Pollard Authorized to Start Park Land Purchases
Legislation backed by Gov Pollard would lift restrictions on a $1,000,000 state appropriation for Shenandoah Park land purchases. The move enables the Governor to direct buying once arbitration and price reports meet money limits, with 75 percent of parcels agreed and 30 percent submitted to arbitration.
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State Conservation Commission
Park Area
Assembly
Gov. Pollard
The
Conservation Commission
Said
Shenandoah National Park
General Assembly
John Battle
Albemarle
Stuart Moffett
Augusta
J. O. Beard
Rockingham
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
the Valley, Inc
Elkton Mass Meeting
A. T
J. Owen Beard
Battle
Moffett
Moore
Senate Pushes Road Fund Share to Cities
The Senate and House advanced a plan to divert part of the road fund to cities while bills to repeal the Layman act and set up a liquor control plan were returned to committees. Governor Pollard urged relief measures for storm damaged oyster tongers and relief funding, with 15 bills passed by the House including tax and utility changes.
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Senate
Virginia
House
W. Worth Smith
Louisa
J. Belmont Woodson
Nelson
Woodson
W. O. Norris
Lancaster
Assembly
Page
House Finance Committee
Wilbur Hall
Vivian L. Page
William M. Tuck
Halifax
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Tuck
Langhorne Jones
Pittsylvania
Norfolk City
John Ryland Coleman
Whitehead
Nelson County
Emma Lee White
Gloucester
Mathews
Tidewater
Pollard
Consid
Title
Highway Departments
Director of Motor Vehicles Authority
Shenandoah Park
Brewer House
Corporation Commission
Neff
Battle House
Hutcheson
Shenandoah County
Rotary ethics highlight global good will at Winchester meeting
Winchester Rotary Club hosted Governor Martin of the fifty sixth district who urged clubs to pursue four committees boosting attendance community service and vocational and international work. He cited NRA cooperation and public education concerns as Virginia faces education funding declines while Rotary draws lessons from the Good Samaritan parable and international outreach.
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Winchester
Martin
Winchester Club
Good Samaritan
Rotary
Virginia
Europe
N. R. A. Cooperation Vocational Service Committee
N. R. A. Rotary
United States
N. A
International Service International Service Committee
Rotary International
Boston
America
British Isles
London
Shanghai
China
Rotary Club
Tokio
Japan
Storm lashes Cuba. ship in distress off Havana coast
A British freighter, the Josephine Gray, carrying about 28 crew, was disabled and drifting toward shore off Cuba after communications with the bridge were cut by sea and wind. Athel Foam offered assistance as weather permits. advisory located the distress 100 miles east of Havana moving westward.
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Josephine Gray
Athel Foam
Washington
Cuban
Havana
Jacksonville
Fla
Proctor
South Atlantic Steamship Company
New York
Radio Marine Corporation
Palm Beach
Cuba
Aristine
Welton Compton Dies in Hospital at 20
Welton Compton of Browntown Warren county died late yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brief illness believed to be a complication of diseases. He was unmarried, son of Thaddeus and his wife. Remains were taken to Browntown for funeral rites and interment.
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Welton Compton
Browntown
Warren County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Compton
Thaddeus Compton
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