Nation Ready for Independence Holiday Parade Plans
The nation marks the 160th anniversary of the Declaration with fireworks vacations and sports. President Roosevelt visits Monticello to deliver an Independence Day address. Governor Landon plans a quiet day. New York residents expect 1.5 million to travel by train and boat. Tammany Hall plans a Fourth parade with absent patrons Roosevelt and former Governor Alfred E. Smith.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Landon
Goveror
Alf M. Landon
New York
Tammany Hall
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
Observant Citizen Recalls Frog Hunting Tales
The piece by W. C. Stouffer recounts frog hunting misadventures at Hollins ponds. Snakes, near misses, and a goofy camping turn reveal a quirky countryside vignette with local color and humor.
Losses Mount In Texas As Rivers Spread Over Plains
Cuero Texas July 3 Crop and livestock losses mount as the Guadalupe river overflows toward Victoria. Twenty three deaths are listed as floods threaten the Austin to San Marcos corridor. Property damage exceeds 3 million dollars. coast guard plane seeks missing farmer Bob Murphree near Thomaston. river two miles wide.
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Texas
Plains
Cuero
Tex
Guadalupe
Victoria
South Texas
Austin
San Marcos
Coast Guard
San Antonio
Bob Murphree
Thomaston
Meyersville
Thomaston River
Witherspoon Here Sunday
The Rev E D Witherspoon of Blacksburg will preach Sunday night at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Sunday morning at Opequon Presbyterian Church Kernstown. A children's choir will sing at the Loudoun Street service under church direction.
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E. D. Witherspoon
Blacksburg
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mr. Witherspoon
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Atre
Massanetta Young Peoples Conference
Harrisonburg
Opequon Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
Loudoun Street
Dry Cleaners Board Named for Virginia
Governor Peery announced appointees to the State Dry Cleaners Board to regulate Virginia cleaning and dyeing firms under a 1936 act. Walter Scott and Stewart Woody will represent the public. Ray Barrett, E. T. Moorefield Jr., and Guy O. Farley serve as members. The board meets Monday to set rules with Crutchfield and Billingsley of the state cleaners association.
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Richmond
Peery
State Dry Cleaners Board
Virginia
General Assembly
Walter Scott
Roanoke
Stewart Woody
S&s
William Venable
Norfolk
Maitland Bustard
Danville
Floor Show at Chuck and Ray's Detroit Club Tonight
Bill Burke's twelve piece orchestra and a girl entertainer perform direct from the Plantation Club Detroit Michigan at Chuck and Ray's tonight from 8 to 1.00 per couple entertainment guaranteed.
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Bill Burke
Plantation Club
Detroit
Mich
Chuck and
Ray
Will Buy Stock in Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Notice to stockholders that R. T. Bryarly Jr seeks to purchase shares in Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company at 40 dollars per share as indicated in an advance query dated 11p to 11.
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Stock Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Company
R. T. Bryarly, JR
Open Saturday For Winchester Store Convenience
Local ad announces Sargents Sanitary Cash Store will be open all day Saturday July 4 for out of town customers and residents in Winchester. Corner Market and Piccadilly Streets listed.
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Winchester
Sargent's Sanitary Cash Store Cor
Mkt
Piccadilly Sts
Siamese Twins Die After Brief Lifespan in Medford
In Medford Massachusetts a baby girl Siamese twin died after 30 hours attached to her deceased sister. Dr John B Vernaglia had planned a complex skull separation but announced the infant was failing. The twins were born to Mrs Diego Fiorenzo who had two other children. The larger twin weighed seven pounds and died soon after birth.
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Medford
Mass
John B. Vernaglia
Diego Fiorenzo
Vernaglia
Rites Planned for J A R Snapp Prominent Farmer
John A R Snapp 73 longtime resident near Opequon died at his Cedar Creek Grade home after a prolonged illness. He was a leading farmer and fruit grower and a faithful St Pauls Lutheran Church member teaching girls classes and serving on the church council. His death leaves a wide circle of friends mourning his loss.
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John A. R. Snapp
Cedar Creek
Opequon
Mr. Snapp
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fawcett’s Gap
Church Council
St. Paul’s Church
Bathing Beach Shull's Lodge At Betty's Ferry
Dining and dancing at Betty's Ferry on Route 50 with beer and sandwiches. Over-night guests, boats, bait furnished and popular prices. Also notices for a fine female police puppy seeking a good home and a July 4 opening for R. G. Stores with home made pickles for sale.
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Shull’s Lodge
Betty’s Ferry
Closing Out Sale at George Washington Gift Shop
Public notice announces the entire stock of the George Washington Gift Shop to be sold regardless of cost. A free floor show featuring Kenneth Windle and his Radio Rascals from York Pa is scheduled for Sunday night July 5 at 8 30 and 10 15 with beer and sandwiches. Avalon Inn.
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George Washington
Kenneth Windle
York
Avalon Inn
France Urges Pacts to Foster Peace Across Nations
France calls for multiple pacts to promote peace and cooperation among nations. The appeal emphasizes diplomatic agreement, disarmament, and collective security as keys to reducing conflict.
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France
France urges regional pacts under League to guard peace
In Geneva on July 3 Yvon Delbos the French foreign minister pressed for a reinforced system of regional pacts supervised by the League of Nations to ensure swift armed punishment for aggressors. He called for eliminating unanimous voting on peace measures while keeping the covenant intact and urged proposals by August 15.
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Geneva
France
League of Nations
Yvon Delbos
Assembly of the League
Delbos
Local Holiday To Be Observed
Post office to observe Fourth of July as legal holiday with limited window service and no city delivery while city boxes are collected for night dispatch. Stores close tomorrow. banks and many offices shut. Evening Star not issued. Beach trips and picnics planned as holiday exodus unfolds.
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Evening Star
YARD PARTY AT Welltown And Epworth Chapel Details
Yard party at Welltown set for Thursday July 9 with rain date the following night benefiting the church at Epworth Chapel on Saturday night July 4 featuring music and refreshments. Also notes about The White Palace air conditioned restaurant and South End Hose Co regular meeting July 6 with attendance urged and a Sunday newspaper shop listing Miller’s Medicines News at 107 N Loudoun St next to Parkers Grocery.
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Epworth Chapel
Miller’s Medicines News
N. Loudoun
Parkers Grocery
Shenandoah Park Dedication Praised By Governor Peery
Governor Peery lauds Shenandoah National Park dedication as a major Roosevelt era achievement. He extols the park as a recreation boon for workers and a nation’s benefit. Excerpts highlight Blue Ridge views Piedmont land and Indians choosing the Shenandoah Valley as a hunt ground. Continued on page 11.
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Big Meadows
George C. Peery
Shenandoah National Park
Roosevelt
Satell
America
Peery
Virginia
Var
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Shenandoah Valey
Shenandoah Valley
New York
Georgia
Lederer
Rouss Fire Co. Notice for July 3 Meeting
The Charley Rouss Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening July 3 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Special entertainment by M. D. Weaver, president.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
M. D. Weaver
Sarah Zane Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Company will be held Friday evening at 8 o'clock. A large attendance is desired. R. B. Brown, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
1935 Dodge sedan bargain at Bickers Motor Co
Four door touring sedan with built in trunk offered in excellent condition for 595 dollars. Trade possible with your present car. Bickers Motor Co. details in local listing.
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Bickers Motor Co
Roosevelt Addresses Shenandoah Park Dedication in Meadows
President Roosevelt speaks at the Meadows ceremony on July 3 dedicating Shenandoah National Park as part of a broader effort to conserve natural resources and provide employment. He praises Civilian Conservation Corps workers for ending waste and shaping a busy future for themselves and the nation.
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Ickes
Big ‘Meadows
Roosevelt
Shenandoah National Park
Civilian Conservation Corps
Winchester wins Roanoke for Virginia championship
Winchester Gun and Skeet Club retained the five man Virginia championship cup at Edgewood Roanoke Gun Club. Roanoke No 1 finished second with 237 of 250 while Roanoke No 2 totaled 234. Bluefield teammates posted 233 with Roanoke No 3 tied at 215.
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Winchester
Roanoke
Winchester Gun and
Edgewood
Virginia Trapshooting Association
Bluefield
W. Va
Cavalier Gun Club
Miss Cochran Lands In Flaming Plane At Indianapolis
Miss Jacqueline Cochran of Los Angeles crash landed at Indianapolis Municipal Airport traveling about 100 miles per hour then leaped from the burning craft unharmed.
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Indianapolis
Jacqueline Cochran
Los Angeles
Roosevelt dedicates 180000 acres Shenandoah Park in grandeur
At Big Meadows Virginia President Roosevelt dedicates Shenandoah National Park, a vast 180000 acre recreation area near the Blue Ridge rising 3500 feet, with Harold Ickes George Peery and Wilbur C Hall joining. He condemns waste and calls for using idle people to work the land amid a high profile ceremony.
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Big Meadows
Blue Ridge Mountains
Roosevelt
Shenandoah National Park
America
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
George C. Peety
Virginia
Wilbur C. Hall
State Conservation and Development Commission
Skyline Drive
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White Palace
South End Hose CO
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Rouss Fire CO
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