Draft Is Held Finance Waste but Adoption Is Predicted
Washington August 27 The House Military Committee approved a Burke Wadsworth draft bill limiting peace time military training to 900000 men and adding a one year training and reemployment provision for national guardsmen. Sen Johnson urged against the measure calling it a waste of a billion dollars while Sen Connally sought exemptions for government officials. The Senate scheduled a quick vote with multiple amendments still under consideration before final passage tonight.
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Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Johnson
D-Cole
Senate Burke
D-Neb
Hitler
United States
Connally
D-Tex
Congress
Texas
Barkley
Winchester Urges Continued Traffic Safety Vigilance
MA Winchester cites National Safety Council notice that Winchester led for six months as a safe city with no traffic fatalities. She warns there is no room for complacency and calls for ongoing caution to reach a perfect year end record. The county sees multiple serious crashes with out of state drivers common and county drivers not markedly safer.
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National Safety Council
Winchester
Does Your Roof Leak Prompt Service Ad
Advertisement offering prompt roof repair by Patoner B. Hillyard with a contact phone 62.
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Patoner B. Hillyard
Peach Harvest Delayed This Year by Late Bloom
The Peach harvest is later this year with Zeropack Company crews idle awaiting fruit. Last year packing began August 15 and rains accelerated ripening, suggesting harvest should start in earnest next week after a spring bloom three weeks late.
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Zeropack Company
Comp
Banker Clown Performs Here in Winchester
Mt. Pleasant State Bank cashier G Wylie Overly visited Winchester for a vacation and joined the Wallace Brothers Circus. An amateur clown for five years he uses his own props and gags and travels with wife Mrs Overly and two daughters, ages 19 and 13.
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G. Wylie Overly
Mt. Pleasant State Bank
Mt. Pleasant
Winchester
Overly
Wallace Brothers Circus
Mr. Overly
Tom Mix Circus
Russell Brothers Circus
Taking Watermelon Is Not Stealing
A Black man was brought before Judge Ridley R. Goodpasture in Clarksville Tennessee on a charge of stealing a watermelon from a patch. The man asked the judge if taking a watermelon could be called stealing and the judge replied that it would be trespassing, with a penalty of two dollars and costs.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Ridley R. Goodpasture
White House seeks defense commission report on warplanes
Washington Aug 27 The White House asked for a defense commission report to reconcile differing figures on U S warplanes. John H Biggers will supply a report stating planes under contract as of Aug 17 totaled 6724 while Byrd cites only 343 combat planes ordered in the last 100 days. Early said the report should clarify the situation and show ongoing production.
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Washington
White House
Defense Commission
Stephen Early
War
Navy
Treasury Departments
Byrd
D-Va
John H. Biggers
Commission
Stimson
Knox
Government dismisses Skidmore and three others in tax case
In Chicago on August 27 the government dismissed William R. Skidmore, William Goldstein, Orrie Alexander, and Bernice Downey at the opening of the trial of a conspiracy to evade 1,887,665 in income taxes involving William R. Johnson. Earle C. Burley moved for the dismissals after staff review of available evidence.
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Chicago
William R. Skidmore
William R. Johnson
William Goldstein
Skidmore
Orrie Alexander
Bernice Downey
Earle C. Burley
United States
William J. Campbell
Johnson Seeks Nomination On Three Tickets In California
Senator Hiram Johnson seeks nomination in California’s primary on Republican Democratic and Progressive tickets. He faces three Republicans five Democrats and one Progressive on the ballot. Mississippi holds a Democratic primary between Bilbo and White. South Carolina votes on a liquor stores referendum advisory to the legislature.
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Johnson
California
Associated Press
Hiram Johnson
Mississippi
South Carolina
Theodore G. Bilbo
Hugh White
Wheeler claims Paish plan to draw US into war
Senator Wheeler testified that Sir George Paish outlined a US entry strategy including conscription and sending 50 destroyers to England. Paish and Glass clashed over what was said, while Sir George disputed being an agent for Britain and noted private lectures.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate Today
George Paish
United States
Paish
England
Economist
Senate
Sir George
Glass
D-Va
Lundeen
FL Minn
Great Britain
Germany
South America
White House
Willkie Rejects Coughlin Support Over Religious Bias
New York Aug 27 Wendell L Willkie said he did not want the Rev Charles E Coughlin's support if he believes Coughlin opposes people in this country on the basis of race or religion He stated he is not interested in and does not want Coughlins backing following an Social Justice editorial praising his acceptance speech as a nationalist call.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles E. Coughlin
Social Justice
Father Coughlin
Willkie
Channel Plans Will Be Studied for Protected Waterway
Major General Julian L. Schley ordered a review of reports on the Miami to Key West waterway to assess the need for a protected channel. Colonel Jarvis J. Bain will lead the study and also report on modifying the Twitch Cove and Big Thoroughfare river navigation project in Maryland. The War Department approved partial reconstruction plans for a bridge across the eastern branch of Carter's Creek near Irvington, Virginia.
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Washington
Julian L. Schley
Miami
Key West
Fla
Jarvis J. Bain
South Atlantic Engineer
Richmond
Bain
Twitch Cove
Big Thoroughfare
Maryland
Big Thoroughfare River
Yilers River
War Department
Virginia Highway Department
Irvington
Kindergarten opens September fifth
Mrs. Engle announces the kindergarten program opening on September 5 with contact details and an information line. The notice lists a phone number 812 for inquiries.
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Engle
Border clash between Rumanians and Russians reported in Moldova
Diplomatic dispatches from Bucharest describe a bloody border clash just north of Dorohoi in northern Moldavia. More than 300 Romanian soldiers were reported killed as Soviet forces crossed into Romania, with four Russian warplanes engaged and two Romanians shot down.
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Dorohoi
Moldavia
Bucharest
Rumania
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Romania
Transylvania
To Resume Negotiations Over Transylvania Dispute
Budapest reports that negotiations on Hungary and Romania over Transylvania will resume at Turn Severin on Thursday. German and Italian ministers fly to brief their governments as the first Turin Severin conference collapsed last week amid ongoing military activity near the Hungarian Romanian frontier.
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Budapest
Hungary
Transylvania
Turni-Severin
Rumania
City Leader In Traffic Safety
Winchester, in the 10,000 to 25,000 population group, posted a perfect six month record with zero fatal accidents, a safety standing above most US cities per National Safety Council data. The report shows 22.5 deaths per 100,000 nationally for similar periods, with Virginia at 24.5 and 1939’s first half eight percent higher overall, linked to war jitters and increased travel.
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the Star
New York
Winchester
National Safety Council
Virginia
Council
Europe
Harry Ebert Jr Ordered to Report for Air Cadet Duty
Harry Ebert Jr of this city has been ordered to report for duty as a flying cadet on September 11. He applied for appointment to the Army Air Corps weeks ago and is to report to the Spartan Air College in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Harry Ebert, Jr
Ebert
Army Air Corps
Spartan Air College
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Yard Party at Mt Olive Church Hayfield Va
Community event listed for Saturday August 31 at Mt Olive Church Hayfield Virginia. Local notices indicate a yard party with neighbors and church supporters. Event details are sparse in the available text.
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Mt. Olive’Church
Hayfield
Kendall's Furniture Venture Under Grand Jury Probe
Benjamin Kendall known as Boots faces a grand jury inquiry in Corporation Court after being accused of entering Charles High’s Baker Street residence, removing furniture, and selling it to a local second hand dealer. Trial Justice Donald Weems oversaw the arraignment.
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Benjamin
Boots) Kendall
Corporation Court
Kendall
Donald Weems
Charles High
Baker Street
High
British Report Shipping Losses During Week End Aug 18
The admiralty in London reports thirteen British Allied and neutral merchant ships totaling 52,899 tons sunk in the week ended Aug 18. The enemy claims to have sunk 151,711 tons, nearly three times the actual losses. Axis losses by Aug 26 total about 1,187,000 tons with German 923,000 and Italian 264,000. Neutral shipping totaling 32,000 tons seized by the enemy and sunk.
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London
Admiralty
Car Fire Destroys Vehicle in Winchester
Ike Phillips of the Henry Addition in south Winchester woke to his car horn and found his automobile ablaze. Two fire companies responded but the vehicle was nearly destroyed. Officials believe a short circuit started the blaze.
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Ike Phillips
Philips
Henry Addition
South
Winchester
Reverend Rowland to Lead Calvary Episcopal Front Royal
The Rev Ronald Rowland will begin his full time pastorate at Calvary Episcopal Church Front Royal Virginia with worship at 11 on Sundays. Regular services follow every Sunday at 11 with Sunday School at 2745. Holy Communion occurs on the first Sunday each month except September when it is on the second Sunday September 8.
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Ronald Rowland
Calvary Episcopal Church
Front Royal
Striking Miners Return to Work at Harlan-Wallins
Full crews reported for work at all mines of the Harlan-Wallins Coal Corporation after 1,200 had halted. George Titler, secretary treasurer of the Harlan district of the United Mine Workers of America, ordered the men to return. The stoppage followed the release on bonds of 29 Woods, Kentucky employees on charges of banding and confederating, with trial set for September 5.
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Harlan
Harlan-Wallins Coal Corporation
George Titler
Harlan District
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Woods
Balkans Conflict and Major Air War Reported
Diplomatic dispatches from Bucharest describe a bloody border clash between Romanian and Soviet troops with hundreds killed on both sides. Separate reports note British RAF and Italian targets attacked in Europe, with Berlin reporting continued night raids and air-raid alarms across Germany and Britain.
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Associated Press
Russia
Red Army
Hitler
Balkans
Bucharest
Germany
Balkan
Berlin
Transylvania
Italy
Rumania
Hungary
Wilhelmstrasse
Adolf Hitler
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Fiat
Turin
Dow
Milan
Britain
Brandenburg
War News Roundup From Budapest to London
Bulletin reports clashes between Romanian armed forces and Soviet Russian and Hungarian air forces near southeastern Europe. Berlin says the U S embassy will handle South Africa interests in Germany starting Sept 1. German bombers hit a convoy off Scotland. 25 survivors rescued at Galway after torpedoing. Rome radio says British fleet from Gibraltar left for unknown destination. Metz bishop Monsignor Heintz expelled to unoccupied France after two hours notice.
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Budapest
Europe
Berlin
United States
Union of South Africa
Lyon
France
Monsignor Heintz
Metz
Heavy Rains Raise Water Levels In Local Area
Over the past two days the area recorded 1.43 inches of precipitation at Winchester Research Laboratory with 0.87 inch by 8 a.m. Heavy showers continued and Town Run and other streams stayed above normal. Indications show Shenandoah rivers turning muddy again.
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Winchester Research Laboraory
Shenandoah
Bridge failure halts truck crossing near Star restaurant
A wooden bridge behind the Star restaurant caved as a Howard Riley plumbing truck crossed. The front cleared the gap but rear wheels dropped below bridge level. workers freed the vehicle as water ran deep in the channel. A Tennessee tourist in Winchester, with a sailing sloop on a trailer, likely must bail the boat after recent heavy rains. State police plan district 2 HQ in Front Royal Culpeper radio hub. Lieut Flippen to oversee Warren and adjacent counties.
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Star
Howard Riley
Tennessee
Winchester
Front Royal
Warren
Rappahannock
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Federick
Clarke Counties
Lieut. H. Flippen
Culpeper
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