Opposition to proposed bans on arms sales gains support
Washington July 1 President Roosevelt denounced United Press for falsifying remarks about his neutrality message and Hull. Senator LaFollette and a strategy group pushed for full debate in the foreign relations committee on restricting war material exports to Japan. House and Senate figures expected adjournment by early August as neutrality debates linger.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Press
Hull
LaFollette
Senate
Japan
Pittman
D.ney
Clark
D.-Mo
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Oregon
Congress
Bones of Old Sorrel May Face Removal at Carnegie Museum
MR WINCHESTER SAYS the bones of Stonewall Jackson's horse Old Sorrel may be moved to make space unless interest grows. The skeleton in a glass case at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum draws little attention, with a photographer even asking visitors to pose beside it for a Post Gazette photo. The horse’s hide is mounted at a Richmond museum, and officials fear shipping Jackson's horse bones south.
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Stonewall Jackson
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh Institution
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Post- Gazette
Pittsburgh
Damyankee” Ountry
Administrative Groups Increase in Byrd Era Report
Richmond July 13 The News Leader reports that before Byrd reorganized state government there were 95 administrative agencies reduced to 55 under 12 heads, now at least 91. It cites a New York Bureau of Municipal Research figure of 27 constitutional and 68 others. 29 headed by individuals, the rest by boards. New agencies added include the ABC Board Unemployment Compensation Commission Milk Commission and more. The budget division widened from three to sixteen and a secretary of the commonwealth post was separated from the governor. Four agencies with police powers exist motor vehicle division fisheries boards and ABC board. A large public safety department has been proposed. The ABC Board employs about 1 000 and the UCC about 550. Many new agencies are self supporting such as the Boxing and Wrestling Commission Milk Commission Dry Cleaners Board and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
News-Leader
Byrd
New York Bureau of Municipal Research
General Assembly
News Leader
ABC Board
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Milk Commission
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Soil Conservation Commission
Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Board of Photographic Examiners
State Planning Board
Board For Museum of Fine Arts
Commission On Interstate Co-Operation
Safety Codes Commission
Dry Cleaners Board
Veterans Advisory Board
Department of Public Safety
Harps
UCC
Dry Cleaners’ Board Andpartment
Executive Department
Taxation
Labor and Industry
Industrial Commission
Special meeting notice for July 14 at 8 p.m.
The Worthy President G. C. Ritter Jr. requests Eagle members attend a special meeting Friday July 14 at 8 p.m. Reminder to all members of Home Grown Pure Food Store events and attendance importance.
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G. C. Ritter, Jr
Second annual outing date for Winchester Young Democrats set
The Young Democrats of Winchester and Frederick County announced the second annual outing will be on Friday evening August 4 at Ralph Pifer's cabin on the Capon River. A Tuesday courthouse meeting discussed plans with final date to be August 3 or 4. Committee members Randall Ridgeway A J Tavenner and Harry K Benham urge members to notify promptly.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Ralph Pifer
Capon River
Randall Ridgeway
A. J. Tavenner
Harry K. Benham
Guardsmen Set for Annual Maneuvers August Fifth
Guardsmen from Headquarters Company and Company I of the 116th Infantry at Winchester and Berryville va depart August fifth for field maneuvers. 25 men and 2 officers from Headquarters Company plus 64 men and 3 officers from Company I will travel by army trucks from Fort Myer to Gainesville va. Berryville unit led by Capt. Rice W Levi will camp between Fairfax and Warrenton with other attendees named. Rosters to be published later.
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116Th Infantry
Winchester
91St Infantry Brigade
Berryville
Fort Myer
Gainesville
Warrenton
Company I
The
Star
Pairfax
Rice W. Levi
William B. Clagett
Donald G. Cooley
Lyle T. Simpson
Harry W. Stickles
Harry L. Boxwell
Reginald G. Morrison
James E. Owens
James H. Ashby
Ernest S. Elsen
Marvin R. May
Lambert W. Hess
Earl J. Puller
Jack L. Russell
George H. Puller
James J. Harris
Robert F. Parker
Kenneth Shenk
Wilfred Robert O. Leake Jr
Edward H. McDonald
Robert E. Pope
Jamney L. Pope
Samuel S. Simpson
Joseph M. Stickles
Yard Party at Kernstown Methodist Church Poster
Fridnight July 14 appeals for local attendance at Kernstown Methodist Church yard party. Roy A. Cather advertises peaches for sale at Old Mill Storage with location and contact details.
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Kernstown Methodist Church
Roy A. Cather
Old Mill
Warnings Out For 221 After Harlan Clash
Warnings issued for 220 union miners and district UMWA secretary Titler on sedition and assault charges after a mine clash with National Guardsmen left one miner dead and several injured. Heavy National Guard reinforcement arrives as John L. Lewis seeks federal intervention.
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Harlan
The
United Mine Workers
National
George Titler
Titler
Tittler
William Turnblazer
Jellico
Tenn
John Hanberry
Hopkinsville
Dock Caldwell
Wilson-Barger
Staples
Paul K. Reed
Harlan County
Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Murphy
Kentucky
Kentucky National Guard
A. B. Chandler
National Guard
Isabella Donovan Faces Murder Trial in Dover Case
Isabella Donovan, 18, arrives at a Dover courthouse for trial on murder charges in the death of her 19 year old sweetheart Vaughn Webb Jr. The incident is described with the pierced heart displayed at the court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Donovan
Dover
Del
Vaughn Webb, Jr
Freedom Is Won By Donovan Girl
Eighteen year old Isabella Donovan of Dover Delaware was acquitted today of manslaughter in the death of Vaughn Webb her CCC worker sweetheart. Prosecutor Morford argued she acted calmly as she faced the jury while defense chief Tunnell claimed she was browbeaten and that Webb shot himself in the lovers lane car.
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Dover
Del
Isabelle Donovan
Vaughn Webb
James R. Morford
Isabella Donovan
Morford
Howard Home From Parley In Washington
D. J. Howard assistant state supervisor of Vocational Agriculture returned from a three day conference in Washington with a report on the 1940 Agriculture Adjustment program. He represented East Central states among four executives from the nation and said Washington authorities seek few changes next year. Committees were formed to study commodities and determine allotments.
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D. J. Howard
Washington
D. C
Howard
East Central States
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dickens and Daughter claims wicked man image of Dickens
The new volume Dickens and Daughter by Gladys Storey quotes Dickens daughter calling him a wicked man who, at 46, became the lover of an 18 year old actress Ellen Ternan. It details Mrs Dickens leaving in 1858, and notes Dickens urging family to preserve his good name while a separation was arranged.
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Book Today
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Gladys Storey
Kate Perugini
Ellen Ternan
Nelson
Lady Hamilton
Miss Storey
Domance
Lord Nelson
Britain
Trafalgar
William Hamilton
Kiss Storey
AFL Protests WPA Wages Threaten National Relief Plan
The AFL and Col Harrington clash over WPA wages and a 130 hour month rule as 12,906 strikers were dismissed while total absentees rose to 92,770. Green to meet Roosevelt on wage reform and federal theatre project issues, with a congressional revision push adopted unanimously. Strong entities include AFL, WPA, F C Harrington, William Green, Roosevelt, and Chicago discussions.
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Associated Press
Washington
WPA
Carrington Gill
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
White House
Green
AFL
William Green
Mr. Roosevelt
Federal Theatre Project
F. C. Harrington
Chicago
Harrington
Congress
Start Work On Quarry Siding
Work begins on a siding from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Middletown to a new quarry developed by the M. J. Grove Lime Company. The switch is in place rails to be hauled in tomorrow with about 60 days to complete. If demand justifies production stone may flow this fall. F Grove White heads the Stephens City plant and says over a quarter of a million dollars will be invested in Middletown.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Middletown
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
F. Grove White
Berryville Silk Mill to Resume Production
Berryville Virginia officials say the local silk mill will restart operations as soon as market conditions improve after a period of closure due to unsettled business and silk market fluctuations. Production is expected to begin in the near future.
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Berryville
South End Fire to Hold Special Meeting Thursday
South End Fire Co. announces a special meeting on Thursday at 8 p.m. to hear the truck committee report. President J. P. Sheetz will preside.
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South End Fire Co
J. P. Sheetz
Heaps Praise Upon America's Pretty Women
British industrialist Fred B. Collinson praised American women for beauty and efficiency during a visit to Massachusetts shoe and leather centers. He noted American women mix fashion with productivity, saying they outpace French and English women in appearance and efficiency.
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Boston
Fred B. Collinson
United States
Collinson
Liverpool Rotary Club
Massachusetts
England
France
Lime on Wheat Ground Boosts 4015 Bushel Harvest Claim
The M. J. Grove Lime Company reports a 652 bushel yield from 16.3 acres implying 4012 bushels per acre after thresher F. B. Cadwallader notes several southern Frederick crops averaging 30 bushels per acre. County agent Pred Stine says countywide average is just over 14 bushels per acre.
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M. J. Grove Lime Company
J. C. Gregory
Gun
Gregory
F. B. Cadwallader
Frederick
Grove Company
Pred Stine
South End May Buy Equipment
Winchester may acquire a new modern fire fighting pump ere long as the South End Hose Company considers several pumpers. At a special meeting called by Captain J. H. Sheetz, members will hear a committee report and possibly name a purchasing committee. The current engine has served five years but is an assembled unit lacking full fit for the company.
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Winchester
South End Hose Company
J. H. Sheetz
South End Company
Sheetz
Ridgeway Chicken Plate Supper Benefit Friday
The Ridgeway event offers a Friday chicken plate supper for 25 cents to benefit Paysen Chapel. Rain is forecast for Saturday.
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Ridgeway
Paynes Chapel
Market Street Church Notice and Pure Food Store Ad
Market St Methodist Church schedules event for Thursday July 13 at 5 pm. Separate fragment mentions ice cream Friday and Saturday and a Pure Food Store listing with unclear details.
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Pure Food Store
Notice of Personal Debt Rejection by K Larrick
A Hayfield resident K Larrick states refusal to pay debts not incurred by ae and asserts responsibility only for own obligations. Public notice appears as a personal declaration from the individual.
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K. Larrick
Hayfield
Ya “Pap
Squalus Salvage Lift Progress Reported At Sea
Navy salvage crews raise bow pontoons of the submarine Squalus as they work to lift the sunken craft from the ocean floor off Portsmouth New Hampshire. The operation lifted the bow first and later the stern faced delays from the heavy water filled sections and shifting buoyancy.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
United States Navy
Falcon
Fifteen Rescued Near Carlsbad From Disabled Barge
Coast guardsmen, police, deputy sheriffs and firemen joined to save 15 people aboard the fishing barge Glenn Mayme as it was pounded by surf near Carlsbad, 35 miles north of San Diego. Some jumped clear and were rescued by swimmers. Ocean Side firemen used an inhaler to aid exhausted victims. The Glenn Mayme, once a two masted cod fishing vessel from the Grand Banks, dragged its anchor and rode the surf helplessly.
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San Diego
Calif
Coast
Glenn Mayme
Carlsbad
Here
Oceanside
Grand Banks
Metz Fails To Close Lead In P G A Quarterfinal
Dick Metz of Lake Forest Ill loses half his nine hole lead but still holds a two up edge over defending champion Paul Runyan with nine holes remaining in their 36 hole P G A national championship quarterfinal at Pomonok Country Club New York July 13.
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New York
Dick Metz
Lake Forest
Ill
Paul Runyan
Ded
Pomonok Country Ub
Condition of Rivers at Riverton Reported
North fork and south fork rivers are very cloudy, indicating reduced water clarity and potential sediment or debris presence in the area around Riverton.
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Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
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J. C. Rathborne
Arrow
Pifer Cabin
West Virginia
Freedom
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Dela
Ware
CCC
Parley
Dicken
Col. Harrington
M. J. Grove
Berryville Mill
America
South End
Market St. Methodist Church
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