Administration Chiefs To Draft A Compromise On British Help Measure
White House says the President is keeping hands off Congress debate as lawmakers clash over a British aid bill. Democratic Leader Barkley and others push amendments to limit or clarify U S authority, while Senators Aiken Keogh Harrison and Ellender debate wording about sending armed forces and protecting possessions in the Western Hemisphere. Talks focus on avoiding broader U S entry into war.
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White House
Congress
Washington
Barkley
Senate Today
United States
Darkioy
Ellender
D-La
Cate
Secretary of State
Philippines
Hemisphere
Ciy
George
D-Ga
Coumamtibeennens
Senate
Aiken
R-Vi
Britain
Canada
Keagg
D-Mont
Greater New York
Elas Council
Stephen
Harrison
Dowell J Howard Rotary Meet Set for Winchester
Governor Dowell J. Howard of Rotary District 186 announces the 1941 District conference in Winchester on April 21 and 22. Over 500 Rotarians and their wives are expected to attend, with C Vernon Eddy L J McElligott Charles Coffman and Fred Glaize named social chairs. Clifford Grim is general chairman and Mrs B B Dutton chairs the Ladies committee.
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Dowell J. Howard
Rotary International
Winchester
Howard
Vireenas
C. Vernon Eddy
L. J. McElligott
Charles Coffman
Fred Glaize
Winchester Club
Clifford Grim
B. B Dutton
Ghavlis Fehen Friday Evening Event Notes
Continued on page three a Ghavlis Fehen regular Friday evening program at eight o'clock with new member night and special entertainment. Members urged to attend. M D Weaver president.
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Sattactes
M. D. Weaver
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall
A bingo event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall offers 20 games and 20 prizes with a $100 grand prize and a $75 door prize. The session is on Thursday March 6 at 7:30 PM. A contact phone number 1182 seeks homes for a male hound dog.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Thurs
Mar
Local notice on March meeting and march event
Fragmentary OCR notes invite readers to a regular monthly meeting of the Fire department at a location in Marshall. It mentions Captain Argenbright and an evening gathering with an associated call to Rhodes Drug Store for contact.
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Chegular
Marhall Ae
Senate Accepts Byrd Amendment To Lend Lease Bill
The Senate approved an amendment by Senator Byrd to require congressional approval before diverting future defense appropriations to foreign nations. Byrd and Senator George defended the move as preserving congressional control over the purse and preventing potential imperilment of U S defense, arguing it ensures funds stay within national priorities.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
George
Dga
Foreign Relations Committee
Parade leadership named for 1941 fete festival
George H. Barnsley directs the 1941 fete grand feature with marshals appointed. Ralph Hengeveld becomes judges committee chairman. Roy A. Cather, 1936 parade director, is named assistant director for 1941. Lions Club oversees the queen and princess floats committee with Pere L. Riley and others.
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George H. Barnsley
Ralph Hengeveld
Roy A. Cather
Barns- Coaher
Henry T. Gooderman
Leonard Sirbaugh
Lions Club
Sheriff Style Merchandise Sale Ad Promises Deals
Itemized sale on sheriff style merchandise advertised with page 3 details for buyers. Shoppers are directed to the detailed listing on page 3 for prices and availability.
Arbitrate Dispute Ends as Power Union Agreement Reached
Governor Van Wagoner announced an AFL and Consumers Power Company arbitration after threats of a strike affecting gas and electricity services to 2,000,000 Michigan customers. He warned he would use state power to prevent public service disruption. A separate note reports Cincinnati operating engineers strike closing most public schools and affecting about 50,000 students.
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Lansing
Mich
Murray D. van Wagoner
AFL
Consumers Power Company
Michigan
International Brotherhood To Electrical Workers
Cincinnati
Students Seek Legion Award for Democracy Essays
Ralph B. Snapp announces a state contest for high school students on the topic How We Can Democracy. Submissions due March 15 with a 2500 word limit. Local winners go to Norfolk for state judging with prizes from 10 to 50 dollars plus a $150 University of Richmond scholarship for the best senior essay.
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Ralph B. Snapp
Robert — Or
de Frederic
Snapp
Norfolk
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Winchester
Frederick County
University of Richmond
Chain Letter Craze Warns of Postal Interceptions
The Winchester post office reports a revival of chain letters and cards promising luck if sent to 13 people with a 13th day payoff. Postmaster W. Nelson Page notes such mails are seized and destroyed under postal laws due to threats or chance-based schemes.
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W. Nelson Page
Winchester
United States orders Italian consulates closed in Detroit and Newark
The State Department notified Italy that its consulates in Detroit Michigan and Newark New Jersey must be closed and that Italian diplomatic staff should confine activities to their official areas. Washington excluded from the restriction the Italian Embassy and its military staff will be monitored.
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Washington
Nandati Pt Tial
Detroit
Newark
N. J
State Department
Lag Reeper
United States
Italy
Naples
Palermo
Hull
Department
Germany
A Soverea
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum Dies After Fatigue
Chicago March 6 Gutzon Borglum renowned sculptor died today at Henrotin Hospital after a brief illness Mrs Borglum and a son Lincoln Borglum and a daughter were at his bedside He is famed for Mount Rushmore Memorial featuring Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt carved high in the Black Hills of South Dakota
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Chicago
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Henrotin Hospital
Mount Rushmore Memorial
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Greece Faces Massive German Invasion On Frontiers
World Today notes Greece massing 90 000 troops against 150 000 Germans on the frontier with an invasion expected hourly as Britain vows to fight at Greece's side until final victory. Turkish press urges Russia to halt the German march toward the Dardanelles amid a easing Far East crisis as Japan seeks accord on Thailand French Indochina.
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Britain
Greece
Russia
Far East
Japan
Thailand
Associated Press
Salonika
Sofia
Bulgaria
Aegean
Germany
Germans Threaten Dutch as 18 Sentenced to Death
Amsterdam dispatch reports the German military court, under occupation, condemned 18 Dutch nationals to death for spying for Britain and aiding an invasion plot. The case covered a Dutch underground network active from May to December 1940, with pamphlets in invisible ink and a plan to poison Nazi troops. Six were acquitted. 19 others face prison terms. one execution had occurred.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
England
Netherlands
Meeting For Rod And Gun Club Tonight At Courthouse
Attention to a 7:30 pm meeting for sportsmen organizing a Rod and Gun Club. The gathering at the county courthouse invites all city and county residents interested in forming the club.
Bombings Seen as Spark for City Rebuilding
MIT architect Professor John Burchard argues that wartime bombing may yield urban salvation through reconstruction. He notes 30 years of urban decay, with many cities dying in the middle, and that destruction could prompt planned rebuilding on better sites and stronger design.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John EB. Buchard
The
Technology Review
Burchard
St. Michael's
Pres
Ene
Britain Will Aid Greeks To Final Victory
British pledge to fight beside Greece until final victory. Greece mobilizes 90 000 troops near Salonika preparing for a 150 000 German assault as Nazi air power and Bulgaria pressures mount. Eden and Dill leave Athens after talks.
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Britain
Justice Dept Pleads For Equal Rail Car Rights
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to require railroads to provide equal accommodations to Black travelers. Solicitor General Biddle argued in a brief tied to Representative Mitchell's case, who says he was ejected from a Pullman car in Arkansas in 1937. The brief contends the Interstate Commerce Commission erred in dismissing Mitchells petition, asserting equal treatment is a personal right of each passenger.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Representative Mitchell
D.-Nl
Congress
Mitchell
Arkansas
Chicago
Hot Springs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Biddie
Weems Resigns as Trial Justice Amid Audit Shortfall
Trial Justice Donald Weems submitted his resignation effective immediately after city officials learned state auditors could not locate about 2800 dollars in fines. Auditor T McCarthy Downs and staff investigate irregularities dating to 1938 while Mayor Charles R Anderson suspends Weems pending audit completion.
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Weems
Donald Weems
Common Council
Star
Charles R. Anderson
P Paw
W. Va
William H. Hannum
T. McCarthy Downs
Star Auditor
Sta
Anderson Judge
State Auditor
Winchester
Virginia
Downs
the Star
Richmond
Mine Inspection Nearer To Vote
The House Rules Committee granted legislative right of way for annual federal inspection of all coal mines with no mandatory special inspections. Agreement by Mines Committee members makes inspections discretionary by the Bureau of Mines after deaths or petitions, replacing the earlier required special inspections.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House Mines Committee
Representative Flannery
Dpa
Mines Committee
Bureau of Mines
Ceeenentation Reprevesters
Dkas
Bradley
R-Mich
Cox
D-Ga
Defense funding urged as committee backs aid increase
The Appropriations Committee recommended a 103 million dollar defense aid package including funds for housing and apprenticeship training, 700 new FBI agents, and 75 million to liquidate ongoing defense housing contracts. It also outlined 10.51 million for Panama canal protective devices and 9.58 million for coast guard construction and equipment, with 22.5 million for the National Youth Administration defense training program to prevent cuts before June 30.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Rules Committee
Appropriations Group
Panama Canal
Coast Guard
Navy
National Youth Seministration
Mrs. Emma Galloway Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Mrs Emma Galloway wife of Frank Galloway longtime Clarke County Democratic Committee member died at her home near Castleman's Ferry in Berryville Virginia from a heart attack last night Final rites set for 11 am at the home with Rev W O Lyons Methodist minister presiding Burial will be in Say Cemetery She was the second wife of Han sucker and had no children from this union
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Emma
Easucker Galloway
Frank Galloway
Clarke County
Democratic Committee
Castleman's Ferry
W. O. Lyons
Say
Galloway
Daug
Hansucker
Grand Ruler Visits Elks Lodge 867 in Winchester
Joseph J. Buck Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks stopped at Lodge 867 for lunch with members and officers before continuing toward Bedford for a speaking engagement. His term ends in April and he had attended a meeting in Hagerstown Maryland the night before.
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Lodge of Elks
Joseph J. Buck
Buck
Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks
Bedford
Buch
Hagerstown
Big Elk
Winchester
Ueak i Cne
O. EB
Ravang Pi
N. J
Old Romeo comment sparks birthday remark on women
Cicero reports Richard Denny, a 100 year old veteran, claiming in jest that women are easy to obtain. He said his late wife joked he had been married many times and that when lonely he simply went out and got one.
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Cicero
Ind
Richard Denny
Aioe
Denny
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