President To Keep Up Fight For Adoption Of Arms Plans
Secretary Hull announced after a Senate committee voted to postpone neutrality legislation that the administration would continue urging adoption of its arms program. Roosevelt aimed to win Senate support and possibly force action before adjournment, despite a 12 to 11 postponement vote with Gillette and George favoring delay.
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Washington
Hull
Senate
Roosevelt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gillette
Iowa
Gevorge
D-Ga
Reynolds
D.N. C
van Nuys
D.-Ind
Clark D.-Mo
Shipstead
F. L.-Minn
White
R.-Me
Vandenberg
R.mich
la Follette
Prog
Borah
Wis
Johnson
R.calif
Barkley
Minton
D.- Ind
Black
D.-Mo
Telegraphic fax system may replace teletypes soon
MA Winchester reports a expert on communications says telegraph firms are adapting photographic transmission gear to send faxes between major cities. He predicts this system could replace teletypes for dispatches, offering exact hand written duplicates and greatly reducing transmission errors.
Cupid’s Shafts Travel Far Bat Aim At Winchester
In Winchester during the first six months of the year 1 021 marriage licenses were issued in Clark M. Smith’s office. Last year 437 licenses set a record. Pennsylvania leads with 648 couples relocating to Virginia’s border city to wed quickly, while Maryland arrivals decline. West Virginia accounts for 114 couples in six months.
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Cupid
Winchester
Hollywood
Oregon
Ontario
Dan Cupid
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Pennsylvania
Old Dominion
Maryland
Gretna
Death claims McReynolds the Slayer Suspect and House Member
Washington July 11 Representative Sam D McReynolds of Tennessee died at 6 15 am aged 67 as chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee. Doctors say the immediate cause was a heart attack after months in Naval Hospital He was a longtime Democrat ally of Cordell Hull and instrumental in foreign affairs legislation. In Cleveland Frank Dolezal a confessed slayer was declared sane by psychiatrists and led authorities to the hiding place of the severed head of Mrs Florence Palillo as part of a series of notorious torso murders. He described burial spots on the lakefront and in Harlem area and said no search would be conducted due to prior excavations.
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Washington
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
McReynolds
House Foreign Relations Committee
George W. Calver
Capitol
McRennolds
Naval Hospital
Ghattanoogan
Cordell Hull
Congress
London
Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Dolezal
S. C. Lindsay
K. S. West
Martin L. O'Donnell
Florence Palillo
Lakefront
E. 26Th St
Lake Erie
Chanters Plan City Hall Concert After World Fair Broadcast Drop
Floyd Haines announces Chanters will perform secular music at City Hall Plaza on Friday July 21 at 8 PM. The group had planned a World’s Fair concert from New York that was abandoned, and the New York sacred program mirrored a prior Handley stadium performance.
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Floyd Haines
Chanters
New York
City Hall Plaza
Handley Stadium
Old Virginia
Haines
Paxton Chapel Benefit Schedule Dated July 12
A notice from Paxton Chapel announces a Wednesday benefit event on July 12 to support church funds. Details specify the church as beneficiary with proceeds directed to church needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Chapel
Wanted good home for tan female collie dog
At once a nice young tan female collie type dog needs a loving home. Call 1182 or 41 for details.
Cooler Weather Provides Restful Sleep in Virginia
Residents of northern Virginia slept well as temperatures fell from the high eighties to the low sixties overnight. The relief from hot weather eased sleepless nights and made light blankets comfortable, with warmer conditions expected inland tomorrow.
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Virginia
Yard Party Benefit at M. E. Church Friday July 14
A yard party fundraiser sponsored by the Relief Friday group will take place at M. E. Church on Friday July 14 from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Proceeds support church missions and community relief efforts.
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Benefit
M. E. Church
O Sull ivan Has Best Month In About 5 Years
O Sullivan Rubber Company reports June as one of its two best months in history with production rising since late 1934. Shoe materials and new Aristocrat heel designs boost orders while W P Harty supervises the division. Plant payroll runs about 490 and outlook remains encouraging.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company
A. C. Halvosa
O'Sullivan
W. P. Harty
Dismissal Is Cause Of Storm
Front Royal town council held a stormy session over a petition from about 200 citizens asking police officer John R. Logan to be kept on the force. Logan was injured March when struck by a car while on duty and notified June 13 that his services would end after Logan requested a year’s leave to recover. Dutrow letter quoted says Dr. James Rountree advised Logan could return to work and that no permanent disability existed.
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Front Royal
John R. Logan
Logan
L. B. Dutrow
Dutrow
James Rountree
Americans Take 3 1 victory in All Star Game at Yankee Stadium
The American League All Stars led 2 1 after the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium New York July 11. Two early runs came after two hits and an error by NL shortstop Arky Vaughan off pitcher Big Bill Lee. The crowd of about 60 000 watched the AL prevail 3 to 1 over the National League.
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New York
Nationals
Yankee Stadium
Arky Vaughan
Big Bill Lee
Fatal Crash Kills Inventor and Pilot in Caulcott
A tailless experimental plane capable of 300 mph crashed at Caulcott last night. Nesbitt Willoughby the inventor and his pilot were killed in the incident.
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London
Caulcott
Nesbitt Willoughby
Timber Ridge Orchards Hit By Hailstorm Damage
Hail swept Timber Ridge and nearby areas near Winchester causing 15 to 20 percent apple damage. Storm lasted minutes with high winds. bark torn from some plants and leaves blown down. Rain was light at 0.07 inch. other towns reported electrical storms and scattered hail in Roseburg Nan area.
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Timber Ridge
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Berryville
Upperville
Senseney
Town
Roseburg
Nan
Gainesboro
Clearbrook
J. D
Ellsworth Dodson
Star Tannery
Mountain Falls-Star Tannery
Winchester Ministers Name Committee Appointments
The Winchester Ministerial Association issued committee appointments for the upcoming year after an outing at Great Cacapon Park West Virginia. Key posts include Community chaired by Rev. T. M Swann and Programs chaired by Rev. S. L. Fittinger D D with other pastors named to Charity Scouting Publicity Inter Church and officer roles.
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Winchester
Great Cacapon Park
West Virginia
R. A. Whitten
T. M Swann
Walker Bond
R. B. Nelson
Herman Womeldorf
M. W. Bott
S. L. Flickinger
D. D
Harry G. Balthis
Norman Uphouse
Luther Bridgers
Capt
Herman McKay
Dan Henry
Charles Hume Funk
Ronald S. Wilson
E. T. Clark
Carl Honeycutt
T. M. Swann
Five rescued after 13 hour Chesapeake Bay drift
Five youths and a man were stranded for 13 hours in a disabled motor boat near the mouth of the Chester River in Chestertown Maryland. A fishing party led by Captain Henry Stroback found and rescued them.
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Chestertown
Chesapeake Bay
Chester River
Henry Stroback
Father Divine Plans New Heaven in Newport Summer Haven
Newport July 11 The religious leader known as Father Divine prepares to establish a mansion called The Castles as a summer home for his followers. Angela Kaufman, owner of The Castles, says Divine will arrive within a week but declines to reveal whether the property is a gift or purchase. The case follows her fight to secure a liquor license for the mansion, which was once owned by Richard Washburn Child, U S ambassador to Italy, with proceedings continuing to October 4 after the season.
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Newport
R. I
Divine
Angela Kaufman
Richard Washburn Child
United States
Italy
Liquor Licensing Commission
Kaufman
Rhode Island Supreme Court
McNutt Named Federal Security Administrator in 1940 Plan
President Roosevelt nominated Paul V. McNutt to head the Federal Security Administration with authority over the Social Security Board CCC National Youth Administration and Public Health Service. McNutt, the current American high commissioner to the Philippines, said he would stay on briefly to wrap up details. The move sparks talk of a potential bid for the 1940 Democratic nomination and reflects a broader government reorganization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippines
Indiana
Social Security Board
CCC
National Youth Administration Public Health Service
Senate
House
Georgetown
Philipines
Wheeler
D-Mont
Pendergast Linked to Major Company Looting Confession
Kansas City reports detail a scheme where Tom Pendergast's firms were looted for hundreds of thousands via fake invoices. Former executive Walter Colburn testifies that payments were made on Midwest Paving and Ready Mixed Concrete invoices, though Pendergast and secretary-treasurer Edward Schneider allegedly did not receive any funds.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Uncle Sam
The
Star
Treasury
Pendergast
Pendergast Company
Midwest Paving Company
Walter Colburn
Edward Schneider
Schneider
Colburn
Midwest
Mr. Pendergast
Man Circles Globe By Scheduled Flights In Nine Hours
Norman C. Lee, a New York broker, deposited $1,800 and completed a round-the-world journey by scheduled airlines in just under three weeks. He asserts the trip was “nice” and far from the expected pace, remarking on the sparse details of his record.
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Port Washington
N. Y
Norman C. Lee
New York
British Warship Now At Tsingtao
SHANGHAI July 11 The British navy rushed a 900 ton escort vessel to Tsingtao North China port where the British consulate was damaged in a protest British say Japanese inspired The Lowestoft reached Tsingtao from Weihaiwei and a guard of bluejackets was placed around the consulate The consulate protest was filed with Japanese authorities The report adds that demonstrators hurled stones at a bank branch The trial report from Peiping says Lieut Col C R Spear military attache to the British Embassy at Chungking was taken before a Japanese military court at Kalgan on espionage suspicions with no outcome indicated
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Shanghai
Tsingtao
North China
Lowestof
Weihaiwei
Honkkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Domei
Peiping
C. R. Spear
Chungking
Kalgan
Spear
Challenged Bangs Test Faces Legal Ruling in Virginia
Judge Philip Williams in Shenandoah Circuit Court takes under advisement a demurrer to an injunction blocking Bangs disease testing for Cattle owned by G Louis Stickley near Strasburg. Virginia state officials defend the Bangs Cattle Test Law as Stickley’s attorney challenges its constitutionality.
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Woodstock
Philip Williams
Shenandoah Circuit Court
Demurrer
H. C. Givens
G. Louis Stickley
Strasburg
R. S. Wright, Jr
Stickley
Charles C. Berkeley
Newport News
Edwin H. Gibson
Virginia
Elliott Marshall
Pront Royal
Danzig Dispute Open to Conference Talks
London reports note Prime Minister Chamberlain hinted at a possible conference to settle the Danzig dispute if a clearer atmosphere arises. France and Poland urged negotiation while Berlin viewed the move as a challenge, with Vatican and British papers calling for peaceful settlement through talks.
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London
Chamberlain
Danzig
Baltic
Commons
Germany
Reich
Free City
Poland
Vistula
Berlin
Grain Sprouting For Some Farmers
Damage so far is slight but continued unprecedented rains worry farmers about grain in shock and threshing. Reports of wheat rye and barley sprouting have reached County Agent Stine. A spell of dry warm weather will let threshers resume work.
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Stine
Cafeteria Supper at home of Mrs Elizabeth Kern
A cafeteria supper is planned for Thursday July 13 at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Kern located at 338 Amherst Street from 1 to 11 pm. Proceeds benefit the organization and attendees are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kern
Amherst St
Special dress sale by Style Shop
Mr Bender returns from New York with a special purchase of dresses in all materials styles and colors in sizes 9 to 17 12 to 20 38 to 46 at 298 dollars. The Style Shop 150 N Loudoun St offers this selection.
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Bender
New York
N. Loudoun St
Strother's Grove Benefit Society Meeting at White Hall
White Hall hosts Strother's Grove Benefit Society on Thursday July 13 with events from 6 to 7, 11 to 12, and 1 to 3 PM. Proceeds support society activities and local community aid.
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White Hall
Strother's Grove
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