Police Car Is Struck Twice In Running Gun Battle With Bandits
A car chase ending in a running gun battle left two bandits sought by police after robbing a station of 204 dollars. A stray bullet hit a local driver’s tire and two police bullets damaged the patrol wagon as officers pursued the Buick sedan. One woman in the getaway car fled as gunfire echoed along the Martinsburg turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Avenue
McKinley Turner
Winchester
Martinsburg
Carlton Manuel
Ernest Dove
Thre
Russell Booker
Gulf
Loudoun Street
Booker
Jartinsburg
Manuel
Dave
Dove
Submarines Sighted Off Alaska and Nova Scotia Reported
President Roosevelt said foreign submarines were sighted near southern Alaska and off Boston with no identified nation. The Maritime Commission was informed, sources unnamed but deemed reliable. Reports followed fishermen sightings and a Cape Cod air overflight as part of neutrality patrol exercises.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alaska
Boston
Maritime Commission
Canadian
Pacific
New England
Cape Cod
Drowns At Richmond U James Lupton 21
James Edward Lupton 21 son of Mr and Mrs Edward Lupton of 625 South Stewart Street died after a heart attack while swimming in the University of Richmond lake. Rites were held at the university chapel with university and local church leaders officiating and a student delegation to attend the Winchester services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Richmond
James Edward Lupton
Edward Lupton
South Stewart Street
Winchester
Lupton
Sarah Margaret Lupton
Salem
Theodore F. Adams
First Baptist Church
Adams
S. B. Cousins
G. B. Palmer
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
F. W. Boatright
Cousins
Apple Tree Saga Through a Nostalgic Spring
A reflective poem evokes dull nostalgia for spring and apple orchard scents. It imagines wintry trees, sap rising, and blossoms returning as lovers walk beneath bloom. The verse frames memory, renewal, and fruitage in poetic, period language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Taylor
M’cormick
Public sale of residence on West Leicester Street
A public sale is set for Saturday September 23 1939 at noon in front of the Court House. The brick residence of R C Green at 437 West Leicester Street and an unimproved lot 45 by 118 feet on West Leicester Street will be sold. Terms can be arranged to suit the purchaser. Auctions conducted by Dunn and Duvall.
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Court House
R. C. Green
West
Leicester Street
Leicester St
R. C. Gremm
Dunn & Duvall
French Attack On Saarbruecken Advances Reported
Peris Sept 22 French general staff announced a fresh drive against Saarbruecken with new maneuvers and guard skirmishes after a lull. Artillery active along the Moselle Luxem frontier as patrols probe German defenses south of Saarbruecken amid a heavy gun duel.
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Peris
Saarbruecken
Moselle
Luxem
France
Germany
Daladier
British Report An Air Victory on the Western Front
London reports a British government communique announcing RAF victory on 21 September in France with one German fighter shot down. The dispatch notes this marks the first official offensive on the western front and contrasts optimism over possible U.S. arms aid with caution against direct American involvement.
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London
Royal Air Force
Ministry of Information
France
United States Congress
Rooseve
Britain
Roosevelt
London Star
Congress
United States
Executor’s Sale at Court House Noon Sept 30
In front of Court House at noon on Saturday September 30 the estate of the late Mrs. Mary C Rhyan offers the home at 26 Valley Avenue. The lot extends to Braddock Street and is suitable for residence or business use.
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Court House
Mary C. Rhyan
Valley Avenue
Braddock St
Public sale for household goods at 316 W Leicester street
A public sale is listed for Saturday September 23 at 10 am of all household goods from a property at 316 East side of Loudoun Street. The notice references a sale in front of a business property on Loudoun Street and mentions rear Don’s Special Coffee as a product handled by J F Kremer & Bro.
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East Side
St. Loudoun St
Leicester Street
Hull Explains Parley Mission
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the inter American neutrality conference at Panama aims to assure internal concord and external security for hemisphere nations. He told the Pan American Union board that with a grim European war, nations must increase efforts to preserve civilized international principles and human dignity. Hull chairs the governing board and was the principal speaker in observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cordell Hull
Panama
Pan-American Union
Europe
Hull
Rummage Sale At 9 N Loudoun Street
A rummage sale is planned for tomorrow at 10 a.m. at 9 North Loudoun Street. Proceeds likely go to a local cause.
Democrats back neutrality limit at extra session
Twenty leading Democratic senators voted to restrict legislation at the special session to neutrality. The Democratic steering and policy committees adopted a resolution urging Congress to limit action as President Roosevelt pushes to scrap the arms embargo and adopt a cash and carry system. Republicans led by Hiram Johnson oppose arming warring nations, hoping to block U S entry into the European conflict.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
Maritime Co awards contracts for eleven ships
The Maritime Co. awarded contracts for 11 cargo vessels, raising total orders to 125 since starting merchant marine rehabilitation two years ago. Four ships will be built by the Shipbuilding Corporation in Birmingham Alabama at Pascagoula for 2,550,000 dollars each. Bethlehem Steel will build four at its Quin cy Massachusetts plant for 2,430,000 dollars each. The remaining three will be built by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrow Point Maryland for 2,140,000 dollars each.
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Washington
The
Maritime Co
Shipbuilding Corporation Birmingham Ala
Pascagoula
Bethlehem Steel Company
Quincy
Mass
Sparrow Point
Italy Protests Useless War in New Axis Outcry
Rome dispatch reports Mussolini aligned Il Popolo d Italia and Il Popolo di Roma condemn the ongoing war as useless. Editors urge France and Britain to halt hostilities or risk provoking Russia and a broader conflict, warning pacification requires firm mutual will.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Milan
Il Popolo D’italia
Prance
England
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Britain
Siegfried Line
Il Popolo di Roma
German Consuls in U S Arrive After War Declaration
German consuls and staff forced to leave Canada after Canada declares war on Germany have reached the United States. Erich Windels, consul general at Ottawa, is in Washington awaiting assignment. German Consul Eckener at Montreal is in New York and assigned to a Latin American post.
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Washington
Canada
Germany
United States
Erich Windels
Ottawa
Eckener
Montreal
New York
White House grounds closed amid fall cleaning
Washington September 22 reports the White House grounds were closed to all except those with business at the executive mansion. The White House proper may close tomorrow as part of fall cleaning. A voluntary Fascist militia in Albania was announced, to be led by Premier Mussolini as commander general.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Rome
Albania
Mussolini
Swiss Fails Fire Placed as French Warplanes Cross Border
Swiss military command reports two French warplanes crossed into Swiss territory near Basel and returned to France after Swiss anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft traversed the Porremtruy region two hours apart.
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White House
Berne
Switzerland
Basel
France
Porremtruy
British steamer Arkle reported lost at sea
London September 22 owners of the 1,567 ton steamer Arkle said the vessel is lost at sea and the crew has brought ashore, with distress advised from the sea incident as news reaches port.
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London
Arkleside
Admiralty
Bremen
International Threat of War: Global Struggles Move Ahead
AP reports 24 senators unite to block arms sales to warring nations as Roosevelt allies plan strategy. In Paris French patrols advance into Germany. in Bucharest pro Nazi Iron Guards executed amid Argesanu government push after Calinescu assassination. Berlin studies Roosevelt call while Warsaw resists and borders shift. British loss rumors and admiralty denial. French units occupy 80 plus towns in Saar Moselle area. Hungary begins interning thousands of refugee soldiers as Poland and Germany push border actions.
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Bucharest
George Argesanu
Armand Calinescu
Warsaw To Stay In German Hands
Berlin reports a German Russian pact allows German troops to withdraw west of a Demarcation Line along the Vistula and San rivers while Warsaw on the west bank stays German. Russian forces will hold eastern Poland up to the line including Lublin Luck Lwow Brest Litovsk Bialystok and Wilno as talks in Moscow continue.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Pissa
Narew
Vistula
San
Warsaw
Lublin
Luck
Lwow
Brezesc
Brest- Litovsk
Bialystock
Wilno
Wilna
Russia
Moscow
Drexel Family Leaves for Paris on Simplon Express
The Drexel family and staff depart here aboard the Simplon Express bound for Paris on September 22 as German forces sweep Poland. Embassy party sought refuge in Romania during the advance, with Gael Saistaba Poland and Anthony J. Drexel Kidale Jr. among those traveling.
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Gael Saistaba
Poland
Anthony J. Drexel Kidale Jr
Paris
Rumania
Amnion
Heavy Earthquake Hits Smyrna Turmoil Sees Major Losses
An earthquake at Smyrna Turkey caused heavy casualties and widespread damage. Reports say Smyrna and its surroundings suffered severe destruction with many buildings collapsed. Details from observers note significant property loss and displaced residents amid ongoing rescue efforts near Grimes.
Mass executions in Bucharest as Iron Guard purged
Reports say thousands of Iron Guard members were executed or shot across Romania after Premier Calinescu was killed. At Merkurea Ciuk 44 executions and at Prahova 32 were carried out, with mass arrests and ongoing cleanup of pro Nazi elements as German and Soviet troops moved near Romania.
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Bucharest
Romania
Iron Guard
Armand Calinescu
Iron
Merkurea-Ciuk
Prahova
George
Calinescu
Argesanu
Calines
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Poland
Aps
Sminahios
Geeam
Calinesen
Houls
Daladier Heads to England for Urgent War Council Meetings
Paris dispatch reports Prime Minister Daladier flew to England to meet Prime Minister Chamberlain for two urgent Allied Supreme War Council sessions amid wartime concerns.
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Daladier
Land
Chamberlain
Supreme War Council
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association Meets in Harrisonburg
Winchester dental professionals gather for the Shenandoah Valley Dental Association annual meeting at the Kavanaugh Hotel Harrisonburg on September 25 26. The program opens with a social hour and banquet followed by a paper on denture bases and palladium alloys. A Tuesday refresher course in children's dentistry directed by Dr. Walter C. McBride Detroit proceeds under the Virginia State Department of Health with society officers and committee members listed. Local dentists expected to attend include James A. Madden C Bruce Harlee Davis Orville Van Deusen and others.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
Kavaanaugh
Harrisonburg
Richard L. Simpson
Walter C. McBride
Detroit
Mich
Virginia State Department of Health
P. C. Spitzer
W. E. Armstrong
Staunton
W. H Wunder
Woodstock
H. E. Topping
H. L. Smith
B. Knight
F. McCluer
R. E. L. Strickler
Dan O
Soviets Reach Hungarian Border Frontline
Soviet troops arrive at the Polish Hungarian frontier near Rrosem Izo Hungary after advancing from the Polish Soviet border. They occupy positions along nearly 90 miles of the Hungarian frontier from the junction of the Polish Hungarian and Romanian frontiers.
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Rrosmezo
Hungary
Poland
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Vereczke
Drexel
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Turkey
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Potcha
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