Plane Came Into Its Own in First Year of European Struggle
Analysis notes air power as decisive in the war, detailing Allied and German losses, aircraft production, and daily raids. It cites figures for planes destroyed, both sides’ claims, and forecasts the impact of air warfare on Britain and Europe, with emphasis on production rates and strategic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
France
Estonia
Russia
Romania
Italy
Greece
Germany
Poland
Britain
Britin
Flanders
Europe
Low Countries
Africa
Mediterranean
Reich
United States
Prance
London
Royal Air Force
Salvation Army to Launch Fall Winter Program in Winchester
The Salvation Army announces a fall winter program launch in Winchester after a Maryland Virginia West Virginia Division officers retreat in Catoc tin Maryland. Captain Bott and Lieut Edwards will attend. Lt Edwards assumes interim charge during their absence. An advisory board meeting called by Hoye Riley for September 11 will approve plans for Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Baltimore
Washington
Mildred Edwards
Bott
Edwards
Catoctin
Maryland
Northern Virginia
West Virginia
Capitol
Territorial
George Carpenter
British Isles
Winchester
Hoye Riley
Public sale of valuable real estate in Frederick County Virginia
Trustees will offer at public auction in front of Winchester Court House on Saturday September 28 1940 at 12 M two parcels totaling 60 acres near Middletown and Albin Virginia. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments with 6 percent interest secured by deed of trust and insurance. Bankruptcy cooperation provided by John P Allen Trustee in Bankruptcy. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton E. Daugherty
J. M. Steck
M. M. Lynch
Frederick County
Warren N. Daugherty
Virginia Daugherty
Emma Daugherty
Newton F Daugherty
M M. Lynch
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Albin
Thomas N. Cather
Middletown
Pickeral
Snapp
Newton E Daugherty
Howard L. Boyer
Philip C. Mitchell
Balkan and Balkan War Shadows Loom Over Europe
The text surveys a shifting map as hunger and blockades intensify. It notes Germany demanding Romanian territorial concessions in Transylvania and Bulgaria gaining southern Dobruja while Romania secures protection against Soviet encroachment after Bessarabia and northern Bucovina. The piece highlights Germany’s wartime division of Polish spoils, uncertainty over Balkan influence, and Italy’s limited gains in Africa with potential moves on Suez or Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Balkans
Hungary
Transylvania
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Rumania
Russia
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Balkan
Italy
Mediterranean
Britain
Suez
Gibraltar
British Somaliland
Egypt
England
Local Markets and Flour Prices
Local markets list wholesale flour prices for patent brain in 12 to 98 pound bags per barrel. Prices range from 4.25 to 4.95 per bag depending on size and grade, with noted typographical disclaimer by The Star.
Local Market Prices and Bird Refrain Question
Market listing shows prices for livestock feed and dairy goods, with entries for corn meal oats bran and butter. A trivia note asks how many times a bird sings its refrain, citing the Smithsonian and John Burroughs about repetitive bird song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
John Burroughs
Building Permits in Winchester Reach $27,130 for August
Building permits issued in Winchester during August totalled $27,130, per City Manager Lee Grant. The list includes multiple dwellings, a garage, remodels, and a warehouse with values ranging from $60 to $5,500 across streets such as Lee, National, Baker, Elm, West Hart, South Loudoun, Dunlap, South Washington, Orchard, East Cork, North Kent, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lee Grant
Fred L. Glaize
Lee Street
National Avenue
John W. Hockman
Baker Street
Ferris McGolerick
Elm Street
Bertha Calvert
West Hart Street
J. T. Kremer
Loudoun
L. A. Cole
Dunlap Street
John W. Rosenberger
Washington Street
H. T. McGolerick
Orchard Avenue
W. G. Massie
East Cork Street
James Pappas
North Kent Street
Rader Evangelical Church Marks 175th Anniversary
One of Virginia’s oldest Lutheran churches, the Rader Evangelical Church, five miles south of here, observed its 175th founding anniversary from 1765 with week long services beginning yesterday.
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Virginia
Rader Evangelical Church
Here
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Paul K. Lee
Secial News Service
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Associated Press
Olga Stoker Coal
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
Crown Princess of
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N. Y
Velt
Crown Princess
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Petsamo
Finland
John M. Steck
Newton Daugherty
John P. Allen
Duvall & Dunn
Haldeman
Weel
Eielp
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Webster’s Illustrated Dictionary
Square Deal Composition Books
Premier Composition Books
Hammond
Gazetteer
Keapsi
Premier Typewriter
Atlas Shoe Shine
Premier
Emalier
Ambassador
Chicago
Thie
Keystone Typewriter
Waterman
ANDA
Scripto
Autopoint
Sor
Il Tnco
Carters
Stenso
Pencraft
Presto
North
Loudoun ST
George Washington Garage
GEO. Washington Garage
N. Loudoun
St. George
RCA Victor
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