Berkeley Is Ready For Tomato Festival Opener
Berkeley Springs West Virginia prepares for a three day Tomato Festival drawing about 75 000 visitors. Miss Izetta Jewel of Washington and Kingwood and sixteen princesses will join Queen Morgan III for the coronation and pageant The Seekers directed by Mrs Arthur Swisher features over 100 children and youth in cast.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Izetta Jewel, Jr
Washington
Kingwood
Jewel
Queen Morgan III
Ralph Rice
Arthur Swisher
Poland Reports German Invasion
The Polish embassy announced Poland has invoked aid from Great Britain and France. Polish ambassadors notified Britain and France that Germany invaded Poland, and thus the Poland Britain and Poland France allied treaties apply.
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Washington
Poland
Great Britain
France
Germany
Fiddler Rubinoff Fails Bet for $10 in an Hour
San Francisco street musician Dave Rubinoff, known for radio stage and screen, attempted to collect $10 in one hour while disguised as a musical beggar. He did not succeed and surrendered his collected earnings of $1.49 as part of the wager with Chief of Police William J. Quinn.
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San Francisco
Dave Rubinoff
Rubinoff
William J. Quinn
France Back Roosevelt Plea to Spare Civilians
France agreed to Roosevelt’s proposal to spare civilians and open cities from aerial bombardment in case of war. Ambassador Bullitt presented the appeal to Foreign Minister Bonnet and received an immediate favorable response for France. Hartford 4-H Fair offers prizes for rolling pin skill with a dummy pie target demo.
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Paris
France
Roosevelt
William C. Bullitt
Geroges Bonnet
Hartford
Conn
Hartford County
William L. Harris
Trustees Sale Of Fine Business Property In Winchester Va
A deed of trust dated March 13 1924 secures the debt on property at 124 126 128 132 East Side South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia to be sold at public auction at 11 oclock A M Saturday September 26 1939 in front of the Court House. The parcel fronts about 57 feet on Loudoun Street with 229 feet depth and an alley to Cork Street. The two story brick building lies in the city center. Terms: one third cash day of sale balance in two equal annual installments with bonds payable in one and two years from sale date secured by a deed of trust and insurance on buildings. M M Lynch J M Lynch trustees. Duvall Dunn auctioneers. $25 9 1 8 15 41
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A. Taylor Ritter
C. W. Ritter
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Court House
Virginia
Loudoun Street
Cork Street
W. E. Jones
H. M. Seabright
Radio Highlights Set for Weekend Broadcasts in New York
Broadcasters plan extensive European coverage over the weekend with fallback on press association reports if relay from Europe fails. Tonight’s slate includes WEAF-NBC programs from 6:15 to 9:30 and CBS and MBS network listings featuring concerts, dramas, sports, politics, and foreign news. Saturday’s lineup highlights horse races, Davis Cup tennis, and National Air Races with various stations and times listed.
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New York
Europe
Press Association
WEAF
NBC
Hugh Johnson
WJIZ
Dorothy Thompson
WABC
CBS
Lucille Manners
Guy Lombardo
Lee Pressman
Bob Ripley
WJZ
Harry Horlick
Roger W. Babson
Mbs-Chain
WOR Symphony Orchestra
Mander
Kaltenmeyer
Cbs-Chain
Renfrew of the Mounted
MBS- Chain
Ellensburg
Library Resumes 9 P M Closing for Labor Day
Handley Library announced a special Labor Day closing on Monday September 4. Beginning Tuesday September 5 the library will stay open until 9 PM daily through next June before resuming 7 30 PM early closing. The library opens daily at 10 AM.
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Handley Library
Light Selling In Wall Street
New York stock market opened quietly with light selling depressing shares 25 cents to 2 dollars. The sole extraordinary precaution was placing members of the board of governors at trading posts to observe activity.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Daily Crossword Puzzle Answers Highlight
The page presents a filled in crossword with clues across and down. It lists responses for many entries including positions like 1 5 9 10 and 11 12 14 16 19 20 21 22 24 25, and downs 4 8 2 6 7 3 8 11 13 15 17 18 23 25 26 28 29 30 32 33 34 39 41. The completed grid shows names and themed terms, ending with a note referencing an earlier puzzle answer.
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Orient
Capital of
Italy
Apple Producers Get About One Third of Retail Price
Virginia Tech economist Dr. By Maxton says U S apple growers typically obtain only about one third of the retail price. He urges new or improved sales outlets and notes 1939 production at 103 million bushels with an estimated average price of 75 cents per bushel.
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Blacksburg
Apple
United States
Dr. By
Kn Maxton
Virginia Tech
Maxton
U. S
South
Virginia
New York
What Happens When Neutrality Law Operates
Washington September 1 If President Roosevelt should put the neutrality law into effect arms sales to belligerents would be illegal American travel on ships of belligerents would be prohibited Belligerents would not be permitted to float loans in the United States though normal business credits could proceed Most nations likely in a European war could not borrow in this country because of the Johnson Act prohibiting loans to defaulting debtors
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moscicki Plea Urges Polish Nation to Rally for Defense
Paris dispatch reports President Ignace Moscicki urged Poles to unite behind the commander in chief and defend liberty independence and honor as Poland faces a German offensive in the night. He pledged the nation will march with the army toward complete victory.
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Paris
Ignace Moscicki
Hitler Accepts Danzig Reunion With Reich
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler accepted the Free City of Danzig into the Reich after Albert Forster, Nazi chief of state, proclaimed the reunion and urged the fuehrer to accept it. The move ties the Baltic city to Germany.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Free City
Danzig
Reich
Fuehrer
Albert Forster
The
Baltic
Hitler
Germany
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