Myers Sentenced to Ten Years in Armed Holdup Case
Raymond Myers and Peter Morrison, youths from Akron Ohio, faced armed robbery charges in Virginia. Myers received a ten year penitentiary term from Judge Philip Williams for the robbery of McKinley Turner at a National Ave filling station. Turner and attorneys noted missing funds and baggage valued around $95.26, with Turner reporting about $200 lost in the holdup. Morrison’s case remained under advisement after plea and conflicting statements.
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Raymond Myers
Akron
Ohio
Philip Williams
McKinley Turner
National Avenue
Peter N. Morrison
Myers
Willams
Virginia
Williams
James P. Reardon
Commonweath
Turner
B. P. Harrison
van Wert
Morrison
C. W. Hollis
Mr. Reardon
Hagerstown
California
Reardon
Timpkin Roller Bearing Company
Canton
Vir
Winchester to Host Virginia State Grange Session
PA Frederick praises local Grange chapters in Frederick county and announces the Virginia State Grange session opening next Wednesday in Winchester. Also notices a request for an unfurnished three or four room apartment west of Braddock Street near the hospital, with contact details.
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Winchester
Virginia State Grange
Frederick
Grange
Frederick County
Braddock Street
Hospital
P. O
Ford Pickup for Sale at Bargain Price
Ford pickup truck model 936 low mileage and good condition offered as a bargain. Contact W. Ebert for details.
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Lpst
W. Ebert
Bakers Seek Lift on Social Ban Sopping Custom
New York Oct. 16 A report from the American Bakers Association secretary advocates reviving the etiquette ban on sopping bread in gravy. He says sopping is nutritious and widely desired, noting people would enjoy dipping bread if officially approved.
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New York
American Bakers’ Association
Tomere Association
Oakes and White Elected to Virginia Manufacturers Board
J C Oakes of the Virginia Woolen Company and F Grove White of M J Grove Lime Company at Stephens City were elected to the Virginia Manufacturers Association board of directors in Roanoke. New officers include Norfolk president Reutschi Slatville vice president and Petersburg treasurer Fred Pilcher. H C Neren retires as president. Also named to the board were C P Daniels of Bristol and T B Saunders of Richmond. The meetings were held at the new Hotel Roanoke.
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J. C. Oakes
Virginia Woolen Company
F. Grove White
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Roanoke
Virginia Manuacturers Association
Norfolk
Reutschi
Slatville
Fred Pilcher
Petersburg
Mr. Morgan
H. C Neren
Pastors Attend Conference For Virginia Methodist Union
Pastors and lay delegates from Winchester and Frederick County travel to Richmond for the organization of a new Virginia conference of the Methodist Church. Dr. W. W. McIntyre, Winchester district superintendent, led the group. Appointments and unification plans will be announced by Bishop.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Richmond
New Virginia
Methodist Church
W. W. McIntyre
McIntyre
Baltimore
M. E. Church
South
T. M. Swann
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Horace McKay
Market Street Methodist Church
Harry G. Balthis
Montague Avennue Methodist Church
Nazi U Boat Is Sent Down
Paris dispatch reports that at least one German submarine has been sunk in action with further details awaited from French authorities.
Prestone meeting tonight at 8 P M
Community notice invites attendees to a meeting at the Sarah Zane fire hall with mentions of L Rivercomb of Ru dolph & West Co and Holland Bulbs. Also includes a drugstore ad and a kitten adoption post amid a diphtheria clinic notice for October 18.
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Prestone
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
L. Rivercomb
Rudolph & West Co
Credit Ban on Warring Governments in Embargo Bill
In Washington on Oct 16 the Senate foreign relations committee backed amending the arms embargo repeal to prohibit all loans to warring governments. Senator Pittman proposed credits up to 90 days to ease passage while cash settlements were urged to prevent war entanglements.
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Washington
Senate
Pittman
D.-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Synod To Meet Here Tomorrow
Centenary Reformed Church hosts the Poto mac Synod fall meeting opening at 9 30 oclock with Dr Scott R Wagner of Hagerstown Md presiding. Speakers include Dr Anders of Washington D C and Rev Elmer Leiphart of Roanoke. about 100 ministers and laymen expected. Devotions led by Rev S L Flickinger D D of the host church.
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Potomac Synod
Scott R. Wagner
Hagerstown
Aspe
Anders
Washington, D
Elmer Leiphart
Roanoke
May Argue Road Case On Friday
Clarke county residents seek a temporary injunction to halt the relocation of U S Route 50 known as Waterloo route. Judge Philip Williams may hear arguments Friday as the state highway commission and Bailey interests face a legal challenge led by Robert H. Gardiner and others. The state Supreme Court denied a temporary injunction last week.
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Clarke County
Waterloo
Philip Williams
Robert H. Gardiner
Boyce
Millwood
Harry Benham
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Justice Hudgins
State Supreme Court of Appeals
State Commission
Supreme Court
J. E. Thoma
Berry
No Action Yet On The Bulls
Three bulls donated by Mrs. John Hay Whitney to the hospital were turned over to the Auxiliary. Miss Virginia Boyd chairs the committee that will decide their fate, meeting at her house. The animals are kept on her father's farm while the group determines disposition.
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Pital
John Hay Whitney
Virginia Boyd
German Airplanes Attack Scottish Coast in World War II
British air ministry said German planes attempted to hit coastal objectives in Scotland this afternoon and the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy casualties. Three bombers were reported shot down near Edinburgh including in the Firth of Forth and on land. no damage reported in London. The admiralty did not confirm a torpedo hit on the battle cruiser Repulse.
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London
Scotland
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Edinburgh
Firth of Forth
Ministry of Home
Germany
Britain
Courageous
Royal Oak
Hitler
Mlashing
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Soviet Russia slows pace in eastern Europe talks
Moscow reports a slower round of negotiations as Soviet Russia aims to strengthen its hand in eastern Europe. Foreign observers expect compromise deals with Finland and Turkey and speculate about potential moves in the Balkans.
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Moscow
Russia
Europe
Finland
Turkey
Balkans
Loud speakers used by Nazis broadcast peace claims
Paris reports mobile loudspeakers mounted on vehicles drove toward the German side broadcasting sections of Hitler’s Reichstag speech. The signs along front lines proclaimed Germany has no quarrel with France while banners urged acceptance of peace terms amid the frontline echo.
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Paris
Germany
Puehrer
Hitler
France
Gitler
Seek Aid Campaign For Refugee Jews Initiated
Benjamin Belchie announces a fund raising drive to run Wednesday as part of a national campaign chaired by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. The effort unites the Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Appeal, and the National Code to aid Jewish refugees in Europe and resettlement abroad and in Palestine. The campaign seeks heroic, sacrificial support to meet the emergency facing Jews in Germany and elsewhere.
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Benjamin Belchie
United Jewish Appeal For
Abba Hillel Silver
Cleveland
Jonah B. Wise
New York
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
United Palestine Appeal
National Code
Central
Europe
Palestine
Belchie
Germany
Safety Council reports fewer deaths in first eight months 1939
National Safety Council data from Atlantic City shows 60 840 deaths from accidents in eight months in 1939 within the United States. Motorist fatalities were 18 980, with automobile deaths down seven percent overall and nine percent for pedestrians. Home accidents rose, totaling 21 600, keeping total deaths near last year due to increases at home.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Safety Council United
Council
Heavy French Artillery Opens Fire On Germans Behind Front
Paris reports heavy French artillery bombarding German forces massing behind the Western front. Supposed 28 barrage lines hit along a 100 mile front from the Moselle to Haardt forest as reinforcements raise German strength opposite Maginot Line to 700000 860000. Night lights and rumble of wheels indicate troops tanks and trains moving to jump off points. German artillery previously battered French rear but was silent as a pre offensive tactic.
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Paris
Moselle
Haardt Forest
Maginot Line
No-Man’s Land
End of U-Boat Menaces Predicted by British View
London observers predict the German submarine offensive will be halted by early hostilities despite new attacks that sank the Royal Oak and three allied merchant ships. They see Hitler's reply to Britain’s peace rejection as prompting a temporary surge in U-boat activity.
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London
Royal Oak
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Rotschach
Reconnaissance Over Germany Reported by British RAF
London dispatch says the Royal Air Force conducted a reconnaissance mission over northern and central Germany last night. British officials refused to confirm German claims that the Repulse was severely damaged by a torpedo.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Britain
International Threat of War Summary
AP summary reports air raids on the Scottish coast with heavy raider losses. British battleship and battle cruiser claims cited. German submarines allegedly sink Royal Oak while Repulse is disabled. Paris notes French artillery against German forces massing. Moselle to Haardt activity observed. Helsinki says Finnish delegates return to Moscow for talks. Moscow says compromise likely with Finland and Turkey. Baltic naval base ceding rumored. Istanbul reports Dardanelles naval preparations amid Russian concentration in the Caucasus.
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Paris
Moselle
Haardt Forest
Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Oldest Naval Graduate Edward Stedman Dies at 96
Commander Edward Marshall Stedman, 96, oldest graduate of the United States Naval Academy, died today at his daughter’s home in Nelson County near Lynchburg Virginia. He was a Boston native, son of Daniel and Meriam White Stedman.
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Lynchburg
Edward Marshall Stedman
United States Naval Academy
J. L. Gray
Nelson County
Boston
Daniel and
Meriam White Stedman
Correction Pounds Not Tons At Issue
Brief correction notes that the concern involves pounds rather than tons, stating an estimated materials flow of about 10,000,000 pounds monthly.
Submarine Claims Torpedo Hit on Repulse and Royal Oak
Berlin reports the same U boat that sank Royal Oak also torpedoed the Repulse, putting the battle cruiser out of commission. The high command said the Repulse, heavier and rebuilt at $5.5 million, carries six 15 inch guns and four aircraft with catapults.
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Royal Oak
Berlin
Supreme Army Command
High Command
Mainz
Frankfort
British
Air Ministry
Germany
Gross Gerau Frankfort
Explaining The Big Thermometer Inside The Bank Building
Residents see a large thermometer affixed to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building and wonder about its purpose. A committee led by local business leaders is reviewing a safety law and related measures, with officials expected to announce details soon.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ford
Ord
of Trade’s “Safety Law On Committee
Seeter Se Servasrom
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