Confidence Vote At Virginia American Legion Convention
At Charlottesville Virginia the Virginia American Legion administration won a confidence vote at its twentieth state convention amid clashes with critics from The True Virginia Legionnaire. Debates centered on alleged scandals and leadership. delegates adopted a pledge to keep disagreements within the organization and support state Commander Felton against external criticisms.
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Charlottesville
Virginia American Legion Administration
Virginia Legionnaire
Raleigh Fenton
Pelton
Legion
Felton
Carleton Penn
Roanoke
Sam Heller
Norfolk
Wicker
Heller
American Legion
National Executive
Robert Crawford
Farmville
Penn
Warren Lambert
Richmond
Legionnaires
Price
Howard Smith
Eighth
Virginia
Willis Robertson
Virginia Seventh
Felt
M. F. McKinney
Clifton Forge
Elton
South Boston Post No. 8
M. E. Bristow
Robert T. Barton
H. L. Opie
Staunton
G. M. Harrison
Fredericksburg
A. Wills Robertson
Lexington
America
Selecting Sites For Police Radio
Richmond reports preliminary work to pick sites for six state police radio stations in the north and east. Each station will be a local police HQ and broadcasting hub. Stations may be teletype linked for rapid order transmission. tentative sites are chosen pending studies of broadcasting, power, telephone, and highway links.
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Richmond
Robert D. Avery
Inten Uniae
Division of Motor Vehicles
Avery
Shippers Start Inspection Cruise Aboard State of Virginia
Aboard the gaily decorated ship State of Virginia 350 executives from eastern seaboard shipping firms began an invitation inspection cruise through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal cutting a day off the New York Baltimore route. Guides accompany with booklets detailing maritime points of interest and proposed bay bridges.
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Baltimore
State of Virginia
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
New York-Baltimore
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Personal development book by Dale Carnegie teaches practical techniques for handling people, winning cooperation, and influencing others. Emphasizes empathy, active listening, and positive engagement to improve communication and relationships.
The Dreamer From Alloway Who Became James Barrie
A 1938 column praises imagination in children and tells how James M Barrie grew from a shy prankster in Alloway Scotland to a famed writer and dramatist. It urges parents to nurture differences that may lead to future success with perseverance.
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John
Scotland
Alloway
James M. Barrie
England
University of Edinburgh
London
Barrie
America
Maude Adams
McNaught Syndicate
Aerial Maps Begin Frederick County Supervisors Training
Under Joseph Copley of Warrenton a school opened to train Frederick county supervisors for the upcoming agricultural conservation program. Supervisors include M. J. Pease A. F. Lillard P. H. Wakeman J. L. Hershman E. D. Carpenter L. H. ee R. L. Bageant and Oren Po. Aerial photographs show every farm in detail, taken from about 10 000 feet, enabling easy acreage calculations for any field.
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Joseph Copley
Warrenton
Frederick County
M. J. Pease
A. F. Lillard
P. H. Wakeman
J. L. Hershman
E. D. Carpenter
L. H. Ee R. L. Bageant
Oren Po
Two Battleships Draw Crowds on Hudson River Visit
In New York the battleships Texas and Wyoming anchored on the Hudson draw crowds of about 2,800 visitors who mostly gaze at the big guns. One spectator, after looking around, asks jokingly where the soda fountain is.
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New York
United States
Hudson River
Texas
Wyoming
Will Rogers Humorous Story Of Burned Records In Detroit
Will Rogers recounts a Detroit branch manager facing a wall of records. To streamline, he vows to burn them first month but New York orders counter with copies to be made. The tale satirizes overbearing office record keeping and stenos guarding the process.
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Somei
Detroit
New York
American News Features, Inc
Sale of City Lots In Winchester by Decree Auction
By decree dated July 30 1938 the Winchester Corporation Court orders sale of three Winchester lots at public auction on September 3 1938 at 11 00 A M in front of the County Courthouse. Terms: one third cash then two equal yearly installments at 6 percent interest, bonds and deed of trust required, property leased to E F Smith with rights to remove buildings after lease ends. Auctioneers Dunnord4 Duvall.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
H. K. Benham
V. James N. Moling
North Braddock Street
North Avenue
Martinsburg and Winchester
West Braddock Street
H.wer
H. W. Biéler
Braddock Street
H. W. Butler
Sebert Smith
East Piccadilly Street
Kent Street
Piccadilly Street
E. F. Smith
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Claude Gillingwater, Sr
Loretta Young
Arabia
CMC
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H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
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Bristol
Mexico City
U. S
International Housing and Town Planning Federation
Warren Jay Vinton
U. S. Housing Authority
Dale Carnegie
School For Supervisors
Will Rogers
James P. Reardon
George W. Kurtz
Warner Baxter
Jil
Marjorie Weaver
Peter Lorre
Jean Hersholt
John Carradine
J. Edward Bromberg
Lynn Bari
Fritz Feld
20Th Century-Fox Picture
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AUDIT
TAX Service
E. Boscawen Street
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Gen’s Insurance
Rouss Ave
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