No Vote On War Profit Limit Delayed By House Naval Committee
Washington April 17 The House Naval Committee declined nine to nine to suspend action for a month on a bill to limit war profits and regulate labor in war industries. Chairman Vinson pressed for a showdown while noting possible executive action. Meanwhile the Judiciary Committee opened hearings on anti trust prosecution of labor unions and a Ball bill proposal for government veto power over wage increases and plant seizures in labor disputes.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Shannon
D.-Mo
Sada
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ball
R.minn
Connally
D.-Tex
County News Budget Talks Point to 10 Cent Levy Cut
Frederick County Supervisors and School Board in a joint session debated the 1942 43 budget with a proposed 10 cent general levy reduction and a 6.18 percent raise for teachers. The county budget totals about 3950 83 with welfare at 29450 and school funding possibly 5 000 to 10 000 depending on state transportation funds.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick School Board
General County
County Boys To Be Inducted In Army
Six white selectees from the county depart Friday April 24 for Fort Seen Md. Included are Alton P. Ashby Clearbrook Clark Hig Me oe Carl W Miller Edwin William Reise Williams Hetzel Asbury Lewis and Dwight L. Penk house Opequon. Jen C Gant Stephenson and Seam Henry Brown of Clear They were sent to Fort Seen Md.
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Jen C. Gant
Stephenson
Seam Henry Brown
Clear
Fort Seen Md
Alton P. Ashby
Clearbrook
Clark Hig
Carl Ww. Miller
Edwin William Reise
Williams
Hetzel Asbury Lewis
Dwight L. Penkhouse
Opequon
J B T Members At Roanoke Convention
Winchester and Clarke county Junior Board of Trade members attend the annual State Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Roanoke with Oscar Ramsburg and Al Cox as delegates.
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Winchester
Clarke County
DeSoto comfort touted by Mason ads at local outlets
An advertisement promotes Mason's DeSoto for comfort and ease with local and long distance trips. It references awnings and a W. Armstrong Co at 39 E Piccadilly St and provides contact numbers 4643 and 4313 for related services.
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W. Armstrong Co
Dial
E. Piccadilly St
WAXI
Mason
General MacArthur In Full Charge Of Pacific War Effort
War Secretary Stimson announced at a press conference that General Douglas MacArthur holds full control of the strategic direction of the United Nations war effort in the southwest Pacific. The statement outlines MacArthur's authority over campaigns aimed at defeating Japanese invaders.
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Swashington
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Major Sutton To Inspect Company
Major Sutton of the Third Corps Area will inspect the company this afternoon at 2. The event is to take place under military supervision.
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Major Sutton
Sutton
Third Corps
Baptist Women Meet At Boyce Next Wednesday
The 44th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of Shenandoah Baptist Association will be held at Boyce Baptist Church starting Wednesday evening at 7 45 and continuing through Thursday afternoon. Mrs. E G Ayers of Winchester will preside. The theme Spare Not features Miss Eva Sanders from Ogbomoso Africa and Miss Lucy Smith from Shanghai who speak and discuss missions with moving pictures and a roundtable. Young people and officers join in the program with reports, a business session, and an annual election.
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Woman's Missionary Union
Shenandoah Baptist Association
Boyce Baptist Church
C. V. van Derlinden
E. G. Ayers
Winchester
Miss Sanders
Eva Sanders
Ogbomoso
Africa
Lucy Smith
Shanghai
China
Miss Smith
D. Kern
Young People’s Direct Martins
Alta Ayers
Elinor Bass
Front Royal
Dorothy Lollman
Bentonville
Oetenia
Jack Riber
Griffin Henderson
Luary
E. T. Clarke
Getting Ready For U. S. Offensive
Secretary Stimson said the army is nearing readiness for an offensive. He noted progress since Pearl Harbor and stressed that preparations for war remain as safe as possible while efforts move toward taking the offensive at the earliest practicable moment.
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Washington
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Ban on Inferior Fruit for Vinegar By-Products Warned
The FDA is poised to rule on apple grade for vinegar making and will limit worms soft rot dirt and other defects. Growers are urged to apply sprays to control codling moths and pests as restrictions may extend to canners and vinegar makers.
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
Virginia Pruit
Virginia State Horticultural Soc
Food and Drug Administration
The
Food Administration
Food and Drug
More Vehicles Licensed Than Year Earlier in War Time
Win seapets district reports 1942 licenses from March 15 to April 15 show 4876 passenger cars up from 4769 last year and 984 trucks up from 892. Revenue reached 82165.35 vs 79350.45. Mr Bell and Miss Mary Gail Cather thank tag buyers for avoiding last day congestion.
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Win- Sa Seapets
Andrew Bell
Winchester
Bell
Mary Gail Cather
Big Fortresses Fall to Soviets
Moscow radio reported heavy fighting as Russians claimed to take fortress after fortress near Demidovo 18 miles northeast of Smolensk. Frontline actions persisted between Lakes Ilmen and Ladoga near Leningrad with aims to lift the siege before thaw. Finnish radio noted renewed major operations on the Aunus isthmus between Lakes Ladoga and Onega with 2000 Russian deaths recorded Thursday.
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London
Moscow
Demidovo
Smolensk
Ilmen
Ladoga
Leningrad
Aunus
Onega
Hostages Executed in France in German Reprisals
German authorities report 35 hostages shot in occupied France as reprisal for attacks on German troops. A first group of 15 was executed, with follow up sentences noted in the dispatch from Vichy dated April 17.
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Vichy
France
R A F Attacks German Holdings Amid Fresh Bombardment
London reports a renewed RAF offensive against Nazi-occupied Europe with multiple waves of bombers and fighters striking northern France and targets in Southampton Le Havre Lorient and Holland. German defenses responded with anti aircraft fire and claims of aircraft losses.
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London
R.A.F
Southampton
France
Channel
English
Southhampton
Mary
R.af
Deal
Lorient
le Havre
Holland
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Germany
Dover Strait
Berlin
Winchester Game and Fish Banquet to Honor Local Leaders
About 200 people are expected at the second annual banquet of the Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association tonight at 8 at the George Washington Hotel. E Blackburn Moore and Garland R Quarles will be present. invited guests include State Senator B P Harrison, game authorities, farmers, and local residents. J Pinckney Arthur will be toastmaster and J R Brandon, the president, will give a brief yearly review.
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Winchester
J. R. Brandon
Play Bingo Fridays at South Hose Co
Friday night bingo event at South Hose Co with admission fifty cents. Proceeds support the firehouse activities. readers are invited to join for a friendly community game night.
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South Hose CO
We Lime B Snider and Son Notice
Fragments show a local business notice involving We Lime B Snider and Son. The readable text references a family firm and potential sale or legal action in a small community paper. Further details are unreadable.
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B. Snider & Son
Return of Laval Forces Shift in French Naval Power
Analysis asks if Pierre Laval’s return signals a rebuilt French fleet aligning with Axis power. If the fleet falls under Axis influence, naval strength would near parity with the Allies, creating a see-saw balance of sea control as illustrated by the diagram.
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Hitler
Pierre Laval
Central Press
Laval Moves Toward Power in Vichy Government
The Vichy regime cleared the path for Pierre Laval to assume power by delivering his resignation list to Petain. A Berlin radio report indicated Laval planned a cabinet with him holding key portfolios and Darlan named political heir. Reuters notes Laval sought friendly U.S. ties, while signaling future mediation efforts between Germany and the United States.
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VICHY
Pierre Laval
Petain
Mander
Berlin
Laval
Reuters
London
Zurich
United States
Vichy-Zurich
Germany
Darlan
Over 65 000 Prisoner Estimate From Bataan Campaign
The War Department announced that more than 65 000 troops and civilians including 16 generals were unreported for a week on the Bataan peninsula and were presumably in enemy hands. About 35 000 combat troops 5 500 sick and wounded and 25 000 civilians are included. Nurses evacuated to Corregidor April 9. American Filipino forces repel an attack on Iloilo Panay island as Japanese troops of about 8 000 land under naval gunfire and air bombardment.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan Peninsula
Bataan
Corregidor Island
Iloilo
Panay Island
Philippines Point
Iliolo
Capiz
Panay
Siloilo
Japan
City and Cow County Brevities Summary
Warant misread as operating license. Walter Poston of Summit Point treated for a fractured foot and owns a rare John Brown gallows photo from Charles Town. George W. Slonaker to host 100th birthday reunion near Capon Bridge on Sunday, April 26. E. A. Richard reports a lambing season record with 49 ewes yielding 100 lambs and many twins. Eddy Ritter encounters ivy mishap ending with a creature dispatched as claimed.
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Walter Poston
Summit Point
Memorial Hospital
John Brown
Charles Town
Frank Leslie
Poston
George W. Slonaker
Capon Bridge
Mr. Slonaker
E. A. Richard
Mountain Falls
Hampshires
Diplomat Leahy recalled as Laval rises in Vichy
Ambassador William D. Leahy is recalled from Vichy for consultation due to Laval’s rise and Axis collaboration signals. Mrs. Leahy’s illness delays travel. counselor stays in Vichy. Welles notes Vichy note rejected for German approval. Relations with Laval seen as no normal ties. possible rupture with Germany looms amid Laval’s fleet strategy.
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Leahy
Hitler
Washington
William D. Leahy
Vichy
Welles
Pierre Laval
Roosevelt
United States
France
Free Finench
Equator
Africa
Laval Laval
Germany
British Sink Big Italian Transport In Mediterranean
London reports a British submarine torpedoed and sunk a large Italian transport from a convoy in the Mediterranean. The ship was one of two escorted transports and was hit by two torpedoes, sinking in seven minutes.
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London
Mediterrane
Admiralty
Mediterranean
News Behind The News column moves to The Star
Paul Mallon Washington correspondent writes the daily News Behind the News on The Star editorial page replacing Gen Hugh S Johnson who died unexpectedly from pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday.
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Paul Mallon
Ashington
the Star
Hugh S. Johnson
Washington
Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association Call Notice
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association calls a meeting on Saturday night at 7 o'clock in the city. Taylor Barr serves as President and urges attendance.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Winchester Volunteer Men’s Asso
Taylor Barr
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M’arthur
Boyce
Shenandoah Union
U. S
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Gaston Henry Haye
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