President Roosevelt to deliver national defense address from train
The White House said President Roosevelt will speak on the U.S. defense program from a special train in Dayton Ohio on October 12 at 12 00 m EST. The address will be a straight narrative aimed at the American republics and will be broadcast by short wave to 20 other nations in the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Dayton
Ohio
Early
United States
Defense Appropriations Bill Advances in Senate Action
The defense appropriations bill totaling 1.4827 billion moves back to the House as Senate increases bring cash provisions to 1.2488 billion and 150 million in contract authority. Navy receives 75.4 million cash and 8.5 million in contract authority while a civil functions bill with 80 million for 4,000 air ports faces resistance and possible delay. Recess deadlines push talks toward next week.
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Senate
Navy
Appropriations Committee
Winchester Recreation Association appeal for supervised youth program
The Winchester Recreation Association asks for funds to start a supervised recreation and instruction program for youth and adults. The plan would benefit individuals and the broader community. The street to the live stock market, though within city limits, is not deeded to the city and thus not eligible for city funds.
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Winchester Recreation Association
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
New Container Company to Open near Winchester
A new container firm near Winchester on Papermill road leases from Fred K. Glaize and aims to hire about 30 people. The Northern Container Corporation, led by Robert Carnwath of Philadelphia as president with Robert Carnwath Jr. as secretary treasurer and Samuel Carnwath as general manager, plans to begin operations this fall to introduce containers and later produce treated fibre containers and other container needs.
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Winchester
Papermill Road
Fred K. Glaize
Aluo
Apple
Urthern Container Corporation
Robert Carnwath
Philadelphia
Robert Carnwath, Jr
Samuel Carnwath
Carnwath
Search Pressed For Judge Sage
Detroit residents and police pressed the search for Judge Robert E. Sage after a fatal shooting of a business partner and wounding of two others Tuesday night. An open letter urged the fugitive jurist to surrender, signed by broker North J. Bourne and dozens of Sage’s friends. The victims included Ralph W Nadell and Al Nadell, with Maurice D. Smilay, an attorney, stating Sage acted during a heated argument and opened fire. Sage, 41, had fled from his office in the Pedising 4 building where he presided over Common Pleas court. The four men were linked to a recreation park project facing ongoing legal difficulties.
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Robert E. Sage
Bob
Sage
North J. Bourne
Pedising 4
Ralph W Nadell
al Nadell
Aurice D. Smilay
Arey
Paul O. Whitman
Smilay
Auction of Kuhn property at Court House noon Saturday
At noon Saturday October 5 in front of Court House the W. L. Kuhn property will be sold. The nine room building at 137 South Loudoun Street with a 200 foot alley extension, and an adjoining Cork Street lot with 90 feet frontage and buildings, are included.
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W. L. Kuhn
Loudoun St
Cork Street
Policemen Help Birth On Greenmont Avenue In Baltimore
Patrolmen Robert McReynolds and Ernest Grimes answered a call to investigate trouble on Greenmont Avenue early today and assisted in the birth of a seven pound boy to Mrs. Rose Brooks. Dr James Tupper of City Hospital said hospital care wasn’t needed.
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Baltimore
Robert McReynolds
Ernest Grimes
Greenmont Avenue
Rose Brooks
James Tupper
City Hospital
Gas Co Must Get Franchise After 1906 Term Ended
The Consumers Utility Company ran without a charter since 1936 after records showed a 30 year franchise granted in 1906. City Manager S Lee Grant told the council that a special committee was named to investigate and report. Discussion stressed growing importance of franchises for street use and urban planning.
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S. Lee Grant
C. R. Anderson
Pictures Of Baby Beeves Page Two
Several pictures of the baby beeves fed by Clarke county 4-H. Club members and auctioned at the Winchester Livestock Market this week may be found today on Page 2, section 1 of The Star.
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Winchester
The
Star
Regular meeting of Charlie Rouss Fire Co Oct 4
Regular monthly meeting of the Charlie Rouss Fire Co will be held Friday evening Oct 4 at 8 o clock Plans will be made to attend the Rockingham Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg members urged to attend M D Weaver Pres
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Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Eee
Reds Out For Revenge With Fierce Tigers
Reds prepare for a decisive showdown against the Detroit Tigers in Cincinnati amid perfect weather. The National League contenders seek revenge after earlier losses, aiming to seize momentum in the World Series classic atmosphere.
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Fierce Tigers
Cincinnati
Reds Win Second World Series Game Behind Walters
The Cincinnati Reds avenge yesterday's loss by defeating theDetroit Tigers 5 to 3 in game two of the 1940 World Series with pitcher Bucky Walters delivering the heroics.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bucky Walters
Reds Hope Home Run Hopes Lifted by Walters Rowe Clash
At Crosley Field Cincinnati fans, wary after yesterday's defeat, gathered for the second World Series game against Detroit. Bucky Walters and School Boy Rowe were the expected starters while Hank Gowdy pitched in for a moment as the Reds fielded hopefuls like Ernie Lombardi, with the wind blowing from east to home plate and temperatures around 68 degrees.
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Bucky Walters
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Harry
Hank
Gowdy
Ernie Schnozzle
Lombardi
Wells Says Nazi Germany Near End of Tether
British author H G Wells arrived on the liner Scythia in New York and warned that Germany is nearing the end of its tether after recently shot down English planes. He urged the United States not to enter the war, citing party politics as a potential interference. The Scythia carried 808 passengers including 90 children under care arrangements for European refugees.
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England
Wells
America
Ehe Scythia
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Gov Price Set for 7 P M Address At Event
Gov Price will arrive for a 7 o clock address after a 6 o clock luncheon. All tickets sold but arrangements allow many to be admitted at 7 for the governor's speech.
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Gov. Price
Willkie Claims Roosevelt Reelection Sparks National Division
Aboard the Willkie train en route to Pittsburgh on October 3, Wendell Willkie charged that a Roosevelt reelection would bankrupt the nation and forfeit social security. He accused the New Deal of divisive politics and urged moving domestic economy forward with a focus on unity. Gov. Arthur H. James joined on the Pennsylvania leg as the train entered the state.
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Pittsburgh
Wendell L. Willkie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Youngstown
America
Arthur H. James
Buck Newsom's Father Dies After World Series Victory
Henry O B Newsom, 68, of Hartsville South Carolina, father of Louis Buck Newsom, died in a Cincinnati hotel room within 12 hours of watching his son pitch Detroit Tigers to a World Series win over the Reds. He suffered from a heart ailment. Newsom plans to stay with the Tigers for possible service during the series. He leaves two daughters and another son.
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Henry O. B. Newsom
Hartsville
S. C
Louis
Buck”) Newsom
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Newsom
Detroit
Schools Closed on October 16 for Draft Registration
Frederick county schools and Winchester will close on October 16 the day of the draft registration. Handley pupils must report for roll call before returning home. Rural areas will use school buildings for registration while city precincts operate as usual except City Hall where work moves to the Corporation Court room.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Handley Schools
City Hall
Corporation
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held at a specified time. All members are asked to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Loryn M. Crabill, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Sale of Oriental Rugs Friday
A sale of Oriental rugs is announced for Friday by Moling and Cather. The notice lists the auction time and venue details.
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Moling & Cather
Rummage Sale At Circle No 2 Church of Christ
Rummage sale planned for Saturday October 5 at 132 South Main Street Circle No 2 of the Church of Christ will host the event with proceeds supporting church programs. The notice invites community shoppers to browse items and donate as available.
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S. Main
Church of Christ
Anderson to succeed Chamberlain as Britain reshuffles cabinet
London reports Neville Chamberlain resigns as lord president and from the inner war cabinet and from Conservative leadership. Anderson becomes war cabinet member and lord president as Churchill expands inner cabinet. Press responses call the move a sign of activity amid old guard shifts.
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Home Security
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John Anderson
Eden
Alfred Duff Cooper
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Beaverbrook
Over 100 Seek Senate Seats Ahead of November Elections
More than a hundred candidates including two governors, three former governors, and four congressmen have been selected to run for the 35 Senate seats to be filled in the November 5 elections. Utah and Maine provide major party nominees while Vermont and Vermonts slate reshapes the field.
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Utah
Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr
Vermont
Maine
Ralph O. Brewster
Hiram Johnson
California
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Andrews
D-Fla
Heavy British Barrages Halt Traffic In London Raid
London reports a heavy anti aircraft barrage in the late afternoon raid by unseen German raiders. Shells rained on the city and some quarters fear the Luftwaffe may have shifted to blind high altitude bombardment.
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London
Gamelin Daladier and La Chambre Charged in War Guilt Case
In Vichy on October 3 formal charges were filed against former Generalissimo Maurice Gamelin former Premier Edouard Daladier and ex Air Minister Guy La Chambre. They face trial before the Riom supreme court.
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France
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Edouard Daladier
Air
Guy la Chambre
Supreme Court
Riom
Romanian Foreign Minister Names Hoare In Sacal Scandal
Budapest dispatch reports the Romanian foreign minister accused British minister Reginald Hoare of involvement in a scandal in Bucharest. The German news agency item cites the accusation published today.
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Bucharest
Reginald Hoare
Saca
Tanks Cross Border to Train Canadian Units
Two dozen United States Army tanks crossed the border at Windsor on flat cars en route to Camp Borden Ontario for training Canadian tank units. The first batch of 200 overage tanks recently purchased from the United States was held at the border for 36 hours.
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Ont
United States Army
International Boudary
Camp Borden
United States
Three Willkie egging youths plead guilty in Pontiao Juvenile Court
Three of five boys accused of egging Wendell Willkie's campaign caravan pleaded guilty in Pontiacs Juvenile Court. They were sentenced to a "good, old-fashioned whipping" and ordered to write a complete attitude statement to be read before Pontiac High School students.
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Pontiac, Mich
Wendell L. Willkie
Arthur Moore
Pontiacs High School
Red Cross Drive Sets $3000, 2000-Member Quota in Winchester
Winchester Red Cross chapter officials met to set a 2000 member and 3000 dollar quota for the 1940-41 drive to run November 12 to 21. Committee members include Rev. Dr. E. T. Clark Harold Brown Joe B. Thomas L. J. McElligott Dan Leatherman Martin Kermacy Edythe Ballard and chapter head Frederick County.
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Winchester Red Cross
Martin Kermacy
E. T. Clark
Harold Brown
House
Joe B. Thomas
L. J. McElligott
Business House
Dan Leatherman
Lewis Barton
Edythe Ballard
Winchster
Frederick County
Heir To Clark Thread Millions Born At Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Vander pool Clark socialites of the Middleburg hunt country are congratulated on the birth of a baby son at Memorial Hospital. The infant born at 10 02 PM last night and will inherit the Clark thread millions. The couple have been married about two years and reside at their estate near Middleburg.
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Robert Vanderpool Clark
Middleburg Hunt Country
Memorial Hospital
Clark
Middle
Nazi Raiders Push Through London Haze
Nazi raiders strike London amid heavy bombings as Britain's defense battle continues. Mussolini’s paper claims Japan prepares to attack Singapore and warns of a U S led assault by Germany Italy and Japan. Churchill reshuffles war cabinet to enlarge labor role. Bombs hit Haarlem and German targets including Essen and other cities as RAF raids counterattack.
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