Winchester Jail Inspection Reveals Severe Fire and Safety Hazards
Inspector DeVine criticizes Winchester jail for extensive fire risks from wood construction and faulty wiring. He notes mixed housing for white and colored women, unsafe guard patrols, and inadequate electrical, with calls to replace wiring and improve conduits. Proposes selling jail property and building farm facilities to house prisoners and reduce idle time, funded by proceeds. States Virginia covers costs for both Frederick and Winchester prisoners.
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Hbeve
Tia
Winchester
Water Department
Curse
Motion Picture Evidence Shown In Congressional Riot Probe
A newsreel from Memorial Day clashes between steel workers and Chicago police was viewed by the committee. The film, touted as the first motion picture evidence in a congressional inquiry, depicts police beating and shooting at a crowd including women with little provocation from demonstrators. Cameraman Lippert noted a seven second break in the footage.
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Page One
Mittee
Chicago
Klando Lippert
Japan Pressures Russia as Amur Border Tensions Rise
Japanese leaders faced a Russian refusal to acknowledge joint protests by Tokyo and Manchukuo as cabinet members met. Seisanto demanded immediate break with Russia while Moscow concentrates fleets near the Amur. Reports placed Russian forces near Seniuru and Bolshoi islands amid enhanced Soviet command figures.
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Seisanto
Russia
Koki Hirota
Japan
Sugiyama
Mitsumasa Yonai
Amur
Seniuru
V. K. Blucher
Tsitsihar
Manchoukuo
Constaninovskaia
Novopetrovsky
Unrest Grows as Massillon Steel Plant Reopens Under Guard
The CIO reports violent threats while a back-to-work march in Massillon proceeds with guardsmen protecting Republic Steel. About 300 pickets and non-strikers cluster outside as the central steel division opens for the first time since the May 27 strike began.
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Massillon
Republic Steel
Central Steel Division
Committee Hearing Probes Republic Steel Strike
Five investigators for the Senate Civil Liberties Committee question witnesses in Chicago about the Memorial Day Republic Steel strike. The probe focuses on the killings of nine union men and injuries to many as police opened fire.
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Robert Wohlforth
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic mills reopen plan leaves Cleveland closed
The reopening leaves Cleveland as the sole city with Republic's mills completely shut. four Loveland units are expected to resume next week. A dynamite blast just before the move damaged Matt Perisch’s Canton home but caused no injuries.
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Cleveland
Republic
Canton
Matt Perisch
New Liquor Advertising Rules Take Effect
The board enacts stricter advertising limits on hard liquors and bans minors from wine and beer sales. Beer and wine licenses are extended temporarily while new applications are reviewed. The chairman calls many Virginia licensees undesirables and notes DC and New York automatic revocation ideas as worth considering.
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Virginia
District of Columbia
State of
New York
Painters Fainted After 40 Foot Fall At Shop Mishap
Painters fainted from shock and a 40 foot fall at a shop, taken to hospital then home. Red paint or blood caused fear among patrons as glass shattered and merchandise scattered after the collision. Skylight damage and other repairs noted.
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Page One
Shakespeare on Air inaugurates Barrymore radio Shakespeare
Screen actor John Barrymore opens a series of radio performances interpreting Shakespeare works. The announcement credits Barrymore as the first modern American interpreter of Shakespeare on the air.
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John Barrymore
William Shakespeare
Central Press
Man Claims Birth Proof to Preserve Omaha Pension
William Cline, 67, faced pension loss when officials demanded proof of age after announcing a birth in his family. He brought in his 106 year old mother Mrs. Lucinda Cline of Wisner to swear he was at least 70. She testified to her age as 106.
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Omaha
Neb
William Cline
Cline
Lucinda Cline
Wisner
Girl Scouts Begin Busy Camp Days at Camp White Rock
Girl Scouts camping at Camp White Rock host visiting parents Sunday after noon in line with national rules restricting camp swimming. The opening day featured two units for younger and older girls with Gertrude Richardson as camp director and a staff including Helen Massey Marguerite Rowe Frances Ramsey and more. The day closed with a campfire, patrol names in charades, a Little Red Riding Hood play, and a friendship circle.
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Camp
White Rock
E. B. Cooper
Gertrude Richardson
Helen Massey
Marguerite Rowe
Frances Ramsey
Helen Keeler
Beatrice Bell
Virginia Tate
Becky Kern
Freeda Johnson
Little Red Riding Hood
Taps
Budge Captures All England Singles Title at Wimbledon
Don Budge of Oakland California defeated Baron Gottfreund Von Cramm in straight sets 6-3 6-1 6-2 to win the All England tennis championship at Wimbledon. Budge dropped only one set in the tournament, narrowly losing to Frankie Parker of Milwaukee en route to the title. Von Cramm suffered his second straight Wimbledon final defeat.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
Germany
Baron Gottfriend von Cramm
Budge
Fred Perry
Bude
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
von Crarhm
Perry
Guilty Ruling On Arlington Fire Hazard Violations
Deputy Fire Marshal L R Travers of Richmond testified in Winchester that defendants fined five dollars for failing to heed fire hazard recommendations. Each day of noncompliance after five days counted as a separate offense. In one case wiring was defective and the court ordered the current cut off until new wiring was installed.
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L. R Travers
Richmond
Winchester
Arlington
Religious Vacation School at Sacred Heart Church
A July religious vacation school will be conducted at Sacred Heart Church for children. Four Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul will supervise with daily sessions from 8:30 to 12. Activities include singing picture study sacred stories Bible history Christian doctrine conduct and religious practice and supervised recreation.
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Sacred Heart Church
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul
Twin arrives four days after birth in Kansas City
Four days after Lois Rivers was born in Kansas City, a twin sister arrived last night. Physicians said both babies and mother Daphne Richards were in good health. Lois weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces at birth and her sister weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces. the sister remains unnamed.
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Kansas City
Lois Rivers
Daphne Richards
Lois
Typewriter Stolen From Daily News Record Office
A Royal Portable typewriter No A-444.755 was stolen yesterday from the Daily News Record office in Woodstock Virginia. William Allen Jr owner reports the loss and asks the public to be on the lookout for the machine.
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Royal Portable
Daily News Record Office
Woodstock
William Allen, Jr
Planes Maneuver Over Puget Sound After Long Flight
Crews of 24 navy seaplanes reached Seattle after a 1100 mile non-stop flight from San Diego. They prepared for six weeks of maneuvers over Puget Sound and Alaskan waters.
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Seattle
San Diego
Calif
Padget Sound
Alaskan
Baltimore Market Reports Livestock and Produce July 2
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago show cattle mostly cows steady with some bulls, calves steady, hogs higher with tops around 12.50 to 12.90 for 200–300 lb. sheep and lambs up to 11.60. Produce prices include apples and Virginia potatoes. market closings noted for Independence Day observance.
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Baltimore
Virginia
Norfolk
Hampton
Western Shore
U. S
Chicago
U. & Dept. Agri
California
Local Market Prices and Commodities Listed
Daily market listings show prices for patent flour corn meal feeds dairy feeds and various livestock items. Entries include bag sizes prices for patent brand flours cracked corn shelled corn meal egg mash starter and chick feeds along with live poultry hogs and butter rates.
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Csssessevecs
Comoros
Tikva
Anedmnieo
The
Star
S.seceseceee
Veseasconss
Orrins
Popnesevesen
Sontoere
Eevercesignes
Lara
Stock Market Irregular Yet Edges Higher on Quiet Day
New York traders take long weekend as activity thins and ticker halts recur. Notable movers include American Can, Chrysler, General Electric, Goodyear, U S Steel, Montgomery Ward, and Union Pacific with mixed fractional gains. July 24 close shows Allied Chemical 231, Montgomery Ward 57, GM 50, Texas Corp 60 1 4, US Steel 101 1 8.
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New York
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Goodyear
U. S. Rubover
Montgomery Ward
Case
Curtiss- Wright
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Edison
North American
Electric Power and Light
American Water Works
Anaconda
Cerro de Pasco
American Smelting
American
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel & Tel
Baltimore and Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Consol
Edison
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Int Harvester
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Ny-Central
Penn Railroad
Southern Railway
Stand Oil of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pacific
US Steel
Va-Care
Chem
Va. Care, Pfd
Woolworth
Grain futures rise on distant wheat records in Chicago trading
Chicago July 2 prices show July wheat slipping while September and December contracts hit new seasonal highs due to drought and heat reducing Canada wheat yield. Corn oats and soybeans posted varied moves with nearby futures near steady. Baltimore notes wheat No. 2 red winter at 1.22 bid and local grain prices steady near mill deliveries.
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Chicago
Canada
Lord
Dee
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Convict Morley In Mail Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS July 2 A federal jury convicted C J Morley former governor of Colorado and four other Morley and Company officials of mail fraud Morley resigned as president and was found guilty on one count of scheming to defraud The co defendants include William Stevenson Olaf T Anderson Benzen N Chase and Edward Ward all named in the verdict from the defunct investment house case
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Indianapolis
C. J. Morley
Colorado
C. J. Morley and Company
Investment House
Morley
William Stevenson
Houston
Olaf T. Anderson
Chiisco
Benzen N. Chase
Veeso
Edward Ward
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Goodrich Safety
Motorola
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Chapman Motor Co
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S-L-I-P
Buncutter Tire Co
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
City Hall
Russell B. Devine
Frederick
Frederick County
S. Loudoun St
Riot Pictures
CIO
Ford
H. W. Ebert
Winchester, Virginia
Robert Woolforth
Camp White Rock
Twin
Stock Market Report
Dodge Cor
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Cecil Sts
Plymou
Jim Loy
Sinclair Service Station
Cor. Braddock & Monmouth
Hughes
Loudoun & Cork Sts
Firestone Gum
Sey
Firestone
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Firestone Auto Supply
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