Navy Head Sees War Better Than Peace with Nazi Nazi Germany
Secretary Knox argues a defensive war against Nazi aggression would be infinitely preferable to a peace gained by surrender to Hitlerism. He says the United States must aid Britain at any cost to safeguard national freedom and independence, while denying any desire for war.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Knox
Britain
Setoe
Chicago
Roosevelt
England
United States of America
Senate
Frank Knox
Navy
Henry L Stimson
Stimson
Hoover
Taft
Typhoid Outbreak Is Investigated
Cumberland Ma July 14 Two new typhoid like illnesses were reported by County Health Officer Theodore R Shrop to join a regional outbreak at Mt Savage as state officials led an investigation. The health department has 23 known cases to date.
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Cumberland
Eodore R. Shrop
State Health Department
Mt. Savage
Charles H. Halliday
Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Baltimore
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Update
Treasury status reports July receipts of 14.75 million against expenditures of 61.27 million. Gross debt stands at 49.176 billion, up 15.31 million from the previous day.
Chesney the Gentleman Dog Shuns Standing For Woman
In Chicago on July 14 Chesney William Baker's black spaniel is hailed as a gentleman among dogs. Trained to stand on hind legs for a woman entering, Chesney refused when a woman in slacks appeared, remaining seated as others attempted the trick.
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Chicago
Chesney
William Baker
First baseball glove worn by Allison in 1869
The first glove ever worn by a ball player was introduced by Allison, a Cincinnati catcher, in 1869. He injured the palm of his left hand and, with no substitute catcher available, cut off the fingers of an old glove and used it.
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Allison
Cincinnati
Freedom theme guides 4-H short course at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech hosts the twenty second annual State 4 H Club Short Course from July 21 to 25 with the theme Freedom. Dr W A Brown and Bentley Hite will speak on rights and safeguards while Dr M L Moffett closes the series. All Stars meet July 18 and govern duties, dress review, and officer nominations run during the week.
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Virginia Tech
Tech
W. A. Brown
Bentley Hite
Montgomery County Commonwealth
M’ledge Moffett
Radford State Teachers’ College
Hilton Rusty
Virginia Music Project
Richard Chase
Glade Springs
Esther Haskins
McKenney
Kathleen Luster
Blacksburg
Addis Mantiply
New Glasgow
Maxine Burke
Amherst
H. C. Dunbar
Damas
Violet Robinson
Blacks
Y M C A Vespers Speaker at Tech Amphitheatre
Preacher Paul N. Derring secretary of the Y M C A at Tech is set to speak at vesper services this evening in the Tech amphitheatre. With Joe Gallagher Culpepper county now in the army Miss Embra Moorman Campbell county will preside as lesser chief.
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Tech
Joe Gallagher
Culpeper County
Embra Moorman
Campbell County
Grand Master to Attend Virginia Masonic School
Clarence D. Freeman, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia, to address Masons on July 14 at Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance. Ben W. Beach directs classes with committee support. school officers listed. Recreation includes tennis, heated swimming, golf.
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Clarence D. Freeman
Masons
Virginia
Virginia Masonic School
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Ben W. Beach
Masonic School
John T. Cochran
the Plains
T. Penn Coleman
Norfolk
G. R. Marshall
Secutreas
Victoria
Cic Ghezzi Wins PGA Title After 9 Years of Effort
Cic Ghezzi, 6 foot 3 from Deal New Jersey, captured the Professional Golfers Association championship at Cherry Hills in a 38 hole final, earning 1100 top prize and 500 for the win after nine years of striving. Byron Neilson of Toledo was the defending champion and Nelson from Texas missed a key 21 2 foot putt that would have tied or won.
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Denver
Farmers Prepare National Protest Against Wheat Penalty
Indiana farmer Alva O Bitner says 100000 to 150000 farmers nationwide may join a protest group to oppose 49cents per bushel penalty for marketing wheat above quota. The Indiana Marketing Quota Protest Association seeks broad support with letters from Ohio to Iowa and 30000 in Diana showing interest. Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri groups also join in a nationwide effort following May approval of quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
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Indianapolis
Alva O. Bitner
United States
Bitner
Wendell Willkie
Rush County
Indiana Marketing Quota Protest Association
Ohio
Iowa
Diana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
National Agricultural Producers’ Association
Japanese Beetle Coming Out In Many Localities
Geneva New York July 14 Adult Japanese beetles emerge from soil where grubs spent winter and will peak in late July and August in New York state. Entomologist E H Smith directs studies on parasites and a bacterial disease to control grubs with cooperation from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Geneva
N. Y
New York State
E. H. Smith
Mr. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
New 155 millimeter rifles exceed 15 mile range
Answer states the calibre about 6 inches can hurl 95 pound shells to a range over 15 miles. The architect of Monticello is Thomas Jefferson, who designed his own home and other buildings.
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M. B. Fel
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
A. T. G. A. Jefferson
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