West's Staple Probably Will Be a Billion Under Normal
Drought cripples Midwest corn yields with experts predicting a harvest near 1.5 billion bushels, about 1 billion below the U.S. average. Scattered showers offer little relief as meteorologists forecast scant rain. Meanwhile fires burn across the region with 3,300 acres lost in the Brule blaze and multiple towns reporting damage and evacuations.
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Chicago
Midwest
United States
Missouri
Upper
Mississippi
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Nebraska
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Wyoming
Minnesota
Michigan
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Brule River
Wisconsin
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Crosby
Minn
Terhune on dog handling and rabies warnings
Albert Payson Terhune offers dog handling tips and urges calm after dog bites. He insists rabies is rare and describes wound care with suction, lukewarm water, and iodine or carbolic acid for those fearing rabies.
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Albert Payson Terhune
Mr. Terhune
Wet Paint This City Warns of Fresh Mailbox Coating
Public notice warns drivers and residents that fresh wet paint is being applied to mailbox posts around the city. Hillyard Wallpaper and Paint Co. endorses careful driving and pedestrian awareness near work zones.
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Hillyard Wallpaper
P-11) & Paint CO
Mystery George Kaufman found in Astor custody case
Subpoenaed playwright George Kaufman was located at Catalina Island as he prepared to sail with Irving Thalberg and Norma Shearer. The custody battle between Mary Astor and Dr. Franklyn Thorpe intensified with expected diary excerpts and further witness questioning.
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Goodwin J. Knight
Little Marylyn
Marylyn
Pops
Astor Custody Suit Trial In Los Angeles
Mrs Lillian Miles takes the witness stand in Miss Mary Astor's custody suit in Los Angeles. The case concerns custody of Astor’s four year old daughter and references her marriage to Dr Franklyn Thorpe at the time of the union.
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Franklyn Thorpe
Hollywood
Mary Astor
Lillian Miles
Los Angeles
Miss Astor
Central Press
Stroke Fatal To Mrs Brown
Mrs Mary Ellen Brown widow of John S Brown Sr died at 3 30 AM at 106 South Kent Street from effects of several paralytic strokes in recent months She aged 71 born April 1 1866 was a daughter of William and Mary Jane Fries of Round Hill County Frederick She was a lifelong United Brethren member and active in its auxiliary leaving three daughters and two sons plus two grandchildren Funeral from 106 South Kent Street at 4 PM conducted by Rev George W Stover with Walker M Bond interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Ellen Brown
John S. Brown
South Kent Street
William and
Mary Jane Fries
Round Hill
Winchester
United Brethren Church
Brown
Carl T. Cather
Earl Parks
Pearl Brown
John I. Brown, Jr
West Pittston
William H. Brown
Wayne Omps
City
Donald Brown
Winchester Junk Co Ad Collects Iron and Rags
Wanted iron rags and metals for shipment with best prices offered by Winchester Junk Co. at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock. Includes a serial line of numbers and page reference.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
South End Hose Co Regular Monthly Meeting Notice
South End Hose Co announces regular monthly meeting for Monday evening August 3 with full attendance requested. Secretary notes Dr. Thos Gibson relocates his office to 116 W Water St and Dr Jas A Miller also moves to 116 W Water St. Holeproof Hosiery advertised by Moling & Cather.
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South End Hose CO
Thos. Gibson
W. Water St
Jas. A. Miller
Jenkins Case Postponed to August 13
The preliminary hearing for Ernest Lud Jenkins is reset to Thursday August 13 due to Lynn Lucas absence. Jenkins faces charges of breaking and entering a chicken house in Nineveh and stealing 46 turkeys. he pleads not guilty with Lucas as his counsel. Jenkins’s wife Sadie Nichols Jenkins and sister‑in‑law Margaret Layman pleaded guilty and were sent to the Frederick County Grand Jury.
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Lynn Lucas
Luray
Ernest
Lud) Jenkins
Jenkins
A. J. Tavenner
Albert Grim
Nineveh
Lucas
Sadie Nichols Jenkins
Margaret Layman
Frederick County
Thomas Melvin Tucker
Madison County
Winchester Princess Yet to Be Named for Tobacco Festival
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce have not selected a princess from Winchester for the Tobacco Festival to be held in South Boston September 10 11. Andrew Bell secretary said several young women from the city are under consideration and a final decision will await another board meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
South
Boston
Andrew Bell
Negro To Be Given Hearing In Front Royal Theft Case
State Officer R. E. Bayliss said Lawrence Newman colored will have a hearing tomorrow at Front Royal on charges involving theft of a truck from Updike Manor Front Royal. The arrest followed a crash at Kernstown with a CCC truck several days ago.
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R. E. Bayliss
Lawrence Newman
Front Royal
Updike Manor
Kernstown
Stove Explosion Burns Local Man at Home
Slightly burned E. E. Sargent aged about 35 years suffered burns to his legs and arms when a kerosene stove exploded at his home, 608 South Loudoun Street, last night around 9 30. He received treatment at home by the family physician.
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E. E. Sargent
Loudoun Street
Gas Rates Drop For Winchester Customers
Consumers Utilities Company announces immediate gas rate reductions approved by the State Corporation Commission. Savings from a new South Kent street plant average about 7 500 dollars for customers, with general and promotional low rates. The program will eventually apply to all customers as manufacturing costs fall.
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E. C. Goss
Consumers Utilities Company
State Corporation Commission
Winchester
Mr. Goss
South Kent Street
Goss
Gass
Boscawen
Kent Streets
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Isabelle Metz McCann
Funeral services for Mrs. Isabelle Metz McCann wife of Charles R. McCann and mother of Sheriff Harry L. McCann were held at 2 p m at the family homeplace near Stephenson. Rev E B McGukin of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church officiated with hymns and scripture readings. Interment followed in the family cemetery with pallbearers including Robert S Smith Maurice M Lynch Lee N Whitacre J H Yost Joseph Jolliffe William MacCaughtry Clark Hardesty and A L Omps both of Jefferson County W Va
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Isabelle Metz McCann
Charles R. McCann
Frederick County
Harry L. McCann
Stephenson
E. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Robert S. Smith
Maurice M. Lynch
Lee N. Whitacre
J. H. Yost
Joseph Jolliffe
William MacCaughtry
Jefferson County
W. Va
Clark Hardesty
A. L. Omps
Walker Reaffirms Dem allegiance after Europe return
Former Mayor James J. Walker arrived from Europe aboard the Normandie and said he remains a Democrat and will vote the Democratic ticket. He denied political ambitions and noted no hard feelings, welcomed by a small group without a crowd at the pier.
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New York
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Walker
Normandie
Winchester Golf Club wins Bi-State League title in final match
Winchester ten man team captured the league championship at Fountain Head course in Hagerstown by defeating Loudoun Club 20 to 14. Martinsburg won the college by defeating Belle Haven 1. Banquet awarded silver trophies to Winchester and Martinsburg players. L. D. Arnold led Winchester in high points with a silver trophy among the league’s top five.
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Winchester Golf Club
Fountain Head
Hagerstown
Loudoun Club
Martinsburg
Belle Haven
Winchester
L. D. Arnold
J. P. Hayley
D. L. Weems
L. R. Pay
Scully, Jr
F. A. Read, Jr
B. Stone
P. RF. Fowle
E. C. Goss
C. T. Cooper
Bi-State League
Charles Rollins
Alexandria
Roy Hollis
Truck Loaded With Rayon Silk Crash In Maryland
Kenneth Shipley and Harrison Allison, both of Flintstone, Md., were in a heavy rayon silk laden truck that rolled over twice on the Northwestern grade near Double S. Allison suffered bruises and lacerations treated at Memorial Hospital. Shipley was unhurt. Brake failure cited as the cause with $800 damage to the truck and $500 to the cargo.
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Kenneth Shipley
Harrison Allison
Flintstone
Allison
Memorial Hospital
Shipley
R. E. Bayliss
Farmer Ends Nudist Hatred With Mountain Ukase
In New Jersey Will Searles surrendered his protest against a nudist camp near his Long Valley property. He issued a ruling that anyone may roam the nearby Booleys Mountain, regardless of attire, ending a summer-long dispute. Camp organizers described the site as a health retreat for ill and convalescent individuals.
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Long Valley
N. J
Will Searles
Booleys Mountain
Searles
Garner's Double Irritates Washington Guide
Britton Hughes, a Capitol guide, bears a striking resemblance to Vice President Garner. He shares similar hair and features, walks, and even hours, causing embarrassment for the real Garner. Hughes notes others also remark on the likeness.
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Washington
Garner
Britton Hughes
Hughes
Capitol
Farley Heads Strategy Unit In Conference
The Democratic National Committee board met at President Roosevelt's home in Hyde Park for a strategy conference led by James A. Farley. Farley indicated plans to keep the campaign budget near two million dollars as he and officials discuss anti Landon Knox efforts alongside other front-line races.
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N. Y
Board of Strategy
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Poughkeepsie
White House
Farley
Landon-Knox
Wallace
Chester Davis
Federal Reserve Board
Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
John G. Townsend, Jr
Delaware
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Bedford
Mass
Charles E. Coughlin
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Norway
Mich
William Lemke
Union Party
Thomas
Allentown
Norman Thomas
Landon
ST. Louis
Missourio
Mrs. S. T. Larrick Suffers a Stroke
Mrs. S. T. Larrick wife of a prominent Hay field farmer in Frederick county suffered a paralysis stroke at home yesterday. It was her second attack in ten days. Dr. R. A. Shafer of this city attends. She was formerly Miss Minnie Hammack of Middletown and has many friends in the area.
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Scott T. Larrick
Hayfield
Frederick County
R. A. Shafer
Larrick
Minnie Hammack
Middletown
Snapp Lands Another Big Fish in Westland Fishing Trip
Julian B. Snapp Jr. led a Westland Virginia fishing party to a 41 pound Black Bonita after a 12 minute fight. Cap Selph noted Snapp’s luck as this marked his third large Bonita in a week, with earlier catches of 35 and 40 pounds. The party also landed 20 croakers and 8 bluefish.
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Westland
Julian B. Snapp, Jr
Snapp
Cap. Selph
Owens Tops Olympic 100 in Record 10.3 Seconds
Jedgie Owens wins Olympic 100 meters in a world and Olympic record time of 10.3 seconds. Helen Stephens shares spotlight by lowering the world mark in the women’s trials. Americans Martin Osendorp and Ralph Metcalfe finish one-two in the event, preventing an American sweep. In hammer, Karl Hein leads a German-Swedish podium with 56.49 meters, 185 feet 4 16 inches, as Blask and Oskar Warngard place second and third.
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Jedgie Owens
Helen Stephens
Fulton
Anette Rogers
Chicago
Harriet Bland
St. Louis
Owen
Ralph Metcalfe
Blask
Sweden
Oskar Warngard
Virginia Lawyers To Hear Address By Stanley Reed
The Virginia State Bar Association opens its forty seventh annual convention in Virginia Beach with 200 attorneys and judiciary members expected. Stanley Reed solicitor general of the United States will deliver the principal address Friday night, presented by Governor George C. Peery. Stuart B. Campbell and the executive committee host a reception Thursday night, followed by a business session. The convention closes Saturday night with Strickland Gillilan as principal speaker at the annual dinner.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia State Bar Association
Stanley Reed
Washington
United States
George C. Peery
Stuart B. Campbell
Wytheville
Strickland Gillilan
Lutherans To Hold A Reunion At Endless Caverns
The seven teenth annual Lutheran reunion at Endless Caverns in Virginia is set for August 6 drawing about 1000 Lutherans from Virginia and West Virginia. Morning address by Rev. Charles W. Hepner D D missionary to Japan. Afternoon address by Carl M. Distler Baltimore Md board of inner missions. Master of ceremonies Rev. Lewis Koon New Market. Music featured under Rev. A W Ballentine.
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Endless Caverns
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles W. Hepner
D. D
Japan
Carl M. Distler
Board of
Inner Missions
Baltimore
Lewis Koon
New Market
A. W. Ballentine
Timberville
B. D. Castor
Luray
W. H. Kibler
Mr. Jackson
Woodstock
Luther F. Miller
Strasburg
A. L. Bolick
Dr Bell Resumes Missionary Work After U S Trip
Dr Nelson Bell and his family return to Tsing-Kiangpu China for another seven-year term as medical missionaries. He serves as administrative superintendent and head of the surgical department at the Tsing kiangpu General Hospital, run by the Southern Presbyterian Church. his wife supervises the women's clinic.
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Waynesboro
United States
Nelson Bell
Tsing-Kiangpu
China
Bell
Tsingkiangpu General Hospital
Southern Presbyterian Church
Evacuation urged for Americans in Spain amid unrest
Embassy officials urged immediate evacuation of all Americans desiring to leave Madrid to use the sole rail link to Valencia. Secretary Hull warned Americans in revolt torn Spain that U S ships might be unable to reach them. The rebel offensive pressed on San Sebastian as Franco allies push toward Loyalist lines. International non intervention talks in Paris showed fragile unity among Britain France and Italy.
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Aragon
Zaragoza
Madrid
Valencia
Seacoast
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Spain
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Washington
United States
San Sebastian
Vera
Emilio Mola
Pamplona
Mola
Guadarrama
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Paris
Europe
France
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Italy
North African
Great Britain
Britain
Mussolini
Germany
Russia
Ladies Tennis Tourney Set to Open Monday
Announcement of a ladies tennis tournament to be held at Winchester Park courts starting next Monday. entrants must file names with Jack Beaver, park manager, by Friday evening using the enclosed entry form.
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Winchester Park Tennis Courts
Jack Beaver
Beaver
Mgr
Park Tennis Courts
Braves Win 7 5 Over Harpers Ferry All Stars
The Little America Braves defeated the Harpers Ferry All Stars 7 to 5 on the old fairgrounds here. The Braves plan to play a white club at home Sunday August 9.
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Little America Braves
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Braves
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