Labor Day Holiday Travel Attracts Thousands In Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley welcomed heavy Labor Day crowds to Shenandoah National Park and George Washington National Forest. Visitors spent at least 50 000 dollars in Harrisonburg with hotels restaurants and shops reporting peak business. Police kept traffic orderly. no major accidents were reported as out of state motorists filled highways from Friday through Sunday.
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Oscar Brown Wins Labor Day Fishing Honor at Strasburg
Linotype operator Oscar Brown of The Evening Star netted a 30 pound bass in the Shenandoah near Strasburg yesterday. The 19 inch fish rivals the heaviest entries in a local contest, though it falls half an inch short of a prior 30 pounder. Brown used a spinner lure.
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Treasury to Sell 20-23 Year Bonds in September Offering
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury will borrow 914 million dollars in September on a 20-23 year basis with 2 3 4 percent coupons. It plans 400 million in new bonds and exchange 514.966 million of long term securities for 15 percent notes maturing September 15, boosting public debt to about 33.76 billion.
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Accidents Toll Over Labor Day Weekend In Country Virginia
A Labor Day weekend over the nation saw at least 287 deaths from accidents including ten auto and airplane fatalities. Virginia reported fourteen highway deaths and multiple injuries across counties including Bassett and Martinsville, with drownings and a fatal motorcycle crash among the weekend toll.
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French Airman Wins Thompson Trophy Classic
Michel Detroyat, a young French flying champion, won the Thompson Trophy at Los Angeles in a Renault Caudron monoplane. He averaged 301 mph on ten mile laps, setting a new record of 264.261 mph for the 150 miles despite finishing on the eleventh lap. Earl Ortman of West Los Angeles took second at 248.042 mph. Detroyat earned 7000 dollars plus 2500 for breaking the record. Rene Racover cited the plane as two years old, built by Renault, with no French government funding beyond permission to leave the country.
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New Scientific Gadgets Told of By Inventors
Washington September 7. The third world power conference opened with 3,000 scientists and officials from 52 nations. They reviewed new warplane gasoline and coal usage, noting the chemical curiosity fuel increased a pursuit plane’s speed from 175 to 210 mph and refinements in cracking petroleum saved billions of barrels of crude. Sir Harold Hartley predicted coal’s rising role for future products.
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