Navy Resumes World Flight Search For Amelia Earhart
Honolulu July 8 The U S navy launches its most far reaching peacetime hunt for Amelia Earhart missing after her attempt to circle the globe. Battle ship Colorado planes search near Howland Island while radio reports from Montana offer promising signals of possible contact. Lexington carrier due soon to aid a comprehensive sweep of Phoenix Island group.
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Honolulu
United States Navy
Amelia Earhart
Howland Island
Colorado
Howland
Miss Earhart
New Guinea
Fred Noonan
Winslow Reef
Phoenix Island
U. S
Colora
South Pacific Ocean
Putnam
Frederick County School Band urged with county support
MA Winchester urges enthusiasm for organizing a school band for Frederick County pupils. Middletown already has instruments to form a nucleus, matching Shenandoah and Warren counties with successful public performances.
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Frederick County
Middletown
Shenandoah
Warren
Bard
Alcoa Strife Erupts as Troops Occupy Plant
Alcoa Tennessee tense yet quiet with 300 soldiers on duty after two strikers were killed and 28 wounded in a battle with guards. Major Critterden and Lamar Taylor announce picketing on three eight hour shifts as 100 workers walk out at hydro plants in Rhymers Ferry Topeco and Calderwood. Local union president Wetmore seeks arbitration while company official Huddleston says the company will continue operations.
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ALCOA
Tenn
Aluminum Company of America
Ray Critterden
Tennessee National Guard
Lamar Taylor
Aluminum Workers’ Union
Taylor
Rhymers Ferry
Topeco
N. C
Calderwood
Henson Klick
W. M. Hunt
Fred Wetmore
American Federation of Labor
Gordon Browning
He &In
Shenandoah Valley All Stars Arrive for Saturday Baseball
The Shenandoah Valley All Stars, a Woodstock based team with a strong Valley League record, will face Winchester Park Club at the park Saturday afternoon. The All Stars feature stars from various league teams and recently defeated the Har risonburg league club. Sunday brings the Majestic Radio team now called the Washington Athletic Club to challenge the parkmen, with the Washingtonians boasting an 11 3 record and trips planned to Lynchburg West Point Fredericksburg Richmond and Frederick.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley All-Stars
Winchester Park
Harrisonburg
Majestic
Washington Athletic Club
Washingtonians
Lynchburg
West Point
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Frederick
Washington
Rule Against A Filibuster Shapes Court Bill Debate
Washington July 8 Admin Leader Robinson of Arkansas warned the Senate he would enforce a rule to curb filibustering during debate on the court bill. His move interrupted Logan of Kentucky and Wheeler of Montana, fueling intra party clashes as the session opened.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Logan
D-Ky
Wheeler
D-Mont
Montana
Jews And Arabs May Line Up For British Attack
In Jerusalem on July 8 the British plan for a surgical operation in Palestine drew sharp opposition from Jewish and Arab rank and file. The royal commission proposed partition of the Holy Land into Jewish and Arab states with a British mandate over Jerusalem Nazareth and Bethlehem. Many in both communities were stunned by the radical proposal and some saw a potential united front to address their shared issues.
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Jerusalem
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Public Sale of Household Furnishings
Household furnishings to be sold at public sale on Saturday at 1 30. Mrs Thomas Schmidt located at 118 South Cameron Street. Auction details include personal items from a private residence and bidding starts promptly.
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Thos. Schmidt
S. Cameron St
Riverside Rendezvous Dance Announces July 21 Event
New swing dresses advertised in sizes 14 to 20 for $1.88 at Pure Food Store. Bob Riley's Orchestra to play at the Riverside Rendezvous dance on Wednesday July 21. Note includes scattered ad fragments and product claims about cheese minerals.
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Riverside
Bob Riley
Dignity of Lords Pressed by Smoking Earl at Parliament
London July 8 The London Press partially revived pre abdication censorship to protect Lords dignity after Earl of Moray a 45 year old war wounded peer lit a cigarette on the throne steps at the opening of parliament disrupting a divorce bill debate He was escorted from the chamber The Times Post Mail and News Chronicle gave the incident prominent coverage while The Telegraph noted only a brief reference.
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London
House of Lords
Earl of Moray
Earl
The
Times, Post, Mail
News Chronicle
Lord Moray
Telegraph
Two Colored Families Peace Bonded Over Stone throwing
Judge Tavenner in Frederick County Trial Justice Court placed Willy Alexander and Helen Dorman both colored of Stephens City on a $100 bond to keep the peace until mutual agreement ends the bond. The case stems from an assault and battery suit by Charles Alexander accusing Helen Dorman of throwing stones at his wife and using abusive language. Neighbors for three years the Alexanders and the Dormans had frequent quarrels on adjoining property east of Stephens City. Both families entered pleas of not guilty.
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Tavenner
Trial Justice Court
Frederick County
Willy Alexander
Helen Dorman
Stephens City
Charles Alexander
Willy
Alexanders
Dormans
Roosevelt Tax Question: Congress Rules Out President Inquiries
The Senate House committee on tax evasion barred an inquiry into President Roosevelt's tax returns. Rep Fish may present evidence on other Roosevelt family members including Morgenthau and his father. The panel narrowly allowed Fish to testify, while rejecting written proof against the President.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Roosevelt
Representative Fish
R.N. Y
Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau
Fish
Doughton
Bendix Winner Says No Water Flight Plan for Now
Bendix trophy winner Louise Thaden, speaking at Bentonville Arkansas, rules out a transoceanic hop like Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan. She may enter the Bendix race again this fall and plans to keep flying, noting Earhart likely perished in the recent missing plane incident.
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Bentonville
Ark
Louise Thaden
Amelia Earhart
South Pacific
Howland Island
Legal Battle Opens as Steel Strike Resumes at Republic Plants
Republic Steel reopened the last strike closed mill in Cleveland while grand juries in Trumbull and Mahoning counties filed indictments against eight men on illegal explosive possession tied to strike violence. Police and National Guardsmen protected mills as 3,800 workers returned, part of a broader labor legal battle led by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and counsel Lee Pressman.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Grand Jury
Trumbull County
Mahoning County
Gus Hall
Police
Ohio National Guardsmen
Lake Erie
Republic
Winchester Kiwanis Club Prepares Fifteenth Birthday
The Winchester Kiwanis Club plans its fifteenth birthday celebration on Wednesday August 18 with Andrew Bell as committee head. A ladies night option is possible if held in the evening, and out of town speakers may attend. The club also received an invitation to a July 12 inter club picnic at Camp Morgan in Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs West Virginia.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Andrew Bell
Bell
Fred. C. W. Parker
Chicago
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Camp Morgan
Cacapon State Park
Swartz Property to be Sold Near Brucetown
The Thomas Swartz property including a house and 20 acres near Brucetown will be sold on Saturday July 10 in front of the Courthouse. The notice appears in the county land sale listing.
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Swartz
Brucetown
Spring Hill Farm for Sale Near Winchester on Route 50
185 acres of limestone land with a large spring and running water. A stone mansion on a hill with views of a mountain and valley, two miles west of Winchester. Bank barn and outbuildings in good repair. Quick purchaser bargains. Contact H. K. a Rouss Avenue, Winchester. June 17, 1924. Virginia property notice.
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Winchester
Route
H. K. A Rouss Avenue
Credit Bureaus Report Gain In Business Volume
The final day of the regional conference of Production Credit Association directors at the George Washington Hotel opened with talks on loan procedures. Discussion covered interest charges, servicing costs, and faster transactions. Directors noted Class B stock helps farmers establish local credit ratings within their association. An announcement referenced the Eastern Central Fruit Growers.
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Production Credit Association
George Washington Hotel
Central Fruit Growers
Extradition of Jack Orndorff on Threat Letters
Jack Orndorff, indicted by a Frederick County special grand jury on June 7 for writing threatening letters to kill or injure Mrs. Cecil Wood, was extradited from Trenton New Jersey and is held for trial by the next court term. Sheriff Newcome reported easy locate in Trenton where Orndorff roomed with an undersheriff. It remains unclear if the threats were connected to Mrs Wood, and the exact meaning of the messages was not determined.
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Jack Orndorff
Frederick County
Cecil Wood
Trenton
N. J
Newcome
Orndorff
Wanpinghsien Under Attack In Sino Japanese Clash
Chinese and Japanese forces fought near Wanpinghsien and Peiping as Chinese troops bolstered the city walls while Japanese artillery pressed the Marco Polo bridge. Reports say Wanpinghsien main positions held amid an ultimatum for surrender with ongoing rail and line disruptions and rising food prices.
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Peiping
China
Wanpinghsien
Yingting
Peiping-Hankow
Changhsientien
Sung Chen-Yuan
Hankow
Marco Polo
Ni Peiping
Tien
Tientsin
Fengtai
Dragon Capital
Sung Cheh-Yuang
Marble
Yingting River
Japan
Peiping-Tientsin
Takeo Imai
Peiping-to-Hankow
North China
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