Gillette Urges Revision Of Neutrality And Lease Aid
Senator Gillette of Iowa urged revising the neutrality and lend-lease acts in light of Roosevelt’s shoot-on-sight orders. He said Congress should clarify intent and consider arming ships, while Roosevelt announced Edward R. Stettinius Jr. as special assistant to expedit e lease-lease handling and to sign applications.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Kitte
Congress
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Stettinius
White House
North Atlantic
Britain To Buy Canadian Apples
A bulletin from the Pomological and Fruit Growing Society of the Province of Quebec dated September 12 reports that Great Britain has purchased 50,000 tons of fresh apples. The order will be divided among Nova Scotia Ontario and British Columbia.
Troop Movements Reported Through Virginia In Late September
The article notes a major troop movement by the 28th and 55th divisions expected Sept 25 and 26, bivouacking from Winchester to Point of Rocks Maryland. Units will head toward Buena Vista and Buckingham likely via the Valley Turnpike and East Side Highway. A large portion of 359,000 troops will pass through Virginia en route to war games in North Carolina.
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Winchester
Point of Rocks
Maryland
Richmond
Buena Vista
Buckingham
Valley Turnpike
East Side
Richmond Dispatch
North Carolina
Virginia
Bingo Night at P. O. E. Home on Ryan Street
A weekly bingo event is held at the P. O. E. Home located at 211 North Ryan Street every Wednesday at 8 o clock. The notice invites neighbors to join and participate in the game for community entertainment.
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N. Ryan Street
Final Defense Tax Bill Clears Final Senate Hurdles
The Senate approved a $3 553 400 000 defense tax bill and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. It raises taxes on individuals and corporations with most excise taxes to start October 1 and is projected to push federal tax receipts above 13 billion dollars in the coming year.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Barkley
D-Ky
No Promise Of Relief In Gas Shortage Here
A wartime report notes a new military police member captured six enemies in a South maneuvers battle, but all prisoners had been released. Local gas officials question relief prospects during the 1940 apple harvest season as The Winchester Evening Star reports gas allotment requests and figures from John W. Frey.
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Third Army
Military Police
Perry Wright
John W. Frey
Winchester Evening Star
Frey
Winchester
Star
Wright
Three Swedish Destroyers Sink After Mystery Blasts
Stockholm reports say three Goteborg class destroyers blew up and sank at Haarsfjarden harbor near Stockholm. Casualties include at least 31 killed and many injured. one officer six noncommissioned officers and 24 marines among the dead. One transport and possibly the minelayer Klas Fleming were reported damaged.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Haarsfjaerden
Goteborg
Klas Horn
Klas Uggla
DNB
Klas Fleming
North Africa war heats as Allied push looms in Libya
London reports signs of rising activity on the north African front as Britain's army of the Nile, aided by American planes and tanks, may prepare a new offensive to drive Axis forces from Libya. Cairo dispatches describe skirmishes along the Egyptian Libyan border, suggesting observers foresee a boiling situation by early October with ideal desert weather for operations.
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London
Britain
North African
Cairo Bombed as Axis Raids Hit Egyptian Capital
Cairo protests to Berlin and Rome after Axis warplanes bomb Cairo, killing about 39 and wounding 93. The attack marks the first bombing of the Egyptian capital, home to the British Middle East command, amid Britain’s threat to retaliate against Rome. Locals question when retaliation will occur.
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Cairo
Egypt
Berlin
Rome
Middle East Command
Britain
Athens
Axis
Wounded German Officer Dead Sparks Paris Hostage Policy
In German occupied Paris officials announced that hostage executions in reprisal for attacks would extend to all classes of the Paris population. The policy followed the shooting of a German non- commissioned officer by an unidentified assailant Monday, despite executions for Pepe attacks on occupying forces.
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Paris
France
Pepe
Ieee Famers
Veterans Lead Mile-Long Parade At 75th G A R Encampment
About 40 Civil War veterans walked at the head of a mile long parade in Columbus to open the 75th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Units from Fort Hayes Fort Knox and Columbus depot followed. Marine Band performed as veterans from 29 states aged 89 to 104 attended along with ~90 Union soldiers. William N Nixon of Jewell Kansas led greetings from the President.
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Columbus
America
Grand Army
Fort Hayes
Fort Knox
Kyw
Columbus General Depot
United States Marine Band
William N. Nixon
Jewell, Kas
Parsonage Fund Allocations Set by Market Street Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Market Street Methodist Church approved 2000 for the new parsonage at 419 West Clifford Street. One thousand dollars goes to the furnishings committee and a matching amount to the trustees for purchase price. Mrs. A H Rowe presides with Mrs. Gordon Mackie secretary and Mrs. A C Halvy as activities committee chair. Co-chairs Mrs. John H Bowers and Mrs. J A Stretchberry lead furnishings efforts.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Market Street Methodist Church
West Clifford Street
Garland E. Hopkins
A. H. Rowe
Gordon Mackie
Warning Against Aiding Russia in Nordic Press
Uusi Suomi accuses Swedish newspapers of antagonism to Nazi Germany and propaganda aiding Soviet Russia. It names Goteborgs Liberaler Handels-Tidingen as leading the attack while questioning Nordic ideals of freedom and democracy.
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Helsinki
Uusi Suomi
Sweden
Germany
Russia
Goteborg
Handels-Tidingen
Bicycle Licenses Arrive. Urge Owners to Buy Tags
More bicycle license tags have arrived and police headquarters urges all bicycle owners in the city who have not bought a 25 cent tag to do so at once.
Blackout Strikes Kansas City Amid Power Strike
Kansas City endured a night of darkness as a labor dispute halted streetcars buses and darkened hospitals and water works. Police seized six strikers and the governor pledged mediation while power units were brought back online to restore essential services.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Pete Ee Oo
Uir
Forrest C. Dowell
Albert F. Wright
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Union of of Utility
Donnell
Jefferson City
Labor Election Dates Are Set
Dates for two labor elections were announced today. On September 18 employees of the National Fruit Product Company will vote 2 to 7 p m on affiliating with the Cannery Workers union of the A F L All employees including seasonal workers may vote per Labor Board rule to avoid harvest season conflicts. The Winchester Woolen Company election is tentatively set for September 23 with about 160 workers eligible.
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National Fruit Product Company
Cannery Workers Union
A. F. of L
Labor Board
Winchester Woolen Company
Reilly Named To U S Labor Unit
President Roosevelt nominates Gerard D. Reilly of Massachusetts to the Labor Relations Board to replace Edwin S. Smith and become the board’s youngest member at 35. Reilly has served as solicitor of the Labor Department since 1937 and would serve a five year term if confirmed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Labor Relations Board
Gerard D. Reilly
Massachusetts
Edwin S. Smith
Reilly
Boston
Labor Department
Sean
Senate
Congress
William Leiserson
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Donald Wakefield Smith
Pennsylvania
Lelgrate
Aa. Mills
Chicago
J. Warren Madden
Pittsburgh
Germans say Russia campaign expands with major offensive
Berlin reports the invasion developing into a large scale operation. German commanders claim advances near Leningrad with a hilltop view of the city and describe a southern push from Dnieper bridgeheads while Hungarian forces reportedly repelled Russian assaults on the lower Dnieper.
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Berlin
Russia
High Command
Leningrad
Crimea
Donets River
Great Northern
Dnieper
Lower
Efforts To Resolve Coal Mine Strike At Mediation Board
Washington leaders from labor and industry meet with the National Defense Mediation Board seeking a peaceful settlement of the 43,000 coal mine worker strike. John L. Lewis rejects an immediate return to work as talks focus on whether workers can be sent back pending settlement and on union shop versus closed shop rules.
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Washington
National Defense Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
British Airmen Resume Raiding Across Channel
A strong force of British bombers, escorted by fighters, crossed the channel toward Boulogne in daylight operations continuation of raids on German occupied territory. The expedition returned an hour later after a daytime offensive that followed a night attack on Karlsruhe. Fighters swept along the channel while observers said the bomber target lay inland.
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London
Boulogne
Karlsruhe
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures September 15
The Treasury reports receipts of 100,084,773.23 dollars against expenditures of 90,126,140.69 dollars. Gross debt stands at 50,915,513,182.68 dollars.
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Washington
the Treasury
Nazis Reported Thrown Back In Leningrad Area
Soviet dispatches detail a Red Army counterattack 30 miles northwest of Smolensk driving German forces westward in eight days of heavy fighting with over 10 000 German dead and wounded. The Yartsevo crossroads and Lake Ladoga island Tahmasaari were among other claimed Soviet advances against German and Finnish forces.
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Moscow
Red
Smolensk
Yartsevo
Smolsk
Red Star
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Tahmasaari
Yelnya
Bryansk
Rokossovsky
Reds and Blues Declare War in Old Dominion
The 29th Division Blue army of 12,000 began a mass evacuation at King and Queen county and moved into attack positions 50 miles from the Red forces in Caroline county ahead of a likely large clash tomorrow as a two week training period at A P Hill resumes. A Blues officer was captured last night near enemy roads and a Blue unit shot down a Red observation plane. Maryland's 115th Infantry is described fortifying the southern A P Hill area.
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Field
King and Queen County
A. P. Hill
North Carolina
Blues
Red
71St Coast Artillery
Maryland
115Th
A. P. Hill Reservation
Caroline County
WPA Workers Add Shortage Warning Despite Local Closures
A bulletin from state administrator R S Hummell says workers may be sent from nearby WPA projects but Winchester and Frederick county have no active WPA sites. Local scenes recount a car description broadcast by state police to verify ownership after a routine check with WSKQ and WRIG.
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R. S. Hummell
Winchester
Frederick County
WPA
Richmond
Boscawen
Cameron
Bobby
B. E. Williams
Lewis
The
Sta
WSKQ
WRIG
Culpeper
Maryland
Forces of Britain and Russia Surround Tehran
Teheran braces as Russian forces approach from the northwest and British troops from the southwest to occupy the capital. Reza Shah Pahlavi abdicated amid Allied pressure, with his son Shahpour Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and cabinet remaining in Teheran. Soviet troops moved from Kazvan nearing Karaj, signaling a coordinated occupation after Iran expelled German agents.
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Daniel de Luce
Teheran
Iran
Tehran
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Isfahan
Shahpur Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Kazvan
Salanbad
Red Army
Karaj
Drsve
Garbage pickup cut to once weekly starting September
A public notice announces a change in trash collection schedule effective Monday September 22. Garbage will be collected only once a week moving forward, replacing the previous more frequent service.
Fried Chicken Dinner on Montague Avenue Friday
Local church hosts fried chicken dinners on Friday September 19 from 5 to 8 PM at Montague Avenue. Menu includes country ham salad and soup with dinners delivered if called before noon. Proceeds support church programs.
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Montague Avenue
New Location for Earl L. Mason Insurance Declared
Earl L. Mason Insurance announces a move to 21514 N Loudoun St opposite George Washington Garage. The firm keeps the same phone number and service standards.
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Loudoun St
George Washington Garage
Earl L. Mason—Insurance
Public Sale Notice Near Winchester on Ft Royal Road
Public sale set for Saturday September 27 at 10 am listing both real estate and personal property. Located three miles south of Winchester on Ft Royal Road. See page 6 for details and official references.
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Mil. S. of
Winchester
Ft. Royal Rd
Listen In Tonight Wind-1400 Radio Message
A radio tease announces a 6 15 PM listening window on Wind-1400 addressing listener H B Douglas. The message signals a personal broadcast or appeal with a bold confrontational tone.
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H. B. Douglas
College Students Special Subscription Rate
Special rate offer for a school year subscription at four dollars and fifty cents in advance. Readers are urged to act quickly to secure the home news coverage.
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State Library
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British
Labor
U. S. Labor
Treasury
Reds
Old Dominion
King and Queen Co
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