President Presses for Farmbill Batter Bounds and Parity Link
President Roosevelt urged House members to support a price control bill while opposing the O Mahoney amendment linking parity to industrial wages. He warned the parity formula could raise ceilings and fuel higher labor wages, risking a broad rise in food prices. Conferees said the aim was to secure the best bill to aid farmers without unduly lifting prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Banking Committee
White House
Congressi
O’mahoney
Bankhead
Dala
Secretary of Agricul
Leon Hen
Chiat
Steagall
D.ala
Bankingittee
Rhododendron Festival Cancelled By War
In North Carolina on January 13 the Rhododendron Festival is cancelled due to the war. The event usually draws visitors from many states and will not take place this year.
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A N. C
William C Robinson Dies In Jefferson
William C Robinson aged 68, farmer and veteran of World War, died today at Summit Point on his Jefferson County estate. He was grandson of Col William M Clements, once general manager of Baltimore eastern lines.
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Charles Town
W. Va
William C. Robinson
Summit Point
Robinson
William M. Clements
Baltimore Eastern Lines
County Farm Defense Group Meets Tomorrow
A special meeting of the newly formed County Farm Defense Group is scheduled for tomorrow to discuss local agricultural concerns and organize community response. Members are expected to outline objectives and confirm next steps for coordinated action.
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County Farm Defense Group
Handley Library annual report reviews wartime services
The Handley Library's twenty-eighth annual report covers 1941 activities. C Vernon Eddy, librarian, notes extensive wartime reading materials and daily newspaper access, with 29,990 books in the collection. 946 volumes added last year, 616 purchased and 288 donated. 246 worn volumes discarded and 106 replaced. T. Russell Cather re elected president. Maurice Lynch remains as vice president.
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C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
Handley Board of Trustees
T. Russell Cather
Maurice M. Lynch
Eddy
Judith Gibson
Oitea Ceorls
Many Pennsylvania Dailies Increase Subscriptions
Harrisburg January 13 reporters say twenty five Pennsylvania daily newspapers raised subscription rates in the past year to cover operating costs. William N. Hardy of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association cited war coverage costs higher payrolls and heavier taxes as drivers. He noted the trend shows the public relies on newspapers for complete accurate war news amid more than 100 dailies in the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William N. Hardy
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hardy
Treasury Debt and Expenditures Report Summary
Treasury data dated January 1 shows expenditures of 80,896,572.75 dollars and a gross debt of 58,516,497,687.24 dollars. The figures reflect the government’s financial position during the period reported.
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Washington
Position of the Treasury
Ecetpte
Notice on Winter Operations at City Laundries
During winter months the two main laundries continue operations with preserved services. The notice outlines limited hours and safety measures for customers and staff, indicating continued operation despite weather constraints.
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Gs USA
Néberdane
Rulers In Exile Plan Punishment For Axis Chiefs
Eight Axis-occupied governments and the Free French pledged postwar punishment for officers and accomplices in Europe. Anthony Eden called oppression and brutality the basis for such action and urged a future for Europe’s oppressed peoples. The sessions laid groundwork for a postwar tribunal system to judge Axis officials.
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London
Anthony Eden
Europe
Eden
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Nor- Greece
Luxemburg
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Free French Committee
Local VPF Unit to Begin Duty Sunday in Winchester
A detachment of Winchester Company 115 Virginia Protective Force will move from Winchester Sunday to active duty on U S Route 1. The group, about a dozen men, relieves Berryville Company and may serve up to three weeks as one of four local detachments guarding strategic points after Alexandria Warrenton and Berryville units.
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Winchester Company 115
Virginia Protective Force
Winchester
Berryville Company
Alexandria
Warrenton
Berryville
Japs Blasted Back by M'Arthur Forces in Singapore War
Allied reports say Japanese bombs shake Singapore as American and British forces under General MacArthur drive to push back assaults. Parallel dispatches note Russian forces reportedly recapture Orel near Moscow and Soviet advances toward Vyazma, with Hitler relocating HQ and revived activity in Ukraine. In North Africa British troops reclaim Salum on the Libyan frontier, while Axis reinforcements head toward Malta as tensions rise across the Mediterranean theater.
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Associated Press
Russia
Orel
Moscow
Smolensk
British Exchange Telegraph Agency
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
London
Kaluga
Vyazma
Moscow-Smolensk
Hitler
Valdai
Fuehrer
Ukraine
Semeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Mussolini
Salum
Libya
el Ageila
Gulf of
Sirte
Marada
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
War Department
United States
Othe
Tota Dee
Insula
Manila
Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Tarakan
Borneo
Imperial Tokyo
Kakas
Menerdo
Minahassa
Illinois Woman Has All of 7 Sons in Service
Flora Gray of Aston Illinois has seven sons serving in the military. Gordon 18 enlisted in the Marines and heads to a Pacific coast post. Neil 23 reenlisted and reports to Camp Grant. Glen 27 is a Army lieutenant John 25 a sergeant Merle 22 Navy Donald 21 Navy Dane 19 Navy. Mrs Gray runs the Alton high school cafeteria.
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Illinois
Aston, Ill
Flora Gray
Army
Gordon
Marines
Pacific Coast
Neil Gray
Camp Grant
Glen Gray
John Gray
Merle Gray
Navy
Donald Gray
Dane Gray
Retread Tire Rush Presses On Amid Shortages
Walter Duncan of Duncan Brothers said retreads are limited by original tread wear and a 24 hour seven day operation is unable to meet demand. About 2,000 tires from Winchester area are waiting, with priority to dealers based on business volume.
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Walter Duncan
Duncan Brothers
Duncan
Winchester
J. D. Cammer
Accomoda
United States Seeks Pan American Anti Axis Front
In Rio de Janeiro on January 13 United States Undersecretary Sumner Welles pressed Brazil and other nations on forming an anti Axis front in the Americas. Argentina balked at military alliance, Mexico proposed bloc with Colombia and Venezuela, while 19 republics reportedly ready to sever relations with Axis powers.
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Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Sumner Welles
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Oswaldo Aranha
Argentina
Welles
Ruiz Guinazu
Ezequielilla
Mexico
Padilla
Mexico Rico
Chile
Bolivia revokes German consul privileges at Potosi
Bolivia cancels consular privileges of Erwin Keidel the German consul at Potosi amid his efforts to investigate disorders in the Bolivian tin mining district. The action comes as Bolivian authorities cite security concerns and internal disorders.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Erwin Keidel
Potosi
Keidel
Roosevelt taps Willkie as war labor board aid
President Roosevelt names Wendell L. Willkie, defeated candidate in 1940, as one of several umpires and arbitrators to assist the 12 man war labor board. The appointment signals bipartisan help for war labor disputes during the period.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
War Labor Board
Willkie
United States and Uruguay Sign Lend Lease Pact
Washington January 13. The United States and Uruguay signed a lend lease agreement enabling the United States to lend military and naval goods to the South American republic.
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Washington
United States
Uruguay
Italian supply ship Sirio sunk or damaged in Mediterranean raids
The admiralty announced tonight that a 5,225 ton Italian supply ship Sirio was seriously damaged by gunfire, another Axis supply vessel was set afire, and a minesweeper Santa Pierto was sunk by submarines in the Mediterranean.
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London
Admiralty
Santa Pierto
City and County Brevities From Military Letters
fragments report a single enemy alien complying with equipment requests from Hawaii, a mother and brother receive postmarked news, while an exhibit shows two pairs of skates in good condition with hollow ground runners still sharp.
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Benton Snider
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