Willkie Attacks Roosevelt Over 1940 Campaign Promises
Willkie on his campaign train near Harborcreek Pennsylvania accused President Roosevelt of evading main contest issues and warned that continuing deficit financing would lead to financial chaos. He referenced 1932 and 1940 Democratic platforms and stated that social gains could be lost with liberty if deficits persist. The 24 minute nationally broadcast tirade questioned the third term candidacy and pledged to remind voters of unmet promises.
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Harborcreek
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Americas
Willkie
Erie
NBC
Wendell Ae
Winchester letter on traffic rules and safety concerns
A reader in Winchester Virginia raises concerns about pedestrian safety and traffic light rules. The letter jokes that drivers ignore signals, endangering pedestrians, and urges better enforcement while noting conflicting behaviors at intersections.
Armstrong offers metal weatherstripping and caulking services
E. W. Armstrong Co advertises weatherstripping and caulking for windows and doors. An estimate is available by call or inquiry, with address at 39 E. Piccadilly St.
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E. Piccadilly St
Dr E oearb pel nama Onteopa
A physician named Miller operates at the Miller Drug Store Building in Onteopa as listed in a historical directory entry. The record notes a succession of numbers and page references associated with the listing.
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E. Oearb
Miller Drug Store
Annual Hallowe en Celebration To Be Sponsored By Local Elks
Winchester lodge No 867 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks planned an annual Hallowe en celebration for Winchester and nearby areas to provide a wholesome youth outlet with prizes and youth activities. Merchants signaled support, Winchester Recreation Association pledged cooperation, and funds will roll over to next year with no pledges due this year. Mr Henry and the subscribers received thanks for their support and a plan to stage the event next fall and annually thereafter.
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Winchestr Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Winchester
Winchester Recreation Association
Henry
Ples
Egre
Coopera
Barney
Winchest Recreation Association
Man Slightly Hurt When Struck By Car
John Kuhn a Winchester resident was struck by a car driven by N J Wigginton opposite the Glaize packing shed on North Cameron street about 12 20 pm. He suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at the hospital and released. Wigginton of 21 North Clark street said he could not avoid striking Kuhn when Kuhn stepped from behind a car.
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John Kuhn
Winchester
Glaize
North Cameron Street
N. J. Wigginton
Kuhn
Wigginton
North Clark Street
Treasury Status Daily Debt Totals and Net Change
Treasury shows receipts totaling 8,806,502.08 and expenditures of 20,438,850.03. Gross debt stands at 44,082,085,976.27, up 501,878.84 from the previous day. The report is dated Oct 22.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Stained Civil War Flag Presented to Winchester City Officials
Miss Frances Ure of Pittsburgh presented a wool flag that flew over Winchester Virginia’s Civil War hospital to Mayor C R Anderson. The flag measures 6 ft 4 in by 10 ft 3 in and has 34 stars sewn by hand. It may be given to Handley Library or George Washington Headquarters for preservation. The presentation was on behalf of Miss Ure’s mother Mrs Ure, 83. Documents include a July 15 1865 promotion recommendation and an August 12 1865 brevet appointment signed by Edwin M Stanton.
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Winchester
Frances Ure
Pittsburgh
C. R. Anderson
Handley Library
George Washington
Ure
Ernae Ure
Pitts
U. S
Wingt Feee
Uture
Tours
Edwin M. Stanton
Mary Lou Steele
Eula Affieck
Miss Ure
Young Women’s Christian Association
Miss Steele
Communist party barred from New York ballot
State Supreme Court Justice William H. Murray ruled the Communist party cannot appear on the November 5 ballot. He stated witness testimony from Franklin and Greene counties showed the required 50 signature each was not obtained without fraud or concealment.
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Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Communist Party
New York
William H. Murray
Franklin
Greene
Strike cripples output at ore plant in East St. Louis
A strike at the Aluminum Ore Company plant in East St. Louis Illinois shut down production after the company refused a wage increase demanded by the Aluminum Workers Union AFP. The stoppage involved about 1300 production employees after talks since July 1 failed to yield a settlement.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
National Defense Commission
Aluminum Workers’ Union
Pittsburgh Lover Is Quizzed In Fatal Shooting of Girl s Mother
Mrs. Sigmund Hartstein 47 was shot to death and her husband 55 a hardware merchant critically wounded in their home just before midnight while speaking with their daughter s suitor Evelyn 22 The suitor a former Hartstein employee was arrested on a street corner two hours later and held in connection with the shooting Allegany county detective chief Jerry Deasy said the man said to plead my cause in the exclusive Squirrel Hill section
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Sigmund Hartstein
Evelyn
Jerry Deasy
Allegany County
Hartstein’s
Deasy
Squirrel Hill
Peace Feelers Again Put Out In China War
Kensuke Horinouchi the retiring Japanese ambassador says a peace agreement without final official action has been reached between Chiang Kai Shek and Wang Ching Wei and may be disclosed soon. He notes terms likely mirror Japan’s two year old demands including anti comintern pact participation and Japanese army stationing in North China. Horinouchi arrived in San Francisco en route to Japan and will sail Friday.
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San Francisco
the Chronicle Today
Kensuke Horinouchi
Chiang Kai- Shek
Wang Ching-Wei
Nanking
Horinouchi
Japan
China
Japan and Chinese factions seek peace talks in three year war
Neutral mediators reportedly received feelers from Chinese factions linked to neither Chungking nor Nanking as they explored ending the three year conflict with Japan. Tokyo and Hong Kong sources suggest Japan may reopen negotiations using Premier Konoe's December 12 1938 statement as a framework, offering no territorial or financial claims in exchange for Chinese cooperation.
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Tokyo
China
Chungking
Hongkong
Japan
Pumimara Konoye
Hong Kong Officials Say No Japanese Peace Offer Reported
Official Chinese quarters in Hong Kong stated they knew nothing about any peace terms offered by Japan to the Chung Chinese Nationalist government and said rumors of peace offers or negotiations were spread regularly as feelers by the Japanese.
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Hongkong
Miss Scrivener 87 Dies in Martinsburg West Virginia
Miss Katie Scrivener 87 longtime Gore area resident died Tuesday at her Kentucky avenue home in Martinsburg West Virginia She was the eldest daughter of E H Scrivener and Emily Elliott Scrivener She remembered Civil War memories and survived by three sisters and many nieces and nephews Funeral services will be at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg with interment at Mount Hermon Martinsburg
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Katie Scrivener
Gore
Kentucky Avenue
Martinsburg
W. Va
E. H. Scrivener
Frederick County
Emily Elliott Scrivener
Back Creek
Route 50
C. C. Kercheval
Clarke County
Lee Brown
Winchester
Raymond Penn
Washington
H. E. Gibson
E. C. Carper
New Oxford
Harold Pope
Gerald Bonati
Trenton
R.L. Elliott
R. E. Eliott
Takome Park
Brown Funeral Home
West King Street
H. C. Marsh
Martinsburg Methodist Church
E. T.clark
D. D
Mount Herbron
Fall Bulbs Tulips Daffodils Jonquils and Crocuses
Winchester Seed Co advertises fall bulbs including tulips daffodils jonquils and crocuses with pricing and order details for fall planting.
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Winchester Seed CO
Air Corps to be reorganized into mobile, expanded force
The War Department announced a major reorganization of the army air corps to double combat groups and form four air districts. The expanded force will grow from 25 to 54 combat groups with 17 wings, aiming for 163,000 enlisted by 1942. The Northeast district will be headquartered at Hartford with Virginia included.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Western Hemisphere
War Department
Air Corps
Continental
United States
Department
General Headquarters Airforce
GHC Air Force
Delos Cons
Langley Field
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Northeast Air District
Hartford
Conn
Virginia
Volunteers May Join US Forces For One Year
May volunteers aged 18 to 36 enlist for one year under the Selective Training and Service Act. They would be placed at the head of the registrant list and would deploy first, regardless of lottery numbers. Under 21 volunteers need parental consent or a statement if no guardians. Local boards urge keep registration cards on hand.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Land
Naval Forces
United States
Army
Navy
Ahan
Washington
Fox Hounds and Horses Burned at Bardstown Stockyards
A fire at the Nelson county stock yards in Bardstown Kentucky destroyed 120 fox hounds and 19 saddle horses. The Kentucky State Fox Hunters Association attributed heavy breeding stock losses to the blaze which halted its annual meeting. Members reported individual losses ranging from one to 16 hounds.
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Bardstown
Nelson County
Kentucky State Fox Hunters’ Association
Valley Service Station Closing Saturday Hours Change
Beginning October 26 the Valley Service Station Inc will close at 3 00 P M on Saturdays. The notice cites a change in Saturday closing time for the business location and references a filing code 10 21 10 51.
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The
Valley Service Station, Inc
Halloween Costume Contest at Capitol Theatre
Children compete on stage at Capitol Theatre Saturday October 26 at 2:00 PM. Cash prizes awarded. Local organizers invite families to join this Halloween event for young participants and spectator fun.
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Capitol Theatre
Gordon farm sale near Grimes at noon October 26
The Charles J. Gordon farm comprising 152 acres three miles north of Grimes will be sold at the Court House steps at noon on Saturday October 26. Auction notes list a sequence of local newspaper page references.
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Charles J. Gordon
Grimes
Court House
Germany Sees Spain Civil War Shift in War Prospects
Inform ed circles in Berlin say Germany has a complete understanding of Spain's strategic and economic position after its civil war and that Spain is unlikely to join the war against England at least for now.
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Berlin
Germany
Spain
England
War planes sent to reinforce Philippine defenses
Secretary Stimson said 110 war planes recalled from sale to Sweden would be used to bolster Philippine defenses. He added there are no new plans to strengthen the island garrison for now.
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Washington
Stimson
Sweden
Philippine
Air Vice Marshal C H Blunt Killed in Air Crash
Air vice-marshal C H Blunt has been killed in an air crash while commanding an RAF division before France's surrender. The report cites the Press Association as the source of the news.
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London
C. H. Blunt
Press Association
France
Travel visa rule shifts for Americans in Rome
American travelers planning to return home were told by travel agencies that all visa applications for air trips across Spain must now be referred to Madrid. Normally Spanish consulates issue visas for these trips.
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Rome
Spain
Madrid
Pole Marshal Sygly-Rydz Arrested in Romania
In Bucharest on October 24, Marshal Edward Sygly-Rydz, ex Polish army chief who fled Poland after the German invasion, has been arrested by Romanian police amid a nationwide probe into Polish espionage and sabotage plots.
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Bucharest
Edward Sygly-Rydz
Rumania
Poland
Reformation Celebration Planned by Grace Lutheran Church
Rev. Carl Honeycutt announced a Sunday 7 30 pm service at Grace Lutheran marking the 423rd Protestant Reformation anniversary. The event blends a Fall Festival of Ingathering with harvest decor and features speaker Rev. Russell D. Snyder from Philadelphia. Local Lutherans are invited. music directed by J H Lowden.
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Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Martin Luther
Wittenburg
Russell D. Snyder
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Winchester
J. H. Lowden
Protests Bring Reduced Rates for Steamship Travel
Shanghai on October 24 reports protests by Americans against high Far East steamship rates led to an announcement of rate reductions.
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Shanghai
Far East
Petain and Laval Journey to Paris for New French German Accord
Marshal Petain left Vichy for Paris where he was expected to sign a new French German agreement surpassing the armistice. Vice Premier Laval also traveled to Paris for talks with Hitler and Ribbentrop about France's role in the new European order, following a meeting Hitler held with Franco at the French Spanish border.
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Bern
Switzerland
Phillipe Petain
France
Vichy
Paris
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Europe
Spain
Francisco Franco
Petain
Hitler sets plan to break British blockade with Mediterranean focus
The Associated Press reports Hitler aims to shift the war to the Mediterranean and attack Britain's life line trade. He plans a two fold winter strategy with Italy and Spain seizing Gibraltar and crushing sea power, while Germany and Spain target South American trade via the Cape route using Atlantic bases.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Britain
South Atlantic
England
Fuehrer
Italy
Spain
Gibraltar
Germany
South America
India
Cape of Good Hope
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Names Of County Registrants Published In The Star
The second installment of Winchester and Frederick county registrants with their serial numbers appears in this issue. Tomorrow is expected to publish the final installments for Frederick and Winchester. The first installment of 850 Clarke county registrants will be published tomorrow.
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Winchester
Frederick County
the Star
Frederick
Clarke County
Officers Seek Owner of Stolen Meat Treasure
Winchester police report West Virginia officers recovered a large quantity of cured hams and shoulders believed stolen in this state. The meat, cured last year, was in cotton bags marked Last Year in red crayon. Frederick County residents are asked to check their supplies for the owner as clues remain with West Virginia police.
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Winchester
West Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester notes and air mail route talk in brief
Winchester residents mingle with history as Winston Churchill registered locally. Aero Pickup Service seeks a Virginia air mail route via South Washington Staunton and stops at Winchester Strasburg New Market and Harrisonburg. A townsfolk tale recounts coins pay bills and a YWCA welcome for Miss Frances Ure of Pittsburgh with a two person reception committee.
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Winchester
Aero Pickup Service Corporation
Norfolk
Associated Press
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Virginia
South Washington
Staunton
Strasburg
New Market
Harrisonburg
Agreement Sealed on Vichy Hidden Bases Deal
Informed French sources said Hitler and Laval discussed Franco-German pact granting Axis use of naval and air bases in Africa Syria and unoccupied France in return for concessions. Bases listed include Dakar Toulon Casablanca and Bizerte. Germany would free about 2 000 000 French prisoners and redraw the frontier to the Seine. Laval returned to Paris with Petain's reply. Franco and Franco's visit to Madrid followed. NATO lines.
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Hitler
Pierre Laval
Vichy
France
Africa
Syria
Dakar
French West Africa
Toulon
Mediterranean
Casablanca
French
Morocco
Bizerte
Tunisia
Germany
Tours- Swiss
Seine River
Laval
Paris
Philippe Petain
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Europe
Japan
China
Reichland
Berlin
West End
Flanders
London
Bingo Every Fridnight Southpd Hose Co Ad 35c
A brief public notice announces bingo events each Friday night hosted by South Pasadena Hose Company No. 1 with a 35 cent admission and a reference code 10 24 1p 31.
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South Pd Hose Co
Pappy Curly and Slim at W. O. W. Hall Event
Pappy Curly and Slim perform at W. O. W. Hall on Friday October 25 at 8 p.m. Children under 10 admitted free with parents. Admission 25 cents and 15 cents. 10-24-1p.2t
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Pappy, Curly & Slim
Public Sale of 25 Beautiful Lots Set for Oct 26 1940
A public sale of 25 beautiful lots is scheduled for Saturday October 26 1940 at 1 pm in front of the County Court House. Herbert S Larrick serves as the special committee chair.
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County Court House
Herbert S. Larrick
Spec
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Selective Service
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James Joseph
Arthur Lawrence
Timothy Dunne
Hallowe’en
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Konoye
Feelers
Miss Scrivener
Air Corps of Army
Bulletins
Bulletin
Winston Churchill
Hitlers
Mussolinis
George R. Finley
William Bierer
Martinsburg Pike
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