Miss Pierce Slay Trial Reveals Deathbed Statement
In Clarke County Circuit Court Miss Marie Pierce 26, charged with slaying Louis Townsend Moreland, admits to a dying declaration presented after debate. The statement says Moreland shot himself while leaving after quarrels. Pierce asserts self defense. The trial resumed with testimony and instructions on admissibility.
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Berryville
Louis Townsend Moreland
Marie Bierce
Clarke County
Clarke Circuit Court
Moreland
Miss Pierce
Commonwealth
Frank M. Wray
Edward McC. Williams
Buckner
Philip Williams
Marie Pierce
Davenport
Dr. Iden
Police critique brake testing ban in city streets
Editorial argues state law requires semi annual auto inspections while the City Council Police and Traffic Committee disallows brake tests on city streets. Two thirds of local garages are disqualified leaving 28 000 Winchester and Frederick county citizens to rely on a few facilities causing congestion. The piece urges reconsideration and says any street damage would be a public service cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Police and Traffic Committee
Winchester
Frederick County
Nye Warns Neutrality Repeal Could Invite Attacks
Senator Nye argued that repealing the arms embargo would invite merchant ships armed with sling shots into a submarine blockade, warning the United States could be drawn into war. He spoke as Senate debates the neutrality revision on the third day, with crowded galleries and little administration counterpoint.
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Washington
Nye
R-N- D
Senate
Administration
Connally
D-Tex
United States
Roosevelt
West
Great Britain
America
Boyce School Strike Called Off Temporarily
Members of the Boyce High PTA met to defer withdrawing children on November 1. Progress noted on improvements to temporary quarters and a committee led by A Mackay Smith studies costs for a new building. Earlier resolution warned of a strike if adequate facilities were not provided.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Boyce
A. Mackay Smith
J. M. Casey
Lawrence Garver
Langbein
Copyright Tunes Return To Air On NBC Columba
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers says contracts will be signed with the National Broadcasting Company and Columba broadcasting system to bring ASCAP music back on air after a break since January 1. Networks will pay ASCAP 2 3 4 percent on network commercial business and managed stations 2 1 4 percent on local and national spot business. A prior contract that expired last year allowed 5 percent but was collected from individual stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Broadcasting Company
Colurra Broadcasting System
Ascap
Novick Leads at American Trucking Associations Meet
A. J. Novick of Winchester chairs the luncheon session at the eighth annual American Trucking Associations convention in New York The five day event at Hotel Pennsylvania draws about 2000 delegates from 30 states and Canada Ted V. Rogers warns that government seizure of motor freight or rail would cripple independent carriers and ruin competition in wartime.
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New York
A. J. Novick
Winchester
American Trucking Associations
Pennsylvania
Canada
Novick
Harry W. Flannery
Berlin
Columbia Broadcasting System
Ted V. Rogers
Mrs. B B McKay Resigns from Clarke County School Board
Mrs B B McKay resigns from the Clarke county school board where she has served since July 1 1940 representing Greenway district. The reason for resignation is not learned and a successor date may be set after speaker Franklin H Pierce announces it.
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B. B. McKay
Clarke County
Greenway
McKay
Franklin H. Pierce
Eectoral Board
H. P. Mitchell
Hobson
Debutantes Publish Charity Magazine In Philadelphia
Philadelphia debutantes launch the Key Hole magazine to raise funds for the United Service Organizations. Co editor Mary Lee Hillhouse, 18, notes most subscribers are boys with mothers paying the bills. A subscriber once mailed a personal check for four copies that bounced.
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Philadelphia
United Service Organizations
Mary Lee Hillhouse
Quirk of Circumstances Puts Accused in Hands of Brother
Fred Wheeler a 50 year old cattle dealer charged with murder is jailed in Farmington Maine after his arrest in Boston. He is held without bail in Franklin County jail with his brother Clyde Wheeler now deputy chief in charge following the resignations of Sheriff Butterfield who pleaded guilty to larceny and cheating charges. No trial date set.
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Farmington
Fred Wheeler
Florence Buzzell
Clyde Wheeler
Charles W. Butterfield
Clyde
Franklin County
Fred
Miss Buzzell
Boston
Henry P. Weaver
Disgruntled motorists rush to limited auto inspection stations
With less than a day left in the October inspection period hundreds of motorists flood three remaining stations. Long lines form as six disqualified stations lack garage space halting brake tests and prompting officials to seek an extension from Col. M. S. Battle. No reply by 2 pm.
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Police and Traffic Committee
The
Star Today
Col. M. S. Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
Winchester
Byrd Urges Deep Cuts In Non-Essential Federal Spending
Senator Byrd after election as chairman of a new Congressional committee said non-essential federal spending should be cut to the bone. He requested data from Budget Director Harold Smith and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau on possible yearly reductions of 1 to 2 billion dollars and said agency activities must be shown to be affected. He noted the national debt has grown from about 1 billion at World War I to over 52 billion now and warned that national security and economic stability depend on prudent cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Congressional
Harold Smith
Secretary of Treasury
Morgenthau
Economy Committee
Congress
Man Trip Dispute Strikes Harman Coal Mines
About 1,100 miners at Harman Coal Company three mines walked out in a dispute over man trips. Company and United Mine Workers officials called the walkout unauthorized. Production at the trio runs about 6,000 tons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Harman Coal Company
Harman
Company
United Mine Workers
John Saxton
U. M. W. A. District 28
Norton
Army training plane crashes near Salt River in Phoenix
An Army training plane crashed and burned near the Salt River about three miles east today. Initial reports from the highway patrol list three dead. A similar crash in eastern New Mexico yesterday killed five Army servicemen.
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Phoenx
Ariz
Salt River
State Highway Patrol
New Mexico
Taylor and Lewis In Conference Over Mine Strike
John L. Lewis and Myron C. Taylor met for three hours in Washington to end the captive coal mine strike involving 53,000 workers. No decision announced as of press time. Ellender urged labor to oust Lewis. Four Carnegie-Illinois steel blast furnaces were idle in Pittsburgh area. Roosevelt pressed for a halt to the strike and Congress warned of drastic action to end walkouts.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Myron C. Taylor
Lewis
Taylor
Mayflower Hotel
Senator Ellender
Dla
Senate
Labor Organizations
Ellender
Congress
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh- Youngstown
Isabella
Edgar Thomson
Duquesne Works
Mingo Junction
United States Steel
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Early
William H. Davis
Defense Mediation Board
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N. J
Richard Frankensteen
Russians Claim Germans Are Put On Defensive
Moscow radio said the Germans were reduced to defense in the Kalinin sector about 95 miles northwest of Moscow. It reported German losses of 5,000 men 40 guns and 32 mortars in new fighting near Kalinin a key station on the Moscow Leningrad railway. One mechanized division was downgraded to infantry status.
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London
Moscow
Kalinin
Moscow-Leningrad
Marhaisk
Mies
Maloyaroslavets
Inspector Col Hudson to Review Winchester 115
Retired U S Army Col Hudson, training officer for the Virginia Protective Force, will inspect Winchester Company 115 on Friday night. All local members must wear uniform at the armory for the inspection of both personnel and equipment.
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Col. Hudson
Winchester
Winchester Company
Hudson
Virginia Protective Force
Rexall sale at Brooks Pharmacy now under way
Rexall sale continuing through Saturday at Brooks Pharmacy. Bigger and better than ever as discounts apply to numerous items.
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Sat
Brooks’ Pharmacy
British Fret Over US War Information Circulation
London officials report grave concern over openness of American war news and fear it aids Germany. Disclosures blamed include tank output, Boston as a Rus sian supply port, torpedo and airplane figures. Censorship woes rise after American troop convoy reports from Iceland were delayed in London.
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London
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
OPM
Boston
Russia
North Atlantic
Maritime Commission
House
Britain
Washington
Iceland
Drew Middletown
Associated Press
Germans demand Roosevelt map to show South America plan
Berlin reports German spokesmen angrily challenge President Roosevelt to publish a map they say reveals German aims in South America. They accuse him of ducking the issue and cite Fortune magazine maps as potential sources while declining to disclose supporting documents.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
South America
Fortune
Wilhelmstrasse
Germany
United States
Fights Break Out Among Strikers At Big Shipyard
Seattle accordant report details a melee as AFL Metal Trades Council workers clashed with a Lake Washington shipyards picket line. Deputy Beel was knocked but unharmed. fifteen deputies restored order. Most crash workers and shipyard staff returned to work with minimal clashes.
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Seattle
AFL Metal Trades Council
Lake Washington
Paul Beel
Metal Trades Council
Navy to Keep Submarine Sinkings Secret Says Knox
Secretary Knox indicated the navy would likely apply secrecy to sinkings of German submarines in conflicts with American ships. He refused to confirm or deny reports of subs being sunk and stressed that withholding news is an obvious policy, noting British practice over time.
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Washington
Knox
Senators Clash Over Sid Hillman Responsibility
Washington October 29 Members of the Senate Defense Investigating Committee split on whether Sidney Hillman associate OPM director bore blame for the Federal Works Agency failure to award a Wayne County Michigan defense housing project contract to the low bidder. Chairman Truman urged replacement if Hillman cannot protect US interests. Senator Mead defended Hillman saying he acted in good faith after Hillman cited labor trouble fears from AFL elements in the Currier Company.
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Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Federal Works Agency
Wayne County
Mich
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate
Hillman
United States
Senator Mead
P. J. Currier Lumber Company
Detroit
Currier Company
Soldiers convoy halts Route 11. Coast Artillery trucks
A morning convoy of Coast Artillery trucks moved south along Route 11 without notice or known destination. Motorists like Walter Shade queued for inspections as the Earl Shade garage opened, with Walter waiting past 9 AM.
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Coast Artillery
Walter Shade
Earl Shade
Walter
Germans Break Through to Rostov and Crimea Front
German assault troops pushed toward Rostov-on-Don as Red Army engineers prepared to mine the city threatening to turn Rostov into ruins. In the Crimea a main German column neared Sevastopol while Soviet counterattacks pressed near Kalinin and Mosco w region defences.
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Associated Press
Crimea
Russia
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Ukraine
Rostov-on-Don
Red Army
Rostov
Don
Berlin
Maikop
Rosov
Winchester group seeks 500 dollars for mobile kitchen
A Winchester Name Sake Towns committee circulated petitions urging the Common Council to appropriate 500 dollars for a mobile field kitchen to aid Winchester England. The committee has supported homeless refugees there for months and also aids other parts of the country.
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Winchester
Common Council
Eng
Bingo Night at F. O. E. Home
A weekly bingo event runs every Wednesday at 8 p.m. inside the F. O. E. Home located at 211 North Loudoun Street. Beneficiary or purpose not specified in readable text.
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N. Loudoun Street
Ward house and lot on Amherst street sale announced
Ward house and lot on Amherst street will be offered for sale Saturday next. The notice specifies a public sale of the property as listed in the local notices with details to be provided at the time.
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Ward House
Amherst Street
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Date and Prizes
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Oct 23 at 8 30 p m features 20 games with two prizes including a $100 door prize. Also notes fruit cake ingredients and a grocery call. Election ballots obtainable at the County Clerk's office on Nov 4 with hours Nov 1 12 to 5 p m from Eugene Chiles Electoral Board.
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Sarah Zane
Eugene Chiles
Sect. Electoral Board
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