Prime Minister Gives War Data in Commons
In London on January 16 Prime Minister Chamberlain summarized war progress in the House of Commons. He noted authorized export of war materials to Finland though details are withheld and cited a 25 million pound loan to Turkey for armaments from Paris talks. He described Belgium and the Netherlands as not enviable and welcomed Japan's relaxation of some China restrictions amid tensions with other powers.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Finland
Aoe
Turkey
France
England
Paris
Belgium
Netherlands
Cina
Hospital Report to Be Presented at Board Meeting
A report detailing county patients treated at Memorial Hospital will be submitted at the next board of supervisors meeting. At the prior session William Beverley and hospital business manager B J McCarthy discussed patient matters and salaries for county officials were approved.
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Memorial Hospital
Board of Supervisors
William Beverley
B. J. McCarthy
Public sale of county real estate in Winchester Virginia
Trustees will expose for public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia at twelve noon Saturday January twenty seven nineteen forty the Hyde Lands tract five hundred nine acres in Frederick County along Highway 600 adjoining Maury Whitacre and E W Collins estates deeds of trust secure payment with cash down and two deferred bonds bearing six percent interest may be paid in one or two years with homestead waiver.
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P. Stanley Hyde
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick County
Maury
Whitacre
E. W. Collins
Hyde
M. M. Lynch
James P. Reardon
Nazi Spy Held Found at Ellis Island Leader of U S Ring
Karl Schluter once led a Nazi spy ring in the United States and had been sought by G men since 1938. He was found at Ellis Island among survivors of a scuttled German liner where he served as a steward before escaping after indictment.
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G-Men
United States
Karl Schluter
Ellis Island
Notice to Public on Workmen's Comp Rates Change 1940
Employers and the public are notified that Accident and Casualty Insurance Company of Winterthur and other Virginia insurers seek SBC permission to modify classifications and rates for Workmen's Compensation. Proposed reductions average 10 percent with some increases, effective April 1 1940 for new and renewal business. Hearing set February 19 1940 in Richmond to hear objections or support.
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Virginia
Accident and Casualty Insurance Company
Winterthur
Switzerland
State Corporation Commission
Statetion Commission
Bureau of Insurance
State
Richmond
Workmen's Compensation Inspection Rating Bureau of Virginia
Broad- Grace Arcade
Accident & Casualty Insurance Company OF
Win
Terthur
E. E. Cadmus
Workmen’s Compensation Inspection Rating Bureau of
President Roosevelt Says Finland Credit Does Not Imply Involvement
President Roosevelt told Congress that extending credit to Finland does not constitute involvement in European wars. He noted that granting credit to Baltic nations and the amount is a matter for Congress, in letters to Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Finland
Garner
Bankhead
Noe Detained as Louisiana Voters Decide Huey Long Legacy
Louisiana state Senator James A. Noe, a gubernatorial candidate, and two aides were taken to a police station after photographing a vote irregularity claim. Noe complained of the detention while police jailed his publicity man Scott Wilson and photographer William Vann for disturbing the peace. they were released on parole an hour later.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
James A. Noe
Noe
Scott Wilson
William Vann
Finns Disperse Soviet Companies Near Salla Front
Finnish authorities reported two Soviet army companies dispersed on the eastern front near Salla amid sporadic fighting and Russian air raids. The communique said 70 to 80 Red aircraft took part yesterday with four shot down, and reports indicated raids continued in bitter cold today.
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Helsinki
Finland
Salla
Inter American Neutrality Panel Seeks Enforc ement Measures
In Rio de Janeiro on January 16 the inter American neutrality committee sought concrete means to enforce the keep out sign for belligerents after Britain's rejection of a 300 mile American safety zone. US representative Prof Charles Fenwick said the panel could deny privileges to belligerents if needed. The seven member expert group named by the Pan American Union discussed options in a closed session.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Great Britain
Britain
Charles Fenwick
United States
Pan- American Union Governing Board
Cornwell Sees Threat To Nation From Bureaucracy
Governor Cornwell warns that bureaucratic interference in business and government criticism drive the public to save rather than invest. Kuykendall adds a humorous note on banks and lawyers. Ralph Ware reports illness of Harold Brown and banquet details of a large meeting with notes on committees and musical performances.
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Cornwell
Kuykendall
Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Ralph Ware
Berryville
Harold Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Brown
Memorial Hospital
Newman
John I. Sloat
Harold Edwards
E. G. Rusk
Robert McNally
H. Douglas Fuller
J. H. Yost
Frank Butsler
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Jay Lowden
Philadelphia
Proposals for Enforcing the Zone Discussed
The session today covered several proposals to enforce the zone. Officials debated methods, penalties, and enforcement timelines to tighten compliance and reduce violations.
Carter Glass Jr Enters State Senate Race in Lynchburg
Carter Glass Jr announces candidacy for a State Senate seat in the special election set for January 28 in Lynchburg Virginia. The vacancy stems from Senator-elect Charles E Burks failing to qualify after his nomination to the Sixth District Circuit.
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Lynchburg
Carter Glass, Jr
State Senate
Charles E. Burks
Partition suit in Winchester Virginia to divide house and lot
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on January 4 1940 Harry R Kern administrator c t a of Katie Hodge sues Howard Magruder et al to partition a Freemont Street house and lot or sell and divide proceeds. Defendants Mabel Blackburn David Blackburn Mabel Elizabeth White and unknown heirs of Charles Hodge must appear within ten days and a copy of the order will be published weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star and posted at the courthouse front door by January 8 1940.
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Corporation Court
City OF
Winchester
Harry R. Kern
Admr. c. T. A
Katie Hodge
Howard Magruder
Als
Freemont Street
Virginia
Mabel Blackburn
David Blackburn
Mabel Elizabeth White
Charles Hodge
Winchester Star
Corrine. Barnett
Moderator Elected in Norfolk Presbyterian Body
The Rev. William Redd Turner pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk has been elected moderator of the regional Presbyterian group at its annual meeting held January 16. He succeeds the former moderator and will guide the council through upcoming church affairs.
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Norfolk
William Redd Turner
First
Portsmouth church selects moderator and new Newport pastor
At the winter meeting the Presbytery of Norfolk chose Church, Portsmouth, as moderator and named the Rev. E. T. Welford successor to pastor of First Church, Newport News.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
E. T. Welford
D. D
First
Newport. News
Dies as Christian Church member noted
The text identifies Representative Dies as a member of the Christian (Disciples) Church. It references M. H. 8 and A. Mr. Dies in connection with church affiliation and public service.
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A. Mr. Dies Is
The
Christian (Disciples) Church
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