More Spending Is Planned To Speed Up Arms Making Policy
Washington reports a new Supply Priorities and Allocation Board drive to shift all industrial effort to defense. President Roosevelt and the board promise more defense spending and the cessation of nonessential production to free resources for military needs. Some plants may close or suspend nonessential goods as the nation moves toward an all-out defense program. The plan emphasizes using every available worker and machine for defense and civilian needs with VP Wallace presiding at the board's first meeting.
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Washington
Defense
Roosevelt
Supreme Agenc
Wallace
Winchester urges prudent city fiscal plan amid wartime taxes
Mayor Winchester states that wartime defense taxes will rise and a surplus may shrink. He argues the city should keep only essential appropriations as it closes 1941 with a favorable balance but warns future years may require higher taxes or tapping reserves.
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening September 4 at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend. William Argenbriget, Captain.
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Friendship Company
WM. Argenbriget
Yeakley Wins City Refuse Contract Bid At $7 957
Holmes Yeakley’s bid of 7957 per year for garbage collection and disposal was approved by the Common Council. His figure topped J W Williams at 7500 and other bidders. The vote 9 to 1 approved the Yeakley bid after committee notes that the low bid was unreliable.
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Holmes Yeakley
Common Bia Ay
C . Holmes Yeakley
Mr.Yeakley
J. W. Williams
Charmes L. Nelson
Tte
Elmer Orndorff
R. C. Clem
W. W. Betinger
Street
Percy Miller
Yeakley
Miller
Anderson
Dr. Hawthorne
Miller Streit
E. Baker
R. Frank Barr
C. Douglas Barnett
A. Lee Coble
W. W. Dellinger
Allen Hawthorne
Thomas Kremer
Brady Largent
Miller Street
Dr. Anderson
W. P. Anderson
Kremer
City Council Reelects All Incumbents Unanimously
All city officers and employees were re elected by the council last night with unanimous votes. Elected were Mayor Anderson, Sowthorne as vice president, James P Reardon city solicitor, S Lee Grant clerk to the trial justice, Thomas G Scully assistant trial, Dr L M Allen city health officer. Clayton W Hollis was recommended.
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Council
Anderson
Es Barnett
Sowthorne
Me Barr
James P. Reardon
Dellinger
S. Lee Grant
the Kline
Baker
Thomas G. Scully
Warnings to be issued from Baltimore for air raid test
Warnings to originate from a Baltimore control as filter center for nearby areas. Richmond advises air raid warning stations in these regions and Tidewater must organize by September 15 to participate in test maneuvers October 9 to 16. Frederick and Clarke County stations were listed in the Star months ago.
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Balti More
Richmond
Tidewater
Frederick
Clarke Counties
The
Star
Shryock Named to Handley School Board Vacancy
Shryock was elected last night to the Handley School Board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas E. Kremer. The council filled the vacancy after notification by R. Frank Barr, chairman of the School committee. The vote was unanimous.
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Mayr
Handley School Board
Thomas E. Kremer
R. Frank Barr
Shryock
City projects show strong early-year receipts and under-spent expenditures
City Treasurer W A Baker reports receipts this year about 22000 higher than last year with solid expectations for year end. City Manager Grant notes expenditures are 25596 83 under the eight month allotment, signaling a favorable financial position as the 1942 budget is prepared.
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W. A. Baker
Grant
Awmierson
Ehcen
Ietr
Meade's Men Dig In For a Brush
BELTSVILLE Maryland September 3 Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division dug in along the Patuxent river in the first phase of a three day field problem. Since their induction February 3 the troops moved from Fort Meade to practice for a simulated brush with a Red enemy.
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Beltsville
Patuxent River
Fort George G. Meade
Driver Cleared In Pedestrian Fatality
Nathan Wesco of Kearneysville West Virginia was cleared of manslaughter charges in Frederick County Court after an investigation found he was not at fault in the death of Walter Milburn a 58 year old Grimes farmer who died after being struck on the pike north of Winchester. Milburn sustained a fractured skull broken jaw and multiple other injuries and died hours later at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The judge ruled the death was a theater and Wesco remained bonded pending a return.
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Nathan Wesco
Kearneysle
W. Va
Frederick County
A. J. Tavenner
Wesco
Walter Milburn
Winchester
Times
Winchester Memorial Hospital
German Dictators Fail To Meet Straw Shoe Demand
Berlin reports fashion authorities created demand for straw shoes but rationing limits leather pairs to two per person annually. Germany has 30 straw shoe makers producing 2,500 to 3,000 pairs monthly, far short of need, with shoes wearing out in four to six weeks.
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Berlin
Reich
Deutsch Allegmeine Zeitung
Spin
Handley School Calendar For 1941 42 Announced
Winchester public schools reopen September 8 1941 with a full session. Key dates include September 6 teachers meeting October 12 first report November 20 21 Thanksgiving holidays December 9 second report Christmas break December 22 January 4 1942 Christmas holidays January 30 end first term February 3 third report March 17 fourth report April 2 3 6 Easter holidays April 28 fifth report June 12 final day. Daylight saving time observed until EST return.
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Winchester Public
Garland Quarles
Quarles
Handley
John Kerr
Handley School
Virginia Avenue School
Virginia Avenue
Virginia
20000 Tank Cars Could Ease Petroleum Haul Crisis
Washington reports railroad executive J J Pelley told a Senate committee the gasoline and petroleum shortage in the east could be solved within two weeks by deploying 20000 tank cars. He noted a conference called by acting petroleum coordinator Ralph K Davies to involve oil companies and tank car owners, with a rate reduction agreement as a first step.
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Washington
Sept
Senate
East
J.J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Ralph K. Davies
Pelley
Davies
Maloney
D-Conn
Nazis Refuse To Feed Conquered Areas
Berlin reports deny any obligation under international law to feed populations in occupied Russian areas. The message states grain imports depend on Britain and a powerful influence over England. The navy would keep order while claiming the right of occupied zones to obtain overseas provisions.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
England
Black Sea
Berlin Bombed Heavily by British Night Raiders
British air raids hit Berlin with heavy bombs causing enormous explosions and major fires. RAF forces also attacked Mannheim Ostend and Dunkerque as nine planes were lost in the night operations extending toward the Reich, with raids continuing after darkness over Boulogne and Calais.
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Air Ministry
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
Mannheim
Ostend
Dunkerque
Dover Strait
Boulogne
Calais
French
Reich
Ten Methodist Ministers Ending 4 Year Terms in Winchester District
Ten Methodist ministers in the Winchester district face completion of four year terms as the Virginia conference meets in Lynchburg. Rev. W. W. McIntyre will not be reappointed as district superintendent after six years. Other 4 year ministers include Rev. T. M. Swann Rev. J. D. Brown Rev. Homer Welch Rev. W. D. Sheetz and peers in neighboring counties such as Rev. J. S. Lightner Rev. J. F. Owens Rev. C. R. Curtis Rev. D. L. Fringer Rev. J. E. White and Rev. Hape of Woodstock the final list pending church decisions.
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Winchester
Methodist Church
Virginia
Lynchburg
W. W. McIntyre
McIntyre
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Washington
W. Va
Staunton
T. M. Swann
Braddocktreet Methodist Church
J. D. Brown
Middletown
Homer Welch
Stephens City
W. D. Sheetz
White Post
J. S. Lightner
Edinburg
J. F. Owens
Front Royal
C. R. Curtis
Keezletown-McGaheysville
D. L. Fringer
Luray
J. E. White
Shena
Hape
Woodstock
Germans Admit To Fierce Soviet Defenses On Front
Berlin reports Soviet forces delaying German advances on the eastern front with heavy use of tanks. A German corps claims 178 tanks destroyed since Saturday amid weather hindrances as Leningrad nears. meanwhile Soviet attacks on the Dnieper and around Odessa intensify with air and artillery fire. Romanian units cooperate with Germans to besiege Odessa, cut water supply, and impose hardships on roughly 500000 residents and the garrison.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Luga
Black Sea
Odessa
Dnieper
Semeon Budyenney
New Revenue Bill Criticized by Sen LaFollette in Senate
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin denounced the new revenue bill as a vicious assault on taxpayers and urged the Senate to reject it and draft legislation based on the principle of ability to pay. The critique appeared in a Senate proceeding with continued coverage on page 9.
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Sen. LaFollette
Washington
LaFollette
Senate
Burr Harrison III to Return Home This Week
State Senator Burr P. Harrison remains at Memorial Hospital after a week of bronchial pneumonia. A physician said his condition is much better this afternoon and expects him to leave the hospital soon and return to his residence. Harrison recently returned from a western vacation visiting national parks and other sights.
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Burr P. Harrison
Memorial Hospital
Harrison
West
Reds Claim Foes Hurled Back Near Leningrad Front
Russian dispatches say counter offensives near Moscow and Leningrad pushed Germans back with heavy losses and retook villages on the central front. Voroshilov and Timoshenko led strikes. Berlin gains were halted near Odessa with German losses running high.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Moscow
Odessa
Red Army
Klementi Voroshilov
Semeon Timoshenko
Pravda
Communist Party
Harriman Heads Moscow Mission
President Roosevelt appoints a five man mission to Moscow to discuss material aid to Russia. W Averell Harriman leads the group with Maj Gen James H Burns Maj Gen George H Brett Admiral William H Standley and William L Batt as other members. About nine technicians accompany the mission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Lend Lease
London
Moscow
Russia
Nazi Germany
James H. Burns
Lendlease Administration
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Great Britain
Middle East
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
William L. Batt
Office of Production Management
White House
Technicuo
Roosevelt letter to pastor prompts national counsel request
The Rev W W McIntyre found a September 24 1935 Roosevelt letter seeking church counsel on national problems. South End Hose Company benefit draws crowds with rides while council members complain of noisy music. Henry and Bobby Bursey trapped two baby squirrels after a hunting mishap and feed them cow’s milk back home.
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W. W. McIntyre
D. D
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Washington
Roosevelt
E Pres
South End
Henry Bursey
National Avenue
Bobby
Henry
Squirels
Mr. Bursey
Sixteen Nations Under Nazi Pressure Scattered War Analysis
James P. Hackett reports that Nazi Germany and its partners dominate most of Europe, with only Spain Switzerland and Sweden neutral. The piece estimates mass mobilizations, with hundreds of millions involved and casualties mounting, noting major powers and allied blocs.
New Men’s Store Opens on Main Street in Winchester
Robert Keys, manager, announces Stones Men’s Clothing Co. of New York opens a new chain store at 139 Loudoun Street Winchester. Formerly with Bell Clothes Stores and Hamman’s Dollar Store department, the shop will offer a full line of men’s furnishings.
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Loudoun Street
Stones Men's Clothing Co
New York
Winchester
Robert Keys
Bell Clothes Stores
Department of Hamman's Dollar Store
Notice and Advertisements Patchwork
Notice lists cider apples arrival by H J Heinz Co at Winchester Virginia and a Bingo event at FP O E Home 211 N Loudan Street every Wednesday at 8 pm A job ad seeks a man to check into storage at Chester Cold Storage and a hall event and Corsiana Dada lp mention appear in the fragmentary notice
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FP. O. E
N. Loudan Street
Chester Cold Storage
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