Congress Nears End of Fiscal Program Despite Controversies
Washington notes Congress largely completed its revenue and appropriations bills totaling about 13.0 billion dollars, with measures expanding military strength and a government reorganization act. Pending items include neutrality proposals, wage hour changes, social security reforms, and President Roosevelt's lending program.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
RFC
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hatch
Rainfall totals and notices from Winchester records
Present and past rainfall data for a 26 year period show July to date 3.52 inches year to date 29.06 inches and monthly amounts from January to December. An average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches is noted from 1913 to 1938 with data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory. Also a notice to M Abel and heirs regarding redemption of Lot 28 Block 56 Middletown Virginia with court filing date September 14, 19389 and deed details.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
M. Abel
Ion
AL Representatives
Circuit Court
Fredericaty
Virginia
New Middletown
Lewis Largent
Frederick County
New Ers
Renner Charge Is Nolle Pressed in Court Action
Judge Philip Williams in Corporation Court nolle pressed illegal possession of liquor charges against Gilbert Renner on motion by Commonwealth's Attorney James P. Rear don. The session opened the July term with routine items and fixed Friday for juvenile matters.
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James P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Gilbert Renner
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Battle of Bands at Strasburg announced
The Georgia Wildcats and Don Patton's Swing Boys will stage a Battle of Bands on Wednesday July 19 at Wyatt's Recreation Hall Strasburg. The program opens at 9 o'clock.
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Georgia Wildcats
Don Patton
Swing Boys
Wyatt
Strasburg
Deed Recorded In Berryville Transfer To Carter Sons
A deed recorded at the Clarke County courthouse Convey three plots on the Berryville Millwood road in Long Marsh district south of Berryville from Raleigh C Carter and wife Josephine H Carter to their three sons Douglas L Carter William R Carter and Raleigh C Carter Jr The property was first conveyed to Raleigh Carter in 1895 by Marshall McCormick receiver and was surveyed June 7 in plats by Walker McC Bond of Winchester.
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Berryville
Court House
Berryville-Millwood
Longmarsh
Raleigh C. Carter
Josephine H. Carter
Douglas L
William R
Raleigh C. Carter, Jr
Raleigh Carter
Marshall McCormick
Walker McC. Bond
Winchester
Quake Felt in San Francisco Early This Morning
A slight earthquake was felt in San Francisco around 1 25 a m today with several calls to police reporting the shock. No damage was reported.
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San Francisco
Roads Draw Many of WPA Workers on Virginia Highways
Richmond Va July 17 1934 WPA administrator Pi R Hummel reports 31.4 percent of state WPA jobholders in June worked on highway projects totaling 23 850 with 7 502 on secondary and feeder roads. He credits the State Highway Department for cooperation expanding benefits via WPA funds and notes employment peaks earlier in winter near 8 500 workers.
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Richmond
Pi— R
Hummel
Virginia Wpa
State Highway Department
Virginia Department of Highways
WPA
Chanters In News Reel At Palace Theatre Showing
The Chanters of Winchester vocal group directed by Floyd Haines will be shown in a news reel at the Palace Theatre today and tomorrow. The film features the choir singing Carry Me Back To Ole Virginia during Virginia Day exercises at New York's World.
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Winchester Choral Group
Palace Theatre
Floyd Haines
Virginia
New York
Meanest Thief Steals $150 From Maryland League Office
A thief stole 150 dollars from the Maryland League for Crippled Children last night. The amount could have funded twelve children’s camp stays for a week each.
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Baltimore
Maryland League For Crippled Children
Car Theft Report From Oakland City Dentist Visit
Maurice Corn sat in a dentist chair in Oakland City when he noticed his car missing from a nearby lot. The car reappeared later in another city area after he alerted authorities.
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Oakland City
Ind
Maurice Corn
Corn
Front Royal Man Dies Of Acid Dose
James Gary Henderson a 33 year old resident of Front Royal died in the local hospital from carbolic acid after drinking a dose a short time earlier. Officers Menefee and Hammack were summoned but he died before arrival. a 2 ounce bottle was found behind the Little Diner off East Main Street.
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Front Royal
James Gary Henderson
Charles A. Menefee
A. Statton Hammack
East Main Street
Carson L. Brown
Escape by jail trustee ends with police pickup near Omaha
James Dobbs, an 18 year old city jail trustee in Omaha, timed a jail escape and chose a car with police insignia. Patrolman Forrest McCoskey spotted the car, detained Dobbs about 50 miles west of Omaha, and police later confirmed the vehicle was missing. A separate Q and A note about Bermuda snakes states none are on the islands.
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Omaha
Neb
James Dobbs
Forrest McCoskey
Debbs
Tough Prospect Plymouth Man Accused of Assault
A vacuum cleaner salesman allegedly used force on William Reed during a sales attempt in Plymouth Indiana. Reed reported the assault after a lengthy pitch by Charles Beckard before the salesman struck him twice with cleaning attachments. Reed faces an assault charge. no sale occurred. The piece also notes Monroe H Rosenfeld as a credited originator of the Tin Pan Alley descriptor.
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Plymouth
Ind
William Reed
Reed
Charles Beckard
Tin Pan Alley
Monroe H. Rosenfeld
Gembler
Harry von Tilzer
Arlene Davis Seeks Plane For Bendix Race Entry
Arlene Davis, the only American woman with a 4 M airplane pilot rating, seeks a plane to win the Bendix cross country race in September. She plans a rivetless, faster model and has contacted four manufacturers for delivery in time. The Bendix prize totals about 30000 dollars and runs from Los Angeles to Cleveland to New York. Davis, wife of a meat packing head, earned her rating in Boston by answering technical questions and piloting a multi motor heavy transport. She flies daily a cream colored plane at Cleveland Airport.
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Clevelland
Arlene Davis
Lakewood
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York
Davis
Boston
Small-town pilot aims for round-the-world flight
Mrs. Davis, five-feet-two and 116 pounds, has flown eight years and plans a round-the-world voyage not for a record but to contribute to aviation. She is a crack shot and keeps active with bicycle riding, golf, speedboat, skating, and swimming, rising at 7 a.m. to train.
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Soviet Union
William Lewin
N. Loudoun St
Byron Nelson
Reading
Henry Picard
Hershey
Pomonok Country Club
Flushing
L. I
Clarke
Bath
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East Cork St
Fairmont
Loudoun
Leicester St
Loudoun Street
E. Boscawen St
Hable’s Real Estate
Fairview Ave
N. Kent St
Fairmont Avenue
Millwood Ave
L. Zuckerman and Sons
Baker St
Phone
J. Winchester Front Royal
Erskine
Studebaker
Gilkeson
N. Washington St
Fairmont Ave
Millwood Avenue
Joe Hodgson
J. B. Gaines
Jack
Star
Great American Tea Co
Gerrard and Valley Ave
Abbott
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Company
West Broad Street
Williams Red Apple
Butler’s Packing House
Economy Picture Makers
Staunton
Susie Glass Strider
Pifer Printing Co
N. Loudoun
H. M. Lamp
Palace
Charley Ross
Philadelphia
Cora
Gustave Blair
Phoenix
Ariz
Ross
Bermuda
Islands
Buncutter Tire CO
Braddock & Germain
Warner Bros
Chesterfield
Wyatt's Recreation Hall
Strasburg, Va
Bendix
Serta, Inc
Serta- Fied Anality
Winchester Furniture Co
Main &T
Little Mountain
Cedar Grove
Wiener’s
Wiener
Loudoun St
Winchester, VA
Msuefield
Erfield
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