Britain Aid Bill Wins House Approval in March Vote
President Roosevelt wins House approval for the 7 billion dollar British aid measure after Senate amendments. The bill grants the President emergency power to transfer or manufacture defense articles to allied nations with a $1.3 billion cap on existing equipment. The act runs through mid 1943 with contracts possible until mid-1946.
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Roosevelt
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Senate
White House
United States
Ional
Congress
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Glass
D-Va
Senate Appropriations
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Byrnes
D-Sc
Britain
Tein
America
Largent Elected Trial Justice in Winchester
F L Largent Jr elected Trial Justice of Winchester succeeding resigned Donald L Weems. He arrived tonight or tomorrow to resume law practice. Five applicants competed with secret ballot. first round results and eliminations noted.
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F. L. Largent, Jr
FBI
Hise
Pre Council
Allen Hawthorne
John W. Rice
Thomas Scully
W. W. Glass
William Hohanness
F. L. Largent
Messrs. Rice
Scully
Hohanness
Mr. Largent
Coal Miners To Demand Increase
The United Mine Workers of America CIO demanded a $1 a day wage rise for about 450,000 soft coal miners. The union kept a 7 hour day, 5 day week, and argued against reducing the six hour day in the future. Current pay under the contract ranged from $5.60 to $6.00 per day with proposed scales tied to tonnage and regional differences.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Byrd Named to Editorial Group in Southern Newspaper Plan
Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia was named a member of the Editorial Affairs Committee of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Committee chairman J. N. Heiskell announced the appointment. Byrd edits the Winchester Evening Star and serves as general manager of the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record.
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Little Rock
Ark
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
J. N. Heiskell
Arkansas Gazette
Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
Six Injured In Plane Crash At Lunken Airport
Six of eleven aboard the twin motor Secee were seriously hurt when heavy rain reduced visibility as the craft struck a river dike near Lunken airport after arriving from Chicago. Lester Bryant and Wesley McCleaster suffered possible skull fractures. J W McNeil of Evanston also injured. Fire was averted when Bryant and Officer Murray cut the ignition switch.
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Cincinnati
Lester Bryant
Wesley McCleaster
Indianapolis
Bryant
McCleaster
J. W. McNeil
Evanston
Jury
Fred. Nonnamaker, Jr
Chicago
Bryant and
Murray
Airport
Little Miama River
Colder Weather For A Few Days
The forecast calls for continued cold in the mid Atlantic states through Wednesday with a rise in temperatures by Saturday. Light to moderate precipitation is possible in the southern portion of the Mid‑Atlantic from Thursday into early next week, with temperatures remaining below normal for the next four days.
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Washington
Ansa Hansa
Midie Atlantic
Ford says plants will supply most car materials in future
Ford predicts a shift to plant grown materials for autos with lighter plastic bodies and better performance. He cites field of plastics as nearly unlimited and notes experiments using corn cobs sawdust and tree bark at Ford lab.
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Ford
Detroit
Harry G. Akkelberger
Thomas A. Edison
Avis
Clarke Budget Includes Levy Of 1 33 For Next Year
Clarke County Board approves a 217 263 41 budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 with a proposed levy of 1 33 and a public hearing set for April 14 at 10 am. The plan funds schools buses Berryville and Boyce, general county operations and debt service. The school fund is proposed at 178 710 41 versus 73 207 41 this year.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Sun
Boyce
General County Fund
Dismissal of Hunter Added Damages Claim in Virginia
The Virginia State Industrial Commission dismissed Richard A. Hunter’s 1940 petition for added compensation for a 1937 back injury. The panel found no causal link between the accident and current disability and denied Perrine’s 1940 motion, with each party to pay five dollars for costs.
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Richmond
State Industrial Commission
W. H. Nickels, Jr
Richard A. Hunter
Hunter
Howard Shockey and Son
Winchester
Nickels
R. E. Perrine
Commission
Perrine
Charles G. Kizer
State Board Interprets Teach ers Salary Aid Allocation
F. F. Jenkins of the State Board of Education announced that increased state aid for teachers salaries may be applied to total salaries rather than per teacher. Frederick County teachers argue for about 7 percent total increase instead of 3 percent. A delegation including R E Ayler and others urged that individual teachers receive the higher increase.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
F. F. Jenkins
State Board of Education
General Assembly
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City
County Teachers Association
Fred C. Braithwaite
Gainesboro
H. Denis Hoover
Extra Drill To Be Held Twice
Captain W A Baker of the Winchester Protective Service Force announced an extra one hour drill at the armory on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7 30 for men seeking more experience in facings.
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W. A. Baker
Winchester Protective Service Force
Drivers Preparing For Long Fight In NYC Bus Strike
Nearly 900000 New Yorkers again faced travel disruption as a bus strike entered its second day. Michael J. Quill of the Transport Workers Union warned of a prolonged fight while Edmund Collins cited the system being tied up. The union seeks 25 percent wage hikes, shorter 54 to 48 hour weeks, and three weeks vacation.
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New York
New
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
New York City Omnibus Corporation
L. H. LaGuardia
Fifth Avenue Company
Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Officers Meet
The Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association will hold a meeting Friday at 7 30 in the trial justice courtroom City Hall. Officers and directors are urged to attend, especially district vice presidents.
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Winchester and
Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association
Istanbul Ala Hotel blast wounded cry from street
In Istanbul on March 11 a blast at the Ala Hotel sent screams of the wounded into the street as police and firemen rushed in. A garia and his legation staff had already taken up headquarters there.
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Istanbul
Agaria
Legation
Britain ready to absorb U S weapons for war effort
London reports Britain has trained large skeleton formations of fliers sailors and soldiers to man soon to be issued American planes ships and guns. Neutral sources say pilots tank crews and naval units are prepared and awaiting equipment under the aid to Britain program to strengthen Atlantic defense.
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Great Britain
United States
Britain
Channel
Atlantic
Weygand Returns To North Africa
Generalissimo Maxime Weygand has gone back to his North Africa headquarters after a brief Vichy visit for talks with Marshal Petain and other leaders. He arrived yesterday by plane amid heavy secrecy and orders to suppress departure details to avoid a repeat of the Chiappe incident in which a plane carrying the Syria high commissioner was shot down over the Mediterranean.
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Vichy
France
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Marshal Petain
Weygand
Chiappe
Jean Chiappe
Syria
Mediterranean
Dispute Closes Fisher Co Plant in Oakland
The Fisher body plant and the Chevrolet unit in Oakland California, employing about 1600 workers, closed after a labor dispute. CIO union leader Frank Slaby said workers were sent home after questioning a foreman on a speedup and that disciplinary actions followed. The company planned to issue a statement later.
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Oakland
Calif
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
General Motors
Frank Slaby
CIO Automobile Workers’ Union
Fisher
Slaby
Axis pressures and war moves ripple across Europe and Atlantic
Axis demand pressure grows as Yugoslavia may join. Britain awaits U S aid vote while Roosevelt seeks Congress backing for 7 billion dollars in arms. RAF raids hit Rhineland and Boulogne as London reports heavy Atlantic toll and renewed spring blitz signals.
Spring Blitz of Nazis Appears On LONDON News
The admiralty reported 29 vessels totaling 148 038 tons lost in the week to March 2, including 20 British ships and 8 allied vessels plus one neutral. German and Italian claims totaled 432 500 tons, as authorities warned the period was a bad one but British counter measures showed improving results.
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Admiralty
Hitler
Hne Admiralty
Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
Crown Council
Adolf Hitler
Belgrade
London Admiralty
Thailand
Kane
Far East
Blizzard of 1932 hit a day early in March
Historian notes that the great 1932 blizzard began on March 6 rather than March 7. The Star files confirm Winchester was heavily snowed, with outages and 24 hour traffic standstills. A Kalamata letter to Gus Kaknis of Capitol restaurant mentions Greece hoping to win the war with Metaxas leading.
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Star
Winchester
Kalamata
Greece
Gus Kaknis
Capitol
Nicholas
Poi Eon
Metaxas
Axis Alliance Booms Against American Aid
Axis powers rally against U S aid for Britain as Matsuoka heads to meet Hitler and Mussolini. Tokyo to Moscow route outlined as Yugoslavia faces a Axis choice and naval losses mount in the Atlantic amid growing war talk.
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Axis Alliance
Antique Auction Saturday March 15 at 330 N Cameron
Winchester Miles B. Dean presents an antique auction on Saturday March 15 at 330 North Cameron Street. Items include collectibles and period pieces. Sale begins at a listed time with bidders invited from the local community.
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N. Cameron Winchester
Miles B. Dean
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