Navy communications chief claims Winds message intercepted
Navy official Safford testified before a Senate committee that a code named Winds Execute was intercepted before Pearl Harbor. He said the message was sent to his commanding officer then to the War Department and Roosevelt's Naval Aide. The panel noted Tokyo used weather codes East Wind Rain West Wind Clear North Wind Cloudy as prewar signals.
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Senate
Japan
Jeelange Noyes
Mat Safford
T Noyes
War Department
Roosevelt
Safford
Tokyo
United States
Britain
Russia
Pearl Harbor
A. H. McCollum
Far Eastern
Washington
Comdr
Alwin Kramer
Communications Intelligence Unit
Are
Kramer
Gaithersburg man found guilty of assault on game warden
Russell Ray Sirk of Gaithersburg Maryland was found guilty in Frederick County Trial Justice Court of assault and battery on local game warden F W Pingley. He was fined 20 dollars and costs with 30 days jail suspended. Pingley said Sirk's car struck a cow near his Northwestern Grade home around midnight. Sirk's companion Otis Preston Sirk of Woodbine Maryland was found guilty of drunk in public and fined 5 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Ray Sitk
Gaithersburg
Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
F. W. Pingley
Pingley
Sirk
Otis Preston Sirk
Woodbine
Bill to create Virginia State Apple Commission proposed
A bill to form a seven member Virginia State Apple Commission was introduced in the House of Delegates by Delegate W. F. Young and five other apple region lawmakers. The board would be appointed by the state agriculture commissioner from Virginia Horticultural Society recommendations to promote apple education advertising and research with funding from an excise tax on apples packed in Virginia. Tax rates set at 11 4 cents per bushel or 3 3 4 cents per bushel with the first 100 bushels exempt. violations would be misdemeanors. Supporters include Delegates Blackburn Moore Whitehead McCue George and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates
W. F. Young
Augusta
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Virginia Horticultural Society
EF. Blackburn Moore
Clarke
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
E. O. McCue, Jr
Albemarle
B. G
Rockbridge
T. F. George
Patrick
Pickets and Workers Clash at Philadelphia Plant
In Philadelphia on Feb 1 police were called to separate a fracas between pickets and workers attempting entry to a plant. Emil Dean and Jessica Rhine of the CIO union provided details. About 100 of 700 planned participants gathered to discuss a return and sustained minor injuries. no arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Emil Dean
Jessica Rhine
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers of America
CIO
Local 168
Newport News council race filings and county notices
Six candidates filed for the Newport News council seats ahead of the April Democratic primary. Gov Tuck to chair Virginia safety conference set for May 23. Richmond officials discuss education and veterinary school study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newport News
Paul B. Harrell
City Democratic Committee
Joyner and Gilmer Reappointed to Virginia Posts
Richmond Feb. 1 Governor Tuck announced the reappointment of Crawley F. Joyner Jr. as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and Henry G. Gilmer as State Comptroller. Joyner has led the DMV since 1942 after the bureau split from state police. Gilmer, from Wise County, had been Richmond loan agency manager for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation before his 1942 appointment. The move raises department heads named by Gov. Tuck to six since Jan. 14 inaugural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Tuck
Crawley F. Joyner, Jr
Henry G. Gilmer
Joyner
Windsor
Isle of Wight
Virginia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Gilmer
Darden
Wise County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jackrabbits as Big Game in Kansas Say Old Timers
HUNTER, Kas. February 1. Old Timers contend jackrabbits grow to large sizes, some as big as a dog. Western Kansas sportsmen recall a crate of jackrabbits sent to the capital, windswept fights with farmers, and a belief the big one always evades capture. The article notes no Kansan has been killed by a charging jackrabbit, but reports its formidable kick and impact on local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kas
Kansas
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
Buffalo Grass
Will Johns
Kansas City
Johns
Jack
Proper diet for weight control booklet promises easy figure
The Winchester Evening Star advertises Weight Control a small booklet claiming diet alone can improve the figure without suffering. It includes a table of weights for men and women and can be ordered by mail for ten cents postpaid. Also brief Q A notes few blind people read Braille.
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Winchester Evening Star
Washington 2
D. C
Local Markets Daily Prices for Poultry Grain and Livestock
Local wholesale and retail market lists cover flour blends corn meal oats and feeds for poultry and livestock. Prices are given per bag per cwt per bbl and per head with numerous items including patent flour mixes, corn meal, egg mash, chick grower, starter, grower, turkey starter, and various fowls and cattle categories.
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The
Star
Atablots
Bae 1016
Bam
Local Quiz Answers list incomplete and garbled
The page shows a jumble of quiz answers including a January 1 reference and a score of 34 to 32 for Dalmatian Alabama over Southern California, plus mentions of Lord Haw Haw Siam and Martin Borman as party comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Dalmatian
Alabama
Southern California
Lord Haw Haw
Siam
Martin Bormann
Number of Negro chaplains in the Army
In response to a question about Negro chaplains in the Army, the answer states that there are 247 Negro chaplains in the Army, including those serving as deacons and captains in Meutenants.
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J. A
Ae Mavens & Caulahan
Dr Bell Buys Holliday Property In Fredericktown Area
Winchester doctor Leslie M. Bell purchased the Holliday property on a street straddling Town Run. The old Ben Holiday stone house site traces to Col. James Wood who laid out Fredericktown. Holliday heirs sold Martha Forney who sold to C. H. Henkel, then Henkel to Dr. Bell after his WW II service.
Ickes Deflects Question On Pauley Nomination Fitness
Interior Secretary Ickes faced a tough question about Paul H. Pauley’s fitness for Under Secretary of the Navy. He described the inquiry as embarrassing, refused to judge Pauley’s suitability, and said the Senate should decide. He noted the nomination came from President Truman.
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Ickes
Pauley
Interior Secretary
Navy
Senate
Truman
Virginia Education Aid And Boundary Bill Moves Forward
The Clarke Medley bill to establish the Virginia District of Columbia boundary line advances after Senate approval. Other measures passed include borrowing and tax laws, Wise town charter changes, and the Medical College of Virginia board size adjustment. Senate adjourned at 12 45 PM until Monday.
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Arlington
Clarke
Elizabeth City
Fairfax
Fluvanna
Hanover
Henrico
Mathews
Nelson
Norfolk
Northampton
Northumberland
Richmond
Roanoke
Rock Bridge
Shenandoah
Warwick
Westmoreland
Clifton Forge
Prince William
Harrisonburg
Danville
Hopewell
Lynchburg
Radford
Clarke-Medley
Virginia District of Columbia
State
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Sebrell
Tate
Town of
Wise
Spiers
Board of Visitors
The
Medical College of Virginia
John 8. Battle
Albemarle
A. E. S. Stephens
Isle of Wight
W. N. Neff
Abingdon
Commissioner of the Revenue
Leonard G. Muse
Brock-Bird-Hagood
Museum of Science Commission
Hillard
Moss- Hagood
State Highway Department
Chesterfield County
Department of State Police
Youngest Army Brigadier General Davis Named Sanders
J. L. Warpee states Brigadier General Richard C. Sanders ASN O-23366 is the youngest brigadier in the Army. Sanders was born August 19, 1915 and received his date of rank on June 7, 1944.
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Eral Richard C. Sanders
Dick Metz Sets Pace For Golfers
Dick Metz led the field with a steady pace as golfers competed in a local event. The leader created early momentum, with other players chasing in a crowded leaderboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Metz
Vagrancy Cases Heard In Winchester Police Court
Judge John Rice presided as Princes Lee Cline Hicks of Wardensville West Virginia and Thomas D Hicks of Elkton Maryland faced vagrancy charges. Each defendant received 12 months to serve plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Police Court
John Rice
Princes Lee Cline Hicks
Wardensville
W. Va
Thomas D. Hicks
Elkton
Eleanor Du Pont Wed In Warrenton
Eleanor Hoyt Du Pont and John A. Sweetser Jr. were married in Warrenton on January 26. The Fauquier County license lists the bride at 33 and the groom at 23. The bride previously divorced A Felix Du Pont Jr. last year.
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Warrenton
Eleanor Hoyt du Pont
John A. Sweetser, Jr
Middleburg
F. D. Gaskins
Fauquier
T. E. Bartenstein
Administration Proposes Wage Policy Amid National Labor Strikes
The proposal targets wage growth to boost buying power as the country confronts three major strikes and about 90 ongoing labor disputes affecting roughly 200000 idle workers. Wages are central in most controversies and some farm groups back a withholding of food from markets to push settlement, a plan labelled unworkable by Fairfield Nebraska Farmers Union spokesmen.
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Ing
Fairfield
Neb.) Farmers Union
Moore argues for flexible plan to curb pollution
The chief patron defends a forceful, lawful approach to reforming polluting industries and stream pollution. He notes some firms need time to fix systems while others lack methods to correct causes of contamination. He argues environmental bills may deter some industries but attract others needing clean water in large quantities.
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Virginia
Moore
Manufacturers’ Association
Tennessee
Louthan
Speculative Fragments From A Speech Card
Fragmentary OCR notes mention speakers introduced and praise for a regime or faction. The text lists names and phrases but lacks clear context, dates, or locations to identify the event or participants reliably. The readable portions suggest a commemorative or propagandistic tone without concrete facts.
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Apple
Philly
Newpport News
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Lexington
Walter Bingham
Rockbridge County
Selective Service Board
Victor B. Fitzpatrick
State Department of Education
Madison College
A. P. Staples
Merlin O'Neill
USCG
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Mecklenburg County
Federal District Court
United States Attorney
Congress
VSUN
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
Grove’s
J. W. Grove
Loudoun St
Winchester
John Kerr School
By Joe Degeorgge
Washington, D. C
G.I.Y. A
Sally
Dr. Bell
Holliday
Civil & Police Court
Eleanor du Pont
George Washington Garage
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Ie Nes
Glaize
Molden Electric Co
S. Loudoun St
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Philco
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Photo Supply Company
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