Lend-Lease Aid Share Of US War Production Revealed
Washington January 25 one third of tanks and combat planes built in 1943 went to Allies via lend lease or direct purchase. Cumulative lend-lease value to Jan 1 stood at 8.253 billion with 6.548 billion to United Nations and 1.705 billion for services. Stettinius stressed lend-lease is not a loan or charity but aid for US defense and allied cooperation.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Congress
Lnd-Lease
Stettinius
United Nations
United States
Becaus
United Kingdom
Ustralia
New Zealand
China
South Africa
France
Belgium
Rommel’s Retreat Gathers Pace Near Tripoli and Rostov Threat
Allied forces press toward Tripoli as Rommel’s position weakens and a Axis escape risk grows along Gabes. Soviet reports claim the Red Army breached defenses in the north Caucasus, capturing Peschanokopskoye and menacing Rostov’s Stroufeld, signaling a widening front.
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Moscow
Red Army
North Caucasus
Rostov
Peschanokopskoye
County Resident Is Badly Burned
Nora Rudolph Headley, age noted as elderly and blind, suffered severe burns at a Middletown area home when her clothing ignited from a stove while visiting daughter Rose Rosenberger in Toms Brook. Her nephew Alva Rosenberger saved her life. Headley is mother to 15 children, with many relatives in the area. She was reported somewhat better later in the day.
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Nora Rudolph Headley
Middletown
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Rose Rosenberger
Toms Brook
Alva, Rosenberger
Baltimore
Liquor Registration Begins at Winchester ABC Store
Store employees start registering liquor consumers as the process begins. The procedure is expected to be as large as anticipated with rationing planned for next Monday when sales of hosts will resume.
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Winchester
ABC
Two Men Questioned in Mrs James Murder Case
Portland police questioned Marine Private Harold R. Wilson and John Funches after the slaying of 21 year old Mrs Martha Virginia Brinson James aboard a Cali foreieat train. A third suspect described as an unidentified negro remained at large while Robert Folks was taken for questioning in Los Angeles. The case centers on motive and connections remain unclear as investigators press for leads.
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Portland
Ore
Martha Virginia Brinson James
Klamath Falls
Harold R. Wilson
Buckley
Wash
Richard PF. James
Virginia
Seattle
Tangent, Ore
James
Small Firms Ignored By War Boards, Murray Says
Senator James E. Murray argues small businesses have been neglected by war agencies. He urges creation of an independent civilian supply administration and a state federal liaison committee to address small business problems and prevent widespread bankruptcies.
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Baltimore
James E. Murray
Dmont
Council of State
America
Montana
Winchester News Boosts Suzy Q Flying Fortress Tale
Life Magazine covered Sgt. Orville Kiger and the Suzy Q flying fortress, with earlier interview details published in The Star on December 21. The column notes a local sell out for Life’s January 18 issue and mentions WAVES and SPARS recruiting guidance at the Post Office for interested young women.
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Winchester
Cpl
Red” E. Kley
64Th Signal Opn
Ft. Dix
N. J
Life Magazine
Orville Kiger
Sgt
Kiger
The
Star
Life
Menon
Suzy-Q
Hospital to Rise Near Martinsburg Along B&O Line
Reports indicate a U S government hospital with about 1500 beds may be built on the Franklin Clapham farm near the Jefferson county line beside the B&O main line five miles east of Martinsburg. Officials expect confirmation soon, with Congressman Randolph said to have aided Ber ee county’s bid for consideration.
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Coartinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Martinskg
Winchester
Common Council
J. H. Henry
Frederick County
Henry
Martinsburg
Franklin Clapham
Charles Town
Jefferson County
Baltimore and Ohio
Weda
Jennings Randolph
Beree County
Ohio
Marshall May Lead Allied Forces In War Theatre
London reports a 1943 supreme Allied council to direct victory plans with talks under way. Some British press and Washington sources hint Gen. George C. Marshall could become Allied commander in chief in Europe, with other figures discussed for anti U-boat and North Africa roles.
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London
Supreme Council
United Nations
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Walter Farr
Washington
The
Daily Mail
Marshall
Farr
Churchill
Percy Noble
Admiralty
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Honore Giraud
Long Illness Proves Fatal To Geo H Eagle
George H. Eagle Sr aged 69 died at Memorial hospital after three weeks illness pneumonia and complications. A Winchester Frederick County merchant for 45 years he ran a namesake store and dairy farm and was a bank director. He chaired church boards and belonged to the Friendship Fire Company and Woodmen of the World. Survived by widow Jane Vikery 11 children from first marriage and many relatives.
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George H. Eagle
Winchester
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Eagle
George Edward
Nancy Jane Anderson Eagle
Commercial and Savings Bank
Market Street Methodist Church
Friendship Fire Company
Woodmen of the World
Nancy Hamilton
Janie Vickery
Atlanta
Herman Lee
David H. Eagle
Washington, D. C
Virginia ABC stores open for civilian liquor registration
Richmond Virginia January 25 civilians may register at ABC stores for liquor rationing starting Monday sales. Registration requires personal identification such as selective service or driver licenses. Civilians must register by Saturday night or lose eligibility next week. The ABC board may set ration units possibly a pint per person per week if registrations meet forecasts.
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Richmond
Virginia
A. B. C. Board
Search Made For Big Navy Plane
A large navy transport plane with nineteen aboard disappeared while en route from Honolulu to San Francisco. An admiral and other officers were on board. Reports of a crash near Blue Lake were denied by the Navy. Searchers comb the wooded hills northeast of Sonoma county seeking clues to the missing aircraft.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Here
Honolulu
San Francisco
Blue Lake
Clear Lake
Sonoma County
Petrified Forest
Seven Guadalcanal Positions Taken by U S Forces
American forces report a general offensive on Guadalcanal capturing seven key positions including six elevations west of the U S air field and Kokumbona coastal village. Navy dispatch says 201 Japanese soldiers killed and 40 captured with the base area nearly wiped out, expanding the front beyond Point Cruz by two to three miles.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Navy
Guadalcanal
Kokumbona
Point Cruz
Vestry Theft Suspect Identified in City News
A 67 year old man, pictured with a businesslike bearing, is identified as the vestry thief who robbed Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church and Christ Episcopal Church on January 3. He was arrested in Philadelphia under aliases and charged with burglary tools, safe breaking, and possession of counterfeit and photographic equipment. Local leads linked a stranger seen at Christ Episcopal Church to the suspect via Earl Mason who identified the man in the vestry.
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Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
C. W. Hollis
George T. Richardson
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Police
Philadelhia
Mason
Richardson
Winchester
Earl
Bingo Night at Eagles Home Is Monday Event
Play bingo every Monday at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Home located at 211 North Loudoun Street. Participants gather for a weekly game session with potential prizes.
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Eagles
N. Loudoun St
Taunting Note Is Answered By Americans
British Eighth Army and U S air forces push Rommel from Tripoli toward Gabes while U S troops are disclosed at Maknassy Tunisia close to the Gulf of Gabes. Cairo dispatches note Axis forces behind Mareth line as Allied air strikes hit Medenine Zuara Sousse and shipping bases.
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London
Eighth Army
U. S
Marshal Rommel
Tripoli
Gulf of
United States
Maknassy
Tunisia
Gulf of Gabes
Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Seltia
von Arnim
Tunisian
Medenine
Zuara
Sousse
Mareth
Germany Prepares Public for Major Russian Front Defeat
Dispatches from Berlin indicate the Nazi press is priming Germans for news of a major defeat on the Russian front. Leading newspapers stress difficulties faced by Hitler’s armies and warn that Germany could face reverses of importance, citing past capitulations and home-front weakness.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Hitler
Russia
Germany
Rome
Hannibet
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Norfolk
Southern Pacific
Eugene
Oregon
Richard F. James
Nassawadox
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Gabes
Central and
Eastern
Caucasus
Voronezh
Associated Press
Stalingrad
Don
Senator Murray
W. Nelson Page
Coast Guard
Gibraltar
Spain
Mediterranean
Engand
Geo. H. Eagle
Winchester Evening Star
the People’s Paper
Cairo
Tripolitania
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