Freedom of Seas Policy for U S in Shipping Supplies
Secretary Hull stated the United States maintains a freedom of the seas policy for shipments of war supplies to Russia via the Pacific until revoked. He noted Japan’s possible objections and said Tokyo will be advised by its foreign office. Nomura requested a meeting as Doei reported Japan raised concerns about aviation gasoline shipments to Vladivostok. The U S warned Japan that any interference with Soviet trade via Far Eastern ports would be unfriendly.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Russia
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
Domei
Soviet Union
Far
Sovie
Constantine Oumansky
Chungking
China
Orient
Roosevelt
McCann Elected Vice President by Virginia Treasurers
Frederick County notes Harry L. McCann was named first vice-president of the Virginia Treasurers Association at Luray last week. McCann has a long public service record, serving as sheriff from 1933 to 1937 and later as county reeve. The association recognized his fiscal judgment and dedication to public duties.
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Frederick County
Treasurers’ Association of Virginia
Luray
Harry L. McCann
Ganization
McCann
Ete
Pg Im
Nihon Oo
Sheriffs of
Virginia
Reveever
Lovetts Dress Shoppe Summer Dress Sale
Winding up of summer dresses sold up to 16.50 now 2 and 3 at Lovetts Dress Shoppe 156 158 N Main in the main street shopping district.
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Lovetts Dress Shoppe
N. Main
Mother and Three Children Slain in Brooklyn Flat
A Brooklyn woman Mary Morey and three of her four children were slain with throat cuts, while her husband William Jr. and one other child were wounded. A note in the bloodstained flat, likely written by Morey, urged not to touch anything. The victims include Marcel la 7, Claire 4, Paul 3. wounded William Jr. 11 and his father, a former policeman, both hospitalized.
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New York
Brooklyn
Edward A. Heffernan
Heffernan
Mary Morey
Marcella
Claire
Paul
William, Jr
William
Methodist Hospital
Civic. Jr
Morey
Furnee
Sayeet
Chapman Outdone by Jennings in National Amateur
Chapman Out-Co fell to Lou Jennings of Portland Oregon in the first round of the national amateur golf championship 5 and 4.
Almost Back Horse Buggy Shave Halts After Storm
A Monday night storm knocked out electrical power causing clocks stoves razors to fail and appliances to stop. Fox who retired last night by candlelight suggests sympathetic callers rap on the door as the doorbell remains inoperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Candelight
Ex Premier Laval Shot During Public Meeting in Vichy
Former Vichy vice premier Pierre Laval was shot in Ver sailles while anti-Communists registered to join the fight against Russia. He sustained serious wounds in the arm and body. Marcel Dent, ex-air minister, was wounded in the arm. a young oppositionist was arrested.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Versailles
Laval
Germany
Marcel Dent
Air
Russia
Mme. Lava
Chateldon
Occupied
Roosevelt leaves Britain after checkout with U S air office
The military air office of the U S embassy said Capt. Elliott Roosevelt "checked out with us" and presumed he had departed Britain. The note dated August 27 places the action in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Military Air Office
United States
Elliott Roosevel
Britain
Georgia Stenographer Tries To Get Slant On How Yankees Talk
A Georgia stenographer applicant at New London Connecticut employment office tells interviewers she cannot understand Yankee speech. The state labor department seeks a boss who dictates letters in a southern accent and ponders job placement while noting a shortage of experienced office help.
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Georgia
Hartford
Conn
State Labor Department
New London
State Employment Service
Man Buried After Coaling Op Siding Collapse
John Pernot a 55 year old unemployed man died after being suffocated in a coal mine slide. WPA surveyors warned of danger and rescue workers pulled his body from the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
WPA
Pernot
Disciples Open 92nd Meeting At Woodstock
The Valley District Disciples of Christ opened its 92nd annual convention in Woodstock Va with strong attendance. Reports show 20 more members than last year across Frederick, Kenandoah, Rockingham, Warren and Page counties and 62 church additions. treasurer Fred D. Maphis reported income of 651.09 and expenses of 389.47 leaving 261.62.
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Ee Va
Disciples of Christ
Frederick
Kenandoah
Rockingham
Warren
Page
L. D. Pifer
Winchester
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
Charles H. Funk
J. D. Womack
W. L. Rhodes
Luray
Ira Sterns
Kenneth Ball
Harry Clower
Woods Resolutions
W. R. Baldwin
Maurertown
J. Goode
Elon Sheetz
Woodstock
S. J. Goode
Frances Spiegle
Evelyn Shade
Swimming Pool Dedication Set for Berryville
Berryville Virginia holds dedication events for its new community swimming pool costing about 6000 dollars. A bathing beauty contest begins tomorrow night at 8 with five top vote getters entering finals Friday. Final judging Friday at 4 30 features Andrew Bell Winchester L B Dutrow Front Royal and John P Briscoe Charles Town as judges. Contestants listed include Miss Anne Lee Enders and Elizabeth Here.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Andrew Bell
Winchester
L. B. Dutrow
Front Royal
John P. Briscoe
Charles Town
Anne Lee Enders
Elizabeth
Orchard Picnic Meeting Invites Local Fruit Growers
Virginia orchardists and nearby tas are invited to a Saturday gathering at Rosemont farm, Senator H F Byrd’s Berryville estate. A boxed lunch will be served at noon with speeches around 1 PM, weather permitting. rain moves events to the Byrd packing house near the Norfolk and Western Railway passenger station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruit Ece
Virginia
Tes
Rosemont
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Byrd Packing House
Norfolk and Western Railway
Germans announce annihilation of 22nd Russian Army near Velikie Luki
Berlin reports a multi day battle on the Smolensk Lake Ilmen front in which the 22nd Soviet Army is said to have been encircled and destroyed. It says 30,000 prisoners and 400 guns were captured with over 40,000 enemy killed. Velikie Luki is said to have fallen.
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Berlin
Smolensk
Lake Simen
Velikie Luki
Moscow
Leningrad
Lake Ilmen
Dnieperopetrovsk
Red Army
Dnieper
Kiev
Germany
Donets
Don
Black Sea
Kherson
Gomel
Gulf of Finland
Tallinn
Five Accidents at Double Toll Gate in Four Days
Three more collisions last night near the junction of routes 522 and 277 increased to five the number of crashes at the highway crossing over the past four days. Injured were Frank Rees Jr. of Front Royal and Winchester and Mrs Josena Schmidt of Patterson New Jersey from a two car crash at the intersection. A separate crash sent Mrs John J Cash and John David Cash of Washington to hospital after their car and a truck collided at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rees, Jr
Front Royal
Winchester
Josena Schmidt
Patterson
N. J
Winchester Hospital
John J. Cash
John David
Senate Finance Committee Eases Corporation Tax Burden
The Senate Finance Committee voted about 2 to 1 to drop a special 10 percent tax on profits of corporations not in the excess profits tax. The move lowers estimated revenue by 50 million dollars to 3.5347 billion. Opponents say the combined taxes would overburden firms with low income.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
House
Russians Capture Dilman and Tabriz in Iran War Push
Soviet Tass reports rapid advances into Iran with Dilman 100 miles from Tehran and 150 miles from the Soviet border, along with Tabriz and Ardebil seized. Tehran says British and Soviet ministers seek a ceasefire and German expulsion, while Premier Mansur accuses a Russian push toward Tabriz.
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Moscow
Iran
Teheran
Dilman
Tass
Azerbaijan
Caspian
Tabriz
Ardebil
Lissar
Ali Mansur
Eee
Tariz
Sharp New Crisis Over Gas For Russians
A crisis erupts over shipments of American aviation fuel to the Soviet Union visioning friction with Japan. Domei reports Tokyo protests to both US and Russia as 10,000,000 gallons of high octane fuel depart from the U S West Coast to Vladivostok amid Tokyo’s concern. The Russian government assures Japan such supplies are for western front needs, while Japan fears fuel could be used along the Manchukuo Siberia frontier. The United States announces a military mission to Chungking, signaling no shift in policy toward Japan’s China incursions.
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Associated Press
Russia
Japan
United States
Far East
Domei
Vladivostok
Siberian
Tokyo
Vladivvostok
Domei Katitinr
Sea of Japan
Germany
Kukomin
East Asia
Manchukuo-Siberia
Chungking
Washington
China
Army Ordnance Association condemns defense strikes as disgraceful
The Army Ordnance Association denounces strikes as a disgraceful blot on defense progress and blames the lack of a single administrator for defense production. It urges full authority to speed mobilization while criticizing price ceilings delays that raise defense costs and risk inflation.
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Washington
Army Ordnance Association
Ordnance Organization
Association
Army Ordnance
Army Ordnance Officers
Civilian Ordnance Engineers
Army
City And County Brevities Amid River Carp And Traveling Guests
Walter Bursey fished for a Shenandoah carp yesterday afternoon and hooked a big fish likely at Harpers Ferry. Kernstown is called a crossroads for travelers with multi state visitors, including guests from Havana, Mexico City, and Honolulu. Marie Kindig of Winchester earns a 20 year service emblem, while Marie Adams and Ruth Turner receive 10 year pins. A local yard finds a metal gold bug on a morning glory vine at 364 Charles Street.
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Walter Bursey
Shenandoah River
Walter
Harpers Ferry
Marie L. Kindig
Winchester Telephone
Marie H. Adams
Ruth R. Turner
Edgar Allen Poe
Marshall Martin
Pingley
Carper
Charles Street
Great Sky Battle In Progress For Capital of Czars
Moscow reports heavy battles in front of Odessa and Leningrad as Izvestia cites German losses and air battles over the old capital. Soviet communiques say the front remains active and defenders report no bombings inside Leningrad.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Odessa
Leningrad
Germans Holding Many In Paris
Paris reports police blockades in the fourth arrondissement around city hall arresting Jews and Communists. Residents must stay indoors and show identification papers as raids echo last week’s arrests in the 11th and 20th wards. A new Paris court panel is named to speed trials with authority to order imprisonment or death.
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Paris
Fourth Arrondissement
Seine
Germany
France
Palace of Justice
Daylight Saving Time Notice From Chester Star
The Chester Star advises readers that all times in its columns follow daylight saving time. Those observing standard time should adjust clocks one hour ahead to align with published schedules.
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The
Chester Star
W. May
Notice of Apple Receipt by Nat Pruit Prod Co
Nat Pruit Product Co Inc announces they are now receiving apples. The notice includes catalog or internal reference identifiers 8-20-1p-10t and suggests ongoing procurement. No specific dates or locations are provided beyond the company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat. Pruit Prod. Co., Inc
For Sale Trescott Peach Grader
Auction-like sale notice lists a peach grader for sale with contact phone 3100 and seller Fred, Sturm Co. Inc. Also notes event timing on Aug 28 if rain delays to next night. includes plate supper at 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juonel
Opeation
Trescott Peach
Sturm Co., Inc
Wanted man to check apples into storage at Winchester Cold Storage
Wanted man to check apples into storage. Apply at office. Winchester Cold Storage. To play bingo at F C E Home 211 N Street every Wednesday 8 PM.
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Winchester Cold Storage
N. Street
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