Romania Faces Russian Ultimatum and Balkan Tension
King Carol II agrees in principle to cede Bessarabia and northern Eudoria while seeking delay beyond the Soviet deadline to negotiate. Soviet massed forces threaten northern Romania. Germany and Italy reportedly back a joint axis move against Britain with potential Turkish involvement. Soviet air raids hit Bessarabia villages as reports of a downed plane emerge.
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Associated Press
Carol II
Romania
Bucharest
Dicker
Russia
Balkans
Europe
Kremlin
Bessarabia
Eurodina
Red Army
Rome
British Isles
Caesar
Rumania
Black Sea
Constanta
Danubian
Oman
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Willkie Confident as Republicans Open Balloting
At the 1940 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia ten candidates were nominated as balloting began after a brief recess. Herbert Hoover weighed his strength while Willkie predicted a swift nomination with floor manager Harold Stassen, and Hanford MacNider led off the nominations.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
Wendell Willkie
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
Newark
Willkie
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Joseph Martin
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
The
American Legion
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Speaking of Hard Times editorial and Plaza bazaar appeal
McKee of Anderson urges readers to consult an editorial on hard times. A Bazaar opening at The Plaza supports the District Nurse Association, inviting public cooperation to sustain its community work and happiness.
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George McKee
Anderson, S. C
Romania Ready to Yield to Demands of Red Russia
Bucharest reports Romania accepted Soviet demand for cession of Arabia and northern Bucovina and ordered precautionary mobilization. Transylvania concentrations near Hungary noted as Hungary seeks regained lands. Italy cautions Balkans unlikely to face repercussions amid peace talks.
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Rumania
Russia
Bucharest
Arabia
Bucovina
Transylvania
Hungary
Rome
Italy
Balkans
Bulgaria
Europe
Romania
Ing
War Relief Fund Drive Aims For 500 More In City
The local Red Cross is racing to raise 500 more dollars to complete a 2,000 dollar war relief quota by week’s end. By noon 1,012 had been donated leaving 488 to go with a promised 500 from Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin once 1,500 was reached. Mrs. Dutton plans to train six women who will teach groups of 25 in dressings.
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Red Cross
Henry B. Gilpin
Winchester
Frederick County
Charlottesville
B. B. Dutton
Uniform Cloth Order Books Large Army Contracts
The Peerless Woolen Mills of Rossville Georgia won a 1 522 500 contract for Army uniform cloth. The Virginia Woolen Company of Winchester Virginia was awarded a 232 000 order for uniform cloth.
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Washington
Peerless Woolen Mills
Rossville
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
The War Today Analysis by DeWitt MacKenzie
Foreign affairs writer DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes The War Today, offering interpretive context and implications from ongoing global conflict coverage. The piece interprets strategic aims, diplomatic tensions, and potential outcomes across major theaters.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
MacKenzie
The
Associated Press
Yard Party at White Hall Grange in Strothers Grove
Community event notice for a yard party on July 5 in White Hall Grange at B F Strother’s Grove Ufrainy. An additional gathering scheduled July 6 appears in the same notice as part of the local event listings.
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White Hall Grange
B. F. Strother’s
British Digging In For a Siege
June 27 report from London notes Britons brace for siege with French fleet likely to join British navy. German bombing marks sixth raid in nine days, first on a Welsh town. Italians post troops near Somaliland border and RAF raids target Italian East Africa. Malta endures five raids with 23 killed and many wounded. Plus US envoy Kennedy urges evacuations from Galway aboard the Washington on July 4.
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London
Britain
Germany
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S
Washington
Galway
Ireland
Somaliland
Royal Air Force
Gura
Italian East Africa
Macagets
Assam
Italian Eritrea
Mediterranean
Malta
Bank Robbery in Riegelsville by Masked Gang
Four masked robbers with one armed with a machine gun held up First National Bank of Riegelsville at noon. They escaped in a car with New Jersey plates, after forcing employees into a closet and emptying tills of cash estimated between 15 000 and 16 000 dollars.
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Riegelsville
First National Bank
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Mond Phillips
Draft Horses for Sale Thor oughly Broken Pair
One pair six year old draft horses for quick sale. Each weighs about 1800 pounds and is thoroughly trained. Prices listed at Bickers Motor Co. Winch reference 6-27-1p-3t.
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Bickers Motor CO
See Admiral Byrd at the South Pole Fox News Show
A Fox News program featuring Admiral Byrd at the Palace Theatre today airs alongside renewab Star Doubles. The listing notes showtimes and venue details for local viewers interested in the documentary presentation.
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Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Fox News
Palace Theatre
Renewab
Republicans Seek To Keep U S At Peace Platform Backing Preparedness
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Republican National Convention endorses Americanism and preparedness while opposing entanglement in war. The platform criticizes the Roosevelt administration for pressuring Congress to avoid domestic focus and hints at steering the nation toward cautious, peaceable defense.
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U.S
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Party
America
Braithwaite Dies at 69 After Wounding
Harry Lee Braithwaite 69 a retired farmer of Cross Junction died at Memorial Hospital from a bullet wound incurred Tuesday at his home. Survived by wife Rose DeHaven and four children, service at Whitacre Methodist Church with burial at Reynolds Store.
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Harry Lee Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Braithwaite
Frederick County
John A
Sydney Grove Braithwaite
Cross June
Bertie Dolan
Lester Dailey
Rose DeHaven
Joseph Hite
Gainesboro
Lebanon Church
Aubrey Kibler
Wheatfield
3. I. Braith
Fire sparks from bakery truck tire touch gas line
Lincoln firemen report a tire detached from a bakery truck, its rim sprayed sparks onto the street igniting a leaking gas line and turning a load of tena goods into a flare of danger.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Defense Tax To Be Felt Monday
Winchester citizens and others nationwide will begin paying the costs of new defense measures next Monday. The new 10 percent theater admissions tax takes effect raising matinees from 25 to 28 cents and evening tickets from 35 to 39 cents. Pass taxes increase to 13 cents in the afternoon and 14 cents at night along with other luxury levies.
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Winchester
Monay
Fight For Life film released to adults but not for children
Pare Lorentz documentary The Fight For Life about obstetrics expands from government limited circulation to nationwide release by Columbia Pictures. Most of the film is silent and shot in a Chicago maternity center hospital and tenement homes. Critics say it is not for children but strongly recommended for adults.
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Hollywood
Pare Lorentz
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Chicago
Women delegates take center stage at Republican parade
Demonstrations at the Republican National Convention showcase women as delegates. A parade chaos story includes a Wisconsin Mrs. J. C. Rainer hoisted on a marcher’s shoulders, then Miss Marian Wherry of Nebraska lifted aloft, followed by another unnamed delegate.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
J. C. Rainer
Wisconsin
Rainer
O Reed
Egates
Marian Wherry
Nebraska
Willkie
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Support affidavits sent to England for children
Five Winchester children will be sent to Winchester Virginia during the war as affidavits of support are prepared. Dr. C R Anderson the mayor filed affidavits for Gwen Betty and Roger Edmonds and Joe Hodgson for Christopher and Anne Harrison. They were mailed by registered mail to former Mayor Edmonds in Winchester England. No plane shipment due to hostilities. clipper ships end at Lisbon. Other children named via cable were not reviewed with Dr Ellsworth Johnsons Edinburgh request.
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Winchester
England
C. R. Anderson
Gwen
Betty
Roger Edmonds
Joe Hodgson
Christopher
Anne Harrison
Eng
Edmonds
Lisbon
Mr. Edmonds
Ellsworth Johnson
Robert W. McWhirter
Edinburgh
Scotland
Williams Tied With Harvardites In MacMillan Cup Lead
Mantoloking N J June 27 Williams and Harvard tied for the lead with 13 34 points each after the first four races in the MacMillan cup finals of the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association.
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Mantoloking
N. J
Williams
Harvard
Special Sale of Ladies Hats at Wieners
Notice of a special sale of ladies hats at Wieners located at 128 N Loudoun St. Readers advised to see Section 1 Page 6 for full details and dates.
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Wieners
N. Loudoun St
Trustee's Sale Of Howard Elliott Farm Near Hay Field
Trustee's sale of the Howard Elliott farm near Hay field set at the front of the courthouse at noon on Saturday June 29. Also a Dodge 1 1/2 ton truck is for sale at 11 a.m. June 29 on Rouss avenue opposite Plaza. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn.
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Howard Elliott
Hayfield
Dodge
Rouss Ave
Plaza
Coleman Dunn
Willkie Nomination Splash Lights Convention Turbulence
Philadelphia convention scenes erupt as Willkie is nominated amid cheers and boos, with Virginia standard shifts and long demonstrations. Taft supporters praise Taft while Dewey efforts seen as waning, signaling a tight race with balloting expected to continue.
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Dewey
Taft
Willkie
Hitler Signals Hungarian Territorial Demands Will Be Met
Budapest reports Premier Teleki received a letter from Adolf Hitler stating Hungary's territorial claims will be met. The communication arrives as Bulgaria and Hungary assess Romanian capitulation and a Balkan realignment unfolds. Hitler reportedly praised Hungary's wartime stance and indicated rewards.
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Budapest
Pal Teleki
Adolf Hitler
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hitler
Balkans
Teleki
France
Japan Seeks to Explain Plan to Hitler Via Envoy
Japan plans to send envoy Naotake Sato to Germany to outline its views on oriental possessions of France Britain and the Netherlands. If unable to meet Hitler Sato will explain to Joachim von Ribbentrop. Tokyo may declare protectorate over French Indo China and Dutch holdings in East Asia after talks with Germany and Italy.
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Tokyo
Japan
Germany
Adolf Hitler
France
Great Britain
Netherlands
Naotake Sato
Italy
Manchukuo
Sato
Hitler
Joachim von Riebentrop
East Asia
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Whitacre
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Thomas Dewey
Frank Gannett
Robert Taft
al Smith
Ritchie
Byrd
John Lord O’brien
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