Byrd Urges Practical Peace Steps In Plea At Grand Rapids
Admiral Byrd, honorary chairman of the No-Foreign War Crusade, urged delegates to pursue peace with practical steps. He called for a nonpartisan facts bureau to inform the public and warned that peace at any price nations weaken democracies and invite coercion by militaristic states. He stressed facing realities, preserving ideals, and building a stronger international organization to reduce tensions and secure lasting peace.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
R. E. Byrd
United States Navy
Admiral Byrd
National Broadcasting Company
England
Byrd
Family of Nations
Earhart Search Led By Itasca Commander
Commander Walter K. Thompson of the coast guard cutter Itasca led efforts to reach Amelia Earhart during the round-the-world flight in the Pacific as she remained missing.
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Walter K. Thompson
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Agriculture department reports July 1 crop totals
The agriculture department estimated July 1 grain crops: corn 2.57 billion bushels, wheat 0.882 billion, oats 1.111 billion, barley 0.244 billion, rye 0.0503 billion. Compared with last year and five year averages, winter and spring wheat mixes and durum values vary, with broader production trends stated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Apple Yield 17 Percent Above National Average
The agriculture department estimated a 1937 national apple crop of 194,328,000 bushels, 65 percent larger than 1936 and 17 percent above the 1928-1932 average. July 1 conditions indicate larger crops nationwide except in the western states, with New York 20,400,000 and 19,997,000 bushels, Virginia 18,000,000 and 13,116,000, and Pennsylvania 14,076,000 and 9,809,000.
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Agriculture Department
United States
New York
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Johnson Indicted for First Degree Murder in Dance Hall Stabbing
Harrisonburg July 10 Tom Kip Johnson was indicted for first degree murder by a Rockingham circuit court jury for the fatal stabbing of Mitchell E. Dahl at Ed's and Bud's dance hall at Kaylor's Park on July 1. Johnson pleaded not guilty and trial is set for July 20.
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Tom
Kip”) Johnson
Rockingham
Mitchell E. Dahl
Staunton
J. W. Bazzle
Clarence Leake
F. L. Byers
James C. Armentrout
Edna Williams
Johnson
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Jacob S. Swartz
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Commonwealth
D. Wampler Earman
Bud Dillard
Kaylor’s Park
Dillard
Ed Pickering
Tourist Pays for Ice Cream With Postal Stamp
A traveler in Overton Nebraska visited a local drug store for an ice cream cone and left without paying. The next day the drug store received a letter from the traveler containing stamps worth five cents as payment for the cone.
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Overton, Neb
U. S. Highway No. 30
Absentminded Deputy Wastes Overtime in Houston
Deputy Sheriff K D Wright faced hours of overtime after dropping subpoenas in a mailbox instead of mailing them. He spent additional time to recover the papers and complete service.
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Houston
Texas
K. D. Wright
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