German Armies Drive on Moscow Front and Kharkov Taken
German forces launch a major tank backed offensive along the Moscow front while Kharkov falls to Hitler's armies. Reports say Nazi advances near Moscow are possible but no major breakthrough confirmed. Soviet losses cited at 300,000. Belgorod and Mozhaisk change hands amid snowbound front.
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Laziige
Moscow
Kharkov
Hitler
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
London
Pravda
Fedor von Bock
Vichy
Prance) Radio
Ukraine
Khartov
Russia
Donets
Rostov on-Don
Belgorod
High Command
Kharkov-to-Moscow
Kuibyshev
Mozhaisk
Oka
Kal
Welfare and Aid Costs In City And County
Welfare costs rise in Winchester and Frederick County. Figures from city and county departments show about 63 604.44 annual relief expenditure for direct relief. Public aid totals reach 50 357.79 with federal state and local cooperation. Additional appropriations include 4 567.65 for 1939-40 and 8 679 in the current budget.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Chubby Child Found Sleeping On Bald Eagle Mountain
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on October 25 19 month old Joseph Prato wandered for 24 hours across Bald Eagle mountain foot to the summit. Found by a four man search party two miles from home the boy slept in mild hypothermia clothing sparse. Police say the blond child wore only a sunsuit and sweater and had shed shoes and pants during the trek.
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Williamsport
Joseph Prato
Bald Eagle Mountain
Joseph
Pete
William L. Mix
Eden Says Britain Aims to Help Russia Despite Dangers
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden asserted Britain will overcome geographical difficulties to aid Russia in Hitler's defeat. He said there will be no peace with Hitler and that Russia's cause is Britain's, while noting postwar policy mistakes and ongoing Allied support from the Caucasus to Egypt.
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Manchester
Eng
Anthony Eden
Britain
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
Eden
United States
Middle East
Caucasus
Persia
Iran
Iraq
Palestine
Egypt
Western
Desert
End of Hitler menace defines U S foreign policy
President Roosevelt declared that destroying Hitler's menace is the inescapable end of American foreign policy. He told the Foreign Policy Association in New York that the nation will bear the necessary sacrifices, defend peace, and resist threats. Senator Thomas linked policy to national defense in a fiery address.
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Hitler
U. S
New York
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria
Roosevelt
Elbert D. Thomas
Dutah
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Congress
Dr. R. V. Funsten To Conduct Clinic for Crippled Children
The District Nurse Association announced that Dr. Robert V. Funsten will run an orthopedic clinic for crippled children on November 1. Children needing the clinic should be brought to the hospital between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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District Nurse Association
Robert V. Funsten
Farm and Home Fair Exhibits Draw Community Attention
Mr Shryock visits yearly and enjoys good health as readers are urged to visit the Farm and Home Fair exhibits in the old Coca Cola building on East Gerrard Street this afternoon and tonight. The displays showcase a full range of farm and home activities by Frederick ty farmers.
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Shryock
PeyAty
Coca Cola
East Gerrard Street
Frederickty
Bany
Heavy Measures For Suppressing French Attacks
Vichy and unoccupied France move to curb attacks on German soldiers. The Petain government orders harsh actions and appeals to Germany to halt reprisal executions of hostages. Nantes prepares for a second round of executions after a Nazi commander’s assassination. The cabinet discusses funding for occupying forces and winter famine measures as snow falls.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Nantes
Paul Friedrich Hotz
Citizens Urged To Be Fire Conscious In City Water Shortage
Fire Chief Taylor Barr urges Winchester residents to be fire conscious as a serious blaze could devastate the community amid a drought. Water usage for fighting fires would worsen the dwindling supply, with a large fire likely only to check the reserve temporarily. City Manager Grant reports no marked change in water conditions yesterday.
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Taylor Barr
Winchester
Grant
Hess Sees Peace By Negotiation
London dispatch reports Sir Patrick Dollan, lord provost of Glasgow, saying Rudolf Hess predicts a negotiated peace ending the war with no clear victor. Dollan adds Hess is better off than expected, should be jailed as a criminal, held as a state prisoner rather than a POW, living in a comfortable cottage in England.
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London
The
Daily Sketch Today
Patrick Dollan
Glasgow
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Britain
Germany
Hess
Patrick
Daily Sketch
England
Fire destroys Richmond Guano plant on south bank
A blaze today leveled the Richmond Guano Company factory and fertilizer storage plant located on the south side of the James River about a mile below the city limits. No further details on casualties or cause are provided in the report.
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Richmond
Richmond Guano Company
James River
Hundreds Search For Lost Child In Williamsport
A 19 month old boy Joseph Prato went missing from his Bald Eagle Mountain home causing hundreds of searchers to comb thick brush and crawl storm sewers. Police and patrols scanned vehicles for a child matching his description as night temperatures fell to the 40s. Officials warned of possible danger but favored accidental disappearance over foul play.
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Williamsport
Joseph Prato
Pennsylvania T
Joseph
Bald’ Eagle Mountain
Nine Winchester Selectees To Leave Nov 6 For Induction
Winchester selectees will depart Thursday November 6 for army induction per city selective service orders. Names include Daniel T Grimes Burke Frank C Pierce Howard Foch Stine Woodrow Masterson. On Monday November 10 John Triplett and John Russell Lawton, both colored, will be sent to Roanoke for induction.
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Winchester
Army
City Selective Service Board
Daniel T. Grimes
Burke
Frank C. Pierce
Howard Foch Stine
Woodrow Masterson
John Triplett
John Russell Lawston
Roanoke
Madison Lodge To Honor Old Timers
Members of Madison Lodge No. 6 IOOF will celebrate Old Timers with an 8 o clock program for veteran members many active for a quarter century. All members are asked to attend. Refreshments follow. Halsey T. Green Noble Grand will preside.
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Madison Lodge No. 6
IOOF
Halsey T. Green
Noble _Grand
Shryock Keeps Virginia Star Subscription Over 40 Years
H W Shryock of Mansfield Ohio visits The Star office to renew his long running subscription. He began reading for over four decades during annual Virginia vacations and remains active at 83. The Shryock family has deep roots in Stephens City and nearby areas.
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H. W. Shryock
Star
Mansfield
Virginia
Shryock
Stephens City
Ontario
George Shryock
Fred Shryock
Mr. Shryock
Senate panel votes to broaden armed ship bill
The Senate foreign relations committee approved a wider armed ship bill by 13 to 10, allowing American merchant vessels to sail anywhere on the high seas. Leaders plan to begin debate on Monday with support from Democratic Leader Barkley and Chairman Connally.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Satta
Senate
Barkley
Connally
D.-Tex
George
Wagner
Murray
Thomas
Utah
Pepper
Green
Guffey
Glass
Lee
Tunnell
Captive Miners Ordered To Strike At Midnight
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 43,000 captive coal miners in seven major steel firms were ordered to strike at midnight. The UMWA leadership in Washington confirmed the order, while Vice President William Blizzard in Charleston said no changes will occur unless a settlement ends the shop demand.
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Pittsburgh
C. O. I. United Mine Workers
Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Charleston
W. Va
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Five Army Planes Missing After Fog Breaks Flight
Five Army P-40 pursuit planes vanished in fog and stormy weather after leaving March Field. One pilot Lieut J H Pease parachuted to safety in the Tehachapi mountains. Others landed at Smith Nevada Tulare California or reached McClellan Sacramento area.
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Sacramento
Calif
Army
California
Nevada
J. H. Pease
Tehachapi
March Field
McClellan Field
Tulare
McClellan
C. E. Hughes
Peter McGoldrick
Smith, Nev
Navy Cornell game hot encounter ends in hotel prank
Ralph Sprinkle survived a hot foot prank after a Navy Cornell game at a Baltimore hotel. The incident caused a panic, leather shoes burst, a blister formed, and he missed work this week. Handley Schools students write Christmas cards for Winchester Eng. children as Namesake Town aid. A southbound truck on Braddock Street supplied evidence of a water shortage.
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Cornell
Winchester
Ralph
Baltimore
Handley
Eny
Eng
Braddock Street
President Roosevelt condemns Nazi hostage executions abroad
President Roosevelt denounces Nazi reprisal killings of hostages in occupied Europe as brutal acts by desperate men. He cites 50 executions at Bordeaux after two German officials were killed in France, warning such terror deepens hatred and will bring retribution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
White House
France
Bordeaux
RAF Bomber Attack Kills French Sailors in Tunisian Waters
The British air raid on the 1 530 ton coastal freighter Divona in Tunisian waters killed eight French sailors and wounded three, official word announced. All but one of the casualties were natives aboard the Tunis bound vessel. The strike marks the fourth RAF charge in a month.
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Vichy
France
Tunisian
Divona
Tunis
Kidnapped Baby Found In Cottage Owner Is Held
Fitchburg Mass October 25 two month old Kenneth A McLean Jr kidnapped from a carriage on Main Street yesterday found alive and unharmed today. Bedard Wolsiewick 36 identified by Police Chief Thomas Codley arrested and charged with abduction and being an accessory before and after the fact.
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Fitchburg, Mass
Kenneth A. McLean, Jr
Main Street
Thomas Codley
Bedard Wolsiewick
Winchester VPF Review To Be Held At Armory
Members of Winchester VPF Company 115 host units from Warenton Berryville and Alexandria for a 3 PM Sunday drill and review of the 11th VPF Battalion at the armory. General Goodwyn Adjutant General Wall er and staff will review. About 300 men led by the Handley band. Col. Frank Wray presents battalion to General Goodwyn.
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Winchester Vpf
Warrenton
Berryville
Alexandria
11Th Vpf
E. E. Goodwyn
Comander
WPF
Japanese Think Knox Bluffing Over Pacific Tensions
Tokyo observers deem Knox a bluff as he warns Japan to abandon expansion plans. Hochi editors call the move an American bluff while Chugai mocks the threat as blundering. Domei cites a source saying US actions, not Japan, fuel the crisis and that talks depend on Washington.
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Tokyo
Frank Knox
United States Secretary of the Navy
Japan
United States
Domei
Knox
The Mystery Of The Marks Or The Ingenuity Of Mr Page
The Star reports a color coded marking system used by Postmaster Page to sort mail. Colored crayons mark envelopes as they are placed in boxes, revealing misdirected letters and identifying the sorting clerk by the color.
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Mr. Page
Star
Ace
Secret & Bow
Owt
Page
FBI Agent R H Cunningham to Address Men's Club
Special Agent R H Cunningham of the FBI will speak at the first fall meeting of the Presbyterian Church Men's Club at 6 30 PM on October 30. Club president Brady Largent said J Edgar Hoover was invited but unavailable due to a prior engagement.
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R. H. Cunningham
The
Presbyterian Church
Brady Largent
Club
J. Edgar Hoover
Notice to creditors in the estate of Lillie L Crum
All persons indebted to or having claims against the estate of Lillie L Crum are notified to settle with the undersigned Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor. Also appears references to REMNANTS wallpaper and Gardner B Hillyard contact in Charlottesville area.
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Lillie L. Crum
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
Lillie . Crum
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Kharko
Donets River
Captain Eden
R. V. Funsten
MR Winchester
Madison Lodge
RAF
VPF
FBI
Men’s Club
Toll
Gardner B. Hillyard
E. Piccadilly
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