Hot Leads Collapse in Triple Slaying Case
In Inglewood California a gangland style triple kidnapping and murder case collapses as sheriff announces all suspects in custody are cleared. The search focused on Luther Dow a 33 year old man linked to the children’s disappearance from a playground and a prominent Los Angeles family member. A fingerprint bearing bag was found near a body as crowds gathered outside Inglewood city hall amid ongoing police scrutiny.
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Inglewood
Calif
Eugene Biscailuz
Luther Dow
Los Angeles
Madeline Everett
Melba
Jeannette Marjorie Stephens
Baldwin Hills
Luther Dew
William Penprase
Sheriff's Office
Periprase
Don
Nice Is Home But A Bit Shaky
Baltimore July 1 Governor Harry W Nice left a hospital eleven days after removing his right eye. He said he felt splendid though a bit shaky, lost 15 pounds, and planned to stay quiet for about a month with little contact.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
This Old Lady on Fireworks and Home Fireproofing
Winchester notes the Fourth fell on Sunday and urges delaying fireworks to a holiday. She cites dangers and cites Haskin’s fireproofing recipe using ammonium phosphate to soak garments for five minutes, claiming non inflammable results until washing or rain.
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Haskin
Robinson to draft substitute to Roosevelt court bill
Senator Robinson of Arkansas said he is drafting a substitute for the Roosevelt court bill and plans to introduce it tomorrow. The plan would add one justice per year for each justice over 75, changing the age limit to 75 and gradually returning the court to its current size. Senate leaders expect at least 54 votes but warn a possible filibuster could block final passage.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt Court
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Cummings
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hatch
D-Nm
V. Supreme Court
Tournaments At U B Church And Winchester Club Plans
Winchester Golf Club opens courses for use with full facilities as July activities begin. Club championship and Byrd trophy tourneys start July 5 with match times posted. Lester Arnold ties amateur record at 71. course record 65 by E R Coffey. United Brethren Church reopens July 4 after repairs with services and special music. Rev Havermale to preach.
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U. B. Church To Golf Club
Arnold
Winchester Golf Club
Tokes
Lester Arnold
Donald Weems
William Paxton
B. Weems
Ed. Stone
A. Gordon Whithm
Tamarack Country Club
N. Y
Marv Morris
Ed Stone
E. R Coffey
United Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor Group
Church Missionary Committee
George W Stover
Church and Friends
A. P. Havermale
D. D
United Brethren Church Board
Four Slugged In Hollywood Riot
Hollywood July 1 four persons were slugged one was arrested after a riot erupted following a walkout of employees at the Hawaiian Palace night club. Shots were exchanged and scores of patrons in evening dress hurriedly fled the scene.
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Hollywood
Hawaiian Paradise
Contracting Painting and Paper-hanging ad notice
Found a pretty three months old male Shepherd puppy. Owner or good home wanted. Phone 1182 or 41-1. Pickles aid to beauty and enemy to avoirdupois at Pure Food Store.
Dresses Scoop of the Year at the Style Shop
The Style Shop reveals this year’s dresses scoop on page five section two. The feature highlights new arrivals, fabric choices, and styling tips for readers seeking seasonal fashion updates.
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Style Shop
Love Bug Active Statistics Show Love In Bloom in June
County records show twelve couples wed in June plus 35 licenses issued by the corporation clerk. Comparisons indicate 1936 had eight licenses and 1935 five in the county, with several out of town applicants and a peak in mid year. The oldest couple ranged from 53 to 55, youngest from 17 to 18. A Cabin for rent near the Fourth of July is listed by Mrs A L Baker.
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Corporation Clerk
Organizer Surrenders in Union Case On Explosive Charge
Gus Hall, Warren Niles district CIO organizer, surrendered to police on unlawful possession of explosive devices linked to steel strike disorders. He is bound to the grand jury under 50000 dollar bond with CIO general counsel Lee Pressman present. Also arraigned was Sidney Watkins on the same charge.
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Watkins
Sidney Watkins
Hall
W. B. Kilpatrick
Inland
Chicago
Ind
Inland Steel
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Great Lakes
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Ohio National Guardsmen
Bessemer
Youngstown
Fourth of July program in Winchester promotes safe celebration
Winchester civic clubs Kiwanis and Rotary with the R Y Conrad Post of the American Legion sponsor a safe and sane Fourth of July. Youths gather at Handley School at 9 30 and parade with flags to the Capitol Theatre where a flag program by the American Legion will be presented. The event is free to teach youth the holiday’s meaning and keep them off the streets.
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Winchester
Kiwanis
Rotary
R. Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Handley School
Handley
Capitol Theatre
Handley Band
Gore Picnic at Winchester Plans July 24
Concessions and stands advertised for a big Gore Picnic to be held Saturday July 24 with contact H. M. Windle at 5 Purcell Ave Winchester VA phone 898-M for details.
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Big Gore
H. M. Windle
Purcell Ave
Winchester
Devalued Franc On Money Mart Chautemps Busy
Washington reports Secretary Morgenthau says tri power monetary agreement will continue amid France crisis. Paris notes Chautemps as the floating franc debuts at about 24.50 per dollar and 120 per pound, later settling around 24.75 to 25 and 123 to 124. nationwide hotel and restaurant closures loom as talks with employers aim to adjust the 40 hour week. the new franc marks a 9.2 percent devaluation from Auriol era values.
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Washington
Morgenthau
France
Treasury
Georges Bonnet
Treasuries
Paris
Chautemps
Vincent Auriol
Farmers and Merchants National Bank declares 2 percent dividend
J H Yost, cashier, announced a 2 percent dividend payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 25. The Farm and Trust Company of Winchester Virginia paid the same 2 percent on June 30, 1937. Bank directors include L M Allen W E Cooper H D Fuller P H Geld J S Haldeman P M Haldeman T E Kremer M M Lynch C L Nicodemus Ray Robinson J M Steck. Officers list W E Cooper president L M Allen P H Gold vice presidents H D Fuller chairman J H Yost cashier S D McFadden assistant cashier G F Butsler trust officer.
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Yost
Winchester
L. M. Allen
W. E. Cooper
H. D. Fuller
P. H. Geld
J. S. Haldeman
P. M. Haldeman
T. E. Kremer
M. M. Lynch
C. L. Nicodemus
Ray Robinson
J. M. Steck
P. H. Gold
Rapid Construction Under Way at County Clerk's Office
Frederick County officials advance plans to add space by erecting an adjacent quarters building. A 23 449.95 bid from Stuart Perry and Fred L Glaize Jr was accepted on March 6 and construction to begin immediately. The project aims to house the clerk, treasurer, sheriff and trial officials by September with an architect hired to draw specifications.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Jan McCallum
Stuart Perry
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Congress Acts On Money Bills
Congress nearly completed action on two major appropriation bills. The Senate backed a conference report on a 415 million army appropriation and sent it to the White House. A separate Interior appropriation totaling about 135 million was also approved. The Senate approved a 449.93 million bill for the Civilian Conservation Corps and related agencies. The non military War Department appropriation of 247 million was sent back for House conference after partial flood control funding.
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Washington
Congress
House-Senate
Senate
White House
War Department
Interior Department
House
Civilian Conservation Corps
Railroad Retirement Board
Interior and War Departments
Roosevelt
Cream Station Notice of July 5 Closing
The notice states Cream Station will be closed on Monday July 5. C M Russell is identified as the author or organizer of the notice.
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C. M. Russell
Winchester Junk Co. Wants Metals Hides and Rags
Ir on wanted shipping now prices offered before selling. Also buying metals rags and beef hides. Winchester Junk Co. located at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock Streets. Phone 254.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock St
Dance Skyline Rustic Garden Event in Front Royal
Front Royal dance at Skyline Rustic Garden on Monday July 5 with music by Soddy Haines and His Orchestra from 6 to 10 PM. Also a classified notice seeking owner or good home for a white and tan female setter dog. contact phone numbers 41-J or 1182.
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Front Royal
Soddy Haines
Disputed Sandbanks Figure in Far Eastern Border Clash
The area around Seniuru Island described as a nearly uninhabited sand bank submerged at high tide. Bolshoi Island, also a sandbank, disappears under summer flood waters. Both islands lie in the Mean dering Amur river boundary between Soviet Siberia and Manchukuo and are claimed by both nations.
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Tokyo
Seniuru
Japan
Russia
Bolshoi
Amur
Soviet
Siberia
Manchoukuo
John A Dick 65 Dies at Home in Frederick County
John A Dick long-time Frederick county fruit grower died at his home near Clearbrook at noon after a three week illness attributed to a heart condition. A Berkeley county native, he resided in this county ten years and leaves a widow Lavinia Everhart Smith and eight children in Virginia and West Virginia. Funeral arrangements pending. service from the residence and interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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John A. Dick
County
Frederick County
Clearbrook
Berkeley
Mr. Dick
Berkeley County
W. Va
J. W. Dick
Harriett Mason Dick
Winchester Lodge
Presbyterian Church
Lavinia Everhart Smith
Thomas Cather
Winchester
J. W. Rees
White Hall
Meda Dick
Washington
Harry LeDan
Staunton
Jane Dick
Lohr Dick
Lee Dick
Alvin Dick
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Locomotive on N. W. Explodes in Bluefield Incident
Bluefield West Virginia July 1 two men killed and one critically injured when a Norfolk and Western engine derailed and exploded igniting a house and eighteen cars. The dead are engineer W. W. Snead fireman Israel Mahaffey and brakeman James Wall.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. W. Snead
Israel Mahaffey
James Wall
Oscar A. Duff
Mill Creek Coal Company
Jaybeury
Duff
Spring Hill Farm For Sale Near Winchester Virginia
185 acres of limestone land with a large spring and running water. A stone mansion on a hill with lawn and old trees, offering mountain and valley views. Two miles west of Winchester near Route 50 with bank barn and outbuildings in good repair. A quick bargain. contact H. K. Russell.
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Winchester
Route
H. K. Russell
Rouss Avenue
Far East crisis widens as Japan and Soviet clash over Amur islands
Tokyo reports five more Soviet gunboats on the Amur river near Sennefu Island amid renewed protests over Soviet occupation. In Moscow, ambassador Shigemitsu and Litvinoff exchange terse talks as Japan presses for evacuation. A Soviet defense loan of four billion rubles is floated to bolster national defense. Hirohito receives a full crisis report as both sides blame the other.
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Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Amur River Islands
Maximk Litvinoff
Japan
Far Eastern
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Litvinoff
Amur River
Manchoukuo
Arlier
Tokyo
Sennefu Island
Moscow
Sennuf Island
Russia
Asahi
Amur
Hirohito
Rouss Fire Company Holds Monthly Meeting
Charley Rouss Fire Company schedules its regular monthly meeting for Friday evening July 2 at 8 o'clock. Full attendance is desired. M. D. Weaver, President.
Sarah Zane Fire Company Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Company is set for Friday evening, July 2 at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. Capt. Loring Crabill.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Loring Crabill
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