Australian Bombers Strike Hard Blows At Japs
Council to proceed with sewer program seeks early election. At a special meeting last night Common Council unanimously approved sewer committee recommendations to prepare plans and acquire land, obtain government priority rating, and invite contractor proposals. A public vote to authorize bonds and construction would follow with an eventual $45,000 estimate for water mains and fire services in the Northeast section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Sewer Committee
Winchester
Frank Barr
Dominion Status Promised India When War Closes
London reports Prime Minister Churchill renews promise of self government for India after the war and sends Sir Stafford Cripps to seek broad assent from Indian leaders amid continued Japanese advances in Burma and the Indian Ocean. He cautions against premature concessions and emphasizes unity among Hindus and Muslims. Australia reports Japanese invasion fleets and heavy air attacks as the struggle for Port Moresby and New Guinea intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Britain
India
Stafford Cripps
British Commonwealth of Nations
House of Commons
Burma
Indian Ocean
Sir Stafford
Moscow
Royal ,Australian Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Australia
Singapore
Java
Far Pacific
Inded
Port Moresby
Gulf of Papua
New Guinea
Port Morsby
Winston Churchill
Heim. Ter Poorten
Imperial Tokyo
Indies
Melbourne
Roosevelt says must drive war into the Axis heart
President Roosevelt urged Congress that the United Nations must strike into the Axis heart with all resources. The lend-lease report shows aid totaling 2.57 billion dollars, including military equipment, raw materials, ships, and production facilities, with delivery lag blamed on time needed for distribution and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Clarke County TB Chest Clinic Aims to X-Ray 2000
Berryville Virginia March 11 An aggressive county effort led by the Nurse Association and the State Health Department will conduct a week long TB chest clinic to X-ray over 2000 people including 1500 students and 500 adults in Clarke County. The program follows a 39 percent positive rate found in a student sample and includes a county wide screening plus an accompanying tuberculosis film showings in Berryville Boyce Millwood and other venues. A 25 cent fee per X-ray is charged with sessions for children teachers and staff and adults urged to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Nurse Association
County Nurse Association
State Department of Health
Clarke
Katherine Anderson
Anderson
Boyce
Millwood
Providence Chapel
W. E. T. Williams
Shiloh, Baptist Church
State Tuberculosis. Association
County Teachers To Meet Saturday
County teachers convene Saturday at 10 o clock in Winchester Courthouse. H Denis Middletown is president of the Hover School and will preside. An executive committee meeting will precede at Preston office to set rules and urge full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Denis Middletownsident
Hover
Winchester
Preston
Dr Parker Reported Improved at Berryville
Berryville Virginia March 11 The Rev L A Parker D D transfusion is believed to have improved his condition and he may return home by the end of the week or early next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Berryville
L. A. Parker
D. D
Bingo Night Promises 20 Games and Door Details
A community bingo event lists 20 games with doors opening at 11 one and 21, scheduled for March 12 at 8 30 p m. Attendees are urged to arrive early for seating and prize opportunities.
Hodge's Taxi Ad Runs Advertising Bingo Night
Local notice promotes HODGE'S Taxi contact 6339 and a bingo event at Loudoun Street seat N every Wednesday at 8 pm. The fragmented ad lists address cues and time but lacks full details.
Marooned Fliers Survive 34 Days in South Seas
Three U S Navy flyers Gene Aldrich Sikeston Missouri Harold Dixon La Mesa California and Anthony J Pastula Youngstown Ohio survived 34 days adrift on a raft in the South Seas. They staggered ashore on a small island and recalled planning a march to avoid alarming enemy forces. Local natives aided them sending for help and taking them to the governor's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States Navy
Gene Aldrich
Sikeston
Harold Dixon
la Mesa
Calif
Anthony J. Pastula
Youngstown
Dixon
Parking Ban On Boscawen Street Approved On Two Readings
By an 11 to 1 vote council approved on first and second readings an amendment to ban parking on Boscawen street from the Plaza to Indian Alley. The measure, proposed by C D Barnett, followed findings that widening the street was not feasible and could risk a lease or suit. Miller cast the sole dissent as the roll call occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boscawen Street
Plaza
Indian Alley
C. D. Barnett
Police and Traffic
W. W. Dellinger
Council
Herman Hable
Loudoun Street
Hazard
Dellinger
Reardon
Hable
Boscawen
Loudoun
Jap's Main Fleet Is Unimpaired
London dispatch reports an authoritative source saying the main Japanese fleet remains unimpaired in the Pacific and could threaten trade and transport. The observer notes Japan may attack routes to Ceylon or Australia, or push east toward Fiji, while not moving in three directions simultaneously. The fleet has not been used extensively by British observers, though sea lines are lengthening and ships cannot operate long away from bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pacific
Ceylon
Australia
Fiji
Exce
Steady Increase Noted In Issuing Marriage Licenses In Virginia
Richmond March 14 Virginia issued 13636 marriage licenses in the last two months of 1941 the Health Department reports for the April issue of the Marriage Bulletin. The rise is linked to draft anxieties and better economic conditions with more men likely to enter military service in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Wapinis Bente Bulletin Departeee Eee
Brazil Poised to Declare War on Axis Nations
President Getulio Vargas issued a decree granting himself emergency powers to seize Axis property and imprison Axis subjects as Brazil faces European Axis submarine threats and shipping losses off the U S Atlantic coast. The decree allows the armed forces to defend the state and declare war nationwide or in part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
United States
Atlantic
Stimson Inspects Panama Defenses
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson arrived at Balboa Panama Canal zone for a personal inspection. He came with a protective escort of 12 pursuit aircraft and was expected to visit the third set of locks construction as part of bolstering defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
C. I
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Stimson
Henry Arnold
Panama Canal Zone
Re Districting Bill Clears Senate for Governor
The Virginia Senate concurred with House amendments to the redistricting measure and sent it to Governor Darden. The bill reapportions both chambers after House changes. Senate differed on related pay bills, with Finance reporting a compromise on trial court salaries to a three judge committee named by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
House
Darden
Senate Finance Committee
Massenburg House
Justice Association
L. McCarthy Downs
Downs
Virginia
Berryville Students Buy Defense Stamps
Berryville Virginia March 11 reported by Superintendent Archie F Robertson that Berryville schools both high and elementary purchased defense stamps and bonds totaling 1579.80 before March 1. Garnett Levi seventh grade led with 516.50, Ruth Berlin sixth grade second with 321.45, and the high school contributed 283.55 of the total across eleven stamps and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Archie F. Robertson
Garnett Levi
Bataan Situation Stabilizes as No New Activity Reported
The War Department cites No. 142 saying in Bataan Douglas MacArthur's forces face a larger Japanese force but the situation is temporarily stabilized. No air or ground action occurred in the last 24 hours. The front positions appear unchanged and both sides hold steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Soldiers must work or fight, Lear says in Cleveland
Army commander Leith H. Lear told the Cleveland Advertising Club that those who refuse to work are not fit to serve. He urged labor battalions for protestors and warned editors against spreading hysteria that weakens civilian and military resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Leith
Ben Lear
Tony
Second Army
Geminal
Lear
Alaska
Labrador
Greenland
West Point Finals Will Be Brief
The U S Military Academy announced graduation week will last three days, ending May 29 instead of June 10. Graduates can enter the services more quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Berryville Officials Scramble After Quorum Shortfall
Berryville council fails to meet quorum for two nights. Mayor Bell and Recorder Levi attend last night while four councilmen are absent. Local officials report high defense stamp sales and discuss air raid siren tests hindered by wind. Aviation cadet Joe Harris, son of local residents, advances in Army Air Corps training at Sumpter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
L. H. Bell
Kenneth Levi
L. N. Russell
F. A. Tappan
New Jersey
D. Blanton Allen
American Dental Association
Washington
Walter Wisecarver, Jr
Coast Artillery
Joe Harris
J. J. Harris
Maxwell Field
Ala
Army Air Corps
Sumpter
8. C
Clarke County
J. Edward Thoma
Plea Is Made For War Prisoners
The British Red Cross cabled Geneva appealing to the Japanese Red Cross to ensure no further atrocities against prisoners of war in Hongkong. The appeal was sent to Prince Shimazu and stressed that such mistreatment must not recur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British
Red Cross
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Hongkong
Prince Shimazu
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cripps
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Canberra
Lendlease
Hodge’s Taxi
Dial
Mr. Miller
State Department
Panama
M’ Arthur
Lewis Glover
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!