Emergency Proclaimed to Safeguard U S Neutral Stand
President Roosevelt announced a limited emergency to bolster U S defense without declaring war. Orders raise Navy enlisted strength to 145000 and Marine Corps to 44800, with total armed forces swelling toward 221000 under voluntary enlistments. The plan aims to deter subversive activity while avoiding a wartime footing.
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Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Roosevelt
MA Winchester on sugar rush and mass behavior
MA Winchester argues that panic buying sugar and staples mirrors mass behaviorism. She questions price controls and notes Europe but asserts the U S has ample food to last a long time despite speculation and wartime shortages.
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Europe
President reports food surplus and stable prices
The president reassures there is an ample supply of all foods and no looming shortage. Secretary Wallace echoes that fears of sugar and flour shortages are unfounded and price increases remain limited and still low compared with administration goals.
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Wallace
Miss Lucy Jones Dies After Long Illness
Miss Lucy Bolling Randolph Jones dies after a prolonged illness. She suffered a hip fracture two years earlier and never fully recovered. Her passing ends a life tied to the distinguished Randolph family.
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Lucy Bolling Randolph
Miss Jones
Six Navy Fliers Burned To Death In Wreck At Chollas Heights
Six Navy fliers died when a patrol bomber crashed into antenna wires at the Chollas Heights radio station in San Diego. Fire crews fought the flames for two hours but could not reach the burning aircraft or survivors. Airline personnel identified the crew as pilot W. E. Norris and radioman Berry, among others.
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Calif
Navy
Eee Eekeres
Chollas Heights
W. E. Norris
Aviation Ordnance Ae - Naval
Berry
San Die Diego
Eyebir Saeneters
Jidmey Daday
Bruised Fruit Warns on Handling From Picking to Shipping
Extension news warns that bruised fruit degrades grade and value from harvest to market. Emphasizes careful picking packing and shipping to protect quality and price.
Young Johnson Arrested in Hagerstown for Wife Assault
Gilbert Johnson, 21, previously sought to fake death to avoid trial on wife beating charges in August. He was arrested in Hagerstown by Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven and returned to the city for further proceedings. His bonds totaling 600 were forfeited after his flight. his father seeks counsel as a new hearing date is arranged.
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A. J. Tavenner
Hagerstown
Robert DeHaven
Johnson
Frank Johnson
Commonwealth
Burt P. Harrison
Oscar Nobel Hosiery Company
Opal Johnson
Beulah Gray
Farm Products Values Soaring Amid War Price Boom
Chicago reports the wartime price surge boosts the value of principal farm products by at least one billion dollars. Corn leads gains with the sharpest rise since the start of hostilities, while wheat hogs cotton sugar cattle lambs eggs soybeans oats rye barley all advance. Farmers hold larger quantities than a year ago as prices jump across the board.
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Chicago
City Democrats Meet September 19 in Winchester Court Room
Democrats of Winchester will meet in the Corporation Court room on Tuesday evening September 19 at 8 o clock to elect a new two year term for the odd year. The meeting was called by Noble Pierce.
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Winchester
Corporation Court Room
Noble Pierce
1931 Harley Motorcycle For Sale by Winchester Credit Corp
Excellent mechanically 1931 Harley motorcycle offered by Winchester Credit Corp for sale. Includes description of good engine condition and overall bike readiness. Sale terms not stated. Potential buyer should inquire for complete details.
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Harley
Winchester Credit Corp
Propaganda Efforts Shape Morale in Europe War
British and French propaganda targets German morale while neutral nations watch. Germany cites Polish civilian massacres as it claims advances in Poland, while Poland accuses German bombing of civilians. Athenia note is highlighted as planes return to base. Western front tactics shift from fast clashes to fortified positions and extended artillery duels. Time favors Britain and France.
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Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Poland
Athenia
Britain
Belgium
World War II Developments Across Europe and Allies
AP reports Paris noting advances on German soil as Siegfried Line defenses strengthen. Berlin says artillery range to Warsaw with progress on fronts and hospital trains to Berlin. London cites propaganda flights over Germany and 3.5 million leaflets dropped. Washington records neutrality stance shifts and Congress call. Ottawa braces for Dominion debate as Britain enters war. Copenhagen notes Dutch sinking 29 lives from mine strike. other ships sunk by torpedoes. Roosevelt proclaims a limited national emergency.
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Siegfried Line
Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Hottest Day Of The Summer Recorded In Winchester
Records at the Winchester Research Laboratory show today as the year's hottest day with a 96 degree reading. A stiff breeze offered some relief while Harrisonburg noted yesterday as the second hottest with 91 and June 16 bringing 92 there.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Harrisonburg
Wallace to address nation on wartime profiteering
Wartime bulletin reports Secretary Wallace will speak from Washington at 8 p m over CBS networks about food profiteering. Also notes Boston Coast Guard report of submarine sighting and Berlin arrival of first hospital trains at Potsdamer station with converted postal trucks used as ambulances.
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Columbia Broadcasting System Today
Wallace
Washington
Bosto
Sound
Coast Guard
Boston
Berlin
Potsdamer Station
Four American ships rush to aid stranded Europeans
Four American vessels rushed into emergency service to bring home Americans from Europe faced possible delays as seamen pressed for higher pay for wartime service. The prompt action reflects wartime manpower needs and labor tensions aboard ships operating in dangerous zones.
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New York
Europe
Bulgarian cabinet bans slaughter of animals and sale of meat
The Bulgarian cabinet today approved an order prohibiting the slaughter of animals and the sale of meat. The action aims to regulate animal waste and public health concerns within the country.
Germans Dropped From New York Tanker Crews
German sailors have been removed from Standard Oil Company tanker crews in New York to avoid wartime complications, the move aimed at reducing potential issues during tension with Germany.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Italian steamer rescues 23 Mannar crew members
The Italian steamer Castelbianco reported rescuing 23 more members of the Mannar crew after survivors said the British freighter was torpedoed.
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Lisbon
Castelbianco
Mannar
Regent Tiger Torpedoed. 44 Crew Saved
York dispatch notes Steamer JanJadot reports 44 crew members rescued from British S S Regent Tiger after torpedo attack by a submarine. Passengers and cargo details not provided. Ship involved, date, and location unspecified in fragment.
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York
Mide Corporation Today
JanJadot
Wrecked on Rocks Off Oslo South Point Salvaged Crew
A vessel wrecked at Oslo Jaeren on Norway's southern coast today. The 64 crew members were saved andare unharmed.
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Jaeren
Norway
Sunk Alls Well Message From British Ship Captain
A message saying Sunk-all s well was received today from Captain J Stone Thomson master of the British ship Pukkastan 1809 ton freighter by Hindustan Steamers at Ne Tyne.
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London
J. Stone Thomson
Hindustan Steaming Company
Ne -Tyne
French Claim Advances Are Progressing
The northern flank of the French army reportedly drove seven to eight miles within German lines, with officials noting the advance aligns with earlier western front fighting reports. High command had not yet confirmed the figures.
Fresh French Action Presses Front in World War Front
An Army communique reports new French spearheads driving into German lines at the war ministry. Despite German resistance and reinforcements on the western front, French offensives aim to relieve Poland with a stand along the Vistula near Warsaw. The French engage anew.
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Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Clarke Girls On Rescuing Vessel
The Holland-America liner Statendam rescued the crew of the British steamer Winkleigh, taking aboard 37 sailors after the vessel sailed from Kingston Jamaica for London. Passengers on the Statendam included Miss Polly Winslow and Miss Margaret Rose from Clarke county families.
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Statenham
Polly Winslow
Margaret Rose
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Europe
Southampton
Explosion Sinks German Steamer Helfried Bismarck
COPHENHAGEN Sept 8 Seven crewmen were killed when the German steamer Helfried Bismarck sank south of Ore sound after an explosion, likely a mine. Seven were rescued. the ship carried saltpeter. Earlier an unidentified steamer near Aeroe south of Funen was blown up, with all hands presumed dead.
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Helfried Bismarck
Ore Sound
Sjaelland
Sweden
Aeroe
Funen
German Forces Reach Near Warsaw After Entry Into City
Berlin reports a German army unit entered Warsaw at 5:15 p.m. and advanced to Nadarzyn 12 miles southwest of the capital. The briefing notes three columns crossing the Narew river toward Warsaw and says 38 miles from the city from the west with towns Rawa and Mozowiecka captured. Civilians flee frontier areas as war widens.
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Aix-La- Chapelle
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West
Army Of Poland Is Said Intact
Polish forces hold Pozawan province positions in a large salient between German offenses. Polish cavalry and motorized infantry strike the German flanks as Germany slows their push amid Polish raids on supply lines. Poles mobilize others while delaying withdrawal.
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Poland
Pozawan
Frederick County Candidates File For November Election
The filing deadline passed with at least three Frederick county candidates facing opposition. Heishman of Back Creek district seeks a Board of Supervisors seat against incumbent Rosenberger. Sager of Star Tannery runs for Commissioner of Revenue against Whitacre. Shaffer of Maurertown seeks the State Senate seat opposing Burr Harrison. Other Democratic contenders in Frederick county appear unopposed.
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Frederick County
Herbert G. Heishman
Back Creek
Board of Supervisors
Charles Rosenberger
Renee Roger P. Sager
Star Tannery
Will Op Lee N. Whitacre
William R. Shaffer
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
State Senate
Burr P. Harrison
E. Blackburn Moore
Government denies London rumors in Bedgrade dispatch
In Bedgrade, Sept. officials formally reject London rumors circulated about policy. The denial underscores tensions between the two capitals as authorities maintain silence on alleged measures.
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Bedgrade
London
Missionaries arrive in Winchester after Europe trip
Rev. C. Worthington Lowe, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, and Marshall Snapp, who have traveled in Europe the past month, arrived in Winchester last night after landing in New York City on the U. S. Manhattan. They embarked from Paris.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Marshall Snapp
Europe
Winchester
New York City
U. S
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