Dollar Year Men Help In Defense Drive
Washington August 21 The dollar a year man is a mystery to officials with no exact count in Treasury or civil service. Defense commission and Public Health Service employ many advisers at nominal pay to mobilize industry and gather information. Benefits include travel reimbursement and payroll status, with some workers paid the dollar even for short stints. a young woman kept her framed token as proof.
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Washington
Treasury
Civil Service
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
Commission
Knudsen
Defense
Public Health Service
The
Naval Academy To Be Enlarged
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 1.985 million construction program for the Naval Academy. The major item is a Bancroft Hall addition for more midshipmen quarters. Project asks 1.5 million for that addition, 450 thousand for classrooms, and 50 thousand for road and grounds improvements.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bancroft Hall
Navy
Betsy Ross Aims for 20000 Feet Altitude Record
Betsy Ross a 99 pound aviatrix and first time flyer since June 1939 waited for official results after circling her two seat cabin plane for three hours and eight minutes at Harrisburg airport in an attempt to set a 20000 foot altitude record.
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Harrisburg
Betsy Ross
Noted Schooner Goes To Locker
NORFOLK VA August 21 The 58 year old West Indian schooner used by D Arcy Grant for a shipping venture lay at the Chesapeake Bay mouth. Miss Grant not aboard on the last voyage due to dirty shell cargo. The Fannie Insley crew of three fought a losing wind that toppled masts and sank the schooner off Tangier Island near Gloucester Virginia.
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Norfolk
D'Arcy Grant
Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island
Confederate Papers Found at Tufts Library in Medford
WPA officials report a valuable collection of Confederate papers from Richmond found in a Tufts College basement. The archive, once part of W. H. Ryder's Civil War collection, includes a Jefferson Davis plan letter, an 1865 Grant pass, Libby Prison passes, and prison records.
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Boston
WPA
Richmood
Tufts College
Medford
Appomattox
W. H. Ryder
Chicago
Ryder
Tufts
Ulysses S. Grant
Libby
Richmond
Local social notes from Armel area detail visits and mishap
Armel Virginia notes guests include Homer Malone and family from Shepherstown and New Jersey, visits by Mrs G E Armel at Blue Ridge Sanitarium, and several relatives and friends from Washington, Philadelphia, Fredericksburg, and Wilmington. Mrs Cornwell injured wrist. others travel or visit family. local residents enroll students and entertain guests at Ken-Holt and Winchester regions.
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Wilbur Bell
Washington, D. C
J. W. Bell
Charlotte Wyant
Cecil Wyant
Fredericksburg
Elder Cornwell
Elsie Armel
Winchester Business College
J. Porter
Toledo
Ken-Holt
W. F. Plank
John Garver
Mayme Shiley
Winchester
Clinger
Frank Allison
Washington
James P. Reardon
Leroy Affleck
Memorial Hospital
Harry Pierce
Ridgeway
W. Va
Henry R. Armel
Canton
Harry C. Richard
Gordonsville
M. F. Price
George Cornwell
Hillsville
Allen Steadman
Edinburg
G. E. Armel
Brooks Flickinger
Skyline Drive
Benjamin Sutton
Wilmington
Del
Amelia Nickalson
Dallas
North East
G. BE. Ar
Rise of Italo Greek tensions reshapes Balkan outlook
Dewitt Mackenzie surveys the growing Italo Greek crisis as Mussolini masss troops in Albania and Greece braces for potential invasion. He weighs Britain's likely naval support, Turkey's stance, and the uncertain Soviet position, noting the Balkan entente and possible pro Britain alignment in the near East.
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Africa
Egypt
England
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Churchill
House of Commons
Middle East
Asia
Constantinople
China
Greece
Albania
Britain
Turkey
Russia
Balkans
Moscow
Ankara
Yugoslavia
Romania
Kemal Ataturk
Aras
Ataturk
Il Duce
Tripolitania
Lybia
Dodecanese
Italy
Near East
Conduct Rites For Miss Moore
The funeral of Miss Bessie Moore was held yesterday at 2 o'clock at Ammisville Pentecostal Church. Floral tributes were numerous and a large gathering attended. Rev. C. H. Anderson conducted the service after a preceding service in Winchester.
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Bessie Moore
Ammisville
Pentecostal Church
C. H. Anderson
Winchester
Just A Boy Again
In Independence Missouri on August 21 a local story notes fellow workers jokingly waxed the whiskers of Orveal Robinson for an old Settlers celebration but used rubber cement. The whiskers were removed with the cement.
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Independence
Orveal Robinson
Digging yields heirlooms on Pratt farm in Towanda
Ralph Pickering kept digging at the C. A. Pratt farm silo pit and unearthed a gold watch lost by Pratt's father about two decades ago. The next day he found a Gettysburg anniversary watch fob, a nostalgic souvenir from 50th anniversary events.
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Towanda
Ralph Pickering
C. A. Pratt
Pratt
Gettysburg
Gibraltar Is Attacked Again by Enemy Planes
Gibraltar reports two air raids by enemy aircraft. Bombs fell in the sea during the first raid with an aircraft brought down in the sea off Europa Point. the second raid dropped bombs on the rock with slight damage and no casualties despite a small fire quickly controlled.
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Gibraltar
Britain
Europa Point
Federal Lumber Needs Are Big
The Defense Commission advised the National Lumber Manufacturers Association that Army and Navy needs total 650 million feet for projects under construction or planned. The Army alone requires 1.6 million feet for Fort Meade Maryland and Annapolis, Maryland is cited as a Navy use site for part of 395 million feet.
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Washington
The
Defense Commission
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Army and Navy
Army
Fort Meade
Navy
Annapolis
Middletown Teacher Resigns From Frederick County Schools
Mrs. Howard Shull, sixth grade teacher at Middletown last year, has resigned. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline announced she will not teach in Frederick County schools this year.
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Howard Shull
Middletown
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Fire chief keeps dentist appointment on dot in Tacoma area
Punctual Fire Chief Chester Brakefield raced from a small office fire at Dr. M. R. Thomas with 12 minutes to spare for a 2:30 dental appointment. He joked about the timing after the blaze was extinguished.
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Payallup
Wash
Chester Brakefield
M. R. Thomas
Public views on Winchester Apple Blossom Festival
The Inquiring Reporter gathers local opinions on the festival's value. Residents cite prestige publicity economic impact and community involvement with varied degrees of support.
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Winchester
Star
Treasury Department Daily Receipts and Debt Figures
Treasury report for August 19 shows receipts of 19.25 million and expenditures of 29.15 million. Gross debt stands at 43.87 billion, rising by 12.33 million from the previous day.
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Washington
the Treasury
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Daily Educators
Henry Ford says newspapers are the best educators arriving daily and staying up to the minute, praising their timely information and constant availability.
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Henry Ford
I Will Not Be Responsible for Debts by Anyone Else
A personal statement by Harry Largent dated August 19 1931 declares he will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than himself. The note appears as a signed declaration possibly for a legal or testamentary purpose.
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Harry Largent
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