Roosevelt Nomination by Acclamation at Democratic Nationa
Shouting Democrats nominate Roosevelt by acclamation at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia after a late night session. John Nance Garner to be renamed for Vice President. Roosevelt set to arrive, accept, and campaign in Franklin Field events.
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Texas
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Philadelphia Orchestra
Lily Pons
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Wilson
John&. Mack
New York
Tom Berry
South Dakota
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Lote
Arkansas
Lehman
New York State
Empire State
Bookmakers Join Sitting Strikers in Paris
Betting on horse races halted as bookmakers join 150,000 French workers in a second month of sit down strikes. Agents refuse to pay winners or take new bets while 10,000 shipyard workers at Saint Nazaire persist in not working.
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Paris
Saint Nazaire
AAA Plans Optional Crop Insurance to Back Farm Losses
Announces a plan letting farmers use government checks as crop insurance premiums for hail fire and storm losses. WPA officials coordinate drought relief water projects with state and local agencies while ICC cuts emergency livestock freight rates to drought zones.
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Democratic National Platform
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
St. Paul
Howard Hunter
Resettlement Administration
AAA
Philadelphia
Wallace
Howard Tolley
Congress
Supreme Court
U. S. Middies Sail From England on Summer Cruise
Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy depart Portsmouth England aboard Arkansas Wyoming and Oklahoma for Gothenburg Sweden on the annual summer cruise after arriving June 19. From Gothenburg the group proceeds to Cherbourg France.
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Eng
United States Naval Academy
Gothenburg
Sweden
Arkansas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Naval Academy
Cherbourg
France
Noted Carolina Poetess Dead
Mrs. Edna Wilcox Talley a Charlotte poet and honorary vice president for life of the North Carolina Poetry Society died at 65. A native of Allenville Kentucky she moved to Charlotte from Nashville Tennessee seventeen years ago. Her verse appeared in current verse magazines and anthologies.
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N.C
Edna Wilcox Talley
Talley
North Carolina Poetry Society
Life
Allenville
Nashville
Tenn
Gate Crasher Connelly Lost Gate Duty At Democratic Convention
Report describes America's famed gate crasher Connelly being reassigned after too many people slipped by him at the Democratic National Convention. The incident follows other lively scenes including crowd noise tests and a Virginia delegate tearing up a Roosevelt sign.
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Philadelphia
America
Connelly
James A. Farley
Whitacre Area Memorial Services and Local Social Notes
Memorial services were held at the Christian Church near High View West Virginia attended by residents from Whitacre. Local visits include John Spitzer and Grace Stotler from Berkeley Springs and families staying with Spitzer, Dick, DeHaven, and Unger clan members across Bluemont Cross Junction Inwood Winchester. A July 4 Chestnut Grove yard party and Ladies Aid program are announced with public welcome.
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Christian Church
Highview
W. Va
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Grace Stotler
Berkeley Springs
B. F. Spitzer
Lowell Brannon
Little Sons
Bluemont
O. H. Phillips
Pomerine Dick
Chestnut Grove Notes
Miss Emma DeHaven spent the past week with friends and relatives in Martinsburg West Virginia. Misses Leona and Armilda De Haven spent Saturday night with Miss Catherine DeHaven. Mrs R L DeHaven is visiting her son and daughter in law at Inwood West Virginia. Miss Lois Unger spent the week.
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Emma DeHaven
Martinsburg
W. Va
Leona
Armilda DeHaven
Catherine DeHaven
R. L. DeHaven
Inwood
Lois Unger
Myrna Loy May Become A Bride
Hollywood rumors say screen star Myrna Loy may wed this weekend with Hornblow. Friends expect a Las Vegas or Yuma ceremony following the separation of Hornblow from Juliette Crosby who recently won a Reno divorce.
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Calif
Myrna Loy
Hornblow
Las Vegas
Nev
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Ariz
Juliette Crosby
Reno
Easily Qualifies For Swim Title
Mrs Lenore Right Wingard of Homestead Pennsylvania easily qualified for the defense of her national outdoor 440 yard freestyle swimming championship, leading 12 entrants in the trials with a best time of 5 45. Seven swimmers moved to the finals to be decided later today.
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New York
Lenore Right Wingard
Homestead
Explorer and Author George Allan England Dies at 59
George Allan England, renowned explorer and author, died after a long illness at a Concord hospital. He was 59 and survived by his widow and a daughter.
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Concord
N. H
George Allan England
New Book on State Shrines at Library
A new edition of Colonial Jamestown Williamsburg and Yorktown by J. Luther Kibler offers detailed colonial history on three shrine centers in Virginia. The Williamsburg section has been rewritten with much entirely new material since the first edition. The book lists Jamestown adventurers and aims to answer inquiries about notable early settlers.
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Free City OF Danzig
League of Nations
Danzig
Germany
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Sean Lester
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Forster
Free City
Jamestown
Wilamsburg
Yorktown
J. Luther Kibler
Virginia Peninsula
Eea
Eiepeteller
Williamsburg
Kidneys and their role in cleansing acids
The article explains how kidneys filter acids and wastes from blood. It warns of kidney and bladder problems causing symptoms like waking at night and pains and urges trying ARAX with Mr. Harris at Millers, 107 N Loudoun St.
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Mr. Harris
Millers
N. Loudoun
Johnny Mack Brown in Between Men at Hable's Palace Today
Johnny Mack Brown stars in Between Men at Hable's Palace Theatre for today only a blazing Western drama. The Adventure of Rex and Rinty supplements the feature with a Fox news reel and a novel y. Jessie Matthews and Robert Young appear in It's Love Again at Hable's Palace Monday and Tuesday with dancing sensations and rhumba rhythms.
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Rex
Rinty
Palace Mon
Jessie Matthews
Robert Young
Fox News
Notice to creditors for estate of Mrs. T. S. Hancher
All persons owing or having claims against the estate of Mrs. T. S. Hancher are requested to contact OS. W. HANCHER at R. No.2 Winchester Virginia at once. June 26, 1941.
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Price Cutter ad lists margarine and flour sale items
Sunshine Grocery at 26 E Monmouth St advertises Nucoa margarine two-for-three and Pride of Val flour six pounds at 21 cents per unit and toilet tissue three rolls for 13 cents at Nutley location.
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Sunshine Grocery
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Card of Thanks for David L. Fries
The Fries family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for flowers and cars during David L. Fries illness. Signed by Mrs. David Lemon Fries and families C E Wisecarver Glaize Jackson. (6-27-11)
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David Lemon Fries
C. E. Wisecarver
M. S. Glaize
L. Jackson
Middletown Bride Weds in City and Orange, Va
Miss Elsie Pope of Middletown becomes the bride of Rousseau V. Martin of this city and Orange Virginia. Joe Louis is hailed as a second Dempsey after a six round fight against Carnera. Press agrees to a two year extension of nuisance taxes. Fitz Kines faces a $5000 damage suit set aside in Fauquier County Circuit Court Warrenton. City Planners tackle zoning questions as Cc. M. Martin departs for Buda, Hungary, to attend the World Christian Endeavor convention.
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Middletown
Rousseau V. Martin
Orange
Joe Louis
Dempsey
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Carnera
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Fauquier County
Warrenton
Cc. M. Martin
Budat
Hungary
World Christian Endeavor Convention
Five years ago a double wedding and global flight feats
Announcement of Elizabeth Lee Larrick and Lewis Graham Dinkle marriage. Post and Gatty reached Novo-Sibirsk on their round the world flight. Lee makes 100 in midwest reach. Mrs. Mattie E. March dies here.
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Lewis Graham Dinkle
Post and Gatty
Novo- Sibirsk
Siberia
Lee
Lester Darash
Winchester Art Club
Mattie E. March
Martinsburg Roads Toll Free Demand Sparks Protest
Report from Martinsburg notes motorists urge removal of tolls on a road toward the city. A wagon wheel incident injures a man identified as Crowser, whose abdomen is pierced and is in critical condition. An entry marks the historic June 27 1857 Massacre at Cawnpore, India.
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Crowser
Cawnpore
India
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