Hitch-hiking CCC youths force Army private from car at gunpoint
Winchester police seek two unidentified youths in CCC uniforms who hijacked Private Harry P. Dame of Camp Holabird, Maryland, on U S Route 50 near Boyce, driving off in his 1933 Maryland-registered Chevrolet. Dame had picked them up in Alexandria en route to Beckley, West Virginia, and was later unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
West Virginia
CCC
Harry P. Dame
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Boyce
U.S. Rt
Dame
Alexandria
Beckley
W. Va
Clifton Forge
Ritter
Wills
Romney
Maryland
Hollis
Elm Trees Frame Winchester Evening Drives
The piece extols relaxing rural rambles near Winchester noting century old elm trees along broad rolling acres. It mentions Valley Avenue trimming to reveal the trees and improve views for drivers as they approach intersections. A Josiah Quincy quote about dying free appears as a political aside.
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Winchester
Valley Avenue
Stree
Winchester Cold Storage Peach Sale Ad
No. 2 grade and soft Teen Blule peaches offered at bargain price Saturday evening at Winchester Cold Storage platform on N Braddock Street. P. H. Gold.
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Bargain Sat
Winchester
N. Braddock
P. H. Gold
Poultry Special at Snapp's Produce
Advertisement for choice frying stewing and baking chickens with no charge for dressing. Snapp's Produce lists phone number and address at 321 N oe 4 p.
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Snapp’s Produce
Roosevelt says no fall Congress call unless war threat grows
President Roosevelt told reporters in Hyde Park that there is no current need to reconvene Congress this fall. He warned a war crisis in Europe or the Far East could trigger a special session to maintain neutral lines and law, favoring a neutral stance and potential repeal of the arms embargo provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydp Park
N. Y
Congress
Roosevelt
Europe
Far East
Filipino's Babe Breathes Easier After Treatments
Baby Mary Heart Rafael born Monday in Manila with exposed heart improved after oxygen therapy and injections. Doctors hopeful. incubator used to regulate temperature and pressure as they weigh risks of possible surgery and note underdeveloped chest cavity and arterial openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Mary Heart Rafael
Money to Lend at Five Percent
MONEY to lend at 5% Herbert 8 Larrick Atty 8-9411-1p-2t. MONEY to lend at 5% Herbert 8 Larrick Atty 8-9411-1p-2t. WANTED Good home for cat with several kittens fine mouser also pretty half brown tiger striped cat Phone 41 6-9-1p-t
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Herbert
Larrick
Jefferson Arraignment Delayed Amid Violence Fears
West Palm Beach authorities postponed Charles Jeffersons arraignment on charges of abducting two Miami high school girls and killing one after he allegedly confessed to fatally stabbing Ruth Frances Dunn. Police moved the 34 year old prisoner to an undisclosed jail under heavy guard as mobs gathered nearby.
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Charles Jefferson
Thomas Ashwell
West Palm Beach
Fla
Frances Ruth Dunn
Miami
Boca Raton
Dunn
Jean Bolton
Ruth Frances Dunn
W. E. Roebuck
Orlando
WPA
California
Pennsylvania
Florida
Jefferson
Fia
Resuscitation Efforts Fail for Virginia Man at Cape Charles
Sam Cummings of Charlottesville Virginia drowned at Cape Charles while attending the Virginia State Firemen's Association convention. First aid by Friendship company members failed after he was recovered at 11 o'clock. Cummings was a member of the Charlottesville Firemen's Band. A telegram from Lester Forney said Winchester boys aided artificial respiration for an hour but the case was hopeless.
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Sam Cummings
Charlottesville
Cape Charles
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Friendship Company
Cummings
Lester Forney
Winchester Boys
Bageant Seeks Independent Seat On Frederick County Board
Roy L. Bageant of White Hall declares his candidacy for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors as an Independent. He will face Democratic nominee Harry Light of Stonewall district in August. A World War veteran and active community leader, he heads local Grange groups, serves on agriculture and Boy Scout committees, and holds lodge and church memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Bageant
White Hall
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Harry Light
Stonewall
Bageant
Pomona Grange
Ministers To Present Plan For Bible in Local Schools
About 30 ministers from Winchester and Frederick counties met at Grace Lutheran Church to discuss adding Bible instruction to Frederick and Winchester public schools. They formed a committee to draft funding plans for a Bible teacher and prepare proposals for school boards, with another meeting set for September at Handley Library.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester
Frederick County
Handley Library
Apple Industry Conditions Change Over Generations
Delmar Robinson, general manager and treasurer of the C L of Ice and Cold Storage Corp, notes shifts in apple industry conditions after joining the firm on August 1. The firm, founded by his father C L Robinson of Fairmont West Virginia, began as an ice company in 1902 and built Winchester and Charles Town apple storages in 1905 and 1908. The company now holds 250000 barrels of cold storage capacity and can produce 115 tons of ice daily, with 280000 square feet of facilities.
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Delmar Robinson
C. L. of Ice and Cold Storage Corporation
C. L. Robinson
Fairmont
W. Va
Mr. Robinson
Charles Town
Gmc
Berryville
Presen
Ribbentrop Ciano Meet to Set Axis Course in Danzig Clash
In Salzburg German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Italian Count Ciano began talks on new European conditions and measures against Britain and France. They planned to meet Hitler at Berchtesgaden as Danzig and eastern Europe tensions loom.
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Salzburg
Germany
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Europe
Ciano
Mussolini
Free City
Danzig
Balkans
Far East
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Fuschl
von Ribbentrop
Here
Salzkammergut
Alps
Great Britain
France
Dlue
Italy
LSU Campus Oil Well May Ease University Deficit
On the LSU campus an oil well was brought in by William J. Helis and the Louisiana Crusader Oil Co under a three year lease. The event coincided with the university’s grief over the prior era, as George C. Heidelberg, 60, a secretary to the student employment committee, shot himself amid a scandal surrounding former President James Monroe Smith. Heidelberg’s death followed testimony by F. L. Echols that Heidelberg spoke cryptically while drinking. Oil from the campus well could help offset the university deficit tied to Smith’s arrest and indictments.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
George. C. Heidelberg
Here
F. L. Echols
Heidelberg
William J. Helis
Louisiana Crusader Oil Company
Smith
Capital Questions How Far Roosevelt Will Go In Walk
Washington observers weigh whether President Roosevelt will form a third party or stay silent in the 1940 campaign. He offered no clear signal in a Pittsburgh Young Democrats address while Senators Logan and Thomas debated potential party and convention outcomes.
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Capital
Washington
Roosvelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Garner
Logan
D-Ky
Status Of 30 Americans In Kaifeng Probed By Japan
PEIPING Aug 11. At the US embassy request Japanese authorities promised to investigate the status of 30 Americans detained in Kaifeng northern Henan province for undisclosed reasons. A cryptic embassy message and courier reports said the Americans were ready to leave but were not permitted to depart amid anti American press activity following the July 26 treaty abrogation.
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Peiping
United States
Kaifeng
Henan
Chungking
Roosevelt
Air Crash Kills Nine at Langley Field Virginia
The War Department reported a Douglas B-18A bomber crashed on takeoff at Langley Field Virginia killing two army officers and seven enlisted men. Victims listed include Second Lieutenants Homer M. MacKay and Thomas L. Burner along with six noncommissioned officers. Home addresses not immediately available.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Langley Field
Virginia
Delos C. Emmons
General Headquarters Air Force
Air Corps
Homer M. MacKay
Thomas L. Burner
William Morgan
Raymond J. Shelley
Everett Kirkpatrick
Howard A. Jauernng
Corp
Pete Tubunyk
Pete Reale
Roy B. Leopold
Spain Fortifies Close To France
Border observers report the Spanish Nationalist government rushing fortifications near the Franco‑Spanish frontier between Hendaye and San Sebastian. Former Republican soldiers in Nationalist brigades, guided by German technicians, direct work as guards restrict close viewing. Concrete blockhouses with machine gun and anti‑tank gun emplacements rise along the Gainchurizqueta ridge about two miles from Hendaye.
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Hendaye
France
Iran
San Sebastian
Gainchurizqueta Ridge
Reckord Praises Manassas Maneuver Results For 29th Division
General Milton A Reckord expresses high satisfaction with army maneuvers at Manassas Virginia praising morale, training and cooperation among regulars National Guard and organized reserve. Governors Maryland Virginia and DC officials to review report. field mess dinner to honor visitors tonight hosted by Major General Edward A Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Maryland
Virginia
First Army
Third Corps
District of Columbia
Edward A. Martin
Pennsylvania National Guard
Barkley Rides Congress Clash At Young Democrats Meet
Senator Barkley of Kentucky told the National Convention of Young Democrats that Republicans have no platform or candidate in 1940 and urged fighting spirit. He praised the Roosevelt record and predicted approval for the New Deal as delegates applauded his defense of the Democratic program.
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Barkley
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Larrick Re-elected President in Valley Central Conference
Roy A. Larrick of Winchester was re-elected president of the Valley Central Conference of the Congregational-Christian church at the final session in Newport. Officers named included R A Whitten as vice president and W J Andes as secretary, with Samuel Earman treasurer and Eugenia Snow in religious education. The conference voted to deed local church property to the church to permit construction of a new parsonage, following a Board of Trustees recommendation. Next year’s meeting is planned at Bethlehem Church on Tenth Legion.
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Roy A. Larrick
Winchester
Valley Central Conference
Congregational-Christian Church
Newport
R. A. Whitten
W. J. Andes
Harrisonburg
Samuel Earman
Linville
Eugenia Snow
Board of Trustees
W. T. Scott
J. F. Morgan
Norfolk
Bethlehem Church
Tenth Legion
Winchester Lions Visit Purcellville to Present Road Sign
Twelve members of the Winchester Lions Club traveled to Purcellville Virginia as guests of the Purcellville club. They presented a handsome Lions road sign to the host club. Attendees included president Bryan Stotler C F Schenck Oscar Louderback Ralph Hengeveld Mr Overs Siebert Smith Clyde Campbell John Hardesty Zene Newlin John Cammer and M K Shirkey.
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Winchester Lions Club
Purcellville
Bryan Stotler
Winchester Club
C. F. Schenck
Oscar Louderback
Ralph Hengeveld
Mr. Overs
Siebert Smith
Clyde Campbell
John Hardesty
Zene Newlin
John Cammer
M. K. Shirkey
Pair of Fliers Off For Ireland
ST. PETER'S Nova Scotia Aug. 11 Canadian iy tee jae 4 York eree on Loeb Dick Decker smote destination as Ireland took no hey from Point Michaud Beach near this South Cape Brenton island a today in a Ryan mono plane. The pair had been seen around Cape Brenton Airport at Sydney N S 50 miles from here for about a week but had ee no indica tion of planning flight. The plane carried carried 350 tons of gasoline.
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ST. Peter’s
Nova Scotia
Iy Tee Jae
York Eree
Loeb
Dick Decker
Ireland
Point Michaud
Cape Brenton Island
Cape Brenton
Sydney
N.8
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Josiah Quincy
New York
Young Democrats
Young Democrats’ National Convention
R. L. Bagent
Apple
Robinson
Ribbentrop
Duce
Louisiana University
Mr. Roosevelt
Bulletin
Spain
Reckord
Manassas
Milton, A. Reckord
Valley Conference of Congregational-Christians
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