Eastern Apple Meeting Protests Price Fixing By Agricultural Dept
Representatives from many apple growing regions united at the Eastern Apple Price Level Conference to oppose U S Department of Agriculture price announcements. The meeting urged Secretary Wallace to stop the policy, claiming harm to the apple industry and other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Apple Meeting
Agricultural Dept
United States
Ceat of Agriculture
C. Purcell McCue
Greenwood, Va
Applachian Apples, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Reconciliation? They Go Swimming
Venice August 20 Count Haugwitz Reventlow and his wife Barbara Hut ton swam together at the Lido with no signs of lingering bitterness from their six week old legal separation. Speculation about a possible recount continued during their stay, but the pair appeared friendly.
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Venice
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Lido
Swim Classes To Begin On Monday
Mrs. Helen Wright announces Red Cross run swimming classes at the Legion pool starting Monday. Juniors age 12 to 17 meet 9:00 to 10:30 for two weeks mornings, seniors meet 6:00 to 7:30 for two weeks evenings. Registration is required at the Legion building and certifying sessions are mandatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wright
Legion Building
The
Red Cross
Be a Good Listener Or Speak Up In Conversation
Mr Winchester argues some people get in trouble by talking too much and others by talking too little. He suggests being a good listener is fine but missing chances to speak harms social standing. He urges having something worthy to say and seizing opportunities for pleasant conversation.
Handley Library to Mark 25th Anniversary Event
Handley Library in Winchester celebrates 25 years with a public program at 8 p m in the library lecture hall. Dr H J Eckenrode will speak, introduced by 5 ch, with speeches by Mayor C R Anderson and R Gray Williams. 1 327563 books borrowed in 25 years. 242222 children's books. 1 575916 total visitors. Prompted by Judge John Handley’s gift.
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Handley Library
Winchester
Maurice M. Lynch
Handley Trustees
John Handley
H. J. Eckenrode
Virginia Conservation Commission
C. R. Anderson
R. Gray Williams
Board of Handley Trustees
Bride Roughed By Estranged Groom In Baltimore Case
James J. Sheehan aged 29 was held on $750 bond today on a charge of assaulting and striking his 18 year old estranged bride of two months in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
James J. Sheehan
Chinese Claim AREHPPS ie Check-Mated By MORRIS J. HARRIS
Chinese forces claim a nationwide victory over Japan with guerrilla success in Shantung near Tsinan and Nanking drives. They report routing a Japanese landing detachment west of Kiukiang and destroying repaired rail lines in Shansi while asserting ongoing campaigns in Shantung and Shansi and advances along the Yangtze front.
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Shantung
Tsinan
Nanking
Kiukiang
Yangtze River
Hankow
Shansi
Yellow River
Yangtze
Boyce Citizens Seek Decision on Route 50 matter
In Boyce Virginia citizens urge a final decision on Route 50 reconstruction or relocation to avoid prolonged uncertainty. Residents fear property and business impact whether the road stays on its present path or moves within town to satisfy federal grading requirements near the Norfolk and Western tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce Va
Main Street
Boyce
Norfolk and Western
Tpoyce
In Luray
Boyce Crossing
Woman Shot In Hollywood Receives Hope For Recovery
Hollywood California August 20 Physicians expressed hope for the recovery of Mrs Emita Jewett Krueger wife of conductor Karl Krueger after a shooting on Hollywood Boulevard. Police report her estranged husband Charles E McDonald confessed accusing her of breaking up his home.
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Hollywood
Calif
Emita Jewett Krueger
Karl Krueger
Hollywood Boulevard
Charles E. McDonald
Workers Alliance Accused Of Dismissing Pros in WPA Theatre
Frank M. Verdi testified before a House committee that non professional actors linked to the Workers Alliance displaced qualified professionals in the Federal Theatre project and used taxpayer funds to spread Communism. He said he found 125 actors with no professional background and 100 with doubtful credentials.
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Washington
Frank M. Verdi
Paywright
House
Workers’ Alliance
Federal Theatre Project
Verdi
Worker’ Alliance
WPA
Workers Alliance
Charles Walton
New York
Federal Theatre Projects
Garland Kerr
Federal Theatre Project Company
Kendrick Told To Quit Germany
Captain Thomas Kendrick a British passport officer who helped Jewish refugees in Vienna was ordered to leave Germany amid accusations of espionage. He was held at the Hotel Metropole in Vienna and released, with his wife stating they would return to England soon.
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London
Thomas Kendrick
Germany
Berlin
Neville Henderson
Kendrick
Vienna
Metropole
Gestapo
Reuters
England
Neville Chamberlain
Yorkshire
Refugee Plea Debated at World Youth Congress
Poughkeepsie report says the second World Youth Congress weighed a plea urging new world countries to welcome European refugees as among the pick of the finest people of the earth. The session centered on resettlement and humanitarian responsibility.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Chicken Roast Case Heard in Mountain Falls
A 'chicken roast' led to six month suspended sentences for Russell Brill and Stewart Hulver of Mountain Falls. Commonwealth’s Attorney Harrison warned others not to use hunger as a defense while Brill paid $2 for the chickens after admitting the theft.
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Russell Brill
Stewart Hulver
Mountain Falls
Commonwealth
B. P. Harrison
Brill
Hulver
Betsy Lou
Mr. Harrison
Bywaters
Harry R. Kern
Hodgson
Pope May Run As An Independent
Washington Aug 20 Senator Pope of Idaho an ardent Roosevelt supporter said he was considering entering the November election as an independent candidate. He has the promise of administration support and may decide in a few weeks after consulting with officials and Idaho Democratic leaders. He blamed his primary defeat on Republican infiltration and low wheat prices affecting farmers.
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Washington
Pope
Idaho
Roosevelt
Wallace
Ickes
Norris
Rep
D. Worth Clark
Hyde Park
N. Y
Fiorello H. Laa
New York City
la Guardia
American Labor Party
John J. O’connor
O’connor
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
O'Connor
Tydings
Roose
Lindberghs Tour Moscow Industry and Museums
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh visited industrial plants outside Moscow today while Mrs. Lindbergh stayed in the capital to tour museums and art galleries during their aerial trip.
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Moscow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Berryville High to Open Home Economics Cottage
Clarke County Berryville High School will complete a Cape Cod style Home Economics cottage and a new workshop by October to provide practical home making training. Girls will furnish the cottage with help from boys shop work, aiming for low costs and maximum beauty. The project, led by Superintendent A F Robertson, cost about 8000 dollars with H N Ritter as contractor.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Cape Cod
Manual Arts
Department of Home Economics
Clarke
A. F. Robertson
H. N. Ritter
Byrd Named on Purge List by Virginia Republican
R. O. Crockett of Tazewell declares at the Ninth District Republican convention that Virginia’s Sen Harry F Byrd has been placed on Roosevelt’s purge list for not being a Yes man. He says Byrd faces defeat in 1940 and cites administration penalties for loyal Democrats.
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Bristol
R. O. Crockett
Tazewell
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Roosevelt
Crocker
Byrd
Date Fixed For Ohio Hearing On Old Age Aid Funds
The Social Security Board fixed August 29 for a hearing to determine if Ohio will lose federal funds for old age assistance. The inquiry cites failures to comply with the Social Security Act and civil service laws, and examines Berrodin’s role in Governor Davey’s renomination bid.
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Washington
Social Security Board
State of
Ohio
Henry J.berrodin
Division of Aid For
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Berrodin
Davey
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Ohio Civil Service
Adminione
Civil Service
Berrod
Clarke Teachers Meet On Sept 8 At Opening Session
Clarke County Teachers Association plans its first meeting of the school year on Thursday September 8 here. Principal Albert Purcell of Boyce High School is president with Eva Massie Berryville High School as vice president Mary Thompson Boyce High School secretary and Lucille Hardesty Berryville High School treasurer.
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Berryville
Clarke County Teachers Association
Albert Purcell
Boyce High School
Eva Massie
Berryville High School
Mary Thompson
Lucille Hardesty
Mixed Weather Likely For Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday, August 22 predicts showers in the North and Middle Atlantic States on Monday or Tuesday and again Thursday or Friday. Warmer temperatures in the Middle Atlantic early on, cooler in the north midweek, and near normal otherwise.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
A F L Leader Green Sees Accord on Labor Law Changes
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor says he and President Roosevelt are in accord on the need to change the national labor relations law to address objections to the board's administration. He cited specific cases in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, where the NLRB intervened against an A F L contract and a federal court overturned the board. Green did not detail proposed changes and discussed Donald W. Smith's upcoming May 27 term.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Green
Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Ambridge
NLRB
Committee For Industrial Organization
Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Donald W. Smith
Labor Board
City to receive over nine thousand dollars in ABC profits
The City of Winchester will receive 9 174 22 in profits from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for the year ended June 30. State Auditor McCarthy Downs reports the total profits at 2 163 471 with cities, counties and towns sharing allocations. Winchester’s share is listed among multiple city amounts, with Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke and others noted for increases.
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Winchester
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
McCarthy Downs
ABC Board
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Alexandria
Staunton
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
Suffolk
Portsmouth
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