Knox Seeks NonPolitical Navy Command In Roosevelt Era
Col Henry L. Knox said the president asked him to run the navy on a nonpolitical basis, stressing defense unity. Senate panel ordered hearings on Henry L. Stimson for war secretary with Stimson to testify. Both Stimson and Knox align with Roosevelt defense aid to Allies amid debates over a potential war cabinet.
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Chicago
Knox
Navy
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosvelt
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Senate
Col
Frank Knox
Woodring
Topeka
Kans
United States
Winchester letter urges city to repair dangerous pavements
A Brooklyn writer praises Winchester hospitality after a five week visit and thanks locals while noting several streets remain unsafe at night. The letter in The Star yesterday reflects on community welcome and requests continued municipal pavement improvements.
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the Star
Winchester
Firing Squad of Robert Y. Conrad Post 21 American Legion Veterans
Eight members of Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21, American Legion, veterans of World War I, served in Europe with units including the 606th Engineers Training Co at Camp Humphreys and the 318th Infantry 80th Division at Camp Lee. Names listed: Robert Roy Butler, W. R. Armel, H. Ray Butler, C. A. Marple, Henry N. Lewis, H. W. Stotler, J. A. Loy.
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Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Europe
France
Germany
Robert Roy Butler
606Th Engineers’ Training Co
Camp Humphreys
W. R. Armel
Ray Butler
Second Engineers
C. A. Marple
318Th Infantry
Camp Lee
Henry N. Lewis
467Th Engineers’ Corps
Co. E. Camp Humphreys
H. W. Stotler
72Nd Engineers’ Corps
J. A. Loy
16Th Engineers’ Railway
Peyton Marshall Named Corporation Court Clerk
Judge Philip Williams announces the appointment of Peyton Marshall, a longtime businessman and former Common Council president, to succeed the late Clark M. Smith as clerk of the Corporation Court. The appointment takes effect Monday, July 1, and Marshall has a long city service record including council positions since 1930. He is a Virginia Military Institute graduate class of 1918.
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Common Council
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Marshall
Fred L. Glaize
V. M. I. . Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Residents Offer Homes for English War Refugees
The Star reports Winchester Virginia residents banding to aid refugees from England. Mrs Rebecca Patton offers to host one child regardless of sex and has informed Mayor Anderson. Mrs Merenes Castleman also offers to care for a young English girl, preferably about seven to nine years old.
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Rebecca Patton
West Piccadilly Street
Patton
Anderson
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
the Star
England
Merenes Castleman
Loudoun Street
Dr. Anderson
Washington brings 1786 refugees home from war zone
The United States liner Washington arrived in New York with 1,786 passengers, mainly American citizens fleeing Europe. A group led by Donald Harper had urged a stop at Galway to pick up more refugees, but the captain followed the course set by the government for safety.
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New York
United States
Washington
Donald Harper
Paris
Oe Ge
British Bombers Keep Up Raiding Over Ruhr and Rhineland
British air raiders continued their nightly operations over the Ruhr and Rhineland reporting some successes while two planes failed to return. Italian General Lastrucci, linked to the Libyan border expedition force, was identified as captured. Rumors of German planes from Ireland were dismissed as unlikely.
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Ruhr
Rhineland
Lastrucci
South Wales
Britain
Ireland
The War Today Analysis by DeWitt MacKenzie
Foreign affairs writer DeWitt MacKenzie of the Associated Press provides an interpretative analysis titled The War Today. The piece assesses ongoing global conflict dynamics and strategic implications.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
MacKenzie
The
Associated Press
Margaret Hodgson Promotes Weekly Square Dance
Local notice announces a regular square dance led by Margaret L Hodgson at Castleman s Ferry every Saturday night. The ad runs as a community event with a one dollar entry and references dated issue markers.
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Castleman's Ferry
Hitler Accepts Armistice Terms In Compiegne Car
Germany rejects claims of humiliation as Hitler meets French envoys in Compiegne Forest at 3 32 p m to present armistice terms. Keitel reads preamble detailing aims for ending the war in France and ensuring Germany’s continued fight against Britain.
Teletype In Service Signals State Police Cooperation
The Winchester Police Department received the first official teletype message over the statewide system from Governor James H. Price praising the move toward rapid communications among police departments to protect lives and property. Other messages came from Col. Marion Battle and Major H. B. Nicholas highlighting state and municipal cooperation to deter crime and boost public safety.
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Winchester
James H. Price
Virginia
Col
Marion Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
H. B. Nicholas
State Police
Commonwealth
Trustee's Sale of 50 Acre Hayfield Farm Near Route 50
Trustee announces sale of R. Howard Elliott farm a 50 acre limestone parcel with timber in front of House along Route 50 one mile west of Hayfield. Sale at noon Saturday June 29 details in 6-20-1p-21 notice.
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R. Howard Elliott
Hayfield
Sts House
Cooperation Planned As Defense Help
President Roosevelt announced a Pan American economic cooperation program as economic defense designed to supplement military defense. He said measures for economic unity among the Pan American nations would safeguard peace in the hemisphere and protect the economies of the American Republics from global upheavals.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Shenandoah Valley Academy site flagged for county high school
Frederick County schools superintendent Leslie D. Kline says SV A grounds lack sufficient space for playgrounds and the buildings are obsolete for public school use. Raymond B. Long notes renovation costs would exceed building a new facility, with only a small front lot usable for play area. Tom Scully agrees to sell part of his tract to the county.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County Schools
Shenandoah Valley Acadmy
Kline
Raymond B. Long
Tom Scully
German Peace Terms Delivered in Famed Car
Representatives of France file in to receive the peace terms, stepping from a famous car before retreating to a tent. Hitler and staff rise and salute as the scene closes with formal ceremony.
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Hitler
Parley Over Armistice Continues in Berlin
Negotiations between French and German plenipotentiaries on an armistice were still in progress at 7:50 p m tonight according to DNB the official German news agency.
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Berlin
DNB
Italy Maintains Air War as Armistice Talks Continue
Italy pressed its air war against Britain and France on June 21 while awaiting France’s reply to Axis armistice terms. Negotiations with France remained secret, with Fascist officials saying only Mussolini and Hitler know the terms.
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Italy
Rome
Britain
France
Mussolini
Hitler
Hitler Delivers Peace Terms In Compiegne Car Scene
Adolf Hitler personally handed peace terms described as not humiliating to French envoys in the Compiegne railway car, the historic site of the 1918 surrender. No cease firing time set. terms face rejection. German troops mop up France while the Maginot line and two French battleships at Brest are noted as captured.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
France
Compiegne
Germany
Clemenceau
Brest
President Roosevelt Not Running Again Says GOP Circles
Reports in Republican circles claim President Roosevelt assured Colonel Frank Knox he would not seek a third term. The notices say Knox told four men, including Alf Landon and R. E. Crager, of the May assurances tied to a second Navy secretary offer after prior decline.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Knox
Navy
Alf M. Landon
R. E. Crager
Texas
Front Royal Population Climbs After Census Counts
Preliminary 1930 census figures put Front Royal's population at 3,827, up 57.8 percent from 2,425 in 1920. Unofficials expect including proposed corporate limits to reach 5,014. In other items, farmer Landon Hoover is seriously injured after a 20 foot fall from a cherry tree. Winchester police expect new state radio teletype links to Culpeper Romney and cross state messages, aided by West Virginia equipment.
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Front Royal
U. S
Louis C. Dawson
Staunton
Landon Hoover
Shenandoah County
Hoover
Winchester
West Virginia
W. Va
Culpeper
Romney
Hollis
Hitler Repeats Compiegne Meeting In Historic Car
The German leaders including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Werhr Von Brauchitsch attend a ceremony in the same railway car where Foch dictated terms to Kaiser Wilhelm. Wilhelm Keitel reads a preamble as Hitler remains silent, framing the forest of Compiegne act as restoring military honor.
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Fuehrer
Marshal Foch
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm Keitel
Hitler
Joachim Vor Ribbentrop
Werher von Brauchitsch
Forest of
Compiegne
Has Supplies For Relief Knitters
Mrs. EB. M. Whiting of 411 West Clifford street reports receipt of wool knitting needles and directions for making helmets sweaters scarves and socks for Bundles For Britain. Those who wish to assist the wartime effort should contact Mrs Whiting at once.
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EB. M. Whiting
West Clifford Street
Britain
Red Cross War Relief Drive Appeals for European Refugees
A Red Cross appeal urges contributions to aid refugees in Europe during the ongoing conflict. The drive seeks funds and assistance to support displaced individuals and relief operations across affected regions.
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Great Britain
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By Douglas B. Cornell
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