Woodrum Committee Advances $7 Billion Lease Aid Plan
The Woodrum chaired subcommittee approved a $7,000,000,000 aid package to Britain under the lease lend program and set steps for debate next Tuesday. The full Appropriations Committee plans a Tuesday morning report and aims for a final vote by Wednesday. President Roosevelt to address the nation on radio denying any plan to weaken the US fleet to aid Britain.
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Great Britain
Woodrum
D-Va
Roosevelt
Announcing Laura B Hon TSylish Stout Shoppe Dresses
Laura B Hon presents a charming line of select dresses at TSylish Stout Shoppe. The feature showcases tasteful silhouettes and coordinated accessories for the season.
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Laura B Hon
Stout
Sportsmen Banquet Aims 500 Members On April 18
The group plans an April 18 banquet and seeks 500 members with a 50 cent dues fee. Attendees may pay 1 dollar for the meal totaling 1.50. Composed by S Lee Grant Claude Stickley and Seabright to run the program. Frederick county represented. most vice presidents present except Max Braithwaite. Discussion covered hawk bounty, quail season, and possible Game and Inland Fisheries Commission meeting March 28.
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S. Lee Grant
Claude Stickley
Seabright
Winchester
Frederick
Frederick County
Max Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Board of Supervisors
Jack Brandon
Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
Commission
Buckley Wins Farmer Award in Clarke County
Buckley received the Farmer Award at a Clarke County event. Berryville 4-H Club and Mr. Soutey were noted, with involvement in livestock categories including beef, dairy, hogs, and turkeys. Punkhouser served as toastmaster at the Boyce banquet, which drew a large crowd.
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Berryville
Soutey
Clarke County
This Security Advisory Co
Punkhouser
Boyce
Col Donovan Holds Aid Conference With Pranco
Col Donovan convenes talks with Nicolas Pranco regarding aid for Spain tied to the UnaG bid. Officials discuss assistance packages and strategic options amid mounting international pressure.
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Nicolas Pranco
Spain
Leles
Can ID Supplies Amid Food Aid Efforts at Vichy
Officials in Vichy say guarantees can be provided to satisfy both the United States and France that American food aid to unoccupied areas will not reach Germany. The March 15 report notes ongoing discussions about ensuring proper delivery and monitoring of relief shipments.
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Vichy
France
Germany
United States
German Arrest of U.S. Journalist Named Hottelet
United Press reports American journalist Richard C. Hottelet, Berlin bureau member, was arrested on suspicion of espionage for an enemy power. Authorities say espionage was not connected to his journalistic work and details are withheld pending trial.
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Parga
DNB. Ee
Andagenees Today
Richard Cc. Hottelet
United Press Headquarters
New York
Richard C. Hottelet
Berlin
United Press
United States
Wgiper
Hotteler
Indictments Charged in Transocean Case by Grand Jury
A grand jury in Washington indicted Transocean and two men on charges of violating registration laws. Manfred Transocean, an American, and Guenther Town, a German citizen, were arrested in New Zealand. Transocean faced claims of failing to register and supplying false information. Tonn was charged with not registering.
1000 Girls to Be Recruited for Soldier Boys Dances
Mrs Ray Lawrence chairs a plan to recruit 100 women to sign up 10 eligible girls each for dances with selectee soldiers. The 1000 girls will form the Girls' Defense Club ready to attend stagline dances as needed to boost morale and “get the boys in the Army.”
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Peery
Richmond Cleset
Sense Unit
Ray Lawrence
Girls
Millions Hustle To Meet Tax Deadline In 1940
Treasury expects lease-lend appropriation to top 20 billion in next 16 months as millions rush last minute payments for 1940 income taxes. Taxpayers face midnight deadline with over 15 million individuals and 500 thousand corporations filing returns and many choosing quarterly installments. Treasury projects monthly receipts over one billion with early payments and defense costs driving deficits.
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Treasury
Washington
Internal Revenue
Mar-Ker Sts
Esteep
Moore reorganization commission asks Governor Price to attend meeting
In Richmond on March 15 the Moore commission voted 4 to 2 to invite Governor Price to attend next month's session and defend his administrative reorganization proposals. The letter, drafted by Chairman E Blackburn Moore, cites conflicting evidence and fairness to the General Assembly and Virginians. Opponents included Dr. Robert H. Tucker and Tax Commissioner C. H.
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Richmond
Moore Reorganization Commission
Price
Norfolk
General Assembly
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Commission
People of
Virginia
Capitals Tentatively Set Cherry Blossom Festival Dates
The Capitals announce a tentative Cherry Blossom Festival for April 5 and 6 in Washington. The date depends on weather and bloom conditions.
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Washington
Capitals
Brotherhoods to Mediate with Railroads Ballots Under Way
Fourteen brotherhoods agreed to mediation with railroads while continuing strike ballot counting. George M. Harrison, head of the railway labor executives board, announced the decision in Cincinnati. Ballots end March 20 with counting starting March 25, and officials will meet the mediation board in Washington next Wednesday.
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Associated Press
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Board
Brotherhoods
Cincinnati
National Railway Mediation Board
Harrison
Brotherhood
Mediation Board
Washington
Greeks Capture Tanks From Italians Under Fire
A wartime letter from Kalambake details Greek troops in mountain passes using captured Italian tanks, advancing despite heavy losses. It notes prisoners counted, morale steady, citizens mobilized, and plans to push toward victory in Greece.
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Winchester
Tote
Fotios Pentedemus
Spanosi
Jedemus
Ayn Geers Boas
Kalambake
Greece
Kalen
S — Baka
Mr. Tenor
Harriman Says American People Mean Business
London dispatch reports W A Harriman special Roosevelt aide to speed Mace aid to Britain and ensure arrival of material not blocked. he plans limited travel after arrival and focus on US-based coordination.
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Harriman
Mass Meeting Set for March 27 in Winchester
The festival executive committee announced a mass meeting of Winchester citizens and visitors on Thursday March 27 at the George Washington Hotel. Invitations go to city and county officials and transportation company officials to review blossom celebration plans and solicit public suggestions.
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Festival Executive Committee
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
South America is For British
New York March 15. A report notes a British and American sentiment in South America during a six month tour. Irving left for London aboard the Pan American Dixie Clipper en route to Lisbon. Christopher B. Nelson, president of a Maryland yacht yard, plans to confer with the British admiralty on naval defense and stated his yard builds 110 foot sub chasers for the United States Navy. He says one sub chaser can be produced monthly instead of every two months.
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London
Irving
Lisbon
Christopher B. Nelson
Annapolis
State Highway Funds Showing Some Decrease
Virginia state highway funds rose from about 17.5 million in 1931 to 29 million in 1939 but declined to 28,209,764 in 1940. A ten year tabulation by State Auditor L McCarthy Downs cites a sharp fall in federal receipts as the main cause. Gasoline tax revenue grew from 552 to 17,679,400 while federal grants rose to 5,150,043 in 1939 from 2,927,323 the previous year.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
L. McCarthy Downs
Department
Imminent clash looms as 100000 British troops land in Greece
Reports from Athens via Belgrade claim nearly 100,000 mechanized British troops have landed in southern Greece amid looming conflict. London notes RAF attacks on Germany favor active defense, speculating Hitler may stage an invasion masked by Balkan moves, aided by mid March timing and tides.
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Associated Press
Greece
Belgrade
Athens
London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
Hitler
British Troops Land in Greece Stir Silence in Berlin
Unofficial reports say about 100 609 British troops landed in southern Greece. In Berlin authorities offered no comment and no hint of German countermeasures.
Plane assault aimed at Greek positions in Albania
Dispatches from the Albanian front report hundreds of Italian aircraft bombing Greek lines along a seven mile front northeast of Tepelenë to dislodge Greek mountain positions.
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Air
Rome
Tepeleni
Britain May Occupy Azores and Land in Portugal
German sources report Tangier rumors that Britain plans to occupy the Azores and land in Portugal. The claim circulated as a wartime possibility amid imperial strategy discussions in Berlin and Berlin-aligned outlets.
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Britain
Azores
Berlin
Tangier
Morocco
Portugal
Balkan crisis deepens as British troops land in Greece
World Today reports nearly 100000 mechanized British troops land in southern Greece as German planes operate from Bulgarian bases. Turkiye replies to Hitler. Turkish answer is en route. Nasi warplanes hit English cities. two British merchant ships sunk. British strikes hit Gelsenkirchen, Duesseldorf and Rotterdam. Italians claim repulsed British thrust at Giarabub. aerial warfare dominates Africa. Mussolini blamed for failing to spur Italian troops in Albania.
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Associated Press
Greece
Balkan
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Gelsenkirchen
Duesseldorf
Rotterdam
Giarabub
Birds and burglars plague rural life in brief notices
Poultry losses plague Ira Oates on Sulfur Spring road as a hawk enters a second story gap to hunt chickens. P Anderson of Gore reports two chicks killed nightly by a screech owl, whose presence panics flocks and causes further deaths. Boyce students rename Langbein farm the Duckpond Country School, finding the residence cozy.
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Ira Oates
Sulfur Spring Road
P. Anderson
Gore
Mr. Anderson
Boyce
Fe Langbein Farm
U. S. Route 50
Duckpond Country School
Balkan War Front Fears Rise Over Greek Greek British Troop Movements
Diplomatic reports from Belgrade and Athens describe a large mobilization in southern Greece with nearly 100 000 mechanized troops and hundreds of German warplanes in Bulgarian area. Five British ships daily bring troops and materials while both British and Greek sides seek to keep actions secret for strategic reasons. Air raids and heavy blows are reported across the English Channel as Balkan tensions mount.
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Greece
Aspera
Balkan
Belgrade
Athens
Salonika
Africa
Americans Crowding Homebound Pierce Sails From Yoko
The American liner Pierce departed Yokohama this evening crowded with Americans leaving the Orient after government warnings. A Winchester Park meeting is noted for Monday evening at City Hall with notices for a real estate auction and a Newlin ad on pages two and three.
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Pierce
United States
Orient
Washington
Winchester Park
Seatestion
Mon
City Hall
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Farmer
Donovan
U. S
R. C. Hottelet
Robert H. Tucker
Washington and Lee University
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Philip Murray
D.so
Board of Industrial Organizations
W. A. Harriman
Ote Roosevelt
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Italy
Pore
Nina
Newlin
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