Hoover Threatens Veto If Veterans Bill Is Not Changed
President Hoover warned Congress the Veterans Relief measure is bad legislation and unfair to over 200,000 veterans. He criticized wasteful provision for 75,000 to 100,000 men, urged careful study of emergencies, and said a veto awaits if amended bill returns to the White House in its current form.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Hines
Amwthis Bi
American Legion
Nature Guild
Elks Prosperity Car Arrives Here on Continental Tour
The Elks-Wiking Prosperity Fleet car arrives in Harrisonburg at 4 p m to complete its transcontinental journey from the Far West to the Atlantic City Grand Lodge convention. A Harrisonburg Elks delegation will escort it to the new Elks Home on South Main Street.
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Elks-Wiking Prosperity
Harrisonburg
Far West
Elks Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
N. J
Petersburg
Gockade City
Elks
Valley Pike
South Main Street
E. L. Klingstein
John W. Morrison
Morris Spiro
Bernard Ney
Maurice Welch
C. D. Shank
John R. Crown
Order of Elks
Order
Elks Magazine
Elks Clubs
Lansing
Michigan
Oldsmobile Company
Fred Green
Seattle
Denver
Omaha
Elks Lodges
Byrd Receives New York Distinguished Service Medal
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd arrived in Albany on a destroyer with his South Pole expedition party to receive New York state’s Distinguished Service Medal and renew his friendship with Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.Crowds surged as Byrd spoke briefly, thanking his men and praising their work while Roosevelt recalled their long association. Also noted were Byrd’s ongoing Navy status and preparations after the Antarctic expedition.
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Albany
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
State Capitol
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
Admiral Byrd
Navy
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Washington
Richard Byrd
Navy Department
Byrd
Naval Academy
Rhode Island
William Moffett
Aeronautics Bureau
Man in Fredericksburg Jails Harming Self After Contempt Sentence
Duff Grady of Fredericksburg, jailed for contempt after being acquitted on a liquor charge, slashed his forearm in an apparent attempt at suicide. Attendants found him bleeding. he was taken to a hospital in serious condition after severing an artery in his right arm.
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Fredericksburg
Duff Grady
Local Grocery Ad Highlights 25 Cent Specials
A vintage ad lists lemons 25 cents a dozen and tomatoes three pounds for 25 cents. It also promotes five kinds of candy at 15 cents per pound and mentions Weavers on West Side Court Squire with date 6-25-2tc.
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West Side Court
Final U S rivers and harbors bill approved
Congress completes action on the Dempsey rivers and harbors bill authorizing more than 170 projects with a total cost of 144,881,902 dollars. Hoover expected to sign soon, aiming to improve Mississippi Basin waterways and intercoastal harbors nationwide. Senate adds 28,496,875 dollars to the House total.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Mississippi Basin
U. S. Tennis Stars Dominate Wimbledon Field
United States players swept into the third round on the English grass as seven ranking men won without losing a set. Women’s draw also saw progress with Helen Wills Moody Sarah Palfrey Mary Greeg and Elizabeth Ryan advancing to the second round.
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Wimbledon
Eng
United States
Bill Tilden
George Lott
John Doeg
Berkley Bell
John van Ryn
Wilmer Allison
Gregory Mangin
Helen Wills Moody
Sarah Palfrey
Mary Greeg
Kansas
Elizabeth Ryan
Salvation Army Hall to Host Special Services This Week
Commandant and Mrs. Charles A. Gunn, retired Salvation Army officers, announce special meetings at Salvation Hall. Events begin tonight at eight, with services Friday at eight and Sunday at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. Special music by Lieut. Catherine Pennix and her sister Miss M Pennix.
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Charles A. Gunn
Salvation Army
Salvation Hall
Catherine Pinnx
Miss M. Pennix
Local Wheat Price Dips to 90 Cents a Bushel in 1914 Low
Wheat in Harrisonburg fell to 90 cents a bushel the lowest since 1914 as the Chicago price collapse spread amid a larger crop and reduced bread consumption. Rockingham Milling's E C Wine cites 17 000 barrels of Western flour imported last year and urges greater home use of local flour to absorb surplus. Liverpool prices closed lower, deepening the market drop.
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Chicago
Harrisonburg
Germany
Nebraska
Liverpool
Wine
E. C
Rockingham Milling Company
Piedmont -Millers Association
Richmond
Mr. Wine
Europe
Rockingham
Rockingham County
Associated Pres
Virginia Craftsmen Declares Quarterly Preferred Dividend
Board of Directors of Virginia Craftsmen Incorporated declares quarterly dividend No 5 13 4 percent on preferred stock payable July 15 1930 to stockholders of record June 30 1930 W M Zirkle secretary Harrisonburg Virginia June 11 1930 6-23-6tc
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Virginia Craftsmen, Incorporated
Virginia Craftsmen, Inc
W. M. Zirkle
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Prisoners Mutiny in Rangoon Jail Ends in Bloodshed
Mutiny at Rangoon central jail halted after a two hour siege by police. Forty five inmates and staff died and seventy one prisoners were wounded. Authorities cite a potential jail delivery plot and note anger over the Simon Commission findings as a possible motive.
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Rangoon
Burma
India
Rangoon Central
Simon Commission
Senate Moves To Limit Talkfests In Final Sessions
Washington June 24 The Senate moving toward the end of its long session drafted a cloture petition to limit speech length during the second deficiency appropriation debate Tomorrow it takes up funding for the Hoover law enforcement commission Senator Jones proposes increasing the committee’s $50 000 to the $250 000 requested by President Hoover The chamber also battles Ashurst and Hayden over $10 660 000 for Boulder Canyon Dam construction The cloture measure will be voted on automatically Thursday
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Washington
Senate
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Jones
Hoover
Ashurst
Hayden
Arizona
Boulder Canyon Dam
Virginia druggists condemn undercover agents in narcotic case
Lynchburg June 24 A Virginia Pharmaceutical Association resolution unanimously condemns undercover agents in federal narcotic law enforcement. It decries efforts to induce physicians to prescribe narcotics under lawful breaches and calls for punishment of deliberate law violations while opposing undercover entrapment of doctors and pharmacists.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Pendleton man held for cutting another man
Ray Vandevander of Pendleton county is jailed in Franklin charged with slashing Ralph Simmons during a Sunday confrontation at Big Run near the Highland county line. Simmons was wounded in the neck and arm, losing blood before medical help arrived. Vandevander has prior prison terms with his twin brother.
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Daily News Record
Monterey
Ray Vandevander
Pendleton County
Franklin
Ralphimmons
Albert Simmons
Big Run
Highland County
Simmons
Vandevander
West Virginia
Moundsville
Highland
Virginia
Pocahontas
Pendleton
Luncheon Served by Lutheran Church Ladies
The Lutheran Church women offer a luncheon from 5 to 7 PM Thursday in the church basement. Price is 35 cents.
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Ladies of the Lutheran Church
Administratrix Notice for Shacklett Estate
Creditors and claimants against the estate of the late Dr. J. R. Shacklett must present their claims, properly certified, to attorney D. W. Barman for Mrs. J. R. Shacklett, admi. at once. Notice date June 25 and July 2 to indicate filing window.
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J. R. Shacklett
D. W. Barman
Admx
Record Heat Tops Shenandoah Valley as June Stretches
Yesterday's hot spell pushed the Dale Enterprise station to 98 degrees, the hottest June day since 1914 and near the 1928 peak. Heavy rains fell around Harrisonburg and nearby towns, cooling showers easing drought, with a yearlong dry spell noted in Rockingham.
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Dale Enterprise
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
New Market
Winchester
Berryville
Mercury
L. J. Heatwale
Valiey
Ituré Tater
Rockingham
103 AT ROANOKE NO RELIEF EXPECTED TODAY
Virginia sweltered under a heat wave with no relief expected today as officials warned of continued high temperatures and rising humidity across the Roanoke area.
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Roanoke
Richmond
Virginia
Hoover Signs Bill Creating Independent Power Commission
President Hoover signed the Parker bill creating a five member independent federal power commission to administer water power resources. The act disbands the existing commission of the War Interior and Agriculture secretaries and aims to have members named for Senate confirmation before adjournment.
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Hoover
Independent Power Commission
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Secretaries of War, Interior
Agriculture
Senate
Arriver Last Night Blue Fish Flounders and More
Market listing notes arrivals of blue fish flounders kingfish and trout with contact at Loewner's Fish Market phone 314. Ite provided.
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Loewner’s Fish Market
Spotswood Country Club Leased to W C Skelley
John W. Morrison trustee for Spotswood bond-holders announces lease of Spotswood Country Club from June 15, 1930 to March 1, 1932 to W C Skelley a Richmond golf professional. Skelley and family arrive to manage the club and plan a semi public operation with club rules and member registration.
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John W. Morrison
Spotswood Country Club
W. C. Skelley
Richmond
Skelley
Kirkwood
Camden
S. C
Con- Skelley
Cherry Valley Club
Garden City
L. I
Wyantenuck Country Club
Great Barrington
Mass
Maplewood Club
Maplewood
N. H
Lennox Country Club
Lennox
Bass Fishing Opening Day Confusion Drives Anglers
Anglers in the Shenandoah river have started bass fishing ahead of the new code. Game Warden Ed. Michael warned that current law fixes July 1 as the bass opening day, while the August code allows June 15 start only after becoming effective next year.
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Shenandoah River
Michael
Warri
News-Record
Aviators Near New York Fight Sleep and Headwinds
The Southern Cross led by Captain Charles Kingsford Smith neared New York after 25 hours from Port Mernock. Westward Atlantic crossing encountered headwinds and fog as the plane covered about 2113 miles of its 3364 mile path toward Roosevelt Field, Long Island.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Southern Cross
Charles Kingsford-Smith
New York
Cape Race
Dickens
Port Mernock
Irish Free State
N. Y
Roosevelt Field
L. I
York
Ireland
Sion
Planes Eye Cape Race Route Over Newfoundland
Near Cape Race New York June 24 reports the Southern Cross radioed before midnight that it expected to fly over Cape Race Newfoundland in about an hour. A prior message said the plane was trying to get a bearing from Cape Race as picked up by Radio Marine Corporation.
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Nears
Cape Race
New York
Southern Cross
Newfoundland
Radio Marine Corporation
Ward to Keep Awake Ottawa Message From Southern Cross
At 11 25 p m the De partment of Marine picked up the Southern Cross message reporting still more than 100 miles from Cape Race as Dickens struggles to stay awake. Motors drone weariness and faint dawn streaks appear on the horizon.
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Ward
Ottawa
Ontario
Department of Marine
Southern Cross
Cape Race
Dickens
Bearing Trouble on Southern Cross Plane Near Cape Race
A radio message from the westbound Southern Cross reported at 10:30 pm EST that the trans Atlantic plane was 100 miles off Cape Race Newfoundland after failing to get bearings. The note also mentions a lawn party at Mt Zion on Saturday June 28 with multiple time slots.
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New York
Southern Cross
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Mt Zion
Lost stock certificate notice for Bowman Coal and The Central Company
Bowman Coal Company of Bridgewater Virginia owner of ten shares of The Central Company Maryland line seeks replacement for lost certificate No 601. Notice to any holders with claims to present by Wednesday June 25 1980 to avoid claims of cancellation.
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Bowman Coal Company
Bridgewater
Virginia
Central Company
Maryland
Town
Corennial
the Central Chemical
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Ite
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Elks Prosperity
Virginian
Olding
Roosevelt Pontiff
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter
St. Peter’s
SIT Head
Joseph Ney & Sons
U. K
U. S
Salvation Army Hall
South
Mcgaheysville
Ladies’ Bible
M. E. Church
Crime Commission Fund
Blue Grottoes
Hose Co
Iantzen
Joseph Wey & Sons CO
Kingsford-Smith
Spotswood Club
Shelley
Donald
Riverside
Bobby Jones
Ladies of M. E
Keezletown
Jr. O. U. A. M. Council No
Llec
Poe
America
Long Island Field
Cape
Halifax
Chebucto Head
South Court Square
West Court Square
Weaver's
Blue Ribbon Music Store
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