House Military Committee Fails to Agree on Retaining Service
Washington July 29 The House Military Committee failed to agree on legislation to retain draftees guardsmen and reserve officers beyond one year An executive session is planned to pursue a bill closely aligned with Senate plans including retention of guardsmen and broader defense plant measures Opposition stems from a non intervention bloc while some members support a simple resolution preserving existing Presidential power to act The Senate plans a vote and administration aides expect broad support later this week
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Washington
House Military Committee
Representative Short
R.-Mo
Short
Senate
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
May
D.-Ky
House Committee
War Department
Guard
White House
Reynolds
Military Affairs Committee
Lee
D.-Okla
Pepper
D.-Fla
Winchester plots transform into homes and industry
Mr Winchester notes many vacant lots in Winchester have become fine dwellings and industrial buildings in recent years, erasing a weed and mosquito problem. Yet numerous lots remain vacant with weeds growing all summer, aggravating hay fever sufferers and underscoring a need to clear and destroy weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
U S Proposal to Take Over All Latin America and Canada
Senator Clark of Idaho urged that the United States should take control of all Latin America and Canada, arguing the good neighbor policy has failed. He suggested puppet governments as a means and said force might not be necessary to seize the hemisphere.
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Washington
Clark
Two Brothers Die in Same Week for Mrs Wohlford
Mrs John S Wohlford returns to Bartonville from Jenkins Kentucky after the deaths of her brothers Dr Livingston Burns and Dr Edwin F Shep. Burns, a chief surgeon for Consolidated Coal Co, died mid last week in Boston after a year at Harvard. Both deaths occurred in a short span, attributed to shock.
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John S. Wohlford
Bartonville
Jenkins
Livingston Burns
Edwin F. Shep
Harvard
Boston
Consolidated Coal Co
Boy Drowns After Heart Spell in Clinch River
Robert Ernest Thompson aged 12 drowned in the Clinch river after suffering a heart attack while with companion Fred Perky, who waded in on crutches but could not save him. The body was recovered shortly after.
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Robert Ernest Thompson
Clinch River
Fred Perky
Thompson
Rainy Tradition Holding True in Waynesboro Pa
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania on July 29 1935 or 19XX per the year, a court ordered tolling of the bell 29 times to certify the town’s rainy day tradition as intermittent rain fell at ten minutes after midnight. The piece frames a heat wave context and notes the local habit of rain on July 29.
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Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
Heat Wave Break Forecast As Cooler Air Moves In
The Chicago weather bureau forecast a break in the deadly heat wave with a high moving from Canada into the midwest bringing cooler temperatures and showers. Forecaster G L Canaday said a 15 to 20 degree drop was expected in the Dakotas and Minnesota, spreading to the north central district tonight and tomorrow. Cooler air would then push east toward the Ohio valley by Thursday or Friday as New York and Pennsylvania warm again. The season’s heat has already caused 259 deaths with 127 from heat and 132 from drowning.
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Associated Press
Chicago Weather Bureau
G. L. Canaday
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
North Central District
Canaday
Ohio Valley
New York State
Pennsylvania
New England
Ft. Madison
St. Louis
Sigourney, I
German Warns South American Nations Over Belmonte Letter Falsification
Berlin claims a Belmonte letter used to oust Bolivia's minister was forged. Berlin accuses U S pressures and a Argentine inquiry of provoking South American friction with the Axis. The German foreign office protested Bolivia over the falsified letter from Major Elias Belmonte Pabon.
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Berlin
Bolivia
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Wilhelmstrasse
Elias Belmonte Pabon
Ernest Wendler
la Paz
Pabon
Dies Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Congressional Investigation Committee
U. S
Dienst
United
Cooler Tonight But Warmer Tomorrow
Weather forecast for the Middle Atlantic States shows local showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, then generally fair weather for the rest of the week. Cooler in Virginia tonight, warmer Wednesday, and cooler again by Thursday night or Friday. Temperatures near normal to slightly above over the next four days.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Duke of Kent Begins Canada Tour Of War Effort Sites
The Duke of Kent arrives at Rockcliffe airport Ottawa to inspect air training establishments and Canada’s war effort. He is met by the Earl of Athlone Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Malcolm MacDonald and stays six weeks at Rideau Hall with RAF officers and his private secretary.
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Ottawa
Duke of Kent
George VI
Canada
Rockcliffe
Great Britain
Earl of
Royal Air Force
Sir Louis Grieg
P. J. Ferguson
Duke
J. A. Lowther
United States
Duke of Wingsor
Bahamas
Reminding You to Order Early Tomorrow
A brief market notice from Rileys Market urges customers to place orders early as this week winds down with closing time Wednesday afternoon. The notice notes the business operates with one page and one ticket format.
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Rileys Market
Yard Party at Macedonia Church Saturday
An event notice announces a yard party at Macedonia Church on Saturday August 2 with activities slated for the afternoon and evening, inviting community attendance and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Church
Epworth Chapel
Yard Party at Bernstown Methodist Church
Yard party at Bernstown Methodist Church with string music listed for Wednesday July 30. Includes ad like public notice style and reference to local event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernstown Meth. Church
Wed
Churchill cautions invasion risk as war fronts heat up
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned of a possible German invasion in September and urged full vigilance. He praised Russia and the United States, noted Britain severs diplomatic ties with Finland, and stressed continued Allied resolve amid the Atlantic battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Finland
Russia
United States
Atlantic
Churchill
Many Germans In South America
Representative from Texas states that Germany has about one million soldiers in South America organized into companies and battalions. He claims an Argentine committee seized German diplomatic pouches and says German infiltration was warned against for two years. He asserts a strong force could overthrow a country if concentrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D-Texas
Germany
South America
House Committee On UN
Argentina
Orange
Texas
Approximately 1 800 Barrels of Apples Remain in Winchester Coolers
A check of three Winchester storages found about 1 800 barrels of old apples still in coolers. About 1 000 barrels are at Winchester Cold Storage and 800 at Virginia Apple Storage. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage reports holdings practically cleared out as demand remains dull.
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Winchester
Virginia
Robinson Ice
House rejects compromise on wartime plant takeover plan
Washington July 29 The House refused to approve the compromise legislation authorizing the President to seize or take over industrial plants when production delays threaten the defense program.
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Washington
House
Axis planed destroyed in raids on Sicilian airfields
Cairo July 29 report: Thirty four Axis aircraft were destroyed in widespread raids on Sicilian airfields yesterday per an RAF Middle East communique.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Trains Destroyed by Germans Hit Russian Rail Lines
Berlin reports the German news agency says twenty Russian trains with 1200 cars were destroyed by German forces between Smolensk and Vyazma on Sunday.
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Berlin
Smolensk
Vyazma
DNB
Cairo Air Raid Alarms Go Off as Defenses Respond
Cairo Egypt July 29 anti aircraft defenses activated early as air raid alarm sounded with no bombs reported on the city.
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Cairo
Egypt
War Today: Nazi Drives Threaten Moscow as Britain Vows Readiness
Associated Press reports Soviet counter-attacks slow Nazi advances toward Moscow and Kiev while German claims of Soviet retreat in Smolensk surface. Churchill warns invasion season is near and Eden cites a coming Nazi peace blitz. Japan presses Siam and Indonesia alignments as Finland cuts Britain ties and Poland seeks Polish prisoners for a Russian legion.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Smolensk
Moscow
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Porkhov
Red Army
Kiev
Hitler
Bessarabia
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Estonia
Dniester
Nevel
Finland
Germany
Russia
Britain
Anthony Eden
Rope
London
United States
Churchill
Eden
Heat Tops 92 With Muggy Conditions Across City
A high of 92 was recorded at 2 30 pm with muggy air still in the area slight relief from heat noted. An unidentified woman was reported overcome on Germain street last evening but hospital checks showed no one treated.
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Germain Street
Price Control Plan To Be Sought By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt will ask Congress for price control legislation in a message to be sent tomorrow. Leadership aides say the plan includes ceilings on commodities and groups, rent regulation, farm price adjustments, and licenses to enforce the program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Barkley
Rev Williams couple to speak in Berryville church
The Rev and Mrs Robert Williams survivors of the Zam Zam sinking will not speak tonight at the First Brethren Church on Berryville avenue. They have been touring eastern churches since returning to the United States. A brief local note mentions other odds and ends of city life.
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Africa
Robert Williams
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
Brethren Church
Brethren
East
United States
Japan’s Southward Swing Expands With Broad Implications
A Bangkok report says Japan offered Cambodia and Laos to Thailand in exchange for support in its Asia order, risking Anglo-American resentment and violating the French Japan protocol on Indo China’s integrity. Shanghai authorities warned against Thai concessions to third powers, while Washington tracks the drift and senators urge a firm Far East policy as southern Indo-China see military buildup.
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Associated Press
Japan
Reuters
Bangkok
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Siam
New Order
Asia
Vichya
France
Shanghai
Tokyo
Malaya
Washington
State Department
White House
Senate
Far East
Pepper
D-Fla
Indo-China
Camranh Bay
Hanoi
Notice of Wednesday early closure for barber shops
All undersigned barber shops will close each Wednesday at 1 00 PM through the summer months. Signatories include H H Carver Ed Shirley C A Locke Baum C Passucci M Lee Carepenter R H Carpenter J G Rodgers Harry E Anderson C T Hoover Frank S Miller Elmer Laing S B Grim H R Grim R H Miller C C Oates Ted McGolerick and W I Lailliann Levin F Hockman and W Ip-1t La
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H. H. Carver
Ed. Shirley
C. A Lockebaum
C. Passucci
M. Lee Carepenter
R. H. Carpenter
J. G. Rowgers
Harry E. Anderson
C. T. Hoover
Frank S. Miller
Elmer Laing
S. B. Grim
H. R. Grim
R. H. Miller
C. C. Oates
Ted McGolerick
Rhe A.illiann Levin
F Hockman
Public Auction Notice for Household Goods
Public auction of a half household and kitchen items on Saturday at 1 30 p m. at 304 Highland. Tare noted. Auction to include assorted household goods and kitchenware from one prior listing.
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Highland
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