Appreciation Letter Hails Winchester VFW Convention
W S Wooddell senior vice commander Virginia Department praises Winchester Post No 2123 for hosting the 15th annual encampment. Resolution thanks the city of Winchester mayor council Chamber of Commerce and all helpers, especially commander A Lee Coble, for a successful event.
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Lee Coble
Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. S. Wooddell
Staunton
Virginia Department
Commander Cobl
A. Lee Coble
City Council Chamber of Commerce
W. I. Woddell
Earhart search widens as Lexington sails toward Howland
The missing aviator near Howland Island remains unlocated as the carrier Lexington leads a 1,500 mile search sweep to the atoll. Rear Admiral Murgin directs a 285 square mile effort from Hull Island while crews on board report little to no sign of the Miss Marhart craft or its crew amid fading hopes for rescue.
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Tyaii
California
Lahaina Roads
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Swan
Miss Earhart
Harry W. Lyon
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Pacific
Kingsford-Smith
Phoenix Islands
Paris May Lift Frontier Barrier
Paris reports the French government will suspend international control of the Franco Spanish frontier on Tuesday subject to Portugal border measures. The border will stay closed to volunteers and munitions while France handles checks, as Portugal joins the Spanish insurgent area under Franco.
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Spain
Portugal
France
Francisco Franco
Italy
Germany
Valencia
London
One Slain In Battle After Robbing Station
Pittsburg report of a service station robbery ends in gun battle as Patrolman George Puff shoots with a shotgun, killing Bert Brown 21 of Northside Pittsburgh. Patrolman Bart Flaherty 38 suffers a gun wound to the hand. Clyde Rowlands 23 is captured and charged with robbery.
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Pittsburg
George Puff
Bart Flaherty
Puff
Bert Brown
Northside
Pittsburgh
Clyde Rowlands
Rowland
Claim Adjuster To Reside Here In Winchester
John W. McCallum of the Maryland Casualty Company is assigned as a permanent claim adjuster in Winchester and Vicinity in the J. W. Arthur office. The 37 year old Knoxville native, a Fishburne Military Academy and Washington and Lee graduate, will live at 422 West Clifford Street with his wife.
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John W. McCallum
Maryland Casualty Company
Winchester and
Vicinity
J. W. Arthur
McCallum
Knoxville, Tenn
Virginia
Knoxville
Fishburne Military Academy
Waynesboro
Washington and Lee University
The
Tennessee Bhai
Tat
McGallusn
West Clifford Street
Baseball Game At Fair Grounds Between Teams
A baseball game is scheduled for 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon at the Fair Grounds between the Winchester A. C. a colored team and the North Mountain Va All Stars a white youth outfit.
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Fair Grounds
Winchester A. C
North Mountain
Russian pilot Levanevsky signals a pending flight
Levanevsky offered no specifics about his plans while stating he hoped to fly within a month. His return quieted rumors about his absence from a reception for north pole explorers and he denied any arrest or investigation.
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Levanevsky
Moscow
Markets Report Across Baltimore Chicago and New York Rails
Baltimore and Chicago hogs cattle and sheep price changes plus New York stock action. The reports list bid ranges for cattle hogs calves and sows with weekly comparisons and note gains on top steers and spring lambs, while New York shares show mixed moves and gains in several large issues and a higher foreign exchange tone.
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Baltimore
North Carolina
Virginia
U. S
Chicago
U. 5
California
No Change In Local Markets Good Grain Yield Reported
Excellent grain yields are reported from the Middletown section of Frederick county this summer. Much wheat barley and rye has been threshed while other crops are stored for later threshing. Mrs W E Cooley and sons have threshed 1276 bushels at Waverly home farm. Claude Cooley threshed 536 bushels on Miss Beile Larrick's farm. Cooleys had ten acres of parley yielding 582 bushels at 58 1 5 bu per acre. Home farm average for all grains 22 1 2 bu per acre.
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Middletown
Frederick County
W. E. Cooley
Waverly
Claude Cooley
Beile Larrick
Cooley
Mayor To Speak At Mission Meet In Indian Hollow
Mrs Henry McVicar invites friends and the public to attend a 3 o clock meeting at Indian Hollow Mission where Mayor C R Anderson will discuss A Church Member's Community Responsibilities The road to Indian Hollow has been recently improved and is in good travel condition.
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Henry McVicar
Indian Hollow Mision
C. R. Anderson
Vicar
Indian Hollow
Wheat Prices Slide Then Recover Amid Crop Outlook
Chicago and Baltimore grain markets report July 10 with wheat dropping three cents on a forecast showing improved winter wheat prospects. Late buying followed a crop authority note that damage in northern and eastern winter wheat belts may be underestimated. Prices for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, rye, lard, and bellies along with cash grain quotes across Chicago and regional markets are provided.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Burt
Washington
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester Grain
Welfare Board Seeks Desk and Refrigerator for Aid Work
The Welfare Board requests a refrigerator and a desk to aid relief efforts. The refrigerator will serve a low income family for food storage, while the desk will be used at City Hall Bureau to manage surplus supplies for WPA sewers and related relief programs.
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Welfare Board
W. P
Terrific Blows Made On Madrid
Burgos Spain July 10 Generalissimo Francisco Franco's air armada launched a massive assault on Madrid from multiple insurgent bases. One hundred bombing planes and 150 fighters attacked the capital's western salient center stage in a scope not seen in months. Reports claim extensive government losses as insurgents press to encircle Madrid, with fighting around Brunette Quijorna and near the American embassy area.
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New York
Wall Street
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Loew's
General Motors
Consolidated Edison
North American
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Deere
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Goodyear
Goodrich
Burgos
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Franco
Loca
Brunette
Quijorna
Jose Miaja
Underwood Left Much To Charity
John T. Underwood founder of a typewriter firm died July 2 at his Wianno Massachusetts home. His will shows more than 2,000,900 dollars to relatives and charity. Grace Brainard Underwood and Gladys U James each receive 750,000 dollars. Grace gets the Wianno home and the Brooklyn estate with all personal effects.
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New York
John T. Underwood
Wianno
Mass
Brooklyn County
Grace Brainard Underwood
Brooklyn
Gladys U. James
Byrd Committee Operates Independently on Reorganization
The report notes that several agencies are jealous and antagonistic while Byrd's committee runs independently of the Senate and House panels examining President Roosevelt's reorganization program.
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Byrd
Senate
House
President Roosevelt
Breezes Lessen Heat Amid Hazardous Humidity
A heat wave eased briefly as breezes lowered the temperature from the 100s to the 90s. By afternoon Old Sol fueled more heat and rising humidity, prompting workers in a west town quarry and a brick plant to quit early due to illness though Memorial Hospital reported no heat prostration cases.
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Memorial Hospital
Trains Stalled as Martial Law Returns in Peiping
Trains halted as the daily express from Mukden could not depart. Martial law was imposed again in Peiping with gates closed and Japanese troop movements reported toward southwest China.
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Peiping
Mukden
China
Heat Wave Claims Eight Lives Across Cities
Heat spell blamed for eight metropolitan area deaths as cities report near record temperatures. Names of affected states include New York and Michigan with 18 deaths each from heat prostration. Massachusetts 14 and Pennsylvania 13 follow. Drownings rise with beach exodus. some mills and conservation workers face reduced hours.
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WPA
New York City
Massachusetts
Minnesota
District of Columbia
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Ilinois
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Heat Wave Shatters Records At Pike's Peak
July 10 report notes a rare heat wave across much of the nation. At Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs the three mile ascent registered a maximum temperature of 30 degrees with only seven degrees above freezing.
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Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
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