Maryland primary tests Roosevelt landslide choice
Maryland voters faced long lines and slow hours as they weighed Roosevelt backed contender David J. Lewis against conservative Senator Millard E. Tydings. Early delays and machine unfamiliarity spurred an emergency team to ease operation while officials debated the two minute voting limit.
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Hich
Maryland
Roosevelt
Millard E. Tyd
David J. Lewis
New
Sean
Board of Election Supervisors
Tydings
Mr. Roosevelt
New Dealer
Lewis
Atlanta
Geor Esore Depipale
Georgia
Millard Tydings
Swiss Fortify Their Frontier
BERNE September 12 Swiss government orders full frontier fortification measures starting today to defend against invasion from foreign territory. Military authorities to build fortified positions along borders including railroads and highways with a ban on photographs and warnings to the public not to loiter near construction sites.
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Berne
County fair season moves through Clarke Warren Woodstock shows
Fairs in Clarke and Warren counties begin and Woodstock fair shines this week. Large crowds tour exhibits livestock races and other attractions. Harvest droughts may reduce yields but quality remains high across events this fall.
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Clarke
Warren County
Woodstock
South End Hose Special Tonight at 7 30
A brief note announces a South End Hose event this evening at 7 30. The item mentions Sheetz and Captain but provides limited context or details about participants or location.
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South End
Sheetz
Capt
Week in Politics Highlights Across States
The press notes Maine to elect three House members and governor with other state officers. Maryland nominates candidates for Senate governor and six House seats. Primaries set for tomorrow in Arizona Colorado New Vermont Michigan Louisiana Utah and Washington. Connecticut Democrats begin convention. South Carolina Democrats hold governor run off. Georgia nominates candidates for Senate governor and House. Delaware Republicans select a House candidate at convention. Connecticut Republicans nominate ticket at convention.
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Maine
Maryland
Arizona
Colorado
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Vermont
Michigan
Louisiana
Utah
Washington
Connecticut
South Carolina
Georgia
House
Delaware
Georgia Voters Pick A Purge Test In Primaries
Georgia and Maryland voters focus on presidential purge efforts as Roosevelt backs liberal candidates. In Georgia a four corner race for Senate widens the battle between Roosevelt backed Camp and George, Talmadge, and McRae. Outcome expected to signal the purge’s reach.
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Maryland
Georgia
Walter F. George
Lawrence S. Camp
Eugene Talmadge
William G. McRae
George
Tydings
Welfare Checks Issued By City and County Offices
The Winchester city and Frederick County public welfare departments issued checks under the Virginia Public Assistance Act. Total September disbursements were 1309.85, with 171 county and urban checks, average payments 7.47 in the county and 11.69 in the city. Old Age Assistance led, followed by general relief, aid to blind, and dependent children. One inquiry noted a claimant aged 58 instead of 70.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Ives
Welfare Department
Co Ae
Dewey Challenges Hines Case Mistrial Ruling
In New York on September 12 Justice Pecora began reading his ruling on the defense motion for a mistrial in the conspiracy case against James J. Hines Tammany district leader. The court reviewed events leading to the mistrial demand as Dewey questioned Lyon Boston and a dramatic exchange unfolded with Stryker calling for the mistrial.
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Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
James J. Hines
Tammany
Grave Meri
Dewey
Counsil Stryker
Justice Pecora
Stryker
Lyon Boston
William Ee Dodge
William Fellows Morgan
Che
Setae
Angie
Begin Work On Fairmont Ave
City crews started on Fairmont Avenue improvements at the city limits. Demolition of a retaining wall and lowering of water and sewer lines allow grading of about 100 feet of street. Property owner Clara Loy cooperates with the city to remove a bottleneck encroachment into the 35 foot right of way.
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Fairmont Avenue
Arthur M. Field
Clara Loy
North Frederick
State Speltway Department
No Cancer Found In J Roosevelt
President Roosevelt visits Rochester as his eldest son James recovers from a large gastric ulcer operation at Mayo Clinic. James responds with cautious humor after anesthesia, while hospital bulletins report an entirely satisfactory condition and stable vitals.
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Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
James
Mayo Clinic
Rocky
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
St. Mary’s Hospital
Stephen
Peachespeaches at 1 per bushel at Rees Pack House
Market note lists peaches at 1 dollar per bushel. J W Rees operates the pack house offering peaches at the stated price.
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J. W. Rees
Appeal for Double Blanket Urges Urgent Donation
The District Nurse Association appealed for a double blanket for a state sanitarium patient. The appeal stated the need is urgent and action should be taken at once.
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District Nurse Association
Motor Victims Are Recovering in Winchester
Two week end motor accidents in Winchester left John W. Jones 20 and Harold Spurling their condition satisfactory at Memorial Hospital. Spurling suffered a concussion while Jones had cuts and bruises from a motorcycle crash into a parked Economy Machine Works truck on South Kent Street. A second collision on Fairmont Avenue between North Avenue and the Pennsylvania Railway caused minor damage when Harry W. Bowen 25 rear ended a car driven by Mrs. Robert Johnson 22 who was backing from a driveway. Bowen’s car sustained $25 damage and Johnson's about $30.
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Winchester
John W. Jones
Harold Spurling
Memorial Hospital
Economy Machine Works
South Kent Street
Spurling
Jones
Fairmont Avenue
North Avenue
Pennsylvania Railway
Harry W. Bowen
East Cecil Street
Robert Johnson
Fair Mont Avenue
Indictments Sought Against 14 County Prison Officials
Assistant District Attorney John A. Boyde said he would seek indictments this week against 14 county prison officials accused by a coroner's jury of criminal negligence in the baking to death of four convicts. All evidence will be ready for submission to a grand jury Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
John A. Boyde
Boyle
France Ramps Up For Possible General Mobilization
Paris reports the French cabinet completed plans for general mobilization and civil defense evacuation if war comes. Daladier and ministers reviewed measures after talks with army chiefs and noted open lines to London. French forces, planes, and ships were placed on high readiness amid tense mood in Paris.
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Bndeurs Daladier
No. 10
Downing Street
London
Daladier
Chamberlain
War Ministry
National Defense
France
Hitler
United States
William C. Bullitt
Georges Bennett
M. Bennett
North Africa
Ocean Waters Described As World's Greatest Windmill
At the fifth International Congress for Applied Mechanics in Cambridge Massachusetts Dr H U Sverdrup of the University of Bergen and UC argues ocean energy exceeds heat energy and that wind energy drives ocean currents like a vast windmill. About 300 delegates from a dozen countries attend sessions on predicting long term weather and climate.
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Mass
International Congress For Applied Mechanics
Archimedes
Galileo
Newton
H. U. Sverdrup
University of Bergen
Norway
University of California
Ocean
Czechs Ready Martial Law If Sudeten Disorders Escalate
Prague authorities prepared to invoke martial law in parts of the Sudeten German region if Hitler’s Nürnberg speech triggers serious disorder. Premier Hodza and ministers stressed emergency measures only if needed while pledging to maintain order with civil authorities and police, with Cerny empowered for night actions. Reports from Prague daily Abendzeitung warned tensions were near a breaking point ahead of Hitler’s address.
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Prague
Sudeten
Little Republic
Hitler
Germany
Perenne
Parol
Cerny
Band To Play Friday Evening At District Nursing Party
The Dis trict Nurse Association yard party benefiting the Tuberculosis Fund will feature McKlwee's Municipal Band playing Friday from 8 to 9 pm. Precautions against bad weather include tents loaned by Mr. Hughes and others from the Sarah Zane Fire Committee and the Lions Club. Proceeds support Winchester and Frederick County sanatorium patients.
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District Nurse Association
Tuberculosis Fund
McKlwee
Hughes
Sarah Zane
Lionsub
Winchester
Prederick County
Bargain 1938 Pontiac Demonstrator With Low Mileage
Advertisement offers a 1938 Pontiac demonstrator with only 1000 miles. For sale contact numbers 492-3 or 1444. Refer to page 7 for more details dated 9 12 1p 1thold.
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Pontiac
Hitler Threatens Czechoslovakia Rights for Sudeten Germans
News despatch reports Hitler demanding that Czechoslovakia grant rights to 3.5 million Sudeten Germans. He rejects a plebiscite, claims widespread suppression of Germans in the Sudetenland, and frames democracy and Bolshevism as a united front against Nazi Germany while praising Nazism’s renewal of German strength.
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Czechoslovakia
London
Germany
Nurnberg
Hitler
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Austria
Youth Injured While Hunting Near Capon Bridge
Marvin Haines of Capon Bridge aged 22 was wounded during a hunting incident Friday morning in West Virginia. He was struck in the right lung and left leg while dislodging a squirrel. a companion Keith Lanham, 24, tried to assist and was injured when Haines fell. The accident occurred about three miles from Capon Bridge near Haines' home.
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Marvin Haines
Capon Bridge
Memorial Hospital
Haines
West Virginia
Keith Lanham
Lanham
Found Slain In Washington Hotel
Benjamin F. Harrell, 39, of Silver Springs Maryland, was found shot to death today in a downtown Washington hotel. A watchman heard a pistol report from Harrells room, found him in pajamas with a bullet wound, and an automatic pistol lay nearby. Coroner A Magruder MacDonald planned to issue a death certificate stating self inflicted cause.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Harrell
Silver Springs
Harrell
A. Magruder MacDonald
German Chancellor Salutes Strasbourg Amid Peace Talks
In a speech, Adolf Hitler asserts Germans in Czechoslovakia face ruin and vows to end it, while offering an olive branch to France. He defends the Strasbourg surrender as a sacrifice for lasting peace and notes further concessions on other frontiers, claiming loyalty in the cause.
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Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
France
Strasbourg
Alsace
Lorraine
Drive Against Syphilis Begun in Winchester Campaign
A Winchester campaign to educate citizens on the prevalence and dangers of syphilis is started this week by the Woman's Civic League and the Junior Board of Trade. The effort follows federal action led by Surgeon General Thomas Parran and the Public Health Service with medical cooperation to combat the disease nationwide.
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Winchester
Woman's Civic League
Junior Board of Trade
United States
Thomas Parran
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