West Virginians Likely Tax Reprieve as Budget Bill Moves
Charleston AP reports the West Virginia legislature nears repeal of the 1941 state income tax as a measure to relieve taxpayers of about 2.5 million dollars annually. The budget bill totals around 85 million dollars for the biennium as lawmakers adjourn and prepare for further action.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
House
Senate
Neely
Amos
Holt
D-Lewis
West Virginia House mulls Ross eligibility overholding state office
A Charleston committee opened a secret hearing to rule on Delegate W. Ross's eligibility after Attorney General Eston B. Stephenson ruled that the assistant state tax commissioner is not a lucrative office. Ross resigned from tax post. hearings cover three other delegates with past state jobs as possible disqualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
House
W. Ross
Mercer
Ross
Callinan and Hope
Kanawha
Eston B. Stephenson
Kanawha County
Haymond Alltop
Marion
State Labor Department
Lacy Neely
Fayte
State Liquor Control Commission
Doringer
D. Merion
Alltop
Neely
35 Meet Death In Plane Crash
Washington AP reports a crash off the Dutch Guiana coast killed 35 aboard a transport bound for Africa. Victims include Eric Knight and FBI figures Foxworth Haberfeld among 17 officers and nine crew. Cause under army board review. pilot praised as among the best.
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Africa
Dutch Guinea
Washington
Dutch Guiana
South America
War Department
Eric Knight
P. E. Foxworth
William Hudson
New York City
North Africa
United States Army
Harold L
Air Transport Command
Army
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Lovettsville
Maxim Gorky
Knight
Princess Pats of
Yank
Pleasant Valley
Senate Debates Indeterminate Sentencing And Related Bills
A four year old system of indeterminate sentences is attacked in the Senate by a bill to restore fixed terms under state parole. Senator Vickers urges judges be allowed to decide prison terms while companion measures expand probation for misdemeanors and allow certain courts to grant probation. Additional measures propose real estate licensing fees and broaden election contest jurisdiction to circuit courts. House and Senate bills address income tax repeal, airport funds, indictments in liquor cases, and adoption case probate authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Vickers
D. Payette
House
Eddy
Monongalia
Paull
Logan
Staan
Hardesty
Marion
Harmer
Harrison
Harrison County
Callahan
Ohio
Department of Public Assistance
Liquor Store Hours Curtailed in West Virginia
West Virginia Liquor Control commission ordered state stores to cut hours to 2 PM to 8 PM from 10 AM to 10 PM starting February 1. The measure aims to save over $200,000 yearly and reduce staff by about one third while shortages in liquor supply persist. Some outlets may close. up to 150 employees may be affected and workers urged to seek U S employment service war work.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Carl G. Bachmann
Hmann
Coma
U. S. Employment Service
Ore Ee
Mission Said
World's largest oil pipeline completed in six months
The 551-mile 24 inch Texas to Norris City pipeline is finished amid wartime shortages. Crews laid about six miles daily and set a 9.93 mile record in one day. The $35,000,000 line will ship 1.6 million barrels per day to rails for eastward refining.
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Norris City
Longview
East Texas
Rushi
Mississippi
Pestis
New York-Philadelphia
Petroleum Administra Lt
Comentiret
Army Replaces Marine Forces on Guadalcanal
Washington reports Major General Alexander A. Van dergrift turned command over to Major General Alexander M. Patch as the Marines cease fighting on Guadalcanal. Navy officials forecast further heavy combat as forces shift to new objectives in the Solomon Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander M. Patch, Jr
Hot Spot
Washington
Guadalcanal
Army
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Patterson
Solomon Islands
Axis Push Near Tripoli Forces Create Escape Barrier
Allied Tunisian headquarters report new advances by Axis forces in Tunisia as Rommel’s retreat toward Tripoli tightens. British Eighth Army and Allied air power shell forward, with German armored columns moving toward Ousseltia and coastal routes to shield the retreat.
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Tunisia
Rommel
London
Libya
Tripoli
Pont du Fahs
Ousseltia
Jurgen von Arnim
Col. Cartier
Henri Giraud
Dianet
Cairo
Tarhuna
Nefusa
Peggy Satterlee’s Mother Testifies in Flynn Case
The mother of Peggy Satterlee acknowledges Peggy once lived with a veteran RCAF flier Cap Owen Cathcart Jones in his apartment noting they were not exactly engaged. She confirms Peggy had lied about her age when seeking work and testifies about Peggy’s time on Flynn’s yacht.
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Las Eles
Peggy Satterlee
Errol Flynn
RCAF
Florence Satterlee
Cap
Owen Cathcart - Jones
Peggy
Flynn
Mickey June
Jerry Giesler
Sunset Strip
PAW Bans Tank Car Gas Deliveries to East Coast
The Petroleum Administration for War banned railroad tank car deliveries of gasoline to the Atlantic seaboard to free tank cars for fuel oil supplies. Thirteen east coast states and the District of Columbia must rely on gasoline by pipeline barge truck or other means. Deliveries now in transit may be completed.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration For War Today
Atlantic Seaboard
East
District of Columbia
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
OPA
OPA In
Official Reviews War Situation
Washington reports a bright outlook for the United Nations as Russian offensives threaten a winter line along the Dnieper. Rommel's forces may abandon Tripoli with hours to fall, while Tunisian air activity shows Allied planes holding a 2-1 advantage.
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Washington
Baltic
Caucasus
Ukraine
Dnieper
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
United Nations
Erwin Rommel
Tripoli
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Donets Basin Action Feared As Red Army Advances
Moscow reports the Red Army has moved within 20 miles of Voroshilovgrad and aims for the Sea of Azov to encircle Rostov and German forces. Soviet broadcasts claim over 500,000 killed and 200,000 captured on the front since late November, with Axis losses of tanks guns and planes, as Russian columns push through eastern Ukraine toward Kharkov and Rostov rail hubs.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Red Army
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Caucasus
Associated Press
London
Alexander Sherbakov
Moscow Soviet
Lenin
Axis
Moscow Radio
Ukraine
Kharkov
Byelokurakina
Urazova
Moscow-Rostov
North Caucasus
Stalingrad- Tikhoretsk
Bombers Sweep Northern France in RAF USAAF Raid
Swarms of RAF fighters and USAAF bombers swept northern France and the Lowlands without loss in raids on Caen Cherbourg Flushing and an airfield near Le Havre. Three German planes were destroyed. Bostons and Ventura bombers targeted Caen Le Havre airfields and Cherbourg docks. Spitfires aided with sweeps over allied and enemy ports.
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London
United States Army Air Forces
France
Caen
Cherbourg
Flushing
Lehavre
England
U. S
Tricqueville
le Havre
Air Ministry
Holland
Havre
Air Minist
Miners End 22 Day Pennsylvania Strike With Back to Work Order
Striking anthracite miners in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, return to work after 22 days as President Roosevelt orders an immediate restart. About 12 000 idle miners mostly resume, seeking a $2 daily pay raise and a 50 cent dues cut, with unions promising ongoing pressure for wage gains. Local meetings plan further actions as Exeter and Susquehanna locals consider new steps.
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Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
White House
Ken Early
Baby
Exeter
Susquehanna
Hugh Cavanaugh
Miners Seek Gas and Tire Plan in West Virginia
Labor and management officials in Charleston meet with OPA and ODT to establish machinery for adequate gasoline and tires for coal miners. Proposal calls for an industry wide labor management committee to form plant transportation committees at all mines, easing certification and allocation through the process. Percy Tetlow of United Mine Workers and E Teagan of the Charleston ODT weigh in as discussions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charelston
W. Va
West Virginia
OPA
ODT
Charleston
Thomas J. Schofield
Percy Tetlow
United Mine Workers District 17
Ist
Ims
E. Teagan
Charleston Odt
Stanley C. Higgins
New River
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AOS
Guiana
Foxworth
J. Edgar Hoover
Vilarold
Ieterble
Haberfeld
FBI
Buffalo
Algiers
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Oklahoma City
Hull
Hodson
Osmond E. Henryson
H. Lehman
Henryson
Prioon
Taylor
Mingo
Chapman Revercomb
Raymond Funkhouser
Mammoth
Bac
Secamel
Henderson Field
Munda
Bougainville
Vandegrift
Eddie Rickenbacker
Mareth Line
Mediterranean Sea
TALY
Esc Sciveret
Mareth
Maginot Line
Rommell
Rcaf Flier
Donets Basin
Key City 15
Leningrad
Ladoga
Donon
United Mine Workers of America
Susquhanna Collieries’ Company
Payne Coal Company
Westmoreland
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
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