Brutal Crime Reported In Jefferson County
Vernon Turner 50 is held for investigation into the alleged cold blooded murder of his wife Martha E. Turner 52 found on the kitchen floor of their home near Charles Town West Virginia. Coroner Dr G P Morrison says death resulted from a blow to the skull. Turner claims a strange man in a car with South Carolina tags attacked him.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Vernon Turner
Blue Ridge
Tefferson County
John C. Skinner
G. P. Morrison
Jefferson County
Turner
South Carolina
Oe Mountain
Navy to Lay Keel for 45000-Ton Warship New Jersey
The Navy moves to revive shipyards as keel laying for the 45000 ton warship New Jersey at Philadelphia Navy Yard is planned for Monday. Charles Edison, former Secretary of the Navy, will officiate at the ceremony joining the ship to the keel block.
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Philadelphia
Navy
New Jersey
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Charles Edison
Nazi Reports Chaos In Huge Dock Area
An interview from a German paratrooper reveals extended bombing raids over London skirting the Thames bend. He describes large formations, thick smoke, fires, and craters as convoys and docks were targeted, with heavy anti aircraft fire and dramatic shots under dense smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Docks
Wallace Warns Against Hitler
Wallace warns that a German victory over Britain would invite European governments to pressure loans from American finance, leading to peaceful penetration of the Western Hemisphere and a need to expand business with a Europe under Hitler to avoid a financial collapse. He spoke in St. Cloud Minnesota on the way to Duluth and the iron range cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Cloud
Minn
Henry A. Wallace
Minnesota
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Duluth
Iron Range
Europe
New World
Hitler
Willkie Starts Last Ahead Of Hoo Doo Day
Wendell L. Willkie delayed his campaign trip by about half an hour from Rushville Indiana to Chicago. The Republican nominee left at 11 30 p m CST, instead of starting at 12 30 a m on Friday the thirteenth, with the plan unclear if the change was requested by Willkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Rushville
Ind
Public Sale of Valley House and Lot in Shannon Hill Subdivision
By authority of a deed of trust dated March 7 1935 and default in payment the Trustees will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia at eleven o clock A M on Saturday October 12 1940 Lot 51 and Lot C on the north side of West Virginia Parkway Shannon Hill Subdivision just northeast of Winchester. Lot 51 fronts 50 ft on the Parkway and extends about 190 ft back Lot C fronts the Parkway and extends back irregularly. Lot 51 is improved by a frame dwelling in good repair. Terms: one third cash sale day and the balance in two equal annual installments with bonds secured by deed of trust and insurance on the buildings. Trustees Clifford D Grim T Russell Cather Co I Brumback Auctioneer.
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Raymond G. Tharpe
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
County Court House
Winchester
West Virginia Parkway
Shannon Hill
Clifford D. Grim
T. Russell Cather
Japan Seeks Peace Talks With Reds Amid War Fears
Tokyo report says Kokumin asserts Japan aims to reach understanding with Soviet Russia to safeguard its rear as U S preparedness for war grows. The piece claims the United States opposes Japan economically politically and militarily, warning of grave danger of conflict. In Bath Maine a state police official is asked to explain remarks about 91 gasoline filled fire extinguishers found at Bath Iron Works amid a fast navy destroyer program.
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Japan
Tokyo
Kokumin
Soviet Russia
United States
America
Bath
Bath Iron Works, Inc
Leon Snepard
Lion’s Club
Lee Thebeau
Public Sale Of City Property In Winchester Virginia
Public auction to the highest bidder at the County courthouse in Winchester at 11 A M on Sept 21 1940 includes three tracts near S Brad dock and Southwark Streets plus three Conway Street parcels The sale follows two deeds of trust with terms requiring one third cash and the remainder in two annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust. B P Harrison Trustee Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.
Friday the 13th Cheers Ripley on New Believe It Or Not Return
Ripley returns with a new Believe It Or Not program on the Columbia network at 10 p m E D T sponsored by Nehi Corp. He began Believe It Or Nots twenty two years ago and became a famous cartoonist after a 1917 arm injury. His travels span 201 countries and 585000 miles as he hunts strange but true feats. He receives over a million letters annually and oversees a large staff to sort them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Columbia
Nehi Corp
Royal Crown Cola
Ripley
Giants
Marlin
Texas
San Francisco Bulletin
San Francisco Chronicle
New York Globe
Globe
Rip
Newell Denies Fire Extinguisher Fire Claim
William S. Newell president of the iron works calls the assertion absolutely false. He says a fire extinguisher once filled with cleaning fluid was found at the yard long ago and that an trusted employee mistakenly filled it with the fluid during a prior incident.
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William S. Newell
The
Iron Works
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Jefferson
Blue Ridge Section
Hercules
Cules Powder Company
Kenvil
N. J
Government
Ministry
As &S
Thames
Coats
Rockwell Quality Cleaners
Milwaukee
Schlitz Brewing Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Wallace
Britain
Willkie
Bath Iron Works
Albert Strader
Corporation Court
S. Braddock and
Southwark Streets
Southwark Street
Braddock Street
Harris Addition
City of
Woodlawn Avenue
Conway Street
Ross Street
B. P. Harrison
Dunn & Duvall
Haldeman’s
Haldeman’s Creamery
Man
Bell
Clothes
Kelly Tires
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
Phon
Canada
Miller & Anderson
Miller and Anderson
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