Five Million Bushels Pledged For Appalachian Apples Drive
The Appalachian Apples campaign across Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania reports about five million bushels pledged. The board approved 25000 booklets and 25000 color posters for physicians and retailers and budgeted funds for grocer displays radio and newspaper ads. Three million four color labels were bought to be given free to sign‑ups. Five representative cities were named Philadelphia Cincinnati New Orleans Atlanta and Birmingham with a $50000 funding goal.
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Appalachian Apples, Inc
Horticultural Societies of
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Martinsburg
East
South
Carroll R. Miller
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Virginia’s Shenandoah Park Becomes a Lasting Aim
MA WINCHESTER notes the Shenandoah National Park’s rising popularity proves its supporters right. He predicts tomorrow’s celebration when the park opens and hails Virginia’s long effort toward national advancement and the park’s 180000 acres as a lasting reward.
League of Nations debates seize Geneva as sanctions praised and cursed
At Geneva July 2 the League of Nations faces a wrenching debate as Haile Selassie seeks a 50 million dollar loan to defend Ethiopia, while De Valera calls for a great power conference and de Graeff urges lifting sanctions. Delegates warn that past failures demand reform and reaffirm the need for real protections against aggression.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free State
Netherlands
A. C. D. deGraeff
United States
League
League of Nations
Stanley M. Bruce
Australia
Assembly
Bruce
Italy
Alberto Guani
Uruguay
Argentina
Peter Munch
Park dedication plans draw 50 000 at Shenandoah
Readiness for the Shenandoah Park dedication in Big Meadows Virginia includes 45 state police on Skyline Drive and traffic controls to move up to 10 000 people per hour. President Roosevelt Harold L Ickes and Virginia officials will speak.
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Big Meadows
Skyline Drive
United States
Virginia
Shenandoah Park
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Roosevelt
Free Dance At the Blue Moon Tonight is Noted
A short item notes a free dance event at the Blue Moon venue tonight with one party and one team listed as organizers.
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Blue Moon
Bathing Beach and Lodge at Berry's Ferry on Route 50
Dining and dancing fire boat rentals with beer and sandwiches. Overnight guests, fishing boats, bait furnished. Local lodging and leisure ads plus car for sale. Includes notices from Sarah Zane Fire Company and Rouss Fire Company about upcoming meetings and entertainment.
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Shull's Lodge
Berry’s Ferry
Park Dedication Program Highlights With Marine Band
The ceremony features the Marine Band and a series of formal events. Arrival of the President and party at 2:25 p m followed by a meeting called to order led by Wilbur C Hall chairman of the Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development. An invocation by Bishop H St George Tucker of Virginia and addresses by Harold Ickes and the President. The governor of Virginia introduces the President and Benediction by Bishop Peter L Ireton with the Star Spangled Banner to close.
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Harold L. Ickes
Interior
George C. Peery
Wilbur C. Hall
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
United States Marine Band
Big Meadows
Blue Ridge Mountains
Marine Band
United States
Virginia State Commission On Conservation and Development
H. St. George Tucker
Virginia
Harold Ickes
Interor
Peter L. Ireton
Richmond
CCC Men to Be On Speaker's Stand
Six Civilian Conservation Corps workers from camps in Shenandoah National Park will sit on the speaker's stand at the park dedication. Seated near President Roosevelt are Gilbert Moomaw Fred Hensley Dewey Haney Walter Lunsford Elmer Batman and J R Hensley. Hezekiah Lam, 83, also invited to sit near the speakers. The dedication begins at 2 30 p m under sunny skies as CCC men and others finalize plans with Wilbur C Hall overseeing details.
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Big Meadows
Civilian Conservation Corps
Shenandoah National Park
President Roosevelt
Gilbert Moomaw
Mountain Lake Park
Fred Hensley
Woodstock
Dewey Haney
Swift Run
Walter Lunsford
Raphine
Elmer Batman
Kimball
J. R. Hensley
Elkton
Hezekiah Lam
CCC
Wilbur C. Hall
Conservation and Development Comission
Winchester stores extend Friday hours before Fourth of July
Principal Winchester stores will stay open until 10 pm Friday to let shoppers complete purchases before the holiday. Banks and post office observe Saturday as a holiday with no Evening Star issue that day.
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Winchester
Evening Star
Miller's Medicines ad near Parkers Grocery
An eerie line appears in Sunday papers advertising Miller's Medicines at 107 N Loudoun St beside Parker's Grocery. The fragment notes a publication date or page indicator (7-2- 1p-21) but provides no further details.
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Miller’s Medicines News
N. Loudoun St
Parkers Grocery
South End Hose Co Monthly Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of the South End Hose Co is announced for Monday evening July 6 with full attendance requested.
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South End Hose Co
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Reminder
The Friendship Fire Company calls all members to a regular monthly meeting on Thursday July 2 at 8 p.m. with important business and a social session after the meeting led by Captain Richard Boxwell.
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Friendship Fire Company
Rchard Boxwell
Rhodes urges Virginians to avoid highway hazards
John Q. Rhodes State Motor Vehicle Commissioner urged Virginians to honor the president safely on the holiday. Patrols would focus on highways, not paperwork, as June road deaths reached 51 with a 31.6 percent drop in early 1936, and unofficial tolls to date ran 258 versus 312 last year.
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Big Meadows
John Q. Rhodes
Roosevelt
Shenandoah Park
Rhodes
Renner Gets 2 Yrs In Pen
In Corporation Court Judge Philip Williams presided as Renner, charged with accepting stolen goods from J J Bennington, pleaded not guilty but was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. His wife also convicted, got 12 months suspended for good behavior. Diehl pleaded guilty to forging on three.
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Gilbert Renner
J. J. Bennington
Philip Williams
Renner
Judge clears deck for mailing of bank depositor payouts
In Richmond, Judge Julien Gunn disallowed two attorneys claims, paving the way to mail about 1.75 million dollars to roughly 40,000 depositors of the closed American Bank. In separate items, officials announced reappointments to state commissions and a Paris protest by rightist deputies over a leftist uproar and the election validity of Jean Chiappe.
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Richmond
Julien Gunn
American Bank
Jean Chiappe
Police
Tornado Hits Archibald and Mangham Killing One
A tornado struck Archibald and Mangham early today killing one person and injuring five, three seriously. Local crews reported extensive damage and residents rushed to aid the injured as emergency squads worked through the affected areas.
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Archibald
Mangham
Attractive Norwich teacher seized in midnight abduction
In Norwich New York two men abducted 25 year old teacher Ora Wager from her boarding house at midnight. She screamed while being forced into an automobile and resisted during the drive. Police reported an eight state alarm and said she is engaged to 23 year old Melvin Morse who planned to marry this Saturday.
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Norwich
N. Y
Harold Mattice
Ora Wager
Melvin Morse
Water Relief Efforts Expand for Mid-West Drought Areas
Virginia delegates headed by R P Stuart and Sidney Adair visit Washington to urge federal aid for drought hit cattle raisers and farmers. Officials say help will focus on reducing freight costs for cattle shipments to better grazing lands as investigations proceed.
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Washington
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
George C. Peery
R. P. Stuart
Russell County
Sidney Adair
WPA
Richmond
Bus Victims Moved Today in Natural Bridge Crash
The fifth victim of the Natural Bridge bus crash was identified as Mrs. William Broyles of Chattanooga Tennessee. Removal of bodies began as Virginia officials probe the accident with coroner Dr E P Tompkins awaiting final identification and timing of the inquest.
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Natural Bridge
William Broyles
Chattanooga
Tenn
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
E. P. Tompkins
Rockbridge County
J. J. Olderson
Roanoke
Birmingham
Lolita Holdren
Goodview
Olderson
John Keesee
Tazewell County
Washington
Bluefield
J. P. Hamilton
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
Philadelphia
Atlantic Greyhound Company
J. D. Wadkins
Division of Motor Vehicles
C. F. Worrell
Southeastern Line
Hamilton
Worrell
Yard Party Benefit for Epworth League at Market St Church
A yard party benefits Epworth League in front of Market Street Methodist Church on Thursday July 2. If rain the event moves to the following night. Proceeds support church youth activities and outreach.
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Market St. M. E
Epworth League
White Palace Sanitary Air Conditioned Eatery Ad
An old advertisement invites patrons to dine at the White Palace restaurant noted for its cool air conditioned dining space. The brief notice highlights comfort and sanitation as selling points for visitors.
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White Palace
Drought Situation Reviewed In Brief
Drought conditions span the nation with weather figures in multiple states. A press summary notes WPA water projects mapped for five northwest states, a drought belt tour by Ag Secretary Wallace in Minnesota, and widespread weather impact across crops and regions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
WPA
Northwest
St.paul
Wallace
Minnesota
Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Allen Horses To Be In Show In Culpeper Virginia
Culpeper Virginia July 2 free test for title of best hunter in Virginia in 1936 with 100 entries in 26. Horses include Scout Claws Malcolm Clifton Lad Royal Wonder from Shoemaker stables and Meander farms. Races start at 3 p m to allow Skyline Drive dedication viewing. Jack Kenny will start horses from a new gate. Second day seen as Culpeper county homecoming.
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Culpeper
Etaseny
Virginia
Father to Question Child in Tragedy
Chicago detectives seek clarity in the slaying of Mrs Florence Castel. Jimmy Thompson 7, son and eyewitness, has been placed with his father James B Thompson of Revere Mass as investigators press for a coherent statement. The boy’s inconsistent accounts vary between a white man or a black assailant, with descriptions including a masked figure and a man in blackface.
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Chicago
Florence Castel
Jimmy Thompson
James B. Thompson
Revere
Mass
Thompson
Jimmy
J. L. Sullivan
Trapped Miner Is Rescued In Shamokin incident
In Shamokin Pennsylvania rescuers pulled Enock Kuklin skie Jr from a 30 foot coal hole after nearly 22 hours entombed. He suffered no serious injuries doctors say. He gasped for air as he was lifted and wrapped in blankets on a plank.
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Shamokin
Enoch Kuklinskie, Jr
Epworth Chapel Events July 4 Weekend Social
At Epworth Chapel on Saturday night July 4 there will be music and refreshments. Details note a sequence of dates 6-24 and 7-24 with 3-1p-31.
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Epworth Chapel
WPA orders 25,000 distressed farmers into work relief
The Works Progress Administration orders employment for more than 25,000 distressed farmers as drought deepens across Minnesota Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas. Harry Hopkins says half of relief work will go to conservation projects and Secretary Wallace warns of possible long term climate shifts threatening soil fertility.
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Chicago
United States
WPA
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Works Progress Organization
Harry Hopkins
Wallace
Midwest
Evanston
St. Paul
Duluth
Min
Hopkins
Weather Bureau
Washington
Canada
Texas
Dixie
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Germany
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Hillyard Wallpaper & Paint CO
Bickers Motor Co
Sarah Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
Ieyutolcy
Corporation Court
Philip Wilams
Diehl
Nathaniel Diehl
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Peery
J. Frank Wysor
Pulaski
Wade H. Massie
Rappahannock County
State Highway Commission
William T. Graham
State Board of Health
Herbert J. Taylor
Staunton
State Commission For the Blind
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
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