Congress Eyes October Special Session On Neutrality
Washington reports Chairman Sabath expects Congress to meet in a special session around October 1 with Roosevelts timing undecided. Senator Nye warns of a real war in legislation over repealing the arms embargo while Borah and Republicans pledge a fight to block changes.
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Washington
Sabath
D-Mll
House Rules Committee
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Nyse
Nye
R-Nd
Senate
England
France
Germany
Hitler
Borah
Senator Borah
Idaho
Poles Report Germans Pushed Back as Britain Prepares Defense
London dispatch notes early news of British troops landing in France as the town braces for a long war. Official communique confirms troops have landed but are not yet in action, with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vanderschmidt
London
France
Germany
Ministry of “Information
Information Ministry
Winchester Urges Pedestrian Safety Emphasis
Dear J B T I applaud the safety campaign but fear pedestrians often ignore rules. I note pedestrians walk abreast and cross unsafely with traffic from all directions. Larger cities focus on pedestrians and reckless drivers and this approach should not be overlooked here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Winchester
Canada to Finance War Costs On Pay As You Go
Ottawa September 12 Canada will follow a pay as you go policy for war costs. Revenue minister J L Sisley told the House of Commons the government will insist on equality of sacrifice based on ability to pay. He forecast a $156 million deficit for the current year with revenue at $495 million and said borrowing could be managed at peace time interest rates.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. L. Sisley
House of Commons
Ilsley
Death summons Wn. T. Sullivan
William T. Sullivan a member of the old Winchester family and longtime city business figure died at 6 45 this morning at his home 306 National avenue after a prolonged illness in his sixtieth year He had health problems for over a year and was not bedridden long His death ends a career that included an early livery business and later work with his brother J Joseph Sullivan in the feed industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Sullivan
Winchester
National Avenue
Mr. Sullivan
J. Joseph Sullivan
Death of M. H. Holland Jr During Montreal Vacation
Relatives in Bridgeport Conn. were notified of the sudden death of M. H. Holland Jr. in the Ford Hotel Montreal during a vacation trip with his wife Miss Hilda Haymaker of Bridgeport. He suffered a heart attack shortly after checking in and died before medical aid could help. The couple had left Bridgeport Sunday and arrived in Montreal the previous day. He was attended by Mrs. B. E. Russell of South Cameron Street. Continued on Page 3 Col 5.
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M. H. Holland, Jr
Bridgeport
Conn
Ford
Montreal
Can
Hilda Haymaker
Holland
Otago
B. E. Russell
South Cameron Street
Illness Fatal Hall Probing To Mrs. DuPuy Rites Thursday
Mrs. Nelia Booker Dupuy widow of William Purnell DuPuy and Virginia family member died this morning at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J B Beverley Jr at 408 West Clifford Street She was born May 6 1868 at Rose Hill in Maryville Charlotte County and lived with relatives after loss of her mother at age five The lengthy biographical note traces her schooling and family ties across Charlotte Court House Marble Hill Belvedere Linden and other local homes.
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Nelia Booker Dupuy
William Purnell DuPuy
Virginia
J. B. Beverley, Jr
West Clifford Street
Marble Hill
Prince Edward County
Ship searches prompt State Department fact-finding
Secretary Hull said the State Department is gathering full facts on British and German blockades and the stopping of American ships. A Mobile Alabama steamship, Wacosta, was stopped and searched by a German submarine, with British lists in hand but no contraband list received from Germany. A mysterious swastika marked plane was spotted by trawlers off Boston, with conflicting markings. An unidentified submarine was reported near Nantucket lightship as the Arandora Star carried passengers and gold back from Europe.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
Waterman Steamship Corporation of
Mobile
Ala
Wacosta
Boston
Michael Shea
Associated Press
Ce Shea
U. S. New York
Nantucket
Arandora Star
Cherbourg
Southampton
Grand Jury To Be Convened In Corporation Court
A grand jury is summoned for Monday at 10 o clock in Corporation Court. William Washington, colored, is indicted for the slaying of Charles Wallace, colored, who was killed in a knife attack during a dispute. Perjury cases involve Elmer Orndorff and Justin C Kelchner. Other cases include Joseph McGuddle and James Butler charged with sodomy.
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Corporation Court
William Washington
Charles Walace
Walace
Elmer Orndorff
Justin C. Kelchner
Kelchner
Orndorff
Joseph McGuddle
James Butler
Army To Speed Recruiting Work For Air Corps
The Army ordered faster recruiting for the air corps and other branches in response to Roosevelt's emergency increases. More than 12 000 recruits will be sought by the end of October to boost air force enlistments and meet revised schedules.
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Washington
Army
Air Corps
Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Junior Board Parade Opens Traffic Safety Campaign
The Junior Board of Trade plans a parade tomorrow at 5 PM starting at Handley School to launch a traffic safety campaign. Special troopers will conduct safe driving demonstrations at the Handley Boulevard Stewart street corner after a 4:30 PM assembly. The first division will include city county and state police with the Municipal Band and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Board
Board of Trade
Handley School
Handley Boulevard
Stewart Street
Robert Mason
George Washington Hotel
Two Sisters Found Murdered in Lyndonville Home
In Lyndonville Orleans County New York two sisters Ruth 15 and Carol 4 were killed in their home. Their mother Pearl Dunham 45 and younger sisters Frances 9 and Shirley 11 were seriously wounded with head injuries and wrist slashes. Neighbor Hiram Squires discovered the blaze when smoke poured from the residence and Carol’s body lay wrapped in a blanket soaked with flammable liquid. The husband George and sons Floyd and Harold were away.
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Lyndonville
N. Y
Orleans County
David Fraser
Fraser
Ruth
Carol Dunam
Medinah
Pearl Dunham
Frances
Shirley
Hiram Squires
Carol
George
Floyd
Harold
McCarthy Opens Lead In National Amateur Golf
J. Mccarthy of Cincinnati moved into the qualifying leadership of the forty third national amateur golf championship today turning in a par 72 round for a ten day forty two hole aggregate of 142.
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Chicago
Maurice J. McCarthy
Cincinnati
Eight Years For Girl Abduction in Lindbergh Case
Joseph Richard Smith of Hagerstown was sentenced to eight years in the Lewisburg federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to violating the Lindbergh kidnapping law. FBI agents said he forced Margaret Simmons Hood College student and John C. Doub Johns Hopkins student to drive with him from Hagerstown into Pennsylvania, masking with a handkerchief and brandishing a revolver.
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Baltimore
Joseph Richard Smith
Hagerstown
Federal
Lewisburg
William C. Coleman
United States District Court
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Smith
Margaret Simmons Hood College
Oklahoma City
John C. Doub
Johns Hopkins
Ace
Pennsylvania
G. Randolph
Italian Liner Roma Sails Home After 18 Days
The Italian liner Roma sailed for home from New York with 285 passengers after 18 days tied up, resuming normal shipping per neutrals Italy. The ship, with 605 crew and 1800 capacity, carried less than 500 tons of cargo and rode low, with some portholes barely above water.
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New York
Roma
Italy
British and French Renew Polish Pledges
Prime Minister Chamberlain and Premier Daladier met in France with Gen. Gamelin and Lord Chatfield to reaffirm a firm French British resolution to dedicate all forces and resources to aid Poland. The meeting sought direct views on imminent measures as Britain and France vow full support to their Polish ally against invasion.
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Paris
Chamberlain
Premier Deladier
France
Gamelin
Daladier
National Defense
War Council
Poland
War Office
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
London
Ministry of Information
Chamberlain-Daladier
Great Britain
French Guards Drive a Wedge Into Nazi Lines Near Saar
Paris dispatches report French advance guards breaking Siegfried line defenses east of Saarbrucken and nearing Warndt forest positions. British units move up alongside French as reports hint at a major battle on a 100 mile western front sector between Moselle and Rhine.
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Paris
Germany
Siegfried
Saarbrucken
Warndt
War Ministry
Moselle
Rhine
The
Saar
German advances and Allied positions in Europe
German communique claims progress around Warsaw with captures of Poznan and other western Polish cities. French forces threaten Saarbrucken as western front activity intensifies. Britain says troops have joined the French on the Saar front. Polish army reports Germany halted temporarily. Canada allocates 100 million for war expenses.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poznan
London
Britain
Saar Front
Reporter Held In Contempt Over Gambling Story
Sherman Stambaugh of the Toledo Times was found guilty of contempt of court by Common Pleas Judge James S. Martin for refusing to reveal the source of his information to a Lucas County grand jury regarding a gambling report. He faces sentencing tomorrow.
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Toledo, O
Sherman Stambaugh
Toledo Times
Common Pleas
James S Martin
Lucas County
Martin
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Arrive in England
London dispatch says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have arrived in England. Moscow report notes the "liquidation" of six violators of Soviet Russia's southern frontier per Red Star newspaper.
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London
British Ministry of Information
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
England
Moscow
Russia
Red Star
Finnish Bark Olivebank Blown Up Off Danish Coast
Fourteen sailors died when the Finnish bark Olivebank was destroyed by an explosion about 105 miles southwest of Esbjerg Denmark. Seven men rescued by a Danish fishing vessel said their ship struck a mine.
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Copenhagen
Esbjeberg
Denmark
FCC accuses WMCA licensee of intercepting secret broadcasts
The Federal Communications Commission accuses the Knickerbocker Broadcasting Company, licensee of WMCA in New York City, of illegally intercepting and broadcasting secret radio communications from the governments of Germany and Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal’ Communications Commission
Knickerbocker Broadcasting Company, Inc
WMCA
New York City
Germany
Great Britain
British Steamer Inverliffey Sunk by U Boat
The British steamer Inverliffey was sunk by a German submarine. The crew was rescued by the American steamer R. G. Stewart.
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London
Ministry of Information
Inverliffey
R. G. Stewart
To Be Interned MADR in Sept 17
The agency ordered internment for all belligerent vessels failing to leave port within 24 hours, aiming to keep ships moving under neutrality policy. The directive targets ships from belligerent states not exiting promptly.
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Madr In
Sprm
Firby Sinking Crew Rescued After Torpedo Attack
The Firby, a British freighter torpedoed and sunk yesterday, had its crew already rescued, according to a radio from the American Scantic liner Scampenn to its New York office.
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New York
Scampenn
Wife of British passport officer in Warsaw killed in air raid
London dispatch reports that Mrs. J. Shelley wife of the British passport officer in Warsaw was killed in an air raid last week.
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London
Ministry of Information
Warsaw
J. Shelley
Nazi Besiegers Pushed Far Into Warsaw Outskirts
Wartime bulletin reports German forces driven back deep into Warsaw outskirts with Polish reinforcements aiding the defense. Lwow radio cites six miles from city center as the frontier, while Polish premier imposes civilian food measures. Refugees flood from front zones as Lwow prepares for continued defense amid ongoing battles along the Bug and Narew rivers.
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Ish Army
Warsaw
Bug River
Bug
Narew
Lublin
Felicjan Slawoj Skladowski
Lwow Defense
Lwow
Lemburg
Ukraine
Modlin
Vistula
San
Mec
Berg 4
Kutno
Sale of Mrs Rhyan’s home at 26 Valley Avenue set
A home of the late Mrs Mary C Rhyan at 26 Valley Avenue will be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday September 30. A sale bill appears on page 10.
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Mary C. Rhyan
Valley Ave
R. C. Green
West
Leicester Street
Cox
Valley Avenue
Court House
Trustees Sale Of Commercial Lots On Loudoun Street
A court sale of four business parcels Nos. 124 126 128 and 132 East side South Loudoun Street with a 57 foot front and 229 foot depth fronts an alley to Cork Street. A large two story brick building stands in front of the Court House. The sale is at 11 o clock A M Saturday September 23 1939.
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Loudoun St
Cork Street
Court House
Apple Bump Caution Guides Picking Packing and Shipping
A consumer note warns that every bump on an apple causes bruising and advises careful handling from pick to ship. It emphasizes gentle picking, careful packing, and secure shipping to maintain fruit quality.
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Wn. T. Sullivan
Hampden-Sydney
J. B. Beverley
Charlotte
Edgar Wallace Moulton
Admiralty
Blue Star Line
Cunard-White Star
Europe
Saarbruecken
Budapest
Windsors
Chopin
Lloyd Lehrbas
Cernauti
Romania
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