Boys' State Movement Draws Broad Interest in Virginia
Director Charles W Crush reports wide interest in the third Virginia Boys State encampment to be held on the VPI campus June 23. The Old Dominion Committee met at the Patrick Henry Hotel Roanoke and set plans with 350 boys limited by facilities. Alumni banquet June 29. VPI offers free campus quarters June 28. reservations with $10 per boy due to Crush. The program, backed by The American Legion and Auxiliary, emphasizes citizen government and warns that only Americanism remains in America.
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Charles W. Crush
Wew
American Legion
Old Dominion Boys
Patrick Henry
Roanoke
Boys’ State
Virginia
Blacksburg
Old Dominion Boys’ State, Inc
Christiansburg
American Legion Auxiliary
Rotary, Raritan
America
Real estate transfers involving Plumly Lone and others
City P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp transfers lands machinery and equipment to P. W. Plum ly Lumber Corporation for premises and $1. Cc. B. Organetux to E. Louise Gray buys a lot on Shryock avenue for $10 and valuable considerations. Fred M. Pugittet ux to Norval M. Hottle purchases a lot on Parkway in Shawnee Heights Addition for $10. Shawnee Realty Co Inc to Walter R. Talbot acquires a lot in Shawnee Heights Addition for $10. Farmers and Merchants National Bank to Ruth J. Leatherman buys lot No 14 in Tennyson avenue development for $2000.
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City
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Ohio Corporation
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corporation
Virginia Corporation
Cc. B. Organetux
E. Louise Gray
Shryock Avenue
Fred M
Walter R. Talbot
Shawnee Heights
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ruth J. Leatherman
Tennyson Avenue
Hungary May Have To Give In To Nazis
A May 8 dispatch from Budapest discusses Germany seeking a right of way through Hungary and British efforts to unite Balkan states for a defensive front. Reports circulate via Politika and Utro about Germany and Italy ready to move against allied actions in southeastern Europe. Yugoslavia faces 300,000 troops on borders as Bulgaria could anchor a Balkan alliance.
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Trondheim
Norway
Germany
Norwegian
Budapest
Hungary
Balkans
Europe
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Belgrade
Politika
Sofia
Utro
Berlin
Italy
Reich
Germans Expect Allied Attacks In Southeast
A German News broadcast intercepted by CBS said an Allied assault in Europe is imminent with British and French councils finalizing plans and directing Weygand led forces in the Near East. London and Paris denied the report calling it fantastic and lying.
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New York
CBS
Europe
Near East
Maxime Weygand
London
Paris
Japan Gold Reserve Is Cut By War
A May 8 report notes Japan’s gold reserves have fallen to under 100 million dollars amid three years of war with China. Central Bank figures show 164 million, while observers warn gold shipments fund 1939 purchases in the United States. Officials doubt the origin of ongoing gold, suggesting a hidden war chest and dwindling production. Formosa drives scarce attempts to mine gold as Japan loses foreign exchange due to war and reduced trade with blocked regions.
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Lloyd Lehrers
Washington
Japan
China
Central Bank of Japan
Pan
United States
Russia
Formosa
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Manchoukuo
Japan Sees Tourism Decline Hit Foreign Exchange
The piece notes a sharp drop in tourism and foreign exchange earnings in Japan over recent months as the tourist business, previously a major source of foreign currency, wanes.
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Japan
Japanese May Continue Abroad Purchases For Raw Materials
A 1926 Kansas City talk by Sinclair Lewis raised the question of Japan’s need for raw materials and gold reserves, with economists weighing barter or alternative methods if gold exhausts. Lewis challenged God by saying two minutes to prove His existence, stating, if God exists, He should strike him dead.
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Japan
Kansas City
Missouri
Sinclair Lewis
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Calvin
Balmore
Wardoleum
Montgomery Ward
Wards
S. Loudoun ST
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