Beetle Invasion Threat Grows Across Maryland
June 20 Baltimore Japanese beetles invade Maryland with 150000 traps deployed and a new milky disease control grubs distribution across 2000 square miles. Entomologist Dr. Ernest N. Cory warns invasion may be worse than last year when 104 tons were captured.
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Maryland
Ernest N. Cory
Cory
Perry Point
Cecil
Kent
Harford
Baltimore County
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Somerset County
Princess Anne
Worcester County
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Montgomery
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Cather Seeks $775 Judgment in Lowe Estate Case
T Russell Cather files in Frederick Circuit Court to recover 775 against Rev. C Worthington Lowe for a note dated June 1939 payable 120 days after date. Returnable June 27. Estate of Effie Byers Funk named in the action.
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Effie Byers Funk
T. Russell Cather
Frederick
C. Worthington’ Lowe
Mrs. Lanham Dies After Long Illness in Clarke County
Mrs. Lillie Lanham widow of John Lanham died at her daughter's home in Upperville after a long illness. She was born in Berryville, lived much of her life in Clarke County, and is survived by seven children and several siblings. Funeral services by Rev. L. A. Parker will be held tomorrow at 3 in the Berryville Baptist Church, with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
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John Lanham
Dora Walters
Upperville
Berryville
William H
Mary Grubbs Levi
Clarke County
Alex Lanham
Charles Town
Herbert Lanham
Harrisburg
Sadie Lee
Baltimore
Isabelle Lanham
William
Ollie Levi
Mary Gore
White Post
Doelly Oller
L. A. Parker
Baptist
Green Hill
Treasury Report Shows Surplus and Debt Figures
Treasury data for June 18 lists receipts of 82.10 million dollars and expenditures of 31.93 million, yielding a gross debt of 42.90 billion. The previous day declined by 3.69 million. Also notes a shoe repair shop at 14 S Kent and a lost Shrine pin “OASIS” with return requested to W D Kaufman City Hall.
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City Hall
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Relations With Mexico Improve Amid War Developments
Washington officials see closer U S Mexico ties as Cardenas expressed sympathy for France and Mexican leaders urged cooperation. Campaign remarks by Avila Camacho and Almazan are noted, with Camacho defending democracy and Amzon calling for a united front against Nazi and Communist threats. Mexico recently settled a dispute over American oil properties and resumed sales with one claimant.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Cardenas
France
Juan Andreas Almazan
Manuel Avila Camacho
Isls
Camacho
Amazon
Loraine Fauver Dies At Home In Mt Williams
Loraine Virginia Fauver died yesterday at her parents home in Mt Williams. Funeral services were held at St John s Lutheran Church in Mt Williams. The notice lists her parents Mr and Mrs Guy Fauver as survivors. Unexpected fragment mentions a bath room danger note and a separate historical fact about John Paul Jones serving as an admiral in the Russian fleet under Catherine the Great.
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Loraine
Virginia Fauver
Guy Fauver
Mt. Williams
St. John’s Lutheran Chu
John Paul Jones
Catherine the Great
Turkey
Inventors Propose Odd Schemes for National Defense
Inventors flood the patent office with ideas for war defenses from bear trap tank nets to whales armed against submarines. Many proposals are deemed impractical and rejected, including a map detector, air blast system to deter dives, and tire puncturing nails on highways.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Patent Office
Flames Level Boyce Home In Night Blaze Near Boyce
A fire destroyed a tin der-dry one story bungalow in a grove behind Boyce Garage in Boyce Virginia. Occupants Charles Napper and Mary Louise Napper were away since 7 pm. George Pollard boarded with them. Loss unofficially about 12000. Cause undetermined. Firefighters from John Enders VFD Berryville arrived as structure buckled. Nearby oak trees and a rail fence were damaged. The home was insured.
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Charles Napper
Mary Louise
George Pollard
Henry P. Mitchell
John Enders
Berryville
Nappers
Pollard
J. R. Strode
W. L. Suddith
Roland Mitchell
Henry
Kenneth Gilpin
Public Sale of Chevrolet Truck in Winchester Virginia
Under a deed of trust dated January 2, 1937 from E. E. Michael and filed in Miscellaneous Lien Book 4 page 94, the Trustee James P. Reardon offers a public cash sale at 10:00 A.M. on July 1, 1940, in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia. The item is a one and one half ton Chevrolet Truck, Title 1029400 Engine T5745421.
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E. E. Michael
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
County Court House
James P. Reardon
Universal ocean would cover earth if crust skimmed
If the earth's solid crust vanished to a level, the surface would be swept by a global ocean about two miles deep. A single lumber stick could build two Japanese houses, illustrating surprising construction efficiency.
Kidney Warning: Backache and Leg Pain Signal Trouble
Backache and leg pains are warned as possible signs kidneys need attention. The article notes natural wastes in blood and outlines symptoms like fatigue, swelling, and pale under the eyes. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy trusted by millions.
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Ion Tommplan
Neture
Magere
Dean
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