Two Political Speeches Planned By President Roosevelt
The White House announced Roosevelt will deliver two outright political addresses on October 23 and 30, each half an hour, likely from the White House and broadcast nationwide. A prior seven minute speech on National Youth Day registration is set for tomorrow at 8 a.m. EST. Johnson will oppose a third term in a separate nationwide address.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Democratic National Committee
Early
Johnson
Hiram Johnson
California
Republican National Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Gillette
Iowa
John Carmody
Federal Works Administrator
Kfe
WPA
Defense
Don’t miss F F A Home Economics Fair at Stephens City
Winchester urges county residents to attend the F F A Home Economics Fair in Stephens City on Wednesday and Thursday. The piece highlights the value of rural youth training, civic preparation, and the role of schools and fairs in fostering democracy and individual initiative among young people.
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Stephens City
Soas
Registration Urged For 4 760 Local Youths For Army Draft
Tomorrow morning at 7 o clock registration of about 4 760 youths in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties for possible military service will begin. Quotas are set at 42 for Winchester 49 for Frederick and 25 for Clarke with reductions expected for voluntary enlistments. Registrars number about 80 under Charles Harper and Victor Arthur with instructions issued to principal registrars earlier. Registrants should come early to keep flow smooth as about 1 800 are to be registered in Winchester 1 960 in Frederick county and 1 000 in Clarke county.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Frederick County
Clarke County
Frederick and Clarke
City Hall
Charles Harper
Victor Arthur
Electoral Board
Eugene Chiles
Stage Set For 11th FFA Fair
Exhibits for the eleventh annual Frederick county F F A fair were being arranged in the Stephens City agricultural building with cooperation from Middletown and Stephens City High Schools and the Frederick Junior Farm Club. Fred Dobbins said indications point to the largest exhibit in eleven years. Judging is set for tomorrow at 1 p.m., and the exhibits will then open to the public. Extension workers from VPI and elsewhere will inspect the fair, which has gained wide reputation.
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Frederick County F. F. A
Home Economics Department
Middletown
Stephens City
Frederick
31 To Receive Diplomas Friday
Thirty-one graduates of the Winchester Branch of the West Virginia Business College will receive their diplomas Friday evening at 7 30 in the Church of Christ auditorium on Cork street. The program includes an address by Prof E P Browning and a farewell by Miss Anne Hatcher with diploma presentation by C F Prickett.
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Winchester
West Virginia Business College
Church of Christ
Cork Street
Charles H. Funk
Esther Dove
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Elsie
Eliha Edwards
Browning
E. P
Dove
Margaret Jane Willey
Middletown
Isabelle Mish
Levi Anderson
Elsie Armel
Mae Brown
Ralph Bowman
Gore
Anna Virginia Campbell
Robert Creamer
Boyce
Julia Graham
John Greene
Anne Hatcher
Orpha Jenkins
Wardensville
Juanita Jones
Janet Lambert
Timberville
Alice Katherine Lemley
Stephens Wi
Estelene Long
Romney
W. A Ruth Mee
Isabelle Hill
Adrian Morrison
Isabelle Pyle
Ruth Ryan
Frederick Sencindiver
Strasburg
Elaine Sheetz
Anne Thomas Stickley
Sally Tavenner
Doris Turner
Constance White
Berryville
Mary Wingfield
Kenneth Wisecarver
Jane Leota Wolford
Capon Bridge
Myrtle Yankey
Citizens Urged to Display Flags Nationwide
Mayor Anderson asks residents to show patriotism by displaying the American flag at homes and businesses tomorrow. The call comes this afternoon as a civic gesture.
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Anderson
Church Hymnal Change Faces Warm Episcopal Debate
In Kansas City the Protestant Episcopal Convention approved a new hymnal by a 2 to 1 vote of the House of Deputies and Bishops ending 24 years with the current book. Opponents warned of losing familiar songs like Asleep In Jesus and Angels Roll The Rock Away while supporters cited singable tunes and restoration options for omitted favorites.
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Kkansas City
Jesus
Protestant Episcopal Convention
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Dudley G. Roe
Sadlersville
Angels
Sunset
Evening Star
Walter Massey Enlists at Fort Meade for Army Drill
Walter Massey, one of six non commissioned soldiers recently enlisted from the reserves, trains at Fort George C. Meade near Baltimore. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Massey and a Shenandoah Valley Academy alumnus who has undergone three summers of C M T C training and will pursue a second lieutenant commission during a three year enlistment.
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Walter Massey
U. S. Army
Fort George C. Meade
Baltimore
Assey, & Sok
Carl Massey
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Railway freight car blast probes time bomb in transit
Susak reports a naphtha freight car from Ru mania exploded near Zagreb on Oct 15. Authorities investigate a theory that a time bomb was placed in the car during transit.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Susak
Rumania
Willkie Criticizes Army Housing Delays in New York Speech
Willkie assailed defense production delays in housing the expanded Army during a Rochester stop. He condemned what he called pitiful inefficiency in obtaining essential items and warned against the dictatorship pattern via emergency powers, urging a faster move off that path.
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Rochester
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Syracuse
Willkie
Cordial Negotiations End Long Distance Truckers Deal
Late yesterday a bulletin announced a completed contract between Winchester based long distance truck drivers and three companies. A J Novick said a compromise secures a salary increase for drivers and a strike is avoided. The talks extended since September 30 after the old contract expired with mutual extensions. Representatives from Novick Transfer Spottswood Transfer and Richmond Pittsburgh Lines joined Local 453 Teamsters in the accord.
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Winchester
A. J. Novick
Novick Transfer Company
Novick
Ben Belchie
Charles Anderson
M. J. Grove
Spottswood Transfer Company
D. F Fawley
Richmond-Pittsburgh
Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers Union
American Federation of Labor
C. E. Stultzman
Charles E. Bramble
Wilbur Swigert
Ajax Sinks Two Italian Destroyers in Med Sweep
The British cruiser Ajax sank two Italian destroyers and crippled a third during a Mediterranean sweep by the British fleet. The action formed the main part of the operation, with no contact with main Italian forces. Italian air squadrons attacked a British convoy near Egypt, hitting a cruiser and a transport, while Queen Mary and Mauretania were reported moving troops.
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London
Admiralty
Ajax
Mediterranean
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rome
Egypt
High Command
Mauretania
Malta
German raiders strike London under full moon again
Bulletins report German raiders appearing over London again after daylight raids, with up to 350 aircraft in some mass attacks. The capital faced another heavy assault as a full moon lit the sky.
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London
Lord Lothian Aboard Yankee Clipper For Europe Flight
British ambassador to the United States Lord Lothian was aboard the Yankee Clipper as it taxied from La Guardia Field for a Europe bound takeoff. The presence aboard was kept secret.
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New York
Lord Lothian
United States
la Guardia Field
Europe
No Others To Go To Far East Under Passport Restrictions
Washington reports the State Department tightened travel limits for outbound passports. Only urgent reasons will permit issuing a passport to the Far East or any area outside the Western Hemisphere as officials move to remove thousands of Americans from the Orient.
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Washington
State Department
Orient
Far East
Hemisphere
May Sign Pact Between Japan and Soviet Russia
London sources reported that a far eastern non aggression pact between Japan and the Soviet Union could be signed in days. The agreement would grant Japan a freer hand in China while Russia would gain a special sphere of influence along the northern Chinese border.
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London
Japan
Russia
China
Fisherman Judge Bailey balks at hunting over tame Capon river pheasant
Judge Frank Bailey, famed for fishing, avoids killing game and wonders about a ring necked pheasant that visited his Capon river cabin area. Warren County warden reports 74 coveys of quail across districts with many more at the Front Royal Remount depot. Weather prognosticator predicts 90 days of winter conditions, as Indian Summer shines today. Rigan McKinney of Cleveland and Gonda Holse ther of Oslo wed in Winchester led by Rev. Womeldorf. McKinney listed as 32 farmer from Woodbine Md, bride from New York City.
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Frank Bailey
Capon River
Bailey
Co. Shepherd
Warren County
Front Royal
Cedarville
Forks
South River
Rigan McKinney
Cleveland
Gonda Holsether
Winchester
Herman J. Womeldorf
McKinney
Woodbine
Ozlin Announces Candidacy for Virginia Governor
Ozlin of Lunenburg County, a State Corporation Commission member, said he plans a formal gubernatorial announcement at the proper time. Ashton Dovell, Speaker of the House, announced his candidacy last Saturday, and Senator Hunsdon Cary of Henrico has long sought the Democratic nomination.
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Richmond
Thomas W. Ozlin
Lunenburg County
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Ashton Dovell
House of Delegates
Hunsdon Cary
Henrico
Endless Caverns Reports Record October Business
Major Edward M Brown president of Endless Caverns Corporation said the caverns posted the largest October day in history yesterday. He cited Columbus Day holiday weekend traffic, peak foliage in the Blue Ridge and Alleghanies, and publicity from the Shenandoah Valley Rockingham Turkey festival in Harrisonburg Virginia on Thursday and Friday before Columbus Day.
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Edward M.brown
Endless Caverns Corporation
Caverns
Major Brown
Blue Ridge
Alleghanies
Shenandoah Valley
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Aged Man Struck by Automobile In Critical Condition
Lott Purcell McKee, 74, of 116 North Avenue, was hit by a car shortly after midnight. At Memorial Hospital his condition was described as not so good with a compound fracture of the right leg and a possible skull fracture. His physician noted slight improvement and some response to treatment this afternoon.
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Lott Purcell McKee
North Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Traffic Fatality Near Miss After City Milestone
300 days passed without a fatality in the city when Mr. McKee was struck on Fairmont avenue by a car driven by Glenn Crane of Capon Bridge West Virginia. Crane said he was blinded by headlights and could not stop. He plans to post bond for court appearance. An Apple Cider plant employee was in the car with Capon Bridge women workers. no injuries.
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McKee
Glenn Crane
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Fairmont Avenue
Crane
Shenandoah
Cleaning-Pressing Plain Suits and Dresses
Sunshine Cleaners delivers cleaning and pressing services for plain suits and dresses. The note indicates items called for and delivered, reflecting a small local dry cleaning activity.
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Sunshine Cleaners
Berlin Moscow split widens as Red Army masss on Romanian frontier
The Associated Press reports a split in mutual information with Russia moving troops toward Romania as German forces overrun the country. Reuters notes Soviet units may have pushed into the Danube delta, challenging Germany over Romania. Unconfirmed reports place 20 000 to 30 000 German troops at Durazzo in Albania.
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Associated Press
Berlin-Moscow
Russia
Rumania
Reuters
Bucharest
Danube
Germany
Albania
Durazzo
Adriatic Sea
British airman wins bar to DFC for multiple kills
An unidentified Royal Air Force pilot destroyed four German Messerschmitt fighters in ten minutes and a fifth hours later over Kent. He earned a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross after leading his Hurricanes into battle with 65 109s. The pilot described a dramatic dive and a wing damage spin as his victories occurred.
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London
Air Ministry
Kent
Ministry
Cow Tramples Woman To Death In Barn Tragedy
Mrs. Charles Crouse aged 67 died after a cow kicked her during barn work in Reynolds Store area. Found conscious by her husband around noon, she died ten minutes later. She was a daughter of the late Matthew and wife of the Reynolds farmer. funeral set for Wednesday at Salem Church with Rev. George Naylor officiating. Interment in nearby cemetery.
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Charles Crouse
Reynolds Store
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Much Colder Weather Forecast Through Weekend
The Middle Atlantic States will see rain and much colder weather from Wednesday through Thursday with frost possible Wednesday and Thursday nights. Temperatures gradually rebound to near normal by Friday and Saturday with a slower rise into the weekend.
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Middle Atlantic States
Soviet Denies Germany Troops Advance Notice in Romania
Tass reports no satisfactory notice of Germany’s plan to send troops into Romania. Berlin spokesmen claimed German troops had arrived and more would follow. British raids over London and Berlin night and day light attacks produced fires and casualties as rescue teams searched rubble. Queen Mary and Mauretania reportedly convoying troops to the Mediterranean.
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Germany
Europe
Tass
Denmark
Romania
Russia
Berlin
Rome-Berlin
Lonedon
Loro
Adolf Hitler
British
Air Ministry
le Havre
Bri
Stettin
Bohlen
Botha
Magdeenburg
Mersburg
Hamburg
Reichland
Britain
Egypt
Rome
New York
Mediterranean
Mauretania
Dr. E Brooks Flickinger Osteopathic Physician
Obituary notice for Dr. E Brooks Flickinger osteopathic physician associated with Miller Drug Store Building noting dates and residence. The item records his professional role and location in the local medical community.
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E. Brooks Flickinger
Osteopathic
Miller Drug Store
Armstong Co Offers Metal Weatherstripping and Caulking
E. W. Armstrong Co advertises metal weatherstripping and caulking for windows and doors with an estimate phone number 639 and address 39 E Piccadilly St. The note appears in a classified style box dated October 10.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
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Senator Johnson
Fred Dobbins
Winchester Business College
Church Council
Fort. Geo. Meade
Theodore F. Koop
Italy
Bulletins
Raiders
Lothian
Ozlin
Thomas Wozlin
Endless Caverns
Lott
Bulletin
English Channel
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