Tragedy of War Seen in Basque Refugees Plight
Basel refugees from Bilbao and eastern Basque Country flood Santander province as bombardments drive a vast evacuation. Mothers seek medical care for unborn children while maternity homes fill and lost belongings pile up in street storerooms.
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Santander
Spain
Miguel Uranga
la Prensa
San Antonio
Texas
Bayonne
France
Bilbao
Uis
The
Assistancia
Henrico County Reaffirms Manager Form Of Government
In a special election Henrico County voters upheld the county manager system 2 886 to 2 263, a 623 vote margin. Supporters led by the Henrico Citizens League argued for improved services and efficiency, while opponents cited at large board elections and higher per capita costs. The result could influence other Virginia localities pursuing modernization.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Henrico Citizens League
Good Government League
Board of Supervisors
Willard F. Day
Henrico
Virginia
Piers Watch Ships Sail Toward Safer Lands
Citizens crowd the waterfront as ships depart for distant nations, hopeful to escape fear, hunger, and the terror of war, seeking quiet shores where air motors and artillery no longer echo.
Page challenges Price in gubernatorial race radio address
Virginia State Senator Vivian L. Page of Norfolk challenged his opponent to deny any promise of office. He defended his record in the General Assembly and urged tax cuts, school funding, crime law reform, poll tax repeal, old age pensions, and worker protections while opposing a general sales tax.
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Richmond
Vivian L. Page
Norfolk
James H. Price
Virginia
Page
Price
General Assembly
Burglars Read Not The Warning From A Dog
Oakland patrol report details a break in narrated by Patrolman D G Harper. He describes entering a residence through a window after a resident warned of a vicious dog. He claimed to have calmed the dog by scratching its neck and to have turned off the oven before leaving.
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Oakland
Calif
D. G. Harper
Wman
Snyder Named To Guffey Board
P. M. Snyder of West Virginia named chairman of the Guffey Coal Act board covering parts of West Virginia and Virginia. The group meets to organize coal marketing supervision, discuss headquarters and committees, and will study production costs before recommending minimum prices to the national coal commission. William Bliszard of Charleston named as United Mine Workers representative on the board.
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Washington
P. M. Snyder
Hope
W. Va
West Virginia
Virginia
Snyder
NRA
William Bliszard
Charleston
United Mine Workers of America
National Coal Commission
Tourist Trade Gains in Old Dominion in May
Richmond June 29 Wilbur Hall chairman of the State conservation commission estimates May tourist travel in the Old Dominion was about 28 percent above a year earlier. Hotels averaged a 17 percent patronage gain, with only one down and several showing no change. Shrines and natural wonders reported striking gains, in some cases over 100 percent, with 130,938 persons entering a National Park Service site.
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Richmond
Wilbur
Hall
State Conservation Commission
Old Dominion
National Park Service
Richmond Battlefield Park Sees Major Visitor Surge
May vehicle counts rose over prior year with a total of 71 752 compared to last May. The Richmond Battlefield Park recorded 5 081 visitors, marking a gain exceeding 100 percent.
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Richmond Battlefield Park
Conservation office reports 500 literature pieces daily
The Richmond conservation commission said its office distributes about 500 pieces of literature per day in response to mail inquiries.
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Richmond
the Conservation Commission
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Mecaraseral Assembly
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San Terry
Loudoun St
Noxzema
Silco
Cut Price Stores Inc
Winchester
Kitchen
Big Pwa
Weringhouse
Westinghouse Baker & Anderson
Winchester and Frederick Co
N. Braddock St
Berryville and Clarke Co
Goodrich
Cammer Tire CO
Complete Tire Service
Corner Braddock & Boscawen St
Ford
America
Ford V
United States
Ford Finance Plans
Universal Credit Co
the Thrifty
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