Bills Offered For Reducing Motor Vehicle License Fees
The Virginia General Assembly opened action on vehicle fee cuts with Delegate S. W. Swanson proposing a flat $3 license for trailers up to nine feet and 1,500 pounds. Other lawmakers signal plans for a $5 flat for passenger autos and halving passenger car rates. The House adjourned briefly, Senate leaders worked on assignments, and two resolutions passed for military leaves and praising uniformed members. Delegates E. O. McCue and others also proposed a one cent per acre tax on forest lands to fund forestry efforts.
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Richmond
General Assembly
S. W. Swanson
Pittsylvania
On &Ted
Nexton Coleman
Dinwiddie
Norfolk
House
Senate
E. O. McCue
Charlottesville
War Department orders Jack and Heintz to trim 1942 profits
The War Department using the price adjustment law directs Cleveland firm Jack and Heintz to reduce by 7 million dollars the cost of products sold to the government in 1942. Up to 1.75 million dollars will be recovered through withholding credits, after prior committee inquiries and testimony about defense contracts. President William F. Jack pled the firm will cap profits at six percent, cut salaries, and return excess amounts to the government.
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Washington
War Department
Cleveland
Jack and Heintz
Robert P. Patterson
Treasury Department
Cudpamunas
Edmund Toland
House Naval Affairs Committee
William F. Jack
Fined For Breaking Rules Of OPA
Abraham Ciran owner of the delicta Lessen pleaded guilty and was fined a total of 60 for violating three OPA regulations. Byrd had reported a turkey sale incident to officials triggering enforcement actions. The store faced fines for not posting price lists and for failing to keep 1942 price records and a seven cent overcharge on turkey.
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New York
Abraham Ciran
Delicta Lessen
U. S
Harry
Byrd
D-Va
OPA
Cihan
Virginia Teachers Facing Pay Hike Under Little Steel Rule
Economic Stabilization Director Fred Vinson advised Governor Darden that proposed teacher pay raises in Virginia would not align with the Little Steel formula allowing 15 percent increases on basic wages. Bradford and Darden argued the increase could exceed existing state-scale limits, with county and city adjustments, not state-dictated.
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Richmond
Fred Vinson
Darden
Virginia
House
Ap- Committee
J.H. Bradford
Bradford
Vinson
Dabney S. Lancaster
Public Instruction
News Leader Today
Francis S. Chase
Virginia Education Association
Lancaster
Chase
Dahlgren and
Quantico
Twelve Killed in Santa Fe Train Collision in Snow
NOVICE Tex Jan 14 Twelve killed and 75 injured when a four car extra bound for Camp Barkley crashed into the rear of a stopped California train amid a heavy snowstorm. The dead include 10 civilians and two soldiers. Abilene Coleman and Brownwood routed bodies as crews battled cold to recover victims.
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Novice
Tex
Santa Fe
E. E. Baker
Brownwood
Marvin Rior
McGregor
Bonita Madge
Camp Barkley
California
Temple
Abilene
Coleman
G. C. Schultz
E. V. Moore
Marvin Riordan
College Association Honors Gaines
Dr Francis P Gaines president of Washington and Lee University was elected president of the association of American colleges at its convention today Mildred McCaffee president of Wellesley College on leave as WAVES was named vice president in Cincinnati January 14
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Cincinnati
Francis P. Gaines
Washington and Lee University
Association of American Colleges
Mildred McCaffee
Wellesley College
The
WAVES
Navy Chief Sees No Early End To Big Conflict
Cleveland January 14 Secretary of the Navy Knox warned against wishful thinking of a quick European war end. He said German home front will not collapse and emphasized a long costly Pacific fight, urging national service legislation and praising the Guadalcanal decision as strategic.
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Cleveland
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Boy Scout Council
Himmler
Gestapo
Pacific Theater
Roosevelt
Knnox
Congress
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Mustang pilot earns high tribute in daylight German raid
London reports a lone American Mustang pilot dove into a group of 30 Nazi fighters during a daylight raid on central Germany. Bomber crews recall his fearless attack as five Americans failed to return, with observers estimating he may have downed as many as six fighters. Maj. Allison Brooks and Maj. Edwin W. Brown praised the pilot's courage and guts, noting his anonymity.
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London
Germany
Maj
Allison Brooks
Pasadena
Calif
Edwin W. Brown
Oakland
Lt Ryland Perry Receives Wings For Instructor Duty
Lt Ryland R. Perry son of Mr and Mrs Tory Howard F Perry of 13 Vasey Avenue Winchester has earned his wings and will serve as an instructor after arriving on leave from Napier Field Dothan Alabama. A Handley High School 1941 graduate he attended the University of Tennessee before enlisting September 10 1943. He trained as a fighter pilot at Maxwell Field and Randolph Field before assignment as an instructor in Texas.
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Ryland R. Perry
Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Montgomery A
Friday Bingo At Rouss Fire Hall
Friday night bingo runs at 8 o'clock at the Rouss Fire Hall. The notice lists a recurring event with time and location.
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Rouss
Blood Donors Hit Quota At Winchester Clinic
The Sixth Blood Donor Clinic in Winchester and Frederick County ended about two o'clock today as the quota of blood plasma for the section was reached. Washington units arrived to collect plasma, marking their first full quota visit since December, with volunteers praised for their efficient work in organizing the two-day clinic despite colds and flu.
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Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Washington
The
Red Cross
Victor Arthur
Staff Assistance Corps
Allied air and naval strikes pound New Guinea Japanese bases
Allied forces report heavy air and naval operations in northeast New Guinea. 13 enemy barges sunk or damaged near Alexishafen and Reis Point, with 104 tons of bombs. PT boats hit barges near Sic and at Cape Gloucester area. Allied raids also target Hansa Bay Bogadji and Cape St. George with 36 tons of explosives.
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New Guinea
Alexishafen
Reis Point
Sic
Douglas MacArthur
Sio
Kapugara River
Saidor
Mitchell
Hansa Bay
Bogadji
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Bergen Bay
Arawe Peninsula
Solomon Islands
Cape St. George
New Ireland
Solomons
Rabaul
Clem House and Lots on Ross Street Sale Notice
The Jerry M. and Landora Clem house and three lots Nos. 10 11 and 12 on Ross Street are to be sold tomorrow at the front of the Court House. The notice lists the property and sale location with a formal auction reference.
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Jerry M
Landora Clem
Ross St
Moon
Court House
Red Army Clears Rail Hubs in Belarus to Poland Advance
Soviet forces under Rokossovsky captured Mozyr and Kalinkovichi, key rail junctions, in their fourth day of the offensive. Stalin praised the maneuver as troops outflanked and stormed the towns, opening a corridor through the Pripet marshes toward Pimsk and Poland.
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Constantine Rokossovsky
Kalinkovichi
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Fierce Fighting For Rail Line
Fierce fighting for control of the Banja Luka to Zagreb railway in central Bosnia continued with German pressure on Yugoslav partisans in a 25 mile sector between Banja Luka and Prijedor. Tito reports two Nazi bombers shot down near Bugosmo and broader operations elsewhere. Novo Mesto frontline remains tied with no clear advantage. Germans push south to breach partisan defenses in the Dinaric Alps toward the Adriatic.
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London
Banja Luka-Zagreb
Bosnia
Banja Luka
Prijedor
Josip Broz
Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Bugosmo
Novo Mesto
Zagreb
Dinaric Alps
Adriatic
World War II Fronts Update From Europe and Pacific
Soviet forces push toward Warsaw smashing 11 miles on the road to the capital while counter attacks from Germans halt near Rumani a border. In Italy French and American units gain ground in the Apennines as U S bombers strike three German airfields near Rome. Mosquito aircraft bomb western Germany as the Eighth Air Force announces 152 German planes shot down in a major daytime raid. In the Pacific Allied forces hit shipping and bases at north New Guinea and patrols probe Arawe Peninsula on New Britain.
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Italy
Apennines
U. S
Rome
Germany
Eighth
A. S. Army Air Force
North New Guinea
Arawe Peninsula
New Britain
Plans Completed For Students To Collect Scrap
Winchester students will compete in an S collection drive for the war effort. Five units including John Kerr, Virginia Avenue, Handley Elementary and High, and Douglas colored school will gather scrap every two weeks. First collection set for January 20 with flags awarded to the top school.
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Winchester
Ben Belchie
Winer Salvage Committee
Gavin Binner
JET Committee
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Handley Elementry
Handley High Schools
Douglas Colored School
Douglas
War Memorial Association Plans a $100 000 Spring Drive
The Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association executive committee met last night to plan an April or May drive for about $100,000. Funds would be held in trust as War Bonds until a memorial building is erected, serving as a recreation center and war museum for Winchester and Frederick County. Officers include Fred Ritter president and L B Sirbaugh treasurer. other members and publicity and finance groups are listed. Plans seek a central city site and a memorial building with auditorium and veteran facilities.
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Winchester
F. Grove White
Stephens City
Robert Grove
L. B. Sirbaugh
Ben Belchic
Nelson Page
John Fosbrink
L. G. Sjostrom
Carl Campbell
Ritter
Allied drive hits German airfields north of Rome in Cassino battle
Allied forces bomb three German airfields near Rome and to the north with heavy bombers and fighters as they press the Cassino line. U.S. and French units seize key ridges around Aqua fondala and Monna Casale, while German resistance stiffens along the Gustave line. More than 8,000 German prisoners are reported taken on the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts since the Sicily landings.
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Algiers
Phonse Juin
Italy
Cassino
Gustav Line
Rome
Guidonia
Benito Mussolini
Cerraro
Trocchio
Dias
Rapider
Bhut
Cervaro
Caus
Sino
Juan
Mt. San Pietro
San Pietro
Monna Casale Range
Colli-Atina
Aquafondala
Viticuso
Mt. Casale
Mt. Raimon
Eighth
Adriatic
Osogna
Pennapiedimonte
Resignation of Volunteer Special Services Chairwoman
Mrs. J V Arthur resigns as Chairman of Volunteer Special Services due to ill health after years of unselfish service with hundreds of volunteers. Co P M Vicar expresses regret and notes her stellar community contributions and lasting impact.
Optometrists Discuss Broken Lenses and Losses
An experienced panel of optometrists reviews recent lens failures and optical losses. Hodgson & Brown report on corrective eyewear issues and service challenges observed in practice.
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Hodgson & Brown
Be hel the Sarah day Jam 14 at ae tiesto
Be hel the Sarah day on March 14. All members are to be present. LOR M CRABILL. Capt.
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Sarah Day
Jam
Tiesto
Feta
Lor M. Crabill
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Jack & Heintz
O.P.A
Wargaret
L. Hodgson
Ortona
Owi
Monkey-Wrench
Winchester Evening Star
Texas Station
College Association
Honors Gaines
Navy
Ryland Perry
Old Poland
James F. King
Mozyr
Zhlobin-Berviichey
Associated Press
Russia
Warsaw
Elde
Rumania
War Memorial Association
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