Virginia convention pledges aid to Franco and Britain
Roanoke dispatch reports Virginia Democrats vow material aid to France and England in their battle for existence. Harry F. Byrd Jr. is elected to the State Democratic Committee, replacing W. E. Carson. Burr P. Harrison named presidential elector for the Seventh District. Senator John Carter of Danville urges rearmament to the teeth in his keynote address.
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H. F. Byrd, Jr
B. P. Harrison
Roanoke
France
England
Erle Edwards
Roan
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
the Star
Democratic On Committee
W. E. Carson
Riverton
Burr P. Harrison
Associated Press
John Carter
Danville
Mount Vernon Flag Flies Over Cork Street Building
An American flag that once flew over Mount Vernon now flies above the Cork street building once used by George Washington as his headquarters during Fort Loudoun’s 1756 construction. The flagstaff, from Fort Loudoun, was placed years ago and is worn from service at the Washington home overlooking the Potomac.
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Mount Vernon
Cork Street
Fort Loudoun
Johnston
Board of Regents
Mount Vern
George Wash- Teecae
Rhtherine Glass Greene
Washington
Potomac
Clarke County Man Is Slain In Virginia
Virgil Smallwood, about 35, of the Blue Ridge area near Millwood, was shot and believed killed instantly around 2:20 PM on Route 50 near L C Smith's filling station west of Berry's Ferry bridge. Commonwealth's Attorney Edward Williams examined the scene. The weapon used was not yet determined.
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Millwood
Virgil Smallwood
Blue Ridge
Here
Smallwood
Route 50
L. C. Smith
Berry’s Ferry
Commonwealth
Edward Williams
Vsveasgil Smallwood
Flag Day Refreshed at Washington Headquarters
At George Washington's headquarters the D A R unfurled a historic flag that once flew over Mount Vernon. The flagstaff came from Fort Loudoun built by Washington for the frontier. Citizens are urged to seek sober thinking and hope for a peaceful, just world through prayer for nations.
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George Washington
Washington
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Fort Loudoun
Beware The Noodle
Mrs. Celinda Ranweiler was treated at a hospital for injuries after a dry noodle pierced her thumbnail. The incident is noted in a brief Minneapolis item dated June 14.
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Minneapolis
Celinda Ranweiler
Card of Appreciation from J Henkel Henry
The note thanks supporters for a vote, notes appreciation in the precinct, and acknowledges contention over representation by the council. It expresses gratitude to those who favored him and implies regional disagreement over east and west side political influence.
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Geome
East Side
J. Henkel Henry
Chrysler sedan sold at price low in 1938 listing
Classified notice offers a 1938 Chrysler sedan described as very low price and in like new condition. Ownership credited to Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt. listing appears from H. W. Ebert.
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F. D. Roosevelt
H. W. Ebert
Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Co. Pickup Notice
Local pickup notice for CHERRIES on Monday June 17 from Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Co at 905 Fairmont Ave. G-14-Ip-2t indicates file or case reference.
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Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Co. Phobe
Fairmont Ave
Prominent Front Royal Attorney Dies In Skyline Drive Crash
Charlese B. Samuels 69 a wealthy retired attorney of Front Royal was killed when his car veered off Skyline Drive about 17 miles from the diverted east side of the thoroughfare and crashed into a tree. He was unmarried and survived by three brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements were pending with active pallbearers named.
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Charlese B. Samuels
Front Royal
Mr. Samuels
Chester Street
Greenberry Samuels
Kathleen Boone
Hoesay
V. Beearine
Rev. H
John Downing
Orville van Deusen
W. £. Carson
Beauty operator slain outside Newcastle. suspect held
A beauty operator, Helen Nasal, 27, was found slain outside Newcastle after being slashed and beaten. Police say her brother-in-law, 36, confessed and gave a full statement to District Attorney John G. Lamoree and Arthur FP.
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Newcastle
Helen Nasal
John G. Lamoree Arthur FP
Dean
Tak
Garbage collection schedule change announced
Beginning June 15 the city will collect garbage twice weekly. Items placed on the curb by 7:00 a.m. will be collected on both Monday and Thursday. Residents must set out bags for pickup in the appropriate section.
Public Furniture Sale Postponed at 113 Millwood Ave
Notice states the public sale of household furniture advertised for June 15 at 113 Millwood Ave has been postponed. A new date will be announced later. Signed by C. J. Libert.
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Millwood Ave
C. J. Libert
Bullitt Held by Nazis Denial From Berlin Report Denied
Berlin reports German authorities denied a dispatch claiming U S Ambassador William C Bullitt was placed in protective custody by German forces in Paris The U S embassy in Berlin had no information The note recalls Bullitt's Paris speech and near miss during a German air raid on June 3 with nearly 1000 dead or wounded
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Berlin
U. S
William C. Bullitt
Paris
France
Bullitt
Bullitt in Paris Held in Protective Custody
President Roosevelt questioned whether Ambassador Bullitt could be protected after Berlin reports that German troops were inside Paris gates. The message said Paris was quiet, but the State Department faced uncertainty about France’s capital and Bullitt's safety.
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Washington
Berlin
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Roosevelt
State Department
Bullitt
France
Senate approves Finland debt postponement request
The Senate unanimously approves a resolution authorizing postponement of Finland's semiannual debt payment of $159,398 due tomorrow. Washington, June 14.
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Washington
Senate
Finland
The War Today Analysis by DeWitt Mackenzie
Foreign affairs writer DeWitt Mackenzie of the Associated Press offers an overview of the current global conflict. The piece analyzes strategic aims, key nations involved, and possible implications for international relations and policy.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
MacKenzie
The
Associated Press
Appropriations Set New Record Narrowed to Defense Push
Emergency defense spending drives fiscal year appropriations to a peacetime record near 14 billion dollars. About 5 billion funds preparedness, 3.6 billion covers debt and trust funds. President Roosevelt’s May 31 requests add 1.06 billion for defense and 324 million for contracts, keeping totals above the budget estimate by 338 million.
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Washington
Congressional
Roosevelt
Boyce youths named for Langley Field postings
Corporal Christie Hoffman of the local Army Recruiting Station announced three youths from Boyce slated for Langley Field Virginia and other posts. William L. Hurst of Middleburg is bound for Coast Artillery in Hawaii, Philip L. Colston of Boyce to the 51st Ordnance Battalion Langley Field, and Frederick M. Kerns of Shawnee Avenue to the Military Police at Fort Benning Indiana. More vacancies exist in foreign and domestic service.
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Colette
Christie Hoffman
William L. Hurst
Middleburg
Coast Artillery
Hawaii
Philip L. Colston
Visitors from Ohio tour Washington headquarters
A large group of Ohio high school students visited George Washington's headquarters and explored the historic building under supervision of Mr. McCormick. Other brief items note a car horn blast near The Star office, the Greenspring mill dam loss of water power, and local comments from Middletown Mayor Fred Larrick about VM I alumni.
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George Washington’s
Ohio
McCormick
Greenspring
Winchester
Graham
Charles Ziler
94 Residents' Of City Would Help The Allies
A statement signed by 54 leading citizens urges immediate American action to aid the Allies with planes and war materials. It condemns isolationists and pacifists and warns against complacency as democracies falter and enemies grow stronger.
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Patrick Henry
America
Local Red Cross Production Begun
Mrs. B. B. Dutton accepted chairmanship of the Red Cross Surgical dressings production committee and will attend a Charlottesville conference June 25 28 to learn dressings making. Production starts July 1 and volunteers are being recruited. The sewing room in the Baptist Church opens this week under Miss Mary Jane Gray with staff including Mrs. Edgar Payne Miss Frances Beverley Miss Virginia Henkel and Mrs. Daniel Lupton involved in materials.
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B. B. Dutton
Red Cross Surgical
Mary Jane Gray
The
Baptist Church
Gray
Edgar Payne
Frances Beverley
Virginia Henkel
Daniel Lupton
Public sale notice for Ebert estate in Stephenson Va
Household and kitchen furniture to be sold Friday June 21 at 1 p.m. at the M P Ebert estate in Stephenson Virginia. Roy Duvall is acting as auctioneer.
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M. P. Ebert Estate
Stephenson Va
Roy Duvall
American Volunteer Ambulance Corps Operating in Paris
The American volunteer ambulance corps continues active duty in Paris with headquarters in the American Legion building near the Champs Elysees. A field service plans to move to central France. The American library has staff of eleven under Director Dorothy Reeder, with most books already relocated from Paris.
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American Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Eee
Paris
American Legion
Champs Elysees
American Library
Bee
Dorothy Reeder
Armstong Co Ad Lists Awnings and Windows Services
Local ad for E. W. Armstrong Co offering awnings porches windows and terrace work at 39 E Picadilly St with contact number 639.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Picadilly St
Refugees report bombing near Paris and mass casualties
Refugees arriving in Tours say they were bombed and machine-gunned 20 miles west of Paris yesterday. They report many killed or wounded in the attack.
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Tours
France
Paris
Hitler Powers Overrun Paris and Le Havre Front
The German armies seized Paris and the port of Le Havre as they drove toward the Maginot line and bypassed front fortifications. Franco-British forces faced heavy losses while Spain considered entering the conflict. President Roosevelt and British leaders prepared for war as France’s government moved south.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Paris
le Harve
English
France
Maginot
Montmedy
Allied and Axis War Updates From London Cairo and Berlin
AP reports 210855 tons of shipping captured or scuttled since Italy joined the war. RAF bombs Cap Tuzza near Libya border with extensive damage reported. Vittorio Emanuele replies to Hitler praising unity and victory. Reuters notes a raid on Berbera, British Somaliland, with only slight damage.
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London
Italy
Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Fort Cap- Tuzza
Libya
Berlin
Vittorio Emanuele
Hitler
Germany
United Nations
Reuters
Berbera
British Somaliland
Spanish Troops Seize Tangier Neutral Zone
Two divisions of Spanish troops and a destroyer occupied Tangier's international neutral zone to safeguard the city’s independence and neutrality. The move, under police powers cited from a 1928 agreement, met no resistance and followed a reported agreement with France.
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Madrid
Tangier
Morocco
Spain
London
Reuters
France
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Britain
Gibraltar
International Commission Governa i
Rural School District 32 Electors Vote for Electricity
Electors in Rural School District 32 at Columbus Neb vote 24 to 15 to wire the schoolhouse for electricity from Loup River Public Power. The meeting features discussion of gas lamps and flashlight options as they decide on power source.
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Columbus
Neb
Loup River
Aeee Eget
Mery
Feree Enoug
Real Estate for Sale on Route 50 and Route 11
Several desirable lots for sale three miles from Winchester on Route 50 and Route 11. Listings show contact R. T. Bryarly at Brills Insured Taxi. Phone listed.
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Winchester
R. T. Bryarly
Hawthornd Addresses Voters After Tuesday Election
To the voters who supported me in Tuesday's election T Hawthornd thanks supporters and notes appreciation for the backing expressed in the recent contest.
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T. Hawthornd
Percy Bill I pledge to faithfully serve again
A fragmented note expresses gratitude for loyal support and confidence placed in the writer. The speaker promises to fulfill duties of office as in the past and extends thanks to friends for their backing. The incomplete text hints at a political or public service context and a pledge of continued commitment.
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Ldp
Percy
Bill
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