Overhauling Of Whole Tax Structure Is Urged
Washington reports urgent calls to overhaul the entire national revenue system as the excess profits tax bill nears the President. Bipartisan pressure grows for a broader reform while defense funding remains the major hurdle to a recess. The plan would raise the corporate rate, tax excess profits, suspend contract limits, and allow five year deductions for defense expansion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
White House
Defense
Indus
Winchester Council Hears Road Woes To North Kent Market
The Winchester council discussed the bad condition of the road to the Virginia Livestock Market on North Kent extended. A local banker noted visitors from neighboring states and the street’s impression on outsiders. Officials said the road lies in the county, beyond city limits, limiting city funding. They urged county board action and suggested temporary improvements if a full paving plan is not feasible.
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Virginia
North Kent
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company Holds October Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for Thursday evening October 3 at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend as business of importance will be transacted. WM. Argenbright, Captain.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
Bingo Night At New Eagle Home
Play bingo tonight and every Wednesday at 8 p m at New Eagle's Home 211 N Lou doun St. Join weekly session for games and prizes on a regular schedule.
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New Eagle’s
Loudoun St
Council To Seek Information On Parking Meter Installation
Winchester council debated parking meters inviting a meter maker representative to discuss installation at no cost. The panel will study conditions, with a special meeting possible. It backed officer Hollis support and noted county and business zones parking needs.
Bing Crosby Guest In Warren County Visit
Bing Crosby radio singer and film star spent two days as the guest of Raymond Guest near White Post in Warren county and left for White Sulphur Springs this morning. Autograph hunters mobbed Crosby at New Market when his identity was learned near his traveling station wagon. A photo shows him receiving an honorary degree in music from Gonzaga University.
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Bing Crosby
White Sulphur Springs
Raymond Guest
White Post
Warren County
Tober
Crosby
New Market
Gonzaga University
Armory Completion Nears as Dedicatory Plan Talked
The armory is about 75 percent finished and may be turned over to the city by November 11 as part of Armistice Day observances. Council discussed a dedication program and possible use by VPI students for a Christmas dance, but National Guard activation could affect availability. Continued discussion noted with officials and veterans groups involved.
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Percy D. Miller
L. C. Hollis
National Guard
Paul R. Hartman
Allen Hawthorne
Seman
Cobb Fails Barber Shop Debate Challenge in Texas Yarn Tale
Irvin S Cobb backs away from a barber shop debate with Tom Martin amid local hype by Casparis crowd in Johnson City Texas. Story shows Cobb’s fear of the small town barber philosopher and notes political chatter around Willkie.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Johnson City
Tex
Casparis
Tom Martin Toay
Tom
Sage Brush
Cobb
Wendell L. Willkie
Myron Blalock
Texas Democrats
Mister Cobb
Tom Martin
Aoe Ao
Blanco County
Ruther
Willkie Urges U S Strength to Fend Off War Pressure
On a trainside stop in Adrian Michigan Wendell Willkie warned Germany Japan and Italy view the United States as a potential war target. He criticized Roosevelt administration for weak defense and high unemployment claiming 60 billion spent and 9 600 00000 unemployed while defense share fell from 21 percent in 1929 to 9 percent in 1936. He labeled Lehman speech about Roosevelt defeat as false and subversive.
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Willkie
Cleveland
Wendell L. Willkie
Germany
Japan
Italy
United States
Adrian
Mich
Hitler
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Stalin
Wile
Weather outlook to Oct 5 for Middle Atlantic states
Weather forecast from October 2 to October 5 calls for clearing in the Middle Atlantic on Wednesday with showers in Northern New York Saturday. Temperatures expected below normal Wednesday and Thursday, rising to near or above normal by Saturday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Grim Named To Handley Board
Clifford Grim elected to Handley board after a roll call vote with 11 voters supporting Grim and 4 supporting Benham. Grim, a longtime business and church figure, owns the Hansborough and Carter Insurance Agency and holds multiple local directorships and church roles.
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Grim
Handley Board
Clifford Grim
Handley
R . Gray Williams
R. Frank Barr
An Benham
Forney
Mr. Grim
Ww. P. Anderson
Earl Baker
A. Lee Coble
W. W. Dellinger
Allen Hawthorne
Thomas Kremer
Percy Miller
Miller Streit
Benham
C. R. Anderson
C. Douglas Barnett
Fred Forney
Lawrence C. Hollis
Hansbrough and Carter Insurance Agency
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Shirley Carter Rail and Loan Corporation
Pamlico Timber Corp
Rite-Way Cleaners and Cleansers Corp
Winchester Milling Corp
Wilson- Danville Properties, Inc
Northern Virginia Power Co
George Washington Hotel Corp
Shirley Carter Properties, Inc
Highland Avene Mission
Loudoun Street
Ideal Weather Opens 1940 World Series in Cincinnati
The Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds faced off at Crosley Field in perfect fall weather for Game 1 of the 1940 World Series before about 33,000 fans. Buck Newsome and Derringer pitched as McCosky, Werber, Goodman and McCormick produced early scoring chances in a scoreless first inning.
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Crosley
Cincinnati
Buck Newsome
Paul Derringer
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Tigers
Bartell
McCosky
Gehringer
Derringer
F. McCormick
Reds
Werber
Higgins
M. McCormick
York
Goodman
McCormick
Instructions To Registrars For Wartime Draft Registration
City registrars plan to register 21 to 35 year olds on October 16 at four precinct sites Rouss Sarah Zane Friendship fire houses and City Hall The only change redirects registrations to the Corporation Court room in City Hall The effort led by J Victor Arthur secretary of the city electoral board with Richmond guidance and outreach to Winchester volunteers It aims to complete 1800 to 2000 registrations with fifty volunteers and ten minutes per registrant while polls run 7 am to 9 pm.
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Uncle Sam
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Friendship Fire Houses
City Hall
Corporation Court Room
J. Victor Arthur
City Electoral Board
Richmond
Arthur
Winchester
Roosevelt
Roosevelt to Inspect Defense Plants Near Pittsburgh
The White House announced ten tentative plans for President Roosevelt to inspect defense facilities in the Pittsburgh area on October 11. Stephen Early said the trip could include dedicating the new highway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg and possibly proceed to Dayton, Ohio to review aviation operations.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Stephen Early
Harrisburg
Dayton
Ohio
A Safe Investment in W. L. Kuhn Properties
Buy the nine room brick building at 137 South Loudoun Street with 200 feet to a public alley and an adjoining Cork Street frontage of about 90 feet, on which several buildings stand. Described as a fine location for business.
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W. L. Kuhn
Loudoun Street
Cork Street
Flood Controls To Be Studied In Cumberland Meeting
The Potomac River Flood Control Survey, a Winchester Virginia led group studying flood control options for Virginia Maryland and West Virginia, will meet in Cumberland on Monday at 1 pm. R F McHenry Alleghany county agent hosts the session at the courthouse. The group has spent months touring Potomac tributaries gathering data and hopes to learn workable flood control measures for Allegany County with attendance from local forestry and agricultural groups.
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Cumberland
Winchester
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Potomac River
R. F. McHenry
Allegany County
R. V. Oliver
Allegany Forestry and Agricultural Associations
Too Few WPAers To Start Project In Winchester
City Manager Grant told council that there are too few WPA workers to start a new project in Winchester thanks to the apple harvest boosting employment. He said twenty men are required, nine are available, and he expects all back in a few weeks.
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Winchester
Grant
Rumor of Neville Chamberlain Resigning from Cabinet
London reports circulated that Neville Chamberlain as lord president of the council may resign from Churchill's cabinet due to ill health. The retirement was said to be announced tonight or tomorrow.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Council
Churchill
Chamberlain
Kaye son Reports Submarine Chase West of Ireland
MacKay Radio said the 4,606 ton British freighter Kaye son was being chased by a submarine about 675 miles west of Ireland. The Codlham Steamship Company of London owns the ship, which operates between South American ports and England.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Kayeson
Ireland
Codlham Steamship Company of
London
England
Gandhi Celebrated on His Birthday Across India
Indian Nationalists celebrate Mohandas K. Gandhi's birthday with cotton spinning contests. Gandhi, then in Delhi, received telegrams from around the world as festivities unfold across India on October 2.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Delhi
Navy to Expand Fleet With 15 Ocean-Going Yachts
Ottawa announced by Navy Minister MacDonald that 15 large ocean-going yachts will be acquired for conversion into anti submarine patrol vessels. The move aims to bolster Royal Canadian Navy strength as part of ongoing expansion.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
MacDonald
Restrictions on Jews in France Foreshadowed by Paris Radio
German occupied Paris broadcasts forecast that France will mirror Nazi rules. Jews could be barred from professional work and camps for Jewish refugees from other countries may be established in France.
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Vichy
France
Germany
Paris
Oddities and encounters span Winchester to New York
A Ripley oddity tale recalls a Joseph Baker buried upright in a stone pyramid near Winchester. In New York City a Winchester woman unexpectedly meets her brother twice on Broadway, then again the next day. Edward Jenkins wins cattle ribbons at the Baltimore Livestock Show.
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Believe-It
Ripley
Mr. Ripley
Joseph Baker
Winchester
New York City
Washington
Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Millwood
J. P. Keen
Flames glare in Ruhr seen for 60 miles
British R A F bombers staged a widespread night raid that struck Berlin and 16 other cities, with the German capital reporting fires in the Ruhr visible for up to 60 miles. The air ministry noted attacks on invasion bases along the Dutch and French coasts as RAF fighters repelled waves of Nazi aircraft over London.
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England
Blitzkrieg
Germany
London Air Ministry
Berlin
le Havre
Channel
R. A. F. Fliers
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Spain
Madrid
Rome
London
Hitler
North Africa
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Strait of Dover
Manchester
Liverpool
$6 000 Worth Of Jap Beetles
City records show 79 Japanese beetles trapped last summer as entomologists warn more acreage will need treatment this fall or next spring. Shared city county costs suggest total treatment could reach six thousand dollars.
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S. Lee Grant
G.T. French
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Chamber of Commerce
Bing Corsby
Warren
Frederick County
Fairfield
Walker Bond
Clearbrook
Bond
Armory
Anderson
U.S
Fritz Howell
Innings Tigers
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Bulletins
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Vincent X. Flaherty
Ossie” Bluege
Martinsburg
W. Va
Willa Maxwell
Edward B. Eynon
Washington Ball Club
Britain
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