Farley Wavering Over Third Term Pressure
Pressure mounted in Chicago as James A. Farley faced calls to chair the party meeting and back Roosevelt's renomination. Friends say he wavered after declaring he would not walk if Roosevelt runs again, while associates heard his resolve as a Democrat. The convention continued hearings on a platform endorsing New Deal policy and discussed possible V P nominees including Byrnes Hull and Garner.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Farley
New York
Roosevelt
Agian
Mr. Roosevelt
Third Movement
Jim Farley
Joseph V. McKee
James J. Walker
John P. O’brien
Tammany
Fiorello la Guardia
Resolutions Committee
Edward A. O'Neal
American Park Bureau Federation
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
National Consumers’ League
Philip Murray
C. I
Hull
Garner
Col William D Simmons Named White House Doorkeeper
Col William D Simmons a 45 year old former soldier lawyer and secret service agent was appointed doorkeeper to the President succeeding Patrick E McKenna who died last week Simmons tall stout and a longtime White House guard since the March 1933 inauguration He served overseas in World War I graduated Georgetown Law 1924 later joined the War Department and the secret service in 1925 He and his wife with two children live in Arlington Virginia He said he would protect the President from cranks and unwanted visitors.
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Secret Service
Patrick E. McKenna
William D. Simmons
Pat McKenna
White House
Simmons
Washington
Georgetown University Law School
War Department
Arlington
Mary Louise Glass
Robert P. Glass
Opequon
Frederick County
Miller's Drug Store Announces Continued Operation
Notice states Miller's Drug Store will continue to operate without her and welcomes continued patronage. It mentions a larger stock arriving daily and lists store personnel including Mrs. Charles Miller and Frank Anderson.
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Miller’s Drug Store
Charles Miller
Garland
Frank Anderson
J. Lamb
Miller’s
Glider Sale Slashes Prices All Summer
George W. Kurtz reports a summer sale on gliders with prices cut by 20 percent across all models. Limited stock and store hours listed.
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George W. Kurtz
Meeting Notice for Committee at Hall Sunday
Members are called to gather at the hall at 2 30 p m Sunday to attend a committee meeting according to the notice.
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Hall
Roosevelts plan to mobilize 50000 National Guard units
President Roosevelt and Secretary Stimson proposed calling out about one quarter of the National Guard for active service. Congress must approve. White House said four of the guard's 18 divisions plus several regiments could be mobilized with a lengthy training period, while Marshall urged Senate scrutiny and clarity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Stimson
Army
George C. Marshall
Senate
Winchester census shows city gain of 1219 since 1930
Preliminary figures from district supervisor Louis Dawson put Winchester population at 12 074, up 1 219 from 1930. Berryville rises to 1 262, Boyce to 342, with Clarke County total up 185 while Frederick county farms drop to 1 681. Clarke farms total 571 with declines since 1935.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
Clarke
Frederick County
Roosevelt signals cautious stance on convention and campaign
President Roosevelt shows casual interest in the Democratic National Convention and the campaign. He says he will not travel to Chicago for the convention and hints at a possible front porch campaign from the White House and Hyde Park, while deferring a third term decision.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Potomac
Hyde Park
White House
Two Found Slain In An Apartment
In Los Angeles the bodies of 22 year old Gertrude Hertting and 44 year old Arthur Slater were found shot to death in an apartment. Police listed both deaths as murder and one as suicide. Hertting had studied social service work at a university from Wisconsin and Slater was a former high school agriculture teacher. A detective reported cryptic notes in Slater's pocket about love and visits to Hertting.
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Llos Angeles
Wisconsin
Gene Bechtel
S. R. Lopez
Gertrude Hertting
Wauwatosa
Wis
Arthur Slater
Britain expands mobilization as war threat grows
London reports Britain extends conscription to 32 year olds, mobilizing 7,000 men daily with 300,000 called to register, amid intensified German bombing over southwest England, Wales, and Scotland. Air Ministry notes fighter action, 73 German aircraft shot this week, 110 since June 18, and limited British casualties.
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London
Britain
Germany
England
Wales
Scotland
Air Ministry
English Channel
Ministry
When Will Hitler Strike Britain A Blitzkrieg Analysis
Berlin dispatch by Louis P. Lochner examines when how and where Germany may attack Britain. It notes Hitler keeps the world guessing while moving troops eastward and claims current bombings are only preliminaries to a full offensive tied to submarines and air power.
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Hitler
Britain
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
British Isles
Lochner
Adolf Hitler
Mixed Weather For Next Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday covers the Middle Atlantic States. It calls for fair and warmer conditions Monday with local thunder showers and warmer temperatures Tuesday. The middle of the week is expected to be generally fair and cooler, followed by warmer conditions Friday with mass showers expected Friday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Pledges of Labor Leaders Unite on Defense Effort
Washington July 13. White House said 16 AFL CIO and railroad labor leaders pledged cooperation with the defense program. Stephen Early noted the letter, drafted by labor policy advisory committee, signals a potential unifying labor front amid the AFL CIO split. The pledge pleased the President as a sign defense may bring labor together.
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Washington
White House
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Early
United Labor Front
Afl-Cio
Yard Party Tonight At Greenway Church
The Ladies Aid Society of Greenway United Brethren Church sponsors a yard party on the church lawn at Double Tollgate this evening with refreshments served. Reports that the event was postponed are unfounded and invitations are open to the general public.
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Ladies Aid Society of
Greenway United Brethren Church
Double Tollgate
Treasury Status July 11 Receipts and Debts Report
The Treasury reports July 11 receipts of 9,567,159.05 and expenditures of 18,803,386.78. Gross debt stands at 43,058,340,481.20 with an increase of 769,254.91 from the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Pendergast Indicted Again in Missouri Insurance Case
Federal grand jury returns two indictments naming Tom Pendergast R Emmet O Malley and A L McCormack in a conspiracy to obstruct justice tied to the 9 million fire insurance compromise. Pendergast and O Malley previously served federal prison terms for tax charges related to the matter. McCormack, a St. Louis insurance man and key government witness, is named on charges for the first time.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
R. Emmet O'Malley
A. L. McCormack
Pendergast
O'Malley
McCormack
St. Louis
Anne McDonnell Weds Henry Ford II in Southampton
Twenty year old Anne McDonnell and Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, married in a pageant like ceremony at the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary church Southampton New York. Monsignor Sheen offered a discourse on love as rings may break but love endures. The bride, a blonde, wore a long veil as she joined the Catholic faith. The groom was baptized into the Catholic faith yesterday in the presence of family members.
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Southampton
N. Y
Anne McDonnell
Henry Ford
Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Patton J. Sheen
Edsel Ford
Monsignor Sheen
Cromwell Heiress Loses Premature Baby in Hawaii
Honolulu reports the death of the infant born to Doris Duke Cromwell, tobacco heiress and wife of James H. R. Cromwell. The baby, born three months early on Thursday, lived just over 24 hours.
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Honolulu
Doris Duke Cromwell
James H. R. Cromwell
Canaa
Reply of Peck Not Satisfying To Jap General
SHANGHAI July 13 Domei reports Col Dewitt Peck United States Marine under in the Shanghai defense area failed to give a satisfactory reply to a complaint by Major General Saburo Miura regarding treatment of 14 Japanese men arrested July Peck and Miura conferred two hours and the Japanese officer expressed strong attitude of Japan The Japanese assert the plainclothes men arrested by American marines were maltreated and held for five hours
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Shanghai
Col. Dewitt Peck
United States Marine
Ander
Iet
Domei
Saburo Miura
Peck
Miura
Japan
Romania Readies Severance of Balkan Entente Ties
Bucharest reports readiness to cut Balkan entente links with Turkey if Ankara does not withdraw from a mutual assistance pact with Britain and France. Berlin claims the latest White Book proves Turkey planned an Allied attack on Romania and Soviet oil fields.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Turkey
Britain
France
Carol
Berlin
Romania
Tageblat
Balkan Entente
Greece
Yugoslavia
Ion Antonescu
Iron Guard
Europe
Ion Gigurtu
Additions Planned for Douglas Colored School in Winchester
Notice solicits bids for a two room addition to the Douglas Colored School in Winchester Virginia. Contractors may contact the Superintendent of Schools or Building Committee members C H Harper and Stewart Bell. Bids due by Saturday July 20 with right to reject any or all bids.
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Douglas Colored
Winchester
C. H. Harper
Stewart Bell
Supt. of
Hodgson & Brown Optical Ad Offers Lens Replacements
Complete glasses lenses frames examination case. We can duplicate any broken lens or fill any prescription. Compare our inside cash prices with any you now have and note the saving. Hodgson and Brown Registered Optometrists advertise affordable eyewear.
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Hodgson & Brown
Rome Insists That Hits Are Scored On Big British Warships
London reports three German aircraft destroyed by British fighters off the southeast coast after British bombers pounded Emden Kiel and Rhineland targets. In Africa, a small British garrison at Moyale resists Italian assault though outnumbered, while British and Italian positions clash near Fort Capuzzo in the western desert.
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Rome
London
Moyale
Kenya-Ethiopian Frontier District
Fort Capuzzo
Mediterranean war rages as Britain Italy clash on land sea and air
Reports say Italian bombs hit British ships in the Mediterranean while battleships and cruisers took damage. Britain fights back on the Kenya Ethiopia frontier and in the Atlantic as German high command touts merchant ship losses. Romania shifts toward Rome Berlin axis, demobilizes workers, and issues anti Jewish decrees. The Allied war’s pace and future course remain uncertain as blitzkrieg preparations loom.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Africa
Moyale
Entente
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