City to widen entrance on Fairmont Avenue work this afternoon
City engineer Jack Brandon says the city will finish its portion of the Fairmont Avenue work this afternoon. The project includes sewer and water lines and a rebuilt retaining wall. The state will lower the grade to match Route 7 and pave, with a steam shovel moving in soon.
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City
Fairmont Avenue
T Avenue
Jack Brandon
Winchester
Moorefield
West Virginia
Merchant Is Felicitated At Open Door Bible Class
J Henry Moling Sr a Winchester merchant and longtime member of Loudoun Street Presbyterian celebrated his 182nd birthday and 60 years in business. Friends gathered at his North Loudoun street store after a Sunday Open Door Bible Class service featuring a cake presented by Miss Sara Leatherman and a piano solo by Mrs. Leatherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Moling
Winchester
North Loudoun Street
Mr. Moling
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ake
Sara Leatherman
Hitler asserts self determination critique in Czechoslovakia row
Hitler appeals to Roosevelt and condemns victors for stripping vanquished nations of rights. He accuses Prague of Czechifying Sudetenland and says Germany bears no responsibility if further hostilities erupt, while praising Sudeten negotiations and warning against war.
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Wilson
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Puehrer
Pfehrer
Reichsfuehrer
Roosevelt
Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
President Ponders Hitler Plea Continues From Page One
The President prepared to present Cabinet replies to his peace message from President Benes Premiers Chamberlain and Daladier and Chancellor Hitler. Hitler’s reply acknowledged war would be devastating but argued it would not be Germany’s fault. Officials noted Hitler left room for negotiations before the October 1 deadline and cited his claim that 600,000 Germans left Czechoslovakia for starvation.
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Benes
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Daladier
France
Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt
Benés
Sudetenland
Prague
Americans Told To Stay In U S
War Department reports many Americans born in Europe who returned there for permanent or semi permanent residence after naturalization. The U S embassy in London urged Americans in Great Britain to arrange to return to the United States if possible due to the complicated European situation.
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War Department
Europe
London
United States
Great Britain
Charge Germans With Brutality
The article notes continued criticism of Germany’s actions toward Czechoslovakia and Hitler’s denunciation. It reports that Czechoslovakia and its president faced attacks while press and officials considered possible peaceful negotiations and a settlement.
Good Weather Favors Opening of Richmond Fair
Richmond opens the 1939 state fair amid a sunny cool day and a large schoolchild crowd. A candy booth fire caused minor injuries to Charles Phenis and Archie Johnston, with the carnival mascot bulldog also burned. Three pony races and fireworks are planned, with 4-H Day today and themed days through Saturday including Richmond Day and Farmers Day.
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Richmond
Clarence T. Riddick
Charles Phenis
Ellwood
Ind
Archie Johnston
Parkwood Ave
Carnival
Max Linderman
State Exposition
Northern Neck
Pint of Gin Found on Courthouse Lawn
An unidentified boy released from jail found a pint of gin in a paper sack under a bush at the courthouse. He carried it to the benches on the lawn where he offered the bottle to passersby. the bench emptied as the bottle was accepted without questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
France
London
New York
Deputy DeHaven
Dis
Laurens Jones
Shenandoah
Fox Patrol
Stephens City
Lions Eae
King Declares Emergency and Calls Up Air Force
London reports the Official Gazette published a royal order from King George authorizing auxiliary air forces for defense and declaring a state of emergency. An order calling up defense units in the air force appeared yesterday, with full emergency details released today as war preparations accelerate on civil and military fronts.
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London
Official Gazette
George
J M Cain Rites Set For Winchester Resident
J Mack Cain of 402 National avenue died suddenly at home Monday evening from a heart attack. Born March 23 1871 in Jefferson County West Virginia he spent boyhood there and later farmed in Clark County before moving to Winchester in 1927. He survived by wife Mary Eleanor Swimley and children Ralph A Cain Mrs Henry Bush Isabelle Harry and William all of whom attend services at Mount Hebron Cemetery after a 3:30 PM home service led by Rev Ronald S Wilson and Rev C Worthington Lowe. Pallbearers named: John Fishpan John Bromley John L Burns W L Poston Addison Withers Joseph Shenk George Baker Robert Smith.
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J. Mack Cain
National Avenue
Mr. Cain
Jefferson County
W. V
Clark County
Winchester
Mary Eleanor Swimley
Ralph A. Cain
Henry Bush
Front Royal
Isabelle
Harry
William
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ronald S. Wilson
C. Worthington Lowe
John Fishpan
John Bromley
John L. Burns
W. L. Poston
Addison Withers
Joseph Shenk
George Baker
Robert Smith
Phone Workers Are Sent North To Aid Storm Repairs
Seven construction and repair crews from Norfolk Richmond Lynchburg Roanoke Danville and Arlington were mobilized and left in fourteen trucks to assist storm damaged areas in New England. W N Teasley Arlington foreman will lead Virginia teams in New Haven Connecticut and J E Jordan Richmond will direct state crews near Worcester Massachusetts.
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Richmond
Telehone
New England
Tus Chacapeake
Potom Theac Telephone Company
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Danville
Arlington
W. N. Teasley
Arlington County
Virginia
New Haven
Pulaski Lands Big Hosiery Plant
Pulaski announces a new 150000 dollar plant to dry finish and process 2400000 pairs of women’s silk hose weekly. Thomas J. Wallner leads plans uniting Virginia Maid Hosiery Mills Wallner mills and Carroll Silk Hosiery Mills. Initial staff: 140, rising to 200. Construction includes steel and brick building.
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Pulaski
Thomas J. Wallner
Wallner Mills
Virginia Maid
Carroll
Hillsville
Fisherman Rescued After Fog Leads Freighter Tow in Pacific
In Astoria Oregon a fisherman named Alfred Berthelson misread signals during a Columbia River fog. He followed a freighter far into the Pacific until tuna boat crew spotted him and towed him ashore after his supplies ran dry.
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Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Alfred Berthelson
Pacific
Fine two in assault case at Kerns Pool Room
Richard Crisman and John Reardon faced reduced charges from felonious to simple assault. Crisman was fined 20 dollars plus 5.25 in costs, while Reardon received the same penalty after a judge ruled the dispute started with him. The pool room was sold under court order and will not reopen.
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Richard Crisman
Donald Weems
John Reardon
Kerns Pool Room
North Loudoun Street
Reardon
Memorial Hospital
Crisman
Weems
Pi Jhal
Treasury Ready To Aid Finance
The Treasury stated it is prepared for any situation and declined to elaborate. It noted that if England or France liquidated American investments, the government might need to devise orderly liquidation to prevent market demoralization. In early war weeks, borrowing could be difficult or costly, and it borrowed 800 million dollars on September 15 while boosting its cash balance to 2.5 billion.
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Treasury
England
France
Prisoners Ordered Out Of Town In Fortified Move
Eight men were ordered from the city and sent to Berryville to serve jail terms or face six months. James F. Malone Bert G. Miller John C. Ross Brownwell James Moore Henry Chandler and Jonathan W. Evans were among those moved. Dennis Dodson of Rappahannock County was later ordered to leave town after trespassing on the Baltimore and Ohio railway and resisting arrest. Carroll of Berryville was fined ten dollars and three dollars costs for speeding.
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Berryville
James F. Malone
Bert G. Miller
John C. Ross
Brownwell
James Moore
Henry Chandler
Jonathan W. Evans
Dennis Dodson
Rappahannock County
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Loudoun County
Carroll
Disagrees About Wired Windows In Roanoke School Bus Debate
Roanoke County Superintendent Roland E. Cook and State Motor Vehicles Director Marion G. Buttle clash over bus window wire. Cook defends partial window openings as safer, while Buttle cites hazards and transport safety concerns. Battie of the Virginia Association of Rescue Squads spoke at Salem.
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Salem
Roland E. Cook
Ronanke
Co! Marion
Buttle
Cook
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Battie
Virginia Association of Rescue Squads
Collection Grows Signatures of Notables For Library
The collector said he handed over additional signatures to the library today, enlarging a set first loaned July 1 for three years. He has asked for about 33 more notable signatures, with many governors and officials already provided or sending photos and autographs while one noted refusals including J. P. MORO and others.
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United States
J. P. Mor O
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
Hugo Black
United States Supreme Court
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Norman Thomas
Sheppard
Texas
Cordell Hull
Harry H. Woodring
Daniel C. Rover
A. Willis Robertson
Congress
Virginia
Floyd, Gibbons
New York
Homer Cummins
James A. Farley
Millard &. Tydings
Maryland
M. C. Townsend
Indiana
Charles F. Hurley
Massachusetts
R. B. Grinn
Rhode Island
E. D. Rivers
Jee
Martin
Washington
Haxman
Kansas
Happy” Chandler
Kentucky
Henry H. Blood
Utah
Teller Ammons
Colorado
B. W. Clark
Idaho
Frank Merriam
California
Cochran
Nebraska
Richard Kirman
Nevada
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Farmer
Miss Brice Starts Baby Snooks Impersonations
Miss Brice began her impersonations of Baby Snookia and ree Play Baby Snooks during a theater or radio program, marking a noted early performance in the character.
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Ree
Miss Brice
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Highway Department
J. H. Moling, Sr
Frederick County
Molin
Berk Timber
Casson State Park
Henry Baetjer and Company
Moling
Holmes Conrid
TE Gouwen
Puta
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Brad. St
U. S
Berlin
Northern
Virginia Power Company
FAI
CEN
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
N. Main St
J. M. Cain
Arce
Harry Hopkins
WPA
New Hotpoint
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Taylor Barr
George Radford
Dan Henry
C. P. McVicar
E. B. Co
F. Grove White
James Early
C. 8. Hartiman
Phil Glaize
Handley-Berkeley
Marshall Farmer
Handley Library
THE
America
Tro SA
Maceour
South Braddock Street
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