Labor leaders weigh security wages in Roosevelts relief plan
Washington May 21 Labor leaders discuss action on President Roosevelts job relief wages ranging from 19 to 94 a month depending on labor type and locality Federation chief William Green warns of social unrest and possible strikes while Senator McCarran plans floor attacks asserting the plans wreck the wage scale Officials say the schedule reflects a 12 month work period and varies by region and skill level.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
McCarran
Dnew
Senate
Polling Places Named In Wheat Vote On May 25
County Agent I Fred Stine announced the polling places for a May 25 referendum on extending the wheat adjustment program. Voting hours are from 9 a m to 8 p m with election officials in charge at each location Stephenson depot to serve Stonewall Gainesboro Mount Airy school house for Shawnee and Agricultural building in Stephens City to serve Opequon. Voters may also cast ballots at the county agent’s Winchester office or by mail.
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Fred Stine
Frederick County
Stephenson Depot
Stonewall
Gainesboro
Back Creek
Mount Airy
Shawnee
Stephens City
Opequon
Winchester
Fresh water mussels and clams in prehistoric diets
Fresh water forms of clams and mussels differ from marine varieties yet have served as human food at times. Shell mounds across the country indicate prehistoric peoples used fresh water mussels as part of their diet.
R. T. Barton Sells Swannanoa Mountain Estate
Col Robert T. Barton Richmond attorney named among four commissioners to sell Swannanoa Estates atop Blue Ridge above Waynesboro. The 900 acre tract includes a large mansion and golf course. sale timing to be set later. Note holders urged sale amid prior receivership and foreclosure disputes totaling 163000 dollars.
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Robert T. Barton
Richmond
R. T. Barton
Frank T. Sutton
Law and Equity Court
Swannanoa Estates
James Dooley
Blue Ridge Mountains
Waynesboro
Charlottesville
Lewis C
Charles A. Williams
J. Vaughan Gary
Joseph McHart
Unlucky Number Thirteen Skipped in Persian Counting
In Persian counting the number thirteen is avoided as unlucky, with natives continuing from twelve to fourteen and omitting thirteen. The superstition leads to the practice of saying ten eleven twelve fourteen instead of thirteen.
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Persia
Countess Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow Dines in San Francisco
An alert cameraman records Bar bara Hutton, now Countess Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow, entering the dining room at Hotel Mark Hopkins for dinner and dancing. The countess trails the five-and-ten heiress. After San Francisco they plan to depart for New York and the count’s Danish estate.
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Barbara Hutton
Countess Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
New York
Denmark
Roosevelt Says No Cash Bonus Plan Endorsement
President Roosevelt rejects any full cash payment plan for the Patman bonus after vetoing the bill. Democratic Leader Robinson hopes for bonus legislation but details of a compromise remain unclear. White House opposition to immediate cash payment is reiterated as Congress schedules a joint session to announce the veto.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Patman
Rooosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
Steiner
Snyder Will Is Put On Record
The will of John Hiram Snyder has been admitted to probate in Corporation Court. By the terms of the document the estate is to be settled under the court’s supervision with standard probate procedures.
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Swannanoa Country Club
Sutton
Allen Saville
Rosemont Farm Corporation
E. G. Hinton
H. R. Hinton
Swannanoa Corporation
Oliver J. Sands
Alice Dooley
Josephine Houston
Academy of the Visitation of Monte Maria
Coolidge
Swannanoa
Hall
Snyder
John Hiram Snyder
Will estate devised to widow and two children
The will leaves the estate after debts to the widow Mrs Bertie Reed Snyder and upon her death to her children George Harvey Snyder and Margaret Jane Snyder. It provides for George Harvey Snyder as executor without surety and he qualified without a bond of $10,000.
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Bertie Reed Snyder
George Harvey
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