Japan Strikes On All Fronts Grim Tenacity Shown By China
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan widening attacks across China with shelling at Shanghai's Whangpoo and air sorties toward Hankow and Swatow. U S Marines near the international settlement faced shell fragments. refugees sought safety aboard the gunboat Asheville as Americans stay behind amid growing danger.
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Japan
China
Shanghai
United States
International Settlement
Whangpoo
Mao Tse-Tung
Shansi
Central China
U. S
Asheville
Allen G. Quinn
Swatow
Ill gotten gains condemned by Mr Winchester
Mr Winchester argues that prosperity from theft is impossible to justify even in emergencies. He notes agencies exist for the needy and warns that checks signed by others or by those with no funds continue to be cashed. He cites a man rejecting a job to avoid walking and says such attitudes create headaches for society.
McVicar Heads Shenandoah Scout Campaign Effort
Charles P. McVicar, Commissioner of Revenue, is named chairman of the annual Boy Scout financial drive in the Shenandoah Area. Campaigns will run area wide with no community quotas, launching in late September, as organizers like John S. Scully and E. B. Cooper announce plans and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. McVicar
John S. Scully
E. B. Cooper
Winchester
Shenandoah
Martinsburg
Harry Hammann
Strasburg
Frank Stover
Woodstock
Herbert Trotter
Trotter
McVicar
Mayor Anderson Attends Mayors Day Celebration
Dr. Charles R. Anderson, mayor of Winchester, joins 32 other city mayors in Hagerstown for Mayors Day commemorating the Battle of Antietam. He hopes many Winchester residents attend the event and participate in the week long observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Antietam
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Davis Grocery ad for sweet corn and Oak Grove dance
Davis Grocery advertises sweet corn. A Oak Grove dance is announced for Saturday September 11 with admission 25 cents a couple and 50 cents for a stag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call Davis Grocery
Oak Grove
Yard Party at Bryarly's School Opens Friday
Sunshine Class of Stine's Chapel hosts a public yard party at Bryarly's School on Friday night September 10 with public invited and fun activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryarly’s School
Stine’s Chapel
Stanford Co-Ed Attacked Near Stanford Hills
A 17 year old Stanford University student reported to Palo Alto police that a heavy set man abducted her at pistol point and slashed her with scissors during an attempted assault on a hillside west of the campus. She described the suspect as 20 to 22 with a cleft chin, dark hair and eyes, wearing pigskin gloves. State patrols and nearby police were asked to help search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford University
Howard Zink
Joseph S. Davis
Zink
Mrs Merrie Glass Walter Dies in New York
Mrs Merrie Glass Walter wife of G Carroll Walter formerly of this city but long a New York resident died yesterday afternoon at the Emerson Hotel New York. The body will be shipped tonight to arrive tomorrow morning and interment is planned at Mount Hebron Cemetery following arrival.
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Merrie Glass Walter
G. Carroll Walter
New York
Emerson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Hebron
Auction at Cameron Street sale promises new merchandise
Tomorrow night at seven o clock at 326 North Cameron Street an auction will offer a large assortment of new merchandise at bidders own prices. R M Swimley urges attendance and says not a big lot of junk will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Cameron St
R. M. Swimley
Roosevelt Era Nazi Inquiry Sparks Congressional Push
Washington officials confirm a Justice Department probe into Nazi activity in the United States. FBI chief J Edgar Hoover said the investigation began six weeks ago and a full report to the attorney general will take several weeks. Senators Burke and Borah urged a congressional inquiry and warned of ongoing Nazi advocacy here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Portland
Ore
Cummings
Hoover
College Support Is Before Synod
In Richmond Virginia a Presbyterian Synod of Virginia committee considered three proposals on Mary Baldwin College Staunton. They discuss returning control to an independent board, raising a 500000 endowment, or placing the college under an individual board while maintaining synod financial support. The plan to raise funds would not create college debt.
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Richmond
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Henry W. McLaughlin
Synod
McLaughlin
Swimley's Auction Sale Promises Big Bargains Saturday
Take notice of a sale at Swimley's Auction this Saturday night. The notice warns buyers they will miss many big bargains if they do not attend on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swimley’s
N. Cameron St
Robbers Fail To Crack Winchester Milling Safe Again
For the second time in three weeks robbers used a ladder to reach a third story window at the Winchester Milling Company on North Cameron Street. They forced entry but could not open the safe. the handle was torn off. A Parker fountain pen and a chair cushion were taken, fingerprints lifted, and Baltimore experts summoned to assess the damaged strong box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester Milling Company
North Cameron Street
C. F. Coffman
Williams Named to Board of Home Building Society
R Gray Williams elected a member of the board to succeed the late Shirley Carter. Clif ford D Grim elected secretary treasurer. Lewis F Cooper is president and T B Patton vice president. The board includes Byrd Patton Williams Kremer Cooper. The association, one of the oldest in Virginia, has operated in the Hansbrough and Carter office for 45 years servicing member home projects.
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R. Gray Williams
Home Building and Loan Association
Shirley Carter
Clifford D. Grim
Mr. Carter
Lewis F. Cooper
T. B. Patton
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas F. Kremer
Indictment Sought Against Iselin Woman in Lover’s Murder
New Brunswick news reports Middlesex County prosecutors will seek an indictment for murder against Margaret Drennan 20 a secretarial student accused of shooting to death a married man Paul Reeves 25 in his Iselin home A grand jury presentation is planned next Thursday Police say Reeves attempted to force his attentions on Drennan and she claimed pregnancy concerns as motive The couple’s wife and two children were nearby during the shooting The county physician’s finding on motherhood status was not released.
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Circet Drennan
Iselin
N. J
Middlesex County
New Brunswick
Paul Reeves
Reeves
Central Press
Margaret Drennan
Charles M. Morris
Morris
Woodbridge
John J. Keating
Keating
Russia Prepares Action to Protect Shipping From Pirates
Sheriff in Richmond served process against E. T. Snead in a joint suit with J R. Russell of Charles Town to recover at least 300000 dollars believed taken from the Farmers Bank and Trust Company. Russell faces a Jefferson grand jury on September 21 and a federal grand jury on November 14. federal investigators probe transfers across Virginia New York and Illinois.
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Richmond
Herbert Mercer
E. T. Snead
J R. Russell
Charles Town
Russell
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Snead
W. Va
Jefferson
Elkins
Virginia
New York
Illinois
Chicago
Charles Town Bank
Eight Robberies Confessed by Suspect Tied to Washington Crimes
Police captain says a man turned over by a taxi driver confessed eight Washington robberies in 12 days. The prisoner provided a false name and address. A canvas bag with $120 was found, and the suspect was jailed in Baltimore after a taxi ride from Colmar Manor.
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Baltimore
Charles A. Kahler
Washington
Capt. Kahler
H. J. Croghan
James L. Wilkinson
Washinton
Croghan
Wilkinson
Colmar Manor
Bal
Middletown Hosts Pomona Meeting Before State Convention
The Frederick County Pomona No 7 hosts its final regular meeting before the state convention on Friday September 24 at 730 pm with Middletown Grange as host. Delegates from Gravel Springs White Hall Fairview Friendly Grove Mount Airy and High View attend. Resolutions reports and state meeting prep dominate agenda.
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Frederick County
Pomona
Middletown
Gravel Springs
White Hall
Fairview
Friendly Grove
Mount Airy
High View
Petersburg
Harrisburg
B. O. Brumback
E. M. Funk
Grange
Apple Juice Bottle at Pure Food Store
An old classified listing notes Apple Juice bottles priced at 10c each, offered by Pure Food Store. The entry reads as a brief advertisement for beverages in a general store catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Food
Clerk’s Office to Move to New Building on September 15
The county clerk’s, treasurer’s and other offices will be housed in a modern fireproof building costing about 25 000 dollars. Keys will be turned over to Frederick county officials on September 15, with records and equipment partly moved and a Board of Supervisors decision pending on accepting the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Perry Construction Company
Board of Supervisors
C. C. Brannon
Trucker Killed, Helper Likely Fatally Wounded Near Parsons
Harry B. Green, 26, of Elk Garden, and R. G. Hanlin of Mount Storm were injured when Green's lumber truck collided with a coal train at the Ben Bush mine crossing ten miles from Parsons. Green died from head and chest injuries. Hanlin was unconscious with internal injuries and taken to City Hospital, Elkins. State police investigated and could not determine a cause beyond possible driver sleepiness. the crossing is rarely used.
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Parsons
W. Va
Harry B. Green
Elk Garden
R. G. Hanlin
Mount Storm
Green
Ben Bush
Thomas
Hanlin
City Hospital
Elkins
Parsons Fire Department
Ben Bush Mine
Soviet Russia Warns Med Sub Pirates. Litvinoff Accuses Italy
Geneva report of Maxim Litvinoff addressing nine nations warns Moscow will act alone to stop pirate submarines in the Mediterranean. He directly accuses Italy of piracy after alleged blows to Soviet ships amid tensions tied to the Havock incident and Spain’s battles.
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Milan
Italy
Mussolini
Russia Today
Mediterranean
Tl Popolo de Italia
Havock
Spain
Britain
Il Popolo
Russia
Joseph E. Sharkey
Geneva
Ins
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet Union
Litvinoff
Brown Or Murdock To Oppose Park On Washington Trip
Reggie Brown and Bill Lynchburg will face Park and other local players in a two day trip described as powerful. The Milwaukee team will play the night here Saturday with a stop in Winchester. If plans mature Leesburg may host a game on September 19.
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Reggie Brown
Portsiders Wrington
Bill Lynchburg
Ritenour Vall
Michael Mat
Milwaukees
Washington
Winchester
Leesburg
Popee
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Stanford
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Borah
Idaho
Chicago Daily Times
Mary Baldwin
Winchester Mill
Mr. Williams
Home Building Society
Miss Drennan
J. Richard Russell
Bulletin
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Brown
Murdock
L. E. Russell Ginia
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