Elks Report Welfare Spending At Virginia Convention
Virginia Elks spent 37505.89 on welfare and charity in the past year, a rise of 4768.98 from the prior year, as H E Dyer reported at the 30th Virginia State Elks Association convention in Roanoke. About 180 delegates and guests attended, with plans for officers elections and next year’s meeting site.
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Virginia Elks
Virginia State Elks Association
H. E. Dyer
Roanoke
Norfolk
Tidewater
Harrisonburg
McGhee
R. Chess McGhee
Lynchburg
State Association
The
Elks Home
Alexandria
Sleuths Find No Trace of Lepke
Federal agents in six carloads searched Watchung mountains near Bound Brook New Jersey for racketeer Louis Buchalter also known as Lepke but found nothing. Police said agents canvassed Bridgewater Township houses and garages on a tip, while NJ FBI head A P Kitchen declined to discuss the search.
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Bound Brook
N. J
Watchung Mountains
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Bridgewater Township
Here
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Nash
Lepke
A. P. Kitchen
New Jersey
Haid
FBI
Newark
Beetle Menace Reduced In Frederick County Officials report
State entomologist G. T. French notes only nine Japanese beetles were found in 400 Winchester traps before this summer's flight season. Previous summers saw larger counts, but emergency poison sprays funded by state city county and growers nearly wiped out the pest in Frederick county fruit areas. Vigilance remains due to possible beetle movement via vehicles and shipments.
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Frederick County
G. T. French
Richmond
Winchester
Maryland
French
Charlottesville
Alexandria
Farley Arrives in Paris on European Tour
Postmaster General James A. Farley landed in Paris from Rome for his European tour. He was met by Ambassador William C. Bullitt and Rene Mer, chief aide to Jules Julien, French minister of posts telegraph and telephones.
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Paris
James A. Farley
Rome
William C. Bullitt
Rene Mer
Jules Julien
Ex-Russian Premier Weds In Small Town
In Martins Creek Pennsylvania Justice of the Peace Harry Stein married a man identifying as Alexander F Kerensky former premier of Russia in 1917 to Lydia E Tritton of Brisbane Australia. Kerensky aged 58 and his bride 33. Licenses show a 1909 marriage and Paris divorce for Kerensky and a 1936 London divorce for Tritton.
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Martins Creek
Alexander F. Kerensky
Russia
Pennsylvania
Easton
Harry A. Stein
Kerensky
Lydia E. Tritton
Brisbane
Australia
Paris
Nadayin
London
Two Accidents In Winchester Injure Teen and Close Roads
Over the weekend in Winchester two accidents were reported. Verlyn Moore fourteen sustained cuts to the head after a collision of two delivery wagons at Handley avenue and Cecil street. One wagon was owned by Winchester Dry Cleaners employee Harry W Waterman Jr and the other by Walter Burner of the Golden Market on South Loudoun. The pair of drivers faced $14 fines in Police Court. A second crash near Winchester Park involved Trial Justice A J Tavenner whose car struck an eastbound bus as the driver attempted to turn. The bus pulled to the north side to avoid a collision. the passenger car hit the bus near its front right door.
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Winchester
Verlyn Moore
Handley Avenue
Cecil Street
Harry W. Waterman, Jr
Winchester Dry Cleaners
Walter Burner
Golden Market
South Loudoun
Winchester Park
A. J.tavenner
Man With Cancer Seeks First Patient for Frozen Sleep Test
In Philadelphia on August 21 a man with pancreatic cancer began tests at Temple University Hospital to qualify as medical science’s Patient No. 1 for a hypothermia cancer treatment. Max Harlan, 43, from Stockport Ireland, faces lowering body temperature to 85–90 degrees as researchers seek to slow tumor growth.
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Philadelphia
Temple University Hospital
Medical Science
Max Harlan
Stockport
Temple Fay
Lawrence W. Smith
Three Co I Men Gashed By Barbs In War Game
Several members of Company I, One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry, were cut and lacerated by barbed wire during a Manassas Virginia war game last week. Private Jack Shumaker and Corporal William Cochran suffered serious injuries, with Shumaker sent to Walter Reed and Cochran treated locally.
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One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Manassas
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Jack Shumaker
Washington Hospital
William Cochran
Ralph Lamp
Croft
Grottoes
Winchester
Winchester Schools to Open September 7 1939 40
Winchester public schools will open for the 1939 40 session on Thursday September 7 announced by Superintendent Gar land R Quarles. New entrants must register at specified times and places with birth certificates and age requirements satisfied.
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Handley Building
Handley
Winchester
University Rejects German Consul Donation Offer
Tampa University president John Harvey Sherman testified that a high German consular official offered to donate books to the library to promote German study but the offer was refused. The consul general Baron Edgar Spiegel von Und Zu Peckelsheim said such donations were made to other colleges. The Dies committee investigates un American activities and expected charges against the German American Bund.
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Washington
John Harvey Sherman
Tampa
Fla
Dies Committee
Sherman
Baron Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von Und Zu Peckelsheim
New Orleans
von Und Zu Peckelsheim
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Helen Vooros
John C. Metcalfe
Dies
Johnson Search Still Fruitless
Authorities seek Gilbert Johnson 21 missing since Friday leaving two notes about drowning himself. A search at Hogue Creek found no trace as mother and party drill the notes clues. Johnson faced trial for assault and attempted murder charges but was released on bond forfeited after he failed to appear.
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Gilbert Johnson
Frank Johnson
High View
Frederick County
Johnson
Hogue Creek
Winchseter
A. J. Tavenner
Young Johnson
Oscar Nebel Hosiery Company
Memorial
Some- 2
Barbecue Opportunity Offered to West Virginia Brothers
Two Romney brothers J E Cunningham and Harry Cunningham have been invited to prepare barbecue for 1500 to 2000 attendees at the Route 275 celebration on September 15. They were recommended by Judge Kump of Romney after difficulties finding someone skilled in roasting beeves and pigs.
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J. E
Harry Cunningham
Romney
W. Va
Andrew Bell
Romaney
Judge Kump
Author's Wife Dies in Camden
Mrs. Carol Kramer Patten aged 60, wife of Gilbert Patten author of the Frank Merriwell stories, died at their Camden home today.
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Camden
Carol Kramer Patten
Gilbert Patten
Frank Merriwell
Britons Urged to Leave Warsaw Amid Widening German Polish Strains
An editorial warns Britons to depart Warsaw promptly as tensions between Germany and Poland escalate. The piece argues that democracy contrasts with dictatorship in global choices about war, highlighting American public will as decisive in avoiding involvement beyond defense.
Two Given A Year In Theft Trial
Judge A J Tavenner presided over multiple hearings on a busy Monday with several cases continued. Ben Kendall and Pred Gray, both colored, received one year in jail and a $100 fine plus costs for the theft of chickens from John Lillis, with testimony showing many chickens missing from the Lillis flock.
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A.J. Tavenner
Ben (Boots) Kendall
Pred Gray
John Lillis
Lillis
Virginia Woolen Company Picnic At Cacapon State Park
About 1400 people attended the Virginia Woolen Company picnic at Cacapon State Park Saturday despite unpleasant weather. General chairman H B McCormac praised cooperation and said the full program was carried out.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Cacapon State Park
H. B. McCormac
McCormac
The
Star Today
Anthracite Center Celebrates Gloria Jeans Homecoming
Scranton plans a gala for Gloria Jean Schoonover returning from Hollywood after her first film The up. City leaders declare Gloria Jean Day as fans and 26 seventh grade classmates join a parade to city hall where she is named Queen of Anthracite.
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Jean
Wanna Avenue
Gloria
Pred J. Huester
Hollywood
Gloria Jean
American Legion
City Hall
New York
Gloria Jean Schoonover
American Embassy Watches Escalating Situation
German army divisions, geared for quick action, push forward as the American Embassy monitors developments and weighs diplomatic options in the tense stand-off.
Hungary Sees Independent Poland as Key to Central Europe
Budapest reports Count Cskay, foreign minister, says a strong Hungary is essential to Central Europe’s balance. He warns that loosening old friendships harms peace and Hungary’s life interests, noting Hungary’s closest ties with Poland. Warsee advisory: Britons urged to leave Warsaw amid possible Polish German tensions.
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Budapest
Cskay
Hungary
Europe
Germany
Italy
Poland
Plan Hearing In Girl's Death Front Royal Va
Sheriff Marlowe said two companions of Mabel Kuser 20 who died from injuries after jumping from a moving car will be questioned no charging yet a hearing is set for a date not fixed. Companions James Bradshaw and Virginia Groves released after questioning.
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Front Royal
Marlowe
Mabel Kuser
James Bradshaw
Waterlock
Ohio
Virginia Groves
Bradshaw
W. E. Sealock
Warren County
Shamrock
Strasburg
Miss Kuser
John Marshall
North Fork
Shenandoah River
Waterlick
Miss Groves
Mabel
Jimmy
the Shamrock
Yard Party and Chicken Supper At Mount Olive Church
Community event listing includes a yard party in Mount Olive Hayfield on August 26 with a chicken supper for 25 cents at the church starting at 5 30 p m. Also an employment notice seeks a young man 20 to 25 with business course and writing ability, respond with "E" to Star.
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Mount Olive
Hayfield
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