Norfolk judge Carney examined by medical panel
Dr. C Ferebee coroner of Norfolk County testified to the Norfolk County Circuit Court judge B Carney’s health during a House of Delegates inquiry into moral and law enforcement conditions. He said Carney looked unwell and may have been stressed but denied signs of serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Nelson Parker
Richmond
Investigating Committee
Perebee
Judge Carney
Carney
Ferebee
Five Objectives For Postwar Farm Improvement
Richmond Virginia March 1 A program of five broad objectives for improvement of farm conditions in the postwar period was outlined by G F Hollsinger president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation at the federation annual convention in Richmond His points include modern homes and equipment at costs near product prices and farm wages stable rural interest rates floor price parity farm price support improvements in the distribution system and broader rural education Dr J R Hutcheson outlined labor prospects noting migrant workers may fall from 10 000 12 000 to under 4 000 in 1944
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
G. F. Hollsinger
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Hutcheson
State Agricultural Extension Division
Major Stewart In New Role At British Bomber Base
Major James Stewart, famed former actor, is named commander of a large Liberator bomber force at a U.S. base in Britain. He led yesterday's Brunswick raid, earning an oak leaf cluster for his air medal after his tenth mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Britain
James Stewart
Hollywood
Brunswick
Stewart
Europe
Ration Calendar Update for Meats Fats and Gasoline
The AP outlines rationing with Book three brown stamps Y and Z valid through March 20, Book four red stamps A8 to F8 through May 20, red tokens and brown one point stamps usable as change. Processed foods Book four green stamps K L M through March 20, blue stamps A8 to E8 through May 20, sugar stamps 30 and 40 for canning through Feb 28, shoes Book one stamp 18 through April 30, airplane stamp 1 indefinite, and new gasoline coupons 9-A for three gallons through May 8 in the Northeast and Southeast, with 10-A coupons for three gallons through March 21 elsewhere. B and B-1 and C and C-1 two gallons, with regional limits. B-2 and C-2 two to four gallons universally. fuel oil Period three coupons expire March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Rocky Mountains
Detroit obstetrician gets 16 year espionage term
Dr. Fred W. Thomas of Detroit was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to violate wartime espionage laws. He faced charges for supplying information on war production and troop movements and for providing materials for invisible ink to Grace Buchanan Dineen, identified by the FBI as the espionage line leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Earward J. Moinet
Fred W. Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Bertrand Stuart Hoffman
Thomas
Grace Buchanan-Dineen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Answers to the Daily Quiz Solomons
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page 1 list Solomons as the source. The items include seven red and six white, a main Japanese air and supply base in New Guinea, and references to aoe George Barr McCutcheon. Other questions point to Greater, Sight, Wagner, approval of the captain, and New York City.
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Solomons
New Guinea
Aoe
George Barr McCutcheon
Wagner
New York City
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1921 in Spring Book
The Evening Star advertises Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1921 for sizes 10 to 20 with yardage details for a two piece travel and street wear outfit. The ad promotes the Spring ABC Pattern Book at 10 cents per copy and a 15 pattern for 25 cents plus postage, with payment in coins to Evening Star New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
New Spring
ABC
Evening Star
Station G
New York
N.Y
MacArthur Praised by Curtin in Australia
Prime Minister John Curtin lauded General Douglas MacArthur on the second anniversary of his arrival in Australia. In a broadcast arranged with the U S Office of War Information Curtin said MacArthur’s name stands higher in Australia than two years ago for his devotion to duty and support to fighting men and supplies from America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
John Curtin
U. S. Office of War Information
MacArthur
Bataan
Curtin
America
Japanese Admit Negros Losses In Admiralty Island Fighting
New York dispatch reports Japanese forces opposing United States troops on Los Negroes in the Admiralty islands have been reduced in strength by about due to intense fighting. Japanese claims say their troops are inflicting heavy losses while taking the initiative. The battle centered around Hayne airfield where about 5,000 enemy troops with heavy guns and mortars faced U S garrison troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japanese Comet Agency Sa
United States
Los Negroes
Admiralty Islands
U. S
Hayne Airfield
Portraits to hang in German schools for Hitler and Himmler
Zurich dispatch to Dagens Nyheter reports a German decree ordering the display of a picture of Heinrich Himmler beside Adolf Hitler in all German schools henceforth. The notice underscores a state campaign of propaganda and indoctrination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockhholm
Heinrich Himmle
Adolph Hitler
Zurich
Dagens Nyheter
Advises Railroads To Be Prepared For Revenue Drop
Chicago segment reports Charles E. Smith of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad warning during the American Railway Engineering Association convention that postwar competition from other transport modes will intensify. He urged proactive steps to secure equal postwar opportunity, opposing subsidies and noting railroads must cover taxes and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles E. Smith
New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Smith
American Railway Engineering Association
Stirbey Seeks Armistice Terms Direct to Mihail King
Reports from Istanbul say Prince Barbu Stirbey former prime minister of Romania is en route to Cairo to seek Allied peace terms and will deliver the results directly to young King Mihail. He reportedly spoke with Mihail and his mother Queen Helen before leaving Bucharest. The mission is described as personal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Romania
Barbu Stirbey
Rignania
Cairo
Mihail
Stirbey
Helen
Bucharest
Daily Reports of Events In Berryville Berryville Star News
Local notices from Berryville Boyce and Clarke County update residents on incidents, meetings and openings. Reports cover community actions, small crime notes, public meetings and civic updates affecting the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce
Clarke County
Baby found dead on National Cemetery grounds
A baby was found dead this morning on the National Cemetery grounds. It was not determined if the infant was alive at birth or premature. Police had no statement, and coroner Dr. H I Pifer could not be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cemetery
H. I. Pifer
Elliott Roosevelt Marriage Is On Rocks Again
In Fort Worth on March 16 a divorce suit was expected to be filed by Ruth Googins Roosevelt against Col. Elliott Roosevelt serving in Europe. Attorney Robert K. Hanger said waivers were sent to his APO for signature and the petition would be routine. The Roosevelts wed 11 years ago after a rodeo romance and have three children Chandler Tony and David Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Ruth Googins Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Robert K. Hanger
Roosevelt
APO
Roosevelts
Chandler
Tony
David Boynton
Dallas
Elizabeth Donner
Minden
Nev
George C. Swiler
Burlington
Iowa
Why Pre War Dads Were Inducted
Washington March 16. Col Francis V Keesling Jr legislative officer for selective service blamed failure of the manpower replacement program for the need to induct thousands of pre war fathers. He testified before a House military sub committee promising immediate investigation of the replacement program run by the War Manpower Commission. He said had replacements been available to industry on schedule 160000 pre war fathers drafted by February 1 would have stayed out of uniform though induction later would have been likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis V. Keesling, Jr
Keesling
House
Costello
D-Calif
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
District Scout training session set for Rock Enon Springs
Registration papers for the entire district were received and district commissioners will attend a weekend training at the new camp site Rock Enon Springs on March 25 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinsburg
Rock Enon Springs
Little sunfrock pattern 4612 offers varied styles
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept offers pattern 4612 for girls sizes 6 to 14 with ruffle or no ruffle sleeves. Dress in flowered cotton with jumper and blouse options. Send 20 cents plus size name address and style number to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Allied air raids push 500 tons on Japanese positions in SW Pacific
General MacArthur announced coordinated strikes across Wewak Bougainville and Rabaul dropping 500 tons on thirty targets. Wewak faced 174 tons in a four day burst making it the center of the campaign. Australian ground troops advance toward Madang while Bougainville remains quiet near Empress Augusta Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Japan
North New Guinea
Allies Hit From Hilly Points Near Cassino and Diego
Allied forces endured harassing artillery from hilly terrain southwest of Carroceto while German efforts to explode mines along the beachhead perimeter were noted. RAF and US bombers hit Durazzo, Rome outskirts, and the Dalmatian coast as Cassino air operations drew high praise from Gen. Baker for concentrated destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroceto
Cassino
Terni
Rome
Sofia
Dalmatian
Boston
Velletri
Italy
Baker
Hopkins Examinations Extend at Mayo Clinic
Harry Hopkins, close adviser to President Roosevelt, arrived in Rochester from Florida for a medical checkup after an influenza illness. A Mayo Clinic spokesman said further examinations are continuing beyond the planned end date, though Hopkins is able to move about in his St Marys Hospital room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Mayo Clinic
Hopkins
Florida
St. Mary’s Hospital
Red Army crosses Bug river threatens German lines near Nikolaev
Soviet forces smashed across the middle Bug and moved within 30 miles of the pre war Romanian border. The report says 17 miles from Nikolaev and 6 miles from Vinnytsia as Russians push along the Bug and Dniester front, threatening Odessa and German supply routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Middle Bug
Moscow
Bug
Russia
Ukraine
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Snigerevka
Kherson
Uman
Ivan
Konev
Second Ukraine
Dniester
Bessarabia
Konve
Nemirov
Vinnitsa
Gaivoron
Olgopol
Odessa-Warsaw
Tarnopol
Bereznegovatoye
Snikerevka
Ingul
Ingulets
Kopany
Bug River
Rumania
Service Reporter Details Sicily Invasion Shortfalls
Stars and Stripes correspondent Sgt Jack Fossie told the Commonwealth Club that twenty U S Army C 47 transports were shot down by Allied anti aircraft fire after a German bombing raid in Sicily. He praised the near flawless Sicilian invasion overall noting one unfortunate incident and cited a Washington announcement near landing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Erarcigod
Stan
Sicily
Jack Fossie
Stars and Stripes
Commonwealth Club
Set
Foisie
Fossie
Washington
Casablanca
Grand Jury Called To Report In Frederick Court
Frederick Circuit Court records order grand jurors to report at 10 o clock on Tuesday March 21. Jurors named include George Eagle H C Borden A H Grim Ernest Gray Z W Bageant Paul E Dodson and J O Chamberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
George Eagle
H. C. Borden
A. H. Grim
Ernest Gray
Z. W. Bageant
Paul E. Dodson
J. O. Chamberland
Speedy German Four-Engine Fighters Reported Over Germany
American airmen returning from a heavy attack against southern Germany described sighting a formation of new four engine German fighters with twin fin tails. They said the planes were extremely fast and markedly advanced.
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London
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The
Associated Press
Marianas
Saipan
Tinian
Mariana Islands
U.S. Navy
International Soundphoto
Coast Guard
Victor Bogard
Des Moines
King
Nippon
Sion
Odessa
Bug Lake
Siobodzeya
Lnow
Winchester
Main St
Silco Cut Price Stores, Inc
Ene
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock St
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