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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1940
Page
2
London endured the day’s raid described as the heaviest of the war by official sources. German bombers including Heinkel Junkers and Messerschmitts attacked the city and harbour, reportedly targeting military objectives with two ton explosive loads in retaliation for Allied air missions.
NEW YORK Sept. 7 Fourteen destroyers left with 1 050 officers and men of the navy district naval reserve for a two week training cruise along the eastern seaboard. Stops were scheduled at Washington Charleston and Jackson ville. The ships Bailey Shubrick Been Meade Simpson Truxton Leary Cole Fairfax Reuben James Roper Claxton and Broome are among the units departing.
Berlin dispatch reports President Kyosti Kallio of Finland died after a heart attack on August 29. Kallio, 67, led Finland since February 15, 1937, guiding the nation through the winter war. Premier Ryti assumed duties after his illness.
In Luxembourg on September 7, the German-occupied authorities banned marriages between Jews and Germans, ordered Jews to report holdings, and prohibited Jewish physicians dentists veterinarians and druggists from practicing.
London reports that the De Gaulle government states the British blockade is lifted from all French colonies declaring a free French empire. An unrelated science note explains earthworms can regenerate parts with tail heads and fragments potentially forming new worms.
Rev Bernard Schneider will lead a two week revival at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue beginning nightly at 7 30 p m He recently served as full time pastor in Washington D C His prior work built a self supporting church in Covington Farmers in Frederick County are urged to attend a separate meeting at the courthouse at 8 p m Thursday the 12th Extension agent B Fenne of Blacksburg Va will discuss Ceresan seed treatment to control smuts in grains with low cost methods and care warnings about toxicity and storage.
Secretary Hull told Latin American nations via diplomatic missions that naval and air bases recently acquired from Great Britain would be shared on a cooperative basis for hemisphere defense. The bases extend from Newfoundland to British Guiana.
E. M. Funk, chair of the Frederick County Conservation committee, announced that farmers may file applications for limestone and 20 percent Superphosphate under the 1941 agricultural conservation program. Fertilizer covers pastures grasses and legumes. limestone usable anywhere on the farm. Apply at the county agent's office for details.
In Vichy on September 7 General Maurice Gustave Gamelin and former premier Edouard Daladier along with Paul Reynaud were placed under administrative internment amid war blame trials.
County agent Fred Stine announced no lambs will be shipped on September 10 due to producer wishes and set the next shipment for Tuesday, September 24. The piece also notes Social Security aid to nearly 3,000,000 needy elderly, dependent children, and needy blind through the public assistance program.
Argentine government reported the escape of 15 interned Graf Spee officers from Martin Garcia Island in the La Plata estuary aboard a seized launch. The interior ministry ordered special police to hunt the fugitives as previous escapes had occurred after the Graf Spee was scuttled in Montevideo harbor in December following battle with three British cruisers.
Washington reports preliminary 1940 census gains for Virginia and neighboring states. Florida leads with 27.9 percent growth from 1,468,211 to 1,877,791, while Virginia rises 10 percent from 2,421,851 to 2,664,847. Arlington County posts the largest rise at 112.3 percent.
Trustee offers at public auction a 92 acre dairy farm four miles east of Winchester on the Winchester Berryville Turnpike. Property includes a brick residence a brick barn and outbuildings well water and is suited for dairy use. Sale September 21 1940 at 11 00 A M in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia. Terms include one third cash and balance in two annual installments with interest.
A dramatic British actress named Lee Anderson arrives in New York from the war zone to marry Eugene F. Suter, a local hairdresser. The wedding plans unfold amid wartime disruptions and public interest.
Brig. Gen. J. L. Devers leads a US delegation to Bermuda to confer on establishing an air base. Rear Adm. John W. Greenslade heads a six navy nine army panel to work with Britain on bases in exchange for destroyers. First base examined is Bermuda.
Dr Ernest Chapple of the Harvard University anthropology department says he invented a machine that measures human relations and can rate a person s personality. He suggests using it to test couples contemplating marriage to gauge personality compatibility.
Fair crowds witnessed Lynda Grey 21 win Miss World's Fair title amid strong showgirl competition. In Niagara Falls New York Mary Wolf 17 admitted shooting her nine year old brother Frederick in his sleep with a .22 caliber bullet, charged with first degree murder.
Frederick County schools list faculty changes for the upcoming year with several transfers. Wayne Guthrie moves from Gainesboro to White Hall. Ralph Triplett from Armel to Hayfield. Mrs. Andrew Oakes Babb from Kauffman to Carpers Valley. Ella Guthridge to Kauffman. Berryhill to Mountain View Rosenberger. Lydia Barton from Hayfield to Gravel Springs. Clay Rogers returns to Hayfield. Margaret Nestor new at Middletown.
Middletown Virginia September 7 Mr and Mrs Ben E Rogers received congratulations on the birth of a ten pound baby daughter born at their home this morning Mrs Rogers formerly Josephine Baker of Reliance a graduate nurse of Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr Rogers is a railroad station agent for Middletown
The local building boom and last winter's cold boost demand for automatic coal stokers says Percy D. Miller of Miller and Anderson. Next week is Iron Fireman week with open house days at East Boscawen street showrooms. National stokers sales exceed last year by over 40 percent. local demand runs more than 65 percent ahead.
Quiz questions printed on page 4 test quietione with items listing presidents Cleveland Wilson Coolidge and more. Answers cover locations Washington D C Polaris amperes number of states Abel and others. The list includes a geography clue about the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines and a measurement instrument along with aerial tank references.
German planes bomb London as 150 plus aircraft operate above a balloon barrage. British Spitfires defend, causing crashes and smoke columns. Alarms ring 4 56 p m lasting 1 42, crowds watch from football stands, some casualties reported only minor.
The article notes the Senate Finance Committee advances toward a final excess profits tax bill draft that has already passed the House. It discusses potential changes during conference, with a House military committee member proposing an alternative to allow Class 1 registrants to enlist within a set period, else be drafted.
Bob Riley, longtime orchestra manager, returns from Chanute Field Illinois and will begin preliminary training September 23 as part of Uncle Sam's observer and aerial photography unit. He is the third Winchester youth to enter Air Corps duties joining Jack Pennypacker and Harry Ebert Jr. who leave September 11 for cadet training.
The Seaboard Railway between Wilmington and Hamlet in North Carolina offers the longest straight track in the nation, measuring 78.66 miles without a curve. This uninterrupted line stands as the longest straight section of railroad in the United States.
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