Bridgewater Secures I C Isaacs Branch Plant
A new branch plant of I. C. Isaacs & Company Inc a Baltimore manufacturer of riding breeches habits and sport toys will locate in Bridgewater in the D B Thomas garage on Main Street. The plant will start with 40 to 60 workers and rise to about 200 as operations expand. Most workers will be women and the project was secured through the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce and the Bridgewater Development Corporation.
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I. C. Isaacs & Company, Inc
Baltimore
Bridgewater
Harrisonburg-Rockingham
I. C. Isaacs & Company
Harry Z. Isaacs
Arrisonburg
State Employment Service
Chamber of Commerce
Bridgewater Development Corporation
D. 8. Thomas
The
Rockingham County
Isaacs & Company
Census push seeks unvisited Harrisonburg residents
Missed residents urged to report to the News-Record. Information will be sent to the census supervisors office at Staunton. The census office is rechecking reports to avoid omissions and aims to update Harrisonburg's population toward the 10,000 mark.
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Hertisonburg
Daily News- Record
Census Supervisors
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Louis Dawson
Fire Plaque at Staunton Causes $70,000 Blaze
A Staunton fire in the Wharf district destroyed two buildings and gutted three others, with seven trucks ruined and extensive contents damaged. The Gibson estate metal warehouse sparked the blaze, likely from a gas tank explosion, sending flames high and causing two blocks of sparks. Insurance partly covered losses by Bosserman, Augusta Fruit and Produce Co, Staunton National Bank properties, and Ham used furniture stock.
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Staunton
West Johnson Street
E. H Dabney
Gibson Estate
L. B. Bosserman Jr
Bosserman
Augusta Fruit and Produce Co
Edison quits Navy post to run for New Jersey governorship
President Roosevelt accepted Charles Edison's resignation as secretary of the navy effective June 24. Edison thanked the administration for three and a half years of service saying the department’s arms and shipbuilding progressed well. Lewis Compton expected to become acting secretary.
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Washington
Charles Edison
Roosevelt
White House
Edison
New Jersey
Lewis Compton
Thomas A. Edison
Navy
Claude A. Swanson
Dee- Spanier
Swanson
Dea
Wilkie Club Formed in Charlottesville and Albemarle
A Wendell Wilkie for President Club is being organized in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Sponsors say it is the first such club in the state.
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Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Election June 18 to Select Soil District Supervisors
Rockingham and Augusta county voters outside towns will vote June 18 for three Shenandoah Valley Soil Conservation District supervisors. Nominees include H. J. Garber of Timberville and J. J. Nicholas of Port Republic. Augusta nominee to appear on the ballot. Wade H. Lineweaver to oversee polling. precincts same as usual. Only residents of incorporated towns are ineligible.
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Rockingham County
Shenandoah Valley
Wade H. Lineweaver
Ing
Augusta
Rockingham
H. Callender
Auasete
Defense tax and guard powers tied to emergency plans
The House Ways and Means Committee boosted the extraordinary defense tax to about 1 billion annually and backed raising the national debt limit to 49 billion. President Roosevelt seeks authority to mobilize the National Guard in emergencies to relieve regular army units, with Guard on U.S. duty while regulars head to the Panama Canal zone or Puerto Rico. Roosevelt also pressed further for warship programs and related appropriations in his defense package.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Congress
Capitol
Mr. Roosevelt
Speaker Bankhead
Relief Bill Goes to Senate for Approval
A $1.055 billion relief bill hinges on Senate action after the 28 member appropriations subcommittee reported it favorably. It adds noncombatant Civilian Conservation Corps training tied to national defense and trims about $55 million from the House total. Provisions bar relief to aliens Communists Nazi band members and oath requirements for allegiance to defend the country.
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Washington
Adams
D-Cole
Senate Appropriations
Civilian Conservation Corps
Byrnes
House
Absentee Ballot Reminder From Democratic Registrar
Democrats urged to apply for absentee ballots if out of city or sick. Francis S Miller, registrar, set absentee deadline for Thursday the 6th. Voters may call Democratic headquarters at phone number 1280 for details.
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Francis
Miller
Democratic
Democratic City
Peach thinning crews sought in Timberville June start
530 men wanted to thin peaches starting June 10 at Timberville Virginia. Only good men and willing workers should apply. H. L. Hollar.
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H. L. Hollar
Timberville
Virginis
Churchill Declares Britain Will Fight On Alone
Churchill told the British Commons that Britain will continue the war even if alone, pledging to defend the island at all costs and not settle for a defensive war. He warned the heaviest blows from Germany are still to come and spoke of possible invasion, while praising Allied rescue efforts in Flanders.
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London
Winston Churchill
Flanders
New World
America
Britain
House of Commons
Germany
Lowlands
Churchill
Calais
Belgium
Commons
Dunkirk
City and County Far Behind in Red Cross Funds
Rockingham and Harrisonburg have raised only one-fourth of their Red Cross quota. Morris Spiro, chairman of the Rockingham Red Cross chapter, urged continued contributions last night. Virginia leads the nation with 76.6 percent of quotas raised, but Rockingham and Harrisonburg lag and face a growing need.
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Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Red Cross
Morris Spiro
Baked Channel Bass at Margee's Plate Lunch
Notice from Loewner's Cafe serving today on 25 cent plate lunch. Dr M S Foster will be absent from office June 9. Chicken noodle supper at First Church of Brethren from 5:30 p m with strawberries and homemade cake extras.
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Loewner’s Cafe
M.S. Foster
First Church of Brethren
Nazis Readies Paris Drive After Dunkerque Victory
Berlin reports the seizure of Dunkerque with 40,000 prisoners and promises total destruction of the Allies. The high command says final victory is near after the Western campaign success and a possible southern offensive toward Paris. Prisoners from May 10 to early June total about 1.2 million with many killed or wounded.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hardheld Dunkerque
Flanders
Paris
Rome Moves Toward War Amid War Prep Measures
Rome approved new war readiness steps as Italy awaits action by Mussolini. Cabinet backed extending preparations to Africa, penalties for hoarding in Ethiopia and Libya, funding for warship construction, more naval cadets, and discipline of war industries. Speculation swirls on timing and procedure before a possible extraordinary session to declare aims and launch a march over the mountains.
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Rome
Italy
Sike
Mussolini
1 Duce
Tr Duce
Chamber
Senate
Ethiopia
Libya
Royal Naval Academy
Wallace Urges Economic and Military Readiness
Secretary Wallace urged both economic and military preparation, warning that if England and France fall the Americas will be next. He called for rapid use of idle men money and factories to produce guns munitions air planes tanks and ships while cautioning against excessive wartime costs and farm and worker impacts.
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Washington
Wallace
England
France
Americas
Germany
Paris Death Toll Mounts After Bombing Raid
The Paris area suffered 254 dead and 652 wounded from the Monday raid as Allied bombers hit Munich Frankfurt and the Ruhr in retaliation. French casualties rose to 195 civilians and 59 soldiers killed with 848 civilians and 107 soldiers wounded. The Dunkirk evacuation allowed 335000 Allied troops to escape as the Somme-Aisne line becomes Paris defender.
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Paris
Flanders
Dunkerque
Channel
Rhone
le Havre
Germany
War Ministry
Munich
Frankfort
Ruhr
Reich
French War Ministry
Arma
Somme-Aisne
France
Adolf Hitler
French
Somme
Netherlands
Belgium
England
Paris Paper Sees U S Aid
Paris on June 4 Le Temps editorial warned that American aid is vital as Germany’s offensive endangers Western Fronts and air raids. It argued US policy is shifting from isolation toward recognizing peril and the risk to American democratic and economic independence.
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Paris
le Temps
America
France
Crippled Children's Clinic Set for Saturday
A Crippled Children's Clinic will be held at Main Street School on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. and ending around 2 p.m. Local organizers announce the event to serve children in care.
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Crippled Children’s Clinic
Crippled Children's Clinic
Main Street
Eaeter
Hore Gib
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Gen. Marshall
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