Byrd Urges Unity and Sacrifice for War Effort
Senator Harry F. Byrd urged the General Assembly to dedicate a commemorative session to unity and sacrifice for the war. He called for full presidential authority to prosecute the war with Congress retaining power after the emergency ends, and emphasized stopping war profiteering and corruption as essential to preserving democracy.
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Williamsburg
United States
Harry F. Byrd
General Assembly
Byrd
Congress
America
46 Other Places Are Liberated By Soviet Forces
Moscow reports 46 more villages and towns recaptured in the Donets basin and central front zones. Soviet strikes near Lozovaya push toward the lower Dnieper bend while a Moscow broadcast warns of German conquest. The information bureau cites large enemy casualties and trophies captured at Sukhinichi and Kalinin fronts with ski planes in action.
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Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Berlin
Lake Ilmen
Ukraiian
Soviet Information Bureau
Lozovaya
Dneiper
Information Bureau
Leningrad
Tes
Kalinin
Sukhinichi
Kirov
Tass
Bells and Whistles Fail Raid Alarm Tests in Winchester
Air raid drills using fire bells and factory whistles produced complete failures according to Grover Cooper, Winchester chief air raid warden. Pedestrians and indoor listeners barely heard the alarms amid traffic noise, prompting a council request for funds for a centrally controlled fire alarm system.
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Winchester
Grover Cooper
Cooper
Taylor Barr
Gamewell Public Alarm Company
New York
Culpepper
Hagerstown
Barr
Anderson
Wickard Faces Questions On Parity Policy In Senate
Farm state senators pressed Secretary of Agriculture Wickard for a statement of parity policy as the Senate Agriculture Committee opened a closed session. They sought clarity on how ceilings on farm prices would be fixed under the price control law and the veto power Wickard holds over farm price ceilings.
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Washington
Wickard
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Agriculture Committee
Leon Henderson
Last Day To Buy Auto Stickers Cited With Penalties
The notice warns last day to purchase auto stickers and cites penalties up to 25 dollar fine and 30 days in jail for noncompliance. Officials declined to specify actions against delinquents.
British Joined By Indian Forces In North Africa
Egyptian dateline reports British and Indian forces regrouping near Libyan fronts as Rommel’s advance stalls. Casualties and movements are unclear but reinforcements are mentioned.
Strife Renewals Among Welders Halting Defense
In Tacoma on January 31 the independent welders and AF L unions clash as the evening shift refuses to work after nine were dismissed for dues. Secretary Brinkerhoff says day and graveyard shifts voted 579 to 14 to strike, threatening Seattle shipyards and Boeing plants. About 1600 Beatle welders may skip noon shifts. national strife escalates.
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Tacoma
A. F. L. Boilmakers
Charles L. Brinkerhoff
Tacoma Welders and Burners Council
Seattle
Boeing
Dave Baser
Seattle Welders’ Council
United Brotherhood of Welders Dd Burners
Beatle
Tear Gas Assault Conviction Highlighted at Club Incident
A court case notes a ten year sentence for a tear gas attack at a club on December 18. The assailant is identified as navy enlisted mah in the report.
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Navy
Nesselrodt Passes Naval Air Reserve Physical
Ernest LeRoy Nesselrodt of Mt Williams passed his physical for admission to the Naval Air Corps reserve in Baltimore. He returned to Winchester to await his call and expects to report at Norfolk in a few days. He is the son of Mrs. P. E. Nesselrodt.
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Ernest LeRoy Nesselrodt
Mt. Williams
Naval Air Corps Reserve
Baltimore
Winchester
Norfolk
P. E. Nesselrodt
Editorial backs bill for mandatory jail in second drunken driving
The piece endorses Senator Harry Stuart's Senate bill that would require a jail sentence of one month to one year for a second drunken driving conviction. It criticizes the 1940 change making penalties discretionary and urges strict enforcement by judges and trial justices to deter repeat intoxicated driving.
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Harry Stuart
Senate
Stuart
Cadet Corps Officers Named at Handley High School
Officiers of the Handley High School cadet corps were selected. Cadet Captain Jes Zuckerman leads the unit with Robert and Wayne Whitham Taylor and Allen Legge as lieutenants. Bill Butler serves as first sergeant with platoon sergeants Richards DeHaven Massey. Line members include Rosenberger Robin se Smith Burke Charnock Duncan Duffy.
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Handley High School Cadet Corps
Jes Zuckerman
Robert
Wayne Whitham Taylor
Allen Legge
Bill Butler
Lewis Richards
Leon DeHaven
Les Massey
Steve Rosenberger
Gail Robinse
Robert Smith
Jemena Burke
Earl Charnock
Bill Duncan
Pat Duffy
Defense Bond Sales Break Records
Treasury officials report a January defense bond total near 1.0 billion dollars as the record breaks previous totals. Officials predict 1942 sales may reach about 7 billion dollars, with January roughly doubling December figures after the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Washington
Treasury
Peat Harbor
Woman Killed Two Injured En Route to Bristol Funeral
A Big Stone Gap woman died and two relatives were badly hurt when a 1937 coupe failed a curve on U S Route 11 near Buchanan as it traveled from Onley Maryland to Bristol for a funeral. Driver Orville Presley, 25, suffered severe injuries. cousin Billy Barker, 17, had critical head injuries. Myrtle Shankle, 35, was pinned beneath the wreckage. The car struck a concrete bridge and overturned into a creek. Presley said he dozed before the crash around 2 a m. the occupants were bound for a Bristol funeral to honor a relative.
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Roanoke
Stone Gap
Bristol
Buchanan
Myrtle Shankle
Orville Presley
Onley
Billy Barker
Cumberland
Shankle
Rader
Troutville
Charles D.hurd
Presley
Virginia Tragedies Claim Six Lives In Separate Crashes
Five other persons died on Virginia highways last night and today. George Neofotis, 20, of Lexington, died when his car overturned near Timber Ridge. Ray Robinson, of Worthington, Virginia, perished in a three car crash near Magnolia on the Suffolk Portsmouth Boulevard. Owens, 28, of New River, was killed when he touched a downed high tension wire during an auto bus crash on the Lee Highway near Dublin. Walter W. Nuckols, and Mrs. Nuckols was seriously injured in a collision. Robinson was struck by a car after stopping to check a minor accident. Mrs. Lillian Rogers, 36, of Norfolk, was critically injured.
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Virginia
George Neofotis
Steve Neofotis
Lexington
Timber Ridge
Ray Robinson
Worthington
W. Ve
Magnolia
Suffolk-Portsmouth
Boulenet Owens
New River
Lee Highway
Dublin
Walter W. Nuckols
Nuckols
Robinson
Lillian Rogers
Norfolk
Polite German U-boat Crew After Sinking Tanker
Surviving crewmen of the 6836 ton tanker Rochester tell how the German U-boat crew acted with civility after torpedoing the ship off the Virginia coast. Captain A L Clark and chief officer L J Davidson recount the attack, the two lifeboats lowered, and the sub's shelling as 13 rounds were fired before surfacing.
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Norfolk
Rochester
Naval Operating
Virginia
A. L. Clark
Clark
West Bedford
Mass
L. J. Davidson
Little Falls
N. J
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
New York City
Osek
Davidson
Frederick County Youths Ordered to Report for Physical Feb 4
Frederick County Selective Service announced 30 selectees must report February 4 at 7 00 at the County Office building. A chartered bus will take them to Fort Myer for a physical exam and return that night. Accepted men get about a month to arrange affairs before the next call.
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Frederick County
Selective Service
Fort Myer
British Reverses in Malay and Singapore War Fronts
British and imperial forces retreated from the Malay peninsula to Singapore as Japan tightened its grip on Southeast Asia. Moulmein in Burma fell under siege while Singapore faced a looming crisis with water supplies secure but under heavy assault. Amboina near New Guinea also faced Japanese landings as Allied forces reeled.
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Associated Press
Britain
Far Pacific
Singapore
Moulmein
Rangoon
Burma
India
China
Malay
Japan
Malaya
A. E. Percival
Hongkong
Churchill
London
San Francisco
Amboina
Indies
Celebes Island
New Guinea
Australia
Mindanao
Philippines
Soe
Java
MacArthur Ai
Doug MacArth
Navy fund gains approval in Senate appropriations panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a record navy fund of 26,495,265,474 dollars. The panel also limited presidential power to transfer ships of the navy.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barton Destroyer Launches at Fore River Plant
Quincy Mass January 31 United States destroyer Barton was launched at Bethlehem Steel Fore River plant after eight months of work. Plant officials expect future ships of the same design to be built even more quickly.
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Quincy
Mass
Barton
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fore River
New Car Deliveries Resumed After Freezing Period
The Office of Price Administration said cars ordered before January 1 but not delivered yet would be released after February 12. It also announced rationing would start February 26, instead of February 2 as planned.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board Tightens Tire Machinery Orders
The War Production Board announced a ban on further orders for tire retreading and re-capping machinery unless accompanied by a preference rating certificate.
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Washington
War Production Board
County records debate 60 day filing deadline for primary
Commonwealth Attorney Reardon clarified that election day cannot be counted toward the 60 day filing deadline. To correct the deadline, counting begins from the primary date. Filing for petitions to the Electoral Board remains open through the 60th day, February 6.
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Commonwealth
Reardon
Star
Electoral Board
BINGO Night at American Legion Le Wine Prize Draw
On Tuesday night February 3 the American Legion hosts bingo with a prize of 125 dollars. Games begin at p.m. 1-29.
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American Legion
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Fort Myer, Va
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