Americans in Kaifeng prepare hurried flight under Japanese pressure
The Aug 5 dispatch says Americans in Kaifeng plan a rapid departure amid intensifying anti American pressure. Telecommunication cuts hinder details, but reports note about 20 American missionaries and several US enterprises in the area. Chinese and Japanese actions threaten British interests and local missions amid upheaval in North China.
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Shanghai
Kaifeng
Tong
North China
Chengchow
United States
Chung
Yochow
The
Reformed Church
Chengingki
Yangtze River
Bobby Riggs Wins Meadow Club Invitation Tennis Title
Bobby Riggs of Chicago defeated Sidney Wood of New York 10-8 6-4 6-4 to win the Meadow Club invitation tournament for the third straight year and claim the $1 000 president challenge cup in Southampton New York.
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Southampton
N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Sidney Wood
New York
Wood
Riggs
Winchester readers urged to share long running STAR subscriptions
A Winchester column asks longtime STAR readers to send in how many years they have subscribed, share updates on work and family, and offer improvement suggestions. The request invites distant readers to write or call, citing Jefferson’s philosophy on warm thoughts over money.
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Winchester
Dutch Princess Becomes Mother Of Girl Again
Amsterdam reported Crown Princess Juliana gave birth to a daughter, not a son, delaying a hoped male heir. A 51 gun salute signaled the birth, and the nation mixed disappointment with relief that both mother and child were doing well after a difficult delivery.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Guardsmen Ship Out For Annual Manuevers At Bull Run
Headquarters Company and Company I of the 116th Infantry Va. National Guard leave camp to join thousands in the second battle of Bull Run reenactment at Grovetown Va. Lt. Lawrence C. Hollis leads Headquarters Company. personnel lists include ranks and names for both units.
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Fort Myer
Grovetown
Bull Run
John O. Doe
3Rd Bn
116Th Inf
N. G
APO
Star
Lawrence C. Hollis
Dorton
Thomas E
Hollis
Marshall
William G. Jr
Sutton
Robert L
Baker
William H
Chamberlain
Clowe
Mifflin B
Gibbons
Charles A. Woods
Leslie N
Bennett
William F., Jr
Campbell
Robert A
McIntyre
William W., Jr
Pangle
Madison S
Shumaker
Meredith R
Affleck
Daniel
Duvall
Braxton H
Pansler
Kenneth E
Fletcher
Mitchell
Headley
Joshua D
Louthan
William H., Jr
Manuel
Ralph E
Richard
Lewis L
Seal
John H. Jr
White
Roland S
Il Resto Del Carlino Calls for Gibraltar Return
The Bologna newspaper urged Britain to cede Gibraltar to Spain noting the 235 years of British control and describing the rock as a lingering shadow over the Mediterranean. It said the shout for English withdrawal resonates across Italy and Axis-friendly powers as inevitable.
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Rome
Bologna
Il Resto del Carlino
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Spain
Madrid
Britain
Malta
Mediterranean
Italy
Germany
Axis
Showers Likely Midweek From Weather Outlook
Weather outlook for August 7 to 12 calls for generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States with showers likely near the middle of the week. Warmer temperatures expected early week, cooler after midweek, then warmer again at the end.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Celanese Mill Closes Amid Labor Dispute in Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America shutters its Cumberland Maryland plant after a strike by several thousand workers. Picket lines form with hundreds of demonstrators and state police on duty. no disorder reported. A federal conciliator may be dispatched, as traffic is redirected to ease congestion at the plant gates.
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Cumberland
Mad
Celanese Corporation of America
Charles D. Walton
New York
General Committee
Department of Labor
Washington
Dingle Circle
Braddock Road
City approves cyclone fence around abandoned quarry
City officials report a WPA grant for a cyclone fence around the abandoned quarry between the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and Parkway has been approved. City manager Lee Grant says work could begin Monday August 28, with total cost about 2600 dollars for about 2167 feet of fencing to deter hazards around the deep water-filled site.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Parkway
Lee Grant
Four Die in Laurel Hill Tunnel Collapse
Four men were killed when a 20 ton boulder broke from the tunnel ceiling at Laurel Hill near Somerset Pennsylvania. Walter B Daley Ola Kenneth Schooling and Leonard Anderson died instantly while William Leach survived briefly before dying after arm entrapment and last rites. The tunnel is part of a 60 million dollar Pittsburgh to Harrisburg express highway project.
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Somerset
Laurel Hill
Walter B. Daley
Langloth
Ola Kenneth Schooling
Leonard Anderson
Pennsylvania
William Leach
Boswell
Somerest
Allegheny Mountains
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
William H. Vanderbilt
South Penn Railroad
Edwards Polls Largest Vote In Local Election Update
W Erle Edwards led the ticket with 2296 votes for commonwealth's attorney. Lee N Whitacre renominated for commissioner of revenue received 2203, with unofficial returns showing 2297 tied. Official totals list Harrison 2095 and Cather 821 for Senate. McCann 1828 and Brumback 1116 for treasurer. Whitacre 2203 and Pifer 715 for commissioner of revenue. Edwards 2296 and Largent 570 for commonwealth's attorney. Sheriff Bywaters 2011 and Bayliss 909. supervisors by district with various tallies. Oates 169 constable. Election commissioners named.
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W. Erle Edwards
Edwards
Commonwealth
Lee N. Whitacre
Senate
Harrison
Cather
McCann
Brumback
Whitacre
Pifer
Largent
Bywaters
Bayliss
Two Buses For Schools Approved In Frederick County
Frederick County School Board authorized the purchase of two modern steel school buses to transport 80 children. One bus will replace the Stephens City vehicle and the other may serve Middletown School. Principal changes include Mr Newton resigning from White Hall after two years to lead a Bath county school. White Hall vacancy remains unfilled.
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Frederick County School Board
Stephens City
Middletown
Newton
White Hall
Bath County
Rivers at Riverton Reported in Vague Condition Update
Brief river condition note cites Rivers at Riverton on the north bank and South Fork Muddy area with limited details. No measurements or dates provided. status appears non-critical but unclear.
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Riverton
Yard Party at John Kerr Schoolyard Bingo Benefit
A Yard Party raises funds for the Friendship Fire Co with a Reel Team event starting at 7 15 p m at John Kerr Schoolyard. The notice invites participation and outlines the bingo activity as the main attraction.
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John Kerr Schoolyard
Benefit of Friendship Fire Co
Hedaway Street Construction Nears Completion
City manager Lee Grant announced Wick Street storm sewer work is done. Crews are now on site to finish the street before the spring rush and apple season.
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Wick Street
Lee Grant
Orkmen
Turbulence Seen In Next Campaign
Washington, Aug. 5. The turmoil and party chaos closing the first session of the 76th Congress hint at turbulence for the 1940 presidential campaign. Democrats split over New Deal versus anti New Deal ideas with city versus farm, northern versus southern factions, while Republicans seek to widen the divisions. Some lawmakers oppose the spending surge and reorganization of labor, arguing for a tighter budget and resets to policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
New Deal
Tavern Keeper's Wife Is Robbed in Baltimore Heist
Three armed men robbed Mrs. Mary Vyskocil outside a tavern on East Chase street early today and took about 2500 dollars, including cash receipts, bank books, and papers. Frank Happy Vyskocil fired at the fleeing robbers as they escaped in a car.
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Baltimore
Mary Vyskocil
East Chase Street
Happy Vyskocil
Sinai Hospital
What Congress Did and Didn't Do In Session
Summary of congressional actions across appropriations defense taxes and social policy. It notes near record peace time spending totals and notable votes on WPA curtailment, military expansion, agency reorganization, monetary powers, and tax changes. It also covers legislation on pensions neutrality labor and health program outlines.
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Congress
Roosevelt
RFC
Hatch
House
Townsend
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ways and Means
Transportation
Senate
General Andrews To Direct Army Training
The War Department named Brigadier General Frank M. Andrews to command all army operations and training in recognition of air power. Andrews, longtime head of the Mobile headquarters air force, becomes assistant chief of staff for operations and is the first air force officer to hold this command post.
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Washington
War Department
Air Corps
Frank M. Andrews
Andrews
Mobile General Headquarters Air Force
Air Force
Miners Trapped in Deep Coal Hole Near Ravine
Rescue efforts continued at Ravine Pennsylvania as divers and miners tunnel to reach Robert Fidler 45 and Noah Kohr 37 buried under mud after a cave in at a 200 foot coal shaft. An 18 year old Charles Zimmerman alerted rescuers from nearby mines. It might be hours before access is gained.
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Ravine
Robert Fidler
Noah Kohr
Charles Zimmerman
Runaway Youth Charged With Murder and Hold-Ups
Leonard Nugent, 20, a Staten Island youth, is charged with murder after shooting a man, wounding his girlfriend Elizabeth Collins, and staging nine hold ups in one week. He confessed to a spree tied to a bitter family quarrel and easy money, with Cohen, a 42 year old button broker, dying from a heart wound during the struggle.
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New York
Leonard Nugent
Isadore Cohen
Nugent
John J. Gallagher
Staten Island
Cohen
28Th Street
Broadway
Charles Getzel
West 46Th Street
Dr. A. M. Mulholland
Elizabeth Collins
Congress Sets A Spending Record
Washington Aug 5 Congress appropriated more than 13.15 billion dollars in a peacetime record. The total, about 13,158,575,386, sparked dispute between Democrats and Republicans on the House appropriations committee over unexpended balances and deferrals. Defense funds rose to 1.78 billion while relief appropriations dropped to 1.76 billion, with GOP caution that more relief spending may come before 1940.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Taber
Cannon
D-Mo
Roosevelt
Navy
Army Air Corps
Army
Virginians Take Leadership Role
Washington reports the Virginian delegation led key fights in this Congress session. Senator Byrd steered major economy measures in the government reorganization act, while Senator Glass headed a drive against presidential currency devaluation authority.
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Washington
Congress
Virginia
Floyd H. Roberts
Bristol
Senate
Byrd
Glass
Curb and Gutter Work Near Northwestern Grade Entrance
The curb and gutter on the Northwestern Grade entrance to the city are completed with satisfactory progress on widening Route 50 to the city limits. The sewer line on Valley Pike is funded by J. H. Henry as part of his development in the area.
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Valley Pike
J. H. Henry
Henry
Congress clears 185 million farm price bill in adjournment push
A Senate House conference committee accepts a 185 million appropriation bill with 119,599,918 for the Commodity Credit Corporation to bolster farm prices. Wallace and Roosevelt say the provision is essential to the farm price program as leaders anticipate an adjournment after final House and Senate concurrence.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
House
Senate
Commodity Credit Fund
Congress
Baltimore Pilot Wins Mile Trophy at Ligonoie River Regatta
Baltimore pilot E. T. Chase captured the Miles wae trophy for unlimited runabouts at Ligonoie River Yacht Club regatta. He finished ten miles in the final heat a quarter mile ahead of Annapolis’s E F Dobson driving Water Sprite. Frank Maxa Jr of Havre De Grace placed third in Flandel 2nd. final point standings gave Chase 1200, Dobson 825, Maxa 619.
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ST. Michaels
Baltimore
E. T. Chase
Waters
Ligonoie River Yacht Club Regate
Chase
E. F. Dobson
Annapolis
Frank Maxa, Jr
Havre de Grace
Fland
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