Local autograph collector adds famed signatures to display
Winchesters youth Marshall Parmer donates autographs to Handley Library and reports requests from many leaders across politics and industry. Notable names include Walter Head William Green Edith Bolling Wilson Grover Whalen Babe Ruth and others in a wide list of prominent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Parmer
Winchester
Handley Library
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Walter W. Head
Boyerat
Pennsylvania
William E. Dodd
Germany
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Richard E. Byrd
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Paul V. McNutt
Philippine Islands
William B. Bankhead
House
Harlan F. Stone
U. S. Supreme Court
Fritz G. Vanham
Texas
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
the Treasury
Vincent M. Miles
Post Office Department
Edith Bolling Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
R. Gray Williams
Apple Blossom Festival
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
George Washington Hotel Corporation
Charles E. Coughlin
Michigan
Louis McH. Howe
Navy
Roosevelt
Grover Whalen
Elihu Root, Jr
New York
William G. McAdoo
U. S
California
E. Mont Reily
Porto Rico
Robert M.lafollette
Wisconsin
Frederic J. Haskin
the Star
Isaac Diller
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Henry T. Wickham
State Senate of
Virginia
John E.miles
New Mexico
H.C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Nicholas Butler
Columbia University
William D. Leahy
United States Navy
C. O’condr Godrick
Fredericksburg
Babe Ruth
TOURIST HOME FOR SALE IN CITY AREA
Real estate ad details a large 10 room home with bath on a 70 by 200 foot lot and a large garage. Describes the property as an ideal tourist home, empty and ready to operate for daily income this season. Also mentions farms stock poultry grazing apples and city lots with invitation to visit and discuss location acres and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Changes In Labor Laws Advocated
Richmond March 21 The state labor commissioner urged revised and expanded Virginia labor laws to improve private industry opportunities for all ages He listed five steps including a labor relations act a wage hour parallel and child labor age increases He noted 37 789 men and 12 061 women seeking work on March 11 and highlighted growth in rayon yarn paper furniture pulp and textile plants in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Thomas B. Morton
Virginia
State Labor Department
Morton
Old Dominion
Liquor Board Defends Handling of Confidential Tips
Richmond reports state liquor board chairman Hunter Miller says the panel remains scrupulously careful not to reveal confidential tips from officials or citizens. The exchange followed Judge Herbert G. Smith in Newport News dismissing Mack Wiggington’s malfeasance case against Henry G. Fennell over a license denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Hunter Miller
Herbert G. Smith
Newport News Corporation
Miller
Smith
Boards of Supervisors
Frank Armistead
New Kent
Mack Wiggington
Henry G. Fennell
New Kent Board of Supervisors
Wiggington
Fennell
State Liquor Board
Petion
Stop Hitler and the urge to turn from Europe
A wartime public appeal by Wilmer F. Shryock urges the United States to join England Russia and France against Nazi aggression. The verse laments forgetfulness of past sacrifices and warns against isolation while calling for action to aid allies and support the war effort.
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England
Russia
France
Uncle Sam
Senate Votes for Spending Reductions in Reorganization
In Washington on March 21 the Senate adopted an amendment to pursue economy in government funding via the reorganization bill. Senator Byrd's modified resolution urged substantial cutbacks beginning in 1931 and noted this could occur as the act is implemented. Debate centered on presidential powers and the need to curb executive overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Wheeler
D-Mont
House
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Lewis
D-Ill
Berg And Page Duel In Southern Pines Golf Meet
Patty Berg the national champion and Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill lead the Southern Pines 54-hole women's medal play tournament at Southern Pines Country Club. Berg fired 37 38 75 eight under par, with Page two strokes back at 41 36 77 amid windy conditions.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Patty
Berg
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Salvation Army Transients Policy Explained by Captain Bott
Captain M W Bott local Salvation Army commander explains transient policy not to keep building staffed continuously and limits aid to overnight care. He notes city funds support the program, children are referred to police, and gas is not supplied to transients. Refusals cited with reasons and contact for questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Bott
Salvation Army
Captain Bott
Charity Rate
South
Loudoun Street
Two Convicted Of Espionage Sent To Prison
In Los Angeles on March 21, Michael Gorin Pacific coast manager of Intourist a Soviet government agency was sentenced in federal court to six years in a penitentiary and fined 10000 dollars for espionage Hafis Salich a Russian born ex navy intelligence agent convicted with Gorin received four years and a 10000 dollar fine Federal Judge Ralph E Jenney denounced Gorin and said he would be deported as an undesirable alien after his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Michael Gorin
Pacific Coast
Intourist
United States District Court
Hafis Salich
Gorin
Ralph E. Jenney
Pleas For Raising Funds For School Purposes
Joseph E. Healy of Norfolk, president of the Virginia Education Association, pledged to appoint a study committee in Richmond to find five to six million dollars in additional education funds for Virginia. The group, likely three members with the chair not an educator, would recommend sources to the 1940 General Assembly. Healy noted current funds are largely earmarked and not transferable to schools. Surveys suggest Virginia spends about two thirds of what it could on education, given revenue possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Joseph E. Healy
Norfolk
Virginia Education Association
Association
Virginia
Transient referral card system questioned by citizens
A year after its launch the card program for transients drew criticism. The Salvation Army handles cases and local officers use discretion in aid decisions. Officials note many transients refuse work and funds are often insufficient. Each helped man signs for assistance and cards remain on file for inspection.
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Salvation Army
Harrisonburg Youth Faces Break In and Theft Charge
Julian Fletcher 21 of 159 East Elizabeth Street appeared in police court on a drunk and disorderly charge. He admitted breaking into Merit Shoe Store on March 5 and four pairs of shoes were found in his room along with items stolen from Winchester Health Center on June 18. He was fined $25 and held on the breaking and entering charge awaiting Winchester authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Julian Fletcher
East Elizabeth Street
Juris Ritchie
Fletcher
Merit Shoe
Merit Store
Winchester Health Center
Harrisonbug
Burroughs
Winchester
Swing Note Incident Near River City Utah Details
James Jensen saw a truck pass near Mrs Earl Thompson and her 2 year old son. He reported the truck’s license number to police. The driver denied involvement while Mrs Thompson testified the dog chasing the truck caused them to fall into a pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River City
Utah
James Jensen
Earl Thompson
Construction Begins On Castleman's Ferry News Bridge
Ground broken for a Shenandoah River bridge at Castleman's Ferry in Berryville Va. The Blackburn Engineering Co of Warrenton won the $136000 contract and work should finish in nine months with traffic maintained. The project replaces an aging, hazardous structure once linked to ferry tolls and earlier bridge costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleman’s Ferry
Berryville
Shenandoah River
Blackburn Engineering Company
Warrenton
J. 8S. Galloway
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Marshall Farmer
N. J
Omps Funeral Home
J. D. J. Green Real Estate Broker
N. Cameron St
Winchester, Va
Liquor Board
Hitler
Europe
Wilmer F, Shryock
Silco
Mlod
N. Leudoun St
Patty Berg
Mrs. Page
Salt Lake City
Marjorie Schmittroth
Ridgeway Rink
Battery Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores
N. Loudoun St
Rey
Hotpoint
Mervel W Adams
Feliz
John S
Solenberger
N. Loudoun
Oliver Farm Equipment
Oliver Tractors
Oliver
Harrow
Andrew Summers
William A. Irwin
American Bankers Association
New York City
George E. Foreman
The
Riggs National Bank
Washington, D.C
Handley High School
Union Bank of Winchester
Western Frederick Bank
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