Boy Scout Trekker Donn Fendler Is Hospital Bound
Donn Fendler, 12, of Rye New York, after an eight day wilderness ordeal on Mount Katahdin, was evacuated by canoe and car to Bangor hospital. He walked 35 miles from the summit, aided by guide Nelson McMearn, with Dr. Ernest Young and others to his side. His mother waited at Stacyville as he regained his health.
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Sherman
Donn Fendler
Rye
NM. Y
Maine
Camp Lunksoos
Bangor
Nelson McMearn
Mount Katahdin
Donald Fendler
New York
Ernest T. Young
Owen Grant
Harold Fendler
Arthur Ryan
Yonkers
McMearn
Stacyville
Donn
Nels
Nelson E. McMoar
Penobscot
McMoar
N. Y
Dr. Young
4& Hospital
McMoarn
Roads Link Berkeley Springs Winchester After Route 7
Road construction links Berkeley Springs Morgan County and Winchester Frederick County as Route 275 nears completion this fall. The scenic drive offers relief from humidity but remains under heavy construction for a few weeks.
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Robert Frost
West Virginia Line
Berkeley Springs
Morgan County
W. Va
Winchester
Frederick County
Velma West Ends One Little Adventure Abruptly
Velma West fugitive hammer murderess who fled prison after 11 years behind bars said she had a satisfying glimpse of her Ohio prison cell when detectives ended her latest escape attempt. She planned to leave today but wanted to return and walk into the reformatory by herself. Police also arrested Mary Ellen Richards, 28, of Cincinnati, under a 25 year sentence for robbery with firearms.
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Harry
Burkhalter
Dallas
Tex
Velma West
Hammer
Ohio
Detective Headquarters
West
Mary Ellen Richards
Cincinnati
J. F. Daniel
C. O. Buchanan
Daniel
Oklahoma Town Fears Cave-Ins
Haileysville residents worry as a large hole in Riley Street exposes an abandoned coal mine that has underlain the town for 20 years. A 25 by 40 foot pavement gap collapsed five feet, and nearby church steps settled as officials recall the 1925 collapses that wrecked key buildings. Mayor Andrew Omisky led citizens in filling holes with rock.
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Haileysville
Okla
Riley Street
First Presbyterian Church
Andrew Omisky
Scrap Iron Drive Expands in Nazi Germany
Berlin reports Nazi efforts to end iron shortages through a scrap iron collection drive directed by Field Marshal Goering. The program seeks labor and material self sufficiency, with women trained to replace men and August 1 set for a new nationwide collection push.
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Berlin
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
United States
Rotary club to hear Tom Powers in Outward Bound
Winchester Rotary Club members will hear Tom Powers of New York in a one man dialogue next Thursday at 1 pm. Powers, a noted actor, will star in Outward Bound at the Capitol Theatre, with Little Theatre presenting Friday night. Rotary luncheon precedes at the Country Club.
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Winchester
U S Planes Seen Equal To Best In World
Air Corps officers said American military planes rival the top models abroad though the Flying Fortress fell short of German and Italian records. A big bomber averaged 204 mph on a 11,023 pound load over a Langley to Floyd Bennett route, and 200.9 mph on the 621 mile second lap. Italian planes last year near 251 mph.
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Washington
Air Corps
Army
Langley Field
Bolling Field
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
France
City Heat Reaches 92 as Humidity Persists
Winchester and Frederick counties see an official high of 92 degrees today. After cool wet days, residents feel the heat more than yesterday. Humidity remains a factor as the long warm spell continues.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Mercury
Winchester Boys Club Reaches 265 Members Enrollments Step Up
Judge Donald Weems organized the Winchester Boys Club with civic support. By year end 265 boys had joined since February 1 1939 and delinquency fell by more than half from February to May. Swann proposes continuing operations next year and adding a summer camp. Attendance declined in spring as outdoor activities began.
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Winchester
Donald Weems
T. M. Swann, Jr
Judge Weems
Swann
Salt Lake Racer Burns in Salt Flats Endurance Test
A. B. Jenkins of Salt Lake City suffered serious burns when his car caught fire during a 24 hour endurance run on the Lonneville Salt Flats Utah.
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Lonneville Salt Flats
Utah
A. B. Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Salt Flats
Soviet Claims 74 Japanese Planes Down in Manchukuo Fight
Moscow reports three day air battles over the Manchukuo Outer Mongolia frontier. It says 74 Japanese warplanes and three captive balloons were shot down while 20 Soviet planes failed to return to base.
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Moscow
Manchukuo-Outer Mongolia
Waterways bloc fails to remove water carrier regulation
The House defeated an attempt by a waterways bloc to strike from the omnibus transportation bill a section that would subject water carriers to regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
And Little Children Shall Be Safe On Our Streets
An editor's note presents a citizen essay urging Winchester to make streets safe for children. It argues drivers and civic groups must act as guardians, report dangerous violations, and foster public opinion to reduce traffic risk. The piece calls for visible speed limits and a collective pledge to protect children on streets.
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Star
Mission Worker Describes Kidnapping in Jerusalem Escape Attempt
Rev. Gerould Goldner recounts details of his kidnapping by Arab bandits in Jerusalem. He described hidden stones and a hat as escape props, notes his father paid ransom of about 200 to 500 pounds, and said guards were doubled after discovery. He longs to return to his wife and child in the United States.
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Jerusalem
Gerould Goldner
Jacob Goldner
Goldmer
Goldner
United States
Seven Felons In Bus Make Cash
Seven of 22 federal prisoners escaped from a Department of Justice bus near Thornburg Virginia while en route from Atlanta to Pennsylvania. They overpowered four guards and hijacked a car then released a woman driver unharmed after using the auto to flee. The remaining fifteen prisoners stayed aboard and were returned to Fredericksburg jail.
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Thornburg
Atlanta
Pennsylvania
Department of Justice
Here
Richmond-Washington
Ruby Lee Thurston
Guinea
Thurston
Chris A. Laurson
Virginia State
FBI
Fredericksburg
Chicken Supper Benefit at Brucetown Church
Church plans a chicken plate supper for 25 cents on Thursday July 27 starting at 5 PM to aid the parsonage debt. Home made ice cream and cake will be served as part of the fundraiser.
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Brucetown Church
Explosion at London station kills one and injures others
London July 26 A massive blast in the baggage room of King's Cross station injures sixteen, one fatally. Donald Campbell dies hours later as police blame the Irish Republican Army amid talk of foreign support and IRA plots including plans to strike the Houses of Parliament.
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London
Donald Campbell
Home
Sir Samuel Hoare
House of Comons
King’s Cross
London and Northeastern
Sim Samuel
Commons
Ireland
England
AMA Wins Sherman Act Ruling Over Medical Practice
A federal judge ruled the Sherman antitrust act does not apply to medical practice, sustaining defense demurrers and effectively dismissing charges against four medical bodies and 21 doctors. The decision notes medicine as a learned profession, not a trade, with the government likely to appeal.
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Washington
American Medical Association
James M. Proctor
Justice Department
Group Health, Inc
Cooperative Health Association
District of Columbia
Robert H. Jackson
Proctor
Defense
Supreme Court
Lawn Festival at Lutheran Church Sells Ice Cream and Cakes
A lawn festival sponsored by the Young Women’s Bible Class of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour will be held Friday, July 28 at the home of Mrs. O. C. Cassell 501 National Ave. The event features home made ice cream cakes and sandwiches.
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O. C. Cassell
National Ave
Young Women’s Bible Class
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Yard Party and church notices on July schedule
Stine's Chapel hosts a yard party Thursday July 27 with a rain date of the next night. Old Bethel Methodist Church holds events Friday July 28 with multiple times listed. Wanted: good home for a beautiful young female puppy bird type. Call 1182 or 417 for immediate placement.
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Stine
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Birthday Stunt Ends With Rooftop Nudge
In New York on July 26 a nude woman balanced on a five story roof on West Forty-ninth street before dawn. Patrolman Higgins retrieved her as John Louis sought his wife Dorothy 28 after a birthday party misadventure. He escorted her home.
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New York
West Forty-ninth Street
Michael Higgins
John Louis
Dorothy
Louis
Motorcyclist Injured After Collision With Parked Car
Victor Iams of Clarksburg West Virginia was injured when his motorcycle struck an open door of Mrs. Lemuel Anderson of South Braddock street. The mishap happened on North Loudoun street near Hansbrough and Carter office. Iams was treated for minor cuts and bruises and left for Clarksburg later that afternoon.
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Victor Iams
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lemuel Anderson
South Braddock Street
Loudoun Street
Hansbrough and Carter
West
Military Missions Headed To Moscow For Staff Talks
London reports British and French military missions will depart for Moscow within ten days to begin staff talks with Soviet Russia. The talks aim toward a three power mutual aid pact, with an admiral leading the British group and General Maurice Gamelin heading the French delegation. Air force representation expected from both sides. Prime Minister Chamberlain to address the Commons later today.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Chamberlain
House of Commons
House Democrats push Friday caucus on Roosevelt lending bill
Fifty one House Democrats sign a petition urging a party caucus Friday to back the administration lending and housing bills. Rep Gavagan of New York says the move aims to solidify support after rebuffs from Democratic factions. Barkley argues the program will recover money advanced, while Byrd disputes recoverability of many assets.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Rep. Gavagan
New York
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Treasury
Sayre Nominated for U S High Commissioner to Philippines
President Roosevelt nominated Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Sayre to be United States high commissioner to the Philippine Islands. Sayre would replace Paul V. McNutt who resigned to become federal security administrator. Sayre has led trade agreement work and chaired Philippine affairs committees since 1935.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Francis B. Sayre
United States
Philippine Islands
Sayre
Senate
Paul V. McNutt
Hull
Inter-Departmental
P| Affairs
Philippines
Joint
Preparatory Committee On
Philippine Affairs
Shawnee Club Hosts Chicken Supper Benefit
At Paxton Chapel the Shawnee Home Demonstration Club presents a chicken plate supper for a benefit. The event is scheduled for July 27 with plates at 25 cents. Also listed is a for sale notice: a pretty half grown female collie at 25 dollars, contact phone 41.
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Paxton Chapel
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Rotarians
Tom Powers
U.S
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Andre Merle
Washington, D. C
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N. J
Central Press
Mr. Goldner
Irish Republican Army
Samuel Hoare
Byrd
Virginian
Lending Plan
D.-Va
McNutt
U. S
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