Nazis Claim Reds Beaten In Moscow Offensive
Nazi claims of a decisive push toward Moscow report 60 to 70 Red divisions trapped west of the capital. Hitler’s press chief says the Soviet Union is militarily finished as nearly 1,000,000 Red troops are encircled in two offensives. Berlin reports Moscow retreat amid a high-stakes clash with England framed as the year’s final great battle.
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Red Army
Moscow
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Thefuehrer
Russia
Soviet
Red
Hitler
Soviet Union
Adolph Hitler
Otto Dietrich
Berlin
Volga
Sea of Azov
Shanghai
England
Panama Ex-President Arias Flees Panama in Secrecy
Panama reports its Nazi minded president Arnulfo Arias fled the country in secrecy at 5 30 am Tuesday. A successor was sworn in this morning as political opponents allegedly pressured him amid fears of anti American and pro Nazi leanings. The scene suggested internal turmoil with the mayor Nicolas Ardito Barletta arrested as executive power shifted.
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Ama
Nicolas Ardito Barletta
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
United States
Arias
Arrangements for Flying School Completed
The Chamber of Commerce announced completion of plans for a non college fall flight training school for civilian pilots. Ground school supervision by E W Robertson approved flying to begin after Chamber arrangements were finished. Scholarships awarded to past ground course students will enter the course.
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Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Roberston
Red Cross roll call and local events spotlight Winchester
The column highlights a Red Cross roll call, Little Theater try-outs with Bundles for Britain, and the Bicentennial of Centenary Reformed Church opening tomorrow. It notes cooler weather and a looming milk shortage feared due to drought, with current production declines but no serious impact yet.
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Red Cross
Britain
Centenary Reformed Church
Winchester
Celebration At Centenary Open Tomorrow
Celebration at Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church opens tomorrow at 7 30 pm with Rev Francis R Casselman as guest pastor. The bicentennial series continues Sunday with sermons at 11 00 am and 7 30 pm and includes a 3 00 pm fellowship hour and addresses by Judge Philip Williams and Dr B Floyd Flickinger. Public invited to participate.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Francis R. Casselman
Christ Reformed Church
Altoona
Centenary
J. Siler Garrison
D. D
Harrisonburg
A. M. Gluck
Martinsburg
W. Va
Philip Williams
B. Floyd Flickinger
Richmond
S. L. Flickpees
Scott R. Wagner
Hagerstown
Potomac Synod
Paul T. Stonesifer
Chambersburg
Centenary Church
Front Royal Pumps Shenandoah River Water Into Reservoir
Reports from Front Royal indicate that since 9 a.m. Sunday water from the Shenandoah River has been pumped into the town’s raw water reservoir. The reservoir stood about 12 feet high, with one pump operating around 20 hours daily and delivering roughly 700000 gallons in that period.
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Front Royal
Shenandosh
Spring Flow Declines Amid Prolonged Drought Records
Water Department records show the combined daily flow of Rouss and Shawnee Springs at about 2.3 million gallons, roughly 878 thousand gallons more than the October 20 to November 16, 1931 drought period. A total of 2,714,800 gallons was pumped yesterday including 374,800 from Old Town Spring, though its flow is not included in the comparison.
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Water Department
Rouss
Shawnee Springs
Star From
Shawnee
Old Town Spring
Rouss Spring
Shawnee Spring
Reuss
Sees Challenge To Church Presented By Armed Forces
Lynchburg Oct 9 Captain Suttenfield chaplain of the 246th Coast Artillery says the church must strengthen spiritual life for servicemen. Dr S Vernon McCasland UVA professor warns urgent need for religious education to bolster national culture as Dr P D Sukhanandan of India speaks at a missionary breakfast opening the convention’s third day.
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Lynchburg
John L. Suttenfield
246Th Coast Artillery
Fort Story
Virginia Disciples of Christ
America
S. Vernon McCasland
University of Virginia
P. D. Sukhanandan
India
Washington Duchess age dispute settles with 45 claim
Dr. Lewis M. Allen disclosed the Duchess of Windsor was born June 19, making her 45, not 52 as earlier reports suggested. He cited records and family sources in Baltimore to counter a Washington Times Herald story and dismissed prior remarks as rumor.
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Washington
Duchess of Windsor
Lewis M. Allen
Baltimore
Buchanan Merryman
Bessie
Ashington
Wally
Pen
W oBerryman
Dr. Allen
Baltimore Sun
Winchester
Washington Times-Herald
Allen
Warfield
Blue Ridge Summit
Roy
Sweeping Policy Adopted by Priorities Unit
The Supply Priorities and Allocations Board issued a sweeping policy forbidding starting public or private construction using critical materials essential to national defense or public health. It targets power, navigation, flood control, offices, post offices, hotels, highways, and residential projects urging restraint during the emergency. The policy enables prioritities to deny materials to nonessential projects and could veto congressional authorized works.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Congress
Five Men Burned as Press Explodes at Radford Works
An explosion at the Hemfules Power Company Radford ordnance plant injured five men. A. Van Beek said all victims suffered first and second degree burns and were hospitalized. Injured: Charles Fowler 20 Blacksburg John Gessel 22 Rockport WV John Rodgers 21 Kimballton Bill Ward 19 Beckley WV Kermit Matney 30 Stone KY.
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Radford
Big Radford
Hemfules Power Company
A. van Beek
Bay
Charles Fowler
Blacksburg
John Gessel
Rockport
W. Va
Christiansburg
John Rodgers
Kimballton
Bill Ward
Beckley
W Va
Kermit Matney
Stone
Pulaski
van Beek
British Trawler Sinks Submarine
The Lady Shirley, a British trawler, shelled and sank a German submarine in a sea battle. The gun layer was killed. an officer replaced him. After four inch shells hit, the U boat crew surrendered and the Lady Shirley saved 44 survivors. Lieut.-Comdr. A. H. Callaway received the Distinguished Service Order.
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London
Admiralty
Lady Shirley
Shane Ae Bere i
A. H. Callaway
Removal Notice for Arthur Dunlap Insurance
Arthur Dunlap Insurance moves office to Room 7 at 113 N Loudoun St. New phone number 6361.
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Loudoun St
Arthur Dunlap
Insurance
Viereck Free on $15,000 Bond Pending Hearing
George Sylvester Viereck a 56 year old German born journalist was released on a $15 000 bail to await a federal court appearance in Washington to plead to a five count indictment for failing to disclose material facts in registering as a representative of a foreign government. He was described as a menace by William Power Malloney special assistant to the attorney general.
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New York
George Sylvester Viereck
Washington
Viereck
William Power Maloney
Evalyn McLean Becomes Reynolds Bride in Private Ceremony
Senator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina, aged 57, married 19 year old Washington heiress Evalyn McLean in a private noon ceremony at Friendship in Lean. The vows were before Judge Robert E. Mattingly. The couple honeymooned in Florida and Cuba after luncheon.
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Washington
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Evalyn McLean
Lean
Robert E. Mattingly
Washington Municipal Pour
Mean
Reynolds
Florida
Cuba
Delegation Seeks Action on Opequon Creek Pollution
Frederick and Clarke county residents along Abram’s Creek arrived to find hearings on Virginia Glass Land Corp and American Alloy Co postponed. They seek action over alleged Abram’s Creek pollution with daily fish kills in the Opequon and prior labelling of Abram’s Creek as an open sewer. Accompanying officials from Clarke County were John F. Fishpaw and Game Warden Charles Levi.
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Frederick
Clarke County
Opequon
Abram’s Creek
Virginia Glass Land Corporation
American Alloy Company
Frederick County
Pingley
Abram's Creek
Winchester
John F. Fishpaw
Board of Supervisors
Charles Levi
Postmaster Nominations Sent to Senate
The President sent to the Senate postmaster nominations for Gerard G. Brockmeyer of Severna Park Maryland Olive Matthew Sisson of Quantico Virginia and F Alvin Webb of Keystone West Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
Gerard G. Brockmeyer
Severna Park
Olive Matthew Sisson
Quanticd
F. Alvin Webb
Keystone
W. Va
Russians to Continue Fight Despite Moscow Assault
United States and British officials returned from Russia express confidence Moscow would hold out against the Nazi offensive. One US official said that even if the Soviet capital fell he doubted it would end Russia’s resistance and that the nation would keep fighting from elsewhere.
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Britain
United States
Russia
Moscow
Little Theater To Hold Try-Outs For Vinegar Tree
The Little Theatre invites all members to try out for the comedy farce The Vinegar Tree. Auditions are tonight and tomorrow at 7 30 at 23 West Piccadilly Street, apartment of John Williams. The November presentation date is set.
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Little Theater
John Williams
West Piccadilly Street
Little Theatre
Roosevelt asks Congress to revise neutrality act to arm merchant ships
President Roosevelt urged rapid repeal of the neutrality act prohibiting arming American merchant vessels and hinted at further revisions to allow ships of the United States to travel to belligerent ports. He warned Hitler must not control sea routes and pressed for stronger aid to Britain and Russia.
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Roosevelt
United States
Hitler
Senate
Norway
Holland
Congress
Russia
Britain
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