Three Die In Road Crashes In Virginia
Multiple highway accidents in Virginia claim three lives and injure several others. Victims include Mrs. Elia Beard of Richmond and R. P. Trent of Campbell County, with families and bystanders among the injured. A separate fatal circus tractor crash near Staunton killed a man named John H. Blair and injured four other circus workers. Additional injuries occur in crashes on Route 360 near Richmond and Route 60 near Clifton Forge. The Danville police lieutenant George W. Price and his daughter Minnie Price suffer serious injuries in a two-car collision.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Elia L. Beard
Richmond
Amelia County
Carolyn
R. P. Trent
Campbell County
Trent
Josephine
Melvin
Inlaw
Ida Trent
John H. Blair
Kansas City
Lee Highway
Staunton
Anyiagent
Accient
James B. Combs
Ray Harrington
Statesville
N. C
Harrington
Combs
Clifton Forge
Robert C. Taylor
Covington
John M. Manner
Circus Crash Kills Attendant and Elephant in Virginia
A Russell Brothers circus tractor crashed near Staunton killing an elephant and an attendant named John H. Blair from Kansas City. Four other employees were injured as another elephant escaped and two miles away handlers chained more elephants to trees. The dead elephant Rubber weighed about 4000 pounds and was valued at 2000 dollars.
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Staunton
Russell Brothers Circus
Lee Highway
John H. Blair
Kansas City
Larry White
South Bend
Ind
Robert Cullen
Columbus
Milton Sydow
St. Louis
William Rudolph
Dubois
Martinsburg
W. Va
Roanoke
Elsie
Lynchburg
Sydow
Caron
Modern Morgue for Richmond Opens at Medical College
Richmond Va August 7 1930s style note announces Gaillard Laboratory the citys first adequate morgue to be housed at the Medical College of Virginia within a week. Dr Lewis E Jarrett confirms the facility and Dr W T Sanger notes college hospitals will cooperate with the city coroner.
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Richmond
Gaillard Laboratory
Medical College of Virginia
Lewis E. Jarrett
Old College
W. T. Sanger
Medical College
15 Year Old Boy Rescues Girl at Sunset Beach
In Chesterfield county, 15 year old Harry L. Newby saved his cousin Miss Ethel Gilliland from drowning at Sunset Beach. The girl, unable to swim, screamed for help and Newby swam from the bank to reach her. He dove under as she sank and guided her toward shore where others assisted.
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Richmond
Sunday
Sunset Beach
Chesterfield County
Ethel Gilliland
Harry L. Newby
Hambletonian Stake Harness Derby on NBC Radio Air
The Hambletonian Stake harness race for 40000 dollars at Oshkosh N Y will be aired by WJZ NBC with three 15 minute description slots at 2 3 and 4 pm If heats decide a winner Clem McCarthy and George Putnam will co host Paul V McNutt speaks Friday night at the Young Democratic Clubs convention in Pittsburgh CBS carries Claude Pepper speech the night before. Foreign radio forecasts expect fair to good reception all week.
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Hambletonian
Wjz-Nbc
Oshen
N. Y
Clem McCarthy
George Putnam
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Pittsburgh
CBS
Claude Pepper
Florida
Tent Meetings At Capon Bridge Draw Large Crowds
Large crowds attend nightly tent meetings in Capon Bridge West Virginia led by evangelist and Mrs Pete Saleskey of Westernport Maryland. Services run each evening except Monday and conclude with an all day gathering Sunday August 27. Public invitation extended.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Pete Saleskey
Westernport
Ryden and Campbell Reach Byrd Trophy Final
Roy Ryden Jr defeats Philip Glaize 1 up to reach the Byrd trophy final at Winchester Golf Club. The 18 hole handicap match play event pits Ryden against Carl Campbell in the decisive clash.
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Philip Glaize
Roy Ryden, Jr
Carl Campbell
Winchester Golf Club
To Investigate Alaska Fishing
NEWPORT NEWS Aug 7 A House committee subcommittee will travel from Seattle on Aug 19 to Alaska to investigate the fisheries industry. Seven members are expected to join Chairman S Otis Bland aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer, with Kennedy Walgren Boykin Warren Seger Crates and Oliver among likely travelers.
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Newport News
S. Otis Bland
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fishreies
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
House
Coast Guard
Spencer
Kennedy
Maryland
Walgren
Boykin
Alabama
Warren
North Carolina
Peterson
Florida
Seger
New Jersey
Crates
California
Oliver
Aine
Parker and Watts Circus Arrives in Winchester Tuesday
The Parker and Watts Circus, known as the Wonder Show of America, rolls into Winchester from Cumberland tomorrow morning. Performances are scheduled for afternoon and night at the fairgrounds with the flying squadron arriving around 3 am and other sections every two hours as the grounds fill with wagons and tents. The display spans seven acres with twenty two tents including the big top.
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Winchester
Parker and Watts Circus
Cumberland
Spectacular Circus Parade To Feature World Renowned Acts
A grand Mena gerie tent circus presents the largest canvas, housing wild beasts from distant lands. The downtown noon parade includes 39 clowns, Parker Watts elephants, Modaiies and International Aerial Ballet stars. Doors open 1 and 7 pm, shows at 2 and 8 pm with free acts on arrival.
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Europe
Jeane Sullivan
Frere
International
Parker & Watts
Jimmy O’conners
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