House Debates Burke Wadsworth Draft Measure and Seed Plant Seizure
Washington August 30. Rep Cox argues that sponsors of the Burke Wadsworth training bill threaten to move government left by seizing defense plants. The House Rules Committee weighs debate procedure as the Military Committee advances a peacetime conscription plan for men ages 21 to 44 with two years of training. The minority report labels conscription a dangerous move toward a totalitarian military economy and cites Democratic and Republican members. Continued on Page 9.
Chanters Concert At Sarah Zane Hall Tonight
Winchester notes the Chanters host a final summer concert at Sarah Zane Hall at 8 pm admission free. The piece urges city residents to attend to support the group's aim of fostering appreciation for good music. Also includes a humorous Reader's Digest quip about Mr Ginsburg and Mr Levy and a misfired sheep counting tale.
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Sarah Zane
Reader's Digest
Boston
Senate faces overhaul of excess profits tax bill
The Senate heard signs of a major change to the House passed excess profits tax plan that would tax war profits at 20 to 50 percent and finance defense efforts. Senator LaFollette urged stiffer rates as hearings set to begin next Tuesday under Finance Chairman Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Finance Committee
LaFollette
Senate House
Harrison
D-Miss
Brothers Exchange Birthday Greetings in Hagerstown
Former Magistrate C Edward Herd visited city hall to greet his younger brother Albert Heard Municipal Water Superintendent on his 80th birthday. Edward, 82, remarked on their shared ages and healthy, active lives.
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Hagerstown
C. Edward Herd
Municipal Water
Albert Heard
Edward
Wifes Weight Is Held Not A Divorce Ground
In San Francisco on August 30, Superior Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus granted Lucille Boell an interlocutory decree for desertion to Julius Boell. He ruled that a wife’s weight gain from 140 to 256 pounds over 14 years is not a ground for divorce, noting Boell’s own cooking contributed to obesity.
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San Francisco
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Julius Boell
Lucille Boell
Boell
Italian Bombers Kill 2 Americans
Governor General of the Sudan reports two American missionaries were killed and two wounded when Italian planes bombed and then machine-gunned the Doro mission station in Upper Nile Province on August 23. The victims were Dr and Mrs Robert Grove and Rev and Mrs Kenneth Oglesby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Sudan
Doro
Sudan Interior Mission
Upper Nile
Kurkuk
Robert Gr‘ove
Kenneth Oglesby
Father Passing Out Cigars Again
At 74 Charles H Grubb is handing out cigars again for a second time in 15 months in Cumberland Maryland. His wife aged 38 recently gave birth to a daughter five days ago. Their first child, a daughter, was born in May 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Charles H. Grubb
Eien
Rare Shakespeare folio recovered after college theft
A first folio of Shakespeare, valued at 50 000 dollars and stolen from the College at Williamstown, was delivered to U S authorities in Buffalo. Four suspects, including Donald Lynch, are charged in the plot. two others remain free on bond as trial nears next month.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Library of
Te College
Williamstown
William H. Hitchcock
United States
New York
Mr. Hitchcock
Edward
Joseph Biernat
Credits Given President Not For Those Who Are Enlisted
Washington reports that if the selective service bill passes the first draft of 400000 men will fall hardest on communities with few voluntary enlistments. State quotas reflect men already serving in the armed forces, with credits extended to cities and counties.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Roosevelt avoids drawn into conscription plant seizure controversy
President Roosevelt refused to state his position on a conscription bill provision allowing government seizure of private plants for defense needs. He declined to comment on Henry Wallace's charge that the GOP is appeasement. The president and family listened to Wallace's nomination speech as he prepared two Labor Day addresses including dedications at Chickamauga Dam and Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Henry A. Wallace
Republican Party
Wallace
Franklin, Jr
Chickamauga Dam
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
New Found Gap
North Carolina-Tennesee
Strike Looms as Freight Delays Hit Local Depots
Freight piles up at interstate truck depots as a fresh strike threat looms for September 1 affecting Novick Transfer Co drivers. The union seeks concessions for renewal of the contract and merchants fear renewed walkouts will force circuitous routes and unloading delays in Staunton and Charlottesville.
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Novick Transfer Company
International Association of Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Stablemen
A. F. of L
Staunton
Charlottesville
Labor Day Observed With Adjusted Schedules
Businesses including banks post offices and public offices will observe Labor Day with two days off. Handley Library closes Monday and reopens Tuesday September 2 on winter hours. Forecast predicts weekend showers and lingering cloud cover in Virginia. grocers plan early closures.
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Handley Library
Virginia
About 20 Aliens To Be Registered
W. Nelson Page, postmaster, stated about 20 aliens have applied to register under a recent federal act. Applicants receive forms to fill at home, return them for registration. fingerprint work not begun. The law requires five day notice of address changes to the postmaster and DOJ notices every three months for temporary residents. Cards for notification available from the postmaster. Penalties include fines and imprisonment for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Page
Congress
Page
Department of Justice
Chanters Offer Final Summer Concert Under Floyd Haines
The Chanters present their last summer concert at Sarah Zane Hall tonight at 8. The program includes secular pieces and two solo groups by Jesse Van Camp, a noted baritone. Admission is free and the public is invited. the Star published the program yesterday.
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Floyd Haines
Sarah Zane Hall
Jesse van Camp
Star
Public Sale Saturday August 31 at 10 A M
Public sale scheduled for Saturday August 31 at 10 A M at 722 Berryville Ave selling a new gas range household goods and a 1 percent ton truck along with misc items. The notice lists Berryville Ave as the location and provides the time for bidder participation.
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Berryville Ave
New plaited flannel skirts at Wiener's
At Wiener's 12 N Loudoun Street new plaited and gored flannel skirts measured 24 to 30 inch bands priced at 1 98 each.
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N. Loudoun St. Just
Bulletin on Prisoner Transfers From Occupied France
Informed sources report the German army contemplates moving all French war prisoners from the occupied zone to Germany. The measure would affect more than one million prisoners as belief grows that the war will endure through the winter.
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Les Verrieres
Germany
Interned Axis Passengers From Exochorda Sail to New York
One German and two Italian men of military age were removed from the American Export liner Exochorda and interned in Hamilton Bermuda yesterday. The ship, arriving from Lisbon, is due in New York tomorrow.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Exochorda
New York
Lisbon
British economist Paish urged to return to England
The British embassy announced Sir George Paish should return to England as soon as possible after Senator Wheeler of Montana accused him of being a propagandist aiming to push the United States into war.
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Washington
George Paish
England
Wheeler
Montana
United States
Secret flight to Newfoundland airport by defense board
Members of the Canada United States permanent joint defense board traveled in a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber for a swift secret flight to a Newfoundland airport yesterday. The delegation's visit emphasizes close collaboration in continental defense.
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Newfoundland
Canada-United States Permanent Joint Defense Board
Royal Canadian Airforce
House To Debate Bill Two Days
Washington August 30 The House Rules Committee granted legislative right of way for two days of debate starting Tuesday on the Burke Wadsworth bill to register men aged 21 to 44 and make them liable for a year of active military service. The panel approved two days of general debate and a procedure to clear parliamentary obstacles to a Senate approved section giving the government power to condemn and take over industrial plants for defense.
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Washington
House Rules
Death of T. S. Largent at 78 in Slanesville W Va
Thomas S. Largent 78 father of F L and B W Largent of this city was found dead in bed at his Slanesville home yesterday at 8 am. Born May 8 1862 in Slanesville WV he married Sadie Wills in 1884. Survived by four children two in this city one in Washington DC a sister and brother and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral Sunday Sept 1 at 2 pm from the residence with Rev. Jerry Patterson officiating. Interment Salem Church Cemetery. Pallbearers nephews Wilson Powers French Williamson Benjamin Grapes Hetzel Wolf John Nixon Garland Largent.
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Thomas S. Largent
F. L
B. W. Largent
Slanesville
W. Va
Mr. Largent
West Virginia
Jerry Largent
Benjamin Grapes
Hetzel Wolf
John Nixon
Garland Largent
British Bombers Raid Krupp Works and Targets
London reports that Krupp armament works at Essen and other military targets in Germany Holland Belgium and France were raided by British bombers in attacks last night according to the air ministry.
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London
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Air Ministry
Forty Two German Planes Brought Down Over Britain
The ministry of information announced that forty two German planes were shot down over Great Britain today while ten British aircraft were lost. Four British pilots escaped as air fighting over London continued into the evening as Germans attempted three break through attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Ministry of Information
Britain
Secret maneuvers spark fears in southeast Europe
Russia red army and navy began secret drills while Germany pledged to defend Romania against further Soviet advances in the region. Britain reports heavy Nazi bombing attempts on London as Allied defenses respond with fierce anti aircraft and fighter actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Russia
Red Army
Rumania
Europe
Balkan
Transylvania
Hungary
Romania
Red Fleet
Western Special Military District
London
Canadians Not To Dump Apples Here
Canadians not to dump apples here rulers state that British Columbia producers have no dumping plan for Canadian apples in the U S market. Arthur Loyd of BC Tree Fruits says a misinterpreted clipping caused the prior alarm and that export levels will not spike to 5900 carloads, with 150 cars historically the typical export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Packer
Arthur K. Loyd
British Columbia Tree Fruits, Ltd
Packer
Loyd
British Columbia
B. C
Applecan
River Closed by Japanese on Pearl River at Canton
Japanese authorities closed the Pearl river at Canton to all commercial shipping for military reasons. Informants said troop movements were under way from Formosa to Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Pearl River
Canton
Formosa
Boy loses eye freeing dog leash in rusty fence
Ralph Grim, 13, near Strasburg, cut a rusty fence with stones. a wire pierced his eye and rust particles forced the removal of the eye after X rays at Memorial Hospital. In Roanoke, Mrs. S H Lanter found a 1914 Staunton Daily Leader behind a mirror glass announcing President Wilson's nomination of Richard Evelyn Byrd as district attorney for western Virginia.
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Ralph Grim
Bertha Grim Hall
Strasburg
Ralph
Memorial Hospital
Sree
S.H. Lanter
Stewart Avenue
S. E
Roanoke
Staunton Daily Leader
Wilson
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Winchester
Western Virginia
Cash for Your Old Gold Warns of Travelers
Hoax alert for readers selling gold to Hodgson and Brown imprint ip 1t. Advert lowers risk, urging caution against traveling buyers while promoting immediate cash payouts for old valuables.
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Rep. Cox
House Rules Committee
Cox
D-Ga
Wold
Minority Report
Anderson
Dmo
Burns
D-Tenn
Short
R-Mo
Arends
R-Ill
Shafer
R-Mich
Martin
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Key Pitman
Nevada
Willkie
Executive
Wiener’s
Balkans
Bulletins
T. S. Largent
Bucharest
Berlin
Rumani
Dobe
Seana
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Buch
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