France and Soviet Union discuss world disarmament and peace
Paris and Geneva dispatches report proposals to limit war by placing national armed forces under League of Nations control. France backs a framework for an international mortgage on forces to deter aggression. Soviet Union proposes an economic non aggression pact with wide support among European states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Man
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations
M. Paul Boncour
France
League of Nations Council
League
League Council
Rnments
Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Pan-European Commission
Litvinoff
European Union
Commission
Burroughs Defies Senate Panel In Cannon Expenditure Probe
Miss Aca L Burroughs secretary to Bishop James Cannon Jr again refused to testify before the Nye senate committee in Washington over Cannon's 1928 presidential campaign expenditures. She claimed all books records and accounts tied to the bishop's activities had disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aca L. Burroughs
James Cannon, Jr
Nye Senate
Washington
Cannon
Practical Cement Coloring Has Been Demonstrated
Mixing of coloring matter in cement has already been experimented with. There is assuredly no reason why it cannot be done, practically and cheaply.
Rainfall Averages and Monthly Totals for January to August
The report compares present and past rainfall against 18 year averages for January through August. Totals show 24.44 inches this period versus 28.45 inches in 1931. Monthly figures include January 55 inches for the nine months, February 0.48, March 2.22, April 1.79, May 1.19, June 3.06, July 0.84, August 0.54, and September 1.11 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hg Lngeen
Frederick County News Highlights September 1931
Frederick county public schools to open September 9 per announcement. Confed veteran and banker R Powel Page dies at Saratoga near Boyce. Winchester Cold Storage opens for the season. Summer residents depart Princess Lodge Roanoke. Miss Eleanor Fravel of Woodstock marries John I Brown Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
R. Powel Page
Saratoga
Boyce
Winchester
William Beverley
Princess Lodge
P. W. Boyd
Roanoke
Eleanor Fravel
Woodstock
John I. Brown, Jr
Races and events slated at Winchester Fair week
Five years ago on September 1 1926 Winchester Fair features auto racing acts planned for track events. Labor Day program includes boxing in City Auditorium with Dempsey Tunney betting sweepstakes and Ramsey Furniture promoting a Cut Loose sale. Mrs. Potts wins Civic League garden prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fair
Harry E. Potts
Civic League
Wall Street
Dempsey
Tunney
Ramsey Furniture Company
City Auditorium
Benefit for Confederate Monument a Great Success
Fifteen years ago on September 1, 1916 a benefit show on the Court House green drew strong support for the Confederate Monument. Frederick County Anti-Saloon League endorsed a national prohibition proposal. The U S Senate was expected to pass an eight hour workday for railroads to avert a threatened employees strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Green
Frederick County
Anti-Saloon League
United States Senate
Ford cars offered for home delivery at $360
H C Borden advertises delivery of new Ford automobiles to buyers’ homes for 360 dollars. H K Green and Brother announce their fall silk sale display opening soon as the season begins. The Fredericksburg Free Lance notes an editorial remark on brain energy and Germany indemnity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Borden
Ford
H. K. Green and Brother
Germany
Fredericksburg
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Shenandoah Alley
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Hansbrough & Carter
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Wayland
Century Motors
J. W. Rees
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Armstrong
Eeeee
Armstrongs
Velvets
Axminsters
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Axminster
Kay Francis
Ricardo Cortez
Paul Cavanagh
Louise Fazenda
Maurice
Ernest Lubitsch
Claudette Colbert
Miriam Hopkins
Charles Ruggles
Oscar Straus
Warner Bros
Capitol
Bobby Jones
Julius Curtius
Dino Grandi
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
Reardon’s
Pure Food Store
Braddock and
Boscawen Street
North Main Street
Service
Maryland Casualty Company of
Baltimore
W. F. Shryock
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Counsellors
E. Boscawen Street
Richmond, VA
Central Nat. Bank
Valley Pike
Farmers & Merchants
the Apple
Folks Bank
Srown & Fisher
Wen's Shop
Gray & Sheetz
N. Main St
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