Babson Sees Industrial Dip as Natural Reaction
Babson Park Florida March 2 Roger Babson reports industrial activity down six per cent from December peak, led by steel. Retail trade stays near top levels. optimism remains that the downtrend will reverse soon as factory payrolls, farm income, and dividends stay strong.
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Roger W. Babson
Publishers Financial Bureau
Babson Park
Fila
Boston
Florida
Babson
Steel and Allied Lines
Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Gold First Used as Money
Gold was first used as money in ancient times with early civilizations trading metal pieces as a store of value and medium of exchange. The exact date is unclear but records point to several millennia ago with coins and ingots circulating in various regions.
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H.M
Lydia m
Neley Mee
Death of Frederick County farmer T A Dunlap 84
T A Dunlap 84 farmer of Rock Enon Springs Frederick county died last night at Memorial Hospital from complications of age. Born December 7 1855 he lived most of his life there. Survived by wife former Miss Hattie Triplett two sons Arthur and Carl Dunlap of Winchester. daughter Bertha Smith of Washington DC. brothers Walter of Winchester William of Piedmont WV. three sisters from Timber Ridge church. Services Sunday at 2 pm at Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church officiated by Revs Goode and Line. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Body remains at Omps Funeral Home until Sunday.
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Turner Ashby Dunlap
Rock Enon Springs
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dunlap
William Dunlap
Margaret Pugh Dunlap
Church of Christ
Hattie Triplett
Arthur
Carl Dunlap
Winchester
Bertha Smith
Washington, D.C
Walter Dunlap
Piedmont
W. Va
Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church
Highview
J. Goode
C. R
Governor signs sixteen bills in Virginia action
Governor Price announced the signing of 16 bills. Highlights include Senate bill 53 transferring a Cape Henry Seashore State Park section to the U.S. government and Senate bill 157 exempting bequests to fraternal, charitable and religious groups from inheritance and gift taxes.
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Richmond
Price
Cape Henry
United States
Senate
Commissioner of Public Welfare
Jamestown
Coast Guard Drone disabled by cable fouling propeller
The Coast Guard Cutter Drone was rendered inoperable after a cable fouled its propeller near Norfolk Virginia on March 2. A rescue and repair operation was initiated to restore service to the patrol craft and assess damage.
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Norfolk, VA
Coast Guard
Dance hall regulation bills face deferral in Richmond
In Richmond on March 2 the Senate General Laws Committee deferred action on two Senate bills to amend the Workmen's Compensation Act. Amendments would require permits to operate public dance halls from Trial Justices, set license fees up to 100 per year in certain counties, and place occupational diseases under workers compensation. The committee also moved to regulate hazardous materials transport and to protect water supplies in targeted cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate General Laws Committee
Senate
Parker Senate
Mrs Taylor Given Audience By Holy Father
Pope Pius XII met with Myron C. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor in private audience in the Vatican. The visit marked the pope’s day and the anniversary of his election, as Mrs. Taylor received an anniversary medal during the 20 minute audience.
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Mrs. Taylor
Holy Father
Vatican City
Pius XII
Myron C. Taylor
Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Taylors
Mrs Taylor
Welles to Visit Goering and Hess in Berlin
An authoritative source said Sumner Welles United States Undersecretary of State would visit Berlin to meet Field Marshal Hermann Goering tomorrow and later confer with Rudolf Hess deputy Nazi party leader, outlining high level diplomatic talks in the city.
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Welles
Goering
Hess
Berlin
United States
Sumner Welles
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Rudolf Hess
Nazi Party
Virginia House Moves to Study Government Expenses
The Virginia House passed a joint resolution creating a commission to study government expenses and report by September 1, 1941. An investigation of judicial candidates was sent to the Courts of Justice Committee. An amendment seeks to roll back salaries to January 1, 1938 levels, while preserving other approved cuts.
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House
Tate Sterrett
Bath
Virginia Su
Detenie
Greasetery
Waynesboro
Col. W. M. Kemper
Assembly
British Shipping Lanes Attacked by German Air Raids
London report says German air raiders swept over the North Sea and struck Britain’s shipping lanes. RAF fighters repelled two raiders off the Scottish coast as heavy gunfire echoed from Berlin batteries after a night of reconnaissance flights over Berlin and northwest Germany.
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London
North Sea
Britain
Berlin
Germany
Royal Air Force
Monopoly For W. L. Students Heads Virginia Religious Groups
Washington and Lee University students dominate Virginia religious student leadership with four presidents. John W. Weathers Jr. leads Virginia Presbyterian, Kenneth S. Clendaniel heads Virginia State Baptist, Matthews A. Griffith presides over Virginia Methodist, and Robert E. Lee chairs Virginia State Y M C A. Lee also serves as Southern Regional Y M C A Council rep. Officials note this may be a first for one school to hold all four presidencies.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
John W. Weathers, Jr
Commerce
Virginia Presbyterian
Kenneth S. Clendaniel
Milford
Del
Virginia State Baptist Student Union
Matthews A. Griffith
Waynesboro
Virginia Methodist
Robert Edmund Lee
Covington
Virginia State
Lee
State Presbyterian
Washington and Lee
President Talks On Canal Defense On Roosevelt Train
President Roosevelt on the Roosevelt train returning to Washington rejected the idea that creating a long range defense for the Panama Canal would require new territory for bases. He said no official information supported a submarine attack report near Puerto Rico and refused to discuss a possible third term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Canal
Capitol
Southgate
Puerto Rico
Sumner Welles
Welles
United States
Congress
British Likely Saw U S U-Boat In Caribbean Sea
A U S submarine near San Juan may have caused the 2390 ton British steamer Southgate to fear a submarine attack in the Caribbean. Two U S submarines, four planes, and several escorts searched 130 miles northeast of San Juan after the alarm, with no confirmed sighting or word from the Southgate.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Southgate
Atlantic
United
Carrbbean
Coast Guard
Stephen B. Cook
U.S. Navy
San Juan Harbor
Carribean
Dominican Republic
Hayne Ellis
Atlantic Squadron
Culebra
Uncle Sam
British Steamer Southgate Located by Planes
The Navy says Naval planes located the British steamer Southgate after a submarine attack report. The ship was found in no apparent danger, and a wireless message from the Caribbean noted Southgate located by planes with no immediate threat.
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Washington
Southgate
Caribbean
Navy caps transfers captains at Guantanamo and Pearl Harbor
Washington March 2 The Navy shifted Captain Worrall R. Carter from Guantanamo Bay Cuba to command Submarine Squadron Four and the Pearl Harbor submarine base effective around July 15 He will be succeeded at Guantanamo by Captain George L Weyler formerly commander of the cruiser Detroit
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Washington
Navy
Worrall R. Carter
Guantanamo
Cuba
Naval Station
Sub Marine Squadron Four
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Carter
George L. Weyler
Detroit
Will Rogers to Return Home to Oklahoma
Will Rogers body to be moved from California to Rogers County Oklahoma. Widow Betty Rogers consents to a hillside crypt and a gray stone memorial atop a hill in Claremore. Plans call for construction in three months with ceremonies possible on August 15, 1935, the anniversary of his death.
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Claremore
Okla
Will Rogers
California
Rogers County
Oklahoma
Leon C. Phillips
Betty Rogers
Los Angeles
Rogers
Point Barrow
Wiley Post
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Calif
Collier Rites Held Today
Funeral services for two year old Gene Allen Collier were held at 10 a.m. at Macedonia Methodist Church in Winchester. He died Wednesday at University Hospital Charlottesville after months of illness. Born August 30 1937 he is survived by his parents and siblings Marie Betty Nancy Johnny Garland and Bobbie. Interment followed in the church cemetery with Rev. George Waters officiating.
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Macedonia Methodist Church
Gene Allen Collier
Robert Collier
Winchester
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Marie
Betty
Nancy
Johnny
Garland
Bobbie
George Waters
Wheat Prices Swing On Chicago Grain Market Report
Chicago March 2 Wheat prices showed high volatility with shifts in buying and selling and closed steady to a shade higher. Mill buying appeared on price declines, and the market absorbed over 1 million bushels. Cash prices for corn oats soybeans rye and fats are listed with May July Sept futures and cash terms.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Chicago
Cashard Tough
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore Markets Report Mixed Prices for Livestock and Produce
Baltimore and Chicago market notes show apples and potatoes steady while poultry and fowl varied. Cattle, hogs, and sheep experienced substantial price shifts with steers and yearlings higher in Chicago and mixed trends in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. S
U. S. Dept
Colorado
Senate Advances Alcoholic Bills in Virginia Session
The Virginia Senate moved the Moffett Apperson liquor advertising bill to third reading after adopting a ban on ABC Board liquor purchases in Virginia publications. An amendment allowing beer and wine outdoor ads within city limits was rejected, as was a ban on board purchases from producers advertising statewide. Senator Apperson opposed billboard allowances, warning against regulatory dilution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
Moffett-Appersonate
ABC Board
Virginia
Heller
Bedford
Ema
Apperson
Commierce
Soviet Air Losses Highlight Finnish Resistance
A Finnish review notes 251 Russian planes shot down in February with 53 awaiting confirmation and 538 destroyed in three months of war. It assesses wrecked air power as costly for the attacker and praises Finnish actions along the eastern frontier near Lake Ladoga for successful operations and notable engagements around Syskyjarvi Suomussalmi.
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Lake Ladoga
Syskyjarvi
Suomussalmi
Suspend Work On Approach To Bridge In Virginia
Virginia highway engineers inspect a failing approach to a bridge near Frederick and Clarke counties. Cracks and fissures extend 350 feet along the bank with a 200 foot long fissure up to one yard wide and 20 to 30 feet deep. Over 30 000 cubic yards of material have slipped in four major movements and 10 000 more could move if the bank is flattened.
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Cc. S. Mullen
Virginia State Highway Department
T. F. Loughborough
C. M. Moyer
W. C. Poston
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Palmer
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