Oil Ban Tops List Of U. S. Reprisals
Washington reports indicate a potential oil embargo and broader economic measures in response to Japanese actions in Indo China. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau returns to Washington as officials warn of threats to Philippines and Dutch East Indies and discuss naval safeguards for U S interests.
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Japan
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
Capitol Hill
Morgenthau
Treasury
Bar Harbor
Roosevelt
White House
Dutch East Indies
Indo- China
United States
Sumner Welles
Welles
Norrisee
Dutch Indies
Pepper D
Winchester outlines modernized army division firepower
General MA Winchester notes a 13 000 man division with 4500 new Gerand rifles and 30 calibre automatic rifles. He cites 81 mm and 60 mm mortars, eighteen .50 calibre guns, 37 mm anti tank guns, .45 pistols and grenades, plus fast armored tanks able to travel 35 miles per hour, promising strong combat effectiveness.
Boyce School Plans Receive Final Revision
Plans for a new graded school and high school at Boyce in Berryville Va have been revised and approved by State authorities final blueprints expected in two to three weeks and bids to be advertised mid August Superintendent Robertson says work likely to start late fall and the 1941 42 session may not use the new building.
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Berryville
Boyce
Robertson
Favors Freezing Cotton Stocks Moves by Senate Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee attached a rider to wheat marketing legislation to freeze government cotton loan stocks, aiming to prevent market disruption from the release of about 6 million bales. Chairman Smith said the action serves as a price fixing warning and urges House action.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
Senate Committee
Senate
Bihent Smith
House
Weather forecast for Middle Atlantic states shows showers
An extended forecast from 7 30 p m July 25 indicates scattered afternoon showers through Tuesday with more general showers likely by Tuesday night. Temperatures are expected to run near normal for the next five days and turn cooler by Tuesday night.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Luft Air Ministry Says 33 German Planes Down
London reports the air ministry claims 33 German fighter planes were shot down in daylight raids yesterday on the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at La Pallice and Brest. Twenty one were credited to bomber command and twelve to fighters.
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London
Air Ministry
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
la Pallice
Brest
Bomber Command
Conflict Quelled in Canal Zone Labor Camp
Police reserves quelled a 90 minute clash in the Gatun area Canal Zone involving Latin American workers and British West Indian imports for defense projects. About 3000 laborers were in the camp when order was restored.
Soviet Air Force Performance Exceeding Hopes
Washington reports that after a month of war the Russian air force seems to be performing better than expected, with pilots active over Moscow and attacks on German airfields and columns. Independent estimates place Russia's air strength potentially up to 15 000 aircraft with multiple inland factories.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
Clarke County Appoints Eight New Teachers
Clarke County School Board names eight new teachers for the coming year. Addresses include Boyce Berryville and Winchester with assignments in home economics English Latin science commerce and music. new principal at Boyce is Charles E Miley.
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Clarke County
Helen V. Duley
Bedford
Boyce
Duley
Farmville State Teachers College
Norma June Richards
Winchester
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Eloise Lumstead
Clifton Forge
Lumsden
Madison College
Roanoke College
Herndon School
Fairfax County
Miley
Kathleen Francis
Glen Allen
Westhampton
Clarke County School
Roosevelt Signals Possible Action Against Japan Over Indo-China
President Roosevelt disclosed plans of immediate retaliation against Japan for occupation in French Indo-China. He indicated Washington would announce something tomorrow while cautioning that further moves depended on the evolving Pacific situation.
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Japan
Indo-China
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Pacific
Far East
Dutch East Indies
Welles
Sumner Welles
Indo- China
Mr. Roosevelt
Jail Head Quits After F loggings
Mont gomery Alabama July 25 Resignation of Warden J Curtiss Weldon after five women convicts were whipped at Wetumpka state prison in a riot sparked by a prison beauty shop incident The governor said the resignation occurred yesterday and was not asked for by him The report notes the Alabama code requires medical exams and a physician present for punishments.
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Ala
J. Curtiss Weldon
Wetumpka State Prison
Frank M. Dixon
Dixon
Weldon
Department of Corrections and Institutions
Sid
W. E. Parsons
Corrections and Institutions
Names of Soldiers Found On Walls of Berkeley Church
In Christ Episcopal Church at Bunker Hill Martinsburg W V painters found faded inscriptions on the walls suggesting the church was used as a barracks in the Civil War. Northern and southern unit names commanders and sketches were uncovered as the building undergoes restoration and celebrates its 200 year existence and ongoing preservation by the Young People’s Fellowship of Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Christ Episcopal Church
Bunker Hill
Young People's Fellowship of
M. J. Grove Raises Wages at Two Plants
The M. J. Grove Lime Company announces a total annual wage increase of about 25000 dollars for workers at the Stephens City and Middletown plants. Effective July 30 the base hourly rate will rise to 35 cents, 32 cents for new or handicapped workers, with certain key jobs receiving proportional increases for 210 employees.
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Stephens City
Middletown
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Ne Hens City
F. Grove White
White
C.I.0
Asi City
M. J. Grove
Osn- NU
No Committee Opposed Longer Terms for Selectees
Senate Military Committee informally agreed on a resolution to declare a limited emergency allowing selectees guardsmen and reserves to stay in active Army beyond the one year limit. Senator Lee said the committee found no opposition to a provision and predicted a revised measure.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Lee
D-Okla
Bargain Days End Tomorrow Night In Winchester
Tomorrow is the final day to take part in community bargain days run by 33 Winchester merchants. The event, announced by the Retail Merchants Division and the Winchester Evening Star, marks a joint effort to offer better values amid rising prices, with pennants in store windows identifying participants.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants
The
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick County Selective Service Cards Delayed By Listing Error
An error in transcribing numbers from the master list caused Frederick County July 1 registrants to have incorrect order numbers listed yesterday. Officials say the corrected cards, with proper order numbers, will be issued in the next day or two.
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Frederick County Selective Service Board
Frederick County
Grove White
Selective Service Board
Japanese force to land 40 000 to 50 000 in Indo China
Foreign advices from Saigon report Japanese plans to land between 40 000 and 50 000 troops in French Indochina around July 30. News item notes the possible timing and scale of the operation.
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Shanghat
Saigon
Indo- China
Morrison warns of coming winter strain for Britain
London reports that Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told a Labour party meeting to prepare for "the worst winter of strain and struggle" ever to descend on the country.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Germany warns on gas warfare if Russia uses gas first
Berlin reports that the official news agency DNB today stated Germany has no intention to use poison gas but may wage energetic gas warfare if Russia fires first.
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Berlin
DNB
Germany
Russia
Japanese say no clash at Changkufeng frontier
A Japanese military spokesman announced there has been no Russian Japanese outbreak at Changkufeng and no report of a clash anywhere else on the Manchou kuo and Siberia frontier.
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Shanghai
Changkufeng
Manchoukuo
Siberia
War Today: Global Conflict Updates Across Fronts
The report outlines mass Japanese mobilization of 1,000,000 troops and planned occupation of French Indo China bases, while German and Soviet forces clash with heavy casualties near Smolensk. Britain and the United States coordinate policy on the Far East. Allied air and naval actions target Kiel Rotterdam and German ships.
Wheeler Accuses Roosevelt Aid Of Smear Campaign
Senator Wheeler of Montana claims the Roosevelt administration and Secretary Stimson are waging a smear campaign against him and Lindbergh over European war policy. Stimson says Wheeler mailed about a million post cards urging protest of U.S. entry, but none to army camps. Wheeler says the cards quoted speeches and were financed by the America First Committee with a list from Emil Hurja, a Willkie ally.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt
Stimson
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
America First Committee
Emil Hurja
Wendell Willkie
van Nuys
D-Ind
Capitol Theatre opens Bob Hope film as draft inductions begin
City and county briefs note Assistant Manager John Harris receives draft induction orders due August 5. Edward H. Grove holds key S-302 order, Ammie Locke Jr. is S-1823. Mrs. H. M. Adams keeps her cat Ginger safe after a 15 mile return trip. Cement batch for Berryville pool totals 200 tons. pool size 75 by 30 feet, depths 3 12 to 9 feet. In Australia gasoline sells for 1.65 per gallon with 20 miles weekly limit. A. J. Tavenner portrait graces county clerk board as peers capture him dozing on a beach.
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Capitol Theatre
Bob Hope
John Harris
Global tension rises as Japan mobilizes million men
Berlin reports Japan informs Germany it will oppose British actions in French Indo China and move to defend its interests in the Far East. Dispatches describe Tokyo mobilizing 1,000,000 troops with ships at American shores and possible bases in southern Indo China, while London and Rome echo Axis alignment and potential war moves.
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Shanghai
Tokyo
U. S
London
Britain
United States
Far East
Washington
Berlin
Germany
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Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Indo- China
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Pacific
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Malaya
Indo-China
House of Commons
Eden
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Orient
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Dutch East Indies
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Saigon
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Hanoi
Netherlands East Indies
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