Britain Stands Firm on Far East Policy Amid Japanese Demands
In Commons Chamber Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain would not reverse its Far East policy despite Japanese pressure. He noted no demands from Tokyo and described Japanese requests as a desire to sway Britain toward Japan's view. Tientsin situation improves with food and milk supply stabilizing. Talks with Japan postponed to Wednesday. analysts foresee possible failure with wide chasm between positions.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Far East
Japan
Tokyo
Great Britain
Hachiro Arita
Robert Leslie Craigie
Tientsin
Craigie
China
Water conditions report at Riverton rivers
Condition of Rivers at Riverton notes North Fork and South Fork both milky in appearance. Measurements not provided. Local observation cites turbidity and possible sediment impact on downstream flow and clarity. Authorities urged monitoring and caution for activities along the riverbanks.
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Riverton
Mrs Abbie Fay Nears Hundred Votes Cited as Civic Duty
In Winchester a tribute lauds Mrs Abbie M Fay of Stephen son for exemplary citizenship. Approaching her hundredth birthday she has registered to vote in the coming primary. The note urges citizens to cherish the franchise and remember the hard won rights of earlier generations.
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Abbie M. Fay
Stephenson
Kuhn Fails To Answer Charges In Southbridge
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Bund did not appear at the Southbridge District Court for drunkenness and profanity charges after a Webster officer detained him and his party. Bail set at 54 dollars. case called twice with no one answering. judge declined to comment on default or continuance.
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Southbridge
Mass
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Southbridge District Court
Webster
Kuhn
Henry Plasee
Plasee
Louis Rieutard
Rieutard
Frederick County Board Approves Direct Coal Purchase
At a Frederick County School Board meeting the panel voted to buy all coal for the coming year directly from the mine to ensure full satisfaction. About 225 tons are needed, likely from Campbell mine in the Georges Creek region of West Virginia.
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Frederick County School Board
Leslie D. Kline
Campbell
Georges Creek
West Virginia
Judge Skeen Dies After Abdominal Operation
BIG STONE GAP Virginia July 17 Judge Henry A Wise Skeen 80 longtime Wise Circuit Court jurist died in Baltimore after an abdominal operation He retired December 31 1938 Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Big Stone Gap Methodist Church burial in Glencoe Cemetery He presided at Edith Maxwell’s first trial the last major criminal case of his career before retirement
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Big Stone Gap
Henry A. Wise Skeen
Wise Circuit Court
Baltimore
Skeen
Big Stone Gap Methodist Church
Glencoe
Sheen
Edith Maxwell
Wise
99-Year-Old Mrs Fay to Cast First Vote in August Primary
Abbie M Fay, mother of Logan R Fay and longtime Frederick county resident, will vote by mail in the Democratic primary on August 1. Born in New York and a former resident of Cornwall England, she lives with her son in Stephenson and remains mentally sharp and active despite nearing her 99th birthday on December 26.
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Abbie M. Fay
Logan R. Fay
Frederick County
Winchester Golf Club
Clarke County
Fay
Five of Family Die in Kalamazoo Crash
Five members of the Remington family were killed in a collision near Paw Paw Michigan. Floyd Remington and his wife and their son and daughter in law perished along with Roberta Kurtz the 21 month old granddaughter. Leonard Remington 14 suffered multiple injuries. State police said a car lost control after hitting a pedestrian and crashed into an oncoming truck.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Paw Paw
Floyd Remington
Gerald Remington
Roberta Kurtz
Leonard Remington
James E. Sergeant
Going 10 000 Miles To Put Out Big Fire
Three Texas experts fly from Newark to fight a wildcat oil well blaze in southern Arabia that has burned since July 8. Myron Kinley Cleo Jobe and Charles Hengst from Houston expect to board the Atlantic Clipper for Marseilles then Egypt. They bring no heavy gear, trusting to improvise once they reach the blaze.
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Newark
N. J
Texas
Arabia
Myron M.kinley
Cleo Jobe
Charles Hengst
Houston
Marseilles
France
Egypt
Imperial Airlines
Kinley
Robber Takes Family Car After Binding Four In Salisbury
An armed masked robber bound and gagged four people in a Delmar Road home and stole $420 before fleeing in the family car. Victims include Mrs. Rose Kircher, her brother Nicholas Meglio, and her two children Harriet and Edwin. Described suspect is a 23 or 24 year old man wearing a black mask a black hat a long overcoat and gloves.
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Salisbury
Delmar Road
Rose Kircher
Nicholas Meglio
Harriet
Edwin
Dickinson Seeks Prohibition Campaign via Gay Parties
Governor Loren D. Dickinson urged at a national governors conference that Michigan return to prohibition. The 80 year old Republican said he would invite churches of all denominations to join a constitutional amendment effort while denying any current plan to run on a prohibition platform. He may call a conference if church support grows.
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G. Milton Kelly Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
National Conference of Governors
Michigan
Little Center Eaton Methodist Church
Dickinson
Succes
British General Ironside Heads to Warsaw Talks
In Harlan Kentucky 260 suspects were bound over to a grand jury after arraignment for clashes between coal mine pickets and National Guardsmen. In London Major General Sir Edmund Ironside left Croydon for Warsaw for staff talks with Polish forces as Britain eyes unified command plans amid rising tensions.
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Harlan, Ky
National
Grand
Kentucky
George Titler
Secretriat United Mine Workers Union
National Guardsman
Harlan
Knoxville
Tenn
Harlan Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers (Cio
UMW
Operators’ Association
Mahan- Ellison
Daniel Noe
Dock Caldwell
Geo. Titler
Harlan Umw
William Turnblazer
Jellico, Tenn
Turnblazer
Harlan County
London
Edmund Tronside
Croydon
Warsaw
Ironside
War Office
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Yorkshire
England
Britain
France
Poland
Ankara
Royal Air Force
Daily Herald
Munich
Danzig
Hitler
Germany
Sir Edmunnd Ironside
Man Found Dead in Charles Town Tool Shed
The body of a man tentatively identified as J. W. Largent of Winchester was found this morning in a tool shed owned by Earl Baine near Charles Town. Coroner Dr. G. P. Morris suspected a heart attack after the shed had not been visited since the weekend. police sought the man’s family relatives and noted a Winchester connection to Mrs. Annie Haines.
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the Star
Charles Town
W. Va
J. W. Largent
North Kent Street
Winchester
Earl Baine
Baine
G. P. Morris
D. H. Ambrose
Sargent
Ambrose
C. W. Hollis
Annie Haines
V. F. W Will Meet Tonight
Winchester Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars urges all members to attend a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at post headquarters on North Loudoun Street. Officers announced the gathering.
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Winchester Post 2123
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Loudoun Street
Death of Charles M. Chiles in Strasburg
Charles M. Chiles a longtime Shenandoah county farmer and Strasburg resident dies at his home in Strasburg at age 73 after weeks of illness. He is survived by his widow three sons and three daughters and was a cousin of Samuel M. Chiles former Frederick county treasurer. Funeral services are planned at his Strasburg home with ministers Lyons Wake and Wyand. Interment will be in Strasburg cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church and lodges of Mason ic Knights of Pythias and served on the First National Bank board.
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Charles M. Chiles
Middletown
Frederick County
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Mr. Chiles
Cornelius C
Margaret Headley Chiles
Chiles
Clara N. Chiles
Hupp Chiles
Richmond
George Chiles
Sanford
N. C
Addison Wisiger
Rev George E Owen Named Director of Religious Education
The Chesapeake Area of the Church of Christ appoints Rev George Earle Owen as director of Religious Education. He will continue post graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York, return in May 1940 for permanent duties, and likely reside in Richmond with wife Margaret Richards who earned Columbia Master’s and led the Virginia Christian Endeavor Union.
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George Earle Owen
Cork Street
Winchester
Owen
Chicago University
Margaret Richards
Columbia University
Virginia Christian Endeavor Union
Richmond
WPA Alliance Votes Over Wage Scale in Relief Bill Fight
AFL officials led by William Green seek restoration of the 130 hour work month under the WPA. They plan to press Speaker Bankhead and Rep. Rayburn, then Garner, to explain why Sen. Murray's group cooled on amendments. Lasser says the national board may vote to halt all work stoppages in alliance actions.
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Associated Press
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Capitol
William Green
Bankhead
Rayburn
House
Garner
Senate
Harry Bates
Bricklayers Union
AFL
Murray
D-Mont
No decision on neutrality moves after White House meeting
Democratic Leader Barkley said no decision had been reached on steps to end Congressional deadlock over neutrality legislation after a conference with President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull. The session also touched on the $7.8 billion lending bill and possible adjournment timing.
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Washington
Barkley
Rooseveltt
Hull
Roosevelt
Congress
Garner
Bankhead
House
Rayburn
Naval Building On Large Scale Amid peacetime expansion
Washington reports a record peacetime fleet with 101 ships under construction costing about 1.0 billion dollars. The current progress includes nine mosquito fleet vessels funded by a 15 million dollar program, with contracts let or yard work started where rivets have yet to be driven. The navy totals 369 vessels of all classes and 1,265,690 tons. Only Britain's armada rivals this scale.
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Washington
Navy Yard
Congress
Navy
Great Britain
Louis to defend title against Pastor Bout in Detroit
Detroit promoter Mike Jacobs announced that Joe Louis world heavyweight champion will defend his title against Pastor, of New York, in a Briggs Stadium bout scheduled for Wednesday September 20.
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Detroit
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Seben Pastor
New York
Briggs Stadium
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