Russians Repel Returns in Battle for Stalingrad Front
Soviet dispatches report stalled Nazi pressure west of Stalingrad with ground assaults repulsed and Red Star noting a temporary Soviet regrouping after renewed German actions. In the Caucasus Mozdok region and Novorossisk area Soviet forces claim counterattacks and a shift against Axis forces.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Great Volga
Red Star
Soviet Information Bureau
Fedor von Bock
Caucasus
Mozdok
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Stal
Information Bureau
Terek
Central Caucasus
Barents Sea
Willis Robertson Set for Rally and Banquet in Winchester
Willis Robertson, representative from Virginia's Seventh District, will appear on the War Bond program in Winchester. He will speak at the War Bond Banquet at the hotel at 7 30 p.m. and headline the rally at Handley Auditorium at 8 30 p.m. Greer Carson co starred in the War Bond drive and Miss Garson arrives in Winchester at 6 p.m.
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Greer Carson
Congress
Virginia
Major Robertson
Handley Auditorium
Star
Miss Garson
Winchester
Senators Reject Spendings Tax Plan of Trelouey
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee rejected the Treasury spending tax plan by a 12 to 0 vote and considered a 5 percent victory tax on individual earnings above $624 a year or a 5 percent flat sales tax. The panel also noted House revenue bill increases and tax exemptions debates.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
George D.ga
George
Guffey
D.-Pa
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress Awakened to Roosevelt Plan for Wages and Control
Congress pressed for statutory wage controls as President Roosevelt warned of executive action by October 1 to reduce farm price ceilings and raise new taxes. Lawmakers, Democrats and Republicans, urged broad economic controls and parity guarantees for farmers amid criticism of the president's message and fireside chat.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Time bomb scare at Western Electric Kearny plant
FBI disclosed a powerful time bomb was found at the Western Electric Company Kearny plant. Bernard O Donnell 21 of Teaneck New Jersey smuggled dynamite and a clock timer into the plant and assembled the device. He planned an 11 pm Sunday detonation but guards stopped it at 10 42 pm.
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Newark
N. J
Western Electric Company
Kearny
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E. E. Conroy
FBI
Bernard Joseph O'Donnell
East Forest Avenue
Teaneck
Conroy
O’donnell
Conroy Sid O'Donnell
O'Donnell
29 County Men Reported Today For Active Duty
Frederick County Selective Service Board released a list showing 29 county men who had been on a two week furlough. they left for Camp Lee to begin service in the armed forces. Names include Raymond C. Lee Robert M Bly Samuel R Bly Harry W orp Jacob H Shryock William G Malcomb Eugene B Purtle baugh Roy E Webber Levi F Whitacre Leo G Clowser Ray F Griffith James C Shan holtz Wilbur Tee Harry W Puffinberger Percy L nee Marvin W McKee Frank ton Alfred F Guard Winfred C Kump Roy F Donald Harry J Je son John R Cooper John Clowser Charles O Rinker Wood row B Taylor Norman W Wolf ord Paul C Renner Charles B Line Kenneth Lofton.
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Frederick County
Winchester Doctor Joins Armed Service Amid War Effort
Dr. Robert P. F. Cline closes his Winchester Medical Arts practice to report for active duty at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He enters as a captain in the Army Medical Corps after a recent physical and volunteer service offer. Cline, a 1923 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, previously taught at Richmond City Hospital and Deaconess Hospital in Chicago. His wife Ruth Long Cline remains in Winchester while daughter June prepares for Oberlin College.
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Winchester
Robert PF. Cline
Medical Arts
North Braddock Street
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Medical Corps
Army
Cline
Te Medical College of Virginia
Mond
Richmond City Hospital
Deaconess Hospital
Chicago
R. H. Cline
Roanoke
Ruth Long
Simon Peter Long
Long
United States
June Cline
Trin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Price ceilings will be enforced say Henderson
Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned that price ceilings would be enforced to the hilt as Roosevelt's inflation control demands gain urgency. He spoke at a Research Institute of America luncheon and said ignorance is no longer an excuse for price and rent violations, and tolerance is past.
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New York
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Hilt
Henderson
The
Research Institute of America
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Iisaieg
Old Joe Buzzard Leaves Jail After Detailing Family Robber Crew
Philadelphia reports Old Joe Buzzard 83, who proclaims himself best denied horse thief, released from Eastern Penitentiary and planning to quit crime. He recalls leading the Buzzard gang with brothers Abe Ike Mike and John, boasting of past hauls and a long record of jail time.
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Old Joe Buzzard
U. S
Philadelphia
Joe Buzzard
Eastern Penitentiary
Joe
Abe
Bombers Crash in Newark Ohio Kills Two Crew Members
An army bomber crashed into homes north of Newark's business district at noon killing at least one civilian and two crew, with a wingless body landing on a depot platform and another crewman dying in a doctor’s office. Fire and debris engulfed the area as residents were hurt, and witnesses described a massive explosion and flying wreckage.
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Newark
A. L. Weston
Hudson Avenue
Wyoming Steel
Baltimore & Ohio
Lewis Mitchell
Hositals
George Arensbergg
Arensberg
William G. ‘Loos
Loos
Alarm During Air Raid Alert Sparks Bible Demand
During New York Labor Day air raid alert an unidentified bomber prompted an 8th Avenue hotel to report a flood of Bible requests. A woman demanded an immediate Bible. staff replied there was one in her room and she countered that her husband was reading it.
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New York
8Th Avenue
Allied Defenses In New Guinea Under Jap Attack
Allied forces report renewed combat as Japanese jungle fighters press toward Port Moresby. MacArthur's headquarters say Japanese gains in Owen Stanley ranges threaten forward Allied positions while air cover slows their advance. Milne Bay mopping up nears completion as Japanese bombers strike near Port Moresby with minimal damage.
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MacArthur
Australia
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Kone
Milne Bay
Kokoda
Seven county and city colored men report for induction
Seven county colored men will report for induction into the armed forces on September 10. Winchester officials announce 11 colored men will report on September 9 at 6 15 a m for induction at Charlottesville. City and county inductees names follow.
U S Sec Hull Says Bases Established in Galapagos
Secretary of State Hull announced that the United States has established bases in the Galapagos Islands with Ecuadorian consent. He indicated the Navy led the move but no action would occur without a friendly agreement, and he noted no confirmation of French protests from Vichy. He also said the State Department has no solid information on Russo Japanese tensions or German requests at Dakar.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
Navy Department
Ecuador
State Department
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Japan
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Dakar
Rally Chorus Seeks City Vocal Groups Tonight
The Rally Chorus for the War Bond event invites all city vocal groups to a brief practice tonight at 7 in the Presbyterian Sunday School. Floyd Haines, director of The Chanters and rally conductor, encourages wide participation from singers for tomorrow’s Handley auditorium gathering at 7:30.
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Handley Auditorium
Presbyterian Sunday School
Floyd Haines
Chiang Kai-Shek appoints Hu Shih as senior adviser
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek named Dr. Hu Shih, formerly Chinese ambassador to Washington, a high adviser to the Chinese cabinet in a newly created post. The announcement came tonight.
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Chungeking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hu Shih
Washington
Moscow Mission Of Churchill For Confidence
Churchill outlined his Moscow mission to establish open relations with Roosevelt and to cement trust with Stalin. He praised Stalin as a rugged war chief and pledged that deeds, not words, will prove the alliance’s strength against Hitler.
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Moscow
Churchill
London
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
Axis mopping up in western Bosnia killings and captures
Berlin broadcast reported by London said Axis troops killed 4 735 guerrillas and captured 12 in western Bosnia during operations from June 10 to August 28.
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London
Berlin
Bosnia
Explosion disrupts traffic at Toulon railway station
Paris radio reported a violent blast at the Toulon railway station yesterday near the French naval base. The incident interrupted traffic for a period, but no further details were provided.
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London
Paris
Toulon
German Premiere in Lisbon Screening British Dieppe Film
The German legation in Lisbon invited many people to a premiere tonight of the film "How We Dealt With The British At Dieppe" showcasing a wartime topic centered on Dieppe.
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Lisbon
Dieppe
Indian leader Kamala Debi Chattopadhyaya arrested in India
Indian Nationalist leader Kamala Debi Chattopadhyaya, who recently toured the United States, was arrested today under the defense of India act. Axis broadcasts described her as president of the All-Indian Women's Conference.
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Bangalore
India
Kamala Debi Chattopadhyaya
United States
Axis
War Production Board consultant to aid loans in Winchester
Philip E. W. Goodwin, a WPB financial consultant for the Virginia Area, visits Winchester to assist manufacturers with war orders seeking loans for payroll expansion and material purchases. He cooperates with local banks to channel loans through them and promotes plant expansion and new ery purchases. Winchester is one of 25 cities visited.
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Philip E. W. Goodwin
Virginia
War Production Board
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Hotel
Mr. Goodwin
Goodwin
Granddaddy Shenandoah catfish and 14 pound grandmother
Last week in Tilthammers mill area W B Snider Sr. caught a large Shenandoah river catfish and John Bunny Lamb Jr. returned home with a 14 pound grandmother. Both fish were landed below Tilthammers near Snder's cabin. Sgt Julian Williams, Clarke county's first WW casualty, reports back to duty from Walter Reed after shoulder wound treatment. Mrs Naomi Smith of Berryville won an 80 pound watermelon at Castleman's Ferry contest and chose to take it home.
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The
Star
W. B. Snider
Shenandoah River
Tilthammers Mill
John “Bunny” Lamb, Jr
Tilthammers
Snder
Julian Willams
Clarke County
Army Air Corps
Walter Reed Hospital
Naomi Smith
Berryville
Castleman's Ferry
Churchill Says Allies Strengthen Into Iran to Aid Russia
Prime Minister Churchill detailed a steady Allied trend and British steps to reinforce in Iran and Iraq. He said Egypt is secure with a stronger Allied army and that Britain may join direct action against Hitler if needed, while cooperation with the United States remains firm.
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London
Iran
Iraq
Churchill
Russia
House of Commons
Egypt
Commons
Hitler
Europe
Mediterranean
trans-Caucasus
10Th
Middle East
Henryland Wilson
Churchill Discipe
Persa
Britain
United States
River Conditions at Riverton Report
Weather note reports North Fork cloudy conditions and South Fork clear conditions at Riverton. Authorities warn travelers to exercise caution around waterways and monitor updates for changing river states.
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Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Livestock Sale Ahead at South Boston Market
The South Boston Live Stock Market announces its annual Hereford and Black Angus feeder cattle sale in October with date to be announced later. The store notes a holiday closing on Saturday September 12 and will reopen Monday morning at S SPECIALTY SHOP on 9-N Loudoun St.
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South Boston
Ford
Loudoun St
George Washington Hotel Stock Advertisement
A broker note states a client will purchase an unlimited amount of George Washington Hotel stock. Contact H. K. Benham at the office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Geo. Washington Hotel
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Willis Robertson
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Charlottesville
City Hall
John William Tokus
Opequon
Floyd Henry Stern
Stephens City
Warren Howard Brown
Clearbrook
Samuel William Ball
John Morgan
Lewis Williams
Lewis Everett Walker
Middletown
Charles Lucien Bannister
Howard Walker
Reginald Augusta Wilson
Edward Wenchild Moten
Alonzo Merca Ball
Rozier Theodah Chinn
Charles Willie Turner
Johnney Washington
Euene Louis Carter
Charles Edwards
James Edward Roberts
U.S
British Empire
Soviet Union
Bulletins
WPB Financial
Kremlin
W. Averell Harriman
Alles
H. K. Benham
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