Harrisonburg Considers City Manager Plan In Special Election
In Harrisonburg a special election backed the present mayor form by 336 votes over the city manager plan with 1530 voters participating. The southeast precinct favored the manager plan by 88 votes while the northern section voted strongly for the current system. Officials reported receipts and disbursements totals, petition actions, and committee referrals as council considered street use, filling stations, radio interference, jail, and hospital matters.
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Star
Har’inburg
Harrisonburg
H. W. Bertram
Rockingham Circuit Court
A. Baker
Treasuro
C of Revenue
Chief of Police
Angerona Terrace
Mr. Hardy
Kent
Boscawen
Lee Coble
Jack
Board of Directors
City Council Deliberates on Airport Lease and Street Projects
City council considers filling vacancies on committees with Jamison and Hawthorne. May 8 updates show $2,000 for municipal airport. unanimous move to lease 25 years on Blanton Lewis farm pending state funds. 127 acres noted as superior site in Virginia. Garbage disposal deal proposed with Wisecarver for hauling. contract approval sought as experimental program. Cameron Street Bridge deterioration noted. weight limits posted. Southwerk curbline set for bid owner input. Lord Baltimore filling station plans approved.
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Jamison
E. J. Snapp
Hawthorne
Henry
Field
Reading
H. G. Shirley
A. H. Pettigrew
Blanton Lewis
Virginia
W.W. W. Dellinger
C. A. Wisecarver
Cameron Street Bridge
Cameron Street
Town Run
Southwerk Curbline
Southwerk Street
Percy Miller
Lewis Armel
Lord Baltimore
Corknd Loudoun
Armel
Japan Seeks Submarine Tonnage Increase Under Treaty
Britain United States and Japan are limited to 52700 tons of submarines each. Japan proposes raising to about 68300 tons under an escalator clause. A question arises if Japan may shift its tonnage from destroyers to submarines. British experts study the note presented to the foreign office by a Japanese embassy representative.
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Britain
United States
Japan
Foreign Office
Small Fire At Mill Damages Wool Drying Plant
A fire at 8 30 last night damaged a wool drying machine at the Virginia Woolen Company mill. It started among oily waste on the floor and spread in the room. The sprinkler system controlled the blaze before arrival of apparatus. The mill resumed operations after the machine was overhauled.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Dead Pilot Blamed for Fatal Crash Near Uniontown
The bureau of air commerce says the probable cause of a fatal transport plane crash near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on April 7 was pilot Otto Ferguson’s poor judgment. Ferguson, from Kansas City, was among 12 killed. The report cites his decision to fly by visual ground observation in mountainous terrain below overcast skies.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Uniontown
Otto Ferguson
Kansas City
Roper
Bureau
Ferguson
Bans Bangs In Next Picture
Hollywood reports Claudette Colbert will not wear bangs in her next film. Tests of several coiffures were conducted for a role set in colonial New England involving witchcraft.
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Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Miss Colbert
New England
Mrs. Priscilla Reed Barksdale Rites Held
Mrs. Priscilla Reed Barksdale former White Post resident died Sunday in Richmond where she lived with her daughter Mrs. Giles B Palmer. Survived by three daughters J M M Gregory B L Meade and Palmer. Funeral yesterday conducted by Bishop Tucker and Rev Charles T Warner. Interment Hollywood Cemetery Richmond.
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White Post
Richmond, Va
The
Star
Priscilla Reed Barksdale
Richmond
Giles B. Palmer
B. L. Meade
Palmer
Bishop Tucker
Charles T. Warner
St. Alban’s
Washington, D. C
Hollywood Cemetery
Missing church spurs posse search in Suffolk
Members of the holiness church of God in Christ search for a stolen single story frame building that vanished from its site after owner Col. John P. Penner noted it missing. A congregation posse organized patrols to recover the structure.
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Suffolk
Holiness Church of God In Christ
John P. Penner
Strike Ends At Kelly Springfield Plant With Pledged Reopen
A compromise settles the Kelly Springfield strike as workers accept a survey on wage increases and reemployment pledges. The agreement, ratified by Local 26 Rubber Workers, includes no mandatory union membership for jobs, a four week furlough pause if operations allow 24 hours per worker, and a plan to boost production pending results in 60 days. Governor Nice aided negotiations, promising further bargaining and fair treatment for furloughed and other employees.
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Kelly-Springfield
Teempersons
Harry W. Nice
Annapolis
Kelly- Springfield Company
Kelly
Bank Closing Notices for Labor Day 1936
Banks announce Labor Day closing on Monday September 7 1936 due to the holiday. Paper maturing that date will be paid on Tuesday September 8 1936. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank Geo B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley News Bank.
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John I
Sloat Cashier Commercial and Savings Bank
GEO. B. Bushnell Cashier
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Net’s Bank
Women Must Be Aroused To Cast Ballots In 1936
Frederic J. Haskin argues in Washington that American women vote only when an issue stirs them. Prohibition and religious questions mobilized turnout, but overall female participation remains low, with a large eligible female electorate unlikely to vote. He notes party allegiance often overrides gender and calls for a galvanizing issue to mobilize women.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Death of Lida Southworth Found in Columbus Home
Mrs. Lida Ruth Southworth aged 40, former wife of Billy Southworth manager of the Memphis baseball club, was found dead at her Columbus home. She had suffered ill health for two years.
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Columbus
Lida Ruth Southworth
Billy” Southworth
Memphis Baseball Club
WPA authorizes 35000 drought relief jobs in two states
Aubrey Williams the WPA drought administrator announced 15000 jobs for drought stricken farmers in Wisconsin and 5000 jobs for farmers in Kansas as part of relief efforts authorized today by the agency.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Kansas
Aubrey Williams
Minor suit disadvantage in bridge play described
Central Press columnist E V Shepard notes that defensive strength in contract bridge sits around five percent for quick tricks. He explains the difficulty of making five odd contracts versus four odd, highlighting diamonds and clubs as minor suits. The hand discussed shows South finding it harder to make five odd when both sides are vulnerable.
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North
South
Bridge odds beat opponents in dramatic diamond ending
In a long bridge hand South navigated a tricky auction leading to a 4 Hearts contract. Declarer, aided by precise entry play and careful trump management, overcame missing honors and a scant dummy hand to secure game with careful ruffing and timing.
Health chief mandates fire crews curb bonfires
Uliana Health and Safety Commissioner John Stewart says too many fires run uncontrolled. Fire department will extinguish such blazes with fees of 615 for small fires and 25 for large ones.
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Coal City
John Stewart
Health and Safety Department
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