President seeks ceilings on prices and rents to curb inflation
President Roosevelt asks Congress for authority to set ceilings on prices and rents, to buy commodities as needed, and to curb installment credit abuse. He cautions against wage limits while urging voluntary labor cooperation to keep living costs in check, noting divided Congress and looming rent increases. He argues ceilings allow price stability with occasional fluctuations, and flags a defense housing need.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Leon Henderson
Full Operation Soon by Viscose
The American Viscose Co plans full operations at its Front Royal plant, shifting output to carding and yarn for parachute fabric due to defense priorities and silk embargo. Experts warn of rayon and nylon as alternatives amid looming raw material shortages and a push from the Front Royal facility established over a year ago with new forces.
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American Viscose Co
Front Royal
Japan
Ted States
Eton
Yard Party at Kernstown Meth Church
Community yard party at Kernstown Methodist Church announced for Wednesday with music and refreshments. Event details encourage neighbors to join and enjoy a casual gathering.
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Kernstown Meth. Church
Wed.s Music
Hopkins Makes Surprise Visit to Soviet Capital
Hopkins arrives in Moscow from London as head of the United States lend lease program. He is joined by Brig. Gen. Joseph McNarney and Lieut. John R. Alison of the air corps. The mission aims to discuss Red Army needs with Soviet officials amid wartime cooperation with Washington.
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Moscow
Harry Hopkins
London
Red Army
United States Army
Joseph T. McNarney
John R. Alison
Air Corps
Washington
United States
Repin
Hopkins
America
China
Russia
Hopkins travels to Moscow to discuss wartime aid
Sumner Welles said Harry L Hopkins went to Moscow to discuss provisioning and delivery of U S war materiels with Soviet officials. He stressed the mission did not relate to lease lend aid or current Soviet orders and compared it to talks by Russian officials here on procurement.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Harry L. Hopkins
Moscow
Welles
Hopkins
Winchester officer promoted to captain in 116th Infantry
Lawrence Hollis, a Winchester insurance man and Virginia National Guard officer, has been promoted to captain and serves on the Regimental Headquarters staff with the 116th Infantry at Fort Meade Maryland. He previously commanded Headquarters Detachment in Winchester, now led by Lieut. W. sat near presen Company I.
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Lawrence Hollis
Winchester
Virginia National Guard
116Th Infantry
Fort Meade
Mad
Hollis
Presen Company I
Winchester Oene
Montague Avenue
Two Women Bicker Over Parking Space in Winston-Salem
Two women drivers fought for a single parking place in Winston-Salem with onlookers giving advice and buying refreshments. After a two hour standoff both received tickets, but another driver claimed the spot.
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Winston-Salem, N. C
U S Navy Patrol Aided Battle In Atlantic
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman said U S naval patrols of sea lanes to Iceland aided Britain in the Atlantic battle. He noted guarded optimism on the Soviet front and called American defense patrols of great value to the British despite incomplete reports.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Iceland
Great Britain
Roosevelt Not
Japanese Liner Tatuta Maru Granted Port Entry
The Japanese liner Tatuta Maru received special permission to discharge passengers in San Francisco on July 30. Aboard were several Americans. Permission came from Customs Commissioner W. R. Johnson, who said fuel and supplies could be taken only with a Federal Reserve Bank permit. He noted a $2,500,000 silk cargo discharge and other goods would be expeditiously considered, but no commitments were made. The 17,600 ton ship had originally been due last Thursday but delayed after U.S. action freezing Japanese credits.
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San Francisco
NYK Line
Commissioner of Customs
W. R. Johnson
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Johnson
United States
Yard Party Notices At Minnie Wood Church in Aug
Yard party promotions list events at Stephenson Church and Minnie Wood Church in August. Frances Union benefit mentioned with a rainy forecast for the next night.
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Minnie Wood Eet
Stephenson Church
Thurs
Frances Union
Rain Breaks July Heat With Light Showers Across Region
A relief rainfall of 1.55 inches in 24 hours ended a heat wave and boosted the month total to 5.82 inches while the year reaches 17.49. Lightning struck a Norway Spruce at Robert Steele’s 1838 era home on Amherst Street causing bark detachment and window damage. Mrs. Elizabeth Kern and resident family escaped injury amid the storm.
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Labatory
Elizabeth Kern
Amherst Street
Pennsylvania Railway
Robert Steele
Virginia
West Virginia
Earl S. Bailey
Millwood Pike
Edgar Kline
Mrs J W Duffey Dies at 93 in Washington
Mrs Nannie Hyde Duffey widow of Rev Dr Jefferson W Duffey formerly of Winchester died at her Calverton Apartments Washington yesterday aged ninety three. Born August 27 1848 at Moorefield Hardy County WV she served in McNeill Rangers and later studied for the Methodist ministry. Survived by two sons John Humbird Duffey and Hugh S Duffey six sisters and several nieces and nephews funeral at Mount Vernon Church Winchester at 11 o clock with burial in National Cemetery beside her husband.
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Nannie Hyde Duffey
Jefferson W. Duffey
Winchester
Calverton Apartments
Columbia Road
Washington, D. C
Hardy County
Duffey
Moorefield
W. Va
Bal
Tasthead
Ana
McNeill
Baltimore
Braddock Street
Price Mount Vernont Church
K National Cemetery
Brick Employees Strike For Union Shop at Colonial Brick
Forty four workers at Colonial Brick Corporation walked out seeking a union shop. The company notes it offered a contract meeting all demands except union shop recognition and cites prior meetings with the union and Labor Board procedures. The strike began July seven ahead of a July fourteenth election.
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Colonial Brick Corporation
John H. Rosenberger
Colonial Brick Company
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Baltimore
Lees
Seizure of Jap Fishing Ships By U S Disclosed
The Treasury Department disclosed that 19 Japanese fishing boats were seized in Hawaiian waters in late winter on false registry charges. Officials say many carried radio and photographic gear and some crew included a naval reserve member. Six vessels were forfeited. 71 Japanese fishermen and three Honolulu companies were indicted. The probe was led by Williams Jennings Bryan Jr.
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Washington
Hawaiian
Treasury Department
Naval Reserve
United States
Japan
Honolulu
Pacific
W. J. Bryan, Jr
Williams Jennings Bryan, Jr
Polige Bpie
Angeles
Yard Party at Fair View U B Church Near Nain
Continued on Page 3 Col 2. Yard Party near Nain at Fair View United Baptist Church scheduled for Saturday August 2.
Bingo Night at F. O. E. Home on Loudoun Street
Play bingo at the F. O. E. Home located at 211 N. Loudoun Street every Wednesday at 8 p m. The note marks a weekly community event with no stated admission or prize details.
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N. Loudoun Street
Homemade ice cream at Burnt Factory on Thursday
An item notes a July 31 event at Burnt Factory offering homemade ice cream. It includes a reference to Willis Real Estate with a May 28 date and a classified notation. The terse entry lists a telephone contact 3631 and a page tag 1p tf.
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DIAL
Willis Real Estate
Claim Leningrad Tottering: Its Fall Forecast By Nazis
Russian hold on Leningrad is described as precarious as German reports claim success of Finnish troops to the north and a southward squeeze by German forces. Berlin sources say two Russian divisions west of Lake Peipus were wiped out and a northwest thrust blocks retreat along the Baltic coast.
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Lake Peipus
Associated Press
Russia
Leningrad
Berlin
Soviet Union
Estonia
Baltic
War Today: Nazi Drives Press Leningrad and Smolensk Fronts
AP reports Nazis say Leningrad imperiled by twin northern and southern drives and a German squeeze to seal the city. Smolensk battle rages within 130 miles of Moscow as Soviet troops counterattack. Russians claim 30,000 Germans wiped out. Nazi spearheads halted as Moscow proclaims stalled drives.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Smolensk
Moscow
Eddy Paper Corp May Reopen Local Mill Industry
Eddy Paper Corporation plans to restart production at the Shenandoah Boxboard plant on Papermill Road. O Sullivan Rubber occupies part of the site and must vacate by August 3. If true, the move could create jobs for Winchester and Frederick County residents.
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Eddy Paper Corporation
Kieckeffer Container Company
Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation
O'Sullivan Rubber Compard
The
Star
Papermill Road
O'Sullivan
Winchester
Frederick County
Dewey Says He Will Not Seek District Attorney Post
New York July 30 District Attorney Thomas E Dewey announced in a seven word statement I shall not run for district attorney His term expires this year Dewey aides interpret the remark as relinquishing his 11 year crusade against vice and rackets as state and federal aspirant for the presidential nomination last year His four year term as Manhattan district attorney expires this year
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Dis
Manhattan
German and Soviet Forces Clash Across Smolensk Front
Reports say German troops pushed toward Moscow within 130 miles while Soviet forces countered with relief attacks east of Smolensk. Berlin outlets claim heavy fighting and German losses, as Soviet officials report stalled drives toward Leningrad Moscow and Kiev and strengthening counteroffensives along a 190 mile Smolensk pivot.
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Adolf Hitler
Smolensk
Moscow
Fuehrer
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Estonia
Solensk
Kiev
House Group For Retaining Men Beyond One Year
The House Military Committee approved legislation to retain selectees, National Guardsmen, reserve officers and enlisted personnel for training beyond one year. The vote was 15 to 7, and the plan allows the President to order guardsmen for more than one twelve month period.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Senate Military Committee
May
House Committee
Rules Committee
House
Dobie Steps In At George Washington Hotel Piano Duty
City and County briefs report Dobie formerly headwaiter at the George Washington Hotel filled in on piano after the Lions' regular pianist was absent.
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Dobie
George Washington Hotel
Lions
U S Gunboat Tutuila Damaged In Chungking Raid
U S gunboat Tutuila took bomb damage during a Japanese air raid on Chungking across the Yangtze river from the capital. No casualties were reported. The Tutuila, 370 tons, anchored in the river safety zone, had small boats and deck gear damaged and narrowly escaped earlier raids.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Chungking
Yangtze River
River Pat
Ed States
Tutuila
Uni States
Japan
Panay
Nanking
Shanghai
Peign Peg
Polish Soviet Accord Signed For Prisoner Amnesty
London reports a Polish Soviet accord grants amnesty for Polish prisoners in Russia and nullifies territorial changes from 1939. It envisages a Polish army under a Polish commander, subordinate to Soviet high command, drawn from some 200 000 POWs. Negotiations led by Ivan Maisky and General Wladyslaw Sikorsky.
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London
British Foreign Office
Russia
Poland
Soviet’ Union
Rusa
Ivan Maisky
Wladislaw Sikorsky
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Atlantic
Battle
J.W. Duffey
Old Methodist Conference
Rosenberger
U.S
Nain
Fairview U. B
Far East
Konoye
U. S
Netherlands East Indies
North
Eddy Corp
DNB
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Mogilev
Smolesk
Vyazma
War Department
Stephens City
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