Hitler Urges Peaceful Settlement of Outstanding Questions
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain received renewed assurances from Hitler’s envoy Captain Fritz Wiedemann that Germany seeks a peaceful settlement of outstanding questions. Wiedemann conveyed these assurances to Viscount Halifax during a London visit and informal talks with Foreign Secretary.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Hitler
Viscount Halifar
Fritz Wiedemann
Pfehrer
Lord Halifax
Buck Langhorne Switches to Steeplechase Racing
Buck Langhorne, once a top flat racer, retires from grass racing and will be schooled for steeplechase. The 6 year old son of Dunlin Lady Emmaline has earned about $30,000 in his career and will be trained by Arthur White after being handed over by Kenneth N. Gilpin of Kentmere.
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Buck Langhorne
Berryville
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kentmere
Arthur White
Mid
Emmaline
Charles M. Feltner
Gilpin
Buck
Dunlin
United States
America
Examiner Life Saving Courses Begin At Winchester Club Pool
Beginning next Tuesday morning and each morning after, the local American Red Cross will conduct Life Saving examiner courses at the Winchester Golf Club pool. Ben Gammage, national Red Cross life saving instructor, will lead the instruction for applicants age 19 or older. No charge for the course.
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American Red Cross
Winchester Golf Club
Ben Gammage
National Red Cross
Washington
Red Cross
American Legion
Baptismal Service Draws Parishioners Near Hogue Creek
At 3 p m last Sunday near Hogue Creek the Rev C H Anderson of Full Gospel Tabernacle and Rev Luther McFarland of the Hayfield church led a baptismal rite for 23 people, twelve from the local congregation. The service included hymns prayers and readings with two sisters and two brothers from neighbouring families among the baptized.
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Hogue Creek
C. H. Anderson
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Luther McFarland
Full Gospel Church
Hayfield
Legionaires to Purchase Batletown Inn Lot in Berryville
A committee from Lloyd Williams Post American Legion plans to buy the Batletown Inn lot on South Church street Berryville Virginia. The lot offered by J Raymond Levi was purchased recently and will host a community building. Purchase price has not been announced.
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Berryville
Battletown Inn
South Church Street
Maurice F. Wisecarver
Charles J. Enders
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
J. Raymond Levi
Robbers escape after cash heist in Suffield
Three men held up the First pontineple AR in Suffield Connecticut at 7 000 in cash. Police searched for the suspects after the bold robbery.
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Suffield
Conn
France and Britain showcase alliance amid danger zones
France chants peace as King and Queen visit Paris with military pomp signaling a united front with Britain. Across world hot spots Franco's rebels press in Spain while Japan reinforces ships near Hankow and Germany claims protection over Sudeten Germans, testing the French British pledge to defend Czechoslovakia.
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France
Spain
Francisco Franco
Hankow
China
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Germany
Viscount Halifax
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Britain
Lord Halifax
Death Comes To Mrs Robinson At Advanced Age
Virginia Fries Robinson 92 widow of Andrew A Robinson of Frederick county died at home in White Rock Clarke county after a six week illness. Survived by three of six children Lewis A Robinson Lydia Gardner Irene Powers ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 30 Friday at home with interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Virginia Fries Robinson
Andrew A. Robinson
Frederick County
White Rock
Clarke County
Robinson
George and
Mary Boyd Fries
Cedar Grove
Society of Friends
Lewis A. Robinson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia Gardner
White Post
Irene Powers
Nineveh
Warren County
Mount Hebron Cemetery
City
Note An Appeal In License Case
Two women M Newton and Mrs Paris appealed to Cor tion Court after being found guilty of selling magazine subscriptions without a license under the Tax Ordinance. Each faced $25 fines and $4 costs. Other cases included Fannie Cook and Felix Shorts for drunk and disorderly conduct, $15.25 each, and Owen D Mason for reckless driving with costs and damages. Mason was driving a car that struck Paul Rosenberger at Cork and Loudoun.
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M. Newton
Paris
Cor Tion Court
Donald
Fannie Cook
Felix Shorts
Owen D. Mason
Mason
Paul Rosenberger
Cork
Loudoun
Rail Executives Present Case to Unions on Wages
Chicago July 21 rail road executives with 18 brotherhoods completed their case on 15 percent wage cuts. The conference adjourned until Monday for further union arguments. Another session is set for tomorrow with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in separate discussions.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Hughes Flight Praised By Hull in Washington Welcome
Secretary Hull praised Howard Hughes for his globe spanning flight calling it healthful to world peace. He noted messages of felicitation from foreign heads of state and widespread praise from the foreign press during the official Washington reception.
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Washington
Hull
Globe-Circler
Howard Hughes
Mary Minnifield Dies at 55 in Alexandria
Mary E. Minnifield colored, age 55, died at her brother Eugene's home at 819 South Loudoun Street at 12 15 this morning. Funeral services will be from Paynter's Funeral Home at 510 North Kent Street at 4 o'clock Friday with Rev S S Spriggs officiating. Burial will be in Orrick Cemetery.
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Mary E. Minnifield
Eugene
Loudoun Street
Paynter
North Kent Street
Rev. S. S. Spriggs
Poe
Orrick Ceme Ty
Cooperative Under Scrutiny by Labor Board in New York
At Batavia New York the National Labor Relations Board opened a hearing into charges that G L F P Products Inc a farmers cooperative refused to negotiate with the CIO affiliated United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers Union The case stems from an April strike by 18 women bean sorters who joined the CIO union They allege failure to bargain for a contract with higher wages Brown union representative said workers were paid by the pound for culling beans and earned little more than one dollar a day despite good bean quality the workers claim they were paid four to five cents a pound.
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Batavia
N. Y
National Labor Relations Board
G. L. FP. Products, Inc
CIO
United Cannery, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers’ Union
Farmers’ Cooperative
David Brown
GLF
Brown
Snowstorm blankets Pikes Peak in mid summer
Snow and hail up to 10 inches covered the upper slopes of Pikes Peak, the worst summer storm in years. More than 150 automobiles were marooned between Glen Cove at 11,000 feet and the summit as hikers and travelers faced the sudden winter-like conditions on the 14,110-foot peak.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
Glen Cove
Confidence Men Taken In Raids
Detectives arrested four men in Washington on July 21 as alleged members of a confidence game ring. The men swindled victims out of thousands, starting as penny-matching schemes. Stage money was found in their room, suggesting bankroll padding to impress targets. They reportedly operated among lay-over train and bus passengers.
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Washington
Lower Income Taxes Studied by Administration
Roswell Magill, acting secretary of the treasury, said the administration is studying the feasibility of lowering personal income tax exemptions as part of broad tax revision proposals for the next Congress. He declined to indicate officials stance on a reduction.
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Washington
Old Stone Church Reunion Invitation Issued
One month from yesterday August 20 the annual Old Stone Church reunion will be held. The organizing committee invites all former Sunday School and church members and descendants of congregants to attend. Teachers from Mountain Row and Green Springs, and pupils with parents and friends are especially urged to come.
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Old Stone Church
Mountain Row
Green Springs
Northwest Forest Fires Raging Amid Largest Firefighting Mobilization
Forest fires swept the Pacific Northwest as crews battled the blazes. Authorities reported the fires advancing rapidly despite the largest mobilization of firefighters in years.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Crossword puzzle clues listed by across and down numbers with standard grid directions and theme notes. Includes definitions for common words and entries like verb forms and abbreviations, with partial remnants of the previous puzzle answer section at the end.
Arnold Wins Semi Final Over Hill at Winchester Golf
Arnold beats Hill 2 up in the Winchester Golf Club semi final. Ralph Grimes defeated Clarke Cooper 2 and 1 to reach the final, with Arnold finishing 75 for 18 holes and Hill unable to close the gap after a late run.
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Lester Arnold
Winchester Golf Club
T Laurie
Antique
Arnold
Ralph Grimes
Clarke Cooper
Hill
Lewis to Stay Out of Quarrel with Auto Union Leaders
Frank Reid of Detroit said CIO Chairman John L. Lewis will not intervene in the union’s factional squabble unless the union’s collapse is threatened. Reid spoke after a 50 member committee met with Lewis, who noted no one has authority to quote his views except himself.
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Washington
Frank Reid
Detroit
John L. Lewis
The
CIO
Reid
Lewis
Swedish Prince Visits Rogue's Gallery in New York
Prince Bertil of Sweden toured police headquarters in New York spending about two hours. He showed keen interest in American police procedure during the royal visit to the Rogue's Gallery and the police lineup.
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New York
Prince Bertil
Sweden
Prince Gustav Adolf
Object Like Man Falling Reported Over San Francisco Bay
An eyewitness saw an object that might have been a man fall from a navy seaplane over San Francisco Bay. The seaplane, from the battleship Idaho, was equipped to carry two fliers. Authorities could not confirm any rescue or survival.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Idaho
Corrigan Plans London Stop Before Sails From Cobh
Douglas Corrigan, famed aviator, books a two day London visit before sailing from Cobh on July 30 aboard the Lehigh. He discusses plane return, offers from Hollywood, and avoiding a Corrigan mania as he awaits US authorities on his machine.
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Manhattan
Douglas Corrigan
Baldonnel
United States Maritime Commission
Lehigh
London
the Aviator
Hollywood
Strasburg Man Hurt In Route 50 Crash
Lauck Pangle of Strasburg is reported to be making satisfactory progress at Memorial Hospital after a late evening crash on Route 50 between Capon Bridge and Romney. He has a fractured collar bone a scalp laceration and bruises.
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Lauck Pangle
Strasburg
Memorial Hospital
Pangle
Capon Bridge
Romney
Ickes Ridicules Rosendahl on Helium Value
Rosendahl, head of the Naval Air Station Lakehurst New Jersey, says helium has no military value after attending Count Zeppelin anniversary in Germany. Ickes notes Rosendahl’s shifting views and cites his remarks in his book What About The Airship.
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Charles Epomenanesi
Germany
Rosendahl
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N J
United States
Frederickshafen
Count Zeppelin
Ickes
Republic Steel ties to public relations in labor clashes probe
Senate Civil Liberties Committee hears Republic Steel executives defend labor policies and deny abuses while揭 revealing payments to Hill and Knowlton for publicity. Testimony covers etc. including relationships with advertisers and editors, and the 1935 Canton strike.
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Washington
Republic Steel Corporation
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
R. J. Wyser
Cleveland
Concern
Republic
National Labor Relations Board
Wyser
Republic Company
Birmingham
Ala
Mercury transatlantic craft completes swift flight test
The British four finned craft Mercury arrived this afternoon after an uneventful flight. Skipper Don ald Bennett reported good progress and the plane maintained an average speed of 145 miles per hour flying mostly around 7,000 feet then 5,000 on Canadian shores. The test flight beat Imperial Airways Cambria’s time and marks the first of 15 planned trips this summer using the Maia heavy lifter and a self separating airship pair.
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Mercury
Foynes
St. Hubert
Here
Canadian
Donald Bennett
Imperial Airway
Cambria
Botwood
Newfoundland
Britain
New York
Montreal
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R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
Daily Cross
Louisiana
Triumph
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India
Gio Uo Onge
Doug Corrigan
Westinghouse, Diehl
Chelsea
Baker & Anderson Electrical Co
National Labor Board
Don S. Knowlton
Canton
Ohio
Knowlton
Canton Depository
Berger Manufacturing Company
LaFollette
Wis
Mary Reed
Prevriusly
Knowlton LaFollette Knowlton and Hill
National Association of Manufacturers
Hill and Knowlton
George Sokolsky
Manufacturers’ Association
Sokolsky
Manufacturers’Association
Greater Akron Association
Akron
Wysor
Wade H. Oldham
Kenneth D. Mann
Little Steel
Oldham
James Chappell
Birmingham Age Herald and News
Jimmie Mills
Bireae Post
Birmingham Post
Alabama
Citizens’ League
Carl E. Lappin
Berger Company
Lappin
Berger
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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