Virginia Methodist report denounces liquor policy and endorses temperance
The Virginia Methodist Conference committee in Richmond condemned the state liquor control system as revenue driven and urged stronger anti liquor laws, local option elections and education on alcohol. It called for open hours for state stores, prohibition of liquor advertising targeting youth, and a centralized crime data bureau, urging joint temperance action with reform groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed R. Chenault
Danville
J. D. Meister
Richmond
Masurer
Coness
Anti-Saloon League
Crime Data Bureau
Board of Lay Activities
Temperance and Social Service Committee
W. R. Phelps
J. H. Redd
B. L. Fisher
J. D. McAlister
Fred R. Chenault
Albert Wright
Ww. Y. Morgan
Jessie Linford
The
Juvenile Protective Association
Home Demonstration Agent Plans Week of 4-H Activities
The Home Demonstration agent outlines a busy week in October 1924 with meetings, field work, and project judging. Activities include a Middletown Group meeting, Stephens City fair judging, canning contests, club record submission, and a Saturday 4-H Project Fair and Achievement Program at the Episcopal Parish House in Winchester with public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Middletown
Opeqion
Episcopal Parish
Bryarly
Episcopal Parish House
Winchester
Flood Control Meeting Set for Strasburg Hearing
An Army flood control hearing will be held in Strasburg at the Strand Theatre at 10 o clock on Tuesday October 27 to gather data on the Shenandoah River and tributaries. The session will cover Virginia upstream of the West Virginia boundary and will invite written statements on flood damage and protection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah River
Strasburg
Ww. J. Mateson
Corps of Engineers
Strand Theatre
Petersburg
W. Va
Maryland
John W. Morrison
D. W. Thomas
C. C. Conrad
W. G. Myers
John F. Noll
Lieut. Matteson
Daily News Record
Textile Parley Not Concluded
Officials of Celanese Corporation of America and United Textile Workers will resume talks early next week on labor questions at the Cumberland Maryland plant. The meeting ended near midnight with no comment from either side. company spokesmen said no statements would be issued until next week's sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Celanese Corporation of America
United Textile Workers
Cumberland
Politicians Spar Over Prohibition Repeal and Alcohol Outlets
Bishop Edwin D. Mouton accuses Democrats of breaking their 1932 pledge to bar the saloon by permitting alcohol in taverns and fueling a rise in outlets from about 277,000 to over 500,000. He criticizes European economic and moral views and condemns bar service as disgraceful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin D. Mouton
Democratic Party
New Party
America
England
Japan Invests Hundreds of Millions in Manchukuo Since 1931
Tokyo reports that Japan has invested about 682 million dollars in Manchukuo since its creation under Japanese supervision in 1931, according to authoritative sources disclosed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Manchukuo
Borah Defends Record In Idaho Campaign Speech
Senator William Borah of Idaho, running for a sixth term, refused to apologize for any Senate vote during the Roosevelt era. He defended his support of the New Deal elements he backed and said he would not condemn the program or its motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett
Idaho
William E. Borah
Senate
Roosevelt
President Aims at Wall Street Amid Ohio Stop
President accuses Wall Street as a whole and argues the administration has aided the nation’s business. He spoke in Cleveland praising crowds of 35 000 to 40 000 at the Great Lakes Exposition as rain drizzled and promised a message from Cleveland on November 3. He blasts concentrated wealth and says stockholders are misled by literature from New York financiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cleveland
George J. Matowitz
Ohio
Niagara Falls
Agaiin
Great Financial District
New York
Chicago
Rioting Deaths Rise in Bombay Violence
In Bombay on October 17, police fired on a Hindu mob trying to burn a Moslem mosque, killing one and wounding twenty. The toll reached 38 dead and 360 injured in the continuing clashes sparked by earlier temple fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Sale of Household Furniture in Bankruptcy Auction
By order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia trustee will auction the bankrupt Robert C. DeWitt's household furniture including piano phonograph telephone set drawing room suite chairs porch furniture and other goods. The sale is at 10 00 A M Saturday October 24 near the Courthouse on Reuss Avenue with cash terms. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court For
Western District of Virginia
Edward D.martz
Robert C. DeWitt
Reuss Avenue
H. K. Benham
Dunn and Duvall
Funeral rites held for small accident victim
Woodstock Virginia October 17 funeral rites were held for George Pence six year old son of Carter Pence who died in Winchester Memory Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Harry F Didawick. The child darted in front of the Woodstock car along Valley pike, receiving a broken left leg facial and skull injuries and a fractured arm. Interment will be at Top Not cemetery near Fishers Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
George Pence
Carter Pence
Winchester
Jal Hospital
Harry F. Didawick
Shenandoah County
Valley Pike
Didawick
Landon Fravel
Brethren Church of
Maurertown
Franklin
Harvey
Robert
Irene
Anna
Hilda
Vergie
Geneva
Dorothy Pence
Dairy Pence
Fishers Hill
Ruling Modified On J U. S. Contracts
The Walsh Healey labor rule is eased for 90 days for textile mills on government contracts over 10,000 dollars. Acting Labor Secretary Gregory approved the board’s recommendation allowing girls aged 16 to 18 to work on these contracts if employed by October 15, though the law normally sets a minimum of 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walsh-Healey
Charles O. Gregory
Public Contracts Board
Bids Sodding and Seeding Grounds at U S P O Winchester
Procurement Division announces sealed bids in duplicate will be opened at 10 A M on Oct 27 1936 for sodding seeding and planting the grounds of the U S Post Office at Winchester Virginia Drawings and specifications one set may be obtained from the Custodian or at the office by the Assistant Director W E Reynolds assistant director Public Buildings Branch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Buildings Branch
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Public Build Branch
W. E. Reynolds
Sealed bids sought for Virginia highway projects around 1936
The Virginia Department of Highways invites sealed bids by 10 A M October 29 1936 for three projects in Sportsylvania Sussex Prince George and Pittsylvania counties totaling 23. 0 miles of binder asphalt macadam and set material work. Bids must include a $1000 guaranty and comply with federal labor and domestic materials rules. Plans cost 5 and refunds 2 50 if returned. The Commission may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Highways
Richmond
Virginia
Sportsylvania Co
Sussex & Pr. Geo. Co
Pittsylvania Co
U. S
V. S
United States
Commission
Nation Must Be Willing To Assume Burdens Of Democracy
Robertson argues that a free democracy requires willingness to bear its burdens including adapting government to changing economic needs. He cites Jeffersonian principles, Declaration of Independence, religious freedom, end of primogeniture, and public schools, contrasting past wealth focus with future wealth use and critiques leaders resisting reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Arvonia
Oct.ee
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Rep
Teddy Roosevelt
Kernstown Honor Roll Honors Local Students
Kernstown School announces honor roll recipients for attendance excellence. First Grade names include Junior Conner Allen Larrick Junior Legg Bobbie Renner Tommy Ritter Buddy Miller Jimmy Miller Lucille Baker Eloise Lupton Janet Lovee Lupton Ida Mae Muse Lois Cornwell Azeal Garrett Mary Cole. Second grade lists Grace Bayliss Jae Cammer Ethel Cooper June Grubbs Josephine Jenkins June Racey Helen Warner Clarence Conner Harold Conner Frederick Himelright Willard Spillman Elizabeth Grove Clara Jones Carrie Raenish Helen Ritter Anna Lee Snyder Kenneth Cammer Billy Jones William Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown School
Junior Conner
Allen Larrick
Junior Legg
Bobbie Renner
Tommy Ritter
Buddy Miller
Jimmy Miller
Lucille Baker
Eloise Lupton
Janet Lovee Lupton
Ida Mae Muse
Lois Cornwell
Azeal Garrett
Mary Cole
Grace Bayliss
Jae Cammer
Ethel Cooper
June Grubbs
Josephine Jenkins
June Racey
Helen Warner
Clarence Conner
Harold Conner
Frederick Him
Remarkable Health Story At Handley Library
A new book titled an American Doctor's Odyssey by Dr. Victor Heiser is now available at Handley Library. The book chronicles a 30 year world career devoted to applying knowledge to disease prevention and highlights Heiser's collaborations with the Rockefeller Foundation in health preservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Heiser
Rockefeller Foundation
Handley Library
Charming Shirtwaister For Slim Figures Pattern Ad
The Barbara Bell pattern No. 1945 B offers a versatile slim figure frock for October to November wear. Sizes 12 to 20 with busts 30 to 38, requires yards of 39 inch material and contrasting fabric, features a self belt and Puritan collar, ready for shipment via the pattern book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Execution Draws 600 To Scene In Spain
In Barcelona a dawn public execution draws 600 spectators as three fascist sympathizers are taken by blue uniformed guards to a beach execution site. A former judge, an older man, and a young militant face the firing squad after a brief speech and a chest-shot plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Paris
New York
Alfonso
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Southern Methodist Conference
Home Agent's
Shenandoah
Borah
Wall St
Kernstown
Evening Star’s Daily
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
N. Y
By the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Baker’s Drug Store
Loudoun St
Buncutter Tire Co
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