Creek Tragedy Toll Near 40 After Milwaukee Train Wreck
In Miles City Montana eleven bodies were recovered from submerged sleeper B, raising total dead to 27 from the Olympian wreck that plunged into Custer Creek. Four more bodies were found on the bank and a woman’s body was recovered from the Yellowstone near Glendive. Rescue crews faced deep water and silt delaying entry as a 175 man crew worked to cut through steel walls and reach the remaining car.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Custer Creek
Yellowstone River
Glendive
Bomb Probes Discussed in Baltimore Session
Baltimore, June 20. James M. Hepbrow, head of the Criminal Justice Commission, convened a police committee meeting to discuss bombing investigations and the possible creation of a special board to probe the police department. Governor Nice expected talks with Police Commissioner Lawson on the commission’s demand to change officials in charge.
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Baltimore
James M. Hepbrow
The
Criminal Justice Commission
Police Committee
Harry W. Nice
William P. Lawson
Justice Commission
Salt Lake City Postcard Describes Grand Tabernacle Organ
A post card from Salt Lake City praises the Mormon Tabernacle organ, first built in 1867 and repeatedly enlarged. It now features about 7,000 pipes and a choir of 300 voices, described as possibly the world’s finest. The sender notes the organ’s grandeur after a concert.
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Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Wanted good home for pretty female white Spitz dog
Classified note seeks a loving home for a one year old female white Spitz. Contact by phone starting with area code 41, posting date June 20.
Licenses Available For Hunting Fishing And Trapping
Hunting fishing and trapping licenses for the coming year are now issued by Clark M. Smith and C. C. Brannon. Changes include a $1 forest and big game stamp and new county license options. Prices vary by activity resident nonresident and duration with fishing and hunting combos priced at $3 for residents and higher for non residents. Bass season starts July 1 and licenses are obtainable now but usable from that date.
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Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
C. C. Brannon
Frederick Circuit Court
Smith
Brannon
Jobless Riots Sweep Vancouver Center Downtown
Three riots by unemployed crowds in Vancouver left 39 stores and the post office damaged. Police fought crowds and headquarters were besieged while officers and 35 jobless required hospital treatment. Provincial authorities rushed to investigate the disturbances.
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Vancouver
B. C
Croquet Party and Cafeteria Dinner Benefit Event
A croquet party and cafeteria dinner will be held Friday June 24 starting at 4 p m at Mrs M L Stevens Valley Pike. The event supports the Queen Anne Class and the Church of Our Saviour.
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M. L. Stevens
Valley Pike
Church of Our Saviour
Notice of floor sanding and guaranteed work
Floor sanding offered with guaranteed work by H. E. Athey and Ji. mer Kline at 417 Gray Ave. Phone 531-J. Contact for services.
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H. E. Athey
Mer Kline
Gray Ave
Roosevelt Ship Delayed for Son's Sleep Teased by Fog and Wake
Hyde Park reports say President Roosevelt returned home later than planned after a weekend cruise aboard the Potomac due to fog off Massachusetts and a fatherly wish to let his son Elliott sleep longer. Elliott left the yacht after waking and boarded a train to Providence en route to Texas.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New England
Hudson River
Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Elliott
Providence
R. I
Texas
Navy weighs future of $3 million dirigible and aims to carry planes
Congress approved a $500000 start, with a proposed craft about 650 feet long and 100 feet wide to carry several planes. Officials say construction timing and details depend on the President and Navy leadership. Admirals are divided over building it, while Cook says the ship could serve as a carrier for aircraft and test larger dirigibles and faster speeds.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Roosevelt
High Command
Swan Son
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Arthur B. Cook
Naval Aeronautics Chief
Cook
Grand Jury To Be Convened Wednesday by Court
Corporation Court convened today by Judge Philip Williams will summon a grand jury to report for duty Wednesday at 10 am. Commonwealth's Attorney James P. Reardon said indictments will be sought in cases including Lawrence A. Miller theft of H. H. Hildrum’s automobile, and others involving checks and property theft.
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Philip Williams
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Lawrence A. Miller
H. H. Hildrum
Eens Laird
M. C. Copenhaver
David Colvin
Frank Campbell
Japanese and Chinese clash in Yangtze river actions
Reports from Tokyo and Shanghai describe renewed Japanese land and sea assaults to break the Motonchen barricade and advance toward Kiukiang. Chinese accounts say 4,595 civilians died in nine months of air raids in Kwangtung with Canton worst hit. hundreds of raids and thousands of bombs reported.
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Shanghai
Motonchen
Yangtze River
Hakkow
Tsien River
Hotow
Matowchen
Taihu
Susung
Kiukiang
Hankow
Anking
Angwei
Yangtze
Canton
Kwangtung
South China Province
Search In Chile For Pan American Grace Air Liner
Land sea and air searchers were organized today for a Pan American Grace air liner missing with a crew of four on a flight from Santiago to Antofagasta. The plane carried freight and mail but no passengers. The crew included Pilot Donald Sheets and Co Pilot Robert Supple from the United States and Chileans Sub Officer FE Cougain and Purser Jose Rigau.
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Santiago
Chile
Here
Antofagasta
Donald Sheets
Robert Supple
FE. Cougain
Jose Rigau
Two Women Join Party of Four Men To Botanize Grand Canyon
Two female botanists join a party of four men for a dangerous Green River to Grand Canyon expedition. Lois Jotter and Elzada Clover plan to boat 120 miles to the Colorado River and its rapids, aiming to botanize the river as the expedition proceeds toward ety Ariz.
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Green River
Grand Canyon
Utah
Colorado River
Mead
Boulder
Lois Jotter
University of Michigan
River
Elzada Clover
Kennedy Denies 1940 Presidential Bid Abroad
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy said he would not seek the Democratic nomination in 1940, calling such an aim a breach of faith with President Roosevelt. He spoke aboard the Queen Mary returning from Europe and noted plans to meet Roosevelt and attend his son Joseph Jr.’s Harvard graduation. Kennedy also ruled out a role with the New York Stock Exchange and offered cautious views on devaluation and economic conditions.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Court of St. James
Europe
Roosevelt
Kennedy
White House
Joseph Jr
Harvard University
Boston
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
England
France
Property to be sold at noon Saturday in Woodstock Lane
The home of late James N. Carr on the north side of Woodstock Lane will be sold at noon Saturday June 25 in front of the Court House. Proceeds go to satisfy estate obligations.
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Jas. N. Carr
Woodstock Lane
Court House
Persecution of Jewry Extended In Greater Wave
Berlin reports mark a new wave of anti Semitic action as Jewish businesses face raids and red painted threats. Posters read We Dont Sell to Jews on Aryan shops. Nazi officials push racial checks on tenants and youths chant anti Jewish slogans near a west end home for the aged.
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Berlin
Leitzfiger Streets
West End
Indictments Open Espionage Probe In New York Case
Federal grand jury returns three indictments naming 18 individuals in the government’s espionage investigation. Witnesses Joanna Hoffman and Erich Glaser testify before the panel. Defendants include German residents and U S personnel connected to a Berlin based defense office and Reich war ministry.
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Federal Grand Jury
Johanna Hoffman
Erich Glaser
Army Air Corps
Mitchell Field
Germany
Lamar Hardy
Federal District Attorney
United States
Udo: von Bonin
Herman Menzel
Berlin
Defense Office
Reich War Ministry
Ernst Mueller
Hamburg
Erich Pfeifffer
Bremen
Jessie Jordan
England
Aneohanna Hofmann
Europa
Ignatz Theodore
Royal Arcanum Meets Tomorrow in Richmond
Taylor Barr and Carl Gordon depart for Richmond to attend a one day Royal Arcanum convention at the Murphy Hotel. Dr Raymond Kerlin also heads to sessions of the Grand Lodge with M L Beaton presiding. S W Myles Standish will be installing officer as Barr Gordon and Kerlin represent McFaden Council Winchester.
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Taylor Barr
Grand Council
Royal Arcanum
Carl Gordon
Richmond
Barr
Grand Lodge
Murphy Hotel
Raymond Kerlin
M. L. Beaton
Lexington
S. W. Myles Standish
Supreme Council
Messrs
Gordon
Kerlin
McFaden Council
Winchester
New Copies Of The Acts Ready For Court Offices
Co. C. Brannon county clerk has been notified that the new edition of the Acts of the Assembly is completed and copies are being forwarded from Richmond to court offices statewide. Proof sheets of many new laws were mailed months ago to officials for reference.
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Co. C. Brannon
Acts of the Assembly
Richmond
Local Golfers Defeat Opequon Club in 1842 844 Victory
The 18 man Winchester Golf Club team beat the Opequon Club of Martinsburg by 1842 to 844 on the local course. The match reversed an earlier season defeat when Roy Ryden posted 72 and Fred Hopkins shot 75 to lead Martinsburg.
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Winchester Golf Club
Martinsburg
Winchester
Roy Ryden
Fred Hopkins
New Speed Laws In Effect Tuesday
Virginia enacts new speed limits for vehicles with passenger cars at 55 mph and trucks at 45 mph while school buses are set at 35 mph. State officials say enforcement will be strict and tied to the new maximums, with motorists seeing a tighter standard than the old limit.
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Virginia
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