Murder Victim Viola Nichols Found Dead in DC Basement
Mrs Viola Miller Nichols a 31 year old beauty salon owner from Winchester was murdered with a rolling pin in her Washington DC basement apartment around 3 30 this morning Her husband Edgar Nichols 29 was arrested and reportedly signed a confession Neighbors heard a disturbance and pleas for life before police arrived to find her dead
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Viola Miller Nichols
Winchester
Washington, D. C
P Street
Edgar Nichols
Metropolitan
Nichols
William Miller
Grace Miller
Opequon
Melvin Miller
Bernie Miller
Alice Heltzel
Nannie Hershman
Washington
Melvin
Bernie
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Hershman
Ols
Metropolitan Police
Agreement Imminent at Munich Meet
London reports Chamberlain Hitler Mussolini and Daladier will confer in Munich with il Duce as mediator. Hitler agrees to postpone mobilization 24 hours hoping for a peaceful outcome. Mussolini seeks to mediate German Czechoslovak dispute per Roosevelt note. Berlin warns of guaranteeing Czechoslovakia if Sudetenland is occupied. France hopes for peace, Prague braces for war. Grew asks Tokyo to urge peace from Hitler and Benes.
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London
Chamberlain
Hitler
Mussolini
Daladier
Munich
Il Duce
Rome
Britain
Roosevelt
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Cidar de Urkeoe
Grew
Japan
Benes
Europe
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Fuehrer
E.S.T
Simon
Jim
Japanese Column Severed in Central China Front
Shanghai dispatch says a Japanese column was cut off while advancing from Juichang through hills southwest of the Yangtze river. In a nine hour battle the Chinese claimed 1,700 casualties and the capture of munitions including four mountain guns.
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Shanghai
Juichang
Yangtze River
Central China Front
Winchester rally argues for voting and recalls bus trip
Mr Winchester urges citizens to vote tomorrow noting freedoms absent in some countries. He praises the voters of 8S V A who, after a midnight bus breakdown west of Clifton Forge, walked 5 miles to summon another bus, reached Lewisburg in time for breakfast, and won their game.
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Winchester
Clifton Forge
Lewisburg
National Guard Armory Vote Ad Urges Poll Attendance
A fragmented ad urges voting at the armory for the National Guard. It instructs readers to call 1490 or 9525 for transportation and notes a Safe Driver will call for you.
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National Guard
Phone Lineman Crushed By Pole
W. R. Crauswell a 28 year old Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company lineman was crushed when a pole broke while stringing wires in Clarke County near Berryville. He suffered a fractured pelvis and ruptured bladder and remained in very critical condition at Memorial Hospital after surgery.
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W. R. Crauswell
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
Cranswell
Alabama
Ray P. Curtis, Sr
Berryville
Mr. Cranswell
Warrior
Birmingham
Vote Tomorrow For Transport Assistance
A brief notice urges voters to request transportation to and from polls. A Safe Driver will call to arrange rides, ensuring access to the voting location.
Trustee Sale Notice Near Gore for 25 Acre Parcels
Public sale scheduled for Saturday noon at the court house by trustees. Auction covers the property of Lawrence Snapp, a 25 acre tract near Gore, including a potential filling station site. Sale set for October 1.
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Court House
Co S
Larence Snapp
Gore
Kindergarten Marian Duvall Opens Oct 3
Kindergarten Marian Duvall at 110 S Kent opens October 3 with registration due by September 30.
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Marian
Duvall
S. Kent
Winchester voters face decision on municipal building and armory
The editorial urges Winchester residents to approve a city owned building that would serve as an armory and a convention venue. Supporters argue the structure would preserve two National Guard companies and attract conventions, boosting local money and civic life.
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Winchester
National Guard
Morrow
Bond Election Due Tomorrow in Winchester
Winchester voters head to the polls to decide on bonds totaling 33 000 dollars for an armory project costing 60 000 dollars with 27 000 sought as a federal grant. Local groups and individuals publicly back the measure as the Junior Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce endorse the plan.
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Winchester
Star
Junior Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Danger Signal In Europe Blinds Voters In Two States
Albany dispatch reports voters in Pennsylvania and New York distracted by European crisis talk. Politicians shift focus from campaigns to war news as parties in Harrisburg follow Hitler and Grech details, shaping an anxious electoral atmosphere.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Albany
N. Y
Pennsylvania
New York
Republican
Democratic
Republican State Committee
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Prominen
Adolf Hitler
Grech i
Democratic State Committee
Adolf
Bund Declares Spy System By German American Bund
John C. Metcalfe of the Dies Committee testified that the German American Bund has laid plans for a sabotage machine and spy network to activate if the United States enters war with Germany. He said the Bund would use its Storm Troop force to staff the system and tied the group to the Nazi organization.
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Washington
John C. Metcalfe
Dies Committee On UN
Metcalfe
Daladier Pursues Peace as Munich Talks Loom
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier will meet Hitler, Chamberlain, and Mussolini in Munich for a four power conference to save European peace. France orders partial mobilization, boosting reserves to over two million as Germany and Italy press Prague. Ponchet carries last minute settlement proposals to Berlin.
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Paris
France
Edouard Daladier
Munich
Hitler
Chamberlain of Tain
Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Czechoslova
Andre Francois Ponchet
Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Daladier
National Union
Ickes Announces Nationwide Speaking Tour Dates
Interior Secretary Ickes will tour nearly all regions of the country from September 30 to October 21 to address public groups and discuss policy.
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Washington
Interior Department
Ickes
More Third Term Talk Flares As Speculation Becomes Life
Washington whispers in September 1940 about war in Europe and its impact on U S foreign policy and the economy. Talks center on Roosevelt seeking a third term if needed to sustain New Deal aims. Neutrality, trade, and farm prices loom as voters gauge a possible global conflict and its domestic costs.
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U.S
Washington
Sept
Europe
America
Ores
Roosevelt
Preparing For A Rush To America
New York reports a rapid homeward rush from war threatened Europe. U S lines move to evacuate passengers on ships with extra capacity including cars life-boats and provisions. Consuls abroad will certify excess lists for westbound sailings as liners seek to add hundreds of cots to berths.
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New York
Europe
United States Lines
United States
Hitler Agrees To Mediation On Sudetenland Demand
Italian circles report Hitler will accept Mussolini mediation to settle Czech crisis by October 1. A Communique cites Count Ciano and Lord Perth exchanging messages with Prime Minister Chamberlain’s government. Italy has begun quiet diplomacy as Roosevelt urged peace.
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Rome
Hitler
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Sudentenland
Il Duce
Chamberlain
Count Ciano
Lord Perth
England
Berlin
Great Britain
London
Roosevelt
Italy
Hungary proposes simultaneous settlement with German issue
Budapest dispatch reports Hungary submitting a new note to Czechoslovakia on minorities asking that Hungarian claims be settled at the same time as the German question. Also a classified ad seeks a good home for a medium terrier mix female dog about one year old, accustomed to automobile, contact phone numbers 41 or 1182.
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Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Propaganda Minister Hails Mussolini as Benes Faces Pressure
A propaganda minister praises Mussolini while declaring that Czech President Benes will be forced to honor his pledge. Commons applauded as British leaders vow talks with Germany in Munich to avert war, with reports on European conferences.
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Benes
Mussolini
Munich
Herr Benes
Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
Germany
Goebbels
Duce
Roosevelt Sends Personal Message to Mussolini on World Peace
Washington Bulletin notes President Roosevelt sent a personal message to Premier Mussolini aimed at preserving world peace. Secretary Early said the communication was private and would not be released textually, though it concerns peace efforts.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Early
U S May Observe Munich Conference Reports Circulated
Paris reports circulated in French circles that a United States observer would attend the Munich conference tomorrow. The U S embassy denied knowledge of any such arrangement.
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Paris
United States
Munich
Benes resignation denied amid Munich conference talks
Prague sources deny reports that President Eduard Benes resigned as Berlin government leaders move toward a planned Munich conference with Hitler Mussolini and Daladier. Goebbels urged calm, predicted an imminent peaceful solution while attacking Benes as an obstinate obstacle to resolving the German Czechoslovak crisis.
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Paris
Prague
Havas
Eduard Benes
Chamberlain to Meet Hitler in Munich Aiming to Avert War
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced that he Daladier of France and Mussolini would travel to Munich to meet Hitler. Hitler agreed to a 24 hour postponement of mobilization to allow talks, as Parliament heard of renewed peace efforts amid the Sudetenland crisis.
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London
Chamberlain
Daladier
France
Mussolini
Italy
Munich
Hitler
House of Commons
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