Robinson Says No On Recess Splits White House Plan
A proposed 90 day congressional recess to divert attention from tax evasion probes and private gatherings is vetoed by Senate majority leader Joe Robinson. The move stalls the president's plan to pause major legislation through summer while Ickes seeks relief, Hopkins inquiry proceeds, and internal White House operations face friction.
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Northern Newspaper Alliance, Inc
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Senate
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Congress
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Uvalde
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New Deal
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Hopkins
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New Mexico
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South Carolina
Clark
Missouri
Frazier
North Dakota
Davis
Pennsylvania
Reparing Ailing Folk With Parts of Newly Dead Is Scientific Possibility
Dr Walter C Alvarez of Mayo Clinic suggests salvaging tissues from newly dead for repairing living bodies. He reports tissues can function after circulation stops and cites Russian work on dead red blood cells. He notes time limits before brain and nerve tissue deteriorate and cites resuscitation challenges.
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Baltimore
Walter C. Alvarez
Alvarez
Division of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Quarterly Review of Biology
Improve Your Figure Weight Control Booklet Coupon
A Washington Information Bureau offer promotes the booklet WEIGHT CONTROL with guidance on diet and weight management. The publicity notes cooperation with the U S Public Health Service and requests ten cents by mail to receive the booklet.
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Washington Information Bureau
Handy Home Service
United States Public Health Service
Scouts Publish Jamboree Journal at National Jamboree
The Boy Scouts plan a 16 page daily Journal from June 30 to July 9 in Washington DC for the first National Jamboree. The newspaper will serve 25 000 campers on the Potomac grounds and be mailed to subscribers back home. Over 1 000 scouts will work as reporters photographers cartoonists and writers during the ten day event.
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Jamboree Journal
Boy Scouts of America
Washington, D. C
Existence
Notice to creditors for estate of J. M. Light
All persons holding claims or owing the Estate of the late J. M. Light, Deceased, will please settle with the undersigned. Georgia Light and IvA Light, Administrators, Bunker Hill, West Virginia.
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J. M. Light
Georgia Light
IVA Light
Adms
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Wild steers scarce for Gillette Fourth of July rodeo
The Gillette American Legion post struggled to borrow wild steers for its Fourth of July rodeo as ranchers held back due to heavy daily weight loss in rodeos. Legionnaires eventually bought a carload of steers for the event.
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Gillette
Wyo
Gillette American Legion Post
Legionnaires
Relief Workers May Keep Benefits While Doing Orchard Work
West Virginia Horticulture Society says relief recipients may take temporary private work without losing their relief status. Governor Homer A. Holt is urged to ensure rights are preserved, as a large apple harvest looms and thousands may be needed for harvesting. The issue echoes last fall when WPA officials discussed suspending projects to address labor needs.
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Carroll R. Miller
Homer A. Holt
Horticulture Society
West Virginia
WPA
Pays Tribute To Gen Cronkhite in Virginia Burial
Adjutant General S. Gardner Waller said Gov. Peery will send a representative to the burial of Major General Adel bert Cronkhite, retired officer who died in St. Petersburg Florida. The governor’s pick will honor Cronkhite and his World War service with Virginia friends and the National Guard. Cronkhite last visited Richmond in August 1936 for the Eighteenth Division veterans reunion.
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S. Gardner Waller
Peery
Adelbert Cronkhite
St. Petersburg
Fla
Waller
National Guard of
Virginia
Cronkhite
Mt Hebron church and cemetery clean up planned
News from Isaac Creek Virginia says Mt Hebron A B Church on Route 7 will host a church and cemetery cleaning day from June 16 to June 18. Memorial services are set for June 27 at 2 30 pm and attendees are urged to bring tools and invite relatives with grave sites.
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Skyline Drive
Lacy Braithwaite
Sunnyside
Henry Kern
E. C. Tinsman
Walter Dailey
Roy Bageant
White Hall
George Clark
Masters Clifton Kern
Pikeside
Delbert Braithwaite
A. L. Kern
Harry Clark
Westernport
Whitacre Family Guests at White Hall Outing
Mrs. Andy Whitacre and daughter Rhodelle visited Mrs. Janney McKee at White Hall, Virginia, last Tuesday. The 4-H Club held a picnic on the Opequon Creek Thursday afternoon and all enjoyed the outing.
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Brucetown
Andy Whitacre
Rhodelle
Janney McKee
White Hall
Opequon Creek
Strasburg Ball Club Seeks Saturday Games in Valley League
A letter to Shenandoah County League president J Grove Knnesley requests moving Strasburg weekday games from Thursday to Saturday after noon. Edinburg supports Saturday play, while Mt Jackson refuses to meet Strasburg demands, noting prior talks favored Thursdays and workers cannot attend midweek games.
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J. Grove Knnesley
Shenandoah County League
Strasburg
Edinburg
Jimmy Shannon
Mt. Jackson
Shannon
Public sale of Malachi Pugh home near Whitacre
Public auction of the Malachi Pugh home near Whitacre set for Saturday June 19 1937 at eleven o clock A M. Ninety six acres with a large old house and a good barn. Trustee W E Edwards notes details on inner page.
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Malachi Pugh
Whitacre
W. E. Edwarde
Strasburg Demand Sparks Possible Schedule Overhaul
Shannon warns Saturday game demands could force a league restructuring if Strasburg quits the league. Daly Shoe Company Harrisonburg Daytona Rockingham Middletown Stephens City Frederick County are tied to the case as teams on the verge of surrendering their franchise.
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Strasburg
Daly Shoe Company
Harrisonburg
Daytona
Rockingham County
Middletown
Stephens City
Frederick County
Saved By A Wave Browntown Boy Stops Freight Train
Wayne Segner stood in a railroad right of way and waved a freight train to a halt. The engineer asked what was the matter and the boy explained he needed his father to move two Jersey cows off the tracks. His father then arrived from a nearby field to help drive the cattle away.
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Wis
Wayne Segner
Wayne
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