German Forces Mass On Border Of Rumania For Protection
German troops mass on the Romanian frontier under declared protection aims as King Carol II faces an assassination plot by the Iron Guard. Romania denies the king was wounded and announces a new commander for Transylvanian forces. Meanwhile British raid over Berlin sparks a two and a half hour air alarm with minor damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Associated Press
Romania
Carol II
Iron Guard
Red Army
Navy
France
Carol
Berlin
Madgeburg
Ilwee Municipal Band Promotes Tobacco Festival in South Boston
MA Winchester urges support for a band that has long served the city and now seeks a bandstand. The article praises the band’s public service and calls on the council to fund a suitable concert venue in the 1941 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilwee Municipal
South Boston
All Officers Of Common Council Are Re-Elected
City officials were re-elected as the Common Council began a new term with two newcomers, A. Lee Coble and Tom Kremer. Grant served as temporary chair, Dr. C. A. Anderson was named president, Dr. Allen Hawthorne chosen as vice president, and others including E. Lee Grant and Frank Krebs were reappointed to city posts. A single contest led to Dr. C. L. Riley’s health officer election by a 10 to 3 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
A. Lee Coble
Tom Kremer
Grant
Pred Forney
C. D. Barnett
C. A. Anderson
Forney
R. Frank Barr
Barr
Allen Hawthorne
Lee Grant
James Lewis M. Allen
Frank Krebs
Virginia Knight
E. W. Miller
Wilbur Chapman
Earl &. Baker
C. L. Riley
Allen
Ryden Victor Sets Course Record in Byrd Trophy Win
Roy Ryden Jr wins the Byrd trophy final 5 and 3 over Ralph Grimm after granting two strokes on 18 holes. He carded a 67 in the last 18 holes, a amateur record on the official layout, and later defeated Grimm in a 36 hole club championship final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ryden
Winchester II Club
Ralph Grimm
Grimm
Ryder
Coffey
Ryden
Peter
Man Produces Bass Allegedly Run Over by Car
Frederick Maryland report states Ed Mackley of Fountain Rock claimed his car ran over a four and one half pound bass on Dublin road. Firemen were skeptical until Mackley produced the fish as evidence, noting it may have washed ashore after the Monocacy river crest over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick, Md
Ed. Mackley
Fountain Rock
Frederick
Dublin Road
Mackley
Weather outlook fair through Saturday with possible showers
Washington dispatch notes semi weekly outlook from Sept 4 to Sept 7. Middle and North Atlantic states expected fair until Sunday night when showers are likely. Temperatures near normal to above normal Friday and Saturday with unsettled periods midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle
North Atlantic
Peach harvest harmed by uneven rains across the belt
Federal inspector F A Laffitte says heavy rainfall ruined prospects for a good peach crop from Georgia to Pennsylvania with only a few regions like South Carolina enjoying better conditions. Perishable fruit must be picked at peak ripeness, but rains delayed timing in Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke areas, crippling Timberville expectations of 300 cars to just a quarter.
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Georgia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
F. A. Laffitte
Nion
South Carolina
Shenandoah Valley
Timberville
Crozet
Roanoke
Desperate Arkansas convicts surrender after manhunt
Three of four Arkansas felons surrounded by 1,000 possemen surrendered in Columbia Mississippi releasing two high school hostages. Earlier, a guard was killed and two more convicts recaptured as the chase extended toward the Ouachita river region. The ringleader Frank Conley was killed by state police. Victims include Gladys Diamond 15 Vontelle Williams 16 Jerry Harrigill 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Miss
Arkansas
Louisiana Angola Penitentiary
Pine Bluff
Frank Gartman
Frank Conley
Ouachita River
Conley
Gartman
Gladys Diamond
Vontelle Williams
Jerry Harrigill
Rayville
Drig Harvey
Garland
Texarkana
Ark
Tex
Kenneth Shipley
Linwood
Jewish War Veterans Elects 45th National Commander
Edgar H. Burman of New York City addressed the forty-fifth encampment in Boston urging the federal government to suppress all foreign sponsored subversive groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgarh. Burman
New York City
Boston
Burman
City Schools Open Tomorrow for 1940 41 Session
Handley Schools delay resolved with all classes meeting tomorrow as usual under Superintendent Garland Quarles. In Frederick County, opening postponed to September 10 due to congestion and rising construction costs for a new elementary building. A school board committee will meet tomorrow to prepare joint recommendations for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley Schools
Garland Quarles
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Middletown
City
Gainesboro
Board of Supervisors
School Board
Thousands Visit Scene of Crash in Virginia
Thousands of spectators gathered near the Penn Central airliner crash site four miles southwest of Lovettsville Virginia. By Sunday the crowd swelled past 20 000, roads to the scene were intermittently blocked and state troopers struggled to manage the dense throng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovettsville
Penn- Central
Here
Hitler vows to intensify air war and end the conflict
Adolf Hitler breaks silence to threaten wholesale nighttime bombing of Britain in retaliation for RAF raids. He says England will crack up, claims he will set the hour to end the war, and asserts Germany’s air force will erase British cities as nightly bombing continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
England
Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Veteran Senator Appears Defeated in Utah Primary
In Salt Lake City on September 4, William H. King lost his Senate seat after 24 years as Abe Murdock led the Democratic primary with 11 387 votes to Kings 4 103 and Delbert Draper s 2 000 plus. Philo Farnsworth Jr led the Republican race. Washington reacted to Kings apparent defeat amid current committee leadership speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Wiliam H. King
United States
Senate
Abe Murdock
King
Delbert M. Draper
Murdock
Draper
Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr
Washington
Utah
District of Columbia
Glass
D-Va
Appropriations Committee
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Territories and Insular Affairs Committee
City And County Brevities Include Bee Sting Incident
Heywood Washington, the Star office janitor, was stung by a yellow jacket at the press room door this morning and showed a large welt. F. N. McCormick reports a chaotic George Washington Headquarters straw vote with 300 ballots cast on Labor Day rejected after visitors tampered with results. Corporal George Guthridge Jr has been promoted to Sergeant in the Medical Corps and ordered to Carlisle for six weeks training. A burning dead walnut along Route 7 near Berryville drew motorists’ attention as police investigate possible arson on Rutter land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Washington
Star Office
Yellow Jacket
Heywood
F. N. McCormick
George Washington
George Guthridge, Jr
Winchester
Carlisle
Route 7
Berryville
Joe Rutter
Columbus Carroll
Rutter
Hitler Can Find Out For Self About Destroyer Movements
Washington dispatch reports White House spokesman Stephen Early stating Hitler can learn destroyer transfer details himself as 50 destroyers trade for air and naval bases proceeds. Roosevelt meets congressional leaders to discuss the deal with Britain, while ships are prepared in Boston and Roads for transfer. A St Louis crew sails to Bermuda for base talks with British officials, with Newfoundland and Bermuda bases under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Britain
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Early
Willkie
Boston
Royal Navy
Roads
Atlantic
Navy
U. S. S. St. Louis
Bermuda
Newfoundland
U S Gains Firmer Pacific Advantage With British Pledge
The United States moves to keep its Pacific fighting armada strong as Britain vows no surrender and plans to send its fleet overseas. Hull and Lord Lothian discuss potential impacts on the British fleet and the fate of the 50 over age destroyers traded for Atlantic bases. The main U S fleet remains based in Hawaii amid rising regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
United States
Pacific
Hull
Lord Lothian
Great Britain
Atlantic
U. S
Hawaiian
Netherlands
Asia
Tidler Still Unconscious After Crash Injuries
J Wilbur Tidler Jr 35 formerly of Kernstown and now principal of Luray High School Va remains unconscious after a weekend crash in age county skull fracture reported serious condition Arthur Jackson of East Collingswood NJ passenger in car returned to New Jersey brother in law of Mrs John Taylor mother of Mrs Tidler accident blamed on a blow out
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilbur Tidler, Jr
Kernstown
Luray
Age ‘County
Tidler
Arthur Jackson
East Collingswood
N. J
New Jersey
John Taylor
Technician To Inspect Armory In Statewide Survey
First Lieutenant Lawrence C. Hollis reports that T. Ledyard Blakeman of the State Planning Board will visit Win a near fn to inspect local armory facilities. The statewide survey, authorized by Governor Price, aims to assess adequacy and efficiency with full cooperation from the Adjutant General's office. The current armory is viewed as adequate but the new construction is expected to meet city needs for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Hollis
S. Garner Waller
T. Ledyard Blakeman
State Planning Board
Wina
Price
Waller
Adjutant General’s
Naval bases ready for immediate use by US forces
United States naval authorities said all bases acquired from Britain in the destroyers could be used immediately by naval and air forces once base site limits are agreed. A limited use could begin at once with destroyers and cruisers docking and patrols possibly moving in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Europe
Modern Units Sent To East To Boost Near East Campaign
Britain may receive 50 destroyers from the United States to reinforce the Mediterranean fleet and support land forces described as being prepared for offensive action. War Secretary Eden warned fighting could begin soon in the Near East, while First Lord Alexander said the deal would deepen US-UK goodwill and unity against Germany and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
War Office
Anthony Eden
Near East
Admiralty
A. V
Alexander Down
Germany
Italy
Alexander
Cardigan Sweaters and Slip-overs At Wiener’s Store
Long sleeve cardigan sweaters priced at 3.95 and short sleeve slip-overs at 1. Sizes range 34 to 44 in all colors. Also a notice seeking the owner of a black and white Fox Terrier with Halifax County Va license and a call to find homes for two white female cats with contact numbers 1182 or 624-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Loudoun St
Halifax Co
Picker's Tickets Now Is The Moment For Evening Star
A terse notice urges readers to secure Picker's Tickets before the Evening Star collection closes. The item emphasizes urgency for buyers and notes availability through the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceckioitoon
Bingo Night At New Eagle Home On Wednesdays
The New Eagle Home at 211 N Lou doun St hosts a weekly bingo night every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Community members are invited to attend for games, prizes, and social gathering.
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New Eagle’s
Loudoun St
Bible Quote used by Nazi Official Shapes Imperial Breakup View
Berlin reports a foreign office spokesman calls the sale of 50 U S destroyers to Britain in exchange for bases a definite sign of the British Empire's liquidation. He recalls Genesis Esau and notes U S Secretary of State acceptance as self evident amid democratic solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Britain
Esau
Friendship Fire Company monthly meeting notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday September 5 at 4 o clock. All members are asked to attend. Signed William Argenbright Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
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Anderson
Ya Oo
Peach
Séiter
New York
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L. H. Logue
Mississippi River Bridge
Edgar H. Burman
Canada
Brooklyn
N. Y., Navy Yard
U.S
Wilbur Tidler
East
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