Supervisors OK 250 Dollar Aid To Independent Hose Company
At a meeting the Board of Supervisors approved a 250 dollar appropriation to the Independent Hose Company of Stephens City for apparatus. Payment is split into two 125 dollar installments, one now and one in December. The prior day Stephens City council had allotted 569.81 dollars from ABC profits. Also approved were 15 dollars to Cory C Miller for corn ground loss and 25 dollars to Carson Whitacre for destroyed apple trees during road relocation. A 50 dollar monthly salary was authorized for a secretary to county home agent Miss Blair, and the Game Warden’s pay was raised from 20 to 25 dollars per month. The board also ordered 10,500 dollars transferred from the General Fund to the School Fund to cover indebtedness per a March 17, 1939 resolution.
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Board of Supervisors
Independent Hose Company
Stephens City
Hose Company
ABC
Cory C. Miller
Route 275
Miller
Carson Whitacre
Siler
W. H. Branner
Blair
WPA
F. ‘Wi Pingley
Victim of Gun Tragedy Buried
Funeral services for Robert Jenkins 11 son of Mr and Mrs Harlan Jenkins were held in Sperryville Virginia after a shooting accident at Carpers Valley school. The Rev Schell officiated at 2 30 p m with flower girls including Dorothy Bailey Betty Bailey Dorothy Bursey Lucille Carper Emily White and Florence White. Robert was killed by a gun discharged by playmate Philip Purtlebagh 12 in the incident that followed a car journey from Winchester.
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Robert Jenkins
Harlan Jenkins
Carpers Valley School
Sperryville
Schell
Winchester
Dorothy Bailey
Betty Bailey
Dorothy Bursey
Lucille Carper
Emily White
Florence White
Robert
Polish Soldiers Plunge In River After Retreat
Italian dispatches from the Polish front describe Polish troops fleeing the Vistula near Kroner after 24 hours of desperate fighting. German forces broke the line driving defenders from trenches as Poles tried to blow bridges but failed, many drowning while retreating. An Italian reporter praised Polish bravery but noted limited military skill.
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Rome
Vistula
Kroner
Rese
1 Popolo D'Italia
Miss Tucker Sells Rights To Novel For Paramount
Miss Tucker, a former secretary to Ogden Nash, sells the rights to her novel Miss Susie Slagle's to Paramount for 20000 dollars. The book portrays medical students and their boarding house during Johns Hopkins University study in Baltimore.
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Augusa Maga Aegreer
D. D
Grace Episcopal Church
Beryville
Sandston
Susie Slagle
Paramount
Berryville
Miss Tucker
Ogden Nash
Baltimore
Germans Held on British Vessel
Rio de Janeiro Sept. 7 The British liner Andalucia Star, overdue from London, docked with 14 German passengers confined to their cabins. The British cruiser Ajax arrived simultaneously and was reported to have sunk at least two German ships.
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Rio DE Janerio
London
Ajax
Germany Orders British Subjects in Germany to Report to Police
Berlin reports that all British subjects in Germany aged over 15 were ordered by Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick to report to local police within 24 hours. The decree covers Great Britain and related territories and allows personal or mail reporting.
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Berlin
Germany
Wilhelm Frick
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Chamberlain Voices Confidence on Poland Stand
In Parliament Chamberlain says Britain backs Poland as German advance presses on. He notes attacks on British merchant ships by U boats and plans a convoy system while praising Polish courage against overwhelming air power and numbers.
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Poland
Chamberlain
Commons
Athenia
Restrictions on butter coffee and oleomargarine in Germany
A former resident reports a weekly limit of one pound butter one pound coffee and a half pound margarine per family in Germany. Meat bread may be bought in any quantity but eggs are scarce.
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Germany
Paris Awakens After First Night Without Air Alarms
Paris reports a return to calmer streets as residents enjoy an uninterrupted night’s sleep for the first time since wartime alert began four days earlier. The city’s mood shifts toward a hopeful, revived atmosphere with dawn activities resuming.
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Paris
Sl Slovak Troop Columns Hit by Polish Air Raid
Bratislava reports Polish aircraft raided behind the front lines and machine gunned Slovak troop columns at Iglo Presov Bardiof and Levoca. The attack on Presov was so swift that sirens could not be sounded in time to warn the troops.
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Bratislava
Sloakia
Iglo
Presov
Bardiof
Levoca
Banks Attach Funds of Germans
Five New York City banks moved to attach over 30 million dollars of German bank assets in the United States. German banking institutions were named as defendants in warrants of attachment served on more than 100 American banks brokerage houses and business firms. Warrants follow the cancellation of the standstill agreement between German banks and the American committee of short term creditors of Germany.
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New York
New York City
American Committee of
Germany
Bomb Fragments Traced To British Flier
Reliable informants say the air bomb fragments found in Esbjerg are unmistakably British, supporting the theory that a lost British flyer caused the blast. Officials from Denmark and Great Britain awaited statements. Denmark reported the British minister suggested the bombing could be an unintended act during Kiel canal attacks.
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Copenhagen
Esbjerg
Denmark
Great Britain
Kiel Canal
Slovak Deserters Flee Across Border into Hungary
About 300 Slovak army deserters fled across the border to Luciabanya Hungary as orderly lines of men fled into woods to escape service. The German directed Slovak general staff organized the draft and the Hlinka guard is watching frontiers and shooting deserters.
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Luciabanya
Hungary
Hlinka Guard
Canada Seeks War Defense Powers Reported by Parliament
Ottawa reports Lord Tweedsmuir tells an emergency Parliament session the government seeks authority to take defense measures for the dominion and to cooperate with Britain in wartime with Germany. He notes upcoming estimates for war expenditures may be required.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Britain
Germany
Has Wild Ride With Fleeing Felons
Dr. M. E. Curtis Eastham prison farm physician returned home safely after a night ride with two escaped convicts in Huntsville Texas. The men O'Neal Massey and Jack Cade, serving robbery terms, seized him in his garage under the pretense a convict worker had become entangled in a press at the prison cotton gin.
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Huntsville
Tex
M. E. Curtis
Eastham
O’neal
Cq) Massey
Jack Cade
Davies sails for Belgium amid European crisis
United States ambassador to Belgium Joseph E. Davies sails from New York aboard the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam to resume his post in war torn Europe. Mrs Davies remains at home in accordance with State Department orders.
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Joseph E. Davies
United States
Belgium
New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
Warring
Europe
Mrs. Davies
State Department
Presidents born states in early quiz prompt
The question asks the state with the most presidential births. The answer states eight presidents were born in Virginia and seven in Ohio, indicating Virginia as the state with the most births.
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United States
Virginia
Ohio
Manaar Sinks Off Portugal After Submarine Attack
The 7,242 ton British freighter Manaar was torpedoed off Portugal and sank with 41 of 88 crew unaccounted. Survivors said a submarine fired on lifeboats, killing one and wounding four, including Ameer Ally who died en route to Lisbon. Rescue ships Mars and Carvalho Araujo ferried survivors to safety.
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Lisbon
Manaar
Portugal
Mannar
Calcutta
Liverpool
Ameer Ally
Mars
J. Purner
Thomas Jones
Adbul Nobre
Carvalho Araujo
Funds Provided For U Boat Victims
The American Red Cross turned over 10 000 pounds sterling 40550 to Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy to buy clothes food medical supplies and transport for survivors of the torpedoed liner Athenia. The Stella Polaris a 6000 ton Norwegian yacht is available to transport stranded Americans back to the United States. Raymond Whitcomb Inc a travel agency announced.
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London
American Red Cross
Joseph P. Kennedy
Athenia
Glasgow
United States
Raymond Whitcomb, Inc
Clarke Schools Resume Tomorrow in Clarke County
Clarke county public schools reopen tomorrow for about 1200 students. Teachers held their pre session meeting in Berryville. Eleven rural schools two high schools two elementary schools and four colored schools start with a faculty of about 60 teachers. Mt Carmell school will not operate this year.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Mt. Carmel
Gibraltar Sees First Air Raid Warning And False Alarm
Gibraltar reported its first air raid warning at 8:25 a m with sirens driving residents to shelters. Troops manned anti aircraft guns as French and British forces moved east. Twenty minutes later the all clear was sounded and officials said the approaching aircraft was not an enemy.
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Gibraltar
the Rock
Great Britain
Mediterranean
British Reinforcements Move Up in War Cabinet Talks
Daladier consults Herriot Jeannery on war ministry formation as French troops push from Maginot Line toward the Saar Basin. French advances widen over a 100 mile front with pockets and machine gun nests cleared. British landing disclosed but unit size not released.
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National Union
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
War Ministry
Jules Jeannery
Senate
Chamber
Daladier
No Man’s Land
France
Maginot Line
Germany
Siegfried Line
Saar
Rhine
Moselle
Debarker
Tomatoes Are Being Canned In Frederick County
The tomato industry in north western Frederick county grows as frost stays away. Braithwaite Cannery at Cross Junction operates Tuesdays and Fridays with overflow on Wednesdays and Thursdays. About 50 acres under contract, a new washing and scalding machine handles tomatoes into a steam sealing vat then to peeling boxes. Roughly 20 women peelers and six men handle unloading, scalding, supply, sealing, cooking tanks and related machinery.
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Frederick County
Braithwaite Cannery
Cross Junction
Funds for Law Enforcement From County Profits Adopted
The Sheriffs' Association of Virginia standardizes a plan to allocate ten percent of counties profits to law enforcement. The proposal covers both wet and dry counties, with last year’s county share at 1 413 512 55 dollars. All officers were reelected, and the group also backed abolishing the free system for custody duties in favor of fair salaries. Sheriff and Mrs John Bywaters of Frederick County attended the Richmond meeting.
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Richmond
Sheriffs’ Association of Control
Sheriffs’ Convention
John Bywaters
Frederick County
The
Sheriffs’ Association
Mt Zion Church Sets Sept 8 Program
Mount Zion Church will host an entertainment on September 8 at 8 30 pm led by the Working Girls Club with Mary E Perkins in charge. The program titled Jacob s Ladder features Johnson s Glee Club Winchester Thomas Dorsey s Musicians Mount Carmel choir and singers from John Mann Church with quartets from Bethel Winchester Berryville and Woodstock.
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Mount Zion Church
Anadietown
Being
Workers Club
Mary. E. Perkins
Johnson’s Glee Club
Winchester
Thomas Dorsey
Mount Carmel
John Mann Church
Bethel Church
Berryville
Woodstock
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Hitler
East Prussia
Cear
Sree
York
Victorbread
John C.woolfolk Sinclair
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Roosevelt
U. S
Lord Stanhope
Council
Houses of Commons
Lords
FORD
Bryan Stotler
Ford Dealers
Chev
Forder
Loudoun
Cork
Bickers Motor CO
Cammer Tire CO
Valley Ave
Braddock Sts
Riverton
North Fork—Clear
South Fork
Clarke
John S. Miller & CO
N. Loudoun St
Braithwaite
A. B.C
Mt. Zion Church
Pauline’s Beauty College
Harrisonburg
Valley
South Main Street
Plymouth
Pine Motor
Cor. Braddock
Cecil Sisi
Dodge & Plymouth
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