Four year old killed by car on North Loudoun Street
Barbara Dolores Powell aged four was fatally struck on North Loudoun Street while running from a parked car. Benjamin Belchic 31 driver and Novick Transfer Company manager faced a 20 mile per hour impact in a 25 mile zone. The victim suffered a fractured skull and a broken leg. Survivors include siblings Ralph 6 Robert 8 Mary and Erme Powell. Funeral set for 2 PM Friday.
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Barbara Dolores Powell
North Avenue
Wick Street
Belchie
North Loudoun Street
Ralph
Robert
Francis
Punk
Privehector
Pitten Aaperlaenle Tena
Mary
Erme Powell
Jacobs Improves From Tularemia Eye Infection
Charles Jacobs of the Armel section has shown marked improvement after three weeks in hospital with tularemia. He will remain hospitalized for an indefinite period. A blood transfusion from his mother, Mrs. Welch, was given Monday. The illness was unusual as the infection centered in his eye and his physician advised against touching an infected animal.
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Charles Jacobs
Armel
Jacobs
Welch
Apples Harvested In Winches For Christmas Market
Local note reports apples harvested in Winchester area described as the best grown anywhere. A casual crime line suggests a man in the street wiping hands with a “big apple,” but details remain circumstantial. Two more shopping days are left before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Brick Dwelling of Wyatt Richard Destroyed by Fire
The brick home of Wyatt Richard in Winchester was destroyed by a late afternoon fire. Water shortages hampered firefighting as cisterns ran dry and local trucks emptied their booster tanks. Firefighters saved most contents. Richard plans to rebuild but not immediately, with insurance only partially covering the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt Richard
Winchester
Richard
Friendship Company
Reuss
South End Company
Vorous Victim In Wheat Theft
Berryville Virginia December 21 Officers reported little progress toward solving the daring wheat robbery at Bob Vorous farm one mile south of Berryville Vorous found the wheat missing from the granary between midnight and 6 30 am Based on local price of 107 per bushel the loss is estimated between 160 and 215 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Bob Vorous
Here
Robert Buckner
Vorous
Fishing Fleets Get Protections
A wartime note shields fishing fleets with protections as trawlers, minesweepers, and anti submarine craft operate in combined patrols. The piece emphasizes defense measures for sea workers amid ongoing naval duties and hazards.
Christmas Play At Church of Christ on West Cork Street
Members of the young people's department of the Church of Christ will present their annual Christmas program tonight. The highlight is the play A Christmas Tree to be performed at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Department
Church of Christ
West Cork Street
Draw Life Terms In Bank Holdup
Augusta county jury convicts Chafee Lean Wades in a $3,500 daylight bank holdup. Judge Glasgow fixes life imprisonment with no chance of parole. other named defendants Wilson Jacobs and See? receive life terms.
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Staunton
Augusta County
Chafee Lean Wades
Daylight Bank of
Sloan
Soreshi A. Glasgow
Wilson Jacobs
Death of gangster Jack Diamonds linked to Spitale
New York December 21 Salvatore Spitale was named as the moving force behind the killing of gangster Jack Legs Diamond. A probation report tied Spitale and Irving Bitz to Diamond’s murder over a dispute about a shipment from Germany. Spitale and Bitz were said to have ordered the hit while Diamond faced a demand to repay missing narcotics funds.
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New York
Salvatore Spitale
Court of General
Sessions
Jack
Legs
Irving Bitz
Halperin
Diamond
Germany
Spitale
Bitz
Halpern
Communism Only Fear For France
Paris reports a French Yellow Book reveals former French ambassador Robert Coulondre told Hitler he feared a genuine victory for communism after a 1940 interview. Coulondre cited Leon Trotsky as a feared force behind world revolution, distinguishing him from Stalin in French views.
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Paris
Berlin
Robert Coulondre
Gift Subscriptions to The Evening Star Just $4
Promote a daily gift through 1940 with a subscription to The Evening Star. Christmas Day greeting card announces the gift to friends near and far. Gift subscriptions offered at January reduced rates by mail or in paper form. Also notes local events: Brown Bombers vs Culpeper Yellow Jackets Xmas Day 2 30 and a shooting match on Dec 25 at 1 pm with prizes. Kernstown Cabin Camp listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
STAR
Brown Bombers
Washington, D.C
Culpeper Yellow Jackets
City Park
Resignations Urged for Two NLRB Members in Probe
Representative Ramspeck urged the resignation of J Warren Madden and Edwin S Smith from the National Labor Relations Board and proposed Wagner Act amendments. He called for abolishing the three member board if they refuse to resign and favored protections for small unions and formal equal rights for employers to seek collective bargaining elections.
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Washington
Rep
D-Ga
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Ramspeck
House Labor Committee
Madden
Smith
Congress
William M. Leiserson
4-H Members Earn $1,449.49 in Frederick County
Six 4-H clubs in Frederick County report a net profit of 1022.85 from 2472.34 gross with expenses of 1449.49 for the year. Ninety percent of members completed ninety percent of 75 projects, with corn and fat pigs the top earners and per-club memberships ranging from 8 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Stine
Friendly Grove
Round Hill
Gore
Whitacre
Kernstown
White Hall
Santa Delivers Warning To Gore Children By Air
Gore Virginia December 21 The Gore correspondent reports Santa Claus will visit Christmas Eve in a large plane flying low over the town. St Nick warns the children to be good to ensure stockings are filled at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Gore
Santa Claus
the Star
Santa Kim
St. Nick
Headquaters for Schick Shavers Free Servicing
An old classified style notice advertises free servicing for Schick Shavers at IN and BROWN locations with a dated reference (12-20-1p-21) suggesting internal filing codes or street cues. The fragment signals a service offer tied to a specific shop or dealer network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick Shavers
IN & Brown
The Safest Place to Buy Used Cars
Advertisement noting a lot with 20 late model used cars to choose from. authenticated dealer EBERT features promotions and a date code (12-20-1p-21) for HW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. Ebert
H. W. Ebert
Soup Kitchens Considered to Prevent Ohio Starvation
John Owens of the Ohio CIO Council says President Roosevelt told him he was prepared to send army soup kitchens into Ohio if relief clients face starvation. Owens delivered a formal complaint about relief spending, noting the President promised action if needed, to be supervised by the WPA.
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Washington
John Owens
Ohio Cio Council
Roosevelt
Owens
Ohio
Mississippi
Gaunt Is Freed On Liquor Count
Leo Shorty Gaunt was found not guilty of possessing whiskey while under interdiction by a Clarke County Circuit Court jury after a two hour deliberation. The Boyce man had prior liquor-related convictions and had appealed earlier interdiction and illicit sale charges.
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Berryville
Leo “Shorty
Gaunt
Clarke County
Philip Williams
Boyce
Loring C. Kackley
Commonwealth
Osecuu
Reds Celebrate Stalin Birthday in Moscow
Soviet Russia marked Stalin's birthday with nationwide tributes as the Red Army fought in Finland. President Kalinin published a new biography praising Stalin as a world leader guiding one sixth of humanity to socialism. An initial print run reached 1,000,000 copies.
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Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Pillar of Hope
Red Army
Finland
Michael Kalinin
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Poland
Baltic States
Quiz Survivors From Columbus
New York December 21 six immigration inspectors questioned survivors of the scuttled German liner Columbus at Ellis Island to determine their status under immigration laws. The examination was expected to take at least two days as the usual crew was unavailable. Bryan H Uhl New York district director of immigration said the task was harder because the crew presumably went down with the ship.
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New York
Ellis Island
Columbus
Bryan H. Uhl
Federal Bureau of
High Command
Pirm Dne
Neville Chamberlain
France
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Used Cars From H. W. Ebert Offer Late Models
Twenty cars available from H. W. Ebert include 12 to 20 model year vehicles. Prices and exact models vary. details listed for prospective buyers seeking late model options. Contact dealer for inventory and scheduling.
Hospitals Bombed and Battleship Hit Report From Helsinki Front
Finnish army communique reports destruction of two Russian battalions and many tanks on the eastern front with a new push toward Salla. Soviet air raid damages Helsinki hospitals and a school for the blind, with casualties and widespread destruction. A direct hit damages the Soviet battleship Oktaybrskaya Revolutsia noted by Finnish officials.
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Helsinki
Salla
Arctic Circle
Joseph Stalin
Copenhagen
School For Blind
Liberal Groups May Take Action Ahead of 1940
Secretary Ickes said liberals in both parties could push for a national convention before the 1940 campaign to back a liberal candidate. He noted discussions with Senators Norris and Lafollette and said the timing could occur before or after Roosevelt's third term decision.
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Washington
Ickes
Norris
Lafollette
Roosevelt
Nes
An- Semel & Deceter Ak
Filling Station Lease Recorded in Stephens City
A lease deed on record in Frederick County binds E. M. Lemley and others to lease a lot where a filling station is being built to The Ones Company for ten years. The lessees have an option to purchase the property at any time during the term for 9500 dollars.
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Frederick County
Interment and Protests Over Graf Spee Crew
Germany protests interment of Graf Spee crew as Finland reports Soviet air raid on Helsinki seven hospitals hit. Moscow marks Stalin birthday while cold further tightens war fronts. Immigration officials at Ellis Island examine 576 rescued Columbus crew members. Berlin protests Argentina over Graf Spee internment. Buenos Aires honors ship commander who died by suicide. Washington cites Finland aid request of 50 million dollars.
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Helsinki
Netherlanders In Air Fights Over Utrecht
Netherlands planes engaged aircraft of unknown foreign nationality today in Utrecht before hundreds of residents. The fight began around noon local time with heavy anti-aircraft fire and smoke plumes visible. Earlier three foreign military planes were spotted over Veluwe near Gelderland north of Essen, Germany.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Utrecht
Veluwe
Gelderland
Essen
Germany
Morgenthau Opposes Certific ate Plan To Lift Farm Parity
Secretary Morgenthau voiced opposition to higher consumer taxes and to the proposed certificate plan for raising farm parity benefits. He noted no final decision by the administration on Wallace plan and said a second Fiscal and Monetary committee meeting may or may not yield a decision. The plan would shift parity payments from Treasury to farm product processors and possibly to consumers, with farmers receiving parity via certificates.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Agriculture Wallace
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Homemaker Market Chicken Deals and Mince Pies
Market item list shows special priced chickens full dressed at 25 cents, plus 10 and 12 cent options and mince pies priced at two for one shilling. Items presented in early catalog style with limited detail and no dates.
Christmas Trees and Cut-Rate Furniture Sale
300 pine cedar and spruce Christmas trees offered at low prices with delivery anywhere. Also cut rate used furniture available from ROBERT H. BULLET located at 427 North Cameron. Phone number listed as 1294.
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Robert H. Bullet
Cameron
Shooting Match on Gainesboro Road Near Winchester Prizes
A Christmas shooting event is set for Christmas Day on Gainesboro Road Route 7 one half mile north of Winchester starting at 10 o clock. Prizes include turkeys chickens and more. Organizer L. F. McDonald.
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Gainesboro
Winchester
L. F. McDonald. i
German protest over Graf Spee internments debated
Berlin protests Argentina over internment of Admiral Graf Spee crew arguing ships crews of belligerents are released at neutral ports. Buenos Aires says it will study international law before ruling. US-led group to issue a regional neutrality statement and consult after Christmas on common policy toward belligerent warships in harbors.
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Berlin
Germany
Admiral Grafpee
DNB
Argentina
Netherlands
Aboukir
Cressy
Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Admiral Graf Spee
Washington
United States
Panama
For Sale Samoyed Pupps and Xmas Trees Ad
Classified notes list Samoyed puppies for sale with phone contact 1452 W and a Cedars Pine Hemlock Xmas tree ad by Haines Marble Yard with phone 378-3 Also a Yellow Cab ad promising courtesy service 1777 and a Plymouth sedan offered to the highest bidder in front of a house at noon Saturday.
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Haines
Plymouth
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Aenos Aires
Samoye de Puppiés
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