Winchester Golf Club Rises to Second in Bi State League
The Winchester Golf Club earned 4942 points to take second place behind Alexandria in a bi state league match at Loudoun Country Club. Martinsburg placed third with 40 and Loudoun 31 points. individual scores list multiple players with varied tallies. first round of club championship underway with July 16 finish. Peter Page of Philadelphia tied amateur record at the club with 70. Tennis results include Martinsburg rainout and a local team loss to Blue Ridge Country Club.
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Winchester Golf Club
Loudoun
Alexandria
Martinsburg
Winchester
Carl Campbell
Don Weems
L. D. Arnold
Clark Cooper
Ed Stone
Phil Fowle
Nelson Page
Fred Glaize
Phil Glaize
John Scully
Peter Page
Philadelphia
A. Gordon Whitham
Page
Donald Weems
B. Weems
J. P. Hayley
Ed. Stone
Leon Slavin
Hugh Green
Bob Riley
Fred Sturm
Charlie McCormick
Millwood
Blue Ridge
Roosevelt testifies on holding company links before committee
James Roosevelt, son of the President, appears before the committee to deny involvement with a foreign personal holding company in the Bahamas and to discuss tax returns and client disclosures. The session moves to closed doors after tense exchanges over questioning.
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Roosevelt
Representative Fish
R.N. Y
Treadway
Vinson
D.-Ky
Massachusetts
Doughton
LaFollette
Wis
Fish
Bahama Islands
Darby
New York City
Doughton D.N. C
James Roosevelt
O Street
Washington
Henry Cotton Wins Open as Officials Consider Replay
Henry Cotton claimed victory with a 71 in the fourth round at the British Open amid debate over replaying the round due to waterlogged greens and a submerged course. Central Press.
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Henry Cotton
Cotton
Central Press
Virginia booklet showcases open gates to Land of Romance
Norfolk and Western Railway distributes 22000 copies of a richly colored travel booklet titled Open These Gates to the Land of Romance. It features Virginia resorts, mountains, Shenandoah National Park, and Luxurious Transportation with maps and 124 photographs. Also reports visiting Ohio and Maryland residents returning home after a weekend near this city.
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Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Beach
John Smith
Pocahontas
Jamestown
Virginia Seashore
Blue Ridge and
Alleghany Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah National Park
Chambers of Commerce
Truce Reached Over Realism In Kankakee Art
In Kankakee Illinois a peace over realism in art was declared as plaster veils were placed on nude male statues at Central School. Citizens and officials debated nudity with some supporting the modern stance seen in Chicago while others resisted.
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Kankakee
Ill
George Grey Bearnard
Central School
Barnard
Pietro Chiloni
George Luehrs
David W. Wood
Donald Gray
Albert F. Hattenburg
Chicago
Art Institute
Art Museum
Vernon McBroom
Business and Professional Women's Club
Virginia chamber leaders plan Charlottesville meeting invitees
Officials from Harrisonburg Alexandria Fredericksburg Charlottesville New Market Winchester and Luray debated uniting chambers of commerce. They decided to invite salaried secretaries from all Virginia chambers to the July 26 Charlottesville session to form a strong regional organization. Major Brown hosted luncheon at Endless Caverns and gave a caverns tour after.
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Harrisonburg
Martin F. Green
Alexandria
George C. Clanton
Fredericksburg
R. H. Perry
Charlottesville
John G. Miller
New Market
Andrew Bell
Winchester
Luray Chamber
Commerce
Virginia
Endless Caverns
Major Brown
Death Summons Andrew White at Home in County
Andrew White a Frederick county resident died at his Stephens City home last night after seven years of illness and three weeks of serious condition. Born September 9 1878 in Opequon he was 58 years nine months and three days old. Survived by widow Blanche and daughter Mildred both of Stephens City sister Grace Lee Conway of Hanover Maryland and half brothers Charles White of Frederick county and Austin White Kernstown. Funeral Thursday 130 at home with 2 pm service at Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church.
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Andrew White
Frederick County
Stephens City
White
James White
Sarah Jackson White
Opequon
Winchester
Joyn §. Miller Hardware Store
Blanche White
Mildred White
Grace Lee Conway
Hanover
Charles White
Austin White
Kernstown
Bud
Trinity Lutheran Church
Snyder Alleman
Mount Hebron
Grace Lutheran Church
Retreating Japanese Fall Back From Peiping Front
Chinese forces forced a half way retreat by Japanese troops along the southern city wall near Peiping, with heavy casualties on both sides at the Pieping area railway bridge. Japanese tracks were torn up as trains stopped, while another unit pressed a futile attack on Nanyuan. Rioting flared in southern quarters and residents sought escape from the old Tartar city.
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Fengtai
Pieping
Peiping
Nanyuan
Tartar
Peiping battle intensifies as Japanese push south of city
Chinese and Japanese forces clash in Peiping with heavy artillery and armor. Japanese column of 600 troops moves from the Kupehkow pass to flank and attack chinese defenses at Nanuyan and Fengtai while reinforcement troops rush from all areas to guard the southern gate. Night fighting resumes after a one day truce.
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Chien-Men
U. E. Jerboa
Tartar
Peiping
Yung-Ting-Men
Marco Polo
Yunggating River
Kupehkow
Great Wall
Yin Ju-Keng
East Hopeh
Nanuyan
Fengtai
Fruit Output Continues Strong Peach Prospects Across State
June weather boosted peach prospects with heavy crops in commercial orchards. Growers thinned fruit to improve size and quality as July 1 conditions remained favorable. Estimated total peach production reaches 1,517,000 bushels, well above last year and the five year average.
Statement distancing from foreign holding company
A statement in the record asserts no current or past connection to any foreign personal holding company and notes that Mr. Darby denies possession of copies or involvement. The speaker emphasizes no direct or indirect ties to the entity.
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Darby
County Farmers Urged To Consider Additional Soil Building Practices
Frederick county farmers in the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program are urged by county agent I. Fred Stine to adopt additional soil building practices before October 31. The 1936 program saw 13,668.2 acres using soil-building, with lime, legumes, grasses, green manures and fertilizers. In Virginia the program covered 956,300 acres with various practices. Farmers should focus on alfalfa timothy red top and limestone use, with October 31 deadline to qualify for payments within the soil-ing allowance.
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Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Hr. Stine
Virginia
Prospects Raise Apple and Pear Yields in 1937
July reports anticipate a strong apple crop nationwide with 194,328,000 bushels, up from 1936 and above the five year average. Pear production is seen at 438,000 bushels, while grape yields depend on July and August weather. California Gravensteins and late varieties show potential in Sebastopol and other major areas.
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United States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Central
North Central
East
Middle West
Washington
Oregon
California
Sebastopol
July 1 Peach Crop Indicates National Output
Total U.S. peach crop reaches 57,693,000 bushels as of July 1, compared with 47,650,000 in 1936 and the 1928-32 five year average of 57,298,000 bushels.
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United States
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Clarence Andrews
Billie
Patricia
Edward
Zanesville
Ohio
J. C. Hauser
Cumberland, Md
Ray Albin
Welltown Pike
Lovett’s Shoe
N. Loudoun ST
CNL Mel
W. Franklin St
Baltimore, Md
Glenwood
the Gas CO
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John W. Rosenberger & Co
R. M. Swimley
N. Cameron St
Winchester, Va
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