Age Limits Clash Delays Peacetime Draft Bill Vote
Washington reports the joint conference on the peacetime draft bill remains deadlocked over age provisions. Senate advocates a 21 through 39 or 35 option, while the House favors 21 through 44. War Department plans to register 21 to 30 as a fallback if broader approval stalls.
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Austin
R-Vi
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House
Sheppard
Tex
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Superstitions span beyond common fears says study
Dr. H. F. Kilander surveyed 11 000 high school seniors college freshmen and adults uncovering widespread myths. The most cited false beliefs include fish as brain food 25 percent agreement excessive brain use causes baldness 5 percent expectant mothers influence musical ability 40 percent wearing indoors rubbers causes eye trouble 13 percent of adults 34 percent of avens TB inherited 50 percent hold this misbelief thunderstorms hasten milk souring nine percent of adults affirmed.
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H. F. Kilander
Kilander
A M Williams Accident Victim Rites On Friday
Albert Maywood Williams 71 a Frederick county farmer resident of 316 Amherst street was killed when a parked car he sat in was hit on the Berryville turnpike near Opequon. Coroner's inquest ruled accidental. Driver William Bass of Baltimore, who struck the parked car, was exonerated.
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Frederick County
Amherst Street
Berryville Turnpike
Opequon
Edward McC. Williams
Commonwealth
Clarke County
C. H. Iden
Berryville
William Bass
Baltimore
Williams
W. Fred Hiett
Oscar Carr
Carr
Bass
Mack Truck Company
Novick Transfer Board
Train Service Expands to Meet Valley Tonnage Surge
The Shenandoah Valley has added a freight train on the Shenandoah Valley division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Eight trains run daily with business up at least 40 percent from last year. Limestone from Capon Road and Stephens City quarries drives the load along with apples timber sand and lumber from Plumley Company.
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Shenandoah Valley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Fosbrink
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Capon Road
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Plumley Company
Army aircraft orders seal design plan for mass production
The War Department placed tentative orders for 14,394 army planes as part of the defense act funding, with most planes to be virtual duplicates of current models. Costs total about 1.251 billion dollars for all planes, engines, and propellers, though delivery dates and per-manufacturer amounts were not disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
Bankhead Collapses Fights Illness Before Maryland Rally
Speaker William B. Bankhead, age 66, weakened by Congress duties and a national emergency, rests under medical observation in Baltimore after fainting from excruciating sciatic pain. Gov. O Conor read his address at a rally endorsing Roosevelt’s third term as Tallulah Bankhead and others flew in to support him.
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William B. Bankhead
George W. Carver
Capitol
New York
Eugenia Hoyt
Dora Cavendish
Culver
Bankhead
Washington
Operation to right an upside-down stomach of a 15 year old girl
Surgeons at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore reported a successful operation to correct an upside-down stomach in 15 year old Mary Ruth Hartnett. Dr. Douglas H. Stone and Dr. I Ridgeway Trimble led the 2 and a half hour procedure repairing a diaphragm opening that allowed the stomach to encroach the chest. The use of cyclopropane anesthesia aided the chest operation and the patient tolerated the procedure well.
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Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Mary Ruth Hartnett
Douglas H. Stone
I. Ridgeway Trimble
Stone
Yearbook and high school publications win class honors
Handley and Suffolk tied for first in Class B publications contest announced in Charlottesville. Other winners include John Marshall High in annuals and mags, George Washington High in Class A newspaper, with various class winners such as Fincastle, Harrisonburg, Suffolk Kempsville, and New Castle in listed categories.
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Handlian
John Handley High School
Peanut
Suffolk
Charlottesville
John Marshall High School
Richmond
George Washington High School
Danville
Fincastle
Cas
Gle
Eagle Rock High School
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Pioneer
Meriwether Lewis High School
Ivy
Albemarle County
Harrisonburg
Suffolk Kempsville
Kempsvillian
New Castle
Gasoline Prices Drop by Half a Cent Across Brands
Local distributors report a half cent cut in straight gasoline prices. Some stations price at 20.44 or 20.48 cents per gallon, while others keep 19.14 cent rates. High-test fuels stay unchanged as demand shifts and pump computing issues affect readings.
Picker's Tickets Now Printing at The Evening Star
The Evening Star announces that tickets for an event are now being printed. Readers are urged to secure seats as printing has begun, with details to follow in upcoming editions.
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Picker
THE
Evening Star
Delayed-action bomb damages Buckingham Palace in London
A delayed-action bomb hit Buckingham Palace late Sunday night, demolishing part of the north front and shattering the swimming pool area. No casualties reported as King George and Queen Elizabeth were away, with staff sheltering. exterior pillars toppled and a 15 by 35 foot crater formed.
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London
Buckingham Palace
England
George
Queen Elizabeth
Fisher's Plant Operating Again
Fisher Body plant No. 1 resumed operations after a one day stoppage due to an inter union dispute. The Buick Motor division plant also planned to reopen with the night shift. About 6 000 workers were affected at Fisher and 14 000 at Buick.
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Flint
Mich
Fisher Body
Buick Motor Division
Fisher
Buick
Grand Jury Expected for September Term at Corporation Court
A grand jury likely will be summoned Monday as the September term opens under Judge Philip Williams. Commonwealth's Attorney James P. Reardon plans to present indictments including one against Ted Pauly of York Pa for fraudulently obtaining 525 dollars from Robert Y Conrad Post 21 American Legion. Evidence from an August 1 hearing in Trial Justice Donald Weems' court supported a grand jury investigation into the raffling of an automobile at an American Legion benefit ball last December.
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Corporation Court
Philip Wilams
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Ted Pauly
York
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Donald Weems
Pauly
Peaches for Sale Ripe Elbertas and Belle of Georgia
Old Mill Storage on Rt. 11 South advertises ripe Elberta peaches and Belle of Georgia varieties for sale. The notice names the fruit and location with a date tag.
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Elbertas
Belle of Georgias
Wanted Experienced Apple Runners at Virginia Storage
Help wanted for steady long term work at the E. W. Barr Virginia Apple Storage Packing House. Experience preferred, apply now for an ongoing position.
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E. W. Barr
Virginia
Apple Storage Packing House
Police Chief Announces Openings With Exams Required
Applications will be received at Police Headquarters for anticipated vacancies. Applicants must undergo mental and physical examinations as part of the process. C. W. Hollis, Chief of Police.
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C. W. Hollis
Berlin Under Bombardment From Royal Air Force Raids
London reports heavy RAF dive bombers attacking Berlin today. Explosives hit the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate while the Potsdam station and Unter den Linden area faced blasts. Unexploded ordnance was found near Goebbels' home and parts of the city were evacuated for safety. A nearby US Embassy building suffered minor blast damage.
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Reichstag
Potsdam
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Fifth Avenue
Paul Joseph Goeb
U. S
United States
Goebbel
Enrollment Rush Strains Middletown High and Stephens City Schools
Middletown High School, with 320 students and at least 30 more expected soon, faces severe crowding as new residents move in from the area. Principal H. Denis Hoover, board chairman Fred J. Larrick, and superintendent Leslie D. Kline seek space solutions amid population growth tied to local industries and nearby communities. At Stephens City, 560 pupils mark the largest enrollment in the school's history, with 311 in grades and 249 in high school, while other county figures are unavailable.
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Middletown High School
H. Denis Hoover
Fred J. Larrick
Leslie D. Kline
Hoover
Middletown
M. J. Grove Line Company
Front Royal
Stephens City
R. E. Ayler
Dover Attacked Again by German Bombers
Large numbers of German dive bombers struck the Dover area this afternoon amid sporadic shelling from long range guns on the French coast. The raid continued the air assault on England s southeast coast during the afternoon with heavy bombing and gunfire.
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Dover
England
British Planes Shot Down Over Berlin Raid
The official German news agency DNB reported eight British aircraft were shot down by anti aircraft fire and defending fighters during last night’s raid on Berlin, up from an earlier count of six.
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Berlin
DNB
German plan to bomb London with thousands of planes
German sources report a massive aerial campaign against London with ten thousand hazardous devices daily. They claim about 2,500 planes will shuttle four times daily from French bases to the British capital in coming days.
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Berlin
London
London air raid alarms meet fierce daylight defense
Three more air raid alarms sounded in London as a formation of about 125 German planes faced savage resistance from British fighters and the heaviest anti-aircraft fire heard in daylight over the capital.
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London
Churchill warns of German invasion prep facing England
Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated Germany is moving hundreds of self propelled barges from northern ports to the French coast opposite Britain. He warned the next week could be decisive and urged all to prepare for duty as Britain’s fleet and army stand strong.
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London
Winston Churchill
Germany
England
French
Britain
No Plans For Removing Adults From London
British officials said during the German raids that there are no plans to organize removal of adults from London. A plan exists to remove about 206000 school children, but it will not be used unless demand rises beyond this week. Adults may leave on their own initiative.
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London
City And County Brevities Sparked by Odd Events
A salesman halted on Front Royal turnpike but his car rolled down a steep embankment and damaged a garden fence. he paid for the fence. Eleven flying cadets including Harry W. Ebert Jr and John E Pennypacker were inducted into the US Army at Washington to train at a civilian aeronautic school before possible transfer to Regular Army fields. Bob Riley of this city also won aerial photography training. Lomax Parker, Stephens City mayor, opened the municipal water system as connections spread. water from the town mains will reach the public school and many homes. The rare night blooming Cereus at Miss Rebecca Pidgeon’s home drew visitors to Wadesville as dolls over 100 years old, entered by Miss Pidgeon and her sister, were shown in a Littl Theatre WOW doll exhibit.
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Guy Lynn Farm
United States
U. S. Army
Washington
Harry W. Ebert, Jr
John E. Pennypacker
Winchester
Bob Riley
Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Cooler Weather Forecast Through Sunday in Mid-Atlantic States
A semi weekly outlook for Sept 11 to Sept 14 shows light showers in northern New York and northern New England Wednesday, then fair weather through Saturday. A dip to unseasonably cool conditions is expected Wednesday night into Friday with much cooler temperatures, rising slightly by Friday night and cooler again by Sunday.
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North Atlantic
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Public Bank Stock Sale Announced at Court House
I will offer at public sale in front of the Court House on September 14 at 11 oclock shares of Bay Eres Bank and Merchants National Bank. I Brumback, Auctioneer.
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Court House
Nat. Banke C
I. Brumback
Bingo Night at New Eagle Home
Play bingo tonight and every Wednesday at 211 N idoun St in New Eagle. Event runs weekly with games and prizes for residents and guests.
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Bo New Eagle
Nidoun St
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