act if Hitler’s Reichstag pledge to protect minorities is challenged.
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Berlin
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Europe
Germany
Reich
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Goering
Versailles
Fatherland
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Gohortly
Air Ministry
Hitler
French Senate Backs Premier in Confidence Vote
Paris March 1 The French Senate voted confidence in Premier Camille Chautemps by 178 to 0 on the first line of his labor code. A compromise reduced a provision extending collective contracts to farmers and agreed to consider extending the code to agriculture workers. The vote signaled support amid a parliamentary stalemate over the labor bill and wage adjustments tied to price indices.
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Paris
Senate
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles Miller Sentenced in Washington D C Assault Case
Charles Miller of Washington D C was sentenced by Judge Philip Williams for two counts of assault. He received 12 months on each count. The chase from Winchester to Kernstown ended when Officer Carlton Manuel shot out tires. Miller was later disarmed at gunpoint while resisting arrest and allegedly attempted to steal the Hurts’ car. Sentences are consecutive.
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Charles Miller
Washington D. C
Philip Williams
Miller
Winchester
Kernstown
Carlton Manuel
Ppermill Road
Clarence Hurt
Invelvne
Frantic Plea For Return of Child Not Answered
New Rochelle New York March 1 A distraught father Murray Levine pleads for the return of his son Peter after a $60,000 ransom was reportedly raised. Officials maintain silence as family hopeful for a breakthrough today amid ongoing kidnap mystery.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Murray Levine
Peter
New York
Pingley Case Set to Open in Frederick Court
George Pingley the Frederick County mountaineer faces arraignment and trial on April 5 in Frederick Circuit Court for the stay of Sheriff J W Newcome. His son Harry Pingley bound over as witness with a renewed $2000 bond.
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George Pingley
Frederick County
J. W. Newcome
Frederick Circuit Court
Philip Williams
Burr P. Harrison
Commonwealth
Harry Pingley
J. L. Moore
Augusta County
Staunton
Charles Curry
Curry
George Miller
Newcomer
Miller
Pingley
Harrisonburg
Trout And Bass Season Changes Considered In Virginia
The State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission may approve an April 25 to July 31 trout season and a west of Blue Ridge bass season closure from March 15 to match the east side dates. A ten bass daily limit is proposed.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
Carl Nolting
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge
Blue A
Garbo and Stokowski Visit Capri in Italy
Garbo and Leopold Stokowski toured Capri on March 1 after arriving via Sorrento and motor launch. The couple, previously denying romance rumors, were seen with dark glasses. the Ravello mayor confirmed identities from passports. The pair emphasized there is no marriage plan, saying Garbo has Hollywood friends and he is among them.
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Italy
Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Ravello
Capri
Sorrento
Bay of Naples
Miss Garbo
Naples
Stokowski
New York
Rome
Hollywood
Pershing Still Holds To Gains
General Pershing shows continued improvement at the sanatorium after a good night. Dr. Roland Davison reports he slept six and a half hours and remains fully conscious. If the last 24 hours’ progress holds, recovery seems probable with no relapse.
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Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Roland Davison
Pershing
Davison
Flames Destroy Historic House at Snowhill Farm
Snowhill Farm, a 25 room manor of J. W. Y. Martin in Worthington Valley, was destroyed today by fire. Martin, a noted sportsman, and his bride, wed December 6, are in Aiken, South Carolina and never resided in the manor which housed the Maryland Hunt Cup course finish and start.
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Baltimore
Snowhill Farm
J. W. Y. Martin
Worthington Valley
Martin
Aiken
S. C
Mardi Gras in New Orleans as Rex and Queen Crowned
Crowds fill Canal Street and the French Quarter on Mardi Gras Eve as Charles McLelland is named Rex and Miss Mal McCullough Tullis is crowned queen. King Zulu leads the Social Aid and Pleasure Club with a riot of color and revelry, while champagne toasts mark the start of Lent.
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New Orleans
Rex
Canal Street
French Quarter
Cba
Paris
Boston
Charles McLel
Mal McCullough Tullis
Garner H. Tullis
Zulu
Experimental Fund Proposed for Naval Work and Air Mine Inquiry
The House Naval Committee urged a 30 million dollar national fund for the navy to finance a new dirigible and an experimental program. A 15 million allocation plus contracting authority would fund small surface craft and hazardous devices including torpedoes. A sub committee was formed to probe inventor Lester P Barrows aerial mine and the Chamberlain device. Senator Pittman urged readiness to win while avoiding fear and hinted naval program expansion as cheapest insurance. Vinson said defense program details would be ready soon with amendments and a debate over airplanes versus battleships.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Navy
Los Angeles
Vinson
D-Ga
Lester P. Barlow
Stamford Conn
Barlow
Pittmann
Senate Relations Committee
Navy Department
Pittman
House
Two Killed In Terrific Bath Explosion
In Bath Maine on March 1 a powerful blast attributed to accumulated gasoline fumes killed two men and injured three others. The blast destroyed the two story Plant's Inc building. firefighters controlled the flames but searched the wreckage for additional victims. Unofficial losses exceed 50000 dollars.
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Bath
Plant’s , Inc
Another School Building Burned Near Petersburg Turnpike
A three room frame building of the Summer Hill Negro School near Stop 9 on the Petersburg turnpike was destroyed by fire early today. Police suspect a defective flue started the blaze. no one was in the building at the time.
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Richmond
Summer Hill
Stop 9
Petersburg Turnpike
C. W. Smith
Byrd Sees Great Increase Cost In Reorganization
Senator Byrd charged that passing the reorganization bill would increase government costs by millions and warned against claims of savings. He slammed the plan for expanding welfare and hiring experts, urged utmost economy, and forecast growing deficits amid criticism of a confidential Roosevelt memorandum.
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Byrd
Washington
D-Va
Senate
Virginia
Department of Welfare
Treasury
Roosevelt
British Defense Debated in Commons After White Paper Release
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced he will open a Commons debate on Britain’s five year arms program, with the defense White Paper due tomorrow. Naval experts from the US Britain and France discussed Japan’s lack of disclosure on battleship programs amid broader rearming goals. Captain Russell Wilson represented the United States at today’s discussions.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
House
Torrow
Chamberlain
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Europe
Far East
Russell Wilson
Virginia Road Bill Seeks Route Change To Eliminate Boyce
The House Roads Committee heard Senator Aubrey Weaver's bill to let the State Highway Department relocate part of U S Route 50 west of Fairfax County line to bypass Boyce. Supporters cite nine years of delay on the Boyce problem. opponents warn of local impact and kept debate brief.
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House
Richmond
House Roads Committee
Aubrey Weaver
State Highway Department
Boyce
I. N. Coleman
Tate B. Strett
L. G .White
Law Committee
Friay
Weaver
Kenneth Gilpin
R. S. Bryarly
Gray Willicens
Andrew Bell
Winchester
W. A. Hennie
Henry Mitchell
Spencer Carter
Clay Carr
H. C. Smith
E. Blackburn Moore
Clarke
Senate
Henry G Shirley
Highway Commission
Norfolk and Western Railway
Highway Department
Fairfax County
Shirley
Main
WPA Expands Job Relief By 500000 Positions
The Works Progress Administration authorized a half million more jobs in relief work. The total quota reaches about 2,500,000 with placements at state administrator discretion.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
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Quarles
Garland Quarles
Handley School
Harry Marsha
China
Bishop Arthur J. Moore
Williams
Stokowski and Garbo
Isle of Capri
Senator Pittman
Jensen Pais
Senator Pounds Desk
Boyce Crossing
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