Corrigan Lands Unofficial Trans Atlantic Flight in Ireland
Douglas Corrigan, 31, delivers an unsanctioned 28 hour 13 minute trans Atlantic crossing in a single engine plane, claiming to have flown from New York to California. Irish officials greet him with disbelief as the vintage craft lacks radio and navigational gear. The event recalls Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis now housed in a museum.
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Baldonnel
Dublin
Ireland
Douglas Corrigan
Atlantic
New York
New ‘York
Corrigan
Floyd Bennett Airport
California
Corringan
Gan
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Paris
Belast
Belfast
Twain's Eulogy of Woman Opens Washington Meeting
Excerpted remarks from Mark Twain praising women in a toast at the Washington Correspondents' Club reported in Story County Aegis Nevada Iowa January 30 1868. Twain jokes about his own appearance and extols women's influence, kindness, and virtue as a "brick" in all life relations.
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Mark Twain
Washington Correspondents’ Club
Story County
Aegis
Nevada
Iowa
Officials Astonished By Atlantic Hop Flight Incident
Washington July 18. The Atlantic flight of Douglas P Corrigan in a home made plane flabbergasted the Air Commerce Bureau officials. They could not decide how to handle a flight without a permit. Mulligan said punishment postponed while he sought Corrigan's safety.
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Washington
Atlantic
Douglas P. Corrigan
Air Commerce
Oon
R Corrigan
Dennis P. Mulligan
Air Commerce Bureau
Corrigan
Mulligan
Corrigan’s Atlantic Flight Ends in Ireland Surprise
Corrigan reports expenses from New York to Ireland totaled 69000 dollars with 15 dollars in pocket after landing in Ireland. He says he used 290 gallons of gasoline at 24 cents a gallon and believed he was flying west to Long Beach California. He describes a smooth trip with no engine trouble and plans to shop before returning home by plane is dismissed.
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Chicago
Douglas P. Corrigan
New York
Ireland
Atlantic
Long Beach
Calif
California
Three Named To Serve On Welfare Board
An order in Frederick Circuit Court appoints a three member Board of Public Welfare for Frederick County under Chapter 379 of the 1938 General Assembly. Brumback, Walker McC Bond, and M. C. Garvin receive terms of three, two, and one year respectively and qualify at the clerk’s office. Bond is named chairman after the first meeting. The clerk informs the Commissioner of Public Welfare.
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Law and Order Book
Frederick
Board of Public Welfare
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Acts of the
General Assembly
Co. I. Brumback
Walker McC. Bond
M. C. Garvin
C. C. Brannon
Bond
Commissioner of Public Welfare
Roosevelts Fireside Chat Seen As Likely This Fall
Well informed observers expect President Roosevelt to deliver a fireside radio address recounting his views on American conditions and political aims. He will likely campaign vigorously for liberalism within the Democratic party while on a fishing voyage toward the Pacific.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Pete
Pacific
Pensacola
Flo
U.S. S. Houston
Panama
Equatorial Pacific
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
San Diego
Mr. Roosevelt
Houston
Cedros Island
Lower California
Roberto Gomez Maguro
Naval Service
Guaymas
President Cardenas
Prisons See Guard Strength Boost At Florence
Florence July 18 Prison reports all quiet as 55 Arizona National Guardsmen take command to discipline the overcrowded facility. Warden C Eager said this is the first time in months staffing for guards has been available.
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Florence, Ariz
C. Eager
Arizona
Flier Boat Navy Crew Suffer Food Poisoning in Malta
More than 60 British Navy and air force personnel were hospitalized in Valetta Malta after a food poisoning incident today. The patients include sailors and airmen treated at local medical facilities with non life threatening illness.
Virginia Horticultural Society To Hold Annual Convention Here
The Virginia State Horticultural Society will hold its forty third annual convention in Winchester December 6 7 and 8. Secretary treasurer W S Campfield said about 1100 fruit growers are within easy driving distance and expect a large attendance. Headquarters will be at the George Washington Hotel with meetings at the Sarah Zane Fire Company hall capable of seating 600.
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Virginia Horticultural Society
Winchester
Virginia
W.S. Campfield
Staunton
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Youth Hurt in Berryville Car Crash
In Berryville a car crossed a railway crossing and hit a telephone pole injuring four people. Robert Fewell 23 of Round Hill suffered severe internal injuries and remained serious at Memorial hospital. Viola Payne and James Bolt were treated for injuries. Payne later noted as in satisfactory condition while Bolt was released after treatment. Thomas Payne, uninjured, drove the vehicle and Deputy Sheriff Robert Buckner of Clarke County investigated.
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Robert Fewell
Round Hill
Berryville
Memorial Hospital
Edward Theable
Viola Payne
James Bolt
Ce Allare
Round
Robert Buckner
Clarke County
Thomas Payne
Celtics Hand Park Nine 4-1 Beating
Reid Lunsford’s undefeated run ends as Park nine loses 4-1 to St. Mary Celtics of Alexandria. Park errors and seven hits for the Celtics pace the win. Kaufman belts a inside the park homer. Alexandria’s club is noted as a strong contender, 1937 state semi pro champions.
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Reid Lunsford
St. Mary
Mount Weather Reopens As Quiet Federal Conference Retreat
After years of neglect the Mount Weather complex in Loudoun County is reconverted for high level conferences. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace and about 52 aides visit with experts to shape programs, as caretaker Ernest Fowler coordinates meals and lodging in the central building. The brain trust era faded, leaving a modest retreat for federal staff.
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Mount Weather
Blue Ridge
Loudoun County
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Ernest Fowler
Washington
Wallace
Fowler
Alfred Galloway Rites Held At Berryville
Alfred Duble Galloway aged about 24 dies in a car crash near Berryville. Funeral 4 PM at his parents home with Rev. W O Luttrell officiating and burial at Green Hill Cemetery. He was a Berryville High School graduate, UM Virginia alumnus, and recent Armour and Company employee. Survivors include parents and a sister.
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Berryville
Alfred Duble Galloway
Charles C. Galloway
W. O. Luttrell
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
William Shenk
Charles Riley
Dan Dick Morrison
Walter Wisecarver, Jr
Louis Lickey
Washington
Louis Ripley
Roanoke
Alfred
Galloway
University of Vir
University of Virginia
Robinson Cold Storage
Armour and Company
Chicago
Argentine Republic
South America
Frank Galloway
Clarke County
Gilbert T. Cadwallader
Anchorage
Lee Place
Highway No. 340
Gaylord
Cadwallader
Posten
Round Hill
Alexina
County Democratic Committee
Alfred Galloway
James Galloway
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Ralph Galloway
Benjamin Crampton
Light Shower Fails to Relieve Drought Conditions
Last night a light shower yielded only 0.05 inch, bringing monthly rainfall to 0.19 inch. While other county sections saw better showers, Winchester area remains dry as streams shrink and corn suffers from the drought with late rain unlikely to help.
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Winchester
Death summons Marie of Romania, famed beauty dies
Dowager Queen Marie of Romania dies at 63 in Bucharest palace after a long illness. King Carol, Crown Prince Mihai, and Queen Elizabeth of Greece at her bedside. Flags lowered, funeral planned beside her husband in Curtea de Argesh Church. Marie recalled a wish to glimpse the old South during her American tour.
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Bucharest
Marie
Rumania
Sinai
Miron Cristea
Carol
Mihai
Elizabeth
Greece
Ferdinand
Romania
Dresden
Germany
Curcia de Argesh
Court Commends R. E. Griffith for Cataloguing Court Records
The Frederick Circuit Court records commend Richard E. Griffith Sr for filing and cataloguing the clerk’s books. Judge Philip Williams orders a copy of Griffith’s report recorded in the Law and Order Book. The work, involving many hampers, has left records indexed and stored in new cabinets for safe, accessible access.
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Richard E. Griffith, Sr
Frederick Circuit Court
C. C. Brannon
Philip Williams
R. E. Griffith
Esquire
Griffith
Rain Totals Rise at Winchester Lab This Month
Weather notes from Winchester Research Laboratory report a shower this afternoon yielding 0.32 inches of rain. The monthly total reaches 0.50 inches, with a year to date 3.46 inches of precipitation recorded so far.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Explosions Hit Oil Storage With New Havoc Reported
A series of spectacular explosions spread havoc at oil product storage sites. The incident disrupts facilities and raises alarms over safety and supply in the area.
Kincaid to Address Regional Bankers at Berryville Dinner
Dr E A Kincaid from the University of Virginia on leave to serve as special advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond Va will be featured speaker at the Clearing House Association dinner in Berryville The event at Berryville High School begins at 7 pm with Houston H Newman president presiding Bank directors from Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Page counties are invited Johns I Sloat hosts a luncheon for Dr Kincaid prior to the dinner and he is accompanied by Mr Siler of the Richmond Fed
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E. A. Kincaid
University of Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmont
Clearing House Association
Frederick
Clarke Warren
Shenandoah
Page Counties
Berryville High School
Houston H. Newman
Edinburg
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Kincaid
Winchester
John I. Sloat
Separation Granted for Mrs Pat Ryan and Alimony Award
Mrs Martha Barkley Ryan was granted a separation and 833.33 dollars monthly permanent alimony from Basil Allen Ryan, heir of a Wall Street fortune. Supreme Court Justice Salvatore A Cotillo issued the order, noting comments about "poor little rich girls" and "drunken play-boys" and their unearned fortunes.
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New York
Martha Barkley Ryan
Basil Allen
Pat) Ryan
Wall Street
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Supreme Court
Salvatore A. Cotillo
Justic Cotillo
Exploding Naptha Tanks Ravage Sinclair Refinery
A massive blast at the Sinclair Oil refinery in Wellsville New York killed three men and injured 75 as 13 tanks exploded and a 50 000 barrel naptha tank caught fire. Firefighters fought flames amid exploding tanks and rising concern over 300 storage tanks as authorities assessed damage and casualties.
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Wellsville
N. Y
Sinclair Oil Company
Genesee River
Hollie Johnston
New York
Pennsylvania
Walter Maeder
Robert Powers
Eugene McCormick
Vilage
W. D. Chenault
Chanault
Electric Company
Yard Party at Opequon Chapel Benefits New Church
A yard party at Opequon Chapel is planned for Thursday July 21 to raise funds for a new church. The event invites community support. A separate notice seeks a home for a high school girl and offers services in return, with contact via City Welfare Office.
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Opequon Chapel
Thurs
Benefit New Church
City Welfare Office
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Campfield
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Celtics Hand Park
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W. Va
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George Washington Hotel
W. A. Baker
Richmond
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Huey Long
W. Lee_O’Daniel
Dr. Kincaid
Federal Reserve
Pat Ryan
The
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