Marshall Attacks Draftee Petition Drive Before Congress
General George C. Marshall denounced organized efforts to have draftees petition Congress against extending service for selectees and National Guardsmen. He warned against turning the army into a political club while outlining Trinidad garrison limits and possible troop buildup.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
House Military Committee
First Army
Marshall
Hugh Drum
Trinidad
Britain
Waltonians Promise Tall Tales on Rivers Outcome
Mr Winchester notes rivers near Riverton are clear and promise tall stories from Waltonians. Judge Frank Bailey seeks a bigger six pounder than last year in Capon River. even a convention camera struggled to fit the fish. A lens trick offered to lengthen the catch is declined as the corner braces for a real yarn.
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Riverton
Frank Bailey
Capon
Sren
Bond Election Likely In Sewer Project Survey
At a special Winchester Common Council meeting Alexander Potter Associates was authorized to conduct a comprehensive sewer and sanitation survey. Potters bid 650 dollars. Whitman Reynardt and Smith bid 1000. If a new disposal plant and mains extend, survey cost to be deducted from project total. Citizens pressed for election on bond, with a month for survey and two more weeks for data, likely delaying vote to fall. Meredith noted existing system inadequate in Berryville Avenue area and urged a comprehensive solution.
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Common Council
Alexander Potter Associates
New York
Alexander Potter
Whitman, Reynardt and Smith
Winchester
Abram’s Creek
O. D. Fisher
Berryville Avenue
E. B. Estes
Berryville
Alexander Potter Engineers
Council
Grant
Meredith
Eugene Meredith
Richard Messer
Miller Percy. Miller
Five Held In Dope Raids Across Cities
Baltimore arrests followed federal grand jury indictments on conspiracy and narcotic charges after simultaneous raids in Baltimore Newark and Washington last June. Four men and a woman remain jailed while further indictments tied to Atlantic seaboard narcotics peddling are withheld due to fugitives at large. George Presto Julius Eisenberg Kenneth Wooldridge named in multiple indictments with charges of heroin sales and conspiracy.
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Baltimore
Nevark
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
George Presto
New York
Julius Eisenberg
Kenneth W. Wooldridge
Alabama
Louis Presto
Margaret P. Lovejoy
Margaret Lovejoy
George
Man Does Not Notice Wife Missing 30 Miles Away
An Illinois man drove off from a filling station without his wife. She reached Middleburg over 30 miles away before calling police. State Trooper B E Williams transported her to the husband who was unaware of her absence, and they reconciled.
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Illinois
Middleburg
B. E. Williams
Williams
Plans for Winchester Day Motorcade to Fort Meade
Winchester Day at Fort George G. Meade outlines a full motorcade schedule with a 7:30 a.m. departure from the city hall, a 10:30 a.m. start by the 116th Infantry, concerts by the Chanters Municipal Band and a Baltimore band, and talks by Winchester officials. Route details cover Fairfax Route 50 to Memorial Bridge, Constitution Avenue, and Laurel, with staging at a recreation building and car stickers available at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Winchester
Fort George G. Meade
Chamber of Commerce
Sharp
116Th Infantry
William F. Burke
Baltimore
Regi
City Hall
Motoroad
Fairfax
Memorial Bridge
Constitution Avenue
Constitution
Baltimore Road
Hoyattsville
Beltsville
Laurel
Capes
Spektiental
Italians Freed as Germans Held After Lisbon Arrival
In Lisbon on July 23, expelled Italian diplomats were released after six hours aboard the US naval transport West Point. German colleagues remained aboard while 220 Germans were held until trains carrying American consuls and families crossed into Portugal. The West Point awaits departure after a morning crossing.
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Lisbon
Portugal
United States
West Point
Germany
Tagus
America
New York
Italy
Spain
Germans Claim Progress In Vast World War II Front
German and Soviet reports clash over Moscow raids and eastern front gains. British and German outlets describe fighting near Smolensk Polotsk and Kiev with heavy casualties and large prisoner numbers as both sides claim advances and encirclements.
Demands On Indo China Rise As Japan Eyes Bases
In Washington Secretary of the Navy Knox warned of new Far East movements and said the U S fleet is ready to do whatever is necessary. Reports from Tokyo and Vichy indicate Japan seeks airfields and naval bases in southern French Indo China amid looming negotiations.
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Washington
Japan
Associated Press
Far East
Indo- China
Britain
Singapore
Indo-China
Vichy
Hanoi
Malaya
Burma
Knox
Navy
Frank Knox
U. S
United States
Pacific
London
RAF reports losses and strikes in Allied daylight offensive
London reports ten British planes lost in today's assault on the coast of France and the Low Countries with five German fighters downed and ships damaged. Coastal vessel sunk and objectives near St. Omer attacked as RAF daylight raids over the channel pursue targets in France and possibly Belgian coast.
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London
RAF
France
St. Omer
Air Ministry
Channel
Aes
Mannheim
Auto output cut not advised by industry official
William S. Knudsen, director of the OPM, warns a flat 50 percent auto production cut would cause unemployment. He urges cooperative handling with the industry and notes price control chief Henderson did not consult him before last week's tentative curtailment plan. An industry advisory committee will negotiate and set a schedule by August 1 for the 1942 model year.
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Washington
Wiliam S. Knudsen
O.P.M
Knudsen
Leon. Henderson
Nazis Minimize R A F Bombing In Southwest Germany
Berlin reports British raids on southwest Germany caused negligible damage with 15 RAF planes lost. Frankfurt and Mannheim named targets as German defenses claimed 11 Britons shot down and four boats sunk. New German attacks hit British coastal ports and airports, while a 5000 ton merchant ship was sunk off the Humber.
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Berlin
Germany
High Command
Frankfurt
Mannheim
R.af
Britain
Fish
The
Humber
England
War Updates From Across Fronts As World News Gathers
Associated Press reports Japan pressing for new bases in southern Indo China as a possible springboard toward Singapore. U S forces ready to enforce Pacific policy as Knox notes. In Europe, Hitler's high command claims Red Army retreats with heavy losses while Smolensk defenses are breached. British airstrikes target southeastern Germany amid Luftwaffe activity.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Russia
Smolensk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Kiev
DNB
Lake Laoga
Ukraine
Berlin
Polotsk
Red Army
Zhitomir
Diplomatic Patience in East Asia as Talks Continue
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles set to receive the Japanese ambassador this afternoon amid talk of new U S notices to Japan over potential military actions in the Orient. In Hanoi, French Admiral Decoux and Japanese mission chief Sumita held talks with no end in sight as Britain and the United States monitor the crisis. Berlin noted Japan defends its interests against British Indo China aims, while Eden told Parliament London grasps the persistence of the crisis.
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Sumner Welles
United States
Japan
Orient
Jean Decoux
Raishiro Sumita
Hanoi
Washington
London
Berlin
Britain
China
Anthony Eden
City And County Briefs Include Local Notables And Awards
Trial Justice A J Tavenner labels Clarence Ward an honest man after Ward returns the judge s country meat mislaid in Ward s car. Fort Loudoun fire sees 16 year old George Doc Trenary rise from sleep to join the fire crew after the alarm. Everett D Kline earns the Post Office Departmental Medal for a year of flawless truck deliveries. Young Democrats picnic at Ralph Pifers Cabin to be protected by a police escort from Winchester to the site. Richard Wright Jr of Woodstock and Strasburg attends as a guest. Valley Airways cadets Melvin D Brown Ralph Summel Carl Friski and John R Rhodes complete Civilian Pilot Training and earn private licenses.
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A. J. Tavenner
Clarence Ward
North
Loudoun Street
Ward
Frank Tavenner
George “Doc” Trenary
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Fort Loudoun
Young Trenary
Everett D. Kline
Winchester
Postoffice
Ralph Pifer
Edward J. McDermott
Alexandria
Ron Ridgeway
Richard Wright, Jr
Woodstock and Strasburg
Y. C
Melvin D. Brown
Ralph Summel
Carl Friski
John R. Rhodes
Valley Airways
Municipal Field
Sharp Attack On President Is Carried By German Press
Berlin reports that German morning papers fronted anti Roosevelt campaigns blaming him for Bolivian intrigues and threats to the U S. Coverage includes a virulent portrayal linking Roosevelt to Freemasonry and charges of colonial aims, with editorials condemning his Congress address.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Germany
Bolivia
DNB
United States
Congress
James
Franklin
Elliott
Voelkischer Beobachter
Foreign Office
Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz
Yard Party at Montague Ave Methodist Church
A yard party begins at 5 p.m. Thursday July 24 at Montague Avenue Methodist Church with aprons and quilts for sale to benefit the building fund.
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Montague Ave. Methodist Church
Peaches for Sale at Stone Wall Orchard Route 50
Truck loads or less peaches offered by Stone Wall Orchard located two miles west of Winchester on Route 50. Buyer may arrange delivery or pickup as available.
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Stone Wall Orchard
Winchester
Farm Bureau Picnic Planned at Jordan Springs
Frederick Cooperative announces its annual Farm Bureau picnic set for Thursday August 21 at Jordan Springs with the program to be announced later. A yard party at Round Hill Presbyterian Church is scheduled for July 29 if rain forces postponement. Gardner B Hillyard advertises painting and wallpaper services at 41 E Piccadilly St and Willis Real Estate contact Dial 3631.
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Farm Bureau
Frederick
Farm* Bureau
Jordan Springs
Round Hill
Presbyterian Church
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Connally
Wheeler
Fort Dix
N. J
D.mont
Acton Marshall
Frederick J. Libby
National Council For Prevention of War
Senate Military Committee
MR Winchester
Fort Meade
Winchester Evening Star
Sintra
Portuga
Tokyo
Bulletin
Royal Air Force
Welles
Commipex
Gardner B. Hillyard
E. Piccadilly St
DIAL
Willis Real Estate
Relief Church
Fla
Benefit of Church
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