Virginia Democrats Mourn Murray Hooker Obituary Leader
Democratic leaders in Virginia mourn Murray Hooker of Stuart longtime state central committee chairman who died in Roanoke hospital. Governor Price Senator Byrd and others praise his public service loyalty and leadership and call for an early committee meeting to select a successor.
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Virginia
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Stuart
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Price
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Burd
Flannagan
Edwin P Cox
National Guard
New York
Cleveland Davis
Lexington
Willkie
Chicago
William M. Kemper
J. Murray Hooker
Commonwealth of Virginia
Democratic Party
Washington
Senator Byrd
Democratic Committee
Congress Member Gibbs Dies After Stroke
Rep. W. Ben Gibbs of Georgia dies at 51 in Naval Hospital after a stroke. He served his first term and was a member of the House Judiciary Committee. His widow Mrs. J. A. Leaphart and daughter were at his bedside. son Warner B. Gibbs also survives.
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Washington
W. Ben Gibbs
Georgia
Arsenals Put On 24 Hour Schedule
War Department orders six army arsenals to run three shifts day and night to lift gun and ammunition production by at least 65 percent. Plan targets Gar and semi automatic rifles anti aircraft anti tank artillery tanks and ammunition.
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Washington
War Department
Conduct Rites For Mr. Hott
Funeral services for James M. Hott a 75 retired farmer of Pleasant Valley were held at 10 oclock in the United Brethren Church in Pleasant Valley. The Rev W F Grover from Martinsburg and the Rev George W Stover from Winchester officiated with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were Lewis Fries Howard Patton Philip Gold Walter Gano U S Fries and D A Smith.
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James M. Hott
Pleasant Valley
United Brethren Church
W. F. Grover
Martinsburg
George W. Stover
Winchester
Lewis Fries
Howard Patton
Philip Gold
Walter Gano
U. S. Fries
D. A. Smith
British Bombers Raid Cherbourg Hampstead Kiel Hamburg
British bombers attacked airdromes at Cherbourg in France and Hampstead in Holland, plus targets in northwest Germany in day and night raids. The Kiel naval dockyards and the Hamburg oil plant were also bombed, according to the air ministry communique.
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London
Cherbourg
France
Hampstede Holland
Germany
Air Ministry
Kiel
Hamburg
Bethlehem Steel Accused Over Minimum Pay Policy
C I O Vice-President Philip Murray denounces Bethlehem Steel for refusing the $5 a day minimum on government contracts and threatens loss of future government work. About 300 union members from Bethlehem mills and shipyards in four states plan a meeting in Bethlehem to push the campaign to Washington.
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Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Mills
Washington
False fire alarm in Greenbelt ends without prosecutions
Greenbelt Md August 8 volunteers rushed to a storm alarm that proved unfounded. A struck pole with an alarm box triggered the call and the firemen found no blaze after a townwide search. No prosecutions expected.
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Greenbelt
Drops Dead as His Trial Starts in Uniontown
George Johnson aged 30 collapsed and died after rising in an alderman’s office to plead guilty to assault and battery. His wife Mary fainted and sustained a slight concussion after hitting her head on a piece of wood. The report also notes an international broadcast planned for Willkie’s acceptance speech from Elwood Indiana on Saturday August 17.
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Uniontown
George Johnson
Mary
Wendell Willkie
Elwood
Indiana
Two inmates escape from Dwight Women's Reformatory
Eleanor Jorman known as the blond tigeress serving 199 years for murder and Mary Foster escaped from the Dwight Women's Reformatory in Ottawa Illinois today according to police radio.
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Ottawa
Ill
Eleanor Jorman
Mary Foster
Dwight Women’s Reformatory
House Acts Upon Little Refugees
The House voted to allow American ships to bring refugee children under 16 from war zones to the United States. The plan requires safe conduct assurances from belligerent nations and awaits Senate action.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Governor Dickinson's Wife Dies at 75 in Michigan
Mrs. Zora Cooley Dickinson, wife of Governor Loren D. Dickinson, died at her farm home near Charlotte, Michigan, today. She was 75 years old.
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Charlotte, Mich
Zora Cooley Dickinson
Loren D. Dickinson
Here
British U-boat Oswald reported lost after sinking claims
London August 8 The admiralty announced that the British submarine Oswald, last seen in the seas near Italy, is considered lost. Earlier reports from the Italian high command claimed Oswald was sunk in the week.
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London
Admiralty
Swiss Socialists Move to Remove Barriers to Unification
In Bern on August 8 the Swiss Socialist party released a manifesto calling for the end of remaining obstacles to uniting all Swiss political parties under federal leadership to sustain active democracy and a strong army.
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Bern
Switzerland
Swiss Socialist Party
Answers to Today's Quiz From Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list items such as Singlestick England Winnie Mae Faneuil Hall President James Monroe Eight feet Kiel Canal Dorothy Dix and a final entry Fifteen.
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Singlestick
England
Winnie Mae
Faneuil Hall
James Monroe
Eight Feet
Kiel Canal
Dorothy Dix
Knox seeks authority to hold naval and marine enlistees
Secretary Knox asked Congress for authority to retain future naval and Marine enlistees in service during war or declared emergencies. He sent the request in a letter to Speaker Bankhead and tied it to broader plans to strengthen manpower for any emergency. The proposal covers only men who enlist after enactment.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
Naval and Marine Co
Speaker Bankhead
House
National Guard
Naval Service
Marine Corps
Stephens City Council Sees July Taxes Collected and Debts Paid
The Stephens City Town Council reported $217 in July tax collection and all debts paid in full. The new fiscal year starts in September with a clean slate. An all night lighting contract with Northern Virginia Power Company adds lights to the system. Two new members, Joseph Clevenger and David C. Petrie, will be introduced at the September meeting.
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Stephens City
Northern Virginia Power Company
Joseph Clevenger
David C. Petrie
Johann Strauss wrote nearly 400 waltzes
Strauss composed about 400 waltzes from 1863 to his stage success began in 1871 and continued until around 1897. The Blue Danube was among his famed works.
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A. Strauss
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