Orchard Picnic Draws Virginia Growers and Delegations
Virginia fruit growers and industry representatives gathered at Senator Byrd’s Rosemont orchard in Berryville for the annual orchard picnic meeting. Thousands from the Shenandoah Valley and beyond heard talks from horticulture specialists and discussed pricing, crop prospects, packing plants, and storage facilities amid a sunlit gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry ¥. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Clarke County
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
A. H. Teske
Roanoke
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Byrd
Norfolk and Western Railway
Rosemont Orchard
Winchester Street Name Fight Sparks Local Debate
In Winchester residents push to keep newly adopted street names despite floods on Boscawen Street. A midnight Georgia tourist incident hints at stalled progress while Martinsburg and Martinsburg West Virginia sites surface in chatter. The piece notes rising Marine Corps enlistments amid ongoing tension and mentions the Far Fast and "Westward Ho" in a flowing, satirical column tone.
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Winchester
Boscawen
Martinsburg
W. Va
Marine Corps
Count of Covadonga Marriage Nearbreakup in Havana Reports
Two month old marriage of the Count of Covadonga eldest son of the former king of Spain appears strained with the Countess of Covadonga Marta Rocafort of Havana likely to seek divorce immediately according to Havana reports.
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Count of
Covadonga
Spain
Havana
Cuba
Countess of
Marta Rocafort
Flickinger To Join W and M Staff As Instructor And Coach
Joe Flickinger son of Rev S L Flickinger will become an instructor in Physical Education and assistant coach at the College of William and Mary. He leaves with his brothers Floyd and Walter after visiting his parents here and will begin duties in Williamsburg.
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Joe Flickinger
Flickinger
College of William and Mary
S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Floyd
Walter
Joe
Williamsburg
The
Home Agents Of Northern Va Convene In City
Winchester hosts an all day meeting of Northern Virginia District home agents on Wednesday September 1 at the Episcopal Parish House West Boscawen Street Miss R Bell Burke district home agent from Charlottesville presides Miss Ida Byrd Johnson clothing specialist from Virginia Tech Blacksburg will attend and take part in discussions Attendees include agents from Loudoun Frederick Prince William Shenandoah and Rockingham counties Business includes planning a program for the coming year Arrangements for guest entertainment are being finalized by Miss Elizabeth Farrar Frederick home demonstration agent
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Winchester
Virginia
Episcopal Parish
West Boscawen Street
R. Bell Burke
Charlottesville
Ida Byrd Johnson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Loudoun Frederick
Prince William
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Elizabeth Farrar Frederick
Cross Street Improvement Near Robinson Cold Storage
The cross between North Kent and North Cameron streets is being graded to alleviate long-standing congestion. Winchester Cold Storage Company funds the grading. Baltimore and Ohio railroad supplies stone. the city will pave with asphalt. The street, key for access to storage plants, should ease north south traffic downtown.
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Robinson Cold Storage
North Kent
North Cameron
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Cooperative Packing
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Purge of Soviet Officials Intensifies Amid War Sabotage Claims
Moscow reporting a broadening purge in Russia as production lags 1937 quotas. Officials say enemies of the state are executed by firing squad or exiled, with hundreds dead and thousands in prison or demotion. Foreigners face extra scrutiny and scarce dent al care.
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Richard D. Massock
Moscow
Russia
Helsingfors
Expenditures Labeled Wasteful by Roosevelt Foes in Virginia
Rep. Dewey Short told Virginia Republicans the Roosevelt administration funded costly propaganda while masking pain with pallatives. He criticized waste on temporary projects and alleged benevolent despotism, warning of creeping dictatorship and insisting government money comes from the people.
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Richmond
Dewey Short
Missouri
Virginia
Roosevelt
Short
James A. Farley
Washington
Court Battles To Resume At The Park Today
Court battles resume at Winchester Park for the tennis tournament today at 4:35 PM. Fans can still catch fast matches including Nelson Page versus Woody Glaize, an upset in their previous meeting.
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Winchester Park
Nelson Page
Woody Glaize
Vic
Simple Service Held For Mellon
Somber crowds gathered in Pittsburgh to honor Andrew W. Mellon at a simple public service in East Liberty Church. The former secretary of the treasury lay in a vault beside his brother Richard B. Mellon, ending a family partnership revered by Mellon and his kin.
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Pittsburgh
Chopin
Andrew W. Mellon
Richard B. Mellon
Brother and I
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Japs Claim Control of Nankow Pass After 16 Day Battle
Peiping reports Japan says it has complete occupation of Nankow Pass the 12 mile gateway to inner Mongolia after a bloody 16 day siege. Casualties are pegged at about 1500 on the Chinese side as Japanese forces push west along the Pingsui railroad and encircle 70 000 Chinese troops on 40 mile fronts.
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Peiping
Nankow Pass
Inner Mongolia
Pingsui
Kalgan
Hsuanhua
Tagung
Shansi
Young Democrats To Meet Monday In City Hall
It was announced that an important meeting of the Young Democrats Club of Winchester will be held in the Council Chamber of City Hall Monday night at 7 30 o clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Young Democrats Club of
Winchester
Council Chamber
City Hall
Japan blockade pledge kept peaceful commerce noted
The State Department confirmed Japan would not interfere with peaceful commerce in its China port blockade. Secretary Hull received the Japanese text from Ambassador Grew, though no formal clarification on preemption rights was provided. Meanwhile 1,200 Marines prepared to sail from San Diego as reinforcement for Shanghai security.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Hull
Joseph C. Grew
San Diego
Calif
Marine Guard
Shanghai
Japs Land Big Force At Kiangsu Invasion Drive
Military observers report Japan has landed an expeditionary force of about 60 000 troops in Kiangsu China's capital province with a broad advance toward Shanghai Nanking and other population centers. Evacuation of U S Embassy women to Hankow is ordered.
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Nanking
Japan
Kiangsu
China
Shanghai Nanking
United States
Hankow
Liuho
Woosung Chappo
China Sea
Apology From Japan Awaited By All Britain
London reports Britain awaits a formal Japanese apology for the machine gunning of Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull Hugessen. Foreign office sources say a protest is ordered by Anthony Eden while Sir Hughe’s condition is monitored. Diplomatic tension grows as Tokyo’s stance remains under question.
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London
Japan
Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen
China
Foreign Office
Shigeru Yoshida
Anthony Eden
Hughe
Tokyo
Sir Hughe
Hansel and Gretel abandonment reported in Adirondack woods
State police and about 50 volunteers searched Adirondack Mountain brush after a report of a possible Hansel and Gretel abandonment near Crown Point. Farmer George Suddard saw a man and woman with two children leave a car with Pennsylvania plates and enter the woods. the couple returned later without the children, remarking they would not be found.
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Ticonderoga
N. Y
Adirondack Mountain
Here
Hansel and
Gretel
W. F. O’hare
Elizabethtown
George Suddard
Crown Point
O'Hare
Suddard
Robert Hayford
Signs To Aid Drivers Along City Routes
City aims to place more street signs to guide tourists unfamiliar with the area. City Manager Arthur M. Field asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone and Northern Virginia Power to allow signs on their poles at intervals. The plan would help drivers anticipate route changes before intersections and reduce traffic hazards.
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Arthur M. Field
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
Inferno Over Shanghai Raid Strikes Noncombatants
More than 600 Chinese civilians were fatally hurt or injured as Japanese air squads dropped hazardous materials on Nantao near the French concession. Fires spread, many burned while fleeing and seeking refuge as crowds swarmed toward the Whangpoo. The attack sought to terrorize civilians, not target specific facilities, and followed by escort ships.
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Shanghai
O. K. Yui
Nanto
Japan
Farm Bureau All Day Picnic Planned Near Phen Bridge
Farm Bureau sponsors an all day picnic set for September 1 near Phen Bridge three miles south. The notice lists event details and location for residents and visitors to attend.
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Farm Bureau
Phen Bridge
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers Offer Personalized Ink Bottles
An advertisement by Hodgson and Brown Jewelers promises to mark each pen or set with the buyer’s name and include a bottle of ink. The notice specifies their shop details and a dated cue, likely a sale or promotion.
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Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
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Tanki
Tsingpu
Sungkiang
Soochow
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Whangpoo River
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