Post Office dismissals spark patriotism protests
Three junior mechanics E. E. Ammann J. E. Butler and A. C. Wyrick were dismissed after returning from two weeks military leave to join the 1271st engineers at Fort Humphreys. Officials cite inefficiency in work and replacing with more capable staff. Patriot groups warn the move may deter enlistment in military organizations.
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Post Office Department
E. E. Ammann
Good Hope Roni
J. E. Butler
Toil Riggs Place
A.C. Wyrick
H Street
Matt
Fort Humphreys
Vital Statistics Couples Listed With Ages in Richmond Area
A long list of couples is given with ages and hometowns across Maryland and Virginia. Names include Claud A. Turner and Rita F. Schade, Richard Melton Jr. and Edith Welby, Wille Boyle and Leste Duckworth, Rowe Plowman and Rea Benson, George Funkhouser and Lertie Hoover, Gustav Huter Jr. and Margaret Unger, and many others. The Rev. Bo M. Hennig and Rev. B. J. Congelly are noted among the clerical entries.
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Claud A. Turner
Rita F. Schade
Bo M. Hennig
Richard ©. Melton, Jr
Edith E Welby
B. J. Congelly
Wille A. Boyle
Leste B. Duckworth
Chave City
J. Ebeggs
Rowe J. Plowman
Parkton
Rea M. Benson
Govans
Edward Hayes
George L. Funkhouser
Richmond
Lertie A. Hoover
Carter's Store
J. D. Buhrer
Gustav Huter, Jr
Margaret A. del- Unger
the Hey
Richard Bernoldt
J. Webster Stevens
Arlington
Charlotte
McCalister
Barcroft
J. M. McCanley
Samuel T. Stoneburner
Hadya C. Ager
J. M. McCanle
Henry L. Aufdembrinke
Lillian
Hodkinson
B. M. Thompson Aritides H. Chabone
Kesten
H. T. Stevenson
Ullfferd L. Near, Jr
Hero
Balthnor Wolven
Walter B. Weller
Minnie L. Jaren
Francesco Riccio
Agathn Vinci
N. M. DeCarte
Births and Deaths Reported in Local Notices
Birth announcements list George A and Pansy Williams a boy Robert and Virginia Jennings gtr Oscar F and Gladys Lewin a girl M and Hattie Feldman a girl Lelia R Gough a boy George A and Lillian Bossick a boy Hattie Gurney a boy Rona M Dorman a girl Ashby O and Florence West Roy Nolan and Anna Lewtn Alfred E and Cretya M Chambers a girl Clarence B and Katie E Anderson a girl Charien E and Beatrice V Harvey a girl Death reported Fora Burkley aged 68 years.
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Pansy A. Williams
Robert
Virginia EH. Jennings
Oscar
Gladys F. Lewin
Hattie Feldman
Lelia R. Gough
Lillian M. Bossick
Maret H. Gurney
Rona M. Dorman
Ashby
Florence M. West
Roy
Nolan D
Anna I. Lewtn
Alfred
Cretya M. Chambers
Clarence B
Katie E. Anderson
Charien BE
Beatrice V. Harvey
Noted British Botanist Arrives for Washington Plant Study
Dr Otto Stapf of London, famed botanist and head keeper at Kew Gardens, arrives to confer with U S Department of Agriculture officials and tour Washington city sites as he prepares to sail home. He will study American plant cultivation methods with Wilson Popenoe and A S Hitchcock before departing Aug 36.
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London
Europe
England
Department of Agriculture
Acientiet
Stapt Wll
Held
Wilson Popenoe
Foreign Seed and Plant Bureau
Hitchcock
Stapf
Vienna
Kew Gardens
British Empire
Toronto
Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington
Stapis
Weather and tide table forecast for District of Columbia area
Forecasts show cloudy conditions with probable rain for Tuesday in the District of Columbia and Virginia, with Wednesday turning fair and warmer. Tropical storm near Cape Hatteras prompts hurricane warnings from Beaufort to Cape Henry as winds shift northwest. Local report notes temperatures, humidity, precipitation and sunshine hours, plus extended flying weather outlook across multiple regions.
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Washington
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Virginia
Maryland
Cape Hatteras
King Garth
Coast Guard
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Harmada
North Pacific Coast
Bio Valley
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Ilinois
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Yule Funds Sought For Soldiers Abroad
The District Chapter of the American Red Cross displays a model Christmas bag for 600 overseas personnel at 16 Jackson Place NW. Secretary Mrs. Harold P. Barnes and Mrs. George Barnett lead the drive asking donors to send one dollar or a check to Christmas Bag Fund by September 10, with postal cards for names and addresses inside each bag.
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American Red Cross
Jackson Place Northwest
Harold P. Barnes
George Barnett
M. C
Red Cross
Public suit by Murray seeks auto permit revoked
Russell A. Murray a public hacker sued District commissioners and Inspector Albert J. Headley of the traffic bureau to compel feature his automobile operator permit. He withdrew the suit yesterday in the District Supreme Court through Attorney Harry T. Whelan. Murray sought a writ of mandamus and charged his permit had been unlawfully revoked.
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Russell A. Murray
District Commissioners
Albert J. Headley
Traffic Bureau
District Supreme Court
Harry T. Whelan
Murray
Early Asia Minor church foundations unearthed by Michigan team
The University of Michigan expedition under Prof. Francia W. Kelsey reports uncovering foundations of a large early Christian church over 200 feet long at Yulovach Asia Minor. The find, dated Aug 25, may indicate a successor church to the one St. Paul is said to have founded at the site.
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Yulovach
Asia Minor
St. Paul
University of Michigan
Francia W. Kelsey
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