Pittman Reveals Points of New Neutrality Legislation
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Pittman discloses provisions restricting American ships and travel in combat areas, with $50,000 fines and up to five years in prison for violations. Red Cross crews exempt. belligerent securities sale banned. credits limited to 90 days. presidential annual reports planned.
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Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Red Cross
United States
Roosevelt
French Fire On Siegfried Line In Haardt Assault
Paris reports French troops struck German positions in the Haardt mountains under heavy artillery fire aimed at main fortifications along the Siegfried line. Shells crossed the Rhine for the first time in days as German guns replied. fighting centered near Saarbrucken and the Lanter river with German and French positions tightening along the frontier.
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Haardt Mountains
Germany
Siegfried
Haardt
Vosges
Haardts
Pirmasens
Wissenbourg
Pad Tomes
Siegfried Line
West Wall
Saarbrucken
Saarbruecken
Lanter River
Rhine
Moselle
Paris
Haard
Western Front
Winchester calls for police radio to aid in robberies
Police vent frustration over a Turner filling station hold up by a trio and a woman. They argue radio communication would have allowed quicker capture, reducing a gun battle on Route 11 and trips to Van Wert Ohio. The alert broadcast spanned West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Novick ‘Transfer Company
Ags
The
Star
Priday
van Wert
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Postponed sale of business property on South Loudoun Street
The sale of desirable business property at Nos. 124 126 128 and 132 East side of South Loudoun Street has been postponed until Noon Saturday October 7. The notice is dated September 25.
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Busiess
South Loudoun St
Flower Garden Enthusiasm of Prison Wanes
In Lansing Kansas authorities disclose a 72 foot escape tunnel reaching near the prison wall with electric lights on its roof. Warden M F Amrine pins blame on leaders for smuggling in dirt to conceal the digging. Seven prisoners face punishment while at least a dozen may have been involved in the plot.
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Lansing
Kas
Stout
M. F. Amrine
Seeks Old Graves Photographs for Publicity in Winchester Area
The commission seeks photos of old and unusual graves in Winchester area cemeteries for publicity materials. Colonel Conrad invites tips on exact locations of notable monuments or tombs, including the grave of Abraham Hollings said to be killed by a buffalo.
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Winchester
Virginia
Conrad
Abraham Hollings
Bettina Heavier Than Billy Conn For Bout Tonight
Beacon reports Bettina holds a slight weight edge over light heavyweight champion Billy Conn of Pittsburgh for the title bout tonight at 10. Bettina weighs 174 1 2 pounds while Conn is 172 1 2. Conn, the favorite, came in about 2 1 2 pounds under the lightweight limit despite earlier reports of near difficulty making weight. He weighed 177 pounds a few days ago.
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Beacon
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Bettina
Conn
Van Wert Officers Capture Local Bandits in Robbery Case
Three suspects including Burt King Raymond Meyers and a woman Jerry Bennett were reported captured in Van Wert Ohio after a Thursday night robbery of a McKinley Turner filling station on National Avenue. They reportedly waived extradition to Virginia and faced possible death penalty in related Akron Canton standoff details.
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National Avenue
van Wert
Ohio
Winchester
Burt King
Raymond Meyers
Jerry Bennett
Virginia
Doctor Held For Wounding Editor In Benton
Benton Illinois September 25 A Benton physician Dr George W Gore is held in the county jail after shooting Carl Choisser publisher of the Benton Evening News Choisser an attorney and relative by marriage to Gore was defense counsel for Gore s son George W Gore Jr also jailed on a murder charge related to the physician s second wife Choisser was wounded twice in the stomach and once in the side and taken to Moore Hospital for emergency surgery Choisser a former state representative and former UMWA attorney was shot after a quarrel over Gore s son s defense.
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Benton, Ill
John Boscardin
George W. Gore
Benton
Carl Choisser
Benton Evening News
Public Square
Choisser
Nancy
Young Gore
Boscardin
Dr. Gore
young _ imines
Criti- Choisser
United Mine Workers of America
Ruby Ring Found After 55 Years at Hunter House Yard
The tale of ante bellum romance returns as a ruby ring buried at the old Hunter residence in Winchester is unearthed after five and a half decades. The ring links to a Polish diplomat named Radsminski and a pair of young lovers amid prewar gaiety and looming tragedy.
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Hunter House
Winchester
Radsminski
Bund Classed As Reserve In German Army
A former Reichstag member told the Dies committee that the German American Bund sought to form a Nazi reserve in the United States to be tapped by Adolf Hitler. He claimed the Bund acted as an official German representative and warned of a spy network among German organizations abroad. The committee planned to forward testimony to the State and Justice departments alleging violations of registration and espionage acts by the Communist party and the German American Bund.
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Adolf
Gerhart H. Seger
New York City
Germany-Amecan
Dies
Germany
Nazi Party
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House
United States
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Dies “Committee
State and Justice Departments
Communist Party
Naval Battle Rumors Hit Norwegian Coast
Reports from Algori Island and Oslo describe heavy cannonading off the Norwegian coast from early morning. Observers heard large calibre guns, noted German trawlers moving toward the coast, and hazy weather limited visual confirmation of ships.
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Norway
Algori Island
Oslo
Atlantic
Minister Faces Murder Charges in Daughter Slaying
Camden New Jersey September 25 a 42 year old minister goes on trial on charges of plotting the slaying of his own daughter to collect a 2500 insurance He is named Reverend Dworecki who allegedly urged the killing and whose estranged son witness testified Wanda Dworkecki 18 was strangled at a lovers lane with a rock and left by a road The reverend denied planning her death and claimed he was at a sick woman’s bedside in Philadelphia when the crime occurred.
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Camden
N. J
Samuel P. Orlando
T. Shevchuk
Wanda Dworkecki
Will
Wanda
Dworecki
Atri
Philadelphia
German submarine sinks British destroyer amid Western Front claims
Berlin reports the sinking of a British destroyer by a German submarine and notes eight French planes downed. The communique praises submarine warfare results and says engineering of a bombproof army HQ has begun somewhere in the West while signaling no peace steps via Poland.
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Robert F. Schildbach
Berlin
Courageous
Germany
Poland
France
Britain
Fred W. Scott Dies Suddenly at 77 in Virginia
Frederick William Scott head of the Scott and Stringfellow brokerage died suddenly at Royal Orchard in Albemarle county. He was 77 and had just returned from a New York trip. He served on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors since 1920 and was rector in 1930.
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Richmond
Frederick William Scott
Scott and Stringfellow
Virginia
Scott
University of Virginia
War News Censored for Readers of The Star
Readers are cautioned that war news from London Berlin Paris and most of Europe is subject to wartime censorship before transmission from Europe to The Star.
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the Star
London
Berlin
Paris
Europe
Talks on Hemisphere Protection at Inter American Meeting
Representatives from 21 American republics met in Panama to draft wartime policy. They planned steps to govern belligerent ships in American waters and considered a permanent inter American neutrality committee at the plenary session.
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Panama
Prisoners May Be Transferred to Alleviate Jail Overcrowding
Deputy Bob DeHaven announced transfers due to overflows. Several prisoners were moved to Berryville jail for temporary confinement as counts stood at 52 today and 54 last night.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Bob DeHaven
Berryville
German plane motor works crippled in raid on Friedrichshafen
Reports from Romanshorn Switzerland say bombs from French or British planes damaged a major German airplane motor factory during a raid on the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen last night. Berlin denied any air raid occurred.
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DNB
High Command
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Base
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Romanshorn
Switzerland
Germain
World War II Frontline Briefs From Europe and Moscow
Reports claim German factory output disrupted by air raids on Friedrichshafen while Bergen Norways notes a naval engagement in the North Atlantic. Paris says French troops strike Haard mountains as Berlin cites raids on Warsaw and eight French planes sunk. Moscow notes Neva River closure to foreign ships and British hazelside sunk amid Mussolini talks. propaganda leaflets also reported.
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Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Moscow
Neva
Travel Expenses Voted By Congress
The House approved 51 000 dollars for senators and 171 000 dollars for representatives in a special session measure granting 222 000 dollars for congressional travel to Washington. The action marks the first legislative business of the session.
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Washington
House
Congress
RAF carries out reconnaissance flights over Germany leaflet drop
Wartime bulletin reports new RAF reconnaissance missions over Germany yesterday. Planes dropped propaganda leaflets to Sweden, with five officers and a crew of nine aboard, sighted by the coast patrol.
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London
Ministry of Information
Royal Air Force
Germany
Navy discusses plan to send fleet units to Pearl Harbor for training
The Navy disclosed it was seriously considering sending fleet units to Pearl Harbor Hawaii for training while keeping the fleet based at California ports an official said.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
California
Polish Sub Surrenders Enter Swedish Waters
Sub Zbik, a 980 ton Polish submarine, moved into Swedish territorial waters today as tensions rise. The third such vessel to enter the area this week, it prompted swift diplomatic signaling and heightened military caution along the coast.
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Copenhagen
Sur
French collier Phyrne sunk off English coast
The government reported the sinking of the 2660 ton French collier Phyrne off the English coast. Destroyers moved to the scene as the crew of 24 reached shore in coast guard lifeboats.
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London
Government Today
Phyrne
Coast Guard
British info ministry sued over murder accusation statement
A legal action challenges a ministry statement alleging murder aboard a vessel with 32 men left adrift in small boats. The report notes possible hope of landfall but centers on accountability for the incident and the crew's fate.
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London
British Information Ministry
Ger
Air raid hits Friedrichshafen and Manzell area over Lake Constance
Searchlights swept Fried richshafen area at 8 15 p m as German anti aircraft batteries opened fire across Lake Constance. A second alarm at 11 p m followed. Swiss observers estimated 30 bombs with several direct hits on the factory. The raid aimed at Friedrichshafen and nearby Manzell. The Zeppelin works recently expanded to Manzell. It remained unclear if raiders were hit.
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Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Manzell
Zeppelin
George Heller Dies In Night In Winchester
Miss Annie Grim in Winchester received word of the death of George Heller in Baltimore. He was about 50, son of late SS and Mrs. Heller who ran a dry goods store on North Loudoun Street. He studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy and the University of Virginia and worked as an electrical engineer. He had lived in Baltimore with his sister Mrs. Hilda Ambach and was remembered by the Winchester community as a young man. On street found a white silk blouse. Owner may claim at 116 8S Stewart St.
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Winchester
Annie Grim
Baltimore
George Heller
Miss Grim
Heller
SS Heller
Loudoun Street
Hansbrough and Carter Builds
Shenandoah Valley Academy
University of Virginia
Hilda Ambach
Wanted Man House Cleaner
Help wanted notice seeks a man to clean a house for Mrs. R. Be. Byrd at 326 Amherst Street. The 9-23-1p-tf notice lists the job opening and location.
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R. BE. Byrd
Amherst Street
Stocker and Feeder Cattle Available Near Boyce and Clarke
I can furnish good quality stocker and feeder cattle. Some stock on Sprint Farm near Boyce and at my own farm on Salem Lane. Clarke can arrange to handle on contract. Call 57-W Boyce. References: Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co and Hugh L. Willoughby.
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Boyce
Salem Lane
Clarke
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust. Co
Hugh L. Willoughby
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