Study of Rail Problem Being Advocated For Next Congress
Washington reports that Roosevelt advisers urged an early congressional study of railroad finances possibly starting hearings in September or November. Proposals include ICC report timing changes and witnesses from government, railroads, and labor unions. Senator Borah urged lowering interest charges with FCC loans tied to bondholder concessions. Chairman Wheeler doubted a simple fix and called for drastic reorganization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Wheeler
D.mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Sailing Weather Helps Yachts Start Bermuda Race
A fresh southwest breeze boosts ideal sailing conditions as 150 yachts begin the biennial ocean race to Bermuda from Brenton's Reef lightship. Spectators line the shore while thousands watch the start with binoculars in Newport Rhode Island.
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Newport
R. I
Brenton’s Reef
Bermuda
Rural Yearning From Mr Winchester For Country Living
The speaker laments crowded city neighborhoods and urges living in the country for nature, seeds growing in earth, storm skies, sunlit warmth, grass and flowers, birdsong, summer breeze, and snowy fields. He emphasizes the value of country life for a period of time.
Joe Cather Injured When Car Hits Ice Wagon In City
Joe Cather of North Braddock street was injured at 8 15 AM when a car struck the rear of an ice wagon as he stood on the step ready to deliver an order. The knee was dislocated and knee cap chips knocked free after X rays. he was treated at a hospital and returned home. Chief Hollis said Thorpe will be charged with rock driving.
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Joe Cather
North Braddock Street
Cather
James A. Cather
Loudoun Street
Gerrard Street
Hollis
Thorpe
Most Dopesters Picking Bomber
New York June 21 boxers writers poll shows 35 of 56 backing Joe Louis to beat Max Schmeling. Most expect a knockout with 28 predicting a TKO in ten rounds or less. 4 pick Schmeling to win and 3 foresee a 15 round decision for Louis.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Joe
Schmeling
Max
Alan Gould
Associated Press
Louis
Francis Stan
Washington Star
Eddie Brietz
Gayle Talbot
Paul Mickelson
James P. Dawson
N. Y. Times
Grantland Rice
Property Sale of Carr Home on Woodstock Lane
The late Jas N Carr's property on the north side of Woodstock Lane will be sold at noon Saturday June 25 in front of the court house. The notice appears in the local listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. N. Carr
Woodstock Lane
Court House
Lions Set for West Coast Convention Trip in July
Winchester Lions Club delegates Bryan Stotler and Lloyd Carper plan travel to Lions International in Oakland July 19 to 22. Carper to drive with his wife via Chicago and national parks, leaving July 3. Stotler to travel by rail from Roanoke with a Virginia and North Carolina Lions chartered train. Contacts note Stotler’s long service and Carper’s local merchant status and club offices.
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Bryan Stotler
Lloyd Carper
Winchester Lions Club
Oakland
Cal
Mrs. Carper
Stotler
Lions International
Winchester Club
Carper
West Coast
Winchester
Chicago
Penowstone National Park
Grand Canyon
Roanoke
Virginia
North Carolina
Lions Clubs
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
Anene City
Frederick County
Republican Executive Committee
Lions Club
Hague Protests Refusal To Let Him Speak Out
Newark June 21 Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City ends testimony in the federal free speech trial protesting Judge William Clark’s denial of a public statement about Morris L. Ernst CIO and ACLU counsel. Hague cites records and proof as he argues the court’s integrity amid a four week trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
William Clark
Morris L. Ernst
CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
Hague
Democratic National Committee
Clark
Ernst
ACLU
Fe Alco
Renew Effort To Rescue Car From Silt Bed
Miles City Montana June 21 with 31 known dead searchers again tried to lift the milwaukee Olympian sleeper from silt bed of Custer Creek. The car again sank after being jacked up. 12 more victims feared. Officials launch investigations into the wreck as crews work through the night.
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Miles City
Mont
Custer
Custer Creek
Lucille Stumley
Volga
S. D
Holy Rosary Hospital
Clearing House Directors Meet At Luray Virginia
Board of Directors of the Clearing House Association for Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Page counties met in Luray with 16 of 20 member banks represented. President Houston H Newman of Edinburg presided. The dinner session was replaced by alternating meetings and the next gathering will be July 18 at Berryville high school auditorium. Dr E A Kincaid of the Federal Reserve Bank Richmond will speak to about 150 attendees.
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Clearing House Association
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Page Counties
Luray
Houston H. Newman
Edinburg
Berryville
Dr. Kincaid
E. A. Kincaid
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond, Va
City group forms to discuss municipal affairs in Winchester
Walter J. Millard field secretary of the National Municipal League arrives in Winchester to aid a proposed organization focusing on progressive city policies. Members will perform precinct and block work to register voters and persuade turnout ahead of elections. A dinner is set for Thursday at the George Washington Hotel at 7. Invitations are being issued.
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Winchester
Millard
National Municipal League
Walter J. Millard
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
George Washington
Kennedy Talks With President Kennedy Talks With President
Hyde Park N Y June 21 The President and Joseph P Kennedy met in the morning to discuss Europe and the Anglo American trade treaty after Kennedy's return from London Authorities expect discussion of Kennedy's six months as diplomat and current European developments Roosevelt also moved through a burst of final congressional actions trimming 43 measures from his awaiting action list while awaiting other bills.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
White House
Kennedy
New England
Hudson River
Turrou resigns from FBI to write on G men with Hoover
Leon G. Turrou, noted FBI special agent who led the espionage inquiry, resigns citing health strain and desire to write about the Bureau. He will cooperate with J Edgar Hoover, remains in New York temporarily, and returns to Arlington Virginia later.
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Leon Turrou
Hoover
New York
Leon G. Turrou
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Turrou
Edward
Victor
George Washington University
Washington
Turreu
Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Arlington
Potomac
Chamberlain Pushes Ahead For Truce In Spanish War
Federal investigations into a far flung plot to steal American defense secrets proceed as 18 indicted. Four in custody, 14 abroad in Germany. U S Attorney Hardy and Leon Turrou resign amid ongoing probe as the grand jury contemplates further indictments. External reactions from Berlin note it as a sensational effort.
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Chamberlain
New York
Cordell Hull
Washington
Dartmouth College
Hull
United States
Lamar Hardy
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Hull seeks humanizing warfare to curb civilian bombings
Secretary of State Hull is developing a program to humanize warfare with aims to stop aerial bombings of civilians. He is considering neutralized hospital zones and open town immunities, following proposals by Norman Davis of the American Red Cross.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
London
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Davis
Welles
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Spain
Husband Held By Coroner Jury As Wife Slayer
Cambridge, Md June 21 A coroner s jury found that Elizabeth Brown a 1 year old expectant mother was deliberately strangled by her husband Fred Brown before her body weighted with plow points was dumped into the Nanticoke River on June 14 Brown a husky farmer near Vienna showed little emotion at the verdict Neighbors Mr and Mrs Robert Sackett testified Mrs Brown spent the night with them June 13 saying Fred wouldn t let me in
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Cambridge
Elizabeth Brown
Fred Brown
Nanticoke River
Brown
Vienna
Robert Sackett
Reid's Grove
Fred
Weeping Woman Linked To Creek Slaying Mystery
Prince Frederick Maryland police linked a second sighting of a weeping woman to the death of a 35 year old expectant mother found in a creek. Deputies report witnesses saw a woman near the creek Friday and a man beside a car with possibly DC plates.
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Prince Frederick
Kenneth Buckler
Bucker
Buckler
District of Columbia
Howard Malders
Baltimore
Page Jett
Everard Briscoe
Duke
Eddie Browning
Declaration Is Praised By Welles
Under-Secretary of State Summer Welles praised the declaration in Philadelphia near Independence Hall saying the document was the most vital force in advancing human liberties in the nineteenth century. He spoke at ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of New Hampshire’s ratification of the Constitution and the birth of a nation.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Summer Welles
Nations agree to send commissions to Spain for peace
Delegates from major nations agreed to dispatch commissions to Spain to press for a truce and evacuation of foreign troops in the 23 month civil war. Prime Minister Chamberlain urged a practical armistice while Britain pressed France and Italy to back the plan. Discussion on notes to Madrid and Franco intensified as Mussolini was urged to back a ceasefire for Anglo Italian alignment.
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London
Europe
Spain
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Russia
France
Italy
Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Death Removes William A. Dey in Winchester
William A. Dey a 39 year old Winchester resident died after a protracted illness at his home in the Greenawalt addition. He was a former manager for the National Fruit Product Company plant in Winchester and a member of the Friendship Fire Company. He is survived by his widow Ethie DeHart and daughter Donna. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 am from the home with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William A. Dey
Winchester
Greenawalt
Mr. Dey
Nor~folk, Va
Capt
W. W. Dey
Norfolk
Janie White
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
Washington and Lea University
Lexington
National Fruit Product Company
Friendship Fire Company
Dey
Ethie DeHart
A. J. DeHart
Donna Dey
Bessie Dey Weems
Donald L. Weems
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Bombs Hit Oil Properties In China Raid
Eighteen Japanese air raiders attack Wu chow in Kwangsi province damaging American Texas Oil Company property and British Asiatic Company grounds. One bomb struck the Texas grounds and three others hit nearby areas.
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Hongkong
Texas Oil Company
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South
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Lions
Clearing House
Luray, Va
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Seppember
Hauptmann
Kansas City
FBI
Indiana
Atlantic City
Connecticut
U.S
Hardy
Norman Davis
Browning
Calvert County
Fruit Product Com
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