Football Season Starts Sept 1 At Handley SVA
Handley and S V A football squads arrive Monday for tryouts and a 9 am uniform issue at school. Ochs aided by Hunter Maddex will coach 50 practice candidates with lettermen including Dunn Cath er Whitham Perry Patton Shumaker Robinson Dunlap Miller Edwards and others. A five game second third team schedule is set with Lincoln High A M A Martinsburg and others.
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Letterman
Gene Dunn
Willy Cather
Tan Whitham
Micky Perry
Harold Patton
Meredith Shumaker
Harry Robinson
Lohn Dunlap
Lawrence Miller
Pete Edwards
Frank Yeakle
Carroll Rowe
Percy Stewart
Bywaters
Pete Himelright
Ray Robinson
Bill McIntyre
Shepherds College
West Virginia
Ochs
Lincoln High School
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Harrisonburg
Charles Town
Allegany of
Cumberland
Fort Hill
Hagerstown
Fredericksburg
Twelve Die After Jap Airliner Sinking
Air line officials report at least twelve killed when a Chinese American airliner was forced down between Canton and Macao and machine gunned by Japanese warplanes. The craft, piloted by H L Woods of Winfield Kansas, was submerged in a small river following the crash.
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Hongkong
Canton
Macao
China National Aviation Corporation
H. L. Woods
Winfield, Kas
British Commissioner Slain By Arab Gunmen in Jenin
An Arab hunchback was held today on charges of assassinating W. Moffatt, the British assistant district commissioner. Moffatt died from five bullet wounds at the district administrative headquarters in Jenin.
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Jerusalem
Moffatt
Jenin
Warden denies charges in hunger strike prison deaths
Warden William B. Mills rejects coroner Charles H. Hersch claim that steam turned into an airtight cell block killed four hunger striking convicts. Mills says inmates were not subjected to physical punishment and that no steam or hot water was used. Official investigations by state and county authorities continue.
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Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia
William B. Mills
Extra Session Is Expected Over German Mobilization
Paris August 25 Socialist party calls for a special parliament session after Premier Edouard Daladier warned that Germany mobilized 2,000,000 troops in a crisis unseen since 1914. The Radical-Socialist executive backed him and urged Communists and radicals to push for an immediate session. The council would also weigh an abrogation of the 40 hour week in defense industries.
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Paris
Socialist Party
Edouard Daladier
Germany
radical-Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
National Council
People’s Front
Picnic Plans Set for Byrd Orchard Gathering
Final preparations for the fourteenth annual Rosemont orchard picnic hosted by Senator H. F. Byrd, near Berryville, expect about 2000 attendees. The event will feature tours of Byrd’s Berryville packing plant and orchards, snacks, and speeches on reducing the Cull Pile with speakers from U S Department of Agriculture and Virginia Tech.
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Rosemont
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Senator Byrd
Liberty
Virginia
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. R. Magness
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Thomas B. Hutcheson
Department of Agronomy
Blacksburg
H. P. Gould
Norfolk and Western Railway
Dies Replies To Critics On Un American Committee
Chairman Dies of Texas defended the House Un American Activities Committee against critics saying a calculated abuse and fabricated reports target the panel. He asserted harmony among members and that the committee is on the right track and will keep sawing wood.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Un-American Committee
Jr Farmers Visit Audley Farm Near Berryville
Frederick County Junior Farmers Club members toured Audley Farm owned by B. B. Jones near Berryville. Host Jones showed horses and Hampshire hogs to 30 guests led by president John Pickerell, who also joined a swine judging contest and a weiner roast with life advice on health, activity, faith, and earning a living. Richard Jones and the herdman Mr Ray accompanied the party.
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Frederick County
Junior Farmers Club
Audley
B. B. Jones
Berryville
Mr. Jones
Hampshire
John Pickerell
Aude
Richard Jones
Mr. Ray
McDonald in Reflecting Mood After Shooting Kreuger Wife
In Los Angeles Charles McDonald, famed orchestra leader, faces a shooting to kill charge over Mrs. Emila Kreuger. Police say he confessed that she controlled his wife, who had been employed as his nursemaid, destroying their home.
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Los Angeles
Emila Kreuger
Symphony
Charles McDonald
McDonald
Haines Named to Virginia Varsity Football Squad
Innis C. Jack Haines of Handley High School family ties Arlington Virginia listed as center on 1938 Virginia varsity football squad. At 18 he is the youngest member and enters his third year, studying medicine and already on the dean’s list. He was a letter man in 1937 and, despite a broken hand late season, is among four leading candidates for first string.
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Innis C
Jack” Haines
Handley High School
Vernon Haines
Haines
Vernon, Jr
Grant
Arlington
German girl swimmer completes English Channel crossing
Bruma Wendel, a German swimmer, landed at Shakepeare Cliff near Dover after swimming the English Channel in 15 hours 3 minutes. Eyewitnesses saw her ashore at 11 03 a m and French dispatches say she entered near Cap Gris Nez last night. She rested briefly on the English coast then returned to France aboard her escort boat.
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Dover
England
Bruma Wendel
Shake Peare Cliff
English
Cap Gris Nez
Miss Wendel
Newlin Rites Held For Miller H Newlin
Final rites were held at Kurtz Funeral Home for Miller H Newlin 45 killed Tuesday morning when struck by a car on U S Route 11 at Bartonsville Va Rev George W Stover officiated pallbearers were Henkle Boyd A Robert Stickley Harry Racey William Grove C S Brumback and Clarence Williams Interment was at Little Mountain Meeting House cemetery on Timber Ridge He is survived by his wife and six children He had recently moved to the Van Meter Hack estate Springdale to farm
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Kurtz
Miller H. Newlin
U.S. Route 11
Bartonsville
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Henkle Boyd
A. Robert Stickley
Harry Racey
William Grove
C. S. Brumback
Clarence Williams
Little
China accuses Japan of gas attack in Kiangsi clash
Chinese ambassador Quo Tai Chi told the British Foreign Office that Japan used poison gas to halt a Chinese counterattack in Northern Kiangsi Province killing most of two battalions. He said such warfare violates international conventions to which Japan subscribes.
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Wondon
China
Japan
British Foreign Office
Quo Tai- Chi
Great Britain
Kiangsi
Quo
Youth Dies In Icy Gale On Mount Adams
Eighteen year old Joseph Gaggiano of Long Island City New York died of exhaustion and exposure trapped 4000 feet up Mount Adams in an icy gale. Two companions Frank Carnese and Philip Turner of East Bridgewater Massachusetts survived after a gruelling struggle. The trio were hiking from Lake of the Clouds hut on Mount Washington to Crag Camp Mount Adams when the storm struck near King's ravine.
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Randolph
N. H
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Joseph Gaggiano
Long Island City
N. Y
Mount
Adams
Presidential Range
Frank Carnese
Philip Turner
East Bridgewater
Mass
King’s Ravine
Lake of the Clouds
Mount Washington
Crag Camp
Mount Adams
Tagging Of Cars Held a Racket By Rural Carriers
Rural letter carriers from remote areas say parking fines on convention cars amount to a racket. Raymond H. Combs president of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association denounced the placards as a $5 ransom and warned the group will take the issue to Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Raymond H. Combs
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Call For Young Republicans Conference in Saratoga Springs
Alfred L. Simon, president of the New York State Association of Young Republican Clubs, issued a call for a conference of Young Republican leaders from 17 states to be held here Sunday. States represented will include Ohio Indiana Maryland West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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Saratoga Springs
Alfred L. Simon
New York State Association of Young Republican Clubs
Simon
Ohio
Indiana
Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Tense Czech-Sudeten crisis nears British mediation endgame
London reports a decisive development in the Prague Czechoslovak government and Sudeten German minority dispute as F T A Ashton-Gatkin returns from Prague for talks with Viscount Halifax and Sir John Simon. Officials defer on the purpose while privately hinting a possible agreement or break.
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London
Praha
F. T. A. Ashton- Gaatkin
Viscount Runciman
Viscount Halifax
John Simon
Ashton- Gatkin
Gwatkin
Lord Halifax
Urge Charge In NLRB To Correct Injustices
The U S Chamber of Commerce urges changes to the Wagner Labor Relations Act to curb coercion by unions and employers, to hold unions liable for unfair practices, and to permit employers to seek action from the labor board. President George H Davis criticizes the board as unfair and the act as failing to reduce industrial disputes amid Roosevelt’s discussion of revisions.
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N.L.R.E
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
George H. Davis
Chamber
Roosevelt
Davis
Chamber of Commmerce
Labor Board
Individu
Martin Reject Lewis Offer Amid Union Turmoil
A group of expelled United Auto Workers officers accepted in principle John L. Lewis proposed peace within the union, but president Homer Martin demurred. Lewis urged resumed talks and aides offered no decisions, with reports that a middle road compromise included reinstating at least two of three ousted vice presidents.
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Washington
United Automoble” Workers
John L. Lewis
Homer Martin
Lewis
Martin
Japs Report Heavy Gains Near Hankow Advance
Shanghai reports a final successful assault on Jui chang as part of the Japanese drive toward Hankow. Chinese sources say 30 Japanese warships moved along Poyang Lake and bombarded shore positions near Wucheng on the Yangtze front.
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Shanghai
Juichang
Hankow
Poyang Lake
Kiukiang
Nanchang
Wucheng
Satterfield To Sound Keynote At Virginia Young Democrats Meet
David E. Satterfield Jr. will headline the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia convention opening at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond. The Winchester Frederick County delegation, led by W. Eric Edwards, departs tomorrow morning to attend the 1 PM opening, with several local members among the travelers. They plan to return the next day.
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David E. Satterfield, Jr
Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia
John Marshall
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
W. Eric Edwards
The
Young Democratic Club of
Dorothy Rice
H. F. Byrd
Ron Ridgeway Holmes Newsome
Prank Witacre
Robert DeHaven
Fred C. Braithwaite
John W. Whitacre
Salome Crisman
Tough Games Scheduled By Hilltoppers
Shenandoah Valley Academy plans a demanding football season under Coach Jack Hodgson with a largely new squad. Only three regulars return Dimples Jones Waite Brewer and Stanley Wojtkiewicz. About 30 players report August 28 with practice at 9 AM and 2 PM daily leading to a schedule that includes Greenbrier Hargrave Staunton Fork Union and other tough opponents through November 24.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Jack Hodgson
Military Academy
Dimples Jones
Waite Brewer
Stanley Wojtkiewicz
Archmere Academy
Georgetown Frosh
Tugwell divorce granted in Nevada cruelty ruling
Florence Arno'd Luswell was granted a divorce from Rexford Guy Luswell, former New Deal advisor, in Yerington Nevada on cruelty charges described as mental only. The decree was issued at a closed hearing by Judge Clark Gui'd. The couple married in Buffalo New York on June 7 1914 and have two daughters.
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Reno
Nev
Florence Arno'd
Lluswell
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1467 B Fashion Frock Details
The Barbara Bell pattern No. 1467 B showcases an above the waist detailing frock with square cut yoke short puff sleeves and a slim straight skirt. It suits silk crepe crepe satin or thin wool with a two color sash and bold plum accents. Sizes 12 to 20 with busts 30 to 38. yardage listed and mail order box address.
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Barbara Bell
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Texas
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Idaho
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Clark
Pope
Northern Virginia Power Company
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply
N. Main St
Jack Haines
Eee O'Connell
Braddock
Czech
Kiukieng
Yangtze River
FHA
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing & Heating
E. Piccadilly St
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Hilltoppers
Hodgson
the Evening Star
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
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