Baltimore financier Waldo Newcomer dies on Hawaii vacation
Waldo Newcomer 67 a leading Baltimore financier and philanthropist died suddenly of a heart attack in Honolulu while on a vacation trip after visiting his nephew in Colorado Springs. He appeared in good health when he left Baltimore for Honolulu two weeks earlier. He leaves surviving siblings and children including Mrs. Victor P. Noyes and Mrs. Morris Keene Barrell. The Baltimore Trust Company former chairman was born in Baltimore in 1867.
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Waldo Newcomer
Baltimore
Honolulu
H. T
Newcomer
Henry B. Gilpin
Winchester
J. M. Maslin
Frederick
Hawaii
Donald N. Gilpin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mr. Newcomer
Margaret Venderpoel
Aaron J. Venderpoel
Kinderhook
N. Y
Victor P. Noyes
Long Green
Baltimore County
Morris Keene Barrell
Chestertown
B. Frank Newcomer
The
Baltimore Trust Company
Benjamin Franklin Newcomer
Pastor's Son Graduates From Roanoke High School
Hubert Sydenstricker Jr. son of Rev. Dr. Hubert Sydenstricker, pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, graduates today from Jefferson High School in Roanoke after a summer term, completing 19 12 units. At 16 his record is above average and he plans to enter Randolph Macon College on Sept. 12. His father, a former Trinity Church pastor in Roanoke, was 16 when he entered Randolph Macon.
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Hubert Sydenstricker, Jr
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Roanoke
Jefferson High School
Roanoke Institution
Sydenstricker
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Trinity Methodist Church
Free Dancing Nights at Oak Haven With Orchestra
Oak Haven hosts nightly dancing with live orchestra and beer specials 2 for 25 cents. Vacation luggage offers at Moling and Cather with sale dates from July 30 to August 1 and August 3.
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Oak Haven
Cather
RIPE MELONS Good prices for yard parties and picnics
Austin White at Winchester Cold Storage offers ripe melons with special pricing for yard parties and picnics, dated 7-30.
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Austin White
Winchester
Virginia Young Democrats elect leaders in Lynchburg meeting
Lester D. Arnold wins a vice presidency of the Young Democrats of Virginia at the Lynchburg convention. John Galleher of Leesburg is re elected president with Francis B. Waters and others as officers. An account by A Judson Evans covers Senator Carter Glass's convention address and his clash with Roosevelt policy critiques.
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Lester D. Arnold
Young Democrats of Virginia
Lynchburg
John Galleher
Leesburg
Francis B. Waters
Norfolk
George T. McDaniel
Fred B. Greer
Wise
Winchester
C. Pembroke Pettit
Fairfax
Frank Parker
Waynesboro
O. Frank Osburn
A. Judson Evans
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Carter Glass
Glass
Young Democratic Club
Byrd
Roosevelt
Americans Win Wimbledon Doubles
George M. Lott Jr and Lester Stoefen defeated Harold G N Lee and George Patrick Hughes 17 5 6 0 4 6 9 7 in the doubles Davis Cup Challenge round at Wimbledon. The win gives the United States a fighting chance against Great Britain with two singles matches to follow.
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Wimbledon
Eng
George M. Lott, Jr
Lester Stoefen
Harold G.N. Lee
George Patrick Hughes
United States
Great Britain
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Henry Wilfred
Bunny) Austin
Frank Shields
Fred Perry
Marie Dressler Funeral Plans Secret to Avoid Crowd
Beverly Hills reports Marie Dressler died in Santa Barbara after a long illness. The casket sealed, burial planned in Southern California. Funeral details kept private with two friends saying the late star wished unostentatious ceremonies.
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Marie Dressler
Beverley Hills
Cat
Sana Barbara
Santa Barbara
California
Alan Walker
Russell Circus Presents Two Shows in Winchester Tomorrow
Russell Circus Brothers brings its three ring program to the Fair Grounds in Winchester with two performances at 2 and 8 p.m. Gates open an hour earlier for the menagerie. The eastern tour visits the area for the 1934 season after decades westward appeal.
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Winchester
Russell Circus Brothers
Fair Grounds
Russell Brother
Cumberland
Russell Aggregation
Harvey
Russells
Mississippi River
Russell
Car Plunge in Orkney Grade Injures Two Men
A. E. Graves and R. E. Shepard, both of Richmond, were seriously hurt when Graves’ car crashed through a barricade and plunged over a cliff on the Orkney Grade near Orkney Springs. They were airlifted to Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Graves’ condition was listed as doubtful.
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Mount Jackson
A. E. Graves
R. E. Shepard
Richmond
Graves
Here
Orkney Springs
Orkney
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
James A Summel Guests of Relatives in West Virginia
James A Summel of Clear Brook travels to Charles Town West Virginia to visit his uncle G C Benner and Miss Catherine Ebey.
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James A. Summel
Clearbrook
G. C. Benner
Catherine Ebey
Charles Town
W. Va
Leading Issues Steadier Under Support in Mixed Trading
In New York on July 30 stocks fell modestly as heavyweights pulled the market down while moderate support kept leading issues from accelerating their losses. Gains in Chicago corn lifted harvest prices, cotton forecasts showed lower production, and bonds showed quiet, irregular activity with renewed call money at 1 percent.
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New York
Chicago
United States
London
Garber Ice Cream ad invites buyers at market street
Garber Ice Cream Corp manager C E Garber urges customers to visit before buying ice cream at 215 S Market Street. Ad notes weekly appearance on Monday and Thursday.
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E. Garber
Garber Ice Cream Corp
S. Market Street
Virginia G. O. P. Defers Decision on Byrd Rival
Virginia Republicans defer choosing a candidate to oppose Senator Harry Flood Byrd. The State Committee sent the decision to the State executive committee with power to act. The Sixth District plans a district convention at Hotel Roanoke on September 1 to nominate a candidate to oppose Clifton A. Woodrum and to pursue party reorganization.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Republican State Committee
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Ted Dalton
Radford
Clifton A. Woodrum
Hotel
Farmers & Merchants National Bank ad asks for reader opinions
An ad on the last page invites readers to write letters expressing views on the bank's actions. It asks whether the bank has been clear in its aims and seeks criticisms or suggestions, noting the promotion runs today and all week.
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Farmers & Merchants
National Bank & Trust Company
Spectograph Key To Explorer Flight Data Examined
Holdrege Nebraska July 30 examination of a delicate spectro graph that floated to safety after the Explorer balloon failed to reach a record height will determine what scientific value remained. Captain Albert W Stevens Major William Kepner and Captain Orvil A Anderson parachuted to earth with their crew, while instruments were wrecked.
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Associated Press
Holdredge
Neb
Albert W. Stevens
Stevens
William Kepner
Orvila Anderson
Ballon
Holdrege
William E. Kepner
Orvil A. Anderson
Army Air Corps
National Geographical Society
Army
Kepner
Anderson
Reuben Johnson
Staunton Pool Revenue Report June Net Profit
Gypsy Hill Park swimming pool run by the Staunton Fire Department yielded one thousand dollars in revenue for June. Gross receipts were $988.171 with $523.11 in expenses, leaving a net of $465.06. Refreshments stand added $50.80 to the total net, bringing overall profit to $515.86.
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Staunton
Gypsy Hill Park
Yard Party Benefit for Paynes Chapel
Ridgeway hosts a yard party on Thursday August 2 to raise funds for Paynes Chapel. Event details list related dates and home location with a Vanished calendar note.
Wanted: home for unusually intelligent kitten
Notice seeks a home for a three to four month old black and white kitten described as unusually intelligent. Prospective adopters should call the given phone number for details and arranging adoption.
Dillinger Seen At Chicago Detective Bureau Visits
The Daily Times reports John Dillinger visited Chicago's detective bureau four times between June 11 and 22, the day he was killed by federal agents. He parked, entered, and rode to the 13th floor, waiting in public areas for over an hour each visit with his companion Polly Hamilton Keele for health certificate examinations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Daily Times
John Dillinger
Detective Bureau
Desperado
Dillinger
Polly Hamilton Keele
Maryland fruit growers invited to Winchester field meeting
Fruit growers of Winchester and nearby areas are invited to the Maryland State Horticultural Society summer field day at the McCain Hill Crest orchard two miles west of Frederick on U S Route 40 Saturday August 4 starting 10 30 a m The program features an orchard tour spray plant operation Stayman apple thinning girdling for bearing and bee assisted fruit set plus cooling moth control discussions and spray residue removal A Penn State horticulturist and Maryland university experts will speak with Prof F N Fagan as guest speaker Master Douglas Beckey has returned home after visiting Master Daniel Showers.
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Winchester
Maryland State Horticultural Society
McCain Hill Crest
Frederick
A. F. Vierheller
College Park
E. D. McCain
E. N. Cory
C. Graham
University of Maryland
J. H. Beaumont
A. L. Schrader
F. N. Fagan
Penn State College
Maryland
Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss Assassination Sparks Crisis
Otto Planetta, dismissed for Nazi sympathies, confessed to killing Chancellor Dollfuss. The plot and ensuing actions trigger a civil conflict as Kurt Schuschnigg forms a government and Nazis resist across Austria. International leaders react with caution as tensions rise.
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Otto Planeta
Associated Press
Europe
Berlin
Hitler
Baygreuth
von Papen
Propaganda
Goebels
Goering
Prussia
Germany
Austria
London
Sir John
House of Commons
Rouge
Mussolini
Dollfuss
Tarvisio
Vienna
Otto Planetta
Kurt Schuschnigg
Frau Planetta
Allred Leads In Texas Governorship Nomination Runoff
James V. Allred leads with about 210,912 votes to Tom F. Hunter 170,614 and C. C. McDonald 148,289 from 235 of 254 counties. Allred and Hunter to face off August 25 in the Democratic runoff for governor. Senator Tom Connally also leads for re election with a landslide over challengers.
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Texas Election Bureau
Allred
Tom J. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Charles C. McDonald
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Hunter
Texas
Tom Connally
Joseph Weldon Baraley, Jr
Bailey
Connally
James V. Allred
Tom F. Hunter
C. C. McDonald
Clint C. Small
Edgar E. Witt
Maury Hughes
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Virginia G. O. P
Douglas Beckey
Daniel Showers
Front Royal
Rintelen
Hapsburg Summer Palace
Stanley
Baldwin
Fergusons
Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
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