Germany Masses 70 Divisions in Balkan Push to Bar Russians
A British military expert reports Germany has about 70 divisions or 1.25 million troops in the Balkan region to deter Soviet interference and support an Italian invasion of Greece. He says troop concentrations in Poland and the north indicate preparation for wide aggression. Greek resistance hardens as Italy presses toward Salonika and Corfu bases are eyed for air support.
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Stine Associated Press
Germany
Balkan
Greece
Europe
France
Poland
Russia
Grmany
Metaxas
Rome
Salonika
Athens
Ionian Sea
Corfu
Tonian Sea
London
Britain
Isle of
Crete
Hitler
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Mussolini
Two Days Left to Get Your Car Inspected
MA Winchester urges residents to secure the new inspection sticker before November first. The Virginia State Police note at 30 mph a car travels 33 feet per three quarters of a second, stressing the danger to children and urging safe driving.
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Virginia
Beating at Beaumont School Ties Two Runaway Boys
Mrs. J B Lane an assistant cottage instructor at the State Industrial School for Boys at Beau mont Powhatan county was beaten and seriously injured by two runaway youths on October 7. A 16 year old Richmond boy and a 17 year old Norfolk youth are held at the state farm awaiting Powhatan grand jury action. The students entered her apartment demanded her car keys and one struck her with a hammer handle. The car was later found overturned near Old Manakin Church.
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Richmond
J. B. Lane
State Industrial School For
Beaumont
Powhatan County
Old Manakin Church
Willkie Attacks Roosevelt Desperation in New York Address
Willkie accuses President Roosevelt of desperation in a New York campaign speech near Jackson, Ohio. He faults the third term talk as demagogic and says Roosevelt buried the Stettinius Defense Commission report while praising Italian and Greek peoples and slamming arms repeal support.
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W. VA
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Roosevelt
Austin
R-Vt
Wilkie
Stettinius Defense Commission
Roose- Malte Ntitees
New York
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Frank
Germans Blast British Locomotive
Berlin reports a German dive bombing attack on a British freight train at Dunkirk derailed the locomotive and damaged cars. Light bombers damaged two ships at Ramsgate. Attacks on London continued with new fires and explosions. Germans claimed one British fighter down, with no German losses.
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Berlin
Dungeness
Ramsgate
London
Urges Citizens To Be On Alert At Virginia Legion Dinner
T. E. Warriner, department commander of the American Legion in Virginia, told about 50 members at Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 at Liberty Hall to watch for saboteurs and subversives. He cited Virginia General Assembly measures to fight subversion and urged ex service men to stay vigilant. Col. M. S. Battle and Dept Adjutant W. Glenn Elliott attended and spoke.
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T. E. Warriner
American Legion
Virginia
Robert Y. Conrad
Virginia General Assembly
Liberty Hall
Harry McCann
Comanon
Presid
Col. M. S. Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
W. Glenn Elliott
First 1917 Draft Numbers Revealed in Carper List
The article reports John Ford Carper as serial number 258 and the first draft number drawn on July 20, 1917 by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. It notes Carper worked in Newport News shipyards and avoided service, living until June 1919. It lists the first 25 numbers and names of draftees, with Frederick County officials and staff described.
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John Ford Carper
J. F. Carper
Woodland Avenue
Newton D. Baker
Carper
Newport News
Fay
Logan
R. Pay
Frederick County
P. W. Boyd
Sheriff Pannett
Winchester
Bayard Hebbard Beckey
Grimes
Frank Heist Taylor
Samuel Isaac Orndorff
William ©. Wilson
Peter Ashley DeHaven
Clearbrook
James Earl Noonan
Franklin Edward Frye
Kernstown
Willian Keith, Sr
Middletown
Linden Affleck Singhass
Opequon
Alvin Hinkle
Wilmer Luttrell
Siler
Edward Montgomery
Holmes Barton Nail
Hayfield
Roosevelt assails GOP leaders during Madison Square Garden rally
President Roosevelt in New York denounces Republican leaders for seeking to sabotage defense funding and aid to Britain. He used a nationally broadcast address to defend U S wartime policies as crowds packed Madison Square Garden and a 58 mile motor tour drew vast citywide crowds.
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New York
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Britain
Farley
James A. Farley
Edward J. Flynn
New Democratic
Rep. Sullivan
Tammany Chieftain
Garden
Lewis J. Valentine
Italy
Greece
Cordel Hull
Atlantic
Indicted Millwood Merchant Fails to Register for Selective Service
John T. Lee of Millwood Clarke county was indicted by the U S district court grand jury in Harrisonburg for failing to register on October 16 under the Selective Service Act. It was Virginia s first such indictment. The daylong session yielded 22 indictments, many for Internal Revenue violations tied to untaxed liquor. Judge John Paul handed down probation and other sentences to numerous violators.
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Star
Harrisonburg
John T. Lee
Millwood
Clarke County
United States District Court
Grand Jury
Virginia
U.S
Frank S. Tavenner Jr
John Paul
Internal Revenue
Willkie To Speak At Martinsburg
Frederick county and Winchester residents plan to travel to Martinsburg West Virginia tomorrow afternoon to hear Wendell Willkie Republican candidate for president speak at five o'clock from his special train platform.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Wendell Willkie
Public Auction of Emily R. Ward Household Goods
Emily R Ward estate sale announces at her late residence on Wednesday October 30 1940 at 10am. Public auction includes rare antiques items handled by Herbert S Larrick executor. Sale listed in Rexall ad and Brook s Pharmacy notice.
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Emily R. Ward
Herbert S. Larrick
Cleaning Sale Ad at Riteway Cleaners Piccadilly Office
A historical ad announces a cleaning special on Wednesday and Thursday for plain suits and dresses priced at 30 cents. The sale is at Riteway Cleaners, Piccadilly Office, 120 E Piccadilly, next to B&O, with date codes 10-28-10-21.
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Cash and Carry
Riteway Cleaners
Piccadilly
E. Piccadilly
B&o
No. 158 First To Be Drawn In Draft President Says All Must Play
Clarke county Frederick county and Winchester registrants had their numbers drawn at 3 oclock in an unofficial list. The official list will be posted by the Selective Service boards. Many more numbers were drawn but higher than the registrant cap and ignored.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
City of Winchester
Frederick, Clarke and
Winchester
Frederick, Clarke
Roosevelt
Congress of the United States
Names Arranged in Winchester 158 Walker List
A catalog of names including Sterling W. Winchester 158 Walker, George W. Kuykendall 192, Wilbert L. Taylor 105, Ashby C. Stouffer 188, Andrew L. Fisher 120, Peachy L. Hockman 161, Reynolds J. Jenkins 14, Francis M. Punk 57, Theodor Co. Anderson 153, John E. Mason 19, Harry S&S. Jr. Fox 766, Earl C. Johnson 172, George R. Haines Jr. 126, Thomas W. Anderson 187, Archie M. Jenkins 167, Taylor Boyd Anderson 1369, David L. Brumback 162, Charles N. Kidwell .
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Walker
Sterling W
Kuykendall
George W
Taylor
Wilbert L
Stouffer
Ashby C
Fisher
Andrew L
Hockman
Peachy L
Jenkins
Reynolds J
Punk
Francis M
Anderson Theodor Co
Mason
John E
Fox
Harry S&s. Jr
Johnson
Earl C
Haines
George R., Jr
Anderson Thomas W
Archie M
Anderson Taylor Boyd
Brumback
David L
Kidwell, Charles N
Garland Ray Lloyd
Stephen Banks
Edgar William Mercer
Allen Brown Hummer
Willie Charlies Chapman
Robert Ben Kerns
Edgar Jackson Pine
William Harrison Malone
Herman Clayton Pierce
Walter Shiman Thomas
Allen Wilson Gaunt
Robert Swanson Weaver
Joseph Hayward Settle, Jr
Thomas W. Willingham, Jr
Henry Ephram Hawkins
William Ashby Pyne
Raphael Johnson
Apple Storage Plants Near Winchester Anticipate 2 Million Bushels
Winchester and nearby towns expect about 2,000,000 bushels of apples in storage by late October as plants fill remaining space. Current totals at the start of the week show 1,845,982 bushels with sources from Winchester Cold Storage, C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage, Apple Storage Inc, and Old Mill Storage reporting holdings across Virginia and West Virginia.
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Winchester
Appalachian
Virginia
West Virginia
Winchester Cold Storage Company
C .L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation
Frederick County Soldier Roster Names 20+ Listed Individuals
The document lists numerous individuals with local identifiers and service-like numbers including William M Bayliss William Moses Richard Earnest J Roberts David G Cave James F Golightly Maynard A Hausenfluck Willie Smeltzer James A Washington Lee Whittington Harry Newlin Jr Phillip Russell Robert Campbell Charlies Dunlap Earnest Owens Alvin Willis and Boyd Hicks among others.
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William M. Bayliss
William Moses Richard
Earnest J. Roberts
David G. Cave
William R. Peacemaker
Bradley
Jackson
James F. Golightly
Maynard A. Hausenfluck
Willie F. Smeltzer
James A Washington
Lee Whittington
Harry C. Newlin, Jr
Phillip B. Russell
Robert L. Campbell
Charlies M. Dunlap
Earnest F. Owens
Alvin F. Willis
Boyd W. Hicks
Clarke County Obituary and Honor Roll Fragments
Readable fragments list names including Clarke County individuals with numbers likely ages or codes, featuring Lloyd, Banks, Mercer, Hummer, Chapman, Kerns, Pine, Malone, Pierce, Thomas, Gaunt, Weaver, Settle, Willingham, Hawkins, Pyne and Johnson. Indicates a local notice or memorial compilation with scattered identifiers.
478 NUMBERS DRAWN AT 3 PM FOR FREDERICK CLARKE WINCHESTER
The Star reports 478 numbers drawn this afternoon with 18 eligible in Frederick county and Winchester. Seventeen numbers qualified in Clarke county. All other numbers exceeded the registrant cap in Frederick Clarke and Winchester.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Clarke County
Frederick
Clarke
Hundreds At Smith Hearing Draw Crowds In Berryville
At Clarke County Courthouse in Berryville Virginia L C Smith faced cross examination for the shooting death of Virgil Smallwood 37 in a pistol slaying. Six prosecution witnesses testified today corroborating the tragedy details as the hearing continued with more witnesses expected.
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Berryville
L. C. Smith
Clarke County
Virgil Smallwood
J. W Franklin
Irvin Wiley
Wiley
Reese Wiley
Joseph Lupton
George Miller
Ray Miller
C. H. Iden
John Lindsey
John Lloyd
Philip Williams
Berryville Suffers Second Highway Death in 48 Hours
In Berryville Virginia at 6 45 last night J L Sanders a Florida apple picker was killed when struck by a car at Payne s Filling Station. John Reed 22 of Round Hill is held as driver with William Henry Trammell Evie Reed Henry Reed and Bessie Reed in the car. An inquest into Emma S Banks killed in a similar crash is planned for this afternoon with John Patty Mason detained as the driver.
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Berryville
J. L. Sanders
Florida
Payne's Filling Station
John Reed
Round Hill
Reed
William Henry Trammell
Hamilton
Evie’Reed
Henry Reed
Bessie Reed
Sanders
C. H. Iden
Buckner
M. F. Payne
Payne
Rosemont Orchard
Leon Sanders
5Th Street
Miami
Fla
Iden
Smith
Circuit Court
Ed Williams
Emma S. Banks
John “Patty” Mason
Winchester
Chronic Ailment Fatal Today To William F Rust
William F Rust aged 66 former executive vice president of the Koppers Company and president of several Koppers affiliates died today in Leesburg Virginia after a chronic illness. He retired to a country home near Leesburg and is survived by two daughters Jane and Betsy Rust a son William F Rust Jr and his widow Mary Fleming of The Plains Virginia He began as an apprentice with Westinghouse later rising to chief engineer and general superintendent at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Funeral services are planned for Thursday afternoon near Leesburg
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Leesburg
William F. Rust
Koppers Company
Koppers
Pittsburgh
Here
Loudoun County
Rust
Jane
Betsy Rust
William FP. Rust, Jr
Mary Fleming
the Plains
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Leeo Face Ar
onsing @ muni
S Companies
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Aen
Woman Scream as Draft Number 158 Is Read in Washington
In Washington a woman, Mrs. Robert Bell of this city, screamed when draft number 158 was called. Her son Robert Bell Jr., aged 21 last August 27, held the number and later Mrs. Bell shook hands with Dr. Dykstra on the platform.
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Washington
Robert Bell
Robert Bell, Jr
Bell
Dykstra
Meter Question To Be Considered By Common Council
Members of the common council will meet in a special session tonight to discuss installing meters. A majority is believed to favor the measure, while a group of opponents may try to persuade the council to vote against or stall installation in certain sections. The session was convened as the next regular meeting falls on election night, making a quorum unlikely.
Card Party at Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Friday evening event at Golden Glow Coffee Shop with a card party. Nov 1 8 p.m. Refreshments and prizes. Admission 50 cents. Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliaries of Post Office Employees.
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Golden Glow
Roosevelt Announces First Peace Time Draft Lottery Draw
Washington October 29. Draft serial number 158 won first in the U S first peace time conscription lottery. Secretary Stimson handed the capsule to President Roosevelt and Major Shattuck announced additional numbers as officials noted 17 000 000 registrants face service order.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
Major Edward 8. Shattuck
Roosevelt
America
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
Oac
Treasury Guard
Treasury
Headquarters
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Clarke Counties
City of
Bulletin
Frank Wray
Smallwood
Rustie Tavern
Mr. Roosevelt
For Annou
Morgenthau
Sheppard
D-Tex
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