Committees Appointed To Plan On Service Votes
The Virginia General Assembly moved to coordinate federal and state efforts for voting machinery for armed services members. Senate and House committees to name four representatives including chiropractors and naturopaths to the State Board of Medical Examiners. Examinations to license practice would be in two parts with a list of subjects by the medical board.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Armed Services
Senate
House Privileges and Elections Committee
State Board of Medical Examiners
Collis-Dodd
Board of
Medical Examiners
Thomas Martin
Col Frank McCarthy Named Secretary of War Department General Staff
Washington January 17 Col Frank McCarthy of Richmond Virginia appointed secretary of the War Department general staff. At 31 he is the youngest to hold the post and the first reserve officer named. He is a Virginia Military Institute graduate and held a reserve second lieutenant’s commission in field artillery from 1933 to 1940. He joined the chief of staff office and has been assistant secretary to the general staff since June. Sexton, Kansas native and West Point graduate, given an undisclosed assignment.
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Washington
Frank McCarthy
Richmond
War Department
Department
McCarthy
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Sexton
Kansas
West Point
Rhodes Piloting Big Liberator Wings and Commission
Rhodes piloting a large Liberator received his wings and commission at Lubbock Texas. The report notes distant cross country gallants and various altitudes as pilots seek to become flight instructors.
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Texas
Lubbock
Hopkins Letter Forgery Disclosed by Officials
Washington officials say a letter praising Wendell Willkie appears forged. Interior Secretary Ickes says he has no knowledge of the Hopkins letter and may testify before a grand jury probing its origins. Henry Schweinhaut calls the letter a forgery and part of a possible political motive.
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Washington
Ickes
George N
Grand Jury
Hopkins
Vic
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Biddle
Ae L
Wendell Willkie
District of Columbia
Schweinhaut
Churchill Makes Appearance In House Commons
Prime Minister Churchill returned to London from the Middle East after recovering from pneumonia and told the House of Commons he plans to announce a war statement soon. He asked for latitude on timing and avoided public celebration, noting “there has been a lot of bad weather” affecting his health and duties.
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London
Churchill
Middle East
House of Commons
Europe
Commdn
Oliver Locker-Lammpson
Herbert William
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rome
North
Africa
Britain
Democratic Belt Held Unlikely
Washington June 18 Threats of a southern Democratic belt faded after conferences ended with cheers for party leadership and ovations for Vice President Wallace and Speaker Rayburn. Governors reported a agreeable meeting with President Roosevelt and agreed the South remains within the Democratic fold though not fully happy with the administration. The session shifted from freight rate talks to political questions as Wallace urged a united south and west on freight issues.
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Washington
Wallace
Rayburn
Texas
Mason and Dixon
Govermors
Roosevelt
German Traffic Hold Menaced By Russians
Russian forces under Gen. Vatutin close on Rovno a key German rail hub south of Pinsk threatening German control of vast southern and western Russian regions. Soviet offensives push from Novograd Volynski toward the hub while heavy activity continues along the Leningrad front and around Nevel and Lake Ilmen. Berlin reports 250000 troops on a 250 mile front as mentions of breakthroughs appear north of Nevel and near Lake Simen.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Rovno
Old Poland
Pinsk
Vatutin
Pripet
Rovino
Berdichev
Warsaw
Sarny- Lwow
Russia
Vatutiin
Novograd Volynski
Tuchin
Tensive
Leningrad
Russane
Lake Simen
Vitebsk
Baltic
Azeay
Labor Drafting Bill Scheduled
President Roosevelt urged national service legislation but the House Military Committee voted to shelve it indefinitely. Chairman May said the measure will be kept in abeyance while the Senate prepares hearings and the House may revisit the issue later if needed.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
House Military Committee
White House
May
Dky
Most
Senate Military Committee
House
Handley students organize drive for scrap material
In anticipation of stiff competition among city schools for the scrap drive, Handley forms a committee to plan collections and supervise loading for the war effort. George Boyd named chairman representing both school and elementary grades, with Dan Saxe Massey Hawthorne and Courtney Rich among others.
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T Ee
George Boyd
Eee
Dan Saxe
Massey Hawthorne
Courtney
Rich
Auto Mechanics Wanted for Permanent Positions
Bickers Motor Co seeks two skilled auto mechanics offering favorable working conditions and long term employment. Immediate openings with stable, full time roles and steady pay.
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Bickers Motor Co
Baltic Offensive Renewed Near Oranienbaum Area
Gen. Bagramain's First Baltic Army renews offensive to ward the Baltic states with fighting reported in the Oranienbaum area nineteen miles west of Leningrad. A separate Russian force advances toward Novgorod while others break German lines south of Nasva, cutting a rail line from Novosokolinsk.
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Bagramain
Baltic States
Oranienbaum Area
Leningrad
Novgorod
Nasva
Novosokolinski
British Papers Denounce Talk of Peace With Germany
London newspapers condemn Pravdas Moscow report on separate peace with Germany. They note the British foreign office denial and fear a separate peace would violate official commitments. The Daily Mail signals Britain will reaffirm in Parliament its stance against a separate peace. An AP dispatch from Madrid reports a denied visit.
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London
Pravda
Manchester
Foreign Office
Moscow
Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Daily Mail
Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Winchester Memorial Hospital Earns Full ACS Approval
Winchester Memorial Hospital has again been given full recognition by the American College of Surgeons for meeting high standards of service during the past year. Dr. Hunter H. McGuire, president of the board of directors, praised the community hospital and noted efforts to improve care despite nurse and staff shortages.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
American of Surgeons
Hunter H. McGuire
McGuire
Tito Reported Wounded In Heavy Fighting
London reports a Globe Cairo radio broadcast claiming Marshal Tito of the Yugoslav Partisans has been wounded in Montenegro. No Partisan communique confirmation. Tito led guerrillas against the Germans. Partisans claim heavy losses by German motorized forces in western Bosnia near Glamoc and Brac island incursions.
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London
Marshal Tito
Cairo
Tito
Josip Broz
Spain
Committee For National Defense
Peter
Airo
Bosnia
Glamoc
Banja Luka
Brac
Split
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Lika
Black Cats Sink Nippon Steamer Off Kavieng
Allied report says the Navy’s Black Cats sank a 10,000 ton Japanese merchantman and set two other cargo ships aflame in a six ship convoy off Kavieng New Ireland. Two ships remained aflame next day while the Catalina patrol planes suffered no damage. The Japanese bombers hit the American invasion wedge at Saffor New Guinea as Allied fliers attacked bases at Rabaul and along the northeast coast.
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New Guinea
Kavieng
New Ireland
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Saffor
Community meeting in county moved from Clearbrook area
I Fred Stine county agent reported that the only meeting at Clearbrook was postponed due to illness. All other meetings planned for tonight proceed and residents in those areas are urged to attend to discuss county food goals.
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Clearbrook
Fred Stine
City Opens Fourth War Loan Drive With Whistles And Bells
The Fourth War Loan Drive begins in Winchester and Frederick county with city whistles and bells. A goal of 1 270 000 is set to launch a bond sale and promote a contest among major local industries to encourage citizen participation.
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City
Winchester
Frederick County
Bauch
Barney
World At War Highlights And Early Fronts In Europe And Pacific
The AP reports home after a pneumonia attack plans a war statement. Russia pushes into outer defenses near Poland while Red forces attack around Leningrad. In Italy, Cassino pressure grows as French advance and U S patrols probe Rapido fortifications. In the Pacific, Japanese aircraft losses mount as Allied air blows intensify.
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Russia
Poland
Leningrad
UALY
Cassino
U. S
Rapido River
Pacific
Sweden curtails German visas over deported Norwegian students
Sweden shuts off cultural and scientific ties with Germany in response to Nazi deportations of Norwegian university students. Foreign Minister Christian Guenther told the Riksdag the Reich’s scientists and cultural representatives are no longer welcome as Sweden limits visas to German experts.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Smog blackout halts Pittsburgh area with dense fog
In Pittsburgh on January 18 thousands of workers were delayed as heavy smoke and dense fog created a daytime blackout. Visibility fell to zero at the county airport, grounding all air traffic and closing Ohio airports. Five traffic deaths across Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus were attributed to poor visibility.
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Piitsburgh
Pittsburgh
Upper
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Soviet Bulletin Says Ex King Carol Faces Bitter Disappointment
The Soviet embassy Information Bulletin attacks ex king Carol of Romania as a promoter of dictatorship and potential annexation, predicting his restoration hopes will meet bitter disappointment. It brands him a partner of fascist trends and accuses him of aiding Hitlerism, while noting his Mexico residence and prior portrayal as a defender of democracy.
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Washington
Carol
Romania
Antonescu
Ion Antonescu
Mexico
United Nations
Bulletin
Roads Improve as Officials Reprove Section Hazards
Officials in the departmen located here in this section reproving seanhy- They report roads improving but fog remains a driving hazard. No accidents have been reported.
Daily Papers To Get Extra Dole
The War Production Board plans extra newsprint quotas for daily newspapers to cover Leap Year Day February 29. The Printing and publishing division said orders will be issued this week and the excess will be calculated on an average weekday basis. The extra allotments will range between 1.12 and 1.2 percent of first-quarter totals, according to Arthur R. Treanor.
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Washington
War Production Board
Arthur R. Treanor
Treanor
Square Dance Near Gore With Original String Music By Hill Boys
Local event at one mile west of Gore features Hill Boys string music. Dance begins Wednesday January 19 at 3 PM with a 25 cent cover charge. Includes notice of share purchase inquiry for Shenandoah Valley.
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Gore
Hill Boys
Reward Offered for Break-In at Rosemont Workshop
Clarke County Sheriff WW Smallwood Jr offers a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who broke into a Rosemont workshop in 1943, stealing tools and equipment. Berryville Virginia.
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Persom
Rosemont
W. Smallwood, JR
Clarke County
St. Berryville
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