College Men Found Efficient As Policemen
Danville report from the Virginia Police Executives Association says college graduates make good on police forces. Norfolk Chief Syd ney W. Ironmonger advocates placing college men on tough assignments to test commitment. He and Richmond’s Chief R. B. Jordan spoke at the opening session during the Virginia League of Municipalities convention.
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Danville
Norfolk
Virginia Police Executives’ Association
Sydney W. Ironmonger
Ironmonger
Virginia League of Municipalities
Norfolk Police
Three Urged To Succeed Moore On Liquor Board
Governor Pollard named three candidates for the vacancy on the Virginia state liquor control commission created by R Walton Moore’s resignation. The nominees are former Senator C O Conor Goolrick of Fredericksburg Mrs Julian Keith of Warrenton and Charles J Smith president of Roanoke College. The governor said the commission is largely anti prohibitionist and will include 15 members with appointments by the governor the senate president and the House speaker.
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Richmond
Pollard
State Liquor Control Commission
R. Walton Moore
C. O’conor Goolrick
Fredericksburg
Julian Keith
Warrenton
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Turner Sets Transcontinental Flight Record West to East
Col Roscoe Turner soared from California to New York in 10 hours 5.5 minutes, breaking the west to east transcontinental record by 132 minutes. He started at Burbanks California and landed Floyd Bennett Field at 11 43 A M after a challenging run facing low ceilings and headwinds.
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New York
Roscoe Turner
California
Turner
Floyd Bennett Field
Jimmy Haizlip
Burbanks
Mid-West
Plan Set Up For Relief Of The Storm Victims
Richmond Va September 25 The Federal and state public works administration outlined a relief plan for distressed Virginia coast storm victims. A letter to Governor Pollard details establishing non profit corporations to funnel Federal funds as loans at four to four and a half percent with half percent overhead, repayable over ten years, up to two thirds of the fair appraised value. The emergency committee in Norfolk led by S Heth Tyler would oversee the program.
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Richmond
Federal
Public Works Administration
Virginia
Pollard
S. Heth Tyler
Norfolk
War Menace Framed at League as Nations Convenes
Premier Johan Mowinckel of Norway warned the world faces the menace of war as the League of Nations assembly opened. Norman H. Davis and Baron von Neurath discussed Franco German disarmament mediation, while attention shifted from Germany's Jewish policy to disarmament efforts. The German delegation signaled readiness to raise minority questions in the political committee.
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Johan Mowinckel
Norway
Council
League of Nations Assembly
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Norman H. Davis
United States
Assembly
Grottoes Camp May Move Site Near Criglersville
Berlin Eye of Charlottesville visited Luray to pick a relocation site for the Grottoes Camp. He and Col. G W C Whiting inspected a near Criglersville site deemed ideal, though no decision was made pending official action on the camp's future. Other inspected locations were reviewed as well as camps under state supervision work on private property making fire breaks.
Governor Names New Committee On Employment
Governor Pollard formed a 13 member council to run Virginia employment service under the Wagner act. The group includes three employers three employees and seven others from the general public. The panel aligns with the state act from the recent special session to foster Federal state cooperation and expand public employment service as part of the national recovery program.
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Richmond
Pollard
Virginia On
Virginia
Strikes Cascade Across States As Coal and Labor Unrest Grows
Strikes spread from Pennsylvania coal fields to New Orleans cotton mills where a picketer was shot and a cop wounded by a brick. In Paterson silk mills and New York underwear shops workers faced closures and mediation while trucking and other industries echoed with calls for shorter hours and higher wages. Police and unions clash as 3,000 join the Pennsylvania walkout and NRA mediation looms for a 25,000 New York underwear strike.
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Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Prince Berthelot
Berthelot
H. C. Frick Coke Company
United States Steel
New England
New Jersey
Westinghouse Electric
Springfield
Mass
Federal Councillator
Connecticut
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Paterson
N. J
New York
NRA
Tle
Jay Cooke Civil War financier and Ohio native
Jay Cooke born in Huron County Ohio in 1821 helped finance the Union during the Civil War. In 1862 he supplied 5 million dollars and later secured a daily funding contract to raise at least 2.5 million dollars. For nearly five months he averaged 5 million dollars daily with a record daily sale of 42 million dollars.
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Jay Cooke
Huron County
Ohio
Boy Admits Slaying Father to Protect Mother
Richmond report: William Richard Johnson Jr., 21, held on murder charges after claiming he shot his intoxicated father four times to defend his mother. He turned over the gun to officers, saying the weapon fired four times into his father's body, with the coroner's inquest attributing all bullets to the fatal shot.
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Richmond
William Richard Johnson, Jr
Chesterfield
Squire R. Bryant
Young Johnson
R. K. Livington
Johnson
Bond
Layman Calls For Modest Shift in Virginia Liquor Policy
Newport News Sept 25 State Senator George W Layman urged the liquor study commission to improve enforcement of current prohibition rather than overhaul the Layman act. He favors salary-based enforcement, opposes the fee system, and believes repeal of the 18th Amendment would be offset by 21st Amendment provisions. He will vote dry in October but defers campaign positioning, saying decisions rest with voters.
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Newport News
George W. Layman
Virginia
Layman
Craig
Bos Shannon Seeks To Clear Himself In Trial
Oklahoma City September 25 R G Bos Shannon an elderly Texas farmer testified he and his family were forced to hold oilman Urschel captive on their farm under threat of death. He said Harvey Bailey George Kelly and Albert Bates coerced him and his son Armon to guard Urschel while they collected a 200000 dollar ransom.
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Oklahoma City
R. G
Bos) Shannon
Texas
Charles F. Ursehel
Ora
Armon
Shannon
Harvey Bailey
Wise County
George Kelly
Albert Bates
Urschel
Kelly
Bates
Americans Take Refuge In Yacht Club Building
Seven Americans, mostly sugar mill officials, took refuge at the Puerto Padre Yacht Club in Chaparra as an American destroyer stood by in the bay. A dozen towns lacked light and rail service due to regional labor troubles in Oriente Province amid a tense security situation. Juan Blas Hernandez visited Havana to see President San Martin, denying reports of armed actions against the government while pledging support for Grau. Army officers doubted his claims.
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Havana
Puerto Padre
Blas
Woodrum Wills Favor Repeal In State And Nation
Richmond Virginia September 25 mP a quoted Clifton A Woods of the Virginia Repeal Executive Committee says he will vote for repeal of the 18th amendment in Virginia's October 3 referendum. Judge J Hoge Ricks opposes repeal warning repeal would raise drinking. Woodrum supports a liquor control plan as Virginia votes by county or city to prohibit sales. A repeal rally is set in Alexandria with Jouett Shouse and Howard W Smith. torch light parade planned. C O Conor Godrick to speak in Richmond tomorrow.
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Richmond
Clifton A. Woods
Virginia Repeal Executive Committee
Virginia
J. Hoge Ricks
Woodrum
Repeal
Alexandria
Jouett Shouse
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Shouse
Howard W. Smith
George Cheery
Northern Virginia
General Assembly
C. O’'Conor Godrick
Wheat Infection Through Threshing Sparks Seed Spread
During threshing sick kernels break and amut spores release dust that clings to healthy kernels. The contaminated kernels are planted for the next crop, spreading infection from the start.
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