10000 Officers and Men of 28th Division Move into Area
The 28th Division including veteran units moves into the Winchester region for maneuvers that will run through December 1. About 10 000 soldiers arrive by bus and army trucks from Indiantown Gap Pa en route to Wadesboro NC with equipment by tractor trailers. The force is split into three major columns and one will quarter at Point of Rocks tonight.
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Winchester
Wadesboro
N. C
Indiantown Gap
Point of Rocks
Major General Edward Martin Leads 28th Division March
At the armory the 28th Division details a three column advance led by Major General Edward Martin. Column A includes the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade and 104th Cavalry with 650 vehicles moving through Basemen Harrisburg Chambersburg Martinsburg Winchester to Greensboro North Carolina. Column B follows via Harrisburg Gettysburg Hagerstown with a parallel route.
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Edward Martin
53Rd Field Artillery Brigade
104Th Cavalry
103Rd Medical Regiment
Harrisburg
Chambersburg
Martinsburg
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Roanoke
Martinsville
Greensboro
N. C
First Army
North Carolina
Lilesville
28Th Infantry Division
103Rd Engineers
103Rd
Gettysburg
Hagers
John Fosbrink Returns Home
Baltimore and Ohio freight agent John Fosbrink has recuperated at home after an operation at University of Maryland hospital. His condition improved but he will not resume regular duties for some time though he may work a few hours daily in the office.
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John Fosbrink
Baltimore and Ohio
University of Maryland Hospital
Winchester gun control debate and school safety push
In Winchester, officials consider stricter firearm controls as Chief Hollis seeks council authorization. The Winchester Gun Club offered to train interested persons, stressing safe handling and responsible ownership while praising local marksmen.
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Winchester
Hollis
Council
Winchester Gun Club
Juntry
Old School At Boyce To Be Strengthened
Clarke county officials abandon plans for a new 111 room Boyce school citing high costs and large funding needs. A state architect may visit. temporary auxiliary quarters could be added if enrollment warrants. A sinking fund from a 14 cent levy, about 7000 dollars, would cover repairs and future construction once sufficient funds exist.
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the Star
Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Board of Supervisors
Boyce
J. A. F. Robertson
Richmond
Robertson
Hyattsville Bank Messengers Are Robbed of 75000
Hyattsville Maryland September 25 bandits armed with shotgun and pistol robbed two bank messengers outside Prince Georges Bank and Trust Company. They fled by car with about 75000 in cash and two non negotiable cashier's checks. Loss insured says bank president T Howard Duckett.
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Hyattsville
Prince Georges Bank and Trust Company
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Ban
Mount Ranier
Washington-Baltimore
T. Howard Duckett
South Fork Bridge Set to Open October First
Riverton Virginia September 25 the new bridge across the South Fork Shenandoah River will be ready for traffic on Wednesday October 1. W E Smith superintendent of construction for the George F Hazelwood Company said today Mayor Frank Forsyth Jr of Front Royal has been invited to be the first to drive across. The bridge is one link of three new spans and once the highway department tees traffic over the new span work to remove the old bridge will begin.
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Riverton
South Fork
Shenandoah River
W. E. Smith
George F. Hazelwood Company
Frank Forsyth, Jr
Front Royal
Highway Department
Smith
Appointments Of Pastors At U B Conference End Near
The 142nd Virginia United Brethren Conference in session at the local church nears adjournment after morning reports from commissions on Stewardship Rural Churches and ministerial pension. Bishop Batdorf to lead closing sermon with stationing committee report read by Rev. Dr. J Paul Gruver.
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United In Christ
Batdorf
J. Paul Gruver
Martinsboro
Forest Racey
Verona
Carl E. Hart
Otterbein Brotherhood
United Brethren Men
Daniel A. Frazier
Board of Christian Education
Carl W. Hiser
Wade 5. Miller
Dayton, O
J. B. Showers
United Brethren Ministerial Pension Plan
S. C. Euck
East Pennsylvania
General Conference
Hall Roosevelt Dies After Long Illness at 50
Hall Roosevelt, 50, engineer, banker and transport executive, died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 5 a.m. The White House announced the first lady, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, was at his bedside. Born in France, he had been ill for months, after earlier hospital care in Poughkeepsie and subsequent Army treatment for World War II aviation service.
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Washington
G. Hall Roosevel
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Hall Roosevelt
Walter Reed Hospital
Fox Terrier Saves Family Fire Alarm Incident
Nelly the fox terrier licked his master Milton Bailey prompting him to wake his family in a third floor Baltimore apartment. Bailey 49 and wife 33 were burned while escaping after their exit was blocked. Boyce 16 aided by a passerby who raised the alarm. Nelly was revived at the scene and the couple was hospitalized for burns.
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Baltimore
Nelly
Milton Bailey
Bailey
Boyce
Windsors Welcome Tour Brings Massive Washington Welcome
The Duke of Windsor and Duchess visit Washington after meeting Secretary Hull and Roosevelt. Crowds roar a greeting at Union Station as officials welcome them with police protection and a busy schedule at the British Embassy. The couple plan to travel to Calgary tomorrow.
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Washington
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Hull
Windsor
White House
Roosevelt
Ronald Campbell
George T. Summerlin
State Department
Union Station
Buchanan Merryman
Washington, D. C
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Maimi
Bahamas
G. Hall Roosevelt
Windsors
Massachusetts Avenue
National Press Club
National Women’s Press Club
Duke
Calgary
Saskachewan
Bishop Candler Dies at 84 in Atlanta Home
Bishop Warren Akin Candler 84 retired Methodist leader and longtime church figure died at his Atlanta home after a ten day illness. Family was at his bedside as he had been unconscious for 36 hours. Candler rose from circuit rider to senior bishop and was a prominent national voice. He was involved in the 1928 presidential campaign and urged church unity.
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Atlanta
Warren Akin Candler
Brive
Candler
Bishop Candler Advocacy Continues on Page 2
The article notes Bishop Candler remains a central figure in ongoing discussions, with continued coverage expected on Page 2, Col. 7. Readers are invited to follow further developments in the continued report.
Resolution Offered to Repeal the Neutrality Act
Senator McKellar introduces in the Senate a bill to repeal the Neutrality Act shielding armed merchant ships and barred from combat zones. Roosevelt studies revision, Taft calls repeal warlike, Connally backs arming, House uncertain but Rayburn suggests favorable action. Woodruff labels the act a shell no longer enforceable.
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Washington
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Connally
D-Tex
Congress
House
Rayburn
Shell
Woodruff
R-Mich
Wodruff
Blockade Halts Mine Operations Across 42 Collieries
About 500 picketing hard coal miners blocked all attempts to reopen 42 collieries in southern Hazleton area. Two mines near Hazleton had reopened yesterday but gates were locked as 100 train cars rolled in. No violence occurred as workers stayed away while a mass meeting may seek terms from UMW president John L. Lewis to end the walkout keeping 22,000 idle.
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Hazleton
Dhes
Here
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Britain Loses Nearly a Million Tons of Shipping
Berlin reports that Britain has lost almost 1,000,000 tons of shipping since the Russian War began June 22. A German high command spokesman said British convoy system is slipping under a new and secret U-boat technique.
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Berlin
Britain
Dr. G. G. Sydnor in Critical Condition After Illness
Local hospital reports Dr. G. G. Sydnor, noted Presbyterian cleric, remains unconscious and critically ill after collapsing during Winchester Presbytery sessions in Berryville yesterday. Condition unchanged this afternoon.
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The
Star
G. G. Sydnor
Winchester
Berryville
Sydnor
Land Sale Notice for C. W. Hardy Property at Court House
The C. W. Hardy property No. 23 Kern Street will be sold at noon on September 27 in front of the Court House. The notice appears in this edition as a public sale item.
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C. W. Hardy
Kern St
Court House
Morgenthau Proposes 6 Percent Corporate Profit Cap
Secretary Morgenthau announced experts began drafting a bill to limit corporate profits to six percent. He aims to present the idea as a tax bill to the House Ways and Means Committee rather than as a rider to price legislation. He said the draft would be crafted to be as fair as possible to different businesses while acknowledging some hurts.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
House
Ways and Means
House Banking Committee
British Rushing Aid To Russia
London reports indicate British aid to the Russian armies is speeding to the eastern front. The RAF is now flying in the eastern front battles and British tanks may join the Russians against Germany. Observers foresee a German Crimea attack potentially up to four divisions.
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London
Leningrad
Crimea
RAF
Iran
Soviet Caucasus
Russia
Crieman Peninsula
Germans claim enormous losses in brutal battle for Leningrad outskirts
German dispatches describe fierce street fighting around Leningrad as Soviet tanks and cavalry charges push Nazis back six miles and reclaim two villages. A Soviet bulletin notes Timoshenko's forces countering at Gomel between Smolensk and Kiev to ease pressure on Ukraine. Nazis call the Red defense increasingly hopeless.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
G.erman
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Gomel
Smolensk
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Virginia allocates 4.35 million for state road work
The Virginia Highway Commission approved 4,348,880 for the current fiscal year and set aside about 8 percent in each district to cover cost increases. An additional 3,000,000 had been allocated earlier, with hearings planned for late 1942 and 1943. Specific district projects include Route 12 in Augusta, Route 39 at Lexington, Route 50 in Frederick, Route 55 in Shenandoah, Route 60 in Alleghany, Route 250 in Augusta, and pedestrian work in Covington, plus a 45,000 reserve.
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Richmond
Virginia Highway Commission
James A
Anderson
Augusta County
Paine and
Meadow Run
Rockbridge
Lexington
Hayes Run
Frederick County
Seeran
Shenandoah County
Strasburg
Lebanon
Alleghany County
Callaghan
Lone Fountain
Covington
Chestnut burrs signal comeback on blighted stump
A cluster of six burrs found by D. E. Dunlap on a chestnut tree stump near Winchester on the Orkeley Springs road suggests chestnut trees may be returning after a historic blight. The report notes limited growth in other mountain areas and recalls a long battle with the blight’s impact.
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Star Office
D. E. Dunlap
Siege of Leningrad Heats Up As Streets Turn To Battlefront
Soviet forces claim fierce counter-attacks slow German progress in Leningrad outskirts as Red Star and Moscow radio report heroic defense by Kiementi Voroshilov's army. German dispatches say troops press toward city center amid heavy losses and street to street combat. British plans to deploy tanks and RAF support loom as war continues.
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Kiementi Voroshilov
Red Army
Moscow
London
Leningrad
Peterhof
Gulf of Finland
Amherst Street home for rent in Winchester Virginia
A house and lot on Amherst Street are offered for rent to a desirable tenant. Applicants should contact R. Gray Williams in Winchester Virginia for details.
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Amherst Street
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Virginia
Notice to Fruit Growers Restricts Apple Intake After 7 PM
National Fruit Product Co inc informs fruit growers that the company will accept only apples already purchased and cannot receive any apples after 7 p m on Wednesdays.
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Wee , National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Public Sale Notice for Estate and Personal Property
Public sale scheduled at 10 a.m. for estate and personal property. The listing notes items to be sold at Fort Royal with set times and conditions. Comment notes indicate property details and participation terms.
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Royal
Ceva
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Hyattsville Bank
U. B. Conference
A the Wolf
United Brethren Churches
France
Gracie Hall Roosevelt
Fox
Bishop Candler
Dr. Sydnor
Treasury
Frederick
Staunton District
Andrew Jackson Cook
East Nee Street
Roof
Andrew
Toma
Leningrads
Benefit
Protective Force Co
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