Credit cues and banking debate hits Washington
Washington commentary outlines criticism of bank lending cautiousness by Jesse and Marriner Eccles. SEC chief Douglas plans probes into credit restriction while Investment Bankers Conference data suggest no broad capital shortage for sound expansion, with regional gaps highlighted. The piece also notes Maverick’s Texas defeat amid alleged Communist association and broader labor-administration tensions.
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Rodney Dutcheer
Washington
Eves Jesse
Jeves
RYC
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Willem O. Douglas
Securiies and Exchange Commission
Investment Bankers’ Conference, Inc
Douglas and
SEC
Investment Bankers’ Conference
LB. A
Zere
SBC
Chamber of Commerce
S.E. C
Aboard Missing Hawaii Clipper Faces Prolonged Search
Frantic searchers on planes and ships near Luzon lose hope for the Manila bound Clipper. Nine crew and six passengers were aboard when a heavy oil slick found 40 miles south raised fears for all aboard. The list of identified aboard includes Pilot Terletzky, Dr Earle B McKinley, Dr Meier, Engineer H L Cox, Fourth Officer J W Jewett, Walg Sung Choy, Major How em French, and Third Officer J M Sauceda.
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Luzon
P. L
Meigs
Terletzky
Meier
Department of Agriculture
Washington
H.L. Cox
J. W. Jewett
Walg Sung Choy
Jersey City
Japan War Minister Itagaki Attends Frugal Anniversary Lunch
War Minister Seisharo Itagaki and army officials attend a rice luncheon in Tokyo marking the first anniversary of the war in China. The frugal meal underscores wartime austerity as officials gather to observe the milestone.
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Japan
Seisharo Itagaki
Tokyo
China
Crop Insurance Meetings Probed for Wheat Growers
County ag agent Henry Shoerbaker explains the Federal Wheat Insurance Act at a series of twelve crop insurance meetings this week. Three sessions already happened in Jefferson, Myersville and New Market with New Market led by J A Engle and Libertytown scheduled for 8 pm under Edward House. Remaining stops include Middletown Walkersville Lewistown Adamstown and Emmitsburg.
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Jefferson
Myersville
New Market
J. A. Engle
Libertytown
Edward House
Henry R. Shoerbaker
Middletown
Walkersville
This City
Lewistown
Adamstown
Emmitsburg
Paris Prints for Summer Fetes by Lelong Models
Paris August 4 AP reports prints are featured for summer fetes with navy on white and white on navy patterns worn by Countess Jean de Castellane and Countess de Montgomery for afternoon wear. Evening prints include white satin with large bouquets and a multicolor shaded dress, all from Lelong.
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Paris
Jean de Castellane
Countess de Montgomery
Family and social notes from Copperville region
Aug 4 report lists visits and gatherings: Charles Young and family from Charles Town WV attended a Gettysburg reunion with Mary Roberta and Ruth Mace and son. Wilbur Fair family at Apples church Thurmont. Birnie Fair with Wilbur. Charles Bowers visited Laurence Foutz. Ruth Stambaugh Taneytown visited Mrs Bow ers. Younts from Taneytown with Ruth Mace and Vernon to Charles Town. Pine Mar opened. Harold Fair visiting uncle Calvin Troxell Motter’s Station.
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Copperville
Charles Young
Mary
Roberta
Ruth Mace
Charles Town
W. Va
Gettysburg
Wilbur Fair
Apples Church
Thurmont
Birnie Fair
Wilbur
Charles Bowers
Laurence Foutz
Ruth Stambaugh
Taney Town
Raymond Bowers
Charles Yount
Taneytown
Vernon
Pine Mar
Harold Fair
Calvin Troxell
Motter’s Station
Farmer uses contour furrows to grow grass in Kansas range
Clarence Beat of Zenda Kansas proposes contour furrows across a 7 acre pasture to trap rain and snow water and improve grass growth. He reports the taller grass despite heavier grazing. The story mentions the apple tree as the fourth most valuable world tree in prehistoric times.
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Kans
Clarence Beat
Beat
Weather Aids Maryland Crops Amid Wet Week Ended Aug 2
Warm sunny spell with abundant moisture boosted crops across Maryland, though rain disrupted threshing and outdoor work. Garret and Allegany counties report wheat, rye, oats harvests shifting. potatoes progressing, tomatoes and tobacco damaged variably by recent rains, with Somerset County tomato losses about 60 percent.
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Maryland
John R. Weeks
Garrett County
Allegany
Washington
Grantsville
la Plata
Garnett
Somerset County
Urge Completion of Eastside Road in Virginia
Aug 4 Winchester readers urge construction of Route 12 The Eastside Highway running north from Front Royal to Harpers Ferry with a tentative path through Boyce White Post Berryville and Charles Town Speakers include Mayor A Willis Robertson and Louis Spilman others from Frant Royal HT McDonald and R B Wolfe. Crimes in London in 1983 total 92 192 up from 83 777 in 1936.
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Winchester
Berryville
Shenandoah Valley
Front Royal
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington Va
Louis Spilman
Waynesboro- Virginian
Eastside Highway Association
P. T. Shirey
Frant Royal
First wedding reported in Sutherland's River district
New Glasgow Nova Scotia August 4 AP reports the community near Sutherland's River marked its first wedding in the century and a half since settlement. The event drew local interest as a historic milestone for the small district.
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New Glasgow
N.S
Sutherland's River
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