Ruling Orders Weirton Steel to Dismantle Company Unions
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Weirton Steel to dissolve two plants’ company unions and reinstate with back pay 17 of about 300 workers fired for union activity. It rejected CIO’s organizing committee as a bargaining agent and halted assaults by company watchmen on union organizers.
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Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
Wierton Bteel
T Union
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Wierton
Ernest T. Weir
Dea
N. R A
Wagner Labor Acti Ag
Stubenville
W. Va
Watchmen
Refugees Sail From Hongkong On Ocean Liner President Coolidge
The liner President Coolidge sailed for Japan and Pacific ports crowded with American refugees from Hongkong. Several hundred British and Canadian women and children also departed on a Canadian Pacific ship amid fears of a Japanese blockade and tensions with Britain over supplies to Tokyo.
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Hongkong
President Coolidge
Japan
Pacific
Great Britain
New Commander for Philippine Department Named
Major General George Grunert takes command of the Philippine Department of the U S Army. Serving since 1898, he saw early duty in the Philippines in 1902. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal and Purple Heart in World War I and is a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
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Philippine Department
U. S. Army
George Grunert
Philippines
Washington Music Store Owner Dies At Summer Estate
Carl A. Droop age 69 of Washington and Virginia died suddenly from a heart attack at his summer home on the Blue Ridge. He led the Droop Music Company of Washington and is survived by his wife Elfrieda Selhausen Droop. Funeral was held at the Church of the Epiphany in Washington with Rev Ze Barney Phillips officiating.
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Carl A. Droop
Washington
Virginia
Droop Music Company
Jue Ridge
Elfrieda Selhausen Droop
Church of the Epiphany
Ze Barney Phillips
Droop
Clarke County
Selhausen
Blue Ridge
Church of the Good Shepherd
Shenandoah River
Bluemnont
Nodding Driver Severely Burned in Washington Crash
An asphalt-laden truck struck a bridge abutment on the Washington Baltimore boulevard and burst into flames. The driver James Cook age 20 of Baltimore was badly burned and taken to Casualty Hospital in critical condition. He said he had fallen asleep at the wheel and emerged from the crushed cab with his clothing on fire. Residents doused the flames in a nearby creek.
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Washington
Washington-Baltimore
James Cook
Baltimore
Cook
Softball Tourney At Park Tomorrow
Teams from National Fruit Products plants in Harrisonburg Winchester and Martinsburg stage a softball tournament at The Park tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock Admission is free Harrisonburg and Martinsburg meet first winner faces local team Buck Jones Winchester team manager said this afternoon.
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National Fruit Products
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Martinsburg
Buck Jones
Manger
Real Estate Listings and Farms for Sale Nearby
Ad offers multiple properties in Berryville, Front Royal, and surrounding areas. Listings include 414 Fairmont Ave six rooms plus bath, $5250. 426 North Loudoun St brick six rooms bath furnace, $3200. South Washington St homes. East Piccadilly St house. Berryville Ave two story brick eight rooms bath fur nace. Valley Pike two bungalows. Front Royal Road two story six rooms furnace. Also tourist homes, a service station, and limestone farms from $600. Includes note on agent seeking buyers due to business conditions.
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Fairmont Ave
Loudoun St
Washington St
Piccadilly St
Berryville Ave
Bath
Valley Pike
Front Royal Road
Robey to Speak at Berryville Bank Meet Dinner
Clarence L. Robey of Purcellville will be the principal speaker at the Regional Clearing House Association dinner in Berryville Monday at 7 PM. Frederick B. Maphis of Strasburg will preside. 100 guests are expected. The Golden Rule Circle Berryville will serve the dinner.
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Berryville
Clarence L. Robey
Purcellville
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Clearing House Association
Frederick Shenandoah
Page
Warren
Wife of Former Colored Pastor Here Succumbs
Mrs. John W. Langford, wife of Rev. John W. Langford pastor of Woodstock Colored Methodist Church, died yesterday at 2 45 am. She leaves her husband and three children John Jr Arthur Benton and Laura Eleanora, plus a brother John R. Thomas of Annapolis Md and sister Mrs Emma Ross of Annapolis. Funeral arrangements not completed this afternoon.
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John W. Langford
Woodstock Colored
WOW Weiner Roast Moves Indoors If Rain Delays
Hickory Camp Woodmen of the World will hold a wiener roast at the Front Royal Pike site, moved to the lodge hall if rain. Dorsey Hott le directs plans. A 7:45 p.m. gathering precedes a business session to finalize unveiling plans for Charles Cochran’s monument in Mount Hebron on Sunday.
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Front Royal Pike
Dorsey Hottle
Weiner
Charles Cochran
Mount Hebron
Missing Man Jahrling Sought After Amnesia Claim
William Jahrling, 51, a New York City retired food inspector, disappeared after leaving his home in Stephens City area. Shenandoah County authorities searched the region. a Stephens City call proved rumors unfounded. Jahrling was last seen in Strasburg and is thought to be suffering amnesia.
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Woodstock
William Jahrling
New York City
Shenandoah County
Stephens City
Carl Godhenour
Jahrling
Strasburg
Church Board Members Elected in Washington Province
Dr. Henry D. Phillips of Roanoke was reelected president of the governing board of the advance conference of the Washington Province at Sweet Briar College. Also named were Dr. Wallace E. Rollins of Alexandria, the Rev. Nathaniel B. Broton of Whitemarsh, Pa., and Dr. Carleton Barnwell of Lynchburg.
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Lynchburg
Henry D. Phillips
Roanoke
Episcopal
Southwestern Virginia
Advance Conference
Washington Province
Sweet Briar College
Wallace E. Rollins
Alexandria
Nathaniel B. Broton
Whitemarsh
Carleton Barnwell
Nazi Snoopers Reported Active in Argentina Misiones Region
Reports from the Argentin e frontier police say Nazi agents in Misiones near Brazil and Paraguay are active. Raids on homes produced arms ammunition and propaganda pamphlets.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Frontier Police
Misiones
Argentina
Britain Shifts Britain Ethi opia Policy Change Stated
In London the British Commons announced a reversal of the 1928 recognition of Italian sovereignty over Ethiopia. Butler said Britain and Ethiopian forces would coordinate actions to hinder Italy in north and east Africa and in Abyssinia.
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London
Great
The
of Commons
Britain
Ethiopia
Butler
Commons
Eenmry
North
East
Africa
Abyssinia
Pappy Jack To Foot All Bills
NEW YORK July 12 That Jack Dempsey separation agreement provides that their two daughters Joan six and Barbara four shall live with their mother Hannah Williams and Dempsey will pay support for all three. Attorney Moses Polakoff disclosed today.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Joan
Barbara
Hannah Williams
Dempsey
Moses Polakoff
Italian Claims Meet Demands
British sources rejected Italian claims of attacks on the British fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. They said eight Italian bombing attacks caused only one unserviceable fighter after landing and one Italian fighter shot down.
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London
Mediterranean
Larger Naval Contracts Awarded
The Navy Department awarded 23 contracts totaling 136 743 900 dollars to boost Pacific and Atlantic defenses. Aviation facilities contracts totaled 30 870 000 dollars for the Pacific including Pearl Harbor, and 24 204 000 dollars for aviation shore facilities at Quonset Point in Rhode Island.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pacific
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
East
Naval Quonset Point Air Station
Rhode Island
District Store Sales Rise in Fifth Federal Reserve District
Richmond reports department store sales in the Fifth District up 6.3 percent for the first six months of 1940 compared with 1939. Charleston South Carolina led with a 13.9 percent gain and West Virginia rose 12.3 percent. June 1940 sales were 6.7 percent higher than June 1939.
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Richmond
Charleston
S. C
West Virginia
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of
Military Affairs Subcommittee Tours Caribbean Strategic Points
Six members of the House military affairs sub-committee began a 10,000 mile inspection aboard an army bomber. Chairman Faddis leads Costello Anderson Burns Byron and Martin on a航 Caribbean trip visiting the Canal Zone Puerto Rico the dward and Seward islands and other strategic locations.
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Washington
House
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Dward and
Seward Islands
Caribbean
Faddis
D.pa
Costello
D.calif
Anderson
D.-Mo
Burns
D.-Tenn
Byron
D.-Md
Martin
R.-Ia
German reply on Versailles seat of state unsettled
Berlin reports the German government has not decided whether to allow the French request to set the new chief of state’s seat at Versailles. Sources say no decision has been reached.
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Berlin
Versailles
Aubieco
Toay
Market Quotations Salt July 12
Market notes show dull potato trade with regional bean pricing and steady poultry. Hogs, cattle, and sheep at Chicago markets soften with lighter demand. corn and soybeans quoted, rail region prices list wheat and corn, while Winchester and Baltimore show local grains and wheat prices.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Futures and cash grain quotations Chicago July 12
Wheat prices fell to the lowest since September amid hedging by dealers and moisture improving in the spring belt. Later session gains came on forecast clearing weather, with quotes for July wheat at 72 3 4 to 5 8 cents and cash wheat testing 76 1 2 to 3 4 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Stock Market Report Near York J 12 Rally Fades
Faint rally near York J12 faded in a thin day with transfers around 250000 shares. Bonds and commodities were uneven, Free sterling rose about 0.12 dollars, and a roster of blue chips edged up at times including Bethlehem Steel Sears Roebuck Woolworth United Aircraft General Electric Goodyear.
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York
Sterling
Bethlehem Steel
Woolworth
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Marshall urges National Guard mobilization for war strength
General Marshall backs mobilizing the National Guard first and increasing regulars and trainees to reach a total war strength of 1 415 000. He argues Guard readiness, details the 230 000 first mobilization, and cites assurances from Guard leaders to respond to active service.
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Roosevelt
Stimson
Col. Twaddle
Twaddle
Regular Army
National Guard
Marshall
Guard
Senator Hill
Dala
Ing
War Department
Walter A. DeLamater
National Guard Association
Charles H. Grahl
Adjutants General Association
Force of 6 000 Tanks Proposed For U S
The article reports a push for large scale military expansion with a goal of 1 200 000 trained personnel and 6 000 tanks. It notes a $4 billion Army budget need, $2 billion short, and plans to train reserves plus expand munitions, aircraft orders of $100 million, and a 25 000 warplane program with first deliveries this Fall.
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Congress
Yesteray
Johnson
National Guard
National Defense Commission
Answers to Today's Quiz List of ten questions and answers
Answers to today s quiz printed on page four list ten items: Frowning, Freedom, The United States, Osmium, Bordeaux, British Expeditionary Force, Only with the consent of the addressee, Portia in The Merchant of Iee a, Caricature, Hydrogen.
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Freedom
The
United States
Osmium
Bordeaux
Portia
Governor Nominee from Parkville for Panama Canal Zone
Colonel Glen E Ed of Parkerville Kansas in the Army Corps has been nominated to be new governor of the Panama Canal Zone succeeding Brigadier General Clarence Ridley who resigned.
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Glen E. Ed
Parkerville
Kansas
Army Caneering Corps
Panama Canal Zone
Clarence 8. Ridley
Roosevelt supports wage-hour standards for defense
President Roosevelt said the administration will maintain wage-hour rules for defense work. He cited a letter from Colonel Philip B. Fleming showing no need to raise overtime hours. Fleming warned complaints from key defense industries would be referred to the president, noting only three R S H C complaints had been received, all from small firms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philip B. Fleming
Fleming
Mr. Roosevelt
Preaching Planned at Galilee. Local Notes From Grimes
Grimes notes a service at Galilee in Grimes Va conducted by Rev. Robert Kenney of Paw Paw W Va next Sunday morning and night with all invited. Several locals and visitors including the Siberts Crims Newcombs Hubbard and Pugh appear in social mentions from the Fourth. A crowd attended the Galilee sermon by Rev C G Quenzel Martinsburg last Sunday morning. outings to Capon State Park near Berkeley Springs and Welltown events are noted.
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James Grimes
John Hubbard
Winchester
Galilee
C. G. Quenzel
Martinsburg
W. Va
Arthur Orndorff
Evelyn Pugh
Bessie Hensell
Welltown
Thanks for flowers and cars after mother's death
A notice from the Green family expresses appreciation for flowers and use of cars after the death of Mrs. Fannie Green Brooks. It lists bidding details from the Virginia Dept of Highways for multiple road projects with locations in Montgomery Campbell Nansemond Lancaster Henry Wythe Loudoun and more, including wage rates and bid requirements.
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Fannie Green Brooks
Marice Taper
Green
T. Rt
Nansemond Co
Cimond
Commission
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Bteel
Washington Music Store
DU Pont House
du Pont
John W. Rosenberger
Loncer
J. C. J. Green Real Estate Broker
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Geo. Washington
Robey
Bank Meet
Hotpoint
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Pappy Jack
Just
Winchester Furniture
Lee, New
We . Bas
N. C
E. Sh. Va
W. Sh. Va
E. Sh. Md
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Baltimore Grain
Stock Market Report
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Anaconda
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Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn Prod
Elec
Genl. Motors
Goardyear
Int. Har
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
Packard
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Republic Steel
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O. of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Va.Car. Pfd
Western Union
Gen. Marshall
U. S
Capitol
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
G. E. Edgerton
Grimes Notes
District Court
Western District
Ashby H. Hillyard
WM. R. Hillyard
Preierick County
Corporation Court House
Glenn W. Ruebush
Bettie
New
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth Distributors
Allis-Chalmers
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
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