Hitler Upsets American Public With Torpedo Threats
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler declared Germany has no quarrel with the American people yet warned that non European powers could provoke Europe into war. He said all ships within reach of German torpedoes will be targeted and predicted victory within the year as Britain seizes Derna in Libya and air raids renew on London.
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Louis P. Lochne
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europe
Hitler
France
England
Fuehrer
America
Cather Heads Blossom Festival Board For 1941
T Russell Cather was elected president of Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival Inc at a Shenandoah Valley meeting held at the George Washington Hotel. He succeeds H Clay deGrange as retiring chairman. other officers include J P Arthur vice president J Victor Arthur treasurer Tom Baldridge secretary Heather Rowland assistant secretary and Ben Belchie and H B McCormac as board members.
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T. Russell Cather
Shenandoah Valley
Apple Blossom Festival, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Mr. Cather
H. Clay deGrange
J. P. Arthur
J. Victor Arthur
Tom Baldridge
Heather Rowland
Ben Belchie
H. B. McCormac
Garland R. Quarles
Fred L. Glaize
Clark Ay Cooper
Cather
Selective Service Appeal Board
Charlottesville
D. J. Howard
House Group To Report Our Bill To Help Great Britain
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the British aid bill on January 30, clearing the way for House debate likely Monday. Four amendments limited the bill to June 30, required consultation with military chiefs, and restricted disclosure, with no power to order naval escorts. James W. Gerard warned Nazis might seize Mexico if Britain fell.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Bloom
CNY
Great Britain
Army
Congress
Gerard
James ‘W. Gerard
Berlin
Senate Foreign Relations
Mexico
Salvation Army in Winchester seeks funding by Feb 10
The Salvation Army has long aided Winchester with guidance, food, and youth activities. Citizens are urged to donate toward a 3531 dollar target by February 10 to support local post services and help victims of fires and other local needs.
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Salvation Army
Winchester
Prock
Salvation. Y
Feneland’s
Cooker Blast Scalds Woman in White Post Home
Mrs. Clothilde F. Digges of White Post suffered scalds to face and arms when compressed air from a metal cooker released boiling water and steam as she pried loose a stuck lid. Her son Hampson Digges helped until first aid and hospital care were given. investigators cite a clogged air valve and a 10 gallon cooker.
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Clothilde F. Digges
White Post
J. C. Digges
Memor
British Regard Hitler's Speech As A Pep Talk
London observers viewed Adolf Hitler's January 30 address as a pep talk built on generalities and comparisons with Roosevelt, offering no solid ground of comfort for the German people.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Willkie Tours London For Public Insight
Wendell L. Willkie wandered unescorted through London gathering impressions on war living conditions and Allied topics. He chatted with laborers at a lunch crowd, served beers to locals, and then met Lord Simon the Lord Chancellor, saying he was “getting some good information.”
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Eddie Gilmore
London
Wendell L. Willkie
Jim
Draper Ilikie
Willkie
Lord Simon
Two Robberies In Clarke County
Clarke county reports two robberies under investigation. Briscoe Parker is held for the grand jury on breaking and entering the Ben Craig residence. He waived a preliminary hearing after being taken by Sheriff Buckner. Craig’s house was rifled with an axe when he was away. The American Restaurant lost 55 dollars last Friday. no arrests yet. Entrance occurred between 1 and 6 a m through a back window.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Briscoe Parker
Ben Craig
Robert Buckner
Craig
New Debt Limit Held Sufficient Says Morgenthau
Secretary Morgenthau said the proposed debt limit would cover the army and navy needs for the next year even if British aid varies. He cited the country’s productive capacity and Treasury reserves as reasons the President's program would not require more than the limit.
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Morgenthau
Army
Opti
Congress
Treasury
Navy
Memorial Service for Charley Rouss Fire Company
The Charley Rouss Fire Company holds its annual memorial service at Congregational Christian Church Sunday at 3 PM. Rev. Whitten gives the invocation, hymns are sung, scripture read, and prayers offered. Only one member, Aus tin Sloat, died this year.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
Congregational Christian Church
R. A. Whitten
T. M. Swann
Carl A. Honeycutt
Mr. Whitten
Ronald 8
Wilson
Austin Sloat
Apple Growers Conference Postponed By Absence of Officials
A conference of apple growers from Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland with officials of the Federal Surplus Marketing Administration was postponed awaiting determine. The meeting aimed to discuss surplus apples removal and push for higher state price supports.
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Washington
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Federal Surplus Marketing Administration
Cured Meats Prices Rise Amid Market Pressures
Prices of cured meats advance with packers and markets debated as causes. A Winchester merchant cites rising wholesale prices tied to hog gains, while some say government orders boosted demand. Hog prices up 5.5 to 8.5 cents, top local 8 cents. poultry up about 6 cents. Butter retreats from 41–42 to 37 cents retail.
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John Doe
Winchester
Jony
British advance presses toward Benghasi as Libya campaign grows
The British push into Libya targets Benghasi as the next objective after Bardia and Tobruk, with Derna 150 miles east noted. Hitler marks eight years in power as Allied and Axis air forces clash, RAF hits Wilhelmshaven while London endures raids and casualties surge.
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Bengasi
Rodolfo Graziani
Derna
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Albania
Klisura
R.A.F
Wilhelmshaven
London
Picketed Gates At International Harvester Works
Pickets patrolled the gates of the Chicago tractor works as a federal conciliation attempt to seat management and CIO unionists resumes. Some 6500 workers walked out after breakdown of negotiations affecting defense orders worth several millions. Demands include ending piece work a 75 cent minimum wage and service eligibility compensation. The union holds a collective bargaining contract for the tractor works.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
C.I.0
Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
Nazis Attack Dover Balloon Barrage In Heavy daylight raid
London reports indicate German fighter planes attacked the Dover balloon barrage in the day’s heaviest assault since last summer. bombs hit London and southeastern districts. several deaths noted in the capital as anti aircraft fire engaged over Kent and fog shrouded the targets.
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London
Dover
Britain
Hell Corner
Kent
Dover Strait
Midlands
East Anglia
England
Ministry of Home Security
Hopkins Sees King George at Buckingham Palace Lunch
Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt’s personal envoy, met King George today and stayed for lunch with the King and Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in London.
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London
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
George
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club reports 40 shelters along trail
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club announces 40 shelters along the section from the Susquehanna River to Shenandoah National Park. A. E. Peterson of Washington chairs the shelter committee. Rumors circulate about Capt Hartman’s transfer from Company I to another unit. The O'Sullivan Rubber Company provides military representation with two reserve officers from its staff called to duty. Second Lieuts A. L. Hartman and Harry Dieckman report to Fortress Monroe and Fort Meade for duties with engineers and coast artillery.
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Appalachian Range
Susquehanna River
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah National Park
A. E. Peterson
Washington
Capt. Hartman
Fort Meade
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
National Guard
A. L. Hartman
Engineers
Fortress Monroe
Harry Dieckman
Coast Artillery
Orthopedic Clinic At Memorial Hospital Feb Eight
A children's Orthopedic Clinic will be at Memorial Hospital on Saturday February 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. Dr Robert Wy Fisten of the University of Virginia hospital will lead the clinic. Sponsored by the District Nurse Association the event is open to all children and free though donations are welcome to fund braces repairs.
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Memorial Hospital
Robert Wy. Fisten
University of Virage Hospital
Charlottesville
District Nurse Association
Winchester
Foxhall Kitchen Special Businessman's Lunch Menu
Notice urges property owners in Frederick County to avoid planting or transplanting red cedar within three miles of commercial orchards. Frederick County Fruit Growers Association notes legal restrictions and calls attention to local regulations.
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Frederick J
Frederick County Fruit Growers, Association
Fire Hall Event Prize Night January 30
A prize event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall offers a $100 grand prize with admission set at $1.00. The program is slated for January 30 at 8 30 p.m. and appears in a local notice listing prizes and schedule.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
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