Court Sets September 29 Vote on Winchester Armory Bonds
Judge Philip Williams orders a special election on September 29 in Winchester to decide issuing bonds up to 33 000 for a municipal armory. Ballots will show For Bond Issue or Against Bond Issue with a 10 year repayment at under 3 percent interest. The city seeks 55 percent of the 60 000 project cost as a federal grant before September 30.
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Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Winchester
Common Council
Electoral Board
116Th Infantry
Making Headway on Fairmont Ave
The State Highway Department has begun grading at the city limits on Fairmont avenue extending where the street is being widened and lowered to conform with Route 7. City workers will finish lowering sewer and water lines in a few days as paving of about 100 feet proceeds. The project includes a rear wall rebuild and should take roughly 10 days before Route 275 construction from U S 50 near Gore to the West Virginia line starts toward Waeterie.
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State Highway Department
Fairmont Avenue
U. S. 50
Gore
Inia
Waeteriie
Gainesboro turnpike praised for scenic Frederick County drive
MA Winchester extols a drive along a splendid Frederick County highway. The Gainesboro turnpike near the city limit may still have a short unfinished stretch but is driveable. The route offers picturesque scenery and views of beautiful old homes. Drive via Toss Junction, Whitacre, Route 50, back to Winchester.
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Frederick County
Gainesboro
Whitacre
Doubleé-S
Winchester
Water outage on Valley Avenue and nearby streets
Notice states water will be off from 8:00 to 12:08 tonight on Valley Avenue and all intersecting streets south of Southwerk Street. (9-19-19-11)
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Valley Avenue
Southwerk Street
War on panhandling aims to clean city streets
Mayor and police commissioner Dr. C R Anderson called for public help to curb panhandling as itinerants swell with the southern trek. A raid on a northern hob o jungle led to 12 arrests with ages 17 to 59, all held for DOJ Bureau of Identification reports.
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Panhandlers
C. R. Anderson
Acre Rt
Anderson
Department of Justice Bureau of Identification
Purge Campaign Ends Tomorrow in Roosevelt State
New York voters head to the polls tomorrow for a key Roosevelt purge showdown. Rep. John J. O Connor seeks renomination against James H Fay amid White House disputes while Fay backs a bipartisan conservative coalition with Allen Dulles as the Republican designee. Other intra party races fill the slate with no national contests.
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New York
John J. O’connor
DNY
Key
House Rules Committee
James H. Fay
Internal Revenue Bureau
Roosevelt
O'Connor
Washington
White House
Fay
Allen
Dulles
New Deal Democrats
American Labor Party
Congress
For Sale White Heath Beaches
Advertisement lists sale of White Heath beaches on September 20 and 21 near Grimes sponsored by D. K. i. with a parish or local notice date of 9 16 16 3t, indicating a classified sale item from a historic newspaper.
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White Heath
Grimes
Cameron Case In Progress In 1937 Corp Court
The Cameron murder case proceeds as the jury prepares to visit the accident scene where James Corbin died. H Cameron charged with reckless driving after an Eve 1937 incident while riding a recently received Christmas bicycle. A select jury is empaneled including James S Grant Frank M Anderson E Miller Streit Emerson R Brown and others.
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John H. Cameron
Jams Corbin
H. Cameron
Fey
James Corbin
James 8. Grant
Frank M. Anderson
E. Miller Streit
Emerson R. Brown
Raymond Rossman
W. A. March
William F. Clevenger
Roy S. Carper
Roland Mclinturff
Hurricane Bears Down On Florida
A vast relief network stood ready as a severe hurricane approached southeast Florida. Weather officials warned winds 75 mph+ could strike from Palm Beach to the Keys, with Miami preparing shelters and emergency stations while Coral Gables and others organized volunteers and Red Cross plans.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Key West
Weather Bureau
Gordon E.dunn
Palm Beach
Keys
Corvalles
West Indian
Miami
Bahama Islands
Steven Ul
Ite
Miami Beach
Coral Gables
Arthur B. Hale
Red Cross
Four Issues Likely to Spark Congress Wrangles This Winter
Four issues loom as likely battlegrounds in the next session including expansion of social security, revision of the Wagner act, farm program applications, and overall economic conditions. Roosevelt urged broader benefits in a Social Security address and domestic and agricultural worker coverage is discussed as a possible expansion. Campaign rhetoric highlights pensions and labor reform as pivotal topics in fall contests.
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Washington
Sept
Congress
Roosevelt
Hull says cutting trade barriers aids peace and wealth
Secretary Hull told the International Management Congress that reducing barriers would ease tensions and promote commerce. The address read by George Messersmith urged stable conditions and a global exchange of goods as management's aim, with about 2,000 attendees, including 300 from abroad, gathering for the week on administration and production topics.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Congress
George Messersmith
State Department
Czech Cabinet Deliberates on Sudeten Crisis Plan
Prague faces rising resentment as the cabinet studies Anglo French proposals to cede Sudetenland to Germany. President Eduard Benes and ministers brace for possible dismemberment of Czechoslovakia. Slovak leaders expected to oppose, while banks seek safeguards for currency amid wartime fears. Public anxieties rise as authorities confiscate papers with unfavorable reporting. The interim parliamentary committee meets to formalize a state of emergency.
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Prague
Europe
Sudeten
Germany
Eduard Benes
London
Paris
Sudetenland
Slovak People’s Party
Bratislava
Chamber of Deputies
Jan Malypeter
Protection For Nation Stressed
Louis Johnson, assistant secretary of War, warned the Defense League that the nation must build a balanced program to supply munition items for the first six months of war. He noted the current shortfall in mobile anti aircraft regiments and urged expanding to 24 mobile regiments with full equipment. He contrasted postwar demilitarization with today a need for a defensive navy and readiness to deter aggression.
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Los Angeles
Pi— Louis Johnson
Oe Defense League
War Department
National Guard
Johnson
United States
Family of Nations
Outlaw Truckers Strike Spreads amid Betrayal Claims
New York officers say the five day strike by International Teamsters Union members has been sanctioned by three local unions and international officers. Acting Mayor Morris sought recognition to aid an early settlement as about 12 000 workers protested with out of town trucks and a weekly wage of 56 50 while hours drop from 47 to 40. The walkout reportedly spread to New Jersey with food supplies halted at Elizabeth New Jersey and a New Jersey border point.
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New York
Newbold Morris
International ‘Teamsters’ Union
AFL
Abe Klein
Ood
Erie
Klein
City Hall
Morris
Holland Tunnel
New Jersey
Russell Forbes
Purchase
Elizabeth
N. J
Mary
Roosevelt reviews neutrality law aims and possible amendments
President Roosevelt met with State Department officials to discuss the neutrality law, trade treaties, and the foreign scene. House Foreign Affairs Chairman McReynolds said no amendments are planned for the next session, but suggested possible changes like re-enacting cash and carry for war materiel. He noted a special session seems unlikely.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hunt
Congress
United States
Japs Report Further Gains Near Hankow and Yangtze
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese columns advancing north of the Yangtze toward Hankow. One force captured Suntieh, 15 miles west of Hwangchwan and 45 miles east of the Peiping Hankow Railway. Observers expect a major Chinese stand near Sinyang on the Peiping Hankow line 100 miles north of Hankow.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Peiping-Hankow
Suntieh
Hwangchwan
Sinyang
Water Service Cut Off Tonight on Valley Avenue
Lee Grant, superintendent of ee Wee Department, announced that water supply will be off from 8 to 12 tonight on Valley avenue and all intersecting streets south of Southwerk. The interruption is to allow a hook-up to a new 6 inch main on Mon avenue.
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Lee Grant
Ee Wee Department
Valley Avenue
Southwerk
Mon @ avenue
Official Silence Maintained In London Meeting
London officials maintain secrecy as Atted prepares to ratify the agreement. Chamberlain expected to brief the German Chancellor on the democracies’ terms and the path forward for unity and defense.
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London
Atted
Chamberlain
Sudetenland Czechoslovakia hush over German deal plan
Soviet Russia kept silent on the British French plan to cede Sudeten German areas to Germany to preserve peace. Some Soviet circles argued Chamberlain’s policy seeks a Hitler led bargain at Czechoslovakia’s expense as France approved the move. London reports note Britain and France supported the decision and sought guarantees to keep Europe from war.
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Britain
France
Europe
Moscow
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Chamberlain
Hitler
Adolf Hi
Paris
Czechslovakia
Pric
Sudetenland
Prague
London
Nea
Mussolini poised for broadcast speech amid European crisis
Premier Mussolini announced plans to deliver a second speech in three days, to be broadcast to Italy and foreign nations. Vir Ginio Gayda frame d the remark as Italy ready to take up arms alongside Germany if the Czech crisis escalates. The address was set for 5 20 p m at Udine near the German border.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
TJ Duce
Trieste
Czechoslovakia
Virginio Gayda
Germany
Legionnaires To Install Officers At Capon River Cabin
Officers of the Robert Y. Con Tract Post No 21 American Legion will be installed for the year at a Thursday night meeting in Dr. Ralph Snapps cabin on the Capon river. Incoming commander is Arthur M Field who will succeed Wendell B Goode. Other officers include John Fosbrink vice commander Harry L McCann second vice commander and Ralph G Hengeveld adjutant.
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Robert Y. Con Tract
American Legion
Ralph Snapp
Capon River
Arthur M. Field
Wendell B. Goode
John Fosbrink
Harry L. McCann
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Rebels Fail To Crash Through Ebro Front Again
Spanish government dispatches report a fifth attempt by insurgents to break the Ebro front was repulsed. Barcelona bulletins admitted insurgent claims of trench capture, but the lines were later retaken by government forces.
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Hendaye
Ebro
Bulletins
Barcelona
Trustees Sale of W. S. O'Rear Farm Near Winchester
Noon Saturday September 24 sale in front of Court House on the Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike. 104 acres of fine limestone land with 35 acres of orchard and a good crop on trees. Includes a fine residence and large barn. See sale bills for details.
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Court House
W. S
Winchester
Winchester and
Martinsburg
Clearbrook
Auction Notice for Virginia Woolen Company Stock Sale
C T Brumback acts as auctioneer offering twenty five shares of Virginia Woolen Company stock for sale in front of the County Court House on Saturday September 24 at eleven o'clock A M. The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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Virginia Woolen Company
County Court House
C. TI
Brumback
Czech Stand Firm as Sudeten Crisis Outlined
Officials reported Czech leaders remained resolved to defend themselves with limited Western aid and no Soviet help. An unofficial outline proposed by German chancellor Hitler suggested ceding Sudeten districts to Germany, creating autonomous zones, and exchanging populations to protect minorities, with guarantees from Britain and France and Czechoslovakia’s departure from alliances.
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Chamberlain
Daladier
France
Hitler
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Konr Henlein
Reich
Germany
Fia
Russia
Belgium
Britain
Nce
Italy
Poland
Hungary
Rumania
Godesberg
Fuehrer
Rhine
Protests Against Baptist Hospital Bombing in Wuchow
Protests erupted in Hong Kong over the bombing of the Baptist Hospital in Wuchow on Sunday. Meager reports say the attack injured about 40 Chinese, including students from the Baptist girls' school in the compound. Addison E. Southard, then consul general, protested at the Japanese consulate.
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Hongkong
Addison E. Southard
Baptist
Wuchow
Baptist Girls
Found Handsome young bles and white female bull dog harness
Found items include a handsome young bles and a white female bulldog harness with no license. Owner urged to contact by phone numbers 41 or 1162 at once.
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Minnie Chapman
John I. Fries
Harrisonburg
Eldridge Lemley
Stephens City
Chapman
Rouss Spring Park
Fries
O’connor
Cameron Case
Hat
Bulletin
Guisk Fights
Sudeten Area
U. S
Udine
Legionnaires
Baptist Hospital
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