Planes Attack British Convoy in North Sea
The air ministry reported German aircraft attacked a British convoy this afternoon and were repelled by escorts and with British fighters inflicting casualties. Earlier two unidentified planes were sighted off England’s east coast with interceptors dispatched and no contact reported. Air raid warnings sounded in Hull and Grimsby, then cleared about 30 minutes later.
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London
Air Ministry
North Sea
England
Hull
Grimsby
Humber Estuary
Carter Bros. Build Three Homes Near Berryville
Three new homes are under construction at Mountain View near Berryville on the Millwood road. The Carter brothers Douglas Colston and William, sons of Raleigh C Carter, are building the houses in a Cape Cod style with wide clapboards. Douglas and Colston work at Blue Ridge Press, Clarke Courier printers, while William is in Carter and Ashby, Berryville, automobile firm.
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The
Star
Mountain View
Raleigh C. Carter
Berryville
Millwood Road
Mr. Carter
Douglas
Colston
William Carter
Cape Cod
Colston Carter
Blue Ridge Press
Clarke Courier
Carter and Ashby
French Fire On Planes At Nancy
Anti aircraft guns fired at planes during an air raid alarm in Nancy France. The alert lasted from 10 16 to 10 45 a m with planes reported flying north at high altitude. No air attack followed and residents were alerted by warning sirens.
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Nancy
France
Treasury's Gold Hoard Reaches 17 Billion Amid War Effects
The Treasury's gold hoard rose to 17 billion dollars as of October 21, representing 67 percent of all government and bank gold reserves. War disruptions slowed shipments, but fear fed the buildup of Uncle Sam's gold stocks.
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Washington
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Most Popular Plays Can Be Had At Library
The 1938-39 season yields a distinguished Burns Mantle list. The Critics Circle split between Abe Lincoln in Illinois and The Little Foxes while the Pulitzer went to Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Readers can borrow the ten representative plays and full cast lists at Handley Library.
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Burns Mantle
Critics’ Circle
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Pulitzer Committee
the Little Foxes
Handley Library
Germany Not To Bury Hatchet
Berlin reports indicate official Nazi sources say Germany welcomes Britain and France's challenge and will not concede. The war communique notes German army delays crossing the border while French troops hold positions near the Warndt forest. DNB and officials warn against assuming Germany seeks conciliation. England and France have rejected the Fuehrer's overture.
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Berlin
Aday
Germany
Great Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Foreign Office
DNB
Luxembourg
Warndt
Saarbruecken
England
Apple Market Shipping Point Prices Thursday West Virginia Spots
Winchester and Martinsburg shipping points with nearby areas show demand light and market steady for carload sales of apples. Prices cited for barrels and crates include Yorks and Grimes around 2.00 to 2.25 per bushel, Ben Davis and U S No 1 items from 2.00 to 2.25 with various size specs, while Rochester area reports light demand and dull market for carloads and truckloads f o b. Crates list Greenings and Runty varieties with prices near 70c per unit.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Yorks
U. S
Ganos
Ben Davis
Yorks U. S
Grimes
U.S
Staymans
U. S. Util
Rochester
N. Y
R. I. Greenings
French engineers dynamite Rhine foot bridge near Kembs
French military engineers detonated a small steel foot bridge over the Rhine near the Kembs electric plant after warning German sentries on the opposite bank. The span connected the Kembs region, previously used by German workers crossing daily.
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Basel
Rhine
Kembs
Here
Germans Taken Off Italian Ship Conte Di Savoia
News reports from New York say sixty Germans aboard the Italian liner Conte Di Savoia were removed by French authorities at Algiers as the ship arrived in the United States with 1 356 passengers. A French seaplane signaled the ship to stop and a destroyer guided it to Algiers for passport checks before the sixty were taken off in groups.
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New York
Conte di Savoia
United States
Algiers
Naples
Génoa
Jesse Van Camp Guest Soloist at Local Church
Jesse Van Camp, former Madison Avenue Baptist baritone, will be guest soloist at the First Baptist Church tomorrow. He has toured internationally in light opera and concert work and will perform during Sunday School and the morning service with selections Exhortation Not Understood and The Beautitudes.
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First Baptist Church
Jesse van Camp
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
van Camp
What Is Heat Lightning In Plain Language
Heat lightning is ordinary lightning seen from a distant vantage point. It flashes without audible thunder because the storm is far away and atmospheric conditions dampen sound.
Germans to Leave Italian Tyrol Transfer Pact Signed
Rome reports an accord to move about 200000 German speaking Tyrol residents to Germany by 1942. Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and German envoy Hans Georg Von Mackensen signed the deal with Dr. Karl Cladius heading the German delegation. All German citizens in Tyrol must return within three months and others of German origin must choose between Italian and German citizenship by end 1939. Those opting for German citizenship must depart Italy by 1942.
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Rome
Tyrol
Germany
Galeazzo Ciano
Hans Georg von Mackensen
Italy
Karl Cladius
Countess Babs In Amiable Mood Arrives in New York
Countess Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwitz Reventlow heiress to 5 and 10 cent store fortunes arrived aboard Conte di Savoia in amiable mood and ready to discuss most topics but not her personal affairs amid divorce rumors from Count Kurt Haugwitz Reventlow in Florida or Reno.
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New York
Countess Barbara Hutton
Mdivani Haugwitz-Reventlow
Conte di Savoia
Florida
Count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
Romanian Oil Tanker Oltenia Sunk Near Gibraltar
The 6394 ton Rumanian tanker Oltenia of the Steaua Romana Oil Company with home port Constanza was reported sunk near Gibraltar while en route with oil to England. Early reports gave no details on the sinking location or method.
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Bucharest
Oltenia
Gibraltar
England
Steaua Romana Oil Company
Constanza
Labor Dilemma Defying Solution
Detroit October dispatch reports the 57,500 Chrysler workers idle as CIO UAW rejects a Chrysler proposal on production speeds. Peace parleys pause as the labor dispute remains unresolved and Chrysler accuses the union of not acting in good faith.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation-Cio
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler
Torpedo sinks Gustaf Adolf near Shetland Islands
A Norwegian vessel rescued 19 crew members from the Swedish steamer Gustaf Adolf after it was torpedoed and sunk north of the Shetland Islands. The ship departed Gothenburg for England last Tuesday with Gustaf Adolf reporting its voyage.
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Stockholm
Gustaf Adolf
Shetland Islands
Gothenburg
England
Treasury Receipts and Debts Report
Treasury data shows October 19 receipts totaling 10 747 631 96 dollars and expenditures 27 441 820 06 leaving gross debt at 40 962 422 115 02. The net decrease from the previous day is 950 766 54.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Program of Home Agent Week Schedule
The home agent Miss Madeline Blair presents the week of October 23 28 schedule with 4 H Club meetings at various locations including Armel Friendly Grove Stonewall Evendale Mountain View plus a square dance and market inspection.
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Madeline Blair
Armel 4-H Club
Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club
Friendly Grove School
Stonewall Home Demonstration Club
D. O. Dick
Evendale Home Demonstration Club
Charles Harrison
Frederick
Middletown Agricultural Building
Mountain View
Employee Receives 20 Year Emblem at C and P Virginia
Louise V. Pingley of Winchester office earns a four star emblem for twenty years of service with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. Manager L J McElligott announces the award as part of October 22 recognitions where employees had a total of 325 years of service.
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Louise V. Pingley
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
L. J. McElligott
C. and P. Telephone Company of Virginia
Who Holds the World Motor Boat Record
Sir Malcolm Campbell holds the world motor boat record. His Bluebird averaged 141.74 miles per hour on Lake Coniston in England.
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Sir Malcolm Campbell
Lake Coniston
England
Market St. Methodist Service Schedule
Rev Herman McKay minister. Church School 9 45 a m with A C Halvosa as superintendent. Morning worship 11 a m Intermediate and Epworth League meetings 630 p m Evening worship 730 p m Devotional meeting Wednesday 745 p m.
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Market ST
Herman McKay
A. C. Halvosa
Epworth League
Fears Allies Defeat If Arms Law Stays
The article reports on Allies' arms embargo debate with figures like Andrews and Senator Barkley warning that keeping the embargo could cost the Allies victory and draw the United States into war. Reynolds seeks time for a long floor speech as amendments loom.
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Andrews
United States
Atlantic
Europe
Germany
Russia
Barkley
Kentucky
Reynolds
Wedding plans spark in Manville interview on ship arrival
Manville finally comments on the wedding timing saying it depends on the lady. He takes a cream town car to New York with Miss Troy, who wears a black crepe dress and red fox cape, followed by a plainclothes policeman. Manville jokes about not getting tired as the car leaves the airport.
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Manville
Miss Troy
New York
Russia See Turkey Drawn In War Orbit
Izvestia argues the Turkish treaty shifts Mediterranean power and pins Turkey to Britain against Germany and Italy. It notes the pact does not trigger U S or Soviet entry but signals Britain and France drawing Turkey toward war while the USSR remains neutral to preserve peace.
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Russia
Turkey
Izvestia
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Black Sea
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
U.S
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Carter Bros. Building Homes
District Manager
North America Assurance Society
Richmond, Va
Valley Natl. Bank
Braddock St
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Apple
Gevaert Express
Tures
Pea
Independence Hall
U. S. Maritime Commission
Bordeaux
City of
Mandalay
Atlantic Ocean
Commission
America France Line
By Squier
Nodle
Kk’ Sinsabawgh
Dean OF the Nations Auto Editors
Fem
Rane
Italian Tyrol
Countess Babs
Clark
Nye
Murray
D-Mont
Stewart
D-Tenn
Senate
Lodge
R-Mass
New England
Tommy Manville
Rockwool Home Insulating Improvement Corp
Charles R. Keeler
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Palace Theatre
Carper
the Plaza Cleaners
Zenith
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