Bases for Britain, 50 destroyers to be transferred
President Roosevelt asked Congress to approve a program leasing naval and air bases in British possessions and transferring 50 over-age destroyers to Great Britain. The bases include Newfoundland Bermuda Bahamas Jamaica Antigua and British Guiana. The plan is an executive agreement to strengthen hemispheric defense amid rising global danger.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Great Britain
North
South Atlantic
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Antigua
British Guiana
Labor Day traffic in Shenandoah valley shows safe driving
Mr Winchester notes fair holiday weather as thousands use Shenandoah highways for Labor Day. No serious accidents reported in this section. Local record suggests safe driving on congested roads despite common risks like speeding and erratic lane changes.
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah Valley
Star Reporter Recounts Nation’s Worst Air Tragedy
A Star reporter narrates the crash near Hillsboro Lovettsville Virginia during a fierce storm. Twenty five people died including Senator Ernest Lundeen. The writer describes arriving at 8 30 p m after being alerted at 7 30 p m noting washed out roads and broken lines.
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Hillsboro
Lovettsville
Wai
United States
Ernest Lundeen
F. L.minn
John R. Rhodes
Star Gives Nation First Crash Details
The Star reports receiving a telegram from the Associated Press praising its reporter for delivering an eyewitness account of a crash. The message, signed by William O. Varn, Chief of Bureau, thanks The Star for cooperation enabling AP to publish the first newspaper eyewitness detail.
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Star
Nation
Associated Press
John Rhodes
William O. Varn
Wet Saturday Leaves Winchester Drenched After Rain Burst
A pre Labor Day cloudburst drenched Winchester with 1.08 inches of rain. Streets along Cameron Street were impassable for over an hour while other business areas flooded though not curb deep. Anglers were kept from their Shenandoah pastime but squirrel hunting conditions were favorable. August precipitation reached 5.48 inches, above average, with official totals adjusted as readings are daily at 8 pm.
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Winchester
Cameron Street
Shenandoah
Weather Bureau
Destruction of Man and Machine Described in Field
Strewn over a three acre field and among corn stalks lay dismembered bodies and twisted metal from an almost new airliner. Mail sacks were ripped open baggage spread across the stone, and pocket books with loose money were being gathered. Continued on Page 7, Col. 3.
Wedding License Trade Increases in Winchester and Frederick
Winchester and Frederick counties see a surge in marriage licenses amid new medical blood test law. This past weekend produced 68 licenses split between city and county offices, with August totals near 300. Winchester Memorial Hospital offers rapid blood test reports, making the process quicker and cheaper than Pennsylvania, where blood tests run about ten dollars per person, drawing couples from that state.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
Petain affirms unity of French empire after armistice
Premier Marshal Philippe Petain declared to France that the empire's unity remains intact after the armistice with Germany. He spoke in a broadcast to France and its colonies, stating no attack or hidden agenda can break this unity.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Philippe Petain
Germany
Petain
Fugitives on the run after Arkansas prison break
A group of 36 convicts escaped Cummins Prison Farm prompting a large posse pursuit across Arkansas and Louisiana. One deputy and several bystanders were shot. hostages including two girls and a boy were seized near Rayville Louisiana as the escapees holed up two miles northeast of Columbia Arkansas.
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Cummins
Ark
Louisiana
Columbia
Arkansas River
Garland City
Frank
Frank Gartman
Rayville
Gartman
Anna Laura Diamond
Vondele Williams
Jerry Harnigle
Arkansas
Head of School Is Badly Hurt In Auto Crash
J Wilbur Tidler Jr 35 principal of Luray High School remains unconscious at Page Memorial Hospital after a Sunday night crash three miles north of Luray on Eastside Highway He suffered a skull fracture His friend Artus Jackson of Collingswood NJ was cut and bruised and released from the hospital
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Lovettsville
Dave Allen, Jr
Jack Beardall
Hillsboro
Susan Koerner Wright
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Collingswood
N. J
Nation Logs 514 Violent Deaths Over Labor Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports 514 violent deaths over the three day Labor Day period, 147 more than last year. Motor vehicle deaths reached 325, up 97 from the previous Labor Day weekend, with 189 deaths from other causes including 25 from a Virginia airliner crash. Drownings shootings private plane crashes and other causes contributed to the total.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Yard Party Notice in Kernstown Sponsored by Young People
Community event notice announces a yard party in Kernstown on Wednesday September 4 hosted by Young People. Details are sparse but indicate a local social gathering with possible activities and refreshments.
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Kernstown Meth
Wallace Opens Mid West Tour To Garner Votes
Wallace as Democratic vice presidential nominee begins a mid western speaking tour with a 1,100 mile automobile swing through Illinois farming districts. He plans outdoor talks at county fairs and district gatherings during five days of down state campaigning in September.
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Wallace
Bloominton
Ill
Henry A. Wallace
Illinois
Native Kernstown Gentleman Tiddler In Car Accident
Native of Kernstown Mr Tiddler and his wife Miss Alice Virginia Taylor of Berryville avenue were involved in a vehicle crash blamed on a tire blowout. Arthur Jackson of East Collingswood New Jersey uncle by marriage to Mrs Tiddler sustained severe bruises but was discharged from Luray hospital and visited Winchester today. The car was demolished and the couple have many local friends.
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Kernstown
Tiddler
Alice Virginia Taylor
John Taylor
Berryville Avenue
Arthur Jackson
East Collingswood
N. J
Luray
Winchester
Taylor
New Jersey
Fox Terrier owner sought Halifax County notice
Wanted to locate the owner of a black and white Fox Terrier and provide a home for two white female cats. Contact number 1182 or 624-W for details.
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Halifax Co
New Flannel Skirts Arrive at Wiener's Store
Wiener’s at 128 N Loudoun St announces new plaited and sales flannel skirts in sizes 24 to 30 inches priced at 1.98. Short note on stock arrival and price point.
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N. Loudoun St. Just
Mill Seizures On Rent Basis Being Favored
Washington September 3. Members of the House Military Committee approved an amendment to the military conscription bill allowing the government to take over industrial plants on a rental basis for defense production. The plan would let the government order defense supplies and compel companies to fill the contracts or operate the plant itself with fair compensation. The debate signals a clash over peacetime conscription as the House prepares to act on Burke-Wadsworth measures versus Senate language.
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Washington
Sept
House Military Committee
Senate
House
Rep
May
D.-Ky
Armory Fund Receives $15,000 Allocation
The Virginia Military Board allocated $15,000 to the Winchester armory and the city has billed the state for aid after sufficient work allowed remittance. Last week construction slowed due to persistent rain and bad weather.
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Winchester
Virginia Military Board
Band To Go To South Boston For Tobacco Festival Parade
McIlwee's Municipal Band, fresh from a second place at the Tomato Festival in Berkeley Springs, WV, plans a trip to South Boston VA for the Tobacco Festival parade. They seek $60 in funds to cover travel costs and may accept further donations to cover expenses. A special band meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
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MclIiwee
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Boston
Shenandoah
South Boston
Dad
McIlwee
Cleaning Plant Advertisement Calls for Davis Contact
A brief ad invites inquiries for a new cleaning plant. Readers are directed to call Davis at the listed phone number and visit entrances from Boscawen or Amherst streets, or Davis Grocery.
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Davis
Boscawen
Amherst Sts
Davis Grocery
Changes In War Course Expected
London observers predict the war’s second year will see Germany and Italy press on three fronts then concentrate on the weakest. Britain braces for continued mass raids at night but remains confident its air force will gain the upper hand. The Times says sympathy for the Allied cause broadens in America as Britain aims to deter a possible September invasion.
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London
Britain
Balkans
Mediterrean
Germany
Italy
Air Ministry
London Times
America
Romania
Mediterranean
Greece
Libya
Egypt
Winchester to adopt mechanical bookkeeping system
The city of Winchester ordered Burroughs Adding Machine Company equipment for a mechan ical bookkeeping system costing 2226.60 exclusive of forms. Delivery within 90 days with switch to the new system on January 1 under Miss Virginia Knight in the city manager's office. Daily balances and fund positions will be tracked versus month-end checks, increasing speed and reducing effort.
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Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Winchester
Virginia Knight
Officrs
Australia to Build Fifty Naval Vessels at Once
Melbourne Sept. 3 Prime Minister Menzies announced Australia will build fifty naval vessels to defend shipping from submarines aircraft and mines. The plan aims to complete the ships by next year with seven shipyards already engaged and more to join.
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Melbourne
Robert G. Menzies
Ifty
Australia
Menzies
British R A F scores in first victory roll over German raid
British Royal Air Force fighters signalled early success in the European war by a victory roll after routing a mass German air attack on London. German raiders pursued then renewed the assault along the southeast coast and in northeast Scotland as Mussolini’s forces claim hits on British ships in the central Mediterranean. An Eden warning and reports of long-range RAF bombers striking northern Italy and western Germany accompany a tense forecast as defenses brace for potential invasion.
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Associated Press
London
Dover
Hell's Corner
Scotland
Hitler
Balkans
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Italy
Genoa
Boulogne
France
R.A. F
London Air Ministry
Germany
Wife of Bishop Denny Is Dead
Funeral services were conducted in Richmond for Mrs Lucy Chase Denny wife of Bishop Collins Denny of the Methodist Church. She died at her home after a short illness and is survived by five children. The couple married in Baltimore on July 5 1881 and lived in Richmond since 1911.
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Richmond
Lucy Chase Denny
Collins Denny
Methodist Church
Lucy C. Chapman
Allan A. Chapman
Baltimore
Park Avenue
W. W. Peele
J. N. Latham
Riverside Cemetery
Bishop Denny
Baltimnore
Monument Methodist Church
John . Dixon
Portsmouth
Eugene E. Vann
Leonia
N. J
Roscoe M. White
Petersburg
Preston W. Slosson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Collins Denny, Jr
Winchester
William R. Denny
Denny, Kinzyl
Hardy
City
Britain commits to defend fleet if islands iced in
The United States received formal assurance from Great Britain that its fleet would not be surrendered or sunk if the waters around the British Isles became untenable. Instead, Britain's fleet would be sent overseas to defend other parts of the empire. The note followed plans to exchange air and naval base sites for 50 overage destroyers.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
British Isles
State Department
Hull
Lord Lothian
White House
Cape Charles Labor Day Bass a 20 and 22 Pound Pair
Adam Ritter and John Grove caught 20 and 22 pound channel bass at Cape Charles Virginia during Labor Day weekend. Their companions from Winchester included George Mason Walter Sellers Grover Sellers Cletus Cline Bernard Anderson and J Brick Snapp. They spent Sunday morning fishing while a tropical storm forced them to bail water. Shenandoah National Park Skyline Drive remain popular with tourists. Front Royal entrance reported 24 403 visitors and 6 900 cars last week. Weekends drew 24 839 people and 6 848 cars. Winchester newsstands buzzed over the airplane tragedy with Sunday papers.
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Adam Ritter
John Grove
Cape Charles
George Mason
Walter Sellers
Grover Sellers
Cletus Cline
Winchester
Bernard Anderson
Route 1
Brick) Snapp
Brucetown
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive
Front Royal
Many Hunting Licenses Issued
County Clerk Julian Baker issued 192 licenses on Saturday with total hunting licenses reaching 253. City Clerk Peyton Marshall reported strong demand but exact figures were not available. Sheriff John Bywaters observed a morning hunt including a bag of four squirrels.
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Julian Baker
Peyton Marshall
Sheri John Bywaters
Border accord fixes new frontier length in Poland
Four sources describe a Berlin signed agreement dated September 3 establishing a joint committee to regulate legal affairs on the new common frontier. The line runs 1,389 meters and marks a shift in German Russian border arrangements with Poland.
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Balkan
Europe
Bucharest
Rumania
Bucovina
Russia
Moscow
Garol
Berlin
Poland
For Sale Peaches Georgia Belle Elberta Pack On Rear Platform
Advertisement lists peaches for sale Georgia Belle and Elberta varieties in pack and try on at Cold Storage platform day or night. Prices 50 cents to 1 dollar per package. Contact P. H. Gold.
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Georgia Belle
Elberta
Chester Cold Storage
P. H. Gold
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Loudoun County
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Ae Packing House
New City System
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Eden
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