Johnson Denies Rift Over NRA Policies
Gen Hugh S Johnson denied reports of a split with Donald Richberg and Frances Perkins over NRA polices. He stated no break and offered no further comment, while Washington chatter claimed Richberg and Perkins opposed one man control of the NRA. a settlement was predicted.
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Associated Press
Bethany Beach
Del
Hughs. Johnson
Donald K. Richberg
Labor
Frances Perkins
NRA
Washington
Richberg
Perkins
Johnson
NRA Reorganization Sparks White House Dispute
Reports say a split in Roosevelt’s industrial recovery leadership over NRA reorganization emerged as Richberg and Perkins opposed Johnson on one man control of the Blue Eagle. Roosevelt rushed back to Washington to address urgent recovery matters after Rainey’s services.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh&. Johnson
Donald R.richberg
Perkins
Roosevelt
White House
Henry T. Rainey
Hyde Park
N. Y
Leaders Board
Rainey
Carrollton
Ways and Means
Bacharach
New Jersey
Treadway
Massachusetts
O’connor
New York
Noton
High Command
Associated Press
Donald R. Richberg
Frances Perkins
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Richberg
Drownings Claim Three Lives In Potomac Shenandoah Rivers
A Martinsburg man dies after diving from his motorboat to save his wife during a Potomac regatta. Mrs. Ed Cook and a Clarke County man are among the victims in Shenandoah River drownings near Berryville and Berry's Ferry. A brave Mrs. Robert Brady saves Nelson Seal from drowning in the Shenandoah. Body found in Clarke river identified as a man with no papers and unknown name.
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Martinsburg
Potomac
Robert Brady
Charles Town
W. V.a
Shenandoah River
Berry's Ferry
Ed. Cook
Nelson Seal
Big Eddy
Brady
William M. Burns
C. D. Edy
Clarke
Clarke County
Berry’s Ferry Bridge
Frank Brown
South Braddock Street
E. A. Marshall
Florida
Enders Funeral
Berryville
Ince
Green Hill Cemeery
C. H. Iden
Lindsey
Brown
Mr. Marshall
Potomac River
Edward Cook
Opening of meat shop by Butler's Packing House
Notice announces the opening of Butler's Packing House meat shop on Saturday August 25 offering choice beef veal and lamb to customers with an inaugural sale and fresh meats available.
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Butler’s Packing House
Annual Orchard Picnic Draws Apple Industry Guests
Orchardists from the Green Orchard on Apple Pie Ridge are invited to an all day event Saturday. Attendance could reach 2000 if weather permits with games a noon dinner and 1 PM pig program. Soil moisture will be discussed by Dr E C Auchter E D Nininger and W S Campfield among others.
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Apple Pie Ridge
Byrd
E. C. Auchter
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
E. D. Nininger
Virginia Horticultural Society
Roanoke
W. S. Campfield
Society
Staunton
Enormous July Beer Tax Boosts Revenue
The July liquor tax haul rose to a post repeal high of 38.8 million dollars with beer yielding 25.3 million. Beer collections jumped 2.44 million from June and almost doubled December 1933 first repeal month.
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Associated Press
Washington
Two Cuban Officers Sentenced to Death for Plot Against Batista
In Havana on August 23, Major Angel Echevarria and Captain Augustin Brice were condemned by a court martial at Camp Columbia for taking part in a revolutionary plot against Commander-in-Chief Batista. The plan aimed for September 4, but the revolt was crushed in Pinar Del Rio before it began. The suspects were arrested and tried within 24 hours.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Angel Echevarria
Augustin Brice
Army Signal Corps
Camp Columbia
Pinar del Rio
Batista
Square Dance at Park Tomorrow
The public is invited to a square dance Friday at 9 PM at the park pavilion. Proceeds go to park funds and music will be by the J I Jenkins orchestra.
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Park Pavilion
J. I. Jenkins
Pickers Tickets Print Window Opens
The Evening Star notes that Now is the time to have your pickers tickets printed as the period for sales approaches.
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the Evening Star
Children's Nursery Ad with Careful Attention
Notice to parents offering child care services at 146-A N. Loudoun with reasonable rates and a contact phone number 805-1.
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Children’s Nursery
N. Loudoun
Actors Jury Clears Helen Morgan in Play Debut Dispute
In Los Angeles a board of arbitration of Actors Equity Association ruled Helen Morgan was not intoxicated during the opening performances of Memory at the Biltmore Theatre. The panel found no intoxication and that she was not at fault for the show’s flop, while delaying salary disputes to her husband and finding Fagan not liable for costumes bought by Morgan.
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Helen Morgan
Associated Press
LOS Agneles
Actors’ Equity «Association
Myron C. Fagan
Miss Morgan
Biltmore Theatre
Maurice Maschke Jr
Fagan
Strike Order to Lette First 0 Threatens Textile Workers
Francis J. Gorman, head of the special strike committee, reiterates demand for a September 1 walkout in the cotton textile industry. He says concessions are needed and notes employment and wages have fallen since the code took effect. The committee prepares strike logistics while disputing industry payroll claims.
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Associated Press
Washington
Francis J. Gorman
New York
Robert Bruere
Cotton Trextile Industrial Relations Board
Gorman
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Man Protesting Innocence Held As Girl's Slayer
Harold Taylor is held for the murder of 19 year old Faye New after she disappeared during a car ride and was found slain in a ditch. A. B. Cain, Faye's suitor, was questioned and later released as police dispute his statement.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Harold Taylor
Faye New
Taylor
Howard College
A. B. Cain
Faye
Cain
Miss New
Evans
Soft Water Used Winchester Steam Laundry
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises soft water usage with a listed phone number 28 offering cleaning and laundry services. The short notice appears on a historical page segment with a small phone line and service emphasis.
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Winchester Steam
Paul Long Takes Over Russell Carpenter's Barber Shop in Winchester
Paul Long formerly of Russell Carpenter's Barber Shop will open the Winchester Hotel shop for business Thursday August 23. Friends and customers are invited to visit.
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Paul Long
Russell Carpenter
Winchester Hotel
Berryville Horse Show Opens With 300 Entries
Berryville Va August 23 Over 300 horses entered for events as the Berryville horse show opens amid late summer weather. Heavy drafts and thoroughbreds led morning classes while Lodge falls from Spring Hope and is taken to Dr. Allen's stable. Races start at 3 10 but later noted for tomorrow's summary.
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Berryville
Lodge
Bleakley Lodge
John Hay Whitney
Spring Hope
L. M. Allen
Upperville
Charles Mullikin
Loggins
Gray Knight
Winchester liquor sales top $3158 in first week
The Winchester dispensary reported total liquor sales of 3158.35 for the week ending Saturday night August 18, averaging 526.39 per day. Saturday's sales exceeded 100 by the first Saturday, with daily receipts: Monday 396.10, Tuesday 330.20, Wednesday 375.95, Thursday 433.75, Friday 497.75, Saturday 1124.60.
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Winchester
Uniforms Return Request from Rouss Fire Co
All members with uniforms must return them promptly to the Uniform Committee. Gt Haines signs on behalf of the committee.
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Rouss Fire Co
Gt Haines
Notice to Farmers for Emergency Crop Loans
Farmers desiring loans through the Emergency Crop Loan Office of the Farm Credit Administration for winter grain planting should apply to J. Gray Beverley Field Supervisor Warrenton Va or I Fred Stine County Agent Winchester Va August 23 1p 21
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Emergency Crop Loan Office
Farm Credit Administration
J. Gray Beverley
Warrenton
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Park Club To Meet Woodstock And Llangollen
The Whitney Llangollen baseball club with players from Upperville Middleburg and Millwood will face Park here Saturday. Jock Whitney sponsors Llangollen while Woodstock Valley League, led by Dick Forsythe, will challenge the locals Sunday. Woodstock recently beat Harrisonburg 2 0 and Culpeper with Lefty Bradley pitching.
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Whitney Llangollen
Bill Burtner
Peach Estep
Hook Garner
Upperville
Middleburg
Millwood
Jock” Whitney
Llangollen
Woodstock Valley League
Dick” Forsythe
Baker Brothers
Luray
Morrison
Brubaker
Five Killed When Auto Is Hit By Train
Five people died and a sixth was seriously injured when an automobile carrying a group from French River Ont. was struck at a private grade crossing by a train near Bigwood Ont. The car’s driver Donald Schell 19 died after ten minutes, others including E Roberts and John Francis were killed instantly. Thomas Schell survived with serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Bigwood
Ont
E. Roberts
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
John Francis
Huntington
W. Va
Edith Weston
Chicago
Julia Johnson
Cicero
Ill
Donald Schell
French River
Thomas Schell
Donald
Parry Sound
Schell
Soviet Demands Explanation For Citizens Arrest
Soviet Russia pressed Manchukuo at Harbin for explanations of the arrest of 88 Soviet citizens. Acting Consul General Rayvid demanded prompt measures for their release and cited arrests without documents and searches of Soviet railway workers’ offices.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Foreign Office of
Manchukuo
Rayvid
Russia
Harbin
Shi Liu Ben
Mane
Infant Daughter of Rev Witherspoon Dies in Blacksburg
Word reached Winchester of the death of the infant daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Witherspoon in Blacksburg on Tuesday night. Burial is expected today in Richmond. Mrs. Witherspoon, formerly Miss Frances McFaden, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden, is well known in Winchester.
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Winchester
Blacksburg
Eugene Witherspoon
Richmond
Witherspoon
Frances McFaden
Frank T. McFaden
Woolen Company Softball Team Tops Fire Company 6 to 3
The Winchester Woolen Company softball team defeated Friendship Fire Company 6 to 3 last evening at Handley Stadium in a tightly contested game. The Woolens pulled ahead with a five run third inning and held on for the win.
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Winchester Woolen Company
Friendship Fire Company
Handley Stadium
Division in NRA plan sparks high command reorg talk
Washington reports a sharp split in the high command of the industrial recovery campaign with a plan for reorganizing the NRA under consideration. The drive to track the Brooklyn bandit gang shifts to New Jersey as authorities pursue the $427000 heist.
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Washington
NRA
Towson
Ethel McCormick McAdoo Keith
Isaac EB. Emerson
New York
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Raleigh
N. C
Norfolk
Bethany Beach
Del
Hugh 8
Johnson
American Liberty League
Jouett Shouse
Geneva
Jewish Congress
Hunt Continues For Attacker Of Waynesboro Girl
In Staunton Virginia authorities search for the assailant of Pauline Parry 18 a factor worker as the victim shows severe skull fractures and may recover enough to aid investigators. A bloody shirt found near the scene prompted talks of blood tests though officials caution such tests may not fix responsibility.
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Associated Press
Staunton
Waynesboro
Augusta County
Pauline Parry
Republicans To Hold Meeting In City Tonight
A mass meeting of Republicans from Winchester and Frederick County convenes at the court house tonight at 8 to select delegates for the Seventh district convention in Harrisonburg on Aug 30. Frederick County has 9 delegates and alternates, Winchester 14 each. H B McCormac will address.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Court House
Harrisonburg
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Wincheser
Hoover
H. B. McCormac
Little Theatre Meeting Put Off Due to Illness
The Little Theatre meeting planned for this evening at John J. Williams home on Amherst Street has been canceled because his nephew Billy Stuart is ill after a tonsil operation.
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Little Theatre
John J. Williams
Amherst Street
Billy Stuart
Denied Privilege Triggers Mass Hysteria At Hungarian Reform School
In Rakospalota near Budapest 12 to 18 year old girls at a reformatory began swallowing objects after being barred from seeing lovers. Doctors diagnosed mass hysteria and several were treated in hospitals with some reports of fatalities from object removals. Love letters were hidden in loaves and cakes before punishment sparked the outbreak.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Rakospalota
Robbery of Armored Truck Triggers Volunteers in Brooklyn
A $427,000 armored truck holdup in Brooklyn last Tuesday has police calling for detective volunteers to work night and day until the robbers are caught. Reports of two former lieutenants of a notorious gangster were denied. A submachine gun left at the scene is being traced. In Reading, a gas station attendant saw a bag marked Abbott Coin Co New York containing money and observed a car with New York plates and three dollars worth of quarters. The car carried two men and three young women, ages 30 to 35, with dark hair.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
John J. Sulivan
Five Bow Rough
Manhattan
John 2
Keen
John J. Ryan
New York
Today
Charles
Vennie
Hute Gins
Sullivan
Abbott Coin
Scammers Target County Mailboxes With Quick Fortune Scheme
A resident warns of a mailer scheme promising a free book to reveal overnight riches. He notes hard work builds wealth and cautions that many will send a dollar and be cheated, while schemers seek to profit from gullible victims.
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Mount Falls
Winchester Man’s Horses
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Woolen
Brooklyn Police
World News
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