Nelson weighing retirement from War Production Board
Washington on February 17 reports say War Production Board chief Donald M. Nelson is considering retirement. Domestic issues include milk price complaints and meat black market concerns as Congress reviews possible government animal purchases and seller registrations. OWI head Elmer Davis condemns Axis propaganda aimed at splitting allies.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
OWI
Elmer Davis
Russia
Davis
Germany
Italy
United States
Britain
WPB
Nelson
Ferdinand Eberstadt
YPB
House
Mrs Guest Receives Life Estate From Polk Will
New York February 17 The will of late Frank L Polk reveals his daughter Mrs Elizabeth P Guest of Bayard Virginia will receive a life estate in 15000 and share residuary income after the death of her mother Mrs Elizabeth S Polk at 817 Fifth Avenue New York Polk died February 7 at 71 He was active in New York City public life and headed the American delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
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The
Star
New York
Frank L. Polk
Woodrow Wilson
Elizabeth P. Guest
Bayard
Elizabeth S. Palk
Pifth Avenue
Polk
President Polk
New York City
Board of Education
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Municipal Research
Say Folks Must File War Ration Book Declaration
Mr Winchester urges readers not to delay and to file a declaration form inventory of commodities. A copy of the declaration is printed inside the Star for convenience to speed issuance of War Ration Book No. 2 and ensure cooperation with those issuing the books.
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Winchester Evening Star
Final Sale On Sale Of Ce Oea To 24 50 Now Five
Final wind up announced for Lovett's at 156 N Main with price drop from 24 50 to 5 00 starting Thursday. Limited stock indicated in brief notice.
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Lovett
N. Main
Frederick County Schools Close for War Ration Book2 Registration
Frederick county schools will suspend classes each afternoon from February 22 to 26 to issue War Ration Book No. 2. Teachers may attend training at Handley High School or the county courthouse. Volunteers are urged to serve as registrars at local schools or the county seat in Winchester.
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L. D. Kline
Frederick County
Pbooks
Winchester
Handley High School
Democrats Push Civil Aviation Panel In House
House Republicans face a choice to back a Democratic resolution by Rep. Nichols to create a 21 member standing committee on civil aviation. Democrat Leaders note it aligns with Republican goals, while key Democrats fear insufficient cross party support. The measure, opposed by several Democratic chairmen, could pass next week amid mixed backing.
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Washington
House
Rules
Rep
Nichols
Oklahoma
Martin
Massachusetts
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Naval Committee
Sea
D-Calif
Interstate Committee
West Va. Teachers May Get More
Charleston West Virginia February 17 The State Board of Public Weeks added 1 555 900 a year to the proposed 85 600 000 biennial budget bill to provide a flat 25 a month increase for all school teachers. The amendment would raise state school aid to 18 125 000 a year from 17 125 000.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Public Weeks
Farmers Approved for Rationed Equipment List
The farm machinery ration board chaired by E. M. Funk released a list of farmers approved for rationed equipment. Only three power sprayers were allotted and few spray outfits remain, with about a dozen new sprayers expected for Frederick county. Names include Chas. E. Stawe, J. Leslie Reed, Clarence A. -, L. C. Snapp, and others for various devices such as lime spreaders, tractors, separators, mowers, and hay gear.
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Farm Machinery Ration Board
E. M. Funk
Frederick County
Chas. E. Stawe
J. Leslie Reed
Clarence A
L. C. Snapp
H. M. Brumack
C. J. Robinson
Fred F. Sturm & Co
S. A. Riley
T. N. Cather
H. Ray Butler
Newton Wine
J. H. Summel
H. R. Butler
FP. Sturm & Co
T. B. Rosenberger
C. L. Nicodemus
P. W. Boyd
R. & T.packing Corp
D K. Russell
Paul Braithwaite
E. O. Rudolph
J. McDonald
Robert K. Stickley
J. H. Fisher & Son
British U Boats Claim Big Bag in Mediterranean
The admiralty announced that three British submarines roving the Mediterranean destroyed six to seven Axis supply ships and damaged another, off the coasts of Sicily and Italy. One submarine shelled a railway station on Sicily’s northern coast, scoring many hits in a daring operation.
Ching Young Foo Dies Fighting Japs in World War II
Ching Young Foo 59 of Millwood, a 19 year employee at Mrs. Consolvo’s estate, died serving his country after joining a vessel carrying ammunition to fight the Japs. A native of Shanghai, he had lived in the United States 30 years and left behind his wife and son Gilbert.
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Ching-Young Foo
Shanghai
China
Charles Consolvo
Millwood
Jappy
Ching
Gilbert Young Foo
Wildwood
N. J
Baltimore
Consolvo
Missy
S Ee
United States
Practice drill shows all clear signal gaps noted
Winchester air raid drill under the new signal system reported a complete success with no violations. Defense Coordinator Lee Grant noted one flaw, the lack of an adequate all clear signal, as indoors failed to hear wardens during the morning exercise.
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Winchester
Lee Grant
Public urged to limit calls during air raid drills
Steve Sammis reports that during today’s test air raid drill subscribers frequently contacted long distance operators seeking signals. Public urged to refrain from nonemergency calls during drills while police whistles mark all clear. Blue danger signals and red shelter signals were used with timing to guide motorists and pedestrians.
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Steve Sammis
C. & P. Telephone Company
Confusion in Virginia New Air Raid Drill Test
Virginia conducted an air raid drill test led by John J. Howard state director of air raid precautions. Some Richmond policemen and pedestrians misread the blue initial signal leading to incorrect sheltering. The test overall went well with an unannounced blackout planned within a week or ten days per Army Third Service Command order.
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Richmond
Virginia
John J. Howard
Howard
Army Third Service Command
Four Members Of Family Slain In Bland Virginia
A neighbor found four members of the Kidd family slain at Hewey's Hollow near Bland. Victims were W. G. Kidd, 84, Roxie Kitts, 55, her daughter Mrs. Robert Shewey, and Robert Shewey. A small caliber rifle was located near a body and law officers investigated the night-time killings.
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Bland
Sharon Springs
Pierce Kegley
Umbarger
W. G. Kidd
Roxie Kitts
Bingo Night at Zone Fire Co
Thursday bingo event at Zone Fire Co starts 8 30 pm with door prize of 125 dollars.
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Zone Fire Co
Soviet Push Drives German Lines After Kharkov Fall
Red Army captors of Kharkov press the German retreat as they drive west from the recaptured city and smash along the Donets basin front. Soviet offensives swarm toward Orel and threaten the Dnieper as German resistance dwindles in the Kharkov area.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Donets Basin
Rostov
Associated Press
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Caucasus
Kursk
Russia
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Krasnoarmeisk
Kubrsk
Orel
London
Dnieper
Victory This Year Not Expected
Alvin J. Steinkopf, former AP Germany correspondent and current radio analyst, said the United Nations may not defeat Germany in 1943. He predicted Italy might fall this year, but Fortress Europe would likely resist until 1944 as Germany withdraws to bolster defenses and Russian gains continue.
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Chicago
Alvin J. Steinkopf
Germany
Associated Press
United Nations
Italy
Steinkopf
Inland Daily Press Association
Europe
Red Army recaptures Kharkov after 16 months in German hands
Moscow dispatch from Red Star reports Kharkov reclaimed by dawn after Soviet forces surrounded the German garrison. Cavalry and tanks cut lines, German losses described as tremendous, with a surprise northwestern pincer trapping Nazi commanders.
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Moscow
Red Star
Red Armies
Kharkov
Russia
Red Army
Red Tsar
Moshalenko
Stalingrad
President seeks war super tax on high incomes
President Roosevelt urged Congress to tax all net income above regular taxes with a 50 to 90 percent rate, aiming to cap post tax incomes at 25 000 for singles and 50 000 for married couples. He pledged to rescind the salary cap if Congress approves the super tax, following committee action to repeal the wartime salary limit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congressional
Disney
D.-Okla
Pearl Harbor
Rail Wages Up For Mediation
Wage talks between railroad representatives and 350000 workers from five operating brotherhoods ended without agreement. The National Railway Mediation Board was invoked by both sides and mediation will begin in Chicago tomorrow after a formal request filed January 26.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Allied Tunisia Offensive Falters as Rommel Push Advances
Allied headquarters report Rommel's veteran tanks reach near Sbeitla and Feriana in southern Tunisia. American counter-attack fades with heavy losses as German 21st and 10th armored divisions push forward nearly 18 miles. some U S units cut off and seeking link with main forces.
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U. S
Axis
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Sbeitla
Sidi Bouzid
Feriana
Tunisia
Rommel
21St
10Th Armored
Libya
Legion to Send Cigs to Overseas Servicemen
Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21 American Legion votes to purchase 20 000 cigarettes for military companies overseas. Cigarettes bought tax free at wholesale price and shipped from factory. 5 cents per pack. Donations encouraged through Wilbur Hewitt at Miller's Hardware Store by February 27.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21
American Legion
Winchester
Legion
Wilbur Hewitt
Miller’s Hardware Store
Bombing Raids Reported Against Shortland Islands Area
Navy communique details February 15 attacks on Ballale Island and Kahili airfield Bougainville. Two American planes did not return from the operations in the Shortland Islands and Bougainville theater.
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Washington
Shortland Islands
Solomons
Navy
South Pacific
U. S
Ballale Island
Thening
Kahili
Bougainville Island
Fire Devastates 186 Buildings in Nanking
A Berlin broadcast reported a large fire in Nanking, capital of the Japanese puppet regime, destroying 186 buildings. Carelessness was blamed. the report gave no detail on the fire’s nature or origin.
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London
DNB
Berlin
Nanking
Allies Doubt Rommel Ill Rumor On Tunis Front
Allied headquarters in North Africa dismiss a rumor that Marshal Rommel became ill and returned to Germany. Officers say the report is dubious and may have been planted by the Axis.
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Allied
North Africa
Tunisian
Rommel
Germany
Aris
British Eighth Army presses in Mareth line south Tunisia
Reuters reports from London that Montgomery's Eighth Army pushes south along the Mareth line and eyes a flank infiltration toward Medinine. Cairo communique places forces 65 miles inside Tunisia near Medinine with advances toward Ben Gardane. Admiralty notes sinking six to seven Axis ships and damaging seven more as American forces withdraw toward Tozeur.
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Paris
Reuters
London
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Cairo
Montgomery
Medinine
Tunisian
Ben Gardane
Tunisia
Admiralty
Bouzid
Tozeur
RAF Bombers Hit Lorient U-Boat Base Again
Royal Air Force bombers attacked Lorient on the French coast for a second time, with two planes lost. Fighter units ranged to northwest Germany to strike communications as95 the raid aimed at the heavily fortified U-boat base. Separate raids also pounded St Nazaire and other targets, with some casualties reported.
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London
Royal Air Force
Lorient
French
Air Ministry
Fighter Command
Germany
France
Atlantic
St. Nazaire
South Wales
Air and
Home Security
Ain
Lost Brown Leather Wallet With Money and IDs
Lost brown leather wallet containing money identification and a railroad ticket. Liberal Yes ward. Phone 4683.
Final wind up sale dresses at steep discount
A local ad notes a closeout on dresses with prices slashed from 24.50 to 5.00 starting at 6 KK. The notice references male customer items and a club or center, with emphasis on bold savings and new lower price.
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MR Winchester
Frederick
Kline
Bill
G.O.P
William F. Arbogast
West Va
Hitler
Reds
Daniel DE Luce
Rob
T Y. Conrad Post
Cigs
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