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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
10
Jules Cardes former governor general of French North Africa arrives in New York aboard a clipper plane on a special mission for the Petain government. He proceeds to the French Attilles as part of the mission.
London reports heavy German bombers attacking the Kent coast and the Thames estuary with Royal Air Force defenses saying at least 18 raiders shot down. German claims of bombing an unnamed British airport near the Thames mouth and of eight British and three German planes downed in one engagement are noted.
Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye told 26 political leaders in Tokyo that Japan must adopt a new national structure to unite state and people and participate in a new world order. He offered abstract terms suggesting a totalitarian regime without declaring a political party, while avoiding explicit imitation of European fascism.
J. B. Morrow of Mt. Lebanon was elected president of the Pittsburgh Coal Company, the nation’s largest bituminous coal producer, succeeding J. D. A. Morrow who resigned to head Joy Manufacturing in Franklin. The 54 year old had served as vice president in charge of operations since 1938.
Hitler seeks a Balkan peace while fighters clash as daylight bombing threats loom over London. RAF battles last 30 minutes from Kent to the Thames estuary. six German planes are reported shot down. Fires blaze after incendiaries. trains are machine gunned with two passenger coaches hit but no casualties listed. Northern Italy bombed from Piedmont to Lombardy. Raifa and Port Said attacked as Italy presses Mediterranean fuel targets. U S-Canada defense board reports harmony. Senate votes down amendment to bar peacetime conscription, with final vote possible today.
President Roosevelt returned to Hyde Park to review a defense bill and potential appointments before two Labor Day speeches. He planned to sign legislation authorizing National Guard calls for a year of training and named a successor to Postmaster General James A. Farley, a choice he shared with Farley. The President also faced vacancies from Edward Noble and Daniel Tobin resignations.
An emissary of the Duke of Windsor has been in New York quietly preparing for the former king's expected visit to the United States and Canada. The envoy left before news broke, and the Duke recently said in Bermuda he hopes to visit New York City again.
Mrs. Rose Pantiel, 40, nicknamed the Red Rose of Williamsburg by Brooklyn gangs, is charged by police with the four year old murder of Rubin Shapiro known as Ruby the Mock a loan shark.
George M. Harrison, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, said negotiations with the Railway Express Agency, Inc. over the 44hour week have broken down. A district chairman’s committee will meet Monday to fix a strike date. Harrison charged the company seeks a week that would be worth nothing to the men.
The Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton Ohio helped drive the bicycle boom of the 1890s by developing seamless steel refinery tubes. These tubes withstand high pressures and temperatures, enabling modern automobiles and airplanes.
British naval communique reports air raids on Port Said and Alexandria early today. No damage or casualties occurred. Port Said’s first raid of the war, with British fleet and land forces guarding the canal. Alexandria has faced prior attacks by Italian planes.
In Baltimore on August 28, Governor O'Connor asked the law department to rule on whether civilians called up for military training may vote by mail. The law currently permits National Guard and Naval Militia members to vote by mail and omits civilians.
Twins Robert and Frank Casey 12 watch a baseball game when a batted ball strikes Robert in the face breaking his nose. He remains conscious while his twin Frank faints. In a second item a quiz asks when Germany invaded Belgium and answers May 10, 1940.
Florence Pratt, 60, held in a Hempstead hospital after she allegedly shot and killed five year old David Caracoglia in Wakefield Massachusetts. The fatal shooting occurred at the boy’s parents home during a custody quarrel and was followed by an apparent suicide attempt.
Havre de Grace hosts Governor O Connor and state officials for the dedication of the new Susquehanna river toll bridge valued at 4.8 million dollars. The span, key to Maryland North South arterial highways, missed the June 30 completion and faced contractor default and approach construction delays before today’s opening.
Rome August 28 The high command acknowledged British air raids over northern Italy to Ethiopia and a daylight Italian attack on Haifa. Italian fighters and anti aircraft fire limited the British strikes on industrial centers in Piedmont and Lombardy.
Fort Howard in Maryland is being mustered out as the Twelfth Infantry completes evacuation today. Grounds will transfer to the Veterans Administration for a new 1.5 million dollar hospital. Fort Howard has served since 1898 as a parade ground and training area for Maryland volunteers.
By virtue of a distress warrant in the case James Pappas vs Minnie A Conrad Riley a public auction will be held at 10 o clock on September 6 1940 in the rear of 262 Shawnee Avenue Winchester for one lot of household furniture including chairs tables beds corner cupboard and other items. cash terms.
A seagull collided with a LaGuardia airliner just before takeoff in a heavy rainstorm. The bird chipped the left windshield, bounced to the wing, recovered, and flew off unharmed as the plane ferried 12 Boston bound passengers to another aircraft for repairs.
The American Federation of Hosiery Workers CIO asked Philadelphia Common Pleas Court to require Apex Hosiery to show cause why the $1 171 357 47 damage suit should not be referred to an arbitration board and to stay all proceedings until arbitration. The request cites a working agreement reached after the strike.
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