House Passes Measure To Cut Small Loans Interest Rates
Gibson bill to cut cap on small loans to 2 percent monthly, 24 percent annually, passed the Virginia House of Delegates without dissent. Delegate Gibson to carry to Senate. governor had urged 20 percent annual cap. Senate moved quickly on related measures. defense coordination note follows.
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House
Gibson
Capes
House of Delegates
William J. Gibson
Fredericksburg
Senate
Darden
Wright Senate
Bruce
Garrett
Lewis
Neff
Tate
Walae
Del
E. W. Sanford
Farmville
Defense i, E. N
Defense House
Massenburg
Vanguard reaches Wellington as U S forces land in New Zealand
The Christian Science Monitor reports from Wellington that the vanguard of a United States naval force arrives in New Zealand. Correspondent Joseph C. Harsch describes American reinforcements landing at way stations along the route from Pearl Harbor and notes the landfall precedes public announcement of Admiral Leary as commander in the Anzac area.
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Boston
Wellington
New Zealand
Christian Spice Monitor
Joseph C. Harsch
Pearl Harbor
Harsch
Herbert F. Leary
Admiral Leary
Anzac
Frederick County eyes possible tax levy cut in 1942 session
Frederick County Board of Supervisors prepare for budget talks in February as fiscal health improves. Tax reductions of up to five cents are discussed, potentially boosting revenue by about $3,000. Cash balance rose to $24,570.88 on Jan 1 1942 from $10,113.08 in 1940. uncollected taxes stood at $22,044.08 on Jan 1 1942. No major new outlays are expected next year, aiding potential tax relief.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
ABC
Janeet
Gabe Me
Oo County
Democracy Will Win Says Dr Albert In Speech
Dr Albert asserted that Democracies will defeat world dictators and urged building an informed public. He argued that without a public voice, nations would suffer under dictatorship and called for proactive planning as victory nears.
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Albert
Hitler
Oatassetan
Real estate sale notice scheduled for Saturday
A public sale of property by Marple Realty will take place at 2:00 p.m. Saturday January 14th 142. The notice provides sale details and guidance for bidders.
Greatest Need Is An Informed Public Opinion Says Dr Albert
Dr Albert, in an interview on Page 2, argues the world’s top need is informed public opinion more than defeating Hitler. He spoke at the Rotary Institute of Understanding opening at Lee Washington, noting leadership in the United States will shape whether peace or a breathing spell follows. He warned of two perils between cessation of hostilities and permanent settlement.
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Albert
Hitler
Rotary Institute of Understanding
Lee Washington
American Geographical Society
Rotary International
United States
Ex City Manager Dies From Shot
NORFOLK Va Feb 10 M E Haug former Portsmouth city manager and long time city engineer office employee died from a gunshot wound suffered on a farm near Deep Creek in Norfolk county where he was resting to regain health. He resigned last Tuesday night and had been appointed city engineer after serving as city manager since May.
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Norfolk
M. E. Haug
Portsmouth
Deep Creek
Norfolk County
Haug
Milwaukee
Wis
Normandie Sinks in Hudson River After Massive Fire
Fire seared and waterlogged liner Normandie toppled to its port side in the Hudson River at 2 45 a.m. The $60,000,000 vessel lies in water beside her pier as the Navy denies abandoning salvage efforts. Fireboats fight remaining flames and debris.
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New York
Normandie
Hudson River
Forty from City Take Physicals at Fort Myer
Forty selectees from Winchester underwent their physical examinations at Fort Myer today. Those who pass can expect induction within the next month. The bus carried George H. Snyder, George T. Alen, Thomas A. Lillis, Upton Snider, and other draftees to the tests.
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Winchester
Fort Myer
George H. Snyder
George T. Alen
Thomas A. Lillis
Upton Snider
Quincey R. Brown
Vincent Hollis
James C. Baecher
Fitzhugh Lee Ashby
Lynwood C. Blosser
Brooks Flickinger
William Boyd Shanholtz
William A. Miller
Edgar L. Parker
Proposing Fixed Policy To Defer Labor To Farms
Senators Norris Nye and Nye propose a national policy to defer essential farm labor from military service due to a worsening shortage of agricultural workers threatening food supplies. Norris argues local boards need general rules to determine deferments as farm labor is vital to the war effort.
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Washington
Norris
N. D
Nye
Foe Repulsed as Nazis Claim Front Progress Near Leningrad
Berlin reports strong Russian forces failed to break German lines near Lenin grad with Kronstadt targets hit by Nazi artillery. A motorized division and the Flemish legion are praised for repulsing heavy enemy pressure as air power pounds shipping in eastern Crimea amid ongoing eastern front fighting.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Gulf of Finland
Belgium
High Command
Crimea
Cripples Clinic Here on Saturday at Winchester Memorial
The Children Cripples Clinic sponsored by the District Nurse Association will be held at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Saturday February 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dr. Robert F Punsten of the University of Virginia Hospital will serve as the examining physician.
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District’ Nurse Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert F Punsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Fears Real War Dangers Cited By Georgetown Official
The Rev Edmund A Walsh vice president of Georgetown University warns in Buffalo that the United States is nearer defeat than history records and that smugness could invite disaster He says defeatism is not prudent and urges vigilance as bombs begin to fall amid war tensions with England and grievances as a catalyst.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
United States
Pather Walsh
Agarmel
England
Russians Press On In Spite of Nazis Resistance
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army forces clearing three Moscow area provinces press on amid stubborn Nazi resistance and German surrender claims. Kalinin front sees 400 German officers killed in two assaults, and 40 000 Germans lost at Sevastopol with 204 German planes destroyed since February 1.
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Moscow
Red Army
Tula
Ryaban
Kalinin
Leningard
Smolensk
Ukraine
Kalinin Front
Soviet Information Bureau
Crimea
Sevastopol
Nurse's Aide Class Formed Here Yesterday
At the hospital yesterday afternoon the first meeting formed a Nurse's Aide class enrolling names such as Miss Virginia Bailey Miss Jane Bickers Mrs Hester Boyd and others. Four vacancies remain and enrollment continues via the Red Cross office at 5412.
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Virginia Bailey
Jane Bickers
Hester Boyd
Calvin C. Chapman
Ralph Chrisman
Luther Conner
Richard Crenshaw
James Gearing
A. C. Hall- Mary McKeaze
Enkire
Minnie LaMonde
Robert Lee Miller
Eloise Patton
A T. Porter
W. N
Martha Sheffer
Red Cross
Fall of Singapore Threat Looms In War Updates
Bulletin from London reports fears of Singapore’s fall as Japanese forces near Singapore City. British troops withdraw amid scorched earth tactics and burning oil tanks while air and artillery bombardment intensifies. Berlin and Tokyo dispatches confirm Japanese advance and a demand for surrender as front lines close.
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Island
London
Singapore
Britain
Far Pacific
Tokyo
Berlin
Tomoyuki Yamashita
A. E. Percival
Domei
Johore Strait
United Nations
Suez
Egypt
Pearl Harbor
Homie
Julu
Japan
Java
Burma
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Singapore Island
Indian Ocean
Churchill presides Pacific Council meeting on Orient crisis
Bulletin from London reports Prime Minister Churchill chaired a Pacific Council session with Britain Australia New Zealand and the Netherlands discussing the deepening crisis in the Orient.
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London
Churchill
Pacific Council
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Orient
Laura Ingalls Testimony Cited In Federal Court Verdict
A federal court jury was told today that Laura Ingalls, noted American flier, faced charges and that her case raised questions about patriotism. The testimony suggested praise for men serving in the country’s defense and implied support for the defendant.
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Washington
Laura Ingalls
Lords survive government defeat by narrow margin
London reports the government escaped a defeat in the House of Lords by a margin of three votes this afternoon. The vote relied on a slim majority, highlighting the precariousness of the government’s position in the upper chamber.
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London
House of Lords
International cartel plans negotiated peace push on business grounds
London report says a cartel of French and German industrialists began organizing a campaign to secure a negotiated peace between Germany and the United Nations on business grounds.
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London
Germany
United Nations
Avalanche of letters reaches Capitol Hill over new pensions
Washington February 10. A flood of correspondence from back home floods Capitol Hill in response to the newly enacted pension law for members of Congress.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Greeks Lose Ship Canadian Port
One line fragment notes that twenty seven survivors of a Greek ship were reported at the Canadian Port with the brief dispatch dated February 10. Further details are unreadable in the clipping.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh Flyer
Smoke Creek
Lackawanna
John D. Kann
Jacob W. Mast
Central Press
U.S
Monitor
Dr. Albert
Navy
Third Naval District
Cripples Clinic
Bulletin
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