New Congress Opens Amid Grave International Problems
Washington reports the 76th Congress ends as the new body meets under a cloud of grave international issues. Members exchange New Year greetings as sessions begin, with Democrats backing Sam Rayburn for speaker and Republicans nominating Joseph Martin.
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Washington
Congress
America
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Senate
Garner
Senator Glass
D-Va
Glass
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Woodruff
Michigan
Rep. Eaton
New Jersey
Hope
Kansas
White House
Cseel
Kentucky
Democratic
Harrison
Senate Finance Communnsties
Spr Oes Lending
South Carolina
Appropriations
South Trimble
James Shera Montgomery
Republic
Britain
Winchester Reader Remains Loyal to The Star
J R Wright writes from Bainbridge Pennsylvania dated December 31 asking for renewal of his subscription to the Star. He notes he has read The Star and its predecessors for about 72 years, since the first issue of the old Winchester Times, and expresses pride in being part of the newspaper’s reader family.
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Bainbridge, Pa
Star
Old Winchester Times
The
Bank Anniversary Becomes Winchester Museum Reveal
Shenandoah Valley National Bank marks its 75th anniversary in a display that blends bank history with local lore. Cashier Harold G Brown and staff curate an exhibit featuring Winchester banking ties, Shenandoah Valley heritage, and Virginia events, aiming to resemble a museum more than a bank showroom.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Harold G Brown
Washington
Former Gov Dickinson Attacks Devilish Dives In Exaugural Message
Lansing Michigan January 3 Former Governor Loren D Dickinson in an exaugural address denounced liquor as the devils places and citadels of hell He urged church members and other influential citizens to convert to Christianity and restrain strong drink He urged bans on liquor outside towns and to trim public school programs.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Hell
Noted Southwest Physician Dead
TAIPWELL VA Jan 3 Dr P D Johnston 62 longtime local physician died today after being stricken yesterday He shared office space with his daughter Dr Mary Elizabeth Johnston who has practiced with him since coconation years ago from Medical College of Virginia His son in law relatives include Dr George Ben Johnston founder Johnston Willis Hospital Richmond and novelist Mary Johnston Survived by his wife and other family members in nearby areas
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Taipwell
P. D. Johnston
Mary Elizabeth Johnston
Medical College of Virginia
Alma
Winchester banks announce annual stockholders meetings
The Commercial and Savings Farmers and Merchants Shenandoah Valley Union Bank hold stockholders meetings on Tuesday January 14 at 11 o clock. Banks report dividends with Shenandoah Valley total 6 percent for the year and others at 4 to 6 percent. Clarke meetings list 2 to 5 percent dividends and Middletown State Bank sets January 14 at 2 o'clock with 4 percent annual dividend and prosperous year.
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Winchester
Commercial and Savings
Farmers and Merchants
Shenandoah Valley
Union Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Trust Company
Makig
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Clarke
Berryville
Bank of
Clarke County
First National Bank
Middletown State Bank
Moore To Head Reorganization Commission in Virginia
E Blackburn Moore member of the House of Delegates Ber ryville was elected chairman of a commission to study reorganizing state governmental agencies. A Fleet Dillard was chosen secretary with Senator Harvey B Apperson named vice chairman. The body adjourned to January 17 for a two day meeting and urged the governor to seek further recommendations.
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Richmond
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Berryville
A. Fleet Dillard
Harvey B. Apperson
Roanoke
Weather forecast for period January 4 to 8
Washington reports that the Middle Atlantic States will see light to moderate rain in the south portions Friday night and Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures will fall gradually over the weekend and rise slowly toward normal levels.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
South
Last Earthly Show of Circus Man Dode Fish Dies at 81
Columbus news notes Dode Fish, former owner of Fisk's Great Combined Shows, died Tuesday aged 81. His funeral featured a joyful service per his written wish to avoid crying and celebrate with laughter. Nearly 300 attendees heard the Rev Wad dell recount his life as music played.
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Circus Man
Columbus
Dode Fish
Fisk
Rev. W. 8
Doc) Waddell
Roosevelt outlines plan to build 200 mer chant vessels
President Roosevelt announced steps to begin building about 200 merchant vessels of 7,500 tons each costing 300 to 350 million dollars. The ships would be owned by the government and built in new yards under a Commission direct program. Some ships could be ready within a year, with expansion of steel production expected.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Britain
Commission
Wntime
E Commission
Plane On Patrol Rides Out Gale
A Navy patrol bomber in a blinding snow storm landed on a lake 70 miles southwest of Corpus Christi Texas after ice formed. Five crew members bailed out. one, W F Percich, died. Pilots Lieutenant Murray Hanson and Ensign Robert B Clark reported the call. Army and Navy planes joined a daylight search across west Texas.
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Calif
Navy
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Air Station
Murray Hanson
Robert B. Clark
Hartland
Texas
W. F. Percich
Friday Harbor
Wash
Hanson
Army
San Antonio
Shreveport
West Texas
Dublin Daylight Bombings Charged By Irish To Nazis
Dublin government orders an energetic protest to Germany over recent bombings. Irish troops fire on a plane over Dublin after it drops flares near Glendalough cemetery, then the craft escapes north. Officials contrast daylight action with public outrage.
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Dublin
Neutral Ireland
Eire
Berlin
Glesnevin
Government Information Bureau
England
Argenbright Re-elected Fire Company Captain and Officers
At the annual officers election Friendship Fire Company re elected William Argenbright captain for his third term. George Eagle Jr and Harry Lewis named as lieutenants, with Bernard Hodson and others filling lieutenant roles. Committees appointed. social session followed. Tonight elections planned for Sarah Zane Charley Rouss Companies.
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Friendship Fire Company
William Argenbright
George Eagle, Jr
Harry Lewis
Bernard Hodson
John Barnett
Carl A. Haines
Harold Rowe
William Pollard
Lawrence Shine
G. G. Snarr
W. L. Dudley
R. B. Nelson
James P. Reardon
C. Douglas Barnett
Ed Jones
C. R. Anderson
S. Lee Grant
Charles H. Harper
George Eagle
A. D. Mason
Richard Boxwell
W. E. Jones
Wade Guard
John Eagle
A. Harold Rowe
Sarah Zane
Charley Rouss
Loryn Crabill
Marvin Weaver
South End
J. P. Sheetz
Winchester War Relocation Captured In Geographic Magazine
Photographer Volkmar Wentzel visited Winchester to document Dr C R Anderson Betty Edmonds Roger Edmonds and their cousin Brenda Carter who came from Winchester England for the war. The photo is captioned Refugee Children From Winchester Eng Find New Home At Winchester Va and accompanies Frederick Simrpichs article Winchester England Early Capital with maps and illustrations.
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Volkmar Wentzel
Geographic Magazine
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
Betty
Roger Edmonds
Brenda Carter
England
Eng
Frederick Simr Pich
Greeks Report Smashing Thrust By Foe's Tanks
Greek fronts along the Adriatic coast and in central Albania repulsed fierce Fascist tank assaults. Advices from Cescaea and Pogradetz say Italian attacks were beaten back and forced into retreat as defense lines from Chimara to Klisura Telepeni held firm.
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Chimara
Ardiatic
Klisura-Telepeni
Albania
Cescaeanotg
Pogradetz
Ashes of Henry G. Phillips Cast on Shenandoah River
Henry Godfrey Phillips retired Owens-Illinois vice president had his ashes scattered on the Shenandoah River at his Clarke county estate Ellerslie in accordance with his wish. The Rev. Robert Gibson of Union Theological Seminary led the Episcopal rites in the library before the committal on the riverbank.
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Henry Godfrey Phillips
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Shenandoah River
Ellerslie
Clarke County
Robert Gibson
Union Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Phillips
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mr. Phillips
Godfrey Phillips, Jr
Daythe
Winchester Apples Stored In Three Cold Storages
Apple holdings in Winchester Virginia’s three large cold storages show 486,181 barrels on hand now, up from 392,346 a year earlier. Winchester Cold Storage reports 322,000 barrels, Virginia Apple Storage 74,190, and Robinson Ice and Coal Storage 89,991, with gains vs 1939 figures.
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Apple
Winchester
Winchster
Virginia Apple
Robinson
Robinson Ice and Coal Storage Co
Two Raids Hit Tripoli Port in Libyan Campaign
Cairo January 3 AP British bombers hit Tripoli in two heavy raids. A headquarters communique from Britain's Middle East Command said the strikes targeted ships in the Libyan port during January 1 night and the following morning.
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Cairo
Britain
Middle East
Two French Vichy ships torpedoed en route to Dakar
The French naval ministry said the submarine Sfax and oil tanker Rhone were torpedoed December 19 by unidentified aircraft while sailing from Casablanca to Dakar in French West Africa.
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France
Naval Ministry
Sfax
Rhone
Casablanca
Dakar
French West Africa
Storms Delay German Troop Movements in Europe
Storms and shifting temperatures slowed German troop movements in Romania and delayed Nazi plans through the Balkans. Rain snow sleet caused rail transportation to fall hours behind schedule, disrupting southern Europe operations.
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Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Romania
Balkans
Roosevelt Aims for Nominal Peace and Preparedness
J Fred Essary told editors and Rotarians in Charleston that President Roosevelt favors a policy of nominal peace while keeping powder dry. He said the administration plans to keep Great Britain alive and kicking and prepare for higher taxes to prevent starvation. Other speakers included Charles H Carson George Hodel and W R Keyser at the West Virginia Publishers Association meeting.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. Fred Essary
Washington
Roosevelt
Essary
Baltimore Suar
West Virginia Publishers Association
Great Britain
Charles H. Carson
Times- World Corporation
Roanoke
George Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. R. Keyser
Welch Daily News
Captain Johnston Undergoes Gall Bladder Operation
Captain Ewart Johnston of Clay Hill Boyce underwent gall bladder surgery at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore. This afternoon his condition was described as satisfactory. Mrs Johnston accompanies her husband.
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Ewart Johnston
Clay Hill, Boyce
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Winchester Man Missing After Turkish Departure
Dan Wright, on leave from his post in Turkey as a Rockefeller Foundation sanitation engineer, has not contacted friends in Winchester since leaving two weeks before the election. He previously wrote a Balkan analysis for the Star, having spent years in Greece and Turkey. School bells return to Sea tens Winchester and Frederick County as students resume after a long Christmas vacation.
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Dan Wright
Winchester
Turkey
Rockefeller Foundation
Wright
the Star
Balkans
Greece
War On All Fronts Fresh Aerial Violence Rages Across Europe
Bombing raids blast Bremer port and Cardiff as fires rage in Welsh towns. Petain reshuffles cabinet with a strong man trio led by Admiral Darlan amid talk of Napoleon era restoration. British and German reports claim factory fires and heavy damage in north German ports and Dublin raids. Hong Kong reports a new German threat from the South Pacific.
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Bremer
Germany
Dub
Ireland
Cardiff
Ypres
France
Philippe Petain
Paul Baudouin
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Republic
Jean Darlan
and Dakar
Petain
Switzerland
Vichy
Napoleon
Louis Napoleon
Count Montfort
Hitler
Emden
Ol Channel
Hongkong
South Pacific
Coi
Rouss Fire Co. Sets Jan Meeting for Officer Election
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening January 3 at 6 o'clock. Officers for the coming year will be elected and every member is urged to be sent.
Second-hand reinforcement and tanks offered for culverts
L Zuckerman and Sons of Winchester Virginia advertise a range of second-hand reinforcement and tanks suitable for culverts at reasonable prices. Located on E Baker Street between Main and [unspecified], contact phone 357 J. Negotiations likely to start soon.
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L. Zuckerman & Sons
E. Baker
Main
Winchester
Friday Bingo Night at South End Grand Hall
Friday bingo draws announced for 8 p m at the South End location with a 35 cent grand prize. Neighbors gather for the weekly game at the community hall each week.
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South End
Grand Ai
Sarah Zane Fire Co Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Sarah Zane Fire Co will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening January 8 at 8 pm. All members are urged to attend as annual election of officers and members takes place.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
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