North Atlantic storm death toll rises as relief begins
The seven states and Washington mobilize vast resources after a hurricane leaving nearly 500 dead and 12 000 families homeless. Red Cross relief and health measures stem disease risk while 100 000 WPA workers, army and National Guard troops search for victims amid flood debris and looting fears.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
Washington, D. C
New York
New Jersey
New England
Red Cross
WPA
Army
National Guard
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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Westerly
Gilpin Named to State Highway Commission by Governor
Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce, former Clarke County delegate, appointed to the State Highway Commission by Governor Price. His term runs until July 1 1942, succeeding William H. East of Staunton. Photo.
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Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
Clarke County
House of Delegates
State Highway Commission
Price
Gilpin
William H. East
Staunton
Names of towns and figures in Czech German pronunciations
A list clarifies German and Czech names and pronunciations for towns such as Eger Cheb Pilsen Brunn Brno Karlovy Vary Pressburg Bratislava Austerlitz Budweis Hradec Kralove Zlin Prague Praha and terms like Sudeten and people including Benes Skoda Bata and Henlein with guidance on local pronunciations.
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Eger
Pilsen
Pizen
Brunn
Brno
Berno
Karlsbad
Karlovy Vary
Pressburg
Bratislava
Austerlitz
Czech
Yar Slovkoy
Budweis
Budejovice
Budayoveetsay
Hradec Kralove
Haraditz Kral
Berchtesgallen
Berktesgaden
Benes
Vart Benesh
New Minister Here Tomorrow for Winchester Church
The Rev. L. G. Bridgers arrives in Winchester to succeed Rev. Millard J. Miller and will move headquarters to Martinsburg W Va. next week He is a North Carolina native and Shenandoah College graduate of 1917 with 16 years in Cumberland Maryland and Cumberland First Church service He is married with one son Robert who will be a junior at Handley High School The Bridgers family will occupy the North Avenue parsonage Wednesday.
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L. G. Bridgers
Winchester
Miller
George W. Stover
Virginia
Dayton College
Miami
Ohio
First Church of
Cumberland
Handley
Bridgers
Robert
Handley High School
North Avenue
Public sale of late Henry J. Russell property announced
Public sale of the late Henry J. Russell personal property including livestock and farm implements set for Monday October 3. The sale takes place three miles west of Berryville Winchester area. E J M Fishpaw is administrator.
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Henry J. Russell
Berryville
Winchester Oo
Berrye
J. M. Fishpaw
Admr
Securities estate of Shirley Carter sale
Notice of estate of Shirley Carter secured by Shenandoah Valley National Bank set for Saturday October 1 1938. See advertisement on page 5 for details of sale and terms.
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Shirley Carter
Shenandoah Valley
Nat. Bank Sat
For Rent Two Houses with 6 Rooms and Bath
Two houses available for rent each with six rooms and a bath. Newly papered and painted offering a splendid lawn. Apply to M. M. Lynch as of September 22 entries.
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Bath &Ach
M. M. Lynch
Dedication of Landing Field Begins Today
The dedication of the new municipal airport opens with flying exhibitions and stunts. Visiting pilots arrive including Potterhoff of Waynesboro Virginia flying a Pilgrim. Officials from Washington and Virginia slated to speak tomorrow with a reception tonight.
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Mr. Potterhoff
Waynesboro
C. M. Hester
Washington
U. S. Civil Aeronautical Authority
R. E. Steele
Richmond
State of
Virginia
Conduct Rites For Mrs Morton
Funeral services were held in Alexandria at 2 o clock this afternoon for Mrs Dora Ashby Morton wife of Rev William Jackson Morton D D retired Episcopal clergyman who died at her home on Fendall Avenue University of Virginia district native of Oakland Stafford County daughter of Powhatan and Dorothea Ashby Her mother born at Rose Bank Fauquier County and was sister of General Turner Ashby and Captain Richard Ashby both killed in Jacksons Valley campaign buried in Stonewall Cemetery
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Dora Ashby Moncure Morton
William Jackson Morton
D. D
Fendall Avenue
University of Vic
Morton
Oakland
Stafford County
Powhatan
Dorothea Ashby
Rose Bank
Fauquier County
Ashbys
Turner Ashby
Jackson
Richard Ashby
7Th
Virginia Cavalry
Stonewall Cemetery
Ere
Airport Prepared for Dedication Exercises
The airport and hangar have been completed and painted for dedication events this afternoon and tomorrow. Landscaping plans may be postponed to next year due to insufficient funds.
McGavocks Are Reported Safe After Atlantic Hurricane
Rev E Summers McGavock and his wife were vacationing in Nova Scotia when a North Atlantic hurricane struck. Bryan Stotler said a message from New Haven reported they were safe, with Mr McGavock noting extraordinary destruction. He is pastor of the Opequon Group of Presbyterian Churches.
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E. Summers McGavock
Nova Scotia
North Atlantic
Bryan Stotler
Nominations Conclude Next Week in General Elections
Washington dispatch notes party slates for the general election will be completed next week ending the primary surge. New York Republicans will name candidates in a Tuesday Wednesday convention while Democrats proceed Wednesday Thursday. House races in 11 states, Connecticut New York Rhode Island and New Mexico will pick nominees with a Louisiana run off also decided. Roosevelt’s role in campaigns sparks speculation on future involvement as interparty lines sharpen.
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Sama
New York
Senate
Empire State
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Mexico
House
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
George
Georgia
John
Mobilization by Czechs Opens as War Threat Grows
Prague reports Czechoslovakia mobilizing an estimated 1.5 million troops to meet German invasion risk. Six hours to raise the standing army from 180 000 as reserves rush to colors, trains reserved, nationwide excitement and defense preparations surge. President Benes and Premier Syrovy urge unity and total effort as the nation braces for conflict.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Republic
Eduard Benes
Jan. Syrovy
France mobilizes 270000 reservists as front towns evacuate
France called up 270000 reservists in a partial mobilization before general mobilization. Evacuation of Bouzonville began as authorities turn the town over to the army for Maginot line extension. Premier Daladier to fly to London as the situation worsens over Czechoslovakia Sudetenland. Evacuation and recall provisions apply to reservists released since October 1936.
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Taylor Henry Paris
France
Daladier
London
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Bouzonville
Saarland
Powers Line Up Allies In Geneva
Geneva, Sept 24. League of Nations discussions outlined how major European powers might align in a crisis over Czechoslovakia. Poland would stay neutral or ally with Germany. Hungary with Germany. Romania with France. Yugoslavia possibly neutral. Turkey against Germany as Soviet and French backing shape alliances.
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London
Maxim Litvinoff
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Hitler Memorandum to Chamberlain Seen Calming Peace Tone
Berlin report says Hitler's memorandum to Chamberlain at Godesberg appears conciliatory and outlines Polish Hungarian demands on Czechoslovakia as final stand. An informant notes those demands were not discussed and eight days are proposed for peaceful handover of Sudeten territory if agreed.
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Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Godesberg
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Sudeten
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France
Milan Hodza
Czechoslova
Glass Pushes Bigger Navy Budget Amid European Tension
Senator Glass of Virginia urged larger naval appropriations in light of European developments, citing National security risks and a Navy funding peak of about 616 million dollars this fiscal year. He called for cutting other federal expenditures and eliminating useless agencies, warning progress depends on lawmakers resisting rubber stamping.
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Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Virginia
United States
Germany
Congress
Sleeping Beauty Begins Fourth Year of Slumber
ERIE PA Sept 24 Sleeping Beauty Maxine Yarrington enters the fourth year of unbroken slumber on her fifth birthday Doctors diagnose sleeping sickness and doubt she will wake Nurses at St Vincent’s Hospital feed her by bottle and spoon While she can sit up occasionally and babble she shows normal heart and lungs and has never had a cold since admission.
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Sleeping Beauty
Erie
Maxine Yarrington
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chancellor Seeks Occupation deadline for German-majority Czech lands
The prime minister signals urgent talks with colleagues and hopes involvement will sustain efforts to resolve European peace issues. He trusts continued discussion can influence the fate of territories where Germans comprise over 75 percent of the population before October 1.
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Czech
International at a Glance
AP summary states Paris mobilizes 300000 men and has over 2000000 under arms while Prague moves 1500000 other nations prepare. British fleet sails as Daladier meets Chamberlain. Germany signals peace but demands rise. Czechoslovakia border patrols tighten as Sudeten tensions flare and border traffic falters across Europe. Poland seeks annexation of Czech areas amid fast changing frontiers.
Hitler sets terms for Czechoslovak frontier revision watch
European crisis heats as Hitler demands redrawn frontiers without German guarantees unless Hungary and Poland join. Czechoslovakia faces a Sudeten plebiscite plan while Britain under Chamberlain pushes for peaceful resolution before October 1. Military mobilization begins across Europe.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Hitler
Sudeten
Germany
Il Duce Rouses Rally With Fierce Italy Italy Might Push
Premier Mussolini spoke to a Fascist crowd in Belluno praising Italy’s past wars and vowing future conquests. He attacked the League of Nations and Czechoslovakia naming Geneva and Eduard Benes, drawing boos and catcalls for nearly four minutes. He claimed opponents across the Alps are too stupid to fight.
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Belluno
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations
Czechoslovakia
Geneva
Eduard Benes
Alps
Judges Open Season With Berkeley Springs Gridiron Clash
Under a July like sun Handley High School Judges and Berkeley Springs High School hopefuls faced off in the season curtain raiser at the local stadium. The Judges are favored to win the West Virginia tilt though the outcome remains uncertain. Full details to follow in Monday afternoon edition.
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Handley High School
Berkeley Springs High School
Weather outlook for week in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic
Washington reports a forecast for the week beginning Monday covering the North and Middle Atlantic States. Generally fair weather with a midweek shower period is expected. temperatures start near normal or below, rise to warmer by Thursday, then cool. Weekly average temperatures likely run above normal after Monday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
President Roosevelt Improves Says He Is Much Better
Washington September 24 President Roosevelt suffering from a head cold was said to be much better in May White House secretary Marvin H McIntyre told newsmen that the president would stay in the White House to hasten recovery and spend the day in residence quarters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Marvin H. McIntyre
White House
Keller in Lineup for Winchester Local Game
Bob Keller arrives in Winchester and will start at base for the locals in tomorrow’s game against Loudoun County All-Stars. His hitting promise and presence are seen as a potent factor for the home offense.
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Florrapefruit
Winchester
Loudoun County
Keller
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