City Eyes Special Meeting On December 9 For Sewage Options
City officials plan a special meeting Tuesday December 9 to discuss a survey report by Alexander Potter Associates on sewer improvements. Major Kard Messer supports the report. potential bond issuance may be authorized by petition to the Corporation Court. Three plans are outlined including northeast pumping to a remodelled plant, a gravity system to a new disposal site, and a citywide option at a new site.
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Kard Messer
State Board of Health
M. H. Klegerman
Alexander Potter Associates
Reardon
Corporation Court
Winchester
Messer
Winchester council limits public access to committee reports
City of Winchester adopts a resolution to withhold formal, written council committee reports until presented to the council or approved by the committee chair. The measure, urged by H F Byrd Jr and backed by an unformed committee, faces criticism for reducing public access to budget and governance information.
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Reardon
Common Council
Pia Walling
H. F. Byrd, Jr
the Star
Council
Byrd
Finance Committee
W. P. Anderson
Winchester
A. Lee Cobl
Mr. Byrd
Forty Villages Re-taken On Southern Front In Pursuit
Moscow radio reports bloody battles near Taganrog with forty additional villages recaptured on the southern front as German forces retreat toward Mariupol. Russian units press the pursuit with tanks and vehicles abandoned, German losses described as enormous.
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Associated Press
Moscow Radio
Taganrog
Rostov
Mariupol
City budget debate sparks citizen demands for transparency
Mr Winchester denounces a city council resolution as out of line with responsibilities to residents. He argues the budget concerns the people’s money and demands clear information, urging public interest in city affairs rather than hindrance.
Taxes overdue face 5 percent penalty after December
County Treasurer Harry L. McCann warns unpaid 1941 taxes incur a 5 percent penalty after December 5. Also promotes Willis Bicycle Shop with Xmas gifts and notes a bingo event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Thursday at 8:30 pm with a $100 door prize.
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Harry L. McCann
Sarah Zane
Thurster
Anderson property at 19 West Cork Street to be sold
Rhoda C Anderson will sell a brick residence and other buildings located at 19 West Cork Street in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday December 13 1941. The notice appears in the local legal notices column.
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Rhoda C. Anderson
West Cork St
Court House
Bingo Night at F. O. E. Home on Loudoun Street
A weekly bingo event is held at the F. O. E. Home located at 211 North Loudoun Street every Wednesday at 8 p m. The notice lists a recurring community activity for local residents.
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N. Loudoun Street
Tipsy passengers stall N W R R Cavalier in transit
In Bluefield West Virginia two drunken non paying riders delayed the Norfolk and Western Railroad fast passenger train The Cavalier for an hour last night. One man had his foot jammed in the stokers intake while both slept atop the coal tender. Police took them to jail.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Engineers Return to Home Stations After 1008 Mile Move
The 36th Engineers Regiment under Lt Col William N Thomas Jr moves with Sixth Army troops from North Carolina to Plattsburg Barracks New York in a convoy of hundreds of vehicles. The long trek covers 1008 miles as two echelons pass Winchester en route to northern New York and New England. The column includes Field Artillery Brigade 71st Anti Tank Battalion and elements of the 4th Armored Division with bridge equipment and other mechanized gear.
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36Th Engineers Regiment
William N. Thomas, Jr
Sixth Army
Winchester
Fighting Engineers
Plattsburg Barracks
N. Y
First Army
New York
New England
36Th Engineers
North Carolina
Quebec
Tist Field Artillery
1St Ordnance Company
4Th Armored Division
Strikes Halt Work On Cargo Ships In Delaware Yard
Wilmington Delaware December 3 The Pusey and Jones Shipbuilding Corp halted work on 22.6 million dollars worth of cargo ships for the Maritime Commission as some workers walked out over a union shop contract and wage adjustments. A company spokesman said yards would not open this morning with maintenance staff on duty. Union officials said the walkout involved the company’s employees.
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Wilmington
Del
Pusey and Jones Shipbuilding Corporation
Maritime Commission
Eta
Axe
Price Phnad. Joinedpany
Russian Hotel Band Plays Ancho rs Aweigh After Army Navy Battle
Kuibyshev note: a hotel band played a Russianized version of Navy’s Anchors Aweigh days after the Army Navy game. Captains Park and McCabe guessed at the tune’s meaning while the band leader said the music came from Moscow. Navy won 14 to 6.
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Kuibyshev
United States Army-Navy
Dick Park
West Pointer
Bob McCabe
the Hudson
Park
Navy
Moscow
Three Measures Proposed in House to Curb Strikes
The House considered anti strike legislation with three bills. The Dies amendment would deny NLRA benefits to unions with officers from the Communist Party Young Communist League or German American Bund. Ramspeck urged a 60 day cooling off and possible government takeover of a plant. Smith pressed a broader plan freezing open and closed shop arrangements and requiring financial reports.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Act
Communists Party
Young Communist League
Bund
Dies
D.-Tex
Marcantonio
Ramspeck
D-Ga
F. L
Vinson
D.-Ga
Naval Committee
Labor Committee
Smith
D.-Va
Thomason
Trailer Wrecks Kill 22 Sheep In Fog Bound Crash
Heavy fog on wet highways caused two vehicle accidents near Stephenson and Waterloo. A. L. Boyce of Harrisonburg and helper escaped injury as a livestock trailer overturned, killing 22 sheep and injuring others. earlier, Glenn Babington of Hagerstown crashed a van on Route 11, suffering multiple injuries.
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Stephenson
Glenn Babington
Hagerstown
Forsyth Company
A. L. Boyce
Hatrisonburg
Boyce
Waterloo
Fellowship Club Christmas Movie at Capitol Theatre
The Fellowship Club presents a Christmas movie event at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday December 6 with doors at 9 30 and the program starting at 10. Attendees offer new or used toys clothing or food and all door contributions benefit local families in need.
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Capitol Theatre
Fellowship Club
Roosevelt Question May Accelerate Pacific Crisis
Secretary of State Hull said a general Pacific settlement hinges on Japan accepting non aggression terms and Japan's reply remains awaited. President Roosevelt posed a simple question on Japan's aims in expanding forces in French Indo China, hoping to prompt a prompt Tokyo answer and perhaps avert a Thailand battle.
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Washington
Hull
Pacific
Roosevelt
Japan
Thailand
White House
Tokyo
Sumner Welles
Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Norfolk
A. B.C
Nazi Germany
Marshall Petain
Reichsmarshal Goering
Revenue outlook for 1941 may exceed 330000
Treasurer W A Baker told the council that actual revenue this year is likely to surpass the initial estimate by a sizable amount. He could not specify the 1941 surplus but indicated it may top 330000, allowing minimal use of last year’s 27950 surplus to balance the 1941 budget. The council approved several ordinances including permit requirements for structures over 50 and new limits on truck parking near churches and homes.
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W. A. Baker
Council
A. Lee Coble
Mayor Anderson
R. Frank Barr
Thomas Kremer
Brady Largent
Miller Streit
Mayer
Guards Mobilize In Dutch East Indies Defenses
Dispatches from Batavia say Holland has placed its army and navy on a war footing with troops in outer defense sectors likely Borneo Celebes and New Guinea as Japan operates from Indo China bases to threaten Thailand or the Indies. Secretary Knox in Washington said Britain plans fleet reinforcements at Singapore headed by the 35000 ton battleship Prince of Wales and another battleship.
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Dutch East Indies
Japan
Indo-China
Thailand
Indies
Batavia
Holland
Far East
Borneo
Celebes
New Guinea
Malayan Archipelago
Singapore
Javabode
Tokyo
Bangkok
Domei
Washington
Frank Knox
United States
Britain
Russians claimGerman rout expands as Moscow front thaws
Soviet dispatches report German forces driven back 12 to 24 miles on the Moscow front while Ukraine counter advances push the enemy from Rostov toward Taganrog and Mariupol. Berlin counters with claims of gains before Moscow as winter battles rage along the Sea of Azov and central front.
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Russia
Moscow
Ukraine
Rostov-on-Don
Heinz Guderian
Adolf Hitler
Donets
London
Hitler
Walther von Bracuchitsch
Mariupol
Novocheskassk
Rostov
Taganirog
Ewald von Kleist
Sea of Azov
Four hogs yield 1500 pounds near Berryville
City and county briefs report John Livengood slaughtering four hogs that dressed out at 1500 pounds near Berryville. Dense fog hindered travel last night and affected the Valley. Deputy DeHaven credits radio gear from the Board of Supervisors for aiding fugitive search and broadcasts to officers nearby.
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John Livengood
Berryville
Lewis Pidgeon
Frederick
Board of Supervisors
DeHaven
West Virginia
Over Eight Billion In New Defense Appropriation Approved
Washington reports the House Appropriations Committee approved a new defense appropriation totaling 8.243 billion dollars, chiefly for tanks and guns for British and Russian use. The plan raises defense authorizations since 1940 to about 67.99 billion, and tightens lend lease transfer flexibility while expanding weapons production. Gener al Marshall urged rapid production to assure Axis superiority and noted limited Russian-aid specifics.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Teachers To Hold Meeting Saturday
H. Denis Hoover, principal of Middletown High School and president of the Frederick County Teachers Association, announced that a general meeting of county teachers will be held in the courthouse Saturday at 10 oclock. Reports from state convention delegates will be heard and other business transacted. Executive committee meets at 9 oclock.
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H. Denis Hoover
Middletown High School
Frederick County Teachers Association
Christ Episcopal Church Women Plan Christmas Food Sale
The Women’s Auxiliary of Christ Episcopal Church will sell food at the church house on Pri. throughout the day to raise funds for church activities and projects.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Pri
Special Chicken and Turkey Dinners by Reservation
Tokes Inn announces special chicken and turkey dinners available by reservation. Dining option details and scheduling information are provided for patrons seeking advance bookings.
Friendship Fire Co Notice of Regular Meeting
Regular monthly meetings of Friendship Fire Co are set for Thursday the 4th at 8 p.m. with special notices and refreshments to follow.
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Friendship Fire CO
Thur. Dee
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Virginia
MR Winchester
Willis’ Bicycle Shop
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