Three Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Nine Register In County And City
Three thousand seven hundred forty nine men aged 21 to 35 registered in Winchester and Frederick county as the first step toward mobilizing a peacetime conscript army. Advisory Boards were named for Winchester and Frederick county to aid registrants in filling questionnaires from the War Department.
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Winchester
Frederick County
War Department
City of
Donald Weems
Rouse Avenue
H. R. Kern
Rouss Avenue
Larrick
J. P. Allen
Court Square
B. P. Harrison
Prederick County
B. L. Larrick
Gore
Rosenberger
Hayield
H. G. Hershman
Star Tannery
J. J. Pickeral
Middletown
E. F. Lillard
Near
Refuge
Pred Dobbins
Stephens City
E. R. Marker
Opequon
Earl Bailey
W. R. Legge
Kernstown
Mt. View
Friendship
Rouss
City
Sarah Zane
Typhoon Lashes the President Coolidge at Sea
Aboard the President Coolidge en route to Yokohama on October 17, a typhoon driven gale with 100 mph winds injured five seriously and bruised many others. Passengers gathered in public rooms as windows rattled and some port hole glass shattered. The Junkin family of Presbyterian missionaries, including Rev and Mrs W F Junkin and relatives, were aboard resuming work in China.
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Coolidge
Yokohama
Junkin
San Francisco
China
President Coolidge
W. F. Junkin
Nettie Junkin
W. F. Junkin, Jr
Students Exhibits Best In 11 Years At Fair
The 11th annual Future Farmer Home Economics Student Fair opened at Stephens City High School with outstanding entries across departments. Miss Mary Gay Marker won sweepstakes in Girls, while Billy Sandy and Billy Norman led the Boys farm exhibit with about 50 farm products. Judges praised apple exhibits as the best in 11 years. winning displays will be shown at Shenandoah Valley National Bank starting tomorrow as the fair closes tonight.
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Stephens City High School
The
Star
Billy Norman
M. K. Sandy
C. W. Norman
W. R. Legge
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Smith Challenges Glass to Public Debate on New Deal
Mayor Henry Clay Smith of Boyce challenged W. W. Glass, Winchester Democratic committee head, to a public debate on the New Deal record to engage voters in November. Glass replied the city campaign is nearly done, leaving only to be seen if Smith’s offer stands.
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Henry Clay Smith
Boyce
W. W. Glass
Democratic Committee
Winchester
Smith
Sao Bei
Mayor Smith
Serrano Suner Named Spain Foreign Minister in Cabinet Shake-Up
Madrid reports Franco elevates Ramon Serrano Suner to foreign minister in a move seen as strengthening ties with the Rome Berlin axis. Serrano Suner, a longtime ally of Franco and brother-in-law, replaces or augments leadership while remaining head of the interior in title and influence.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Ramon Serrando
Germany
Italy
Serrano Suner
Franco
Ministry of Interior
Con
Rev W D Smith to Preach Sunday
The Rev. W. D. Smith D D pastor of Christ Church in Middlesex County will preach at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday. He is a guest of his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W W Baker. Rector R B Nelson announced today.
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W. D. Smith
Christ Church
Middlesex County
W. W. Baker
Christ Episcopal Church
R. B. Nelson
Armstrong advertises metal weatherstripping service
E W Armstrong Co offers metal weatherstripping and caulking for windows and doors with an estimate call 639. Located at 39 E Piccadilly St. The ad runs on specific days noted in the snippet.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
Public Sale of 30 Building Lots in Howards of Virginia
Tonight at Hable's Palace tier a public sale of 30 building lots within corporate limits takes place Saturday October 19 1940 in front of Court House. S Larrick, Special Commissioner.
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Howards
Virginia
Sd Hable’s Palace Tier
Court House
Willkie to Speak in Martinsburg West Virginia
Wendell L. Willkie Republican nominee will address audiences in Martinsburg West Virginia on Wednesday October 30 at about 530 PM from the public square or the rear platform of his special train at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station The Martinsburg stop will be a rally for Republican Democratic and Independent supporters in the region including Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania Charlestons Laidley Field address is scheduled for 6 PM and Willkie proceeds to Clarksburg Grafton Cumberland before returning to Baltimore
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Wendell L. Willkie
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charleston
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Public Square
Baltimore & Ohio
Berkeley County Republican Organization
Inreign
Willkie Club
Peati
Laidley Field
Willkie
Clarksburg
Grafton
Roosevelt Allocates Funds for St. Lawrence Surveys
President Roosevelt told Congress he will allocate 1 million dollars from a 200 million defense fund for preliminary surveys at the St. Lawrence river rapids. Federal Power Commission and Army Engineers to conduct core borings soil analyses and test pits with no construction commitment. The plan follows past debates over making the river navigable and power generation shared with Canada.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
International Rapids
St. Lawrence River
Federal Power Commission
Army Engineers Corps
St. Lawrence
Senate
Canada
Atlantic
Great Lakes
United States
Public Sale of Building Lots Saturday October 19 1940
Public sale of three 2 acre building lots on Route 50 south side two and a half miles west of Winchester. Auction at 2 30 p m with 1 3 cash and balance due in one and two years secured. Coleman Dunn Co R McCann.
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Route 50
Winchester
Coleman Dunn. Co. R. McCann
Willkie Proposes WPA Reform Amid New Deal Critique
On the Willkie train en route to St Louis he criticizes the New Deal for promising more unemployment and pitches five WPA reforms. He urges private contracts for public works, merit-based WPA staffing, work-relief as federal employees, a national training program with unions, and unified relief coordination with a research unit. He spoke at Crosley Field to about 14 000 fans.
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Willkie
ST. Louis
Wendell L. Willkie
America
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Cincinnati
WPA
Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds
Weatherly
Armory Dedication Set for November 17 at 2 PM
A Winchester armory committee led by Charles P. McVicar decided at a meeting to hold dedication exercises on Sunday November 17 at 2 PM. The Armistice Day plan was dropped since many outside units cannot attend due to observances. invitations will go to military and veteran groups within a regional radius.
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Charles P. McVicar
Armory Committee
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Dykstra Praises WW II Draft Registration Rise in U S
Clarence A. Dykstra says the first peace time draft registration shows democracy can rise to the occasion and that the process went off with enthusiasm. He notes the task of drafting 5,000,000 men from over 16,000,000 registrants begins under his new leadership as draft director.
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Associated Press
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Stimson
Washington
Dykstra
Roosevelt
Chrysanthemums Displayed at Middletown Grange Show
Three new Grange members including Prof Fred Dobbins were initiated. A chrysanthemum show is planned with prizes for the best display and Mrs G G Dickson of Woodstock named as judge. The program opens at 8 p m with no meeting on October 25 due to state convention delegates.
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Middletown
Fred Dobbins
Stephens City
Grange
D. N. Grover
Evelyn Snapp
Edna Brumback
G. G. Dickson
Woodstock
Fae
Pomona
State
Lott Purcell McKee Improves Slightly After Car Strike
Surgeons report Lott Purcell McKee aged resident shows slight improvement after being struck by an automobile earlier this week. He remains in serious condition.
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Lott Purcell McKee
City And County Brevities
A variety of local notes from area voters and officials including a turkey dinner prize at Stephens City student fair, coffee and snacks for Winchester precinct registrars, and a Strasburg school swastika incident. Reports cover conscription registrations, quirky quotes from registrants, and a Winchester Police Department automobile crash at Indian Alley and West Water Street.
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Pvt
Carlton Manual
Winchester Police Department
Indian Alley
West Water Street
Sloan Kuykendall
George T
British Bomb Brest Power Station in Air Raid
London bulletins report British aircraft bombed the Brest power station today causing extensive damage, the air ministry announced tonight.
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London
Brest
Air Ministry
Moscow talks reveal high level Turkish envoy meeting
A conference between Premier Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Mo'oroftf and Turkish Ambassador Haidar Aktay was disclosed by diplomatic sources. The meeting occurred Tuesday.
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Moscow
Vyacheslaff Mo'oroftf
Haidar Aktay
British Government Resists Move From London After Bombing
London continues to be the government center despite recent heavy air raids. Officials in parliament indicate no plan to abandon the capital, underscoring resolve to keep key offices and operations in place.
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London
German auxiliary ship sunk off Norwegian coast
Official German news agency reports a small auxiliary ship of the German navy was attacked and sunk off the Norwegian coast by superior British forces. The report cites Berlin dispatches dated October 17.
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Berlin
DNB
Norwegian
British Guns Shell Torpedo Boat Off French Coast
British long range guns shelled a German torpedo carrying speed boat several miles off the French coast this afternoon. The speed boat apparently escaped unhit from the attack near Dover.
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Dover
England
Ajax Casualties Reported in Battle With Italian Warships
The Admiralty said the British cruiser Ajax suffered two officers and nine sailors and two marines killed and two officers eighteen sailors and two marines wounded in the Saturday battle. Three Italian depots were sunk in the clash.
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London
Admiralty
Ajax
Clarke Resident Refuses To Sign For Selective Service
Clarke County resident John T. Lee refuses to sign for selective service, citing conscientious objection and neutrality. Local draft officials plan to discuss Lee's case as he faces possible penalties under the law.
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Clarke
Millwood
John T. Lee
Clarke County
Lee
Demming to Speak at Armel School Meeting
Public invited to hear W. C. Demming at Armel School Friday night October 18 at 8 p m J Fred Thwaite chairman notices appear on 10 17 1p 21
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Armel School
W. C. Demming
J. Fred Thwaite
Mass German children flee to western Romania amid wartime evacuation
Berlin reports 200000 German children leaving Berlin Hamburg and other cities for western Romania as Britain moves to evacuate mothers and youngsters from London bomb zones. McDonald says 500 expectant mothers depart London weekly and 489000 schoolchildren have already sought safer countryside shelters. Beds in London hospitals are full from air raid casualties amid rising cerebral fever fears from crowded shelters.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hamburg
Romania
Britain
London
Bucharest
Reichland
Malcolm McDonald
House of Commons
MacDonald
Child Dies After Eating Adult Medicine In Mountain Falls
Estella May Heishman aged two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heishman, died at Memorial Hospital from ingesting medicine prescribed for adults. She arrived at 5:20 p.m. and died at 7:20 p.m. She was born September 23, 1938 and is survived by an infant sister Thelma Lucille Hershman. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 a.m. at Mountain Falls Methodist Church with Rev. Cartney Anderson officiating. Pallbearers named Dorothy Richard Eva Richard Hope Richard and Mary Velma Hodgson.
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Estella May Heishman
Joseph Heishman
Mountain Falls
Memorial Hospital
Thelma Lucille Hershman
County Man Is Badly Wounded In Accident
Othel McIntyre 33 of near Reynolds Store is in a very grave condition at Memorial Hospital after a shotgun shell exploded while he attempted to remove a shell. He told Dr C R Anderson he tapped the gun against the ground and the breech closed. He was found near his residence about an hour before being brought to the hospital by his father Ward McIntyre. He is married and has several children.
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Othel McIntyre
Reynolds Store
Memorial Hospital
C. R. Anderson
McIntyre
Ward McIntyre
McIintyre
Hospi
Phil Gold Illness Update From Winchester
Prominent Winchester orchardist and businessman Phil Gold remains seriously ill after a heart attack Saturday. He was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment and is believed to be holding his own, according to today’s reports.
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Phil Gold
Winchester
Gold
Memorial Hospital
Star
Daylight raids renew as warplanes hit England and Kiel
Allied night air raids struck Kiel Hamburg and Cuxhaven while RAF bombers hit Leuna and Saxony targets. London suffered scattered damage with several fires and some casualties as German boasts of renewed “reer” strikes contrasted with a relatively quiet front in other theatres.
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Adolf Hitler
England
London
Balkans
Russia
Germany
Danube River
Rumania
Far East
Britain
Burma Road
Leuna
Saxony
East Town
Hitler
Rummage Sale and Farm Auction Listings
Rummage sale with date October 18 and 19 noted. The Charles J. Gordon farm sale covers 159 acres, located three miles north of Grimes, to be sold at noon Saturday October 26 in front of the courthouse. Also mention of Riteway Cleaners with contact phone 335.
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Charles J. Gordon
Grimes
Court House
Riteway Cleaners Quality Eeevice & Delivery S
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National Selective Service
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Ernest Alger
the Star
Draft Board
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W. A. Bradford
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