President optimistic on national revival and social aid drive
Roosevelt told mobilization for human needs delegates that national income will soon double from the depression low and that prosperity is returning. He urged private relief groups to expect more private aid and individuals to help in their communities as plans for hospitals, clinics, child welfare and leisure programs proceed. A November 8 drive launch in the Midwest will coordinate corporate support for city social work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Community Chests and Councils, Inc
Ares
Don
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
White House
Two safety proposals for highways from Rhodes and Grayson
John Q. Rhodes of the Division of Motor Vehicles proposes removing the 15 percent of drivers who are not careful. Rear Admiral Cary Z. Grayson urges moral instruction to develop safer driving and social restraint beginning with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Cary Z. Grayson
American Red Cross
Rhodes
Admiral Grayson
British General Dill to mediate Arab Jewish tensions in Palestine
Lieut. Gen. J. G. Dill former director of military operations and intelligence at the British war office is tasked with ironing out long standing difficulties between Arabs and Jews in Palestine according to Central Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Dill
British War Office
Palestine
Central Press
Purdue Grid Star Tom McGannon Dies From Burn Injuries
Purdue University halfback Tom McGannon of Evansville died from burns after a gasoline fumes explosion in a shower room after practice. Reports say six players were burned with others improving and two more in serious condition. McGannon was 20 and a junior track pole vaulter.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tom McGannon
Purdue University
Evansville
McGannon
Purdue
Carl E. Dahlbeck
Lyndonville
Noble Kizer
Lowell Decker
Reading
Mich
Pat Malaska
Crawfordsville
Jim Maloney
Chicago
John Drake
Co. McGannison
Grace Helfrich
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Nooe
MceGannon
G O P Women Organize Campaign in London Meeting
Mrs Graham Dougherty of Clarke county was named Seventh District chairwoman at a London campaign gathering for the G O P yesterday in the George Washington Hotel. H Russell Potts announced. Ruth Thomas presided. Gladys Haldeman elected campaign women's chairwoman.
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Graham Dougherty
Clarke County
Winchester
Frederick County
London
George Washington Hotel
H. Russell Potts
Dougherty
Potts
Ruth Thomas
Walter Talbot
Gladys Haldeman
Miss Thomas
Henry Lodge
Edwin C. Parker
Miss Haldeman
Roanoke
Toledo Alcazar siege halted as 1700 fascists holdout
Madrid dispatch reports Gen. Francisco Franco’s rebels massing 175,000 troops near Toledo and Madrid while Toledo’s Alcazar siege is postponed to allow surrender or finish mine wiring. Mayor Perez Agua says mines flank the fortress and a two hour window remains for decision.
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Ramon Blardoney
Associated Press
Madrid
Francisco' i
Toledo
Kingdom of
Ferdinand and Isabella
Alcazar
Franco
Spain
Puerta de Carros
Puerta Capuchinos
Capucines
Perez Agua
Luis Barcelo
Wallerstein Thanks City for Record Convention Attendance
Morton L. Wallerstein executive secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities praised Winchester for hosting a record turnout of state municipal officials. He credited the hospitality of Winchester and the local chamber, hotel staff, and press, noting the convention’s success and promising formal thanks to assisting committees and chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Virginia
Morton L. Wallerstein
Wallerstein
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
H. B. McCormac
Friendship Fire Company Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is called for Thursday evening September 17 at 8 o'clock to hear bids and reports on rebuilding the company’s truck and to take action. All members are urged to be present. Richard Boxwell, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Richard Boxwell
Tailoring Line Preview by Haas Co. Here September 18–19
Frank Gearing reports a full New Fall and Winter line of custom tailored to measure clothes from Haas Tailoring Co. Baltimore will be on display here September 18 and 19. Mr. Albert Smercina will present the display for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smercina
Haas Tailoring Co
Baltimore
Frank Gearing
FBI G-Man Training Offered Free to Local Forces
FBI official Hugh H. Clegg outlines free training in crime detection and enforcement methods for local police. He says over 90 percent of graduates advance in their departments and criminals avoid towns with G-Man training. He advocates strict selection, proper qualifications, and a high standard for officers.
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FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hugh H. Clegg
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Clegg
Virginia
Mr. Clegg
Annual Meet Is Concluded
E Barrett Prettyman former D C Corporation Counsel led the closing session of the Virginia Weights and Measures School at the George Washington hotel. Officers were re-elected as Ralph Smith of the National Bureau of Standards praised the five year curriculum and the program’s thorough, repetitive approach to topics. George M. Roberts DC weights and measures superintendent emphasized the role of this work in local government administration.
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E. Barrett Prettyman
District of Columbia
George Washington Hotel
Prettyman
Ralph Smith
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
Virginia
Hear Roberts
George M. Roberts
Gunmen Hold Up Two Banks In Pennsylvania and Vermont
In Cecil Pennsylvania two robbers forced three First National Bank employees into a vault and fled with about $4 000. The car was abandoned a mile from town as state police searched. Cecil lies about 25 miles from Pittsburgh. In Manchester Vermont a duo clad in railroad style overalls robbed the Factory Point National Bank of roughly $5 000 at noon using pistols and forcing workers to the floor.
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Cecil
First National Bank of
Pittsburgh
Point National Bank
Cornelius Whalen
Howard Marsden
Dougherty Sustains Fractured Shoulder In Hunt Club Fall
Graham Dougherty honorary whip of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club was brought to Memorial Hospital with a fractured collar bone after his horse tripped in a groundhog hole during cub hunting near Land's End on the Shenandoah river. Fellow members present included William Bell Watkins master of hounds Tyson Gilpin and Graham Dougherty Jr.
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Graham Dougherty
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Memorial Hospital
Land’s End
Shenandoah River
Dougherty
William Bell Watkins
Tyson Gilpin
Graham Dougherty, Jr
New Dresses Arrive In All Sizes At The Style Shop
The Style Shop at 150 N. Loudoun St. Winchester advertises a shipment of new dresses in all sizes colors materials and styles priced at 2.98. This line notes availability and the store location.
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N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Queen Victoria Eugenie Joins Ailing Son in New York Exile
Victoria Eugenie of Spain arrived in New York to see her son Alfonso Count of Covadonga who lay in the Medical Center after his eleventh transfusion for haemophilia. Infanta Beatriz and other royals accompanied them as police guarded the hospital entrance.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Alfonso
Count of
Covadonga
Victoria Eugenie
Spain
France
Infanta Beatriz
Conte de Savoia
Victoria
Hudson River
Beatriz
Marie
Russia
Edelmira de Bourbon
Harkness
Boice Named President of Virginia Police Executives
James H. Boice chief of police in Harrisonburg was elected president of the Virginia Police Executives Association at its eleventh annual convention closing session. Other officers named include George G. Anderson Hopewell first vice president John W Huffman Clifton Forge second vice president G K Patton Abingdon sergeant at arms H L McClanan Virginia Beach and H S Curtis Hampton. The group endorsed J Edgar Hoover in his fight against parole abuses and discussed motor vehicle law revisions and reckless driving figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Boice
Harrisonburg
Virginia Police Executives Association
George G. Anderson
Hopewell
John W. Huffman
Clifton Forge
G. K. Patton
Abingdon
H. L. McClanan
Virginia Beach
Virginia
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Rhodes
W. Hollis
James F. Ingoldsby
Bristol
G O P Plans Broad Atlantic Seaboard Campaign
New York reports Republican leaders from Maine to Florida convened a conference led by Joseph W. Martin to launch an intensive campaign targeting Maryland Virginia North Carolina and Florida. Martin projected victory in at least one of these states and noted Florida as the best bet while conceding Georgia and South Carolina to Democrats.
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New York
Maine
Florida
Joseph W. Martin
Republican Party
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Martin
John D. M. Hamilton
Harrison B. Spangler
Iowa
Hamilton
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
South Carolina
Heinz Company Notice Opens Cider Apple Reception
Notice from H. J. Heinz Company states readiness to receive cider apples. details reference a filing date of 9 11 1p 6t and pertain to local agricultural input collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Company
Hurricane Bears Down On Seaboard Intensifies
A weather bulletin notes hurricane intensity rising as the storm closes in on the Seaboard region. Forecasts warn of increasing winds and dangerous conditions along coastal communities.
War Orders Are Shunned
Secretary Roper told the business advisory council that the nation should avoid foreign trade that could involve the United States in war. He urged pursuing trade generally while preserving peace, arguing against wartime period orders and temporary sales that might embarrass business later.
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Washington
Roper
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
Plane propeller injures man. plane crashes after incident
Raymond Morders, 19, of Washington, was struck in the back by an airplane propeller while trying to stop a plane that began moving at Tetotum, King George County. He had landed to visit friends and the aircraft then crashed into a tree.
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Fredericksburg
Raymond Morders
Washington
Morders
Tetotum
King George County
Blondell and Powell to Wed Aboard Grace Liner
Hollywood stars Joan Blondell and Dick Powell plan to marry Saturday aboard the Grace liner Santa Paula four hours before the ship sails from Los Angeles for New York. The couple announced the plans in Hollywood today.
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Hollywood
Calif
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Santa Paula
Los Angeles Harbor
New York
Flood Forces Evacuation Along Conchos River in San Angelo
Dozens of San Angelo homes were evacuated as rising waters from the rain-swollen Conchos River threaten the southwest Texas city. Some residents evacuated by boat as flood conditions developed on September 17.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Planes Leave Langley Field Amid Emergency Preparedness
Red Cross chapters are ordered to be ready for emergencies as heavy seas cause concern. Planes depart Langley Field amid heightened alert and civilian defense posture.
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Langley Field
Red Cross
Weather Bureau forecast unlikely to damage apples
Telegram from Senator H F Byrd in Washington says hurricane winds will not damage fruit but heavy rains may come tomorrow. Weather Bureau predicts winds not strong enough to ruin apples though rains could affect orchards.
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H. F. Byrd
Washhington
Weather Bureau
Norfolk Ships Seek Safe Passage as Hurricane Gathers
Five Norfolk ships sailing in the last 24 hours were reported in the hurricane danger zone as coastal residents braced for increasing winds. The vessels, outbound via Hampton Roads Maritime Exchange, included ships to Houston Tokyo Havre and London with various cargoes and destinations.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Standard Fruit Company
Havre
London
Ashworth
Azil
Kaffangar
New Orleans
Washington
Southeast Seaboard
Coast Guard
Florida
Charleston
D. C
Cape May
N. J
Newport News
Langley Field
Bowling Field
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Red Cross
Adj
Gardner Waller
Peery
Richmond
National Guard
Manteo
N. C
Pi Cape Hatteras
Oregon Inlet
Hatteras Inlet
Jacksonville
Fila
Weather Bureau Today
Wilmington
Beaufort
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia Capes
Southport
N.C
The Boy Scouts and Scouting Movement in America
President Franklin D Roosevelt praises the Boy Scouts as a definite part of national life. He notes the movement's ideals are known to all and have benefited the nation.
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Scout Movement
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Big Show Tonight at Berryville Theater
Smiley and Johnny radio stars perform live at Berryville H. Auditorium with an amateur contest and prizes. Show starts at 8:90 p.m. Admission 25 cents.
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Smiley
Johnny
Berryville H. 5
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Weights and Measures
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Just
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Boice
Hoover
Seaboard
South Dakota
A. R. Martell
Eureka
Leola
Lela Halvorsen
Madison
Central Preas
A. B. Martell
Business Council
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