Leaders Aim to Move British Aid Bill This Weekend
Washington reports the Senate leadership pushing to action on the British aid measure by week’s end. Democratic Leader Barkley weighs limiting debate while other senators debate deportation, anti-Communist provisions, and aid restrictions. The article notes continued discussion on policy and procedural steps.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations
Bee writer’s life story featured by Macmillan in March
Min Winchester notes author Hite of ta writes a life story to be published March 14 by Macmillan. Long Meadows fountain and Foot reeard tie in with Enccanasahs Valier, with a new publication marking a notable literary event.
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Joist
Hite
Macmillan
Long Meadows
Close Boyce School to Move Classes to Page Brook
Indications this afternoon were that beginning Monday most Boyce High School classes will assemble at Page Brook estate of the late Captain Philip B. M. Walker, two miles northwest of Boyce near the Powhatan turnpike. The current school was closed Saturday afternoon as unsafe for use. a one week closure was ordered to arrange a temporary site until a new building costing about $60,000 can be erected under county supervision.
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Boyce High School
Page Brook
Philip B. M. Walker
Powhatan Turnpike
C. B. Carr
Clarence Glasscock
H. N. Ritter
Berryville
B. B. McKay
Archie
Albert Purcell
Robertson
Purcell
Grounded Lena Hayes Refloated After Harbor Grounding
The new 3 million dollar liner Lena Hayes, fresh from harbor, ran aground about a mile off Seetark. Owners report refloating confirms damage but expect docking for repairs. Vessel had 120 crew under Captain at time of incident and had left Boston for New York on the first leg of its voyage.
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Boston
Lena Hayes
Marinees
New York
Gas Masks For Civilians Are Made By Army
The War Department disclosed plans for low cost civilian gas masks with a ton cut in production. Officials said the masks were designed to meet military needs and support civilian defense, though details remain undefined.
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War Department
Ene Ene
Baer
Worst Snow Since 1888 In England
News reports from London on March 3 say northern England endured its worst snowstorm since 1888 with heavy continuous snow for 50 hours in February. Snow piled up in some places, trains were stalled for up to 36 hours, causing widespread disruption.
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England
London
Music Teacher Denied Justice In Courtroom Laughter
In Pittsburgh on March 3, Ed ward I. Clark, an alleged intoxication defendant, claimed to be a music teacher and produced a harmonica. He played Show Me the Way To Go Home in court, provoking laughter before the magistrate dismissed the case.
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Pittsburgh
Edward I. Clark
Clark
Income Returns Ahead Under Defense Tax System
Washington reports early income tax payments run 58 percent ahead of last year under the defense tax plan. Officials expect about 15 million individuals and 3.5 million corporations to file returns, with a March 15 deadline for 10 million more. The program raises rates, lowers exemptions, and requires anyone earning over about $800 a year to file, plus a 10 percent defense tax on all income.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Defense
Congress
Rickenbacker Is Slightly Better
Airman Eddie Rickenbacker, injured in the Eastern Air Lines sleeper plane crash near Atlanta, showed slight improvement as attendants reported he was placed in an oxygen tent to aid breathing. He suffered broken ribs, a hip injury, cuts and bruises with a serious but not necessarily critical condition, while seven people died and eight were injured in the wreck.
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Atlanta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Rockenbacker
Ribacker
William D. Byron
Earthquake Toll Amid Mted Attacks For Larisa Area
Athens reports rapid rescue efforts after a major earthquake hit Larisa and surrounding areas amid air raid threats. The quake caused widespread destruction with thousands displaced and ongoing tremors hampering relief, as officials warned of continued danger to homes and villages.
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Athens
Ministry of Home Security
Larisa Anduree
Etalian
Larisa Osig
Over 500 Are Arrested For Sunday Breaks
Delaware moves to prosecute more than 500 people for violating the blue laws by engaging in worldly employment on Sunday. Milkmen, motormen, cab drivers, delivery boys, clerks and radio executives were among those arrested. Penalties include fines of four to eight dollars, a night in jail, or both. Judge Isaacs postponed most hearings as the docket filled.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Henry R. Isaacs
Workers Strike At Army Camp In North Carolina
HOLLY RIDGE N C March 3 P Skilled workmen went on strike today at Camp Davis the 15 000 000 anti aircraft battery project near Wilmington estimated between 2 000 and 4 000 workers picketing the gates with about 15 000 employed at the camp no violence reported and completion expected late this month union leaders authorized the walkout and called for overtime and holiday pay demands.
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N. C
Camp Davis
Wilmington
H. C. Johnson
Johnson
L. H. Rouse
Reuss
Body of Alfonso Buried In Church
Former King Alfonso XIII of Spain was buried in the Spanish National Church at Nonserrato after a brief funeral. His sons Juan and Jaime and his son-in-law Torlonia attended, with Spanish mission members and diplomats present. Lilies were sent by Adolf Hitler and a wreath by King Boris of Bulgaria. Alfonso died Friday in the hotel where he had lived in exile for ten years.
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Alfonso XIII
Spain
Nonserrato
Juan
Prince Jaime
Prince Torlonia
Rps
Adolf Hitler
Boris
Bulgaria
Alfonso
Three Big Bills Enacted In Two Months
Congress enters its third month with three major bills enacted and five more passed by the House but blocked in the Senate amid debate. Tax and appropriation considerations loom as plans for social security expansion, strike curbs in defense, and wage act amendments circulate, with taxes to be studied after mid March income returns.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
William 5. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Strike Averting System Is Urged
Washington March 3 Robert P Patterson Under Secretary of War proposed creation of strike prevention machinery like the World War I era system to avert interruptions to current arms production. He cited 120 000 man days lost in Army contract plants the week of February 24 March and said 1940 losses were far less than 1939 indicating progress toward harmony between management and labor. He favored voluntary conciliation over legislation though noted delays to rearmament must be prevented and touched on defense plant tie ups.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Wilson
Patterson
House Judiciary Committee
Peigi
Mail Losses at Sea Reach Near Four Million Pieces
Washington reports that wartime mail from foreign destinations, routed through United States vessels, has moved to the bottom, with near a million pounds of mail lost, totaling about 3.6 million individual pieces. Officials say records of losses to the United States are unavailable, and much of this mail was not US correspondence.
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Washington
Davy Jones
United Stats
United States
Warfront expands as Germans push toward Balkan frontiers
AP reports a new front threatened in the Balkans as German forces overrun Bulgaria and advance toward Greek and Turkish borders. Turkey rushes warships to guard the Dardanelles while Britain asserts preparations to meet the crisis.
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Eden
Gill
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Yugoslavia
Sportsmen To Meet Thursday in Winchester County
Organizers announce a Thursday evening meeting at 7 30 oclock to form a rod and gun club in Winchester and Frederick counties. The Star will publish the venue Tuesday afternoon. Roy Locke, president of Clarke County Game and Fish Protective Association, is expected to attend along with other members. All conservation minded residents are urged to attend.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Streamsport
Roy Locke
Clarke County Game and Fish Protective Association
Grain Expert Campbell Heads Overseas Mission on Secret Trip
Thomas D. Campbell, a mass production wheat specialist who aided Soviet planning, prepares to fly to England on a secret mission as a private citizen. He says he will meet England’s minister of agriculture and other officials, carrying a special passport similar to Wendell Willkie’s.
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Washington
Thomas D. Campbell
Soviet Russia
England
White House
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Campbell
Wendell Willkie
Supreme Court curbs powers of U S Labor Board
The Supreme Court ruled the Labor Board cannot enjoin violations of all statute provisions merely because one is found. Justice delivered the opinion. The Express Publishing Co of San Antonio Texas was restrained from refusing to bargain and from other acts.
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Supreme Court
Labor Board
Justice E
Express Publishing Company
San Antonio
Tex
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Newapper Sula
Uglas
Reed
Indicts Auhagen As Propagandist in German Agent Case
Dr. Friedrich Ernst Auhagen, labeled a Nazi propagandist by the Dies committee, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of failing to register as a paid publicity agent for the German government. The case cites his leadership of the American Flowship Forum and work for Dr. G Kuyt Johannsen as foreign agent activity since 1938.
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Washington
Friedrich Ernst Auhagen
Dies Committee
Anhagen
Germany
Forum
New York
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G. Kuyt Johannsen
Hamburg
Johannsen
Winchester storage apples hold steady in early 1941 figures
Storage reports show about 294 859 barrels of apples remaining in Winchester storages as of March 1, 1941, versus 198 375 a year earlier, with Winchester Cold Storage at 186 171 and Virginia Apple Storage at 47 236. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage holds 61 452 barrels, while January 31, 1941 tallies include 258 148 for Winchester compared with 303 700 in 1940.
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Tony
Winchester Cold Storage
Virginia
Robinson Ice
Virginia Apple
Treasury Status and Daily Debt Increase Report
Treasury balances show expenditures of 49,844,340.49 and overall debt totaling 46,089,669,333.145. The day’s increase amounts to 8,535,585.70, reflecting changes from the previous day.
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Washington
Treasury
British Landings? Salonica Claim By Fascist Editor
Rome March 3 Virginia Gayda an authoritative Fascist editor asserted that the British have been landing strong forces at the Greek port of Salonika. The claim was used to support the Axis position that German troops entered Bulgaria to block a British advance in that sector.
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Rome
Virginia Gayda
Salonika
Bulgaria
State Department urges freezing Bulgarian funds in U S
On March 3 in Washington Secretary Hull announced that the State Department recommended a freezing order on Bulgarian funds in the United States. The department had submitted information to the Treasury about the Bulgarian situation following the entry of German troops into Bulgaria.
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State Department
Treasury Today
United States
Hull
Department
Treasury
Nazis Roll Into Bulgaria as Front Edges Toward Aegean
German columns push south and southeast across Bulgaria toward the Greek and Turkish frontiers. Turkey bars access to the Dardanelles without permits as British pressure, and Turkish warships head to the straits. Britain signals a break with Bulgaria, likely triggering wider hostilities. Reports claim German officers flood Sofia while Turkish defense tightens and Bulgaria’s army may be drawn into action against Greece. Yugoslav front chatter hints at bold moves toward Rome Berlin Tokyo alignment.
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