Orchard Picnic Draws Record Attendance at Rosemont
A large crowd estimated around 2 000 to 2 300 attended the 14th Orchard Picnic at Senator H F Byrd s Rosemont Orchard near Berryville marking a record turnout. Attendees included apple growers exporters and foreign buyers with tours of orchards packing facilities and a boxed luncheon featuring fried chicken and pickles. Speakers from the U S Department of Agriculture and Winchester Laboratory discussed cull apple losses and industry issues. Weather has generally favored the annual event with only one rain day in 14 years.
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Rosemont Orchard
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
United States
Senator Byrd
Tokes
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. R. Magness
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S.department of Agriculture
Thomas B. Hutcheson
Department of Agronomy
Hunter Barley’s Sow Delivers 18 Pigs Again
Stephens City farmer Hunter Barley reports his four year old Polan-China sow produced a litter of 18 pigs, marking 36 offspring across two consecutive litters. Barley notes neighbors suggest honoring the prolific animal, whose record far surpasses the typical 8 to 10 piglets per litter.
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Poland-China
Hunter Barley
Stephens City
Ex-Convict Stripped and Crucified in Reno Shooting
Ed Collins a 27 year old former inmate was allegedly nailed to a crude cross and burned while his attackers threatened to turn him into a Jesus figure after he refused to help in a payroll robbery in San Diego. He was rescued near the county hospital and expected to recover barring infection from nail wounds.
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B. R. Addenbrooke
Collins
Howard
San Quentin
California
San Diego
Reno Baptist Church
Joe
Addenbrooke
Chicago
Sea Dogs In Naval Battle Off Gibraltar
Insurgent Spanish warships attacked a Government destroyer near Gibraltar after a weeklong chase, sinking at least 26 and wounding 14. The Jose Luis Diez, 1650 tons, built 1928, limped into port after heavy fighting near Cueta. Funeral services planned for 20 dead.
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Gibraltar
Jose Luis Diez
Lehavre
France
Valencia
Cueta
Morocco
Ibraltr
Carnero Point
Viscount Horatio Nelson
Trafalgar
Eyston Smashes Speed Record at Bonneville Salt Flats
Captain George E T Eyston set a new world automobile speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah reaching 345.49 mph on the measured mile in two directions within an hour. His prior record 311.42 mph was surpassed as his Thunderbolt achieved 347.49 mph outward and 343.51 mph return.
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Bonneville
Salt Flats
Utah
George E. T. Eyston
Eyston
Making Ready To Open School
The public schools of Winchester will open for the 1938 39 session on Thursday September 8. New students must register at John Kerr School for grades 1 to 3 on September 1 and 2 with registration windows. Grades 4 to 12 report to Handley School on August 31 or September 1 and 2 with birth certificates and vaccination proof. Transfers require statements of work completed and high school entrants must send an official transcript to Handley High. Registration on indicated days is mandatory or entry is delayed to the second week.
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Winchester
John Kerr School
Handley School
Handley High School
Coroner Says Prison Guards Conspired to Bake Convicts
Philadelphia coroner Charles H. Hersch testified of a definite conspiracy by guards to cover up deaths at the Philadelphia County Prison. He cited a black jack squad and steam heated radiators that chilled prisoners in a 15 by 50 foot Klondike cell. Four convicts died and five others were hospitalized after a heat purge during a prisoner uprising.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia County
Klondike
Hersch
Glass Attacked by Dakes as Hypocrite in Red Hunt Debate
In Tacoma Washington on August 27 Secretary Ickes denounced Senator Carter Glass as a hypocrite during a speech to the Young Men's Business Club. Ickes accused Glass of demanding PWA grants while criticizing New Deal spending. Glass in Lynchburg Virginia rejected Ickes claims as a wanton falsehood and called him partisan.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dies
Virginia
Carter Glass
Ickes
Alaska
Red Hunters
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Senator Glass
Horatius
PWA
Glass
Lynchburg
Congress
New Deal
Escaped Convict Wounded in Front Royal Shootout
Arthur Shoemaker, 30, with a long police record in Winchester and Frederick county, was shot and critically wounded by State Police Sergeant Blythe near Riverton while being hunted by a posse. He had escaped from Convict Camp No 6 in Southwest Virginia and hid in his former haunts. He was taken to Front Royal hospital and remained in the operating room at 3:30. Local officers feared fatal wounds. he had July sentences for breaking and entering.
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Arthur Shoemaker
Winchester
Frederick County
Blythe
State Police
Riverton
Shoemaker
Virginia
Down
Front Royal
Weather Outlook for North and Mid Atlantic States
The outlook calls for a wet week with showers likely on Tuesday and again on Friday. Temperatures are expected to run near normal for most of the period.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
Government Workers Face Subversive Activities Probe
House Un American Activities Committee reports eight government employees discharged for alleged subversive acts. Chairman Dies notes possible former Justice Department workers on the list and plans hearings on Nazi organizations and Communist influence, with New York hearings this week.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Un-American Activities Committee
Justice Fee
Ist
Partment
Roosevelt
New York
Labor
Political Child
Communist Party
John P. Frey
American Federation of Labor
Diversion Of Funds Opposed By Young Democrats
Resolutions approved by the state and legislative affairs committee call for commissions to study safety and the Virginia jail system. The group also backs opposing diversion of highway funds and advocating fair teacher salaries. Delegates note strong support for Dave Satterfield’s anti federal intervention speech.
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Richmond
Virginia
Warrants Issued Against Bookmakers in Baltimore Case
Elizabeth Howell swore warrants for two bookmakers on charges and for a third on assault for ejecting her from a bookmaking place. She failed to appear when the case was called and the trial was continued to Tuesday.
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Baltimore
Elizabeth Howell
Governor Earle Cuts Trip Short in Pennsylvania
Governor George H. Earle returned by air to Harrisburg today cutting short a southern trip to headline the Democratic fall campaign rally in Hershey. He and Mrs. Earle ended a two week Central America vacation after an all night flight from Brownsville Texas, having left two weeks ago to be away three more weeks.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Hershey
Earle
Central America
Brownsville
Tex
U. S
South America
Big Political Guns Booming
Republicans gather at a Midwest campaign rally on a country estate near Washington Indiana. Pennsylvania Democrats open their Hershey drive to retain Keystone State control as major battleground races define the fall election. In California and South Carolina primary races loom with notable names active.
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Associated Press
Washington
Indiana
Mid-West
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Keystone Stege
George H Earle
Brig Gen Hiram Bearss Killed in Auto Crash
Brig Gen Hiram I Bearss of Peru Indiana was killed in an automobile crash near Columbia City with another injured. He served in the U S Marines and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for World War service.
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Columbia City
Ind
Hiram I
Bearss
Peru
Here
Woodmen Meet in Dover Eastern Zone Convention Parade
Nine camps of the Modern Woodmen of America from Pennsylvania New York Delaware and the District of Columbia met today for an eastern zone convention. A parade at Dover ball park tonight will climax the ceremonies led by Col R O Motze of Reading Pennsylvania.
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Dover
Del
Woodmen of America
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
District of Columbia
Dover Ball Park
R. O. Motze
Reading
Markets Slump On Simon Speech Czechoslovakia Tension
New York stocks fell a few cents to around two dollars as traders weighed Sir John Simon's comments on Czechoslovakia and the possibility of British action if Germany moves. Liquidation eased after a brief wave of offerings, and foreign exchanges wavered as the pound and franc slipped slightly. Gold moved from London to New York amid a strong export balance in U S trade.
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New York
Wall Street
England
John Simon
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Europe
Financial
London
United States
Roosevelt to visit Maryland to back Lewis in Senate race
President Roosevelt planned a Maryland visit to boost Rep. David J. Lewis in the Democratic Senate primary. Lewis urged a Potomac river or Chesapeake Bay bridge site inspection, while Sen. Millard E. Tydings vowed not to yield an inch in the contest and warned against outside influence.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
Maryland
David J. Lewis
Lewis
New Dealer
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Sayre Lehigh Valley Shops Ordered to Full Time
The Sayre Pennsylvania Sayre shops of the Lehigh Valley Railroad will switch to full time operation effective September 6. The move affects 915 workers in the locomotive and car shops who have endured a short workweek for more than a year.
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Sayre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wall Paper Sale Notice From Gardner B. Hillyard
An advertisement announces a large shipment of wallpaper direct from the factory from Gardner B. Hillyard. It highlights savings for buyers and references a date code 8-26-1p-21.
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Gardner B. Hillyard
Public Sale of Antiques and Relics in Stephens City
J. D. Willeys & Son announce a public sale of antique and modern furniture war and Indian relics on Monday August 29 in Stephens City Virginia. Auction details list furniture relics and related items. Local customers urged to attend sale conducted by Willeys.
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Stephens City
J. D. Willeys & Son
Ginger Snap Quest Says Mr Wimpy Returns to Town
A be whiskered farmer visits the local grocer asking for ginger snaps. The grocer notes Mr Wimpy comes every Saturday to inquire about ginger snaps, sometimes asking about taters but preferring the ginger snaps, remarking they are soft enough for anyone.
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Mr. Wimpy
Simon warns Britain may have to fight if war spreads
Sir John Simon told a Lanark audience that Britain could be dragged into war if Germany starts conflict in central Europe. He echoed Chamberlain on aiding Czechoslovakia and urged Hitler to defuse the Sudeten crisis, stressing no limit to war’s consequences and appealing for peace through mediation.
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John
Britain
Germany
Lanark
Scotland
John Simon
Great Britain
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Sir John
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Viscount Halifax
Lord Runciman
Lefty Duvall Set to Start as Park Faces Brewers
Manager Mallory announced that Lefty Duvall is in fine pitching shape and will start tomorrow against the Milwaukee Brewers on the local diamond. Hope of Memphis had been listed earlier but will not be needed. A win would push the club to three straight victories as the season nears its end.
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Mallory
The
Park Nine
Lefty Duvall
Milwaukee Brewers
Hope
Memphis
Tenn
Concert draws large crowd at City Hall
A large number of citizens heard an unusually fine concert last night at City Hall as Mel Ilwee's Municipal Band presented another event in a continuing series. Mel Ilwee announced concerts will continue if the weather remains favorable for outdoor programs.
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Mel Iwee
MelIlwee
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Dorothy McCann Rice
Winchester-Frederick County
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Gainesboro
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Robert DeHaven
Dave Satterfield
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