Roosevelt Spends Day at Sea Before Grand Manan Cruise
President Roosevelt sails aboard the schooner Sewanna off Nova Scotia awaiting favorable weather to continue toward Grand Manan as he radioes no comment on Governor Landon’s acceptance speech. The escort ships Hopkins and Potomac remain in position with a possible motor run to Digby if wind fails.
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Roosevelt
Liberty
Yar- Abourmouth
Grand Manan
Alf M. Landon
Bay of Fundy
Sewanna
Charles E. Coughlin
Woman Reported Dead Traveling Now In West
Washington police reported that Mrs. Mary Berry Rose, who disappeared last September, is traveling in the Midwest. The card from Hutchins Kansas to her sister in Washington indicated she no longer wished to live with her husband and was traveling. Her husband, Rose, had confessed to drowning her but later repudiated the confession.
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Washington
Mary Berry Rose
Eugene
Rose
Danville
Middle West
Hutchins
Kansas
Mable Leahy
Former Resident Mrs. Virginia Dosh Ewing Dies in Louisiana
Mrs. Virginia Dosh Ewing daughter of the late Rev. T. W. Dosh and Mrs. Catherine D. Dosh died in New Orleans, Louisiana, last Thursday. She had left the city years ago and was a sister of Miss Katherine Dosh of North Washington street. The Dosh family once lived in Woodstock where Miss Lizzie Dosh remains a close relative.
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Daniel Dennett Ewing
Virginia Dosh
T. W. Dosh
Catherine D. Dosh
New Orleans
Ewing
Lutheran Church
Katherine Dosh
North
Washington Street
Dosh
Woodstock
Lizzie Dosh
Case of Mother to Be Continued in Wise Court
Wise Virginia July 24 The trial of Mrs Anne Maxwell and her daughter Edith Maxwell for the slaying of Trigg Maxwell will be continued when it resumes in Wise Circuit Court August 5 The continuance allows time for a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court on Edith Maxwell's appeal from a 25 year sentence imposed by a local jury
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Wise
Anne Maxwell
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Commonwealth
Fred B. Greer
Virginia Supreme Court
Warren County pageant cast and dedication plans highlight
The article lists pageant cast members linked to prominent local families and notes upcoming dedications of Warren County buildings costing about 150000. Speakers include Dr. Sidney Hall and Col. James Anderson, with ceremonies at the courthouse and Front Royal City Hall. Social events feature Queen’s Ball, Centennial Ball, and dances with local orchestras.
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Elliott Marshall
Warren County
James M. Mar
Buck
Lucy Buck
Charles Ambler
General Lee
William Buck
J. Baldwin Harnsberger
Miss Updyke
Miss Downing
Miss Upeyes
Keene Updyke
Browntown
Virginia Downing
Front
H. H. Downing
Giles B. Cooke
van Meter
Virginia
Sidney Hall
James Anderson
PWA
Riverton
New Court House
Front Royal City Hall
Col. Anderson
Warren
Allen J. Saville
Richmond
Walter Olmstead
Front Royal
L. B. Dutrow
John Earle
Board of Supervisors
B. J. Hillidge
G. Tyler Miller
Royal Troubadours
Jimmy Doman
Updyke’s Hall
Bob Rilley
Royal Night Club
Thompson
Wyndam Lee
Incinerator plan discussed for city garbage disposal
A representative from a incinerator firm informed council a plant meeting city needs could be built for 15000 dollars and installed on attractive terms with an odorless guarantee. The move follows the search for a new dumping ground with no site available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Brown
Greensboro
Washington D C Man Guilty Of Drunken Driving
William Monk of Washington D C was convicted before Trial Justice A J Tavenner of driving a car while intoxicated. He received a ten dollar fine plus costs and 30 days in jail with part suspended for an arrest on the Valley Pike south of Stephens City.
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William Monk
Washington, D. C
A. J. Tavenner
Monk
Valley Pike
Stephens City
Spain Iran dispatches report Madrid siege and San Sebastian bombing
Rebels under Franco press toward Madrid while government troops defend the Guadarrama pass. Foreign observers report Madrid appearing to be on top but fighting continues with air raids threatening San Sebastian which faces famine and threats to aristocrats. Ambassador Bowers and staff shelter in a hotel cellar as rationing spreads.
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Marseille
France
Barcelona
Manuel Goded
Madrid
San Sebastian
Irun
Spanisco
Francisco Franco
Guadarrama
Paris
Spain
Manuel Azana
Claude G. Bowers
Bowers
Iran
Mil dred Ward corroborates musician tale in assault slaying case
Miss Mil dred Ward, 19, daughter of Wollner's landlady, backs the musician's statement about his whereabouts the night of the attack. Sheriff says Ward's account convinces him she finally told a straight story. Ward previously stood by her original statement. L. D. Roddy, 25, a Negro bell hop, remains a suspect in the case.
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L. D. Roddy
Mildred Ward
Wollner
Miss Ward
Petition Out For Mrs Jarrett Reinstatement
Eleanor Holm Jarrett fights to defend her 100 meter back stroke title after being dropped from the American Olympic team for drinking violations. A petition signed by 228 athletes was handed to Avery Brundage as he considers further information for her case.
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Berlin
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
New York
Manhattan
Hamburg
Olympic
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
Brundage
Jarrett
Associated Press
Directors Conclude Sessions Of Farm Credit Meet
Sessions of the boards from six associations of the Production Credit Corporation were to close about 3 PM at the George Washington Hotel after a two day program. R F Bowers of Baltimore and William H Johnson outlined loan interests for farmers in their territories. An informal banquet was held at the hotel last night. Officers directors and active managers of six associations in the Second District gathered for the meeting.
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Production Credit Corporation
George Washington
R. F. Bowers
Baltimore
William H. Johnson
Farm Credit Administration
McMahon on Trial Over Revolver Incident Involving King
McMahon faced trial under the 1842 treason act, sitting in an iron-railed dock as witnesses described a loaded object aimed at the King’s horse. Discrepancies emerged over whether the revolver struck or landed near the animal and who moved first, with a blue dress onlooker and a barmaid testimony shaping the account.
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McMahon
Somervell
Anthony Gordon Dick
Mae Blencowe
John William Remes
Constitution Hill
Lily Yeoman
Youngest Beverley Child Injured in Pool Accident
Intelligence reports at shortly after 3 o clock say Miss Julia Beverley daughter of Mr and Mrs William Beverley of Milton Valley Clarke County fractured one leg in two places. The injury occurred while she was in the private swimming pool at their home. Details unavailable.
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Julia Beverley
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Clarke County
Fruit Growers Meet Slated At Blacksburg July 30
County fruit growers are invited to the annual round-up in Blacksburg on Thursday afternoon July 30 in conjunction with the Institute of Rural Affairs Farmers' Institute section. Virginia peach and apple crops near market. program includes Henry M. Taylor on The 1936 Fruit Crop and Market Outlook. Carroll Miller discusses The Road To Greater Apple Consumption. W H Daughtrey covers soil conservation and water and fertilizer needs. W S Campfield reviews lead research and a silver lining in residue. Bonham comments on cost to produce quality fruit and stay competitive. exhibits and demonstrations planned.
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Blacksburg
Institute of Rural Affairs
Farmers’ Institute
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
Carroll Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
W. H. Daughtrey
W. S. Campfield
Virginia Horticultural Society
Kehoe
E. B
Bonham
Chilhowie
Hart case death sentence stands after rejected clemency
Hart was executed after Governor Peery refused to reconsider his decision despite new claims and juror opinions. The case moved through state and federal courts with multiple appeals and delays from a 1935 second trial and chain gang recapture in New York City.
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Peery
Leonard
Peter Saunders
The
Commonwealth
Richmond
Hart
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
New York City
Moccasin Gap
Life of Lee Lectures by Colonel Roszel
Colonel Roszel presents six lectures on Robert E. Lee tracing defenses of Richmond through Appomattox. He portrays Lee as a premier Anglo Saxon captain and aims to inspire youth while seeking terms with educational and charitable groups. After leading Shenandoah Valley Academy for 18 years, Roszel resumes lecturing nationwide.
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Richmond
Lee
North
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Roszel
Robert E. Lee
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Senator Glass Signals Party Cohesion Over Fight
Senator Glass states any political fight will stay within the party and will not be waged publicly against colleagues. He reiterates consistency with past Senate statements and emphasizes internal party channels for dispute resolution.
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Senate
Growers Invite Pennsylvania Field Day Attendees
Fruit growers of Virginia are invited to the second annual fruit growers field day at Pennsylvania State College July 27 and 28 near Harrisburg. The event, run with the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association, features a program on practical pruning and marketing with Carroll R. Miller of Martinsburg WV speaking on Appalachian Apples fundraising. Attendees have hotel meals and orchard lunch options plus ample parking and directions available at Harrisburg for those driving.
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Virginia
Pennsylvania State College
State College
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association
Miller
Carroll R. Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Appalachian Apples, Inc
College Orchard
Rain Shower Drenches Frederick County With 32 Inch Fall
A heavy rainstorm struck around 7 30 pm yesterday and continued intermittently through the night. Winds gusted strongly, causing minor tree limb damage. The Winchester Research Laboratory records 0 32 inches of rain, worsening drought conditions after 15 inches in three weeks and leaving gardens yielding little.
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Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Illness Fatal To Dennis Gardner
Master Dennis Gardner of Rest Virginia died yesterday afternoon at Memorial Hospital from complications. He was eight years old and lived with his grandmother Mrs Gardner in Rest. Funeral services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon with Rev F B Sapp officiating. Interment will be at Hebron Cemetery in this city. Surviving are three brothers and a sister Randall Kendall Sher wood and Colleen Gardner all of this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Gardner
Rest
Memorial Hospital
Gardner
F. B. Sapp
Hebron
Randall, Kendall, Sherwood
Colleen Gardner
Turnover Blamed At Virginia Deaf School
A school leader cites abnormal faculty turnover and notes only 182 of 9,805 deaf and hard of hearing children in Virginia receive schooling. No graduate has attended Gallaudet College or any other college for speaking students since 1920.
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Virginia
Gallaudet College For the
Two Fined in Police Court for Disorderly Conduct and Drunkenness
Two persons were fined in Police Court this morning. Clarence Burke faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges and paid $15.25. Lester Whitacre of Capon Bridge was fined $10.25 for being drunk.
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Clarence Burke
Lester Whitacre
Capon Bridge
Winchester U B Circuit Rev W B Obaugh Pastor Mt Pleasant
Pastors and service times listed for Winchester U B circuit with Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Valley churches. Sunday School at Mt Pleasant 10:00 a m and 2:00 p m at Red Bud. Worship and Christian Endeavor meetings weekly with a yard party planned for Tuesday evening.
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W. B. Obaugh
Mt. Pleasant
Christian Endeavor
Pleasant Valley
Red
Fourth Party Kansas City Woman Registers for Primary
Mrs. Martha Meyers, 106, county home resident, visited town for first time in 17 years to register. She said a woman should be president, arguing that women have what it takes and good common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Martha Meyers
United States
Toll Bridge Firm To Sell Franchises Across Potomac
Baltimore reports the Harpers Ferry Toll Bridge Company plans to sell its franchise for 75 000 to Maryland and West Virginia to resume auto traffic across the Potomac at Harpers Ferry. The sale enables converting a railroad bridge for autos. title work and transfers proceed while road and rail access is prepared. Maryland and West Virginia each to pay half the price.
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Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
O’conor
Carlyle Barton
O'Conor
Nathan L. Smith
State Roads Commission
O O’conor
Homer A. Holt
West Virginia
Maryland
Consular Agent Seeks More Protection in Madrid
The American embassy in Madrid asked Spanish authorities for added police protection after a Spanish clerk’s failed relief mission and a car fire. About 120 people spent the night at the embassy. Eric C. Wendelin reported the four-man guard insufficient and suggested armed militia similar to other embassies. The city remained quiet with militia patrolling and foreigners checked.
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Madrid
Eric C. Wendelin
Quincy
Mass
Washington
Wendelin
Two Week Revival Planned at Jubilee Church
Special revival services begin Sunday morning July 26 at Jubilee Church along Front Royal Road southeast of Winchester. The two week series features Rev. N. H. Brough of Davisville Pa, a Brethren evangelist, preaching each evening.
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Jubilee Church
Front Royal Road
Winchester
N. H. Brough
Davisville
Church of the Brethren
Butler Acquitted in Corporation Court Verdict
Marshall Butler faced charges of entering the dwelling of Charles H. Lillis and attempting to commit a felony. A mute defendant, he was acquitted after a jury trial held behind closed doors. Herbert Larrick represented him with City Solicitor Redman prosecuting. The jury deliberated briefly after hearing the case at about 6 o'clock. An interpreter assisted in addressing the defendant during proceedings.
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Charles H. Lillis
Marshall Butler
Corporation Court
Butler
Herbert Larrick
Reardon
Commonwealth
Tree and Poles Crash Onto Road Near Jordan Springs
A storm forced people leaving the Market Street Sunday School picnic at Jordan Springs to flee as a locust tree and several telephone poles fell across the highway between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge and Jordan Springs. Cars tried to detour but nearly upended on embankments before crews moved the debris aside and traffic resumed.
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Sunday School
Market Street
Jordan Springs
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Markets Report From Baltimore And Chicago Livestock Trades
Baltimore markets show limited activity with cattle steady and low cutter cows 3.50 to 4.25, calves 7.00 to 8.00, hogs 11.00 to 11.60 for various weights, and sheep steady with lambs around 11.25. Chicago trade slower with hogs 10.75 to 11.00 for 170-240 lb, mixed cattle prices from 7.50 to 9.50 for steers, cows 4.35 to 5.50, and fat lambs around 9.75 to 10.50 with others slower across the week.
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Baltimore
Dept. Agric
Chicago
S. Dept. Agri
Kasco
D .c
D .C.cceevseeseges. 2.00) Bags 6. Seitecas Erwsebeaea’ aOniay
Leghorn Nems
Seeeseeeeseers
Leghorn
Local Market Prices From The Star Classifieds
A dense list of local market prices for patent and Magnolia brand flour bags, corn meal, feeds, eggs, butter, and livestock. Includes various bag weights and percentages, with scattered nonstandard characters and unclear end terms.
Stock Market Levels Lead Gains Across Industries
New York July 24 stocks rose on signs of industrial progress with gains of fractions to over three points as profits eased on some leaders. Transfers reached about 1,350,000 shares with bonds advancing and currencies slipping. Cotton rose. corn bids at Chicago ranged around 1 5 8 to 25 8 cents. franc and sterling dipped. Prominent names traded in the 2 p.m. list include American Can, General Electric, U S Steel, United States Steel, Chrysler, IBM not listed, Coca Cola, IBM not listed, and Western Union among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
al. Chemical
Tel
A. T
Grain quotes drift after wavering start in Chicago market
Grain futures showed down turns after a higher close trend with wheat bears saying reactions were due after four straight up sessions. Volume totals yesterday for wheat and corn reached 39.842 million and 16.266 million bushels with open interest at 82.807 million and 25.876 million respectively.
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Chicago
Wheat Bears
Tennis Playoffs Open With Matches To Be Decided
Robert Sutton versus Forest Jones and Laurens Jones versus Bye must be completed by Monday evening at 71:30. Scores to Mr Beavers or posted on the courts bulletin board. Winners meet the other bracket winner in their division. A separate note mentions Layman and Tucker from Washington DC being detained by Sheriff H L McCann’s team during a local capture with charges pending.
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Robert Sutton
Forest Jones
Laurens Jones
Mr. Beavers
Tucker
Washington, D. C
H. L. McCann
Chicken Thieves Operate Longtime in Noted Game
A fragment notes ongoing thefts described as a long running game. It mentions organized activity and a pattern of repeated acts attributed to a group described as thieves operating in the area. Further specifics are unclear in the readable text.
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Rostel Lectures
Senator Glass
Grower
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Winchester U. B. Circuit
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Star
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