Measure To Curb Fortified Wines Passes House
The Virginia House of Delegates approved the Moore measure 72 to 18 to restrict fortified wine sales to state liquor stores except when served with full meals. The House rejected a Senate amendment to lower highway speed limits. A conference committee was to be named. The bill allows hotels and restaurants to serve fortified wines with full meals.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Moore
House
Senate
E. B. Moore
Darden
G. Alvin Massenburg
Hampton
General Assembly
John Q. Rhodes, Jr
Louisa
Winchester registers reach near a thousand in day of draft
Winchester and Frederick County men aged 20 through 44 flocked to register for potential military service. By noon 550 had registered at City Hall, with 768 citywide and 83 at the Virginia Woolen Company, 30 at Winchester Woolen, 75 at O Sullivan Rubber, and 30 at National Fruit Product. Officials expect the county total to rise further with ongoing plant shifts.
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Bright
Winchester
Frederick County
Virgnia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Company
O’sullivan Rubber Company
National Fruit Product Company
Stephens City
F. Grove White
Knox Hails Alabama Launch End of Defense Era Begins War Era
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox hailed the 35,000 ton battleship Alabama as the end of the defense era and the start of a war era in Portsmouth Virginia. He noted welding reduced weight increases gun and armor capacity as the vessel joins Massachusetts Indiana and South Dakota in a new class. Governor Dixon led a large Alabama delegation while dignitaries including Justice Hugo Black and Senator Lister Hill attended. The launch foreshadowed further shipbuilding with the keel of the Kentucky to be laid soon.
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Portsmouth
the Navy
Frank Knox
Alabama
Defense Building Program
Massachusetts
Indiana
South Dakota
Knox
Frank M. Dixon
Lister Hill
United
Dixon
Colgate Darden
Geville
Hugo Black
United Ae Supreme Court
M. Broughton
North Poreia
United States
Virginia
Kentucky
Axis Sub Shells Oil Refineries In West Indies
An enemy submarine shelled oil installations on Aruba and torpedoed three tankers near Willemstad Curacao, with a fourth tanker damaged but not sunk. U.S. troops guard the islands, which host large refineries, and the defense is coordinated with Dutch authorities.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
West Hemisphere
United States
Aruba
Panama Canal
Anet
U.S
Aneta
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United State State Department
Netherland
U.S. Seaboard
Serena
Netherlands
Indies
Venezuela
Dutch Guinea
O Sullivan Whistle Test Planned At Five This Afternoon
The O Sull ivan Rubber Company whistle will be tested this afternoon at five o clock. Grover Conese will pause and emit one long blast for all clear signaling the air raid warning system in operation after rebuilding.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Grover Conese
War weariness grows as Americans foresee tough fight ahead
An analysis notes that the public senses a prolonged and difficult war. It warns that victory requires time to train troops and produce weapons, with ominous daily updates signaling a slow path to turning the tide.
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Peetieny Saamens
America
New Cars Must Be Registered For Rationing
Dealers and banks must file with national and local rationing boards the stock of new vehicles on hand. The deadline is February 19. Form R 204 will be used. Exemptions apply to vehicles segregated for personal and business use.
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Francis Funk
Winchester
Funk
Defense Workers To Be Trained At Handley High
Handley High will start about March 1 with two classes in defense training for wartime production. The courses aim to prepare students for skilled work in war materiel production and provide pathways for men to enter this field.
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Handley High
Winchester Gardens Cultivation Program Seeks Community Action
Defense Coordinator Anderson Oder urges all gardens in Winchester to cultivate under civil defense plans. He advises residents to communicate with officials and consider reappointing Mayor Madea amid local leadership changes in Middletown.
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Winchester
Anderson Oder
Madea Te Ie
Bowen
Larrick
Middletown
Virginia Senate condemns compulsory union membership on government jobs
The Virginia Senate adopted the Brock resolution by voice vote condemning any regulation requiring labor union membership for employment on emergency government war projects. Senator Brock said the measure preserves labor rights while stressing wartime needs and cited complaints about union initiation fees.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Brock
Ein Ee Camp
Proce
Henry T. Wickham
Robert E. Brock
Farmville
House of Delegates
Senate
United States
J. D. Hagood
Halifax
Fred Parks
Washington County
Ape
Parks
Robert O. Norris
Lancaster
Nace Ahan
Nine Million Men Enlisted In United States Registration
The text describes the first United States registration day for men ages 20 to 45 as part of wartime mobilization. It notes President Roosevelt’s proclamation, upcoming spring registration for ages 18 to 20 and 45, and totals estimating over 42 million men registered for civilian protection, war production, and military service. Several states began cur registration to prevent congestion and employers were urged to allow workers time to register.
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Associated Press
United States of America
United States
Roosevelt
America
Admiral Keyes Slams Air Service Cut as Naval Humiliation
London reports Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes denouncing the loss of Britain's air service as a cruel humiliation and a folly by prior governments. He called for temperate remarks while noting an inquiry into operations off Singapore and in narrow seas is underway.
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London
Roger Keyes
Britain
Singapore
French Fleet May Be Surrendered To Hitler Forces
Washington report outlines a Nazi bid to seize the French fleet as Germany unites its surface fleet in home waters. Congress members say a combined Nazi sea power could challenge the United Nations if Versailles France yields major assets. A British naval pass through the Dover Straits strengthened Berlin's force in the region.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Reich
United
United Nations
Hitler
Dover Straits
Congress Supports Pilot Training Expansion Amid War Needs
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 221.6 million bill for State Justice and Commerce including a 36 million fund to expand civilian pilot training. It notes 70,000 pilots trained, 21,000 in armed services, and argues war won with planes, projecting training for about 49,500 pilots versus 31,900 in budget estimates.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
State, Commerce and Justice Dets
Judiciary
Armed Services
House
City Hall registers first at Winchester post office event
Everett Kline parcel post carrier at Winchester post office was first to register at City Hall this morning. His 44th birthday is on June 30. William Williamson placed second among nine registrants as a group waited. Sportsmen predict a bird comeback while foxes with mange have been killed to prevent disease spread.
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Everett Kline
Winchester
Kline
William Williamson
Mr. Kline
Clarke
Nine Japanese Soldiers Surrender to MacArthur Force on Bataan
A small group of nine Japanese soldiers surrendered voluntarily to General Douglas MacArthur on the Bataan Peninsula. They walked to a Filipino position unarmed, handing over personal items as a token of surrender after being wounded or overpowered.
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MacArthur
Bataan Peninnula
Douglas MacArthur
Yasukuni
Bataan
Dr Dan H Witt Dies Brother of Mrs Bell
Mrs Andrew Bell receives notice of the death of her brother Dr Dan H Witt about 49 in New York Sunday. He served with the Medical Corps in France in World War I and practiced in New York. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery Charlottesville VA Wednesday at 11. Survived by his wife Eleanor Peterson Witt four children Deane Lucretia Ann Nancy and Richard one brother John W Witt and four sisters Mrs Andrew Bell and John H Bast. Funeral in New York Tuesday arranged with Major Witt to accompany Mrs Bell to Charlottesville. Dr Bell attributed death to apoplexy after a week of illness. Lecture George Washington Hotel tonight at 7 o'clock.
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Andrew Bell
Dan H. Witt
New York
Witt
France
Maplewood Cemetery
Charlottesville
Eleanor Peterson
Deane
Lucretia Ann
Nancy
Richard
John W. Witt
John H. Bast
Staunton
Bell
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