Red Cross Opens First Aid Stations Across Virginia
Civic groups back a campaign to promote highway first aid stations. Frederick county will add a station at Long's Garage near Middletown on Route 11. Rotary Club and Elks sponsor stations, with more planned. First aid classes start August 8 in Frederick, led by Taylor Barr. The effort targets reducing automobile accident deaths, which total about 99,000 yearly, with three billion dollars in costs. President Roosevelt stresses urgency of highway safety.
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Frederick County
Long Garage
Middletown
Lee-Jackson Highway
Red Cross
Taylor Barr
Winchester Rotary Club
United States
Fireside Inn
Stephens City
Winchester Elks Club
Long’s Garage
Winchester
Persident
Roosevelt
Decency Legion boycotts films and PTAs seek school board control
The Legion of Decency plans boycotts against films on its condemned list while vigilance groups canvass exhibitors. In Washington the National Congress of Parents and Teachers proposes local school boards oversee children’s movie showings and that youth films be produced by professionals to avoid profit motives.
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Chicago
Whch
Legion of Decency
Holy Name Society
Legion
Washington
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Robbins Gilman
Motion Pictures
Boards of Education
Saturday Special Silk Hose Deal From Moling and Cather
Special advert notes two pairs silk hose for 1.00 offered by Moling and Cather. The brief item appears on page 3 with page locations 2t and 1p-1t in the Saturday special section, attributed to See R. M. Swimley bucket tabs.
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R. M. Swimley
Detention Requested for Ivan Poderjay in Extradition Effort
New York District Attorney William C. Dodge asked Governor Lehman to seek State Department action to detain Ivan Poderjay in Vienna for extradition. Poderjay, husband of missing Agnes Turverson, faces a perjury indictment by a New York county grand jury based on a marriage license application dated December 4 before his marriage to Turverson.
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Associated Press
New York
William C. Dodge
Lehman
State Department
Ivan Poderjay
Agnes Turverson
Vienna
New York County
Poderjag
Miss Tufverson
National Itinerant Workers Set March On Government
Columbus Ohio August 3 in the jungles beside rail rights of way and charity spots an annual convention of the international itinerant workers association prep comes to Cincinnati next week The delegates plan to decide if they will march on Washington for a dollar a day and free government lodging Benson the publicity manager expects about 10000 delegates and says postcards will deliver addresses to General Delivery for all.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Jungles
Handy Railroad Rights of Way
International Iinerant Workers’ Association
Benjamin Benson
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Jeff Davis
King of the Hobo
Knights of the Road
Benson
Washington
Association
Fleming Defies Court Orders With Fortified Troops In New Orleans
In New Orleans Adjutant General Raymond H Fleming directed officers to fortify National Guard positions at Jackson Barracks after a civil court ordered demobilization. Court had sought to compel Senator Huey P Long and Mayor Walmsley to show cause why troops should not be disbanded amid a bitter political clash.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
National Guard
Jackson Barracks
Raymond H. Fleming
Fleming
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Walmsley
W. Bond
Judge Bond
Civil District Court
Long
Bond
Senator Long
O. K. Allen
Herve Racivitch
Gus Blanchand
Walmley
Congress
Maryland Rail Splitters to headline square dance at Rouss Park
The Maryland Rail Splitters Orchestra of Cumberland Md will headline a square dance at Rouss Spring Park dancing pavilion Saturday night. The orchestra is well known and will present a free act by the Hill Billy girl who sings and dances. Dancing starts at 8 30 with admission 40 cents per couple and proceeds go to the Park playgrounds.
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Maryland Rail Splitters Orchestra
Cumberland
Rouss Spring Park
Regular meeting notice for Sarah Zane Fire Co
Regular meeting scheduled Friday at 8 p m. Members planning to attend the convention at Waynesboro should note Jannart Bunny Lu p yay. Captain R B Brown signs off on the notice dated 8 2 1p 21.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Waynesboro
Jannart
Rouss Fire Co Monthly Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting of the Rouss Fire Co to be held Friday evening August 3 at 8 p m Final plans will be made for the Waynesboro Convention Bonne. M D Weaver President. 8 2 1p 21
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Rouss Fire Co
Bonne
Waynesboro
Typewriters and adding machines sold and serviced
Kenneth and E Henry & Co offer sale purchase and repair of typewriters and adding machines. Located at 127 S Brad dock street, phone 924. This classified note advertises sales, purchases, rentals, and repair services with contact details.
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Kenneth &E. Henry & CO
S. Braddock Street
Smaller loaves show up in Winchester area market
Report notes some bakers in Virginia reducing loaf sizes to offset wheat processing tax. Local shoppers report 16 ounce loaves in at least one instance while others weigh 18 ounces or more. Bakers differ on uniform loaf weight and some roll packages shrink from ten to eight, with no district-wide decision yet.
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Virginia
Reverend Buchanan to Lead Grace Lutheran Service Sunday
Rev Dr Buchanan a missionary to Japan on furlough will lead the Grace Lutheran Church service Sunday in place of Rev L A Thomas D D. He will speak on An Age Long Question Answered. Mrs Buchanan is daughter of J George Baetjer. The Grace Sunday School class will host Rev Dr S L Flickinger as guest teacher at 9 45 AM.
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B. C. Buchanan
Japan
Presbyterian Church
Grace Lutheran Church
L. A. Thomas
Grace Church
Dr. Buchanan
Buchanan
J. George Baetjer
Grace Lutheran Sunday School
S. L. Flickinger
D. D
Centenary Reformed Church
Dr. Flickinger
Artistic Beauty Parlor Steam Treatments Ad
An advertisement promotes scientific steam treatments for scalp and hair. It touts rainwater sham poo as a specialty and lists page code 8 3 1p 2t.
Public Sale Notice for 213 North Loudoun Street
Lat Lass. Aug 4 at 12 noon a three story brick building at 213 N Loudoun St listed for sale. Used as store and club room with cash balance due in 1 2 and 3 years. Dunn and Duvall auctioneers. Periods Aug 2 3 1p 41.
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N. Loudoun Street
Dunn and Duvall
Auctorneers
Free Dancing Nights At Oak Haven
Free dancing every night with orchestra at Oak Haven Beer. Two for 25 cents. August 7 30 to August 1 3 1 pm 3 taping.
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Oak Haven
Beer
Drink the Best Blatz Heidelberg Ad Version
An old classified ad promotes Blatz Heidel berg beer with a note to see inside for availability. Includes a short code 8-2-1p-2t indicating page or section placement.
Clearance Sale Summer Hats
A local notice announces a clearance sale for summer hats. Margaret L Hodgon is listed with a postscript code 8-2-1p-26, indicating a reference or registration tied to the sale advertisement.
Evening Star Adopts Teletype News Service
The Evening Star installs teletype machines to receive Associated Press dispatches from around the world at 60 words per minute for eight hours daily. The new service, routed via Baltimore, promises faster access to domestic and international news, while local reporting remains thorough and timely.
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Evening Star
Associated Press
M. A. Ferrell
Washington
Baltimore
the Star
First Aid Class Organized At Mount Jackson
Rev R L Moore of Shenandoah County Red Cross begins the first aid training for highway emergency stations to be set along Route 11. The class meets at Mount Jackson with a chapter instructor who attended the national Red Cross aquatic school in Annapolis. Additional first aid courses are planned for Woodstock Strasburg and Edinburg.
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Edinburg
R. L. Moore
Shenandoah County
Red Cross
Route 11
Mount Jackson
National Red Cross Acquatic School
Annapolis
Woodstock
Strasburg
Mrs Carpenter Fractures Arm After Rain Storm Fall
Mrs John Carpenter fell while descending a stairway at her East Monmouth Street home during a rainstorm around 2 a.m. She fractured her right arm near the shoulder, was taken to Memorial Hospital for setting, then returned home.
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John Carpenter
East Monmouth Street
Memorial Hospital
Plans to Prevent Corners in Food Supply
The government outlined measures to curb wildcat speculation and corners in food after drought. It would use AAA buying power to absorb surpluses, distribute to the needy, or ship to drought areas, aiming to steady supplies and hold prices. An internal study will map supplies and imports, then draft a distribution plan while publicizing prices to protect consumers.
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Associated Press
Washington
AAA
Victor A. Chrigau
The
Fred C. Howe
Children Given Into Care of Curtis B. Dall
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall brings her two children to Chicago and hands them to Curtis B. Dall after their divorce in Nevada. The transfer occurs without a meeting between the estranged spouses. The nurse and a Secret Service man accompany the party as they depart from the platform with Dall and W. G. Wilmoot.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Curtis B. Dall
Minden
Nev
West
Secret Service
Sistie
Buzzie
Dall
W. G. Wilmot
Princeton
Reporters Who Kept Faith Win Court Fights
In Danville Kentucky reporters Jack Durham and Wesley Carty prevail in a 11 trial contempt case over compelled disclosure of confidential information. Judge Jay W. Harlan ends related inquiries after fining two other men for breach of the peace and affirms the reporters’ stance.
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Associated Press
Danville
Jack Durham
Wesley Carty
Jay W. Harlan
Harlan
J. Sterling Towles
Towles
Court House
Winchester Attorney R Gray Williams Returns to Practice
R Gray Williams, a prominent Winchester attorney, has recovered from a brief illness and resumed his legal practice.
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R. Gray Williams
Winchester
South End Hose Co August Meeting Notice
South End Hose Co announces its August business meeting for Monday night August 6 full attendance is requested by officers and members.
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South End Hose CO
Germans prepare for Hindenburg funeral in Germany
Former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm arrives at Neudeck as crowds mourn Paul von Hindenburg. Adolf Hitler to give funeral oration at Tannenberg with nationwide mourning and limited ceremony access. Bells toll nightly and a 14 day mourning period observed.
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Associated Press
Neudeck
Germany
Hohenzollerns
Paul von Hindenberg
Friedrich Wilhelm
Hitler
von Hindenberg
Tannenberg
Adolf Hitler
National War Memorial
Reich
Livestock Markets Open Amid Police Escort in Chicago
Cattle and hogs entered the Chicago stock yards under a police escort as 400 more yard workers joined a strike stopping trade for nine days. Commission men opened the market, but few buyers appeared and trading started slowly amid tensions and a brickbat attack on a farmer entering the yard.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Commission
Hitler assumes power in Germany amid rising tensions across Europe
As Paul von Hindenburg dies, Adolf Hitler wields newly claimed dictatorial authority. A staged plebiscite is planned, army and navy pledge loyalty, and rumors spread of German forces massing at the Austrian border and Czechoslovakian troops along the frontier as Europe faces an uncertain, perilous future.
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von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Europe
von Hindenberg
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hjalmar Schach
Reichstag
Election of officers and delegates for post convention
Legionnaires will elect officers and delegates to the state convention at 8 p m Friday Aug 3 at Friendship Fire Company hall. Commander Philip R Fowle urges attendance. Local notice dated Aug 3.
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Robert Y. Conrad
Friendship Fire Company
Philip R. Fowle
Father of Five Dead Trying to Help Stranger in Floods
George Haley 36, father of five, died near Sassafras Maryland while assisting a motorist stuck in a ditch. His car’s exhaust flooded with mud, causing carbon monoxide poisoning as a thunderstorm delayed aid. A fellow driver found him. the unknown motorist learned to be aided. Haley’s death follows heavy rains that damaged a concrete bridge nearby.
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Associated Press
Sassafras
George Haley
Here
Warwick
Del
Haley
John Sarkey
Starkey
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