Senate to Decide On Greer Case Investigation
The Senate Naval Committee may hold an open hearing to probe the Greer incident with a U boat amid calls from Chairman Walsh for questions to Secretary Knox and Admiral Stark. The Navy hedges on raider reports near the Galapagos while considering two resolutions on Greer logs and conduct.
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Washington
Pacific
Panama Canal
Senate Naval Committee
North Atlantic
Walsh
D-Mass
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Greer
Roosevelt
Naval Cittee
Congress
Galapagos Islands
Uador
Canal
Hemishere
New York
Galapagos
Germany
Naval Committee
Nye
R-Nd
Clark
D-Mo
Administration
Navy Department
Berlin
Hard Coal Mines Resume Activity Amid Union Dues Clash
Testing miners demand the union rescind increases in monthly dues from $1 to $1.50 and national assessments from $2 to $6. John L. Lewis, leader of the CIO miners union, is described as too busy to intervene in the dispute.
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Lewis
Brown
John L. Lewis
CIO Miners’ Union
Four Americans Reported Missing in RAF Action
The British air ministry said four American volunteers in the RAF are missing. One is Pilot Officer W. W. Olson of Concord Nebraska, an Eagle Squadron member, believed killed in action. The other three are identified as Second Aircraftsman E. J. Jack, Sergeant E. A. R. Thompson, and Sergeant C. Deges, with home towns not disclosed.
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London
British
Air Ministry
American Eagle Squadron
Eage
W. W. Olson
Concord
Nebraska
E. J. Jack
E. A. R. Thompson
C. Deges
Grain Prices in Baltimore Market Report
Baltimore price notes show No 2 Red Winter wheat at 113 1 2 cents, September. corn 91 to 93 cents, Winchester markets list wheat at $1.06 a bushel, corn 88 cents, barley 65 cents per bushel, with prices based on mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Vest of John Brown Taxed by Maryland Officials
The vest worn by John Brown at his 1859 hanging in Charles Town is valued at 50 dollars for tax purposes. Maryland's Orphans Court reviewed experts to fix the value as authentic. The vest surfaced in the Brunswick estate of Charles C. James, who traced it to a man whose father was jailer at Charles Town.
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Brunswick
John Brown
Charles Town
W. Va
Maryland
Orphan's Court
Charles C. James
Brown
Roosevelt Addresses American Legion on Unity and Defense
President Roosevelt expresses regret he cannot attend Milwaukee convention but sends greetings and urges unity for national defense. He highlights threats from aggressor nations, the need for preparedness, and praises the American Legion for promoting patriotism and citizenship.
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American Legion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Court records list multiple disorderly conduct cases and fines
In The Court Of The Trial Justice in City Dan Wilson and others, defendants from various towns faced drunk and disorderly or disorderly conduct charges. Fines ranged from $5 to $16.35 with additional costs or jail days. Places include Newport News, Gore, Keyser, Ambridge, and Woodstock with addresses such as 1010 South Main Street and 132 West Piccadilly Street.
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Dan Wilson
South Main Street
G. F. Holloway
Woodstock
Eldard G. Miller
Cos Leonard R. Horner
Gore
Johnnie Dorsey
Keyser
W.va
A. S&s. Francis
Newport News
William A. Croner
Ambridge
Garland Harman
W. Piccadilly Street
Ralph Flemings
G. W. Lind
North Cameron Street
Charles Otter
West Piccadilly Street
Fatal Accidents In War Games In Northwest Louisiana
Two officers and three enlisted men were killed in separate accidents during war maneuvers between the second and third armies in north Louisiana. Second Lieut. John Dobroski of Racine Wisconsin died in a plane crash near Coushatta. Capt. Lamar T. Woodward from Fort Knox Kentucky died in a highway crash near Minden. Corporal Hamilton W. White of Los Gatos California died when a half track overturned near Hunt. Private William A. Jones of Weeksbury Kentucky and Private E. D. Hightower of Georgia perished in related vehicle accidents in the second army maneuver area. All casualties were attached to the second army.
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Sheveport
Louisiana
John Dobroski
Racine
Wis
Air Corps Reserve
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Barksdale Field
Coushatta
Lamar T. Woodward
E. D. Hightower
63Rd Infantry
Second Army
One Killed Two Hurt In Route 1 Crash Belair Md
Vernon L. Chambers aged 21 from New Texas Lancaster County Pa was killed in a two truck collision on U S Route 1 near Belair Md early today. Charles R Jacobs 19 Chambers companion and Levin Jackson of Kirkwood Pa driver of the other truck were taken to Havre De Grace Md hospital for injuries.
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Belair
Vernon L. Chambers
New Texas
Lancaster County
Charles R. Jacobs
Chambers
Levin Jackson
Kirkwood
Havre de Grace
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed Early for 1942
Governor Price indicated he would follow President Roosevelt in declaring Thanksgiving Day on November 20. The White House announced that the President would revert to the traditional last Thursday in November date in 1942.
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Richmond
Price
Roosevelt
White House
Axis Forces In Egypt Routed In Reconnaissance In Force
Cairo reports two Axis armored columns from Libya penetrated 35 miles into Egypt yesterday but were routed by British mechanized forces under RAF cover. Italian German troops fell back to Libya, with British HQ calling the move a reconnaissance in force and noting losses as they withdrew.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Neutrality Law Debates Over Arming Ships and War Zones
Discussion centers on if the neutrality act could be repealed or if merchant vessels might be armed. The law currently bans arming ships trading with foreign nations after a state of war is proclaimed by the President.
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Der
December car output cut to conserve materials
The Office of Production Management announced December production of passenger automobiles would drop 48.4 percent from a year ago to 204,848 cars to conserve essential materials for defense. Leon Henderson met with the automotive defense industry advisory committee to disclose the plan.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Leon Henderson
OPM
Automotive Defense Industry Advisory Committee
Boxing Champion Sustains Hurts In Motorcycle Spill
Lew Jenkins the lightweight boxing champion was injured when his motorcycle slid at a traffic circle in Little Ferry New Jersey He was treated at Hackensack hospital for contusions and abrasions and condition described as not serious He trains at Pompton Lakes for a non title bout October 6 in New York against Freddie Cichrane.
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Little Ferry
N. J
Lew Jenkins
Jenkins
Pompton Lakes
New York
Freddie Cichrane
Hackensack Hospital
Wheat Acreage Measurements Due Before Seeding
County agent urges farmers to have wheat acreage measured before seeding. Ground must be measured on or before September 24. Stine warns time is limited and action should be taken promptly.
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Stine
Navy to Protect Aid Across North Atlantic Waters
Secretary Knox outlined U S plans to escort British and allied cargo, asserting United States will guard supply ships to Iceland and adjacent waters. He cited the Greer incident with a German U boat and challenged the America First Committee view that German claims were more credible than the American destroyer commander.
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Iceland
Hitler
United States
United States Waships
Roosevelt
Knox
Legion
Britain
England
Navy Department
The
America First Committee
Greer
High Seas
Miners Strike Threatens Steel Defenses With Union Shop Demand
About 37,000 soft coal miners across Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Illinois and Tennessee were ordered out by CIO United Mine Workers district leaders in a strike demanding a union shop. The action targets captive mines of United States Steel Bethlehem Republic Weirton Wheeling Crucible and Youngstown Sheet and Tube.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Mine Workers
United States Steel
Bethlehem and
Republic
Weirton
Wheeling
Crucible
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Tennessee
Patrick T. Fagan
UMW
Alabama
Fagan
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Colored Boy Scouts To Be Organized
The Rev. J. Dallas Jenkins of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church says a meeting for colored parents of boys aged 12 to 15 will be held in the church basement at 8:30 this evening to organize a colored Boy Scout troop. Patrons of the school are invited. Mr. Sievers, the Scout Executive, will explain sponsoring duties and responsibilities.
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J. Dallas Jenkins
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Sievers
New Allied Air Units Reach Soviet Frontline
A combined American Russian unit with full air and ground crews has arrived at the Soviet front. Reports suggest the force includes fighter aircraft like speed Hurricanes and Spitfires forming Britain’s initial defensive line near Leningrad. Britain may route reinforcements via Arctic Murmansk or a longer 15,000 mile path around the Cape of Good Hope through the Persian Gulf.
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Britain
Leningrad
Arctic
Murmansk
Victoria Fox Dies Suddenly in White Post
Victoria Fox 39 died of a heart attack in her back yard in White Post Virginia. She was a Warren County native, daughter of the late John and Mary Sealock Fox, and is survived by two sisters Mrs. Robert Sealock and Maude Fox and two brothers Herbert and Owen Box, all of Warren County. Final rites are at Enders Funeral Home Berryville tomorrow at 11 AM EST with Rev. A. O. Lyons officiating. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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White Post
Victoria Fox
John
Mary Sealock Fox
Warren County
Robert Sealock
Maude Fox
Herbert
Owen Box
Enders Funeral Home
Berryville
A. O. Lyons
Green Hill Cemetery
Lutheran Missionaries in Japan Ordered Home
All United Lutheran missionaries in Japan were ordered to return to the United States except for three in Tokyo. Dr. George Drach said steamship tickets would be provided in Shanghai. Remaining in Tokyo are Rev. Dr. A J Stirewall of Charleston and Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hepner of Salem. At one time the ministry had 38 missionaries in China.
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Baltimore
United Lutheran
Japan
Tokyo
United States
George Drach
Lutheran Board of Foreign Missions
Shanghai
A. J. Stirewall
Charleston
S. C
Charles W. Hepner
Salem
China
Truste es Sale Of Valuable Farm In Frederick County Virginia
Trustees announce public auction of a 204 acre farm with dwelling near Winchester on highways 50 and 522. Sale, October 15 1941 at 2 PM, Court House steps, Frederick County Virginia. Payment due includes principal interest and taxes. unpaid balance $12832.05 as of Sept 5 1941. options include two equal yearly notes or all cash. Douglas Robinson and E S Sandy, trustees.
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Garvin Bowles
Iva M. Bowles
Douglas Robinson
E. S. Sandy
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Shawnee District
Nora L. Garber
B. B. Wright
Carrie M. Feltner
John L. Snapp
Carl W. Sirbaugh
Court House
Missionaries From Zam Zam Speak At Winchester
The Rev and Mrs Robert Williams Brethren missionaries aboard the Zam Zam sunk in the Mediterranean will speak Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the First Brethren Church Berryville Avenue Winchester They will recount their shipwreck and field work near French Equatorial Africa and invite all Christians to attend according to Pastor Norman Uphouse.
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Robert Williams
The
Brethren Church
Mediterranean
Winchester
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
Norman Uphouse
French Equatorial Africa
Williams
Tony
Debs Began Prison Term in Moundsville Then Atlanta
Eugene V Debs started his 1919 sentence at the Moundsville West Virginia federal prison in April and was later moved to the Federal Prison in Atlanta Georgia.
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Eugene Debs
Moundsville
West Virginia
Atlanta
Georgia
Wiedemann faces ridicule charges over withdrawal protest
Federal Judge Miguel Jantus ordered delivery of 83 packages mostly containing alleged Nazi propaganda and Gestapo books to the German embassy after five parcels were opened aboard a Japanese vessel. The congressional committee had requested the order amid Benito protest claims by Fritz Wiedemann that remarks were personal insults from the debate.
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Foreign Office
Miguel Jantus
Congressional Committee
Germans Tighten Ring Around Smolensk Amid Fighting
Germans tighten surround around Smolensk the key Napoleonic Road city with 12 miles of burned wreckage while Red forces clash near Yartzevo 27 miles northeast. Russian reports say Hitler's north and south Kiev thrusts aim to meet behind the city.
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Smolensk
Moscow
Yartzevo
Hitler
Kiev
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