Japanese Will Push Battle On To Banks Of Yellow River
Japanese officials inform diplomats in Tientsin that Sino Japanese hostilities will be pushed to the Yellow River. Japanese forces move north from Peiping toward Hankow pass and the Great Wall, with mechanized columns, armored trains, and air strikes targeting Chinese troops and lines near Kalfan. American missionaries warn of long term impacts from Japanese domination of north China.
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Yellow River
Nanking
China
Tientsin
Japan
Hopeh
Chahar
Shansi
Suiyuan
Shantung
Horen
Peiping
Great Wall
Hankow Pass
Kalfan
Chahar Province
Investigate before you dive good slogan for swimmers
The speaker notes heavy rains have made favorite swimming holes dangerous due to sand and stones. She urges courses in first aid offered by the Red Cross and other agencies, stressing timely, proper action after accidents to ease suffering and save lives. Unsung heroes arise from cool heads and first aid training.
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Red Cross
Mellon divorce case shocks Pittsburgh high society
Grace Rowley Mellon files suit for divorce from William Larimer Mellon Jr claiming desertion. The Mellons wed in 1930. William Larimer Mellon Jr is heir to Gulf Oil fortune and nephew of former Treasury secretary Andrew Mellon.
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Pittsburgh
Grace Rowley Mellon
William Larimer Mellon, Jr
Young Mellon
Truck Strike Ended in Philadelphia Amid Citywide Tensions
Trucks moved normally in Philadelphia after a brief flare up following a city wide strike end announcement. Mayor S Davis Wilson kept the state of emergency in effect until further safety was assured. Police convoys escorted A and P contract trucks for safe passage through the city.
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Philadelphia
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
S. Davis Wilson
A. and P
Yard Party at Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill 4-H Club hosts a yard party on Tuesday August 10 at Round Hill Presbyterian Church. No further details provided.
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Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill
Winchester merchants to meet police on Aug 5 in Council Chamber
Notice to all merchants of Winchester invites attendance at a Thursday night meeting with the Police and Traffic Committee of the City Council to discuss traffic regulations and parking privileges. Retail Merchants Association leaders B. H. Hamman Earl Clowser Andrew Bell urge prompt participation.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants Association of the Chamber of Commerce
B. H. Hamman
Earl Clowser
Andrew Bell
Pickers Tickets Print Now at the Star Office
Pickers tickets are printed at the Star Office with customers urged to collect their orders. The notice appears dated July 21 with a time marker of 1 p.m. and mentions staff handling pickup.
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Star Office
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held in our hall Friday evening August 6 at 8 PM. All members are urged to attend. L. M. Crabill Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
L. M. Crabill
Courts To Decide Custody Of Donald In Abduction Case
Otto and Martha Horst seek permanent custody of the 30 month old boy Donald taken from them in what police first called a kidnapping. John Regan and Lydia Nelson claim Donald as their son and admit taking him from Mrs Horst at birth due to money problems. A chauffeur, Fred Ewert, remains missing and may face questions.
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Chicago
Otto
Martha Horst
Donald
St. Vincent’s
Horsts
W. F. Crowley
John Regan
Lydia Nelson
Crowley
Burned Ship Collided With Freighter Near Baltimore
Lieut. Col. Leon A. Cole testified before a federal board that the City of Baltimore and the Arkansan collided after a fire was discovered. The Arkansan reported the collision the next day as rescuers took aboard five survivors from the water.
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Baltimore
Leon A. Cole
City of Baltimore
Arkansan
Col. Cole
City of
Real bargains at sale bills and yard party notices
An August sale and sale bill notices the covenanter yard party Friday August 6 on Gray Ave to benefit a boys camp. Also mentions Moling and Cather selling items across two days with real bargains.
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Covenanter Yard
Gray Ave
Moling and Cather
Rouss Fire Co. Sets Regular Meeting
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. holds its monthly meeting Friday evening August 6 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. President M. D. Weaver signs the notice.
Miss Pifer Ready To Come To Valley Home
Miss Pifer is prepared to relocate to Valley Home as announced, details unclear. The news item notes plans for her move and future residence in the valley community.
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Miss Pifer
Valley
Family of Missing Nurse Seeks Answers in St Louis Visit
Dr H I Pifer and Mrs George Chapman travel from Virginia to St Louis to see Martha Pifer a 40 year old nurse who vanished from Albuquerque New Mexico in May. Martha had been a patient at City Hospital since July after being found weak and wandering and there is speculation she suffers amnesia. Police investigated the disappearance and she later described being discharged from a government sanatorium in Albuquerque before wandering to St Louis. The siblings hoped to obtain explanations during their planned hospital visit.
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St.louis
H. I. Pifer
Winchester
George Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns
Martha Pifer
Winchester and
Strasburg
Albuquerque
N. M
St. Louis City Hospital
St. Louis
Pifer
Bedford
Ind
City Hospital
Ambulance fee refunded to Maryland family
The Annapolis Fire Department returned ten dollars paid by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cannon for an ambulance transfer of their son Edward Cannon, eight, from the Emergency Hospital to a Washington hospital after he broke his back diving at Crystal Beach. The refund followed a Washington paper report that the Cannons used grocery money for the fee.
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Annapolis
Annapolis Fire Department
Bernard Cannon
Washington
Edward Cannon
Crystal Beach
J. Albert Fisher, Jr
Fire Department
PWA
Belmont youths killed in Halibut Point rock avalanche
Two Belmont teenagers Herbert Anderson aged 18 and Chester Elroy aged 17 died when a 50 foot avalanche of crumbling rock collapsed as they and companions looked at the ocean from a rocky promontory at Halibut Point near Rockport Massachusetts. A sister was among the onlookers as rescuers worked along the perilous ledges to retrieve the bodies.
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Belmont
Mass
Halibut Point
Rockport
Rocky Mount
Herbert Anderson
Chester Elroy
Central Press
State seeks right of way for Route 277 condemnation
The State Highway Commission filed a suit in Frederick Circuit Court to condemn 4.47 acres of land owned by Melvin H. Sandy for improvements to the Stephens City to White Post road. The petition requests commissioners to view and appraise the property, which lies on both sides of Route 277 a mile east of Stephens City, with 2.12 acres already in the right of way and 2.35 acres to be acquired. The case notes ongoing widening plans amid rising traffic and a nearby Skyline Drive opening.
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Melvin H. Sandy
Frederick
State Highway Commission
James P. Reardon
Highway Department
Stephens City
White Post Road
White Post
Washington
Front Royal
Winchester Front Royal
Pure Food Store Adds Wide Variety of Foods
A local Pure Food Store reports happiness and pleasure in serving a greater variety of foods to customers, highlighting expanded offerings and community satisfaction.
Emile Sore Throat Improves, Dafoe Reports
Emile, third of the Dionne quintuplets, sat up on her hospital cot in Callander. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said she is getting along very well after a sore throat began Monday. Temperature normal, she won't join sisters at play until Sunday earliest. siblings in good health.
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Callander
Emile
Dafoe Hospital
Allan Roy Dafoe
Emilie
Dafoe
Health Official Seeks State Aid Over City Water Supply
Dr L M Allen Worcester health officer telegraphed Major Richard Messer of the State Health Department to visit Winchester and review the water situation. He urged residents to boil water until further notice while officials monitor the chlorination plant, dispelling rumors of the crisis.
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L. M. Allen
Richard Messer
State Health Department
Winchester
Allen
Messer
Paris Show Reveals Scant Garments and Bold Flair
Milady fashion coverage from Paris notes Schiaparelli’s show embraces scant clothes and daring decollete silhouettes. Designers present riotous color, inventive hats, unusual footwear, and vivid furs, with a mix of Victorian echoes and modern cut bodies and lavish trims.
LeHew Sues Grove For 5000 In Auto Accident
T F LeHew of Warren County files suit in Circuit Court with Weaver and Armstrong seeking 5000 in damages from Howard Grove over an auto collision on the Front Royal Winchester road near May 8. Grove denies negligence, claiming the plaintiff was at fault. LeHew alleges injuries including a fractured shoulder blade and rib.
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T. F. LeHew
Warren
Howard Grove
Circuit Court
C. C. Brannon
Warren County
LeHew
Weaver and Armstrong
Front Royal
Grove
James P. Reardon
Front Royal- Winchester Road
Mr. Wisecarver Injured In Fall
H. W. Wisecarver, 72, was injured after falling into an open street cellar door at the Betsy Ross Tuesday. Blind since age 23, he lives at 40 West Boscawen Street and has an active, though solitary, city routine. He struck his head, suffered bruises and cuts, and remains stiff and sore as he recovers.
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H. W. Wisecarver
Betsy Ross
Wisecarver
West Boscawen Street
Winchester
Nomination Statement of Cc. P. McVicar
The announcement thanks friends for loyalty in a nomination and promises to merit their confidence by full service.
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Cc. P. McVicar
Circulation Of A Petition Sparks Uproar In Senate
Circulation of a page boys statement urging reconsideration of the Wagner housing bill provoked uproar in the Senate. Senator Clark denounced it as propaganda while Senator Wagner took responsibility, saying he saw no impropriety. The measure would cap housing project costs at 1000 a room or 4000 a unit, with debates on byrd and other amendments ongoing.
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Washington
Page Boys
Chamber
Eta Wi
Ee Ca
Clark
D-Mo
Missouri
McNary
Pittman
D-Nev
Wagner
Eiakeeatoe
American Redents’ of
Building Trade Department
American Oration of Labor
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Ickes
LaFollette
Vandenberg
R-Mich
George
D-Ga
Rodeo Thrills Park Crowd For Playground Fund
The Bar F Ranch rodeo opened at the Park to a large crowd for the Park Playground Fund. Officials called last night’s show more thrilling than the Terra Alta exhibition. Cowboys and cowgirls performed expert riding shooting and stunts. Farmers in Frederick and nearby counties may bring oxen for free breaking by experts.
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Bar-F. Ranch
Park
Park Playground Fund
Terra Altag W. Va
Frederick
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. All members are asked to attend. Richard Boxwell, Captain.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Richard Boxwell
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