Training Time Too Long for One Year Voluntary Draft Plan
Brig Gen William E Shedd said conscription delays keep War Department goals of 900000 uniformed men by January 1, 1939 optimistic. Taft proposed a permanent voluntary system to build 1.5 million trained men, while Barkley warned against delaying the draft. The Senate debated the Burke Wadsworth bill as Gen Shedd argued against year long enlistments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Shedd
Congress
War Department
Department
Shedd
House Military Committee
Senate
Clason
R-Mass
Taft
Ohio
United States
Barkley
Kentucky
Nazi Raiders Come Back In Swarms For English Attack
A roundup of World War II news items reports Nazi raids increasing against England with swarms of attacks. Other lines note Myndert Meeuwissen's execution in Berlin for treason and various wartime political sentences, ship collision damage reported by Reuters from Cape Town.
Final Reduction Dresses at Drastic Reductions
Our entire stock of summer dresses formerly sold at 3.98 and up now priced at 1 and 2 dollars. A marvelous opportunity to buy unusually smart dresses at drastic reductions from Bender's Style Shop at 150 N Loudoun St. Also close-out slips valued at 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
N. Loudoun St
Bender's Style Shop
Your Eyes Eye care exam offer by Hodgson and Brown
Eye condition awareness and exam offer from Hodgson and Brown Registered Optometrists encourages people to visit for a thorough eye check and potential savings on treatments and glasses. The tone is promotional and concise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Sale of Windsor rocking chairs at George Washington Garage
Fifty Windsor rocking chairs offered at George Washington Garage on Wednesday August 14 at 10 AM. Chairs in good condition priced reasonably. Auction description notes furniture quality and readiness for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
George Washington Garage
Warships Hit as Bomb Splinters Wound London Claims
London admits two warships were struck by bomb splinters during fighting. Germany says three ships were sunk and four damaged, signaling sharp naval losses on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Frederick Board Approves Delinquent Tax List
Frederick Board of Supervisors in regular session approved a delinquent tax list from County Treasurer Harry McCann showing improved county finances through collections. Uncollected 1939 taxes totaled 10 346.04 against 94 155.53 revenue. 1938 uncollected were 11 704.65 of 88 381.17. State taxes on intangibles nearly cleared with 66.92 due for 1939 of 9 975.91 and 2.40 for 1938 of 10 161.63. The board also heard routine reports and adopted a resolution to pay fair value for livestock killed by dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
McCann
Minister Denies Chasing a Horse
The Rev. C Worthington Lowe denied involvement in a Baltimore Sun runaway horse story The Star reprinted. He said he conducted services locally on Sunday and has not been in Baltimore for months. The article misidentified him and noted the horse Mudsill as a mare loaning from Clarke County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Worthington Lowe
The
Star
Baltimore Sun
Mudsil
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Lowe
Worthington Lowe
Sun
Clarke County
Thwaite to Head Frederick G O P
Clarence Robinson resigns as Frederick County Republican chairman due to health. J Fred Thwaite former Frederick County School Board chairman and local banker is named to succeed him, with confirmation pending and Robinson unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Robinson
Frederick County Republican
Robinson
J. Fred Thwaite
Frederick County School Board
Thwaite
Blame Wreck On Steering Gear in Capon Bridge Crash
Henry M. Hamilton 24 of Pittsburgh dies in a Capon Bridge W Va crash. His body to be shipped from Martinsburg to Cleveland for rites Thursday. Hamilton, hospital executive, blamed steering wheel defect. his family cites prior trouble in Richmond. Survived by wife Mary Beebower, parents, and sister Barbara. interment in Acacia Cemetery Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Martinsburg
Cleveland
Ohio
Hamilton
Samaritan Treatment Hospital
Richmond
Henry H. Hamilton
New Orleans
Louisiana
Lois Lawrance
Fort Worth
Texas
Barbara Hamilton
Mary E. Beebower
Cleveland Heights
Man Tagged For Speeding Sentenced To Stand On Corner
William H. Smith was fined and jailed five days on a speeding charge after he mocked the village of Morningside by standing on France avenue yelling Slow down. The judge and marshal ordered him to stand at the corner on Monday Wednesday and Friday 5 to 6 pm to warn motorists, with a $3 fine for emphasis on speed evils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
William H. Smith
Morningside
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Henrick J. Kuhlman
Tence
France Avenue
Justice Kuhlman
Clarke county closes two rural schools over attendance
Clarke county Virginia's new school board voted to close Hout and Pines Corner in Longmarsh district for not meeting the required 20 average daily attendance. Remaining Hout students move to Hawthorne and Glendale, others to Berryville. Pine's Corner pupils also go to Berryville. Old Chapel remains closed with a shift of staff to Boyce.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Longmarsh
A. F. Robertson
Hout
Pine’s Corner
Robertson
Hawthorne
Glendale
Old Chapel
Boyce
Marylanders Hurt In Crash Near West Virginia Line
Three Maryland men were in a high speed crash on Route 340 near the West Virginia line. Dominick Frank Orbin of Kitzmiller was the driver and severely injured, with Charles Mosser of the same address and Clarence Mayles of Baltimore also listed as passengers with minor injuries. Orbin was pinned beneath the overturned car after it struck a fence and slid about 40 feet. The vehicle sustained at least 250 dollars in damage and the accident occurred about 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Maryland
West Virginia
Dominick Frank Orbin
Kitzmiller
Charles Mosser
Clarence Mayles
Bellevue Avenue
Baltimore
Orbin
Dalton Carpenter
Boyce
Buckner
Progress On Preparedness Is Reported
President Roosevelt returned to the White House after inspecting defense projects in New England. He said the national preparedness program, though not fully under way, was making progress as he eyed efforts turning dollars into guns ships submarines and torpedoes. He noted expanded recruit training facilities and touched every New England state except Vermont during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
New England
Maine
New London
Conn
New York
Vermont
Portsmouth
Kittery
Boston Navy Yard
Watertown
Mass
Army Arsenal
Massachusetts
Officials Face War Guilt Inquiry In Vichy Broadcast
In a Paris area report the Fetain government accuses ministers and subordinates of betraying the nation by taking France into war unprepared and calls for a Supreme Court inquiry. Petain blames laziness and incompetence for France’s downfall in a radio address.
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Riom
France
Fetain
Philippe Petain
Germany
Supreme Court
Vichy
Marshal Philippe Petain
Power Company's Pole Breaks After Crash in Virginia
An automobile owned by E. N. Anderson and driven by 24 year old Frank Nitsche collided with a Northern Virginia Power Company pole on Piccadilly between East Lane and Kent street. The car was estimated at 25 miles per hour. Nitsche suffered minor injuries. Cause of the mishap not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Anderson
Frank Nitsche
West Cecil
Northern Virginia Power Company
Piccadilly
East Lane
Kent Street
Nitsche
Grace Lutheran Bible Class Plans Thursday Picnic
Grace Lutheran Church Men’s Bible Class announces its annual picnic on Thursday August 15 at Lewis Lamp farm on Senseney Road. Members and friends meet at Grace Church at 4 30 pm for transport to the Lamp farm, with an evening of entertainment and a picnic supper followed by a return to the church and a group walk to the Palace Theatre to be guests of Herman H Hable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Lewis Lamp Farm
Senseney Road
Grace Church
Lamp Farm
Palace Theatre
Herman H. Hable
95 year old Clarke County matriarch dies at home
Mrs Anna M Green 95 widow of William Edgar Green died at her Clarke county home in White Post Virginia at 3 PM. Born Sept 19 1845 in Carlisle Pennsylvania she leaves two children Wilton B Stuart and W L Green. Final rites Wednesday 11 AM at the Episcopal Church with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Anna M. Green
Virginia
Nineveh Presbyterian Church
Clarke County
Young Democrats Outing Planned on Capon River
Attention was directed this afternoon to the outing of the Young Democrats to be held August 21 at the cabin of Ralph Pifer on the Capon river. A large attendance is anticipated. Details of the program have not yet been fully completed.
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Ralph Pifer
Capon River
RAF destroys 28 German planes in wide raid
London reports the air ministry says 28 German warplanes were destroyed in a communique. Four British fighters were downed and 12 RAF bombers failed to return from raids on the continent. Bombers raided 17 German air bases a sea plane base at Borkum and the Gotha factory across northwest Germany France and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Borkum
Gotha
Germany
France
Holland
German planes missing after Allied air battles
Berlin reports thirteen German planes missing after today’s battles over Britain. The German news agency DNB quoted the loss as confirmed in a radio dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Britain
DNB
Furious Battle Above Clouds Rages Over Britain Front
A three day Nazi air blitz against Britain unleashed 400 to 600 war planes in a 200 mile English Channel front. Berlin claimed 69 RAF planes destroyed with seven Luftwaffe losses. London reported 26 German bombers downed as the invasion threat loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hitler
Japan Refuses to be Intimidated by U S Indo China Talks
Ha chi quoted in a Domei broadcast says Japan will not be intimidated by American interference in its relations with French Indochina. The remark follows a Grew Matsuoka meeting rumor about U S inquiries on Indo China plans. The paper notes Japan will discuss only with its negotiating partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hachi
Domei
Japan
United States
Joseph Clark Grew
Yosuka Matsuoka
Grew
New Speeding Excuse From Louis Schorgl
Louis Schorgl, 24, told Judge J Earl Thomas his 1930 car would only go 45 mph if it had gas, offering to pay double the fine if discharged. The judge agreed to the usual $10 fine after Schorgl claimed the car was out of gas and the city would have to lend gas for the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Louis Schorgl
J. Earl Thomas
Schergl
Thomas
Pigeons Burned by Molten Lead Near Star Office
J R Yogel 14 kept pigeons in a backyard pen beside the Star office stereotyping room. A bird flew into a window and landed on molten lead in an oven, later rescued with burned feet and singed feathers. Lead temperature measured at 675 degrees Fahrenheit. Kenneth Wright 16 and friends fished near Annapolis, bringing home 35 perch and other fish. John Sencindiver 16 crashed into a box car last week and later suffered concussion, then showed improvement after brief bed rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Yogel
South Cameron
Star Office
Kenneth Wright
the Star
Annapolis
Charles Mallory
Charles
Claude Anderson
John Sencindiver
Pennsylvania
Butler
John
Air War Heats Up as Nazis Push Channel Invasion Threat
German air raids cross the channel with up to 2,000 planes in four days as British R A F fighters engage in dogfights. Reports from Bern and London hint at a possible zero hour for invasion within 72 hours, with bombardment from Calais to Dover and strikes on Portsmouth.
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Hitler
Britain
London
Berlin
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
England
British Isles
Bern
Switzerland
Calais
Dunkerque
Dover
Warsees Point
English Channel
Portsmouth
Marshal Goering
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Gen. Shedd
Bulletins
Myndert Meeuwissen
Amsterdam
Madrid
Arriba
Spain
Perigueux
Armand Thierry
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Canada
Australia
Reuters
Capetown
South Africa
Ceramic
Tastbank
South Atlantic
Weymouth
Frederick Board
Clarke
Gaylord
Cassagnan
Power Company
Grace Lutheran Bible Class
Mrs. Green
W. E. Green
Young Democrats
Channel
R.A. F
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