Captive Mine Workers Defy Strike Orders Across Regions
The United Mine Workers reported most of 53,000 captive miners idle amid President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis standoff. Some locals including Bethlehem Steel’s Rosedale mine in Johnstown voted to work, while others remained idle across Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Alabama with varying picket activity.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Mir
Rosedale
Bethlehem Steel Company
Johnstown
Lewis
Beane
K. G
Adams
Steel
Ag U. M. W
Pittsburgh
Jones and Taughlin
Alleghany Ludim
United States Steel Corporation
Alabama
Berryville Vestrymen To Be Dinner Hosts
Grace Episcopal Church vestry invites the congregation to dinner at the parish house on Friday November 7 at 6 30 P M The rector the Rev H G Jone urged full attendance The vestry members listed include S F Baughman A F Robertson F L Ayler Richard B Smith Jr Hunter H Burks Lorenzo Lewis Joseph F Moore Ralph N Dorsey R Beverley Whiting Benjamin Crampton Edward Mc C Williams and A M Farfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Grace Episcopal Church
H. G. Jone
Grace Church
S. F. Baughman
A. F. Robertson
F. L. Ayler
Richard B. Smith, Jr
Hunter H. Burks
Lorenzo Lewis
Joseph F. Moore
Ralph N. Dorsey
R. Beverley Whiting
Benjamin Crampton
Edward McC. Williams
A. M. Farfoot
No Response In Applying Pressure Flight Accident Report
The Civil Aeronautics Board studied a Morgan town West Virginia airport crash. Russell Captain of Pennsylvania Central Airline testified he applied brake pressure with no response. As the aircraft neared the runway end it failed to decelerate and attempted a ground loop. The plane went over a slope. no injuries were reported.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Morgantown
W. Va
Russell
Pennsylvania Central
Pittsburgh
Wright
Rites Held For Mrs Shiner At Home
Funeral services were held at 2 30 pm from 37 South Cameron Street for Mrs Anna Matilda Shiner 80 who died Friday after a long illness Reverend S L Flickinger officiated Interment was in Mount Hebron Pallbearers were Cecil Bailey Madison Spurr Dr A D Henkel Fred Fugitt Jack Forney and David Eagle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cameron Street
Anna Matilda Shiner
S. L. Flickinger
D. D
Centenary Reformed Church
Mount Hebron
Cecil Bailey
Madison Spurr
A. D. Henkel
Fred Fugitt
Jack Forney
David Eagle
Ford denounces Lewis over defense stance in Congress
Rep. Leland M. Ford of California charged that Lewis and his followers show sympathy for racketeering leadership. He warned that Lewis defies the U.S. government’s defense rights unless a forceful constitutional program is accepted, calling the challenge unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland M. Ford
Calif
House
Lewis
United
Estate of Asbarina Clowe Probate Reference Ordered
A Winchester Virginia court orders a Master Commissioner to appraise the estate of Asbarina Clowe and report liens taxes beneficiaries and accounts. The reference fixes Wednesday November 12 1941 for the commission to be executed at 17 Court Square Winchester Va.
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Corporation Court
City OF
Winmifflin
B. Clowe
Juliana C. Davis
Asbarina Clowe
Eleanor Vernon Clowe Burbank
Winchester
Virginia
Mifflin B. Clowe
Court Square
Colored Folk To Give Supper For TB Fund
The colored people of Winchester plan a chicken country ham supper at 621 South Brad Dock Street from five to nine in the evening to raise funds for the tuberculosis fund. Meals may be called for or delivered. Committee members include Sue Tokes Jennie May Manuel Estelle Nickens Rose Pinkett Robinson Marcia Taper Louis Davis and Emma Parks Robinson. Menu features country ham chicken salad hot rolls cranberry relish and no biscuits.
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Winchester
Emma Parks Robinson
South Braddock Street
Sue Tokes
Jennie May Manuel
Estelle Nickens
Rose Pinkett Robinson
Marcia Taper
Louis Davis
Shower Rain Briefly Boosts Drought Fight
A brief morning shower delivered .28 of an inch by 2:50 p.m., lifting hopes that drought would ease though rainfall faded quickly. The month’s total rose to about three quarters of an inch in the latest reading.
Italian Foregn Minister Talks With Hitler on Axis Move
Virginio Gayda reported that Italy’s foreign minister Count Galeazzo Ciano discussed with Adolf Hitler a potential new diplomatic move. Observers thought the plan might invite Turkey to join the Axis for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Turkey
Europe
Tornado Recovers Lost Check Carried 200 Miles Northeast
A tornado struck Kansas City on October 6 and carried off a $270 check from J. E. Wyatt’s desk. The check, weather torn but intact, was found by Hugh Mannon in Mendota Missouri, 200 miles northeast of Kansas City, and returned by a Unionville bank with an explanation.
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Kansas City
J. E. Wyatt
Unionville
Hugh Mannon Mendota
Funeral rites for Bishop Winchester scheduled near Millwood
The obituary notes Bishop Winchester will be buried at Old Chapel near Millwood after services at Oran by-the-Lake. His wife is interred at Old Chapel, and he is linked to Clarke county families including Page and Lee. Colonel Lee served as a distinguished lawyer and judge in the circuit.
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Episcopal
Oran by-the-Lake
Millwood
Old Chapel
R. Powel Page
Saratoga
Boyce
Bishop Winchester
Cen i
Richard Henry Lee
Grafton
Winchester
Evelyn Page
Pagebrook
Burwell
Nelson
Clarke County
Lee
Winchester Battalion Reviews and Coat Update
The 11th Battalion completed a three drill rating of reviewing officers and then practiced bayonet and riot squad formations. Notables at the review included Col. Wray Gen Goodwyn Adjt. Gen. Waller Mayor Anderson and Lt. Charles Houston. The Winchester Company hosted visiting officers with coffee and doughnuts at the armory. Col. Wray announced Mackinaws will soon be issued to the entire battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oonte
Winchester
Ewing
Col. Wray
Goodwyn
Waller
Anderson
Everett A. Hellmuth
Alexandria
Charles Houston
Richmond
Virginia
Norfolk
Danville
Winchester Company
Armory
Spectators Hear Screams After Crash and Explosion
Witnesses described flames and a loud blast as vehicles collided causing a fiery crash. Bystanders rushed to assist victims while emergency crews worked to secure the scene and transport the injured.
Livestock And Produce Market Quotes From Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore market notes dull potato bidding with low prices for New Jersey cobblers and solid poultry bids including rocks and leghorns. Egg prices steady while butter holds at 89 cents. nearby graded chick pullets and small lots show mixed values. Chicago figures show hogs up 10-20 cents with tops near 10.75, cattle and calves firm to higher, sheep stronger on fat lambs and yearlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Livestock Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agr
Secor
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. S. Dept
Report On Boston Wool Market
Boston wool market shows moderate demand for quarter-blood domestic fleece wools. Ohio quarter-blood combing fleeces sold 50 to 51 cents per pound greasy, with country-packed bright fleece at 48 to 49 cents greasy. Texas wools from the fine territory showed fair demand at firm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S. Dept
Ohio
Texas
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Grain prices in Baltimore show Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.11 1 4 per bushel with spot domestic delivery and 1.11 1 4 for October. Winchester Market lists Wheat at 1.05 per bushel. Corn 77c, Barley 65c per bushel. Prices based on mill deliveries. Year ago Wheat 87c, Corn 78c.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Tragic Bay 12 incident cited witness accounts
A slain youth from a farm near Bay 12 is said to have lived with his uncle Burl Welch on Lee Fletcher’s farm. Funeral services were held at Giffen Funeral Home at 2 p m this afternoon. Surviving relatives include Miss Marjorie Sim Burlington West Virginia and Miss Mian Stillmonng and Marvin Simmons of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Welch
Lee Flecher
Giffen
Woches Haldeman
Eben
Marjorie Sim- Burlington
W. Va
Mian ‘Stillmonng Ape
Marvin Simmons
Winchester
Wall Street Stocks Slip Amid Light Offerings and Sector Soft Spots
Trading data show lighter activity with declines around fractions for leaders and a few soft spots in tobacco shares. Bonds narrow and commodities retreat as of 2 p m quotations. notable issues include Am Tob B, Gen Elec, Int Harv, Penn RR, Pure Oil, and US Steel with varied small losses and mixed gains.
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New York
al Ch & Dye
Smt & R
AT & T
Cela Corp
Ches & O
Chrys Corp
Paper
Fid
Kenn Cop
Loril (P
Mont Ward
Natl Bis
Dry
Natl Dist
NYC
Nort & Wes
Owens III G
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Phil Pet
Proc & Gamb
Pure Oil
Tex Corp
Tidewtr A Oil
Union
Union Pac
Aire
Us&s
West UN
West el & Mfg
W'worth
Young Sh& T
250 000 Workers Delayed By Water Main Burst
About 250000 Bronx subway commuters were late as a 38 inch water main burst flooded Pelham Bay Line stations and tracks in the New York City Subway system. Water at Longwood Avenue station reached seven feet, estimated at 1250000 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Pelham Bay
Interborough Rapid Transit
Unified City Transit System
Longwood Avenue
Hull Presses Urgency in Delivering War Supplies
Secretary Hull urged immediate delivery of war equipment to Britain and allies. He spoke on strikes in vital defense industries and warned against delays, saying no new details on the Japanese situation were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Britain
Supreme Court Considers Overtime Pay Method
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a major wage hour case to decide how overtime pay must be computed under the act. The wage hour administration sought review of a circuit court ruling, marking a historic moment as photographers waited in the conference room for court approval of images prior to publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Dallas News
Court records of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct
In Cumberland city court the defendants faces include Charles FE Krapt for drinking in public with fine and costs, Harry C Grubbs for drunk and disorderly with fine and costs, Neenae A Cooper for improper inspection costs, Roy Moore for drunkenness with costs, George Quick for drunkenness with costs, Richard Jessie for disorderly conduct with costs, Edward Blowe for disorderly conduct with costs, John R Cain for reckless driving with costs, Blair B Poling for disorderly conduct with fine and costs, and Vernon C Haines listed with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Grubbs
Front Royal Road
Neenae A Cooper
Roy Moore
Bristol
Tenn
George Quick
City
Richard Jessie
South Loudoun Street
Edward Blowe
John R. Cain
Charles Town
Blair B. Poling
Wheeling
Vernon C. Haines
Washington
Special Term For Murder Trials Reassigned In Miley Slaying
In Lexington Kentucky on October 27 the murder trial of Thomas C. Penney and Robert H. Anderson was moved to December 8. A special term of court will be held to hear the case involving golf star Marion Miley and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Thomas C. Penney
Robert H. Anderson
Marion Miley
Grand Mufti Takes Refuge In Italy
The exiled Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, famed anti British Arab leader, has taken refuge in Italy. Italian officials announced he arrived safe and sound at a southern Italian airport. Details and current location were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Jerusalem
Italy
Iran
British Cruiser Reported Sunk Off Libyan Coast
The Italian high command said German bombers sank a British cruiser protecting supply transports in an air attack on a naval formation off the Libyan coast. It followed another reported cruiser loss in the previous 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
High Command
Libyan
German Drive Near Moscow Faces Stiff Soviet Resistance
Soviet and German reports portray heavy fighting around Rostov and Moscow fronts. German dispatches claim progress toward Moscow while Russian lines claim repelled 100 tank assault near Rostov and continued reinforcements, with air forces tallying hundreds of German planes destroyed in the week.
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Rostov
Donets
Moscow
Gemans
Crimea
Buibyshev
Volga
Spe Radic
Red Air Force
Ere
Marely
Kharkov
Tassskoe Mozhaisk
Maloyaroslavets
Borrowed Liberty Ends For Accountant After 17 Years
Nathaniel J. Botwin 39, an accountant, stood in Federal Court at Harrisonburg Virginia facing an indictment for attempting to bribe two Internal Revenue Agents. The case traces back to a 1924 audit of Henry Greenstone a Staunton merchant and a suspected attempt to conceal items with a $150 bribe offer. Botwin vanished after bond forfeiture and the story contrasts his downfall with the rise of James Botwin in New York as emergency agency scrutiny intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Nathaniel J. Botwin
Harrisonburg
New York
Henry Greenstone
Staunton
Botwin
Greenstone
Virginia
Rufus P. Bell
R. S. Godenour
George Gordon Battle
Nathaniel Botwin
James Botwin
Britain
Internal Revenue Bureau
Germans Practice For Invasion Along Baltic Coast
Travelers from northern Poland report German forces near the Baltic coast rehearsing an invasion of England. They say barges powered by old airplane motors line the shore and German soldiers drill debarking and swimming in full equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Poland
England
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Danzig
Noted Woman Preacher Aboard British Freighter
A. Maude Royden, noted British woman preacher, arrived in York after a three and a half week voyage from England aboard a British freighter. Reports from Philadelphia feared for her safety after she failed to reach St Stephen's Episcopal Church for a scheduled speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
A. Maude Royden
England
Philadelphia
St. Stephen’s Episcopal] Church
Bombers of R.A.F. Blast Hamburg
Docks of Hamburg were heavily bombed during a seven night by many RAF squadrons. Attacks extended to northwest Germany Cherbourg Nantes Egersund and southern Norway. Four bombers were reported missing.
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London
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Germany
Cherbourg
Nantes
France
Egersund
Norway
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Tractor Tire Headquarters
Firestone
Braddock
Amberst
War
Shenandoah
Shiner
Herbert S. Larrick
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
T.B
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Baltimore Produce
N. J
Bay
Stock Market Report
Charlies FE. Krapt
Cumberland
Grand Mufti
PINE
Dodge-Plymouth Distributors
Northern Virginia Power CO
R.A.F
Chevrolet
B&m
Germain
Braddock Sts
Omps Funeral Home
Hagerstown
Levin Stonebraker
Negley Bidg
Hagers
STOWN
Army Truck DE Luxe Automobile
Goodyear Service
Braddock At
Miles Wall
Stokol-Mercury
Neal Tees
Stokol
Sporou
E. Piccadilly St
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