Willkie Delays Acceptance After Chicago Convention
Wendell L. Willkie said he would delay his formal acceptance of the Republican nomination until after the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He hinted a speech in Elwood Ind after the Democrats meet on July 15, and planned a yacht trip with Roy Howard before returning to New York. He and advisers have not decided on retaining John D. M. Hamilton as party chairman and expect talks with Senator Charles L. McNary soon.
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Elwood
Ind
Chicago
Roy Howard
New York
John D. M. Hamilton
National Com
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Te Willkie
America
District nurses and Red Cross seek final day contributions
The District Nurse Association bazaar ends tonight and the Red Cross campaign for 2000 dollars to aid war refugees closes today if the goal is met. Citizens may mail checks to Red Cross headquarters in City Hall or contact a worker for assistance. Any contribution, large or small, is appreciated.
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District Nurse Association
Red Cross
Traffic Signals Disregarded At Gerrard Loudoun Valley
Reported by The Star after a two hour check at Gerrard Loudoun and Valley shows drivers ignore stop signs red lights and keep clear lines. Observations include fifteen stop sign violations, five red light runs, a left turn from Valley into Gerrard, and many speed failures with several out of state cars. A separate check at Boscawen and Loudoun noted eleven red light runs and a lumber truck delaying on green. Continued on page 9 column 1.
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Loudoun
Valley Avenue
Winchester
the Star
Boscawen
Pante A
Pennsylvania
Val
Floor stocks exemption message from Richmond on June 30
Deputy collector T Elmore reports a Richmond telegram stating floor stock inventories for beer and malt liquor dealers and retail liquor dealers will not be required as of June 30 under the 1940 Revenue Act. Cigarette floor stocks will be read as announced. The message, signed by W S Harwood, notes July liability concerns for wholesale liquor dealers.
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T. Elmore
Internal Revenue
Richmond
Star
Elmore
W. S. Harwood
Internal Revenue Oo
Winchester
Collector of Internal Revenue
Naming Of Willkie Ends Isolationism Ends Isolationism
British papers interpreted Wendell Willkie's nomination as Republican presidential candidate as signaling the end of American isolationism. The Daily Telegraph said the machine was defeated by the popular will and America has repudiated isolationism in spirit, aligning with stronger aid to Allies.
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London
Today
Wendell L. Willkie
Daily Telegraph
America
Roosevelt
Special Purchase at Lovett's Smart Shop
A big order of 5.95 cotton goods just received and on sale at Lovett's Smart Shop located at 156 North Loudoun Street. The sale runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and highlights the new stock for customers.
Rob Motorist of 170 Near Stephens City
G. C. Thomas of Williamsville Bath county was robbed of about 170 dollars two miles east of Stephens City on the road to Double Tollgate. Deputies say two men and two women in a black Chevrolet coach or sedan fled west toward Stephens City after disabling the car tires. The incident was reported to the teletype system with suspects described as two men wearing dark glasses and two stout women in a cream hat and a kerchief.
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G. C. Thomas
Williamsville
Bath County
Stephens City
Robert DeHaven
Thomas
John Bywaters
DeHaven
Cupid Stages A Blitzkrieg Wedding License Rush
Record crowds swarmed Winchester as couples rushed to the city and county clerk offices for marriage licenses. By 1 PM, 142 licenses issued with about 200 expected before 5 PM. last Saturday saw 122 licenses. The hall to the city clerk’s office jammed with couples waiting to file licenses.
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Winchester
Lovett's Great Shoe Sale Opens Across Summer Styles
Local ad notes a big summer shoe sale at Lovett’s with wide reductions on all summer styles. Shoppers are urged to hurry to find their size as bargains and stock run low.
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Lovett’s
Apple Export Outlook Dark Motz Reports
Dr. Pred A Motz told the Ian Apples Inc meeting at the George Washington Hotel that the export outlook is gloomy and that growers should adapt to home markets and new distribution methods. He cited war impacts, duties, and freight rates limiting gains beyond 1930-31 levels.
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London
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Argentina
Brazil
Rio Grande de Sul
Europe
Sao Paulo
Winchester Mayoral Invitation To Move 60 Girls For War Refugees
Dr. C R Anderson received a cable from Arthur Edmonds former Winchester England mayor asking if 50 or 60 Switchens School girls could move as a unit to Winchester Virginia for the war period. Edmonds noted funds could be raised locally if needed and urged a reply within five days. Anderson urged citizens and groups to help with the refugee effort though no conditions were set for admission or group size.
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C. R. Anderson
Arthur Edmonds
Winchester
England
Switchens School
Edmonds
Anderson
Mr. Edmonds
Relat Ves
Question Recovers Broader Emergency State Debate
President Roosevelt asks Owen D. Young to assist Sidney Hillman in training workers for national defense. A Treasury order and a proclamation raise whether the September 8 1939 emergency was broadened. The fleet’s location remains a mystery as observers debate the scope of wartime powers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Stephen Early
Young
Hillman
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Treasury Department
Europe
Treasury
American
Hawaii
Armistice Commissions Hold Preliminary Talks at Wiesbaden
French General Charles Huntziger led talks with German commander General Heinrich Von Stuelpnagel in Wiesbaden this morning with Italian delegates participating. The discussions mark initial steps toward an armistice agreement as Allied forces oversee postwar arrangements.
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Berlin
Wiesbaden
Charles Huntziger
Hienrich von Stuelpnagel
Three Black Sea Ports Said Closed
NBC reported from a BBC broadcast that Soviet Russia closed three Black Sea ports including Batum an oil port in the Caucasus near the Turkish frontier and Odessa the main Black Sea port near the Romanian border with the third unnamed.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
Russia
Black Sea
Batum
Odessa
Caucasus
Draft Horses For Sale Pair 6 Year Olds Thor oughly Broken
Two six year old draft horses in good condition, each about 1800 pounds. Both are thoroughly trained and priced for sale. Interested buyers should contact Motor Co in Winchester Virginia.
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Motor CO
Winchester
Allied News Bulletins From The Front And Abroad
Berlin reports sinking of three British armed merchant ships totaling 11 000 tons by a German submarine. London says Lady Diana Mosley arrested at Savetay Farm as her husband Oswald Mosley was jailed May 23. Cairo notes sinking of one Italian destroyer in a night engagement with two others escaping. Rome reports about 20 Britons destroyed in a bombardment south of Marsa Matruh. New York notes Red Cross cargo ship McKeesport arrived in Bilbao with 1 000 000 dollars in relief goods for France. La Junquera reports France seized 150 airplanes bound for French Morocco. London adds two more Italian submarines sunk.
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Mediterranean
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Braithwaite Heads Winchester Frederick County Young Dems
Fred C. Braithwaite of Cross Junction was elected president of the Winchester Frederick County Young Democratic Club at a courthouse meeting to succeed W. Erle Edwards. Robert Mason Earl Bailey and Randall Ridgeway named vice presidents with Mrs Dorothy Rice as secretary treasurer. The vice presidents chair a membership drive as the group plans to increase membership.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Young Democratic Club
Fred C. Braithwaite
Cross Junction
W. Erle Edwards
Robert Mason
Earl Bailey
Randall Ridgeway
Dorothy Rice
Britain Faces Japan Crisis as Hong Kong Italicans Rise
A London diplomatic brief reports Britain handling a crisis with Japan by ordering women and children from Hongkong Italians to evacuate. A neutral source notes talks of peace and suggests Nazis may defer an English Blitzkrieg for now.
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Japan
Hongkong
London
Romania Seeks Assurance From Germany and Italy
Bulletin from Bucharest reports high authority sources saying Germany and Italy promised Romania military aid if the Soviet Union advances beyond agreed territorial lines. Rome and Berlin would provide land and air support to defend Bessarabia and northern Bucovina as per King Carol's demarcation.
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Germany
Italy
Romania
Carol
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Berlin
Rumania
Russia
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russians Pressing On In Rumani a Wide War Front
Soviet forces pushed deeper into Romania crossing believed borders as King Carol mobilized around 2 million men. Reports say Red Army in towns near Prut River. sporadic fighting accompanied the advance amid refugee turmoil. Government officials warned of wide war implications.
City And County Brevities Highlight Local Life
The Star notes a rush on marriage licenses with many Pennsylvania cars near city hall after 9. A bride to be urges her fiancé not to worry. Memorial Hospital reports 4 year old Frank Brill in critical spinal meningitis. Tomato growers near Cross Junction finish setting plants delayed by weather. contracts pay 35 cents per bushel, five cents higher than last year. A yacht trip off Cape Charles features Herbert Schutte and friends chasing bonito and channel bass. nine large bass were previously reported.
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Star
Cross Junction
Hugh Green
Roy Cather
Frank Gearing
Herbert Schutte
Herbert Schutte, Jr
Mr. Schutte
Cape Charles
John Glover
Mixed Weather For Next Week Forecasts Showers
Washington reports a mixed forecast for the coming week with scattered showers Monday through Tuesday and again Saturday. The period opens cool, then warms in the latter half of the week across the Middle Atlantic states.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Cost to Cover GOP Convention Rises with Press Interest
Philadelphia reports note that covering the GOP convention costs about 50,000 dollars daily. About 1,000 reporters and photographers worked the event, with 3.5 million words published in 1936 and 4 million by mid conference in the current year.
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Philadelphia
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