Berlin Blames Greer U-Boat Clash as War Talks Persist
German communique accuses the U S destroyer Greer of attacking a German U boat to inflame war, while acknowledging two torpedoes fired. Soviet reports say Red Army drives Germans from a zone near Leningrad and describe heavy fighting near Odessa and Kiev with civilian and sailor involvement.
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Berlin
United States
Greer
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Red Star
Leningrad
Red Army
Odessa
Kiev
Black Sea
Soviet Bureau of Information
Farnace
Nikolai Lenin
Leaders Move Tax Bill Toward House Action
Washington reports the Senate approved a record 3.584 billion tax bill by 67 to 5, aiming to reconcile differences with similar measures. The package would raise about 303 million in revenue and cover more than 4.9 million additional earners, as critics warn of mounting defense costs.
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Washington
Senate
House and Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
George
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Lea Barkley
Editorial Calls for Stronger U S War Production Authority
H F B Jr critiques Baruch and the War Industries Board, urging a single decisive leader to speed defense production. He cites Raymond Clapper, British censorship, and Congress funding, arguing the Arsenal of Democracy requires reorganized efforts and clear authority to back Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries’ Board
Baruch
U. S
Raymond Clapper
Britain
Clapper
Congress
U.S
Roosevelt
London
Germans Report Operations Are Proceeding On Eastern Front
Berlin reports operations on the eastern front are progressing favorably with no direct mention of the battle for Leningrad. Russian air losses were stated at 49, as Luftwaffe raids damaged Odessa port facilities and ships, while German writers say Leningrad remains encircled with Ladoga as the escape channel.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Berlin
High Command
Odessa
Black Sea
Lake Ladoga
Schluesselburg
Winchester rail line history and early growth in Winchester
The Shenandoah Division of the Baltimore and Ohio railway is described as the Winchester and Potomac line under a long term B and O lease. Subscriptions totaling 300 000 dollars funded shares for building a railroad from Winchester to a Potomac river point near Harpers Ferry. The first train aimed for spring 1835 and commerce expanded with caravans from Tennessee and the Southwest using Winchester as a warehouse hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Winchester
Potomac River
Apple Sky Sees 33 Snowfalls in Bethlehem Prophet Says
Bethlehem observer Herbert Bickert predicts 33 snowfalls this winter based on the "apple sky" signs. He tracks cloud movements between milking his cows, noting each cloud forecast a snowfall, with past forecasts matching totals closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Herbert Bickert
Rob't Conrad Post Installs New Officers
Members of Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion met in Yellow Springs West Virginia to install officers for the year. Commander Claude Grim and others were installed and committees named with Ed Goss and Ed Parker assisting as officials. Refreshments followed and a boxing card was set for September 25.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Ralph Snapp
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Claude M. Grim
Ray Butter
Walter M. Shade
C. E. Schenck
C. A. Marple
Alien Gray
J. Crowser
P. G. Ireland
Grim
H. L. McCann
J. C. Cochran
W. H. Emmert
Grover Schlack
H. N. Lewis
J. G. Fosbrink
H. R. Edwards
E. C. Goss
C. D. Brown
R. R. Butler
M. K. Hutchinson
Post
Tr Park
Ed Goss
Ed Parker
Harry McCann
Treasury Reports Balance and Expenditures for Sept 4
Treasury status shows the position at September 4 totaling 24,150,488.88 with expenditures the previous day at 25,449,814.2. The update reflects daily financial activity and closing figures for the period.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Winchester and Potomac Holds Annual Meeting
A stockholders meeting of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad elected W A Baker William Beverley Fred L Glaize Jr Clifford D Grim R Gray Williams from Winchester and C F May and Jos T Watts of Baltimore as directors. A board meeting followed naming officers including White Vice President Shriver and others. The railroad runs Winchester to Harpers Ferry and is operated by the Baltimore and Ohio under a long lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
R. Gray Williams
W. A. Baker
William Beverley
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester
C. F. May
Ad Jos. T. Watts
Baltimore
White
Pega
Ger . Shriver
C. W. W. van Horn
Golder Shumate
Secaesc. Rausch
Jenkin
Treasure
J. McCahan
J.J. Min
W. D. Ownes
F. G. Hoskins
A. Cake
C. H. Moran
Winchester and Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Ed Ampany
Star Employees Set Some New Records During Annual Picnic
Winchester Star staff and families enjoyed an outdoor picnic at Rosemont hosted by editor H. F. Byrd Jr. About 100 attendees celebrated with food and games, including boats of pop and large servings of hot dogs, ham, cakes, cheese and cantaloupes. A carrier named Eddie Ritter sustained a minor injury during a tackle while football and horseshoe games entertained the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Winchester Star
Rosemont
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Jackie Pollard
Philip Jenkins
Red Grange
Eddie Ritter
Sterotyper
Scorpion
Te & Nals
Eddie
Doug Barnett
Carriers
Bartonsville Cannery Sees Busy Season Despite Labor Shortage
Bartonsville Virginia cannery owners W. B. Watkins Jr. and Joseph T. Fritts report tomatoes ripening faster than processing capacity while labor remains scarce. About 2,400 cases will be canned this year, four times last season, with farmers delivering independent tomato crops at roughly 40 cents per bushel, higher than prior rates.
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Bartonsville
W. B. Watkins, Jr
Joseph T. Fritts
Shady Elm Mill
Mr. Watkins Wa
Jones and Whitacre Receive Radio Licenses
Courtney Jones, desk clerk at the Police station, and Private Harding Whitacre receive operators' licenses and may broadcast on the shortwave state. Taylor Barr, chief of the Fire department, has passed the required examination and awaits his license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Jones
Harding Whitacre
Taylor Barr
Fire Cnt
Time ripe for British invasion of Italy says Yugoslav king
Refugee King Peter II of Yugoslavia on his 18th birthday declares the time ripe for a British invasion of Italy. He judges the war effort and his role, saying he believes the British should invade Italy and shows no regret about his decision to fight Hitler.
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London
Peter II
Yugoslavia
Italy
Hitler
Queen Marie
Britain
England
Overcoats Ordered for Virginia Protective Force Company 115
Members of Virginia Protective Force Company 115 were measured last night for overcoats and toes? The text notes a public drill Sunday afternoon at Winchester Park before a baseball game. Proceeds from the game will be divided between the Company and Winchester Park Association, with the company share to pay for the overcoats.
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Virginia Protective Force Company 115
Rich
Winchester Park
Winchester Park Association
Four Americans Drowned When Ship Is Blasted
Four American recruits for the RAF drowned when their Atlantic crossing boat was fired on. Survivors landed at a British port report injuries to Mayes and Pereshin and recount a submarine attack. The group, including Tom Griffin and others, hoped to join air action despite the peril.
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Glasgow
RAF
Atlantic
Tom Griffin
Mississippi
Jack Gilliland
Kansas
Rivers Grove
Georgia
Norman Alcord
Missouri
James Jordan
San Francisco
B. F. Mayes
Texas
Robert Pereshin
California
Mayes
Pereshin
William Beattie
Belfast
Bushing Failure Cuts Power to Williamsport Area
A 66,000 volt bushing failed at Potomac Edison in Williamsport Maryland causing a 23 minute power outage in the Winchester area. Power dropped at 10 34 a m and restored at 10 57 a m with Penn Central Power Company of Philadelphia linked at Roxbury.
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Potomac-Edison
Williamsport
Winchester
Penn Central Power Company of
Phil
Roxbury
Italian Vessels Sunk by British U Boats Off Tripoli
London reports British submarines sank the 11,398 ton Italian liner Esperia off Tripoli, serving as a troopship, and a Ramb class merchantman of about 4,000 tons in a southbound convoy between Taranto and Bengasi. The raids mark nine ships sunk or damaged in 48 hours as Axis reinforcements move across the Mediterranean.
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London
Tripoli
Taranto
Bengasi
Admiralty
Italy
Indian Ocean
North Africa
Libya
Mediterranean
Russia
Suez
Balkans
Middle East
H.M.S. Leander
White House declines comment on German submarine claim
Hyde Park September 6 White House officials declined comment noting the source on a German communique that referenced the U S S Greer and said a Nazi submarine fired two torpedoes at a destroyer in the German blockade area Thursday.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
U.S.S
Private Don Clowe Sings at Palm Beach Park Event
In Flagler Park Wednesday the weekly Varieties program featured Private Don Clowe of Morrison Field. He sang a solo after a challenge to the first soldier at the mic and answered Where do you come from Winchester Va. with a proud retort. A distant long distance telephone charge was reported from Tokyo connected to Miss Rose MacDonald at Berryville.
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Don Clowe
Morrison Field Air Base
Flagler Park
Ole Virginny
Clowe
Orchestera
Winchester
R. Ando
Tokyo
Japan
Rose MacDonald
Berryville
Ando
Swarthmore College
New School Buses Arrive as Frederick County Schools Open
The Star reports new school buses for Frederick County and confirms schools in Eastern Pa will begin operations on Tuesday. The Clearbrook bus arrived from the manufacturer this morning and will be used in the district.
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Frederick County
Clearbrook
Apple Packing and Packing Services Available
APPLE PACKING We are prepared to clean or wash and pack apples for any grower for shipment or sale on government orders, or for storage in any quantity. We travel for picking. Come to see us or phone Winchester 5152 or 1 HURST PACKING COs SOUTH END HOSE CO Regular meeting of South Hose Company Monday night CAPT. HOWARD HART.
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Winchester 5152
Hurst Packing Cos
South End Hose CO
South Hose Company
Howard Hart
Heinz Co Seeks Cider Apples in Winchester
College notice indicates Heinz Company of Winchester Virginia is now accepting cider apples from college students. The brief item identifies the company's request and location.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States Navy
DNB
Arm and Senatra
State Library Nosusced
Editorial
Raymond Clappers
Free America
Marshall Goering
Europe
Rob’t Conrad Post
R. B. White
Bartonsville Cannery
Watkins
Peter
By Eddy Gilmore
VPA
Palm Beach Post-Times
H. J. Heinz Co
Winchester, Va
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