Senate uses top speed to push unemployment board overhaul
Richmond dispatch reports lawmakers speedily advance bills in a reform push. A bill would replace the three member Unemployment Compensation Commission with a single administrator, aligning with Gov Card’s recommendation. The penal reform measure seeks a Department of Corrections and a full time prison commission with broad jail powers and a $7,500 annual commissioner salary. An expansion of the State Highway Commission from five to nine members is advanced for third reading, with district representation and a focus on administrative modernization.
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Richmond
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Card- House
Department of Corrections
Senate
State Highway Commission
Ers
Beedy
Price
Thomas B. Morton
Kemper
Gov Price
Mr Winchester Book Reissued in Winter County
A new edition of Mr Winchester appears in Winter and Fred counties, inviting readers to discover the book. Shrine uniforms inspiration prompts interest and reading.
Axis Planes Over Ireland Fire From Anti Aircraft Guns
Anti aircraft batteries opened fire as enemy planes appeared over northeastern Ulster. A United States Army route march occurred but its area timing remained unclear. Dublin reports fear US troops could precede seizure of Eire naval bases vital to Atlantic war effort. Local sentiment mixes peace talks reliance with readiness to resist.
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Ulster
United States Army
Dublin
Eire
United States
Ger
Three Die in Truck Wreck Near Petersburg
Three residents, two men and a woman, were killed when a truck headed west on route 460 near Petersburg left the road and overturned. Police identified the two men as brothers. The victims include Mrs Nina Johnson of Norfolk.
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Petersburg
Roosevelt 60th Birthday Feted By Stars In White House Lunch
President Roosevelt marked his sixtieth birthday with national celebrations and a White House luncheon attended by Hollywood stars. Across the country more than 12 000 parties and dances funded relief for infantile paralysis victims as Britain and the United States sent congratulations.
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Roosevelt
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National Capital
Britain
London
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Great Britain
George
Fire at Springfield rifle factory prompts evacuation
Fire at a Springfield rifle factory caused significant damage and prompted an emergency response. Smoke overwhelmed several workers who were treated on site or taken to a local hospital. The blaze affected the facility during winter construction activity and was spotted quickly by an armory guard.
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Springfield
Pieters Terares
Four Members of Council Not To Seek Re election
Four city council members plan not to run in the June municipal election. Largent and Barnett in the First Ward will not seek re election. Streit in the Second Ward also will not run. Baker will run, while Barr undecided. Filing deadline February 6.
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Largent
C. Douglas Barnett
Lawrence Hollis
Miller Streit
Commonwealth
Reardon
Fred Forney
Largentated
Barnett
Streit
Barr
Baker
Red Cross Elects Officers After Soldier's Meal
Winchester and Frederick Red Cross chapter held its annual meeting in the armory. Charles P. McVicar was reelected chairman. C Ridgely White and Rev. Carl Honeycutt named vice chairmen. officers include Eddy secretary and Sully treasurer. Executive committee members and chairmen for various service groups were announced for another year.
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Winchester
Frederick Ft
Red Cross
Armory
Charles P. McVicar
C. Ridgely White
Carl + “Honeycutt
C.ernon Eddy
John 8. Sully, Jr
Taylor L. Barr
Otis S. Sargent
Mary Jane Gray
Richard E. Griffith
Iee
B. B. Dutton
I. Fred Stine
Claude M. Grim
Home Service
Cc. Brooks
Walker McC. Bond
J. Victor Arthur
Paice
E. E. Harbaugh
Garland Roles
Pally A. Miller
George Jones
J. George Baetjer
Negro Soldiers Clash With Police At Army Base
About 300 Negro soldiers attempted to prevent police from removing a comrade from a negro night post near A. Hill Military Reservation. Police said the clash occurred and by midnight the soldiers had been loaded into army trucks and taken back to the base.
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A. P. Hill Military Reservation
Hitler speech pledges renewed momentum in war
Berlin broadcasts quote Adolf Hitler promising renewed action as he claims Germany fights a hard winter and vows to push on in the east and in North Africa. He asserts the winter’s end will bring a German advance and revenge for those frozen by frost while acknowledging uncertainty over ending the war in 1942.
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Adolf Hitler
United States
America
Japan
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Reich
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Rejection of Selectees High At Fort Myer
One hundred twelve selectees underwent physicals at Fort Myer yesterday with 54.8 percent rejected before blood tests and x rays. Some may later be accepted for limited service or special duties. Of 36 men from Shenandoah Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester, 21 were rejected. the rest had full exams. Final results await blood test outcomes. A special bus carried the group to Fort Myer.
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Clarke Counties
City of
Winchester
Unified Command Ruling Hawaii
Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz says American forces have operated under a unified command since December and expects to hold Hawaii. He reports Japanese activity has been limited to submarines with disproportionate losses and satisfactory suppression efforts.
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Honoululad
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Soviet troops push toward Dnieper bend amid Donets advances
Soviet cavalry and infantry struck through fortified Donets positions and moved within 70 miles of the lower Dnieper bend near Dnieperopetrovsk. The Lozovaya recapture followed a 93 mile push that the Soviet information bureau said killed 25 000 Germans in ten days. Three German divisions and two regiments were declared utterly routed.
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Sea of Azov
Dnieperopetrovsk
Russia
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Soviet Information Bureau
Lozovaya
Donets
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169Th
257Th Infantry
Recover Car and Arrest Made After Theft
Winchester Police recovered a 1937 Dodge sedan, property of Pine Motor Company, within an hour of a general alarm. Robert Ray Strickler of Front Royal was apprehended in Harrisonburg and charged with theft after leaving a Boscawen Braddock station without payment.
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Pine Motor Company
Cecil Street
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Harrisonburg
Winchester
Robert Ray Strickler
Front Royal
Strickler
British and Japanese Clash Near Moulmein to Singapore
Allied reports describe British forces hard pressed east of Moulmein with Japanese forces advancing toward the city and near Malaya as Singapore faces intensified air raids and heavy fighting. Dutch and U S forces counter Japanese moves across the Indies as Gen. MacArthur mails grim news from Batan and Corregidor.
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Gulf of Martaban
Rangoon
Malayan
Singapore
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Balik Papan
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Celebes
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United States
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Japan
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Malaya
President Holds Inflation Battle Not Yet Won
President Roosevelt signs price control bill and warns the inflation fight is not finished. He questions some sections and notes amendments may be needed later, praising most parts but criticizing farm price provisions that allow rises to 110 percent of parity before ceilings apply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Air Raid Alarms To Be Tested In Winchester
The city will conduct tests at 5 02 this afternoon to determine if factory bells or whistles will serve as air raid alarms. Results are due tomorrow. A second column offers fire bomb fighting instructions with sand to be distributed Monday morning. Citizens should place sand buckets on the curb by 8 o'clock Monday.
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Winchester
Local farm equipment shortages hit dealers hard
Dealers report only about one tenth of new machinery sold a year ago with allotments based on 1940 sales deemed a Jean year. Virginia coverage notes 700 guests at the American Legion event in Richmond to honor Gov Darden, with Winchester apples provided for the meal.
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American Legion
Gov. Darden
John Marshall
Richmond
Winchester
Andrew Bell
E. P. Bee Teenane
BE Byrd
H. Clay deGrange
Peyton Marshall
Fred Sturm
Virginia
Ne Department of the American Legion
Bingo Night Promos at South End Hole Co
Friday bingo 8 p.m. admission 50 cents. South End Hole Co hosts weekly game with door prize chance. Also bingo Tuesday night February 3 with prize of 125 dollars and 8 p.m. start.
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South End Hole CO
Legion Va
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