Diplomats May Yet Produce a Solution For Pacific Rifts
Roosevelt did not mention Japan in a Labor Day address fueling speculation that diplomacy could still yield a peaceful Pacific solution. Analysts note Nomura met Roosevelt last week with Konoye note contents secret. Hull says talks are exploratory.
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B. Douglas
B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Pacific
Hyde Park
N. Y
Adolf Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Hitler
Kichisaburo Nomura
Fumimaro Konoyo
Hull
Nomura
Senate
House
George
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Tokyo
United States
Siberia
State Department
Dead Spanish Oak at William and Mary Campus
Alumni mourn the death of the historic oak at the campus main entrance once used as a 1678 surveyor corner. Only part of the trunk remains with forks and branches noted, a twin tree nearby reportedly suggested placing a tablet at the site.
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William and Mary
Tyler
Three Soldiers Die In Truck Crash In West Virginia
A truck carrying draftees from Camp Lee, Virginia, overturned on Route 60 near Rainelle, West Virginia, killing three soldiers and injuring 18 others. Driver Wilburn Sailer faces a technical manslaughter charge. hearing scheduled at Clifftop magistrate court.
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Rainelle
W. Va
Camp Lee
Here
William J. Steiger
Louisville
Albert Alvin Johnson
Roscoe Burnett
Louiisville
Richmond
Indianapolis
Apple Harvest Festival Dropped
Martinsburg West Virginia August 2 president John L Lightner of the Martinsburg Apple Harvest Festival Incorporated announced the board will not hold the annual festival this year due to lack of interest and opposition. Financing difficulties also influenced the decision after last year’s event required extended debate on abandonment.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
John L. Lightner
Martinsburg Apple Harvest Festival, Inc
Franz Von Papen Quits Turkey
In Istanbul on Monday September 1 diplomats allied with the Axis reported Franz Von Papen the German ambassador to Turkey has resigned. A replacement from a new Nazi diplomatic group may take his place according to sources close to the axis.
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Franz von Papen
Turkey
Istanbul
England Denied Share In Europe's Reconstruction
Berlin reports say England cannot take part in Europe's new order under Hitler and Mussolini. Spokesmen condemn Britain's attitude as unfit for cooperative Europe while noting Berle's claim that the next era could be American if defined in broad terms. They demand America stay out of European affairs.
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Berlin
England
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
A. A. Berle
United States
America
Americas
Hard Work Ahead For Meade Men
The 29th Infantry Division at Fort Meade gears up for three months of field maneuvers across Virginia and North Carolina. Fourteen thousand men return from Labor Day leave to begin training, starting with a division defense problem, followed by a review by Robert Patterson and moves to Caroline County Virginia and near Wadesboro North Carolina with the Second Army Corps and First Army.
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Meade
Virginia
North Carolina
Fort Meade
Robert Patterson
Caroline County
Wadesboro
N.C
Second Army Corps
First Army
Dangerous Bottleneck At Desk of President
British weekly notes growing criticism that the United States is slow to aid Britain and that Britain must press a second front. Public debate questions Roosevelt's Atlantic conference statement and its impact on war effort, with media trying to counter pessimistic readings.
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British Weekly
Larry Rue
London
America
Britain
Roosevelt
The
London Times
Winchester Gas Prices Hover Around New Federal Ceiling
Federal price administrator Leon Henderson announced a 20 cent ceiling as a guide for eastern cities. Winchester stations mostly charge 20.8 cents for regular gas with some brands at 19 and 18 cents. Richmond dealers discuss raising prices to reach break even.
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Winchester
Leon Henderson
Richmond
Manchester
N.H
Washington, D. C
Mrs Lucy Baker Died Sunday in Washington DC Area
Mrs Lucy Gibson Baker 75 daughter of Captain Bruce Gibson and Mrs Gibson died Sunday at 10:15 AM at the home of her daughter Mrs De Longstreet in Washington. Funeral services were held at 3 PM from the residence of her sister Mrs Alice Gibson Green with Rev Carl A Hongecutt officiating. She was a Grace Lutheran Church member and widow of George Goodwin Baker. Survived by daughter Mrs Mary Bruce Longstreet, son Gibson Baker, and sisters Mrs Alice Gibson Green, Mrs J Frank Eddy, Miss Judith Carter Gibson.
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Lucy Gibson Baker
Bruce Gibson
Gibson
de Longstreet
Washington, Cy
Alice Gibson Green
South
Washington Street
Carl A. Hongecutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron
J. H. Yost
Ralph Pifer
Richard Lake
H. W.rt
William Ryan
Harold Sheetz
Edwin Snider
Benton Snider
John Glaize
Robert Glaize
Winchester
Baker
Washington, D. C
George Goodwin Baker
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Curtailment of Gasoline Supply Being Ordered
Washington dispatch reports a ten percent overall curtailment of September gasoline deliveries to east coast retail outlets. The plan, announced by acting petroleum coordinator Ralph K. Davies, mirrors the August reduction and targets non essential motorists with about a 15 percent cut while prioritizing commercial and agricultural needs.
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Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Agricul
Bailey Youth Hit by Hit‑Run Driver Near Martinsburg Pike
A local youth named Bailey riding a bicycle was struck by a southbound Virginia license truck five miles north of here on the Martinsburg pike. The driver fled the scene. Mrs. Carrie White of Martinsburg witnessed the incident and the boy was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. he was not seriously injured according to hospital staff.
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Bailey
Here
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Carrie White
Martinsburg
Ten Americans and Belgian Count Lost in RAF Ferry Plane
Ten aboard a Royal Air Force ferry command transport are listed missing by the air ministry. Among the passengers are Count Guy De Baillet Latour, son of the IOC chair, and Captain S Picking US Navy. The craft departed North America for England, with next of kin notified.
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London
Guy de Baillet-Latour
Henri de Baillet-Latour
RAF
Ferry Command
Air Ministry
James Clement Dunn
U. S
Corder Hull
Guy
Washington
Belgium
Cant. S. Picking
United States Navy
Passager
Egineer
Charles Alvan Spence
Little Neck
L. 1
North America
Canada
England
Mark Benjamin
Wembley
Eng
Central Scientific Office
R. Mowat
Bristol
British Library of Information
E. Taylor
Farnborough
Hampshire
British Air Ministry
S. Picking
U. S.N
L. H. Wrangham
Imperial Army
Sembley
Middlesex
Central Scientific
Wton
Keneth Garden
Coogie
Sydney
Australia
Geoffrey L. Panes
Tonbridge
Kent
Samuel Walter Sydenham
Edmonton
Alberta
L. J
NoOther
Britain
Army
Baby Boy Left In Tourist Camp
A two year old, Morrell Runner, was forgotten by his Baltimore parents, Mr and Mrs William Runner, during a trip that started in Hayfield. The couple drove about 50 miles before realizing the child was missing and alerted Frederick County authorities via State Trooper B Mitchell. The boy had been left at the Hayfield hostel where he had eaten and slept.
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William Runner
Baltimore
Hayfield
Morrell
Knoxville
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Here
Berryville
B. Mitchell
Frederick County
Yard Party at Round Hill School Benefit
A Round Hill School event titled Coat A Benefit for the 4-H Council held Thursday night. The notice notes a communal gathering with a charitable aim and local participation.
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Round Hill School
Reds Claim Front Stabilized as German Drive Advances
Berlin dispatches say the most advanced German units near Leningrad halted before Krasnogvardeisk while Romanian forces besiege Odessa as Soviet batteries are reportedly destroyed. German raids on Kharkov and areas south of Moscow, plus sinking a river gunboat, accompany a broader push in the eastern front.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Krasnogvardeisk
Soviet Union
DNB
Odessa
Blackea
Crimea
Adolf Hitler
Kharkov
Dnieperoptrovsk
Moscow
Dnieper
Klementi Voroshiev
Russia
Senate Finance approves record tax bill with $4.5 billion yield
The Senate Finance Committee backed a historic tax bill expected to yield about 4.5 billion dollars, with Treasury estimates at 3.672 billion. Chairman George of Georgia and Senator Clark reserved rights to file minority reports opposing changes to personal deduction levels and community property income divisions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury
George
D-Ga
LaFollette
Clark
D-Mo
Connally
D-Tex
Ye Old Curiosity Shop Opens on Loudoun Street
Vacant storerooms on Loudoun street rapidly disappear as Ye Old Curiosity Shop opens at 41 South Loudoun street beside the Palace Theatre. Henry L. Weiss operates the store, offering antiques curios gifts novelties and slightly used furniture.
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Loudoun Street
South Loudoun Street
Palace Theatre
Henry L. Weiss
Roosevelt Promises Convoys as War Aid Mantra
The text reports Allied leaders and media interpreting President Roosevelt’s Labor Day speech as pledging convoy escorts for American war supplies. Japanese and British press frames suggest this signals a shift in U S foreign policy toward intensified aid to Britain and Europe against the Axis.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Japan Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
Rome
Germany
Italy
London Daily Mail
New York
Japan Faces Crisis as Extremists Press for War Action
Shanghai sources report Japan in ferment with Axis advisers urging aggressive moves on the Asiatic continent. Konoye government split between extremists and moderates, with Hiranuma wounded in what travelers call a warning to reformers. Moderates seek a path avoiding catastrophe while not reversing expansion.
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Shanghai
Japan
Asiatic
Pacific
United States
Britain
Konoye
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Hiranuma
Tokyo
Teijiro Toyoda
Imperial Household
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Sta
Sign Flaw Highlights Washington Ter Building Note
Misspelled word on the George Washington ter s building sign drew attention. Custodian F N McCormick noted the error this morning. The attracting HQ drew 2 538 visitors in August, down from 1 833 last year in the same month.
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George Washington Ters
F. N. McCormick
McCormick
German Infantry Outfits Routed In Soviet Counterattack
Soviet reports say a German 161st infantry regiment pushed from Toul into Russia was routed in counterattacks off Smolensk. Moscow’s daily communique noted unchanged Russian positions as the Red Army struck back along the front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Smolensk
France
Sian Daily
Toul
Nancy
Leningrad
Dnieper
Ss — Ee
Cate
Moscow Radio
Broa
Red Air Fleet
Berlin
Memel
Kiberg
Danzig
Mayer
Moderate Rains Expected With Warmer Start and Cooler End
Extended forecast for the Middle Atlantic States from 7:30 p m eastern standard time Tuesday September 6 to 6 inclusive calls for moderate rains Wednesday night and Thursday and again at period end. Temperatures near normal with a rising trend early and cooler later in the period.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Confusing Times In Clarke County
Berryville residents report mixed time changes with daylight saving time at Berryville Millwood Boyce White Post and a railroad bus timetable confusion. The chaotic clock situation reflects the countywide fiddling with standard and daylight times.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Clan County
Boyce’ Millwood
White Post
Wanted Clerk for Retail Stax in Star Ad
Classified notice seeking a clerk for retail stock duties with contact option EC care Star. August 9 to 2. Dial provided as 3352. Reference to Wilbur Sibert in transfer.
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Stax
Ec” Care Star
Dial
Wilbur Sibert
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Portland
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