Supporters Defeat Move to Delay Draft in Senate Vote
In Washington on August 28 1971 supporters of compulsory training defeated a bid to delay conscription. The Burke Wadsworth bill would require 21 to 31 year olds to register with immediate draft for service while a Maloney substitute sought a January 1 delay. Senator Wheeler lamented the outcome and urged House action.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Wiley
R-Wis
Chamber
Wheeler
House
Maloney
D-Conn
Barkley
British Inspired Rebellion in French Africa Reported
Vichy France says a British inspired uprising has erupted in its African empire. It reports all necessary steps taken to localize the situation. General De Gaulle, leading the Free French, notes Chad's governor will resist Vichy and join the British side.
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Vichy
France
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Chad
Africa
Census reveals Virginia once leading in population
MA Winchester notes 1790 census showed Virginia as the largest state by population with 47 610 people including 292 627 slaves New York ranked fifth In 1930 Virginia fell to twentieth The article discusses federal fingerprinting of non citizens and aims to deter saboteurs while admitting possible inconvenience to law abiding residents.
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Virginia
New York
Local Guardsmen Face November Call for Training Plans
The 107 members of Company I and Headquarters Company may be called to active duty for one year in November. The War Department plans, announced in Washington, place the Twenty-ninth Division with Virginia troops at Fort Meade Md for training. Congress has passed a mobilization bill awaiting President Roosevelt signature.
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War Department
Washington
Twenty
Virginia
Fort George G. Meade
Military Routes Are Being Listed In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has submitted a 27 million dollar estimate to the federal government to prepare 3000 miles of its primary highway system for military use. A survey of a dozen major routes was done at the War Department's request, with no funding or directives yet issued. Routes include U S 40 from Wheeling to Cumberland with a Morgantown spur, U S 11 from Hagerstown to Birmingham with a York spur, U S 1 from Trenton to Baltimore, and U S 13 from Philadelphia to Washington via Chester Wilmington.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
I. Lasmont Hughes
United States Bureau of Public Roads
War Department
Wheeling
Washington
Northumberland
Wilkes- Barre
Scranton
Birmingham
York
Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Kennett Square
Chester
Wilmington
Washington, D. C
Weather outlook hints at warmer temps this weekend
Washington August 28. Semi weekly weather outlook for Aug 28 to 31. Middle and North Atlantic States rain Wednesday and Thursday with possible rain in North Atlantic States Friday. Generally fair with rising temperatures Saturday and interior Middle Atlantic States Friday.
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Washington
Middle
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Election Officials Should Study Law
Virginia election officials were urged to study selective service regulations to act promptly when the draft measure becomes effective. Secretary of the Commonwealth Raymond L. Jackson sent an 18 page summary to commonwealths attorneys clerks of courts and secretaries of electoral boards in the state. Jackson said the President would issue a proclamation followed by a Governor of Virginia proclamation.
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Richmond
Virginia
Raymond L. Jackson
Jackson
Vir
Byrd Defends Charge as Roosevelt Reports Aircraft Beginnings
Senator Byrd pressed that defense work lags despite Roosevelt saying 10 015 planes are under construction. Byrd demanded an accurate public picture and cited only 343 combat planes ordered in the last 100 days by Army Navy and Marines combined. Roosevelt acknowledged Byrd’s point on orders but defended the broader implications.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Byrd
D-Va
Hospital Offer Is Satisfactory
A Fauquier County Hospital liquidation committee in Warrenton approved Memorial Hospital’s bid for part of the supplies and equipment and instructed agent L R Bartenstein to complete the sale. The panel also decided to seek satisfactory offers for the remaining items and to consummate sales upon receipt.
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Board of
Fauquier County Hospital
Warrenton
Memorial Hospital
L. R. Bartenstein
Fauquier Institution
Estate Appraised At $78 993 21 In Kremer Case
The estate of the late Thomas E. Kremer has been appraised at $78,993.21, per a certificate filed in Corporation Court by J. H. Yost, Leo Snyder and P. M. Haldeman. Properties listed include 123 125 North Loudoun, 206 North Cameron and 119 South Loudoun.
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Thomas E. Kremer
Corporation Court
J. H. Yost
Leo Snyder
P. M. Haldeman
North
Loudoun
Cameron
South
Roosevelt Signs Law Allowing Vessels Into Combat Areas
President Roosevelt signs a law permitting American ships to enter combat zones to rescue refugee children. Vessels may enter only after assurances from belligerents that they will not be harmed. Germany says it may not provide such assurances due to mine dangers. State Department will implement steps but has not confirmed approaching belligerents.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Germany
State Department
Refugees Safe After Perilous Voyage on Army Transport
The Army transport American Legion arrived in New York Harbor with over 800 American refugees from Petsamo Finland. The voyage, through mine zones north of Scotland amid German restrictions, brought the Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her children ashore. They are slated to stay at the Waldorf Astoria and later visit Hyde Park with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Army
American Legion
New York Harbor
Petsamo
Finland
Scotland
Germany
Martha
Scandinavia
Coast Guard
Battery
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Harriman
Florence Jaffray Harriman
United States
Norway
Brooklyn
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
George T. Summerlin
State Department
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prin
Roosevelt Signs Bill To Call Out National Guard
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing calling out 396 000 guards and army reserve members for 12 months of active duty. The mobilization targets include a first contingent of about 55 000 by September 15 with two weeks at home after summer maneuvers. Pay mirrors regular army rates, with automatic discharges for those under 18 and revisions for dependents.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Army High Command
Western Hemisphere
Hemisphere
Philippine Islands
Public Sale Saturday August 31 at 727 Berryville Ave
Household sale listing details living room suite and frigidaire items to be sold at 10 A M on Saturday at 727 Berryville Ave. Mrs C W Dwyer listed.
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Publis Sale
Berryville Ave
C. W. Dwyer
Bingo Tonight at New Eagle Home on Wednesday Evenings
Play bingo tonight and every Wednesday at 8 p m at New Eagle's Home located at 211 N Lou doun St. The notice lists weekly sessions with a single-paragraph event detail.
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New Eagle’s
Loudoun St
Kindergarten Opens September Fifth
Mrs. Engle announces kindergarten sessions starting September 5 with information available by phone at 812.
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Engle
Air Services Needing Aides, Willkie Says
Wendell L. Willkie opened his presidential campaign headquarters in Bushville urging President Roosevelt to appoint assistant secretaries for the war and navy departments. He said there is no difference with Senator McNary on public power and called for broader air defense and aeronautics leadership.
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Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Main Street
Roosevelt
War
Navy
Indianapolis
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Willkie
New York
Snator McNary
Shenandoah Baptist Association Opens 85th Session
The Shenandoah Baptist Association began its 85th annual session at Boyce Baptist Church with Rev. Emory Trainham presiding. Committees were named including Nomination Rev. C Van Der Linden and Mrs. Belle Petty. A 11:20 AM sermon by Rev. E E Sumpter covered Results and Victories of the Abiding Life.
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Shenandoah Baptist Association
Boyce Baptist Church
Emory Trainham
Front Royal Baptist Church
Trainham
C. van der Linden
Edith Rogers
L. A. Parker
Belle Petty
Jessie Borden
Florence Broaddus
E. T. Clark
Norman Sheppard
A. B. Honts
Lee Sowers
G. F. Foster
E. E. Sumpter
E. G. Ayers
W. Emory Trainham
Sam Preston
Allen T. Hawthorne
Winchester
C. V. van der Linden
Perry L. Mitchell
Rev. L. Parker
1940 Ford DeLuxe Sedan with Radio and Heater
Classified listing for a 1940 Ford DeLuxe sedan described with radio and heater options. Notes low mileage or low age and lists contact H W Ebert Jr with identifier lp-11.
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H.W. Ebert, Jr
Incumbents Hold Nominations in Four States
In incomplete returns from four states yesterday incumbent senators and representatives led or were renominated. Theo Bilbo seeks a second Senate term in Mississippi while Hiram W. Johnson leads in California for renomination on multiple tickets. South Carolina voters back dry regime while five South Carolina House members lead despite opposition. Arkansas second Democratic primary shows E. C. Gathings and W. F. Norrell renominated.
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Mississippi
Theo. G
Man
South Carolina
Congress
Clara G. McMillan
Mendel Rivers
Charleston
Alfred H. Vonkolnitz
Arkansas
E. C. Gathings
W. F. Norrell
Winchester to order mechanical bookkeeping equipment
Indications point to an order for mechanical bookkeeping equipment by the city of Winchester before week’s end. A $3200 appropriation approved earlier will cover purchase and installation, with demonstrations by two firms planned before final ordering. The system aims to ease accounting and show daily financial condition. Ready by January 1.
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Winchester
Common Council
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Fall dresses and help wanted listings at local shops
AT WIENERS offers fall dresses in sizes 12 to 20 priced 3.95 to 7.95 for juniors misses and women. A business college girl seeks room and board for work. A Yard Party is planned at Little Mountain M E Church on Sunday School day. Tonight at Hable's Palace Theatre audiences enjoy THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE.
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Wieners
N. Loudoun St
Business College
Little Mountain M. E
Syracuse
Hable’s Palace Theatre
London Air Raid Warning Circulates Nightly
A twenty minute air raid warning sounded in a London area tonight but the warning and all clear signals were not heard in the heart of the city according to AP dispatches.
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London
24 Nazis Shot Down in London Air Battles
It was officially stated tonight that 24 enemy aircraft are known to have been destroyed during today’s air battles.
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London
New Zealanders Arrive to Join British Navy and Fleet Air Arm
Arrival yesterday of a large group of New Zealanders to join the British navy and the fleet air arm was disclosed today.
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London
Fleet Air Arm
Hungarian Plane Bombs Romanian Airport Claim
An official communique reported that a Hungarian plane bombed and machine-gunned Satumare Airport in Transylvania, Romania, and was shot down by Romanian anti-aircraft guns.
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Balkan
Bucharest
Rumania
Satumare
Transylvania
Hitler acts as peacemaker while bombers strike Britain in new assault
From the Obersalzberg Hitler seeks to avert a Balkan widening while German bombers unleash incendiary and time fuse bombs on the British Isles. Italy's Count Ciano meets Hitler and heads for Vienna for a four power parley on Transylvania. Romanian and Russian forces clash along the border, with reports of hundreds of casualties. Romania offers Transylvania in exchange for population swaps if Hungary agrees. London reports new heavy raids over Kent as Germany aims to force Britain to seek separate peace.
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Hitler
Obersalzburg
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
British Isles
Nazifuehrer
Italy
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Europe
Romania
Hungary
Count Ciano
Vienna
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Transylvania
Britain
Rumania
Bucharest
London
Kent
Dover
Senate debates powers to seize factories for defense
Leaders from both parties said they would back a Russell Overton amendment granting the president authority to condemn and take over factories or industries needed for national defense. Supporters call it a logical counterpart to manpower conscription as defense officials cite contract delays due to profit concerns. Wheeler and other opponents urged broader action while the chamber pressed toward final passage of the conscription bill.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Byrnes
D-Sc
Russell
D-Ga
Overton
D-La
Wheeler
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Adams
Dcolo
Appropriations Committee
LaGuardia and Embick Return from Ottawa Flight
Mayor F H LaGuardia and Lieut Gen Stanley D Embick, heads of the US panel on the US Canadian defense board, left Ottawa by plane for New York today.
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Ottawa
Ont
F. H. LaGuardia
United States
United States-Canadian Joint Defense Board
Stanley D. Embick
United States Army
New York
Apples Bring High Prices Across Ocean Trade Notes
City and County briefs report London fruit importers seeking Australian and New Zealand apples amid higher but not prohibitive prices. Market roundable at about five dollars per 40 pound box. Also included: Berryville girl Miss Jane Punk abandons archery after a window mishap and Winchester rainfall readings stay at .87 inches for two days.
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Broome & Green, Limited
London
England
Australia
New Zealand
Cars Demolished in Turnpike Crash injures Woman
Mrs. Fannie Crisman of Rochelle New Jersey suffered a dislocated toe and minor injuries when a truck and a car collided on the Syville turnpike near Winchester. The impact hurled the car into a bank and left both vehicles demolished with about 1200 dollars in damage.
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Fannie Crisman
Rochelle
N. J
Syville Turnpike
Winchester
Charles de
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