Franco Attacks In a Rich Area
A two pronged insurgent attack hit Almaden mining country in southwestern Spain, claiming control of rail lines to Castuera and toward Melmez in Cordoba. Another column advanced seven miles in 12 hours, seizing six small towns along the Guadiana river valley. Reports from Barcelona and Ebro fronts varied as government forces repelled counter attacks and widened breaches.
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Hendaye
France
Almaden
Spain
Almorchon
Castuera
Melmez
Cordoba
Guadiana
Ebro
Segre
Blaguer
Catalonia
Barcelona
Franciscoco
Gandesa
Fayon
Postage stamps from 1893 onward accepted for letters
The Post Office Department states that all stamps issued since 1893 are valid for postage. They must be in good condition to be accepted.
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Post Office Department
Department Store Ad Lists Meats and Produce Prices
An old newspaper ad fragment shows price listings for beef veal and pork with labeled cuts such as breast of veal shoulder veal roast end pork chops smoked ham and shoulder lamb roast, alongside a section for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Purge signals intense party realignments in 1938 races
Roosevelt boosts Barkley and Caraway while purging backers of Pope and George. Republican victory in Clark’s victory redoubles GOP faith in anti New Deal power as Ohio and Idaho primaries reveal voter shifts. Hamilton calls Pope defeat a repudiation of yes men policy.
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Pope
Rep
D. Worth Clark
John Hamilton
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Kentucky
Barkley
Roosevelt
Camp
George
Georgia
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Lonergan
Connecticut
Greenville
D. C
Washington
A. B. Chandler
Mtaho
Farley
Idaho
Clark
Hamilton
Martin L. Davey
John L. Lewis
Labor
Davey xxx
Lewis
State Officer Is Promoted
BERRYVILLE Aug 11 William W Blythe of Berryville a Virginia State Police member received notice Tuesday that he had been promoted to Sergeant The promotion recognizes his three years service He transferred from Virginia Beach to Front Royal earlier this year and will be stationed in Fredericksburg to begin duties in August
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Berryville
William W. Blythe
Virginia State Police
Blythe
Virginia Beach
Front Royal
Fredericksburg
Border clash pause as Moscow Tokyo agree cease fire
A Moscow Tokyo cease fire ends days of clashes at Changkufeng Hill with Russia and Japan to withdraw forces and form a two man Soviet–Japanese demarcation commission while options for boundary maps linger and a third party arbiter is discussed.
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Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Changkufeng
Changkufeng Hill
Japan
Russia
Domei
Tokyo
China
Moscow
Shigemitsu
Litvinoff
Border Commission
Commission
Far
Korea
Foreign Office
Manchukuo - Siberian
Folow
War Office
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George Boarman
Boarman
Employe
Zaragoza
Franco
Balaguer
van Camp
Pork & Bear Phillips
B.C. Ritz
Catalina
Kellogg’s
Etna Masta Lang
Stokely
Winchester
Sack
Red Cross
Akes Milk
Sanitary Special
Oz. Jar
Amergan
ASCO
Alaska
Loc
Vrcees
Wisconsin
RITZ
LYKIT
Crispo
Ritter
Lifebuoy
RINSO
Calif
Majestic
South
The
Coun
F. Deily
Rome
N. Y
L. Hann
London
U.S. Empire State
Montgomery Ward
Poplin Prints
S. Loudoun St
New Fall Poplins
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