Republicans Oppose Lend Spend Plan Amid Senate Debate
Republicans in the Senate plan to oppose the administration’s multi billion dollar lending program. They expect extended debate and may insist on widespread changes including the removal of the term self liquidating from the title. Majority Leader Devised cited hopes for early adjournment fading as talks continue.
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Washington
Townsend
Delaware
Banking Committee
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Barkley
Refugee Child Arrives in London From Vienna
A Jewish refugee child arriving in London from Vienna carries his possessions as part of a large wave of refugees entering England and many more are entering other countries willing to accept them.
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England
London
Vienna
Governor Dickinson Defended Over First Lady Remarks
Attorney General Murphy condemned remarks by Governor Loren D. Dickinson of Michigan linking Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to drinking habits as indefensible and unjust. Murphy, a former Michigan governor, defended Mrs. Sonat as a capable and influential first lady.
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Washington
Murphy
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mar- Pi
Sonat
Winchester Park Offers Open Air Fun and Facilities
Winchester Park invites afternoon visitors to enjoy open air activities with meals cooked on site and courts for badminton tennis and softball. Free instruction is available and staff promise a warm welcome helping guests maximize playtime. The only missing feature is a swimming pool for adults.
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Winchester Park
Billboards Were Bane Years Back
The article recalls an 1883 case where Robert T. Barton sought to curb a circus billboard fence on public grounds in Winchester. The court granted an injunction, abating the nuisance, as Barton argued the high wood fence obstructed light and safety. Discovery of the historic petition was noted today in clerk records.
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Robert T. Barton
Frederick County
Court House Square
Winchester
Hoff’s Row
J. H. Sherrard
Corporation Court
City of
William W. Glass
City Hall
Navy forms Minute Man unit to bolster wartime crews
The navy launched a Minute Man force of several thousand former sailors, under four years out of service, to fill warship crews quickly in war. The program mirrors the army’s reserve and aims to ensure ships reach full complements despite peacetime staffing gaps.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Gite Killed as Car Hits Pole on Route 11
A blowout caused a southbound car to lose control on Route 11 north of Middletown injuring two and killing Mrs. Evelyn Irene Rose of Middlebourne. Mrs. J M Lashley and Mrs Jack Lashley of Strasburg were in the car with Lashley critically injured. Rose died at the scene. Memorial Hospital reports the two injured are in serious but satisfactory condition.
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Middletown
Benton Snapp
Snapp
Evelyn Irene Rose
Middlebourne
W. Va
J. M. Lashley
Strasburg
Memorial Hospital
Jack Lashley
Rose
West Virginia
George Swartz
Frederick i
Peg Jane Poisal Swartz
Charles Rose
Petersburg
Richmond News-Leader
Louise Rose
Marion Douglas
Sistersville
David Swartz
Thomas
Canton
Ohio
Mary Dawson
Davis
Margaret Houston
Wheeling
Lashley
Winchester
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Baldwin To Sell Colts In Saratoga Sale Plans
Baldwin, of Boyce Virginia, ships his first two yearlings from a 500 acre Clarke county farm to Saratoga for sale. The amateur rider breeds five mares and plans five more, with two yearlings by Singing Wood-Vanity and Calvalcade out of Shell Hole by Man O War. He renovates a model brood mare barn, builds a yearling barn, and keeps cattle sheep and a thousand chickens.
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Berryville
A. A. Baldwin
Boyce
Virginia
Saratoga
Clarke County
Singing Wood-Vanity
Calvalcade
Man O'War
Pharamond
Pompey
Mr. Baldwin
Lexington
Lewis Allen Jr Entertains Winchester Rotary Club
Lewis Allen Jr entertained Winchester Rotary Club at their luncheon with a bagful of magic tricks. He demonstrated ledger domain mysteries and impressed members with his growing popularity as an artist.
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Lewis Allen, Jr
Winchester
Chanters to Sing Tomorrow at City Hall Plaza
The Chanters program announced by Floyd Haines for Friday at 8:30 p.m. on City Hall Plaza features secular numbers from the New York World's Fair Virginia Day program. Soloists include Eugene Russell Doris Whitehurst Juanita Bridges and Robt Bridges with ensembles and poems sung by the choir.
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Floyd Haines
Chanters
City Hall Plaza
Virginia
Maggie
Eugene Russell
Doris Whitehurst
Juanita
Sweet Genevieve
Operation For Miss Patty Berg
Patty Berg of Minneapolis underwent an appendectomy at Northwestern Hospital and is resting comfortably. The procedure will prevent her from defending her Women's Western closed title in Birmingham and may affect her bid to defend the national title at Noroton. The cramps she felt during the trans Mississippian finals were caused by appendicitis.
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Minneapolis
Patty Berg
Northwestern Hospital
Birmingham
Mich
Noroton
Conn
Beatrice Oh
Miss Berg
Associated Press
Labor Board To Be Investigated By House Probe
The House ordered a sweeping inquiry into the National Labor Relations Board. A five man committee was approved to study whether a new board should administer the Wagner Act and how it may affect employer and labor relations.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
Smith
D-Va
Evangelists Hold Capon Bridge Tent Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Saleskey of Westernport Maryland conduct a tent meeting in Capon Bridge West Virginia with nightly services through August 13 except Mondays. They are skilled musicians and accomplished speakers and invite the public to attend.
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Peter Saleskey
Westernport
Capon Bridge
W. Va
I C C Grants Rate Parity To Virginia Apple Shippers
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a 7 to 8 percent freight rate increase for apples in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. Virginia growers gain a level playing field with New York area rates, effective immediately.
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I.C. C
Apple Shippers
Ohio
Potomac
Virginia
The
Star
W.S. Cammpfield
Virginia Horticultural Society
Interstate Commerce Commission
Campfield
New York
Associated Press
Richmond
Midwest
ICC
Boston
Ketner
H. E. Ketner
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Apple
William Beverley
Winchester
Peyton Marshall
E. Blackburn Moore
Lester Arnold
Washington
British Embassy Is Under Guard
Tokyo reports British Ambassador Robert Leslie Craigie placed under special guard as anti British sentiment in Japan grows. A Japanese man breached embassy walls and was arrested overnight. The Tokyo conference with China yields little progress and signs of friction. Movie theaters ban British nationals and posters mourn casualties from China. Embassy staff report anonymous threats to quit.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Japan
Robert
Britain
China
Germany warns Poland at Tannenberg site
Germany’s army chief Walther Von Brauchitsch says Germany does not seek a fight but will not fear one. He cautions Poland against claiming East Prussia territory near Tannenberg as Polish troops near the border. Hitler is slated to speak August 27 at the commemorations of Hindenburg’s victory.
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Germany
Tannenberg
East Prussia
Walther von Brauchitsch
Poland
von Bracuchitsch
Teutonic Knights
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Pastor Roy Schmucker Ordered To Submit Proof Of Marriage Rights
Court records show Rev Roy Schmucker must appear July 31 1939 at 10 am to prove his qualification to perform marriages under state statute. Witness Charles Hume Funk to testify and the order acts as a court rule. Schmucker previously qualified February 24 1939 in Virginia after posting $500 bond with Beatrice Schmucker.
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Law Order Book of Corporation Court
Roy Schmucker
Charles Hume Funk
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia
Beatrice Schmucker
Kuhn Admits To Drunken Charges
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Bund pleaded guilty in Webster Massachusetts district court to drunkenness and profanity and was fined five dollars for the profanity count. The judge placed the drunkenness charge on file suspending action.
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Webster
Mass
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Little Fuehrer
Kuhn
Louis O. Rieutard
Open Bids for Blue Ridge Parkway Section
The Bureau of Public Roads opened bids for a 9.76 mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Humpback Gap and Love Virginia. Sutton and Company of Radford Virginia had the apparent low bid of 586 754 for grading drainage and a crushed stone surface. Officials will award if qualifications pass investigations.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Blue Ridge Parkway
Humpback Gap
Love, Va
Sutton and Company
Radford
Motorcyclist Injured On Dirt Track Near City
Kermit Batt, 31, Pine Motor Company employee, was injured last evening at about 8 on a dirt track southeast of the city. He escaped with minor injuries including facial lacerations and a arm injury after his motorcycle struck a 4 foot obstacle. Batt lives at 450 North Loudoun Street with his mother and received treatment from Dr. Cline before returning home.
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Kermit Batt
The
Pine Motor Company
Batt
Loudoun Street
Cline
Berryville Horse Show Entries Due August 7
Berryville Virginia notes entries for the Berryville Horse Show to be held August 17-18 close Monday August 7. Send to secretary A B Hummer. The show lists 42 classes and eight races with steeplechase canceled. Committee and officer names are listed.
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Berryville
Missionary Is Reported Safe After Kidnap Near Dead Sea
In Cleveland on July 20 K V Ludlow confirms Gerould R Golden the 20 year old Christian Church missionary kidnapped by Arabs near the Dead Sea is safe. A cablegram from Jerusalem signed Dad was read at Ludlow's home where Ruth Ada and their 10 month old son Russell waited.
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Cleveland
K. V. Ludlow
Gerould
R. Golden
Christian Church
Dead Sea
Jacob Golden
Jerusalem
Ludlow
Golden
Ruth Ada
Russell
Blouses 00 and 2 for $1.00
Mary S. Yeakley advertises blouses priced at 00 and 2 for one dollar, listing King as Api.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Full Indemnity For Killing Is To Be Asked
The fatal shooting of a Polish border guard near the Danzig frontier raises Polish Danzig tensions. Polish officials expect seeking full indemnity. circles see efforts to localize. Deposition from the widow shapes alternate version with Danzig officials claiming self defense.
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Warsaw
Danzig
Poland
Gdynia
Postelau
Free City
Bozopole
Witold Budziewicz
Budziewicz
Max Stein
Stein
Roosevelt seeks teeth for order to cut federal payroll
Federal fiscal experts say Roosevelt aims to cut vacancies to trim the government payroll by as much as 80 million dollars annually. He wants to impound or ban new hires without budget director consent, a policy tried in 1937 and 1932-33 with mixed results and pushback from agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel W. Bell
Bell
Harold D. Smith
Smith
For Sale Aquarium in Riverton Area
Obscure notice advertises an aquarium for sale at Rivers site near North Fork and South Fork Milky. Contact by phone 677 BL for details and appraisal.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Gov. Dickinson
R. T. Barton
Minute Man
Gite
Evelyn Rose
Route 11
Baldwin
Old Vic
Mr. Haines
Labor Board
Friendship Fire Company
John Kerr School
State Firemen’s Association
Cape Charles
Ochss
Brauchitsch
Massachusetts
Blue Ridge Road
Kermitt Batt
Berryville, Va
King
API
Riverton
North Fork—Milky
South Fork
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