Parole System Clears House in Virginia Session
The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill to establish a state wide probation and parole system and sent it to the Senate. The measure creates a three member parole board with a full time director, while a companion bill abolishes the office of constable and transfers duties to sheriffs. The House also moved a motor vehicle reform bill to recommit. A fortified wine sales restriction bill was reported by the General Laws Committee as both houses opened a slow calendar session.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate
E. T. Humphries
Norfolk County
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
House
General Laws Committee
Floritus Crosby
Pred. Parks
Abingdon
Robert J. Maysarong
Fairfax County
Col. R.ee
Massenburg
Orange
Lees
Ana Tee
Kent Counties
Iee
Agedae Francis Binford
Goduis
L. McCarthy Downs
State Compensation Board
The
Rotary Series Opens Monday at George Washington Hotel
The Rotary Club starts a series of Institute of Understanding lectures Monday February 9 at 8 p m at the George Washington Hotel with Dr Allen D Albert of Chicago as speaker He is a veteran newspaper editor and publisher and has held Rotary leadership roles including Rotary International president The subject will be announced.
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Institute of Understanding
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Allen D. Albert
Chicago
Albert
Ener of the
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
Minnesota
Rotary International
Winchester Memo Details Nurse Volunteer Efforts
A Baltimore Sun note reports that staff nurses at a hospital have volunteered for active service. The document mentions Pearl Harbor and an Altheamer from Pearl Harbor as part of the wartime context.
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Hospital Es
Aerial Defense Funds Backed for Civilian Units
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a civilian defense program with a $100 million allocation as the largest item in a broader siege-era budget. The panel warned of possible enemy air raids on the U S home front and urged preparations including gas mask production to cover target areas. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, head of civilian defense, testified on the need for readiness.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Omnibus
House
Continental
United States
Europe
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Appropriations Committee
Teacher Volunteers To Meet Tomorrow
Frederick County teachers who volunteered to assist in the register of aid today will meet tomorrow. Gates will present instructions in the work with Grove White as secretary and Mr Hoover noting the meeting is for those who volunteered.
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Prederick County
Grove White
Frederick
Allies Position encamped Held As Very Critical
Washington reports military and naval experts assessing Allied forces in the western Pacific as very serious after two months of war. Despite heroics in the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch Indies, and Japanese losses, large reinforcements and more war planes are deemed essential to stem further advances.
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Washington
Western Pacific
Philippines
Singapore
Dutch Indies
Pearl Harbor
America
Russia
Africa
Orient
Bataan
Manila Bay
Malay
Sinzapore
Dutch East Indies
Soerabaia
Indies
Moulmein
China
U S British fliers break Rangoon raid and defend Singapore
Allied airmen shattered a Japanese daylight raid over Raw shooting down 10 planes and likely destroying 10 more with no losses. MacArthur’s artillery hit batteries on the southeast Manila shore threatening Corregidor as Japan claims Dutch Indies victories and British defenses fight back in Singapore amid dire siege conditions.
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Associated Press
Japan
Far Pacific
Philippines
Singapore
United Nations
Ledger
ABCD
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Batan Peninsula
Corregidor Island
Tokyo
Issu
Dutch Indies
Ee N. E.Y
A. Sea
Macassar
United States
Aun
Java Sea
Borneo
Java
Archibald P. Wavell
Netherlands
Pacific
Domet
Malacca
S . S. Continuesingapore
Strait of
Johore
Axis Speculates On Invasion By Allied Forces
From Bern on February 6 the Italian Admiral Ducci in Oggi predicted a spring Allied invasion of Europe. He foresaw a first Allied drive to prevent a new Axis push on Russia, likely targeting the Balkans or northern Scandinavia with landings through Bulgaria Albania Turkey Narvik or Archangel and a northern push through Sweden and Finland to encircle Germany. He also anticipated intensified naval action in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
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Bern
Switzerland
Britain
Europe
Ducci
Oggi
Pacific
Axis
Russia
Balkans
Scandinavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Turkey
Arctic Circle
Narvik
Norway
Archangel
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Nine To Enter City Primary Deadline Near
Indications this afternoon show at least nine will file for Common Council for the Democratic primary on April 7. In the First Ward three men join the slate, with others declining. Hill is a candidate in the Second Ward, and petitions are being received by the party chairman. Hill, manager of Nichols Company in town, is a University of Illinois graduate and a director of the Junior Board of Trade.
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Common Council
W. Alan Peery
Leonard Sirbaugh
Larry E. Hill
J. Henkel Henry
C. C. Dettra
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Howard James
R. Frank Barr
Earl E. Baker
C. Douglas Barnett
Brady Sargent
Capt
Lawrence Hollis
Messrs. Barr
Baker
Miller Streit
Hill
Noble C. Pierce
Cairman
Democratic Executive Committee
Pierce
American Fliers Clears Jungles After Venezuelan Flight
In Caracas Venezuela February 6 James pace an American airman who landed in the jungle with six passengers after fuel exhaustion. He explained he diverted from Isla Las Mujeres to reach safety and friends had feared a forced landing.
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Caracas
Venezuela
James Pace
Angel
B+ Caura
Cardona
Isla Las Mujeres
Italians Reported With Nazi Airmen
Berlin dispatch says Italian planes fought on the German Russian front for the first time with formations of ve tees attacking Soviet air forces. Official German claim reports 38 Soviet planes shot down or destroyed and heavy Soviet losses in men and matériel.
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Berlin
Treasury Receipts Expenditures and Debt Totals
Treasury reports receipts of 52,206,979.28 dollars and expenditures of 112,229,161.37 dollars. Gross debt stands at 156,923,741.26 dollars.
Congressmen Disagree Over Pensioning
Congressmen debate the Seovwecks retirement bill for Senators and Representatives. Senator Capper says he will never seek a government pension and calls pensions immoral. Senator Byrd and other colleagues press for repeal hearings and potential amendments to the retirement bill amid mixed votes and criticism.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capper
R. - Kan
Cappare
Congress
Lok
Eer
D.-Va
Senate Civil Service Committee
Byrd
Germans Raid Britain and Tobruk Areas Claim Submarine Damage
German forces carried a night raid on the Newcastle to Edinburgh railway line in Britain and attacked Tobruk encampments and motor depots. Berlin claimed two British submarines were damaged in daylight air attacks, with ships sustaining fires and losses on both fronts.
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Newcastle-Edines
Enemel
Ger
Tobruk
Goebbels Admits Grumbling Over War and Shortages
In Das Reich Paul Joseph Goebbels says Germans complain about cold shortages and crowded trains but remain overworked and irritable. He asserts the nation prefers peace to war but will continue fighting with confidence in victory and strength.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Das Reich
Goebbels
North Africa
Hitler Lecture At Handley School Benefits Red Cross
William Patrick Hitler speaks at the Handley School auditorium at 8 15 pm in a Winchester Kiwanis Club event for the Red Cross War Emergency Fund. Judge Philip Williams introduces the speaker with Rev T M Swann and Handley Orchestra providing music. The Kiwanis Executive Committee and publicity team members participate on stage.
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William Patrick Hitler
Handley School
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Red Cross War Emergency Fund
Kiwanis Club
F. Grove White
Philip Williams
T. M. Swann
Handley Orchestra
T. Russell Cather
Andrew Bell
Garland
James P. Reardon
J. C. Oakes
E. E
Japanese Guns on Manila Bay Blasted by American Fire
The War Department reported Japanese gun emplacements on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay were destroyed by American artillery. Nine Japanese transports were debarking troops at Lingayen Gulf to reinforce concentrations in Bataan and Luzon. The Bataan front was relatively quiet with reduced enemy bombing. no damage reported.
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Washington
Manila Bay
Corregidor
War Department
Lingayen Gulf
Bataan Peninsula
Luzon
Bataan Front
Tomas Tee
Adayen Gulf
Bataan
Whistle Testing For Air Raid Alarm Today
The Virginia Woolen Company whistle, retired years ago, is reinstalled and to be tested this afternoon to see if it serves as an air raid alarm. A Gamewell alarm representative from New York plans a survey and recommendations. Officials say 60 days needed to secure a horn and compressor with priority rating.
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Virginia Woolen Company
eSse
New York
Murder Trial For Two Boys In Washington D C Estate Killing
Leesburg Virginia February 6 Paul Hoback of Bluefield West Virginia and Herbert Porter of Brentwood Maryland both about 16 go on trial here tomorrow morning charged with the murder of Ward Loveless a prominent tax attorney of Washington at Waver ley estate near Leesburg on the night of November 23 Loveless body found next day in a storeroom china closet Loudoun county authorities conducted the search represented by State Senator Aubrey G Weaver of Front Royal the youths waived jury trial and will be heard by Judge J R H Alexander Commonwealth Attorney Charles P Harrison will prosecute
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Leesburg
Paul Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
Herbert Porter
Brentwood
Ward Loveless
Washington, D. C
Waverley
Here
Loveless
Loudoun County
Virginia
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
J. R. H. Alexander
Charles P. Harrison
Germany Moves Troops by Air to Soviet Front
Moscow dispatches report German airlifted reinforcements aiming to slow Red Army advance on fronts east of the old Soviet border. Soviet forces press forward as Izvestia and Pravda trumpet counter-attacks and continuing drive, while prisoners describe strict German orders to check the advance.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Army
Izvestia
Clarke Pass Men Await X ray and Blood Test Outcomes
Fifty percent of men from Clarke Pass were given tentative spaporas yesterday and must await X rays and blood test results to determine next steps. Further details on the number tested and the medical criteria were not provided.
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SOUTH END HOSE CO. Adm. 50c 8p. m. ROUSS FIRE CO. NOTICE The regular monthly meeting at WIENER'S Maternity Dresses $3.95 and $5.95.
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South End Hose CO
Rouss Fire CO
Regular Monthly Meeting of Sarah Zane Fire Co Held Friday
The Sarah Zane Fire Co held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at 8 o clock A guest list includes Loryn M Crabill and Gaply Jj.
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Sarah Zane Fire
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Gaply Jj
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Rotary
Winchester
Alteamer
U.S
Rangoon
Navy
Sirbaugh
Peery
Glaize
James
Henry
Fiers
Hitler
MacArthur
Clarke Pass
Wiener’s
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