Senate approves two year prolongation of dollar revaluation powers
The Senate by 40 to 20 voted to continue President Roosevelt’s power to revalue the dollar and operate the 2 billion stabilizing fund for two more years. The measure preserves devaluation tools amid pro and anti groups, while a Taft amendment to end the extra currency issue was defeated. The year ends Monday with WPA funds at risk without new appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Adams
Bc-Cole
Stabilization Fund
Chamber
Taft
Ohio
Senate House Conference Committee
Works Projects Administration
Winchester Narrates Bus Trip Through West Virginia
A dozen soldiers travel by bus toward Charleston as West Virginia roads attract comments. The narrative notes the capitol’s golden dome and the contrast with distant highways, culminating in questions about a local school building along the route.
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Charleston
W. Va
Latta No. 1
West Virginia
Capitol Building
Ames P. Reardon Admr Notice Summary
Admr Ames P. Reardon issues notice in probate matter. The entry signals an administrator's steps in estate handling with unspecified dates and actions due.
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Ames P. Reardon
Admr
Texaco Service Station Opens at Valley Ave and Hart St
Notice from Willis Real Estate announces the Texaco Service Station now operating at Valley Avenue and Hart Street, formerly run by J. Norman Ochs. The ad invites friends to visit for guaranteed good service and provides contact details.
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Texaco
Valley Ave
Hart, St
J. Norman Ochs
Paralysis deaths near Pine Grove training camp
Two residents of Pine Grove near the Indian town Gap training camp in Pottesville died of infantile paralysis within hours of each other. Stanley Beck, 18, and Edward Christ, 29, may have contracted sporadic infections. Deputy Coroner Dr. F J Walters urged avoiding swimming spots until water analysis confirms safety.
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Pottesville
Pine Grove
Indiantown Gap
Stanley Beck
Edward Christ
F. J. Walters
Illness strikes 300 at Masonic picnic in Williamsport
In Williamsport Pennsylvania 300 men and women fell ill at a 5000 attendee Masonic picnic. Commodore George Lamade said food poisoning was suspected while Detective Chief Schumacher ordered tests of food ice cream and beverages. The event at Charles W Sones estate paused as ambulances ferried the sick to care.
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Williamsport
George Lamade
Joseph H. Schumacher
Charles W. Sones
Caoso
Compkins
Lamade
Widow claims hole in U boat and premonition of tragedy
Mrs Angeline Tillery widow of Thomas W Tillery testified before a naval board about a hole described as large as a man's hand in the submarine O NINE before its deep dive from Portsmouth New Hampshire. She said her husband warned the vessel had been recommissioned before ready and that there was vibration when she submerged.
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New London
Conn
Naval Board of Inquiry
Angéline Tillery
Thomas W. Tillery
Portsmouth
N. H
Tillery
Navy
Richard S. Edwards
Atlantic Fleet
Expect Apples To Share In Price Increase
A lighter apple crop is anticipated nationwide due to freezes in Iowa Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. Col L Brown head of the Produce Barometer Service told 95 fruit growers at Appalachian Apples Inc meeting in Washington Hotel that prices may rise with payrolls and food costs up. Dr Purcell McCue opened the meeting with reports and Gerrit Vander Hooning was billed as featured speaker at an afternoon luncheon.
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New York
Produce Barometer Service
Appalachian Apples, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Middle West
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
New England
Michigan
Washington State
Oregon
Purcell McCue
Greenwood
Appalachian
Carroll Miller
Martinsburg
Malcolm Brown
Gerrit Vander Hooning
National Association of Rtail Grocers
French Defense Holds South Syria Front Amid British Pressure
Military dispatches from Syria say French lines north of Damascus near Kastab held after 24 hours of British pressure. In Katanat Gorge the French reported heavy British losses, while attacks in Mount Hermon and Djezzine were repelled. Free French reach three miles south of Nebek near Damascus as they advance toward Beirut.
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Vichy
France
Eld
Syria
Damascus
Kastab
Katanat
Mount Hermon
Djezzine
Rome
Tobruk
North Africa
High Command
Galla Sidano
Ethiopia
Gondar
Tripoli
Bengasi
Libya
Malta
London
Nebek
Beirut
Seidnaya
British Rescue Some Sailors
London report says 3 063-ton German vessel Alster tor intercepted and survivors from two sunk British merchant ships rescued. Seventy eight crew saved from Rabaul and Trafalgar with nine and twelve killed respectively. Navy communique notes mines aboard a German raider in the Indian Ocean and a death of a British seaman.
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London
Admiralty
Rabaul
Trafalgar
Indian Ocean
H. M. Cornwall
Men 28 Face Possible Induction as Delay Sought
Washington June 28 House leaders ordered a 10 day delay in debating four bills to defer military training for men turning 28 next Tuesday. The postponement shifts 28 year olds toward possible induction rather than deferment, due to end of fiscal year bills and July 4 holidays. The draft bill would have made deferment mandatory. delay affects who qualifies.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Free Hand For President Sought
Washington reports the administration plans to ask Congress for a formal declaration of a national emergency to grant President Roosevelt a free hand in defense moves as Commander-in-Chief.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Handley Class Reunion Tonight
The Handley class of 1931 holds a reunion at 7 pm in the school cafeteria marking ten years since graduation. About 80 members and guests are expected with Andrew Babb as toastmaster and special guests including Mrs. Luther Hale Otis Sargent and Garland Quarles.
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Handley
Andrew Babb
Luther Hale
Lucielle Potts
Otis Sargent
Garland Quarles
Hale
Sargent
Quarles
Mildred Tidler
Eva Lockhart
Alice Jackson
Glenn Seabright
George Haines
Granville Cather
Edmund C Luke Named Legatee in New York Will
Edmund C Luke of Berryville Virginia was named a legatee in the will of James M Crank filed for probate in Surrogate Court New York The estate valued at more than 10000 dollars assigns Luke one fortieth of the residue The decedent died in New York on June 20
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Star
New York
Edmund C. Luke
Berryville
James M. Crank
Selective service exempts certain married men with dependents
Washington June 28 Selective service headquarters orders exempts from the draft men with dependents who provide substantial support. The ruling covers those already in Class 1-A and those not yet classified. Men who married after registration must prove the marriage occurred in the ordinary course of human affairs and not to evade army training.
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Washington
Selective Service
British Bomber Raid Sets Bremen Ablaze Behind Aerial Assault
London reports flames raging in Bremen and its shipyards after a heavy British night attack the 17th in a row on northwest Germany. The air ministry notes 12 British bombers lost, signaling ferocious raid and ongoing daylight bombing over the German coast.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Air Ministry
Oil shipments to French North Africa resume under new accord
Washington reports that American oil and supplies to French North Africa will resume after talks with Britain and France. The Scheherazade air tanker voyage to Casablanca was briefly halted by a British cruiser, but assurances were cited that Weygand’s army will not face major action and North Africa will not be handed to the Nazis.
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Washington
Vichy
Germany
Syria
United States
Great Britain
France
Dinette
Casablanca
Moed
London
Maxime Weygand
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Aircraft Output Is In Doldrums
Washington reports the United States and Britain face a prolonged aircraft production slump through July and August due to shortages of aluminum manganese and machine tools. May output fell to 1334 planes with several models still undergoing testing and adjustments. A reallocation of materials and new facilities are expected to boost production beginning in September and October.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Estate Manager Joel Thompson Dies From Self-Inflicted Bullet
Joel R. Thompson, 32, of College Court Matagorda Texas, arrived to manage the Whittemore estate in Clarke County. He died instantly from a bullet wound in a cottage on the Willoughby farm. Sheriff Buckner called it a clear case of suicide. Thompson traveled from Texas by train to Harper's Ferry, then by taxi. He is survived by his father wife two children and several brothers.
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Joel R. Thompson
College Court
Matagorga
Texas
Whittemore
Clarke County
R. W. Buckner
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
F. E. Tap- Pan
Thompson
Hugh L. Willoughby
Wiman Whittemore
James P. Reardon
Winchester
Buckner
Speen
Willoughby
Harper's Ferry
Enders Funeral Home
May Averts Strike Talks In New York Transit
Mayor La Guardia indicated a possible agreement between the city and transit workers could avert a threatened transportation tie up next Tuesday. The comments came as negotiations continued today.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Heavy gunfire heard near Helsinki outskirts
Stockholm dispatch relayed by Reuters reports heavy gunfire at sea from the Helsinki area heard shortly before noon. The Swedish agency in Helsinki provided the details as part of the update.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Helsinki
Air battles report Soviet Finnish conflict rises
A Swiss radio relay from Helsinki, via Reuters, indicates several air battles are ongoing between Soviet and Finnish aircraft in the London dateline dispatch.
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AIR
London
Reuters
Helsinki
Soviet says no claims on Dardanelles
Moscow speaker at a special press briefing stated the Soviet Union has no claims on the Dardanelles. No further details were provided.
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Moscow
Dardanelles
Gamelin Rumored Escaped From French Prison
German radio reports say Maurice Gamelin, former Allied generalissimo, escaped from Bourraso prison in unoccupied France. Two people were detained at Clermont-Ferrand as authorities search for the escapees and verify the claim.
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Vichy
France
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
New York
Gamelin
Marshal Petain
Daladier
Reynaud
Blum
Bourraso
Clermont-Ferrand
Senate Boosts Crop Price Supports and Extends CCC
The Senate approved a 1.25 billion dollar increase in funds for price pegging crop loans and a two year extension for the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Winchester officers prepare for state duty and sea training
Private Tom Starrett of the Winchester Police will report to the State Division of Motor Vehicles after one last day of local duty. He will take a medical exam Monday and attend an officer training school before active state service. A separate note describes Asa Smith testing a boat at the O Sullivan plant pool and a Chesapeake Bay cruise training for Winchester Scouts, with 64 scouts from four states aboard two schooners leaving at 8:30 this morning and returning tomorrow. The Winchester group includes Phil Hunter and others. Dan Seivers notes a possible Shenandoah Area cruise next year. Also, cherries picked from J R Dakeman’s tree yielded 125 gallons after early rising, while horses Big Boy and Highland Ace won blue ribbons at the Front Royal Horse Show Remount station.
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Tom Starrett
Winchester
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Richmond
Tom
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Severn River
Phil Hunter
Ray Garrabrandt
R. C. Gemmill
Courtney Jones
Fred Bame
Bernard Groves
Big Boy
Remount
Front Royal
Springsbury
George Greenhalgh
Red Army claims Minsk spearhead routed as Berlin touts eastern triumphs
Russian high command reports blitzkrieg like success west of Minsk and claims capture of war plans and prisoners from a German corps. Berlin counters with claims of Minsk seizure and promises detailed notices tomorrow.
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Minsk
Mosecow
Russia
Moscow
Poland
Berlin
Etern
Adolf Hitler
Bessarabian
London
Tank Corps
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