Europe To Be Next Stop Of Flu Invasion
The article traces a rapid eastward spread of a new influenza strain from Honolulu to the U S west coast and then across the country. It notes shipments of vaccine to England, cites easy diagnosis challenges and emphasizes the outbreak is largely non fatal with pneumonia not a common complication.
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Europe
Honolulu
California
United States
West Coast
England
Rockfeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Travelogue reports icy crash sequence near Philipsburg
W F Stonebraker traveled 89 feet in a strange crash sequence as his car slid 21 feet on ice, then 18 feet off the road, struck a culvert and tumbled end over end for 20 feet, landing topside up and rolling 30 feet into a woods before crawling out.
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Philipsburg
W. F. Stonebraker
Contests for West Virginia Senate Seats Through History
Conflicting claims over West Virginia’s Senate seat mark the sixth seating contest in the state’s 78 year history. From 1887 through 1935, seats changed hands amid allegations of fraud, legal age issues, and disputed votes, with several contenders seated after committees ruled in their favor.
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West Virginia
Washington
Clarence
Martinsburg
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont
Senate
Daniel B. Lucas
A. J. Waulkner
Lucas
Legis
Faulkner Ae
Nathan B. Scott
Faulkner
Clarence W. Watson
William E. Chilton
House of Delegates
Chilton
Howard Sutherland
Sutherland
Henry Hatfied
Rush D. Holt
Holt
Italians Fail To Gain Ground In Albania
Athens dispatch reports Greek forces repulsed two Italian counterattacks in Albania. A government spokesman called the offensive on a very large scale and noted the first attack was repelled while the second ended with heavier Italian losses, their withdrawal leaving wounded dead and prisoners.
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Athens
Albania
Perils In Making Trip By Covered Wagon
Kentucky couple F D Wilson and his wife set out in a horse drawn prairie schooner in 1941 for Florida and California. A collision with a truck in Tampa sent them to hospital with injuries as their wagon was demolished. Wilson noted pioneers lacked trucks to worry about.
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Tampa
Fila
Kentucky
F. D. Wilson
Lexington
Florida
California
Wilson
Virginia Wheat Stocks Rise From Last Year
Virginia farms held 2,877,000 bushels of wheat on hand Jan 1, up from 2,075,000 a year earlier. Corn stocks reached 24,916,000 bushels versus 23,232,000 last year, with 10 year averages of 2,772,000 and 20,583,000. Oats stood at 966,000 bushels, up from 720,000, as December weather favored agriculture per Arthur C Hackendorf versus 1940 production.
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Richmond
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Virginia Farms
Arthur C. Hackendorf
Midshipmen To Receive Two Prestigious Naval Academy Awards
ANNAPOLIS Md Jan 15 Midshipman Theodore T Walker of Fort Mitchell Ky and Midshipman Harold A Harwood of Los Angeles will receive two of the Academy’s top athletic honors Captain FP A L Vossler acting superintendent announced Walker to get the Navy Athletic Association sword for personal excellence in athletics and Harwood to receive the Thompson trophy for his promotion of academy athletics
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Annapolis
Theodore T. Walker
Fort Mitchell
Harold A. Harwood
Los Angeles
Naval Academy
FP. A. L. Vossler
Walker
Navy Athletic Association
Harwood
Thompson
Banks Close For Lee's Birthday Holiday Observance
The text notes bank closures on Monday January 20 1941 for the holiday with all maturities due that day payable Tuesday January 21. Signatories include John L Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
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Lee
John L. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Tucsoy
Eta
B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Headquarters of Division Will Be Set Up Monday
The Twenty-Ninth Division headquarters will be established at Fort Meade on Monday to organize the reception of troops ordered into federal service for February 3. Maj. Gen. Milton A Reckord and twelve staff members will move to Meade to handle the preparation and mobilization details. The division includes Maryland National Guard units and forces from Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. Recruits will report to local armories for induction February 3 and are to move to Fort Meade within ten days for months of training and spring maneuvers.
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Baltimore
Twenty-Ninth Division
Fort George G. Meade
Washington
Miltona Reckord
Fort Meade
Maryland National Guard
Virginia
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Meade
Congress In Recess Monopoly Panel Reviews Final Recommendations
Today in Congress during recess the Monopoly committee weighs final recommendations at 10 30 a m EST. The House Foreign Affairs panel begins hearings on President Roosevelt s lease lead British aid bill at 10 a m and the Naval Committee reviews shipbuilding and anti aircraft bills at 10 a m. In the Senate the elections committee handles a contest over a West Virginia senatorial appointment while the Naval committee presses on with defense program delay investigations.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Naval Committee
Senate
Elections Committee
West Virginia
HOUSE
Endorse Fight On Paralysis Campaign Urges Virginia Leaders
Virginia state leaders across departments and major organizations endorse the 1941 Fight Infantile Paralysis drive. Letters from Dr. Sidney B. Hall to division superintendents urge cooperation with local chairpersons. Health officials and Legionnaires are called to support. The Young Democrats and Parent-Teacher groups are asked to mobilize community aid and participate with local committees.
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Richmond
Virginia
John Galleher
Sidney B. Hall
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Riggin
eGeeshceachee
County Boards of Health
Legionnaires
T. E. Wariner
Department of Virginia, American Legion
Galleher
American Legion
Franklin Daniel
Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia
Young Democrats
E. L. Fox
Virginia Cooperative Education Association
Commonwealth
Army to Build Smokeless Powder Loading Plant near Dublin
The War Department confirms plans to acquire about 6,000 acres near Dublin Virginia for a smokeless powder bag loading plant. Exact site location pending full land acquisition and officials would not disclose how many families may be relocated.
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Washington
Dublin
War Department
New River ordnance plant contract awarded for services
The department awarded a 6,756,399 contract to Hercules Powder Company of Wilmington for architectural engineering services and operation of the New River ordnance plant. Construction contract not signed yet. The plant will use powder from Radford works and bag loading uses at the site.
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Department
Hercules Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
New River Ordnance Plant
Hercules Company
Ford
New River
Radford Works
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U.S. A
U. S.A
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Leccant & Mrans Tobacco Co
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Congress
The
Associated Press
John M. Miller
America
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N. J
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Chesterfield
Army
Stepped Up
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cammer
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
UNITE
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Mich
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