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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1940

Page

3

Gallup Says US Citizens Back Defense Build Up

Clarke Va July 6 Dr George Gallup head of the Institute of Public Opinion said the public is ahead of Congress and about 65 percent favor compulsory military training. He called the public an evangelist of democracy and urged informed judgment in a democracy. He noted Roosevelt’s foreign policy as highly popular but warned a Third Term may occur and discussed Willkie Roosevelt Hull and censorship concerns.

Berryville George Gallup Internationally Institute of Public Congress Gallup United States Clarke Junior Board of Trade Clarke Winchester Gunger Roosevelt Institute Willkie Hull Roosevelt-Hull Wendell Willkie Republican Party England France

Hull and Wheeler Eyes in Democratic Convention Moves

Hull may finish second as his camp builds Chicago headquarters and Garner stays in Washington. Senator Wheeler will be nominated if Roosevelt runs, and he may rethink his stance if renomination is likely. He backs a strict peace plank and warns against a third party.

Garner Washington Chicago Wheeler Montana Roosevelt Resolutions Committee

General Showers Early Next Week

North and Middle Atlantic States expect general showers Monday and Tuesday with fair mid week. Local showers likely Friday or Saturday with temperatures near normal.

Washington North Middle Atlantic

Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Report

Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes show dull to steady produce with unchanged eggs and butter. Cattle and hog markets exhibit mixed gains, with calves and sheep fluctuating. Chicago hog prices surge continuing an eight month high amid broad stock moves and looming Democratic convention.

Baltimore Virginia Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept Philadelphia Chicago Livestock Chicago

Stock Market Report Holds Narrow Path After Holiday

New York July 6 reports leading stocks holding a narrow course as traders show little inspiration from domestic or foreign developments. Post holiday apathy persists among speculative forces with around 150 000 shares changing hands in the first two hours.

New York

Grain futures dip on rain in spring belt and loan relief

Wheat and corn prices softened after reports of scattered showers in the spring wheat belt and moisture promises. July wheat slipped to 7 3 4 cents, corn fell over a cent amid expected relief from government loan redemption terms.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Three men carrying dynamite found near DuPont Ethyl plant

In Baton Rouge last night three men carrying four sticks of dynamite tried to enter the DuPont Ethyl plant grounds. They fled, leaving the dynamite behind as investigators, with bloodhounds, searched the area near large tetraethyl lead storage tanks.

Baton Rouge DuPont Ethyl Newman Debretton

400 Japanese Beetle Traps To Be Placed In City This Summer

The United States Department of Agriculture and local officials will place 400 yellow metal traps in Winchester to detect the Japanese beetle. Hundred traps go to Berryville and Front Royal each. If infestation is found, results will guide possible control. Last year nine were found. 30 acres were treated with lead arsenate to destroy grubs. W. N. Dobbs, supervising quarantine for states northward, is in Winchester today. Bruce Nelson, UVA student, will attend Winchester traps. Residents asked to allow traps on property for about 30 days. police notified. The beetle, a soil grub developing into a leaf feeding adult, is quarter-inch long with green head and brown wing covers.

United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Winchester Berryville Front Royal W. N. Dobbs Florida Bruce Nelson R. B. Nelson University of Virginia Nelson

Kin of Queen Find Refuge at Virginia Home

In Charlottesville Virginia the Bowes Lyon children Simon 8 and Davina 10 niece and nephew of Queen Elizabeth seek refuge at Mirador estate once owned by Lady Astor. They arrived with grandmother Mrs H H Clay and cousins Francis and Jeanne Nichols plus two nurses. A spokesman said they will stay for the duration of the war.

Virginia Charlottesville, Va England Mirador Nancy Astor Simon Bowes-Lyon Davina Bowes- Lyon David Bowes

Settlement progrès in Sosua Dominican Republic

The Dominican Settlement Association sponsors a major refugee project on 26 000 acres donated by former President Rafael Trujillo. Located at Sosua on the northern coast, the venture has near 500 000 dollars capital. Each family receives a personal farm plot for farming and cooperative enterprises.

Sosua Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo Dominican Settlement Association

Challenge to Monroe's Idea From Nazi (Continued)

The debate over the Monroe Doctrine heats as Sen Connally defends US resolve to act if Europe is violated. Hull outlines Germany’s untenable stance, while Vandenberg urges restraint, and a German note challenges US policy.

Monroe Connally D-Tex Pittman Hull Vandenberg Rmich United States Europe Reich Germany

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