Roosevelt seeks sweeping wartime defense powers
President Roosevelt urges quick action on a broad lease program to aid Great Britain and other democracies. Congress plans would authorize the president to manufacture, procure, test, repair, transfer, sell or lend defense articles and provide defense information to allied governments as needed for national defense.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
United States
Concepe Slones
County Youths Inducted Under National Defense Act
Two Frederick county youths were formally inducted today under the Selective Service Act. John Edward Jolley of Store, son of James Stedson Jolley, and John Edward Cross of Junction, Va., son of Ad Crossen, were among the first registrants inducted in Frederick County. Clark Woodrow Jolley, Jolley’s brother, was noted as the first registrant inducted in the county.
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Frederick County
National Defense
John Edward Jolley
Store
James Stedson Jwenn
John Edward Cross
Christmas Night Dullness Shocks Leader Staff
Kings ton Daily Leader reporters find Christmas night unusually quiet with no story in sight. A staffer submits a verse about a silent holiday shift and the lack of timely news across the paper’s territory.
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Kingston
Daily Leader
Leader
Maine Battle Tablet to Be Presented at Handley School
The Maine Memorial Tablet made from battleship Maine plates will be presented by Colonel James C. Baker Camp to Handley School during the United Spanish War Veterans State Encampment next July. The tablet, cast by John William Inc. from Navy plates, will feature a marble or native wood backing and three student essay prizes with banquet attendance on July 7.
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Harry T. Cook
James C. Baker
United Spanish War Veterans
Maine
Handley School
Navy Department
John William, Inc
New York
Havana Harbor
Rough Riders
Winchester
Father and Four Children Die in West Virginia House Fire
KEYSER WV January 10 A father Henry Schell 74 and his four children Ida 26 Laura 13 and another son were burned to death when their Antioch home burned to ashes early this morning Vance Doll a nearby resident discovered the fire and found the home a total loss Mrs Esther Lyon Schell 46 the wife and mother died Wednesday and her body was moved to a Keyser undertaking establishment for burial today Only bones of the victims remained.
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Keyser
W. Va
Antioch
Ei Ath Hsatte
Henry Schell
Ida
Laura
Vance Doll
Esther Lyon Schell
British Assets Held Uncertain in War Material Funding
Washington, Jan. 10. The Federal Reserve Board warned that Britain may have limited cash or liquid assets to cover current orders for American war materials. The bulletin notes about 118 million in gold and other assets theoretically available, but much is pledged or illiquid, and some wealth has no immediate market.
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Washington
Poe — Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Aoe Board
British
Eee
On Bayatta
Hataeen
Althoug
Sematalie Empire
General Lee Birthday Observance in Winchester
The 133rd anniversary of General Robert E. Lee is marked in Winchester with religious exercises at 21 South Loudoun Street, the home of Miss Lucy Kurtz and Mrs. Prank L. Grim. Rev. Garland E. Hopkins will speak. hymns admired by Lee will be sung. Members of local Confederate groups and friends are invited. further details to follow in The Star.
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Robert E. Lee
Winchester
South Loudoun Street
Lucy Kurtz
Prank L. Grim
Garland E. Hopkins
Market Street Methodist Church
Sons of Confederate Veterans
General Lee
Turner Ashby
Stonewall Memorial Association
The
Friends of
Star
Moonshiners Targeted in 100 Gallon Still Raid Near Star Tannery
State and federal officers with Sheriff J B Bywaters and Deputy Bob DeHaven captured a 100 gallon still, 600 tons of mash, and 65 gallons of whiskey south of Star Tannery. Two or three men escaped into brush as shots were exchanged. authorities expect arrests as evidence is recovered.
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Star Tannery
J. B. Bywaters
Besijes
Oves
Sheriff Bywaters
Bob” DeHaven
Weather outlook for the Middle Atlantic region period
Light rain or snow likely east of mountains through January 15. Colder Saturday and Saturday night, rising temperatures by Monday, then colder Tuesday. Temperatures near normal for the south portion with general precipitation midweek.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Police Exams To Be Given Monday
Chief C. W. Hollis announced exams for all police force applicants will be held next Monday night at 7 o clock at Bondauerer. Exam results will significantly influence the choice to fill the vacancy created by E. J. Ward’s resignation.
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C. W. Hollis
Bondauerer
E. J. Ward
Veteran Declared Dead Returns To Save Fortune
Peter Tomashatis, a Russia native who vanished May 16 three years ago and was declared legally dead, reappeared in Philadelphia to halt adjudication of an estate near ten thousand dollars. He had worked on farms in Maryland and Delaware and did not notify relatives of his absence. His assets include a bank account a Liberty bond and several thousand dollars in veterans bonuses.
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Philadelphia
Peter Tomashatis
United States
Tis
Russia
Maryland
Delaware
Dutch Damage Blitzkrieg 500 Millions
Estimated 500 million dollars in Dutch damage from the five day German blitzkrieg in May. Rotterdam suffered about half the loss with 11,000 businesses and 26,000 residences destroyed or burned. About 45,000 people were left homeless as US reports surface.
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Rotterdam
Power Services Back To Normal After Chicago Strike
Chicago resumes municipal services after a short strike affecting 5194 city employees ends with a wage scale close to city goals. City Council approves a 1941 budget of about 54.3 million dollars, down two million from 1940, with pay cuts of about 500 thousand. Officials warn concessions will cost roughly 20 thousand dollars more than planned. Public disruption was minimal as essential services remained functioning.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Man Hanged for Attacking Girl in Anne Arundel County
Wilson Knott a 33 year old father of two was hanged at the Maryland state penitentiary for criminally attacking a 19 year old girl in Anne Arundel county last August. He was executed at 12 02 a m and pronounced dead fourteen minutes later by Dr ame F Aubrey. The case was led by Circuit Judge Ridgely P Melvin. Knott had attempted escape and conducted a hunger strike while in jail awaiting trial.
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Baltimore
Wilson Knott
Anne Arundel County
Knott
State Penitentiary
Ame F. Aubrey
Patrick Aed
J Ayd
British Move to Attack Italy Debated by War Analysts
London reports a possible British assault on Italy to end its North African campaign and threaten invasion across the Mediterranean or Adriatic. Observers say victory in Africa could prompt naval air and army actions to force surrender or revolution, boosting Britain’s prestige in the Balkans and altering German risk.
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London
Italy
Germany
England
Mediterranean
Albania
Africa
Royal Navy
Britain
Middle East
Adriatic
North Africa
Brenner Pass
Balkans
Hopkins Sheds Light On War Production Peak In London
Harry L. Hopkins, President Roosevelt's envoy, met Prime Minister Churchill for an overtime luncheon and predicted U S war material production would peak late 1941 or early 1942. He spoke of united effort with labor and planned to stay two to four weeks to complete his mission.
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London
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Hopkins
Front Is United
Anthony Eden
Lord Halifax
Local Youths Join The Army Recruiters Report Enlistment
Eight youths from Winchester and Frederick County in West Virginia join ten enlistees this week at the local recruiting station announced by Sgt Frank Likar. Vacancies include Air Corps Maxwell Field Alabama and posts around Washington Baltimore with requirements of high school or equivalent technical experience.
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Winchester
Frederick County
West Virginia
Serge Frank Likar
Elmer J. Braithwaite
Howard C. Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Alabama
William Ray
Flag Pound
Tenn
Medical Department
Fort George G. Meade
Claude M. Posing
Weston
W. Va
Earl C. Linaweaver
Middletown
Howard C. Fox
Opedwe
16Th Infantry
Fort Jay
Lewis W. Smith, Jr
Coast Artillery
Hawaii
John W. McClure
Gray Avenue
Earl R. Bayer
Hedgesville
Army Medical Center
Washington, D
Likar
Washington
Baltimore
3D Cavalry
Fort Myer
Engineers and Quartermaster Corps
Fort Belvoir
Washington, D. C
Carlisle Barracks
Students To Hold Banquet At George Washington Hotel
The Stephens City High School Junior-Senior banquet will be held on February 21 at the George Washington Hotel. About 120 people including faculty and students are expected. Principal R K Ayler, Miss Virginia Stickney, Mrs Elsie Havermale, and class presidents William Gardner and William Brumback with Lester Singhass will speak or host a brief program. The event marks a decade of annual banquets in informal form, with 42 seniors and 70 juniors this year and a larger class anticipated next year.
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Stephens City High School
George Washington Hotel
R. K. Ayler
Virginia Stickiey
Elsie Havermale
William Gardner
William Brumback
Lester Singhass
Hopson Begins FiveYear Prison Term In Pa Penitentiary
Howard C. Hopson, builder of a vast utilities empire that collapsed, started a five year prison sentence today at the northwestern federal penitentiary in Newisburg Pennsylvania.
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Newisburg
Howard C. Hopson
Northwestern Federal Penitentiary
British daylight raid over northwestern France by 600 fighters
British bombers protected by fighters raided over 1000 square miles of northwestern France for an hour, targeting airdromes, installations, and patrol vessels. Coastal observers reported 50 bombers over the channel. The operation marked one of Britain's heaviest day raids with the largest fighter escort yet, 10 to 1 in fighters to bombers.
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London
France
British air formations repelled near Calais. losses claimed
Reports from Berlin say a large group of British aircraft with a protective fighter squadron was beaten back by German forces near Calais. German reports claim one Blenheim bomber and one Spitfire were shot down while no bombs hit targets.
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Berlin
Calais
Bombs Close To Big Battleship Near Naples Raid
Cairo dispatch says British bombs hit or were very near the stern of an Italian Littorio class battleship during a raid on Naples. The communique also notes direct hits on the Naples railway station and fires among harbor vessels. Further raids targeted Tobruk after Wednesday night attacks.
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Cairo
Egypt
Naples
Italy
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Impero
Roma
Taranto
Tobruk
Jury Visits Scene of Rail Car Crash
The jury in the $10,000 damage suit against Norfolk & Western over Edgar Francis Eagle’s death near Boyce on January 13, 1939, visited the crash site. Testimony was completed last evening and attorneys argued instructions this afternoon. A verdict before tomorrow seemed unlikely without a night session.
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William S. Eagle
George H. Levi
Edgar Francis Eagle
Norfolk & Western
Boyce
City And County Brevities Update Meter Data
Charles Town meters earned 413.20 in the first month of operation and fines of 127 for meter-law noncompliance. About half the meters planned were installed and a petition to remove them was rejected after a six month trial was requested. An invitation will be accepted next year. James Allen of Bloomery Star Route received a Christmas card from aunt Mrs. Lavenia Pine of Charles Town asking him and his brother to dinner, dated December 22 and postmarked December 23 at 10:30 p.m. Next Christmas his brother may be at an army post. Allen’s brother is in the local National Guard due for induction around February 3. Roy Newlin survived a high voltage incident at the O’Sullivan plant last November, with a fractured shoulder, and has been discharged from Memorial Hospital. He cannot return to work soon. The Bank of Clarke County, founded 1881 at Berryville, has had two presidents in 60 years: the late A. Moore Jr. and the current W. A. Bradford. Bradford’s long service is noted on Page 2.
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Charles Town
Spirit of Jefferson
James Allen
Bloomery Star
Lavenia Pine
W. Va
Allen
Roy Newlin
O'Sullivan
Newlin
Memorial Hospital
Bank of
Clarke County
Berryville
A. Moore, Jr
W. A Bradford
Oor Ee Bradford
Capture of Klisura strengthens invasion push into Albania
The report announces the capture of the strategic Italian stronghold of Klisura in central Albania, a key gateway toward the Adriatic port of Valona, signaling a bolstering of the invasion effort and control over important supply routes.
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Klisura
Albania
Adriatic
Valona
British RAF and Italian Front in Flux Across Europe War Update
Reported RAF raids strike Germany's Ruhr and Boulogne while Valona remains a key Italian airport in Albania. London battles target coastal towns as Axis response claims no military damage. In Africa, British forces push 40 miles beyond besieged Benghazi as Haile Selassie faces renewed pressure and Ethiopian tribes react to raids.
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Germany
Ruhr
Valona
Albania
RAF
Boulogne
Hitler
Fkitchen
Brest
Roam
Britain
Correction and notices in local ads on finances
A correction is issued for yesterday's Service Drug Stores ad correcting Squibb Cod Liver Oil price to 89 cents. Also a borrowing notice offers $10,000 with first mortgage on real estate, addressed to X. Y. Z.
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A Service
Squibb
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Lloyd Lehrers
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Drew Middleton
William. L. Rockenbaugh
Field Artillery
Evening Star
Winchester Evening Star
the People's Paper
Stephens City
George Washington
Hopson
Ethiopia
Nea
Clita
Athens
Tepeleni
Mussolini
High Command
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