Gas Rationing Spreads As Eastern Motor Fuel Cuts Heighten
Washington report notes gasless Sundays in several localities for the first time since 1918. Eastern drivers face a one third cut in motor fuel due to oil transport shortages. Stations ration supplies, with five gallon caps in some cities, while others fill all orders amid fears of gas shortages by month end.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Atlantic Coast
Britain
Virginia
Eastern Seaboard
Ofor Defense Petroleum
Slain Deputy and Wounded Sheriff in Augusta County Manhunt
Staunton Virginia August 23 Deputy Frank Armstrong 40 was killed and Sheriff G M Gilkeson was wounded during an attempt to arrest Charles Johnson 36 at a two room white cottage on a lunacy warrant. Officers fired on the residence using gas bombs then pursued the fugitive into Augusta county woods as state and local police widened the manhunt. Gilkeson was treated for leg and shoulder wounds and reported in satisfactory condition.
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Staunton
Frank Armstrong
G. M. Gilkeson
Augusta County
Gilkeson
Charles Johnson
Frank Johnson
Chesapeak and Ohio Railway
Augusta
R. A. Lynn
Johny Webb
Germans Threaten To Shoot French Held As Hostages
In Vichy, German authorities declare all French men under arrest hostage after a German colonel is killed in Paris. Any new criminal act could trigger execution of hostages. Parallel actions include mass arrests of Jews, communists, and DeGaullists, and a Paris train wreck injuring thirty.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Petain
Valdonne
Mussat Plain
Swank Champs Elysees
Eighth Arrondissement
Ernst von Schaumburg
Democrats Hear Flynn Warn That Hitler Seeks U S
In Louisville on August 23 Edward J. Flynn chairman of the Democratic National Committee told Young Democratic Clubs of America that Hitler has designs on the United States. He cited Mein Kampf and warned that the German leader would try to conquer America, urging support for pro democracy candidates and measures.
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Hitler
U.S
Louisville
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Young Democratic Clubs of America
America
Joe Carr
Tennessee
C. G. Fizer
Huntington
W. Va
J. Patrick Beacom
Beacom
Fizer
National Seciety
Flynn
Earlher
New Yorker
Nathan Hale
Alexander Hamilton
Turing
The Horse and Buggy Days Might Return
MA Winchester predicts a revival of horse and buggy travel after years of gas rationing and gasless Sundays. She muses that a slower, safer era could bring leisure, beauty, and restored horse sense, echoing David Harum and the one-hoss shay with nostalgia.
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David Harum
Apple crop outlook report to be given at Berryville picnic
Samuel Frazier of the International Apple Production will present an up to date outlook on the national commercial apple crop at Senator Byrd’s Rosemont orchard picnic in Berryville this Saturday August 30. He will discuss marketing and export trade losses due to the war along with other speakers including Henry M. Taylor Dr E C Auchter Dr F N Fagan and Dr A Lee Schrader. Colgate Darden and William M. Tuck will also attend and speak. Start with lunch at noon daylight time.
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Samuel Frazier
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Frazier
United States
Henry M. Taylor
Richmond
Virginia
E. C. Auchter
Federal Bureau of Plant Industry of
Washington
F. N. Fagan
University of Pennsylvania
A. Lee Schrader
University of Maryland
Colgate Darden
William M. Tuck
Byrd
Bitter Guerrilla Warfare In Crete Reported
New York reports from returning Army and R A officers describe ongoing guerrilla action in Crete. About 12,000 Australians New Zealanders and Britons operate in mountain strongholds looting Nazi garrisons by day and trading for ammunition at night. A few reach the Mediterranean by boat to tell their tale.
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New York
R. A
Iain
Middle East
Crete
London
Garisons
Mediterranean
5 000 Cases of Tomatoes To Be Processed At Cross Junction
CROSS JUNCTION VA August 23 The tomato cannery hires about 25 workers and plans to pack about 5 000 cases of tomatoes and tomato juice this year, up from last year when crop was light. Max Braithwaite and brother Paul run the cannery, praising good crop and market prospects under 45 cents per bushel guaranteed price with potential growth if demand rises for defense and British programs. Other growers named include A P Braithwaite E C Stotler Lonnie Shenk Homer Shade and more in Cross Junction area.
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Max Braithwaite
Paul
Braithwaite
E. C. Stotler
Defense
Cross Junction
A. P. Braithwaite
BE. C. Stotlery
Hayfield
Lonnie Shenk
Homer Shade
Ww. Wa
Unger
German Consular Agents In Mexico Ordered To Close
Mexico City reports that Germany ordered the closing of all German consular offices in Mexico and recalled staff from Paris and six other Axis cities. Mexico retaliated by expelling Mexican consular staff from those German ports and reaffirmed its western hemisphere policy and US alliance.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Seeecey Bape
Ugc Oe
Europe
Vioence
Berlin
Paris
United State
Cuba
Duke of Kent To Visit Roosevelt at Hyde Park
Hyde Park August 23. The Duke of Kent, youngest brother of King George VI, travels by car from New York to stay at the Roosevelt home for tonight and Sunday. He will accompany President Roosevelt to Washington by special train. The visit marks a second royal stay in 27 months and follows a 1939 meeting with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Duke of Kent
George VI
Roosevelt House
Hudson
New York
Washington
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Hyde Wang
Venison Supper Brings Fine for Camp Boss in Wisconsin
In Rhinelander Wisconsin on August 23 a lumberjack camp hosted by Charles Paquette served venison to offset beef costs. A game warden visited unannounced and Paquette was fined fifty dollars for possessing venison out of season.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Charles Paquette
Pauquette
Gas Shortage Not Propaganda Says Distributor
A Winchester gasoline and motor oil distributor warned that 95 percent of stations he serves will exhaust fuel supply by next Saturday. He said August allocations are down 15 percent from 1940 and that about half the 24 stations he serves face complete depletion by Monday. commuters fear they may not get enough fuel through August.
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Winchester
Reig
Amcount
Star
Mrs Quantz 85 Dies After Long Illness at Home
Mrs Rosabelle Quantz 85 widow of Frederick W Quantz died this morning at 904 South Loudoun Street after a long illness. She was born August 2 1856 in Kernstown Virginia, daughter of Capt James F Shryock and Caroline Kern. Her father died at the Battle of Winchester September 19 1864 while in the artillery under General Early. She was a devoted member of the Kent Street Press Church prior to its union with Loudoun Street Church.
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Rosabelle Quantz
Frederick W. Quantz
Loudoun Street
Quantz
Kernstown
Zachariah Kern
Kent Street
President Roosevelt Eyes Telephonic Talks to End Shipyard Strike
Hyde Park August 23 The White House said the president would confer by phone with company and union reps to resolve the strike at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock plant in Kearny New Jersey. Conferences continue with no clear settlement timeline. The CTIO union has walked out since August 7 halting $493 million in naval and commercial vessel construction.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
Roosevelt
Federal Shipbuilding = ag Dry
Kearny
CTIO
Police Slaying After Attempted Arrest in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a police officer and a man held as a suspicious character were killed in a street gun battle while placing the suspect in a patrol car. Patrolman Toby Brown died of head wounds. Raymond Harrison was killed, and Officer Joseph Boyle was wounded. Harrison allegedly opened fire after officers arrested him near a tavern.
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Pittsburgh
Toby Brown
Raymond Harrison
Joseph Boyle
Brown
Harrison
Boyle
Germans Claim Secret Russian Documents Seized
Berlin reports secret Soviet high command documents captured after Marshal Voroshilov's courier plane downing. German bombers strike near Leningrad as Voroshilov defense edges back. Dnieper battles continue with Cherkasi fall claimed and large Soviet losses, while Cherna Gomen sector and Kiev-Smolensk front see swift progress.
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Cherkasi
Ukraine
Dnieper
Kiev
Berlin
DNB
Russia
Bucharest
Odessa
NBC
Klementi Voroshiloff
Leningrad
Voroshiloff
Adolf Hitler
Contin- Dnr
Cher
Sunoco Stations Close All Day Sundays in Winchester Area
Due to gasoline shortage Sunoco service stations in Winchester will be closed all day Sundays starting August 24. The measure aims to free fuel for motorists. Also notes a baseball game at Park with Mattos of Washington DC facing Winchester Park.
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H. F. Nelson
Sunoco
Winchester
Mattos. Athletic Club of
Washington, D.C
Winchester Park
Voroshilov urges Leningrad defense amid siege threats
Moscow reports Voroshilov appealing Leningrad residents and troops to holy duty as Nazi forces press the siege. Soviet bulletins claim heavy fighting along the front, with Red Army and maritime actions including attacks on a convoy and sinking two motorboats.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Moscow
Klementi Voroshilov
Voroshilov
Red Army
Black Sea
Wero
Pravda
Communist Party
Peoples’ Army
Geremans
Mosco
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Dfe
Red Fleet
Baltic
Novgorod
Karelian
For Sale Elberta Peaches Near Stephens City
Elberta peaches for sale one mile west of Stephens City at 50 cents a bushel. Contact Charles E. Staples. Also listed Trescott prairie grader model 93100 by Sturm Co Inc. for sale, with date code 8-23-1p-t.
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Tey. Sturm Co., Inc
Elberta Peaches
Stephens City
Charles E. Staples
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Dewees
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