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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
6
A certificate filed in Frederick Circuit Court lists Strother Grim as administrator of the estate, with J. S. Jackson J. L. Hammock and C. G. Bray connected to the filing.
Stocks opened hesitant as the prior rally failed to carry, with mixed closes near the end. Government engine orders boosted United Aircraft while steel and motor shares lagged. traders cited war news and tax policy as factors behind cautious activity.
Draft plan would require all men 21 to 30 to register for a year of military service with a 900000 trainee cap. Inductions could start by October 15 with 75,000 chosen, 400000 in training by January 1 and another 400000 by April 1. Exemptions apply for illness, dependents, or essential work. House opposition rumors circulated as Senate- approved measures clash in the final stages.
Radio listings show Henry Aldrich boasting on WRC and Evelyn Fayrer Turner on WJSV. Programs include Music Hall variety hour with Helen Jepson and stars like John Garfield, Rudy Vallee, and Peg La Centra. Coverage notes Henry A Wallace acceptance speech and other evening entertainment as scheduled across WRC WJSV WMAL.
The amendment by Senator Adams aims to extend aircraft profit limits of 7 and 8 percent to cover guns, ammunition and equipment. It conflicts with administration and Defense Commission calls to suspend these limits. The House today moved to suspend aircraft and warship profit caps in the excess profits tax plan, which would render Adams provision inoperative if suspension is approved.
In an air raid on the Kent coast, Mayor A B C Kempe of Ramsgate ordered Prime Minister Churchill to extinguish his cigar. Churchill complied, dropping the cigar on the sanded floor and quipping about the moment as he sought shelter. Senator Bridges later commented from Washington.
Bridges called one of the gravest scandals on the escutcheon of the Roosevelt administration in a statement issued by the Republican National Committee.
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