Axis air war swells as raids batter Britain and Egypt base
Allied and axis forces clash over the channel and Britain reports limited success from German bombers. Italians raid Matruh in Egypt as British preparations near Sidi Barrani continue. German claims of success target London as Mussolini meets Ribbentrop in Rome with no public moves announced.
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Associated Press
EU Channel
Britain
London
Kentish
Matruh
England
Channel
Calais
Boulogne
DNB
Berlin
Hamburg
Mussolini
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Minneapolis grocer outsmarts bandit in bold harassment sting
Oscar E. Weber a 67 year old Minneapolis grocer refuses a robber in a tense exchange. The bandit demands cash and cigarettes but Weber counters with increasingly precise offers ending with the thief leaving empty handed. A sale notice for William Kuhn properties follows on 9th page.
Fire ribbons along German held channel coast
London dispatch reports official sources saying Force left ribbons of fire in multiple ports along the German held channel coast, as revealed tonight.
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London
Channel
RAF Bombers Smash Two Supply Ships in Night Raids
Royal Air Force bombers destroyed two supply ships in night raids on French and Belgian channel ports. The air ministry said raids hit the Dortmund Ems Canal inside Germany and targeted distribution centers across the Reich and Belgium.
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London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Dorthmund-Ems
Germany
Reich
Belgium
Nine Injured In Raid On Alexandria Coast
Nine persons were injured when Italian bombing planes raided the Bri Mediterranean naval base near Alexandria today. Officials said most bombs fell into the sea, and the last raider fled toward Aboukir where a few additional explosions were heard.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Aboukir
Axis powers consider Turkish and Greek alignments under British influence
Virginio Gayda in Il Giornale D'Italia says Germany and Italy may urge Turkey and Greece to state their positions as the remaining European states under British sway. He notes the Axis intends to intensify its war against Britain.
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Turkey
Rome
Germany
Italy
Greece
Europe
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
Britain
Couple Weds In Headquarters George Washington building
Harry C. McCauley and Evelyn DeHaven married at the George Washington Headquarters Cork and Braddock streets in Cork. Rev. R A Whitten officiated. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs F N McCormick. The couple planned a wedding trip to Ohio.
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George Washington
Cork and
Braddock Streets
Harry C. McCauley
Evelyn DeHaven
Winchester
R. A. Whitten
F. N. McCormick
Miss DeHaven
Ohio
Notice of special October lay away plan details
Special October lay away plan announced for eee pictures by C. Fred Barr. Public notice lists terms and deadlines, with details shown in the accompanying legal-ad style line.
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Eee Pictures
C. Fred Barr
1941 Oldsmobile Hydramatic for sale and demo
Duff & Slonaker announce a 1941 Oldsmobile with Hydramatic drive for sale and demonstration starting September 28 at 20 West Gerrard Street Winchester Virginia and Capon Bridge West Virginia.
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Duff & Slonaker
Gerrard St
Winchester
Capon Bridge
W. Va
New Born Calf Rescued After 10 Days Alone
In Gore Virginia on September 21 Charlie Franks reports an orphan calf, without nourishment, survived ten days after its mother died. The calf was found near Franks residence, fed with a bottle, and cared for at Willis Anderson’s home after its near death. Mrs. Anderson had earlier found her cow dead in Gore Picnic Grounds.
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Gore
Charlie Franks
Franks
Willis Anderson
Body Of Man Sought In Slaying Found In Reservoir
The body of Sylvester Dellear, 51, sought since yesterday in the slaying of Madeline Clark, 44, was recovered today from the same reservoir. John Gilman, Turners Falls diver, located the body in 35 feet of water after a half hour search. The missing man had been wanted for questioning in a murder case. Clark’s body had been found yesterday with three gashes on her head.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Sylvester Dellear
Madeline Clark
Lenox
John Gilman
Turners Falls
Dellear
George S. Wickham
Midland Heads Field in Potomac Handicap at Havre de Grace
A field of eight three year olds lines up for the 22nd Potomac Handicap at Havre de Grace Maryland led by C S Howards American Derby winner Midland in the $10 000 added race.
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Havre DE Grace
C. S. Howard
McNary Raps Farm Program
Senator Charles L. McNary in Aurora charges the New Deal left agriculture with a functional disorder and chronic dependence on government. He cites farm income drops, government cotton and grain holdings, and argues the basic farm problem remains unsolved since 1933.
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Aurora
Ill
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Exposition Park
National Radio
CBS
McNary
Temperatures Expected Above Normal in Mid Atlantic
The Weather Bureau semi weekly outlook predicts temperatures will run considerably above normal in the mid Atlantic states tomorrow. It will be cooler on Monday with temperatures near normal thereafter until Wednesday.
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Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
London Mayor Says City Has Steeled Itself For Resistance
In a two way trans Atlantic broadcast Sir George Broadbridge former lord mayor of London declared London has steeled itself for resistance and victory New York Mayor LaGuardia replied with Bravo London We have listened to you with fascination and prayers for your speedy and successful completion of your great fight Sir George spoke on behalf of Lord Mayor William Coxen who was in the London studio but unable to deliver his address.
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New York
Ge Broadbridge
London
F. H. LaGuardia
United States
George
William G. Coxen
Woodrum Seen as Strong Favorite for House Leader
Virginia's delegation head says Representative Clifton A. Woodrum has strong nationwide support for House Democratic leader. Bland notes no caucus instigation by Woodrum backers and supports delaying leadership choice until the next Congress transition. He urges continuity with Lindsay Warren as interim leader until adjournment.
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Washington
Virginia
House
Clifton A. Woodrum
Bland
Woodrumn
Schulte
Indiana
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Congress
Rayburn
Lindsay Warren
North Carolina
Warren
Senators Clash Over State Home Guard Plan
Senator Johnson opposes a War Department plan to create state home guard units arguing governors could use them as political tools. The Senate Military Committee revisited its approval as CIO leader John L. Lewis urged keeping units under national guard regulations. The bill would allow the secretary of war to supply arms while state control of the troops remains.
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Washington
Johnson
D-Cole
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Military Committee
Sheppard
D-Tex
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
National Guard
House Military Committee
Secretary of War
Home Guards
For Sale Store General Merchandise in Gore Virginia
Classified notice advertises a for sale store of general merchandise in Gore Virginia. Inquiries are to be directed to Myrtle Garvin. Public notice dated September 21 with page reference 1p 31.
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General Merchandise
Myrtle Garvin
Gore
Odds Are Heavy Against Snatcher
Washington reports the Lindbergh law has produced 185 solvings from 187 FBI kidnaping cases. Three-year-old Marc De Tristan’s abduction prompted federal watch as investigators pursue the suspect, with past outcomes including 24 acquittals and multiple sentences under the 1932 act.
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Washington
Marc de Tristan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
FBI
de Tristan
Hillsborough
Calif
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell, N. J
Army Officers Plane Missing Over Marshy Coastal Route
Brigadier General Francis W. Honeycutt and three others aboard a Fort Bragg observation plane vanished after 7:34 p.m. EST. A five-aircraft search from Savannah to Jacksonville found no trace due to marshy terrain and bad weather. Coast guard planes aided the effort.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Francis W. Honeycutt
Fort Bragg
Here
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Earl C. Ewart
General Honeycutt
Honeycutt
George F. Kehoe
Robert J. Schnitz
Coast Guard
Ewart
Radish weighs in at three and three quarter pounds in Clifton Nails garden
Clifton Nail displays a celery stalk sized radish weighing three and three quarter pounds at his brother Perry Nails store near Hayfield. Clouds of smoke from burned pine brush four miles southwest of Whitacre drifted five miles, causing fears of a fire. James F. Catlett, a Reynold's Store native, bagged over 30 squirrels during his two week vacation near Route 7. Harry McKeever adds a grand-daddy rattler to his Cross Junction collection. the snake, captured near Paris Virginia, has 19 rattles.
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Clifton Nail
Nail
Perry Nail
Hayfield
Ebenezer Road
West Frederick
Whitacre
James F. Catlett
Reynold’s Store
Here
Route 7
Catlett
Harry McKeever
Cross Junction
Paris
Blue Ridge
McKeever
De Tristan Abduction Ploy Delays Ransom Deal
Hillsborough California faces a ransom stalemate as the De Tristan family awaits contact from the kidnapper. Police withdrew at the family request five hours after three year old Marc De Tristan Jr was abducted from his nurse. A $100000 ransom appeared ready should negotiations resume.
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Hillsborough
Calif
Marc de Tristan, Jr
Marc de Tristan
Little Marc
FBI
de Tristan
James J. McGrath
de Tristans
Tsco
Count
Countess Marc de Tristan
Louis Shattuck Cates
Vast
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Mary Foley
Ater
Albert Williams
Nuaborhood
Miss Foley
Destan
Roosevelt Leads In Gallup And Tourist Straw Vote
The Roosevelt trend continues in a Gallup poll and a tourist straw vote at the George eo Headquarters building run by F. N. McCormick. In the past week Roosevelt has 103 votes to Willkie’s 74, boosting totals to 1,023 for Roosevelt and 935 for Willkie since the poll began August 1.
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Roosevelt
Gallup
George Eo
F. N. McCormick
Stodian
Willkie
Sale Daugherty Property Sept 28 1940 in Stat. J. adv
Two desirable small homes offered for sale as advertised in the Stat. Journal by trustees J. M. Steck and M. M. Lynch. Auction date noted as Sept 28 1940 with reference pages 9 18 21 25 26 1p 41.
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Daugherty
J. M. Steck
M. M. Lynch
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Sidi Barrani
104Th Engineers
Fort Dix
N. J
Uncle Sam
Oscar E. Weber
Minneapolis
Bandit
Weber
Wm. L. Kuhn
Bulletins
Vichy
France
Hanoi
Indo-China
Oldsmobile
Andersons
Potomac Handicap
Woodrum
State “Home Guard
Francis Honeycutt
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