Axis powers force Romania to cede Transylvania to Hungary
Vienna reports Romania capitulated to the axis demand surrendering most of Transylvania to Hungary under threat of force. Germany and Italy promised a general frontier guarantee, with Rumania also receiving assurances of German troops aiding the Russian frontier if needed.
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Transylvania
Hungary
Vienna
Rumania
Germany
Italy
Europe
Balkan
Rumaia
DNB
Berlin
Bessarabia
Russia
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Ciano
Mihail Manoilescu
Count Pal Teleky
Istvan Csaky
Froner
Ballad for Americans Sung at Republican Convention
The section notes that Ray Middleton and the Lyn Murray Chorus performed Ballad for Americans at the Republican Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Middleton
Lyn Murray
B. L
Mexico Moves to Rescue 250000 Spanish Refugees
Mexico faces the challenge of moving 250000 Spanish refugees from France across the Atlantic. Government officials say ships will be chartered with private aid to transport the refugees and place them under Mexican registry as soon as feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Atlantic
France
United States
German Embassy Denies Dr. Ross Spy Allegations
The Dies committee released a German embassy protest claiming Dr. Colin Ross, a German writer and lecturer, was branded a Nazi spy unjustifiably. Ross provided a detailed denial through the State Department, countering the committee’s accusations.
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Ross
Washington
Dies Committee
Colin Ross
State Department
Sarazen Opens Big Lead Over Snead in Golf Championship
In Hershey on August 30 Gene Sarazen built a three hole edge over Sam Snead at the three quarter mark of their 36 hole match in the professional championship. After a first round 68 and a two hole advantage Sarazen led Snead after lunch in the second round.
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Sarazen
Snead
Prisoner Escapes From Bethesda Court With Children
John Palmer Poff sought after jumping from the Bethesda police court window into a passing car driven by Ron Ridgeway. He left behind five children aged 2 to 12 years who had traveled from Washington with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer Poff
Bethesda
Ron Ridgeway
Poff
Wash
Bandits Hold Up Insulation Plant for About $25000
In daylight at the Crescent Insulated Wire and Cable Company plant in Trenton New Jersey three bandits entered the office and seized about $25000 from Charles Pearce after intimidating operator Viola Elmer. The armored car crew had handed the cash to the men minutes earlier before the robbery. Their getaway auto was found abandoned within an hour near the Philadelphia New York highway.
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Trenton
N. J
Crescent Insulated Wire and Cable Company
Viola Elmer
Charles Pearce
Philadelphia
New York Highway
Third Red Cross Lecture Set For Tuesday September 3
The Winchester Frederick County and Clarke County Red Cross chapters present the third lecture in a series on Red Cross organization. On Tuesday morning September 3 at 10 o'clock in the Council Chamber Mrs. J Victor Arthur announces three talks by Mrs. Graham Daugherty Berryville on Red Cross Nursing Service Miss Mary O Fallon on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick and Mrs. B B Duttor on Surgical Dressings. The lectures train volunteers in Red Cross functions and follow earlier talks on History Disaster Preparedness and Junior Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Staff Assistance Corps
Winchester-Frederick County
Clarke County
The
Council Chamber
J. Victor Arthur
Winchester
Graham Daugherty
Berryville
Red Cross Nursing Service
Mary O'Fallon
B. B. Duttor
American Red Cross
Defense Bill Moves Forward With Navy Expansion
House and Senate leaders forecast strong support for the defense appropriation bill, which funds 200 warships and over 14 000 aircraft. The Senate approved the measure in one day with only Senator Lundeen dissenting, boosting housing and yard improvements and naval aviation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn
Texas
House
Senate
Lundeen
Fl-Minn
Mexico Denounces Trotsky Slaying
President Lazaro Cardenas pledged Mexico will determine those responsible for the Trotsky assassination and warned the Mexican Communist party that involvement would be treason. He reaffirmed Mexico’s unlimited right of asylum and condemned the act with all force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Mexican Communist Party
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Cardenas
Trotsky
Senate moves toward conference on defense bill during holiday
Senate leaders plan to skip House sessions over Labor Day to push the labor day defense bill toward conference. President Roosevelt urged haste so planes and other defense equipment can be ordered without delay.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
Credits Given For Those Who Enlisted
The article explains draft planning with an initial 400000 draftees from about 12 million registrants. It estimates total armed forces at 1.12 million after inductions, with breakdowns for army national guard navy and marine corps and future vacancies as ships build and require crews. Credit allocated to states and local communities will guide quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Navy
Marine Corps
Local Woodmen to Attend Virginia Rally
Hickory Camp No. 34 will send several members to the Virginia Woodmen of the World state rally and Field Day in Staunton on September 1 and 2. The delegation invited the state camp to hold next year’s rally in Winchester. Names listed include W. E. Newlin Wilmer Shryock L. I. Carper T. C. Clark H. M. Carper Cecil Bailey Carl Nicklaus and Dorsey Hottle. Notables Farrar Newberry and Dr Kennedy are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woodmen of the World
Staunton
Winchester
Wilmer Shryock
L. I. Carper
T. C. Clark
H. M. Carper
Funeral Tomorrow for Mrs Seabright at 67 in Baltimore
Funeral services for Mrs Addie Hill Seabright 67 who died yesterday at Memorial hospital will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from 4 East Cork Street. Revs Swann and Nelson will officiate. interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers: John Marker Edwin Marker O C Cooper John Kiger Leslie Brown Irvin Carper. She is survived by four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Hill Seabright
Memorial Hospital
East Cork Street
T. M. Swann
Braddock Street Methodist Church
John Marker
Edwin Marker
O. C. Cooper
John Kiger
Leslie Brown
Irvin Carper
Boy Scouts Enjoy Outing at Sherman's Camp Site
Berryville Virginia August 30 Rain and mist kept members of Boy Scout Troop 18 from enjoying an outing on Shermans camp site in the Shenandoah. Scoutmaster Rev Ernest Williams and assistant Tom Stough led Alvon White Reginald Fuller Bill Jackson Ronald Locke and Zachary White patrol leader. Two meals were cooked as boys worked on merit badges and passed tests. Troop 18 was only recently organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boy Scout Troop 18
Sherman
Shenandoah
Ernest Williams
Tom Stough
Alvon White
Reginald Fuller
Bill Jackson
Ronald Locke
Zachary White
Troop 18
Kiwanis Picnic Goes On Despite Bad Weather
Inclement weather did not stop Kiwanis Club members from holding an afternoon picnic at Ralph Pifer’s Capon River cabin. Sixteen members attended and enjoyed an excellent fried chicken dinner with a program of amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ralph Pifer
Capon River
New Enterprise Opens Doors Here
A new business named Cody's Cigar Store opened at 159 N Loudoun Street in Winchester yesterday morning. The store features a full tobacco department fountain service and magazine sales and is managed by Carl Hedrick with C. R. Cody as owner.
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Winchester
Cody
Colored Man Dies In Auto Crash Near Woodstock
George H. Johnson, 38, of Washington DC, a colored man, died when his car hit a transfer truck a mile south of Woodstock at about 2:30 am. Wreckage stretched 200 yards. His sister Lottie Green and Silar Walker, both of Washington, were hospitalized. The truck owner was Tony Murello of Gianapolis Indiana.
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George H. Johnson
Washington
D. C
Woodstock
Lottie Green
Silar Walker
George Dearing
Gianapolis
Ind
Tony Murello
Sheriff Returns From Convention
Sheriff John Bywaters came back from South Boston Virginia after attending the Virginia Sheriff's Association annual meeting. He extended the invitation for the association to meet next year in Winchester, Virginia, which was enthusiastically received and accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bywaters
Boston
Virginia Sheriff’s Association
Sheriff Bywaters
Winchester
Governor McMullen calls Delaware newspaper editors conference
Dover Delaware August 30 Gov Richard C McMullen requests publishers and editors of all Delaware newspapers attend next Tuesday's conference in Dover on law enforcement and national defense aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Del
Richard C. McMullen
Delaware
Beatty Reunion To Be Held Tomorrow
The Beatty family reunion will take place tomorrow at the Bluemont community hall in West Virginia. The event is an annual gathering with members traveling to reconnect and share updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Bluemont
W. Va
Jones Puto
Skouras Charged With Conspiracy To Bribe Jurist
New York August 30 An indictment charges George P Skouras part owner of a major theater chain with conspiring to bribe former U S Circuit Judge Martin T Manton now in prison The scheme allegedly involved lending Manton 30000 for the approval of Fox Theatres asset sale by the receiver Also named in the indictment are Harvey B Newins the Skouras Theatres Corporation and the Ktima Corporation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George P. Skouras
United States Circuit
Martin T. Manton
Skouras
Manton
Fox Theatres Corporation
Justice
Harvey B. Newins
Skouras Theatres Corporation
Ktima Corporation
House Approves Naval Reserve ROTC Expansion
The House passed legislation to expand the naval reserve officers training corps from 2400 to 7200 men and sent it to the Senate for a minor amendment review. Chairman Vinson stated the expansion would allow 16 new ROTC units to be created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
House
Senate
Vinson
D-Gi
Naval Committee
Naval R. O. T. C
J. W. Morrow To Teach Class at Open Door Presbyterian
Illness of Lee Stickel forces J W Morrow to lead the Open Door Bible Class Sunday. Morrow, a local Bible student, will present Praising God for His Blessings under the new president Nathan Hottle. All members and men are invited to attend the first meeting since elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Stickel
The
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Morrow
Nathan Hottle
Market Quotions From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock
Market quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia reflecting produce items including apples potatoes sweet potatoes poultry eggs butter and live poultry with prices. Maryland Delaware Virginia and New Jersey markets show varying basements and U S 1s values. Chicago and Baltimore livestock markets report steady hogs and dull cattle with price ranges and top figures.
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Baltimore
U. S
N. J
N.C
Philadelphia
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Wheat and grain futures rise in Chicago trading
Wheat and other grain futures climbed nearly two cents a bushel in Chicago as buying and mill demand supported prices. Sept wheat 73 1 8 cents, May 77 1 4, corn Sept 61 5 8, oats Sept 29, soybeans Oct 172 1 4. Lard and belly quotes listed with several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Balkans Helsinki Vienna plan pressures Romania
Romanian rulers face a nightfall deadline to accept the Vienna plan or risk attack backed by Hungary Bulgaria and the Rome Berlin axis German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop warns Bucharest that Romania must comply Hitler seeks stability to protect oil and grain flows from southeast Europe. The Kremlin meanwhile calls for an early clear reply on alleged Romanian provocations on the border with Soviet Russia.
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Arest
Carol
Hungary
Bulgaria
Berlin
Bucharest
Joachim von Ribbentrop
la Rumania
Balkans
Europe
Germany
Reich
Britain
Romania
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Baltimore Grain Prices and Market Quotes
The report lists prices for wheat corn oats barley and seeds. Wheat No 2 red winter is 80 1 4 to 80 1 4 cents per bushel with August at 80 1 4. Corn 79 to 81 cents per bushel. Barley 53 cents per bushel. Timothy and alfalfa seed priced per hundredweight. Year ago comparisons show wheat 7 cents and corn 60 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Stock Market Climb Spurs Rally Ahead of Labor Day Holiday
New York trading lifted by rail buying with steels and motors among leaders. Morning gains faded then recovered into the final hour as about 500000 shares traded, marking two week turnover highs. The pound stood at 4.032 dollars, while bonds and commodities posted mixed results ahead of the Labor Day break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall
Stock prices wrap up mixed gains across diverse firms
A compact listing shows Am Rad 7 1-8 and Chrysler 75 1- with varied moves. Major names like AT and T 161 3-8 and Bethlehem 79 7-8 reflect mixed swings. Packard 3 1-4 and Sears Roebuck 80 1-4 appear modest, while Union Pac 85 3-4 and Western Union 18 1-2 close firmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am Rad
Am Sme
AT & T
Anaconda
B and O
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Goodyear
S. Int Har
J Manville
Kennecott
M Ward
Natl Dairy
NYC
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn R R
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern R
SO of NJ
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U 8 Steel
Western Union
Woolworth
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Stokol
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Royer
Ington
Pope
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Virginia
Mrs. Seabright
New Enterprise
Seiberling
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Colorado
Chicago Cash Grain
Hitler
Rogers
Republic Pictures Star
Magic Chef
Stock Market Report
al Chem
Am Can
Haldeman
Kelly
Duncan Bros
RCA Victor
RCA Victor Radio
Anderson
N. Braddock St
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