Supporters Claim 56 Senate Votes for Neutrality Bill
Supporters of the administration neutrality bill to repeal the arms embargo and bar American ships from carrying cargoes to belligerents claimed 56 Senate votes and planned quick movement. Opponents push for more votes, while Alfred E. Smith would speak for the President’s policy on Sunday evening.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
R.calif
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
King 8
Legion Urges 1,000,000-Man Army and Navy Plan
In Chicago on September 27 the American Legion called for an immediate program to secure raw materials for a sustained army and navy of one million men for at least one year.
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Chicago
American Legion
Remodeled Store Front Begins Window Installation
Julian Steele a Stephens City merchant and fire chief recently started remodeling the front of his store. He plans to install a large glass window after removing a porch.
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Julian Steele
Stephens City
Winchester Historians Question Washington Road Hogs Tale
Alfred C. Alspach, Lancaster’s youngest representative, spoke to the Rotary Club in Lititz noting George Washington once faced criticism for using roads in Winchester Virginia. He said Washington spent time on leisure, made no speeches, and introduced one bill, yet earned colleagues' respect.
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George Washington
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Winchester
Washington Lititz
Alfred C. Alspach
Lancaster
George Hypensaotor
Virginia
Alspach
Rotary Club
Washington
Glass, Ill Of Bronchitis, Is Now Improved
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, age 81, ill with bronchitis, was described as much improved after breakfast with relish. Tests found no complications though he had a slight fever. His secretary noted his high vitality in past wars and his resilience despite age.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Walter A. Bloedorn
Glass
Valley Doctors Will Meet Here
The Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia will hold its annual meeting at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 11 AM, closing with a luncheon. Dr. Frederick Gochenauer will give the opening address. speakers include Dr. B S Yancey on Argyria from silver proteins, Dr. Norbert N Linder on anesthesia in surgery, Dr. Charles Wainwright from Johns Hopkins on arthritis, and Dr. J B Cox on the pediatrician's role, with discussions led by Drs. H Grant Preston, James T. Rountree, and Thomas A. Gibson.
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The
Medical Association of the
H Grant Preston
Harrisonburg
Norbert N. Linder
Clifton Forge
James T. Rountree
Woodstock
Charles Wainwright
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
J. B. Cox
Waynesboro
Thomas A. Gibson
Winchester
College Professor Rotary Speaker At Tomorrow’s Meet
L. J. McElligott chair of the program committee announces Dr Otton F Frederickson of Madison College Harrisonburg Va will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow at 1 PM in the George Washington Hotel The speaker known to members for previous talks will outline the European crisis highlights and provide expert analysis for the audience.
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L. J. McElligott
Otton F. Frederickson
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Frederickson
Charles Coffman
Grand Jury To Be Convened In Frederick Circuit Court
A special grand jury was summoned to convene in Frederick Circuit Court on Tuesday October 3. Commonwealth's Attorney Burr P. Harrison said only minor cases are docketed at this time.
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Frederick
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Wanted Man House Cleaner
Advertisement seeks a man for house cleaning for Mrs. R. E. Byrd at 326 Amherst Street. The note is dated September 23 with a single line tag.
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R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
War News Censorship Prompts London Berlin Paris Alerts
The Star cautions readers that wartime censorship now applies to news from London Berlin Paris and most of Europe before transmission. Authorities restrict reports to prevent sensitive details from reaching the public.
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the Star
London
Berlin
Paris
Europe
Bandit Trio Ordered On To Grand Jury In Ohio Case
Peter Norbet Morrison Raymond Myers and Virginia Brandy of Canton Ohio were ordered to the Harrisonburg grand jury on charges tied to the McKinley Turner holdup at the National Avenue service station last Thursday night. Turner said a woman stayed in the car during the robbery which yielded about 200 dollars in silver cash and a 2 49 check.
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Virginia Brandy
Raymond Myers
Canton
McKinley Turner
Harrisonburg
Corporation Court
Grand
Bob DeHaven
Ward
Wisecarver
Peter Morrison
Peter Norbet Morrison
National Avenue
Turner
Myers
Morrison
Bert King
Pittsburgh
Donald Slayer
Ohio
Ohio Reformatory Ee
Woman Myers
British War Budget Raises Income Tax to Seven Shillings
London reports Sir John Simon announces Britain's first war budget increasing income tax to seven shillings per pound (35 percent) until March 31 and 37.5 percent for 1940 41, up from the present five shillings sixpence (27.5 percent). Tax levels apply to income above set exemptions, with single and married thresholds noted.
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London
John Simon
Britain
Hoboes depose king and elect Lazarowitz president
In Duluth on September 27 72 delegates of the Rambling Hobo Fellowship of America voted Jeff Davis out as king and installed Dr J Leon Lazarowitz as president They urged neutrality and called for a boycott of five aggressor nations Japan Italy Turkey Russia and Germany.
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Duluth
Minn
America
Jeff Davis
Hobo-Ology
J. Leon Lazarowitz
United States
Rambling Hobo Fellowship of America
Davis
Dayton
Cincinnati
Lazarowitz
Japan
Italy
Turkey
Russia
Germany
Stockholders Meet as Debts Cut on George Washington Hotel
The 15th annual stockholders meeting of George Washington Hotel Corporation reported progress in reducing its first mortgage debt from 325000 to 175000 on the George Washington Hotel and similar cuts on the Jack Hotel. President R Gray Williams noted Virginia hotel industry declines with reduced gross receipts though the year ending August 31 1939 still showed lower income compared to the prior year.
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George Washington
Jack
George Washington Hotel Corporation
R. Gray Williams
e@ corporation
Williams
Virginia
Rinker Trial Opens Defense Witnesses Testify
Front Royal Virginia September 27 witnesses for the defense testified in the Carlson Lloyd and Harry Rinker murder case charging them with the slaying of Charles H Steele a Reliance farmer last June The state contends the killing followed a dispute over pigs trespassing on Steele s clover field as testimony continues with aim of a verdict later today or tomorrow.
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Star
Front Royal
Carson
Lloyd
Harry Rinker
Charles H. Steele
Reliance Farmer
Rinkers
Steele
Commonwealth
John Downing
Delegation Seeks State Armory Grant in Richmond
A Virginia program offers municipalities grants up to 40 000 for armory projects. A local delegation led by First Lieut George F Miller met Adjutant General Gardner S Waller to explore funding for a proposed combined armory and city auditorium.
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State of
Virginia
Gardner S. Waller
Richmond
George F.miller
E. Blackburn Ren Burr P Harrison
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Ian Crawford McCallum
Bergdoll Testifies Of Two U S Trips And Hidden Gold
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the World War draft dodger testified in a general court martial that he returned to the United States twice from Germany and recovered 105000 dollars in gold hid before his arrest. He said his first trip was in 1929 via Montreal under the name Joseph A Mann and that he entered at Rouses Point New York stayed in Trenton New Jersey slept at his mother Emma Bergdoll home and then went to Philadelphia before sailing back to Germany in 1933. He described how he traveled and the method used to reenter the country.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
United States
Germany
Bergdor
Montreal
Joseph A. Mann
Rouses Point
N. Y
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Emma Bergdoll
Wynnefield Avenue
Grmany
Bremen
Bankers Confront Government Control At Convention
About 2,000 bankers heard H. Donald Campbell of Chase National Bank and Paul Readman of the American Research Foundation condemn government control of major financial functions. They warned against a war boom and easy credit and opposed nationalization of the credit system. Philip Benson of Dime Savings Bank urged labor management and government to rebuild the economy to meet European war strains.
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Seattle
American Bankers’ Association
H. Donald Campbell
Chase National Bank
New York City
Paul Readman
San Francisco
American Research Foundation
Philip A. Benson
Dime Savings Bank
Brooklyn
N. Y
Association
United States
Funeral for Mrs. Cornelia Davison Shade Near Siler
Final rites for Mrs. Cornelia Davison Shade who died at her home near Siler Monday night will be held Thursday. A brief service at the home will precede a church ceremony at Greenwood Methodist Church near Angers Store with interment in the adjacent cemetery.
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Cornelia Davison Shade
Siler
Greenwood Methodist Church
Angers Store
Sale of East Louden Street business property postponed
The sale of properties at 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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South Loudoun St
Lost money bag in Shenandoah Valley Bank area
A Shenandoah Valley National Bank money bag containing about 79 pounds in currency silver and coins was lost between Winchester Dr Cleaning Works at 210 South Braddock Street and 400 Avenue. A liberal reward is offered for its return.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester Dr
S. Braddock St
Avenue
London Denies Part Of Great German Ships Hit
London reports Churchill says a British squadron in the North Sea was attacked by about 20 German planes but no British ships were hit. One German flying boat was shot down and a crew of four were taken prisoner. The French front also reports heavy artillery exchange along the Siegfried line between Merzig and Saarbruecken.
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Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
North Sea
Churchill
Charles Forbes
Home Fleet
Churchill Had Spoken, Laborite A. V. Alexander
Germany
Paris
Merzig
Saarbruecken
Saar
Paltinate
Wissem
Hillidge Rites Set For Laura Grover Hillidge
Final rites for Mrs. Laura Grover Hillidge widow of B J Hillidge a Front Royal business leader and former mayor will be held Thursday at 2 30 pm in the Presbyterian Church Rev H W Shannon officiating. Interment will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery. She was found dead in her bedroom yesterday morning after missing breakfast. Warren County coroner Dr D M Kipps ruled death as deliberate after a lengthy illness.
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Front Royal
Laura Grover Hillidge
B. J. Hillidge
Presbyterian Church
H. W. Shannon
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Ribbentrop Arrives in Moscow for Talks Amid Pact Speculation
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop arrived in Moscow for discussions with Soviet officials. The welcome included a brass band and honor guard, signaling heightened diplomatic activity after the Soviet German non aggression pact. Daredevil speculation followed with other foreign ministers in town and a possible broader accord under consideration.
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Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Berlin
Ribbentrop
Vladimir Potémpkin
Balkan neutrals fear new pressure as war drags on
Wartime bulletins report Balkan capitals feverishly seeking ways to stay neutral amid growing regional pressure. In Bucharest officials push for stability while Berlin announces air force advances across the North Sea and Moscow hosts talks on Russian proposals with Estonian leaders attending.
German Troops Reported Advancing On Wissembourg Front
Advices say German troops attacked on the western front directly under French guns at Wissembourg near the elbow of the Franco German lines as reports reach today.
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Paermans
Switzerland
Wissembourg
Inter-American Neutrality Conference Action Report
Coastal Patrol Panama reports that the Inter-American Neutrality conference considered a matter today. No further details are provided in the surviving text.
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Panama
United States Fleet Conducts Secret Battle Practice
SAN PEDRO CAL Sept 27 Divided into two forces the United States fleet engaged in secret battle practice at sea to Gay More than 100 ships and 400 fighting planes participated in search and contact problems.
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San Pedro
Calif
United States
Gay
Warsaw Falls to German Forces Likely September 29
Berlin dispatches report the German high command announcing Warsaw's unconditional capitulation with a likely handover on September 29. Unofficial sources claim the city was handed over at 5 p.m., though no official confirmation was available.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Warsaw holds out as German siege tightens
Budapest dispatch reports Warsaw under brutal bombardment with 20 German planes. The Warsaw radio says the city is razed and civilians killed daily while defenders repulse land attacks. Food, water, and hospital destruction worsen a growing catastrophe. The announcer notes morale remains high and aid from allies is hoped.
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Warsaw
Britain
France
Paris
London
Berlin
Sale at Court House of Lot Fronting Avenue Opposite School
At noon on Saturday September 30 the property of the late Mary C Rhyan will be sold in front of Court House. The lot fronts on Avenue No 26 and lies opposite the local school.
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Mary C. Rhyan
Court House
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