Rayburn Aims to Move British Aid Bill by Tuesday
Washington March 13 Rayburn said the $7 billion British aid appropriation bill should be ready for the House on Tuesday with hopes to pass it that day. House appropriations subcommittee planned brief hearings as Chairman Woodrum indicated testimony would conclude late tomorrow. Woodrum stressed action after weeks of delay and debate.
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Washington
Er Rayburn
House
Woodrum
D-Va
Hull
Rep
Hungary Funds Frozen in the United States
Morgenthau says the United States froze all Hungarian funds in U S at the request of the President and Treasury. Hungary is the twelfth nation with assets frozen after signing the Axis pact about two months ago. Officials note such freezes occur when a country is occupied by troops. Morgenthau declines to state if Hungary is considered occupied by German forces.
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Rooseve
Hungary
United States
Morgen Treasury
Treasury
Morgenthau
Birds Sing Through Snowy Weather Inspiring Backyard Feeders
Ma Winchester notes birds kept up song despite snow as cardinals sparrows and robins brave the cold. She urges simple sheltered feeding stations away from cats to invite daily visitors, who may grow accustomed to human presence.
Report Audit Resumed in Winchester Trial Justice Accounts
State auditor M. L. Carnifax returned from Richmond to Winchester and it is understood the audit of trial justice accounts has been resumed. Records likely cover periods before Jan 1 1938, while earlier audits ranged from Jan 1 1938 to March 6 1941. F. L. Largent Jr. has not qualified as trial justice yet and may not before Monday. No grand jury session is planned at the opening of the next court term.
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M. L. Carnifax
Winchester
Richmond
Corporation Court
State Mediator Tries His Hand In NYC Bus Strike
State Mediator Arthur S. Meyer arrived from Miami to seek a rapid settlement of the four day old bus strike that has tied up 95 percent of Manhattan’s cheap surface transit. He met with Mayor LaGuardia and then with bus firms and the Trans Port Workers' Union CIO. Meyer said he would try to settle it as soon as possible and warned he cannot promise when. The 3,500 striking workers faced their first payless payday as payrolls remained unpaid across eight windows blocked by picket lines.
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Eee
Manhattan
Arthur S. Meyer
State Mediation Board
Miami
Pla
LaGuardia
Transport Workers’ Union
CIO
Meyer
Governor Invited to Attend Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
A Winchester delegation invited Governor Price to attend the eighteenth annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2. The festival committee, led by T. Russell Cather, included Tom Baldridge, Postmaster Nelson Page, Clifford Grim, C. Ridgely White, George T. Barnsley, Charles Harper, and Dr. George Snair.
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Richmond
Winchester
Price
Cather
Penateys Os
Weekly tax on salaries now being planned
Congressional fiscal experts discussed a 5 percent earned income tax on weekly pay to fund a 7 billion dollar aid program. The plan would tax many workers while exempting the very low earners and require offsets from investment incomes, rentals, and other sources.
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Jack Bell
Washington
United States Seen Able to Meet Armament Challenge
At an expedite armament meeting in Cleveland on March 13 military experts expressed confidence the United States can compete in the world armament race. Frank A. Scott said American resources equal all others combined and warned of a Civil War conscription base. James L. Walsh urged full speed production to keep the Hun off American shores. Lieut. Col. John K. Christmas praised U S tanks as superior products of American brains and industry.
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Cleveland
United States
Frank A. Scott
World War Industries Board
Scott
James L. Walsh
New York City
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Defense Committee
Walsh
John K. Christmas
Army
Aberdeen, Md., Proving Grounds
City And County Brevities Update On Local Service Roster
Paul Riley, former Frederick County School Band director, now uniformed for the Air Corps, reports to Orlando for duty after enlisting. Jack Brandon scored a perfect six on a .22 rifle at the armory range. Ralph Sprinkle handles publicity alongside Catherine Campbell, Margaret Willey, and Powell Jolliffe. Letters about finance committee appeals and festival planning keep staff busy as the Shenandoah crappie stock history notes the fish were introduced circa 1917 near Locke's mill and later declined due to spawning-season restrictions.
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Paul
Frederick County
Air Corps
Pat
Army Air and
Orlando
Fla
William A. Riley
South
Kent
Ralph Sprinkle
Catherine Campbell
Margaret Jane Willey
Powell Jolliffe
Finance Committee
Elevator Outage Traps Worker Then Jumps To Escape
A elevator in a building malfunctions trapping an operator named Watson. He cannot stop the lift as it moves repeatedly up and down. On an up trip he opens a third floor door and jumps out, ending the danger when another person throws the main switch stopping the elevator.
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Watson
Coal Operators Reject Demands in Union Wage Fight
NEW YORK March 13. Coal operators rejected the United Mine Workers demand for a blanket $1 a day wage increase and proposed extending the current two year contract covering 450 000 miners for two more years. The joint conference from eight Appalachian states discussed price and production changes and urged prompt action to keep mines operating.
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New York
United Mine Workers Ofco
Appalachian
Charles O'Neill
United Eastern Coal Sales Corporation
National Defense
Auto Licenses To Go On Sale In Winchester Frederick Area
Auto licenses for 1941 go on sale at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday at 9 o'clock. First come, first served with steady applications expected until all licenses issued. Andrew Bell asks newcomers to transfer permits promptly. Total licenses 8 385 with categories including passenger 6 450 truck 1 350 and other types listed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester-Frederick
Andrew Bell
Dress Sale Promises Bargains on 100 Dresses
Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop advertises a clearance offering 100 dresses with original prices up to 24.95 now on sale for 2 to 3 dollars. The notice appears in the March issue.
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Rewick
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Antiques On Sale And Event Notes From Local Halls
A jumble of notices details a Sarah Zane Fire Hall event with 20 games and prizes including a $100 grand prize and a $100 door prize on Thursday March 13 at 7 30. It also mentions a mystery title Who Killed Aunt Maggie and an antiques sale on Saturday March 15 with prices and stock reduced at multiple locations including The Style Shop and 8 N Loudoun St. Cp 1t.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
N. Loudoun St
Two Ocean Navy Plan Urged With No Further Expansion
Washington reports the navy emphasizes finishing the two ocean fleet promptly amid fears Axis fleets may grow stronger. Secretary Knox testified the Axis total stood at 1,835,000 tons versus the United States at 1,250,000, warning Britain could fall and Japan join the Axis, risking U.S. war involvement. Admiral Stark urged no further expansion beyond current contracts.
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Washington
Navy High Command
Congress
Knox
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Far East
Harold R. Stark
Labor Mediation Board Discussed by White House Trio
President Roosevelt discussed a proposed labor mediation board with Secretary Perkins and Defense Directors Knudsen and Hillman. They said a board to handle defense related labor problems was in a definite shape with options of 11, 7 or 5 members and no names were yet proposed. They noted no disagreement among the trio and denied immediate planning for long-range future actions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Defense
Knudsen and
Hillman
Miss Perkins
Knudsen
Dead Son Gift to Soldiers Moves Hearts Across England
In a Midlands town a middle aged woman handed two Canadian soldiers a packet containing 150 one pound notes with a note from a broken hearted mother. She says the gift honors her son who died early in this war and her husband who perished in the previous war. The money is to be used for the soldiers.
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England
Laddie
Apple Blossom Festival date may coincide with Rosstown Olde event
Weather records show temperatures in the twenties and thirties delaying apple trees. Experts expect the green bud stage around early April and blossoms by late April, risking peak bloom aligning with May 1-2 festival dates. Dr. A B Groves notes no predictions yet but optimism for best blossoms if timing holds.
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A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Stuart Walker Dies at 53 Noted Playwright and Producer
Beverly Hills announces the death of Stuart Walker aged 53 from a heart attack. He founded the Portmanteau Theater and directed repertory companies in Buffalo Detroit Indianapolis and Cleveland before moving into motion picture production. Walker authored the Portmanteau plays including The Trimpler Never theless The Medicine Show Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree The Very Naked Young Man and Sir Dayvic Wears A Crown.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Stuart Walker
Walker
Portmanteau Theater
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Trimpler
Dayvic
British Bomber Offensive Threatens Berlin and Ports
Allied air forces intensify raids from Boulogne to Berlin and across occupied Europe. British R A F bombers hit Berlin Hamburg and Liverpool with heavy bombs as new aircraft and greater numbers power the night assaults.
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Associated Press
Boulogne
Berlin
Low Countries
Norway
Brit
United Stats
aid-to-Britain
English Channel
Yestern
Bremeval Shipbuilding Yards
Hamburg
Nor
Netherlands
Ship
Ijmuiden
Ostend
Belgium
World War II bomb raids batter German cities
World Today reports RAF bombers devastate Berlin Hamburg and Bremen in the heaviest raids, 16 killed 37 wounded in Berlin, Britain says new aircraft may be US built. Germans claim 10 000 bombs hit Liverpool in a Coventry style raid. Italian offensive fails with 10 000 Italian casualties and 2 000 dead. Rome says Greek counterattack repulsed with heavy losses.
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Britain
Formant
Berlin
Hamburg
Germany
Liverpool
R.A.P
Boulogne
Norway
London
Air Ministry
Atlantic
England
Anf
Coventry
English Midlands
Associated Press
R.A.F
Bremen
Mussolini
Rome
President Roosevelt Likely To Take Deferred Vacation
President Roosevelt may start a deferred spring vacation trip next week after delays on the British aid bill. He has two definite engagements remaining the White House Correspondents Association dinner and the National Gallery of Art dedication. A nationwide radio address on defense and British aid is planned.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House Correspondents Association
National Gallery of Art
Laborite Dies
Tom Mann veteran British labor leader died today at his Grassington Yorkshire home ending a long political career in the labor movement.
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London
Tom Mann
Grassington
Yorkshire
Winchester Elks Host Grand Exalted Ruler Event
Winchester Elks entertain Grand Exalted Ruler and local lodge leaders as officers and guests gather for a ceremonial meeting. Attendees include James G. Nevitt Emory E. Keyser and district officials with East Orange and local club representatives in attendance.
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Winchester Elks
Rotary
Winchester Lodge
James G. Nevitt
Emory E. Keyser
W. W. Glass
J. W. Arthur
Sol Unger
R. T. Bryarly
R. T. Cavanaugh
East Orange
P. D. Plank
W. R. Pifer
Ro Wy
Naddeo
Barr Pheto
Col
W.H. Kelley
Mr. Buch
Novia Sea
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Sam
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Athens
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World Today
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Grand Lodge Activities Committee
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Joseph G. Buch
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