Offensive Of Japan Stopped After Six-Day Battle
Chiang Kai-Shek's forces halted the six day Japanese onslaught on the Shanghai front after heavy fighting. British orders to fire in self defense followed the slaying of a British soldier by a Japanese plane. Foreign experts predicted a breathing spell before a renewed push toward Nanjiang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lloyd Lehrbas
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tazang
Tsaomatang
Pony
Nanziang
Kiangnan
Nanjiang
Kiangean
Safety patrol reduces school child accidents
MA Winchester notes accidents involving school children drop where student safety patrols are organized. Older boys in graded schools become privates, lieutenants, or captains, staffing intersections near schools to stop traffic and guide children safely. The plan raises awareness of caution in heavier traffic communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brown
Virginia FFA Achievements Highlight National Convention
Jonas Chamberlin of Handley High School led Virginia FFA at the national convention in Kansas City. A Virginia member was named star American Farmer, with four other Virginia members earning American Farmer degrees. Stuarts Draft ranked high, receiving $75 and top show and beef cattle judging honors. Dairy team won a Jersey contest plaque with gold medals awarded to members. Shaffer Sperryville, Williams Buchanan, and the Virginia team placed in cattle judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Chamberlin
Handley High School
Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America
Virginia
Kansas City
Stuarts
Stuarts Draft
South
United States
R. W. Moffett
Studs Draft
Jersey
Frank Shaffer
Sperryville
Fred Williams
Buchanan
Patterson Loses New Trial Appeal in Scottsboro Case
Haywood Patterson, one of the Scottsboro nine, lost in the Supreme Court as he sought to overturn a 75 year Alabama prison sentence for an alleged assault on a white woman. The court denied the petition with Justice Black not participating. The decision leaves the sentence intact as the court plans to review the Duke Power power case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Haywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Supreme Court
Alabama
Woma
High Tribunal
Patterson
Black
Ku Klux Klan
Power
Duke Power
Wanted Farmer To Furnish 50 Gallons Of Milk Daily
An advertisement seeks a farmer to supply 50 gallons of grade A milk daily to Sanitary Dairy. The notice identifies the dairy and requests reliable milk production under standard quality.
Pre Xmas Sale on Silverware and Glassware Display
Hodgson and Brown announce a pre Christmas sale offering discounts on silverware pottery and glassware now on display. Sale notes include a sequence 10 25 10 11 and readers are invited to visit the shop to view items.
Chicken Supper and Public Sale Notice at Roy P. Duvall's
Centenary Reformed Church announces a chicken supper Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 and a public sale at 10 a.m. Monday November 1 at Roy P. Duvall's Stock, machinery, and household goods will be offered along with other articles including specials on warm fluffy blankets from Moling and Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy P. Duvall
Santa Claus To Tote Heavy Pack This Christmas
New York toy makers forecast a record Christmas as Santa will carry the heaviest load in seven years. They expect about 230 million dollars in toy sales, a ten percent rise from last season, with girls offered electric doll houses and lifelike crying dolls and boys toys including crime detection sets and a color science scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Claus
Fifth Avenue
Benny Davis Honored by Omicron Delta Kappa at VPI
Benjamin F. Davis Jr. of this city is named among nine outstanding Virginia Tech leaders tapped into Omicron Delta Kappa. Dr I D Wilson describes the fraternity's aims to cadets as the tapping ceremony proceeds. Benny Davis, a four year Virginia Tech student, is profiled in the campus paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Davis, Jr
B. F. Davis
Virginia Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
Omicron Delta .Kappa
Virginia Tech
I. D. Wilson
Department of Biogolgy
Corps of Cadets
Omicron Delta Kappa
Benny
Winchester dentists elect leaders at Shenandoah Valley meeting
Dr. B. M. Knight Jr of Winchester was elected president of the Shenandoah Valley Dental Association for the coming year at Charlottesville sessions. Dr. Percy C. Spitzer was named president elect, Dr. Walter H. Wunder secretary treasurer, and Dr. Ralph B. Snapp councilor. An invitation to hold the 26th annual convention in Winchester was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Knight, Jr
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
Charlottesville
Percy C. Spitzer
Harrisonburg
Walter H. Wunder
Woodstock
Ralph B. Snapp
J. Ben Robinson
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
University of Maryland
University of Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Truck Workers End Five Day Strike At Novick Transfer
The Novick Transfer Company resumed regular schedules after a five day strike ended in a compromise with about 100 employees. The agreement, brokered by Teamsters Local 453 Cumberland and the U S Labor Department Conciliation Board, includes higher wages for shorter hours with a three week adjustment period. Key figures include A J Novick and Howard T Colvin. Negotiations centered on 48 hour weeks and overtime rates for road and city drivers. No final terms were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novick Transfer Company
A. J. Novick
Teamsters and Chauffers
Cumberland
Novick
Comany
United States Labor Department Conciliation Board
Howard T. Colvin
Teamster
Traffic Signs Prepared for Winchester Traffic Ordinance
The city nears completion of signs and street markings under the new Winchester traffic control ordinance. City engineer Jack Brandon reports painting remaining on Piccadilly Street as police prepare to enforce the rules and add a parking and driving officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Piccadilly Street
Jack Brandon
C. W. Hollis
Police Department
Hollis
Lodge Officials Return From Grand Council Meeting
Taylor Barr and Dr. Raymond Kerlin returned from Richmond Virginia after attending a Grand Council meeting of Royal Arcanum. They conferred with Milton A. Willment a past Supreme Regent of the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Barr
Raymond Kerlin
Richmond
Royal Arcanum
Milton A. Willment
Willment
United States
Canada
Winchester Hospital Maintains ACS Honor List
The Winchester Memorial Hospital, a 100‑bed facility in Virginia, remains on the American College of Surgeons honor list after a formal announcement at the college’s 20th annual hospital standardization conference in Chicago. The ACS said 2,621 hospitals nationwide now hold full or provisional approval, tracing progress from 89 in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia
American College of Surgeons
Winchester Hospital
Society
College of Surgeons
George Crile
Board of Regents
United States
Wall St. Scores Gains in Late Trading
Wall Street staged a quick reversal after an early downturn as shares recovered. Gains ranged from 1 to over 9 points with United States Steel, Westinghouse Electric, and Chrysler all posting notable climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall St
New York
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse Electric
United States Steel
Chrysler
Two Are Killed In A Night Club
In Los Angeles three gunmen burst into a beer parlor and killed Les Bruneman a night club operator and Frankie Greuzard 24 as he attempted to note the license plate. Bruneman survived a prior assassination attempt in July and a nurse Alice Ingram 34 was wounded with a bullet in the knee. She did not identify the gunmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Les Bruneman
Bruneman
Frankie Greuzard
Alice Ingram
Peace conference opens between AFL and CIO factions in Washington
The first AFL CIO peace conference session recessed after preliminaries as rules were debated. Harrison and Murray led their committees with ten and three members respectively while about 100 reporters watched. Observers warned the talks might yield nothing tangible despite hopes for unity among seven million members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor-C. I. O
George M. Harrison
A. F. of S
Philip Murray
Harrison
Murray
A. F. of L
Matthew Woll
Ion Ke
William Green
Willard
White House
American Federation of Labor
The
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mrs. E. C. Hottel Struck By A Car
Mrs Edith M Hottel widow of Edgar C Hottel of East Cork street rests at Memorial Hospital after a collision at Cameron and Cork streets as she left Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. She suffered a severe fracture of the nose and multiple bruises, with chest pains. The driver was Clayton Huff 16 of Berryville Clarke county. Eye witnesses say she walked in the pedestrians lane toward her East Cork street apartment near Nan Purcell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Hottel
Edgar C. Hottel
East Cork Street
Memorial Hospital
Cameron
Cork Streets
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Van Zeeland Resigns As Belgian Prime Minister Tonight
The Brussels government led by Premier Paul Van Zeeland resists charges from Belgian Fascists over National Bank payments. The Independence Belge reports the resignation to allow him to resume private life and face ongoing scrutiny of his administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Paul van Zeeland
Indepdance Belge
van Zeeland
National Bank of Belgium
Independence Belge
National Bank
4 H Club Fair Is A Success
The 4 H Club Project and Hobby Fair and Achievement Day were held on Saturday October 23 at the Episcopal Parish House. About 2004 H Club members leaders parents and friends attended. Exhibits were larger and higher quality with the apple exhibit drawing special interest. Judges included Miss Alice Webb and Miss Louise Stickley. Noted farm exhibits covered gardening crops poultry apples and hobbies for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Parish
Alice Webb
Prince William County
Louise Stickley
Strasburg
R. A. Wall
Middletown
Stephens City
M. J. Pease
L. H. Ramey
Illness Fatal to Mr. Daugherty in Frederick County
Newton E. Daugherty lifelong Frederick county resident and farmer died at home near Albin after weeks of illness in his seventy first year. He passed at 2 a m after a precarious illness, born April 10 1867 and son of Ephraim O and Mary E Barber Daugherty. Survived by widow Arbanana Snapp a son Warren N Daugherty and three sisters Mrs Mary Mellinger and Misses Sarah and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton E. Daugherty
Frederick County
Albin
Mr. Daugherty
Ephriam O
Mary E. Barber Daugherty
Round Hill
Arbanna Snapp
Warren N. Daugherty
Mary Mellinger
Sarah
Virginia
Mysterious Mediterranean incidents threaten non intervention
British Foreign Secretary Eden seeks compromise to save European non intervention in Spain as two mysterious events in the Mediterranean raise fears of a grave new crisis. A French freighter was bombed off Barcelona, a seaplane bombed a submarine off North Africa, amid Italian and French negotiation tensions over Spain and Italian troop numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Spain
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Kaiser-I-Hind
North African
Admiralty
France
Italy
Rome
Non-Intervention Committee
Shagar
Minorca
Airfrance
Navy Ministry
Fornells
Inquiries on Insurance, Freight, and War History Page 4
The passage poses questions about insured accounts and loan associations, railroad freight in the prior year, New Orleans distance from the Gulf at construction, a cow’s record milk yield, and the A E F’s first independent action in World War I. Answers reside on page 4 column 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Cold Storage Space Available for Apples
Winchester Cold Storage Co advertises available cold storage space for apples with a dated contact line suggesting multiple units or lockers may be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
George Barnett
Front Royal
Rappahannock
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Huntly
Rappahannock County
United States Marine Corps
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Association
Ben. Davis
V.P.I
Omicron Delta Kappa Society
Winchester Institution
of the Nation
E. C. Hottel
Eden
Zeeland
Bulletin
Ilduce
Stefani
Great Britain
Benito Mussolini
Il Popolo D’italia
Milan
Virgino Gayda
Camille Chautemps
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