Presidents Fourth Speech Urged for Peace Plea
Senators Wheeler Nye and Taft urged President Roosevelt to use Independence Day remarks to advocate a negotiated peace in Europe. They argued Britain's advantage in peace talks could hasten an end to the Axis war, while administration officials maintained the government would not engage in such a settlement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wheeler
D-Mont
Nye
R-Nd
Taft
Ohio
Great Britain
Hitler
Hiter
Franz Tame Forte
Ranee
Britain
High Seas
Cardinal in a Quiet Garden Delights the Summer Days
A reader notes a few plants forming a garden during dry days and showers. The vivid male cardinal and nesting song sparrows brighten the scene, with insects feeding the young and the treetop activity continuing through hot summer days.
Special Attention Advertisers and Subscribers Notice
The notice informs advertisers and subscribers that the flat will not be published on Independence Day a legal holiday and will resume thereafter. The Evening Star states the schedule adjustment and urges readers to note the change.
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Evening Star
Marshall argues to extend service of selective forces
General George C. Marshall urged expanding the one year limit for selective service men reserve corps officers and National Guard units in a biennial report to Secretary Stimson. He warned rapid war spread demands authority to extend service and predicted Congress debate with opposition from lawmakers.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Marshall
War Department
Reserve Corps
National Guard
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Johnson
R-Calif
Wheeler
D-Mont
Norris
Fourth Will Be Marked Quietly In Winchester
Winchester observes Independence Day with a quiet business day and a few official closings. The four banks suspend operations under a governor proclaimed holiday while post office library and several city offices close. a Safe and Sane parade led by McKlwee’s Band assembles at 9 at city hall and includes 900 children.
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Winchester
Handley Library
City Commissioner of Revenue
City Hall
McKlwee
Cameron
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Rouss Avenue
Capitol Theatre
Gees
Igen Sp
Capitol
Juone Board of Trade
Ermen
Robert. Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
License Demand Brisk in Winchester and Frederick County
In the first six months of 1941 marriages issued in Winchester and Frederick County fell about one third from 1940. Clerk Peyton Marshall licensed 1 278 in the city and County Clerk Julian Baker 159 in the county for a total of 2037, down from 3113. June runs were strong but not as high as 1940. city 318 vs 623 and county 225 vs 425, totaling 543 vs 1048 for June. Hunting and fishing licenses added about 1076 in revenue since July 1, with 600 from various state licenses including hunting and fishing, non resident fishing, and two day licenses.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Peyton Marshall
Julian Baker
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Baker
Catholic Summer School Opens with Large Enrollment
The Catholic Summer School opens this season with a large enrollment as six Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul teach children from nine to noon daily. Glasses will continue through July per Rev. Father R. E. Hannon. Sacred heart devotions and multiple Sunday masses are planned to ease crowded attendance.
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Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
R. E. Hannon
Sacred Heart
Soft Coal Miners Begin Five Day Paid Vacation
Washington July 3 450000 soft coal miners start a five day paid vacation for the first time in history. About 150000 southern Appalachian workers may not return July 8 unless the cij united mine workers and employers sign a new two year wage contract. Some southern operators reportedly balk at joining the agreement.
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Washington
C1.c. United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Operators
Harlan County
Coal Operators’ Association
Southern Conference
Koppers Tucky and We Se Visella
Feotipreant
Stine Cotta
Treasury Plans Advance Tax Collection In Small Monthly Payments
The Treasury outlines a plan to collect income taxes up to a year in advance with small monthly payments and a modest premium under 1 percent. The program aims to ease taxpayer budgeting and reduce government borrowing, developed with the Federal Reserve and adviser Laughlin Currie.
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Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Laughlin Currie
Strike Threat at Ammunition Plant Over Union Spyro Certification
The National Defense Meditation Board urged a 5 p m deadline on a union recognition dispute at an Alton Illinois smokeless powder plant. Workers voted to strike next Monday unless the NLRB order is recognized, with defense officials aiming to prevent any halt in production. The plant holds contracts worth 8 468 000 dollars. Separately 2 800 CIO United Automobile Workers voted to strike at two White Motor Company Cleveland plants building scout cars, no date set.
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Associated Press
National Defense Meditation Board
Ine Board
Alton
Ill
Washington
Roosevelt
National Bat Relations Board
NLRB
C.I.C. United Automobile
Cleveland
White Motor Company
Construction in the South Sees Record-High Activity in 1941
The Manufacturer's Record reports southern construction contracts totaling 1,152,381,000 in the first half of 1941, nearing the 1940 full year of 1,534,350,000. June alone hit 374,914,000, a record. Analysts foresee continued growth as oil transport facilities expand and federal funds aid munition plants, public works, and roads. Pulaski County, Virginia, plans enlargement of an armor works site.
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Baltimore
Southern
Herdtge de Radford Os Ance
Pulaski County
Virginia
Japanese Orders Halt Kyu su Maru Requisitioned for Defense
Japanese authorities halted the Kyushu Maru at Kobe and ordered it not to proceed to its Philippines to United States route. The ship carried coconut oil hemp chrome ore and sugar. Manila reports suggest a broader order for all Japanese ships in Philippine waters to return home as part of defense mobilization. The Nozima Maru remains anchored in Manila with uncertain status.
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Manila
Tabacalera Company of
Kobe
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Tabacalera Company
Vets of Spanish War To Convene Here Next Week
Veterans of the Spanish War gather in Winchester for the 32nd annual encampment. Dedication of a flagpole at the armory opens four days of events with a memorial service, concerts, a parade, and installation of officers.
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Winchester Armory
C. P. McVicar
S. L. Flickinger
D. D
L. G. Bridgers
Carl Honeycutt
McKiiwee Municipal Band
Department of Virginia
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Capitol Theatre
Messinee Municipal Band
Leon McCord
Winchester Moving Picture
George Washington Hotel
George Washington
Seventh Army Corps Veteran Association
Maine
Handley High School
Benqast
Armory
Winchester
Shenandoah Caverns
Argentina Quake Stirs Western Provinces Along Andes
An unusually heavy earthquake rocked Mendoza and western Argentina along the Andes. Buildings were damaged and reports of casualties were unclear as authorities assessed the affected provinces, with initial damage focused on urban areas and infrastructure.
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Mendoza
Argentina
Ben Lam
Juan Ene Rioja
Welles Hopes Japan Aims at Peace in Pacific
Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary of State, said the United States hopes Japan's policy will promote peace in the Pacific. Tokyo announced its policy amid the Russo German war, with authorities keeping details secret. Some observers speculated about Japan possibly moving on Siberia if the Soviet Union collapses.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Pacific
Welles
Japan
Tokyo
Jiepan
Soviet Union
Siberia
Banks Are Asked For A Report
The Comptroller of the Currency ordered a mid year report on condition of all national banks and other insured institutions. The calls covered 13 422 commercial and 53 mutual savings banks with 5 130 national banks 1 412 state members of the federal reserve system and 6 880 other state banks. The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued simultaneous calls.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Owen B. Knight To Get Commission
The War Department announced four Virginians among 137 reserve officers chosen as second lieutenants by competitive exam. Included are Alexis M. Gagarine of Warrenton on duty at Fort Jay New York and Fort Custer Michigan, and Owen B. Knight of Winchester on duty at Fort at Massachusetts and reassigned there.
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Washington
War Department
Regar Army
Alexis M. Gagarine
Warrenton
Fort Jay
N. Y
Fort Custer
Mich
Owen B. Knight
Winchester
Fort Ata Mass
Germans Claimmajor push as Soviet defense holds
Conflicting reports from Moscow and Berlin frame a widening clash in the Ukraine and Baltic regions. Berlin says speed troops push toward Dneper and Kiev while Soviet communiques claim Moscow’s main thrust is blocked and Russian forces hold along the front from the Arctic to the Black Sea.
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Ukraine
Moscow
Berlin
Rowne
Luck
Poland
Lwow
Pinsk
Dneper
Kiev
Baltic
Leningrad
Dvina
Riga-Dvinsk
Tilsit
Estonia
Helesinki
Malmi
Latvia
Hstonia
Russia
Gulf of Remains
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Arctic
Black Sea
Continent May Be Invaded Soon
London reports a magazine suggesting a German invasion of the continent before August 1. It says German planners doubt a combined British offensive for months while the RAF has been active for nearly three weeks to sow doubts.
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London
Continent
RAF
Three Chicago Meat Firms and Seven Individuals Charged in Anti-Trust Indictments
A federal grand jury returning indictments accuses three Chicago meat firms, two trade associations, and seven individuals of conspiracy to fix hog prices in violation of the Sherman Act. The action centers on alleged price fixing within the meat industry.
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Chicago
Vichy Reports Fall of Palmyra Amid Invasion Resistance
The Vichy government said Palmyra, a key resistance position against the Allied invasion of Syria, was captured after an artillery barrage. A British column reportedly entered the town led by three tanks.
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Vichy
France
Palmyra
Syria
RAF Eagle Squadron pilot missing after three German planes downed
London July 3 report lists Pilot Officer William Isaac Hall of the RAF Eagle Squadron as missing after a foray over northern France in which the squadron credited with shooting down three enemy aircraft. Hall's mother is in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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London
William Isaac Hall
RAF
Eagle Squadron of
France
Hall
Saskatchewan
Canada
Stormy day brings injuries and livestock losses in area
A stormy afternoon near Green Spring road struck a locust tree in A. J. Todd’s barnyard. The bolt killed two pigs and stunned two others. Miss Annie Rosenberger suffered a fractured skull after a horse spooked and she was thrown from a lead line near Top Not. Memorial Hospital will care for her.
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A. J. Todd
Green Spring Road
Annie Rosenberger
Shenandoah County
Rosenberger
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Small Loan Sale Notice
Notice announces a sale by Winchester Small Loan on July 4th and 5th. also references The Winchester Credit Corporation and The Va. Loan and The Commercial Small Loan. Also a brief line seeking early apples for Bitler's Packing House.
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Winchester Credit
Commercial
Winchester
Bitler’s
Our place closes Friday and Saturday July 4 5
Our business will shut Friday and Saturday for Independence Day. Miller and Anderson yard party at Factory Church tonight.
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Miller and Anderson
Administrator's Sale of John Puffger Estate in Good West Virginia
The administrator W E Edwards will sell at auction at the late residence in Good West Virginia on Saturday July 5 1941 at 10 A M. The sale is conducted under administrator's authority for the estate of John Puffger deceased.
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John Puff Ger
Good
W. Va
Lumber Firms to Close Early on Summer Saturdays
Beginning Saturday July 5 the undersigned lumber firms will close at 1 p.m. over Saturdays during July and August. Glaze & Bro. see W. Rosenberger. (27-08, 13-1p-3t)
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Glaize & Bro
W. Rosenberger &P
Friendship Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold a regular meeting on Thursday July 3 at 8 pm Election of a second lieutenant will be held The notice references Virginia State matters and lists Captain Argenbright and Willis Real Batyte with contact details.
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Friendship Fire Co
Virginia
Reiduat
Reptintes
Waa
WM. Argenbright
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