House Votes Against Roosevelt Plan to Abolish Holding Companies
The House rejected President Roosevelt's bid to end utility holding companies by 1942 as part of a heated legislative clash. The 216 to 146 vote followed no formal roll call, with administration allies claiming more support existed. The dispute centers on granting the Securities Commission discretionary authority and moves toward a conference on Senate-House differences.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Securities Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Potatoes Shipping Strike Expands Across Eastern Shore
Washington reports on a potato strike affecting Accomack and Northampton counties as Bland voices concern and Warren pushes AAA status for potatoes. In Baltimore, prices rise slightly with best grades at 1.75 to 1.85, while Virginia shipper lines adapt and 26 carloads from the western shore arrive. The strike extends into its second week with strict shipping controls in place.
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Washington
Bland
D-Va
NJ News Today
Wwington
Virginia
Warren
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
House
Utility Holding Company
Senate Agriculture Attee
Senate Committee
Baltimore
Baltmore
Painter
Eastern Shore
Accomac
Northampton
Elk Import to Restore Giles County Forests
The Virginia Game Commission begins restocking mountains and streams by importing elk from Yellowstone Park to Giles County where elk once roamed. A Virginian supervisor wired guidance to keep the shipment secure and the creatures in good condition during transfer from rail to forest. The piece urges gratitude for efforts to repopulate forests and parks.
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Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Marconi
Steinmetz
Davey Crocketts
Whetzels
Boones
Virginia Game Commission
Yellowstone Park
Giles County
ADMITS SLAYING OF NY LAWYER IN ROUGE PARK
Detroit police say a suspect confessed to shooting Howard C. Dickmares, a New York lawyer, in Rouge Park. The admission emerges as investigators pursue charges and details of the incident.
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Detroit
Howard C. Dickmares
New York
Rouge Park
Chicago
Howard Carter Dickinson
Amos S. Guard Dies in Baltimore at 39
Amos Smith Guard 39 of Stephens City died Saturday in New City Hospital Baltimore after a two month illness from complications. He lived recently at Gore and worked as a farmer owning a Stephens City farm. Survived by brothers Wilbur M. Guard and Wade H. Guard and sister Mrs Virginia Smith of Baltimore. Funeral Tuesday July 2 at 2 30 from Stephens City Methodist Church with Rev Floyd M. Lucas officiating. Burial Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary Franks G A Smith R Smith and Son Teets.
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Amos Smith Guard
Atwell H Guard
Stephens City
New City Hospital
Baltimore
Guard
Gore
Wilbur M. Guard
Wade H. Guard
Parkway
Virginia Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Floyd M. Lucas
Green Hill Cemetery
Arthur Grim
Earl Ewings
Garland Lemley
Harry McCauley
Athey Sargent
Gervis Lemley
Franks
G. A. Smith
R. . Smith and Son
Capitol Hill Deliberations On Bills In Congress
Banking committee advances omnibus banking bill while Agriculture panel formally reports AAA amendments. House votes on a measure described as a death sentence for utility holding companies.
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Agriculture Committee
House
The Star Skips Thursday July Fourth Publication
The Star will not be published on Thursday July 4 as Independence Day. The Evening Star notes the schedule change and holiday observance impacting editions.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
Yard Party At Barrett's Filling Station Fourth Of July
A yard party is planned for Thursday July 4 at Barrett's Filling Station near Apple Pie Ridge and Pleasant Valley Church of England. The event continues July 4 with Opequon Union Chapel as a backup date if rain cancels.
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Oppo
Barrett’s Filling Star
Apple Pie Ridge
Pleasant Valley C. E
Opequon Union Chapel
South End Hose Co Postpones Meeting in Reverence
Out of respect to the memory of Fire Chief Lee Barr the South End Hose Co meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed until Monday July 8th. Secretary reports the change as an official notice.
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Lee Barr
South End Hose Co
Show Girls Held as Witnesses in Detroit Murder
Detroit July 1 Three women with William Lee Ferris in a fatal Detroit park road shooting were questioned as material witnesses. Prosecutor McCrea said Dickinson may not have killed himself. No charges were filed against Jean Miller Loretta Jackson and Florence Jackson after hours of questioning, with details proving confusing and inconsistent. Continued on page nine.
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Eot
Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Jean Miller
Lillian Winles
Howard Carter Dickinson
William Lee Ferris
Heinrich A. Pickett
Fred Frahm
John P. Smith
Miller
Ferris
McCrea
Dickinson
Robert Kallman
Wayne County
New York
Lonely Park Road
Loretta Jackson
Florence Jackson
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Ind
Simple Rites Held For Late Mr Seabright
The funeral of Harry M. Seabright Sr. a longtime Winchester businessman occurred at 5 pm yesterday from his home 4 East Cork street. Rev. Robert B. Nelson led services with two hymns then the graveside rite at Mount Hebron Cemetery followed by a memorial service of Madison Lodge No. 6 Odd Fellows. Pallbearers included John Kiger and others. Surviving are his widow Addie, one daughter Mrs John Griffith of Paris Virginia, three sons Harry M John M and Grant T Seabright, and granddaughter Bernardine Seabright.
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Harry M. Seabright
Winchester
East Cork Street
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron
Tennyson
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Madison Lodge
No. 6
Seabright
John Kiger
Edgar Mason
D. W. Breckenridge
Philip Klompus
Harry Jones
Harry W. Seabright
Mr. Seabright
Selby Frye
New York
de Cullers
Charles Town
John C
Mary V. Magruder Seabreght
Addie Whissen Seabright
John Griffith
Paris
Harry M
John M
Grant T. Seabright
Bernardine Seabright
Minstrel Show Planned at Winchester Park Benefit
The Young People’s Department of Macedonia Church announces a minstrel show at Winchester Park on Wednesday July 3 to benefit the Playground fund. Leslie Galliday of Stephens City will lead piano as part of a string orchestra. the minstrel drew crowds previously at Armel school last Friday night.
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Young People’s Department of Macedonia Church
Winchester Park
Leslie Galliday
Stephens City
Armel School
Two Die Hard Auto Accidents Leave Two Critically Hurt
Two motorists were critically injured in separate crashes near Greenspring and near Romney, Frederick County. J Clayton Sherman suffered spinal fractures and faces months in hospital while seven year old Louis Moreland has a fractured skull. both cases prompt investigations and concerns about recovery. Grim, a friend driving the other car, escaped injury.
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Louis Moreland
Homer Moreland
Glengary
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. Clayton Sherman
Moreland
Greenspring
Romney
George Grim
Summit Point
Sherman
Grim
Frederick County
Mary Sherman
Scott Sherman
Libby Holman Rehearse Act Before Debut in Kennebunkport
Libby Holman, once a Broadway torch singer, rehearsed for the final time before tonight’s legitimate stage debut in Kennebunkport. Two husky guards watched her two-year-old son Christopher Reynolds, heir to much of his father Smith Reynolds’s fortune, while the child remained under constant guard during the visit.
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Kennebunkport
Libby Holman
Christopher Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Tobacco
Miss Holman
Solicitors Named to Campaign for Fire House in Clarke County
Twenty two men named to canvass Clarke County for funds to build the John H Enders memorial fire house on the Harry Hardesty livery site. Campaign starts July 1 with additional volunteers to be added over time.
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Berryville
John H. Enders
Harry Hardesty
L. H. Bell
Fleming Wisecarver
Thomas C. J. Enders
James RK
Douglas Carter
Dick Price
Ralph M. Ware
D. Wi Rver
Dick Hutteman
Ernest Locke
J. E. Thoma
John A. Levi, Sr
Charles Suddith
Bill Shackelford
Harry Lee Boxwell
Roy E. Potts
Charles Crim
H. B. Whiting
H. N. Ritter
Marvin Longerbeam
Caroline Foute Wins Fourth in State Baking Contest
Caroline Foute of Gainesboro, chairman of Gore 4-H Club, placed fourth in the state Davis baking powder contest. She entered two samples of soda and baking powder biscuits made with whole and plain wheat flour, earning a scholarship to the State 4-H Club short course at Blacksburg from July 22 to July 27. Frederick County clubs are electing delegates to attend the state short courses this month.
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Caroline Foute
Gainesboro
Davis
Fout
W. P. L. Blacksburg
Elizabeth Farrar
Frederick County
Two Properties Sold At Auction In County Court Yard
Two parcels of real estate were sold at public auction last Saturday before the county court house. John W. Rosenberger bid $1,260 for the Cornelius Smith deceased estate four lots at South Loudoun and East James streets. The Rockville estate east of Middletown sold to Mrs. Hazel Cooley for $6,000 to settle the estate.
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Cornelius Smith
Loudoun
East James Streets
John W. Rosenberger
Rockville
Middletown
Hazel Cooley
Hites
Cooley
X Ray of Field's Injury
City manager Arthur M. Field suffered a left knee injury during a softball game last week. An x ray at Memorial Hospital today will assess damage and likely require a knee cast. Field hopes to return to duties but may need crutches to protect the treatment and ensure proper healing.
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Arthur M. Field
Memorial Hospital
Field
For Sale Dodge and Chevrolet trucks with ladders
For sale two trucks Dodge and Chevrolet with ladders offered by R. L. Long in Middletown Virginia. Also a want ad seeking a handsome young male cat in white with black spots, contact via phone 41-1, 7-1-1p-tf.
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Dodge
Chevrolet
R. L. Long
Middletown
Burnt Factory Fire on Friday Evening July 5
A factory experienced a blaze on Friday evening, July 5, causing damage to the premises. Firefighters responded promptly, with efforts focused on containment and ensuring neighboring structures remained safe. No injuries reported at this time.
Lee Barr Loss Weighs Heavily on City Friends
The city mourns the death of Lee Barr a popular public spirited citizen with a long record of service. He joined the Sarah Zane Fire Company early later becoming lieutenant and captain. In 1929 he was named city fire chief and was elected city sergeant later re elected in 1933 with only 62 votes against him. He was beloved by residents city and county for his honesty integrity and cheerful helpfulness.
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Lee Barr
Barr
Sarah Zane Fire Company
British Offer Strip of Land To Ethiopians
In London on July 1 Capt Anthony Eden disclosed in the House of Commons that Britain offered to cede a strip of British territory to Ethiopia to aid in the Italo Ethiopian dispute. Mussolini rejected the proposal, prompting opposition calls for a Commons consultation. Sir Samuel Hoare defended the government and said it must be trusted to decide on necessary steps to reach a settlement.
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London
Sir Samuel
Mussollini
No Rush To Buy Fishing Permits Observed
Information from the Corporation Court clerk reports a slow start to fishing permit sales as the bass season opens. So far 27 county licenses, 54 state licenses, and five non resident licenses have been issued. The Shenandoah River is in fair fishing condition while the north branch near Strinburg is cloudy and Woodstock area slightly clearer.
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Corporation Court Clerk
Shenandoah River
Strinburg
Woodstock
Winchester Fire Officers to Convene for Chief Barr Funeral
All members of the executive committees of the Winchester Fire companies and fire wardens are called to meet at the city hall council chamber at eight tonight. The meeting aims to arrange the funeral for our late Chief C. Lee Barr. J William Stryker Assistant Fire Warden.
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Winchester Fire Companies
C. Lee Barr
City Sergeant and Fire Chief Dies Attended by Doctor
Berryville mourns C Lee Barr longtime city sergeant and chief of the local fire department after a heart attack struck him in his car while returning from a Shenandoah river bungalow. He was in his fifty sixth year and died before reaching medical help as his wife secured gasoline and a physician. Funeral rites set for Wednesday morning.
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Berryville
Shenandoah River
C. Lee Barr
Shepherd’s Ford
Clarke County
Mr. Barr
Mrs. Barr
Martie
World News At A Glance
Domestic painter and Eastern Shore potato growers vote to allow shipments at $2 per barrel. Detroit murder confession and return of Joe Louis headline misdeeds and sports notes. National actions extend the National Labor Relations Board to August 1. North Carolina reports 198 infantile paralysis cases in June with July and August expected. Gloria Vanderbilt visits with her mother as Libby Holman Reynolds returns to the stage. Southeast tobacco growers approve acreage controls by about 20 to 1. Floods kill 91 and leave 17 missing in Tokyo area. Baedidi colliery disasters claim 52 miners. Miss Tamara Kutalova sets a women’s parachute record. Eden offers to ceded British territory to Ethiopia to end the dispute.
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Painter
Detroit
William Lee Ferris
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Kennebunkport
Libby Holman Reynolds
Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Joe Louis
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Atlanta
Tokyo
Calcutta
India
Baedidi
Leningrad
Tamara Kutaloffa
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Ethiopia
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Hughes
Louise Moreland
Clayton Sherman
Frederick Farmer
Winchester Fire Department
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Warren County
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