State Chiefs Not Consulted By Standley On Criticisms
Under-Secretary Sumner Welles said Ambassador Standley spoke without Washington approval about U S lend-lease aid to Russia. Welles said he asked for Standley’s remarks text and would not comment until received. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Bloom said it was unfortunate Standley spoke as reported.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
William H. Standley
Moscow
Welles
Standley
United Nations
Admiral Standley
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Stettinius
Russia
Tam
Wallace
Eaton
Frederick County School Budget Approved by Supervisors
The Frederick county Board of Supervisors approved the school budget yesterday and voted to apply 15000 to school indebtedness, reducing next year’s debt service though the exact reduction cannot be stated. The plan also includes a 10 percent salary increase for teachers for the 1943-44 session.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Red Army Reaches Dnieper Northwest of Vyazma Base
Soviet forces drive west from Sychevka toward the Dnieper river northwest of Vyazma as German lines retreat. Russians push along the Gzhatsk Vyazma corridor battering Seergio Ivanovskaya and expanding a pocket near Vyazma in the Rzhev Vyazma Velikiye Luki triangle with advances west and south of Lgov.
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Moscow
Red Army
Sychevka
Dnieper
Vyazma
Communist Party
Pravda
Ukraine
Kiev
Dnieperopetrovsk
Black Sea
Gzhatsk
Associated Press
Kharkov
Russia
High Command
Orel
Rzhev
Seergo-Ivanovskaya
Smolensk
Rzhev- Vyazma-Velikie Luki
Lgov
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan Deadlocked in House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected two compromise pay-as-you-go proposals for 1942 tax abatement, keeping the deadlock on taxation. A Disney Gearhart plan and previous Robertson Doughton suggestions remained in doubt, while Ruml’s full abatement effort would move to the House floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. LE May
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Robertson
D-Va
Coughton
Doughton
DNC
Disney
D-Okla
Gearhart
R-Call
Robertson and Doughton
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Carlson
R-Kas
Mrs Jenkins Summoned Before Corporation Court
Vallie Jenkins, ordered remanded to Western State Hospital for observation after wounding her husband Sam Jenkins last December at their Papermill Road home, is summoned to appear in Corporation Court this afternoon at 3 to answer charges she is illegally at large.
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Vallie Jenkins
Western State Hospital
Sam Jenkins
Papermill Road
Corporation Court
Winchester
Jenkins
Staunton
Armstrong Named to Regional Food Advisory Board
Frank Armstrong Jr of National Fruit Product Co is among a dozen Virginia and North Carolina manufacturers joining a regional food advisory board led by Walter Lefew of Lefew's Sons Richmond. The group aims to aid federal agencies in securing civilian food supply amid manpower and distribution concerns. Other appointees include Staples, Flinton, Thornton, Holland, Eberwine, McVey, Griffin, Lichford, Milner, and McClung.
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Frank Armstrong, Jr
National Fruit Product Company
Virginia
North Carolina
Walter L. Lefew
W. W. Lefew
Richmond
Food Industry War Committee
Clarence Francis
New York
General Foods Corporation
Armstrong
Mr. Armstrong
M. B. Staples, Jr
W. D Flinton
Charlotte
N C
D. M. Thornton
Norfolk
W. D Holland
Greensboro
Vernon G. Eberwine
Suffolk
Harold McVey
H. H. Milner
Raleigh
N. C
W. E Griffin
Durham
L. E. Lichford
Lynchburg
L. M. McClung
Roanoke
London Daylight Alert Signals Citywide War Reminder
London sounded its first daylight alert in nearly a month when two enemy planes approached from the south coast. No damage or gunfire followed as the all clear rang out amid a gala week with Trafalgar Square flags and RAF planes on display to promote a victory savings campaign.
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London
France
Trafalgar Square
City And County Brevities
Mrs. Bessie Hammock of 249 Shawnee avenue keeps four Hampshire Red hens for the food for victory program. Since January 1 the hens produced 164 eggs averaging more than two each day. Hughes at Cumberland’s Signal Corps School seeks the person who found a curbside box of radio equipment near the J C Penney store and will return it. Contact Miss Bertha Cline with any information.
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Bessie Hammock
Shawnee Avenue
Hampshire
Red’ Hughes
Signal Corps
Cumberland
J. C. Penney
Same
Hughes
Winchester
Bertha Cline
Industrial Users Sign Up Is Tomorrow
Registration for industrial users of processed foods under Ration Order 13 will be held tomorrow, March 10, 1943, at the Local Rationing Office. The process includes listing on hand inventories as of February 28, 1943 and annual usage by month for 1942, determining an allotment of processed foods in points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Nuernberg Loses Bomb Attack as British Raids Hit Germany
A strong British bomber force attacked Nuernberg and western Germany last night, with Nuernberg targeted as the main objective. Seven bombers failed to return, and a German interceptor was shot down. Lancasters and Canadian squadrons participated amid large fires and continued Allied air pressure on German production centers.
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London
Nuernberg
Germany
Air Ministry
Berlin
Associated Press
Messerschmitt
Furth
Continent
Britain
Rouen
Rennes
France
Freight clash halts Silver Meteor tracks near Fredericksburg
A sideswipe collision between a northbound freight car and the Silver Meteor blocked both tracks of the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad south of Fredericksburg for hours. One soldier passenger was lightly injured and sent to an army hospital as crews cleared the line by early morning.
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Fredericksburg
Richmond
Potomac
New York
Fort Belvoir
Seaboard
Hamilton
Registrants Ordered to Report for Induction Thursday
A group of Frederick County registrants is ordered to report Thursday at 6 30 a.m. to the Selective Service Office in the county building. They will depart by bus for Richmond Virginia for physical examinations before induction into the armed forces.
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Frederick County
Selective Service Office
Richmond
Farmers Asked To Contact Boards
Local Selective Service Boards urge all men on farms with a 4 H classification to contact boards immediately. They emphasize the importance of prompt reporting to ensure proper handling of these classifications.
Rommel Withdraws After Mareth Line Assaults
Allied communique says Rommel pulled back after six ferocious Saturday attacks near Mareth Line in Southern Tunisia. Fifty Axis tanks destroyed or captured, boosting total to 83. German forces also withdrew after a Tamara strike. about 200 prisoners taken. Tozeur and Gafsa areas reported under French and Allied patrolling.
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North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth
Tozeur
Gafsa
Chott Djerid
America Getting Stronger Down In South Pacific
Secretary of the Navy Knox said American forces are stronger than ever in the Solomon Islands area. He noted Japanese shipping losses from submarine attacks and called the attrition a serious factor in Japan's future. Knox said the United States is growing stronger in the Solomons and that bombing at Munda aims to keep Japan from interfering with American plans. He warned Japanese bases have dangerous potential and that the Pacific situation is in a state of suspended animation.
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Washington
Knox
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Bismarck Sea
Japan
Solomons
United States
Munda
New Georgia
Pacific
Atlantic
Russia
William H Standley
Moscow
Soviet Union
World Day of Prayer Observed at Presbyterian Church
Sponsored by the Federated Council to Church Women the World Day of Prayer will be observed on the first Friday in Lent March 12 at 3 30 o clock at the Presbyterian Church. Miss Eva Massey of Berryville a former missionary to Mexico will be the guest speaker. The meeting theme is Father I Pray That They May All Be One. The World Day of Prayer is observed across Christendom from Fiji Islands to the St Lawrence Islands near the international dateline.
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Federated Council To Church Women
Presbyterian Church
Eva Massey
Berryville
Mexico
Fiji Islands
St. Lawrence Islands
Auction Sale at Middletown Household Goods
Auction sale on Wednesday March 17 at 11 am lists household goods and some antiques. Conducted by Mrs W B Mick of Middletown with items including implements.
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W. B. Mick
Middletown
Arm strong Co Seeks Weatherstrips and Caulking
Weatherstrips and caulking for windows and doors offered by E. W. Armstrong Co at 39 E. Piccadilly St. Contact phone 4643 for service and sales. Advertising snippet from the paper dated Tuesday and Thursday listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Armstrong Co
E. Piccadilly St
Thur
Public Sale Near Winchester on Weltown Turnpike
A public sale takes place Thursday March 11 at 5 miles north of Winchester on the Weltown turnpike at the Weedon Cochran farm. Included are valuable household effects and antiques including Haviland china. Sale bills listed on page 8 and announced by Mrs. Weedon Cochran.
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Winchester
Weltown Turnpike
Weedon Cochran
Haviland
Press Freedom Defense Amid Calls to Throttle Newsprint
Senator Brooks urged Congress to defend a vigorous free press against government limits. He cited a 10 percent newsprint cut by a wartime order and the dropping of a second 10 percent cut as evidence of hostility. He warned against government dominance of news and urged full disclosure of paper use.
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Washington
Brooks
R-I
Congress
America
Senate
Press of America
Willis
R-Ind
Americans Hit Hard At Japs In Burma Raid Report
United States fighter planes and RAF bombers carried out raids in northern Burma and western Burma near Kanzauk Maingkwan and Indaw. American forces hit Wa Hat and the Goteik railway viaduct near Mandalay, Lashio, and returned safely.
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New Delhi
U. S
Burma
Kanzauk
Rathedaung
Wa Hat
Maingkwan
Indaw
Chindwin
Goteik
Mandalay
Lashio
Burma Road
Rommel Rebuffed by British Push Near Hallour Front
Allied communiques report Rommel withdrawing to high ground near Hallour after heavy engagement. Eighth Army did not pursue, while Rommel abandoned numerous tanks including Mark I and III variants. Air forces claim substantial Axis losses as Allied planes shoot down 21 enemy aircraft, with two Allied aircraft missing.
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Rommel
Eighth Army
Hallour
Montgomery
Sedienane
Bizerte
Jurgeon von Arnin
California Solons Attack OPA Ceilings and Controls
California lawmakers blasted Office of Price Administration ceiling orders and federal controls in a Sacramento session. Assembly members accused officials of ignorance of California's problems and pledged defiance against the OPA.
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Sacramento
Calif
Price Administration
California
Rea
Assemblyman
OPA
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By Eddy Gilmore
Mrs. Jenkins
Corp’tion Court
Captas
Hospital
Va.n. C. Group
Axis
Tamera
Sedjenane
By John M. Hightower
World Day of Prayer
Senator B
Solons
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