Britain at end of finance rope Morgenthau declares
Washington reports say Secretary Morgenthau told a House committee that Britain cannot commit to buy war materials in the United States without U S financial aid. He noted the Johnson Act limits loans to debtor nations and indicated Congress must act.
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Britain
Morgenthau
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Frederick Phillips
Treasury
England
United States
Congress
Treasury Secretary
Treasury Postoffice Appropriations
Great Britain
Hull
Speec
National Association of Manufacturers
Knudsen
Defense Commission
Roosevelt
Beaverbrook Warns Hitler Plans Invasion Of Britain
Lord Beaverbrook warned on radio that Germany is preparing to invade Britain by land sea and mainly air. He cited signs of feverish production and an immense air force buildup in early next year. He noted rising American deliveries and that by 1942 about 266000 American built planes would reach Britain. Britain’s own output in Aug to Nov doubled that of the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
England
Hitler
Britain
Rand
Europe
Civil Air Raid Casualties Reported for UK in November
London reports civilians in the United Kingdom suffered 4,588 dead and 6,202 injured in November air raids. The figures were released officially today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Definition of Democracy by Fred Winsor
Mr Winchester cites Frederick Winsor an esteemed New England educator who described democracy as recognition of a man’s worth in what he is and does rather than wealth or social status. He emphasizes character over social position in democratic value.
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Frederick Winsor
New England
Winsor
Progress On Route 50 Reconstruction Near Winchester
Approximately 60 000 cubic yards of grading remain on the U S Route 50 project between the Shenandoah River and Hill Top Inn about four miles east of Winchester. Pred M Yellett says grading is visible and could be completed quickly. An overpass over the Norfolk and Western has not yet started and no immediate plans exist for work to begin.
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Shenandoah River
Hill Top Inn
Winchester
M. Yellett
Norfolk & Western
Yellett
Nava
Senos
Baldridge Elected Director General of Festival
Tom Baldridge of this city was today announced as director-general for the fourth consecutive year of the fete association festival. H. Clay deGrange, president, made the announcement. Baldridge, general manager of Skyline Caverns at Front Royal, has served since 1938. Plans under way for the 18th annual festival in May in the Shenandoah Valley around Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Baldridge
H. Clay deGrange
Baldridge
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Fruit For War Relief Shipped From Winchester
Approximately 1 200 bushels of high grade apples were shipped from Winchester to New York City for auction to raise funds for four mobile kitchen units. Proceeds aim to cover relief costs while storage charges were canceled and transport provided by several local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
New York City
New York
Novick Transfer Company
Horton Motors
Spottswood Transfer
Deputy Sheriff Slain While On Fugitive Hunt
In Middlesboro Kentucky a gunfight with a suspect holding a Virginia warrant left Deputy Sheriff George W Fisher dead and Police Chief Charles H Minton and Patrolman Clyde Buchanan wounded. A 75‑strong multi‑state posse closed in on the fugitive in the nearby mountains as Minton remained in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Virginia
George W. Fisher
Charles H. Minton
Clyde Buchanan
Minton
Kentucky
Tennessee
Interstate Phone Call Rates Reduced in DC Maryland West Virginia
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies filed with the Communications Commission to cut interstate message charges by about 35000 dollars annually in DC Maryland and West Virginia. The new schedule takes effect January 15.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac
District of Columbia
Maryland
West Virginia
Communications Commission
Viscose Employees Donate Christmas Gift to Coventry
The American Viscose Corporation reports 2590 pounds sterling donated by 17 000 workers to aid bomb victims in Coventry England. Contribution came via voluntary gifts from plants in Marcus Hook Lewistown Meadville Parkersburg Nitro Roanoke and Front Royal. No solicitation used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
American Viscose Corporation
Coventry
England
Marcus Hook
Lewistown
Meadville
Parkersburg
Nitro
W. Va
Roanoke
Front Royal
Explosion in 7lement Fatal to Eight to Eleven
Cincinnati reports a pre dawn explosion leveled a three story downtown building injuring twelve and leaving three missing. Eight to eleven people died including eleven children. families of Schnetzer Smith Roy Morgan resided there. Firemen fought for hours to reach Joseph Koebbe among the rubble as a tunnel-like inferno trapped victims.
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Cincinnati
Joe Hughes
Hughes
Chris Williams
Frank Schnetzer
Hubert Smith
Raymond Roy
Jack Morgan
Joseph Koebbe
Dora Smith
Helen Schnetzer
Leonard
Edward Shearwood
Koebee
Koebbe
West Virginia Apples to Aid British War Relief
Five hundred bushels of first grade apples from the eastern panhandle will be auctioned in New York to benefit British war relief funds. West Virginia Horticultural Society president W. C. VanMeter announced the sale, with money to buy mobile kitchen units for England. Transportation donated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and local truckers, sourced from twenty Berkeley Jefferson Morgan and Hampshire County growers, will move the fruit.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Panhandle
New York
W. C. VanMeter
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Foods
British War Society
VanMeter
England
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
Hampshire
Gift and Bake Sale by Ladies of S D A Church
A charity event at 130 N Loudoun St across from McCrorys hosted by the Ladies of S D A Church to benefit church funds. The entry includes a note highlighting a bicycle prize from a Bicycle and Radio Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun St
McCrory’s
S. D. A. Church
Architect Tan MacCallum Moves to Braddock Street
Tan MacCallum's architect office relocates to 15 North Braddock Street effective December 17 1919 21 1p 31. The move consolidates operations and positions the practice at a historic downtown address with potential client access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan MacCallum
N. Braddock Street
Iron Wanted Now and Special Music at Mt View Tea Room
Iron and metal buyers seek scrap and ship iron at high prices by Winchester Junk Co located at 13 E Pairfax Lane. Special music performance by Webber and His Royal Hawaiians at Mt View Tea Room Wednesday night from 8 to 12 led by Clara Vincent.
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Winchester Junk Co
E. Pairfax Lane
Mt. View Tea Room
Webber
Clara Vincent
Fancy Apples Packed for Christmas Gifts
Butler's Packing House lists fancy apples packed for Christmas gifts and invites calls for orders or pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call Butler's Packing House
Violent Blast Traps Miners Near Beckley
A violent explosion in Raleigh Coal and Coke No 4 mine near Beckley West Virginia injures five workers and traps up to 14 others. Rescue teams from Kilsyth and Glen White search the slope as bureau of mines sends six rescuers and a car. Eight more injured miners are identified and treated at Beckley hospital.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Coal and Coke Corporation
Slope
Kilsyth
Glen White
Albert Wade
Ed. W. R. Yost
John T. Yost, Jr
Ernest Anderson
Saunders
Wade
Roy Hill
No. 4
Beckley Hospital
United States Bureau of Mines
G. W. Grove
Bureau
Evergreens Sell Rapidly In Winchster Holiday Trade
Evergreen and wreath sales report strong demand this season with prices steady. Charles N. Carter of Stephenson, selling from a car on North Loudoun Street, sold out on his first two days, noting abundant quality supply in Frederick County and a plentiful Maryland and West Virginia harvest.
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Charles N. Carter
Stephenson
Frederick County
Winchester
Carter
Loudoun
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Moderate Cold Weather Through December 21
Extended weather forecast for the Middle Atlantic States from 7 30 p m December 18 to 7 30 p m December 21 calls for generally fair conditions in the first half and snow in the north and rain or snow in the south in the latter half Temperatures start moderately cold, rise, then turn colder again at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Editor William K. Conway Dead in Car in Maryland
William K. Conway, 46, on the Washington Post copy desk, was found dead today in his car parked in the basement garage of his Silver Spring home. County medical examiner Dr. C. E. Hawks ruled a heart attack as the cause.
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Silver Spring
William K. Conway
Washington Post
C. E. Hawks
Petain Confers With Abetz In Three Hour Meeting
In Vichy on December 17 Marshal Philippe Petain met with German envoy Otto Abetz for about three and a half hours. The pair discussed France's general situation as security for a broader future, followed by a luncheon attended by French officials. Streets near the Majestic Hotel were closed for the visit.
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France
Philippe Petain
Otto Abetz
Havas
Charles Huntziger
Navy
Jean Darlan
Paul Baudouin
Majestic Hotel
Abetz
Nazis Admit Damage from Bombing Blitz Across Germany
Berlin reports British air raids last night killed 10 people and injured 50 in western and southern Germany while German bombers struck two unnamed British Midlands cities. Mannheim suffered a castle hospital and factory damage as Goebbels praised factory discipline at Blohm and Voss in Hamburg.
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Berlin
Germany
High Command
Mannheim
Rhine
Imaterial
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Blohm and Voss
Hamburg
Hambure
British seize three Italian forts as push on Bardia widens
Cairo dispatch says Musaid Sidi Omar and Sheffertanare forts fell west of the frontier as British reinforcements press toward the Libyan port of Bardia. Australian troops reportedly captured Italian trucks and a gun in a moonlit action. A separate communique notes renewed patrols on a large scale along the Kenya frontier in East Africa.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
Musaid
Sidi Omar
Sheffertan
Capuzzo
Comsmunique
Kenya
East Africa
Four Killed In Basel By Bombs
Basel Switzerland December 17 four people were killed and many injured in an air raid that damaged property. The Swiss government examined bomb fragments to identify the fliers and noted twelve bombs hit various city areas including the railway line. Basel, a major rail hub between Germany, Alsace and Switzerland, was thought to be mistaken for a Nazi target by British raiders.
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Basel
Switzerland
Basel Central
Violent R. A. F. Attack on Durazzo Reported
Athens reports a violent R A F attack on Durazzo Albania Italy's largest supply base. Twin Greek drives converge on the last mountain defense guarding Valona port on the Adriatic. Greek counter-attacks by Italian reserves fail to halt the advance through snow covered ranges.
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Athens
Durazzo
Italy
Albania
Valona
Adriatic Sea
Christmas gifts weave link to Winchester history in local notes
City and County Brevities recount gifts from home accepted by Brenda Carter, Roger and Betty Edmonds in Stephens City. Dr C R Anderson opened a bread board made from St Cross Hospital plank, 1136, with a silver cross. Dr Peter B Stickley turns 77 with family present. Arnold Fitzgerald seeks Morse code exams for operator status. A rubber plant adorns Stephens City high school, while Middletown students stage a 70-strong Pickaninny Jubilee minstrel at Community League tonight.
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Santa
Brenda Carter
Roger
Betty Edmonds
Winchester
Eng
C. R. Anderson
Edmonds
St. Cross Hospital
Blois
Luisa McCloud
Stephens City
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
Memorial Hospital
Middletown High School
Community League
Margaret Nestor
Britain presses Libya advance as Greeks push back
British desert forces push deeper toward Bardia in Libya as they encircle the town after seizing Salum and Fort Capuzzo. In the Balkans Greek forces claim two spearheads near Valona while Italian high command reports bitter combat. Laval reappears in Vichy for talks with Abetz and Petain.
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Britain
Libya
North Africa
Re A.F
Mannheim
Albania
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Bardia
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Salum
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Valona
Adriatic
British Isles
Laval
Philippe Petain
Vichy
Rev Mr McMurray Reaches Cape Town
The Rev J A McMurray D D has word from his son the Rev Armistead Murray that he and his family arrived at Cape Town South Africa on December 7 en route to their station Umutoto in the Belgian Congo for four years. The family sailed November 4 after a two year leave. The overseas trip included wartime nightly blackouts. Miss Charlotte McMurray arrived on leave and is staying with Dr McMurray on Washington street.
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J. A. McMurray
D. D
Armistead Murray
Cape Town
Africa
Umutoto
Belgian Congo
Mr. McMurray
Harlan
Nancy
John
Charlotte McMurray
Lubondai
Dr. McMurray
Washington Street
Fellowship Club Appeals for Christmas Donations
Officials of the Fellowship Club urged Winchester residents to donate cash to fund toys and other Christmas cheer items. Money is urgently needed and contributions can be sent to Fellowship Club headquarters or a worker will call for them. telephone number is 1333.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Winchester
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Beaverbrook
MR Winchester
Beverley
William Beverley
Viscose Corporation
British Yule Fund
Eastern Panhandle
British Relief Fund
Raleigh
Federal Bureau
Harry Sexton
Joe Saunders
John Dalton
Petain
Abett
Bulletin
Pierre Laval
I] Duce
Peter B. Stickley
Pete
Stickley
Evelyn Downing
Stephens
Arnold Fitzgerald
B. E. Rogers
Middletown
Baltimore
Arnold
M. H. Fitzgerald
Port Republic
Norfolk and Western
Strasburg Junction
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