State Budget Bill Soon Before House
Virginia's 1942 General Assembly awaits key actions as the House plans to take up the 217 million dollar biennial budget bill on Tuesday and consider licensing changes for motor trucks, trial justice salaries, wartime powers, redistricting, a river tunnel project, and small loan regulations as the week unfolds.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Charles R. Fenwick
Massenburg
State Compensation Board
County Boards of Supervisors
E. O. McCue
House
Privileges and Elections Committee
Corporation Commission
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Senate
Charles W. Crower
Americans and Dutch battle Japanese fleets off Bali
United States and Dutch warships aided by dive bombers and fighters smashed the Japanese invasion fleet in the Bali spring sea battle. Bombers hit three cruisers and four transports, with losses on both sides as the clash extended into its second day in the Java Sea.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
United States
Japan
Bali
Java Sea
Batavia
Macassar Strait
C. E. L. Helfrich
Imperial
Tokyo
War Department
Washington
of the Indies
United Nations
Java
Indies
1 I
Jaapan
Ava
Winchester Ad Echoes Old Home Paper Theme
A nostalgic ad from Winchester salutes the old home paper and long friendship. It expresses warmth for readers including Keller and long time friends, wishing happiness and the Star’s continued closeness to the community.
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Keller
Howard Promoted In Agricultural Education Work
Richmond Virginia February 21 Dr Dabney Lancaster State Superintendent of Public Instruction announced the appointment of Dr Walter S Newman as assistant superintendent. Several other exchanges in the appointment place Dr Newman who has been supervisor of Agricultural Education and State Director of NYA Work All changes are effective March 1 Dowell J Howard now assistant supervisor with office Dr cultural Education Dr Raymond V Long dean of the division of school buildings was named to a new State Director of Vocational Training for defense workers to have charge of all such classes throughout the state
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Richmond
Dabney
Lancaster
Walter S. Newman
Newman
NYA
Dowell J. Howard
Raymond V. Long
War Materials Piling Up On Piers of Nation
War materials were reported to be piling up on American wharves awaiting shipment. The bottleneck was described as temporary, with production continuing to ramp up. The note appeared in a Washington dispatch dated February 21.
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Washington
Argentin
Senate A Tions
Safety engineer to address Jaycee dinner banquet
Safety engineer for the Virginia Division will speak at the Jaycee Dinner. The program lists speakers including David M. Baldwin and James March with committee notes for arrangements.
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Jaycee
David M. Baldwin
Virginia
Tee
Ben Bea
Beicuie
Lares
James March
George Jielle
Russians Pressing Advance On Three Fronts In 1942 Drive
Soviet dispatches say the Red Army advanced on the northwestern western and southwestern fronts with the liberation of towns and thousands of Germans killed. Red Star warned of a stubborn struggle ahead as Stalin hailed countering the Nazi push and new Ukraines. On the Leningrad front 49 blockhouses and 50 bridges were destroyed with many enemy casualties.
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Robet Magidoff
Moscow
Red Army
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Red Star Today
Red Star
Moscow Radio
Kozlov
Minotnov
Crimea
D. T. Kozlov
Joseph Stalin
Black Sea
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad Front
London
Tanker Pan Massachusetts Sunk. 20 Crewmen Die in Oil Inferno
Navy reports the tanker Pan Massachusetts torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. 18 survivors tell of a rapid explosion sequence, burning fuel, and rescue by a back-up ship five miles away. Captain Robert E. Christie cites two torpedoes and several shell explosions triggering a giant blaze. The ship, owned by National Bulk Carriers, Inc., is the thirty third attack in the current Atlantic coastal campaign.
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Christie
Corpus Christi
Tex
Christite
Navy
National Bulk Carriers, Inc
Pan Massachusetts
Atlantic
War Legislation Heads List of House Measures Next Week
Washington reports a batch of major House items slated for consideration next week led by a war powers bill establishing 15 federal agency authorizations. The package also includes a pension repeal for Congressmen a war damage insurance program and a women's auxiliary corps.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Congressional
Senate
Committee On
Baltimore Sun Building Fire Disrupts Operations
Fire of undetermined origin burned in the loft of the Baltimore Sun last night, hampering news operations of the Morning Sun and Associated Press bureau for a short time. Firefighters hoisted hoses to top floor windows and confined the area as tarpaulins kept water from spreading.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Morning Sun
Associated Press Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Mary Virginia
West Virginia
Naval Reserve cadet carries family ties to Woodstock
George Williams has been called to active duty with the U S Navy from Baltimore and will be transferred to Navy Training. Among 386 aviation cadets in the United States Naval Reserve is Carrington of Woodstock Virginia, nephew of Mrs. B B of this city.
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Williams
Wiliams
U. S. Navy
Baltimore
United States Naval Reserve
Ee On
Carrington
Woodstock
B. B
John M Steck Rites Set For Sunday in Winchester
Funeral services for John M. Steck 72 prominent Winchester bar member churchman and businessman will be held at 3 PM Sunday from his residence with Rev Ronald S Wilson officiating. Interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include Judge Philip Williams and many local professional and banking figures.
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John M. Steck
Winchester
Ronald S. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Steck
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Philip Williams
Ee Griffith
Garland Quail
H. Clay deGrange
Jacob Va Albert St
W. Er
Fred
Boyd
Gree
Eivin Oven
Newton J. Wigginton
Morning Post Office Observes George Washington Day Delivery
Post office schedules partial holiday with morning mail run only for Monday. No window service or rural free delivery. Afternoon street box collections will handle daytime work.
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Paychester
Artist Yate
John M Steck Honored for Public Service and Education
Editorial notes John M Steck's long service in Winchester including Bar membership since 1894, Circuit Court Accounts Commissioner since 1895, Commonwealth's Attorney since 1903, and presidency of The Farmers and Merchants National Bank. It praises his integrity judgment and leadership on the School Board and in developing Handley Schools.
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John M. Steck
Winchester Bar
Circuit Court
Commonwealth
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Steck
Portugal protests Japanese moves over Timor as war splits headlines
In Lisbon on February 21 Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar announced an energetic protest to Japan over the occupation of Timor, the joint Portuguese Dutch island. A special National Assembly session was convened after cabinet talks to hear Salazar’s statement amid press protests of a new territorial violation.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Oliveira de Salazar
National Assembly
Tokyo
Pacific
Timor
Netherlands
Portugese
National A
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Assur
Salazar
Colonial flag to fly Monday at headquarters observance
Notice states a flag will be raised at headquarters on Monday to observe a birthday. It notes wartime factors and mentions no tea this year.
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Sage
Germans Claim Sink 17 More Ships Off American Coast
Berlin reports 17 additional vessels sunk to raise total ships sunk to 80 and 532,900 tons. Port of Spain authorities say two ships at anchor in the Gulf of Paria were damaged by torpedoes but remained afloat with no casualties.
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Berlin
High Command
Had
Port-of-Spain
U. S. Army
Anchorage
Gulf of
Miss Brill Crowned Sweater Girl at Mary Washington
Alois Brill, five foot four senior daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Brill of Valley Avenue, won the sweater contest at Mary Washington College last night in Monroe Hall. Runner up was Elizabeth Kay from Woodfolk Virginia. Judges included Bill Dudley Herb Numhall and Levin Houston III.
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Alois Brill
Hugh Brill
Valley Avenue
Mary Washington College
Monroe Hall
Elizabeth Kay
Woodfolk
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Herb Numhall
Levin Houston III
Miss Brill
Handley High School
Mary Washington
Soviet Losses Reported in Four Weeks of German Offensives
The high command says the Red Army has suffered 27 000 dead and about 5 000 prisoners as German General Model’s tanks encircled and destroyed units on the central front. It claims 187 Soviet tanks and 615 guns knocked out and a large part of another enemy army beaten.
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Berlin
Red Army
General Model
Friendship Fire Company Meeting at Yelock Hall
All members of the Friendship Fire Company are to meet at the company hall in Yelock tomorrow for a gathering.
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The
Friendship Fire
Yelock
Clarke School Board weighs Boyce building plan and bids
Clarke County School Board met in Berryville to study plans for a Boyce area school and choose among bids to maximize value. Chief bid from Hugh N. Ritter totaled 72 500 for nine classrooms and an adaptable auditorium, while other bids ranged from 75 787 to 81 812, with decisions tied to finances and county approval.
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The
Star
Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Boyce
Hugh N. Ritter
Board of Supervisors
Taylor Manufacturing Company
Palmville
J. F Barbour
Roanoke
Waynesboro
Fred B. Fuqua
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Jacksonville, Fla
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George
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Robert M. Ward
Handley
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Thomas Jefferson
Friendship Fire Company
Clarke School Board
al Ritter
Clay Carr
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