Vast WWII arms and aid bill cleared by House vote
The House passed a record 32.97 billion defense and Allied aid bill 371 to 0 after four hours of debate. It funds munitions and two ships per day, totals for 1941 42 43 rise to 142 billion, and ships 786 this year 2 877 ultimately. It ends with calls for national unity and warns of a spring 1942 crisis in Japan and Europe.
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Answers To Cranium Crackers And Birthday Party
Answers to Cranium Crackers cover manganese use in steel lead and zinc by Missouri Bolivia produces tin and aluminum from bauxite. A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. Fletcher in Knoxville with about seventy five guests from Washington and Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. A Valentine themed cake and refreshments complemented the event.
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Survivors land at Norfolk after torpedoed ship sinking
Eighty three survivors from the Brazilian steamer Buarque were brought ashore at Norfolk Virginia after being in lifeboats since the Sunday torpedo attack off the Virginia coast. Reports describe a rapid sinking, seasickness endured by a five year old, and a tense rescue by Navy vessels.
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Adrian Ferreira
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John P. Dunn
New York
Pan-American Airways
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Fifth Naval District
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Buarque
Graciela Quana
Marie Louise
Caracas
Venezuela
Ferreira
United States
Belem
Brazil
Shive
Relra
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Navy
Weidinger Sees Wide Impact If Good Neighbor Gains Hold
Rev Dr John Weidinger told Kiwanians at the Francis Scott Key hotel that cementing Good Neighbor gains could yield far-reaching benefits. He argued South America is not a unified region, noted cultural distances from the US, and traced the policy’s roots to Wilson and Hoover. He highlighted Argentina’s leadership role and described regional views on democracy and US relations. Visitors included Linden Shenk and Robert Thompson.
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Mary's College
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North America
New World
United States
Weidinger
Latin America
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Hoover
South America
Inger
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Joseph Gilbert Hann
Linden A. Shenk
Arlington
Robert Co. Thompson
Towson
John Arstadt
Winchester
Charles Buchanan
Philadelphia
Penna
Melvin M. Engle
Club
Labor Union Fees Delays Fuel Carpenter’s War Work
A Red Oak Virginia carpenter told Senator Byrd he would rather give the government 85 than pay union fees to work on a Camp Pickett defense project. He complained unions levy large fees to employ workers and said he had not heard from Secretary Perkins about the matter. His son was reportedly in the war effort.
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Byrd
D-Vas
Virginia
Congressional Record
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Blackstone
Virginia Senater
Stimson
R. D Fuip
Perkins
Democratic traditions in Judaism addressed at Hood College
Rabbi Aaron Lefkowitz spoke at Hood College Brodbeck Hall on Tuesday morning, detailing two core democratic values: equality and liberty. He tied equality to Hebrew teaching of man’s equality before God and linked liberty to freedom from tyranny as a divine mandate.
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Aaron Lefkowitz
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County Tops State In Book Campaign
Baltimore area report shows Maryland first in the nation to finish its Victory Book Campaign quota. The state collected 200 volumes by day’s end, 182,000th book and 84,553 total from 23 counties, with Frederick County leading local counts at 52,667.
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Kent
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Frederick County
Clark T. Wisotski
Baltimore Area
Nazi ships hit London convoy off Norwegian coast in February 1744
Two German ships in a convoy off the Norwegian coast were struck by British bombs and an escort fighter. British air activity also targeted shipping along the Dutch coast with unclear results. German raids on East Anglia caused only slight damage.
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Norwegian
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East Anglia
Milk price rise driven by higher production costs says testifiers
At a Washington Agriculture hearing Paul G. Johnson and Harry B. Kanode urged a higher milk price, citing 25 to 35 percent cost increases for feeds, labor, and cattle. Consumers opposed any price boost, warning against artificial shortages and stressing low milk costs for nutrition.
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Harry B. Kanode
Adamstown
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Kanode
Frederick County
W. Paul Etzler
Henry Huffman
Woodsboro
Georgia K. Benjamin
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American Association of University Women
Maryland
Washington Market
William de Kleine
District of Columbia Defense Council
American Red Cross
Commission in U S Naval Reserve for M J Grove
M J Grove son of Mrs James H Grove West Second street was discharged from the Army after rising to technical sergeant and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U S Naval Reserve He is ordered to report for training at Quonset Point and previously served with the 115th Infantry in Baltimore The move supports an expanded plan to train 30 000 naval aviators with four universities to run embryo flier courses Grove was an outstanding athlete and student in college.
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James H. Grove
West Second Street
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U. S. Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
115Th Infantry
Baltimore
Lieut
Grove
Weinberg suit teeters as circuit court weighs verdict
In the circuit court on Tuesday Associate Judges Willard Woodward and Prescott considered a verdict in Leo Weinberg's 2500 lawsuit against Herman Weener. Weinberg also dismissed suits against Oscar Hirsch and William Rovin. Rosenstock counseled Weinberg. Newman and Zimmerman represented Weener.
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Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
Leo Weinberg
Herman Weener
Oscar Hersch
William Rovin
Weisberg
Hirsch
Mr. Rovin
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Philippine Hero Is Given Medal of Honor
Jose Calugas, a Filipino mess sergeant in the Philippine Scouts, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry on January 16 near Culis in the northeast Bataan Peninsula. He ran 1000 yards through shellfire to reorganize a gun crew and restore fire.
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U Boats May Have Base In Caribbean
The Aruba raid and Nazi sub activity prompt speculation that German U boats operate from a concealed Caribbean base within the Canal Zone defense perimeter. Army circles note the attack suggests a base as near as Dakar or West African shores, with further Caribbean forays expected to shed light in coming days. Also noted is a 1940 second quarter import of 165,194 pounds of stearic acid.
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