Lewis confronts demagogue charge before Senate panel
John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers, clashes with Senator Ball and other investigators on the Senate War Investigating Committee. He defends miners’ hunger claims, accuses Ball of demagoguery, and demands protection for witnesses as Chairman Truman curbs the rowdy exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Senator Ball
United Mine Workers
Senate
Brewster
R-Me
Lewis
Ball
Trumann
D-Mo
Truman
Committee
A B C Stamps Use Deadline Set for March 31
Local grocers report customer confusion over ration coupons as A B C stamps must be used by March 31. D E F stamps have been honored since yesterday and expire April 30. New point values for many commodities will be released Sunday morning, with anticipated reductions likely reducing D E F usage next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Winchester seeks help locating a missing woman
Camp Shelby, Miss. soldiers appeal for aid in finding a woman named Helen. Winchester cannot provide her address or last name but offers to pay for an advertisement and asks for cooperation to raise morale of Company C 474th Q M Rest (Trk). The piece ends with a note urging saving waste fats and pointing to a Northern Virginia Power Company window display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shel
Winchester
Helen
Jimmy
474Th Q. M. Rest
Trk
Camp Shelby
Miss
Northern Virginia Power Company
Begins Early In Life To Ply His Racket Game
Lynn Massachusetts March 26 a five year old from Salem repeatedly rode trains to Lynn to visit the police headquarters for ice cream and treats Each visit ends with handling to the baggage master then the police and a call to Salem as the boy seeks a ride home The pattern raises questions about mischief and supervision
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Eugene Deschene
Salem
Eugene
Tragedy in Reliance as Clergyman's Daughter Dies
Six year old Mabel Elizabeth Walz daughter of Rev. Charles P. Walz dies after a manure spreader runs over her near the Reliance United Brethren church. The accident injured Beth while playing with friend Albert Bowers. she died en route to Front Royal Hospital from a fractured skull. Funeral details set for Sunday at Reliance Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance
Warren County
Frederick County
Mabel Elizabeth Walz
Charles P. Walz
Russell Stickley
Reliance Group
United Brethren Churches
Stickley
Walter Keener
Elwood Werrick
Front Royal Hospital
Beth
Philip
Daniel
Priscilla Ruth
Walz
C. P. Walz
Iphia
J Paul
Berkeley Springs
W. Charge
Reliance Cemetery
Eagles Ladies' Nite at Eagles Hall
Eagles Hall hosts Ladies' Nite on Saturday March 27 at 8 p.m. with music. All members and families invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Hosiery Plant Seeks Gasoline Aid From Ration Committee
At a directors meeting the Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee to contact the rationing group for extra gasoline to protect Oscar Nebel Company hosiery plant operations. Plant manager Veitel reports staff drop from 164 to 82, with many workers serving in the armed forces or seeking jobs elsewhere. The Gaso line Rationing committee says no complaints have been received so far. The board also moves to obtain state aid for airport runways and to pursue a government hospital for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
B. M. Sullivan
Jim Shockey
John Fosbrink
Oscar Nebel Company, Inc
Richard Veitel
The
Star
Oscar Nebel Company
Veitel
George Schecter
Valley Airways
Brinckerhoff
West Virginia
Allen C Perkinson
Division of Aeronautics
Dent
Andrew Bell
Banks In Clarke Announce New Service Charges
Berryville Virginia banks, Bank of Clarke County and First National Bank, will start new checking charges April 1. The first monthly check costs 25 cents, then four checks free, next 100 at 3 cents, next 100 at 2 cents, and all further checks 1 cent. A Thrift account offers 20 checks for $1 with no other fees. The change responds to wartime income declines from loan restrictions and bond rate cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Berryville
Bank of
Clarke County
First National Bank
Attend Sale Of Household Furniture At 101 S Braddock St
A sale of household furniture is scheduled at 101 S Braddock St on Saturday March 27. J P Reardon is the administrator. Notices dated March 23 24 26 1p 31 accompany the public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Braddock St
J. P. Reardon
Admr
Davis Forms Land Army to Boost Food Supply
President Roosevelt announced that Chester C. Davis, as food administrator, will form a land army to increase the nation’s food output. He noted 550,000 farm workers deferred from service and estimates 3,000,000 more to follow this year. The War Production Board will expand farm machinery production and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Production Board
Virginia Officials Delay Victory Tax Returns Guidance
Virginia taxpayers are told to delay filing first quarter 1943 Victory tax returns until forms arrive. Collector N B Early Jr warns mailing delays from wartime workload. about April 1 start, with 45 000 Form W 1 copies to be mailed over the next 5 10 days. Taxpayers have until midnight April 30 to file and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Internal Revenue
N. B. Early, Jr
Early
Victory Tax Division
American Bank
Tenth and
Main Streets
Parcel Post
Charles Ker
Robert Rand
Plumed Lady Testifies Over War Contract Fees
Mrs. Katherine A. Baker wearing a red plumed hat testified before the House Naval Committee about alleged threats by its general counsel Robert E. Kline to force her husband into a salary arrangement with Fleetwood Craftsmen Inc. The Bakers had earned substantial fees from Navy contracts, with 1942 gross fees cited at 219000 or 191000 for specific contracts. The exchange touched on alleged government pressure and the integrity of wartime profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Katherine A. Baker
House Naval Committee
United States
Commission
Robert E. Kline
Fleetwood Craftsmen, Inc
Navy Mattresses
Bakers
Kline
Baker
Navy
Fleetwood
United States of America
Bradley
D-Pa
Women’s job search in Scranton widens unemployment crisis
Iron Age reports Scranton Pennsylvania faces 30 000 unemployment and 7 000 empty houses as men seek work elsewhere, with 20 000 joining armed forces and 20 000 more moving to war cities. The commission's findings were sent to President Roosevelt for war production guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iron Age
Scranton
Wheeling
Richmond
Steubenville
Zanesville
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bridgeport
Baltimore
Federal
Anthracite Coal Commission
Roosevelt
Army, Navy and War Production Board
Army, Navy
WPB
Soviet Pressure On Smolensk Is Unslackened
Moscow dispatch reports continued Red Army drive toward Smolensk with unslackened pressure across the western front. On the northern Donets front Russians fought bitterly against German units while recapturing two settlements in the Belgorod sector as German claims noted no major operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Smolensk
Donets River
Belgorod
Associated Press
Berlin
Eastern Front
Lake Ladoga
Gelendzhik
Black Sea
Caucasus
Leningrad
Helsinki
Foe
London
Donets
Kharkov
Chuguevy
Clarke labor canvass to cover Berryville Boyce areas
Clarke county committee plans canvassing Berryville and Boyce to learn how many firms will close during peak season. Mayors Bell and Smith appoint local committees. School plans may shift with apple harvest and farm work needs. A labor camp in cooperation with Frederick county is discussed. Arthur Krock's land army progress noted and labor center to handle calls and applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Berryville
Clarke County Committee
Boyce
Leonard Bell
Henry Clay Smith
T A. F. Robertson
Richmond
Virginia Education Association
Frederick
Arthur Krock
Land Army
C. C. Labor Center
Winchester Firemen Await Alarm as 19 Days Pass
City and County briefs note Winchester firemen operated without an alarm for 19 days until two calls arrived simultaneously yesterday afternoon. Doc Gardiner, Boyce pharmacist, plans to help farm during rush seasons while keeping business open. Shenandoah Valley expected apple blossoms to appear in full bloom next month with a lighter display than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Gardiner
Boyce
Shenandoah Valley
Doomed Man Is Saved From Noose By Gov Neely
Governor E. F. Neely commutes the death sentence of Thomas J. Farley, 28, of McDowell County, to life imprisonment after two meetings and a hospital examination. Farley was convicted of fatally shooting James Adkins in a Carswell rooming house on August 31, 1941. Dr. J. E. Offner reported Farley has a serious brain injury and the mental capacity of a 12 year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas J. Farley
McDowell County
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Neely
Farley
James Adkins
Carswell
J. E. Offner
Western State Hospital
World at War Highlights Siege and Fronts Across Theaters
British Eighth Army advances in Tunisia after early setback with gains near El Hamma west of Gabes. Soviet forces breach new German lines beyond the Dnieper en route to Smolensk while recapturing Kharkov towns. British torpedo boats engage off Dieppe, Allied bombers hit Messina, and US forces plan further strikes against Japan as MacArthur targets distant bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Mareth Line
Algiers
el Hamma
Gabes
Gray W. Hume Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack
Gray W. Hume 67 prominent Loudoun county farmer and livestock dealer died at his Leesburg home yesterday afternoon from a heart attack. He was vestryman at St. James Episcopal Church and on the Loudoun Farm Loan Association board. Surviving are wife Lillian, three children Mrs Carr, Mrs Jones M. Lawson, and Gray W. Hume Jr plus a stepson Corporal J M Lawson USMC. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray W. Hume
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Clay B. Carr
Boyce
Humes
Virginia
St. James Episcopal Church
Loudoun Farm Loan Association
Lillian Hume
Birmingham
Ala
Carr
Jones M. Lawson
Jacksonville
Fla
Gray W Hume, Jr
Kansas City
Wanted typewriters and adding machines advertised
Classified ad notes cash for typewriters and adding machines by Kenneth E. Henry Co. and lists a Friday bingo at Rouss Fire Co with 250 dollars in prizes. The notices appear with dates in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Henry Co
Rouss Fire CO
Local Gains Reported By Montgomery Men
Allied dispatch from North Africa reports Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery infantry gaining ground in the Mareth sector of southern Tunisia. American forces under Lieut Gen George S. Patton Jr repelled a minor German infantry attack near Djebel Berda, with other actions in the Gafsa Maknassy area. Air sorties were high as fourteen enemy planes fell and six Allies went missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
George S Patton, Jr
Djebel Berda
Gafsa
el Guetaria Pass
Bou Hamran
Eighth
Maknassy
Sened Station
Tunisia
Algiers
el Hamma
Africa Corps
New York
CBS
Gabes
Mareth
el Guetar
First Army
VRM Enlistments Sought for Virginia Reserve Militia
Captain J R Brandon of Virginia Reserve Militia Company No 35 urged men not in other defense groups to enlist. The unit has lost many members and is near its minimum strength of 40. Plans for studies await better weather and interested joiners are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brandon
Virginia Reserve Militia Company
Oysters Friday and contact details for sale
Oysters advertised with 85cat and contact Adam Ritter. Call after 3 15 at 315 N Kent St. Dial 4956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Ritter
Kent St
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J. L. Spars
Solerts
Beth” Walz
Woitel
COC
Clarke
Plumed
Iron and Steel Industry Magazine
By Eddy Gilmore
Bell
Smith
Gov. Neely
Russia
Dnieper River
English
Dieppe
France
Messina
Sicily
Far Pacific
U.S
Japan
MacArthur
Australia
Clay Carr
Montgomery
Daniel DE Luce
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