House Votes To Abolish State Tax On Liquor In Virginia
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a measure to repeal the 10 percent state tax on liquor by a 73 to 20 vote, with the action moving to the Senate. A separate bill to create a single unemployment compensation administrator passed 87 to 0 and heads to Governor Colgate Darden for signature. The Senate also passed seven minor bills unanimously, while actor and wartime effort advocate Arnold spoke on the movie industry’s role in supporting the nation’s war effort.
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House of Delegates
Senate
Colgate Darden
Handy
Joseph EB. Johnson
Philippines
State Liquor Board
Arnold
E Arnold
M. .Tuck
Rubber wheel thief threatens Chicago infant carriage case
The writer questions punishment for a thief who stole four wheels from a two year old's carriage in Chicago. He notes no tire thefts locally in Winchester or Frederick but urges strict enforcement if caught. The piece ends with a cryptic, distorted line about the Joneses and a car.
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Chicago
Winchester
Frederick
Board Seeks Absence Exemption For David F. Hottls
The document states the board requests David F. Hottls be present and notes his role as president. The item outlines the exemption request and references the expected attendance by Hottls at the meeting.
New Destroyer Herndon Launched In Norfolk Yard
The destroyer Herndon, built in a record five months nine days, was launched at the Norfolk yard with Miss Lucy Herndon Crockett as sponsor. Commander William Lewis Herndon, the ship’s namesake, was referenced as a naval figure from 1857. Officials cheered as the vessel slid into the Elizabeth River at 11 28 am and vows were spoken linking the launch to liberty and victory.
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Portsmouth
Herndon
Norfolk Navy Yard
Lucy Herndon Crockett
New York City
Elizabeth River
William Lewis Herndon
U. S. N., For Whom the Destroyer Was Named, Was A Great Uncle of Miss Crockett
Cape Hatteras
Navy Yard
Barr Dettra Start Candidacy in Municipal Race
Interest in the municipal political situation surged on the eve of the filing deadline for the Democratic primary. R. Frank Barr plans to seek re election in the Second Ward as Earl E Baker also runs, while C C Dettra announces in the First Ward. The filing deadline is February 6 with bids to also end for April 8 in the general election.
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Noble C. Pierce
Democratic Executive Committee
R. Frank Barr
Second Ward
Barr
Earl E. Baker
Miller Streit
C. C. Dettra
West
Cork Street
Ef L. R. Detira
Snapp Foundry
Rouss Fire Company
Aileen Sperry
Middletown
Ekct
Fred la
M. H. Rhodes
Wilson Borden
S. G. Larrick
Leslie Wright
B. E. Rogers
Trone Sperry
Boyce
Berryville
Henry Clay Smith
Smith
Cornelius Vandeventer
Lesters. Kibler
Randolph E. Gaunt
Roger Strode
Registration Notice for Selective Service Registration
Registration requirements for Frederick County men born between February 17 and December 31, 1921 and those turning 20 by December 31, 1941 must register by February 16 1942. Registration sites include Mountain View Gravel Springs Gore Clearbrook Bryarly White Hall Gainesboro Kernstown and SER AEState voting precinct open 7 AM to 9 PM Monday February 16.
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F. Grove White
Frederick County
Mountain View
Gravel Springs
Gore
Clearbrook
Bryarly
White Hall
Gainesboro
Kernstown
SER Aestate
Radio Fatality Aims to Missed Program Mortal Shock
Myra Donnelley twelve years old died in a Chicago bathroom when a portable radio fell into the tub causing an electric shock. Coroner J L Taylor called the death accidental. She was the daughter of Elliott Donnelley and granddaughter of Thomas E Donnelley. Her mother Anne Steinwedell had just returned to Lake Forest with their newborn son David born January 24.
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Chicago
Myra Donnelley
Elliott Donnelley
J. L. Taylor
Myra
Thomas E. Donnelley
Anne Steinwedell
Cleveland
Lake Forest
David
Presbyterian Hospital
Four Memorial Hospital Nurses in Army Corps
Four Memorial Hospital nurses from Winchester have joined the Army Nurses Corps. The hospital emphasizes preserving nursing excellence for the community as staff members depart for service. Enlistees include Miss Daphne Glenn in a port awaiting embarkation, Miss Frances Watson at Fort Lee, Miss Stella Lippert with undetermined destination, and Miss McCone publicizing enlistments and a Red Cross Nurses Aide course for local women.
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Winchester
Hoschins
Aaron
G. Arcey
Army
Camp Claibourne
Daphne Glenn
Frances Watson
Fort Lee
Stella Lippert
McCone
Frederick
Clarke County
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund Appeal Progress in Winchester Chapter
Winchester Freder ick Red Cross reports $7,168.46 raised toward a $10,000 War Emergency fund quota. Officials urge public mercy and pride to push the campaign over the top. Kiwanians sponsor William Patrick Hitler appearance at High School Auditorium at 8:15 tomorrow. National Chairman Norman H. Davis urges over-subscription as $42,000,000 has already been subscribed.
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Winchester-Frederick
Red Cross
William Patrick Hitler
Norman H. Davis
Rhame Best Press Work Certificate Awarded to Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star won the certificate for best press work in Virginia newspapers under 20,000 in circulation and received honorable mention for best front page and general excellence. The award marks the Star's second such honor in recent years after a 1933 front page prize.
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Rhame
Evening Star
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
The
Star
Winchester and Frederick County Game Banquet Set
The Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association will hold its annual banquet on April 17. Harry Seabright chairs the program committee for the event and the group plans a bounty program paying 50 cents for hawks and 10 cents for crow heads killed, with Seabright at Winchester Seed Company handling payments.
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Winchester
Frederick
Harry Seabright
Winchester Seed Company
Wholesale Panic Behind German Lines Reported
Soviet guerrilla detachments were said to be creating wholesale panic behind German lines as Nazis rushed fortifications and counter-attacks across multiple sectors. Dispatches noted raids on railway lines to halt German reserves and a nightly plan to disrupt communications. The Kalinin front recaptured five localities with many German casualties as Red Army units advanced toward Smolensk amid snow and resistance. Guerrillas, including veterans and young fighters, hampered German logistics by wrecking trains and destroying tanks, cannons, and machine guns.
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Moscow
Gerfive
Kalinin
Red Army
Smolensk
Ion
Kalin
Leningrad
Retired Farmer Found Dead In His Garage
Charles L. Taylor, 55, a prominent retired farmer and livestock dealer, was found dead in the garage at his home on the Martinsburg Pike near Stephen son. Death attributed to asphyxiation from carbon monoxide from a truck. Survived by wife, children, two sisters, and other relatives. funeral plans set for Mount Hebron.
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Charles L. Taylor
Urg Pike
Stephenson
Taylor
Luther Jackson Taylor
Margaret Smith Taylor
Frederick County
Chambersville
Martinsburg Pike
David Esten Taylor
Sunny
Rate of Flow of City Springs Omitted in Report
A city water report omits flow figures for Old Town Spring and incomplete data for City Springs. Daily pumpage listed as 2 700 000 gallons with partial readings 387 000 Spring, e00 nee and 1 715 000 gallons by Rouss Spring.
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Rouss
Old Town
Kalinin Sees Germans Unable To Take Initiative In War
In a Moscow message to the Soviet people President Kalinin stated the hour is near when occupied republics will return to the Soviet Union. He said the Red Army nears White Russia Latvia Estonia and Lithuania while more Ukrainian lands rejoin Russia. He claimed Germans will not cede and that Moscow's defense plans aim to defeat Hitler at the capital's gates.
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Moscow
Michael Kalinin
Russia
Soviet Union
Red Army
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Josef Stalin
Kalinin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Pork Market In Chicago Booms
Chicago farmers received the highest hog prices in over four years as packers bid aggressively for a tight supply. Top hogs reached 12.85 per hundredweight, with all hogs averaging about 12.55. Traders cited lower receipts this week, totaling 71 600 head vs 94 150 the prior week, lifting parity risk and potential price controls.
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Chicago
Leon Henderson
Heart to Heart Talks Put Off At White House
Six leaders of CIO and AFL were invited by President Roosevelt to discuss labor matters during the war. The round table aimed to address all issues concerning labor and the US war effort. John L. Lewis and other leaders attended discussions anticipated for today and the near future.
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White House
Washington
CIO
AFL
Mr. Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Defense Cannon Silences Nipponese Batteries and Rake Transports
A German dispatch from southern Malaya reports Japanese artillery shelling northern Singapore Island across the Strait of Johore, with heavy fire and oil dumps alight as British positions, pillboxes, and arterial sites endured. The Kranji emplacements were silenced and the causeway destroyed when British forces withdrew. Japanese air raids accompanied the bombardment.
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Associated Press
Malaya
Strait of Johore
Singapore
Kranji
Strait of
Johore
American Planes Attack Superior Japanese Outfit
United States Army pursuit planes attacked a greatly superior force of seven bombers and fighters in Java. They shot down one enemy bomber and one enemy pursuit ship. one American is missing. The planes were P-40 fighters, marking the first use of these American aircraft in the Netherlands East Indies. Minor patrol actions continued in the Bean Peninsula area of the Philippines with limited combat.
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Washington
United States Army
Java
War Department
Netherlands
Wragon
Bean Peninsula
Philippines
Department
Senate approves $500 million China aid bill
Bulletins from Washington report the Senate passed and sent to the White House a measure providing $500,000,000 in financial aid to China. The fund will be administered by the Treasury Secretary under presidential direction.
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Washington
Senate
White House
China
Secretary of the Treasury
Famine in Axis-Occupied Greece Warned by Welles
Undersecretary Welles said the Greek famine is utterly appalling with reports of infant mortality among the undernourished population, alarming officials.
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Washington
Welles
Greece
U S Observers Report German Tank Repair Units in Libya
United States military observers in Libya report on German innovations and the efficiency of the Maxi army tank repair units. The dispatch comes as observers assess a fresh phase of the Libyan campaign and German logistics.
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London
United States
Libya
Big Powder Output Claims World War No
A dramatic claim reports that powder output exceeds the country’s total wartime production. The note emphasizes extraordinary industrial capacity and national mobilization during the period.
Flaming Artillery Duels as Singapore Battle Rages On
Allied reports say Japanese siege guns shell Johore Bahru as British forces defend Singapore. RAF fighters clash with Japanese warplanes overhead. Singapore’s defenses silenced much of the enemy’s batteries while transports are shelled. Port Moresby in Papua subjected to four engine Japanese air raids as Allied communiques note heavy fighting across the Far Pacific theater.
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Japan
Singapore
Danene Werplanen
A Ae
Soerabaja
Java
Moresby
New Guinea
Archibald P
Nations
Far Pacific
Johore Bahru
Tokyo
Bert
Johore
the Indies
Mander
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Set for February 5, 1942
The regular monthly meeting of a regumen will be held February 5, 1942, in the evening. All members are requested to attend. An oyster roast and social session will follow the business meeting. Marion Anderson, Captain.
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Regumen
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening February 6 at 8 p.m. All members are requested to be present. Loryn M. Crabill, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Ham and Oyster Supper at Clearbrook School House
A ham and oyster supper is planned at the Clearbrook School House on Peb. 5 from 5 to 9 PM with admission at 50 cents. The event note appears from Welltown Church with likely local support.
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Clearbrook
Welltown Church
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Slated Feb 5
Bingo event set for February 5 at Sarah Zane Fire Hall at 8 30 p m with 20 games and prizes including a door prize of 100 dollars. Proceeds support hall activities.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
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Norfolk
Pearl Harbor
Dettra
United States of America
Rico
Selective and Service Act
Radio
Young Girl
Memorial Hospital
Army Corps
Miss Glenn
Red Cross War Fund
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C. L. Taylor
MacArthur
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Cape
Australia
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