House Rejects Russia Exclusion From Lend-Lease Fund
Washington October 10 The House refused to bar aid to the Soviet Union under the 5.985 billion lend lease appropriation. A 4? amendment by Rep Hich Pa aimed to prohibit any use of funds for the Soviets. Debate noted Russia’s role against Hitler and gratitude despite Communist opposition. Multiple amendments were defeated, including a 100 million cut to the ordnance fund. Continued on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Russia
Rep
Hich
Hpa
Rich
Roosevelt
Hitler
Faddis
D-Pa
Rep. Case
R-8. D
School Building At Boyce Is Inspected
Two inspectors from the state architect's office, Norman and Chapman, completed an inspection of the Boyce high school building to advise Clarke County School Board on repair and rehabilitation. A report will be fed next week. A previous plan for a new plant was dropped due to costs. the school currently operates in Langbein estate quarters and other Boyce locations.
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Norman and
Chapman
Boyce
Clarke County
Langbein Estate
Mass production and the American mindset
MA Winchester argues that mass production shaped American thinking and living. He says radios and assembly lines influence personal habits and beliefs, as people imitate successful leaders. He urges originality, seriousness of purpose, and less conformity to improve life and success.
Rector Finds Way For His Flock To Attend Service
Washington October 10 The Rev Howard Wilkinson rector of St Thomas Episcopal Church king Roosevelt worships there proposes free parking for parishioners. Cars will be parked on a nearby lot within walking distance and the rector will pay the bill so pews won’t be empty on Sunday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard
Wilkinson
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
CIO and AFL clash over Alabama steel plant picketlines
In Birmingham CIO steel workers crossed an AFL picket line at the Fairfield Steel Works to resume partial operations of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad plant. AFL expected mine and ore operations to halt during the day while electricians may strike, signaling the plant would run well below normal. The Fairfield facility is a major shipbuilding steel supplier in the gulf coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
CIO Steel
AFL
Fairfield Steel Works
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fairfield
Gulf Coast
TCI
United Mine Workers
Amer
County Speeders To Be Assessed Heavier Fines
Trial Justice A J Tavenner announced a crackdown on speeding and reckless driving with higher minimum fines. Fines rise to 10 and 15 dollars for speeding and 15 and 25 dollars for reckless driving plus costs, with jail time possible. First case, H J Underwood of Clinton, jailed for 5 days and fined 24 25 for speeding at 85 mph on Route 11 north of Winchester. Sheriff Bywaters said bus drivers would be included in the enforcement. A Clarksburg driver received a summons after weaving on Route 50 west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tavenner
H. J. Underwood
Clinton
N. C
Trial Justice Court
R. E. Godsey
Bywaters
Clarskburg
Prelate Warns Against All-Out Aid To Russia
Seattle October dispatch reports Bishop Gerald Shaughnessy warning AFL executives at the convention against aiding Russia. He brands Communism a sixth column threat, likening it to Frankenstein, and urges labor to oppose any move to back the Soviet regime while defending democratic elections.
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Seattle
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Russia
Gerald Shaughnessy
S. M
Labor Movement
A. F. L. Executive Council
United States
Soviet Russia
Germany
Shaughnessy
Helen Morgan Dies Penniless After Illness
Chicago reports Helen Morgan once earned $3500 weekly singing in night clubs died nearly penniless after a liver ailment. Lloyd Johnson, widower, says she left virtually nothing. Theater Authority and guilds paid part of hospital costs. burial funds were offered but declined as a gesture of appreciation for her aid to fellow theatre people.
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Chicago
Helen Morgan
Henrotin Hospital
Lloyd Johnson
Theater Authority
Johnson
Airline Pilot Lands Cranky Plane With Gear Issue
Captain Ed Kiessig of United Airlines landed a transport from San Diego at Lockheed Airport after a defective landing gear warning. He circled to burn fuel, touched down four times with gear held by hand, and parked safely as passengers disembarked.
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Burbank
Calif
United Airlines
Lockheed Airport
San Diego
Ed. Kiessig
Kiessig
Georgian Attacks Henderson as Misfit for Office
Georgia’s Tom Linder accused Henderson of being unfit for the office while testifying to the House Banking and Currency Committee. He centered on Henderson’s ties to Baruch Morgenthau Straus Ginsberg Guggenheim and questioned Henderson’s understanding of farm hardships and price issues.
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Washington
Tom Linder
Georgia
Henderson
Linder
Baruch
Morgenthau
Straus
Ginsberg
Guggenheim
House Banking and Currency
Linder Ot
Bernard M. Baruch
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Nathan Straus
Mr. Morgenthau
Mr. Baruch
Rehabilitation Of Rejectees Is Being Sought
President Roosevelt announced a program to rehabilitate about 200000 men rejected for the draft due to physical or mental defects. He cited 100000 lacking schooling and 900000 with defects, toplined by dental issues, with a federal cost for corrective care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
RAF Commander Visits Valley on Five Day Leave
Wing Commander Cedric Arnold Bell and Mrs. Bell visited Winchester during a five day leave. They stayed with Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Potts at The Battlyn in Kernstown and toured area scenes that reminded them of home. Bell has served with the British Air Commission in Washington since 1940 and will return to active duty in England where he once led a Vickers Bomber squadron.
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Winchester
Cedric Arnold Bell
Bell
Royal Air Force
B. H. Potts
Kernstown
Battlyn
British Air Commission
Washington
Mai
England
Bells
Vickers
Newmarket
RAF
British Isles
Admiral Rouse
Germans Demand No Dog Pictures on Hitler Pages
Netherlands government sources say the German authorities sent editors a notice threatening severe action if full page dog pictures are published on main news pages during Hitler Mussolini or Horthy meetings or German eastern front advances. The remark adds that Germans share fatigue over food shortages and tasteless coffee reports.
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London
Netherlands
Hitler
Mussolini
Horthy
Tank production at risk from Spicer dispute
War Department officials said a jurisdictional dispute between Spicer Manufacturing of Toledo Ohio and Hillsdale Michigan Steel Products and unions A F G and C I O endangered most of the army’s tank transmissions and related vehicle components with about a week of materials on hand for continued production.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Spicer Manufacturing Company
Toledo
Ohio
Hillsdale
Mich
Meade Reds Smash Blue in Carolina Battle
In a rain driven clash near Morven and Wadesboro General Reckord's 29th Division defeats the 28th Blues. The Reds advance under blackout conditions with cavalry in front and an observation balloon aiding artillery as refugees slow retreat.
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Wadesboro
N. C
Miéilton A. Reckord
Red
Blue
Morven
Second Army Corps
Temperatures To Go Up Again
Extended mid Atlantic forecast for October 10 to 15 shows temperatures above normal with a rising trend over the weekend. Light precipitation expected mainly as showers on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic States
Mrs. Newcomb Dies at Charlottesville
R Gray Williams rector of the University of Virginia received a telegram this afternoon announcing the death of Mrs John Lloyd Newcomb wife of the university president. She had been dangerously ill over a year and was a patient at University Hospital. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. over the campus.
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R. Gray Williams
University of Virginia
John Lloydewcomb
Newcomb
University Hospital
Evi
Roosevelt says Panama relations stay unchanged after coup
President Roosevelt stated U S Panama diplomatic ties remain unchanged following Panama’s presidential coup. He said the shift aligns with the Panamanian constitution and involves no re recognition issue. Panamanian ambassador Brin reported Arias fled to Havana for medical treatment after a surprise ouster.
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Roosevelt
Panama
State Department
Carlos Brin
Mewsmen
Arnulfo—Arias
Havana
Brin
Arias
Federal notice to washer ironer industry for defense contracts
The O P M certified 34 firms nationwide to the War Department for special defense contract treatment. The industry promises items from anti aircraft gun mounts to bomb fin assemblies and will allocate prime contracts to three large firms with sub contracts to smaller plants to ease unemployment. Firms include Nietten Hundred St Joseph Apex Electrical Easy Washing Mallee Appliance Alliance Armstrong Huntington Lovell Erie Mullins Victor Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. P.M
War Department
Nietten Hundred Corporation
St. Joseph, Mich
Apex Electrical Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Easy Washing Mallee Corporation
Syracuse, N
Slight Shower Falls In City
The first precipitation of the month fell here during the night totaling .17 of an inch. Lower temperatures followed. The rain was not of material value due to the extremely dry weather in this region.
Nazis Pursue Fees Reds Call Reserves
Federal Bureau of Investigation agent testified that a confessed German spy claimed British diplomatic pouches bound for the U S were opened and photographed by a Nazi in Lisbon. The agent was a witness in the espionage conspiracy trial of 15 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lisbon
FBI
William Friedeman
London
Roosevelt says no reports of Russian armistice
President Roosevelt told a press conference there are no reports Russia has reached a point where he would accept an armistice with Germany. He noted a letter promising aid to Stalin had reached Berlin but offered no details. Reports of a German armistice were widely circulated and denied by a London Russian source.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
New York
Europe
Japan
Bulgaria
London
Gasoline Quotas Announced for Virginia October 1940
Virginia distributors learn October deliveries may be obtained under new quota regulations. The change expands quotas from dealers to include commercial accounts as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester Host to Turkey Festival Parade Parades and Plants Noted
City and county brief items recount Mary Gail Cather receiving flowers for the festival, a Harrisonburg firemen parade with driver Pat Dunn, proud of returning a courtesy, and the first car crossing Riverton’s new bridge being a 1921 Chevrolet with Warren County supervisors aboard. Also mentions antique car show potential and nicotiana plants sprouting from a dead stalk with a scented bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mary Gail Cather
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanub
Charlie Rouss Fire Company
Harrisonburg
Pat Dunn
Germans Sweep Through Central Russia In Moscow Battle
Berlin reports circulated that Tula, a key rail town 105 miles south of Moscow, may have fallen to German forces though officials could not confirm. Nazi advances push toward Vyazma Orel and the upper Volga region as Soviet and British reports describe heavy casualties and mounting pressure on the Moscow front.
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Berlin
Tula
Moscow
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Bryansk
BBC
Upper Volga
Rzechev
Vyazma
Orel
Red Star
Rev. R. A. Cooper Elected President of Virginia Disciples
Rev. Robert A. Cooper of Richmond was chosen president of the Virginia Disciples of Christ at the annual meeting in Lynchburg. Officers named include Floyd Landreth of Galax as vice president and Mrs. Harry Yates of Roanoke as second vice president, with Rev. Clarence Brown of Richmond as secretary treasurer.
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Lynchburg
Robert A. Cooper
Richmond
Virginia Disciples of Christ
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
Floyd Landreth
Galax
Harry Yates
Roanoke
Clarence Brown
Virginia
Alvin R. Reynolds
Ashland
Curtis Jones
Tazewell
M. Gordon
Norfolk
James Hardin
J. Mitchell Hoye
Frank G. White
Dunnsville
A. H. Eubank
Blacksbrg
Fred W. McWane
A. L. Baker
Virginia Christian Missionary Society
Panama Coup Blamed On U S By Fascist Editor
Rome October 10 The fascist editor Virginia Gayda accused the United States of backing yesterday's coup in Panama. In Ti Giornale D Italia he said the move aimed to install a regime subservient to Washington and its intrigues. Berlin radio recalled Roosevelt's 1903 action separating Panama from Colombia.
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Rome
Virginia Gayda
United States
Panama
Ti Giornale D'Italia
Washington
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Theodore Roosevelt
Colombia
Public Sale Notices and Local Ads Collected
Public sale of household goods at 312 S Cameron on Saturday at 10 am. Friday bingo with admission 50 cents at South End Hose Co at 80 pm. Mason's Cab dial request at 4313. These entries appear as compact local notices with limited details and dates.
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S. Cameron
South End Hose CO
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Tavenner
C.I. O
Meade
Appliance Manufacturing Company
Alliance, Ohio
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Huntington, W. Va
Lovell Manufacturing Company
Eerie, Pa
Mullins Manufacturing Company
Salem, Ohio
Victor Electric Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Presdent
Shenandoah River
Riverton
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Bulletin
High Command
R.A. Cooper
U. S
Dial Mason's Cab
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