Washington drought and Maryland forest fire report
The agitation for relief continues as federal agencies assess needs amid drought. Maryland reports $100,000 in crop losses and a $100,000 timber loss from a 20 mile forest fire with 900 firefighters. Washington apple crops suffer from water shortage affecting hops and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Hoover
Sampson
Kentucky
Alexandria
Potomac
Virgin Islands
Baltimore
Alleghany County
Maryland
Frederick
Cumberland
Annapolis
Weather Bureau
J. Wallace Heath
Maryland State Dairymen’s Association
Heath
Thomas T. Symons
Agricultural Department
University of Maryland
Symons
Olympia
Wash
Charles Bartholet
Mr. Bartholet
Divorce Granted in Kirkwood Lee Custody Battle
The seven year marriage of actor James Kirkwood and actress Lila Lee ends in divorce with Kirkwood winning custody of their six year old son James Jr. A court order denies Lila Lee any right or control over the child’s rearing education or religious training. The couple wed July 1923 and separated July 15.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
James Kirkwood
Lila Lee
Kirkwood
James, Jr
Radio Singer Named Miss Universe at Pageant
Dorothy Dell Goff, 17, a blonde high school student and radio singer from Galveston, was chosen as Miss Universe in the annual pageant. She receives 2000 dollars and a silver plaque, after previously earning Miss United States of America. Horton Starr of New York becomes her manager and expects more stage and screen opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Dorothy Dell Goff
Miss Goff
Horton Starr
New York
Pennsylvania GOP primary fraud probe to finish early
Senate campaign funds committee in Washington plans early disposition of charges of fraud and irregularity in the Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial primary. With Grundy to be seated in December, the panel will first clear up the race between Grundy and Secretary of Labor Davis and related irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate Campaigne Funds Committee
Keystone
Senate
Grundy
Nye
Davis
Lingle and Zuta Slaying May Be Linked
Chicago August 6 the investigation into the slaying of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle centers on a left handed blond man linked to the Moran Reille case. A discarded black glove at the Dellafield Wisconsin resort dance hall tied to Jack Zuta Moran Reille vice overlord helps connect the two killings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Alfred Lingle
Jack Zuta Moran-Reille
Zuta
Dellafield
Wisconsin
Lingle
Tribune
Rain Briefly Dampens Cumberland as Fires See Progress
Light shower in Cumberland at noon breaks heat and cheers. Forest fires around the area show signs of control, with the Dan's Mountain blaze contained on the east toward Cresaptown but still active on the west near Lonaconing. About fifteen hundred firefighters contested the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cumberland
Dan’s Mountain
Crésaptown
Lonaconing
Jemima Or The Witch of Bender Play at Lyric Theatre
A church play titled Jemima Or The Witch of Bender will be presented at the Lyric Theatre in Stephens City on Friday night August 8 at 8 pm. The event promises a community performance by local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemima
Bender
Lyric Theatre
Stephens City
Rouss Fire Co Uniforms Issued For Shippensburg Trip
Rouss Fire Company prepares uniforms for a departure tonight to Shippensburg Pennsylvania. Members will travel to participate in a regional event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shippensburg, Pa
Local Golf Club Semi finals Set in Championship Flight
Peyton Marshall and Judge Weems reach the semi finals after tight rounds in the championship flight. Marshall wins on the 19th hole after a close match with Fred Read, while Weems advances following a default. Miss Kern and Mrs. Carpenter win among the ladies with Kern gaining second low handicap. consolation moves include Vic Arthur, Ed Stone, and Parson Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Marshall
Judge Weems
Fred Read
Beaudric Howell
J. P. Hayler
Marshall
H. R. Kern, Jr
L. R. Fay
Vic Arthur
Vic
Parson Nelson
Ed Stone
Miss Kern
Mrs. Carpenter
Mrs. Robertson
Miss Miller
Boserman
Elting
Gaylord
John Weems
Bill Paxton
Firemen and Band to Parade at Shippensburg Pa
The Charley Rouss Fire Company and Citizens' Band will leave at six tomorrow morning for Shippensburg Pa to take part in a 2:30 pm parade tied to the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association annual meeting. About 100 firefighters and a 40-piece band are expected. free transportation is provided. Captain Lee M. Lamp will lead the fire company and Prof McIlwee will lead the band.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
Citizens’ Band
Shippensburg
Cumberland A Wiley Firemen’s Association
Rouss Company
Rouss
Lee M. Lamp
Prof
McIlwee
Population of Pennsylvania Reaches 9 638 841
Harrisburg report announces Pennsylvania's population at 9 638 841 based on official AP tabulations. The item appears in a brief notice from the Augusta era with an laundry advertisement attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Gore fire suspect Whitacre held after overnight arrest
Welby Whitacre, about 29, was arrested by Sheriff Pannett and Constable Bageant on a warrant charging him with setting fire that destroyed much of Gore’s post office and store, causing over a half million dollars in losses. He denied guilt and awaits a preliminary hearing.
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Welby Whitacre
Pannett
George Bageant
Blondell Larrick
Gore
Whitacre
Ebenezer Church
Winchester
Tavenner
County Magistrate’s Court
Bevenge
A. R. Rinker
State Official Visits On Apple Embargo With Argentina
Senator Claude A Swanson and former Governor Harry F Byrd urged Wilbur Carr in Washington on Monday to address Argentina’s embargo on barreled apples from the United States. Carr promised to raise the issue with Argentina’s state department and seek revocation. The Boeing system has completed 10 000 000 miles of flight with air mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Swanson
Harry F. Byrd
Wilbur Carr
Washington
Argentina
United States
Mr. Carr
State Department of
Boeing
Watering Restrictions Notice
Water committee advises until further notice sprinkling of lawns gardens and flowers allowed 6 to 7 a m and 6 to p m each day.
Gore Residents Recover From Devastating Gore Fire
A fire in Gore destroyed half a million dollars in property and the Natwick & Company flooring plant. Postmaster Blondell Larrick and daughter Ida were burned escaping. About a million feet of lumber survived due to green wood. The company faces large losses and uncertain rebuilding prospects amid weak demand for flooring.
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Gore
J. Natwick & Company
Ida Larrick
Natwick Company
Winchester City Council Tackles Tourist Runners and Water Use
Last night the Winchester City Council reviewed July water use showing 45,081,000 gallons pumped down from 58,050,000 a year earlier due to restrictions and a cooling system change at Robinson Cold Storage saving about 250,000 gallons daily. A proposed curb on tourist boardinghouse runners was introduced but later amended for future action. The council also enacted a $100 license tax for miniature golf courses and agreed to borrow 25,000 from bond funds to cover current expenses. A special session is set for next Monday to audit the city books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
East
L. R. Dettra
Robinson Cold Storage Company
Fred L. Glaize
Mr. Glaize
Dr. L. M. Allen
R. Frank Barr
William Beverley
W. W. Dellinger
Fred W. Forney
H. H. Hable
J. H. Henry
Percy D. Miller
W. Nelson Page
Chas. H. Harper
W. A. Sale
Barr
Shryock
Hable
Leech
Union Services To Ask For Rain At White Post
A rain prayer service will be held at Meade Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church in White Post Va on Thursday at 7 30 pm. Everyone is urged to attend or pray at home. The service will be led by Rev Arthur Ribble and Rev R L Moore representing Meade Memorial Church and White Post Methodist Episcopal Church South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Meade Memorial’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Arthur Ribble
Meade Memorial Church
R. L. Moore
White Post Methodist Episcopal Church South
Friendship Fire Company Holds August Meeting
Regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Friendship Hall. All members are expected to be present. Dr. Forney, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Friendship Hall
Xpa Ve Siege
Forney
Sarah Zane Fire Co convention trip details
Fire company members attend convention in Shippensburg Pennsylvania on Thursday August 7. They will meet at Company Hall and the bus leaves promptly at 6 a.m. Browny Captain is listed among attendees.
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Shippengburg
Hall Buss
Browny
Dennis widow leads SC senate race after husband’s death
Mrs Ella Mae Dennis carries on her husband J Dennis’s political legacy in South Carolina as she seeks to win the state senate seat after he was shot in an ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Dennis
J. Dennis
South Carolina
Senate
Dennis
Fresh Airs Ten Arrive Here Friday Train
Fresh air children from New York tenements will reach town on Fridays 6 10 p m train. Rev P R Diehl chairs the committee and asks helpers to meet the group at that hour. Winchester and Frederick County have opened their homes for two weeks of sunshine and air. A long list of local volunteers and host families is recorded.
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New York
P. R. Diehl
Winchester
Frederick County
Lucy Kurtz
Grim
Kurtz
H. B. Gilpin
Betty
Jennie Green
Francis Beverley
H. F. Byrd
Eddy, Bell and Schultz
P. W. Miller
Harry Lovett
Walter Barr
C. E. Aulick
Geo. N. Barrett
Howard Massey
L. H. Pence
Lester Price
R. O. Daugherty
Love Allamong
Lewis
Morgan
Mills
Maynard Hausenfluck
H. T. Snapp
Nina Williams
William Clem
Norman Cooper
Frank Buckley
G. C. Rose
Rosalie Butler
Brunk
Grave DeHaven
Koenig
H. W. Seabright
Carl DeHaven
J. J. Rehill
EF. G. Walter
Orndoff
D. E. Havermale
Ruth Massey
L. D. Ritter
Wilmer Stine
C. E. Brill
Frank Walters
A. H. Jenkins
Shank
A. W. Baker
Katie Miller
Kerfoot
J. W. Rosenberger
Thomas Cooper
Leiis Cooper
George Bushnell
H. Flood
Francis and
Emily Jones
Frank Hack
Paul Gaylord
Robert Ward
Philip Klompus
Jewish Relief Fund
W. H. Hardy
R. E. Byrd
Grace Forney
Nelson Page
John Steck
Thomas Hanison
J. H. Rosenberger
Harry Russell
Hawthorne and Snatrr
Ford Vacation Period Extended
Ford Motor Company extended the vacation period by one week. Employees are instructed to return to work August 4 instead of July 28. Plants and offices were closed July 11 for the two week vacation.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Local Stocks Auction Holds Saturday at Court House
Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn list a stock sale for Saturday August 9 at noon in the courthouse. The offerings include 20 shares George Washington Hotel preferred and 10 shares National Fruit Products preferred with valuable rights on a royalty premise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
George Washington Hotel
National Fruit Products
Virginia Democrats name four incumbents to Congress
The Aug 6 primary results in Virginia show Thomas G. Burch defeating Joseph Whitehead in the Fifth District and Howard W. Smith winning in the Eighth District. Joseph T. Deal led in the Second District to win the Democratic nomination to face Republican Menalus Lankford, while Senator Carter Glass drew no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Farm Board
Administration
Alfred E. Smith
Virginia
West Virginia
Joseph T. Deal
Howard Smith
Congress
Thomas G. Burch
Dean Will
Marcus Lankford
Hoover
Smith
Frank L. Ball
Thomas R. Keith
Crandall Mackey
E. H. DeJarnette
Whitehead
Special
the Star
Richmond
Jose Whitehead
Democra
Howard W. Smith
Alexandria
Norfolk
Joseph Whitehead
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Judge Smith
Early
Deal
Sarah Lees Fain
Wilson W. Vellines
Virginia House of Delegates
Public Sale of 12 Shares National Fruit Products Preferred Stock
A public sale is set for 12 shares of 7 percent National Fruit Products Company preferred stock on Saturday at 12 o'clock at the county courthouse. The notice lists the action and venue for the sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Products Company
Front County Court House
New Atwater Kent Radios Arrive with Screen Grid Upgrade
The John S. Miller Co. announces the arrival of the New Atwater Kent Radios featuring screen grid and the latest improvements. The radio is promoted as The Radio With the Voice. Available at hardware locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater Kent
John S. Miller CO
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Monterey
Mexico
Weems
Winchester Steam Laundry
Ebenezer
Larrick
Natwick
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Sacred Heart
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Preas
Ford
Danville
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