Pleads For Longer Service Asserts England Is Next
In a House session on Aug 12, Rep Thomason urged extending U S citizen soldiers service amid warnings that Hitler would target England next. He cited German divisions and overseas German communities to argue for longer service while opponents debated a voluntary second year option. Continued on Page 9 Col 4.
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England
Washington
Rep
Thomason
D-Tex
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Hitler
Argentina
Brazil
Latin America
Panama Canal
Rep. Andrews
Adsworth
Wadsworth
Winchester urges caution to extend deathless driving days
MA Winchester notes 300 consecutive deathless days and says a safety flag may fly at Handley Library if no fatal accidents occur by August 13 to mark 301 days. He urges careful driving and regular vehicle inspections to reduce the chance of a fatality and keep the streak alive.
Woman Robbed While Praying at St Francis Xavier Church
Miss Isabelle Brink 31 of Towson Md was knocked unconscious in St Francis Xavier Church while praying and her purse containing $2 and a prayer book was stolen police said.
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Baltimore
St. Francis Xavier Church
Isabelle Brink
Towson
Illness Fatal To Brother Of Local Minister
The Rev. H. J. Dudley 71 long-time Christian minister died at his Luray Virginia home after a prolonged illness. A native of Falls Mills he was educated at Milligan College and served as pastor in Luray Richmond Jackson Blanchard. Funeral services planned in Luray with possible officiant Rev. James A. Tate and interment in Luray.
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H. J. Dudley
W. L. Dudley
Winchester
Luray
Tazewell County
Dudley
James R
Mariah — Tabor Dudley
Falls Mills
Milligan College
Tenn
Virginia Troops Begin Final 29th Division Inspection
At Fort George G. Meade Maryland on August 12 General Milton A Reckord led 75 division officers in a detailed inspection of select 29th Infantry Division units. The test assesses readiness for a 10 week war games cycle starting September 13 with about 18 000 men in the division.
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Fort George G. Meade
29Th Infantry Division
Milton A. Reckord
Washington
29Th Signal Corps
Norfolk
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Wash
Reckord
Cers
Dredge Picnic Set For Rosemont Farm August 30
The annual Virginia apple growers picnic will be held Saturday August 20 at Senator H F Byrd s Rosemont orchard farm in Berryville. Lunch at noon daylight time then talks on orchard fertilizing mulching marketing and spray methods by experts from Penn State University and the University of Maryland plus federal officials. If rain interferes the event will move indoors to the Berryville packing house and cooling plant. About 2000 growers are expected to attend. the program aims to address key industry problems.
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Virginia
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
E. C Auchter
Federal Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
FP. N. Fagan
Pennsylvania State College
A. Lee Schrader
University of Maryland
Firemen Delegates Head to State Convention in Staunton
George Eagle and W E Argenbright lead Friendship Fire Company delegates to the state firemen’s convention in Staunton. The 1,800 firemen and friends are expected to attend with a reel team, band, truck, and ambulance in the parade.
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George Eagle
W. E. Argenbright
Friendship Fire Company
Staunton
Reel
W. E. Jones
Harold Anderson
Raymond Campbell
Ely Garber
John Jones
Edgar Smoke
Lawrence Patton
Alton Hoover
James Thompson
William Cain
Cecil Brown
Harry Lewis
Norman Chrismore
William Smith
McIlwee
Winchester
Friendship Company
Cooler Nights Till About Friday
Washington forecast for the Middle Atlantic States calls for fair weather with sunshine and cooler nights through Friday. Daytime temperatures will be moderate and about normal in the south with cooler nights continuing. showers and local thunderstorms expected by Friday into Saturday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Reynolds Engaged to Evie McLean in Washington
Senator Robert Reynolds of North Carolina announces engagement to Evie McLean daughter of Evalyn Walsh McLean. Reynolds, 57, plans a late inspection tour to Iceland and expects a wedding soon after returning. Evie, 20, is a close family friend of Reynolds' daughter.
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Bob Reynolds
Evie McLean
Washington
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Evie
McLean
Bob
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Reynolds
Senate
Iceland
Miss McLean
Edward B. S Uean
Maryland
Petain backs full collaboration with Germany in war stance
Marshal Petain announced in a national broadcast that he would align with Germany against Russia, saying the war could redraw the world map. He named Admiral Darlan with military powers, appealed to the American public for understanding, and admitted national aims had failed so far.
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Jean Darlan
Ctty
Germany
Russia
Marshal Petain
United States
France
America
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Safety Banner To Be Unfurled In Winchester
The Winchester Junior Board of Trade will unfurl a yellow safety banner at Handley Library and fly it daily if no traffic fatalities occur. A 301st consecutive deathless day will be reached at midnight Wednesday, with the last traffic death recorded 300 days earlier on October 15, 1940. Purcell McKee died following a Fairmont Avenue crash, October 20, 1940.
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Winchester
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Handley Library
George Jones
Berkeley
Calif
Traffic Safety Institute
Purcell McKee
Fairmont Avenue
Seven Americans Die in British Plane Crash
The British armed forces list seven American officers and 15 others killed when a large trans-oceanic plane crashed on a hillside after leaving a British airport. Victims include Flight Engineer E. G. Reeves of Roslyn Heights New York and captains G T Harris Kansas D J Duggan Winthrop Mass H R Judy Dallas J Waixen Los Angeles J J Roulstone Long Beach and W M King Arkansas.
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London
E. G. Reeves
Roslyn Heights
N. Y
G. T. Harris
Kansas
D. J. Duggan
Winthrop
Mass
H. R. Judy
Dallas
Tex
J. Waixen
Los Angeles
J. J. Roulstone
Long Beach
Cal
W. M. King
Arkansas
Storm winds ruin circus tents in Richmond
A violent windstorm in Richmond Virginia wrecked the Russell Brothers Circus tents during a matinee. It ripped canvas and shattered windows in Miller and Rhodes department store. No serious injuries were initially reported.
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Richmond
Russell Brothers’ Circus
Miller and Rhodes Department
Darlan Given Greater Power in French Cabinet Shakeup
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan was named minister of national defense with authority over the organization of national defense armed forces and their distribution. The decree places him above all but Marshal Petain, with eight ministers in the cabinet and hints of broader collaboration with Germany.
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Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Marshal Petain
Germany
Britain
Paris
Dakar
Africa
Admiral Darlan
National Defense
Charles Huntziger
Joseph Barthelemy
Pierre Pucheu
Interior
Momerly
Yves Bouthiller
Pierre Caziot
Henry Moysset
van Romier
Japanese Push for East Asia Sphere Despite Peace Urges
Tokyo dispatch notes Kokumin urging grim resolve toward establishing a Japanese sphere in the east while warning the United States and Britain against anti-Japanese pressure. London officials say war or peace depends on Japan, as Britain pursues moves to disrupt Pacific calm. Cabinet spokesman Koh Ishii cites concern over U S arms shipments to Vladivostok.
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Tokyo
Kokumin
United States
Britain
Japan
East
London
Pacific
Far East
Germany
Yermiuri
Koh Ishii
Cabinet
Sokesman
Vladivostok
Soviet Russia
RAF Raiders Strike Cologne In Major Daylight Assault
British forces mounted a bold daylight raid on Cologne with Blenheim bombers leading a large formation, described as possibly the heaviest daylight attack on Germany. Simultaneous heavy bombardment hit the French coast as RAF air armada roared out over the Channel.
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London
RAF
Cologne
France
Britain
Reich
Rhineland
British Press Association
Germany
French
English
Channel
Blenheim
Rhine
Netherlands
Japan Relations May Be Severed
Senator George of Georgia said the United States might sever all commercial relations with Japan if it takes further aggressive steps in the southern Pacific or moves against Russia in Siberia. He noted he has no information on specific Japanese moves.
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Washingtn
George
Australians Warned on Far East Situation in Parliament
Melbourne dispatch reports the Federal Parliament was summoned to meet August 20 to discuss the Far Eastern situation. Prime Minister Robert Menzies said the war cabinet requested him to go to London promptly. He warned Australians that the country’s safety is at stake.
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Melbourne
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
London
Menzies
Hard Shower Marks August Start at Local Lab
A hard shower with wind and lightning opened August with measurable rain. The laboratory recorded .74 inch of precipitation. Year to date totals reach 18.49 inches.
Nazi panzer units push to Black Sea front near Ochakov
Nazi air and ground pressure drive panzer formations toward the Black Sea at Ochakov 40 miles east of Odessa, isolating Soviet forces in the west. Soviet generals from the 12th and 13th Armies reportedly captured. France names Admiral Darlan defense minister with broad powers, seen as pro German collaboration. Paris press pushes for laboration and defense of Dakar, threatening American hemisphere defenses.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Black Sea
Ochakov
Odessa
France
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Germany
Paris
Dakar
Washington
Senate committee trims defense bill by over one billion
The Senate Appropriations Committee cut 1.235 billion from a defense funding bill, leaving 5.828 billion in cash and 1 billion in contract authority for the Army Navy and Marine Commission and other agencies. The House had approved 7.101 billion in cash and 1 billion in contracts. An unanimous move dropped a House approved Army ordnance fund of 1.347 billion for tanks guns and other equipment. The panel added about 112 million in miscellaneous increases to offset the cut.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army, Navy and Marine Commission
House
Adams
D.-Colo
Army Ordnance
War Department
Young Democrats Name Delegates At State Convention
At a Winchester and Frederick County Young Democrats meeting the group named delegates and alternates for the Roanoke Virginia state convention to be held August 28 29 and 30. Delegates include Lynn Smith J W Whitacre Frank Whitacre Fred Braithwaite Earl Rinker H F Byrd Jr Holmes Newcome R H Ridgeway Grover Teets Lohn Clevenger W A Riley Robert DeHaven W E Edwards W R Thompson B P Harrison Robert Lockhart C W Frank A J Tavenner Jr Clay Rogers G W Lemley Taylor Barr and alternates F L Largent Jr Lee Grant Bruce Lodge Robert Bywaters F Grove White and Mrs Dorothy Rice. The body voted to be governed by the unit rule with the convention casting the entire delegation vote.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Roanoke
Lynn Smith
J. W. Whitacre
Frank Whitacre
Fred Braithwaite
Earl Rinker
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Holmes Newcome
R. H. Ridgeway
Grover Teets
Lohn Clevenger
W. A. Riley
Robert DeHaven
W. E. Edwards
W. R. Thompson
B. P. Harrison
Robert Lockhart
C. W. Frank
A. J. Tavenner, Jr
Clay Rogers
G. W. Lemley
Taylor Barr
F. L. Largent
Lee Grant
Bruce Lodge
Robert Bywaters
F. Grove White
Dorothy Rice
Kremer Buys Clarke County Farm Of 360 Acres
The Farmers and Merchants Bank sold the Sprint farm in Clarke county, 360 acres of limestone land with Route 50 frontage, to J. Thomas Kremer. He bought the place with all personal property and a fine Hereford herd, and plans several immediate improvements.
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The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Sprint
Clarke County
J. Thomas Kremer
Kremer
Mitchell’s Fur Display Extended to Aug 13 in Winchester
Mitchells Farriers of Baltimore advertised in The Star to be in Winchester for one day at the N. and P. Style Shop 150 North Loudoun street. They announced they will display their furs all day Wednesday August 13 by popular request.
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Mitchell's Farriers
Baltimore
Star
Winchester
Loudoun Street
War News From Europe and Asia Reported as Tense
German claims of rapid advances around Odessa and Ochakov as Red Army vessels flee by sea. Reports from DNB cite sunk Russian transports and cut inland escape routes. Tokyo and Washington voice warnings as Japan presses fast Asia aims and U S relations eye possible sanctions.
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Cies
Russia
Odessa
Bug River
Red Army
DNB
Ukraine
Ochakov
Israie
London
Japan
Tokyo
Kokumin
United States
Great Britain
Asia
Melbourne
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
J. H. Curtin
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Relations Committee
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM FOR SALE IN FRONT OF CHURCH
More homemade ice cream available for sale in front of St. M. E. Church on Wednesday at seven. Also a notice for Hodge Taxi service located at the corner of East Picca and Main with phone 6339.
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Ee M. E
Hodge Taxi
Dial
E. Picca
Main
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Bulletin
Representative Short
Missouri
Hemisphere
Board of Trade Safety
Rosemont Farm
Apple
Petain
Red’ Army
West
Hall
Hull
Royal Air Force
Young Democrats
Thomas Kremer
Clarke
Mitchell
Shanghai
Kunio
Akiyama
Manchukuo
Benedit Round Hill
Fgnis
Stephens City
Willis Real Estate
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