British Estimate Shipping Losses This Week
The admiralty announced that British and neutral shipping losses for the week ending August 5 total 75,124 tons. It also reported German claims of 232,743 tons sunk, with 13 British ships totaling 60,058 tons, one Allied ship 1,298 tons, and five neutral vessels 13,768 tons. The admiralty said combined losses are higher than the previous week, but British losses are lower.
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London
Admiralty
Marie German
Gore Brevities From GORE and Nearby areas
The column lists local social visits and travel mentions in Gore and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. H. C. Cave, H. C. Cave, Lala B. Heise, June Davis, Jerome Bowman, Floyd Hardesty, Eliza Jane Clemons, Elva Sealy, Howard Wilson, A D Davis, Jake Constable, and others visiting relatives in Gore, Front Royal, Kirby, and nearby locations with reunions and picnics noted. Several families travel from Leesburg Winchester and Kirby W Va for gatherings and medical updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Clemons
Logan
W. Va
Eliza Jane Clemons
Juanita Hott
Kirby
A. D. Davis
M. P. Wiseman
Jerome Bowman
Jake
Jake Constable
Grassylick
M. _ ‘Wilson
Capon Springs
Howard Wilson
Rube Davis
Union Sunday School
Rouss Springs
Milt Shoemaker
Jane
Wilkinson
Hershman
Lost River
Handley Library Notes on Readable Nonfiction
A catalog of 1930s nonfiction titles recommended by Handley Library. Works include Lin Yutang The Importance of Living, Nora Wain The House of Exile, William Lyon Phelps Autobiography with Letters, Louis Adamic The Native's Return, Eve Curie Madame Curie, Ivan T. Sanderson Animal Treasure, David F. Fairchild The World Is My Garden, C K Streit Union Now, Hendrik Van Laan Rembrandt, Burton J Hendricks Statesmen of the Lost Cause, and more.
Bumgardner Wins Banjo Contest At Asheville Fest Again
Samantha Bumgardner, a 12 time winner, takes the banjo picking contest at the Asheville mountain dance and music festival for the twelfth straight year. She notes her strongest audiences are in Blue Ridge country and has won contests across many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samantha Bumgardner
Asheville
Samantha
Blue Ridge
Sergeant's Sale In Amherst Street Distress Warrant
By distress warrant in the case H B Garber v J Holmes Spence and a levy, Taylor L Barr City Sergeant will sell at public auction August 20, 1940 at 10 a m at the store room formerly occupied by J Holmes Spence Amherst Street Ext'd the property including a cash register iron safe desk chairs adding machine trucks and other items. Cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Garber
J. Holmes Spence
Amherst Street
Dr. Hess
W. H
Taylor L. Barr
Lebanon Church Notes August Activities and Visits
Local residents share church and family news from Lebanon Church area. Attendees include the Ely and McDonald reunions at Fishers Hill and Coal Mine School grounds, visits to Winchester and Baltimore, and participation in fairs and Bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statton Bowers
Edward Holtzman
Winchester
Madelyn Holtzman
Cora Anna Lemley
Strasburg
Mayme Miller
E. D. Funkhouser
Ella Snapp
Baltimore
Harry Bowman
Funkhouser
Ely
Fishers Hill
McDonald
Coal Mine
Elizabeth Furnace
Lebanon Church Ladies Aid Society
Maggie
Robert
Frank Snarr
Jack Sullivan
Amile, Lee
Jacqueline
Jack Brill
Nokesville
Wade Bucher
Riverton
Dewey Hulver
Katherine
Eugene
Mt. Falls
Irene Hammond
Oak Grove
Lillian Whitmore
Virginia Lindamood
Virginia Racey
George Lindamood
Bill Snarr
E. S. Henderlite
Lewis Copp
Youngstown
Ohio
Ray Windle
W. L. Whittington
Forrest Hodges
Carrie
Churchville
Marvin Lucas
Betty Jean
Mary Ellen
Calvin
Swope
Miss Hurt
William Hockman
Jack Cook
Barbara
Peter Stearn
Home Demonstration Club
Mt Hope Church
Marlboro
Cleopatra Himelright
Star Tannery
Williams
Ida Keller
Gravel Springs
Virginia Medical Society Meeting in Front Royal
Dr J T Williams of the University of Virginia spoke on Ovarian Hormones at the Medical Society of Northern Virginia gathering in Front Royal city hall. Numerous doctors from Winchester Front Royal and surrounding towns attended. Dr Turner was elected to membership and a church dinner followed.
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J. T. Williams
Uniae
Virginia
Medical Society of Northern Virginia
Front Royal
J. H. Stoneburner
Edinburg
Jameser
John B. McKee
P. W. Boyd
Ellsworth Johnson
C. ©. Riley
Winchester
D. M. Kipps
E. L. Grubbs
C. E. Foley
W. Carper
Elizabeth B. Sherman
L. K. Woodward
Wm. R. Bishop
Flint Hill
E. W. Brown
Washington, Va
J. E. Harris
James Miller
C. O. Riley
George Smith
T. A. Gibson
Hunter McGuire, Jr
C. H. Iden
Berryville
G. G. Crawford
Strasburg
J. T. Rountree
Woodstock
F. C. Downey
Edin
Miss America Joins Drive to Enlist 50,000 Men
Miss Marilyn Meseke of Marion Ohio, crowned Miss America 1938 39, is used in a nationwide Army recruiting push. Her photo appears in posters with Uncle Sam I want you and supports the fifth corps area campaign based in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Meseke
Atlantic City
Fifth Corps
Columbus
Man hauling a coffin dies from heart attack
In Kansas City on August 14 a truck carrying a new coffin stopped at a filling station when driver Earl Booth aged 50 suddenly slumped over the wheel and died of a heart attack.
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Kansas City
Earl Booth
Novel Means To Prevent Escape
London August 14 rail waymen assisted a German pilot shot down in a southeast England field by removing their shoes and socks to prevent his escape barefooted. The pilot remained immobile as a result of this unconventional restraint.
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London
England
Whistling purse snatcher strikes in Waterloo
Waterloo police report a man known as the whistling purse snatcher snatched a purse containing $18 from Mrs. Wilda Beck after a month of inactivity. The thief is described as whistling while approaching victims.
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Waterloo
Wilda Beck
All A Mistake In Pasadena Break-In Note Says Stranger
A Pasadena burglary at Maj. N. J. Shupe's home ended with a note claiming the intruder did not steal anything. The message read Please forgive me I didn't take a thing A stranger.
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Pasadena
Calif
Maj. N. J. Shupe
Balloon barrage claims first victim off southeast coast
London dispatch reports a German bomber crashed off Britain’s southeast coast possibly entangled in long trailing cables of the balloon barrage. The loss marks at least one fatality in today’s raid.
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London
Britain
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Reported for Day
Treasury data show receipts of 34 million 374 thousand 522 dollars and 92 cents with expenditures of 29 million 448 thousand 830 dollars and 40 cents. Gross debt stands at 43 billion 821 million 566 thousand 634 dollars and 85 cents, up 1 million 561 thousand 284 dollars and 79 cents from the previous day.
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Washington
Eee of the Treasury
Weather affects Virginia crops with mixed regional results
The Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service notes overall good to excellent crop conditions with ample rainfall statewide, though some localities lacked rain hindering crops like lespedeza hay and pasture. Early truck crops shipments waned while cabbage moved. livestock and pastures show strong recovery with ample hay and grain seeds available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
United States Weather Bureau
Virginia
British Officers Held Prisoners Plead For Jam
Baltimore officials in Berlin handle wartime duties for British and Allied interests. Gordon Knox, vice consul and former Baltimore newspaperman, notes prisoners dominate his work from Army HQ to the foreign office, including a claim that British officers are denied jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Berlin
Gordon Knox
Knox
Army
Foreign Office
Origins of Famous American Expressions booklet offer
Public notice advertises Familiar Sayings origins booklet with 500 phrases, inviting orders by sending ten cents. Includes coupon info from Information Bureau Winchester Evening Star Washington D C director Frederick J Haskin and space for address and payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt Son Drills as Marine Captain in Los Angeles
James Roosevelt, son of the president, appears in uniform as a captain of the 22nd Artillery Battalion, Marine Corps Reserve, during drill in Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roosevelt
Missing Persons Found By Church
Vatican City reports that through its church network across Europe prisoners of war refugees and missing persons are being located for families. A special office handles pleas for help and Vatican radio broadcasts carry requests for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Catholic Church
Europe
Vatican
Stray dog breeds a maternity ward mystery in Grand Island
A stray dog chose the municipal bathhouse as a maternity ward. Police arrived to find three newborn puppies with their dam. The count rose to five at the station and six at the pound as officers tracked the unexpected mother and her litter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Neb
Chet Moore
Moore
Walt Geiss
Touch Of Blitz In German Beer
Berlin reports a beer reform as malt content rises from nine to 10.3 percent making the brew stronger. Government allows the increase amid profits claims and notes annual per capita consumption near 17 gallons. Blackouts dim outdoor beer gardens as taprooms stay closed at night with draped entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Gore
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Ded Schnitzelbank
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Daily Educators
Henry Ford extols newspapers as the best teachers noting they arrive daily and stay up to date. He emphasizes their role in informing the public with current events and practical knowledge.
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Bickers Motor CO
Braddock St
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
Savannah
Charleston
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Handley Library Notes
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China
Nora Wain
House of Exile
Yale
William Lyon Phelps
Louis Adamic
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
U. S
Eve Curie
Madame Curie
Pierre Curie
Ivan T. Sanderson
West Africa
David F. Fairchild
Union Now
C. K. Streit
Life
Time
Current History
Hendrik Vann
Rembrandt
Burton J. Hendricks
Jefferson Davis
Alexander H. Stephens
Judah P. Benjamin
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
Samuel Angus
Oy Herman Rauschning
Hitler
Nazi Party
Danzig
North Borneo
Agnes Keith
Handley Library
Sergeant’s Sale
Parlett Funeral Home
Gainesboro
Lebanon
Dr. Williams
Northern Virginia
University of Virginia Authority
Miller’s Hardware
Chrysler
Dodge
Ford
Plymouth
International
Cae
Pine Motor CO
Fdr
Henry Ford
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Chapman
Chapman Motor CO
North Frederick Terrace
Choice
Bryan Stotler
Sunnyside
Pabst
Blue Ribbon
America
Pabst Brewing Company
Milwaukee
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