Secret Japanese Note To President Shrouds Pacific Talks
AM IBHINGTOR Aug 2 Aug 29 report a high level meeting between President Roosevelt and Ambassador Nomura on the Japan United States relations with a note from Tokyo that Nomura delivered to the President outlined the Imperial government stance on the Pacific situation. The discussions were prompted by Prince Konoye and involved hints of Russia ship shipments and future talks to clarify the evolving diplomatic situation.
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Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nourma
Oy Tocay
Tokyo
Nourma
Pacific
Fuminaro Konoye
Pacific Cay
Roosevelt Smil
Nomura
Rosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Hull
White House
Prince Lee
Iichi Kishi
United States
Russia
Nippon
View of Great Cacapon Mountain Tops Tomato Festival
The article touts the Great Cacapon Mountain viewpoint near Berkeley Springs as a premier landscape noted by Washington and featured in National Geographic. It compares it to other famed views and suggests visiting Massanutten Mountain east of Woodstock as an alternative, urging readers to compare.
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Potomac Valley
National Geographic Magazine
Switzerland
America
National Museum of History
New York
United States
Artists Association
Great Cacapon
Massanutten Mountain
Woodstock
Those Radford Cats Surely Are Game
Beckley West Virginia reports a Radford Virginia powder plant tale. A plant engineer fishing in the New River caught a catfish which, when fried, caused an explosion of fish, skillet and hot grease in the kitchen. He concluded the fish had absorbed nitro cotton from the stream below the plant.
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Beckley
W. Va
Radford
Japan seeks end to Chinese war and peace in East Asia
Tokyo reports Premier Konoye's message to Roosevelt urging an end to the Chinese war. Spokesmen denounce British and U S aid to Chiang Kai Shek as counter to peace aims. A Domei dispatch reiterates Japan's plan for a co prosperity sphere in East Asia while cabinet members and top generals meet.
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Tokyo
Konoye
Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Domei Agency
East Asia
Load of Logs Wrecks Cab with Rider Escape
Roy Chapman of Winchester, driver for P. W. Plumly Lumber, escaped serious injury when a load of oak logs shattered his cab on U S Route 50 near Burlington seven miles west of Romney West Virginia. The collision with a pulp wood truck led to the loss of the logs, the Autocar being totaled, and Chapman returning to the scene. The logs were for a government lumber order for boats. The firm employs about 65 men. A second minor crash occurred when cars driven by Russell Joyce and Mrs Charles Peffer collided at Valley Avenue and James Street.
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Roy Chapman
Winchester
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corporation
Burlington
Romney
W. Va
P. D. Plumly
Co. A. Buckwalter
Whitacre
Plumly
Chapman
Russel Joyce
Handley
Charles Peffer
Valley Avenue
James Street
Nazis Organized In Argentine To Stand By Hitler
A report to the House of Deputies concludes 60,000 Germans in Argentina are organized into cells sworn to obey Hitler and other Nazi leaders. Raul Damonte Taborda, committee chairman, cites a 100000 peso receipt bearing Von Thermann’s signature tied to German welfare payments described as the Nazi political machine.
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Ostei
House of Deputies
Argentina
Adolf Hitler
Raul Damonte Taborda
von Thermann
Laval in Critical Condition After Assassination Attempt
Paris Aug 29 doctors planned emergency surgery to remove a bullet near Pierre Laval’s heart to save his life as his condition worsened from high fever and possible infection. Marcel Deat improved after also being shot, while Collette’s home yielded findings of past combat with British troops and questions about his return to France. A Meknes military tribunal sentenced two men to six years hard labor for attacking state security.
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Paris
Decters
Pierre Laval
Apos
Marcel Deat
Germany
Laval
Deat
Caen
Paul Colette
England
Charles de Gaulle
France
Collette
Empire
Meknes
French Morocco
Girl Bank Runner Is Big Success at Fidelity Trust
Baltimore officials hire the bank's first girl runner Audrey Pfeiffer a shy 18 year old graduate as the model for a new trend in banking. The Fidelity Trust Company plans four more runners and then four more blondes to fill similar posts as defense work reduces male applicants.
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Girl Bank
Baltimore
Audrey Pfeiffer
Fidelity Trust Company
Miss Pfeiffer
R. Howard Strott
Young Democrats Call Upon To Conduct Crusade
ROANOKE Aug. 29 Charles R. Fenwick of Arlington a House member told the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia to crusade for all out preparedness to aid those resisting Hitler. He urged convoying supplies to Britain and warned that half measures are unacceptable. Fenwick criticized Republicans for politicizing national defense and pledged full support for Governor-to-be Coxey Darden.
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Roanoke
Charles R. Fenwick
Arling
House of Delgates
Young Democratic Clubs
Virginia
Hitler
Fenwick
Young Democrats
Britain
United States Navy
United States
Republican Party
Coyote Darden
Installations at Berryville Honor 40 and 8 Officers
Newly elected Shenandoah Voiture 40 8 officers of the horn Society of the American Legion were installed in Berryville Community Hall. E. C. Goss presided, with Henry N. Lewis as Chef de Gare and John H. Walker as Chef de Train among others. State officers Edwin C. Parker and Robert D. Beeton were also welcomed.
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Shenandoah Voiture
Horn Society of the American Legion
Berryville
E. C. Goss
Passe
Henry N. Lewis
Winchester
John H. Walker
Washington
Commis Voyageur
J. M. Casey
Boyce
John E. Zombro
Arde de la Porte
Geo. W. Bell
Bluemont
Lampiste
Norvel Carter
Aumonier
Charles J. Enders
Cheminot Locale
Grover H. Schlack
Leonard S. Kercheval
Alexandria
Grande Cheminot
Edwin C. Parker
Grande Garde de la Porte
Robert D. Beeton
Chef de Gare
Edwin C
Tragic Norfolk State Fright Train Crash Claims Five
A family of five and a brother die when a Pennsylvanian Railroad freight plows into their car two miles south of Harrington Delaware. Victims include William Derrickson 42 Violet Salmons 40 and four children Louise 10 Grace 8 Charles 6 Stella 2.
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Harrinton
Del
William J. Derrickson
Harrington
Violet Salmons
Farmington
Louise
Grace
Charles
Stella
Soviets Open New Phase of Ukraine Battle
Moscow reports the Red Army under Marshal Budyonny begins a new Ukraine offensive from eastern Dnieper lines after destroying the Dnieperstroy dam and power plant to hinder German advances. Odessa and Kiev defenses tighten as heavy fighting continues on multiple fronts.
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Moscow
Semeon Budyonny
Ukraine
Dnieper
Dnieperstroy
Europe
Dnieperopetrovsk
Odessa
Russia
Black Sea
Red Army
Kiev
Leningrad
Raisky
Stalin
Miss Hansen Is Made President
Miss Lillian Hanen of Winchester was elected president of the Valley District Disciples of Christ Young People's Division for the coming year. The banquet closed the 92nd annual session. Other officers include Miss Boyer Woodstock first president George A Wil Jr Harrisonburg second vice president Oliver Peer secretary Rev Kenneth Ball Stras adult advisor Miss Hilda ay Edinburg state representative.
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Woodstock
Lillian Hanen
Winchester
Young People’s Division
Valley District
Disciples of Christ
Th Boyer
George A. Wil, Jr
Harrisonburg
Oliver Peer
Kenneth Ball
Strasac
Hilda Ay
Edinburg
State Representave
Ample Gasoline For Labor Day In Winchester Area
Gasoline supply remains uncertain for Labor Day as Winchester stations report exhausted August quotas and deliveries charged to September allotment. Labor Day will be observed with offices closed and Handley Library ending summer hours to 5 30 p m as fall schedules begin.
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Winchester
Washington
Handley Library
Hitler And Mussolini Meet Far East Front Conference
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held five days of talks at the Fuehrer’s headquarters on the eastern front focusing on war duration and political and military developments. The statement emphasized Axis unity and the goal of a peaceful European order after victory.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Fuederer
Fuehrer
Steel Shortage Delays Clarke County Overpass Completion
Structural steel for the U S Route 50 overpass near Waterloo will not arrive before February at the earliest and may not be delivered then. Highway Department official F M Yellett said the December 20 completion deadline cannot be met without steel. The route via Boyce remains usable, with no emergency declared and no priority steel delivery approved. Uncertain if the Macadam contract on new Route 50 will be awarded this Fall.
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U. S. Route 50
Waterloo
F. M. Yellett
Highway Department
Yellott
Boyce
Some Showery Weather Probable in Mid Atlantic
Extended forecast for August 29 to September 3, 1941, notes likely cloudy skies over the Middle Atlantic States with occasional light showers Sunday and Monday, more general showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, gradual temperature rise to above normal by Monday, then cooler by Tuesday night or Wednesday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Iran Occupation Near Completion by British Russian Forces
London reports Britain and Russia push to complete occupation of Iran after a four day resistance, with Iran's government possibly facing terms. Allies reportedly seek German technicians in Iran, oil flow to support forces, and transit facilities from the Persian Gulf to Russia plus continued military control of strategic points.
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London
Britain
Russia
Iran
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Moscow
Persian Gulf
Middle East
German high command reports pilot killed in action
Soviet army newspaper Red Star reports Germans told Iranians Hitler became a Moslem. Berlin reports the loss in action of Captain Hermann Joppien, a fighter ace credited with 70 aerial victories.
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Moscow
Red Star
Iran
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
High Command
Hermann Joppien
Italian High Command Claims Sinkings in Mediterranean
Rome reports Fascist warships sank four British submarines in the Mediterranean. Survivors, including the commander of one vessel, were captured and taken as prisoners.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Finnish Flier Reports Russian Fleet Leaving Tallinn
Helsinki reports many Russian warships and transports seen leaving Tallinn heading eastward overnight. Germany announces capture of the former Estonian capital today.
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Helsinki
Tallinn
Germany
Six Men Ordered to Report for Induction on September 11
Six men are commanded to report to city hall on September 11 at 10 30 a m to receive orders and proceed to Roanoke Virginia for army induction. The men named are William Harmon Bell John William MacMillan Herbert Charles McFarland Granville Millard Herring John Krebs Everly and David Hott Sencindiver.
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City Hall
Roanoke
William Harmon Bell
John William MacMillan
Herbert Charles McFarland
Granville Millard Herring
John Krebbs Everly
David Hott Sencindiver
New Millinery Shop Opens Tomorrow in Winchester
A new ladies millinery shop opens tomorrow at 126 North Loudoun Street in Winchester. Buzzella Jackson and Maynard Wisecarver own and operate the store offering women’s hats plus gloves, sweaters, bags and costume jewelry in the former Shenley’s storeroom.
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Winchester
Buzzella
North
Loudoun Street
Buzzella Jackson
Maynard Wisecarver
Shenley’s
Squirrel season opens Monday in city and county
Nimrods prepare for the two week opening period ending September 15. The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival float for the Tomato Festival parade arrives at Berkeley Springs. The 35 foot float features apple blossoms and Miss Mary Bowman will appear. Festival officials urge unpaid Apple Blossom Fund pledges to be paid promptly.
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Shenandoah
Berkeley Springs
Mary Bowman
Chamber of Commerce
Wanted man to check apples into storage
Job notice from Wit chester Cold Storage seeks a person to check apples into storage at the office. Also contains a sale item for a Trescott grader via Fred Sturm Co Inc and notices from Nat Fruit Prod Co and Mayes and others with Labor Day chicken sale details.
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Trescott
Fred
Sturm Co., Inc
Nat. Fruit Prod. Co., Inc
Germans Storm Tallinn and Sink Russian Fleet at Baltic Port
Berlin reports Tallinn fell after a naval battle and air strikes. German forces claim to have sunk 32 Russian ships including 22 transports and 10 warships, damaged seven more, and captured Paldiski along with thousands of prisoners. The Baltic conquest extends German control toward Leningrad. The fate of many Russians evacuated by water remains unclear.
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Berlin
Tallinn
Baltic
Adolf Hitler
Gulf
Leningrad
Reichswehr
Estonia
Russia
Fuehrer
Tlin
Geland
Yesone
Gulf of
High Command
Finnish Gulf
Nish
Helsinki
Paldiski
Hstonian
Kirov
President urges reducing non-essential government spending
President Roosevelt said non-essential expenditures could be cut and noted he has long advocated this. He did not block the appropriation bills and commented after Senator Byrd proposed trimming non-defense spending and a Senate committee backed the idea as it neared final action on a 3.6885 billion tax bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Mittee
Senate Finance Committee
Shooting Match at Hayfield Gun Club
Local shooting event held Monday September 1 at 1 p.m. at Hayfield Gun Club in Hayfield Virginia. Organizers advertised the match and invited area marksmen to participate.
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Hayfield
Hayfield Gun Club
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Assemblyman
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