Gillette Warns U S Defenses Are Inadequate Amid Aid Debate
Sen Gillette of Iowa rails at the lend lease aid bill saying U S defenses are too weak to meet future threats. He argues the program risks war exposure and drains a weak defense, while urging cautious action as Germany is expected to move quickly and a swift bill passage is urged by administration leaders.
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Washington
Senate
America
United States
Gillette
D.ga
Germany
Baty
Clalims
Petia
Life term prisoners convicted anew for killing inmate Beavers
Edward Jewell and Floyd W. B. Smith, both serving life terms in Virginia State Penitentiary, were convicted and given life sentences again for the murder of fellow inmate Robie Beavers on January 28. The case tied to Ralph Clinewell, a Roanoke murder victim, and linked to prior life terms for Smith. Psychological reports described the men as having the mental age of children.
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Richmond
Edward Jewell
Floyd W. B. Smith
Virginia
Robie Beavers
Jewell
Beavers
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Ralph Clinewell
Roanoke
Iams
Smith
Buchannon County
Winchester Invites volunteers for new protective force
City officials seek recruits to form a Protective Force to replace the National Guard while at Fort Meade. Eligible veterans and youths with training may join at the armory this evening at 7 80. Contributions for the flagpole fund are welcomed, with donor names to be listed.
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National Guard
Fort Meade
Armory
Harry Cook
North Braddock Street
Winchester
Star Office
Mr. Cook
Taei
Tlie Pele
Banquet for Sarah Zane Fire Company Feb 28
About 300 guests are expected at the Sarah Zane Fire Company annual banquet on Friday February 28 at 7 30 p m at the company hall. The event marks the 101st anniversary and flag dedication with W R Gray Williams as principal speaker and R Legge as toastmaster.
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Sarah Zane
Sarah Zane Fire Company
W. R. Gray Williams
R. Legge
Handley High School
Ed Thomas
C Circuit
L. G. Bridgers
E. T. Clark
D. D
Haines’ Orchestra
Tatlete and Tre
Hee Fae
Tad Bare Pose
Picture coverage across papers highlights shared photo service
The Star notes it ran a three column picture of an Italian Pogafire from Central Press and supplemented with Associated Press images, matching the Richmond Times Dispatch front page today.
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STAR
Tobruk
Eee
Richmond Times Disgata
the Star
Central Press
Associated Press
Illness Shocks Family of Dr. W. H. Hannum
Mrs. Ida Anderson of Nain learns her brother Dr. W. H. Hannum of Paw Paw Virginia is seriously ill at Memorial Hospital Cumberland Maryland. He has undergone two operations including a knee amputation to halt infection. A Yellow Springs West Virginia native, he is known in Frederick county and nearby areas and is brother to AM Hannum of Winchester.
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Ida Anderson
Nain
W. H. Hannum
Paw Paw
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Hannum
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Frederick County
West Virginia
AM. Hannum
Winchester
Dr No Yong Park Delivers Second Rotary Lecture Tonight
Dr No Yong Park of Illinois will give the second lecture in the Rotary Club Institute at the George Washington Hotel at 8 pm. He spoke at Handley High School this afternoon and discusses Human Values via Order. Park, a Harvard PhD, author of Retreat of the West, is noted for Far East analyses. Officers say the event is open to the public.
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No-Yong Park
Ill
Manchuria
Rotary Club
Institute of Understanding
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Park
Dr. Douglas
New York City
Handley ‘High School
Lee
Dr. Park
Far East
China
Japan
Europe
America
Harvard University
Winchester Approved For Pilot's School
Civil Aeronautics has approved Winchester airport for civilian pilot training. E W Robertson of College Park Md with the CAA says instruction starts next Monday. George Schecter will direct the school at Handley High School with ground courses to finish by June 1. About 110 to 115 have registered for the non college course.
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Civil Aeronautics
Winchester
E. W. Robertson
College Park
George Schecter
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
Handley High School
Robertson
Winchester protective force enlistment gains nine more volunteers
Officers say nine additional men have signaled willingness to join the Winchester Protective Force Company bringing the available pool to 80 with about 100 expected at tonight’s armory meeting. Some may fail physicals or miss drill nights. doctors are asked to assist with examinations.
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Winchester Protective Force Company
Armory
B. B. Dutton
L. M. Allen
C. R. Anderson
G. W. Cone
Donald Lofton
Alfred W. Stine
Robertson
Reid Lunsford
William E. Woolingham
E. S. Williams
A. S. Brumback
R. C. Clem
Closing Out Coats at Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop
Winding down winter coat sale featuring untrimmed and fur trimmed options. One group sold up to $39.50 now priced at $10.00. Located at 158 N. Main Winchester Va.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
N. Main
Winchester
Colonial Kitchen Special and Friday Bingo Night
Colonial Kitchen promotes Friday bingo at 8 p m with a grand prize. Advertises chocolate coated peanut brittle 39c per pound and cherry vanilla ice cream 50c per quart. Displays ad date February 20.
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Colonial Kitchen
Greece seeks urgent American aid for warplanes
The Greek government issued a second urgent appeal to the United States for warplanes to aid its fight against Italy. The request came amid new Balkan developments including the Turco Bulgarian pact and a looming shift in regional power. Greek minister Diamantopoulos discussed the matter with Under-Secretary Welles, though officials provided no statements on the task.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Washington
United States
Greece
Roosevelt
Cimon P. Diamantopoulos
Welles
Virginia Needs Parole System Address in Clarke County
Maj. Rice Youell urged Virginia to adopt probation and parole systems at a Clarke County Woman's Club gathering in February. He noted Virginia sends far more citizens to jails and prisons than New York, blamed crime on ignorance poverty and broken homes, and backed youth programs and prevention over punishment. He cited 4900 inmates in state facilities, 4150 felons, and urged ending jail fees while supporting parole and probation laws.
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Berryville
Rice Youell
State Penitentiary
Virginia
Woman's Club of
Clarke County
Hawthorne Library
AEF
E. Blackburn Moore
Old Dominion
New York
Richmond
Boy Scouts
4-H
Youell
Southampton
Maj. Youell
Virginia Benal System
A. F. Robertson
Woman Messenger in Civil War Dies at 94 in Shenandoah
Mrs. Imogene Hobson Oehrl of Monongahela Pennsylvania died aged 94. She once served as a girl messenger in the Civil War during the First Battle of Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley. She recalled carrying a note to a Union colonel from his wife and the moment the fighting paused.
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Monongahela
Imogene Hobson Oehrl
Shenandoah Valley
Roosevelt Defends Secrecy Over Marshall Testimony
President Roosevelt said he viewed General Marshall's Senate testimony as ethically sensitive and that printing reports of it raised questions of morals and patriotism for editors and broadcasters. He framed the issue as a voluntary public consideration rather than censorship and urged the American people to think about national defense in times of upheaval.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Associated Press
Senate Military Committee
Pacific
United States
Blue and Gray Nearer Full Strength at Fort Meade
At Fort George G. Meade Maryland on February 21 the blue and gray Twenty-Ninth Division moved toward full strength as final units arrived from western Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Special trains carried detachments of the 115th Maryland infantry and the 176th Virginia infantry from Cumberland and the Delmarva peninsula, joining roughly 9 800 men to form a single brigade by nightfall ahead of Monday arrival.
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Fort George G. Meade
Twenty-Ninth
Maryland
115Th Maryland Infantry
176Th Virginia Infantry
Cumberland
Delmarva Peninsula
Chinese British defense plan reported in Chungking
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese papers claiming the Chinese government at Chungking secured British support in a joint defense plan from southwestern China toward India.
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Shanghai
Chungking
Rae
China
India
Tokyo Foreign Minister Warns of Pacific Defense Danger
In Tokyo on February 21 AP reports Foreign Minister Yosuke released a statement calling ongoing defense preparations by Britain and the United States in the south Pacific a source of considerable danger.
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Tokyo
Yosuke
Bombing of Catania Wounds Six in Sicily Raid
Italian high command reported that British warplanes bombed Catania Sicily early this morning wounding six and causing little damage. The report comes amid ongoing air operations in the region.
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Rome
Catania
Sicily
High Command
Montague Hall Estate Sold Near Winchester on Route 11
The Montague Hall estate near Winchester on Route 11 was sold from J. H. and E. L. Henry to Miss May H. Heist, daughter of the late Dr. George Heist. The property, once owned by the late Robert Montague Henry, features a giant millstone gatepost. Rev. C Worthington Lowe, trustee of the sale, had previously bought the property on September 9.
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C. Worthington Lowe
Church of Our Saviour
Mrs. Maria Dehon Polk Estate Bequests Made Public
In probate papers filed in Surrogate's Court Mrs. Maria Dehon Polk of 470 Park Avenue New York dies at 84 leaving legatee Mrs. Guest 25000 in cash and jewelry. Chief beneficiaries Frank L Polk Elizabeth John and Frank Polk Jr and Alice Polk Rutherford each receive 25000. residuary estate goes to Children’s Aid Society and Seamen’s Institute. The overall value exceeds 10 million dollars.
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Maria Dehon Polk
New York
Polk
William Mecklenburg Polk
Cornell Medical School
Park Avenue
Theodore Dehon
David, Brooks and Company
Frank L. Polk
Elizabeth
John
Frank Polk, Jr
Alice Polk Rutherford
Children’s Aid Society
Seamen's A H Institute
Roosevelt Nominates Diplomatic Chiefs for Central America
President Roosevelt announces nominations of Pierre De L Boal of Pennsylvania as minister to Nicaragua and as counselor of embassy at Mexico City, with a Chilean official named to Paraguay, all dated February 21 in Washington.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Pierre de. L. Boal
Pennsylvania
Mexico City
Nicaragua
Selor
Santiago
Chile
Paraguay
Nazi Forces Prepare Move Into Bulgaria As Danube Front Grows
Reports said Nazi pontoon bridges already span the Danube toward Bulgaria as columns move south toward the river border. Britain and Greece brace for possible invasion while Bulgaria hosts police clashes with alleged communist agitators. Japan and France tensions rise over seized Iranian and East Asian resources amid broader Orient instability.
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Danube
Bulgaria
Canealand
United States
E Uni
Sofia
United
Britain
Greece
Aegean
George
Garia
Egypt
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Eden
Dil
Airo
Orient
Iina
Iran
Haiphong
Dress Sale at Lovett's E and D Dress Winchester Va
One lot of dresses that sold up to 16 50 now 2 and 3. Lovett's E and D Dress, 6 N Math, Winchester, Va. Co.
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Lovett
E & Dress
N. Math
Winchester
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Lend Bill
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Il Duce
American and Company
Handley
Dr. No-Yong Park
Enner
Chamaerer of Commerce
Maj. Rice Youell
Lorry Press
Dill
Wales
Bulletins
Montague Hall
May H. Heist
Guest
Peer Bile Sou
Gate Weil
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