Senate Overturns Roosevelt Veto On Tax Bill
The Senate voted 72 to 14 to override President Roosevelt's tax bill veto, sending the measure into law with expected revenue of about 2.315 billion dollars annually. House action had followed, 299 to 95, in overturning the veto, as crowd-filled galleries watched Kentuckian Majority Leader Barkley lead the debate.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Wallace
Barkley
HOUSE
Tors
Daylight Allied Bombing Targets Regensburg and Stuttgart
American heavy bombers struck deep inside Germany targeting Regensburg and the ball bearing works at Stuttgart as part of a six day Allied daylight offensive. RAF raids from Britain and attacks from Italy plus Schweinfurt and Steyr highlighted a coordinated assault with fighter escort.
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London
Germany
Regensburg
Stuttgart
RAF
Britain
Schweinfurt
Italy
Steyr
Austria
Winchester praises Mrs Abney Payne for seven years of homebound religious outreach
Mr Winchester lauds Mrs Abney Payne a Virginia West Virginia organizer delivering letters of encouragement prayers and sermons to about 200 confined families. He recounts visiting a Charleston hospital where an elderly blind patient found renewed hope after reading her devotional letters and praying for restored sight.
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Abney Payne
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Virginia House Votes for Residency Declaration to Vote
The Virginia House of Delegates approved by 56 to 31 the McCandlish bill requiring new residents after January 1, 1945 to file a declaration of intention to become citizens to be eligible to vote a year later. Debate centered on the measure with delegates Quesenberg and Gardner opposing and Massenburg defending.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
McCandlish
C. G. Quesenberg
Augusta
James E. Gardner
Richmond City
G. Alvin Massenburg
Thomas B. Gay
Law School
University of Virginia
Lloyd Robinette
Lee
V.P.L
Senate
House
Charles W. Crowder
Border Dispute Reaches Impasse Between Poland and Allies
London reports Poland's government in exile refused the Curzon line as a future frontier and criticized Churchill for backing Soviet demands. Dziennik Polski hinted at an impasse in the Soviet Polish dispute with clear gaps between British and Polish positions. Stalin’s rejection of a Polish compromise is seen as likely.
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London
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Dziennik Polski
Marshal Stalin
Religious Program Draws Wide Winchester Support
At the Presbyterian Church supper meetings Monday through Thursday the evangelistic campaign averaged 125 laymen each night. Over 325 city residents decided to join local churches, with ministers and laymen calling the effort the largest ever in Winchester and a complete success. A detailed report will follow after the Ministers meeting on the first Monday in March. Dr. Oliver Black led the event as field secretary of the evangelism department of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
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Presbyterian Church
Visitation
Christian Way of Life
Winchester
Oliver Black
Department of Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Americans Near Freedom After Long Internment
A 644 person mixed American and Latin American repatriation group is en route from Spain to Lisbon to be exchanged for 1,180 Germans and French on the Gripsholm. They were sealed in hotels in Biarritz under German guard while rail and transport conditions in Germany are noted.
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Mel Most
Associated Press
Vichy
Gemans
France
Lisbon
Spain
Gripsholm
Biarritz
Germany
Berlin
Europe
Bay of Biscay
United States Party
Pinkney Tuck
N. S
Wreck Blocks B&O Main Line Near Harpers Ferry
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports 12 freight cars derailed last night in a tunnel east of Harpers Ferry West Virginia blocking the main line. Thirty freight cars were moved to Brunswick and other cars repositioned as crews work to clear the line. About a dozen passenger trains were diverted as the ruined section is cleared.
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Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Philadelphia
Wevertor Md
World At War Highlights From The Fronts
Across Europe and Pacific, Allied forces press strategic positions. German bombers strike targets in Europe while British and American air forces raid from England, Italy, and bases in the Mediterranean. Soviet troops advance north and east of Pskov as Germans retreat toward the Polish border. In the Pacific, the Kwajalein and Luott islands fall to American attacks, with naval forays against Japanese shipping nearby.
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Russia
Vitebsk
Rogachev
Dne
Pskov
Pacific
Kwajalein
Luott Islands
Marshalls
U. S
Solomons
Cannon Expects No Booze Relief From Roosevelt
In Richmond Bishop James Cannon Jr a leading Methodist prohibition voice said no anti liquor bill would be signed while the Roosevelts occupy the White House. He argued that even if Congress passed such legislation enforcement would be weak under Roosevelt and his cabinet. He cited failure of the 1901 anti canteen law and noted harsh conditions in Virginia with rising juvenile delinquency and widespread liquor traffic.
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Richmond
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church
National Prohibition
White House
Congress
Navy
Federal Council of Churches
Wilson
Baker
Daniels
Roosevelt
Stimson
Knox
Virginia
Canon
Nazis Evacuate Vitebsk and Fall Back on Poland
German troops evacuated Vitebsk as they retreated toward the Polish frontier amid reports of Russian advances. Berlin acknowledged Rogachev and Vitebsk evacuations as fighting intensified at focal points along the Dnieper line with high casualties and strategic reshaping by both sides.
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London
Germany
Transocean
Vitebsk
High Command
Berlin
Moscow
Snes Army
Hitler
Red Army
Dnieper
Ministry of Information
Rogachev
Committee To Conserve Critical Resources Named
Charles H. Harper was named chairman of a new U S government committee to conserve critical resources. The group aims to save coal oil gas electricity water communications and transportation. Members include Walker McC Bond J B Newlin Wilbur M Krise John H Rosenberger P J Arthur Andrew Bell B W Largent and B R Harper. The drive seeks public cooperation to curb waste amid wartime demand and maintain production pace for soldiers.
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Charles H. Harper
United States
Walker McC. Bond
J. B. Newlin
Wilbur M. Krise
John H. Rosenberger
P. J. Arthur
Andrew Bell
B. W. Largent
B. R. Harper
Mr. Harper
Army of War
Trustees For Rock Enon Camp Site Named
The Shenandoah Area Council executive committee named three trustees for Rock Enon, to be bought as a Boy Scout camp site. They are Horace Browne, Shawnee District. Fred D. Maphis, Two-Rivers District. and B. A. Polland, Potomac District. A five year purchase at 3000 dollars with 1000 dollars yearly rent was outlined, plus a planned dam and five acre lake financed with help from the Leetown Federal Fish Hatchery for camping use. The lake construction aims to begin soon, with open camp expected in June at Enon.
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Shenandoah Area
Jack
Rock Enon
Horace Browne
Winchester
Shawnee
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
Two-Rivers
B. A. Polland
Martinsburg
Potomac
Basil F. Starkey
Pred Glaize
W. W. Baker
Federal Fish Hatchery
Leetown
W. Va
Baker
Neek
Leetown Hatchery
Laurel N
Starkey
Enon
Germans Peck At Allied Lines On Anzio Beachhead
Allied and German forces fought near Carroceto and Monte Abate as the Anzio beachhead held with ten divisions. The 362nd infantry division joined nine others, German infiltrations persisted, while RAF Wellington bombers hit an Austrian factory complex at Steyr after prior strikes.
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Anzio
Naples
Carroceto
Fifth Army
Monte Abate
Terelle
Cassino
Garigliano
Monte Casteleone
Cairo
Italy
President Roosevelt Seeks Rest Amid Influenza Slump
President Roosevelt rests away from Washington after a recent influenza attack. He remains isolated from press but maintains rapid White House contact via special facilities. The president’s absence and tax bill veto trigger ongoing political repercussions as his aide, Vice Admiral McIntire, monitors his condition.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Senate
Bar
Ross T. McIntire
McIntire
Pearl Harbor
British Capital Is Raided From Three Directions
Londoners sheltered as German bombers struck from three directions for the fifth raid in six nights. Ten were shot down before midnight, and fires wrecked houses and two restaurants as Churchill urged resolve. Casualties and property damage mounted with a dance hall hit and diners buried.
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London
Deferment Ages May Be Raised
Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the draft system may raise the industrial deferment age from 22 to 26 as farm worker exemptions are examined. He noted that increased inductions could press the need for higher age limits before long.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hershey
Night raids hit Schweinfurt and Steyr in coordinated air attack
Allied air forces struck Schweinfurt in Germany and Steyr in Austria as part of a two way assault from west and south. U S and RAF losses were heavy with dozens of planes reported down. The day’s raids also targeted other strategic sites and rail hubs amid fierce air battles.
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RAF
Schweinfurt
Steyr
Austria
U. S
Eighth Airforce
Gotha
United States
Germany
Italy
Northern
Holland
Ninth Airforce
Sale notice for Branon farm near Winchester
Robt E Branon holds a sale on February 28 four miles north of Winchester off Welltown Pike. Includes feed stock farming implements.
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Branon
Winchester
Welltown Pike
Bingo Night at Rouss Fire Hall Friday Eight P.M.
Community bingo event runs every Friday at 8:00 PM at Rouss Fire Hall. Tickets and games on offer with proceeds supporting local services. Participants urged to arrive early for seating and card purchase.
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Rouss
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