State Would Put Schools Under State Control in Virginia
Richmond January 24 Delegates propose a bill to transfer Board of Education duties to the state and shift indebtedness payments to localities while taxes on public service corporations are collected for the state. A reform commission for distributing state school funds is set to study before the next assembly. Hearings on the general appropriations bill resume with multiple agencies to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
J. W. Witten
Tazewell
Board of Education
Pub Service
State Department of Education
House
F. J. Daughtrey
Sussex
Senate
Senate Finance
House Appropriations
State Corporation Commission
State Board of Public Welfare
State Conservation Commission
Medical College of Virginia
State Board of Corrections
State Board of Health
Division of Veterans’ War Claims
Darden
Department of Education
Y. Melvin Hodges
Senate Finance Committee
Hodges
Danville
Maitland Bustard
Arlington
Alexandria
W. D. Medley
Attendance Report Shows Shifts in Virginia Teacher Funds
The State Department of Education reports to the House of Delegates that 31 counties and five cities face losses in state teacher salary money under bucket funding, while several localities gain small amounts. Norfolk County posts the largest rise, with attendance jumping to 13,625 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department of Education
House of Delegates
L. Preston Collins
Smyth
E. Blackburn Moore
Clarke
Virginia
Franklin County
Diente
Aubrey G. Weaver
Senate Finance Committee
Norfolk County
Accomack
Albemarle
Alleghany
Amherst
Appomattox
Bath
Buckingham
Charlotte
Craig
Dinwiddie
Gloucester
Greene
Greensville
Loudoun
Louisa
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Briggs Becomes Acquainted With Power Politics
George N. Briggs an Interior Department aide suspended amid the Hopkins letter inquiry says he is a victim of power politics. He testified before the Federal Grand Jury probing the forgery claim and noted his dislike for Willkie, Hopkins, and Ickes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hill
Washington
George N. Briggs
Interior Department
Hopkins
Federal Grand
Harry L. Hopkins
Briggs
Ynamite Briggs
Senate
Senator Langer
RND
Wendell Willkie
C. Nelson Sparks
Sparks
Ickes
Willkie
Public Works
Allies Threaten Rome as Appian Way Shellfire Mounts
Allied forces push four miles inland within 30 miles of Rome and shell the historic Appian Way from their Pontine beachhead. German counterattacks near Cassino drive Americans back across the Rapido while advances from Nettuno threaten Littoria.
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Littoria
Cassino
Allied
Algiers
Jan
Rome
Appian Way
Pontine Marshes
Nettuno
10Th
Rapido River
Fifth Army
Rapido
Bombers Hit German Targets With Heavy Escort Fire
United States heavy bombers with Thunderbolts Lightnings Mustangs and Spitfires resumed raids on northern and western Germany. They destroyed an unlisted objective in northern Germany with a multi ton salvo and pursued another target before returning. Night raids by Marauders and RAF bombers hit northern France and western Germany with mines laid by British planes.
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London
United States
Reich
Germany
U. S.S Army
Protocol
U. S
RAF
France
Dominion
Air Ministry
Communiqne
Sweden
Europe
Pas de Calais
Yankee Senorita opens new adventure serial in Star
The Winchester Evening Star announces a new serial titled Yankee Senorita by Lorena Carleton starting tomorrow. It promises murder and spices, excitement, and romance centered on a glamorous American opera star in Picturesque Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Carleton
Winchester Evening Star
Mexico
Feels Secure In Rocket Plane
Buffalo January report on Bell Aircraft jet propelled fighter with War Department approval. Bell says jet propulsion is new and should not be overhyped. The twin engine propellerless craft, disclosed January 6 by U S Army Air Forces and Royal Air Force, touted as fast and high flying. Test pilot Frank H Kelley calls the ride the smoothest yet and notes ease of operation.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lawrence D. Bell
Bell Aircraft Corporation
War Department
Bell
Bell Aircraft
U. S. Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force
Frank H Kelley
Seatie Lee Beau at Tuesday Salon Ad
Seatie Lee Beau announces salon services at 107 South Loudoun Street Palace Hotel with Ride Phone 4971. Lea M Chaubode owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seatie
Lee Beau
S. Loudoun St. Palace Hotel
Lea M. Chaubode
City Post-War Plans To Be Launched Tonight
Raymond V. Long of the Virginia State Planning Board will meet Winchester officials and 43 civic groups tonight at the George Washington Hotel to outline postwar plans and coordinate a Master Plan for the Shenandoah Valley. C Roy Mundee of the US Department of Commerce will discuss federal support for municipal postwar planning. Mayor C R Anderson will describe local benefits and council roles in returning men and industry to civilian life with minimal delay.
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Raymond V. Long
Virginia State Planning Board
Winchester
Coordinating Council
George Washington Hotel
Virginia
C. Roy Mundee
United States Department of Commerce
C. R. Anderson
Junior Board of Trade
P. L. Hockman
Hockman
Shenandoah Valley
Ae Ee
Chicken Dinner at Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Church announces a chicken dinner Friday evening January 28 from 5 to 8 PM at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour. Proceeds support church programs and community activities.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Twenty Initiated Into Fraternal Order Of Eagles
Grand Worthy Vice-President John W. Young initiated twenty new members yesterday at the Eagles home 211 North Loudoun Street. Russell Penn, local lodge president, announced the event and Young praised the organization’s growth and postwar plans while noting 105,000 Eagles serve in the armed forces and will aid rehabilitation. A chicken dinner at Tokes Ya More followed with over 60 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Young
Order of Eagles
Eagles
North Loudoun Street
Russell Penn
Young
Conrad H. Mann
M. L. Brown
Mann
Order
Tokes’ Ya
Russians Capture Pushkin and Pavlovsk Rail Junctions
Soviet troops seized the twin rail junctions of Pushkin formerly Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk near Leningrad. Stalin praised a skillful flank and strong front attack to gain control of critical lines feeding the city. Other forces threaten Tosno and Narva rail links as German defenses crumble along the Volkhov front.
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London
Pushkin
Pavlovsk
Leningrad
Russia
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Tsarskoye Selo
Paviovsk
Tosno
Mkrasnogvardeisk
Narva
Estonia
Leonid A. Govorov
K.A. Meretskov
Volkhov
Red Army
Chudovo
Moscow-Leningrad
Pustinka
Mga
Allies Press Drive Into New Guinea Near Bogadjim
Allied forces report a rapid advance up inland New Guinea with Japanese troops fleeing toward Bogadjim. MacArthur notes heavy losses on the Japanese side as Lib erator bombers strike Rabaul and nearby airfields.
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New Guinea
Buna
Rommel
Bogadjim
Japan
Madang
Africa
Faria River
Douglas MacArthur
Bogadijim
Borpop
Rabaul
New Britain
New Ireland
Kara
Kahili
Bougainville
Solomons
Buka
Gasmata
Kavieng
War Bonds Clarified in Seven Article Series
Wendell Barney, chairman of the War Finance Committee, said misunderstandings about government savings bonds exist. Bonds may be registered in one name, two names jointly, or one name with a beneficiary. A seven article series will run in the Star to explain bond options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Barney
Star
World At War Highlights Move Across Italian and Russian Fronts
ITALY Rome reports gains near Nettuno with Allied forces driving along coasts and attempts to outflank German divisions as they retreat southward. RUSSIA Soviets erase a German bridgehead east of the Volkhov and advance toward Leningrad rail lines, forcing a disordered German retreat. PACIFIC United States bombers hit Paramushiro again with heavy air strikes across the Far East front as Allied air power grows.
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Russia
Volkhov River
Leningrad
Pacific
U. S
Paramushiro
Loring
Pacific Battlefront
Council Rejects Lewis Terms For Readmission To AFL
In Miami on January 24 the AFL executive council rejected John L. Lewis terms for readmitting the United Mine Workers into the federation. They proposed reentry on the same status as before 1936, with possible talks later on UMW District 50 and for chemical workers to be kept separate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Iecludes Miscellaneous Am Afl
Min- Lewis
Allied advance at Nettuno near Rome expands bridgehead
Allied forces push ashore at Nettuno as heavy naval guns and artillery support threaten the Italian coast. American and British troops, joined by allies, hold and extend a long bridgehead toward Rome with the Appian Way within eight to twelve miles, while German defenses collapse under mounting pressure.
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Nettuno
Appien
Rome
Algiers
Tiber
Rapido Cassino
Fight Infantile Paralysis Attendees Plan President’s Ball
Continued on page 3. Column four notes the meeting of supporters to attend the President’s Ball, scheduled for Friday, spotlighting fundraising and public health awareness efforts.
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Uysis
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H. Seal
W. Boscawen Street
Norfolk
U. S. Grand Jury
Berlin
International Information Bureau
Italy
San Angelo
Teodice
Gari Rivulet
Wes Gallagher
By Henry B. Jameson
Associated Press
Garigliano
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