Prominent Virginia Banker Found Dead In Glade Springs
W W Keys 64 a leading banker in Southwest Virginia was found shot in his Glade Springs bank office. Coroner's verdict ruled death by his own action. Keys chaired the Virginia Bankers Association in 1933 and held multiple bank roles. Survived by wife and five children.
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Glade Springs
W.W. Keys
Southwest Virginia
Bank of Glade Springs
E. C. Ashley
Washington County
Keys
Virginia Bankers Association
Farmers Exchange Bank
Abingdon
Federal Land Bank
Baltimore
M. E. Bristow
Commission
Katherine Lammey
Elizabeth Keys
Samuel W. Jr
Vernon
Joseph Keys
Emory and Henry College
Approve Plan of President To Curb Arms
Geneva July 3 Roosevelt plan to curb secret armament collection with publicity for all armaments will be sent to governments for inclusion in the general disarmament treaty. Committee endorses American ideas and aims for universal adoption and international registration of war materials.
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Geneva
Roosevelt
Woodrum Defends New Deal Policies in McLean Speech
Woodrum argues the American people will approve the administration’s course and rejects being dominated by politicians or an intellectual elite. He cautions against constitutional deviation, calling for a return to fundamental rights and freedoms such as liberty, equality of opportunity, and property rights, aligned with the constitutional system.
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Woodrum
M’lean
White House
Abandon Policeman Policy in Latin America, Davila Says
Carlos G. Davila former Chilean ambassador told the Institute of Public Affairs that U S policy toward Latin America should drop the idea of acting as police to southern republics. He urged focus on expanding inter American trade and noted Latin American bonds remain sensible investments for Americans despite defaults.
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Carlos G. Davila
Washington
Institute of Public Affairs
United States
Latin America
Davila
North
South America
Institute
Retirement of Dr Wilmer Ends Long Johns Hopkins Era
Dr William H Wilmer retires from Johns Hopkins Ophthalmological Institute at age 70 after nine years in Baltimore. He will visit Canada for a medical convention then pursue writing and research at Georgetown University. Noted eye surgeon treated Presidents and prominent figures including the Morgans, Whitneys, Col Charles A Lindbergh, and King Prajadhipok of Siam.
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Wilmer
Rockfeller General Educational Board
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Washington
Morgans
Whitneys
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
King Pradradhipok
Siam
Farm Debt Moratorium View Backed by Myers
Governor Myers of the Farm Credit Administration said refinancing of farm mortgage debt has eliminated the need for wide use of the Frazier Lemke farm debt moratorium. He argued the extension aligns with FHA goals and will prevent opportunistic foreclosures while noting the government could hold over 2.5 billion dollars in farm indebtedness.
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Washington
W. IL. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Roosevelt
Myers
Farm Credit Association
Girl Scouts Open Camp White Rock Today
Fifty seven Girl Scouts and 11 counsellors from Winchester and Middletown depart for a two week camping session at Camp White Rock on Capon River near Capon Bridge West Virginia. Miss Edith Cornwell leads the camp with assistants Miss Campbell Mathews Kern Lovett Kunk Oakes Golden and two Washington counsellors.
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Winchester
Middletown
Camp White Rock
Capon River
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Edith Cornwell
Charlotte Campbell
Irene Mathews
Rebecca Kern
Hilda Lovett
Kathryn Kunk Phyliss
Lillian Oakes
Edith Golden
Washington, D. c
Maj. Robertson To Be Guest of Commerce Unit
Berryville Virginia July 3 E P Berlin announces Rep Willis Robertson will be guest at August Chamber of Commerce meeting post office receipts for year end totaled 10162.00 Civic improvement committee proposes assistant for town sergeant to clean streets weekend fine arts commission to review new buildings and a municipal playground. Leaflets planned to promote Berryville attractions and expanded hospitality to summer mountain residents. Northern Virginia Power franchise renewal discussed with 1935 expiry. Twenty five members and guests attended the luncheon including William B Watkins of Annefield.
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Berryville
E. P. Berlin
Chamber of Commerce
Battletown Inn
Willis Robertson
R. E. Potts
W. S. Powers
Civic Improvement Committee
Henry G. Shirley
Double Tollgate
Winchester
L. H. Bell
Civic Committee
Northern Virginia Power Company
William B. Watkins
Annefield
Atlas A Book of Maps and Influence of Great Men
A passage notes the origin of the word atlas from the Titan Atlas who bore the earth. It discusses how individual great men shape beliefs, traditions, and mass instincts as leaders guide public thought.
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Atlas
Culde
Millionth Ford V-8 Shown Off At World Fair Ceremony
Dearborn, July 3. Henry Ford oversees assembly of the millionth Ford V-8 on the Rouge line and drives it off the final assembly stage. Edsel B. Ford and Ford officials attend as production hits two new world records for 8 cylinder cars and daily output reaches 4 651 units. The vehicle is sent to the Drama of Transportation at the Ford Exposition in the World’s Fair.
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Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Edsel B. Ford
Ford
Reverence for Printed Word and Early One-Cent Coins
The article notes Chinese reverence for the printed word with city word boxes for safe keeping. It also traces minting of 1-cent coins, noting the last large cents were 1857 and small cents began that year. Large cents varied in diameter from 1 216 to 1 1-16 inches, 2 3-32 and 1 8-14 inches in certain years.
Petition Presented To Roosevelt On Manganese Revival
Woodstock Virginia on the eve of his departure for Panama and Hawaii President Roosevelt was presented with a petition signed by 41 Senators and 145 House members from 33 states urging action to revive the US manganese industry. J Carson Adkerson led the presentation with ties to the Appalachian manganese belt and Virginia’s historic mines.
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W. B. Allen
Woodstock
Panama
Hawaii
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
United States
J. Carson Adkerson
American Manganese Producers Association
Virginia
H. F. Byrd
Appalachian
Blue Ridge
Senator Byrd
Frederick
America
Shenandoah Valley
Cleveland
Ohio
A. Willis Robertson
White House
Robertson
Carter Glass
Woodrum
Montague, Bland
Burch
Smith Drewry
Darden
Flanagan
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
Gang Slugs Doctor After Refusing Cocaine Treatment
Dr Leslie A Laird of North Webster Indiana treated a gunshot wound for a member of John Dillinger’s gang in South Bend Indiana. The wounded gang member slugged the doctor when he refused cocaine as a pain reliever.
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John Cdillinger
South Bend
Ind
Leslie A. Laird
North Webster
Folklore Beliefs Tied to Cats in Russo Jewish Traditions
In Russo Jewish folklore a cat's tail blood is seen as a cure for erysipelas and a cat placed in a baby's cradle is believed to ward off evil spirits from the body. These beliefs reflect folk medicine and protective superstitions surrounding infants.
Albinos Among Elephants and Other Animals
The text notes albinos occur in elephants and other animals. It explains the coloring matter in the skin is deficient but the result is not a pure white.
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