Derringer Back On Mound For Reds In Fourth World Series Game
Reds manager Bill McKechnie stacks his rotation with Paul Derringer to even the World Series as Detroit Tigers hold a 2 1 lead. Derringer relays he was surprised by the assignment while Del Baker taps Dizzy Trout to start for Detroit. The game drew vast crowds at Briggs Stadium with fans cheering home runs and strong batting drills.
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Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Detroit Tigers
del Baker
Tigers
Paul
Dizzy” Trout
Derringer
Cincinnati
McKechnie
Eugene
Junior) Thompson
Reds
Thompson
Hutchinson
Big Greenlng
Hank
Hon
Reds Werber
Bartell
M. McCormick
Cf McCosky
Cf Goodman
Rf Gehringer
F. McCormick
Greenberg
Ripple
York
Wilson
C Campbell
Rf Joost
Higgins
Myers
Sullivan
Po Trout
Venpires
Steve Basil
Bill
Transit company bus wreck injures 11 in Baltimore
A Baltimore Transit Company bus ran out of control, jumped a curb and embankment, and overturned injuring 11 passengers. Driver Charles J. Keller said the steering gear broke while rounding a curve. All windows on one side shattered and passengers were thrown to the street.
County Eyes Parking Lot Extension at Hitching Yard
MA Winchester reports the county may allow use of the hitching yard for a municipal parking lot extension. City hopes for a mutual agreement to pave and improve the yard, increasing access for residents and encouraging more business district visitors when metering is considered.
Winchester Fire Prevention Week Observance Scheduled
Winchester firemen join with the Junior Board of Trade to sponsor National Fire Prevention Week October 6-12. A mayoral proclamation urges citizens to aid prevention efforts to cut fire losses. Shown above are front-row William
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Winchester
Board of Trade
William
Virginia Woolen Employees To Vote On Union election
Workers at the Virginia Woolen Company face a Wednesday NLRB supervised secret ballot to decide whether a local union will form. The Textile Workers Union of America promotes organizing with handbills. company officials offered no comment.
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Virginia Woolen
NLRB
Virginia Woolen Company
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
the Star
Textile Workers Union
National Labor Board
Woolen Company
One Is Probably Killed In Blast In Terre Haute
A $100000 explosion and fire at the Commercial Solvents Corporation in Terre Haute Indiana injured four and probably killed Thomas Sankey fifty. An acetone still exploded sending a 30000 gallon tank into the air while a 200 foot square derivates plant burned. Federal agent Earl J. Wynn arrived to investigate and production head Maynard Wheeler said sabotage unlikely.
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Terre Haute
Ind
PIX
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Thomas Sankey
Earl J. Wynn
Indianapolis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maynard Wheeler
James Roman
Sankey
Hollywood Visitors Stay Quiet at George Washington
Reports last night noted Joe and Mrs Brown and a party of Hollywood friends registered at the George Washington hotel while Crosby visited the area. Cars from California and Virginia with identical 918 license numbers were seen near the hotel, and Miss Elsie Gruver in California sent a snapshot of a 189 pound swordfish she landed off Catalina Island. The World Series drew no Winchester fans, while local travelers headed to Knoxville for the Duke Tennessee game. Bud Jackson's pet alligator Jake returned after a brief tropical departure, discovered by Ellis Jackson in Berryville.
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Bing” Crosby
Joe &. Brown
Elsie Grover
Pasadena
Calif
D. N. Gruver
Reliance
Catalina Island
Miss Gruver
Jake
Bud Jackson
Berryville
Ellis Jackson
36 000 Warplanes Year Are Assured
Washington defense officials say Congress has funded a defense bill to assure a yearly output of 3,000 fighting aircraft by April 1942. The $1.482 billion measure provides $180 million in cash and contract authorizations to expand plants and space, aiming to triple current production.
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Washington
Oct
Congress
Roosevelt
Army
New Plant Planned for Harrisonburg News Record
Harrisonburg News Record to move into a new plant after purchasing a lot. The morning paper, published by Rockingham Publishing Co., serves Harrisonburg and Rockingham Page Shenandoah Augusta Hardy Pendleton counties and parts of West Virginia with a daily readership above 40 000.
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Harrisonburg
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Daily News Record
News-Record
Keezer
Rockingham Publishing Company
R. Gray Williams
H. W. Bertram
Byrd
New York
South
Mid-West
New England
Rockingham
Page
Shenandoah
Augusta
Hardy and
Pendleton
West Virginia
Bomb hits entrance to Lords as crater widens at Parliament
British officials say a bomb fell at the entrance to the House of Lords damaging windows and creating a crater about 20 feet wide. The blast occurred between the entrance and the bronze statue of Richard the Lion Hearted on the west side, near the Houses of Parliament between the Lords and Commons.
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House OF Is
Truk
London
House of Lords
Richard the Lion Hearted
Houses of Parliament
House of Commons
Roosevelt dedicates three Dutchess schools in home county
In Hyde Park New York President Roosevelt dedicated the Violet Avenue Hyde Park Village and Franklin D Roosevelt High School, financed by the PWA at about 1 300 000 dollars. He tied school building to national defense and urged continued government support to prevent starvation among unemployed workers.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
America
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Violet Avenue
Hyde Park Village
PWA
Turkeys in Frederick County Seen Ready for Thanksgiving Demand
Frederick county producers plan to market 10 000 to 12 000 turkeys this fall as the industry grows. The largest flock belongs to C M Rosenberger with about 3 700 birds, followed by Hale Moore of Hayfield and Grover Schlack of Apple Pie Ridge at about 1 000 each. Other flocks range from 700 to 300 birds, with some finished early and trucked to New York. County agent Fred Stine notes farmers shifting from apples to poultry and livestock, signaling a flourishing industry and hopeful returns.
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Frederick County
C. M. Rosenberger
Hale Moore
Hayfield
Grover Schlack
Apple Pie Ridge
Anderson
Gore
F. J. Marshall
Cedar
Creek Grade
Lee Whitacre
Whitacre
New York
Fred Stine
Frederick
Willkie Gains Two Votes in Washington Headquarters Straw Poll
Visitors from 15 states continued the presidential straw vote at the George Washington Headquarters. In the past week Roosevelt received 56 votes while Willkie polled 59, increasing Roosevelt to 1,163 total and Willkie to 1,053. Balloting started August 1 under supervisor F. N. McCormick.
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George Washington
Middle West
East
Roosevelt
Willkie Roosevelt
Willkie
F. N. McCormick
Axis Plans To Hit Foe At a Vulnerable Place
Berlin reports say Hitler and Mussolini discussed striking Britain in a vulnerable spot after their Brenner Pass conference. The talks stressed victory over Britain, with England described as vulnerable in multiple places. Also noted were 1.8 million French prisoners and transfers of all Black prisoners to German occupied French areas as air raids targeting England continued.
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Axis
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
Brenner Pass
England
Hitler
Germany
George Scapini
French War Veterans’ Association
Invasion Said To Await Word
In Rome and Bern reports claim Germany plans invasion of Britain with forces ready and awaiting the go signal. Italian and Spanish moves are described toward Egypt Gibraltar and the Nile region with Axis support and Italian air forces massing in occupied areas.
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Bern
Switzerland
Britain
Mediteranean
Alexandria
Suez
Nile Valley
Ethiopia
Spain
Gibraltar
Italy
Germany
Brenner Pass
Mediterranean
Libya
Upper Nile
France
Low Countries
Germans Claim 29 British Planes Shot Down
Berlin reports 29 British fighters shot down in daytime air battles tied to Nazi Thames raids. Munitions works and military targets along the river to London and west of the city were attacked, starting large fires. Three German planes are listed as missing.
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Berlin
Thames
London
Knox vows readiness if war comes to United States
Secretary Knox warned that the Axis pact of Japan, Germany and Italy targets the U S and pledged that the nation will be ready to fight if forced into conflict He touted the navy as capable of meeting enemies far from home and noted saboteurs may be present within the country while calling America resistant to intimidation.
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Washington
Knox
Japan
Germany
Italy
National Police Academy
Justice Department
Great Britain
United States
Europe
England
Pacific
Navy
United States of America
America
Child Refugees In Port Safely
One hundred seven child refugees arrived in New York after a three week voyage from British waters aboard the Empress of Australia. Irene Kuhn of the US committee for the care of European children cited dangers from bombs en route London to Glasgow and a 27 hour trek from Montreal to New York.
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New York
England
America
Atlantic
Irene Kuhn
United States Committee For the Care of
London
Glasgow
Firth of Clyde
Benares
Halifax
Montreal
Governor Horner in serious condition at Winnebago retreat
Governor Henry Horner, 61, remains seriously ill after a two year illness. He worsened yesterday at his suburban Winne tka retreat, with Lieut. Gov. John Steele notified of the development as the state watches for potential succession.
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Chicago
Henry Horner
Winnetka
M. P. Akers
John Steele
Illinois
British Send More Soldiers To Gibraltar
Two thousand British troops of all branches were reported landed today to strengthen the garrison of Gibraltar, Britain's great fortress rock at the western end of the Mediterranean. A chill westerly wind blew through the Strait of Dover as overcast skies and mist reduced visibility.
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Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Britain
Great Fortress Rock
Strait of Dover
Luftwaffe Bombers Hit London as Weeklong Siege Persists
German bombers and about 40 fighters attacked London and southeastern England in the fifth week of the air siege. British anti-aircraft fire and fighters claimed at least eight attackers over Kent, with several crashing into the sea or burning near Ashford. Central London saw gunfire as several raiders neared the capital.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Britain
Kent
Midlands
Channel
British Press Association
Ashford
Associated Press
Young Farmers To Hear Prof Maxton
The Frederick County Junior Farmers Club meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm at John W Larrick's home in Chambersville. Jack Larrick chairs the program featuring Dr J L Maxton from Blacksburg who will discuss Outlook Information and its use for farm commodity prospects. Two short talks follow.
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Frederick County
Junior Farmers’ Club
John W. Larrick
Chambersville
Jack Larrick
J. L. Maxton
Blacksburg
Chiropodist Dr M Schaffer Opens Winchester Office
Announcement states Dr M Schaffer a chiropodist foot specialist opens offices at 109 N Loudoun St Winchester on October 7 1940. Contact phone 2191.
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M. Schaffer
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
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Dover, Eng
Prof
Maxton
Frederick and
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