Social events in Lexington pepper week notes
Mrs Rachel Sink hosted a Monday bridge at Hast Center street for Miss Nancy Leitch of Stamford Conn. Five tables produced prizes and gifts for Dorothea Dorsett Gertrude Ross and Leitch. Other items cover Y P D council meetings Lake Junaluska planning Clyde Sinks marriage Elizabeth Kehl Racine Wis and travel plans of Mary Louise Moffitt with tours abroad.
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Lexington
Rachel Sink
Bridge
Hast Center Street
Nancy Leitch
Stamford
Conn
Dorothea Dorsett
Gertrude Ross
Concord
Leitch
David Sink
J. M. Neese
Charles V. Sink
Fred O. Sink
M. 5
J. F. Spruill
Inez Henley
Ray McCrary
Lake Junaluska
Spruill
Dorothy
Helen
Clyde Sink
John A. Sink
Elizabeth Kehl
Racine
Wisconsin
Sink
Link
Mrs Burgin Hosts Farewell Bridge Party for Mary Louise Moffitt
Mrs W Burgin entertained her bridge club at West Avenue in a farewell for Miss Mary Louise Moffitt who will summer abroad. Madeira tea dailies went to Mrs Woodrow McKay, an antique glass dish to Mrs J A McCrary, a bridge set to Mrs Fred Hanes, and a chop dish to bride Mrs John Raper. Betsy Moffitt also set to depart.
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W. ©. Burgin
West Avenue
Mary Louise Moffitt
Woodrow McKay
J. A. McCrary
Fred Hanes
John Raper
Miss Moffitt
Betsy Moffitt
Wednea
Polish Aviators Continue Flight to Warsaw Ends Short of Goal
Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz, Brooklyn brothers, piloting a Bellanca monoplane from Harbor Grace N F, landed near Flers France after 22 hours 2 minutes aloft. Fog fuel shortage and rough weather forced a stop at Saint Andre de Messel as they planned to refuel and resume toward Warsaw.
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Flers
France
Saint Andre de Messel
Benjamin and
Joseph Adamowicz
Flying Brothers
Brooklyn
Harbor Grace
N. F
Warsaw
Poland
Dublin
Paris
Berlin
Newfoundland
Lebourget Field
North Atlantic
Saint Andre
Caen
Brickyard Winner Defeats Myrtle Desk in Low-Scoring Clash
High Point Brickyard edged Myrtle Desk 9 to 7 on Saturday afternoon in a tense game. A ninth inning three-run rally by Myrtle Desk fell short as Hill and J. Ingram led the winners while Kearns and Broks starred for the losers.
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High Point Brickyard
Myrtle Desk
Hill and
J. Ingram
Kearns and Broks
Bear Roast Slices Fetch One Dollar During Gold Rush
A quirky gold rush era note reports roast bear sold for a dollar a slice in California. The tidbit highlights frontier markets and scarce meat during the gold rush boom.
Brides and grooms dine in danger on wild wedding nights
Margot recalls chaotic, humorous wedding adventures from old days with brides and grooms eluding hoots and traps. A parade of misadventures includes car crashes, plane rides, police court detours, and a dramatic altar escape amid curious crowds and prankish foes.
Roosevelt signs farm moratorium bill to halt foreclosures
President Roosevelt signed the Frazier-Lemke measure, a five year moratorium for indebted farmers unable to reach settlements with creditors. The act aims to slow foreclosures, with courts to grant moratoriums if liens remain unsettled, while setting rental payments to creditors and potential reappraisals at five years.
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Sam Bledsoe
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
McKeown
Dokla
Farm Credit Administration
Cotton closes with net gains on steady market
New York June 30. Cotton prices held steady amid unfavorable southwest weather and firm Liverpool cables. October moved to 12.48 intraday, settled 12.42. July 12.25, December 12.63 with gains 10 to 18 points before late slight dips. Shipboard stock stood at 92 000 bales. A note on Madame Tible mentions a 1784 balloon ascent.
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New York
Southwest
Liverpool
Texas
Austin
Avocado Seed Ink and Platinum Coin Use in Russia
A historical note claims Russia once minted small value coins with platinum as nickel and that the avocado seed yields indelible ink. The statements mix claims about materials and practical uses without detailing sources or dates. Further verification would be needed to confirm accuracy.
Hitler Moves Against Roheim Faction in Berlin Crisis
In a tense day at Nazi headquarters Berlin witnessed a purge as Hitler and Goebbels act to quell mutiny among the Rohm leadership. Schutz Staffel guards took command while Goering and Himmler backed the crackdown and aviation routes carried Hitler to Berlin.
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Ler
Schutz Staffel
Hitler
Munich
Joseph Goebbels
Heimrich Himmler
Berlin
Derfuehrer
Boehm
Roehm
Hitler's Crackdown After Revolt Sees Leaders Executed
The purge targets include Kurt von Schleicher and Captain Ernst Rohm dead at their home near Babelsberg after resisting arrest. Ernst Roehm, accused of immorality, committed suicide. Seven stormtroop leaders were shot in Munich. Heinrich Klauemer and Count Wolf Heinrich von Helldorf were killed. Goering emerges as Hitler’s trusted ally directing police, Reichswehr mobilization, and stormtrooper deployment.
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Berlin
Munich
Heinrich Klauemer
Wolf Heinrich Helldorf
Potsdam
Boehm
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Reicchwehr
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