Conscription foes plan to push fight in Senate next week
Washington August 3 opponents of compulsory training form bipartisan bloc to battle the Burke-Wadsworth peacetime conscription bill. They seek to attach voluntary enlistment to the measure and press for a one year service at 30 dollars monthly. Roosevelt backs selective service.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry H. Woodring
Wheeler
D-Mont
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Woodring
Navy
Congress
U. S. Army
Sheppard
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
Senate Committee
War Department
Nazi Escapee Nabbed After River Swim to Land
Walter Kurt Reich, 25, shown in Boston after escaping a British prison ship bound for Canada. He swam two hours through the St. Lawrence River, dropping through a port hole, and was captured by U S. guards at the border.
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Walter Kurt Reich
Boston
Mass
Canada
St. Lawrence
U. S
Belling Brides And Front Door Pranks In Rural Times
A Frederick County bridegroom failed to greet a welcoming party as neighbors staged a wood stack front door stand and a hay load pushed into a pond. The writer questions the spread of this rustic custom while noting its declining appeal.
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Frederick County
Small Town Model Drowns In Westchester Pool Tragedy
Ellen Legge Nash twenty seven, a blond West Virginia model, died in an apparent accidental drowning after diving nude into a ten foot pool at estate of Neil R. Andrews in Mamaroneck New York. Police conducted a 90 minute resuscitation attempt before listing death as accidental. Miss Nash and Vicki Grey, house guests, were in New York City.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
Westchester
Ellen Legge Nash
West Virginia
Nash
Neil R. Andrews
Amos O. Squire
Long Island Sound
Miss Nash
Vicki Grey
New York City
Miss Grey
Keyser
W. Va
New York
Andrews
Dorothy Hall
Reno
107 Members Of Local Uiits Leave Monday
One hundred seven enlisted men and officers of Company I 116th Infantry and Headquarters Detachment 3rd Battalion 116th Infantry entrain Monday at 3 for field maneuvers at Renssalaer Falls New York. They will be in the field until August 24 and move to Winchester arriving August 25 about 10:50 am. Full strength expected. roster lists officers and noncommissioned staff for Headquarters and Company I with multiple named personnel.
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116Th Infantry
Paul Hartman
Lawrence C. Hollis
Renssalaer Palls
N. Y
Winchester
William G. Pingley, Jr
Theodore H. Legg
Not Affected By Sudden Riches Is Not Affected By Sudden Riches
Wal ter H. Dilworth of Lansdowne faces a $2 752 044 inheritance from a bachelor uncle Fos ter C Hen n ion of Hoboken New Jersey. He has not decided what to do with the funds and plans no immediate changes in life as he and his wife enjoy a comfortable duplex home and plan routine vacations. Dilworth was granted letters of administration yesterday by Surrogate John H Gavin of Jersey City following the uncle’s estate death.
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Walter H. Dilworth
Philadelphia
Dilworth
Religious snake charmers go on hunger strike in Georgia jail
In Adel Georgia two members of a snake handling sect began a second day of hunger strike while authorities investigate the death of a cult member from a snake bite at rites last year. Rev W T Lipham and Albert Rowan face assault with intent to murder charges as officers probe the case and a bitten child’s condition remains serious.
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Rites
W. T. Lipham
Albert Rowan
W. S. Daugherty
Leitha
Rowan
Berrien County
Jeffie Smith
Bay City
N. N. Hughes
Lipham
Hughes
Daugherty
H. W. Clements
Britons Told To Stay Alert On Invasion Threat
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britons not to relax vigilance despite German rumors that an invasion is not planned. He called for continued readiness from No 10 Downing Street and emphasized the danger remains.
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London
Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
Scouts Rally For Postwar Peace At Strasburg Picnic
Congressman A Willis Robertson told Boy Scouts at a Strasburg Rotary Club picnic that trained Scouts could avert wars and help oppose harmful ideologies. Harrisonburg Republican Jacob Garber spoke later as local officials and residents joined athletic events and recreation.
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Europe
A. Willis Robertson
Fishers Hill
Strasburg
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Garber
Jacob Garber
Harrisonburg
Robertson
B. P. Harrison
C. M. Rosenberger
Franco Decorates Eight Americans with High Civilian Honor
In Madrid General Franco awarded eight Americans the great cross of Isabella, Catholic Spain's top civilian decoration in a signal token of appreciation. The May 24 decree, published today, names four Catholic churchmen among recipients including Cardinal Mundelein posthumously, Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop Curley, and Bishop Molloy.
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Madrid
Young Democrats To Meet Tuesday In Winchester Area
An upcoming Young Democratic Club of Winchester and Frederick County meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. Delegates to the state convention will be elected during the gathering.
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Young Democratic Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Willkie Prepares to Launch Campaign with National Leaders
Wendell L. Willkie met with Republican leaders in Colorado Springs to gear up for the campaign. Joe Martin announced plans to push a vigorous effort through election day as Willkie pledged to answer Roosevelt’s questions and clarify his stance on conscription at an August 17 address.
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Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Joe Martin
Republican National Committee
Willkie
Martin
Roosevelt
Elwood
Ind
United States
Henry P. Fletcher
National Committee
Charles P. Goodspeed
Sinclair Weeks
Boston
John Hamilton
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Flynn
Bronx
Germany ready for blanket attack on Britain says Nazi general
Berlin August 3 Aviation Gen Karl Schweickhaard said Germany’s air force can launch a simultaneous, mass assault on Britain from bases in Scandinavia the North Sea coast and France. He argued England lacks air defense with few fighter planes while German industry can supply heavy bombers and spares.
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Berlin
Karl Schweickhard
Germany
Britain
British Isles
Schweickhaard
Schlesiche Zeitung
Scandinavia
North Sea
France
England
Fear of Communism Drives Balkan Territorial Talks
Romanian Foreign Minister Mihail Manoilescu said Hitler urged Romania to settle with Hungary over Transylvania and Dobruja as a rising Communist threat loomed in southeastern Europe. Contacts with Hitler at Salzburg and Mussolini in Rome were cited, with Hungarian claims and Bulgaria’s Dobruja at issue and some Transylvanian leaders threatening armed resistance.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Rumania
Hungary
Mihail Manoilescu
Manoilescu
Budapest
Ion Gigurtu
Salzburg
Mussolini
Rome
Bulgaria
Transylvania
Dobruja
Theylvania
Embargo on Gas Sparks Japanese Protest
The Japanese ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi presented a formal protest to Under Secretary Sumner Welles over the U S aviation gasoline embargo. Tokyo says the move affects commercial matters and seeks to pressure Japan as it expands aerial operations over China.
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Washington
Kensuke Horinouchi
Sumner Welles
Horinouchi
Tokyo
New World
Japan
China
Roosevelt
FortyOne Couples Apply For Virginia Marriage Permits
At Memorial Hospital at 2 15 pm forty one couples submitted to required physical examinations under Virginia marriage law. City clerk's office issued no licenses though many sought information. The rush is expected to continue with more couples arriving in the afternoon as tests take about three hours.
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Memorial Hospital
Virginia
W. E. Edwards Expected Back Next Week
Commonwealth's attorney W. E. Edwards, who recently had appendicitis surgery, has recovered at home in Albin and expects to resume his law practice on Monday.
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W. E. Edwards
Commonwealth
Albin
Edwards
Anti Third Term Hearings Called
Senator Burke says he wrote to about 150 opponents of a third term urging them to testify on a constitutional amendment for a single six year presidential term. He noted hearings would begin soon before a senate judiciary subcommittee and that the proposal would not apply to President Roosevelt at this time.
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Washington
Burke
D-Neb
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Legn
Congress
City And County Brevities Span Local Quirks And Straw Polls
A Winchester youth jokes about a borrowed pipe at the office. A popular car has dented front fenders and odd parking on Boscawen street. Wendell Willkie leads Roosevelt by a near two to one margin in the George Washington headquarters straw vote with 68 total votes across 11 states. A Middletown resident reports a large spider with about 300 eggs attached to it found on a basket of eggs.
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Boscawen
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
George Washington
Willkie
Week To Be Normally Warm With Intermittent Showers
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday predicts a normally warm period for the North and Middle Atlantic states with local showers at the start of the week and again Thursday. The pattern suggests temperatures near seasonal norms with unsettled intervals.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South End Hose Co Regular Monthly Meeting
South End Hose Co holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday August 5 all members urged to attend Captain J P Sheetz presiding attendees expected to discuss standard operating notes and department needs
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South End Hose Co
J. P. Sheetz
British Fleet Sails West From Gibraltar Says French Dispatch
Le Petit Dauphinois quoted Tanier reporting that the British fleet at Gibraltar sailed west into the Atlantic yesterday in defense of England. The force was divided into two groups and included five submarines seven aircraft carriers three cruisers and three auxiliary ships.
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le Petit Dauphnois
Tanier
Spanish Morocco
Gibraltar
Atlantic
England
Ports and channels bear brunt of Britain Germany clash
Britain and Germany trade air and sea blows along the English Channel and North Sea. Hamburg is described as in ruins while major ports like Bremen Wilhelmshaven Cherbourg and Scapa Flow endure raids as both sides claim air victories amid war disruption to Britain’s port network.
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Dover
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Weymouth
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Folkestone
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Tilsbury
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Thames
British Empire
Associated Press
Texas Bridegroom Has Early Woes
An 18 year old groom in Dallas says his 14 year old bride ran away and asks police to recover unpaid wedding and engagement rings. Authorities say the rings belong to the bride and advise the groom to keep up payments.
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Dallas
Texas
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