Republicans Attack Monetary Bill Amid Devaluation Debate
Senate Republicans challenged the administrations monetary bill arguing it would not legally restore executive devaluation powers nor revive the 2 billion stabilization fund. President Roosevelt met with Democratic leaders to press neutrality legislation as debate opened and votes loomed.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Austin
Vermont
Hyde Park
N. Y
Barkley
House
Rayburn
Bakley
Townsend
R.-Del
Widow asserts Crater died by violent or accidental means
The widow of former Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater claimed in court that Crater died by external violent or accidental means and was cremated. Mrs Stealla M Kunz, seeking $60,000 double indemnity from Mutual Life Insurance, expressed doubt about his fate after his disappearance on August 6, 1930.
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New York
Supreme Court
Joseph Force Crater
Stealla M. Kunz
Justice Crater
Acquitted on Fishing License Charge in Norfolk County
M Kerrick and J M Kerrick of Bluemont were acquitted at a morning hearing before Trial Justice Kackley on charges they failed to display fishing licenses to Game Warden Charles T Levi. They contended boat motor prevented hearing the warden’s hail.
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Ies Bos
M. Kerrick
J. M. Kerrick
Bluemont
Cc. T. Butler
Norfolk County
Kackley
Charles T. Levi
No Holiday Mishaps Reported in Winchester Holiday
Fourth of July passed without traffic or fireworks accidents in Winchester authorities said. In Warren County Verna Henry 18 drowned after stepping from a sandbar into six feet of water near the river confluence. Companions tried to save her. the coroner ruled accidental drowning. Park attendance rose with Shenandoah National Park drawing 18 498 visitors in the Saturday to Tuesday period, peaking at 7 606 on Sunday.
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Winchester
Warren County
Verna Henry
Flint Run
Virginia Henry
Mabel Jones
Garfield Henry
Marvin Cook
Russell James
John Henry
James T Rountree
Shenandoah National Park
W. Drew Chick, Jr
Ralph E. Price
Park Rangers
Front Royal
Clarke County Youth Injured in Fourth of July Mishap
Clarke County reports one injury during the holiday weekend not caused by traffic or fireworks. Clyde Alexander, 18, of three miles south of Berryville, fell from a horse while rounding up cattle and was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital as an in and out patient. He returned home to recover for three or four days.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Clyde Alexander
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Smart Fellow Becomes His Own Casualty
In Santa Monica California on July 5 Herbert Penbrooks aged 38 injured himself while tossing firecrackers at bystanders. Three men restrained him but he persisted. Doctors report Penbrooks suffered a broken leg and a broken nose.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Herbert Penbrooks
Penbrooks
Neutrality Bill Put Off Again
The Senate foreign relations committee postponed action on neutrality revision until the House approved Bloom bill. Chairman Pittman stated administration forces will push for a final vote to repeal the arms embargo, while Roosevelt warns that House approval of a modified embargo could worsen European tensions and American problems.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harrison
D-Miss
Pittman
Europe
Messinee Municipal Band Invited to Turkey Festival
The Messinee Municipal Band received an invitation to attend the first annual Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg on September 4-5. The event, touted as the United States' first of its kind, is set for Labor Day and the day after and is expected to attract a large crowd.
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Messinee
Harrisonburg
United States
Pilot of motorless sailplane bails out over Elmira valley
Udo Fischer piloted a motorless sailplane during the national soaring contest and bailed out to avoid rising too fast, about 40 feet per second. He parachuted from 4,500 feet, landing safely after his glider wrecked 100 feet away, an event marking the first bail-out in a decade of contest history.
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Elmira
N. Y
Udo Fischer
Ithaca
Corning
Fischer
Begin Work On Legion Building
Construction of the American Legion's 12500 community building began Monday under local contractor Hugh N. Ritter who won the contract. The 60 by 78 foot structure faces South Church street and sits about 50 feet back. Jetson Spates, building committee chair, said the Gleatonby tala sits behind the old Battletown Inn on a 100 by 216 foot lot bought from Raymond Levi for 1000 dollars. Completion is expected in the fall with no cellar due to bad drainage. the base will be concrete and white maple flooring laid over it.
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Berryville
American Legion
Hugh N. Ritter
South Church Street
Jetson Spates
Six Die in Washington County Road Crash Involving Two Families
A late night collision near Washington Pennsylvania killed six people from two Wellsburg families when a light sedan ran a stop sign and struck a Blue Ridge bus heading toward Baltimore. Victims include Fred Wendt, his wife, two children, and Albert Bailey Sr and son Jimmy, with injuries to Mrs Bailey, Albert Bailey Jr, and four year old Joseph Wendt. Passengers on the bus were unhurt. Police say the sedan skidded down an embankment after the crash. The wreck occurred about 1 30 a m EST.
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Washington
West Virginia
Fred Wendt
Joan
Wellsburg
Albert Bailey
Jimmy
Follawsbee
Bailey
Washington Terminal
Baltimore
Henry Lacock
Wendt
Albert Bailey, Jr
Public Antique Sale Notice at Stephenson Area
Public sale announced for Lat July 8 at 1 p.m. two miles east of Stephenson. Cataloged items include antiques and related pieces. Sale conducted by R. M. Rokdiffer and associates with sale reference 7-5&7-1p-21.
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Stephenson
R. M. Rkodiffer
Britain Clarifies Poland Policy Amid Danzig Tensions
London July 5. Richard Butler said Britain would resist aggression against Poland only if a clear threat to its independence exists. He pointed to Britain's pledge to Poland and the British French guarantee to support Poland when its independence is clearly threatened. The cabinet discussed bringing Soviet Russia into the mutual assistance front as Danzig issues persist.
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London
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Britain
Poland
Danzig
Butler
Chamberlain
Chamerlain
Russia
Mutual Assistance Front
Moscow
France
Laborite
F. S. Cocks
British Talks Limit Focus to Tientsin Controversy
British Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie said forthcoming talks with Japan would be confined to local Tientsin issues despite Japanese wishes. London noted no need to halt Chinese currency support. Japanese calls for broader policy change hinge on changing British stance toward Chiang Kai-Shek.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Tientsin
North China
China
London
John Simon
Federal Reserve Bank
Domei
Mukden
Manchukuo
Chang Kai-Szek
Britain
Gtaminen
Northmont Hose Bathed in Precious Cosmetic Deal
A catalog blurb touts Northmont hose at 79 cents per pair under a Precious Cosmetic label. Margaret L Hodgson is listed with a small product note, indicating a one-page item in the advertisement.
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Northmont Hose
Flash Flood In Kentucky Leaves Dozens Missing
Sudden floods in Kentucky caused up to 50 deaths and frantic pleas for help. Torrential rain began around 1 PM, inundating Loudoun Street businesses from Piccadilly to Boscawen as cellars filled and water rose along the Town Run behind The Star office.
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Kentucky
Loudoun
Piccadilly
Boscawen
Cecil Street
New York Leads Northwest Apple Market Amid Trade Shifts
A Wenatchee Daily World report citing U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Economics data shows more than a third of Northwest apples go to New York Chicago and Los Angeles with New York the leading buyer since 1933 except one year. It notes markets in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Atlanta Minneapolis Detroit Dallas Houston Kansas City and St Louis as secondary outlets and mentions falling Northwest plantings with Stayman Jonathon Rome Beauty and McIntosh varieties favored.
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Wenatchee
Washington
Daily World
U. S. Buureau
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Appalachian
Virginia
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Detroit
Dallas
Houston
Kansas City
St. Louis
Page To Attend Postal Sessions In Virginia
Postmaster W Nelson Page president of the Virginia Chapter of the National Federation of Postmasters will attend a Fourth district postmasters session in Blackstone Virginia on Friday to discuss proposed legislation to place fourth class postmasters on a salary basis. On Saturday night the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks Local 199 Richmond will honor new Richmond postmaster Fergus McRee with a dinner in Blackstone where Page and other state postmasters will be guests.
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W. Nelson Page
Virginia
National Federation of Postmasters
Blackstone
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Richmond
Fergus McRee
Page
County borrows $9,000 in June to meet expenses
Treasurer Harry McCann reports a $9,000 loan to the county general fund last month, leaving a June 30 balance of $5,188.91. The detailed accounts show receipts from taxes, interest, and various fees, and disbursements for relief, administration, and debt funds.
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County General Fund
Harry McCann
Board of Supervisors
J. L. Light
G. W. Lemley
B. Moore
W. P. Harris
Bailey Bros
W. A. Baker
City Treas
Treas
Er Relief Fund
Wee
Back Creek
Gainesboro
O. A
Joshua Light
P O S A Picnic At Unger's Store Promises Big Crowd
Perry A. Unger, chairman, says the annual P O S A picnic at Unger's Store in W Va will draw a record crowd for a three day event ending Saturday. Activities include baseball games, rides, stunts and speeches by visiting dignitaries. A colorfully matched baseball game features teams from Paw Paw and Berkeley Springs, with Winchester Midway and Berkeley Springs also playing.
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Perry A. Unger
Ungers
W. Va
Patriotic Order
Sons of America
Paw Paw
Berkeley Springs
Winchester Midway
Angers
A. Kand
Gore, Romney
Springfield
Cumberland
Hancock
Flood Toll Grows In Eastern Kentucky Towns
Forty six people drown as floods sweep across Morehead and nearby towns after a night cloudburst. Bridges, homes, and roads vanish. authorities warn losses may reach up to a hundred or more with refugees and medical needs rising.
U Boat Salvage Makes Progress
Portsmouth NH July 5 Navy salvage experts near completion of attaching a second pontoon to a massive chain around the after section of the submarine Squalus. The first pontoon was fastened at 200 feet above the wreck while 26 crew died in a May 23 incident. The second pontoon targets a depth of 180 feet. The chain is as large as warship anchors with 76 pound links. Huge wire cables connect pontoons to the chain as salvage work proceeds at a measured pace.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Squalus
Navy
Maryland men released on collateral after auto registration charges
Herman Hockman and Giles Ble vans of near Frederick Maryland were released on collateral of 9.25 dollars each after being taken into custody on charges of driving a Maryland automobile with improper registration and license. The registration card and licenses were issued in Maryland in 1929, officers stated.
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Berryville
Herman Hockman
Giles Blevans
Frederick
Maryland
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McIntosh
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Morehead
Farmers
Clearfield
Red Cross
Morehead, Ky
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State Board of Health At
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Kentucky River
Jackson
Breathitt
N. L. Wells
Rowan County Red Cross
Rowan County
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Railroad Street
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State Teachers’ College
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