Virginia GOP Abandons Senate Nomination for Willkie Campaign
The Virginia Republican Executive Committee voted not to nominate a Senate candidate and pledged a vigorous campaign for Wendell Willkie for president. The group met at Parmington Country Club with 35 to 40 leaders and planned temporary presidential campaign headquarters at Arlington or Alexandria.
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Charlottesville
Virginia Republican Executive Committee
U. S. Senate
Henry A. Wise
Wendell Willkie
Parmington
Roanoke
Arlington
Alexandria
Clarence Ahalt
Wise
Royal refugees arrive in Annapolis on US cruiser Trenton
Seven Luxembourg royal refugees led by Prince Felix of Bourbon Parama arrive in Annapolis aboard the USS Trenton and receive full royal honors. Felix says his wife, the Grand Duchess of Charlotte, will not yet join them, and he and his children will not seek American citizenship. He declines to discuss politics, stating his role is to seek safety and happiness.
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Annapolis
Luxembourg
Prince Felix of
Bourbon-Parama
United States
Trenton
Prince Felix
Grand Duchess of
Charlotte
America
Johnson Out At War Bureau In Roosevelt Administration Shuffle
White House announces the resignation of Louis Johnson as Assistant Secretary to Porter Patterson of New York and notes Johnson may move into a White House administrative assistant role. Patterson, 49, a Glens Falls native and Harvard Law alumnus, served as a judge since 1939 after wartime service and a Distinguished Service Cross recipient.
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Washington
White House
Louis Johnson
Io Porter Patterson
New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephen Early
Henry L. Stimson
Patterson
Early
Johnson
Bohemian Grove
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Farley
American Legion
Tf Louis
Judge Patterson
Glens Falls
N. Y
Jike Stimson
Oil Shipment To Spain Stopped Under New Authority
The Spanish bound oil tankers were detained as authorities cite blanket power to halt any ship entering or leaving U S ports when U S interests or safety are at risk. The move, first use of the new agency under the Treasury and an executive order by Roosevelt, targets large Spain shipments deemed beyond normal consumption. Portugal shipments were not affected.
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Japan
Treasury Department
Spain
Office of Merchant Ship Movements
Treasury
Upognt
Roosevelt
United States
Britain backs stronger war budget amid oil crisis pull
The piece notes the British oil blockade pressure after Spain’s pro Nazi regime seized a major oil firm in the Balkans and Germany’s need for oil. It cites London editors calling for a real war budget and Washington’s embargo on American tanker shipments to Spain, signaling tighter wartime constraints.
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Spain
Hitler
Balkan
Germany
Sir Gins
London
Financial Times inLondon
United States
Italy
Washington
2 823 Missing From a Cunarder Lancastria Sinking
London reports 2 823 missing after the Lancastria, a Cunard liner, was sunk off St Nazaire while evacuating British troops from France. Of 5 300 aboard 2 477 were known to have survived, with many refugees including women and children among the passengers.
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London
St. Nazaire
France
New York
West Indies
Big Peach Crop Boosts Virginia Harvest Heading Toward Peak
Timberville Virginia reports a rebound harvest as Big Peach crops begin with early Red Birds and Rochesters. Dr B B Bowers Garber and Bowers supply over 1000 bushels to Norfolk Washington and Baltimore while Hiley Belles and Belles of Georgia set to yield. Peak around August 20 with Elbertas. Harvest delayed ten days due to cold winter and cool spring.
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Timberville
Virginia
Dr. B. B. Bowers
Garber
Hiley Belles
Belles of
Georgia
Elbertas
Negro Instructed To Leave Frederick
James Williams a 35 year old colored man was sentenced to three months in jail with the term suspended if he leaves Frederick County. Deputy DeHaven captured him after Cross Junction residents complained of his odd behavior. A check with the FBI showed he had escaped from an insane asylum. James Hart fined 9.25 dollars for public drunkenness and Harry D. Hoffman fined 9.25 dollars for speeding.
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James Williams
A. J. Tavenner
Frederick County
Williams
DeHaven
Cross Junction
Bywaters
James Hart
Shafer Lets Indian Alley Parcel to Montgomery Ward
Dr and Mrs R A Shafer lease to Montgomery Ward a two story metal building and adjacent ground on Indian Alley for ten years at 75 dollars a month. Ward will demolish and replace with a one story brick building and make repairs to the current structure.
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DR. Shafer
Indian Alley
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward Company
R. A. Shafer
Corporation Clerk’s Office
Ward
Loudoun Street
Answers to Today s Quiz From Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Green Bay Packers, collision with an iceberg, it is from the Spanish and means red, the principal unknown quantity I n ayu, Benjamin Disraeli, vol, Pound foolish, Ma
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Green Bay Packers
Benjamin Disraeli
Pound
Memorial Service at Massanetta Honors Mrs Winsborough
Memorial service at Massanetta Springs honored Mrs. W. C. Winsborough founder of the Woman's Auxiliary and secretary emeritus of the Southern Presbyterian Church. The service featured remarks by Mrs. Alexander Maitland and a hymn solo by Mrs. Ben Knox. Dr. Walter H. Judd delivered a pithy address urging Christian business ethics to aid mission work.
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Massane' Springs
W. C. Winsborough
Woman’ Work
Southern Presbyterian Church
Woman's Auxiliary
Massanetta Springs
Iliary
Walter H. Judd
Judd
America
Japan
China
Auxiliary Training School
Clyde Shorts
G. E. Shrum
Ward Chrisman
Perry Suter
G. Aldhizer
Mary Ruff
J. F. Blackburn
Grace M. Brunk
R. E. Moore
Harriet Garber
C. V. Smith
Frances Dudley
Margie Myers
Breeders Sell Hogs at Winchester Sale August 8
Virginia breeders consign Berkshire Duroc Jerez Hampshire and China hogs for the Winchester Stockyards sale on August 8 at 1 o clock. Herring of Blacksburg notes strong distant interest after January sale drew buyers from seven states. consignors include Patterson Van Nuys Carpenter and more across Frederick Warren Woodstock Berryville and Middleburg communities.
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Virginia
Winchester Stockyards
George C. Herring
Blacksburg
Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association
Winchester
United States
Berkshire
Patterson
New Hope
Frederick van Nuys
Vienna
Edsel Walker
Woodstock
Duroc- Jerseys
Edward Carpenter
Shirley Brothers
Spout Spring
Chester
Pittaway Farm
Midlothian
Hampshire
Audley Fart
Arthur H. Edmunds
Ed Ray
Harry Wynkoop
Berryville
T. Beattie Brown
Upperville
Meander Farm
Locust Dale
Audley Farm
David Donovan
H. M. Artz
R. S. Walker
Mt. Jackson
Harwood Farm
Middleburg
E. A. Keithly
Harrisonburg
W. M. Terrill
Lahore
Wm. B. Curtis
Hillsboro
Judge Sheehan to Address Eagles Picnic at Clevenger's Meadow
Staunton judge W Terrell Sheehan Virginia State President will deliver the principal address at the Winchester Aerie No 824 Fraternal Order of Eagles annual picnic on Sunday July 28 at Clevengers meadow north of Winchester. Visitors from Hagerstown Frederick Brunswick Cumberland Md Alexandria and Staunton area expected along with members and their immediate families. The program includes athletic contests music swimming and softball.
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Judge Sheehan
Staunton
Eagles
Winchester Aerie
W. Terrell Sheehan
Virginia
Beetle Front Tour Reveals Japanese Pest Destruction
A caravan of 30 cars with about 100 farmers, county agents, and University of Maryland entomologists toured the Japanese beetle front in Elkton Maryland. Trapped beetles were shown in large piles, some three feet high, as the group observed damage on vegetables, fruits, and shrubs.
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Elkton
University of Maryland
Antiinsect Corps
Death of Mrs Lela Holliday Brings Grief to Brush Creek
Brush Creek Virginia July 25 mournful news of Mrs Lela Holliday death as friends extend deepest sympathy to her family. Miss Elsie Frances Heironi mus and Margaret Sayre of Washington DC who had visited relatives here for a month returned home last Sunday.
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Raymond Heironimus, Jr
Willie Mackabee
Washington, D. C
Heironimus
Sayre
Ruth M. Kerns
Harry O. Kerns
Alva H. Lamp
J. R. Collis
Mauzy
J. Ruthle Haines
Near White Post
Ruth Mauzy
Parker and Harvey
Arnold V. Dailey
Laura Dailey
Angers Store
Siler
Brush Creek
Lela Holliday
Elsie
Frances Heironimus
Margaret Sayre
Thousands of British Children to Leave England by Ship
New York reports that thousands of British children from all social strata will depart England in the coming weeks aboard unescorted ships bound for safety in the United States, as organized by a United States committee.
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England
New York
United States
Americas discuss trusteeships and subversion at regional talks
Argentine delegates argued over European possessions and unity while a Hull headed subcommittee shaped a broad inter American plan. Proposals urged joint mandates for colonies, limits on foreign missions, and relief and commodity agreements to ease export surpluses.
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United States
Cordell Hull
Hull
inter-American Economic and Advisory Committee
Food In France Is At Premium
Basel reports dwindling food supplies in unoccupied France as German control affects distribution. Press notes the armistice commission in Weisbaden central to the fate of France, while hopes linger for freer movement of food from occupied to refugee zones.
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Basel
Switzerland
France
Alsace
Germany
England
Wheat and Grain Prices Dip on Heat Wave Fade
Chicago market reports wheat and corn slipped about a cent per bushel as heat relief promises spurred selling. Closing prices show Sept wheat at 74 1 8 to 1 4, corn Sept at 61 1 8 to 1 4, oats around 28 3 4 to 3 1 8. Cash grain quotes list No. 3 red wheat 75 1 2 to 76 1 4, No. 1 mixed 74 1 2, corn No. 1 yellow 65 3 4 to 67 3 4 per bushel.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Blanket authorization issued for evacuation of English children
The State Department issued a blanket authorization for transferring European children under mass evacuation rules, with assurances they would not become public charges. About 200000 names are on the list, and selections will be made in order. Marshall Field says British authorities will ensure a cross section of English families is represented.
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State Department
Marshall Field
Public sale of Frederick County real estate in Winchester
Public sale by trustee B P Harrison of two Frederick County Virginia tracts in Back Creek and near Wardensville, totaling about 145 acres. Sale at county courthouse in Winchester on August 24 1940 at 12 noon. Terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments backed by purchaser bonds.
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Frank Dwyer
Circuit Court
Frederick County
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Back Creek
Mountain Falls
H. T. Lockhart
A. J. McKlwee
Wardensville
B. P. Harrison
Farm Week at New York World's Fair Opens August 12
Plans for Farm Week feature free entertainment and open house events by major exhibitors as farmers and families are invited to attend. Rail and bus fare cuts, low priced meals, and rooming options at $1 a night accompany Farm Week activities and Ford Press Day dinner for agricultural editors.
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New York
Harvey D. Gibson
Grange A J. ©. Farmer
Keene
Farm Press
Ford Motor Company
Farm
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Update
Baltimore market notes show varied readings across produce poultry eggs and dairy with apples at different pack sizes, potatoes by region and eggs unsettled to mixed. Philadelphia live poultry prices are quoted with fowls rocks leghorns and ducks, while Baltimore livestock quotes list steers calves hogs sheep and cattle with batch examples and ranges. Chicago reports slower hogs with steady beef and lighter lambs amid heat and lower demand.
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Baltimore
William Reds
U. S
N. C
E. Sh. Md
E. Sh. Va
W. Sh. Va
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Market Stumbles as War, Taxes Hover Over Trading Day
New York July 25 Stocks wandered the market with many failing to break out of a month old rut. Dies were livelier than yesterday but investors remained cautious amid war, tax and political uncertainties. Selected issues closed mixed as grains and bonds showed uneven activity and bellwether names like U S Steel and General Electric moved in narrow ranges.
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New York
Hitler
England
U. S. Steel
Douglas Aircraft Youngstown
Boeing Sperry
Westinghouse
Montgomery Ward
du Pont
American Telephone
Genl
Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
An Ad
Ward
Nattory
Packard
Pennyee
Penn. R
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern R
Texas Corp
Union Pac
Va.Car. Pad
Western Union
Woolworth
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Senate
Willkie
War Bureau
Stimson
Portugal
The
Maritime Commission
Great Britain
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Camille Chautemps
South America
Berlin
Hemisphere
Frederick
Dr. Judd Feature Massanetta
Argentina
American Red Cross
Coleman Dunn
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Stock Market Report
Fairfax Lane
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