Border clash report on Sakhalin amid Russo Japanese truce
Domei dispatch from Sakhalin reports a border incident in which a member of a Japanese inspection party was shot by a Soviet secret police agent. Details on the wounded man and motive were undisclosed as Japanese and Soviet troops maintained the Siberian Manchukuo truce amid lingering tensions and disputed demarcation. The truce terms, discussed in Moscow, include limited troop movements but no Soviet withdrawal from Soviet territory. Tokyo papers warn doubt remains over strict adherence to the ceasefire.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Soviet Union
Domei
Shikika
Sakhalin
Long Island
Siberian
Siberia
Manchoukuo
Foreign Office Today
Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Offa
Beateens
Litvinoff
Moscow
Shigemitsu
Asahi
Miyako
Houchi
Winchester Proud of 116th Infantry Record
MA Winchester cites Captain Hartman describing Company I 116th Infantry as never yielding ground in engagements. The public gathering honors World War service and urges local support for improved armory facilities for Headquarters Company and Company I.
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Hartman
116Th Infantry
National Guard
Winchester
Company I
Aou
Jury Asked To Fix Blame For Slaying of Physician
In South Paris Maine on August 12 the jury received the case of former Deputy Sheriff Francis M Carroll charged with murdering elderly Dr James G Littlefield The judge outlined three possible verdicts acquittal murder or manslaughter A murder conviction carries a five year minimum sentence and a manslaughter conviction twenty years The state contends Carroll killed the physician to conceal unfatherly acts toward his daughter Barbara 18 with Paul N Dwyer as potential co culprit The defense argues the motive was Dwyers robbery statement and ridicules the states theory
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South Paris
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
William H. Fisher
Paris
Francis M
Carroll
Barbara
Paul N. Dwyer
Ralph M Ingalls
Carrol
Dr. Littlefield
Dwyer
Clyde R. Chapman
Chapman
Paul
Luther Removed From Ambassadorship Ties With Bund
Washington August 12 The House committee on un American activities heard former investigator John Metcalfe recount claims by Fritz Kuhn Bund leader that Hans Luther the long time German ambassador in Washington was removed for not fully cooperating with the German American Bund Metcalfe said Kuhn boasted of secret German relations and promised removal of consuls to place loyalists In the testimony Metcalfe described the Bund as powerful with about 25000 direct members and up to 500000 sympathizers across the United States including Silver Shirts Black Shirts fascists and their allies He asserted the Bund and affiliated groups wield influence among German Americans and claimed strong opposition to their aims
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Washington
House
Hans Luther
Bund
John C. Metcalfe
Fritz Kuhn
Metcalfe
Los Angeles
Kuhn
Luther
Germany
Hans Dickhoff
United States
Aae
Silver Shirts
Public sale and auto for sale notices in local ad
Public sale announced for a 1930 Dodge sedan in excellent condition at Rouss Avenue 10:30 a m Saturday August 13. Also for sale a Chevrolet 37 Convertible Coupe with 12 000 actual mileage offered by Ebert's Garage. Seafood dinners advertised at 25 cents Friday and Saturday at Star Restaurant.
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Rouss Avenue
Ebert
Slaying Still Being Probed
MOOREFIELD W V Aug 12 Held in connection with the slaying of William H Combs 53 year old Wardensville merchant Austin Copeland has been charged with larceny of a neighbor s chickens pending completion of an investigation by Hardy county authorities It was learned today Copeland was taken in custody as a material witness soon after the store keeper died last Sunday morning when buckshot was fired on the porch of his store west of Wardensville There have been no further developments Ralph commonwealth s attorney said there were no additional arrests expected There is no evidence linking Copeland directly to the slaying or the earlier robbery of the Combs store
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Moorefield
W. Va
William H. Combs
Wardensville
Austin Copeland
Hardy County
Copeland
Ralph
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Mr. Bean
Combs
Germans Ban Readers Digest in Germany Indefinitely
Berlin authorities ban the Readers Digest monthly from Germany indefinitely. The Official Gazette cited unconfirmed reasons but presumed Nazi authorities objected to jokes in the August issue deemed anti German. The move reflects wartime censorship by the security police against foreign publications.
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Berlin
Secret
United States
Germany
Official
Tropical Storm Intensifies Near Jamaica Heading Inland
A tropical storm that crossed Jamaica yesterday afternoon has strengthened toward near hurricane intensity. The Weather Bureau reported winds about 75 miles per hour at the storm’s center and said it was moving west northwestward with increasing force heading inland toward Jacksonville regions.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Jamaica
Virginia Apple and Peach Crops Show Varied Yields
The Virginia apple crop is set at 10.32 million bushels, well below last year and the 1927–36 average, with size up and quality good though scab and worm damage appears in unsprayed orchards. Peach output stands at 1.247 million bushels, down from 1937, with large fruit but rot and splitting from excess moisture. Roanoke and Crozet shipments begin late July into early August.
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Virginia
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Frederick
Augusta County
Piedmont
Roanoke
United States
North Central
California
North Carolina
New Jersey
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Massachusetts
South Atlantic
Crozet
Central
Georgia
South Carolina
Husband Pleads to Share Penalty for Beer Violation
Harry R. Roder of Philadelphia urged the magistrate to shoulder the 30 day penalty imposed on his wife for selling beer without a license. The magistrate granted the request, doubling his own sentence to 60 days in jail and $200 in fines for the combined offense.
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Harry R. Roder
Philadelphia
Roder
Central Press
Armory Meeting Set For Winchester Project
Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne chairs a working committee named by Peyton Marshall to gather data for a proposed Winchester armory. The first meeting is planned for next Tuesday afternoon with Hawthorne, an expert Richmond architect, present to outline technical info for a PWA grant. Members include Dr. C. R. Anderson Mayor Herman Hable Capt. Paul Hartman Harold G. Brown C. P. McVicar H. F. Byrd Jr. Secretaries are Arthur Field and Andrew Bell. A mass meeting last Monday urged action to avert potential National Guard disbandment or transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen T. Hawthorne
Peyton Marshall
Common Council
Winchester
Hawthorne
Richmond
PWA
C. R. Anderson
Herman H. Hable
Paul Hartman
116Th Infantry
Harold G. Brown
C. P. McVicar
H. F. Byrd
Arthur M. Field
French Keeping Eye On Germany
Paris reports France instructs diplomats abroad to relay all information on German military preparations. Foreign office officials say Nazi measures are unusually large and being followed with attention. An authorized source notes maneuvers planned in the Reich.
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Paris
France
Germany
Foreign Office
Reich
Firemen Parade Report From Luray Reflects Awards
Friendship Fire Company members returning from Luray say unofficial reports claim Charlottesville won best equipment appearance while Staunton Fire Department placed second but such claims could not be verified. Also notice seeking a good home for a beautiful male half grown kitten. Call numbers provided.
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Friendship Fire Company
Luray
Charlottesville
Staunton
Social Security Act revenues and costs reported
Washington reported that the first three years of the Social Security Act cost the federal Treasury 1,232,558,598 while bringing in 887,946,271 in revenue. Roswell Magill announced that expenditures covered 504,204,188 in state grants and about 38,000,000 for administration with 690,000,000 invested in the old age reserve fund, the gap due to permanent allocations.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Roswell Magill
Secretary of the Treasury
Gantic
Treasury
Berryville Horse Show draws 46 exhibitors from multiple states
The 37th Berryville Horse Show entries total 46 stables from Virginia, D C and Pennsylvania. Classes are full and race horses arriving. Leith Brothers send ten mounts. Notable exhibitors include Greenhalgh Berryville Payne Purcellville Sowers White Post and many others. Cash prizes total 3000 with admission reduced to 45 cents plus tax for a two day event.
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Berryville
George P. Greenhalgh
Shirley Payne
Purcellville
Russell Parks
Round Hill
E. L. Redman
Middleburg
Joseph Rose
Delaplane
H. H Rogers
Hamilton
D. T. Saffer
Douglas Stokes
Boyce
Ward Sullivan
Philadelphia
W. F. Walsh
Bluemont
A. Mackay-Smith
White Post
Thomson Sowers
L. M. Allen
Arlington
Fred H. Jones
Bernard H. Kelley
Stacey Lloyd
Millwood
Robert Laurie
the Plains
E. H. Marsteller
Manassas
Mitchell Brothers
H. W. Butler
Brother
Winchester
C. E. Norman Estates
Jack Lee Payne
H. G. Phillips
Toledo
East
Goss To Defend His Golf Title At Virginia Meet
Captain E C Goss sails to Charlottesville for American Legion Virginia Department convention events. He defends his title as Virginia Department golf champion, having won the Finch Memorial Trophy last year. the trophy, donated by Robert Carter, bears his name since 1937, with the Farmington Country Club course hosting the tournament.
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E. C. Goss
Charlottesville
American Legion
Department of Virginia
Captain Goss
Virginia
Finch
Farmington Country Club
Missing Man Sought After Yacht Disappearance
Baltimore August 12 A police boat searched vainly for Samuel T Revitt 47 oil company employee who vanished overnight from a luxury yacht he was a guest aboard off Fort Carroll Enoch S Farson vice president and owner of the 40 foot cruiser said Farson cruised two hours fruitlessly noting Revitt crippled in both feet may have stumbled and fallen overboard
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Baltimore
Samuel T. Revitt
Oil Company
Enoch S. Farson
Baltimore Oil Company
Revitt
Fort Carroll
Farson
Oice
Air raids hit Hankow oil depots and rail hub
Japanese air attacks described as daring and destructive struck the Hankow area, targeting oil tanks believed linked to Standard Oil Texaco or Shell on the city outskirts. Reports say 50 bombers dropped 300 missiles, with Texaco depots hit and Wuchang railway terminal heavily damaged, producing fears of large casualties.
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Hankow
China
Standard Oil Company of New York
Texaco
Shell Oil Companies
Central
Hongkong
Wuchang
Canton-Hankow
Church Tablet Contract Set For Mount Hebron Church
Arrangements to erect a large bronze tablet on the wall of the old Lutheran Church in Mount Hebron Cemetery, recording the history of the first congregation and its founders. Dr. A D Henkel has raised about 400 dollars. Gorham Company to manufacturer. repairs to the limestone wall needed. Dedication expected with prominent Lutheran clergy, marking a major event in northern Virginia Lutheran history.
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Henkel
Grace Church
United Lutheran Church of America
Old Cemetery
Virginia
Yard Party at Stephens City Methodist Church
A yard party is announced at Stephens City Methodist Church for Saturday night August 13. The event offers home made red cen cakes and sandwiches. A lost horseshoe brooch or breast pin in an old gold setting with sapphires and pearls is advertised, with a suitable reward for return to the Star Office.
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Stephens City Methodist Church
Horshoe
Star Office
Golden Glow Coffee Shop promotes dining and bag storage
A brief ad notes Golden Glow Coffee Shop invites shoppers to leave packages with staff and meet friends. It offers special tier dinners priced at 11 dollars for one person and three items.
Roosevelt returns to Washington after Georgia trip
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at 10 28 am ending a five week political pleasure tour. He urged Georgians to back Lawrence Camp in the Democratic senatorial primary and named Walter F George and former Governor Eugene Talmadge as unacceptable to his administration. He spoke from the rear platform of his train at Green, South Carolina, promising to visit Columbia later this year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Woodring Hull
Roper
Malin Craig
Army
Georgia
Lawrence 5
Olin D. Johnston
Billion
Smith
Edgar Brown
James Barnes
Johnston
Columbia
South Carolina
Chapman
Dwyer
Carroll
Barbara
Maine
Ingalls
The Gables Presents Dancing Each Night Near State Line
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores advertise bargain spreads and a sale on 8 hand tufted spreads at 1.19 each. Moling and Cather offer two men’s standard bicycles for balance on the customer’s account.
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Moling and Cather
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
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Jap Party
Dividing Line
Morris Sheppard
D.-Tex
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
William White
Bulletin
Armory
A. B. Hummer
Dr. Allen
H. W. Butler & Brother
Clarke, Fauquier
Fairfax
Ray Shoemaker
Harrisburg
Goss
Loudoun St
Thurs
Soms . Antiques
E. Miller
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Hull, Perkins, Woodring, Roper Board
Roosevelt Car
George
State Line
Milz Pike
Madhatters
Dodge
G. W. Strickler
Piccadilly
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