Veterans Celebrate Peace Parade From Oak Hill Crest
Crowds of veterans and families gathered for a Fourth of July tribute with band concerts parades and speeches by the President and Governor George H. Earle. The celebration cost 1,261,000 and drew at least 500,000 visitors as veterans viewed fireworks from their Oak Hill vantage point.
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Yankee Bluebelly
Johnny Reb
General Arms
Grandpap
Gin’ral Meade
Army
Hawley
Oak Hill
George H. Earle
Countess Divorce Hearings Detail Threats and Blackmail Talks
Testimony in the countess’s divorce case describes the husband Count Haugwitz-Reventlow threatening to shoot himself and others, seeking a divorce on grounds of incompatibility, and offering a large financial settlement as an out for separation. Witnesses say he boasted of revolver prowess, faced dueling threats, and cited control over his son amid marital strife in England and Paris.
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New York
Woolworth
Patrick Hastings
Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
England
Sir Patrick
Paris
Patrick
Anyon
Count Haugwitz-Reventlow
France
William M. Michell
London
Unt
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Lance
Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara
Winfield House
Norman Birkett
Kurt
Paris duel threat case tests walls of power and wealth
In Paris, a Woolworth heiress’s former husband Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow faced testimony about blackmail threats, separations, and a plan to seize their son Lance. Mitchell testified of coercive threats and a proposed large settlement while the count eyed London and New York deeds amid a high profile divorce case.
President Roosevelts Southern Economic Probe
President Roosevelt urged southerners to launch a survey to improve southern economic conditions, calling it the nation’s number one economic problem. Lowell C. Mellett provided NEC data on resources, soil, water, population, wealth, education, and health for the delegates to review and modify.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
National Economic Council
Lowell C. Mellett
NEC
Mellett
Hgge
Romack Given 30 Days Jail Term in DUI Case
Richard Romack was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner after being charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. A $100 fine plus costs were imposed as the car he drove sideswiped Louis Armel of Winchester near Stine's Chapel and overturned injuring James D. Barton and James Bowers of Middletown. Bond may be posted to allow Romack to return home to recover before serving the sentence.
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Richard Romack
A. J. Tavenner
Romack
Louis Armel
Winchester
Stine’s Chapel
James D. Barton
James Bowers
Middletown
Chamberlain In Midst of Gamble
British author John W. Wheeler Bennett says Neville Chamberlain faces the greatest gamble in British foreign policy. He warns the burden of peace in Europe lies with Adolf Hitler and spoke at the University of Virginia on the crisis.
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Charlottesville
John W. Wheeler-Bennett
England
Neville Chamberlain
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Bennett
Europe
Adolf Hitler
RIS Safe and Effective Urging Backed by Drug Stores
Backache and nightly urination trouble you, Nature’s beige ing impurities and acidity. Stop backache and getting up nights with Oil Of Juniper and Getting Up Nights. This 30 day guaranteed test is sold by leading drug stores including Alexander’s in Winchester Virginia Berlin’s in Berryville and Miller’s in Winchester Virginia.
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Alexander’s
Winchester
Virginia
Berlin
Berryville
Miller's Drug Store
Plot to flee asylum thwarted in Richmond area
Sheriff T. Wilson Seay of Henrico county disclosed a planned escape by inmates at Southwestern State Hospital. He sent Marion officials a map showing hacksaw blades and skeleton keys found in rooms used by Lee Kirby of Richmond, who escaped last October.
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Richmond
T. Wilson Seay
Henrico County
Southwestern State Hospital
Henricope
Maron
R. L. Simpson
Marion
Seay
Lee Kirby
High-Ups To Be At Lenglen Rites
Paris on July 5 plans a semi state funeral for Suzanne Lenglen the French national sports heroine and former world tennis queen. Government officials were expected to attend the service in Paris on Wednesday following her death from pernicious anemia at age 39.
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Paris
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne the Great
Germans Leave Chinese Duties in Hankow Transit
German General Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen and 28 aides departed Hankow ending nine years of Germany military advisory to Chiang Kai-Shek's army. They aided equipment standardization, training programs, and the development of a modern fighting force prior to the Chinese Japanese war.
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Hankow
Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen
Germany
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Farmers Called By Chamberlain
London July 5 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain summoned influential conservative farmer MPs to a conference on food as part of national defense. A late night committee meeting protested his stance against home production meeting the nation's needs.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Not Expecting A Third Term
Senator Logan of Kentucky said he is certain neither President Roosevelt nor Vice President Garner will seek a third term. He commented on reports that Garner told Senate intimates he would not run again as Vice President.
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Washington
Logan
D.-Ky
Roosevelt
Garner
Kentucky
Senate
McDaniel Reunion Brings Kin Together at J E McDaniel Home
A McDaniel family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McDaniel featured a 2 PM picnic lunch and 7 PM dinner. Attendees included numerous McDaniel relatives such as Ethan and Herman McDaniel and spouses, plus friends like Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins and the Seal families.
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McDaniel
J. E. McDaniel
David Jenkins
Kerfoot
Kenneth
McLemore
Charles Seal
Edgar Seal
Ethan McDaniel
Henry McDaniel
Kelly McDaniel
Lillie Martin
Bennie McDaniel
Raymond McDaniel
Homer McDaniel
Herman McDaniel
Quint McDaniel
Leslie McKee
Roosevelt Assailed Over Large Insurance Accounts Claims
A Boston magazine article alleging large insurance accounts attributed to James Roosevelt is criticized by New Deal leaders as anti administration propaganda. In a parallel civil case Arthur D. Cronin claims the National Shawmut Bank deprived his client of a $31 750 premium by switching business to a firm involving James Roosevelt.
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New Deal
James Roosevelt
Boston
Roosevelt
Arthur D. Cronin
National Shawmut Bank of Boston
Young Roosevelt
Craireal Press
President Discusses Government Reorganization With Advisers
President Roosevelt talked about reorganizing the government with a committee that drafted the plan last year. The group declined to reveal specifics of the meeting but confirmed the topic of reform was discussed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Swift Company accuses Wallace in court appeal
Swift & Company filed an appeal with the United States Circuit Court of Appeals accusing Secretary of Agriculture Wallace of trying to drive it out of competition. The suit challenges a cease and desist order against what the company terms unjustly discriminatory credit discount and weight practices.
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Chicago
Swift & Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Inquiry Ordered Into Wounding on French Italian Border
Paris July 5 government orders an inquiry into the wounding of Jean De Lau tre and another French civilian by Italian frontier guards. The incident occurred Monday near the Abries border area about 75 miles east of Grenoble with De Lau tre seriously injured in the abdomen.
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Paris
Jean de Lautre
Abries
Grenoble
Vatican paper pleads for Jews in anti Jewish plea
The Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano condemns anti Jewish propaganda claiming it harms humanity and Christian civilization. It recalls Christ s crucifiers and urges compassion toward Israelites, warning that abandoning the gospel costs human lives.
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Vatican City
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Christiene
Traffic Cases Heard by Judge Weems
Traffic cases heard by Judge Donald Weems this morning include James A Locks 18 Senseney Road reckless driving fine 14 dollars Charles Carper 17 22 East Hart street reckless driving fine 14 dollars Tyson Gilpin 18 Boyce Va reckless driving fine 14 dollars Robert Cameron Berryville Pike and Stephenson reckless driving fine 14 dollars
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James A. Locks
Senseney Road
Charles Carper
East Hart Street
Tyson Gilpin
Boyce
Robert Cameron
Berryville Pike
Stephenson
France Romance Ends In Divorce
Dr. Joseph Irwin France once a Maryland senator and 1932 GOP presidential hopeful, agrees to divorce from Russian emigre wife after five-year separation. Circuit Judge J Owen Knotts grants divorce and sets alimony future determination, noting long turbulent marriage marked by campaign strain and distant correspondence.
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Elkton
Joseph Irwin France
United States
Maryland
Paris
J. Owen Knotts
Dr. Prance
Lowance
France
Knotts
Europe
Evening Star Delivery Notice in Winchester
Winchester readers are informed that the Evening Star can be received by mail via Postal Telegraph at no charge. The notice emphasizes complimentary home delivery for local subscribers.
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Winchester
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