Private Transport Proves Successful for Army Convoys
General Edward Martin praised the use of private vehicles for the 28th Division movement from Winchester to bivouac sites. About 4 000 soldiers of the 44th Division were to arrive from Fort Dix for maneuvers in North Carolina. Two routes were used, with few mishaps as columns moved via Buena Vista Paris Delaplane Front Royal Charlottesville and Appomattox.
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Maneuvers
North Carolina
Winchester
44Th
Fort Dix
N. J
Edward Martin
Martin
Eral Gregory
Point of Rocks
U. S. Route 11
Buena Vista
Portee
Front Royal
Paris
Delaplane
John Marshall
Charlottesville
Appomattox
Harry Messee
Robert Schlager
Convoy records show safety in Twenty-eighth Division travel
MA Winchester reports on the Twenty-eighth Division convoy from Indiantown Gap with 10 000 men arriving in Winchester. Only one minor injury occurred as more than 2 000 vehicles moved, proving convoy driving is safer than home activities when speeds and spacing are managed.
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Winchester
Indiantown Gap
Soldiers of 28th Division Long For Civilligee
More than 10 000 men of the 28th Division bivouaced near Winchester await maneuvers toward Lilesville North Carolina. Enlisted men prefer discharge after a year. many seek home to work. Officers and privates lament long service and share mixed views on army life.
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John R. Rhodes
Bud
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Lilesville
N. C
Indiantown Gap
Keystone State
O. K
Pennsylvania University
Oto
Pennsylva
Army
Beta Sigma Phi Convention Here in Winchester
Winchester will host more than 150 Virginia members for the Beta Sigma Phi state convention October 25 and 26 at the George Washington hotel. The Winchester chapter of 14 members assists with arrangements and events include dinner tea and breakfast with a postponed dance due to a shortage of men. The theme is Canadian Sisters and the active national membership stands at 252 with 1,170 chapters and 23,000 members overall.
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Winchester
Virginia
Beta Sigma Phi
George Washington Hotel
William Glaize
Dorothy Rice
Rodney Sirbaugh
Ben Belchie
Ed Molden
John Lamb, Jr
Glaize
Beta Sigma
Katherine Bradford
Vnce- Dent
Mae Burch
Secre
L. M. Allen
E. P. Browning
Abilene
Kansas
Walter W. Ross
Rice
Red Cross 31 Finish First Aid Class Graduation
At the Engine House last night the Advanced Red Cross First Aid Class of 31 members, taught by Taylor Barr Cecil Grim and George Reading, graduated after completing the Standard Course. Participants include residents from Winchester Boyce Bergville and Bergville areas, with many named graduates listed. The instructors will start an Instructor's Class on Monday night.
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Red Cross
Taylor Barr
Cecil Grim
George Reading
Victor Arthur
Thelma Barr
Mary Warden Boyd
Nancy Larrick
Elizabeth Massie
Betty Riley
Agnes Yount
Ada T. Oppie
A. C. Halvosa
George Hyde
Ruth McCann Gwen
Gaynel Reading
C. S. Riley
Winchester
Jessie Carpenter
Boyce
Lillian Lambert
Louise Langbein
Stella Moore
Bergville
Messrs. Lewis
Victor Carbaugh
George Dove
Gochenour
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Courtney Jones
George Jones
Richard Petrie
Herman Plumley
Godfrey Prelip
Harry Seabright
George —_ep Sumption
Joseph
Postcards Mailed by Soldiers Set New Record
More than 5,000 postcards were mailed last night by members of the 28th Division. Postmaster W Nelson Page noted only one card had an illegible address and none were missing postage. He called the record unusual.
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W. Nelson Page
Public Sale Notice at Fort Berd near Winchester
A public sale will be held Saturday September 27 at 10 a.m. featuring real estate and personal property located 3 miles east of Winchester on Fort Berd. Details appear on page 3.
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Winchester
Ft. Berd
All Local U B Pastors Return For Another Year
The 142nd annual Conference session of United Brethren in Christ ended with a farewell sermon by Bishop D Battlort and the stationing report by Rev Paul Gruver. All Winchester and Frederick county ministers were reappointed to current assignments and a long list of new appointments was announced across towns including Augusta Bayard Berkeley Springs Blairton Greensburg Broadway Cumberland Edinburg Elkton Harrisonburg Inwood Martinsburg Roanoke Shenandoah Sleepy Creek Staunton Toms Brook Westernport Winchester and more with church leadership figures P W Fisher J E Oliver and L C Messick among others.
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United Brethren In Christ
D. Battlort
Paul Gruver
D. D
Winchester
Frederick County
L. G. Bridgers
Leslie O. Shirley
Charles P. Walz
Reliance
L. C. Messick
West Frederick
Antioch
Elias A. Kessler
Augusta
F. S. Racey
Bayard
D. L. Newman
Berkeley Spring
E. C. Day
Berkeley Springs Station
F. G. Senger
Blairton - Greensburg
E. C. Bateman
Broadway
P. W. Fisher
Churchville
W. J. Westfall
Jones Spring
D. A. Frazier
Keyser
R. L. Brill
Lacy Spring
L. A. Racey
Manassas
Stanley Knupp
Martinsburg
C. W. Hiser
J. R. Collis
Mr. Horeb
Lloyd S. Bowman
Petersburg
J. E. Oliver
Pleasant Valley
George Widmyer
C. P. Walz
Riverton
Department of Home Mission
M. J. Miller
Wade S. Miller
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Dr G G Sydnor Dies Today At Charles Town
Dr G G Sydnor 76 retired Presbyterian pastor and Virginia Synod figure died at Charles Town General Hospital after a brief illness. He collapsed during a Winchester Presbytery session in Berryville and never recovered. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 p m from Charles Town Presbyterian Church with interment at Edgehill Cemetery.
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Charles Town
W. Va
G. G. Sydnor
Presbyterian Church
Virginia Synod
Sydnor
Winchester Presbytery
Berryville
Charles Town Presbyterian Church
C. Irving Lewis
J. A. McMurray
D. D
Winchester
Edgehill Cemetery
Halifax County
Giles and
Rebeck P. Royster Sydnor
Halifax
Hampden-Sydney College
Union Theological
Photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
A striking new photo on page eleven shows the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Taken by Frank Turgeon Jr a former local photographer now in Washington the image is published in the Washington Herald and the Winchester Star with thanks to Turgeon and the Times-Herald.
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Duke and Duchess of
Windsor
Frank Turgeon Jr
Washington
Washington Herald
Winchester Star
Turgeon
Times-Herald
Opposition to outright repeal of neutrality act reported
Washington dispatch notes opposition to McKellar's outright repeal plan. Administration leaders favor amended neutrality law allowing armed merchant ships and entry to watch zones while retaining munitions controls. Connally and Bridges signal support for modification. Roosevelt to consult leaders on next steps.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Congress
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
McKellar
Senate
Roosevelt
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Bridges
R-N. H
Trooper Williams Acted to End Traffic Hazard
The Associated Press quotes Col. W. M. Kemper that a telegram from H. B. Douglas says Trooper Williams halted a labor protest traffic jam after a conference with Capt. McDermott and Williams. The Governor's office investigated with the Motor Vehicle Division and local officers, who supported the trooper. The telegram appears to close the matter.
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Associated Press
Col. W. M. Kemper
H. B. Douglas
Winchester
A. F. of L
B. E.) Williams
E. J.) McDermott
Williams
Srotfice
Motor Vehicle Division
Douglas
A. P
Big Libel Suit Is Adjusted
Samuel L. Sargent, counsel for eight current or former New York Yankees players, announced a $3,300,000 libel suit against the New York Daily News and Jimmy Powers was settled out of court. He credited the Daily News and its lawyer with a splendid attitude. details remain undisclosed. The action stemmed from Powers 1940 August 18 article headlined Slumping Champs.
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New York
Samuel L. Sargent
New York Yankees
New York Daily News
Jimmy Powers
Daily News
Sargent
Powers
News
Little Prospect Of Rain In Area
Washington forecast shows mostly fair skies for the Middle Atlantic States with near normal temperatures and a cool start and end to the period from Sept 26 to Oct 1.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Reds Hold Foes On Volkhov Front as Prisoner Lists Grow
Soviet dispatches report fierce fighting near Novgorod on the Volkhov as Red Army repels German crossings. Berlin claims about hundreds of thousands of Soviet prisoners rise daily, with conflicting notices on Kiev and Leningrad battles.
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Volkhov
Associated Press
Novgorod
Leningrad
Volkhov River
Red Star
Ukraine
Kiev
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Cerny
Crimea
London
Hunan
Crimean
Perekop
Berlin
Probing of Film Propaganda Sparks Senate Clash
Senator McFarland challenged Chairman Clark to present to the Senate the case for continuing a Senate interstate commerce subcommittee probe into alleged war propaganda in films. He said he would urge the House committee on Un American Activities to examine the origin of charges that could stir racial prejudice and objected to questioning like Tobey’s about British mission hiring bans for Irish German or Jewish descent.
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Washington
McParland
Arizona
Tobey
R-N. H
Trish
McFarland
Surcouf Leads U Boat Repairs in U.S. Harbor
The 4,300 ton Surcouf the largest submarine in the Free French fleet was at Portsmouth New Hampshire for repairs under lend lease. Also at Portsmouth was the British submarine Parthian and the Burnham formerly the US destroyer Aulick, at Boston for repairs bringing total vessels in U.S. yards to 27.
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Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
France
Parthian
Burnham
U. S
Aulick
Boston
United States
Comptroller Issues Call for Bank Statements
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition statements of all national banks as of the close of business Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Washington.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Three Executed On Guillotine In Paris Courtyard
In Paris on September 26 three Communists were executed by guillotine at Sante prison courtyard. Adolphe Guyot leader of the Seine department Jacques Woog and former Deputy Jean Cathelas were put to death as the tribunal of state asserted French resolve against opposition and German reprisals.
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Paris
Tribunal of State
Sante
Adolphe Guyot
Seine
Jacques Woog
Jean Cathelas
Protest Filed Over Japanese Arrests in Indo China
French Indo China authorities protest to Japan over sudden arrests by Japanese troops in the colony. The note calls the acts an indisputable violation of French sovereignty despite prior Japanese guarantees and a recent protocol granting occupation bases in southern Indo China.
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Vichy
France
Japan
Asiatic
High school girls greet 28th Division convoy south
City and county brief reports say high school girls waved as the 28th Division convoy moved toward Beuna Vista for the night. The 44th Division is due this afternoon and gasoline deliveries totaled 21 374 gallons for the 28th with eight hour refueling and reserve tin can supplies.
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Handley
Beuna Vista
L. E. Armel
Staley
Fire started by kerosene stove explosion at Affleck residence
Firemen were summoned to the Bond and Valley Avenue home of William A. Affleck at 6 45 this morning to douse a kitchen blaze caused by a kerosene stove explosion. Mrs. Affleck was uninjured and volunteers from South End and Reuss companies extinguished the fire.
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William A. Affleck
Bond and
Valley Avenue
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