Defense Pact Moves Toward Final Action by Conferees
Havana July 29 Foreign ministers achieved solidarity on methods to counter European possessions in the hemisphere while letting each of 21 governments opt out of measures. The coordinating committee will present documents for formal adoption as observers anticipate a historic Monroe Doctrine moment. The Act of Havana creates provisional administration regions in areas under non American control, to be returned or made autonomous when the emergency ends.
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Havana
Peace Commission of the Conference
Heat Wave Breaks as Storm Spawns Lightning Damage
A brief storm swept the area around noon delivering 1.4 inches of rain and sending a 21 degree temperature drop from 93 to 71. Two houses reported lightning strikes with minor fire alarms. one lightning hit a chimney causing bricks to loosen while water flooded Cameron street toward Town Run.
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Robert Lonas
Greenwalt Avenue
Ann Bailey
West Boscawen Street
Cameron Street
Cameron
Clarke County
Martinsburg
Winchester
Visit Geo. Washington's Headquarters Open for Visitors
The site offers visiting hours on Sundays with morning and late evening slots listed as 7 to 12 a.m. and 5 to 92 m. The note appears as a historical prompt dated 7 29 31 1p 31, reflecting an archival schedule.
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GEO. Washington
Army plans airplanes three times as large for future use
The Army air corps disclosed plans for future aircraft three times the size of present four engine bombers. Engineers say such 150‑ton flying wings could cross oceans with five tons of payload, though construction depends on material strength and would occur in distant years.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Aeronautical Engineers
Prac
Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Pan-American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
Alaska
Japan
Yard Party Announcement at Circle No 1 Church
Circle No 1 Church of Christ invites on Jennings lawn at 23 S Stewart St for a home made ice cream social with country and ascendant theme. If rain, event moves to Aug 2.
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Circle
Church of Christ
Jennings Lawn
S. Stewart St
Heat Wave Keeps Nation in Tight Grip Across Regions
Associated Press reports a week long heat wave grips the U S with 600 deaths from heat and drownings. Temperatures surged nationwide with many cities hitting or near 100 degrees and Philipsburg Kansas at 110 degrees the hottest reading.
Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe Magazine Line
The Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe offers a full selection of weekly and monthly magazines and sells Winchester and Skyline novelties.
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Golden Glow
Winchester
Skyline
Conscription Debates Surface in Congress Over Training Bill
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a draft bill to authorize ordering National Guard and Officers Reserve into active training. He argued current power is insufficient and would enable multiple units to train in stages before returning to civilian life. Debate stalled as leaders favored studied consideration amid mixed support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
National Guard
Senate
John L. Lewis
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
D.-Ky
House
Senate Military Committee
Mrs. Sarah S. Moling 94 Dies After Ill Health in Winchester
Mrs. Sarah Snapp Moling, 94, died Sunday at 3 p.m. at 521 North Loudoun Street. She was wife of J Henry Moling Sr a longtime Winchester businessman and churchman. A Centenary and Presbyterian church member for 79 years she was born May 2 1846 and married January 10 1884. Surviving are her husband two children J Henry Moling Jr and Nellie F Moling a sister and three grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Sarah Snapp Moling
Loudoun Street
J. Henry Moling
Winchester
Centenary Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
The
Reformed Church
Snapp
Moling
Nellie F. Moling
F. Brooke Hodgson
Jean Howland
Sarah Daily
John Henry
Ronald 8
Harrisonburg Man Kills Wife and Mother-In-Law
In Harrisonburg Virginia this morning Clarence Rhodes shot and killed his mother in law Mrs. Bryan Lambert and his wife Thelma Rose before taking his own life. The couple’s 16 month old son was found alive between the two bodies. Rhodes died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
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the Star
Harrisonburg
Brook Avenue
Bryan Lambert
Lambert
Thelma Rose
Clarence Rhodes
F. L. Bowers
Rhodes
Winchester Lions recall Havana trip and pickpocket incident
Stotler and fellow Winchester Lions recount a Havana convention where pickpockets targeted delegates including Stotler whose $55 billfold was grabbed. The thief confessed after a court appearance aided by an interpreter and received six months. Delegates report gardenia schemes stealing fountain pens.
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Winchester Lions
Havana
Bryan Stotler
Stotler
Ben Black
Ralph Snapp
Salem
B. R. Harrison
Charlottesville
Winchester
Ben Cather
Earl Crowser
Warren Daugherty
William Wheatley
P. G. Ireland
Country Club
E. G. Gill
Roanoke
Third International
Three Hurt in Route 3 Crash Near Winchester
Three Front Royal residents sustained minor injuries in a car crash about a mile and a half south of Winchester on Route 3. Josephine Reid Virginia Carr and Charlotte Steed were treated and discharged after first aid. Marshall Reid was found guilty of reckless driving and fined ten dollars and costs. Leo La Presti was the other driver.
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Front Royal
Route 3
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Josephine Reid
Virginia Carr
Charlotte Steed
Marshall Reid
A. J. Tavenner
Leo la Presti
Dawn raids and air battles across Europe and Africa
News digest reports Allied dawn raids beating Nazi forces with subsequent returns of planes to battle. British air strikes hit Cherbourg oil tanks and a Netherlands base while Italian forces clash in North Africa. Other items note the Duke of Windsor luggage, Northern Ireland recruitment, Gibraltar casualties, and Mexico’s labor warning over state oil and rail finances.
Bargain Days Set Across Winchester August First and Second
Bargain days will be observed in Winchester on Thursday and Friday August 1 and 2 by about twenty stores. The Winchester Evening Star will publish a special Bargain Day edition on Tuesday and Wednesday with merchant announcements. The edition will circulate 10 000 copies within a 50 mile radius delivering best quality merchandise at substantially reduced prices. Participating merchants include Winchester Furniture Co Bell Clothes Stores John S Solenberg er Co Gray and Eddy Miller and Anderson Timberlake's The Gas Company Wenders Baker's Drug Store H C Sheetz Co Lovett's Smart Shop Bickers Motor Co Bender's Style Shop Philip's Specialty Shop Montgomery Ward Huntsberry's Shoe Store Baylass Department Store Pifer Printing Co Thomas Jewelry Co Lovett Brothers Moling Cather Peoples Service Drug Store J C Penney Co George Washington Garage Margaret L Hodgson Kinney's Shoe Store Young Men's Sport Shop.
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Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester Furniture Co
Bell Clothes Stores
John S. Solenberger & Co
Gray and Eddy, Miller and Anderson
Timberlake’s
the Gas Company
Wenders
Baker’s Drug Store
H. C. Sheetz & Co
Lovett’s Smart Shop
Bickers Motor Co
Bender’s Style Shop
Philip's Specialty Shop
Montgomery Ward
Huntsberry’s Shoe Store
Baylass Department Store
Pifer Printing Co
Thomas Jewelery Co
Lovett Brothers
Moling & Cather
Peoples Service Drug Store
J. C. Penney Co
George Washington Garage
Margaret L. Hodgson
Kinney’s
Young Men’s Sport Shop
Ladies Headed to Blacksburg Institute Talk
A group of Frederick County women traveled to Blacksburg to attend the Institute of Rural Art meeting. Passengers include Mrs. Julia Wright Middletown Mrs. David Muntzing Middletown Mrs. H. A. Funk and Mrs. H. P. Lovett Stephens City Mrs. Russell Field Friendly Grove and Mrs. Walter Larrick Gore. Others depart tomorrow include Mrs. Walter Adams Mrs. Julian Larrick and Mrs. Paul Braithwaite of the North Frederick Club. Miss Elizabeth Sprouse the home agent also joins from Frederick.
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Frederick County
Wrs
Blacksburg
Institute of Rural Art
Julia Wright
Middletown
David Muntzing
H. A. Funk
H. P. Lovett
Stephens City
Russell Field
Friendly Grove
Walter Larrick
Gore
Walter Adams
Julian Larrick
Paul Braithwaite
North Frederick Club
Elizabeth Sprouse
Treasury Daily Totals Reported For July 29
Treasury funds stand at 11.66 million in cash. Expenditures reach 23.75 million. Gross debt totals 43.72 billion, up 1.06 million from the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Funes
Moreland Loses Barns and Crops
Berryville Virginia July 29 Fire destroyed barns hay and wheat crops on the Moreland farm in Chilly Hollow four miles southeast of Berryville. Damage estimated at 5000 with no livestock harmed. Enders Fire Company fought a blaze that drew hundreds as flames rose high.
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Berryville
Lewis Towsend Moreland
Moreland
William Rutter
Linden
Berkeley Woolen Receives Contract for Army Cloth
The Berkeley Woolen Company of Martinsburg West Virginia received a government contract for 45,000 yards of heavy olive drab cloth for army overcoats at a price of 116,500 dollars. The order will take about four weeks to fill. The Virginia Woolen Company in the same city previously secured a large army over coating contract.
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Berkeley Woolen Company
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia Woolen Company
Army
Cadwallader Farm Sold Near Stephens City for 2050
The Cadwallader farm near Stephens City with about 125 acres was sold at public sale for 2050 dollars. The bidder was R. C. Clem, with the sale announced by C. I. Brum k.
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Cadwallader Farm
Cadwallader
Stephens City
R. C. Clem
C. I. Brumk
City And County Brevities
Swimming holes along the Opequon and Shenandoah rivers drew crowds yesterday as heat relief. A Martinsburg storm briefly threatened heavy rain, while high winds swept parts of the area. Four generations of the Rickles family traveled to the World’s Fair via Appleway Cabin Camp, Birmingham Alabama. Winchester and Frederick County set an all time marriage record with 205 couples tying the knot on the weekend before the new law takes effect. License totals since the month’s start reached 1251 with 678 issued by the Corporation Court, 578 by the Circuit Court, plus 100 by the city office and 105 by the county office.
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Opequon
Shenandoah
Martinsburg
Appleway
New York
M. J. Rickles, Jr
M. J. Rickles
B. J. Rickles
M. L. Rickles
Birmingham
Ala
Winchester
Frederick County
Corporation Court
Circuit Court
County Ofice
Sunrise raid tally shows fifteen German losses
London July 29 The Royal Air Force bombed seventeen Nazi airfields in Germany and in occupied regions and damaged depots and docks. Three British planes were reported missing and a communique noted enemy aircraft on the ground were damaged.
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Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Air Ministry
Nazis Renew Attacks Over English Sky and Balkans Ties
British and German air forces clashed along the English coast and in the Mediterranean as raids continued. Britain fixed German bomber losses at 15 to 23 and reported damage to oil tanks at Cherbourg and a German air base on the Dutch coast. The Wren destroyer was sunk, and diplomatic shifts surfaced over Transylvania and refugee movements. Meanwhile China rejected Japanese overtures as fighting persisted in Europe and Asia.
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London
Cherbourg
France
Netherlands
Associated Press
Britain
Admiralty
Wren
Balkan
Bucharest
Transylvania
Hungary
British Isles
Vichy
Berlin
Belgium
Luxembourg
Mediterranean
Italy
Egypt
Tr Honskoele Soareereongkong Foreign Arte
Chungking
China
Father, Daughter In Double Ceremony At Centenary Church
The Rev. S. L. Flickinger officiated a double wedding at Centenary Reformed Church. Prince James C. E er served as father of one bride Desdemona Esther Deysher was wed to Paul L. Swartz while her sister Elean or Miller married his son. The event was confirmed by Rev. Stephen Schweitzer.
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S. L. Flickinger
D. D
Centenary Reformed Church
Prince James C. E.er
Desdemona Esther Deysher
Eleanor Miller
Paul L. Swartz
Stephen Schweitzer
Dr. Flickinger
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