Restrained Speed For Vacations
Dr. I C Riggin Virginia health commissioner urges slower travel for summer trips. He argues fewer high speed miles, more rest and outdoor living improve health and vacation enjoyment. L E Lockabill Roanoke recalls 48 state fire convention attendances as aging volunteers retire. Autograph collection at Handley Library features notable citizens.
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Pacific
I. C. Riggin
Winchester
Tofisua
Luray
L. E. Lockabill
Roanoke
Handley Library
Marshall Farmer
Young Seaman Says He Endured Spanish War
A 27 year old seaman Frank J Giza from Baltimore arrived home describing 13 terrifying days in Valencia and Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War aboard the S S Wisconsin He recalled bombed ships sunken wrecks and a dockside truck accident that sent longshoremen scrambling He said I ve had enough.
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Baltimore
Frank J. Giza
Valencia
Barcelona
S. S. Wisconsin
Swim Record Claimed By Cow In Colorado River Swim
A Travis county cow perhaps sets a unique record after being led into the Colorado River forty miles from its pasture. The animal’s sole focus appeared to be grazing on bear grass as it rode the river currents.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
Colorado
Television phone patent named for Alexander McLean Nicolson
Washington July 28 report that Alexander McLean Nicolson of New York has patented a television telephone. The device uses a bell shaped horn with vision sending and receiving equipment and includes a radio microphone and loud speaker for two way sight and sound communication.
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Washington
Alexander McLean Nicolson
New York
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
The page lists a large cross word puzzle with across and down clues. Readers fill in letters for numbers spanning the alphabet scales and common words. It includes definitions for nouns verbs and adjectives across a wide range of topics with varying difficulty.
The Story of Roy W. Howard and The Deal
A 1938 McNaught Syndicate piece recounts Roy W. Howard’s rise from newsboy to publisher of twenty three newspapers by studying a business rival before a key deal. It urges researching a counterpart’s interests and emphasizes focus as a key to persuasion. It cites philosopher Hegel’s single minded concentration anecdote.
New Features At Warrenton Horse Show Debut
Warrenton show manager F C Gaskins announces September 9 and 10 for the thirty ninth presentation in northern Virginia. August 31 is final day for entries with 38 classes and four championships. The event will feature a figure eight course and open jumping classes without wings with judges from the British Embassy Pittsburgh Monkton Maryland and Purcellville.
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Warrenton
Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Warrenton Show
American Horse Show Association
Gaskins
Col
Wyndham Torr
George McNary
Pittsburgh
Sydney Waters
Monkton, Md
James Guitar
Walter L. Simpson
Purcellville
Bumblebees Sell For Five Cents Each In Market
Cape Girardeau Mo The market price for bumblebees now is five cents a head if you can catch them. The buyer is Professor John H.
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Cape Gireardeau
John H
Chosen Death In Flaming Cabin To Capture By Sheriff
In Jonesboro Arkansas William A Patton a 51 year old farmer and pistol enthusiast died after setting his log cabin on fire during a 24 hour siege by a posse. Sheriff Tom Lane said Patton opened fire when approached by officers after a neighbor complained he threatened a merchant. Patton dressed in cowboy attire appeared on his porch during a lull before pouring kerosene on the floor and igniting it as officers closed in.
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Jonesboro
Ark
William A
Buddy) Patton
Tom Lane
Lane
Bono
Patton
Sheriff Lane
Bees Sowed for Pollen Study at Southeast Missouri State
Gehrs of Southeast Missouri State Teachers College advertised for lively and unharmed bees to use in a pollenization experiment. The researcher seeks healthy specimens for a controlled test of pollination methods.
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Gehrs
Southeast Missouri State Teachers College
Armstrong Chases Ambers as Bow Legged Power Shines
Henry Armstrong trains in New Jersey where sparring partners Chalky Wright and Jackie Reemes test his power. At 138 pounds he looks faster and stronger, promising to stop Lou Ambers inside ten rounds, with Ambers labeled a strong but beatable favorite.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Armstrong
Chalky Wright
Jackie Reemes
Reemes
Ambers
Henry
Lou
Jackie
Montanez
Amber
Trapped Soldiers Report Comrade Lost Near Rio Grande
Two soldiers on a 1500 foot ledge above the flooded Rio Grande sent a rope message to rescuers saying they were in good health but one comrade had drowned. Sgt Clyde Ryberg and Pvt Clarence Hansen planned to be rescued by boat after attempting a canyon descent on inner tubes with Pvt Harry Buchman. an army plane would search for Buchman’s body tomorrow.
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Marfa
Tex
Rio Grande River
R. H. Lewis
Fort Russell
Clyde Ryberg
Clarency Hansen
Santa Helena Canyon
Inner Tubes
Harry Buchman
Buckman
Galento Improves as He Recovers from Pneumonia
Two ton Tony Galento shows definite improvement in condition after pneumonia. Dr Joseph Higi reports the heavyweight fighter is responding to treatment in Orange New Jersey.
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Orange
N. J
Tony Galento
Joseph Higi
Mixed Drinks booklet guides hosts on wines and glasses
The MIXED DRINKS booklet offers recipes for famous cocktails and practical guidance for hostesses on wine selection, glassware, and serving temperatures. A wine chart aligns courses with pairings and a section covers spirits in cooking. Send ten cents to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau for a copy.
Communists Dominate Faction in UAW Trial Claim
In Detroit on July 28, prosecutors allege four suspended International vice-presidents conspired as early as March 1937 to wreck the United Automobile Workers. The trial before the UAW executive board heard that the unity faction, formed by the suspended officers, was dominated by Communists per UAW attorney Larry H. Davidow.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
UAW
Larry
Davidow
Figures In a Sad Fish Story
Mohawk New York July 28 Fireman Felix Boon angling with his wife on Canadarago lake found their catch missing from a bag tied to the boat. He blamed a hole in the bag bottom leaving the bag empty when they turned to go home.
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Mohawk
N. Y
Felix Boon
Canadarago Lake
Boon
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Douglas Cormepeliten
Claude Rains
Fay Bainter
Jackie Cooper
Bonita Granville
Henry O'Neill
Key Johnson
James Stephenson
Edmund Goulding
Leenie Colles
Comerse Rogers
Mel Steiner
Warner Bros
Panama
Gray & Eddy
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
Red Cross
Fale
American Legion
J. S. Haldeman
Jacobs. Haldeman
Farmers & Merchants National
Daily Cross
Fiji Islands
Meadow
Dale Carnegie
Roy W. Howard
Indiana Daily Times
Mr. Boyce
Roy
Hegel
University of Berlin
McNaught Syndicate
Louie Ambers
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Small Loan & Finance Co., Inc
Geo. Washington Hotel Bldg
Crime Club
Bill Crane
Preston Foster
Patricia Ellis
Fox “News” Reel
Jack
Randall
Aable’s
John Wayne
Johnny Mack
Claims Communists
Hansbrough & Carter
Rhodes Drug Co. Prescription Druggiste
Ryauryis
IN. Poultry Feeds
SATAW
Palm Beach
H. €. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
George W. Kurtz
John Deere
Lupton Orchard Service Co
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