Probing U.S. Spain Shipments Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny
Washington lawmakers pressed for a legislative inquiry into American shipments to Spain amid reports the trade rotates vital war materials out of Axis reach. Senators Russell Wheeler Lucas Nye and others urged investigation as officials said oil and other products reached Spain, aiding neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spain
Barcelona
U. S
Carlton J. H. Hayes
America
State Department
Caribbean
United States
Russell
D-Ga
Wheeler
D-Mont
Hitler
Hayes
Atlantic Seaboard
Congress
Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate Military Committee
North Africa
Lucas
Cordell Hull
Nye
Aerial War On Axis Is Pressed By RAF Blasts
The header notes heavy RAF bombings over Cologne as Allied air power intensifies. Simultaneously the War Labor Board faces internal strife with protests from AFL and CIO members over Byrnes dictation, while Boeing Seattle workers threaten 24 hour protests for higher starting wages.
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Cologne
R.A.F
Washington
War Labor Board
James F. Byrnes
AFL
Byrnes
Raps Board
CIO
R. J. Thomas
George W. Taylor
United Auto Workers
Taylor
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Wash
Virginia Protective Force Unit Receives Gen Goodwyn Commendation
Company 115 Eleventh Battalion VPF honored at a banquet marking its two year anniversary. Gen E E Goodwyn praised the unit for its outstanding performance and unity with the Minute Men. Col E M Helmuth, Col Everett Hudson, and officers lauded leadership and opportunities, with an honor roll flag shown and plans to add ten new stars.
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Eleventh Battalion
Virginia Protective Force
E. E. Goodwyn
Goodwyn
Col. Hudson
Helmuth
Baker
Rosenberger
Charlottesville
Red Cross
Minute Men
Handley Cadet Corps
Naval Air Cadets
Spillman
Sutton
Edmonds couple reach the Bahamas after rough voyage
Roger and Betty Edmonds, who left Winchester for a home in Winchester England, reached the Bahamas in safety after a long voyage. Betty plans war work and her brother hopes to enlist in the Royal Navy air branch once he is 17.
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Roger
Betty Edmonds
Winchester
Eng
Anderson
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Bahamas
England
Betty
Royal Navy
Dutch Ebert Believed Safe After War Bombing Mission
Lt. Harry Dutch Ebert navigator aboard the flying fortress led the first large scale American bombing raid in the Mediterranean. A letter from England dated January 21 sparked reports of wounds and a Purple Heart, but his family received letters dated January 30 showing him in good spirits and no official word confirms injuries.
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Harry
Dutch) Ebert
Mediterranean
Flying Fortress
Winchester
England
Ebert
H. W. Ebert
Star
War Department
Tion
Roosevelt Improves as He Rests at White House
President Roosevelt shows steady improvement after illness with no fever this morning. Doctors advise rest over the weekend and no engagements set for today as he recuperates at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Forty five Frederick County men report for physical exams
Forty five Frederick County selectees are ordered to report for physical examinations on March 11. The group includes 11 volunteers and one transfer from Baltimore, Maryland. Listed are names and addresses for volunteers and others called, spanning Winchester, Stephens City, Middletown, Kerns Town, Gainesboro, Clearbrook, Gore and nearby areas.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Doyle Harding Whitacre
Berryville Ave
Francis Wiley Pingley, Jr
Mt. Falls Star
Ralph Calvin Nesselrodt
Mt. Williams
Roy Frederick Arnold
Winchester Rt
Hiram McDaniel
Hayfield
Frank Michael Punk
Middletown
Russell Wayne Willey
Kasserine Town Retaken as Allied Push Helps Rommel's Flank
Allied forces reoccupy Kasserine and push toward Thelepte air field as German demolitions precede withdrawal. British units repulse tank assaults along Goubellat Bou Arada line with heavy Axis losses. over 400 Axis prisoners taken. Eighth Army advances toward the Mareth Line amid reinforcements for Rommel.
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North Africa
Kasserine
Thelepte
Feriana
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Rommel
Medjez-El-Bab
el- Arossa
Goubellat
Mateur
Britain
Eighth
Mareth Line
Djebel Manshour
Bou Arada
Jedjez-El
Russians Report Counter Attacks On Whole Front
The Red Army drives westward amid heavy fighting from Kursk to the Black Sea coast. In the Donets basin German counter attacks intensify as the Russians press a winter offensive with tanks ski troops and artillery. A large settlement southwest of Kramatorsk changes hands amid fierce day and night battles. German losses mount as they struggle to retake the position.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kursk
Black Sea
Kramatorsk
Red Star
Donets
London
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Rostov
Soft Wheat Flour Prices Rise Under OPA Action
The Office of Price Administration granted a 60 cent per barrel increase for soft wheat flour and announced a forthcoming ceiling on soft wheat prices. The move, requested by James F. Byrnes, aims to set ceilings near midweek market levels, with exact figures to be drafted and issued in a few days.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
James F. Byrnes
OPA
Appointment of Warren County Trial Justice Succeeds Olmstead
W C Armstrong Jr a former assistant trial justice of Warren county is named Trial Justice by Jud B P Harrison to succeed the late Walter G Olmstead. The term expires on September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Armstrong, Jr
Warren County
B. P. Harrison
Walter G. Olmstead
Recalls Montvue School Days and Fire Loss in Frederick County
Mrs. L G Crawford of Winchester presents an account of Montvue Institute the historic estate of A G Leake that served as a school and burned early yesterday The narrative recalls letters from William Henry Gold a Montvue student from 1835 36 and highlights the enduring bond between teacher Rev John Lodor and student Rev Thomas J Shepherd D D The piece invites readers with information about Montvue to share with The Star
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Montvue
A. G. Leake
L. G. Crawford
Winchester
Montyue
Star
Crawford
Middletown
Frederick County
William Henry Gold
Montoue Institute
Daniel Gold
Pane
Braddock Street
Sicak School
John Lodor
Montvue Institute
Lodor
S. S. Tidball
Fort Valley
Massanutten Mountain
Philadelphia
Tommy Shepherd
Thomas J. Shepherd
First Presbyterian
Skull Practice Sets In For Canned Goods Rationing
Registration for canned goods rationing ended nationwide and housewives began “skull practice” for buying with coupons starting Monday. OPA said over 120 million books issued without incident except weather delays in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. A Pennsylvania family registered 4502 cans over the limit and paid penalties. Some asked about selling excess coupons. rulings on such trades seemed likely. The books cover frozen and dried foods and meat rationing is expected to start March 28.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Nations Exchange Report in Tokyo Talks
A Vichy radio broadcast from Tokyo says Japan has begun negotiations with the United States via the Red Cross for another exchange of nationals.
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London
Vichy
Tokyo
United States
Red Cross
Correspondent Missing After American Raid
New York Times war correspondent Robert P. Post is missing after an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven. He was aboard a bomber that caught fire. two parachuted from the plane. Post, 32, was one of six American reporters on the raid.
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London
Robert P. Post
New York Times
Wilhelmshaven
Army
Post
Frank M. Anders
E. F. Lawson
War Office Department of Public Relations
Sees Hitler End As Nearer Than Most Here Think
Dr. Gustav Stoer a former Reichstag member said Nazi military power could be broken within the next year and Hitler is closer to doom than Americans dare to suppose. He warned that the Axis collapse would reshape world politics with three powers dominating: the United States the British Commonwealth and Soviet Russia.
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Chicago
Gustav Stoer
Reichstag
Hitler
New York Economist
Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Russia
Liberty ship James W. Denver launched at Bethlehem yard
Baltimore February 27 launch of the Liberty ship James W. Denver occurred 38 days after keel laying. Named sponsor Mrs. A Graves Williams, with Denver family members and public officials in attendance. The ship is the 97th Liberty built at Fairfield. General James W. Denver, for whom the vessel is named, served in the Mexican and Civil Wars and held multiple federal positions before dying in 1892.
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Baltimore
James W. Denver
Bethlehem-Pairfield
Denver
Fairfield
A. Graves Williams
Portsmouth
Ohio
Matthew R. Denver
Williams
Denver Lindley
General Denver
Lindley
Clarence J. Brown
Eugene D. Milliken
Cole
Milliken
Harold H. Burton
G. M. Riley
Jean Riley
Frederick County
Virginia
Kansas
Tennessee
Territory of
California
Washington, DC
Fires Blazing After Raid On Munda Air Base
American dive bombers hit the Japanese air base at Munda in the central Solomons. Dauntless dive bombers with Wildcat escort attacked February 26, starting many fires and destroying at least one plane on the ground. The strike was among the most successful of the 77 raids on Munda, with total aircraft losses rising to 875.
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Washington
Munda
Solomons
Navy
North Pacific
U. S
South Pacific
Dauntless
Douglas
Wildcat
Grumman
Frederick Board Is Upheld In Three Appeals
The Frederick County Selective Board was upheld by the Appeal Board in three cases. William Golden Mowery of Middletown Virginia was placed in Class 1-A on September 16, 1942 and retained in 1-A. Eugene Scribbe Lupton of Route 1-A Winchester was placed in 1-A on January 30, 1943 and retained in 1-A. Russell Franklin Miller of Burlington North Carolina appealed a 4-H classification due to ministerial duties and was ordered retained in Class 4-H for men aged 38 to 45.
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Frederick County
Selective Board
William Golden Mowery
Middletown
Eugene Scribbe Lupton
Winchester
Russell Franklin Miller
Burlington
N. C
Confusion Over Coffee Coupon 25 Expiration Date
The Star notes uncertainty on Coffee Coupon No. 25 expiry. March 15 is listed officially, but a 6 week period could push to March 21. Ration Board chair C. P. McVicar says no orders received yet and March 15 remains the date until official word.
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C. P. McVicar
McVicar
Allied Aerial Raids Press On Against Axis Targets
Allied daylight raids across northern France and Germany reach their 48th hour as British and American air forces mount heavy bombardment on Cologne and Wilhelms Haven. The weather was clear at target with ground haze. officials report good results and ongoing operations continue.
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Rice Yahner
London
Cologne
RAF
Channel
Essen
Ruhr
United States
Wilhelmshaven
Air Ministry
Germany
Mimand
R. L. Omps Stricken With Illness in West Virginia
R. L. Omps of Ridge, West Virginia, a former member of the House of Delegates, merchant, and farmer in northwestern Frederick county, lies seriously ill at Memorial Hospital after two operations. He first underwent cataract removal, then abdominal complications delayed his recovery. Omps once chaired the Frederick County Democratic committee.
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R. L. Omps
Ridge
W. Va
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Memorial Hi
Omps
Mr. Omps
Democratic Committee
Merchants Invited To Retrieve Post Office Ration Charts
Winchester and Predora county merchants were hosted by the ration office at the post office to collect point ration charts issued by the OPA for display in their stores.
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Winchester
Predora County
OPA
Notice of Closure at Dawson's Store Green Spring Vas
C B Dawsons Store in Green Spring Vas will be closed until further notice due to illness in the family. This temporary interruption affects customers and daily operations. Guidance for inquiries and updates will follow as available from the proprietor.
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C. B. Dawson
Greenspring
Vas
South End Fire Co. Sets March Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Co will be held Monday March 1 at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to be present. Howard Hart signed the notice.
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South End Fire Co
Howard Hart
Ri Farm to be sold at Lynnee's on March st
Farm sale notice shows Ri Farm to be sold at Lynnee's on March 1 with H M as contact. The fragment notes date and location but lacks full details for bidders and terms.
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Lynnee 'S
St. H.M
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VPF
Gen. Goodwyn
Roger Edmonds
Arain
By Daniel Deluce
By Eddy Gilmore
W C. Armstrong, Jr
Irving Perimeter
Robert Post
Liberty
Frederick
France
Dunkerque
South End Fire Company
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