Defense Plans Threatened by Labor Strikes in War Plants
Threats of walkouts endanger aircraft plants on both coasts as unions press for wage gains. In the east, Curtiss-Wright and Bendix sites face possible strikes over representation elections and firing disputes. Coal miners agree to 30 day resumption pending union shop settlement, while seamen's bonus demands risk broader action.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky Monany
AFL
San Diego
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
George C. Castleman
International Association of Machinists
National Defense Mediation Board
Consolidated
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Buffalo
N. Y
and Associates, Inc
Bendix
Curtis-Wright
National Labor Relations Board
Leo Kriegbaum
CIO
Air Associates
Dtel
Labor Board
West Indies
Canadian
Maritime Commission
Alcoa Steamship Company
Alcoa Banner
Alcoa Trader
Alcoa
Carribbean
New York Harbor
Stricken Child Not In School
The Star reports Patsy Dunn daughter of Mr and Mrs G T Dunn with infantile paralysis is not a pupil at Kernstown school. Her home about a mile south of Kernstown is under quarantine per health authorities.
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Patsy Dunn
G. T. Dunn
Saenek
Kernstown
Public Sale Notice Near Fort Royal Island
Public sale set for Saturday September 27 at 10 a m includes real estate and personal property. Auction location described as three miles east of Plage pemeae on Ft Royal. Parcel numbers appear as 9 10 13 17 20 22 23 24 25 26 1p. Auctioneers and exact terms not fully listed.
Notice to creditors of Shepherd Strother estate
All persons indebted to or having claims against the estate of Shepherd Strother are asked to settle with Shenandoah Valley National Bank as executor. This expresses the estate liquidation and requests claims by the specified dates.
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Shepherd Strother
Shenandoah
Garbage collection reduced to weekly on Mondays
Public sale announced for Monday September 22 at 10 a.m. to liquidate household furniture china glass and some antiques at 124 W Piccadilly. Sale listed in public notice with effective date of weekly garbage collection starting September 22.
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Piccadilly
Mrs Roszel To Unveil Portrait Of Washington
Mrs Brantz M. Roszel will unveil a large portrait of George Washington painted by Eugen Weisz of The Corcoran Gallery at the George Washington Hotel during the stockholders dinner on Tuesday September 23. Wm W. Glass will speak on Washington’s ties to frontier Winchester while R Gray Williams serves as master of ceremonies. The portrait will adorn the lobby.
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George Washington Hotel Corporation
George Washington
Eugen Weisz
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D. C
George Washington Hotel
Washington
Brantz M. Roszel
Wm. W. Glass
James Wood
Winchester
Frontier Winchester
R. Gray Williams
Larrick Died After Martinsburg Car Crash
Allen D. Larrick sixteen of Handley High died early today at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after a Sunday night crash near Martinsburg Foster Orndorff of Winchester also died in the same accident The funeral will be Monday at Mt Olive Church at 2 30 p m with Reverends McFarland and Gonso officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery The body will be moved to the home of his uncle Holmes Pingley 219 South Braddock today
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Allen D. Larrick
Martinsburg
Kings Daughters Hospital
Foster Orndorff
Winchester
Young Larrick
Handley
Earl S
Goldie Pingley Larrick
East Piccadilly Street
Russell
Mt. Olive Church
Luther McFarland
John H. Gonso
Holmes Pingley
South Braddock
8 000 Men of 28th Division Here Sept 25
Eight thousand men of the 28th Division will arrive in Winchester from Indiantown Gap Pa between 3 and 5 o clock on Thursday September 25 and will camp here until the following morning The 44th Division will bivouack in Las area that night in 1 500 trucks and will bring a cavalry unit of 500 men and horses Ground arrangements were completed that afternoon for the camp with sites on land owned by the Eddy Paper Corp and the Weems property along Abram s Creek Others include the Hollingsworth property Winchester Park grounds municipal airport and three fields near the airport. Authorization came from Andrew Bell chamber of commerce secretary and Lt Col James C Rosborough Lt Col William Beiry Jr Lt Ben W Prantz and Lt H A Thouron of the 28th Division.
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Winchester
Indiantown Gap
Las Area
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
James C. Rosborough
28Th Division
William Beiry, Jr
111Th Infantry
Ben W. Prantz
109Th Infantry
H. A. Thouron
108Th Field Artillery
Bell
Back To Standard Time Sept 28th
In about a week on September 28 the shift from daylight saving to standard time will occur. Eastern Standard Time will be observed again, with Richmond reporting the change. Opinions vary on daylight saving in Virginia, but most agree confusion will persist unless general adoption is pursued.
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Richmond
Virginia
Threatened Gas Shortage Imminent As September Quotas Dwindle
The Winchester area faces a looming gas shortage as September quotas shrink. Sixty five stations have quota, rising to ninety one by month end, risking closures and public inconvenience. Apple industry workers fear transportation cuts amid harvest season, prompting urgent appeals to relax sales limits.
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Winchester Evening Star
Foreign Policy To Be Made Issue In '42 Election
Senator La Follette warned that foreign policy will dominate the 1942 elections against Roosevelt and Willkie. He accused Roosevelt of breaking a pledge by sending the Navy into a shooting war and urged mobilization against war supporters, predicting a realignment over the war issue. He claimed Roosevelt and allies would purge opposition, and cited alleged collaboration with Willkie to support prowar candidates.
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Washington
Lafollette
Wis
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
la Follette
Bishop Ireton To Administer Rite At Winchester
Bishop Peter L. Ireton of the Richmond Diocese will administer confirmation for many children of the Church of the Sacred Heart at 4 p.m. Sunday October 5 in Winchester. The service includes a procession, music, and a sermon by the bishop. He will also visit Harpers Ferry and St. John's in Front Royal for additional confirmations October 6.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Robert E. Hannon
Peter L. Ireton
Richmond
Winchester
Ireton
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Middletown Students Need More Library Space
Middletown School enrollments show about 300 students this fall down from 365 last year. Principal H Denis Hoover notes about 35 more students may enroll, while roughly 1 000 volumes are donated by the Robert M Ward estate but cannot be used until shelves are installed.
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Middletown
H. Denis Hoover
Robert M. Ward
New 14 member panel to draft a super budget
A 14 member committee will write a super budget to cut non defense outlays. It includes the secretary of the treasury the budget director and 12 members from Senate and House tax and appropriation committees. The panel aims to curtail non defense spending after Roosevelt signs the tax measure.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
House
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
Southern Battle Flags Are Given Back By Yanks
In Lansing Michigan representatives of 10 former Confederate states collect flags and two swords captured by Michigan troops in the Civil War. Gen Julius Howell leads the delegation and Virginia Governor Price also attends in a national unity ceremony on the state capitol lawn.
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Robert C. Boelio
Lansing
Mich
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Julius Franklin Howell
Bristol
United Confederate Veterans
Capitol
Price
James H. Price
Virginia
Confederacy
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Texas
Kentucky
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Confederate Museum
Richmond
Howell
Robert E. Lee
South
Solon Perry Sentenced for State Funds Theft in West Virginia
In Charleston, Delegate Lester Perry of Logan County was sentenced to one to ten years for larceny of state funds after pleading guilty in the legislative payroll padding cases. Speaker Malcolm Arnold’s trial was postponed when attorney D. L. Salisbury fell ill. case rescheduled for Monday.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lester
Malcolm Arnold
House
D. L. Salisbury
Arnold
West Side
Salisbury
By-Product Workers Vote For Union Formation
National Fruit Product Company employees cast 751 votes with 550 in favor and 188 opposed to forming a canners' union and affiliating with the A. A total of 817 workers were eligible, 1751 votes were cast, eight challenged, two voided, and three blank ballots.
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National Fruit Product Company
The
Love, As Always, Finds Its Way
Fort Wayne marriage tale follows Glenn Kessler and Lillian Kirkpatrick who postponed twice due to illness. The ceremony was finally performed in St. Josephs Hospital by Rev Leo Jo of the West Side Church of the Nazarene.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Glenn Kessler
Lillian Kirkpatrick
Leo Jo
West Side
Berryville Hosts Presbytery Fall Sessions Opening
The Winchester Presbytery fall sessions begin in Berryville Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Alfred W. Epard delivering the sermon. Rev. J. A. McMurray announces the program and new moderator election. Rev. C. Irving Lewis will preach the presbyterial sermon on the Resurrection. A foreign mission program and installation plans for Rev. H. W. Roth are set. The Lord's Acre Plan address by Rev. Dumont Clark highlights the event with several scheduled engagements through Sept. 28.
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Winchester Presbytery
Berryville
Alfred W. Eppard
Wilmington
Del
J. A. McMurray
C. Irving Lewis
Charles Town
W. Va
H. W. Roth
West Hanover Presbytery
Cedar Cliff
Cedar Creek
Mt. Hope
Nineveh
Lord’s Acre
Dumont Clark
Asheville
N. C
Tuscarora
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania
Slanesville
Springfield
Wardensville
Lost City
Capon Bridge
Winchester Evening Star Special Subscription Offer
College students can subscribe to the Winchester Evening Star at a special rate of 50 dollars for a full school year paid in advance. The ad promotes daily home news delivered to students on the go. This notice emphasizes convenience and ongoing local coverage for campus readers.
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Winchester Evening Star
Life and Death Struggle Reported Near Kiev Suburbs
Moscow radio said a savage life and death struggle rages in the northern suburbs of Kiev amid ongoing combat.
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Kiev
London
Moscow Radio
Finnish Report: Thirteen Soviet Planes Shot Down
A Finnish community said on September 20 that thirteen Soviet aircraft were shot down on the Russian front yesterday, in ongoing air battles.
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Helsinki
Finland
US and Britain reach accord on immediate aid to Russia
London dispatch reports an agreement between the United States and British missions to Moscow on immediate material aid to Russia. W. Averell Harriman, head of the American delegation, said the deal covers only immediate shipments and no broader policy settlement was decided.
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London
Russia
United States
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Battle of Kiev In fierce combat during city defense
Moscow reports a terrific fight for Kiev with Soviet forces denying collapse. It says ten German divisions and hundreds of planes and tanks were wiped out near the Ukrainian capital as battles raged along the front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kiev
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Star
Red Navy
Black Sea
Odessa
Leningrad
Baltic
Italy Loses Two Supply Vessels In Libya Action
Rome reports two Italian motorships ferrying troops to Libya were torpedoed and sunk off Tripoli but nearly all soldiers and crew were saved. A British armored car raid in North Africa was repulsed. Italian forces claim two daring East Africa operations at Ulchefit and Chilga.
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Rome
Libya
Tripoli
High Command
North Africa
East Africa
Uolchefit
Ethiopia
Chilga
Lake Tana
Dodgers Fined For Profane Language in Pittsburgh Scuffle
President Ford Prick of the National League fined five Brooklyn Dodgers 25 dollars each for the use of vile and profane language in an argument with umpire George Magerkurth under the stands after the game in Pittsburgh.
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New York
Ford Prick
National League Today
Brooklyn Dodgers
George Magerkurth
Pittsburgh
Kiev Conquest Claimed By German High Command
Berlin reports indicate Kiev fell under German control as infantry broke through west of the Dnieper and hoisted the reich war flag on the citadel. German forces also advance toward Leningrad waterways and press Luftwaffe offensives on Odessa and Moscow.
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Berlin
Kiev
Ukraine
Donets
Adolf Hitler
Dnieper
Leningrad
Riga
Muhu
Vormsi
Oesel
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Odessa
Moscow
High Command
Kharkov
Poltava
Conference To Open Tuesday At Braddock Street Church
The 142nd session of the United Brethren in Christ Church opens Tuesday at 9 30 a.m. with Bishop G D Batdorf presiding and Rev. J Paul Gruver as conference superintendent. Holy Communion and service follow the opening Episcopal. All sessions run through Thursday with varying start times and a city pastors invitation.
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The
United Brethren In Christ Church
Braddock Street
G. D. Batdorf
D. D
Harrisburg
J. Paul Gruver
Martinsburg
W. Va
Episcopal
Star
President Roosevelt Signs Record $3.55 Billion Tax Bill
President Roosevelt signed the $3,553,400,000 tax bill at 11 15 a m today in Hyde Park. The measure is described as the largest tax bill ever enacted.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Genuine Berke Mineral Water Distributor Notice
Sole distributor M P Michael announces Berke 4 oxen mineral water product. Contact details shown as distribution notice with code 9 18 19 20 24 1p 41.
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M. P. Michael
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Winchester Evening Star Today
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