Lyrd Discuses Problems Plaguing World At Massanetta Bible Conference
At Massanetta Springs a Bible conference features talks by Dr Evans Dr John F Williamson Dr Gipsey Smith Jr and Dr H T Donaldson plus Peter Marshall and a Sacred Music Festival. Senator Byrd outlines war concerns and stresses Christian virtue while praising George Washington and urging unity and peace.
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Massanetta
Dr. Evans
John F. Williamson
Gipsey Smith, Jr
H. T. Donaldson
Peter Marsha
Massanetta Springs
John Finley Williamson
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
School of Music and Festival
Vesper Hill
Peter Marshall
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
Byrd
Bible Conserve
Nator Byrd
Washton
Massetta
T. K. Young
Memphis
Tenn
Blue Ridge Mountains
Europe
America
Virginia
George Washington
War Talk Slows Prices at British Fruit Markets
Prices for California Gravenstein apples varied in London and fell in Glasgow amid war talk. Early Virginia barrels sold in Liverpool from 3.51 to 4.91 per barrel while English apples remained abundant. London best apples averaged 2.28 a bushel, down from last week, with California pears at 3.44 a box. An estimated 112 000 bushels of apples are to reach UK ports in the coming week, with imports higher than last week and the previous season.
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London
Glasgow
Virginia
Liverpool
California
New Jersey
U. S
United Kingdom
General Fund Pleasing Despite Overspending for 1938 39
Richmond reports state finance in good shape with 1938 39 general fund spending at 26 328 543 against 25 561 657 receipts and an unobligated surplus of 1 943 803 30 plus 1 603 035 25 in conditional funds not released. For 1939 40 appropriations total 24 117 525 with 919 000 conditional, leaving excess of 7 470 662 over estimated revenues for the biennium.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Assembly
General Fund
State Comptroller’s Office
Escape Injury In Sideswipe On Route 7
Berryville Virginia August 25 Special occupants of two vehicles escaped injury in a sideswipe on Route 7 about four miles east of Berryville last night. J O Krouse of Berryville west bound sideswiped a car driven by Wilford Parker colored of 1420 Pemberton street Philadelphia heading east. Both cars were slightly damaged and no charges were lodged.
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Berryville
Here
J. O. Krouse
Wilford Parker
Pemberton Street
Philadelphia
Patriotism and Industry Uphold American Promise
A citizen urges commitment to representative government and Christian standards to keep America as the best place to live. The call emphasizes patriotism and industry as central to the nation’s continued strength and prosperity.
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America
Seek Space For Another Big Statue
Washington officials explored space for new statues as a Chicago gift, a large Columbian barge from the 1893 Columbian Exposition, to be anchored in the capital. Congress forbids anchoring in The Mall Capitol Hill Library of Congress grounds Tidal Basin or crowded parks yet. The barge faces rough sailing and must find a suitable site amid existing statuary.
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Washington
Chicago
Frederick MacMonnies
76Th Congress
Acongress
Mall
Capitol Hill
Library of Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Congress
Columbia
Quizzed by Dies Allen Touts Nazi Federation Link
Henry D. Allen, active in anti Semitic and anti Communist work in California, testified in Washington before the Dies Committee about a proposed federation of Nazi Fascist and anti Jewish groups in the United States. He said officials of the Italian and German embassies complimented his work.
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Henry D. Allen
California
Dies Committee
Washington
United States
Camp meetings originated in Kentucky during the Second Awakening
The camp meeting began in Kentucky in the early phase of the Great Revival known as the Second Awakening. Leghorn hats are woven from local wheat straw near Leghorn, Italy. The term damask comes from Da Mascus where ornamental silk fabrics were woven in colors.
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Kentucky
Leghorn
Italy
Damascus
American diplomat urges immediate Poland evacuation
U S Nationals Anthony J Drexel Biddle Jr the U S ambassador to Poland reportedly advised all Americans to leave the country at once to avoid being trapped in a possible war zone.
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
U. S
Poland
Buchalter Quizzed By U.S. Agents
Lepke Buchalter the fugitive gangster with a $50 000 price on his head surrendered to J Edgar Hoover in Manhattan and was questioned in secrecy. Hoover said Buchalter appeared healthy and contented and would face federal interrogation as authorities prepare indictments for his extortion racket in garment fur and bakery trades. District Attorney Dewey welcomed the surrender and said prosecutions would proceed to remove him from society.
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New York
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
J. Edgar Hoover
New York State
Hoover
Manhattan
Lepke
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Dewey
Isadore Penn
Owosso
Mich
Lion Shot Aboard Ship Off Cape May Then Cast Overboard
First Sergeant Michael Peskan and coast guards shot a lion aboard the Dutch freighter Amazone after it prowled the deck near Cape May. The crew hid below while the ship steamed toward Caracas, as the lion was killed to prevent further danger. The body was secured and the vessel resumed its voyage.
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Cape May
N. J
Caracas
Venezuela
Michael Peskan
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
John Williams
Coast Guards
Here
Peskan
Autopsy Finds Self-Inflicted Hanging In Jail Death
Coroner S. R. Gerber announced the autopsy on Frank Dolezal, a murder suspect in the 12 headless dead case, showed six old rib fractures and a neck discoloration from a ragged cloth. Death appears by asphyxiation from the rope, with authorities calling for thorough investigation amid rumors of mistreatment.
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Cleveland
S. R. Gerber
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
Gerber
William E. Edwards
Cleveland Crime Commission
Edwards
Martin L. O’donnell
Florence Polillo
Blackburn Moore Clarke Delegate at Virginia Young Democratic Convention
Blackburn Moore Clarke, a local apple grower and Clarke county delegate from Frederick and Winchester, travels to Roanoke to represent Clarke county at the Virginia Young Democratic Convention. He is expected to serve as the Clarke navy delegate at the session.
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Berryville
Blackburn Moore
State House
Ferderick
Clarke
Winchester
Clarke County
Virginia Young Democratic
Roanoke
Moore
Navy
Ireland’s Undaunted Maureen O’Elood Sails From New York
Screen actress Maureen O’Elood sails from New York for Europe. After filming in London she plans a rest in her native Ireland amid war rumors.
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Maureen O’ el ‘Ood
New York
Europe
London
Ireland
Home Makers Of County Plan Program For 1940
Frederick County Home Makers Board sets November 1 for Achievement Day with Miss Maude Wallace as principal speaker. Morning shows three films on Wonders of the World Richmond and Colonial National Historical Park. exhibits include table setting and flower arrangements. Plan picnic for Sept 1940 and demonstrations on kitchen arrangement healthful kitchen and storage.
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Home Makers of County
Frederick County
Five Charged in Mail Fraud Cases Sentenced
In Roanoke on August 24 five people were sentenced in U S District Court for mail fraud and securities acts violations. Charles M. Cox and Carter A. Graves received prison terms. Walter P. Spielberger and Mrs. Spielberger were sentenced to 18 and two years probation respectively. Roland E. Spielberger got four months at Camp Lee.
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Roanoke
United States District Court
Armistead M. Dobie
Dobie
Charles M. Cox
Carter A. Graves
Charlottesville
Cimarron Petroleum Trust
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Walter P. Spielberger
Walter Spielberger
Roland E. Spielberger
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Spielberger
Virginia
Cox
Graves
Condition of Rivers at Riverton and Forks
At Riverton the South Fork river is milky in color and the North Fork is clearing. Observers note turbidity changes and warn boaters to use caution on all currents. Local officials monitor runoff impacts and forecast improvements with rain fading.
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Maryland
Danzig
Salisbury
Egland
Royal Ulster Rifles
Capital
By Eddy Gilmore
U.S
Buchalter
Brussels
Central Press Cablephoto
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Oslo
Joseph Bech
Hubert Pierlot
Rickard J. Sandler
Halvdan Koht
Peter Munch
Coast Guardsman
Blackburn Moore Clarke
Maureen O'Sullivan
Hugo
Okla
Durant
John O. Storey
Ethel
Storey
John C. Storey
Archie Wright
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Utica
Las Guardia
Meyer Parodnecki
Wright
Riverton
South Fork
North Fork—Clearing
Central Press
Joseph P. Kennedy
Center
Kennedy
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