Virginia movie boom draws stars to Monticola estate
Richmond reports another film crew in Albemarle as Mount Monticola hosts the Paramount production Virginia after Howards of Virginia. Madeleine Carroll and MacMurray join Cary Grant and others in a backlot revival of old Virginia charm, while Edward Griffith directs. Virginians welcome Hollywood visitors for tourism gains.
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Richmond
Virginia
Frank Lloyd
Williamsburg
Elizabeth Page
Monticola
Albemarle County
Paramount
Lloyd
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Cary Grant
Martha Scott
Cedric Hardwicke
Alan Marshall
Richard Carlson
Madeleine Carroll
France
MacMurray
Edward Griffith
Old Dominion
Marylanders Walloped By Virginians
Virginia troops overwhelmed Maryland forces at dawn in a staged upper New York training exercise near Rensselaer, using a preplanned scenario and simulated artillery to pin down advancing units. The Ninety first Brigade secured victory, while observers noted substantial initiative and enterprise among civilian soldiers despite limited training.
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N. T. Kenney
the Sun
Rensselaer N. Yo
Suh
Virginia
Potomac
Maryland
Free State
Richmond Blues
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Baltimore
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Woodcock
New York State
Twenty-ninth Division
Maryland-Virginia
Hoyle
Woman Survives Severe Brain Injury After Falling Brass Bar
Emma Shading, 28, secretary to Basil O’Connor, Roosevelt partner, recovers nine weeks after a brass bar pierced her skull four inches. The bar fell 13 stories during lunch last June 6 from a window ventilator and struck her head.
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New York
Emma Shading
Roosevelt
Basil O'Connor
Is Uncle Sam Rich With So Much Money
Associate Press analysis examines how the United States holds three quarters of the world's monetary gold and what economists foresee for its future value. opinions split among 30 economists about gold's secure value, free trade steps, and possible international monetary reforms.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Croesus
Walter Funk
United States
Great Britain
Daily Crossword Across
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Israel
Belgium
Duty As He Saw It On A New York Bridge Clash
An automobile filled with press photographers attempting to cross a grade leading to a bridge in Ogdensburg New York was halted by a determined private armed with a rifle. He claimed the bridge had been destroyed with blocks of wood on the piers. The driver questioned the claim and asked about fish in the water. After playful banter, the guard relented and allowed passage.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
First Army
New York
Tomato Growers Seek To Dispose Of A Big Crop
Close to 100 tomato growers and canners will assemble in Salisbury Maryland to map a quick profitable disposal of the surplus early crop in Wicomico County. County Agent J P Brown temporary chairman said the group may ask FSMA to purchase the surplus while inoperative canneries and lack of rain threaten a disastrous end. A FSMA representative and W C Beaven Maryland Department of Markets official will attend.
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Salibbury
Wicomico County
J. P. Brown
Federal Surplus Marketing Administration
FSMA
W. C. Beaven
Maryland Department of Markets
Plight of France Is Getting Worse Says Red Cross Official
Vichy August 15, Richard Allen European delegate of the American Red Cross says France's plight is worse than Belgium after the war and still worsening. He calls for milk sugar fats and canned meats for occupied areas and notes France could supply meat and wheat if given access to her colonies.
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Vichy
France
Richard Allen
American Red Cross
Belgium
Fruit Juice Fizz Recipe from Appalachian Apple Service
A fruit juice fizz blends 2 cups apple juice 1 to 2 cups grapefruit juice and 1 to 4 cup lemon juice with carbonated water. Fill glasses 3 4 full and garnish with mint. Serve with cookies. Tested by Dorothy W Lewis noted as home economist at Appalachian Apple Service.
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Dorothy W. Lewis
Appalachian Apple Service
Crystal Cafe seeks beer wine license in Winchester
The Crystal Cafe owned by Lillian Sempeles of Winchester Virginia will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on August 26 1940 to obtain a license to retail beer ale and wine over 3.2 percent all to be consumed on and off the premises at 148 North Loudoun Street Winchester VA.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Crystal Cafe
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Lillian Sempeles
Proprietrees
Former Bell Hop Wins Hambletonian
A year after a Des Moines bell hop inspired a goal Fred Egan led to the track. Peter Astra won the 1939 Hambletonian with Spencer Scott driven by Egan for C. W. Pheliis before 30,000 at Good Time Park. Remus and Kuno finished second and third in both heats.
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N. Y
Des Moines Bell
Peter Astra
Fred Egan
Egan
Spencer Scott
C. W. Pheliis
Greenwich
Conn
Good Time Park
Remus
Paul Bowser
Boston
Bill Dickerson
Harry Short
Columbus
Dunbar Bostwick
Kuno
Westbury
L. I
Finger printing ordered for New York drink and dance belt
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine ordered universal finger printing for people connected with night clubs in New York. The move aims to curb racketeering in night life by requiring identification cards carried by staff and entertainers employed for more than 30 days.
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New York
Lewis J. Valentine
Radio Highlights Schedule With National Guest Lineup
Radio listings show General Hugh Johnson and Ed Gusweiler among speakers and performers across multiple stations. Highlights include Bing Crosby with guests Fay Bainter Ray Milland Dorothy Lamour Wingy Manone and a defense and industry discussion with Colby M Chester.
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Ed Gusweiler
Hay Fever Association of America
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
M.c
Fay Bainter
Ray Milland
Dorothy Lamour
Wingy Manone
WMAL
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate
WISV
Colby M. Chester
General Foods
National Association of Manufacturers
Edwin C. Hill
Jean Dickenson
Metropolitan Opera Association
Toronto Promenade Symphony
Warning of Loose Talk in Nassau Bahamas
In Nassau Bahamas humorous British placards warn against loose talk in public buildings under Duke of Windsor dominance. The posters show a caricature of Hitler and caution that chatter can aid the enemy as censorship watches mail and communications for security.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Cosé
Hitler
Movie Notables Deny Ties to Communists in Grand Jury Testimony
Hollywood figures including Frederic March, Francis Lederer, Jean Muir, Humphrey Bogart, Lionel Stander, James Cagney, and writer Sam Ornitz deny involvement with the Communist party or support after John Lewis Leech testifies in a Los Angeles County Grand Jury probe.
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Communist Party
John Lewis Leech
Portland, Oregon
Relef
Leech
Frederic March
Francis Lederer
Jean Muir
Humphrey Bogart
Lionel Stander
James Cagney
Sam Ornitz
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