Fellowship Club announces sufficient funds for Christmas baskets
A survey at Fellowship Club Headquarters reports funds and supplies on hand to aid 3000 families on the Master list. Officials say no further funds are needed and baskets will be delivered Saturday in the county and Monday in the city, bringing cheer to Winchester and Frederick County’s needy.
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Fellowship Club
Winchester
Fredericks County
Fellowip Club
Stauses
County
Frederick County
Solicitor General Seeks Uphold of Federal Wage Hour Act
Washington December 20 Solicitor General Pointeurged urged the Supreme Court to uphold the federal wage hour law to prevent uneven competition. He defended the act against a challenge from Archibald B Lovett representing Fred W Darby lumber operator of Statesboro Georgia and several southern cotton mills. Lovett argued lumber manufacture is interstate commerce outside federal regulation.
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Washington
Solicitor-General Pointe
Fred. W. Darby
Statesboro
Southern Cotton Mills
Archibald B. Lovett
Savannah
Darby
Navy Cross for Captain Gainard Earned in Arctic Return
Captain Joseph A. Gainard received the Navy Cross for safely bringing the City of Flint home from Arctic operations under a German prize crew. Roosevelt praised his skill judgment and devotion to duty in the citation. Secretary Knox presented the award to Gainard, a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve.
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Washington
Joseph A.ard
City of
Flint
Roosevelt
Knox
Gainard
Naval Reserve
Axis Partners Reach Agreement On Commissions
Berlin December 20 Germany Italy and Japan agreed today on appointment of commissions under their three power pact for military collaboration against a new European or Asiatic threat. Officials called the pact a living organism and said personnel announcements would follow, signaling further cooperation prospects.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Youth Killed In Train Collision Near Radford
Walter S. Doyle about 20 of Pitry West Virginia was fatally injured in a collision between a Norfolk and Western shifting train and a hand car on the Hercules Powder Company property near Radford Virginia. Coroner Dr A M Showalter ruled the death accidental while continuing inquiry into possible responsibility.
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Christiansburg
Walter S. Doyle
Pittry
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Doyle
Hercules Pr Wder Company
Radford
A. M. Showalter
Montgomery County
Do camels store water in their humps
The camel stores fat in its hump, not water. The hump acts as a fat reservoir used as a fuel source on long journeys. The camel’s stomach holds water for short periods, within its several chambers.
British Ships Move in Adriatic as War Rages
Allied actions span Bardia bombardment and naval sweeps toward Bari Durr ad, with light ships sinking Italian supply vessels off Bardia. RAF raids strike Essen Bonn and Ruhr targets while Greece tightens grip on Italian advances along the Albanian coast. Diplomats report appeasement talks as Washington eyes a high command plan for defense.
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Bardia
Archibald P. Wavell
Germany
England
Ruhr
London Air Ministry
R. A. F. Flier
Essen
Krupp
Rhineland
Bonn
Valona
Admiralty
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Bari
Durrazo
Enal
Palermo Bay
Chimara
Klisura
Tepeleni
Rome
Berlin
Struga
Yugoslavia
Cairo
Seiged
Severe quake rattles New England and parts of New York
Shocks in Montreal and New England awaken sleepers and loosen ornaments. Property damage is minor, mainly cracked plaster and broken windows. Coast guards in Boston report strong shaking. Rev James J Devlin of Weston College Observatory calls the event a severe quake for New England.
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New York
Montreal
New England
Coast Guards
Boston
Custom House Tower
James J. Devlin
Weston College Observatory
Weston
Mass
Leet
Leahy Carries Roosevelt Note to Petain
Admiral William D. Leahy sails from Norfolk aboard a navy cruiser carrying a personal Roosevelt note to Marshal Henri Petain of the Vichy government. Roosevelt says Leahy is a longtime friend who will be aes gratissima to the marshal.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
France
Roosevelt
Henri Petain
Leahy
Norfolk
Petain
London Shelters as Air Raid Alarms Sound Again
Air raid sirens sent London citizens to shelter for a second night after a day of lone wolf attacks. The government reported a small number of casualties and damage to buildings. Daylight attacks showed some activity per a government communique.
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London
Soldier’s Ordered To Newfoundland
Washington reports a detachment of U S soldiers is ordered to sail for Newfoundland in January to garrison the new North Atlantic outpost. With barracks ashore incomplete the troops will live aboard the transport ship during the interim.
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Washington
United States
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Build Sixty Ships For Britain Ordered
Construction was ordered for two new shipyards to turn out 60 cargo vessels for the British merchant marine. After U S approval British representatives contracted with Todd shipbuilding in New York to build 30 freighters in Portland Maine and the rest in Richmond California. Estimated cost about 100 million dollars with possible extensions later.
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Washington
United States
Todd Shipbuilding
New York
Portland
Richmond
Calif
Christmas Real Estate Parade Promises Homes for All
An advertiser touts 4 homes and farms for sale with holiday charm. A 53 acre Route 11 farm near Winchester Virginia is praised for alfalfa yields, while a Clarke County fruit farm and a Jersey dairy property are offered. Tips mix humor and salesmanship aimed at households and couples.
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Ohio
Route 11
Winchester
Santa Claus
W. Va
Boyce
Clarke County
New Jersey
Mr. Green
Changes In Wagner Act To Be Recommended
A House committee report on the Wagner Act urges Congress to enact several amendments already passed in the House and pending in the Senate. It notes improved enforcement since replacing senior Labor Board officials and calls for removing a radical element from board personnel in Washington and the field.
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Washington
House
Labor Board
Congress
Senate
Eld
Wounded man Albert Snyder in serious condition in Cumberland
Albert Snyder of Doe Gully West Virginia is in serious condition at Allegany Hospital with a bullet lodged at the base of his brain and no operation possible. Trooper Charles Klug will question Snyder who refuses to explain how he was wounded. Morgan County officers say he was found wounded Tuesday night near George C. Roby’s home east of Paw Paw with no arrests yet.
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Cumberland
Allegany Hospital
Albert Snyder
Doe Gully
Morgan County
W. Va
West Virginia
Charles Klug
Berkeley Springs
Snyder
George C. Roby
Paw Paw
Churchill Pledges Broader Education for British Youth
Prime Minister Winston Churchill vowed that after the war advantages and privileges once limited to the few would be widely shared. He made the pledge at Harrow School during a Wednesday address in London.
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London
Winston Churchill
Harrow
Churchill
Tunney to Train Aviation Cadets
Washington dispatch reports former heavyweight champion James J. Tunney commissioned as lieutenant commander in the naval reserve. He is ordered to active duty as physical director and coordinator of physical education at aviation training stations in Pensacola Jacksonville and Corpus Christi.
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Washington
James J. Tunney
Marine Corps
Naval Reserve
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Fla
Corpus Christi
Texas
Virginians to Explore New Trade
Plans to send ten Virginia business leaders on a five week study mission to South and Central America to assess trade via Virginia ports will be proposed by January by the State Chamber of Commerce directors in Williamsburg. The committee, led by C. C. Cloe, includes Paxton Bottom Bohannan Kelley and others, with private funding and air travel.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Ane
Directorate of the
State Chamber
Williamsburg
C. C. Cloe
Quantico-Triangle
William McC. Paxton
State Port Authority of
Norfolk
Raymond B. Bottom
Newport News
Hempton Roads Defense Council
J.gordon Bohannan
Petersburg
State Port Authority
N. W. Kelley
Roanoke
Southern Varnish Company
Bureau of Force and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce of the
United States
The
American Union
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Chuck Roast
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
King George
Bristol
C. P. Radiophoto
George
F.D.R
Collier Trophy
U.S
Dr. W. Boothby
D. W. Lovelace
Capt. Armstrong
Adriatic
Athens
Bern
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Fernand of Brinon
Paris
Marshal Petain
National Defense Commission
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Britain
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Aviation
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South America
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Daniel
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Piccadilly St
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