Token Italian Army Ready To Help Nazis
Italian troops and planes stand ready in North Sea and English Channel bases to aid German legions in an imminent invasion of England. Reports from Bern say Hitler granted Mussolini a token Italian force for land and parachute troops, with many squadrons to be flown from French bases. Some observers doubt the timing, while weather improves.
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Bern
Switzerland
North Sea
English Channel
England
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Fuhrer
Hitler
France
Bay of Biscay
Brittany
Ethiopia
Spain
Brenner Pass
Two Sentenced To Jail Terms In Disorderly House Case
Esther Weary aged 42 and Ralph Helm aged 35 were sentenced to six months in Washington county jail by Magistrate M W B Bostetter after pleading guilty to conducting a disorderly house. Weary, a white woman, was fined 50 dollars. police described her living at Helm s residence and entertaining other men there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Weary
Ralph Helm
Washington County
M. W. B. Bostetter
Helm
Decree Granted And Suit Filed
Trene Pryor Bowman has been granted an absolute divorce from Richard Bowman by Judge Frank Gragaman. Mary E. McElhaney has filed suit in court for a divorce from Chalmer M. McElhaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene Pryor Bowman
J. J. Allen
Frank Gragaman
Richard Bowman
Mary E. McElhaney
D. A. Wolfinger
Chalmer M. McElhaney
Heat wave special sparks sign humor in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on July 31 a drug store advertised a heat wave special banana splits for five cents. The sign added Bring your own bananas, reflecting playful local wit amid hot weather.
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Pittsburgh
Local thundershowers give way to fair, cooler trend
The Weather Bureau reports in Maryland today showers likely this afternoon, then clearer and cooler tonight and Thursday. Chesapeake Bay notes scattered thundershowers this afternoon, with calmer conditions later, and moderate northwest to north winds.
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D. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Axis Delay Likely Before England Invasion Warns Italian Writer
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Virginio Gayda, a leading Fascist writer, cautions Italians that Italy should not expect an immediate invasion of England. He suggests Hitler will strike when opportune, possibly after mass bombing and perhaps delaying landings, with a war of attrition looming and widespread bombardment continuing through winter.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Virginio Gayda
England
Signor Gayda
Hitler
Britain
Communications On A War Basis
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company and its Bell system subsidiaries have moved to a war-time footing, adding protection and facilities over six weeks. Guards at key plants, restricted access, plant photography bans, extended emergency power, and 24 hour presence of armed staff to deter unauthorized entry are in place following a June defense meeting of executives.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Defense
A. T. and
Bell System
Weather report from Colorado Springs caretaker records cold spell
Clyde McReynolds, caretaker of the Colorado Springs water shed at 12,000 feet, shivered as the temperature registered 33 degrees. A half inch of hail dropped the mercury to one degree above freezing, contrasting with others sweltering in heat.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Clyde McReynolds
McReynolds
Colorado Springs City
Torrid Wave Follows Thirteenth Day of Heat
The heat wave enters its thirteenth day as thermometers edge past 90 degrees by mid afternoon. Forecasts show only brief relief from thundershowers, with scattered showers across regions today and limited relief ahead.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Plains States
Great Lakes Region
Missippi Valley
County man is appointed district conservationist
Wilbur H. Stevenson of Washington County has been named district conservationist of the Washington County Soil Conservation District, announced by G. William Gardenhour, district supervisors chairman. Stevenson, born on a county farm near the Pennsylvania line, studied at Pennsylvania State College and the University of Missouri, graduating in 1916. He taught at Purdue University’s agricultural college in Lafayette, Indiana. From 1922 to 1928 he operated a fruit business with Pen Mar Cooperative Fruit Association and Talbot Fruits, Inc. He built a forty cow dairy with five purebred Guernsey heifers yielding an average butter fat of 4.12 pounds per head. Since 1935 he has worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.
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Wilbur H. Stevenson
Washington County
Soil Conservation District
G. William Gardenhour
Mr. Stevenson
Pennsylvania Line
Pennsylvania State College
University of Missouri
Purdue University
Mafayette
Indiana
Pen Mar Cooperative
Lightning strikes strawstack near Myersville causing shocks
A strawstack on J. Elwin Doub’s farm near Myersville was hit by lightning yesterday evening. Milking in a nearby barn left several family members shocked. Fire were extinguished by a bucket brigade as the region faced a severe storm crippling Frederick county telephone service with downed poles and trees. Middletown felt strong winds and hail appeared in Smithsburg areas, though peach orchards avoided damage.
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J. Elwin Doub
Myersville
Middletown
Smithsburg
Two English Ports Bombed by German Forces
Berlin reports that Swansea and Plymouth, key English ports, were struck last night despite poor weather. No major damage claimed, two invading planes shot down. British aircraft allegedly hit Heidelberg non militarily, while German sources warn continued air attacks hinder Britain’s ocean commerce and shipping.
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Berlin
High Command
Swansea
Plymouth
Germany
Heidelberg
Britain
England
Plant in backyard amazes Athol man with potato and tomato
Paul Pralinsky of Athol Massachusetts marvels at a single plant producing healthy potatoes underground and a handsome tomato above ground in his yard.
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Atholic
Mass
Paul Pralinsky
Assembly line cooking eyed to boost food and fuel economy
London reports government leaders weigh communal assembly line dining to replace home cooking for war efficiency. A welfare institute experiment served 2,300 meals in a week on one gas stove at 8.20 fuel with 116.10 surplus, offering a 20 cent adult meal and 17 cent child option.
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London
H.O.L
d'Algarno
Germany
Debt Paid In Stamps By Library Letter
A local department store settled a long overdue debt of sixteen cents. The Washington County Free Library opened its mail to find sixteen cents in stamps and a letter from "A Friend" saying they had kept books unpaid as a child and asked stamps replace the sixteen cents.
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Washington County Free Library
Church group sues to gain control of Greencastle church
In Franklin county court at Chambersburg a faction of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Greencastle, including Washington county residents, filed a bill in equity to stop defendant trustees from conveying church property without the full congregation. Plaintiffs claim pastor Ida M. Myers of Greencastle departed from doctrine and taught views on marriage and speaking with God, while preparing to await the world’s end in Portland, Oregon. Plaintiffs allege her influence has drawn church attendees to follow her.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church of
Greencastle
Washington County
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Equity
Ida M. Myers
Christian Church
Myers
Portland
Oregon
Assemblies of God
Merchant to Face Charge in Sugar Reporting Case
John L. Reeder a Boonsboro storekeeper is charged with violating the Internal Revenue Act by failing to report weekly sugar sales of 100 pounds or more. He is to have a hearing tomorrow before U S Commissioner D A Woltinger after an IRS agent repeatedly purchased 100 pounds of sugar and a pound of yeast at his store. The case marks the first prosecution under this section. The regulation requires storekeepers to report weekly all sales of 100 pounds or more, listing purchaser names, addresses, and car license numbers on government forms.
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John L. Reeder
Boonsboro
U. S
D. A. Woltinger
Reeder
Internal Revenue
Kansas City Lumber Debt Settled After Older Man Offer
A Kansas City lumber company received a letter from a 73 year old man claiming he owed 17 dollars for lumber bought 45 years ago. He offered to pay 16 if helped. The firm refused to cancel the debt and declined a 5 settlement. The account was eventually settled for 7 dollars.
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Kansas City
Guard Mobilization Necessary At Once
The House appropriations committee urged spending nearly five billion dollars to launch a two ocean navy and to equip an army possibly reaching 2,000,000 in combat status. The amount, 4,963,151,957, would raise total session appropriations and contracts for the armed forces to 10,040,225,545, with 2,278,960,000 remaining as contract authorizations to be funded later.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Thea
Roosevelt
Congress
Fear Defeat of Draft Bill In Congress Sparks Concern
Washington July 31 A split in Congress over conscription worries administration backers. Senate Military Committee delays Burke-Wadsworth bill amid Republican demands for Roosevelt to disclose his views. Committee clears a National Guard and Officers Reserve Corps training measure for a year. Democratic Leader Barkley foresees little opposition to the National Guard bill. In the Senate, debate on conscription grows more intense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
National Guard
Barkley
Senate
Pleads Guilty To Home Brew Charge
Annie Mongan, 51, pleaded guilty in city court to manufacturing and selling home brew beer after yesterday raid on her Harmon's Alley home. Magistrate M. V. B. Bostetter withheld sentence. Officers seized a five gallon container and bottles. she admitted selling the brew for up to ten cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Mongan
Harmon's Alley
M. V. B. Bostetter
Funkstown Project Prep Underway by Local Officials
Funkstown officials seek to file a Work Projects Administration application for a project along Beaver Creek road Baltimore street Green street and Antietam street. The plan includes curbs sidewalks a storm water drain water line extension and a masonry retaining wall.
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Funkstown
Work Projects Administration
Beaver Creek Road
Baltimore Street
Green Street
Antietam Street
Thief Steals Pillows From Oklahoma City Home
A thief broke into the home of Mrs. C. W. Alexander in Oklahoma City and stole three pillows. Police report no injuries and no further property loss. The incident occurred on July 31, with no suspects named in the brief.
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Oklahoma City
Army chief urges immediate mobilization and training
Washington reports General George C. Marshall told a House appropriations sub committee that immediate national guard mobilization and compulsory military training are imperative as Roosevelt seeks an additional defense appropriation of 4.0 billion dollars. He stressed personnel as the key resource and warned there is little time to debate conscription. Secretary Stimson noted improved planning since entry into World War I.
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Washington
National Guard
Army
George C. Marshall
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
Marshall
Stimson
Japanese beetles on the rise in Washington County
Japanese beetles are trapped in Washington County by scented lures in growing numbers. Through July 20, 120,280 beetles were captured in Hagerstown and surrounding areas, with 89,050 at Weverton and 23,953 in Hagerstown. Other towns report smaller counts as fruit growers monitor orchards amid statewide damage reports.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Milt D. Moore
Weverton
Halfway
Williamsport
Funkstown
Maugansville
Smithsburg
Hancock
Maryland
Cecil County
CCC Proves Fine Training Ground
Washington July 31 The Civilian Conservation Corps is not a military force but its director James J McIntee says it has proven an excellent training ground for young men reaching military age In its seven and a half years more than 2 500 000 youths have passed through the corps They have gained weight improved health and their physical condition rose from sub standard to above the standard of peers
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
James J. McIntee
McIntes
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Oklahoma
Waynoka
Okla
Indianapolis
Uncle Sam
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
Calif
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