Iden Payne crash injures Delaplane occupants
Traffic toll continues as two auto wrecks unfold on icy Route 50. Robert Iden of Delaplane drives head on into Frank Payne of Washington. several relatives suffer broken ribs pelvic injuries and bruises. Later Walter Brooks and Francis Good crash into a ditch. Good sustains a fractured pelvis. Mrs Byrd escapes serious harm. A fourth minor collision near Ramey’s store leaves no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Howard
Alliew
Robert C. Iden
Delaplane
Frank V. Payne
Washington
Idea
Lucy
Lulu
Annie
Gladys Silcott
Payne
Iden
Walter Brooks
Cumberland
Francis R. Good
Jeannette
Good
Dorothy Chimney
H. J. Pifer
R. E. Byrd
West Virginia
Here
Washington, D. C
Paul Moore
Louise Gaari
Robert C. Saylor
Bristol
Tenn
Saylor
Clinton Stewart
Patrick
Joan Saylor
Ee Hospital
Moore
Miss Saari
Anderson
Route 50
Ramey’s
Origin of Anchor's Aweigh Song
The tune originated from a poem titled Anchor's Aweigh written by Midshipman A H Miles class of 1907 who led the Naval Academy choir. Lieutenant C A Zimmerman with Miles set the words to music for the Midshipmen to sing at the December 1908 football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
A. H. Miles
Naval Academy
C. A. Zimmerman
Miles
Midshipmen
Convicts Heard In Trial Court By Judge Largent Jr
Cases heard today include James E. Brinklow of Pine Hill in a hit and run with 30 days suspended and costs. Frank Thomas of 112 E Clifford street faces 30 days suspended and costs for allowing minors in his care. Raney Kenhey of Maidens Virginia, colored, charged with drunk, fined $5 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Largent, Jr
James E. Brinklow
Pine Hill
Frank Thomas
Clifford Street
Raney Kenhey
Train Carrying Gold Derails Near Pittston Killing one
A Lehigh Valley express train carrying $250000 in gold derailed after hitting an abandoned car near Pittston Pennsylvania killing one passenger and injuring 13 others. The 14 car Buffalo to New York night flyer plunged near the Susquehanna river bank trapping many of the 250 passengers for hours. FBI agents and postal inspectors denied theft plot theories. owner Henry Meinefeld 38 of Scranton said his car stalled and he left for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Susquehanna River
Wilkes- Barre
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Philadelphia
J. E. Hess
Henry Meinefeld
Scranton
Meinefeld
Plane makes emergency landing to replenish water
An American Airlines sleeper plane on the Memphis to Dallas route diverted to Adams Field in Little Rock after running short of water. Officials said the crew refilled, then continued to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
American Airlines
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Tex
Adams Field
War Production Accelerated
William S. Knudsen urged the automotive industry to boost wartime output to five to six billion dollars in weapons and war goods for 1942. He spoke during a recess with 200 top auto makers labor leaders and government officials, noting prewar goals and calling for full cooperation to convert nearly all industrial capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Pearl Harbor
Holy Communion at Christ Church Epiphany Feast
On the Feast of the Epiphany Holy Communion will be celebrated at Christ Episcopal Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Christ Episcopal Church
S L Brown of Broadway VA Died After Long Illness
Sidney L Brown 60 retired rural mail carrier and former Rockingham county teacher died at his Broadway home after a year of declining health. He served as Presbyterian elder and Sunday School superintendent, led the Broadway Volunteer Fire Company, and held O U A M posts. He is survived by Bertha Holsinger his wife, six children, eight grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at Broadway Presbyterian Church Tuesday with interment at Fairview Cemetery Endless Caverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Sidney L. Brown
Rockingham County
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
C. W. Brown
National Avenue
Winchester
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
Dayton
Tenth Legion
Brown
Presbyterian Church
Broadway Volunteer Fire Company
Bertha Holsinger
C. R. McCullough
Holloway Terrace
Del
Roy L
Glenn
Woodrow W
E. Everette Brown
Homer Brown
Casper Brown
Braxton Good
Arlington
Gilbert Brown
Brazil General Warns of Quick Mobilization at New York Luncheon
Gen Newton Cavalcanti, head of Brazil's mechanized forces, pledges rapid mobilization and constant vigilance during a luncheon in his honor at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He asserts Brazil is alert and ready against any menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Newton Cavalcanti
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Split In German High Command Becoming Wider
London reporting a widening clash between Adolf Hitler and his generals over the Russian offensive. Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch is said to be the third top Nazi leader to resign or be dismissed, joining Fedor von Bock and Johannes Blaskowitz who sought discharge before the campaign. Blaskowitz reportedly lives in Paris and helped arrange Warsaw’s capitulation. An informant adds Oscar von Niedermayer, head of the eastern desk, was also dismissed.
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Walter von Brauchitse
Adolf Hitler
Fedor von Bock
Central Front
Russia
Johannes Bilaskowitz
Blaskowitz
Paris
Warsaw
Hitler
Oscar von Niedermayer
Eastern
von Brauchitsch
Mrs. Bessie McCann Dies in Winchester Rites Planned
Mrs. Bessie B. McCann of Winchester, born in Frederick County, died after a brief illness. Survived by sister Edmonia Baker, she was active in the Presbyterian Church. Funeral at 2:30 PM Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Andrew Wilkerson officiating, interment in Mount Hebron. no flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Joseph
Elizabeth Harman Stine
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Edmonia Baker
Andrew Wilkerson
Mount Hebron
Russians Press Advance Near Moscow As Borovsk Recaptured
The report says Soviet troops moved across the Oka toward Bryansk and recaptured Borovsk fifty miles southwest of Moscow. Along the southern front in Crimea Red Fleet units claim to have retaken villages amid heavy fighting with German forces, while other sectors report large Nazi losses and captured artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oka
Bryansk
Kaluga
Crimea
Red Fleet
Borovsk
Moscow
Mozhaisk
Borosk
Temperatures Soar in Malaya Battle Zones
Tokyo radio reports temperatures reaching up to 130 degrees in Malaya battle zones, a forecast broadcast picked up by NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Malaya
Tokyo Radio
N.B.C
Alien Enemies Must Surrender Certain Articles
Roanoke U S Attorney directs alien enemies to surrender cameras short wave radios radio transmitters firearms and other prohibited gear by 11 00 p m Monday Jan 5 1942 local police will issue receipts for surrendered items and return equipment on presentation of a release letter from the United States Attorney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavenner, Jr
United States
Roanoke
Prantis Biddle
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RAF
Brest
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Frinz Eugen
Sam Stou
Mt. Upton
N. Y
Lewis
George
Minnesota
Philippines
Red Cross
Baltimore
Cheston L. Eshelman
Navy
Paul Dahms
Eshelman
Pueeet
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Chapman Motor Coo
W. Boscawen St
Plymouth
Mercury
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
S. L. Brown
Broadway, Va
Gen
London
Bessie McCann
Bessie B. McCann
Duran
Antietam Paper CO
Hagerstown, Md
B&m
Chevrolet Sales CO
Germain & Braddock Sts
Roosevelt
International Business Machines Corporation
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