Barkley Resigns Senate Leadership Then Is Reelected
Senator Barkley returned to the Senate leadership after resigning over President Roosevelt’s tax veto and was unanimously reelected by the Democratic conference. He affirmed deep personal affection for Roosevelt while underscoring the gravity of his break over the veto.
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Barkley
Senate
Roosevelt
Kentuckian
Clark
D-Mo
Tydings
Kentucky
McKellar
D-Tenn
Fawr Removing Education Head From Some Boards
Richmond Va February 24 Delegates on the House Committee on Schools and Colleges favor a sub committee recommendation to remove the state education head from boards of higher learning. Governor Darden had urged the change to improve coordination though Dr Dabney S Lancaster currently attends meetings. The Senate adopted related measures and the House advanced amendments on financial responsibility.
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Richmond
Fide
House Committee On Schools and Colleges
Paul Crockett
York
Darden
State Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
E. O. McCue
Albemarle
Russell M. Weaver
Harrisonburg
Joseph E. Profit
E. Floyd Yates
State Hospital
Senate
Themont
Petersborg Stateway
Indwin-Melichor D
Tylex House
House
Roads Committee
Courts of Justice Committee
Andrew ‘.V. Clarke
Alexandria
Artillery Breaks Up Nazi Groups Preparing Attacks
Allied forces report near realigned air and ground operations west of the Alps. Coordinated strikes over Italy and Yugoslavia target German lines and an aircraft plant at Steyr. Six Liberators lost, 32 enemy fighters shot down, with additional escort aircraft claims. Generals Spaatz and Haker outline Mediterranean air offensive integration.
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Stegstt
Italy
Yugoslavia
Air Command
Mediterranean
Carl A. Spaatz
Strataik
Steyr
Beimes
Emeland
Ira C. Haker
Spaatz
Russians Capture Dno and Press Into White Russia Front
Soviet forces announced capture of Dno east of Pskov and reported continued drive from Strugi Krasnoye toward Pskov. Moscow said German evacuations, heavy losses, and multiple towns fell as Malinovsky and Govorov advance toward the Bug river and the Prut region, with significant booty from Krivoi Rog.
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London
Stalin
Dno
Pskov
Berlin
Rogachev
Nazice
Berlin Radio Today
Baltic
Moscow
Strugi Krashoye
Leonid A. Govorovs
Leningrad
Leningrad-Pskov
Govorov
Moscow Bulletin
K. A. Meretskov
Volkhov
Staraya Russa-Pskov
Dmno
Leningrad-Vitebsk
Semenovshchina
Lake Ino
Pp Fi
Krivot Rog
Dnieper
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bug River
Fritz von Mannstein
Rumania
Krivoi Rog
House Overrides Roosevelt Veto By A 299 95 Vote
The House voted 299 to 95 to pass the 2.3 billion revenue bill over President Roosevelt's veto. Ninety-nine Democrats and one minor party member joined 199 Republicans in support. The Senate expected to mirror the action, placing the tax bill on the statute books despite the president's objections. Crowds gathered at the Capitol as the roll call neared.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
Sarah Zane Hall Event Prompt Dinner Night
Sarah Zane Hall hosts an evening Thursday February 24 at 8 30 p m with a 150 dollar grand prize and additional prizes. Local attendees invited to participate in the event and prize drawings.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Sugar Cases Are Continued and Grand Jury Sentences Ordered
John Reid Fincham East Water street and George Leonard Clark of the same address waived a preliminary hearing and will be sent to the grand jury on theft of sugar from a National Fruit Product Company warehouse. George Mitchell Fincham and others are held or continued with related charges and a special grand jury is summoned for Monday.
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John Reid Fincham
East Water Street
City
George Leonard Clark
National Fruit Product Company
Peyton Marshall
Corporation Court
George Mitchell Fincham
George Clark
Arthur Gaither
North Cameron Street
Carl
Tony” Renner
Shawnee
Winchester
Carl Baker
Sulphur Spring Road
Baker
Elliott Marshall
Front Royal
Enpy
Coonwealth
James Reardon P
E. B. Capper
Percy D. Miller
Claude
Dinner To Mark Anniversary Of State Guardsmen
Review and Dinner To Mark Anniversary Of State Guardsmen Friday night at 7 at the Armory Company 115 Virginia State Guard celebrate three years of service A Red Cross Canteen will serve the dinner Expected out of town guests include Gen E E Goodwyn Col P R Hudson Richmond Col John F Hepner U S Army Baltimore Col Goodrich Richmond Col Hellmuth Alexandria Major Butier V S Stor town
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Virginia State Guard
Red Cross
E. E. Goodwyn
V. Ss. G
Emporia
P. R. Hudson
Richmond
John F. Hepner
U. S. Army
Baltimore
Finland Enters Critical Period in War Effort
Finnish leaders move into a pivotal phase as Stockholm talks loom with potential to push Finland to drive out German forces or face renewed Russian offensives. Officials, including Secretary of State Stettinius, say the United States has not lost hope for ending Finland's war phase.
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Italy
Helsinki
Stockholm
Finland
Fpassikivi
Stettinias
United States
Hie
Mrs Doolittle Christens Great Shangri La Ship
The aircraft carrier Shangri La slid into the Elizabeth River on its first sea lap amid 75 000 spectators. Mrs Doolittle christened the ship, with Gov Colgate W Darwin Jr delivering the launching address and signaling a future strike on Tokyo. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox couldn't attend due to official duties.
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Portsmouth
America
Tokyo
Shangri-La
Elizabeth River
Jimmy Doolittle
Virginia
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Sweden Protests Bombing Claim After Russian Markings Found
Stockholm protests Sweden files official note to Russia over bombs found with Russian markings after a bombing raid Tuesday night. Moscow denies planes in area though war bulletin cites a Turku raid. no casualties reported.
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Stockholm
Russia
Moscow
Foreign Office
Turku
Abo
Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
World At War Highlights From Allied Air Offensive
Allied medium bombers continue to strike across the Nazi defenses while U S heavy bombers penetrate Germany. Nazi raiders attack London for a fourth straight night as cross channel and Ukraine actions unfold. American and British artillery hammer German concentrations near Anzio with attempts to breach lines at Carroceto. Six bombers were lost in an Italian based air strike on Steyr Aircraft Works.
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British Channel
U. S
Germany
London
Gotha
Schweinfurt
UALY
Anzio
Carroceto
Steyr Aircraft Works
Partisans claim strike damages Yugoslav-rail line near Trieste
Yugoslav Partisans report attack on the Trieste Ljubljana railway with a train wreck near Rakek. The claim emphasizes disruption to rail traffic as part of wartime actions in the Balkans.
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Balkans
Trieste
Ljubljana
Rakek
German Daylight Raid Signals Shift in Luftwaffe Operations
London reports daylight reconnaissance over the city as German night raiders continue raids. RAF observers note a shift of stronger bomber formations to France and a new high explosive bomb concept. anti-aircraft defenses engage two enemy planes over the capital. Dozens killed, widespread damage, and continued aerial activity follow last night’s heavy incendiary and high explosive bombardment.
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London
RAF
Luftwaffe
France
Budapest
Britain
Country Ham Dinner at Lutheran Church event
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour hosts a country ham dinner at 308 S. Loudoun St on February 25 from 5 to 8 PM. Fresh Rappahannock oysters advertised by Adam Ritter of 315 N. Kent. contact phone 4956 for details.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
S. Loudoun St
Rappahannock
Adam Ritter
N. Kent
Offensive Is Resumed By Allied Planes
Allied air power deep in Germany drives a four day daylight offensive against Gotha air factories and Schweinfurt ball bearing works. American Marauders and British Typhoons strike across the Channel. RAF Mosquitos attack German targets as 343 German planes are claimed down in four days.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Gotha
Schweinfurt
Reich
Germany
Berlin
U.S
RAF
Mosquitos
Western Reich
Uie
U. S
Strategic Air Force
Britain
Italy
Naples
Inteyr
Austria
Demand for Break in Diplomatic Ties With Spain
Representative Coffee demands immediate U S break of diplomatic relations with Spain on his own terms. He denounces Franco as Hitler's puppet and warns of Spain’s Axis alignment influencing convoys and aid amid World War II tensions.
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Washington
Coffee
D-W
U States
Spain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
America
France
Hitler
United Nations
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Bulletin
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Mrs. Doolittle
Alben W.barkley
Cratic
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Associated Press
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Ukraine
Franco
Loudoun
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