Roosevelt and Mackenzie King Meet for Hemisphere Defense Talks
President Franklin D. Roosevelt planned a Washington to Ogdensburg inspection trip and a dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King to discuss defense of the American hemisphere and acquisition of naval and air bases for hemisphere defense, with officials Moffatt and Stimson expected to attend.
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Lems
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Mackenzie King
Ees
British Empire
United States
Panama Canal
Moffatt
First Army
National Guard
Ogdensburg
Norwood
N. Y
Stimson
Col
Eugene Regnier
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
E. M. Watson
Daniel J. Callaghan
Ross T. McIntire
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Richmonder Named President Of Pen Pal Club
Grant Jennings Smith of Richmond was elected president for the year at the first annual meeting of the Pen Pal's Club. Helen Shaf er Hook of Gore was reelected secretary, Walter Stockton of Charlotte treasurer, with R. Llewellyn Sheetz of Winchester as advisor. A 20 minute magic program by Lewis Allen drew praise. The group planned a Washington DC meeting January 1 to finalize arrangements for the next convention on July 4 in Washington DC.
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Pen Pal's Club
Grant Jennings Smith
Richmond
Helen Shafer Hook
Gore
Walter Stockton
Charlotte
N. C
R. Llewellyn Sheetz
Winchester
Lewis Allen
Marshall Farmer
Virginia Writers Project
WPA
Washington, D. C
Scheme to Hurt Defense Targets Southern California Factories
Congress investigates a plot to strike Southern California aircraft plants at capacity on military orders. Seven aviation workers are named as part of a plan to cripple the nation’s defense program and hinder aid to Great Britain. Dies says the probe reveals Nazi and Communist activity in Hollywood shipping and aircraft unions and promises hearings for all accused in the film industry with public clearance or guilt announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Jens
Martin
Congressional Committee On UN- American Activities
California
Great Britain
Hollywood
Motion Picture Producers Association
Screen Actors’ Guild
Dies
Mid Way Nine To Meet Wardensville At Home Tomorrow
The Mid Way Nine host Wardensville at 2 PM in a rare home game at the fair grounds. Lambert Hess of Berryville will start on the mound as the club aims to repeat its 4 1 victory from last weekend. Next Sunday the team faces Front Royal All Stars at the Fair grounds.
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Mid-Way Nine
Fairepee
Wardensville
Lambert Hess
Berryville
Ray Webber
Mid- Wayers
Webber
Front Royal All-Stars
Fairgrounds
Maryland Clerk Reports Surge in Marriage Licenses
Snow Hill Maryland August 17 Worcester County Circuit Court Clerk Joseph Brimer reports a surge in licenses since August 1 issuing 48 marriage licenses 34 to white couples and 14 to Negroes. Of these 48 licenses 40 are for couples aged 21 to 31 as required by the Burke Wadsworth draft act. In the first 16 days of August 1939 only 22 licenses were issued.
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Snow Hill
Congress
Worcester Man
Joseph ‘ Brimer
Brimer
Burke-Wadsworth
John Reardon Treated After Arm Injury At Tea Room
A man identified as John Reardon was treated at Memorial Hospital last night after an artery in his arm was severed at a tea room on East Cecil street. An ambulance driver provided first aid before transporting him. police said no incident had been reported to them.
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John Reardon
Memorial Hospital
Reardon
East Cecil Street
Movie Patrons May Take Choice Now At Theatre
In Alhambra California the Alhambra Theatre plans a two auditorium opening next week. Patrons may choose one or two pictures with separate screenings in each hall and films rotating between auditoriums after each show. Admission price remains the same for either option.
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Alhambra
Calif
Alhambra Theatre
James Edwards, Jr
Italians Press Greece on Policy as Skirmishes Rise
Reports from Athens say Italian officials, reflecting Duce’s stance, seek a definition of British Somaliland aims while Greece mobilizes reservists and anti aircraft units. Italian aviators reportedly bombed two Greek destroyers near Tinos, with Greek authorities labeling attackers as unknown and Britain pledging support to Greece if independence is menaced.
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Virginia Gayda
Budapest
Rome
Italy
Greece
Daut Hoggia
Vasilevs Georgios» I
Vasilissa Olga
Tinos
Aegean Sea
Hell
Virginio Garcia
Britain
Bases and defenses for Caribbean and Newfoundland areas debated
Trinidad and Newfoundland emerge as key bases in wartime planning with strong defenses cited by Chief Army war plans chief General Strong. He notes Trinidad protects southeastern approaches to the Caribbean and could serve as a Caribbean defense or attack base while Newfoundland could block traffic from the north to Europe. Military figures foresee Canada talks addressing risks of attacks via Hudson Bay amid base negotiations tied by some to destroyer permits.
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Strong
North America
Europe
Canada
Asia
Hudson Bay
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
President Roosevelt Tours Wayne County As War Games Run
President Roosevelt arrives from Washington to Norwood New York for a motor tour of a rural area where 90 000 troops stage a large peace time mock war. He will dine with Prime Minister Mackenzie King at Ogdensburg and discuss Monroe Doctrine defense ties.
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Norwood
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
America
Ogdensburg
Hemisphere
Dominion
Kingston
Ontario
United States
First Army
Hugh Drum
Gets Invitation To Assist Him In More Taxes
Elizabeth New Jersey August 17 The city assessor received an invitation from jeweler Philip Woolf to visit his shop and raise his personal estate assessment claiming higher value Woolf offered to pay additional taxes and asked for a call Cantwell replied the 1940 assessment cannot be raised but would consider an October checkup for 1941 taxes enhancing the chance of higher tax revenue while avoiding premature action
State Department Sets Listening Posts in Hor ta and Cayenne
Washington reports the United States will establish diplomatic listening posts at Hor ta in the Azores and at Cayenne in French Guiana as air route points between Europe and the United States. This follows earlier disclosures of consulates at Dakar and St Pierre Miquelon.
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Washington
State Department
Horta
Azores Islands
Europe
United States
Cayenne
French Guiana
South America
Department
Dakar
French West Africa
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Canada
Sinking of Swedish Freighter Har Tos Reported by BBC
The Har tos, a 3500 ton Swedish freighter, was torpedoed in broad daylight by a German submarine. NBC heard a BBC shortwave broadcast via its reporters. Twenty seven survivors landed at an English port.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
Long Is Fined In Auto Mishap
Earl Long found guilty of reckless driving by Trial Justice A J Tavenner in a Cedar Creek Grade collision with Roy Wisecarver. He was fined $10 and costs after a Commonwealth's Attorney described the accident as minor and the hearing to settle the matter between the men.
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Earl Long
A. J. Tavenner
Cedar Creek
Long
Roy Wisecarver
Commonwealth
W. Erle Edwards
Lillard Named Chairman of Southern States Board
Amos F. Lillard of Stephens City was chosen chairman of the Southern States board of directors at a recent meeting. S. Preston Carbaugh was named to the board by patron members, with I. W. Scothorn M. K. Sandy Miller B. Barley and Silas Grim, all of Stephens City, also listed as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos F. Lillard
Stephens City
Southern States
S. Preston Carbaugh
I, W. Scothorn
M. K. Sandy
Miller
Barley
Silas Grim
Funeral for Mrs. M. A. Erle Held at Mt Hebron Cemetery
The funeral for Mrs. M. A. Erle mother of Mrs. Beatrice Taylor Mrs. Virginia E Athey and Mrs. W B Breckenridge will be tomorrow at 3 PM with burial in the family lot at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Brief services will be at 26 East Piccadilly Street. The Rev Dr B L Flickinger and Rev Norman Uphouss preside. Honorary pallbearers include Dr C R Anderson M M Lynch W W Dellinger H D Puller. Active pallbearers are Donald McFadden Allan Gray Harry Ebert Robert Whitacre Harvey Hawkins and Kirby Dellinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Erle
Beatrice Taylor
Virginia E. Athey
W. B. Breckenridge
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Dr. C. R. Anderson
M. M. Lynch
W. W. Dellinger
H. D. Puller
Donald McFadden
Alien Gray
Harry Ebert
Robert Whitacre
Harvey Hawkins
Kirby Dellinger
British Planes Drop 40 000 Tons of Bombs in Month
The British Broadcasting Company announced that British war planes dropped 40 000 tons of bombs on enemy territory in the past month, an NBC heard report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Broadcasting Company
NBC
Bimelech Scratched From Traver Stakes After Heel Bruise
Saratoga Springs, August 17 Col E R Bradley's Bimelech, leading three year olds, bruised his heel in a final blowout and was withdrawn from the seventy first Traver Stakes.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Col. E. R. Bradley
Newport Singles Won by McNeill at Casino Tournament
Donald McNeill of Oklahoma City won the Newport Casino invitation singles title in Newport Rhode Island defeating Frank Kovacs of Oakland California in straight sets 9 7 6 2 6 4.
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Newport
McNeill
R. I
Pi— Donald McNeill
Oklahoma City
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Former Bank President John Pole Dies at 65
John Pole, 65, former president of the Federal American Bank and head of the American Company real estate operators, died at his Chevy Chase, Maryland home after a three month illness.
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Washington
John Pole
The
Federal American Bank
American Company
Chevy Chase
Eight Men Escape Serious Injury In Vehicle Crash
Eight workers returning from Savage River Dam narrowly escaped harm when the truck driver grew sleepy and lost control, crashing into a pole within Cumberland Maryland city limits.
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Cumberland
Savage River
Latvian Steamer Everalda Sails After Mutiny Incident
The Latvian steamer Everalda, delayed by police measures to prevent a mutiny by Russian crew members, departed from Rio de Janeiro to Baltimore carrying 6 000 tons of Brazilian manganese.
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Baltimore
Rio DE Janeiro
Everalda
Willkie Visits Elwood Crowds For Civic Celebration
Elwood hosted a Willkie welcoming day with food stalls water mains and parking in nearby fields. A downtown program featured entertainment and impromptu marches while a Rushville train planned a 12:30 p.m. arrival. Key events included Summit Post greeting, Willkie’s remarks at Elwood High, and party leaders announcing nominees.
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Elwoodly
Rushville
Ind
Callaway Park
Summit Post
American Legion
Akron
Willkie
Elwood
Arch N. Bobbitt
Indiana
Joseph Martin, Jr
R-Mass
Miss Shryock Named Maid of Honor at Tobacco Festival
Elizabeth Hall Shryock daughter of former mayor F Amos Shryock will serve as maid of honor in the Queens court at the National Tobacco Festival in South Boston Virginia September 5 and 6. William M Tuck announced the appointment noting her Duke University sociology student status and active social life. She is known in Winchester for riding and has joined Apple Blossom parades with her father for years.
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Elizabeth Hall Shryock
F. Amos Shryock
South Boston
Miss Shryock
Handley
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Winchester
Equestrienne
John Sargent Dies In Night
John Sargent 82 died at Kline's Nursing Home in Midl town at 7 oclock this morning after a 13 week illness. He was a Frederick county carpenter, survived by wife Zula and five children from his first wife. Service Monday at Stephens City Methodist Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
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John
Sargent
Kline
Middletown
Washington Sargent
Rétiance
Frederick County
Zula
Samuel
William and
Dewey Sargent
Leona Beatty
A. B
Homer Welsh
Bombers of Germany Strike Wales in Daylight Raids
German air attacks concentrated on Wales with casualties and at least one death reported. The air ministry revised down its count of planes in yesterday’s operations, saying not all of the earlier 1,000 figure held. Night raids were reported over southwest and southeast England and a lone bomber dropped nine bombs on a southwest coast town, causing property damage but no casualties.
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Wales
Air Ministry
England
City finances receipts and expenditures rise daily
The ledger shows receipts totaling 11,506,074.08 and expenditures at 15,809,844.71. Gross debt stands at 43,848,328,327.53, with an increase of 5,797,115.86 from the previous day.
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Richmonder
Hobby Club
Maryland
Trinidad
Newfoundland
O’connell
S. Braddock St
General Motors
Delco-Heat
Trip
Lillard Southern States Chairman
Mrs. Erle
Bimelech
Sanitary Service Market
North Braddock St
William M. Tuck
Queen
John Sargent
Germany
Heaven
Bette Davis
Charles Boyer
Capitol Theatre
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
the Star
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Gov't Bureaus
Montgomery V. W
S. Loudoun ST
Treasury
Winchester Business College
Lee Powell
Lonera
Earth
Hes
Baron Nowak
Miller’s Drug Store
Firestone
Goodyear
Goodrich
U.S
lGeorge
N. Loudoun St
George
City Gas
Shengas
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