Fee System Abolition And More School Money Loom Large For Assembly
CHMOND Oct 23 Governors price and education funds dominate a broad list of proposed measures ahead of the 1940 General Assembly. Key issues include abolishing the fee system and reforming jail and prison costs, plus a three point school program with salaries textbooks and retirement. Officials seek funds to support the education plan as state finances tighten with government expenses near revenue. The Virginia Tax study underway by the Virginia Education Association taps an economist from Bucknell University to advise on financing.
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Chmond
Gov. Price
Hosen
M Eny
L. McCarthy Downs
State Department of Education
Virginia Education Association
Bucknell University
Virginia
Virginia Budget Debate Sees 8 Million Revenue Potential
A Virginia study by Dr. Alvin B. Biscoe suggests the state could raise about 8 million dollars annually in tax revenue yet stay below Southern averages. Gov Price targets a balanced 1940 42 budget with deep cuts and gradual reform while advisory panels weigh school funding and jail system reforms.
Foot Massage Benefits and Odd Medical Anecdotes
Dr. Clendening introduces a policy of answering reader questions in depth. He discusses foot massage as a legitimate treatment and recalls a personal San Francisco Fair fatigue cure. An orthopedic skeptic visits a Canadian foot doctor and later a second surgeon, experiencing temporary relief from a vigorous manipulation.
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Clendening
San Francisco Fair
Canada
Daily Meal Plan with Calorie Counts
Breakfast items include orange or grapefruit oatmeal with cream sugar eggs bacon toast coffee with cream and sugar totaling about 800 calories. Lunch features a chicken salad sandwich with soup. Supper offers steak potatoes green vegetables bread and butter apple pie coffee or milk with protein energy and minerals emphasized. Supper calories around 1000.
Tannic Acid Treatment Aids Severe Burns Survival
Article explains tannic acid sprays seal burned tissue and reduce plasma loss in extensive burns. It credits 1925-era outcomes showing saves lives when burns cover large body areas, notes five percent tannic acid in saline solution as the recommended application. It also advertises pamphlets for sale on related topics.
Front Royal News Highlights Weekend Socials and School Events
Front Royal and Warren County events include visits by local residents to Harrisonburg and Norfolk, a Rotary Club program featuring Warren County High School Band members Carolyn Rohr and Justine Weaver, and a Wellington of the band. Etta McKay returns from Washington and the Parent-Teacher Association hosts a county school auditorium reception. General Browne hosts guests at Druid Hill.
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Front Royal Rotary Club
Lahon Hoose
Warren County
Carolyn Rohr
Justine Weaver
Front Royal Parent-Teacher Association
Warren County High School
Governor’s Budget Clues Prompt Law Enforcement Talks
Lawmakers consider reallocating Alcoholic Beverage Control profits, with the Virginia Sheriffs Association seeking earmarked funds for county law enforcement. State police expansion and Health Department funding are debated, awaiting the Governor’s budget proposal for guidance.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virginia Sheriffs Association
Department of Health
Local residents and visitors listed at area gatherings
Rev and Mrs Parker of Rich ne spent several days here last week. Mrs Philip Ambler visits Washington Virginia. Mrs W Walter stayed in Linden with relatives. Miss Elizabeth Major of Washington DC weekend with JN Major family. J P Davis of Blacksburg weekend with Mrs at Fourth Street home. Miss Etta Reeves to Kent Ohio for winter. Wiley Grant ill at home. H C Coe and Mrs Coe weekend in Washington DC with Miss Muriel Coe. Coe attended teachers meeting in Alexandria. Ruth Redfern from New Jersey here with her mother recovering from illness. Mrs Hardesty of Maryland visiting Bowen family. Mrs Norman Shepherd returned from University Hospital Charlottesville after an operation.
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Elizabeth Major
Washington, D. C
J. N. Major
River
H. C. Coe
Washington, D C
Muriel Coe
Mr. Coe
Alexandria
Ruth Redfern
New Jersey
William Heskett
Norman Shepherd
University Hospital
Charlottesville
President Cancels Lexington Armistice Day Speech
President Roosevelt cancelled a planned Armistice Day address in Lexington Virginia marking the 150th anniversary of the Virginia Military Institute. Stephen Early said the cancellation came from pressure of business in Washington. Mussolini was wounded in World War I when a shell from a trench mortar exploded, killing four privates and wounding him seriously.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Stephen Early
Mussolini
Young Dougherty Escapes Uninjured In Auto Accident
Berryville Virginia report says Graham F Dougherty Jr escaped unharmed when a state wagon he drove left a highway near Bealeton Sunday morning. He was alone, claims another vehicle crowded him from the roadway. The wagon was badly damaged with windshield shattered and fence boards embedded in the seat.
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Berryville
Graham F. Dougherty, Jr
Bealeton
Dough
Clarke County
Bill Carter
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Radford
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House of Delegates
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Aubrey G. Weaver
Legislative Commission
Maitland Bustard
Danville
R. E. Crisdell
Schenectady
N. Y
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Gainesboro
Andrew G
North America
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Cecil Streets
Cor. S. Loudoun &‘ Monmouth
Dodge-Plymouth
Buncutter Tire CO
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Front Royal
W. M. Proctor
Winifred Herr
Herr Brothers’ Hardware
Trout Dry Company
Harry Womack
V. P I
Mrs. Stratton
Connie Stratton
Cal
E. B. Jackson
Gg Church
R. K. Balch
Norfolk
Belch
Winchester
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Shenandoah
Firth of Forth
Rosyth
Scotland
England
Ark Royal
Forth
Aurora
Mrs. Parker
Richne
Philip Ambler
R. L. Massie
Washington, Va
W. Walter
Linden
Carrie Pomery
Prospect Street
J. P. Davis
Blacksburg
Mrs
Etta Reeves
Kent, Ohio
Mr. Wiley Grant
Mrs. Hardesty
Maryland
O. R. Bowen
Young Dougherty
Cammer Tire CO Valley
Braddock Sts
Bickers Motor CO
Loudoun
Cork
Joseph H. Liston
Dale Carnegie
George Washington
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
William James
Harvard
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London
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Dale
Roy W. Ryden, JR. Gee
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