Gas Supplies Likely To Be Cut 15 Percent In September
Acting petroleum coordinator Ralph K. Davies told a Senate inquiry that gasoline supplies for east coast filling stations would drop 15 percent in September from July. He warned of potential rigid rationing if shortages threaten industry and home heating, noting a 27.8 million barrel east coast deficit over four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
Senate
Standard Oil Company of California
Balem
Gulf Ports
Maloney
D.-Conn
Gravel Springs Church Keeps Faith And Grows
In Frederick County the Gravel Springs Church, in operation for 93 years, continues despite rural church closures. Attendance has fluctuated, yet a church bus now ferries 50 to 60 worshippers per service, underscoring ongoing growth and community value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Gravel Springs
Ete
South End Hose Company to Meet Friday for Festival Plans
All members of the South End Hose Company and the Ladies Auxiliary are asked to meet Friday at 8 PM at the engine house to complete final arrangements for the festival. Howard Hart, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Company
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Howard Hart
Navy seeks 13,000 sailors monthly through year end
Washington reports the Navy plans 13 000 enlistments a month for the rest of the year and 15 000 monthly thereafter. Captain Whiting announced a nationwide advertising push, expanding into 13 more states in October as enlistments rise amid rapid shipbuilding and crew needs. The operating force plan for 1942 now targets 369 000 enlisted personnel by June 30.
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Washington
Navy
E. M. Whiting
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Missispi
Whiting
Mississippi
Iowa
Indiana
Naval Reserve
Whitting
Ocean Navy
Flashes of Action From Army Patrol in Arkansas
The 58th Field Artillery Brigade message center received a scout patrolling report from Aug 26 describing advancing red troops closing to 200, then 100 yards, and finally on top of the unit as the Army patrol reported progress. The brief notes show an active frontline update from the second army in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
58Th Field Artillery Brigade
German Enemies In France Arrested After Laval Attack
In occupied France authorities rounded up more than 300 people for protective custody after the Laval assassination attempt. In Paris three early Communists were executed by special courts for alleged acts connected to the shooting. Paul Colette, linked to the De Gaulle opposition, was moved toward trial as Laval and Marcel Dent lay gravely wounded in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
France
Midan Peo
Paris
Laval
anti-Bolshevist Legion
Russia
Germany
Pierre Laval
Paul Colette
Marcel Dent
New Destroyer To Be Named For Commodore Aulick
A destroyer to be launched at Consolidated Steel Company in Orange Texas in September 1942 will be named for Commodore John H. Aulick a native of Winchester Virginia It was announced by E Henkel of the Navy Bureau of Navigation in a letter to Julian Baker clerk of Frederick Circuit Court The article notes Aulicks birth in 1787 and his death in 1873 and mentions a feath ered cape gift to the national museum in Washington insured for a million dollars He had a son John Wiley Aulick who died in 1882 and a granddaughter Julia Mary Stout who lived at the Hotel Martinque New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Steel Company
Orange
Texas
John H. Aulick
U.S. Navy
Winchester
E. Henkel
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Julian Baker
Frederick
United States
Commodore Aulick
Washington, D. C
Charles Aulick
Shenandoah Valley
Aulick
Mary Catherine Aulick
Sandwich Island
National Museum
Washington
John Wiley Aulick
Jula Mary Stout
Disciples Name District Officers at Valley Convention
Dr. George A. Williams of Harrisonburg elected president of the Valley District Disciples of Christ Sunday School Association during the 92nd annual district convention in Woodstock Virginia. Other officers include Hilda Hisey Edinburg vice president Frances Spiggle Strasburg secretary and Mrs W L Dudley Winchester cradle roll secretary. J D Womack Strasburg named Layman's League president Marshall Pifer Strasburg secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
George A. Williams
Harrisonburg
Disciples of Christ Sunday School Association
Hilda Hisey
Edinburg
Frances Spiggle
Strasburg
W. L. Dudley
Winchester
J.D. Womack
Layman’s League
Marshall Pifer
Zion and Gallilee
Allen Stanger
West End
Church School Department
United Christian
Shenandoah Motor Co to Market Fords in Winchester
Ford Motor Company announces Shenandoah Motor Co Inc named as new Ford dealer for Winchester. The firm, long established in northern Virginia, shows a modern plant at 1000 Valley Avenue and will retain current staff with no service interruptions as the 1941 Ford models go on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Motor Co
Ford Motor Company
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Ford
Winchester
Virginia
C. H. Schutte
Harry A. Schmidt
F. M. Ritter
Hugh Green
1000
Valley Avenue
Local Pastors Are Elected At Baptist Parley
The 59th Winchester Baptist Association convention in Martinsburg West Virginia elected Rev E E Sumpter as moderator and named officers including Rev J T Hess as vice moderator and A B Hummer as secretary treasurer. The meeting at First Baptist Church featured ordination committee appointees and discussions on evangelism literature and youth work. Winchester church led in total and per capita gifts with 11 000 total contributions and over 35 per capita for 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. Va
E. E. Sumpter
Shenandoah
Winchester Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
J. T. Hess
A. B. Hummer
Berryville
S. C. Crawford
Leetown
W. E. Trainham
Front. Royal
Young People’s
E. G. Ayers
Winchester
Woman’s Missionary Union
E. T. Clark
O. W. Borden
Virginia
Front Royal
Co. W. Caulkins
Leesburg
R. E. Alley
Richmond
E. J. Wright
Soviet Radio Urges Finns to Make Peace with Russia
Helsinki bulletin reports a Soviet radio broadcast urging Finns to seek peace to avoid further bloodshed in battles with the invincible Red Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Red Army
Turkish Thrace Closed to Foreigners by Turkish Authorities
Budapest dispatch reports that Thrace is closed to all foreigners except general staff permit holders and that auto and rail traffic between Turkey and Europe is prohibited, effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Thrace
Turkey
Europe
Five men injured in Monta Vista magnesium plant blaze
Five men were burned in a fire at the new 12 million dollar magnesium plant in Monta Vista California. Three were reported in critical condition. The plant, using a secret process for defense work, began operations on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Monta Vista
Gates Nominated for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics
Artemus L. Gates, World War II veteran and president of the New York Trust Company, receives a presidential nomination to lead aeronautics as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The position has been vacant for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Artemus L. Gates
The
New York Trust Company
Roosevelt
the Navy
Aeronautics
Lieut Miller on furlough from Fort Meade
First Lieutenant George Miller commanding Company I 116th Infantry is home on furlough through Labor Day. He says by September 15 the Twenty-ninth Infantry Division may be ordered to the Carolinas for maneuvers and all local unit members at Fort Meade will receive similar furloughs, with most men likely home over Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
116Th Infantry
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Carolinas
Fort George G. Meade
Labor Day
Nazis Close To Leningrad Amid Russian Retreats
Berlin reports German troops within 32 miles of Leningrad as Finnish forces gain ground on the Karelian isthmus. DNB says Russian infantry crossing the Dnieper were shelled heavily, with extreme losses. Reports also claim two Russian divisions smashed near Salla as Mos cow Leningrad railway is cut and operations continue across the front.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Karelian
Viipuri
DNB
Dnieper
Moscow-Leningrad
Arctic Circle
Murmanskeerie
Adolf Hitler
Zaporozhe
Ukraine
Dnieper River
Slavyanks
Russia
Fuehrer
Salla
Murmansk-Leningrad
Amet
Novgorod
Young Democrats From Winchester and Frederick Headed to Roanoke
Young Democrats of Winchester and Frederick County travel to Roanoke for the state convention with fourteen delegates led by Robert DeHaven. Attendees include Mrs. Dorothy Rice Burt Hoover A J Tavenner Sr Erle Edwards William Riley Lohr Clevenger Fred Braithwaite Frank Whitacre Mrs. Frank Whitacre and Lynn Smith. The delegation will vote as a unit and endorsed Richard Wright Jr of Strasburg esse for state president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Roanoke
Robert DeHaven
Dorothy Rice
Burt Hoover
A. J. Tavenner, Sr
Erle Edwards
William Riley
Lohr Clevenger
Fred Braithwaite
Frank Whitacre
Lynn Smith
Richard Wright, Jr
Strasburgesse
Hitler warns Turkey on Black Sea access in talks
In Istanbul on August 27 a delayed report says Adolf Hitler told Turkey he may need to use Turkish territorial waters in the Black Sea but has no other demands. The Turkish ambassador Hussey Gerede was asked to convey the information during talks with Hitler and German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop at the Eastern Front headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Axis
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Germany
Hussey Gerede
Hitler
von Rippentrop
Fuehrer
Eastern Front
President Receives Note From Japanese Foreign Minister
Admiral Nomura delivered a personal message from Prime Minister Konoye to President Roosevelt at the White House after days of rising Pacific tensions. Nomura conferred with the President and Secretary Hull as reporters pressed for details on Japan US Russia oil shipments and the message contents remained undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
White House
Pacific
Hull
Konoy
Russia
United States
Vladivostok
Senate Finance Subcommittee Backs New Excise Tax Schedule
The Senate Finance Subcommittee approved a new excise tax plan that could add about 400 million dollars to a 3.5039 billion dollar tax bill. Senators Brown of Michigan and Danaher of Connecticut led the four hour session, declining to disclose specifics while noting existing taxes were increased in part. A separate move would end husband wife income splitting in eight states, challenging current property rules and prompting reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance
Brown
D.-Mich
Danaher
R.conn
Senate Finance Committee
Texas
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Idaho
Nevada
Finance Committee
Winchester Woman Refutes Yankee Stereotype During Return
Miss Brenda Carter of Winchester England defends Southern pride and says Americans abroad are often labeled Yankees, while Clarke county farmer-author Arthur Bowie Chrisman has published Treasures Long Hidden with a prior Newbery Medal winning title Shen of the Sea and teaching prior to farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Carter
Winchester
Eng
Britain
E. B. Dutton and Company
New York
Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Clarke County
White Post
Mr. Chrisman
Virginia
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Clarke Writer
Chrisman
Russians Claim Two Nazi Defense Columns Broken
Moscow reported in a late dispatch that two successive German defense lines were breached in a six day counterattack on the central front near Gomel. General Konev’s offensive and an Odessa defense appeal framed a broad, stubborn fighting scene across the front with sailors joining land battles on Arctic and Black Sea ends. Weather shifts with autumn rains, then brief dry spells, as winter looms and the Red Army holds against German assaults near Leningrad and Odessa.
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Moscow
Konev
Gomel
Semeon Budyonny
Odessa
Black Sea
Arctic
Baltic
Izvestia
Arctic Front
Red Army
Long Led
Leningrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Radio Listeners Hear Shots In Unexplained Fire
Radio listeners reported hearing shots during a violent incident in an unnamed location. The audio captured a victim crying for help and a bystander noting the shooter while police and emergency services responded.
Dress Sale End Of Summer Re Sold At Shoppe
Lovetts Dress Shoppe at 156 158 N Main St announces end of season sale with dresses marked down from 16.50 to 2 dollars.
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Lovetts Dress
N. Main St
Local Notices and Classified Snippets Update
Real estate and goods ads appear with items such as nylon hose at Wiener’s and a chicken supper notice. Public notices reference Mayes and Co and various names with sale and sale-related details amid generic business lines.
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Brooklyn
Deat
Dr. Williams
Winchester Church Tops Shenandoah Association
C. VV. Bishop
Averett College
Danville
W. H. Baylor
Baltimore
Virginia Baptists
J. B. Hill
J. R. Bryant
T. F. Reese
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Lynchburg
Arch McMillian
Baptist Foreign Mission
Bulletins
Lieut. Miller
Young Democrats
Wichy
Leval
Nouncer
Just
Wiener
N. Loudoun St
Mayes and CO
Kid Smith
Smith Sisters
Sarah Zane Hall
Ae Tae Y Rebeka Geilies
Trescott
Fred
Sturm Co., Inc
Nat
Fruit Prod. Co., Inc
Virginia Protective Force
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