Virginia Senator Proposes Pardon Board and Textbook Funding
Senator Vivian L. Page of Norfolk proposes a three member pardon board to handle clemency actions and a state department of public safety to consolidate police powers. He also introduces a bill to fund free elementary school textbooks at 675000 dollars annually and backs transferring motor vehicle duties to the new department. The plan aims to ease governor's workload and modernize state services.
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Richmond
Val
Vivian L. Page
Norfolk
General Assembly
Price
Page
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
State Department of Public Safety
Vassine
Army Navy Accounts For 40 Drop Depth Bombs In Ocean
Sinking of a Japanese cruiser off Jolo by United States Army bombers raises total warships sunk to 40. Navy and Army reports list multiple vessels destroyed, while bomber attacks continue along the Pacific front near Mindanao and Bataan with heavy Japanese pressure and aircraft support. Ensign Giles Gilbert Larabee of Winchester receives Naval aviator wings and is assigned to active sea duty after training in California and Florida.
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Army
Navy
G. G. Larabee
Winchester
Winchester Knitting Mills
John J. Warner
Giles Gilbert Larabee
Jacksonville
Air Forces
Anacostia
Grossmont High Schol
California
Berkeley
San Diego
EnSign Larabee
Charles Has
Associated Press
Jolo
United States Army
Navy Department
Washington
United States
Wake Island
Haruna
Davao
Philippines
Sulu
Mindanao
North Borneo
Atlantic
Nenepore
Britain
War & War Department
War Department
Progess
Day
Dutch East Indies
Batan Peninsul
MacArthur
Fragmented quote from MR WINCHESTER on power and civilization
The readable text presents a fragmentary statement attributed to Mr Winchester criticizing self-styled leaders and civilization. It references power, humor, and a caveat about being misled by Hitler and his gang, though full sentences are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svally
Moray Imei
Hitler
Frills Banned At Inauguration Of Virginia Officials
Virginia to inaugurate Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr and Lt Governor William M. Tuck in simple ceremonies at the Capitol. The oaths for Delegates and the new administration will be held with minimal pomp to conserve resources for war. The event draws thousands who will march from Monroe Park to Capitol Square.
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Richmond
Virginia
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Norfolk
William M. Tuck
Halifax
Senate
Abram P. Staples
Joint Assembly
Monroe Park
Capitol Square
House
Governor submits 60 appointments with senate confirmation
Governor sent to the General Assembly a list of 60 appointments, 40 requiring Senate only approval and the rest by both houses. The list includes Brigadier General James A. Anderson as State Highway Commission chair for an unexpired term, Major Frank P. Evans on the Unemployment Senate Commission, and several four year terms for highway, welfare, and education boards.
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Unemployment Senatenense Commission
Lee Long
Dante
Edward C. Rogers
Hamilton
State Highway Commission
Aubrey E. Strode
Lynchburg
Richard L. Brewer, Jr
Suffolk
State Board of Public Welfare
Leonard G. Muse
Roanoke
Virginius R. Shackelford
Orange
Blake T. Newton
Hague
State Board of Education
Comedy
D. Hull
Ion Com- Tate
Dr. J. Shelton
Swift Showdown In Conference Now Anticipated
A Pan American Conference official predicted a unanimous break in relations with the Axis by the 21 American republics within two days. Argentina and Chile had been holdouts but were seen likely to join after talks between Argentina's Ruiz Guinazu and Brazil's Aranha.
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John P. McKnight
Rio DE Janeiro
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Brazil
Oswaldo Aranha
Ruiz Guinazu
Chile
Sumner Welles
Itamaraty Palace
Aranhamh
Sixteenth Boy Is Born To Couple From Narrows
A nine pound boy was born at 1:15 a.m. to Mr and Mrs Grover Jones of Peterstown West Virginia joining a family already famous for twelve boys. The couple, who gained attention at the 1939 New York World's Fair with Franklin D Roosevelt Jones, now have their sixteenth son with no name yet.
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Leslie Howard Jones
Giles County
M. C. New
Wil- John
Paul
Woodrow
Tax
Willard
Pete
Rufus
Grover, Jr
Buck
Franklin Delano
City Opens Bids for Five L. I. 10 20 10 20 Purchase
The city announces a bid call for sealed proposals due by noon January 23 for the purchase of five units described as L. I. 10 20 10 20. Bids must meet specifications and be delivered to city offices for evaluation.
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5. L
Churchill Defends Malaya Plight and Pacific War Outlook
In London Churchill told the House of Commons he shared fears over Pacific operations but expressed growing confidence in victory. He offered a vote of confidence if debate reveals a challenge to his government and fended off an adjournment move by Edgar Granville to question British strength guarding Singapore.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Pacific
Washington
Ottawa
Malaya
Edgar Granville
Singapore
Granville
Ruling Sought On Defense Ordinance By Frederick Board
Commonwealth's Attorney W Erle Edwards seeks Attorney General guidance on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors proposed emergency defense ordinance. The measure mirrors actions in Winchester and other Virginia counties, aiming to empower a defense coordinator with rules carrying the force of law. The issue hinges on penalties: proposed maximums of 300 dollars and 90 days clash with 50 dollar fines and 30 days in statute. If authorized, action could occur after two weeks from publication, per procedure.
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Commonwealth
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick Comes
Frederick County
Edwards
Boards of Supervisors
No Answers Filed In Loan Co Case In Court
Winchester Small and Finance Co. in receivership since December 24. Charles L. Nicodemus, a stockholder, filed suit in Corporation Court against J.T. Engle and H. Delmar Robinson for failing to answer the bill of complaint by the December 31 deadline set by the court.
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Winchester Small and Finance Co
Charles L. Nicodemus
J.T. Engle
H. Delmar Robinson
Aeasenier
F. L. Largent
French Government Move Reported From Vichy to Paris
London bulletins say Paris radio reported from well informed quarters that the French government at Vichy would move shortly to Paris.
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London
Paris
Vichy
Churchill warns invasion risk intact despite troop landings
London today quotes a lord who says even with a million American troops landed in Britain, Hitler’s chance to attack would be “Gone with the Wind.” He told the House of Lords this assessment reflects strategic defenses and morale shaping the war outlook.
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London
Britain
Hitler
Lord Oo
House of Lords
German raider bombs British northeast coast town
A lone German raider bombed and machine fired a town on the northeast coast of Britain this morning, causing some casualties.
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London
Britain
British Middle East HQ reports mobile columns active east of El Aghe
Cairo dispatch states in a Li byan campaign communique that Britain's Middle East general headquarters confirms mobile columns continuing activities east of El Aghe. The brief note underscores ongoing operations in the region with no further details released.
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Cairo
Britain
Middle East
el Aghe
Canadian Airmen Arrive in Britain in Large Convoy
Thousands of Canadian airmen, one of the largest contingents to reach Britain since the war began, disembarked at a British port today aboard a convoy that also delivered further reinforcement for Canadian troops in England.
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Britain
England
Massive Lynn Fire Kills 14, Injures 21, Eight Missing
A five story apartment and rooming house fire in Lynn Massachusetts claimed 14 lives and sent 21 to hospitals with eight people still unaccounted for. The blaze began in a basement and raced upward trapping residents as fire crews battled smoke and embers into the night. Fire chief and witnesses describe a furnace like inferno with victims leaping from windows amid the chaos.
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Lynn
Mass
City and County Brevities Highlights Local Appointments
Clarke county's Joseph Denny fills a House vacancy. RP Lane McCarty named House page. Stephens City High School principal R E Aylor notes four students likely to register for military service. Potomac River remains frozen. Valley Pike nearby is patrolled by two state troopers nightly. troopers Kiser Morrison Keyser Kincaid and Wood rotate duties as year begins.
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Joseph Denny
Clarke County
House of Delegates
Medical College of Virginia
Lane McCarty
D. D. McCarty
R. E. Aylor
Stephens City High School
Mr. Aylor
Valley
Augusta County
Winchester
Kiser
Aers
Morrison
Keyser
Luray
Kincaid
Front Royal Wood
Another Tanker Is Attacked by Axis Submarine
The 8,206 ton Malay reached Newport News under her own power after being shelled and torpedoed off the North Carolina coast. The tanker Allan Jackson had already sunk Sunday. Malay carried 34 crew aboard and reported a warning attack during pre-dawn darkness on the voyage south.
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Newport News
North Carolina
Allan Jackson
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Senate Finance Committee
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A. E. Kief
State Library
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Phonephoto
Table Mountain
Nev
Carole Lombard
MR Winchester
Darden and
Tuck
Turkey
Bulletins
U. S
William Gillespie
New England
Forrest Alden
Potomac
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