Warns Against A Mental Sit-Down
COLLEGE PARK Md Aug 15 Milo Perkins president of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation warned that the nation faces a surplus problem unless the underfed are given work and access to goods He said only a mental sit-down strike a passive attitude could block a solution and urged action to distribute surplus crops to the jobless and hungry.
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College Park
Milo Perkins
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
United States
Maryland Cooperative Institute
Charles Town Man Collects Rare Old Books
Henry S. Baker of Wheatlands Charles Town West Virginia R F D 2 says he owns thousands of rare books including Bibles and hymnals once owned by his father. The collection features Olneys Old Hymns printed by Hodge Allen and Campbell New York in 1790 following a Star item about a 1822 Methodist hymnal owned by Mrs T S Joliffe.
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Henry S. Baker
Wheatlands
Charles’ Town
W. Va
The
Star Today
Olney
Hodge-Allen and Campbell
New York
T. S. Jolliffe
Winchester Weather Shelters After Tropical Storm
The article describes residents seeking temporary sanctuary in a hospital, school building, and church as Red Cross workers arrive. It notes a murky misty atmosphere in Winchester from easterly winds, linked to a tropical storm that struck Georgia and South Carolina coasts, with August-like conditions recurring in the area.
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Chuch the Red
Winchester
Georgia
South Carolina
Wallace Resigns as Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary Henry A. Wallace handed President Roosevelt his letter of resignation during a luncheon conference in Washington. Wallace said the resignation would be made public later and noted discussions about a successor with the President but offered no details.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Windsor Duchess To Sit On a Dais
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor left Bermuda on the final leg toward the Bahamas. Departure was kept secret with censorship forbidding the hour ship name and expected Nassau arrival details.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Nassau
Duchess of Windsor to Receive Unique Honor in Bahamas
The Duchess of Windsor will be seated on a special dais during the Bahamian governor’s oath, a distinction not accorded to a governor’s wife before. The dais, half way to the throne, is draped in red cloth and features a red leather chair for her sole use as colonial officials unveil the ceremony setup.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Duchess of Windsor
St Louis Couple Injured In Fishers Hill Wreck
A St Louis pair Mr and Mrs Warren Cooper were injured in a automobile crash at Fishers Hill Va and brought to Memorial Hospital in Winchester around 2 30 pm by Wayne Omps ambulance. Cooper reported steering gear locked causing the vehicle to leave the road. Condition unknown at 3 pm as Dr E C Stuart treated them.
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ST. Louis
St Louis
Memorial Hospital
Fishers Hill
Warren Cooper
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
Wayne Omps
Omps
The
Star
Cooper
Stuart
Nazi Planes Stage Night Raid Over London and Coast
German news service reports a raid reaching London at 5 p.m. and striking Tilbury Croydon and other targets. British defenses claimed several planes shot down while Driffield hangars and airfields were damaged as observers noted heavy anti aircraft fire over southeast England.
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Berlin
London
Thames Estuary
Britain
DNB
Croydon
Piccadilly
Tilbury
Thames
Sheerness
Chatham
Rochester
England
Newcastle
Driffield
Yorkshire
East Riding
Bombing Raid Targets French and German Infrastructure
Royal Air Force bombers attacked depots refining plants railroads power plants near Bordeaux and Cologne and air ports in northern France last night the air ministry announced.
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London
Royal Air Force
Bordeaux
Cologne
France
Air Ministry
Bequests From Will Include Property Sales And Trusts
The executor is authorized to sell 211 South Washington street and 215 West Cork street properties with adjacents plus bonds and debts. Bequests include $500 to Mount Hebron Cemetery upkeep, a $15,000 trust for Lizzie Lee Hinks with staged distribution among Dame relatives, and multiple cash gifts to Susan M. Slaughter, Georgia Blye, Betty Lee Hinks, and Herbert S. Larrick. After debts and costs, residuary shares go to William Page Dame Jr., Josephine Dame DeButts, Elizabeth Dame Sands, and William Meade Dame.
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South
Washington Street
West
Cork Street
Elizabeth Dame Merritt
Boston
Ward
Oliver Funsten
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Commercial & Savings Bank
Lizzie Lee Hinks
Randolph Nelson
The
Wilmer Dame
Josephine Dame
Elizabeth Dame Sands
Susan M. Slaughter
Galveston
Texas
Georgia Blye
San Francisco
Betty Lee Hinks
Edwin R. Hinks
Baltimore
Herbert S. Larrick
SPCA
William Page Dame
Josephine Dame DeButts
William Page Dame Jr
William Meade Dame
Revolvers Bark In Mexico City
A woman was killed and seven injured in Mexico City when gunfire erupted as congressional candidates prepared for sessions to organize for September 1 opening. A mob of peasants accompanied by trucks backed General Avila Camacho supporters, while a group chanted for General Almaza n. The janitor of a nearby building died. a 15-year-old boy was among the wounded.
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Mexico City
Congress
Manuel Avila Camacho
Berryville Horse Show Yields Sparse Yet Notable Placings
A slim Berryville crowd notes results across divisions led by heavy draft and hunter classes. Winners include Bloc Bossom, Inky, and Traumertan with entries from Hillsboro Upperville Middleburg and Warrenton among others, while two-horse draft teams place for Irvin Beavers and Ayrshire Farm.
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Rainier
E. L. Redmon
R. M. Menefee
Sperryville
Middleburg
Facey
Romford
W. C. Stevenson
Bloc Bossom
H. C. Thompson and Son
Hillsboro
Money
L. Stull and Bros
Charles Town
W. Va
Alan
John W. Orrison
Paeonian Springs
Duchey
L. Stull and Bro
Rascality
Roma Gino
Springsbury Palm Berryville
Blaze Terpin
O. M. Greer, Jr
Upperville
Inky
Geo. Watts
Durham
N. C
W. Hagzin Perry
Cobham
George Watts Hill
Peggy
Sampson
Richmond
Irvin Beavers
Middlebury
Ayrshire Farm
W. S. Crouch
J .E. Barker
Warrenton
C. M. Greer, Jr
Springsbury Farm
Berryville
Sauntering
Fay Ingalls
Hot Springs
Traumertan
Crystal Sands
Meadow Lane Farm
Warm Springs
Watch Tiger
E. L. Redman
Workine Hunters
Primavera
Ellie Wood Keith
Charlottesvile
George W. Hill
W. Haggin Perry
Lucky Buck
Berryville Exchange Names New Manager
Robert L. Darnell has been appointed manager of the Berryville exchange of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. B. G. Gorham, the previous Berryville manager, will join the Engineering Department at Warrenton. Darnell, a native of Orange, has worked for the company since 1938 in Warrenton Culpeper The Plains Waterford and Orange.
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Robert L. Darnell
Berryville
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
C. F. Cross, Jr
B. G. Gorham
Warrenton
Orange
Darnell
Telephone Company
Culpeper
the Plains
Waterford
U S Civil Service Reports Over One Million Federal Workers
The Civil Service Commission said defense efforts pushed federal employment in June past one million for the first time at 1,011,066, up 33,076 from May. War and Navy departments, Panama Canal Authority, and Civil Aeronautics Authority added 70,514 jobs since 1939 to 1940, about 82 percent of the period's gain.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Commission
War and Navy Departments
Panama Canal Authority
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Great Munitions Loading Plant Proposed in Ohio
Rep Harter said the War Department recommended a 6 million dollar munitions loading plant in Portage County Ohio near Ravenna 35 miles southeast of Cleveland. The site is part of several planned under the national defense program and has options on thousands of acres. The Mahoning river valley industrial area provides easy access to the facility.
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Washington
Harter
Ohio
War Department
Portage County
Ravenna
Cleveland
Mahoning River Valley
Mrs. Carrie Legge Rites Held At Middletown Church
Funeral services for Carrie R. Legge were conducted Sunday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church in Middletown. Rev. J. T. Brown led the service with a quartet singing hymns. burial followed in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by husband John E. Legge and ten children among five daughters Edna McAboy Julia Boden Ola Fleming Pearl Thomas Marguerite Carrier and five sons Clark Guy Robert Roy and Woodrow.
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Methodist Church
Middletown
Carrie R. Legge
Memorial Hospital
J. T. Brown
W. H. McKnee
Henry Keller
Robert Snapp
Eugene Russell
Mt. Carmel
E. R. Sperry
Trone Sperry
O. Li. Wright
Walter Little
Herbert Brumback
Herbert Jones
John E. Legge
Edna McAboy
Julia Boden
Ola Fleming
Pearl Thomas
Marguerite Carrier
Clark
Guy
Robert
Roy
Woodrow Legge
House Debates Compromise On Conscription And National Guard Mobilization
The House presses toward a vote on a Burke-Wadsworth conscription compromise linking a January start to voluntary enlistments, while the Senate debates the draft issue. The War Department says 220000 guardsmen would be in active service by January 1 1941 with 455000 to be called by September 15 if enacted.
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Senate
Maloney
House
Continental United States
War Department
Britain fights back as Nazi air raids renew on coast
German bombers return in force for a fifth day of raids on Folkestone Lympne and Dover while Britain defends with rising anti-aircraft fire. London taunts the Nazis over a failed mid August conquest and observers report heavy activity along the southeast coast and northeast coast of England.
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Aegean Sea
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Dover
DNB
London
British Isles
British Press Association
England
Hitler
Rynee
Calais
le Havre
France
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