Warren Centennial Opens Auspiciously in Front Royal
Warren County marks its centennial with the dedication of the new courthouse and Front Royal city hall. Governor Peery arrives Saturday evening and Adjutant General Waller comes to mobilize Virginia National Guardsmen for the event.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Masonic
George Buck
Warren Sentinel
A. Geaver
George C. Peery
Waller
S. Gardner Waller
Richmond
Virginia
Col. Anderson
Front Royal City Hall
Standardized time and synchronized traffic lights
Mr Winchester notes standardized time is a recent innovation. Residents discuss synchronizing Piccadilly signals from Fast Piccadilly at Cameron through Braddock to allow passage without stopping. Signals work well with fewer accidents. traffic moves with less canal and greater dispatch, though improvements are sought.
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Haskin
China
Occidental
Piccadilly Street
Piccadilly
Cameron
Braddock
Browning Is Still Leader Browning Is Still Leader
Gordon Browning, Democratic governor candidate in Tennessee, widened his primary lead amid yesterday’s violence that killed four. With 1,985 of 2,262 precincts reporting, Browning had 223,812 votes to Burgin E. Dossett’s 95,682 and C. W. Wright’s 4,866. Two deaths stemmed from a fratricide gunfight, one from an election officer, and an elderly farmer murder. P. H. Thach won the Republican nomination without opposition.
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Tenn
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Browning
Burgin E. Dossett
C. W. Wright
P. H. Thach
Chattanooga
Body of Rep John J McSwain Brought Home for Burial
Greenville South Carolina Aug 7 The body of Rep John J McSwain 61 chairman of the House military affairs committee was brought home for burial after dying suddenly of a heart attack in Columbia The Congressman had spent days at Charleston with the 263rd Coast Artillery Regiment National Guard of which he was an honorary colonel He was part of a delegation that forced landed at Winchester airport en route to Milwaukee for the funeral of Brig Gen William Mitchell and returned to Washington by bus after the plane leak forced the landing
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Greenville
S. C
John J. McSwain
D-Sc
House Military Affairs Committee
McSwain
Columbia
Charleston
Two Hundred and Sixty-third Coast Artillery Regiment
National Guard
Washington
Milwaukee
Wis
William Mitchell
Winchester
Doctor Knight Announces Office Move
Dr. B. M. Knight Jr announces removal of his office from 120 Amherst to 114 W Boscawen on August 6 with 1 page 3 time slots listed.
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B. M. Knight, Jr
Amherst
W. Boscawen
Auto Repair Shop Opens for All Vehicle Makes
Browry and Golliday announce a new auto repair shop rear 329 N. Cameron St serving trucks and cars. Dr Jas A Miller moves his office to 116 W. Water St and Dr Thos Gibson also relocates to same address.
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Browry & Golliday
N. Cameron St
Jas. A. Miller
W. Water St
Thos. Gibson
Hay Prices Higher Than In 1930
Drought in Clarke and Frederick counties shows a scattered pattern but overall hay and corn may rebound with late rains. Wheat and corn prices remain elevated due to heat damage in the Midwest, while local pastures and hay outlook hinge on upcoming rainfall. Continued moisture could restore forage and livestock grazing.
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Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah Valley
Clarke County
Middle Western
Middletown
Marlboro
Boyce
Berryville
Shenandoah River
Clarke and
Frederick Counties
Bane to Speak on Security at Virginia Municipalities Meet
Frank Bane executive director of the Social Security Board Washington will address the League of Virginia Municipalities convention in Winchester September 14 and 15 on The Federal Social Security Program and the Municipalities. Other speakers include Arthur W. James and John Q. Rhodes with topics on relief, police communications and public utility franchises. The thirty first annual convention will be held at the George Washington Hotel with expected record attendance.
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Richmond
Frank Bane
Social Security Board
Washington
League of Virginia
Winchester
Bane
Virginia
Arthur W. James
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
League
George Washington Hotel
Smith May Oppose Roosevelt Speech Plan Denied
Detroit Aug 7 Former Massachusetts governor Joseph D Ely said Alfred E Smith would speak in Boston against Roosevelt reelection. Smith denied any engagement and said no authority confirmed the claim Ely urged backing Landon and discussed forming a dissident Democratic ticket or an organization to defeat Roosevelt with James Reed and others.
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Detroit
Joseph D. Ely
Massachusetts
Alfred E. Smith
Boston
Roosevelt
New York
Ely
Smith
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Gov. Landon
Sterling E. Edmunds
St. Louis
James A. Reed
Missouri
Joseph B. Ely
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Reed
Three Black Hoods Guilty in False Imprisonment Trial
In Detroit on August 7, three of six Black Legion members were convicted of false imprisonment for taking fellow member Robert Penland to a meeting. Thomas F. Cox Hart Angstadt and Federick A. Gulley received verdicts while Charles D. King Silbur Robinson and Harold Lawrence were acquitted. The judge plans sentencing after probation reports.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Joseph A. Moynihan
Thomas F. Cox
Hart Angstadt
Federick A. Gulley
Charles D. King
Ecorse
Silbur Robinson
Harold Lawrence
Moynihan
Robert Penland
Gulley
Cox
Angstadt
Probes Begin Into City of Memphis Plane Crash Near St Louis
Two investigations underway mark a twofold inquiry into the City of Memphis crash that killed eight aboard. Officials including Eugene Vidal and coroner Luke Tiernan will examine wreckage, question last-seen witnesses, and hold an inquest into the pilots and six passengers.
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ST. Louis
Aug
Chicago and Southern
Memphis
Commerce Department
Eugene L. Vidal
Bureau
Washington
Lambert-St. Louis
Luke B. Tiernan
St Louis County
Carl Zier
Russel C. Mossman
Dennis Mulligan
Maj
R. W. Shrader
Air Commerce Inspection Service
Charles I. Stanton
Air Navigation Division
B. M. Jacobs
E. P. Keer
Air Commerce Bureau
Zier
Chicago
James Benedict
New Orleans
Adventurous Gloria Elaine Carter Again Missing From Parents
Gloria Elaine Carter, 15, who fled Washington seeking life on her own, disappeared again in Hickory after breakfast with her parents. Last seen leaving hotel for stairs, a search followed the Asheville sighting and police involvement. Her father had offered a $100 reward. Elaine previously expressed a wish to pursue stage dancing and had worked as a waitress in Asheville.
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Hickory
N. C
Gloria Elaine Carter
Washington
Asheville
Gloria Elaine
Weldon Carter
Elaine
Finland and U S Share In Day's Honors
Finland and the United States both receive honors during the Olympic Games day. Athletes from each nation gain recognition for performances in events across swimming athletics and cycling. Officials and spectators note the strong showing of competitors from both countries in medal prospects.
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Finland
U. S
Briton Ties To The Track As Williams Wins 400
In Berlin on August 7 United States and Finland split Olympic track honors. Archie Williams won the 400 meters in 46.5 seconds edging Great Britain's Arthur Godfrey Brown who took second with Jimmy Lavalle third. Gunnar Hoeckert claimed the 5,000 meters in 14:22.2 Olympic record pace, with Laura Lehtinen second and Timari third. Don Lash faltered, finishing near the rear as Louis Zamperini sprinted the final laps to seventh place in 14:46.8.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Finland
Archie Williams
Gunnar Hoeckert
America
Williams
Great Britain
Arthur Godfrey Brown
Brown
Jimmy Lavalle
Los Angeles
Hoeckept
Laura Lehtinen
Lehtinen
Timari
Pinn
Yietor
Hoeckert
Don Lash
Auburn
Ind
Louis Zamperini
Torrence
Cali
Roosevelt Holds Labor Policy Talks With Ogburn In Hyde Park
President Roosevelt discussed constitutional aspects of New Deal labor legislation with Charlton Ogburn general counsel of the AFL in a Hyde Park conference. Officials said the AFL rift and suspensions were not on the agenda as they reviewed the national labor relations act and related court cases.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Charlton Ogburn
American Federation of Labor
White House
Federation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Ogburn
Walker W. Vanick
National Peace Conference
Spain
James A. Moffett
Roosevelt Home
Moffett
Federal
Oil Company
Square Dance Tonight at Miller's Station Front Royal Va
Community event notice invites all to a square dance at Miller's Service Station in Front Royal Virginia tonight from 1 to 11. The ad also lists a metal recycling request by Winchester Junk Co at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock with best prices and a series of numbers.
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Miller’s
Front Royal
Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock
Sa Zane Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sa Zane Fire Company will be held Friday evening August 7 at 8 o'clock. A large attendance is desired. R B Brown Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Sa Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
Rescuers Return to Mine After Tragic Explosion
At Wharncliffe Wood mine in Barnsley 57 miners on the night shift were entrapped by a large blast. 32 bodies have been recovered and 25 are listed as missing with rescue efforts resumed. Only Alfred Brown survived to reach the surface in serious condition. Messages to the bereaved wives came from King Edward and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
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Barnsley
York
Eng
Wharncliff, Wood, Moor Company
Alfred Brown
Barnsley Hospital
Brown
Edward
Stanley Baldwin
Virginia Cather Named Princess Winchester in Tobacco Queen Court
Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce notified Dr. W B Barbour of South Boston about the appointment of Virginia Cather as Princess Winchester. Miss Cather is the daughter of State Senator and Mrs T Russell Cather and a Hollins College sophomore. She joins more than 40 court members for the Tobacco Queen pageant led by Eve Mark-Wardlaw of England.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Barbour
South
Boston
Virginia Cather
T. Russell Cather
Winchester
Cather
Hollins College
Hollins
Eve Mark-Wardlaw
England
Charley Rouss Fire Company to Meet Friday Evening
Business session set for Friday evening at 8 o'clock to finalize plans for attending the C. V. Val. Firemen's Association Convention in Martinsburg on August 12. Special entertainment promised. M. D. Weaver, President.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
C. V. Val. Firemen’s Association
Martinsburg
M. D. Weaver
French Paper Reports German Ship Leaves Hamburg July 31
A French newspaper notes a German ship departed Hamburg on July 31 carrying 28 bombing planes intended for rebel forces.
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Hamburg
Loyalist advances and international protests amid Spanish Civil War
News from Aug 7 reports loyalist shelling of Algeciras by the Jaime I and fires on the insurgent gunboat Dato near Gibraltar. Britain warns neutrals to avoid being struck, while Germany and France exchange protests over Nazi aid and possible neutrality breaches. Rebel holds near Zarago za face renewed loyalist pressure.
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Barcelona
Madrid
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Guadarrama
Algeciras
Rock of Gibraltar
Jaime
Dato
Popular Front
Guadazyuama
Tardevita
Graner
Baena
Germany
Alfonso
Hitler
Hamburg
Berlin
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Warren
Peery
Conrad
MR Winchester
Tole Ac Ae Anderson
M’swain
South Carolina
Labor’s Rift
Louise Madeline Garner
Atlanta
John C. Garner
Macon
Louise
D. L. Pittman
Central Press
Fete
Rouss Fire CO
Bulletin
Jaime I
London
State Department
Ev ‘Ely
Pyod
Paci
Foreign Office
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