Wedding Amid War Tensions Report From China Missionary Chronicle
Miss Mary E. Bush of this city received a letter from Rev. Dr. Hugh W. White detailing his daughter’s marriage and noting the undeclared war in China. The letter describes Hankow’s bombardment threat, the Yangtze corridor, and war’s impact on Kuling and local mission activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh W. White
Mary E. Bush
China
Miss Bush
White
Heavenly Father
Seomalad
Shanghai
Nanking
Hsuchoufu
Hankow
Yangtsekiang
Kuling
Arthur J. Dieffenbacher
Erie
U.S. A
Dallas
Texas
China Inland Mission
Junia Graves
Kaling
H. F. Wupperfeld
Methodist Mission
Libby
God
Reed Wins Kansas Republican Senate Nomination For McGill Clash
Clyde M. Reed defeated two rivals to secure the Kansas GOP nomination for the U S Senate and face incumbent George McGill in November. The former governor, labeled progressive and sometimes called too New Dealerish, led over Rev. Gerald Winrod who finished third. Reed, once engaged to Miss Junia Graves White, was associated with Presbyterian and missionary circles amid wartime tensions and personal life details interwoven with his political race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
George McGill
Reed
Gerald Winrod
Hitler
A Few Cents A Day Keeps Backaches Away
Many suffer kidney and bladder issues and seek relief through a new scientific method. The ad promotes a guaranteed test of RIS one month promising restful sleep all night without getting up. Sold and recommended by Alexander's, Berlin's, and Miller's drug stores in Winchester and Berryville Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander’s Drug Store
Winchester
Berlin
Berryville
Miller’s Drug Store
Trusty Gets An Additional Stay
Elyria Ohio August 5 Sheriff W F Grall obtained a court order suspending three months of a theft sentence imposed on Vernon Knight 28 whom Grall termed his best trusty. Shucks I can't leave for a few days yet the prisoner told the sheriff I haven't finished grading the courthouse lawn. He got permission to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria, O
W. F. Grall
Vernon Knight
Grall
First Americans To Fight In Spain Convalescing
Aug 5 dispatch reports Manuel Lizaraga 40 a former merchant marine first mate leading 17 Americans among 200 foreign volunteers resting in Paris after 20 months on front lines with international brigades. Lizaraga, said to be the first American volunteer, arrived Dec 8 1936 at Albacete and went to the front 16 days later. Other Americans named include August Towsen Harrisburg Pa Harrison Reeves Chicago Louis Mohar Cleveland William Lux Detroit William Bassett Phoenix Kalla Lappalainen Pigeon Cove Mass Wesley Miller Jackson Mich Leonard Gunnet Bar Vander Schelling Frank Mazzetti Paul Schreiber Henry Fuller Antoni Ulvi Stanley Stala Joseph Raymond Dion Angelus Angelus, all of New York City.
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Paris
International Bridages
Manuel Lizaraga
American Merchant Marine
International Brigade
Lizaraga
Albacete
August Towsen
Harrisburg
Harrison Reeves
Chicago
Louis Mohar
Cleveland
William Lux
Detroit
William Bassett
Phoenix
Ariz
Kalla Lappalainen
Pigeon Cove
Mass
Wesley Miller
Jackson
Mich
Leonard Gunnet
Barto Vander Schelling
Frank Mazzetti
Paul Schreiber
Henry Fuller
Antoni Ulvi
Stanley Stala
Joseph Raymond Dion
Angelus Angelus
New York City
Plump Rosina Asoria Uses Weight in Arrest Case
New York August 5. Plump Mrs. Rosina Asoria 47 used her 200 pounds to advantage after catching Thomas Shearer 18 burglarizing her candy store. She sat on him after he poked her in the eye and he fainted. The youth faced burglary charges with bail set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rosina Asoria
Thomas Shearer
Bible School To Convene Monday At Opequon Church
The Rev. E Summers McGavock announced a Vacation Bible School will start Monday at 8 30 at Opequon Church. Ada Glass Baker will lead with assistants Mrs Jordan Massie Miss a Dutterer and Miss Relee.
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E. Summers McGavock
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Opequon Church
Ada Glass Baker
Jordan Massie
A Dutterer
Ruthee
Junior Play Leader Meeting Set by WPA Recreation
WPA recreation program junior play leaders are called to a park meeting on Wednesday August 1. Garrish presides at 10 a.m., Stryker and Carpenter at 4 p.m., and Tinsman at 7 p.m.
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WPA
Garrish
Stryker
Carpenter
Tinsman
Fifteen Sailors Killed in Quarto Cruiser Fire Room Blast
An explosion in the fireroom of the Italian cruiser Quarto in Pollenza Mallorca Harbor killed fifteen sailors and left twenty injured. A bursting boiler caused the disaster as the vessel was tied at the quay.
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Rome
Quarto
Pollenza
Mallorca
Foreign trade shows increase at Baltimore port
Baltimore port trade for the year ending June 30 totaled 200 million 802 thousand 133 dollars, up 35 percent from last year and 89 percent from 1936, per the Export and Import Bureau of the Association of Commerce report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Export and Import Bureau of the Association of Commerce
Beauty and Charm booklet for self-improvement
Readers are urged to order the booklet BEAUTY AND CHARM from Tats Cannon Information Bureau in Washington D C. The 10 cent postpaid copy promises tips on grooming, manners, and attractiveness to impress others. Enclose ten cents in coins wrapped in paper and mail to Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Hitler's New Gas Buggy May Revolutionize European Auto Industry
News memo outlines Hitler's Volk auto concept promising 100 miles per three gallons at 62 mph for about 230 dollars. It notes high gas prices in Europe and how mass car ownership could reshape industry, with a planned 1.5 million cars yearly postwar production and government financing through weekly payments.
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Hitler
New York
der Fuehrer
Detroit
Ford
Britain
England
Trafalgar Square
Bobby
Death Ray Invention Claimed By Major Marchant
Major Arthur W Marchant of Somerville Mass claims a powerful death ray that can cut quarter inch steel at 300 yards and wither human or animal bodies. The statement presents an extraordinary device attributed to a construction engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W Marchant
Somerville
Mass
Radio Highlights and Corrigan Reception at Yankee Stadium
Aug 5 Associated Press Radio Editor notes Irish societies in New York host a reception for Douglas Corrigan at Yankee Stadium with network microphones present. The day features a parade broadcast and homecoming welcome. Programs include talks on economy in the South with Harry Hopkins, concert and music segments, and various NBC CBS WABC WJZ lineups. Sports coverage features Saratoga Special and tennis summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Butterfield
Associated Press
Eastern Standard
New York
Douglas Corrigan
Yankee Stadium
WABC
CBS
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Memphis
South
Frank Trumbaur
WOR
WABS
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
WJZ
NBC
WEAF
Prosperity F. O. B
London Dance Exchange
Rakov
Number Trouble in Kirksville Watch Case
A man gave jeweler M. E. Cook a found wrist watch and a car license number to hold for a claimant. Cook later discovered the watch he had repaired belonged to his wife, and the license matched his own car, revealing a surprising mix up after several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
M. E. Cook
Cook
Nebraska Governor Courts Third Term In Primary
Governor R L Cochran seeks a third term in Nebraska as five congressmen and other candidates compete for nominations. The dull primary concentrates on economic gains and anti tax pledges with Cochran stressing Nebraska’s budget success and opponents pledging no new taxes to keep the white spot white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Warner
Cochran
Driver Charged In Death After Running Board Collision
Hagerstown March Aug 5 A reckless driving charge was filed against Walter R Bowers 35 after a coroner s jury ruled the death of John Rohrer 28 partly caused by Bowers allowing Rohrer to ride on the running board of the car Rohrer was killed when the vehicle struck a pole Bowers and others testified he swerved to avoid an oncoming truck to avert a worse crash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Horned Bug Exhibit Reported by Orchard Worker
James DeHaven of the Glaize orchard on Valley pike showed a grayish black spider like horned bug with several horns he found in the orchard to The Star office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James DeHaven
Valley Pike
Star Office
Fly Swatters Turn Fatal For Man Shaving
In Las Vegas C F Athens, while shaving with a razor in one hand and a swatter in the other, swung at a fly and misjudged. The follow through struck the razor, severing his arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
C. F. Athens
Special Event At The Park Draws Young Runners
The Park playground hosted a Friday event featuring a 50 yard dash relays and rope jumping. Winners received ribbons as participation grows among children.
Local golfer’s goldfish mystery at Swarthmore course
Kenneth Reed released 24 goldfish into a spring fed well on a Swarthmore golf course. His comment about the fish feeding on toes sparked puzzled local reaction. A week later the mosquitoes persisted and the fish were gone, with Reed declining to draw conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore
Kenneth Reed
Reed
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R. M. Swimley
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Girestone
Warner Home Radio
Tibet
H Cook
Oscit- Senn
Voice OF Firestone
N. B. C. Red
Firestone Voice OF the Farm
Firestone Adio Suode & Service Stores
Trusty
Spain
Bible School
Dewitt MacKenzie
Germany
London
Queen Mary
Lillian Russell
Arthur W. Marchant
Jerry Belcher
Weafnbc
National A
Pale Ory Beer
Brawed
the National Brewing CO
Bakkimere, Md
Nebraska
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sinclair
John C. Woolfolk
Baker & Anderson Electrical, CO
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