Ask Statement On Finance Of State Asks For Full Virginia Revenue Details
Richmond Va January 26 delegates adopted a resolution to require the State Comptroller to provide detailed seven year revenue estimates and expenditures including maintenance capital outlay debt service and surpluses to clarify the state's financial status. Senator Medley said he will not introduce another boiler inspection bill but will seek General Laws Committee action.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Snd
William D. Medley
Arlington
General Laws Committee
Argentina cuts Axis ties as espionage raids widen
London reports Argentina ends diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan amid a sweeping anti Axis shift in the Western Hemisphere. President Ramirez cites Axis espionage threatening sovereignty and says German and Japanese envoys will be expelled. Police round up suspects linked to an Argentine espionage ring as details emerge.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Axis
Americas
Pedro Ramirez
Ramirez
Trinidad
Ope
Osmar Alberto Hellmuth
Barcelona
Spain
Alberto Gilbert
Foreign Ministry
Rios Gallardo
Gilbert
United States
Norman Armour
Amercas
Uni
Juan D. Perron
Labor
Edouardo Avalos
Col
Enrique Gonzalez
War Labor Board Castigated In House Report
A House Special Committee impeaches the National War Labor Board for overstepping authority by forcing union membership in contracts and imposing back wage awards. The majority warns such actions threaten private enterprise and judicial review, while dissenters argue authority was properly granted by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Weer
Washington
National War Labor Board
House
Labor Board
Consu
Smith
D-Va
Voorhis
California
Delaney
New York
Congress
Peterson
D-Ga
Hartley
RNJ
Jennings
R-Tenn
Hoffman
R-Mich
Ps Board
Op! & Iy
WLB
Battle for Cassino Rome Escalates as Invasion Presses On
Allied forces push north of Cassino after crossing the Rapido river amid renewed German resistance. Fifth Army advances threaten the Cassino Rome Highway while German units withdraw to reinforce fronts. French troops clash near Mount Croce as Allied air and artillery target bridges and roads.
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Rapido River
Cassino
Fifth Army
Rome
Cassino-Rome
Mount Croce
Nettuno-Anzio
Cairo
Mark W. Clark
Reds Increasing Their Menace To Hitler's Legions
Front London reports Stalin announced the capture of Krasnogvardeisk, a major railway hub southwest of Leningrad. Gen Leonid Govorov’s forces stormed the fortress town long held by Germans, noted for its extensive fortifications and role as a key defensive position.
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London
Krasnogvardeisk
Marshal Stalin
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Clark Under Fire On Beachhead
Lt Gen Mark W Clark inspected the Anzio beachhead in Italy and reported progress as Fifth Army fights to breach Cassino. He noted heavy German resistance and watched enemy air raids near the landing ships during another D-day style bombardment.
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Clark Lee
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Cassino
Clark
LCI
Presidents Birthday Ball Brings Large Crowd to Armory
Tickets sell briskly for the Presidents Birthday Ball aiding the Infantile Paralysis drive. The event at the Armory Friday night starts at 9 o clock and will cap the 1944 drive. The Mile O Dimes continues, chaired by L A Elliott Jr. Refreshments will be served and tables provided with an informal yet dressy atmosphere expected.
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Armory
L. A. Elliott, Jr
Hill Yard's Piccadilly St Colors at Kem-Tone
Advertisement listing Kem-Tone all colors available at Hill Yard's on Piccadilly Street. Includes product line and color options.
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Hillyard
Virginia Woolen To Hold Bond Rally Friday
Virginia Woolen Company will host a mass meeting at 11 45 a m Friday to boost Fourth War Loan Drive support. Speakers expected include L G Sjostrom E E Harbaugh Wendell Barney and Mrs H B McCormac. Employee pay will continue during the rally.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Peramete Praud
Axis
L G. Sjostrom
E. E. Harbaugh
Wendell Barney
Winchester- Frederick County
President Opposes States Running Polls for Soldiers
President Roosevelt urged Congress to provide federal voting machinery for servicemen next fall and denounced state level plans as a fraud. He said veterans lack influence on Capitol Hill and voiced anger at discrimination against them. Senator Taft condemned the move as a fraud and defended military voting rights.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Armed Services
Marriage Licences See Sharp Drop Since 1940 Peak
A Frederick County review shows 1018 marriage licenses issued in 1943, a steep fall from 1940’s 6838 licenses. City and county records note 3762 licenses in 1942, with Winchester a popular wedding site in earlier years. Clerks recall long days in 1940 with high daily applicant counts and steady decline through 1943.
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Corporation and Frederick Circuit Court
Winchester
Poole
Bessie R. Brannon
Frederick Circuit
Corporation Court
Eleven City Men Report for Duty With U S Army
Twenty city men reported to the Roanoke induction station on Saturday January 8 and were accepted for service. Eleven of the twelve entering the Army will report to Fort George Meade Maryland Saturday while one man leaves February 3. Names include Herbert Julian Floyd Samuel J Williams Eshelman Robert Elmer Franklin Johnny H Anderson Lawrence Russell Fries Marshall Gordon Smith and others. The last group to leave Saturday includes Donald L Henderson Joseph A Orndorff Earl Vincent Good Eugene H Zarling Warren Edward Sealock George Walter Cross Harley Martin Powell Bergie Lee Rickard John Frederick Hoover Leslie Woog Larrick and John Lynn Harris Clyde S Kirby will report February 3.
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Roanoke
Armed Services
Navy
Army
Ft. Geo. Meade
Herbert Julian Floyd
Samuel J . William Eshelman
Robert Elmer Franklin
Johnny H. Anderson
Lawrence Russell Fries
Marshall Gordon Smith
Two Farms on Tuscarora Pike for Sale West of Martinsburg
For sale two farms on Tuscarora Pike three miles west of Martinsburg West Virginia totaling about 276 acres. Includes three never failing springs one very large an orchard and forty five acres. Ownership details not provided.
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Tuscarora Pike
Martinsburg
W. Va
Notice for school board election Back Creek District
Notice dated Friday February 4 1944 at 10 A M to appoint a member of the School Board for Back Creek District Sedwick Chairman of the School Trustees Board of Frederick County.
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Back Creek
Sedwick
Electron
Frederick Co
Allied advance at Cassino and Rome area in World War II
The report highlights renewed Allied river crossing at Rapido near Cassino and a Sea invasion cutting the Appian Way toward Rome. German troops reportedly shift to counterattack from the rear as aerial and naval actions disrupt Axis positions across Italy.
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Italy
Rapido River
Key N
Cassino
Rome
Appian Highway
Eden Sidesteps Showdown On Polish Borders
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reaffirmed Britain will not recognize wartime changes to Poland's borders but left a loophole for consent and goodwill. He cited Churchill and the Atlantic Charter while noting the Curzon line dispute with the Soviet Union and possible mediation by the United States. The policy stance was read to the House with references to Sikorski and wartime territorial principles.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Churchill
Eden
Poland
Germany
Russia
Lon
United States
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Commons
Final Clearance Sale at Buzzella's Shop
Entire stock of winter hats priced at one dollar and a selection of bags offered. Buzzella's Shop advertises a final clearance event with limited items available.
Soviet offensive cuts rail links near Leningrad
Isolation increased as the great Russian northern offensive reaches the two main railroads west and south of Leningrad. A Soviet war communiqué announced that Gen. Leonid Govorov's forces have severed direct communication for about 250,000 Nazi troops from the German Army.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Land Would Deny Overseas Trade To Axis Powers
Rear Admiral E S Land testifies before Congress that Axis powers should be barred from overseas trade for years after the war. He says the enemy merchant fleet must be kept from becoming combatant ships and urges strict control of merchant marine operations to assure future peace. He notes ships are valuable in peace as well as war and cites Japan as a case, with Germany’s fate undecided.
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E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Congress
Independent Offices
Land
Germany
Trial opens in Richmond in wife slay case Arrington
Wendell P. Arrington, 29, a former shipyard worker, goes to Henrico Circuit Court charged with the butcher knife murder of his wife, WAC Lt. Mildred S. Arrington. The defense argues heat of passion while the commonwealth outlines police evidence and seeks a verdict. Arrington appeared nervous and wept as his attorney spoke.
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Richmond
Wendell P. Arrington
WAC
Mildred S. Arrington
Henrico Circuit Court
Julian Gunp
Leith Bremner
Arrington
Commonwealth
Harold M. Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Sandston
Medical College
Henrico
Shell corn for Feb first in fair quality
Winch Service advertises shell corn in fair quality expected around February first. Orders are being taken now. Contact the listed phone numbers for placement and pricing.
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Stanley Boss
William F. Arbogast
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Ukraine
Beachhead
Virginia Woolen
U.S. Army
Hillyard’s
The
Associated Press
Europe
Pacific
Rabaul
Winchester Armory
U. S. Naval
Miller’s Drug Store
Piccadilly St
Buzzella’s Shop
Winchester Evening Star
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