Roosevelt Speech Promises Clear English Foreign Policy
President Roosevelt’s radio address on foreign policy, described as “all covering,” will be in English and leave no unanswered questions. He met with Senate and House leaders to discuss its contents ahead of a 9 p.m. broadcast, while planning to hold talks with the American mission to Russia led by W. Averell Harriman.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Constantine Lee Oumansky
Hull
Russia
W. Averill Harriman
Senate
House
Legislative
Hyde Park
N.Y
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Harry L. Hopkins
Five Winchester Youths Inducted into Roanoke Army
Five Winchester youths were sent to Roanoke for induction into the army today. One deferred due to a severe poison ivy case, and another, Herbert McFarland, could not go for the same reason but will be sent later. The five would be William H. Bell, David H. Sencindiver Jr, Granville M. Herring, John W. Recyot, and John Krebs Everey. Pey ton Marshall, chairman of the county Selective Service Board, announced the details.
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Winchester
Roanoke
William H. Bell
David H. Sencindiver, Jr
Granville M. Herring
John W.recyot
John Krebs Everey
Herbert McFarland
Peyton Marshall
Ay Selective Service Board
Marseille hymn stirs French morale in wartime
The Star editorial praises music as a morale booster during war. A reader argues The Marseille, France’s national hymn, can sustain loyalty to the nation’s ideals despite defeat and occupation. The piece highlights that remembrance and singing can inspire future courage and victory.
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The
Star
Marseille
France
Official Program for 142nd Va Conference at U B Church
The 142nd annual Virginia Conference of the United Brethren in Christ will be hosted in Winchester September 23 25 with meetings of conference boards on September 22. Key events include the opening worship led by Bishop G D Badtorf and Holy Communion with Rev L G Bridgers and Rev R Paul Grover assisting.
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Virginia Confernce
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Winchester
J. Pauener
D. D
Martinsburg
Board of Christian Education
Board of Finance
Church Extension Society
Conference Pension Board
Boundary Committee
Conference Home Missionary Society
G. D. Batdorf
Batdorf
L. G. Bridgers
R. Paul Grover
W. F. Grover
J. A. Secrist
Contractors To Bid On Route 50 Surfacing Project
Contractors will bid to surface Route 50 from the Shenandoah river west to 3.2 miles east of Winchester city limits. Bids open September 23 in Richmond after an September 18 pre bid meeting. Project funded with a 190 day completion target and possible earlier overpass completion if steel delivery improves.
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Shenandoah River
Winchester
Richmond
Waterloo
Air Battleship Test Marks Static Run At Martin Factory
In Baltimore on September 11, the XPB2M-1 air battleship undergoes a static test at Glenn L. Martin Company Middle River plant. Hydraulic jacks elevate wings while inspectors and media watch as lead ballast and water fill tanks to simulate loading. The 200-foot wingspan flying boat weighs about 140000 pounds with four 2000 horsepower engines and six torrents.
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Baltimore
United States Navy
Glenn L. Martin Company
Middle River
Navy
Fiaeke
We Dewar Bet
Support the Boy Scout Campaign With Your Contribution
Campaign appeal urges reader support for a Boy Scout fundraising drive with a note to read the article on page 2. The snippet promotes community involvement and planned contribution guidance.
Germans Comment In Advance On Roosevelt Speech
Berlin dispatch reports German commentators pre reacting to Franklin D. Roosevelts planned radio address. The commentary Dienst Aus Deutschland cites wide publicity given to sinkings near Iceland and in the Red Sea as shaping public opinion before the Presidents speech.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Iceland
Red Sea
Germany seals blockade by invading Russia, says Commerce Dept
The Commerce Department reports Germany sealed the Allied blockade by invading Russia and will likely access Soviet resources to sustain the war effort. It notes fodder grain and petroleum potential, risks from retreating enemies, and disruption of Middle Eastern and Far Eastern trade, including soybeans from Manchuria and cotton from Iran and Afghanistan.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Commerce Department
Department
Foreign Commerce Weekly
Europe
Reich
Manchuria
Iran
Afghanistan
Siberia
Wreck of Missing Bomber Found Over Cascade Foothills
Aerial searchers located a twin motor Army bomber about 18 miles northeast of Enumclaw in the Cascade foothills. The six crewmen aboard vanished two days earlier during a routine training flight. no sign of them was seen from the air.
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Tacoma
Wash
Enumclaw
Cascade Mountains
British Spitfires Carry Cannon Raid Northern France
British Spitfire fighters conducted raids over northern France Belgium and Holland carrying cannons. The operation targeted enemy air and ground facilities with fighter aircraft and support from allied units. Battle reports indicate air activity resumed with multiple escort and interception maneuvers by RAF squadrons.
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London
France
Belgium
Holland
Senate Probe Finds No Oil Shortages and Calls Relief
A Senate investigating committee reported there is no actual shortage of gasoline or petroleum products in the east and urged lifting existing restrictions. Chair Maloney said hearings would resume if needed and emphasized conservation as motorists should obtain supplies with proper measures. The panel criticized Interior Secretary Ickes and officials for creating public alarm and noted prior station closures and 10 percent supply cuts below July deliveries.
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Washington
Senate
Interior
Ickes
Defense Petroleum
Special Committee
Maloney
D-Conn
Harold K. Davies
Atlantic
Finest Quality Air Force To Go Into Action
Washington September 11. Assistant Secretary of War for Air Robert A Lovett said the finest air force will go into action Monday in maneuvers between the second and third armies. He praised American built warplanes based on foreign reports and pilot tests, noting deliveries ramping to a squadron every two days. He projected one squadron per day in coming months with better models on the way, highlighting the Lockheed P 38 interceptor as the fastest military plane with speed over 400 mph and armed with two 37 mm cannons and multiple 50 caliber machine guns.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Lovett
United States
Quarry Workers Vote For Union At Middletown
In Middletown Virginia on September 11 the M J Grove Lime Company quarry workers voted 15 to 13 to affiliate with the AFL after Lang cast the deciding vote. Shortly before balloting the AFL withdrew from the field and did not enter the election.
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The
Star
Middletown
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Lang
AFL
Winchester Evening Star Special Subscription Offer
College students can get the Winchester Evening Star delivered daily with a home news focus. Special rate of 4.50 for the school year in advance.
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Winchester Evening Star
Churchill Called Blackguard In Commons Uproar
In the House of Commons William Gallacher the Communist MP called Prime Minister Churchill a blackguard and accused him of dirty cowardly action over Moore-Brabazon remarks. Churchill rejected guidance from an opponent who allegedly changes opinions on order from abroad.
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London
William Gallacher
Churchill
House of Commons
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Moore- Brabazon
Russia
Gallacher
Moore-Brabazon
Jack Tanner
Amalgamated Enginers’ Union
Trades Union Congress
Edinburgh
More-Brabazon
Namenister
Nye accuses Willkie of covering up war propaganda films
Senator Nye charged Wendell Willkie with attempting to cover up the viciousness of war propaganda in films and choking off a possible senatorial probe into propaganda in movie productions and radio. Flynn testified as hearings continued on Nye and Clark's resolution for inquiry into alleged media propaganda activities.
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Washington
Nye
R-Nd
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
North Dakotan
Senate Interstate Commerce
John T. Flynn
Clark
D-Mo
Eddy mill awaits scrap stock to start operations
C R Erbe manager of the Eddy Corporation's paper mill says operations hinge on securing a reserve of scrap paper. Abe Leven of Winchester Junking notes about 100 tons on hand with 500 tons needed to begin and about 60 tons daily thereafter. Two carloads were unloaded yesterday and receipts are expected to grow as scrap prices rise.
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C. R. Erbe
Eddy Corporation
Mr. Erbe
Abe Leven
Winchester Junking
Nazis Take Over Control Of Oslo Labor Bodies
Nazi backed regime in Oslo moves to fully control both workers and employers organizations as two labor leaders are executed by firing squad. Odd Fosso m swallows federation leadership while new Quisling aligned bosses head employers groups. Siege declared amid strikes and appalling arrests in Oslo and nearby towns.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian Federation of Labor
Odd Fossom
Quisling
Nasjonal Samling
Federation of Labor
Employers’ Organizations
One Lippestad
Viggo Hansteen
Norwegian Labor Federation
Rolf Wickstroem
Joch Terboven
Norway
British Planes Sent to Russia in Advance of War
Bulletins from London report hundreds of British fighter planes are being sent to Russia and many have already arrived, with the move confirmed as official.
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London
Russia
American return on belligerent ships shocks Berlin
Berlin interpreted the U S decision allowing American nationals to sail home from England aboard belligerent ships as a direct result of German efforts to create opportunities for incidents.
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Berlin
United States
England
RAF Bombers Strike Turin in Heaviest Northern Italy Raid
British authorities report a large Royal Air Force bombing raid on Turin last night aimed at the royal arsenal. The attack involved many heavy bombers and targeted northern Italy's industrial hub with significant intensity.
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London
Royal Air Force
Turin
Italy
Royal Arsenal
Raid on Genoa and Turin Kills Two Civilians
Allied bombers struck around Genoa and Turin killing two civilians and wounding several others in the first northern Italy raid since last winter, the high command said.
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Rome
Genoa
Turin
High Command
Breakdown Delays Star Publication Due to Mechanical Issues
The Star is published later today after a pump breakdown in the stereotyping department halted lead plate casting. Repairs were required to complete the issue.
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Star
Leningrad warned as German pamphlets urge defense end
Berlin reports German planes drop pamphlets over Leningrad urging civilians not to defend the city. The Germans claim they could inflict heavier punishment but rely on residents to reconsider. Other fronts report Soviet losses and German advances near Kiev and on the central front.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Report Sept 11
Treasury data show receipts of 18.47 million dollars and expenditures of 42.70 million. The gross public debt stands at 50.94 billion with an increase of 5.50 million over the prior day.
City And County Brevities: Water Shortage Warnings Issued
Mayor Bell of Berryville warns citizens against water waste as drought looms. Sprinkling lawns and gardens is forbidden. Mrs. Fred Harris presents a WWI Victory V poster to Kenneth Rush of the Star staff, urging bond and stamp investments. Swifty brings the poster to the office. A cucumber grown by D N Orndorff of Stephenson reaches 16 inches, from a vine with eight other cucumbers.
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Bell
Berryville
Fred Harris
Kenneth Rush
Star
Swifty
D. N. Orndorff
Stephenson
Soviet Reports Deep Advances In German Line
Soviet dispatches from the central front say three wedges pierced German lines near Velikie Luki and Starina on the Upper Dvina. Reports claim 10 villages regained and 10 to 12 miles advanced under heavy resistance with aid from the Soviet air force. Red Star urged continuous bombing of German ranks. Tass noted heavy losses for Germany and Pravda compared Lenin grad Kiev and Odessa to Verdun in a graveyard scenario.
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Moscow
Red Army
Starina
Dvina
Cormimander Eremenko
Red Star
Velikie Luki
Lake Imen
Tass
Pravda
Communist Party
Leningrad
Kiev
Odessa
Verdun
French Shoot At British Plane Over Vichy
French anti aircraft guns fired on a British plane over Vichy during the early hours. Inhabitants heard the motors and gunfire at 2 a.m. The raid followed RAF strikes on Turin and Genoa, with reports the aircraft may have been returning from those missions.
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Vichy
France
RAF
Turin
Genoa
Italy
Predicts Steps Toward War
Rome based fascist editor Il Giornale Italia argues that the United States is moving toward a new war step amid a publicity push for President's radio address. He claims American war mongering may advance as England seeks support while Moscow doubts U.S. aid efficiency.
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Rome
Vireginio’'Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
England
Moscow
French To Interne Rumor Mongers In West Africa
Vichy confirms the interment of rumor spreaders about Germans in Dakar and denies any German presence in French West Africa. Pierre Boisson orders clampdown as Juan Esteva arrives in Algeria to confer with General Weygand on North African affairs.
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VICHY
Vichy Cole
Africa
Dakar
France
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Algeria
Juan Esteva
Tunisia
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Cider Apples Sought by Heinz in Winchester
Notice from H. J Heinz Co in Winchester Virginia states they are now receiving cider apples. The brief notice suggests the company is sourcing apples for production in the local area.
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Jack
Louisiana War Games
Robinson Lime Company
Oranda
CIO
Wm. Gallacher
Moss
Frederiktad
Sarpsborg
Oslofjord
Wel
Bulletins
Reds
Nort
DNB
Thée
Dnieper
Ukraine
Treasury
H. J Heinz Coo
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