Soviet Fliers Land Near U S Army Base in California
Three Soviet airmen led by Mikhail Gromoff land a red monoplane in a pasture near San Jacinto California after a 6,700 mile flight from Moscow. They started at Moscow Sunday night and crossed the north pole route, seeking March Field. An onboard gas leak forced the descent. Local ranchers witnessed the landing and guards secured the plane and barograph.
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San Jacinto
Cali
Here
North Pole
Moscow
Mikhail Gromoff
Andrei Yumosheff
Sergei Danilin
Pacific Coast
San Diego
March Field
Victor H. Strahn
March Feld
Rudolf Island
Winchester cites Dublin on employment and prospects for youth
Dr Louis I Dublin, noted statistician, argues in American Magazine that a twenty year old white man has a four in five chance to reach sixty nine if he trains in a field. He notes unemployment remains high but the employable pool is larger, with income projections including $2000 to reach a fair standard and various city incomes reaching higher levels.
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Louis I. Dublin
Dublin
Winchester Flood Drenches Business District With 2.75 Inches
Rain yesterday swamped Winchester causing extensive street and cellar flooding. Gas company and knitting mill face major losses while merchandise damage appears minor in most stores. City reports water ripping sidewalks and several feet in the Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company cellar.
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Winchester
Field
Hosoo
Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Winchester Research Laboratory
Earhart Search To End Saturday
Honolulu reports a vast aerial hunt for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan to end by Saturday as 60 planes had scoured 21 000 square miles of the south Pacific before weather halted further flights.
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Honolulu
Equator
Amelia Earhart
Lexington
Aviatrix
Frederick J. Noonan
New Guinea
Howland Island
South Pacific
Shopping Center Taken Over by New Philadelphia Firm
The Shopping Centre, a leading women’s apparel store, was acquired today by Cohen and Levens of Philadelphia. B. Cohen joins as active supervisor. terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Cohen and Levens
Philadelphia
B. Cohen
Yard Party and Clearance Sale Notice
Mary Yeakley hosts a yard party on Thursday July 15 at Berryville Ave featuring homemade cream and cake. The event advertises clearance hats at 1.00 and 1.95, blouses 79c and 1.95, with Pure Food Store promoting cold jelled Consomme Madrilene.
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Mary Yeakley
Berryville Ave
PURE
Spanish Rebels Hard Pressed By Miaja's Troops
Madrid dispatch describes Gen Jose Miajas combined air and land forces encircling Franco's insurgents west of Madrid. The government offensive in its second week targets a westward curving salient and a hawk of shelling traps Villanueva Del Pardillo near the bottle neck about 15 miles north of Madrid.
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Miaja
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Francisco Franco
Villaneuva del Pardillo
Mad
City Band to Play Friday Evening Concert on City Hall Steps
McIlwee's Municipal Band will give a popular summer concert at 8 o'clock Friday on the City Hall steps at Cameron Street. Spectators are asked to rope off the street between Boscawen Street and Rouss Avenue. No seating is provided. a bandstand is hoped for in the future. Directed by Prof W H McIlwee the program includes marches, overtures, a waltz, cornet solo The Rosary, and a Sousa march.
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McIlwee
Cameron Street
Boscawen Street
Rouss Avenue
W. H. MclIlwee
Herbert Clark
Boyer
King
Cornet
Nevin
Andrew Dance
Alexander
Thomas Allen
Metropolitan Opera House
M. Tobani
Sousa
Shopping Centre, Inc. Sold to Cohen and Levens
Notice states the Shopping Centre, Inc. was sold today to Cohen and Levens. The sale is recorded under Shop ping Centre, Inc. by P. D. Miller with date 7-14-1p-31.
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The
Shopping Centre, Inc
Cohen and Levens. Shopping Centre, Inc
P. D. Miller
Children Have Dwn Community At Local Park
The Winchester Park hosts a Children's Village program announced by Mrs. Myrtle Chrismore. The village gives children a chance to experience community life, learn group adjustment, and practice guiding themselves with adult support to foster positive attitudes during play.
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Winchester Park
Myrtle Chrismore
Chrismore
Virginia League Plans Legislation At Regional Meeting
Morton L. Wallerstein executive secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities outlined a tentative program for the next legislature at a regional directors meeting banquet at the George Washington Hotel. The plan calls for more state aid to schools and a more equitable gasoline tax distribution so cities and towns can spend receipts on any streets while state routes are kept in acceptable condition.
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Morton L. Wallerstein
League of Virginia Municipalities
George Washington Hotel
Peace talks under way over North China crisis across Feiping
Negotiations proceed between Japanese authorities and Chinese Hopei-Chahar officials in Feiping to resolve the North China crisis. Japan seeks withdrawal of Chinese troops from Wanping Hsien, reparations, suppression of anti Japanese activities, and a campaign against Communism. Nanking government rejects any local agreement.
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Nanking
China
Hopei
Chahar
Chungshan Memorial
Red Cross
Peiping
Feiping
North China
Hopei-Chahar
Japan
Wanping-Hsien
Funeral Friday for J H Burkhart prominent Frederick farmer
The funeral of Jacob H Burkhart, well known retired farmer of Fawcett Gap Frederick County, will be Friday afternoon. Relatives meet at 12 30 at Jones funeral home and proceed to St John s Lutheran Church near Mount Williams for 2 o clock services. Interment in St Paul s Church graveyard. Six grandchildren serve as pallbearers. He was 86 years old, born November 19 1850.
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Jacob H. Burkhart
Fawcett Gap
Frederick County
The
Star
Jones Funeral Home
South Loudoun Street
Pr d
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Mount Williams
Snyder Alleman
Stephens City
C. E. Seastrunk
Albin
St. Paul’s Church
William
Bernard
Alfred Bly
Lester Burkhart
Elmer Cook
Harry McCleary
Burkhart
Jacob H
Martha FP. Hoover Burkhart
Chambersburg
Fawcett
Death of Democratic Leader Robinson Shocks Senate
Washington July 14. Democratic Leader Robinson dies suddenly affecting the Roosevelt Court fight. Plans call for a Senate funeral Friday with President Roosevelt as chief mourner and burial in Little Rock, Arkansas. Senate and House adjourned in respect.
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Robinson
Roosevelt Court
Arkansas
Senate
Roosevelt
Wheeler
D-Mont
Mr. Roosevelt
Little Rock
Ark
House
Arkansan
Hattie W. Caraway
Robinson Had a Meteoric Career
Joseph Taylor Robinson died shocking his Arkansas community of Nonoke born and raised there. He rose from a twenty two year old state legislator to congressman at thirty governor and senator at forty and Democratic vice presidential nominee at fifty six.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joseph Taylor Robinson
Arkansas
Nonoke
Senate
Democratic Party
South End Hose Co to Meet for Funeral of L N Woods
All members of the South End Hose Co. are earnestly requested to meet at the Hall at 3 30 p m Thursday July 15 to attend the funeral of our late Brother L N Woods. R A Grim Secretary.
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South End Hose Co
L. N. Woods
Senator Robinson Dies after Court Bill Fight
Washington reports Senator Robinson, engaged in a heated defense of the President's court bill, collapsed after a strenuous speech. Doctor and foe Senator Copeland warned death risk from continuing in summer session. The death ends a long political clash over the court reorganization program.
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Washington
Robinson
Copeland
Senate
Congress
Garbage collection notice for curbside trash rules
All kitchen garbage must be placed separately in covered non leaking cans on curb or in alleys by 7 30 a.m. Do not place cans feathers glass or other injurious matter in garbage. No collections are permitted from curb except by authorized contractor.
Winchester Junk Co ad seeks metal scraps and hides
Local junk firm at 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock offers cash for iron, scraps, rags, and beef hides. Call 254 for prices and selling details. Ad date notes weekly slots.
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Winchester Junk Co
Fairfax Lane
Main and
Braddock St
Senator Robinson Dies Affects Roosevelt Court Bill
Senator Joe T. Robinson Democratic leader since 1922 died suddenly in his Washington apartment at 64. Coroner ruled heart disease as the cause. his death unsettles the Roosevelt court bill fight and may hasten adjourning the legislative program.
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Bill
Roosevelt
Robinson
Joe T. Robinson
Senate
Who's Who in Winchester Begins in The Star
The Star launches a new feature titled Who's Who in Winchester presenting short biographical stories of local business and professional residents. Each piece highlights achievements with facts and figures and includes a weekly cash prize quiz for correct answers.
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Star
Winchester
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J. H. Burkhart
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