Japanese Charge Java Gates as Refineries Burn
Richmond Va February 17 A state legislative compromise bill raises workmen compensation to eighteen dollars per week and extends the license tax. The measure, backed by rural interests and Retail Merchants Association, expands use taxes on consumer co operatives and imposes income tax on co operatives except for patronage dividends. The bill also authorizes regulations on automobile operations and moves to fund a toll bridge project on Route 301 across the Rappahannock River.
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Richmond
Daughton Senate
Retail Merchants’ Association
Tate B. Sterrett
Bath
W. N. Neff
Abingdon
Stateway Commission
Wifteref
James Madison
Rappahannock River
U.S. Route 301
Aubrey G. Weaver
Churchill Says German Battleships Out Of Action For Repair
London Feb 17. Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Germany lost the 26000 ton battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst for some time to repairs after the English Channel battle. He said the Royal Navy would be reinforced with high quality units and new ships from the United States to meet the challenge.
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London
Germany
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Britain
English Channel
Churchill
House of Commons
Royal Navy
United States Navy
Singapore
English
Commons
Atlantic
Brest
Admiralty
Stations In East May Close Early
Secretary Ickes said the oil industry urged immediate closing of all filling stations in the east from 7 p m to 7 a m on weekdays and all day Sunday with possible gasoline rationing. He did not specify actions but backed an $80 million Texas to Philadelphia New York pipeline plan.
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Washington
Ickes
House
East
Texas
Philadelphia
New York
Seven Killed In Plane Crash Near Buena Vista
A plane crash near Buena Vista claims seven lives. Norfolk reports indicate recovery teams work at the scene as investigators search for cause.
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Buena Vista
Junior Board Weighs Disbanding During War
Winchester Junior Board of Trade considers disbanding on March 31 for the duration of the war. A Feb 27 special meeting will decide adoption of a resolution noting members serving in the armed forces, defense work, and the need to avoid duplicating effort while remaining part of the national war effort.
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Board of Directors
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
United States
Ai N
Virginia Protective Force
Home Defense
Red Cross
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Prominent Winchester Businessman Robert Green Dies at 54
Robert Castleman Green 54 prominent Winchester insurer and civic worker died after a brief illness at 6 30 this morning He founded Bryarly and Green and later ran his own office He married Susan Dunlap in 1916 and leaves a son W V Green brothers W V Green George R Green and Charles H Green a sister Mrs R S Bryarly plus many civic ties including Kiwanis Elks Red Cross Boy Scouts U S O and Shenandoah Apple Blossom work Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church with interment Mount Hebron pallbearers W E Clifton Horace Browne Felix Schneiderhan Carl Mass E P Browning Harry
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Robert Castleman Green
Winchester
Mr. Green
W. V
Virginia Cas Green
Clarke County
Bryarly and Green
Green
Susan Dunlap
Robert Castleman Green, Jr
University of Virginia
W. V. Green
Washington
George R. Green
White Post
Shenandoah
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron
R. B. Nelson
W. E. Clifton
Horace Browne
Felix Schneiderhan
Carl Mass
E. P. Browning
Harry
Seven men sign permanent guard detail in Woodbridge Va
Seven members of the Virginia Protective Company 115 have joined the permanent guard detail at Woodbridge Virginia and departed Sunday for duties lasting the duration. Of twelve men on detail, the unit from Winchester includes Corp Ray Graves Corp Seay Grimes and Privates Samuel L Laren James Lofton Gerald Luttrell Isaac Allamong and Wayne Nix.
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Virginia Protective Company
Woodbridge
Hove
Winchester Company Corp
Ray Graves
Corp
Seay Grimes
Samuel L. Laren
James Lofton
Gerald Luttrell
Isaac Allamong
Wayne Nixon
Chas. H. Kabler Sustains Injury
Charles H. Kabler sales manager for Miller and Anderson sustained painful injuries to his left hand yesterday while operating equipment. He is a patient at Memorial Hospital. Doctors said the hand was severely torn and it was not yet determined if any bones were fractured.
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Charles H. Kabler
Miller & Anderson
Memorial’ Hospital
U.S. Route 50 Nears Summer Opening East of Winchester
The new Route 50 from three miles east of Winchester to the Shenandoah River will open to traffic mid summer. Overpass at Waterloo over Norfolk and Western railway is near completion with floor down. Final surfacing planned for spring. opening will reduce hazards on the old alignment.
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Winchester
Shenandoah River
F. M. Yelgo
Tony
Waterloo
Norfolk & Western Railway
Senator Vandenberg Demands Full Normandie Fire Report
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged the Navy Department to publish all cold blooded facts about the Normandie liner fire. He said Remember the Normandie could become a slogan rivaling Remember Pearl Harbor as he introduced a resolution for a Senate investigation of the shocking affair.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Michigan
Senate
Walsh Warns Navy Might Be Brought Home To Defend Coasts
Senate Naval Committee Chairman Walsh said the United States coasts were almost defenseless and that the Navy might need to be brought home to protect them. He spoke during debate on a $100 million civilian defense appropriation after Senator Johnson asserted there was no adequate defense of the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
Senate Today
United States
Johnson
R.-Calif
Pacific Coast
Another Billion For Russians
Washington officials announced a new lend lease credit of about 1 billion dollars was being negotiated for Russia. A similar 1 billion dollar credit was issued last fall and is nearly all allocated, with a further loan needed soon to plan continued weapon production.
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Washington
Russia
1720 Men Register in Winchester and Frederick County
A total of 1,720 men registered in Winchester and Frederick county yesterday, with 754 in the county and 966 in Winchester, a larger-than-expected turnout for the area.
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Winchester
Frederick County
County
Russians Report Nazi Slaughter Near Leningrad Front
Moscow dispatches report steadily advancing Russian troops on the northwestern front repelling German counter-attacks and threatening Novgorod. German reserves arrive while fighting near Smolensk and in the Donets basin. frostbite injuries blamed on harsh winter endurements along the Murmansk frontier. The Red Army adds reserves are being gathered by both sides as the war widens.
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Moscow
Novgorod
Leningrad
Hitler
Donets
Murmansk
Kandalaksha
Smolensk
Red Star
Billions for War Supplies Move to Congress
A $32 billion war appropriations bill for arms, ships, and lend lease moved to Congress, raising total wartime authorizations to $606 per person since Pearl Harbor. The package includes $22.9 billion for the War Department and a $3.85 billion Maritime Commission plan for 2,877 ships, with $5.43 billion for Lend-Lease and $1.3 billion for vital food products. The House panel urged immediate action, warning of manpower strain and condemning wartime profit-taking and strikes in defense production.
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Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
United States
Robert P. Patterson
House Appropriations Committee
Donald Nelson
R. C. Moore
Army
Capitol Hill
Bureau of Theft
War Department
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Commission
Wickard
Memorial Service For Friendship
Friendship Fire Company members hold an annual memorial service at the Church of Christ on West Cork Street Sunday February 22 at 7 30 p m The sermon will be delivered by Reverend Natham Mew pastor of the Church of Christ Being arranged by the fire company officials
Java Alerts as Japan Seizes Palembang and Threatens Dutch Indies
AP reports Java facing invasion as Japanese forces close on Palembang in South Sumatra. Dutch official Van Der Plas urges courage while refugees describe refinery fires and a massive explosion. Curtin orders mobilization in Australia as Japan raids Sunda Strait and Dutch bombers strike back near Sumatra. Java seen as a key barrier guarding Australia.
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Associated Press
Java
Palembang
Sumatra
Charles O. van der Plas
Netherlands Indies Council
Batavia Nieuwsblad
Australia
John Curtin
Japan
Dutch Indies
Burma
Sunda Strait
Sngapore
MacArthur Lines Suffer Increased Air Activity and Bombardment
The War Department reports rising enemy air raids and heavy artillery on General MacArthur's lines in Bataan. A bombing on Cabcaben on Bataan Peninsula killed 23 women and children and wounded 22, with Americans largely in Santo Tomas camp.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Cabcaben
Manila
Santo Tomas University
Philippine Theater
Cavite
Indies at War as Japan Moves on Java and Resources
Axis rumors of a Japanese landing on Java were denied by authorities while Sumatra faced uncertainty after Palembang fell, with oil refineries scorched in a $100,000,000 fire. Dutch leaders warned of a threeFront threat as Curtin urged Australia to full war footing and U.S. bombers reportedly hit enemy oil targets in the Caribbean and Dutch West Indies.
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Palembang
Japan
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Celebes
Indies
Curtin
Atralia
Australia
United States
Dutch West Indies
Aru
Curacao
Frank Andrews
U. S
Caribbean
Lane
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Great Britain
Ocean
Central Press
Ministry of Defense
Norfolk, Va
R. C. Green
Christ Church
Chas. H. Kabler
U.S
MacArthur Lines
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