Virginia Apple Crop Coloring Up But Some Damage Reported
The September Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service estimates the state's commercial apple crop at 7.2 million bushels, down from 10.39 million in 1937 and below the 10-year average. The total Virginia crop is about 10.56 million bushels. Conditions were generally fair with dry spells in Frederick Clarke and Shenandoah counties, but most areas show larger than usual fruit size due to ample rainfall. Some orchards suffered from late August gnath, bitter rot, and scale in poorly sprayed blocks. harvest of Bonum is nearly finished while Grimes and Jonathans began in late August to September.
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Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Henry M. Taylor
Richmond
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Frederick
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United States
New York
Illinois
Idaho
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North Carolina
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Oregon
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Queen Elizabeth to Surpass Queen Mary in Size
The Queen Elizabeth will be larger than the Queen Mary. It will carry 400 more passengers, be ten feet longer, and have fourteen decks compared with her sister ship’s twelve.
Democrats Net Donations and Expenditures in Eight Months
The Democratic National Committee reported receipts of 129 511 dollars from June 1 to September 1, bringing eight month total to 363 374 dollars. Expenditures for June to August reached 550 116 dollars with a cash balance of 13 258 dollars and unpaid obligations of 86 001 dollars. Major donors included Baruch 4000 dollars to senatorial and congressional committees and 1000 dollar gifts from Max Silverman and Breckenridge Long.
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Democratic National Committee
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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New York
Senatorial Campaign Committee
Max Silverman
Detroit
Breckenridge
Long
Laurel
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hull
Interior
Ickes
Joseph E. Davies
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles Michelson
National Committee
Labor leaders urged to join peace effort at Interlaken
Interlaken Switzerland September 12 John Ramsay president of the CIO Union in Bethlehem steel plants cables William Green and John L Lewis urging reconciliation to achieve a historic effect of world peace. Ramsay notes the Oxford movement seeks to promote moral rearmament worldwide and says America's peace starts with domestic labor harmony.
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Switzerland
John Ramsay
CIO Union
Bethlehem Steel
William Green
The
John L. Lewis
CIO
Ramsay
Oxford Movement
America
Pleads Innocent To Murdering of Driscoll Girl
Herbert W. Sprague of Portland Maine, an itinerant barber aged 53, pleaded innocent in municipal court to the murder of 8 year old Barbara Driscoll. Judge Waldron remanded him without bail for a week while awaiting pathology results on stains found on his clothing. Governor Murphy visited Sprague in jail urging spiritual contemplation as Inspector Kelly questioned him about blood stains on a green sweater.
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Herbert W. Sprague
Portland
Barbara Driscoll
J. R. Waldron
Rockingham County
Stephen Wheeler
Sprague
Francis P. Murphy
Dennis Kelly
Driscoll
Dewey Battles Against Hines in Pecora Case
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey fighting to keep the Hines case alive as defense seeks a mistrial. Dewey argues witnesses testified to Hines' involvement in rackets, and that Dodge protected Hines by failing to pursue leads. The Judge pondered whether to quash the case or proceed to trial as Dewey and Stryker present lengthy briefs.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
James J. Hines
William Copeland Dodge
Hines
Ferdinand Pecora
Dodge
Bruce Barton
William Rhinelander Stewart
Pecora
Ponders
Stryker
Lyon Boston
William C. Dodge
Boston
Port Dedication Schedule Outlines Airport Gala Weekend
Plans call for a two day dedication on September 17 and 18 for the new Winchester municipal airport on Buff Lick road. Paul Rhodes and a committee of aviation enthusiasts announce a schedule featuring parachute jumps, air races, passenger rides, an official dedication, dances, and aviation speakers.
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Junior Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Valley Airways, Inc
W. Nelson Page
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Andrew Bell
Herbert Schutte
Donald Weems
Walker Bond
Hester
Kitten Polecat Family Interrupts Traffic on South Braddock
Eyewitnesses report a mother polecat and six kits crossing South Braddock Street near the colored Methodist Church last week. The group calmly halted traffic as drivers screeched brakes to avoid the animals.
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Salvation Army Holds Peace Prayer Meet in London
In London 500 Salvation Army followers gathered at Zion College on Victoria Embankment as General Evangeline Booth led prayers and songs for peace. The 72 year old head issued semi military commands guiding the service amid Europe’s crisis.
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Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Zion College
Victorian Embankment
Europe
Jones Refuses To Talk On Finance In Europe Trip
Jesse Jones head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation returns from Europe and refuses to discuss domestic finances. He says he planned a blank mind while hunting grouse in Scotland partridge and rabbits in France. He will return to Washington later.
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Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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France
Washington
Record Holder Killed In Crash
London report says Flight Lieutenant M. J. Adam who set a world altitude record of 53,937 feet on June 30 1937 and a companion died when their Royal Air Force bomber crashed at Farnborough Hampshire and burst into flames.
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Adam
Missing 16-year-old hunted after farm double murder
Itasca county deputies searched dense woods and roads for 16-year-old Harry Vern in connection with the murder of farm owners Matt Jama and Aili Jama and their adopted daughter found dead at a blazing Minnesota farm. A light shotgun lay near the bodies, and the sheriff said Vern had lived with the James and was to be adopted by them.
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Minn
Elmer Madsen
Itasca
Madsen
Harry Yern
Matt Jama
Aili Jama
Bhgroon
Saab
Vern
James
Somerville Rites Set
J. W. Somerville of Grimes Virginia died at 2 30 this morning at his daughter Mrs Walter Whitacres home in Baltimore He was moved from Florida after paralysis and died in Baltimore Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Mount Hebron Cemetery with interment there He was a native of McKeesport Pa lived in Frederick County about 25 years He was a member of the High View Congregational Christian Church Survived by his daughter and several sons.
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Grimes
H. B. McCormac
Walter Whitacre
Baltimore
Somerville
Florida
Mount Hebron
McKresport
Frederick County
Highview
Hitler Defends Sudeten Germans and Fortifications
Hitler proclaimed the Sudeten Germans must have self determination and denounced claims of a Czech advance. He ordered rapid fortification work on the western frontier with Fritz Todt in charge as 262,000 workers and 100,000 soldiers prepare as 8,000 freight cars move 100000 tons daily.
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Balloting Under Way in Maryland Senate Fight
Democratic primary battles in Maryland center on the issue of supporting or opposing President Roosevelt. Senator Tydings and challenger Lewis trumpet the theme With Roosevelt or Against as Arthur Hungerford prompts calls for a federal probe while three-way race officials report mixed momentum and party divisions across the state.
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Bank Deposits Above $5 000 May Get Insurance
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation studies raising the insured limit above 5000. Chairman Leo T. Crowley said a nationwide survey was sent to 13 719 insured banks asking how many accounts fall below 5000 between 5000 and 10000 between 10000 and 25000 and over 25000. He noted House Banking Chairman Henry Steagall advocated an increase and while not committing in advance the FDIC would consider minimal additional risk.
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Leo T. Crowley
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Steagall
D-Ala
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Falls Short of Auto Speed Record Attempt at Bonneville
John R. Cobb of London, driving a 7,000 pound shark shaped racer at Bonneville Salt Flats, clocked 342.53 mph and fell short of Captain George E. T. Eyston’s 345.49 mph mark set last year with a two run average, failing to surpass the world speed record.
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Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
George E. T. Eyston
Floods Cause Major Damage Across Wisconsin Minnesota
Muddy Mississippi floodwaters surge through gates between Wisconsin and Minnesota wrecking trains and tracks. Northwestern Railway crew untangles debris after the Northwestern Limited rear-ended the Victory Limited near Sparta, marking the second wreck in three days. Three passengers rushed to a Sparta hospital, 15 to 20 with minor injuries.
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Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern Limited
Victory Limited
Sparta
President Roosevelt notes benign ulcer in James
The Chief Executive and family discussed James Roosevelt's health after surgery. He suffered hiccups treated with Favored Soda and was told the ulcer was benign, not malignant. Betsy Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt expressed relief.
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Howard Gray
James
Harvard
Betsy
Will of Cephas B. Anthony Recorded in Frederick Circuit Court
The will of the late Cephas B. Anthony has been recorded in the office of clerk C. C. Brannon of Frederick Circuit Court naming Clarence E. as executor and trustee. The document outlines distribution of an estate including rights in several tracts and related legacies.
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C. C. Brannon
Frederick Circuit Court
Clarence E
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