Transportation Of Troops Reinvented By Gasoline Engines
J Norman Lodge reports on Plattsburg maneuvers where cavalry, infantry, tanks, and artillery move at 25 to 50 miles per hour aided by motor transport and wireless signals. He notes shortages, new rifles, botched logistics, and a veteran’s mix of awe and irony as Gen. Drum and Gen. Bullard observe the unprecedented modern drill.
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J. Norman Lodge
New York
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Catskills
Adirondacks
Plattsburg
Pershing
Mexico
France
Seventh Cavalry
Panchfo Villa
Signal Corps
Hugh A. Drum
Average Monthly Rainfall from 1913 to 1938
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending date with 2.69 inches August to date and year to date 33.51 inches. The 26 year average of monthly precipitation is listed for each month with January at 2.53 inches and December at 2.40 inches, totaling an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Storm Twister Lashes Fleeton Area Killing Two In Maryland Reach
A Chesapeake Bay twister swept from Reedville to Mundy Point killing two people and leaving extensive damage along the Eastern Shore. Damage estimates exceed 100000 dollars with more than a dozen injured and dozens homeless. The cyclone damaged the Fleeton post office ice plant and fishing facilities while forcing power outages and dock damage in Reedville and Edgewater Maryland.
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Fleeton
Chesapeake Bay
Bayside
Mundy Point
Raymond Campbell
Albert Simmons
Northumberland County
Potomac River
Leonardtown
Julia Richardson
Fitz Harding
Fleeton Wharf
Reedville
Powerful gusts lift boat over water at St. Marys City incident
At St. Marys City Paul Crandall owner described the moment as feeling like being blown through the air. Two persons aboard reported uninjured.
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St. Mary's City
Paul Crandall
Exemption Rules for Pay Hour Act on Farm Fruit Processing
The Wage and Hour Division in Washington clarifies exemptions for farmers under the Pay Hour Act. Exemptions cover preparation activities such as ripening, cleaning, grading, sorting, drying, preserving, packing, storing, and canning of perishable or seasonal fresh fruits or vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables are raw and natural, not processed, canned, or dried. Nuts, dried fruits, and dry edible beans are not considered fresh. Exempt operations include drying, freezing, preserving, packing, or canning for perishable or seasonal produce, with stemming of strawberries likely included. Storing in a storage house is not exempt. Employers may choose any 14 work weeks per calendar year for the exemption, not necessarily consecutive, and exemptions apply separately per place of employment.
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Labor Department
Washington
Chinese And Japs Battle With Heavy Casualties
Shanghai dispatch reports both sides claim heavy losses in months of fighting in China. Chinese say 20 727 Japanese killed or wounded in Henan and Hupeh from April 1 to August 1. Japanese claim 20 000 Chinese engaged and about 1 800 killed in a campaign last month in southeastern Shansi.
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Shanghai
China
Henan
Hupeh
Shansi
Princess Margaret Rose Is Nine Birthday Celebrated
Princess Margaret Rose turns nine as the royal family marks the day at Balmoral Castle Scotland. A pink themed party is held with gifts including a jewelry pit from King George VI.
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London
Margaret Rose
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
King George VI
Durant Case Claims Airtight Prosecution Against Story
County Attorney Bill Steger said he had an airtight case against John O. Story, 60, charged with murdering his third wife in a smokehouse fire last August 23. After 10 hours of interrogation Story insisted the death was an accident. Authorities linked two other accidental family deaths to Story, plus a hunting death and a drowning in prior years.
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Durant
Okla
Bill Steger
John O. Story
Story
Dequeen
Arth
Tarzan Couple Postpones Honeymoon After Quick Marriage
Tarzan and his new bride Beryl Scott return to work after an early morning wedding in Garfield New Jersey. They plan no honeymoon until November staying in New York while Johnny Weissmuller paddles in Billy Rose Aquacade at the World’s Fair. The couple wed twice in one day at the home of Henry L Janowski with both a minister and Mayor John M Grabriel present for the ceremonies.
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New York
Tarzan
Beryl Scott
Honolulu
Africa
Johnny Weissmuller
Billy Rose
Weissmuller
San Francisco
Garfield
N. J
Henry L. Janowski
John M. Grabriel
Camermen
Parkway construction advances on Blue Ridge section
Public Roads Administration authorized a 9.76 mile project from Humpback Gap to Love post office with Sutton and Co of Radford as low bidder at 586 754 dollars. Completion target 1500 working days from August. Other sections in Waynesboro area and Skyline Drive near Shenandoah Park progressing with multiple contractors and pending resurfacing.
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Humpback Gap
Love Post Office
Public Roads Administration
Waynesboro
Sutton and Co
Radford
Jarman’s Gap
Tye River Gap
Montebello
Rockfish Gap
Walters and Prater
Morristown
Tenn
Sutton Concern
Ralph E. Mills Co
Roanoke
Frankfort
Shenandoah National Park
Jarman's Gap
Brown's Gap
Barret Paving Co
Trenton
N. J
Front Royal
Beahm’s Gap
Panorama
J. R. Ford, Co., Inc
Lynchburg
Traffic figures cited by P R A official in Waynesboro
Public Roads Administration head in Waynesboro,G Y Carpenter, notes traffic data trends and local roadway conditions as part of ongoing infrastructure review.
Tex Ritter Sings at Palace Theatre with Musical Tornadoes
Tex Ritter, a UT graduate with a long stage and radio record, brings his Cowboy Ballads to the Palace Theatre on Wednesday backed by the Musical Tornadoes. He has risen from University of Texas roots to stage radio and screen success through Theatre Guild productions and major networks.
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Tex Riter
University of Texas
New York
Tex
Palace Theatre
Ritter
Famous Theatre Guild of New York
Machine Cavalry Swings Into Action On Muddy Roads
Plattsburg New York August 2 7th cavalry from Fort Knox moves into action across roads and fields in northern New York as 52 000 regulars and militia meet in two battles. The unit forms part of the second corps facing the first corps along a 20 mile front by the Saranac river amid rain and fatigue. 70 pound packs include blankets shelter halves and cold rations awaiting field kitchens tonight.
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Plattsburg
Fort Knox
Saranac River
New Y
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van Winkle
Audry
Lee Bullard
North America Assurance Society
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Aran
Dirigibte
Hartford
Connecticut
Chesapeake
Victor
U. S. Department of Labor
Arta
Toly
Band Girl Bares
Death Threat
Helen Voores
Brooklyn, N. Y
Dies Committee
G. Y. Carpenter
The
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Owen Harding
Maine
Clifford Stanford
New York City
Owen
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