Wage Hour Fight Sparks Congressional Tempest and Political Bets
John L. Lewis called Vice President Garner a labor baiting evil old man provoking a storm in Congress over wage hour amendments. Roosevelt offered no comment beyond noting past remarks about him. Supporters said Lewis’ outburst could boost Garner’s 1940 prospects by rallying Senate and House backing.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Garner
Lewis
Congress
House Labor Committee
CIO
AFL
Rules
White House
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Burke
D.-Nebd
Roosevelt to fish for marlin on weekend cruise
President Roosevelt plans a weekend fishing cruise with possible marlin attempts depending on weather. He said he would depart tonight and return Sunday night. White House officials expect marlin chance off the Virginia capes if conditions permit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Virginia Capes
Unanimous Ad Rows In Early Local Notices
A man places an ad in a county paper declaring refusal to support his wife for debts she may incur. A subsequent reprint carries a counterclaim from the wife denying the debts and asserting ownership of bed and board.
Gardner B. Hillyard Promotes Wallpaper and Painting Line
Gardner B. Hillyard announces purchase of the Griffin Wallpaper and Paint Co. stock and offers the largest complete line in the valley. He advertises contracting painting and paperhanging services at reasonable prices.
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Griffin Wallpaper and Paint Co
Gardner B. Hillyard
New Pastor to Arrive Aug 1 at Grace Lutheran Church
The Rev. Carl A. Honeycutt, former Marion Lutheran pastor, will join Grace Lutheran Church in this city as pastor on August 1. A North Carolina native, he studied at Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, Roanoke College, and Lutheran Soutec Seminary, earning a BD in 1933 and ordination that year. He previously served in Tazewell and Marion, with Winchester, Virginia as his soon prior assignment.
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Carl A. Honeycutt
Marion Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Mr. Honeycut
North Carolina
Concord
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute
Roanoke College
Blue Key
Tau Kappa Alpha
Xi Theta Chi
United Evangelical Synod of North Carolina
Grace Church
Winchester
Tazewell
Marion
New Evans Ventilated Drum Aims To Transform Containers
Fred C. Johnson announces Winchester plant will manufacture the Evans Ventilated Drum to improve storage life and reduce bruising. Tested by leading apple producers, the drum promises faster pre cooling and lower packing costs with potential 20 high stacks. Evans plants operate nationally with local labor to be used in the new facility.
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Fred C. Johnson
Evans Products Company
Winchester
Johnson
Apple
Johnston
Te Evans Company
Detroit
Brighton
Mich
Marshfield
Coquille
Ore
Jackson
Missaogee B. C
Moling and Cather's Sale Promises Appealing Bargains
Moling and Cather offer appealing bargains at their sale highlighted on page one. The listing emphasizes value pricing and a broad selection across departments.
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Moling & Cather’s
Final Clearance Dresses at Lovett's Smart Shop
Summer dresses heavily discounted at Lovett's Smart Shop. Item ranges include 1-2T and 1p-2t sizes. Store emphasizes a final clearance sale to clear inventory.
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Lovett’s
Clearance sale of hats by Margaret L Hodgson
Local notice announces a clearance sale of hats priced at one dollar. Margaret L Hodgson, identified by initials and year, appears as the seller in a brief catalog-style notice.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Grading and Drainage Bid Sought for Castleman’s Bridge Area
The State Highway Commission called for bids to grade and drain a new 0.7 mile section of Route 50 near the West Virginia line to replace sharp steep curves on the ridge south of the present highway. The project aims to reduce accidents and may be delayed for funding. Approaches to Castleman’s Ferry Bridge over the Shenandoah were not bid yet, with plans to place the bridge in service by late November.
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West Virginia Line
State Highway Commission
Castleman's Ferry
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
No Progress On Needy Age Bill
Washington July 28 A senate proposal to add 80 million dollars a year to aid the needy aged blocks broad social security changes. A two to one government state match up to ten dollars monthly is criticized as the first step toward Townsend pensions.
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Washington
Senate
Townsend
House
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Connally
Officers Break Up Two Weddings In Dallas
Velma West who killed her husband with a claw hammer and fugitive Mary Ellen Richards were arrested in Dallas after fleeing from an Ohio prison. They displayed love letters and two marriage proposals as detectives stopped their escape. Both women planned to wed men in Texas and Dallas before being sent back to reformatory custody.
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Dallas
Velma West
Ohio
Marysville
57 Injured In Grand Canyon Special Train Wreck
Grand Canyon Arizona July 28 57 people were injured in a derailment of a Santa Fe Grand Canyon special train. 37 hospitalized and 20 given first aid at the scene. Five remained in hospital with no critical cases.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Santa Fe
Alisa White
Kalamazoo
Mich
Minnie Hofemeister
Milwaukee
Wis
G. B. Parker
Scarborough
England
Lillian Aston
Akron
C. Michael Sachs
Newark
Dr Will J Mayo Dies At Mayo Clinic
Dr Will J Mayo, 78, renowned surgeon and last of Rochester siblings to lead the Mayo Clinic, died at 4 am after a stomach ailment and recent operation. His death closes a storied medical career alongside his brother Charles Mayo, with family and clinic staff at his bedside.
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Rochester, Minn
William James Mayo
Rochester
Charles H. Mayo
Will
Chicago
16000 Police On Terrorist Trail
London reports 16000 officers mobilized for a country wide raid on suspected Irish Republican Army terrorists. Arrests to be deported under new anti violence act or questioned over recent bombings.
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London
Britain
Liverpool
House of Lords
Lords
Lord Semphill
Prospects Fade For New Treaty With Japan
Washington reports that a new commercial treaty between the United States and Japan to replace the 1911 pact is unlikely as officials press a hard line. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Pittman signals action to ban war shipments and Congress may move in January. Treasury weighs countervailing duties on Japanese imports subsidized.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Hull
Tokyo
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Orient
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Sager Announces For Commissioner
Roger P. Sager of Star Tannery has announced his candidacy for Commissioner of Revenue, subject to the Republican County Committee. He opposed Democratic incumbent Lee N. Whitacre four years ago. Sager farms and operates a store and the Brill mill at Star Tannery, which he bought recently.
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Roger P. Sager
Star Tannery
Republican County
Sager
Lee N. Whitacre
Brill
Star “Tannery
End of Totalitarianism Forecast by Baptist World Alliance
The Rev M E Aubrey of London told delegates from 60 nations at the Baptist World Alliance congress that totalitarianism will collapse as tyrannies do not endure. He urged democracy to prove its worth and churches to teach democratic freedom, alongside British foreign minister remarks that human rights will prevail.
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Atlanta
M. E. Aubrey
London
Baptist World Alliance Today
Aubrey
Federal Council of Free Church of England
Baptist World Alliance
Michigan to Open Full Time Infantile Paralysis Research Lab
Lansing July 28 state health official Dr Don W Guda kunst says Michigan will open a full time laboratory to study infantile paralysis as four children have died and new cases are reported daily amid the health crisis.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Health
Ill Health Forces L H Light To Withdraw From Shawnee Race
J H Light, candidate for the Shawnee district Board of Supervisors in the Democratic Primary on August 1 1939, withdraws due to ill health after a partial stroke. His statement names Virginia Bitter Power as his successor and leaves the Shawnee field to William Carpenter and Samuel Chiles.
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L. H. Light
J. H. Light
Board of Supervisors
Shawnee
Virginia
Sena
Light
William Carpenter
Samuel Chiles
President Roosevelt backs Hatch bill with caveats
President Roosevelt said he fully supports the Hatch bill objectives to curb pernicious political activities but warned about very broad language. He plans to study enforcement issues and how government employees and state workers are affected, and may seek clarification from Congress. Hatch said his work includes extending limits to state employees funded by the federal government.
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Washington
Roosvelt
White House
Roosevelt
Murphy
Hateh
D-Nm
Pp.eporte
Congress
Hatch
Heavy Rain Floods Winchester Cellars After 1.55 Inches
Winchester reported 1.55 inches of rain in about an hour with water pouring into cellars in the business district. The Star building basement filled as others buckled under the downpour and a nearby gauge at the Winchester Research Laboratory recorded the rainfall. Total July precipitation reached 5.42 inches, year to date 28.40, well below the 26 year average. A motorist traveling from New York says vegetation there is drought stressed.
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Winchester
Star
Winchester Research Laboratory
New York State
Lawn Party at Stephens City M E Church
Community fundraiser on the church lawn offers home made ice cream and chicken and ham sandwiches for Saturday night. Proceeds support church activities and local attendees invited.
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Stephens City
M. E. Church Lawn
Wallace Appeals for Lending Plans at Poultry Congress
Secretary Wallace urged passage of a 2.49 billion lending bill saying it would boost demand for poultry dairy and hog products. He linked capital flow to payrolls and income, calling the program self liquidating and opening the World Poultry Congress with Gov. Brickner in attendance.
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Cleveland
Wallace
Seventh World Poultry Congress
John W. Bricker
British Warned to Quit Or Die in Tientsin Letter
The Anti-British National Salvation League issued letters to British and French residents outside the concessions advising evacuation from Tientsin. The warning promises no safety for those who stay, stating the British Empire’s collapse in the Far East and threatening violence.
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Tientsin
National Salvation League
Far East
Funeral Rites For Mrs Bull Held At White Post
Funeral services for Mrs Georgette Haven Bull were held at 3 p m in Old Chapel cemetery with Rev Robert Goodwin and Rev Ronald Rowland officiating. Her death followed an emergency operation in New York City and was a shock to friends from Virginia New York and other areas. She was married to Col E Llewellyn Bull and long resided at Fast Color Dress Fabrics near White Post.
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Georgette Haven Bull
Old Chapel
Robert Goodwin
Christ Church
Boyce
Ronald Rowland
Meade Memorial Church
White Post
Virginia
New York
Col. E. Llewellyn Bull
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Geo. W. Kurtz
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Wheeler
D-Mont
LaFollette
Bankhead-Jones Farm
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Norris
Ind.-Neb
Senate Banking Committee
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