British press cites murder as refugee ship sinks with 406 aboard
Reports describe a British refugee ship sunk in a storm killing 293, including 83 aboard en route to Canada. Survivors brought to a northern English port, 113 rescued at dawn. Story recalls stricken hours with explosions, lifeboat chaos, and a captain going down with the ship urging children to help themselves.
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Ted Press Ie
London
Verpool
Middlessex
England
Floyd Haines Praises C C C First Aid Squad
Floyd Haines assistant cashier of the Bank severed an arterial wound in his left hand while picnicking. He wrapped the injury with a napkin and drove two miles to the C C Camp No 3 first aid unit at Seytine Drive where he received care. He lost a large amount of blood during the ride and rested several hours before continuing home.
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Floyd Haines
Cc. Cc. C
Seytine Drive
Haines
Elliott Roosevelt Sworn in as Captain in Air Corps
Elliott Roosevelt son of the President was sworn in as a captain in the Air Corps. He will join General H H Arnold at Wright Field Ohio in the Procurement Division where his prior experience with the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce will aid his duties.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
H. H. Arnold
Air Corps
Wright Field
Ohio
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Case Up In Clarke
Clarke County circuit court set trial dates with two cases moved to November. William Johnson 18 of Boyce faces trial September 27 for alleged complicity in derailing a Norfolk and Western train. Isaac Smallwood charged with murder will be tried October 14 under bond with Frank Wray as counsel. An appeal by Illy Thomas is moved to November along with a $10,000 civil damage suit against the Norfolk and Western railway.
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Berryville
Circuit Court
Philip Williams
William Johnson
Boyce
Johnson
The
Commonwealth
Norfolk and Western Op Ae
Thomas
Norfolk and Western Railway
Willkie Urges Use Of Power For Northwest Development
Portland Oregon September 25 Wendell L Willkie called for using electric power from the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams to spur industrial growth and domestic use across the northwest He urged public distribution within transmission distance and suggested regions decide whether power should go to public or private systems and noted the federal investment of about 270 million dollars in dam development
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Portland
Ore
Wendell L. Willkie
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Northwest
Commonwealth and
Ee Corporation
Civic Auditorium
United States
Oregon
Dela
Sytems
School Is A Snap For Earl Allison
Sharon Pennsylvania report about Earl Allison Jr aged 10 who faces removal from school due to his father's anti vaccination stance. The father has been arrested seven times for not sending him to class and once served a 20 day jail term. The family recently returned from a California trip after the father vowed not to vaccinate.
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Sharon
Earl Allison
Earl
Allison
California
Road to Washington Highlighted by Midlburg Route
W. A. Ryan argues in a letter that a new road from here to Washington via Middleburg improves tourist access to the Shenandoah Valley. The highway is paved to Millwood with good dirt sections over Ashby’s Gap to Paris in dry weather. Motorists are urged to go straight into Fairfax Court House and onto Washington via Chain Bridge.
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W. A
Washington
Middleburg
Millwood
Ashby’s Gap
Paris
Leesburg
Fairfax Court House
Chain Bridge
Youth Conference at Grace Lutheran Tuesday Evening
The Rev. John Schmidt of Southern Seminary will lead a Youth Conference at Grace Lutheran Church Tuesday at 8 pm for Grace Church youths and nearby Lutherans. The event for Confirmands through 23 aims to explain the confirmation vows with a discussion and short address as part of over 200 such meetings in September.
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Grace Lutheran
John Schmidt
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Columbia
D. C
Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Church
Schmidt
Lutheran Church
Blacksburg
P. I
United Lutheran Church In America
Virginia Librarians Gather in Charlottesville October 4-5
The 1940 Virginia Library Association meeting will be held at the Monticello Hotel Charlottesville October fourth and fifth. Notables include Francis P. Miller Theresa Hodges Dorothy Watson and Meta Glass with tours of Alderman Library and Lane High School Library to precede a 6:45 banquet. Dr. Webb and Dr Metcalf will preside at the 9 o clock business session with Vernon Eddy noted as council member.
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Virginia Library Association
Monticello
Charlottesville
Francis P. Miller
House of Delegates
Theresa D. Hodges
Petersburg
Dorothy S. Watson
Roanoke
Meta Glass
Sweet Briar College
Amelia H. Munson
New York City
Columbia
8. C
Alderman Library
Lane High School
R. H. Webb
University
J. C. Metcalf
Kindaake School
Universah of
Kee
Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
Winchester
American Library Association
Virginia Association
Winchester Recreation Program Planned by Citizens
A Winchester program of community recreation is organized by a planning committee chaired by W. R. Baines. Activities will be held in the American Legion building with daily sessions from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 5 p.m. on weekends, subject to announcements and school hours. Playground activities are already in operation.
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Winester
W. R. Baines
Winchester
American Legion
Sps
Bonar Mts
German official recalls 1930s Düsseldorf kidnapping lesson
San Francisco dispatch reports German Consul General Fitz Wiedemann denying knowledge of Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich, named by the FBI as Marco De Tristan Jr.’s kidnapper. He cites a 1930s Düsseldorf case where Hitler ordered swift punishment, noting the kidnapper was beheaded eight days later.
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San Francisco
Fitz Wiedemann
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marco de Tristan, Jr
Dusseldorf
Fuehrer
Wiedemann
Duesseldorf
Hitler
Reception Centers Are Announced for Army Trainees
The War Department disclosed 13 reception centers for compulsory service trainees. Centers will issue equipment and uniforms and orient draftees for four to five days before assignment to units. Fort Dix New Jersey Fort Meade Maryland Fort Thomas Kentucky along with other sites will house up to 1,500 men each.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Second Corps
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Fort Dix
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District
Columbia
Fort Meade
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
West
Fort Thomas
Coast Guard Preparing For War Says Waesche Testimony
Rear Admiral Russell Waesche told a House subcommittee that the Coast Guard is being expanded to support wartime needs. He cited a 2.3 million dollar plan to upgrade the depot at South Baltimore Maryland for faster destroyer repairs and converting Coast Guard vessels for Navy duty. He noted the Navy asks for readiness and access to yards but cannot currently handle all vessels with its own facilities.
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Washington
House
Russell Waesche
Coast Guard
Navy
Waesche
Baltimore
Postponed meeting of the Jet Chorus announced
Andrew Babb said the Junior Board of Trade chorus meeting set for tomorrow night is postponed. Cards will be mailed to all members with the new date.
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Andrew Babb
Junior Board of Trade Chorus
Nineteen Sign For Aviation Course Expansion
Nineteen more people signed for the primary flying course today bringing total to 88. The program would operate under the Civil Aeronautics Authority and be directed by George Schecter of Valley Airways with a 50 non college student intake.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chamber of Commerce
George Schecter
Valley Airways, Inc
Shepherdstown
Collegians
Schecter
Sidney R. Dorsey
Vernon McClintock
Brooke Ettinger
G. Athye, Jr
Bruce Miller
Boyd Miller
Carl Friski
McKinley Tolliver
Calvin Fox
Herbert Schuller
Autopsy Links Md Woman Death to Knob-Headed Ham Mer
Essex detectives report the autopsy found a woman aged 25 to 30, about 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 130 to 190 pounds, died from about 15 blows believed delivered with a knob-headed hammer about ten days before her body was found. Police consider whether she was a housekeeper for a Dundalk area farmer. The description notes wavy black hair and a rounded facial type.
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Essex
William Feehley
Dorsey
Howard J. Malder
Peter
Dundalk
Kidnap Suspect Arrested After Bold River Rescue
A dramatic pursuit ends when Muhlenbroich redirects a stolen car with a child aboard and attempts to flee. Wetzel and local residents chase, confront the kidnapper, and the suspect is subdued amid gunfire and grappling as authorities secure the child unharmed.
Monster foray details and wartime damage reported
Berlin officials report 50.6 million pounds of bombs dropped since July 10 with factories damaged. London says 20 percent of gas and electric services damaged and food stores hit. Churchill plans 1,000,000 shelters and earplugs for Londoners. British fleet shells Italian positions on the Egyptian coast. Sid Barrani village razed after mine explosions. Egyptian premier imposes martial law while opposing war with Italy. Ribbentrop returns to Berlin for axis plans. Rome discusses US USSR Turkey and other nations. Japan gains permission to move forces in French Indochina to attack China from the rear.
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Berlin
Tistics
London
Britain
Winston Churchill
Reuters
Sid Barrani
Egypt
Hassan Sabry Pasha
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Mussolini
A. S
Giovanni Ansaldo
United States
Russia
Spain
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Africa
China
King Sees Much To Encourage Britons
King George VI spoke in a bomb secured palace telling Britons that England stands in the front line against Nazi invasion. He said there is much to encourage us as brave contingents from Allied forces arrive and the good will of those who love freedom grows.
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London
George VI
England
Hitler
Defense program would create hundreds of thousands of man-years
Washington September 23 paneeasd heard today that the Pew building of Naval vessels and aircraft for defense would create 456285 man-years of work during the current fiscal year. This estimate was submitted by A F Hinrichs acting commissioner of labor statistics based on appropriations for the fiscal year ending June.
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Ashington
Paneeasd
Pew
A. F. Hinrichs
Labor Statistics
Labor Statistics Commissioner
Lewis Nixon Dies at 79 in New Jersey
Lewis Nixon of Long Branch New Jersey a ship builder and president of Nixon Nitrat ion Works died at Monmouth Memorial He was a United States Naval Academy graduate who designed battleships Oregon Indiana and Mets while serving in the Naval Construction Corps
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Long Branch
N. J
Lewis Nixon
Nixon Nitration Works
Nixon, N. J
Monmouth Memorial On
United States Naval Academy
Oregon
Indiana
Mets
Naval Construction Corps
Legionnaires Open Annual Meeting
Continued from Page 1 list of attendees includes Armstrong of Chicago businessman Charles W. Crush of Christiansburg Va postmaster H Elwyn Davis of Pueblo Colo mortician Lynn A Stambaugh of Fargo NC Milo J Warner of Toledo Ohio Jack Crowley of Rutland VT Edward Scheiberlin of Albany NY Warren Atherton of Stockton Calif and Waring of Memphis Tenn all lawyers.
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Armstrong
Chicago
Charles W. Crush
Christiansburg
H. Elwyn Davis
Pueblo
Colo
Mortician
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Fargo
N. C
Milo J. Warner
Toledo, Ohio
Jack Crowley
Rutland, Vt
Edward Scheiberlin
Albany
N. Y
Warren Atherton
Stockton
Calif
Waring
Memphis
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Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Elliott Roosevelt Air Corps
Clarke
Willkie
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
of the Star
W.A. Ryan
Fairfax
Cheers
Johnne Davis
Davis
Bunceton
Missouri
Bank Party
Alfred
Henkel
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Shenandoah
Strasburg
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E. G Sir
Millison
Jn H. Copenhaver
Pennieweish
Harriet Dispanet
Lulu Rush
Gertrude Clevenger
Gas Sampsell
C. M. Smith
William A. Collins
Robert Glaize
Richard D. Gray
Handleyites
A. M. Jarman
Handley High
T.C. Wyndham
William Hi Gold
Wilbur Riley
Paul H
James Stine
Misses Grace Anderson
Dorothy Clarke
Mildred Richard
Madeline Rosenberger
Thornton Orford Wyndham
Confederacy
Andrew Jackson
Castleman’s Ferry
Snickers Ferry
Mr. Wyndham
Winchester Recreation Program
Vietion
Hero
Wetebl
River Pine
de Tristan
Muhlenbroich
William Gianatasio
Sacramento
Wetzel
Nara Owe
Ethel
Wetzels
New “Monster
Legionnaires
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Miller’s Hardware
Plymouths
Ford
Royalaire de Luxe
Baker
N. Braddock St
Anderson
Philco
E. Boscawen St
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