Virginia House tightens insanity confinement and reforms parole
The Virginia House approved a bill prohibiting jailing the insane awaiting commitment, allowing 30 day observation orders only if the person is dangerous. It also advanced three Senate bills on prisoner credits, road force pay, and fixed good behavior time off. A study commission on lower courts and a Arlington separate court proposal were discussed.
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Cp Taste Hocee
Goode Senate
C. G. Quesenberg
Waynesboro
Quesenberg
Stephens Senate
A. O. Boschen
Richmond
Asylums and Prisons Committee
House
Rice M. Youell
Courts of Justice Committee
Stuart B. Campbell
Wythe
Flying Forts Bomb Mount Cassino Monastery
GEORGE TUCKER reports Allied air strikes on Mount Cassino to clear the road to Rome. Waves of Flying Fortresses hit the Benedictine monastery, driving hundreds of German observers from the site. Allied artillery then unleashed shells as the Nazis fled, with a second bomber wave driving out more enemy troops.
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Naples
Mt. Cassino
Rome
Death Comes To Dr Russell In New York Home
Dr James I. Russell a distinguished New York surgeon died at his home in New York City after a major operation. He was 68, buried at Southampton, Long Island. Survived by brother Marshall H. Russell of New York. He studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy and the University of Virginia before earning his medical degree at Columbia. Former chief surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital, medical director at Rockefeller Center. Also notes group of Winchester men called for pre induction examinations in Richmond Va. for military service under new regulations.
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James I. Russell
James B. Russell
May Hackney Russell
Winchester
New York
New York City
73Rd Street
Russell
Southampton
Long Island
Harry K. Russell
Gardner W
Joseph A. Blake
Blake
Roosevelt Hospital
Rockefeller Center
Harry %. Russel
Ed Winchester
Walter Merlin Bly
Joseph Walter Briggs
Oscar Hinkle Lewis, Jr
Herman Charles Baker
Norman Clarence Hoffman
Harry Ralph Farmer, Jr
Nelson Lewis Grim
Neill Taggart
Bernardo Frank Ramacciotti
Eugene Campbell Babb
Richard Walter Renner
William Newton Harvey
Frederick Paul Nelson, Jr
Cassius Fenton Trenary
Roy Briley Wickes, Jr
Cecil Elwood Adams
John Vernon Eddy
Nazis Squeezed In Red's Korsun Drive In Ukraine
Russian forces tightened their Korsun encirclement as units of the German retreat were trapped in a widening pocket. A Soviet communique claimed 2,000 Nazi deaths and the destruction or capture of 73 tanks and 23 assault guns during a failed relief attempt.
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London
Cherkasy
Forsun
Zvenigorodka
Korsun
Ross River
Steblev
Samorodnya
Listvena
Petrushki
Turkentsy
Pskov
Police promise shocking development in Chicago death mystery
Chicago police said they expect an announcement that will knock your eyes out regarding the January 19 stay of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams at the Drake Hotel. Captain Reynolds hinted a sex angle may offer a clue to the motive, while Patricia Goodbody, the victim’s daughter, noted her mother’s shooting remains under investigation.
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Chicago
J. Frank J. Reynolds
Drake Hotel
Frank Starr Williams
State Department
Ponieso Avenue
Pa Ees
Patricia Goodbody
Virginia Exceeds Fourth War Loan Quota by Seven Million
Virginia surpassed the $143 million overall Fourth War Loan Drive goal by 7.6 million. James S. Easley, executive manager, warned that the real bond sales quota remains unmet and urged continued effort through February 29. Purchases credited to the state government totaled 22.46 million, with Virginia’s war bond holdings rising to 42.315 million.
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Richmond
Virginia
James S. Easley
Easley
W. Tayloe Murphy
Senate Backs Relief Plan for Belligerents
The foreign relations committee approved a relief resolution urged by former President Hoover. It calls for food aid to rely on agreement between belligerents with strict safeguards to prevent military advantage. Senator Thomas D Utah reported the panel found delivery and use hurdles not insurmountable.
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Slavia
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Oth Law
Hull
Thomas D
Utah
Three Winchester Women Enlist in Army Corps
Annie T Finley Eva B Pitta and Margiarette Everett of Winchester Virginia have enlisted in the Women Army Corps at the Winchester Recruiting Station under Lt Dorothy B Glockzin. Pitta is daughter of Mrs Margaret Bledsoe and attended Handley High School before working at Virginia Woolen Mill. Everett is daughter of Mrs May Halsey and attended Syvalus High School in Syvalus Virginia. They have returned home to await orders for active duty.
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Annie T. Finley
Eva B. “Pitta
Margiarette
Everett
Winchester
Women’s Army Corps
Dorothy B. Glockzin
Eva B. Pitta
Margaret Bledsoe
Handley High School
Virginia Woolen Mir
Margiarette Everett
May Halsey
S. Loudoun St
Syvalus High School
Syvalus
Virginia
Stephens City Seeks Building For Cafeteria
A 62 member Stephens City delegation asked Frederick County Board of Supervisors for a $1,000 appropriation to build a cannery and school cafeteria on Stephens City school grounds. They estimate total cost $1,900 with other funds, including $300 federal contribution, to cover the rest. The board asked questions but did not act, scheduling a special session later.
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Stephens City
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Charles E. Staples
Frederick
Bolt Of Cloth Brings 1000 At War Bond Auction
A woolen mill bolt of cloth donated to the Firemen’s War Bond auction drew 1000 dollars with Eagle as the final bidder adding 500 more. Mrs. L. M. Allen also bid 500 for another bolt. The event, opening with a street parade city officials attended, raised about 8550 in War Bond sales. Other high bids included a 14 piece pyrex set for 500, a card table 475, a blanket 250, and Coca Cola case 200.
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Bockie
Eagle
L. M. Allen
C. Ree
C. W. Hollis
WPF
Boy Scouts
Friendship Ambulance
Aia
Pastor J H Lacy Dies in Tennessee at Eighty
The Rev J Horace Lacy D D longtime pastor of Loudoun Street Church Winchester from 1905 to 1921 died yesterday at his Clarksville Tennessee home in his eightieth year He was a Hampden Sydney and Union Theological Seminary graduate and helped form the Highland Avenue Presbyterian Mission in May 1913 before returning to Tennessee
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J. Horace Lacy
Loudoun Street
Clarksville
Tenn
Hampden-Sidney College
Union Theological Seminary
Winchester
Atville
Tennessee
Highland Avenue
Texans Battle-tested fighters in Cassino clash
Stockholm dispatch reports German veterans on the Russian front described Americans from Texas as capable fighters in the Cassino battle. The German line likened the struggle to Stalingrad noting the Texans are just as strong as their east front counterparts.
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Stockholm
Texas
Cassino
Stalingrad
Red Cross Motor Corps appoints new Winchester leader
Mrs. F. M. Yellott of 421 West Cork Street becomes Captain of the Red Cross Motor Corps succeeding retiring Captain Mrs. Ralph. At Winchester Frederick County Chapter headquarters last night it was announced. She is aided by Adjutant Mrs. Edward Capper and lieutenants Mrs. Charles Getzendanner and Mrs. Harry Butler. Mrs. Hardy becomes Home Service chairman and Mrs. E. E. Harbaugh is named Volunteer Special Chair.
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F. M. Yellott
West
Cork Street
Red Cross Motor Corps
Ralph
Winchester- Frederick County
Yellett
Edward Capper
Charles Getzendanner
Harry Butler
Record Weekly Sales Put Bond Drive Near Goal
Record weekly sales reach 7164 bonds totaling $557,363.75 as Wiéinchester Frederick County War Finance Committee chair Wendell Barney reports. City and county total at $1,128,792.75, $150,000 shy of the Fourth Liberty Loan quota. Farmers and Merchants National Bank credited for $430,000 in weekly sales.
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Wendell Barney
Wiéinchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
War Bond Dance Allows Extra Purchases For Hardship
Those who already bought extra bonds in the Fourth War Loan Drive or via payroll plans and cannot afford more will not be barred from attending the War Bond Dance on Tuesday night February 22. Extra bonds or payroll purchases will admit a person. Tickets are on sale, handled by the Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital. Readouts show Fourth War Loan totals: E bonds 3,747 at 191,831.25, F and G bonds 105 at 117,006.50, other types 215 at 848,700. In the tier category the local quota is over by more than 200,000. Sales progress continues.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Reds May Change Bomb Tactics
London reports Soviet air experts study American strategic bombing and may adapt Russian long-range raids. TB-7s with two ton loads and 2500 mile range could strike eastern Germany and Czechoslovakia, targeting industries built beyond British bases. Daily Herald notes Finland raids hint a shift eastward with Hungary as a likely target.
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London
Berlin
Red Air Force
United States
Russia
Reich
Hitler
Germany
Czechoslovakia
The
Daily Herald
Finland
Hungary
Stalin
World At War Highlights Amid Italian and Pacific Fronts
AP summary reports U S flying fortresses bombing Monte Cassino and Mt Cassino defenses as infantry clash in a pivotal monastery area. Allied air support aids the Anzio campaign while Korsun falls to the Eighth Army. Red units advance toward Vitebsk and Krivoi Rog. Finland nears surrender. In the Pacific the seizure of Rooke Island strengthens South Pacific positions as Japanese raids strike New Britain and Roi Island.
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Korsun
Pskov
Vitebsk
Krivoi Rog
Finland
Pacific
U. Ss
Rooke Island
New Guinea
New Britain
Artillery Shells Hit Benedictine Monastery at Cassino
NBC reporter Max Hull described Allied air bombardment of the Benedictine Monastery on Mount Cassino after over 100 American planes struck the building. He noted refugees and potential priest departures, the leaflet warnings to leave, and waves of bomber sorties hitting various monastery slopes as troops attempted adapters positions.
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New York
Max Hull
NBC
Cassino Front
Mount Cassino
Hill
Cassino
Wildcat Fighters Rout German Bombers Over Atlantic Route
American built Wildcat fighters operating from the British escort carrier Pursuer routed seven German planes attacking a valuable convoy 380 miles off Cape Finistere on February 12 and shot down two. Admiralty announced.
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London
Pursuer
Cape Finister Oe
Admiralty
Miss Snapp Leads In Retail Merchants Bond Selling Contest
The Retail Merchants Association runs a city wide bond selling contest with a $100 War Bond prize pool. Clerks report strong sales totaling $33 587 00 with Anna Maris garet Snapp leading at $313 20. J B Phillips notes several top sellers and aims to beat a $200 quota.
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Miss Snapp
The
Retail Merchants Association
Iss Anna Maris Garet Snapp
J. B. Phillips
Miss Butler
Mrs. Hottel
Allies Brace for Expected German Blows at Cassino and Anzio
Allied forces pressed both Cassino and Anzio fronts as Flying Fortresses bombed Mt Cassino and the Benedictine Abbey. German attacks were repulsed near Carroceto and Cisterna while 240 German dead were counted north of Cassino. Warning shells urged Italian civilians to evacuate the monastery as fighting intensified.
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Edward Kennedy
Ouarters
Algiers
U- 5
Mt. Cassino
Cassino
Anzio
Carroceto
Aprilia
Cisterna
Vellemala
Udere Isa
Senosene
Mt Cassino
Nazi Press Chief Seeks Relief Over London Raid Claims
A Zurich dispatch to Morgen Tidningen reports Maj. Gen. Von Wedl, press chief for the German high command, asked to be relieved from writing communiques. He complained that German air raid reports on London were exaggerated and would not persuade audiences that raids rivaled Berlin bombings. The dispatch notes that Germans would disbelieve claims of London raids being comparable to Berlin.
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Stockholm
Zurich
Morgen Tidningen
von Wedl
London
von Wech
Berlin
Wanted Used Electric Appliance at Loudoun Store
Wanted used electric appliance store ad seeks a shop in Loudoun area offering sales or trades. Includes contact phone 5702 and a dated notice Tuesday and Thursday listing.
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Apden
Loudoun
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