Virginia selective draft boards near completion
Virginia local service boards under the federal conscription act were nearly finished with assignments. One board remained to be selected and would be completed today. Major General Milton A. Reckord said no calls from Maryland or Pennsylvania are expected before January 3. The 29th division was also discussed for a December 16 assembly for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jrichmond
Virginia
Milton A. Reckord
Baltimore
S. Gardner Waller
National En
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Winchester Recreation Association Seeks Donations
Officers appeal for financial gifts and recreation supplies for the American Legion building. Treasurer C Ridgely White will receive funds, with arrangements to collect furniture games and other donated items for a supervised program of recreation and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Association
American Legion
C. Ridgely White
The Brenner Pass Meeting and England’s New Era
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses the Brenner Pass talks between Hitler and Mussolini and the strategic questions facing the Axis. He frames England’s leadership change with Chamberlain’s retirement as a shift from Old Guard conservatism to a New Guard viewpoint led by Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenner Pass
Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Brenner
Triple Alliance
Japan
United States
England
Russia
Britain
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Spain
Balkans
Near East
British Empire
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Old Guard
Die Hard Tories
Rock of Gibraltar
Queen Victoria
Stanley Baldwin
Lloyd George
Europe
Churchill
Massanutten Opens Season Against Uniontown Independent Boys
Massanutten Academy’s 1940 Purple Dragons meet Uniontown (Pa) Boys Club in Woodstock with Coach Grant and Fouts guiding a strengthened line. Key backs Dan Young and Walter Slater graduated, but a weighty lineup appears ready for a 2:30 p.m. Saturday kickoff. Starting tackles Childress, Stough, Price, Blasiole, Grove, Baker. backs Reed, Beck, Burzai, and others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Massanutten Academy
Purple Dragons
Uniontown
Keystone State
Dragons
LeRoy Grant
Les Fouts
Dan Young
Walter Slater
Massanutten
Childress
Stough
Price
Baker
Stone
Perkins
Burzai
Reed
Beck
Supreme Court Set To Open One Half Hour Early
RICHMOND Oct 4 The State Supreme Court will convene at 9 30 a m instead of 10 amid the move to the new state library supreme court building Clerk M B Watts said the change affects all attorneys on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Supreme Court
New
State Library-Supreme Court
M. B. Watts
Fredericksburg Dog Auction Returns In Annual Mart
Fredericksburg hosts the 14th annual dog mart at James Monroe High School field with prizes for ugly dogs thoroughbreds and mutts. More than 200 dogs entered indicating about 400 total registrations by start time. Events include a beach show parade trick dog show fox horn blowing contest and fiddlers contest with dog judging at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Dog Mart
James Monroe
Hghh
Ray Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Mart
Answers to Today’s Quiz
Answers printed on page 4 list ten items. Key responses include Sword, location in Virginia across the Po River from Washington, and roles such as Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission. The list covers geography, history, and demographics with concise factual entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sword
Virginia
Pone River
Washington, D
Hemisphere
Switzerland
Maryland
King Carol of
Rumania
Claims Party Has Done Its Duty Capably
WARRENTON Oct 4. Democratic campaign director Pi L Preston Collins told a local audience that over seven and a half years the party diagnosed and conquered the nation internal cancers. He warned crises remain and proclaimed liberalism against absolutism as the duty of government. He cited Roosevelt era gains in income and farm support as proof of democratic progress and urged continued leadership ahead of Nov 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Pi.l
Preston Collins
Democratic
Democratic Party
Party of Crisis
Collins
Horace H. Edwards
Richmond
Roosevelt
New American Passenger Ship Takes Ways Soon
The steamship President Hayes will be launched at Newport News Shipbuilding in a private ceremony. Mrs Cordell Hull will christen the vessel with Mrs Paul Hayes as matron of honor and Miss Edith Wright maid of honor. Lunch with yard officials will follow with notable guests including William G McAdoo and S Otis Bland among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
President Hayes
American President Lines
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Navy Department
Cordell Hull
Paul Hayes
Staunton
Edith Wright
Cuba
James River Country Club
William G. McAdoo
President Lines Board
Radio Highlights and Schedule Highlights 1940s
Radio highlights include WRC covering Minnesota Nebraska Notre Dame with Knute Rockne tribute, Kate Smith hour featuring Notre Dame guests, Arch Oboler’s radio play This Lonely Heart, Wings of Destiny airplane prize, and Henry Armstrong vs Fritzie Zivic. Evening lineups include WRC WMAL and WJSV schedules with Kokoon orchestra and Mayflower Lounge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WRC
Fred Waring
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
WJSV
Kate Smith
South Bend
Elmer Layden
James Crowley
Glee Club
Kate
Grantland Rice
Arch Oboler
Oboler
Everyman Theater
Alla Nazimova
Chaikovski
Wings of Destiny
WMAL
Henry Armstrong
Fritzie Zivic
Madison Square Garden
WBC
Bill Gottlieb
Helen Forrest
the Capitol
Mayflower Lounge
Dick Koons
Bonnie Boyd
WISV
E. C. Hill
Godwin
Arch
Streamliner
Arch McDonald
Bankhage
Sullivan
Thomas
the World Today
Amos
N’ Andy
Europe
Lanny Ross
Alec Templeton
al Pearce
Cities Service
Smith
Death Valley
Hollywood
Harry Kogen
Johnny
J. Kennedy
Everyman
Grand Central
Station Send SA
Ret
Mom Tega Creareenn
Ance Pasea Age Doe
Tatas
Aden Dade Eae
Henry
Wings of
Armstrong
Destiny
Fritzie
Zivic
Batons
Mayflow
Ray Herbeck
Winchester Recreation Association Forms Structure and Goals
The Winchester Recreation Association completes its organization detailing a broad constitution, a nominating committee, and plans for officer elections. A public meeting last Friday reviewed progress, urged citizen support, and set next steps for public involvement and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell R. Barney
Winchester Recreation Association
Associa
Association
City Goapels
Tn Oe Winester
Rebe
Jean
Winchster
Community fundraiser plea urges broad support
A call to rally support for a worthy cause urges readers to contribute money and materials. Behind the scenes workers emphasize their efforts and ask others to do their part.
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du Pont House
du Pont
John W. Rosenberger
PONS
Dewitt MacKenzie
Eral. Jones Funeral Home
Winchester and Vicinity
W. E. Cooper & Son
Supreme Court
Winchester
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
CCC
Osed Tires
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
Vais
Fairfax Lane
Pittsburgh
E. Piccadilly St
Valley Pike
H. W. Ebert
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