U.S.-Dutch Planes Blows on Japanese Transport Fire
U.S.-Dutch air strikes in the Bangka Strait set a 1 000 ton Japanese transport aflame as ships in the area faced gunfire. Senate action reported on a bill to curb loan companies and a Virginia commission proposal to study agency powers amid a flurry of new bills in both houses.
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Bangka Strait
Ond
Crowder
Charles R. Fenwick
8. B. Campbell
House Courts of Justice
Young Democratic Clubs
Virginia
United States
Ferguson
Rosenberg
State Milk Commission
Norfolk House
Darden
Vacancies In Defense Classes Still Available
Handley High School today announced vacancies in defense classes for employment in defense industries. Last week about 22 men registered for notices.
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Handley High School
Final Clearance Sale at Shoe and Dress Shoppe
Dresses formerly sold up to 19.95 now five dollars with one lot at three dollars. Local shoe and dress shoppe advertises drastic markdowns in a final clearance event.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Roosevelt to Address Nation On War Progress Tonight
President Roosevelt will speak to the American people at 10 p m Eastern War Time outlining the war progress and the impact of battles thousands of miles away on U S towns He is expected to describe efforts to keep the enemy at bay until war production allows counter offensives on multiple fronts The president spent the weekend reviewing intelligence sources.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Six Persons Lose Lives In Flames Sweeping a Hotel
Akron fire at the Eleanor Hotel on High and Marget streets killed three women and three men. Victims include former operator Mrs. Margaret Barrett, Effie Hinton 26, Mary Shannon 54, Tekin 45, and a man unknown. Carl Blankenship 32 and Blanche 39 were badly burned. Peter Kniple of Doylestown owned the hotel.
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Akron
Eleanor
High
Marget Streets
Margaret Barrett
Effie Hinton
Mary Shannon
Paul
Clarksburg
W. Va
Tekin
Carl Blankenship
Blanche
Peter Kniple
Doylestown
Miss Hinton Ane
Shannon
Japanese propaganda radio in Tokyo campaign down
The White House said Japanese radio broadcasting in English from Tokyo is lowering its volume in advance of President Roosevelt’s war address tonight. Presidential secretary Stephen Early read a memo indicating Tokyo’s efforts to influence the message and dampen American public reaction.
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Washington
White House
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Pome Mears
Dodgamen
President Seeks Funds to Cloth and Equip Army
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a record defense fund of 32.76 billion dollars, boosting arms and equipment for an expanded army and warehousing for lend-lease goods. The plan includes 23.0 billion for the War Department and 5.43 billion for Lease-Lend activities, with a push for open-market cotton purchases to avoid government surpluses depressing prices.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Department
Congress
George Washington
Farmers Slow in Asking for Deferments
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey told the House Agriculture Committee that farmers resisting deferments help cause a farm labor shortage. He warned shipyard and airplane plant workers relying on anticipated deferrals face a rude awakening as they can be replaced more easily than farm labor. He urged local draft boards to protect farm labor pools and stressed farmers are patriotic and avoid seeking exemptions.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House Agriculture Committee
Hershey
Five Departed Sarah Zane Fire Company Memorialized
Five deceased members of the Sarah Zane Fire Company were honored in a United night service led by Rev. L. G. Brid. The event remembered longtime volunteers and highlighted the community’s dedication to firefighting and service.
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Sarah Zane
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Rev. L. G. Brid
Congressman Hare to Speak at Grace Lutheran Banquet
Rep. Butler B. Hare of Canada South Carolina will address the 23rd annual Men's Bible Class banquet at Grace Lutheran Church on Friday February 27 at 7 p.m. Hare serves on the Appropriations Committee with subcommittees State Justice Commerce Labor Agencies and Federal Security. A toastmaster Rev Carl A Honeycutt and Historic City Four will provide music with a Mary Martha class serving the menu.
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Butler B. Hare
Canada
S. C
Grace Lutheran Church
Hare
Appropriations Committee
House
State
Justice and Commerce Departments
Labor Department
Federal Security
Legislative
Woodstock
Brook
New It
Mar
Carl A. Honeycutt
Louis B Kneiling
City
Mary Martha
Cabman slain by man in uniform in Washington
A man in a soldier's uniform shot and killed cab driver Conrad L. Steele near Eleveth and East Capitol streets after a taxi mishap. Steele died at Casualty Hospital. The uniformed man seized a car and fled on foot, with police seeking a 5 foot 6 inch, 150 pound suspect about 21 years old.
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Washington
Conrad L
Steele
Eleventh
East Capitol
Casualty Hospital
Fort Myer
Arlington Cantonment
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Stalin Vows Complete Victory On Red Army Anniversary
Moscow reports Stalin pledges complete victory in a war of liberation against Germany as Red Army marks its 24th anniversary. He vows to push the foe from Leningrad and liberate White Russia, Ukraine, and the Crimea while noting tough battles ahead and that Moscow and Tula are now free of the enemy.
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Moscow
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Soviet Union
Stalin
Leningrad
Russia
Ukraine
Crimea
Fordward
Tikhvin
Rostov
Tula
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Philippines
United States
Berryville Firemen Battle Estate Blaze Under Northwest Wind
Firefighters from Berryville worked a busy afternoon at Audley estate, B B Jones property, battling a blaze as a strong northwest wind complicated containment. Several fences and structures were damaged while crews carried out alarms and extinguished the fire.
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Berryville
Audley
B. B. Jones
Two U S Commanders Cited After Philippine Front Quiet
War Department reports reduced fighting in the Philippines on Luzon and in Manila bay operations. General MacArthur recommends honors for Major General Richard K. Sutherland and Brigadier General Richard J. Marshall for their roles in the defense.
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Philippine
U.S
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Bataan
Manila Bay
Geenral Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Richard K. Sutherland
Richard J. Marshall
Commonwealth
Luzon
Bataan Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
Emanuel Quezon
Friendship Fire Company Holds Memorial Service
Members of the Friendship Fire Company gathered at Cork Street Church of Christ for their annual memorial honoring six deceased members. Secretary Ryland Conner read the names as Rev. Nathan Williamson assisted, with strong attendance and solemn observance.
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Friendship Fire Company
Cork Street Church of
Dresses Formerly Sold at Lovett's Shoppe
Dresses formerly sold at Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shoppe are noted in an archival item. The entry references Lovett's as a former retailer, with limited context about dates or scope of inventory.
Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton Torpedoed Off Iceland
The Alexander Hamilton, a Coast Guard cutter built in 1937, was torpedoed by an enemy submarine off Iceland while being towed into port. The ship capsized and had to be sunk by gunfire with moderate loss of life. 202 wartime crew and 112 peacetime crew are noted.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Alexander Hamilton
Iceland
New York
Jane’s
Navy
Atlantic
Reuben James
United States
Alexander
Hamilton
Germans Who Fled Prison Caught
German escapees were captured while en route to a Canadian prison camp. David Benjamin, chief of the 8th border unit, reported the men were detained pending Justice Department orders in Washington.
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David Benjamin
Departiment of Justice
Washington
Fresh Attacks Made Mainly By Dive Units
Allied dive bombing strikes northwest of Batavia and off Sumatra reported as the Bali invaders face counterattacks. A transport over 10,000 tons was set on fire and other ships strafed as United Nations aircraft also downed four Japanese planes on Java airfields. Port Darwin in northern Australia declared under military control amid growing concern over Japan’s Pacific invasion plan.
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Batavia
Sumatra
United Nations
Java
Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Francis Forde
Canberra
Northern Territory
Port Darwin
Timor
Bali
Androme
Soerabaja
Outlawing Defense Strikes Proposed in Virginia Legislation
Richmond Virginia Feb. 23 Delegates DeJarnet and co authors introduced a bill to outlaw strikes on defense work during the war and to bar employers from firing or refusing to hire based on union membership. Violation would be a misdemeanor with up to a year in jail.
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Richmond
Edmund T. DeJarnette
Hanover
General Assembly
Virginia
Blackburn Moore
Ben Tate B. Sterrett
Bath
Floyd Yates
Powhatan
Gordon Lewis
Tappahannock
L. W. Hopkins
Patrick
Dedi
Chicken Supper Benefit at Mrs Brown's White Hall
A chicken supper proceeds Thursday February 26 at Mrs Brown's in White Hall, Virginia. Lunch served at noon with tickets priced 80 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Proceeds benefit a local society.
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White Hall
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Red Star
Urals
Sander EB. Lachmanington
Winchester Evening Star
Connecticut Avenue
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Central Press
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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