Firemen Plan War Bond Auction Parade in Winchester
Winchester firemen announce a War Bond auction Saturday with a parade starting at 2 15 from John Kerr School. The auction at the old Penney building will offer items from local merchants bidable with War Bonds to support the Fourth War Loan. About 75 contributors named. more to be announced.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association
John Kerr School
Cameron Street
Penney
Loudonnet
Robert Legge
B. F. Arthur, Jr
B. W. Argenbright
Herbert Offutt
Mcfowee
American
Keystone Shoe Store
Newberry's
Silco
Woolworth
S. H. C. Sheetz. and Son
Thrift
Wonder's
Sunshine News
Duff Record Shop
S. Capitol Theatre
Palace Theatre
Lovett Shoe
Mervel Adams
R. M. Swimley
Winchester Woolen Mill
Nehi Bottling Company
Lea Beautiey Salon
Joe’the Motor
Montgomery Wars
Ed Molden
Fair Play Food Market
People’s Drug Store
Bloom’s Department Store
Philli Specialty Shop
Baker's Drug St . Anderson's
McPhail Paint Co
G. R. Kenney Co
Raylass Department
Pifley and Carper and Lovettthers
Goodrich Tire Company
Winchester Evening Star
Northerf
Virginia Daily
Virginia Woolen Company
Hodgson and Brown
Smaltz and Son
Cash and Carry
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
B. & S. Poultry
C. Heitmuller
J. H. Nesselrodt
J. C. Penney Company
Miller's Hardware
Gray and Eddy, Wiener
S. Adam
S. Miller's Drygoods
Boyd's Drug
Timberlake
Miles’ Music Company
Rhodes Cruze Company
Firestone
McCreary’s. Moi Ing and Cather and
Northern Virginia Power Company
Levi Will probate sounds in Clarke County will case
The will of William M. Levi of Berryville died January 27 was probated in Clarke County Clerk's Office last Friday. It leaves a life estate to his wife Etta Levi with later division among heirs. Executors named Etta Levi qualified. Heirs listed: Ada Irene Sallee Lexington Agnes Page Marlow Alexandria Anna Elizabeth LaVelle Berryville and Marshall Gore Levi Winchester. Appraisers were L. Bell C. P. Newcomb R. M. Thomas Howell and Lewis.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Etta Levi
Et- Levi
Ada Irene Sallee
Lexington
Agnes Page Marlow
Exandria
Anna Elizbeth LaVelle
Marshall Gore Levi
Winchester
L. . Bell
R. M
Thomas Howell
Lewis
Army on the Beachhead Faces Stiff Enemy Probes
A wartime dispatch describes Nazi patrols and heavy artillery fire around the beachhead. A correspondent quotes frontline observers noting constant enemy scrutiny and a grim, confined stalemate amid rugged terrain.
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Found It Easy To Rob a Bank
A neatly dressed man entered the Seaboard Citizens National Bank in Norfolk Virginia on Main Street and grabbed 1500 dollars from the war bond department drawer before exiting. A witness, a woman buying a war bond, stood speechless in shock. R W Dudley, executive vice president, noted the officer in charge left briefly and a nearby employee had stepped into an adjoining filing office.
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Seaboard Citizens National Bank
Main Street
R. W. Dudley
Senate and House seek compromise on overseas ballots
The Green Lucas bill would send federal ballots overseas for president and Congress. An amendment lets overseas voters use federal ballots if state ballots are unavailable, with a 62 to 20 vote. Taft argues the change lacks practical effect, while Ferguson cites assurances from the Army and Navy.
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Taft
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Drives In Italy Continues From Page One
The report notes that progress in Italy is not meeting hopes. It quotes a source saying readers can compare Russian advances in flat terrain with Italian Alps fighting. It stresses that success in Italy hinges on German casualties rather than miles advanced.
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Bankhead weighs November vote on CCC subsidy extension
Bankhead doubts a sudden death for subsidies and says extension of the 1.5 billion subsidy system may be needed as CCC faces expiration on December 31. Senate fights over the soldier vote bill delay twin goals to junk subsidies and keep parity loan CCC programs alive.
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Union Leaders and War Labor Board Strike Tactics
The union leader mentions possible reclassification of strikers with occupation deferments and penalties if government seizes struck plants. It warns that encouraging a strike could lead to arrest and criminal prosecution under the War Labor Board disputes act. Mesa executive board calls off the strike temporarily awaiting Washington’s stance on union representation beyond APL and CIO.
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War Labor Board Disputes Act
MESA
Washington
APL
CIO
Miss DeHaven Dies In Hospital Rites Thursday
Martha Marie DeHaven 27 died at 3 45 this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She lived in the city. daughter of Daniel DeHaven and the late Ada Ruble DeHaven. A Handley High School graduate, class of 1934, she was active in Market Street Methodist Church and supervised the nursery. She is survived by her father, a brother Melvin DeHaven, and two sisters Hazel Barton and Hilda Sheetz. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday from Market Street Methodist Church. Interment Mt Hebron. Pallbearers listed.
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Winchester _. Memorial Hospital
Il Ith
Daniel DeHaven
Frederick County
Ada Ruble DeHaven
Handley High School
Market Street
J. H. Loy
Charles Street
Melvin DeHaven
Hunting Ridge
Hazel Barton
Stephenson
Hilda Sheetz
Kearneysville
Jones Funeral Home
R. W. Vanderberry
Mt. Hebron
Harold Rowe
Robert Grim
Paul Chamberlain
Wilbur R. Johnston
E. W. Argenbright
Robert Dale
Oscar Harry
Sale Of Dodgers Is Under Way
Brooklyn rumors say a syndicate led by Max Meyer plans to buy a controlling stake in the Brooklyn National League club. Trustees from the Ebbets estate, including Brooklyn Trust’s George W. McLaughlin, confirm preliminary talks with Meyer who has an option on 25 percent held by Ed McKeever heirs. Mrs James A Mulver holds another 25 percent and is not selling.
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Brooklyn National League Baseball Club
Max Meyer
Broklyn Jeweler
George W. McLaughlin
Brooklyn Trust Company
Trust Company
Charles Ebbets
Charles H. Ebbets
Joseph G. Gilleaudeau
Ebbets
Meyer
Boston Braves
Food and Drugs for Jap Prisoners at Tule Lake
The first shipment of food and drugs from the Japanese government arrived for interned Japanese Nationals at Tule Lake relocation center. Ray Best, War Relocation Authority project director, said the 16 barrels of soy sauce 747 barrels of soy mixture 30 barrels of soy bean Mash and five cases of Ss were sent through the International Red Cross via the liner Gripsholm. Distribution will be handled by the Nationals themselves.
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Calif
Tule Lake Relocation Center
Ray Best
War Relocation Authority
International Red Cross
New York
Gripsholm
Best
Free Interchange Of News Urged By A P Head
Kent Cooper executive director of the Associated Press urged unimpeded world news interchange and equal access to news at the Liberty ship Saminver launch in Baltimore. He warned government control of news would hinder ships and cargoes from being welcomed in every port and land.
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Kent Cooper
Associated Press
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Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Roosevelt Name In Illinois List
Springfield Ill Feb 8 President Roosevelt will be entered in the Illinois presidential preferential primary April 11 Chairman Edward P Allen of the Democratic State Central Committee said today The President was on the 1936 and 1940 ballots in the advisory poll which isn t binding on convention delegates Republican petitions were filed last week to put Gen Douglas MacArthur Southwest Pacific commander in chief and Colbert R McCormick Chicago ibmne editor and publisher on the 1944 ballot
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British Escapees Caught In Alps
The Nazi DNB agency reported six escaped British prisoners of war were arrested by Fascist Police in the Piedmont Alps of northern Italy. Five were sentenced to death for allegedly terrorizing the population, with no stated grounds other than their past actions. The wireless dispatch was relayed by U S government monitors.
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South End Fire Company Holds Routine Meeting
Captain Howard Hart presided at the South End Fire Company meeting last night with many members present. Only routine business was transacted, and memorial services are held semi-annually with the next service planned for some time in May.
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South End Fire Company
Hart
South End Company
Owens Granted Divorce From Ella May Owens
Frederick Circuit Court granted Miller F. Owens a full divorce from Ella May Owens. Judge Harrison handed down the decree which bars either party from remarrying within six months.
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Ella May Owens
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Webb Jennings Oates Front New Speeding Trialed
Court records show Webb Jennings Oates disposed of in the Court of Trial Justice V. Erle Edwards on a speeding case with a $10 fine and costs.
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Erle Edwards
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Red Army breaks Nazi pockets near Nikopol and Cherkasy
Soviet forces described as sweeping the Nikopol region capturing five fortified towns as they reduced the Cherkasy pocket to about 40 square miles. Further north the Second Baltic Army seized 80 settlements near Novosokolniki while Govorov’s Leningrad Army advanced into Estonia.
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Token Rule Proves Time Saver in Chicago Demonstration
The Office of Price Administration said a Chicago token demonstration cut grocery checkout time by about 50 percent. 200 retailers endorsed the simplified plan and 40 consumer representatives supported it. Ten housewives finished transactions in five minutes versus 11 minutes 55 seconds for the old system. The token plan starts February 27.
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Office of Price Administration
Chicago
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Opera Stars Will Sing In Italy
Grace Moore says the Allied Military Government asked her to form a company of American opera stars to perform for troops in Italy at the San Carlo Opera House in Naples. Singers will be chosen from a troops poll with La Boheme and Tosca among the first requests, aiming for a performance by early summer.
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Grace Moore
Italy
San Carlo Opera House
Naples
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Rally and Holdsteads
Livestock and produce markets report mixed to steady activity across Baltimore Chicago and Pittsburgh. Cattle and hog prices show firmness on selective classes with dairy bred cows and heavier hogs showing varied demand, while sheep and calves trend modestly steady.
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Colorado
Wyoming
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Pittsburgh
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Chicago Grain Notations Wheat Futures Steady
Wheat futures opened steady with the prior close on February 8 in Chicago. Rye and oats showed weakness in moderate board trading with little new market action. Opening prices included Wheat May 1.70 1/4, July 1.67 5/8, Sept 1.66 3/8. Oats May 79 1/2, July 76 5/8, Sept 74 1/4. Rye May 1.29 3/4 to 1.30, July 1.28 1/4 to 3/8, Sept 1.27 1/4 or 1/8, Dec 1.27 1/4.
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Board of Trade
Stock Market Mixed Gains As GM Leads Slow Rally
New York trading edged higher after a mild lift from General Motors and oversold sentiment though volume remained light. Chrysler and GM rose over a point each, with leaders including Santa Fe and Sears Roebuck while laggards spanned Anaconda Kennecott and Goodyear amid continued concerns over Rome, diplomacy, and tax actions.
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