Robertson Renews Sales Tax Fight
Secretary Ickes warns of wartime small business strain as Congress eyes a national retail sales tax. Rep Robertson vows to re introduce the tax to raise 16 billion dollars, arguing income taxes have reached their limit and sales tax is needed.
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Washington
Ickes
America
Congress
Rep. Robertson
D-Va
Roosevelt
New England
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Pennsylvania
Brewster
R-Me
James C. Petrillo
Senate
Petrillo
Ways and Means
Robertson
Veterans Day Reflections on Duty and Sacrifice
A speaker recalls wartime sacrifice and pride, noting the ache of missing a friend and the hope that others may volunteer. The text urges action at Headquarters 17 North Loudoun, Sea, to serve fellow countrymen.
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North Loudoun, Sea
OPA Rules For Car Use During the War
The OPA lists legitimate car uses under the pleasure driving ban. Allowable trips include work commutes and work-related travel, visits to relatives with furlough or liberty, church services and weddings, essential shopping, meals at accessible restaurants, and meetings aiding the war effort or public welfare. Also allowed are medical visits, obtaining medicines during bad weather, protecting property, and visiting a residence one is reasonably sure will accept the driver.
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OPA
Army
Navy
Citizens Associations
Red Cross
Parent-Teacher Associations
OCD
New State Road Work Planned On Modest Scale
Virginia plans 1943 road work totaling about 6.43 million dollars focusing on access and strategic network roads. 81.11 miles of new highways and 25.54 miles of widening are planned along with nine new bridges. Postwar plans hinge on war conditions and material supply.
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Richmond
Vsa
State Highway Department
James A. Anderson
Tax Deduction Rules Clarified for Winchester and Frederick
Winchester and Frederick county officials agreed to deduct the Victory Tax from employee pay. A Victory Tax fund has been established by the Board of Supervisors. Deputy Collector C. H. Lewis stated that only natural employees are affected and tax deductions should be handled by the church treasurer.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Internal Revenue
C. H. Lewis
Star Today
Japanese Planes Bomb Henderson Field On Guadalcanal
A Japanese plane dropped five bombs near Henderson Field injuring one and wounding several on Guadalcanal. American bombers attacked Munda airfield on New Georgia with no air opposition and returned. Ground actions around Guadalcanal continued with small offensives and enemy positions isolated.
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Washington
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Munda
Navy
United States
New Georgia Island
South Pacific
Guadalcanal Island
10 More Men Leave Friday Induction at Charlottesville
Winchester selectees accepted at the induction station will report for duty at Camp Lee on Friday January 15. They depart by bus at 6 40 a m and meet at city hall at 6 15 a m. Names include Charles Edward Beckey Russell Mason Austen Stewart George Geanious Morris Conner Carroll Mason Francis Brill Carl Keller John Taylor Hansford Hartless and others.
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Winchester
Charlottesville
Camp Lee
City Hall
Charles Edward Beckey
Box
Russell Oscar Mason
Cameron
Austen Lee Stewart
N. Loudoun St
George Geanious
Kent St
Morris Edward Conner
Carroll Duff Mason
E. Fairfax
Francis Marion Brill
E. Boscawen
Carl Bauman Keller, Jr
John Myers Taylor
Braddock St
Hansford
Ward Hartless
P. O. Box
Joint Rotary Lions Kiwanis Meeting January 20
A joint meeting of the Rotary Lions and Kiwanis clubs is scheduled for 12 30 PM on Wednesday January 20 at Sarah Zane Hall. L F Livingston director of the Agricultural Extension Division of Dupont Company will speak on the latest scientific research in utilizing zincinefficient products in industry.
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Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis
L. F. Livingston
Agricultural Extension Division
Dupont Company
Livingston
Sarah Zane Hall
Final Class In Fire Fighting at Rouss Hall Tonight
Final instruction in fire fighting and gas defense to be given at Rouss Hall tonight at 7.30. All who have not completed this training are asked to be present by Roy Cather, trainer.
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Rouss Hall
Roy Cather
Male Help Wanted At National Fruit Product Office
Employment office advertises a male assistance position at National Fruit Product Co Inc. posting on page 31. Applicant details and application method are listed in the notice.
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National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Public Sale of Stock and Implements at Berryville
A public sale of stock and farm implements plus some corn is scheduled for Friday January 15 at 10 a m. The sale is led by Mrs Annie A Vorous located half a mile west of Berryville.
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Annie A. Vorous
Berryville
Handley Seniors Enter Army Training at Camp Lee
Seven Handley High School seniors left for Camp Lee Virginia to begin active duty training in the Army. They received their diplomas Monday afternoon in a school ceremony. The named students are Chris Yeatras William Semples Daniel Doyle Ralph Vought Edward Embrey Allen Legge Jesse Kiracofe with two more, Carroll Mason and Marion Brill, accepted for service and set to depart Friday.
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Handley High School
Camp Lee
Army of the United States
Chris Yeatras
Wm. Semples
Daniel Doyle
Ralph Vought
Edward Embrey
Allen Legge
Jesse Kiracofe
Carroll Mason
Marion Brill
Barr
Nazis Build U Boats Faster Than Allies Can Sink Them
The German navy is turning out submarines faster than the United Nations can destroy them. Despite heavy bombing of German factories, U boats remain a major threat in the Atlantic where over 100 submarines operate at times. United Nations shipping losses continue as cargo ships, escorts, and patrol vessels are built to meet the threat.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United Nations
England
Atlantic
Harold R. Stark
Stark
Blood Donors Urged to Report Appointment Cancellations
Cards were mailed to volunteer blood donors notifying them of appointment hours. Volunteers are urged to notify headquarters immediately if cancellations are needed. Headquarters open all day Friday to accept cancellations for Saturday. Abstain from fats for six hours before appointment and drink liquids such as fruit juice coffee or soft drinks.
Restrictions Put On Mailing To Armed Forces
War Department informs the Post Office that mail to overseas A P O. addresses must be minimized due to cargo limits. New rules from January 15 limit parcels to 5 pounds or 15 inches by 36 inches along with written addressee requests and battalion approvals. Individual newspapers go only if specifically requested in writing or already in effect.
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War Department
Post Office Department
U. S
Dutch Ebert Is Decorated Again
Cairo January 13 1944 Brigadier General Patrick Timberlake awards decorations to 458 American airmen and officers in the Middle East Air Medal goes to Staff Sergeant James King Radford Virginia for destroying a surface ship in Bengai harbor September 21 and other pilots receive Air Medals for meritorious achievement after 100 hours of combat flight Captain John B Holst Tangley Field Virginia Harry W Ebert Winchester Virginia and William R Joiner Norfolk Virginia and Second Lieutenant Paul J Kyle Arlington Virginia receive recognitions for aerial service.
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Cairo
Patrick Timberlake
American Bomber Command
Middle East
James King
Radford
Bengali Harbor
John B. Holst
Tangley Field
Harry W. Ebert
Winchester
William R. Joiner
Norfolk
Paul J. Kyle
Arlington
Winchester Boy Aboard Hornet During Battle of Santa Cruz
Charles Cooper, 18, son of Mrs. Lyda Cooper of 506 Kerr Street, served as Aviation Machinist's Mate 2C aboard the carrier Hornet. He was aboard during the October 26 battle when the Hornet was mortally wounded by Jap bombers and later transferred to destroyer and cruiser before final sinking. His mother learned of his fate after official identification of the lost vessel, and Cooper had just returned to duty after a 30 day leave. He is one of three Cooper sons serving the country along with Roger, 22, MP at Camp Young, and Lehring Jr., 20, a Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3-C.
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U.S
Santa Cruz Islands
Winchester
Charles Cooper
Lyda Cooper
Kerr Street
Charles
U. S. Na
Hornet
The
Star
United States
Pacific
Cooper
Roger
Camp Young
Cal
Lehring, Jr
U. S. Navy
34 Nazi Aircraft Are Destroyed By U. S. Bombers
Allied air forces raid Castel Benito Airfield south of Tripoli destroying 20 planes on the ground and 14 in the air. B-17s led the strike from the west, halting Rommel's forces with heavy losses and all planes returning safely.
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North Africa
United States
Castel Benito
Tripoli
Tripolitania
Rommel
Libya
Bou Arada
Goubella
Tunisia
RAF
Bisleys
Air Force
War Labor Board to reorganize with regional boards
The War Labor Board plans a drastic decentralization creating 12 to 14 regional boards to rule on labor disputes and wage agreements. Cities include Boston New York Philadelphia Atlanta Cleveland Saint Louis Denver Dallas Detroit Seattle and San Francisco with Detroit and Seattle as new sites and two more possible. Details to be announced within a week as staffing and machinery are organized.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Detroit
Seattle
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Cleveland
Sante Aesas
Denver
Dallas
San Francisco
Auxiliary firemen meeting for final instructions
All auxiliary firemen are requested to meet on Wednesday evening January 13 at 7 30 p m in Rouss Hall to receive final instructions on fire fighting and gas defense. J W Argenbright Chief.
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Rouss Hall
J. W. Argenbright
Germans Stand In Caucasus Stiffens
Secretary of State Hull disclosed that Charles Bedaux, American industrial engineer and author of an efficiency system, was arrested in North Africa on a charge of trading with the enemy. Hull said he had learned of the arrest but lacked details. Bedaux gained prominence in 1937 over arranging the Duke of Windsor’s planned American tour.
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Washington
Hull
Charles Bedaux
North Africa
Bedaux
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Wm. E. Tyler Appointed Parole Officer in Virginia
William E. Tyler Jr of Loudoun County is named probation and parole officer for Virginia’s 11th Parole District in an order issued by Judges H. W. Bertram J R Alexander and B P Harrison. The four year term starts January 15 and copies go to Rockingham and other county courts.
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William E. Tyler, Jr
Loudoun County
Virginia
H. W. Bertram
B. P. Harrison
J. R Alexander
Iudictel
Rockingham
Page
Shenandoah
Warren
Frederick, Clarke
Rappahannock
Fauquier
Loudoun
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Strict Regulations For Taxicabs In Norfolo Va
Norfole Virginia city officials move to draft a new ordinance regulating taxicabs and for hire cars. City Manager Charles B. Borland said the measure, based on an extended study, will be ready for submission to the city council next Tuesday and may include reduced fare rates.
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Norfole
Charles B. Borland
Japs Claim Hornet Carried Planes on Tokyo Bombing
A Tokyo broadcast claimed the U S aircraft carrier Hornet sunk October 26 carried the planes that raided Tokyo on April 18. The report, aired for Japanese communities, said the Hornet was responsible and called the sinking revenge for the raid. OWI noted Tokyo used the Washington ship loss to its advantage.
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Hornet
Tokyo
New York
United States
Santa Cruz Islands
East Asia
Japan
Office of War Iormation
Tokyo Radio
OWI
Washington
Russians Report More Villages Taken In Caucasus Front
Moscow dispatch reports Red Star says fighting grows fiercer as Russians recapture more villages from the Caucasus to the lower Don. advance includes gains near Mimar alnye Vody and Izvestia notes Red Army strikes and shelling around Stalingrad with Russian planes raiding Krasnodar airfield.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Maikop
Black Sea
Alnye Vody
Kalmyck
Sal
Salsk
Rostov
Lower Don
Caucasum Izvesta
Red Army
Izvestig
Stalingrad
Volga
Cau
Krasnodar
Roste
Novorcossick
Lower
Don Srea
Central
Baku
Don
Sea of Azov
Indiy Mssentuki
Igorsk
Essen
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Rappahannock River
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Yorktown
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West Point
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Ebert
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Wm. E. Tyler
By Henry C. Cassidy
Tured
Red Star
Kostov
Mimer
Winchester Evening Star
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