Russian Nation Prepares For Nazi Onslaught Across Fronts
Reports from Washington and Moscow describe Soviet mobilization to meet a major German winter offensive. Lozovsky says Hitler aims a large success before cold weather. Red Army reports heavy fighting with German armour, while Luftwaffe claims progress in Ukraine and Crimea amid Soviet counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Associated Press
S. A. Lozovsky
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Sea of Azov
London
Red Army
Leningrad
Miss Katie Miller Retires After 56 Years of Sunday School Service
Grace Lutheran Church honors Miss Katie Miller whose retirement ends a 56 year tenure as regular Sunday school teacher and community mentor. She will continue as supply teacher while friends praise her loyalty devotion and unselfish service to generations of students and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Miller
Miss Miller
Grace Lutheran Church
Katie
Sewage Needs Discussed With Slide Presentation
M H Klegerman of Alexander Potter Associates presents an 80 page survey on Winchester sewage disposal. The report outlines preliminary and alternate schemes with locations and estimates. Slides will illustrate drawings, photographs, curves to aid council in judging overall city sewage treatment linkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Common Council
M. H. Klegerman
New York
Alexander Potter Associates
Klegerman
Record Warm October Tops Previous Heat for Third Day
A trio of 96 degree readings marked a continuing heat wave. Official 2 pm temperature reached 96, matching Sunday’s record as Oct temperatures rise beyond prior data. Morning low held at 65 with hourly climbs through the day ending at 96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anxi
Washington
I Ete Mercury
Harrisonburg and Charles Town Uniforms Issued
Uniforms for the Harrisonburg and Charles Town trips will be issued to members on Wednesday evening October 8 from 7:30 to 9:00 by the Uniform Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROUSS
Harrisonburg
Charles
Body of Woman Anti Bolshevist Found in River
Paris dispatch reports the body of Madame Tonia Masse, 35, secretary of the Anti Bolshevists League, found in the Seine with ankles bound and a paving block tied to the neck. She was last seen September 23 near the opera bar and police deem it a death trap. Autopsy cites strangulation, head hit, and binding. Jewelry remained on the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine
Tonia Masse
Anti-Bolshevists League of
Wounded German Prisoners Remain in Britain After Exchange Collapse
In Newhaven England October 7 British officials prepared for the disembarkation of sick and wounded German prisoners from hospital ships after Berlin canceled a cross channel exchange. London called Germanys actions a flagrant breach of faith as prisoners had waited aboard ships since last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhaven
Eng
London
Berlin
Germany
Royal Army Medical Corps
Disciples Meet At Lynchburg for Annual Convention
About 150 leaders of the Disciples of Christ gathered at the First Christian Church in Lynchburg for an interpretative program of the million for life and work campaign. The event opened the 109th Virginia Disciples convention and 66th Virginia Christian Missionary Society meeting with an address by Fred D. Maphis on The State of the Church in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Disciples of Christ
First Christian Church
C. O. Hawley
Indianapolis
Unified Promotion of the Disciples
Disciples of Virginia
Virginia Christian Missionary Society
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
Virginia
Sesson
J. T. Hundley
Lynchburg College
Survivors claim tanker I. C. White sunk by unidentified submarines
A 19 year old survivor said the American owned tanker I. C. White was torpedoed without warning about 600 miles off Brazil. He reported one or two submarines fired a single torpedo midship and the ship sank after being shelled. 17 survivors spoke to officials aboard the rescue ships Del Norte and Del Morte while others awaited word at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
Barkley
Hull
Wallace
House
Senate
Panama
Congress
Rio DE Janeiro
I. C. White
Brazil
W. Ackerman
Charleston
S. C
del Norte
United States
West Niles
State Department
Associated Press
Murphy the Shepherd Hero of Boyce Fire
A 10 year old Shepherd named Murphy saved his 13 year old mistress Anne Foley from a fire in a tenant house on the Langbein estate near Boyce. The blaze broke out in the kitchen and spread rapidly before Berryville firemen arrived. little insurance covered a roughly $1,500 dwelling and antique contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Boyce Fire
Oka
Julian
Foley) Carper
Anne
Berryville
Lanin
Boyce
Water Supply Still Ample for Winchester Ahead of Drought
Officials report Rouss spring and Shawnee-3 flow provide ample water for industry and homes. Despite higher September usage than 1940, daily pumping tops 2.6 million gallons with a 3 million peak. Authorities note drought effects may appear next year but predict no severe shortage in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rouss
Water Department
Shawnee Springs
Maryland
Virginia
Ruler of Persia Plans Study of Democracy in U S
Shah Mohammed Reza of Iran said he hopes to visit the United States after the war to seek guidance toward transforming Iran into a real democracy. In a 60 minute interview with an American correspondent he said America and Iran should be best of friends and that Britain’s victory would secure Iran’s territorial integrity as progress toward his goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Riza
United States
America
Shah
Britain
Elias Sentence Is Suspended
The death sentence on Premier General Alois Elias of the Nazi protectorate of Bohemia Moravia was suspended to permit him to testify against other suspects. Berlin sources said the sentence remains pending and no decision on mercy has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alois Elias
Bohemia-Moravia
DNB
Prague
Elias
Adolf Hitler
Bridge Collapse Takes Two Lives
The Mammoth bridge over the St. Marys river buckled early today sending a Duluth South Shore and Atlantic locomotive and two freight cars into the water. Engineer Hazen Willis and Conductor Dave Monroe were drowned in the cab. Fireman Carl Zelmer and Brakeman Francis Peller survived. Authorities discounted sabotage as the bridge had been under guard during the defense emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Mammoth
St. Mary’s River
Duluth
South Shore
Atlantic
Canada
Hazen Willis
Dave Monroe
Carl Zelmer
Francis Peller
Fort Brady
Berryville Faces Severe Water Shortage Urged Conservation
Clarke county officials warn Berryville water supply is critically low after a long drought. They urge every consumer to use water sparingly as conservation becomes crucial to stretch the remaining supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Serbian Putsch Led By Woman Gets Smashing
German troops and two Ustasha companies crushed a putsch led by an attorney's daughter in Kac, western Serbia. Rebel bands storm Sabac near Belgrade, Chetniks and armed farmers also involved, with executions reported in occupied Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kac
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Ante Pavelic
Sabac
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ford Lays Off 20,000 at Rouge Plant
Detroit October reports Ford Motor Co begins mass layoff of 20,000 workers at the Rouge plant due to defense production cuts. About 60,000 remain employed there as officials warn layoffs may continue into spring with bomber plant completion. Personnel head Harry H. Bennett cites unprofitable production lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Big Rouge
National Defense
Rouge
Defense
Ford
Harry H. Bennett
Wage Increase At By-Product Plant Shenandoah apples plant grants five cent raise
It was learned today that a five cent per hour wage increase has been granted to employees at the Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company. The new minimum wage at the plant becomes thirty cents per hour, as stated by J. Fred Thwaite of DIAL Mason's Cab. A lost letter for a bird dog offers a five dollar reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
J. Fred Thwaite
Grading Near Completion on Route 55 Project
The 5 mile John Marshall Highway from Star Tannery to the West Virginia line nears completion by Cumberland Construction Company. Resident engineer F M Yellett notes heavy grading with a 40 foot wide Virginia side and a lower grade in West Virginia. a Duck Run bridge is due to be completed in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Tannery
West Virginia Line
Cumberland Construction Company
F.M. Yellett
Duck Run
Virginia
West Virginia
Plaza Cleaners Offers Cash and Carry Service
Closed Friday and Saturday and open Monday. Plain dresses and suits available for cash and carry at Plaza Cleaners located at 2 Frederick Plaza.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iceland
Reykjavik
United States Army
Air Corps
the Atlantic
High Command
Arctic
Red Star
Semeon Timoshenko
Boldin
Azov Sea
Thefuehrer
Moscow
Perekop
Crimea
Genichesk
Red Fleet
Southeast
Richmond
James River
Council
Persia
Dial Mason's Mason’s Cab
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!