Vacations For Royalty Taken To Mean War In Europe Postponed
Associated Press dispatch from New York notes King George VI Queen Elizabeth and their two young daughters plan a long August holiday in Scotland despite crisis. It highlights Britons’ habit of outdoor leisure and remaining calm, with many choosing familiar seaside spots such as Brighton.
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Belgium
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Wage and Hour Contract Talks At Cumberland Plant
Union officials and Celanese Corp representatives in Cumberland Maryland hold another round of wage and hour contract negotiations for about 8000 workers after the old contract expired last August. Local 1874 Textile Workers of America leaders backed continuing talks and rejected a company proposal for not meeting demands for a closed shop.
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Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America
Textile Workers of America
James Dundon
Brighton and Blackpool Beach Scenes Amid August Holiday
The piece notes Brighton’s revival under King George IV and a brass band on the beach that salutes the king. It describes Blackpool as a vast Irish Sea playground for workers with seaside joys, cockles eaten with pins, and raucous fun. It closes by linking England’s August holiday to a fast-moving military machine ready for any event.
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Brighton
George IV
England
Radio highlight series to feature labor and industry leaders
New York reports a Friday night broadcast series via WEAF NBC starting this week at 9 30 linking labor and industry leaders in discussions on the economic and industrial future. William Green of the AFL leads off with interviewer Marshall Dimock, with plans for a broader network and a fall slate including Gene Tunney and various musical programs across stations WINS WABC WJZ and more.
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Arturo Toscanini
Weaf-Ny
Romance Blossoms In Kansas City Visit From France
In Kansas City Daniel Leturque, a 24 year old French aviator and draftsman, walked 3 1 2 miles from the bus depot to Frances Lee Heck’s house to meet the girl after two years of letters. Frances, 21, welcomed him as her friends buzzed with curiosity about the “good looking” French admirer.
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Daniel
Frances Lee Heck
Frances
Ross Heck
Daniel Leturque
Necking While Driving Forbidden in Massachusetts
Boston August 2 The Registrar of Motor Vehicles Frank A. Goodwin suspended for a week the license of a Springfield woman after an inspector saw her kissing her boyfriend while driving across a bridge at 45 miles an hour. He declared oscillation should be performed only when the car is stopped.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank A. Goodwin
Springfield
Rocking Chair Race At State Fair Weaves Crochet Contest
Des Moines Iowa rules for a new state fair event set a rocking chair race where contestants sit and crochet. The fastest and best crocheter will be crowned after 90 minutes of steady crocheting on August 30 at the State Fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rankin Faces Federal Probe Over Hot Oil Question
William G Rankin former Louisiana conservation commissioner is cited in a federal probe into hot oil operations. The article notes Louisiana may see millions of barrels flowing illegally each year and references the Connally Act penalizing secret oil overproduction.
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William G. Rankin
Louisiana
Connally
Old-Fashioned Love Beats All Bride Concludes
Marjorie Hillis, author of Live Alone and Like It, wed 65-year-old Brooklyn chain store owner Thomas Henry Roulston at her sister’s Valley Forge farm in a small family ceremony. The couple planned to sail for France the next day from New York, stressing that old fashioned love remains unbeatable.
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Valley Forge
Marjorie Hillis
Thomas Henry Roulston
Brooklyn
Valley Forge Farm
France
New York
Part Of Bridge Approach Washed
A section of the approach to the new James Rumsey Bridge at Shepherdstown washed away Sunday afternoon. State Road Commission crews set flares and guard nearby. the damaged section was repaired Monday morning. Heavy rains and an underground stream are suspected causes, a prior issue noted before the bridge opening.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
James Rumsey
State Road Commission
Napoleon Bowl Given to Philadelphia Art Museum
A porcelan bowl once owned by Napoleon was donated to the Philadelphia Art Museum by the estate of Mrs. Emily McMurtrie Robins. The bowl came from a sale of property once belonging to Joseph Bonaparte.
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Philadelphia
Art Museum
Emily McMurtrie Robins
Joseph Bonaparte
Lutherans Address Massanetta Springs Session
Dr Charles P Wiles associate editor of the Parish and Church School Board of the United Lutheran Church of America spoke to about 550 attendees at the Virginia Lutheran Training and Mission School. He urged balancing method with core church teaching to enable knowledge independent thinking and active participation in church life. The opening session featured a social hour on the hotel lawn and a Massanetta Hotel reception for conference delegates.
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Charles P. Wiles
Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church of America
Virginia Lutheran Training and Mission School
Massanetta Springs
Wiles
Hillside Auditorium
Crazy Crab College
Massanetta
Death Of Man Is Investigated
HYATTSVILLE Md Aug. 2 P H Winship Wheatley Jr state attorney for Prince Georges county ordered today an investigation into the death of William L Crane 53 of Washington Police said Crane had been at Cottage City Md July 6 Prince Georges officers held Harry B Davis 42 Hyattsville pending an investigation Policeman Charles N Thomson said Crane and Davis had fought in a Cottage City restaurant.
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H. Winship Wheatley, Jr
Princes Georges County
William L. Crane
Washington
Crane
Cottage City
Prince Georges County
Harry B. Davis
Charles N. Thomson
Davis
Hopes To Become Jockey Training In Charles Town
Joseph William Carroll Jr aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs J W Carroll Rawson nourishes ambition to become a jockey. In a contract with trainer Mickey Keefe who developed Tommy Luther the youth has gone to Bel Air Md for first lessons weighing 60 pounds. He was in Charles Town Graded School last year.
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W. Va
Joseph William Carroll, Jr
J. W. Carroll
Rawson
Mickey Keefe
Tommy Luther
America
Ranson
Bel Air
Pasture and mineral feeding guidance for turkeys
Virginia Tech guidance urges October and November pasture for turkeys, favoring bluegrass and rape as cool season pastures. It covers gradual introduction to rape, oat pasture feasibility, and the need for mash, minerals, oyster shell, and grit after six to eight weeks to prevent bone and digestion issues.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Pennsylvania
Barefoot boy aids Sharpsville fire truck save home
In Sharon Pennsylvania a boy wearing overalls by the roadside helped when a gas throttle failed on the Sharpsville fire truck en route to a rural blaze. He freed a safety pin from his overalls, which fixed the throttle and allowed firefighters to reach and save a home.
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Sharon
Sharpsville
Predicts End Of Jitterbug Craze
At the Dancing Masters of America convention in New York 500 delegates led by president Leroy H. Thayer of Washington voted that both old and young dancers are tiring of jitterbug jumps and acrobatics. They foresee a revival of ballroom dances with a faster tempo and say feminine fashions of the gay nineties will influence the shift.
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New York
The
Dancing Masters of America
Leroy H. Thayer
Washington, D. C
Front Porch For Garner Front Porch For Garner
Vice President Garner planned a front porch campaign for the 1940 Democratic nomination with no public appearances before the party convention. He will stay in Texas and host leaders at his Uvalde home while E. B. Germany handles campaign details and a nationwide mail effort gains support.
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Garner
Roosevelt
Uvalde
Texas
Congress
E. B
Germany
Texas Democratic
No Diversion Urged to Fund Virginia Road Surfacing
Staunton Virginia August 2 Farm leader W S Campfield secretary treasurer of the Virginia State Horticultural Society urges the abolition of diversion of highway funds for road purposes. He cites a state wide survey showing only 4 535 miles hard surfaced out of 36 356 on secondary roads and calls for a constitutional amendment to prevent fund diversion as highways planning proceeds.
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W. S. Campfield
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Campfield
Horticultural Society
Th Department of Highways
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Akron Police Officers Replaced After Motorcycle Collision
Akron Ohio police officers H. Mick and Gale Hench were reassigned to foot patrol duty after a collision while riding motorcycles. The incident disrupted routine traffic control as both officers incurred injuries and were temporarily removed from motor patrol.
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