Missing Plane With 11 Aboard Submerged in Atlantic Search
The Pan American Grace flying boat with 11 passengers and three crew vanished en route from Guayaquil to Balboa. Navy and army aircraft scoured Isthmus and Caribbean approaches with dozens of planes and ships, locating the submerged craft with no signs of life.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
United States
Babbitt
Taylor
Colon
Pan-American- Grace Air Line
Washington
War Department
Panama
Pan-American-Grace Airways
Cristobal
Pan-American-Grace
Guayquil
Ecuador
United States Navy
Navy Air
Coco Solo
Here
Navy Department At
Teal
Nokomis
Atlantic
Canal
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Miami
Fla
Pan-American-Grace ‘Airways
Guayaquil
Ecua
Winchester Says School Break-Ins Spur Call for Action
MA Winchester urges harsh treatment for those breaking into county school buildings. He cites multiple incidents of entry damage and theft of supplies and materials. He proposes assigning workers to repay losses, asking what criminals wanted with books and maps.
Magnitude Of Fruit Industry Is Astounding
Connecticut and Massachusetts fruit growers toured Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley for a three day study of the state’s principal orchards. About 40 visitors, mostly from New England, were impressed by the size of the Winchester area orchard industry.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Shenandoah Valley
Clarke
Frederick
Virginia
Obers
Bay State
Winchester
Loyalists Lose Mountain Forts on Teruel Front
Franco Spanish frontier Aug 3 insurgent brigades drove Madrid Valencia troops from fortifications near Bezas on the Teruel front. The action seized munitions and supplies and left many government dead. The government lost a secondary road linking forces in that sector.
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Hendaye
Madrid-Valencia
Teruel
Bezas
Francisco Franco
Spain
Madrid
Costal Valencia
Cuenca
Boil All Drinking Water of City Warned by Health Officer
Dr L M Allen city health officer warned that city water for drinking must be boiled. He said recent analyses found impurities and urged boiling to destroy germs and bacteria as a precaution.
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L. M. Allen
Eliminate Unsound Banks Would Prune Banking System
Washington August 3. FDIC chief Leo T Crowley proposed pruning 300 to 400 banks yearly for five to seven years to create a sound banking system capable of withstanding future depressions. He noted insured banks fell by 86 in six months to June 30, with 13 887 operating.
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Washington
Leo T Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Crowley
FDIC
Ninth Last Knot For Kid McCoy On Final Honeymoon
Rushville Indiana August 3 Former world middleweight champion Kid McCoy Norman Selby aged 63 says this is his ninth and last honeymoon because they count him out at ten He returned to Rush County with his Detroit bride Sue Cobb Cowley aged 44 The couple will tour Michigan before returning to Detroit where Selby works in Ford Motor Company personnel He fought 200 bouts with six losses and held the 1896 middleweight title defeating Bill Dougherty in Johannesburg South Africa He defeated Joe Choynski and Peter Maher but lost to Jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey.
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Rushville
Ind
Kid McCoy
Kid
Norman Selby
Moscow
Sue Cobb Cowley
Detroit
Mich
Irvin S. Cobb
Michigan
Selby
Ford Motor Company
Bill Dougherty
Johannesburg
South Africa
Joe Choynski
Peter Maher
Jim Corbett
Tom Sharkey
Ballots Counted In Winchester Primary At 2 30 PM
Democratic workers in Winchester reported 742 ballots cast by 2 30 PM with Charley Rouss leading at 280, Friendship 173, Sarah Zane 169, and City Hall 120. One local contest pits C P McVicar against Allen Gray for Commissioner of Revenue while other nominees ran unopposed.
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Winchester
Charley Rouss
Sarah Zane
C. P. McVicar
Allen Gray
Commissioner of Revenue
W. A. Baker
Walter M. Shade
James P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Taylor Barr
Wage Hour Bill Action Postponed For Day
Washington August 3 The wage hour bill faced delay as the House labor committee postponed action at President Roosevelt's request. AFL leader William Green and Mrs Norton signaled new amendments aimed at aligning standards with labor interests. additional changes likely to be proposed tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House
Roosevelt
House Labor Committee
Norton
D-Nj
Representative Hartley
R-Nj
Hartley
Green
County Schools To Open Early In Frederick County
Frederick County School Board votes to start 1937 38 session Monday October 4 an experiment to reduce absenteeism from orchard and farm work. About 250 to 300 pupils may benefit. Teachers meet in Winchester for final instructions. Five day Christmas holiday set, school to run eight months. Vandalism reported as several county schools were entered with locks broken and damage done.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Winchester
Virginia
Carper’s Valley School
Missionaries Give Details Of Slaughter At Tungchow
Soviet Izvestia denounces Japan for trying to provoke a U S S R conflict after the Tungchow consulate raid. Pravda blasts Japanese provocations as the Russian press shows support for China amid the Sino Japanese clash over Hopeh and Chahar.
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Tungchow
Moscow
Izvestia
Japan
U. S
Tientsin
White Guard Provocateurs
S. R
Pravada
Communist Party
China
North China
Hopeh
Chahar
Dairymen Choose Alexandria for 1938 Convention
The Virginia State Dairymen's Association will hold its annual convention in January 1938 in Alexandria. Directors weighed local invitations from Winchester and other cities but opted for Alexandria due to preferred facilities and cooperative offers, a decision announced after July 28 during a board meeting.
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Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
Alexandria
Winchester
R. G. Connelly
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Virginia Dairymen's Association
Remove Ballast From Endeavour
In Bristol R I Aug 3 Endeavour is lightened by ballast removal at Herreshoff yard to gain speed in light air against Vanderbilt's Ranger. Sopwith says Endeavour is stiffer than Ranger in light air and hopes for a stronger wind, aiming to convert the invader into a light air boat for the next America's Cup race. The British board of strategy signals no formal changes and notes no hull defects after the refit.
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Bristol
Sopwith
Endeavour
Harold
Vanderbilt
Ranger
Herreschoff Yard
British Board of Strategy
Council Not To Meet Tonight
The Common Council will not meet tonight due to lack of quorum. Seven members indicated they could not attend, and it is unclear if a special meeting will be called later in the week. A large calendar of items remains.
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Common Council
Lions And Guests Visit The Furnace
A hundred and sixty Lions and guests visit Elizabeth Furnace in Powell's Fort for their annual outing. The program includes outdoor games, fishing, swimming and bridge with dinner at 6.30. Members began leaving for the scene earlier this afternoon.
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Elizabeth Furnace
Powell's Fort
Labor Market Shows Housing Boom In Frederick County
Reports indicate easy job access in Frederick County with construction driving demand. Despite permit slumps in Winchester, residents see ongoing home building and orchard season work, with Echols and Moore of Staunton advancing highway construction from the West Virginia line toward Winchester, causing minimal traffic disruption.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Echols and Moore
Staunton
West Virginia Line
Zionist leader Blames Britain for Holy Land ills
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Palestine, told the twentieth Zionist World Congress in Zurich that Britain bears responsibility for the Holy Land's ills. He criticized the plan to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states with a mandate, calling it a fundamental misconception.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Chaim Weizmann
World Zionist Organization
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Weizmann
Twentieth Zionist World Congress
Palestine
Dizzy Dean Eyes Recovery as Toe and Arm Falter
The veteran pitcher Dizzy Dean suffers a sore big toe and troubled pitching arm lowering his season tally to 12 wins and 9 losses. He was hit hard by Burleigh Grimes as 16,000 fans watched and the Cardinals slipped to fourth place, 11 games behind the Cubs.
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ST. Louis
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Burleigh Grimes
Plate
Cardinals
Dean
Cubs
Exodus of refugees as Japanese threat looms over Nanking
Fear grips Nanking as Japan war planes threaten the capital and residents camouflage buses. Exiles flood trains inland and south, while officials discuss severing relations with Japan. A letter from Tungchow details harrowing fighting and a mission hospital's closure.
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Nanking
Chins
China
Japan
Tientsin
Peiping
North China War Area
Tokyo
Legislative Yuan
Central Political Council
Martin
East Hopehi
Tungchow
Pure Food Store Ad Promotes Dill and Pickling Cucumbers
An old style ad from Pure Food Store promotes dill for flavoring pickles and notes availability of cucumbers in all sizes for pickling. The message ends with a flourish asking for ardor and interest in pickling supplies.
Fresh home grown vegetables delivered each morning
A brief note from 1p-11 Pure Food Store promotes fresh home grown vegetables pulled and delivered daily. Coleman Dunn mentions a client seeking to buy Geo. Wash. Hotel stock.
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Geo. Wash
Coleman Dunn
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Bay States
New England
Fdic Claims Banking System
Wii
Tueday
Harry S. Martin
Boston
James A. Hunter
Peoria
Ill
American Board of Missions
Pure Food Store
L. Zuckerman and Sons
Star Office
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