Virginia Legislators Face Deadlock Over Corporation Commission Seat
Richmond Va Jan 12 a joint Democratic caucus failed to resolve the contest for the vacant State Corporation Commission post created by Judge William M Pletcher’s death Senators Harvey Apperson of Roanoke county and Robert O Norris of Lancaster vie for the seat amid party confidence The 8000 salary drew attention and possible House vacancies if candidates resigns John Spiers and J Sinclair Brown were named as potential entrants Senate and House organized with officers elected for the new term
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Richmond
House
Senate
Democrats
Harvey Apperson
Roanoke County
Robert O. Norris
Lancaster
State Corporation Commission
William Meade Pletcher
General Assembly
Corporation Commission
John Spiers
Radford
Montgomery
Apperson
J. Sinclair Brown
Salem
Norris
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Corporation Commission Eee Se
Charles W. Crowder
Richmond Law and Equity Court
Frank Lut Peder
Jane
B. R.combs
T. W. Gregory
Mecklenburg
L. Stanford Pinney
J. L. Woolfolk
Louisa
James J. Walsh
Thomas B. Stan
President Seeks 34000 Mile National Highway System Plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to back a national highway program of about 34 000 miles aiming to connect major regions with modern Rural and urban roads. The proposal estimates annual costs near 750 million over several years with cost sharing between federal and state governments and emphasis on inter regional design and land acquisition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sarny Falls to Soviet Push Across Polish Border
Soviet First Ukraine army captured Sarny, a fortified rail junction 35 miles inside former Poland, after crossing the Sluch river. The seizure disrupts Nazi supply routes and opens moves toward Shepetovka and Rovno as Stalin awards honors to victorious troops.
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London
Ukraine
Sarny
Stalin
Old Poland
Sluch
Polesiye
Moscow
Warsaw
Brest-Litovsk
Stryelsk
Nenovichi
Samy
Nikolai Vatutin
Prinet
Shepetovka
Rovno
Zhmerinka
Proshurov
Blackout Tests Conducted Across Three States
Army and civilian defense officials reported the first tri state blackout test since 1943 covering Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia. Maryland timed at 647 pm followed by Pennsylvanias 1030 pm with all phases observed by Brig Gen Philip Hayes in Baltimore noting initial confusion but overall excellent execution.
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Baltimore
Army
First Fighter Command
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Third Service Command
Vir
Philip Hayes
Blackout Here Reported Success
The city civilian defense at about half strength due to volunteers in the armed forces or working elsewhere conducted last night’s blackout successfully. The control center stayed fully manned and only three reports had arrived by noon. Minor outages were noted at Cork and Stewart, at the railroad crossing, and a door at 709 Braddock.
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Cork
Stewart
Braddock
Clem House and Three Lots Sale on Ross Street
Public sale of the Jerry M. and Landora Clem house and three lots Nos 10 11 and 12 on Ross Street set for noon Saturday January 15 at the front of the Court House.
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Jerry M
Landora Clem
Ross St
Court House
Governor Darden advocates Virginia sales tax referendum
Governor Darden proposes a referendum on a general sales tax to fund a balanced Virginia budget after the war. He warns wartime revenue will not sustain future expenditures and urges a plan allowing broad citizen contribution with some tax relief on real estate if the tax is levied. He privately hints a 2 percent rate could suffice.
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Richmond
Darden
Virginia
General Assembly
Death of Rev Dr Wilson's Mother in Charleston
Mrs Charles Litton aged 73 mother of Rev Dr Ronald S Wilson pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church died in a Charleston hospital after two weeks critical illness. Funeral Friday at Bartlett Funeral Home Charleston conducted by Rev Dr Joseph B Overmyer. Survived by two sons Ronald S Wilson Jr and Frank W Wilson and daughter Mrs Harold P Sandford six grandchildren. Rev Dr Wilson to return to Winchester Saturday.
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Charles Litton
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Charleston
W. Va
Bartlett Funeral Home
Joseph B. Overmyer
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Dr. Wilson
Winchester
Frank W. Wilson
Dupont Company
Harold P. Sandford
Ronald S. Wilson, Jr
Mary Carrington Wilson
Winchester Saturay
County and City Students Invest 25043 In Bonds
Winchester and Frederick county students join the War Bond drive under the Education Committee of the War Finance Committee. The report covers September 9 to December 21 and shows 18793.16 in city school purchases and 6250.05 in county school purchases, excluding several county sites.
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Winchester
Frederick County
H. Clay deGrange
War Finance Committee
Armel
Kernstown
White Hall
Pormerig
Gravel Springs
Highview
Mountain View
Mount Airy
Round Hill
Shenandoah Valley
Stephens City
Stonewall
Cedar Hill
Col
Middletown
Handley High
Handley Elementary
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Holt Seeks Democratic Governorship in West Virginia
Rush Dew Holt former boy senator and New Deal critic announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor to succeed Mathew M. Neely. Holt issued a brief statement from Weston stating his intent to run with campaigning expected after the soldier voting bill deadline of February 5.
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Weston
W. Va
Rush Dew Holt
West Virginia
Lone Wolf
New Deal
Holt
Handley Library board reelects officers and reviews 1943 year
The Handley Board of Trustees held its annual meeting to hear librarian C Vernon Eddy’s report for 1943. Eddy cited steady effort to build a strong collection with emphasis on historical and reference books. T Russell Cather was reelected president and Maurice M Lynch as vice president. Eddy remains secretary treasurer.
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Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Library
Eddy
T. Russell Cather
Maurice M. Lynch
Winchester Bar
Virginia General Assembly
C. Vernon Eddy
Fire Damages Stock Truck On Martinsburg Winchester Road
A GMC Panel truck hauling sheep and calves from Winchester to Chambersburg caught fire near Clearbrook on the Martinsburg Winchester turnpike. Driver Wayne Cave suffered a severe hand burn freeing livestock as firemen from Friendship Fire Company battled the blaze. Truck damage estimated at 500 dollars. one sheep lightly burned. A second truck continued the livestock trip.
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Winchester
Chambersburg
Clearbrook
Martinsburg - Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
Wayne Cave
Elwood Miller
North Kent Street
Cave
Tiny Barbour Infant Lives Three Weeks At Hospital
A twenty one ounce baby girl named Barbara Allen Barbour died Tuesday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after three weeks. She was daughter of Lewis and Theresa Twigg Barbour of Winchester and weighed 1 pound 5 ounces at birth. Interment followed at Rosedale Cemetery Martinsburg West Virginia, former Barbour home.
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Winchester Memorial
Barbara Allen Barbour
Lewis and
Theresa Twigg Barbour
Winchester
Barbour
Virginia Woolen Pany
Rosedale
Martinsburg
W. Va
Barbours
Bathora
Boys under sixteen invited to join Company 115 WPF training
Capt. W. A. Baker announced that Virginia Protective Force Company 115 in Winchester will train boys sixteen and under. A meeting at the Armory Friday at 7 30 p m seeks about 30 youths to form a unit, with ten new men reported recently and more needed to maintain state guard strength.
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W. A. Baker
Viginia Protective Force
Winchester
Baker
Company 115
WPF
State Guard
Former County Minister Loses Son in Action
Rev. L. G. Bridgers reports Kingsley Spitzer son of Rev. and Mrs. B F Spitzer former pastor of West Frederick United Brethren Charge killed in action. Details were not available. residing at Mathies.
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L. G. Bridgers
Kingsley Spitzer
B. F. Spitzer
West Frederick
Allies Take More Mountain Ground in Italy
Allied bombers hit Piraeus and Athens as part of a double strike while in Italy Fifth Army forces gained more high ground near Cassino. German outposts around Cervaro fell after hard fighting and a nearby mountain summit was captured.
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Algiers
Balkans
Piraeus
Athens
Greece
Italy
Cervaro
Cassino
Rome
Fortress Gummers
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Castel Forte
Almost Spoiled Invasion Plans
French author and army captain Andre Maurois recounts how a lone Arab on a beach near Algiers nearly disrupted the Allied North Africa invasion. The Arab reported the Clark landing in October 1942, prompting police action that delayed inspectors and allowed American forces to hide in a farmhouse cellar during a nearby rendezvous.
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New York
Andre Maurois
Algiers
North Africa
Mark Clark
Berlin Uses New Tactics In Downing 136 Planes
Berlin reports a daylight raid against Magdeburg Halberstadt and Berlin with the main force of U S Eighth Airforce. Germans claim 136 Allied planes shot down including 124 four engined bombers. RAF night feint cited as precedent. Brits tally losses and await official communique.
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Berlin
London
U. S. Eighth Airforce
U. S
Regensburg
Schweinfurt
Eighth Airforce
Magdeburg
Halberstadt
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
RAF
Leipzig
Germany
May Not Push Service Bill Faces Senate Debate
A Senate Military Affairs Committee began examining Roosevelt national service legislation amid opposition. Senator Austin said he would not push for enactment without clear public demand and urged the bill to move with the people, not as a congressional mandate. President Roosevelt backed the measure as part of his five point plan to speed victory.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Austin
Rvi
Congress
Military Affairs Committee
Train collision near Arevalo kills 96 in Spain
A Madrid area train crash killed 96 and injured over 100 when the Madrid San Sebastian express collided with another passenger train near Arevalo about 75 miles northwest of Madrid. The German DNB agency reported the numbers as of yesterday.
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London
DNB
Madrid
Colson
Arevalo
New German Defense Tactics Touted as Aerial Groundwork
The Berlin DNB quoted a spokesman describing German air defense as a landmark in reducing enemy penetrations with heavy losses. Reports say alarms triggered defense chains as enemy formations were broken apart step by step, while U S losses were speculated at around 60 bombers in a major aerial battle.
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DNB
Berlin
Germany
Evening News
Schweinfurt
U. S
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Center
Halbertstadt
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Tiny Barbour
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Winchester Evening Star
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