Pairings for Winchester Park Tennis Tourney Announced
Winchester Park announces pairings for the A and B tournaments under chairman W. Alan Peery. Play starts immediately with the first round to complete by August 25, featuring prizes from John S. Solenberger Co. and John S. Miller Co. plus Joe the Motorist Friend.
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Winchester Park
Peery
W. Alan Peery
John S. Solenberger & Co
John S. Miller & Co
Joe
Hugh Green
Sandy Baker
Victor Wheeler
H. B. McCormac
C. E. Babb
Woody Glaize
Frank Anderson
A. R. Dunning
Harold Sheetz
John Eddy
Charles Baker
Seddon Nelson
Clarence Gore
Wrong minister named in obituary notice
The Rev. Harry Balthis of Strasburg Virginia conducted services yesterday afternoon for the late James Milton Lowery a well known stonemason who died Wednesday not the Rev A O Lyons as stated in yesterday's Star Mr Balthis was assisted by the Rev Herman Womeldorf
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Harry Balthis
Strasburg
James Milton Lowery
A. O. Lyons
Balthis
Herman Womeldorf
Slaughter On a Gigantic Scale
Spanish insurgent dispatches report 5000 government militiamen captured and thousands killed as Franco opens a major offensive on the Ebro front south of Gandesa. Government lines reportedly hold while Madrid anticipates a broader drive toward Barcelona and Valencia with Italian shock divisions and Moorish reinforcements. Barcelona and nearby towns suffer heavy bombing with over 150 killed or wounded in recent strikes.
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Hendaye
France
Francisco Franco
Ebro
Gandesa
Pandos
Barcelona
Franco
Valencia
Spain
Sitges
Valcarca
Mies
Raiders Sought After Hebron Raid Alarm in Jerusalem
Troops planes and police searched the hill around Hebron after a night raid that terrorized the 18 000 population city.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Monocacy To Stay At Kiukiang As Rift With Japan Persists
U S gunboat Monocacy is likely to remain anchored above Kiukiang for at least a week despite direct representations from Washington and the American Asiatic fleet. Admiral Oikawa argues for Japanese airlift to supply the ship but warns of mine and river-bank fire dangers if it moves toward Shanghai.
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Hanekow
Asiatic Fleet
Washington
United States
Yangtze River
Kaikiang
Koshiro Oikawa
Harry Yarnell
Kiukiang
Oikawa
Shanghai
Japan Navy
Tokyo
China
FDR and Green Seek Balanced Labor Board Approach
Green reported to the President that labor board members should be judicial in temperament. He relayed a story from Marion Dickerman about British labor contracts encouraging union membership. The President noted the British cooperation between employers and workers as significant and said America is still at war in labor relations.
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Smith
Green
Marion Dickerman
Great Britain
Sweden
Dickerman
America
Woman Shot In Hollywood as Custody Battle Unfolds
Detectives said McDonald confessed to firing two shots that struck Mrs. Krueger as she fled to a dancing studio where her eight year old daughter Theresa waited. The couple's divorce and custody fight is tied to the shooting near a busy boulevard intersection. Her husband, conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, was unaware of injuries at the time.
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Page One
George Whaley
McDonald
Theresa
Krueger
Lucy McCormick Jewett
McCormick Harvester
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
Seattle
Philadelphia
Hollywood
Imperial Opera
Vienna
Commuters Hit in Chicago Rail Strike Vote
Commuters face disruption as a strike vote protests a 15 percent wage cut imposed on the road. Federal labor conciliators seek settlement while cars stay idle in Highwood yards.
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Chicago
Ton
Highwood
Central Press
North Shore Line
George’s Votes Compared to Lonergan in Georgia Race
Senator Walter F. George tied his record to Senator Augustine Lonergan in a campaign speech at Macon asserting Roosevelt allies push Lonergan. He claimed Lonergan voted against court packing and reorganization bills as he did and questioned Attorney General Homer Cummings’ support for Lonergan in Connecticut. He critiqued Roosevelt’s Georgia endorsement of Lawrence S. Camp.
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Macon
Walter F. George
Augustine Lonergan
D-Conn
George
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Georgia
Homer
Cummings
Lonergan
Senate
Lawrence S. Camp
Barnesville
Lieut Miller Heads to Camp Perry National Matches
Lieut George F. Miller captain of the Virginia National Guard Rifle Team escorts his wife and son to Camp Perry Ohio for the national matches starting August 21. Captain Paul Hartman of Company I also plans to participate. Lieut Thomas J B Lohr of Richmond serves as team coach and firing member.
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George F. Miller
Virginia National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio
Paul Hartman
Thomas J. B. Lohr
Richmond
Local Youths Plan First Parachute Jumps At New Airport
Two local youths will make their first parachute jumps in an afternoon program at the Buff Lick road airport with George De Grange training student jumpers. Will Chapman Robert Mason and a Marine jumper from Quantico are listed. De Grange will perform an illuminated night jump at 8 30. Lt Duke Douglass will offer a 3 p m stunting exhibition and 15 minute flying demonstrations by George Schecter will also be shown.
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Buff Lick Road
George DeGrange
Will Chapman
Robert Mason
Quantico
de Grange
Duke Douglass
George Schecter
Valley Airways
Park Nine Seeks Pitcher for Sunday Game Versus Staunton
With no healthy pitcher for the matchup, Park Nine searches for a hurler to start against the Staunton collegians. Management plans a secret, agreeable surprise if a pitcher is secured, exciting local fans awaiting news before game time.
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Park Nine
Staunton
Germans Fortify Czech Frontier
Berlin reports Germany is strengthening defenses along the Czechoslovak border in the Erz mountains while fortifying the Rhineland. The Erz region, once a tourist area, is now closed to visitors as army maneuvers continue and reserve drafting proceeds.
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Berlin
Germany
Rhineland
Erz Mountains
Australia Wins Fourth Davis Cup Match
Australia secured its fourth consecutive Davis Cup win over Germany as Adrian Quist defeated Henner Henkel 6 1 6 1 8 6 in Brookline Massachusetts.
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Brookline-Mass
Australia
Germany
Adrian Quist
Mhenner Henkel
Business Upturn Continues In United States Weekly Index Rises
New York reports business in the United States shows another advance from lows of 1937-38. Industry gains reduce security market lag as steel auto cotton textile and electric power boost activity. AP weekly index climbs over two points to 76.3, highest for the year.
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New York
United States
Associated Press Weekly
Farm Credit Directors Meet at Orkney Springs Conference
Shenandoah Production Credit Association directors and officers returned from a three day directors conference at Orkney Springs Hotel announced by Secretary Treasurer Julian A. Everly. Discussions covered improving short term farmer loans and the value of Production Credit facilities for farmers of all means.
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D. W. Burruss
J. H. Funkhouser
H. E. Martin
Clifton Price
I. N. Dovel
Shenandoah Production Credit Association
Orkney Springs Hotel
Julian A. Everly
Workers Group Accuses Colleges as Subversion Hearings Continue
The Workers Group linked eastern colleges to Communist influence as hearings resume. Teachers Among Witnesses chair said three witnesses would be educators to show prevalent Communism in schools. Rep Thomas to bring them before the committee next week in New Jersey.
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Dies
D-Tex
Rep
Thomas
R-Nj
New York City
Federal Theatre Project
Hazen Huffman
WPA
Pro muting Apple Prices Doomed by Conference Report
Report from Martinsburg W VA secretary Carroll R Miller of Appalachian Apples Inc cites conclusions of a Wenatchee Washington conference on apple pricing. Tentative Jonathan prices set. Delicious values to be decided next meeting. worm damage heavy. Washington ads commission disseminates resolutions critiquing price forecasts and government influence.
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Ortake
Carroll R. Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Wenatchee
Wash
Jonathans
Washington State
Apple Advertising Commission
Winchester
United States Apartmnt of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Freckledest Boy in Boston Crowned by Judges
Jimmy Dineen won the freckle contest title from more than 100 boys in Boston. Judges say he has about 8,000 freckles, challenging readers to count them if they doubt the claim. Central Presa.
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Boston
Jimmy Dineen
Central Presa
Middletown Man Cephas B Anthony Dies After Six Year Illness
Cephas B. Anthony of Middle town Virginia died at 7:15 PM after a six year illness caused by complications. Born May 1 1864 he was 73 years old. Survived by children C W Anthony Mrs Mary Sibert John Anthony Mark Anthony Pearl Anthony Mrs H E Ward and Mrs C E Sibert. Service at Mill Creek Brethren Church Elkton VA at 2 PM with burial beside the church cemetery. His wife Mary E Anthony predeceased him by about a year.
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Cephas B. Anthony
Glenville
Middletown
Anthony
Mary E. Anthony
Mr. Anthony
John Anthony
Sophia Myers Anthony
C. W. Anthony
McGaheysville
William Sibert
Edinburg
Dayton
Mark Anthony
Elkton
Pearl Anthony
Gainesboro
H. E. Ward
C. E. Sibert
Omps
Sibert
Mill Creek Brethren Church
TVA Probers Taking A Rest In Knoxville Hearing
Congressional committee probing the Tennessee Valley Authority paused after a heated session. TVA Director David E. Lilienthal charged the inquiry was obtained through false pretenses and will resume testimony Monday.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
U S Soldiers May Wear Blue Woolen Field Uniform
The War Department announced it is testing a slate blue woolen field service uniform to replace olive drab. A limited batch is being produced for field tests nationwide, with a final decision expected about a year later.
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Washington
War Department
Apple Growers Petition to Stop USDA Price Predictions
The Eastern Apple Price Level Conference reports that several state horticultural societies and industry groups condemn USDA efforts to forecast future apple prices. They petition the Secretary of Agriculture to discontinue all price predictions and request a formal policy statement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia State Horticultural Society
West Virginia State Horticultural Society
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Oregon State Horticultural
Indiana State Horticultural Society
Washington State Horticultural Society
Appalachian Apples.Inc
National Apple Institute
Aoe Island Horticultural Society
Fastern
Apple
Secretary of Agriculture
Patrons Pack Meeting of Southern States Cooperative
About 600 patrons attended a Southern States Cooperative meeting at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. J H Funkhouser chaired. T K Wolfe and R V Rice gave reports. Mrs A W Wright spoke on patron responsibility. Officers for Winchester branch were elected. balloon contest winners named. entertainment by the Pifer String Band and Hershman brothers.
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Southern States Cooperative
Sarah Zane
J. H. Funkhouser
T. K. Wolfe
R. V. Rice
A. W. Wright
Carl May
Winchester
J. W. Larri
al W. Wright
L. O. Dick
J. H. Punkhouser
E. D Franks
C. Irvine Cather
Julian A. Larrick
J. M. McAboy
David Ash
C. D. Price
Pifer String Band
Hershman Brothers
Farley Invited to Speak at Maryland Postmasters Meeting
Frederick Maryland report says Postmaster General James A Farley was invited to speak on Wednesday on the platform with Senator Millard Tydings and Rep David J Lewis amid their bitter Democratic senatorial contest. The invite was included on the program released by the Maryland chapter of the National Association of Postmasters at its annual meeting.
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Frederick
James A. Farley
Millard &. Tydings
David J. Lewis
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Maryland
National Association of Postmasters
Presbyterians Show Liberality in Giving
The 1,953,734 Presbyterians gave an average of $1.04 more to their church for the year ending March 31 than in the prior 12 months, per Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, stated clerk of the Northern Presbyterian Church. He retires Wednesday from the denomination's top office, noting an annual increase of $1,523,303 in denominational contributions.
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Philadelphia
Lewis S. Mudge
Northern Presbyterian Church
Traffic fall killer—Man jumps roof strikes pedestrian
A man claiming to be Frank Mills, 26, of New York City leaped from a downtown four story building, struck a pedestrian, and fell to the sidewalk. He survived with a broken arm and hip shoulder.
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Washington
Frank Mills
New York City
Meehan Hangs Himself in City Hall Cell
Detective Captain James Ryan said Phillip J. Meehan age 28 member of the Bird gang, Ohio, hanged himself in a Philadelphia City Hall cell early today after a holdup crime tied to the gang.
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Philadelphia
James Ryan
Phillip J. Meehan
Charles Bird
Ohio
Drunken Driver Convicted In Bluemont Case
Phillip Q Longerbeam, 18, Bluemont Virginia, convicted of operating a vehicle under liquor influence. Fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to one month in jail by Judge Donald Weems. Mozelle Ash and George Long, both 18 and colored, charged with fighting drew 15 dollars and 25 cents each.
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Phillip Q. Longerbeam
Bluemont
Donald Weems
Mozelle Ash
George Long
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