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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1940
Page
2
British home guard volunteers, about 1 250 strong, stand with frontline troops ready to defend the coast and towns. They drill daily, mix with regular units, patrol roads and harbors, and would delay invaders while protecting depots and communications.
Rome reports one killed and three injured in a British air raid on Cagliari air and naval base in Sardinia. Two British planes were shot down, one crew captured. Italian bombardments targeted Port Sudan rail shops and Gebeit air field, plus British troop concentrations near Buna in the Kenya colony.
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Tri-Brete Aviation to haul air express on a Morgantown West Virginia route with stops at Elkins Charleston and Parkersburg and a second Morgantown to Baltimore route via Martinsburg The company may resume operations within 120 days and the Pittsburgh Morgantown route was denied along with its listed intermediate cities.
Washington reports that Senator Hirman Johnson of California charged President Roosevelt used the same old stiletto in branding Johnson as neither liberal nor progressive. Johnson, vying for renomination on three tickets, defended his record and attacked Roosevelt’s framing while asserting his independence and insistence on factual accuracy.
Wealthy Champagne-Drinking Nazi and Fascist internes are overworked as waiters and waitresses. British prison warders protested to gain increased staff, noting wealthy aliens could place standing orders with London caterers for special foods and wines, diverting officers from duties.
John Belford of Stephens City must appear before Trial Justice A J Tavenner Monday morning for a hearing on charges of cutting the throat of a dog owned by Frank Minnifield, a colored resident of Stephens City.
In Vichy on August 3 the Petain government ordered dissolution of Freemasonry and all secret societies in France. The crackdown follows charges that secret lodges sap morale and hinder the work family and fatherland program. Le Nouvelliste of Lyon blames foreign enemies and women in secret lodges for undermining France.
Louisville voters began ten hours of primary balloting at 6 am to select nominees for one U S Senate seat and nine House posts. Incumbents, one Republican and nine Democrats led by Senator A B Chandler, expected to win nominations with a projected margin of 125 000 to 150 000.
Frederic Clemson Howe aged 72 former consumers' counsel of the Agriculture Adjustment Administration died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after two weeks illness. The scholar author and lawyer was visiting at the Chilmark summer home of Roger Baldwin of the American Civil Liberties Union when he fell ill.
Clarke County undertakes a facilities survey led by Raymond V. Long, state school architect, under the State Board of Education. Clarke School Board chairman Clay B. Carr Jr notes the study aims to evaluate current buildings and may inform future recommendations, with a final report to the local board after completion.
Warrenton Virginia August 3 The Warren ton Chamber of Commerce board voted to dissolve the group after years of lacking support from business men. The chamber formed in June 1921 and had overseen many local improvements.
An Excha nge Telegraph dispatch from Cairo says hundreds of Italians were killed and war matériel left behind on the Libyan frontier as British forces gained equipment. Giornale d Italia reports Gibraltar hit last night with several hits on the British base despite anti aircraft fire.
Tokyo reports the Konoye cabinet considers sending Foreign Minister Matsuoka to Berlin and Rome to pursue a strong axis entente. The aim includes tighter ties with Germany and Italy, redefining relations with Russia, and building a large Far Eastern bloc, even if it risks friction with the United States.
An inquiline is an animal that lives habitually in the nest or home of another species.
The reader lists solutions to a printed test with items including Lay of the Last Minstrel, perfumes, an American sculptor, T. E. Lawrence, lead, lunar, the Great Lakes, and a no response to item ten.
Vichy August 3 The French government issues decrees to curb food sales this winter amid transport and import shortages. Restaurants cannot serve fish or cheese with meats and may not serve meat fowl or rabbit after 3 pm. August ration card coupons required for scarce items bought in limited amounts.
German high command says raids off Harwich and the Hebrides sank three armed merchantmen and a lone U boat bagged seven armed merchantmen totaling 56 108 tons. July totals claim 350 enemy planes shot down 260000 tons merchant shipping 25000 tons war vessels 350000 tons damaged and 55000 tons warships damaged.
Japanese authorities in Indo China reportedly made important representations to Vice-Admiral Decoux, governor general under Petain, as Tokyo received General Nishihara to confer with Premier Konoye. The Domei dispatch linked the talks to Japan’s bid to extend influence in Southeast Asia, sparking Chinese concerns.
List of soldiers with ranks from Corporals to Privates across Grade V VI VII. Includes names such as William C Allen Webb C Jenkins Jennings R Marston Robert H McKinney and many others. Post office address given for Headquarters Company and Company I as Private John Doe 116th Infantry AP 029 Rensselaer Falls New York.
H. L. Wilkinson of Winchester was found guilty on a drunken driving charge in Trial Court yesterday. He received the usual $100 and costs, with 30 days suspended on good behavior. Trial Justice Loring Kackley also fined him $5 and costs for driving without a permit, totaling $121 in fines and costs.
Shenandoah Valley Inc. reports widespread use of stories and advertising in metropolitan papers and magazines. A new 24 page publicity folder will feature 14 Valley towns and 100000 copies will be printed as part of a hoped 15000 budget this year, up from 7800 in 1938 and 9600 in 1939.
German bombing planes raided Britain in broad daylight today, with hits from the southeast coast to Scotland. In Wales a town suffered injuries from bombs, while a village in east Scotland saw a chicken house destroyed and 18 pullets killed. Incendiaries were dropped in pre dawn raids over Scotland, with additional activity in the Midlands, southeast England and the Bristol channel.
A Corporation Court appeal was filed after Trial Justice Donald Weems granted judgment for Francis Funk against Pine Motor Company. Funk claimed a $225 credit on a used car and that his tendered check for the difference reflected a cash deal. Attorneys B. P. Harrison and T. R. Cather represented the plaintiff and defendant.
Lewin B. Barringer of Orange New Jersey and John Robinson of San Diego California, national sailplane champion, claimed an unofficial American altitude record for two seaters at Sun Valley Idaho. They reached 10 400 feet above the mountains and almost 16 000 feet above sea level, aiming for higher flights over the Sawtooth range and surpassing Barringer's July 4 1939 Elmira record by about 4000 feet.
London reports an unconfirmed dispatch claims Japanese ships bound for Britain must head to Lisbon Portugal as retaliation rumors surface over British arrests of Japanese nationals in Britain. Tokyo papers frame detentions as retaliation, while Britain pursues official word from Tokyo.
Walter Scothern who farms near Stephens City has recovered from injuries after being struck on the head and shoulder by a large fork of hay while unloading in the maw of his barn. He was incapacitated for several days and is now at work again.
The Rev. Herman McKay pastor of Market Street Methodist Church with Mrs. McKay and eight Ep worth League members left for Watoga State Park near Marl ington West Virginia to spend a week. The group includes Misses Ethel Harry Sylvia Harry Jane Eagle Martha Babb Robert Grim Charles Herrell Neil Babb and Gerald DeHaven.
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