Pittman backs move to abrogate 1911 Japan treaty
Senator Pittman announces support for Senator Van denberg’s bid to have the Senate urge abrogation of the 1911 commerce and navigation pact with Japan. The plan also seeks a conference of nine power pact signatories to assess Japan’s actions and recommend steps. Hull says the executive branch will consider the measure.
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Washington
Pittman
D.-Nev
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Senate
Japan
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Conference of Nations
China
Wapan
Hull
Executive Department
Senate Committee
Farley Flies to Hyde Park for Roosevelt Talks
Postmaster General James A. Farley travels to Hyde Park for a weekend session with President Roosevelt. The pair may discuss the 1940 outlook as Farley plans Europe travel next week and keeps his personal views on a third term private.
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New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Farley
White House
Europe
Hyke Park
Gliders and Summer Furniture Reduced 25 Percent
Very cloudy conditions reported for Rivers North Fork and South Fork. GEO. W. KURTZ seeks a good home for a young female puppy of the parakeet type. Contact 1182 or inquire at aq 1-2l1-lp-tt.
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North Fork
South Fork
Geo. W. Kurtz
Four Virginia Woolen Co. veterans still at work after 149 years
Four long serving employees of the Virginia Woolen Company—Charles Fansler John Carpenter Samuel Renner and Frank Jenkins—have totaled 149 continuous years with the firm. They helped install initial machinery survived the 1904 fire and watched the operation grow from eight looms to 145. Now in their 70s they remain active in spinning carding weaving and guarding the mill as supervisors and foremen.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Charles T. Fansler
John H. Carpenter
Samuel H. Renner
Frank L. Jenkins
Fansler
Mr. Carpenter
Frank Jenkins
Messrs
John Carpenter
South
Cameron Street
Sam Renner
Woodland Avenue
Ross Avenue
American Slain In A Fusillade In Shanghai Newsroom Attack
A. F. Wilson, 47, a Philadelphia born cafe owner known as Tug, and a Chinese man were killed in a terrorist attack on two Chinese language newspapers in Shanghai. Over 150 shots were fired, nine injured, and all terrorists escaped. Police reinforced downtown streets after the raid.
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Shanghai
A. F. Wilson
Philadelphia
Wilson
Tug
Chiang Kai-Shek
International Settlement
Chanters Concert Postponed Due to Weather
The Chanters concert scheduled for last night was canceled because of inclement weather. Floyd Haines announced the event will be held Tuesday night August 1 at 8 o clock at City Hall plaza.
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Floyd Haines
City Hall Plaza
No Information On Peace Rumor From Hull Statement
Secretary Hull said the State Department had received no official information about a tentative five powers peace plan or imminent meeting among Hitler Mussolini Chamberlain Daladier and Beck. He stated only press reports exist and no developments alter the neutrality policy outlined with Roosevelt.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
Philadelphia Inquirer
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Hitler
Mussolini
Muésim Chamberlain
Daladier
Joseph Beck
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Europe
Shanghai Cash Crisis Deepens In City Markets
Shanghai's monetary turmoil worsened as coolies substituted for telephones and postage stamps served as currency. The Chinese dollar had weakened yesterday but firmed today, yet the crisis continued to affect nearly all residents.
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Shanghai
Congress Hears Of RFC Losses And Grants Face Vote
The Senate banking committee backed the $2.49 billion RFC lending bill and sent it to the Senate. Jesse H. Jones warned the RFC will report many losses on current loans as grants replace some lending. Debate may finish in a few days with possible adjournment July 29.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Barkley
D.ky
Congress
Jesse H. Jones
New Federal Loan Agency
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Townsend
R-Del
Senator Adams
D-Cole
Adams
Roosevelt
Maloney
D-Conn
Hatch
White House
DNM
Garner
Minton
D-Ind
House
Drought Spreads In New England Across The Northeast
New England and the Northeastern states face a severe drought with no rain in sight. Timber and brush fires burn as reservoirs drop to low stages while some mills curtail operations. Farmers suffer heavy losses with dry wells and reduced milk production. Vermont records its driest July in 23 years and Delaware also suffers rain shortages.
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New York
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Upstate
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Mass
Vermont
Delaware
George L. Schuster
University of Delaware School of Agriculture
Minister Held In Wife's Death
In Flint Michigan Rev James Wilson Lane 61 a part time preacher faced further examination after his wife Helen Sherwood Lane 41 who worked as housekeeper testified to illicit relations with Lane Mrs Lane 61 was shot dead at home on July 7 Lane claimed an accidental shooting while unjamming a cartridge Oscar Warren Mrs Lane s brother testified to frequent embraces between Lane and Mrs Sherwood and to attempts to marry if Mrs Lane died Lane also practiced ministry in Frankewumuth and worked part of the time in an auto factory.
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Flint, Mich
James Wilson Lane
Justice Court
Helen Sherwood
Lane
Lam
Frankewumuth
Mich
Autopsy Finds Woman Found Drowned in Hudson River
An autopsy on an unidentified woman recovered from the Hudson River revealed death by lung absence. The body showed fresh immersion and signs suggesting a homicide. Chief morgue official Thomas said indicators point to a severe injury as the cause.
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New York
Hudson River
M Ogy Sonnet
Thomas
British Indignant Over Report Of German Peace Terms
Berlin officials claim Germany seeks unconditional return of Danzig on its terms without bloodshed. They dismiss British reports of a broad German peace deal with Britain as press sensationalism tying to the so called battle of nerves. Voelkischer Beobachter accuses Britain of stirring English readers with false impressions of a change in Germany’s stance.
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Germany
Berlin
Britain
Danzig
Reich
Fuehrer
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Beobachter
Evening Press
London
Boyce Council Member Resigns from City Board
S M Lane station agent for Norfolk and Western Railroad resigns from the Boyce Town Council effective immediately. Lane cites no motive and says regular duties prevent adequate council work. Mayor Heine and fellow council members regret his decision and will consider successors at the August 2 meeting.
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Boyce
S. M. Lane
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Evening Star Today
Lane
W. A. Heine
Heine
L. S. Kibler
J. R. Strode
V. van Devanter
Clay Carr
Mr. Lane
Population boom forecast for Front Royal by 1942
Dr. Caroline Ware of the American University in Washington predicts Front Royal will house more than 25 000 people by 1942 due to rayon plant growth and tourism. The report notes population rising from 1133 in 1910 to about 3500 today and warns living conditions may worsen without heroic planning and construction. WANTED At once good home for pretty half crown female coffin phone 41 7-22-imusd
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Caroline Ware
American Univerisr
Washington
Front Royal
Five Winchester People Injured in Two Crashes
Five Winchester residents were injured in two separate collisions near Strasburg yesterday afternoon and this morning. Ethel Anderson and Granville Fletcher suffered severe facial injuries and jaw fractures, while William F. Ritenour had a broken jaw and serious cuts. Virginia Pugh and Carl M. Carden sustained minor wounds. The first crash occurred on U S Route 11 near Cedar Creek when a car driven by Carden was blinded by oncoming lights and veered off an embankment south of Middletown. The second crash involved Ritenour’s light pickup colliding with a large Carr Transfer Company van on Old Stone Shop Road north of Strasburg. the van driver was uninjured.
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Winchester
Strasburg
Ethel Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Granville Fletcher
William F. Ritenour
Virginia Pugh
Carl M. Carden
Anderson
Fletcher
Pugh
Carden
Cedar Creek
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Snarr
Riténour
Old Stone Shop
Carr Transfer Company
P. W. Boyd
Refugees May Be Put In Army
Paris July 22 France with 150000 Spanish refugees of military age and many Germans and Italians plans to use them in the army A provisional census of all foreigners aged 20 to 48 without nationality or political refugee status has been ordered They must report to public authorities within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
British denounce talk of large German loan to aid peace
London reports the British foreign office angrily rejects any negotiations for a vast loan to Germany in exchange for disarmament. Officials deny official talks and warn such discussions could jeopardize Anglo Soviet talks.
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London
British Foreign Office
Germany
Foreign Office
Reich
Helmuth Wohlthal
Horace Wilson
The
Treasury
Wohlthat
Berlin
R. S. Hudson
Overseas Trade
Hudson
Lord Halifax
Wilson
Britain
Prague
France
Russia
Chamberlain
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Prowling Gunman Wounds A Fireman in Essex
Essex Md July 22 Joseph Zulouf Rosendale volunteer fireman was shot in the forehead when a gunman jumped on his car window and fired three shots through it his companion Miss Amelia Busse escaped injury He was taken to City Hospital Baltimore police suspect the prowler behind a neighborhood terror campaign Also a separate note discusses British policy on a general settlement plan.
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Essex
Joseph Zulouf
Rosendale Vounteer
Zulouf
City Hospital
Baltimore
Amelia Busse
Britain
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Nippon
Michigan
Riverton
Va. Woolen Co
Charles Fansis
Mary Lois Bean
Jesse Jones
Banking Committee
New England
Flint
New
Louis P. Lochner
Boyce Council
F. Royal
Valley Pike
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