Virginia Highway Needs $103 Million to Fix Roads
Virginia lawmakers heard state highway officials seek $103 million to overhaul primary and secondary road networks. The plan requests $20.5 million to rebuild 701 miles, $50.6 million to relocate 1545 miles, and $32.9 million to widen 1272 miles, with total miles and unsurfaced sections detailed. The push follows a $6 million yearly funding shortfall, with efforts to reduce license fees debated.
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Richmond
Virginia
House Roads Committee
James A. Anderson
Norfolk
Burton Marge
Highway Department
Marge
I. N. Coleman
Dinwiddie
C. M. Waldrop
Amelia
W. C. Smith
Buchanan Itis
Accentu
Fifth Bridgeheads Steadily Enlarged
A Berlin broadcast reports Allied air raids on the Rome outskirts, striking Ciampino and Cintocelle airfields. Algiers headquarters say the attack follows a second bombing of the Rome area in as many days by American or British planes.
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London
Berlin
Rome
Ciampino
Cintocelle
Algiers
Seek To Adjust Foundry Strike
Seattle January 20 An agreement to ballot on a back-to-work proposal sponsored by the War Department raises hopes for settlement of a 6 000 worker strike. Arthur B Krim special labor representative of the War Secretary broke the deadlock by offering to petition the National War Labor Board to hold a public vote on the wage dispute driving the walkout. Shipbuilders and military officers fear a serious setback to ship construction and repair as the walkout began Tuesday in about 80 plants. The vote followed the regional board s rejection of the union demand for an eighteen cent hourly pay increase for journeymen.
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Seattle
War Department
Arthur B. Krim
Secretary of War
National War Labor Board
Bingo at Sarah Zane Hall on January 20
A bingo event at Sarah Zane Hall takes place Thursday January 20 at 8 30 p m with a 150 dollar door prize and additional prizes.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Shoes Sale at Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop
The Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop advertises shoes reduced from 7.95 to 3.00 with no shoe stamp required. Located in the listing on page 21 of section 1.19.1.
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Lovett’s Shoe and Dress Shop
Sale on Coats Suits Dresses and More at Lowett’s
Entire stock discounted from four to sixteen percent on coats suits and dresses. Mats priced at fifty cents and one dollar. Lowett's Shoe offers this limited bargain in department store items.
Apple Ceiling Increase Highlights Small Price Bump
The Office of Price Administration announced a higher ceiling on apples effective January 19, raising the price by sixteenth of a cent per pound or about nine cents per bushel. The markup is split between January and February, reflecting an anticipated adjustment.
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Office of Price Administration
Co. B
Information On School Funds Asked By House
The Virginia House of Delegates called on the Department of Education for detailed information on factors used in distributing school funds for the past four years. The Senate meanwhile referred to its finance committee a resolution opposing any diversion of state highway funds.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Department of Education
Senate
House
de L. Preston Collins
Smith
St. Lancaster
Superin Dabney
Whitehead
Nelson
Col
Star Winners In Three Contests In 1943 Virginia Press Awards
Winners in the 1943 Virginia Press Association better newspaper contest were announced by Richard P. Carter. Judges included H F Corn and others from the Washington papers. Awards cover best front page best typography and display advertising with certificates to be given at the Virginia war clinic closing banquet January 29 in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia Press Association
Richard P. Carter
Roanoke World-News
V. P. A. Awards
Washington
H. F. Corn
The
Washington Star
M. W. Flynn
Washington Times- Herald
H. R. Weaver
Washington Times-Herald
Dr. Bernard
Washington Post
Leroy W. Herwinners
Martinsville Daily Bulletin
Win- Winchester Star
Daily Bulletin
Waynesboro News Vreinan
Staunton Evening Leader
Fredericksburg
Free Lance Star
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Winchester Star
Staunton News-Leader
Po Virginia
Stimson Reports Steady Progress in Southwest Pacific
Secretary of War Stimson says Allied troops press steadily in the southwest Pacific. Australian and American forces capture Sio, push near Vincke Point in northern New Guinea, and close in on Saidor while barges are sunk. Beachheads expand in New Britain as 3,100 Japanese dead are counted at Cape Gloucester with American losses of 228 killed and 694 wounded.
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Washington
New Guinea
War Stimson
Southwest Pacific
Sio
Vincke Point
Saidor
Stimson
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Southwest
Pacific
Focke-Wulf
Oschersieben
Messerschmitt
Brunswick
Rome
Salerno
Italy
Artillery Battle Across Channel Reported In Dover Straits
British coastal batteries opened on a German convoy in the Dover Strait shortly after dawn. A heavy exchange with Nazi long range guns on the French coast lasted nearly three hours, with shells falling in Dover and residents seeking shelter for hours. About 80 British rounds were fired and a large vessel was sunk near Cape Gris Nez.
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London
Dover Strait
Dover
Riyer
Cape Gris Nez
Soviet Claim Novgorod Drive Aims at Baltic Link
Stalin announced the capture of Novgorod on the sixth day of the Leningrad offensive. The move outflanks German defenses and frees the Red Army to push north toward Govorov and west toward the Baltic. British bridgeheads are widened as Italian and American forces engage near the Garigliano and Rapido rivers.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Novgorod
Lake Simen
Leningrad
Red Army
Leonid A. Govorov
Baltic
Stalin
Kirkil
A. Meretskov
Volkhov
Lake
Simen
Berlin
Staraya Russa
Lake Timen
Lake Fimen
Novga
Counique
Novogorod
Reval Tallin
Estonia
Vologda
Reward Offered for Break-In Arrest in Clarke County
A $50.09 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who broke into a workshop in Berryville Virginia. The notice is signed by Clarke County Sheriff W. W. Smallwood Jr. and is dated January 17.
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W. W. Smallwood, JR
Clarke County
Berryville
World At War Highlights In Soviet and Allied Actions
The AP digest reports a Soviet offensive near Leningrad threatening encirclement with about 250 000 troops as spearheads converge. Red forces claim the fall of Novgorod. In Italy Fifth Army expands bridgeheads above Garigliano, captures three villages and nears Minturno as Allied landings proceed on the Gulf of Gaeta. Pacific actions include Allied bombers sinking expected Japanese ships at Rabaul and air clashes over New Britain. In Asia Allied forces push in western Burma while US bombers strike Indo China docks and rail yards.
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Fifth Army
Garigliano Rive
Minturno
Gulf of Gaeta
Italy
East
Asia
Burma
U.S
French
Indo-China
Winchester Post War Council Plans Meeting At George Washington Hotel
Winchester moves to organize a Coordinating Council for Post War Planning with civic groups to craft a Master Plan of Action. Mayor C R Anderson and speakers from Richmond Virginia State Planning Board and U S Commerce Department will attend to outline postwar roles for the city.
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Coordinating Council For
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Junior Board of Trade
P. L. Hockman
Coordinating Council
Hockman
C. R. Anderson
Richmond
Raymond V Long
Virginia State Seting Board
C. Roy Mundee
Scauesie
United States Department of Commerce
Department
Coats Suits and Dresses Sale Announcement
Local shop advertises coats suits and dresses reduced with fourth off. Hats priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Auto Mechanics Wanted at Bickers Motor Co
Advertisement seeks two skilled auto mechanics for permanent positions. Emphasizes favorable working conditions and steady, long term employment. Contact Bickers Motor Co for details and application.
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Bickers Motor Co
Three Large Jap Ships Destroyed in Raoul Harbor Raid
Allied air pirates blasted Raoul harbor in New Britain as 60 fighters dive bombed and torpedoed ships. Three large Japanese merchant vessels were sunk and five more damaged while American pilots claimed victory amid heavy enemy interception and antiaircraft fire. The raid followed Bougainville operations and included Liberator and medium bombers hitting targets in New Guinea.
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New Guinea
Jan
Simpson Harbor
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Acrack
Bougainville
Solomons
Bfe
Tokyo
Keravia
Rabaul Harbor
Cat on Payroll at O Sullivan Rubber Co
A black and white cat employed at the O Sullivan Rubber Co for several months appears on the payroll as Thomas O Sullivan. The cat receives 35 cents weekly for catching mice. Rumors say the cat may be fired due to being fed by workers and growing too fat to hunt.
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O’sullivan Rubber Co
Thomas O'Sullivan
Thomas
Allied Fifth Army enlarges bridgeheads near Garigliano
Allied headquarters in Algiers reports the American Fifth Army widening bridgeheads two miles deep after capturing Argento Tufo and Suio near Minturno. Berlin claimed Minturno evacuated as British forces envelop Tufo and crossed the Appian Way toward Rome. Minturno lies 76 air miles from Rome.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Garigliano
Minturno
Appian Way
Argento
Tufo
Suio
Berlin
Diplomat's Wife Fatally Shot In Chicago Hotel
Mrs. Prank Starr Williams wife of a U S State Department attache in Washington was critically wounded by an unidentified woman in her Drake Hotel apartment in Chicago. The 55 year old suffered a bullet wound to the head as police and investigators sought motive while her daughter Mrs Patricia Goodbody 28 was also targeted.
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Chicago
Prank Starr Williams
State Department
Washington
Drake
Williams
Patricia Goodbody
Local Women May Compete In War Bond Selling Contests
Winchester women in Frederick County may win a free weekend trip if they sell the most Series E War Bonds during the first two weeks of the Fourth War Loan Drive. Wendell Barney, War Finance Committee chair, announced the state sponsored contest opening January 18 and running until Monday. Top seller’s name moves to Richmond for state competition. The prize includes $100 in bonds and travel expenses.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
State Committee
Harold G. Brown
Richmond
Announcement notice for Army call and watch sale
Being called to the Army, all business with the Washington Post is referred to L. E. Patton at 33 E. Piccadilly St. Dial 6135. Do not call 6425, JOHN F. HOOVER. Anyone with a waterproof wristwatch for sale should call 5517 at once.
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Washington Post
L. E. Patton
E. Piccadilly St
John F. Hoover
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Rosemma’s Beauty
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New Bitain
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Bougainville Island
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Allied Headquarters
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