Japan And U S At Odds In Poker Like Trade War
Babson argues a real game of poker is underway between Japan and the United States over trade controls. He notes extensions of restrictions to scrap iron and petroleum, Japan's reliance on American rubber and silk, and warns a clash may come if restrictions escalate. He suggests a conference among Britain Germany Japan and the United States could settle the tensions.
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Roger W. Babson Gan
Francisco
Japan
U. S
Nippon
China
Straits of
Malacca
North Sea
Pacific
Atlantic
Dutch East Indies
Indies
Orient
Ameripol
Africa
Brazil
Epen
Britain
United States
Russia
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco
Germany
Tribute to Lieutenant Grave Alters Luray Activities
Luray busines ses closed their stores and the Rotary Club picnic was canceled in respect for Lieut Arthur Ashby Grave 57 a World War veteran and former Luray postmaster His comrades in arms attended services held yesterday with out of town honorary pallbearers from Wayne sboro Richmond and Staunton A regular army firing squad fired volleys and taps J R Leedy a wounded decorated World War II veteran published in the local paper a poem Taps in memory of his memory
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LURAY
Rotary Club
Arthur Ashby Grave
Virginia
W. G. Ellison
Waynesboro
Glenn Elliott
Richmond
Dept. American Legion
J. R. Kerrick
Rileyville
J. P. Ast
Staunton
J. R. Leedy
Leedy
Extension of Adult Summer Vocational Courses Planned
Richmond officials announce funding to extend the adult summer vocational training for national defense by one month. About 1,500 students attend programs in Richmond Roanoke Portsmouth Norfolk Lynchburg Bristol and Newport News plus Petersburg Hampton Institute and St Pauls School. A 36 week winter program will be established with further plans for adult consultation bureaus after school.
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Richmond
Sidney B. Hall
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Bristol
Newport News
College For Negroes
Petersburg
Hampton Institute
St. Paul’s Industrial School
Lawrenceville
Hall
Limit Plane Types Would Speed War Production
William S. Knudsen urges narrowing army and navy fighting planes to a few types to speed up production. He cites Germany’s Dornier 17 program and notes Dornier firms turning out planes rapidly. Knudsen and Gen. Henry H. Arnold toured the world’s fastest and largest fighters before heading to San Diego to view a giant bomber under construction for the Army.
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Los Angeles
Pi Army
Navy
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Advisory Committee
Germany
Dornier
Knudsen
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
San Diego
Army
Darden And Maas To Address Vets
Norfolk August meeting of the Virginia American Legion will feature Colgate W. Darden Jr. of Norfolk and Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota as principal speakers. Darden speaks Monday at 11 a.m. Maas on Tuesday at 11. A drum and bugle corps contest at Foreman Field opens Monday night with a 5 000 participant parade Tuesday night. Resolutions on national defense likely at the final session Wednesday. A grand military ball is planned for Ocean View Tuesday at 9 p.m.
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Norfolk
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Melvin J. Maas
Minnesota
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Darden
Maas
Foreman Field
Legionnaires
Ocean View
Improvement In Driving Practices
Richmond reports a state inspection shows motorists now observe hand signals traffic signs and speed laws better than ever. Col M S Battle director of the Division of Motor Vehicles says troopers will target the chronic violator who causes highway carnage. Meetings in seven districts updated troopers on uniform enforcement of traffic laws.
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Richmond
Thompson Family Visit Near Mt Williams VA
Misses Agnes and Shirley Thompson of Edinburg spent a week with Miss Madeline Spent a week with Misses Madeline and Lucy Long at Mt Williams. Mr and Mrs Earl Long and family drove to Harrisonburg. Misses Madeline Lucy and Genevieve Long sang over Station WSVA in Harrisonburg with announcer W H Siler. The Long sisters are famous for their western songs.
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MT. Williams
Agnes
Shirley Thompson
Edinburg
Madeline
Lucy Long
Earl Long
Harrisonburg
Lucy
Genevieve Long
WSVA
W. H. Siler
Long Sisters
Flooding Hurts Crops Across Large Virginia Areas
Crop prospects declined in many sections during the week ending August 17 due to excessive rain and flood bottoms, with notable losses in corn hay and other crops in river bottoms. Some eastern and northern districts showed slight improvement, while southeastern counties faced substantial damage. Peach crops face brown rot. Elberta peaches remain mainly good, and shipments are increasing.
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Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
United States Weather Bureau
Virginia
New Schedule Begins Sept 1 For Southern Railway
Harrisonburg announces a revised passenger timetable with a 1 30 p m arrival and 2 15 p m departure to Washington. Train 135 runs Washington to Harrisonburg via Manassas, with trains 11 and 12 operating between Manassas and Harrisonburg and passengers transferring at Manassas to through services 36 and 135.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Southern Railway
Washington
B. S. Beale
The
Southern
News-Record
Manassas
Reynolds Store Notes Highlights Social Visits
Reynolds Store notes from Reynolds Store Virginia record a parade of visitors and weekend gatherings. Mrs. Howard Manzy of Gettysburg Pennsylvania visits Mrs. A C Carpenter and others while many families enjoy Sunday at Cacapon State Park. R E Place improves slowly after illness.
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Jennie Heironimus
Ed Brown
Actor Robert Tay lor discovered at Pomona College
W H T A Oliver Hinsdell a MGM developer of young players spotted the actor at Pomona College where he was a student recognizing his potential.
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Robert Taylor
W. H. T. A. Oliver Hinsdell
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Pomona College
Bean crop record sparks tomato canning begins in Page
LURAY Aug 24 Following a record bean harvest in day and night shifts Page County Canneries plan to start tomato canning this week Several large canneries will also can a second bean crop Hawksbill Cannery Luray F L Koontz four miles south of Luray Charles Graves Ida C D Price Alma and Moyer Cannery at Fairview are among those beginning tomato processing with Price noted as Virginia cannery president.
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Luray
Hich
Page County
The
Virginia Canners
C. D. Price
Alma
Hawksbill Cannery
F. L. Koontz
Charles 8
Roosevelt weighs non political Labor Day trip
President Roosevelt plans a non political Labor Day excursion south that could touch on public power policy. He may dedicate a Tennessee Valley Authority dam and address TVA conflicts with opponent Wendell Willkie. The itinerary includes Hyde Park, Chattanooga, and South Charleston before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Wendell L Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Hyde Park
N. Y
Chattanooga
Tenn
South Charleston
W. Va
Rest Church Rest Brevities Highlight Local Visits
A Rest Virginia notice lists a special meeting of the Young People Division at Rest Church with visitors from other churches expected. Various local social visits including Miss Ruth Ridgeway hosting a shower for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Moreland are reported. The Rev G H Fielding preached last Sunday. Mrs Blanche Stipe travels to New York with Curtis Barr to attend the World's Fair and visit relatives.
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Rest
Young People’s Division
Rest Church
G. H. Fielding
Ruth Ridgeway
Robert W. Miller
Card Moreland
Lewis Young
Annapolis
George Clark
Young
Clark
Methodist Church
Blanche Stipe
G. L. Snyder
Curtis Barr
Winchester
New York City
Amos Prince
Stephenson
Frank Snyder
Turner Sencindiver and Children
Capon Bridge Notes Social News Recap
Ada Gill and her daughter Beulah return from a Western States trip. Ruth Wolfe of Freeland Maryland visits the Williamson home. J T Funkhouser family spent last week at the New York World's Fair. Hilda Crane stays a week in Fairmont West Virginia. T L Riley and daughter Shirley of Fleming Kentucky visit relatives here. John Bechtel and family visit Ramsburg home. Linda Sirk of Romney spends this week at home.
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Capon Bridge
W. VA
Ada Gill
Beulah
Ruth Wolfe
Freeland
Omar Williamson
J. T. Funkhouser
Hilda Crane
Fairmont
T. L. Riley
Shirley
Fleming, Ky
John Bechtel
J. P. Ramsburg
Linda Sirk
Romney
Final Weekend Climax of Massanetta Springs Bible Conference
Massanetta Springs prepares for the last weekend of its famous 1940 Bible conference with a closing day featuring five national religious leaders. Bishop Arthur J. Moore and speakers Dr. Walter Judd Dr. Howard Mac Morgan Dr. Richard Roberts and Dr. Wm Evans will address attendees with special music by G. A. Lehman and the Massanetta Sextet performing several times.
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Massanetta Springs
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Maryland
Arthur
J. Moore
Methodist Church
Walter Judd
China
Howard Mac Morgan
G. Campbell Morgan
Richard Roberts
Wm. Evans
America
G. A. Lehman
Rochester
N. Y
Charleston Man Wins Trapshoot
Ernest H. Wolfe, 38, Charleston auditor, won the Grand American Handicap title at Vandalia Ohio, breaking 98 of 100 targets from the 23 yard line despite wind. He becomes the first West Virginian to win the Roaring Grand in 41 years, outshooting 823 competitors.
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Vandalia
West Virginia
Ernest H. Wolfe
Charleston
Home-coming at Little Mountain Church Postponed
Rev. Chester P. Smith announced the Little Mountain Methodist Church home-coming will be held at a later date. Friends are asked to watch for the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester P. Smith
Little Mountain Methodist Church
Reverend Huber to Teach Bible Class at Braddock Street
Missionary in Africa Reverend Huber will lead the Golden Rule Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 9 45 a m. Visitors are welcome.
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L. E. Huber
Africa
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Ed Kennan in Cedar Grove VA
Cedar Grove Virginia reports the birth at the home of Mr and Mrs William Elyett. Mrs Armon Combs and family from Richmond visited Mrs Combs parents. Mrs C C Dix visited her sister. Mrs Joel DeHaven is ill and cared for by her daughter. Mr and Mrs C D Dye hosted dinner for neighbors. Alson Smith returned home after weeks with relatives. Pleas ant Valley church vesper service at the Lewis home drew a large crowd.
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Cedar Grove
Ed Kennan
William Elyett
Armon Combs
Richmond
Combs
C. C. Lewis
C. C._Dix
Charles Braithwaite
Joel DeHaven
Boyd Fries
C. D. Dye
W. H. Crim
Alson Smith
Claskin Brown
Gainesboro
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
Jessie Lewis
Question list from page four prompts
A set of quiz prompts including New York Minnesota Delaware and other topics. It asks about the Democratic emblem rooster and provides an answer stating the bird signals victory and the dawn of a new day.
Frederick County School Board Allows Six Year Olds to Enroll
At a Frederick County school board meeting the decision permits children who are six by November 1 to attend school this session. The move could lift county enrollment by about 40 to 50 pupils. Construction on the consolidated graded school at Clearbrook will begin soon with occupancy expected after the new year. weather and late start may slow progress. County schools plan to open on Tuesday September 10 and teachers of See Yaad will meet in September.
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Frederick County
Clearbrook
See Yaad
Drowning Tragedy Shocks Dayton Family
A 30-year-old mother is held in a Dayton hospital after the drowning of her two children, Lela Mae and Walter Weyrauch Jr., found by the father upon returning home. A note left by the mother hinted she would be in the water at Island Park, saying she could not die and leave the children. Detective Captain O L Kincaid said investigators are probing the mysterious deaths.
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Dayton
O. L. Kincaid
Lela Mae
Walter Weyrauch
Lucille Weyrauch
Kincaid
Walt
Island Park
Lou
Welfare Department To Turn Back Fund to State Treasury
Maryland's Department of Public Welfare will return nearly half a million dollars to the State Treasury by September 30. Director J Milton Patterson said a department surplus plus other savings may influence a downward tax revision.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Department of Public Welfare
State Treasury
J. Milton Patterson
Vegetable buyer charged as bad check artist in Orangeburg
Warrants delivered to the sheriff charging a vegetable buyer with passing 317 worthless checks to farmers for produce. Checks ranged from 30 cents to 200 dollars. Magistrate delivered the warrants.
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Orangeburg
Sisters Reunite After 18 Years Separated
Mrs John Wagner and her sister Miss Norma Heffly, long separated by adoption into different families, meet by chance in Lancaster. A mutual friend arranges the reunion and learns the sisters, despite years apart, live just 24 miles from each other.
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Lancaster
John Wagner
Norma Heffly
Susquehanna River Bridge Opening Set for August 28
Formal ceremonies for Havre De Grace to open the new Susquehanna river bridge will be held Wednesday August 28 weather permitting according to State Roads Commission officials.
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Baltimore
Havre de Grace
State Roads Commission
Lena H. Riggen to Notify Wallace Nomination
Miss Lena H. Riggen of Snow Hill Maryland a Democratic National Committee member will serve on the committee notifying Henry A Wallace of his nomination as Democratic vice presidential candidate.
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Wallace Snow Hill
Lena H. Riggen
Snow Hill
Maryland
Henry A. Wallace
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