President Reports British Help in Reverse Lend Lease
President Roosevelt announced that through reverse lend lease the British Commonwealth contributed 1.1749 billion dollars to U S defense through June 1. Canada and Australia also aided, with Canada paying cash and Australia contributing 196 million and 51 million respectively. The report notes pooling of resources and includes items shipped and services provided, with future exports to benefit the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gran
Vell
Fish Commonwealth
United States
Lendlease
Empire
British Isles
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
Roosevelt
North Africa
Sicily
Nordo
Bor
United Kingdom
Ceylon
Trinidad
British Guiana
British Honduras
British East Africa
Southern
Rhodesia
British West Africa
Virginians of Note of Winchester and Northern Virginia
A forthcoming biographical volume sponsored by the Winchester Evening Star and edited by Dr. C William Miller will feature portraits and biographies of Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and nearby Virginia leaders. The project promises careful selection and thorough research to provide a durable record of civic business and professional life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
C. William Miller
University of Virginia
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Coun
Letters From Service Men Praise The Star And USO
1st Lt James H Himelright stationed overseas thanks the Star for timely home town news and lasting morale. Dick Eddie Coast Guard gives campaign director Ed Molden support for the War Fund drive praising USO clubs as a home away from home with entertainment and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Himelright
Star
Dick Eddy
U. S. Coast Guard
Ed Molden
USO
New England
Florida Keys
Groups Pressure for Wartime Tax Reforms in Congress
Washington November 11 The CIO and eight groups urged drastic changes to wartime tax plans ahead of a House vote likely next week They proposed a 2.25 billion revenue target and broader debate with amendments The proposals call for higher corporate rates ceilings on wartime income exemptions and mandatory joint returns by corporations and individuals led by CIO President Philip Murray with allies including the National Farmers Union and NAACP
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Washington
House
CIO
Congress. Org
Incorporate
Philip Murray
National Farmer’s Union
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
National Association For the Advance of Colored People
National Women’s Trade Union League of America
League of Women Shoppers
National Lawyers’ Guild and
Consumers’ Union
Council Sets Special Meeting On Zoning November Sixteen
Mayor Anderson announced a special Common Council meeting for Tuesday night November 16 at 7 30 to hold a further hearing if needed and to act on a proposed zoning amendment for the area west of Fairmont avenue near the National Fruit Product Co. All interested residents should plan to attend.
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Anderson
Common Council
Fairmont Avenue
National Fruit Product Co. Eee
Frederick County 200 Years Old Formed In 1743
Frederick County marks two centuries since its 1743 founding with no formal celebration yet planned due to war and other factors. Early records show oaths to magistrates including Morgan Morgan and David Naunce on November 11 1743, with plans to possibly organize a formal commemorative program after the conflict ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Co
Frederick County
E. L. Wood
Baltimore
Wood
Clarke County
Feedrick County
Morgan Morgan
David Naunce
Marquis Chalmers
Thomas Rutherford
Wm. McMahon
Meredith Helms
George Hoge
John White
Winchester
Prederick County
Price Of Coal To Go Up Soon
Government officials worked to day on upward price revisions for coal to compensate for the mine wage increases negotiated by Interior Secretary Ickes and John L. Lewis. Ickes was out of town but aides conferred with Price Administration officials and coal operators. A spokesman said the hikes may be delayed due to factors to be considered. Mine workers won an average $1.50 daily wage increase.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Price Administration
Solid Fuels Administration
Winchester Staged An Impromptu Armistice Celebration
Winchester joined national jubilation marking the 25th anniversary of the 1918 armistice. Bells, whistles, and the Citizens Band led crowds as factories and offices rang out. Reports of a false armistice claim caused pandemonium in Washington and New York, with massive paper debris and public displays in major cities.
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Winchester
State Department
Washington
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Star and Telegraph
Guard Freedom With Honor Urges Dr Clark
Dr E T Clark warned Americans are at risk of losing democracy if citizens do not live honorably and uphold the freedom structure. The ceremony at the courthouse honored Capt M H Roblin and posthumously awarded Fay Marker Miller the Army Air Medal for her husband’s death in a Gelsenkirchen raid.
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E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
America
M. H. Roblin
Camp Springs Air Field
Eighth Bomber Command
Set
Charles Miller
Europe
Clark
Garden of Eden
War Fund Drive adds two new city committees
Two new committees for the upcoming War Fund Drive were announced by Mrs. Edna Ochs of the Quota Club Business District and Miss Ruth Solenberger of Beta Sigma Phi Residential District. The drive opens Monday to raise 20000 for USO and war relief. Quota Club members include Mrs. Sarah Clowser and several Misses plus Mrs. Ruth Pizzano. Beta Sigma Phi members list Allison Burgess, Sue Jolly and others with a team including Lester Elliott and John Barnett.
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Edna Ochs
Quota Club
Ruth Solenberger
Beta Sigma Phi
USO
Rosalind Kater
Elizabeth Renner
Elizabeth Grim
Mary L. Steele
Sue Schlack
Salome Chrisman
Edna Kock
Margaret Goss
Mabel Michael
Lucy Hardesty
Ruth Pizzano
Marion Lewis
Nattie Mee
Elsie Alexander
Louise Pingley
Miss Solenberger
Allison Burgess
Sue Jolly
Jean Forney
Betty A. Thomas
Norma J. Richards
Betty Taylor
Lester Elliott
Earl Baker
Russell Holland
Eugene Adams
Nora Newcome
John Barnett
Claude Smalts
Office Closings Scheduled For Saturday After Noon
Notice lists Hansbrough and Carter Jamison Mason L C Hollis as offices closing at 1 00 p m on Saturday after noon following summer practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter
Jamison
Mason
L. C. Hollis
Confidence Grows From Moscow Conference Eden Tells Commons
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reported to the House of Commons that the Moscow meeting exceeded his hopes and fostered warmth and confidence with Soviet and American allies. He credited Molotov and Hull for progress and noted no new Turkish plans beyond discussions with Numan Menemencioglu.
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London
Anthony Eden
Moscow
House of Commons
Vyacheslav Molotov
Cordell Hull
United States
Turkey
Cairo
Numan Menemencioglu
Eden
Ankara
Britain
John Anderson
Allies Bomb Modane Alpine Tunnel Rail Route
Allied air forces struck targets along Germany's rail routes into northern Italy through Brenner Pass and Mt Denis tunnels. RAF heavy bombers hit Modane at the northern end of the Alpine tunnel and Bolzano installations. Mosquito bombers attacked western Germany as mines were laid in enemy waters. Planes returned safely after seven and a half mile tunnel operation.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Britain
Mediterranean Theater
Germany
Italy
Brenner Pass
Austria
Mt. Denis Tunnis
France
RAF
Modane
Mt. Denis Alpine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bolzano
Alps
Willow Run Strike Ends After Union Appeal
At Willow Run bomber plant 1,217 die setters in three departments ended a walkout after a union appeal and talks. Richard T. Leonard of the CIO United Automobile Workers said all day shift workers returned and Ford spokesman noted resumed work with a conference arranged. Die setters sought reclassification as die setters only, not die setters and press operators.
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Detroit
Willow Run
Richard T. Leonard
Ford Department of
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Ford Motor Company
Freezing Tonight Weather Bulletin From Richmond
The Weather Bureau at Richmond issued a bulletin warning of freezing temperatures tonight. The advisory urges residents to prepare for cold conditions and potential frost along with protective measures for crops and outdoor work.
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Richmond
Clearance Sale at Philip's Specialty Shop
A week long clearance sale announced for Philip's Specialty Shop with operating hours 11 to 9 and 11 to 1 on a 21st period window. The notice highlights discounted items and store hours for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip’s
Nazis Driven Off Heights By U S Mountain Fighters
German and Soviet clash reports from London detail heavy fighting on the western Ukrainian and Crimean fronts. Berlin says Russians advance with many divisions, tanks, and planes. 217 German tanks were claimed destroyed in a Gomel area tank battle as Kiev nears within 40 miles.
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London
Ukraine
Poland
Rumania
Berlin
Crimea
Nevel
Gomel
Sozh River
Dnieper
Zhitomir
Moscow
Kiev
Wisconsin battleship delayed by wartime draft and shortages
The Fourth Naval District said worker shortages caused by Selective Service and voluntary enlistment delayed completion of the Wisconsin, laid down January 25, 1941, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Craftmen were reassigned to urgent repairs, affecting the giant ship alongside Iowa and New Jersey with nine 16 inch guns and 880 foot length.
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Philadelphia
Fourth Naval District
Wisconsin
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Walter S. Goodland
Knox
Navy
Iowa
New Jersey
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Jane’s
World At War Highlights Invasion Foiled And Front Advances
Italian German forces scuttle ships and demolish docks at Leghorn and Pescara to foil a sea invasion. Allied troops press bitter advances as Russians push on a 70 mile front beyond Kiev. Eden reports Moscow talks lift confidence among allies. Bougainville reinforcements land to aid Marines in the Pacific.
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Leghorn
Pescara
Rome
RAF
Alpine
Reinforcements Of Regulars Battle Japs On Bougainville
Powerful reinforcements of regular U S Army troops landed without loss and joined Marines on Bougainville to push back Japanese as jungle battle rages. Rear Admiral Carney lauded Bougainville operations and noted air raids failed to sink ships in convoy despite damage to one transport.
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Pacific
Bougainville
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Rabaul
Robert B. Carney
Citizenship, bravery noted in City and County briefs
Mrs. Constantine Sempeles, operator of the Star restaurant, received her final U.S. citizenship papers in Harrisonburg Virginia. Vic Gretes of the Star received a Silver Star for bravery in the Meuse-Argonne battle as part of a machine gun unit in the 29th Division. E E Harbaugh coordinated shelter moves for the Kiwanis project. The Old Guard observed Armistice ceremonies at Courthouse Square with veterans from Spanish American War. Confederate reps were absent.
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Constantine Sempeles
Star Restaurant
United States Court For
Vic
Courthouse Square
H. W. Rutherf
Charles Grim
Mr. Rutherford
Berryville
Devil Dogs
USMC
Crim
Va. Regt
Fifth Army advances in Italy push toward Rome and Adriatic
Allied forces drive Germans from Mount Rotondo near Mignano and push toward Cassino as Montgomery’s Eighth Army seizes Rionero and areas south of the Sangro River. Bombing disrupts the Brenner line with Bolzano rail yards damaged. Leghorn and Pescara ports targeted amid evacuation fears.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Mount Rotondo
Mignano
Rome
Cassino
Air Force
Leghorn
Pescara
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Apennines
Rionero
Isernia
Castel di Sangro
Sangro
Adriatic
Casalanguida
Cura
Brenner Pass
Germany
15Th Air Force
Alps
Bolzano
Innsbruck
RAF
Britain
Morgenthau Quits Dairy for Apple Expansion
Secretary Morgenthau announces he is leaving dairy farming to focus on apples claiming the move will raise national calories and farm profits. He plans to sell 90 to 100 head of Hereford and Holstein cattle to acquire more orchard land and plant vegetables, stating no milk shortage will result.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Rouss Bingo Special Notice Starts Early Friday
Rouss Fire Co. announces bingo starts at 8 PM every Friday night instead of 8 30 PM. A prize pool of 250 dollars is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall and furniture sale notice
Bingo event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursday November 1 at 8 30 p m with a 150 dollar door prize. Sale tomorrow at 10 o'clock at 25 West Cork Street offers all furniture of the late Mrs Gordin A Reed. See sale bill on page 3.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
West
Cork Street
Iate
Gordin A. Reed
RAPPAHANNOCK OYSTERS Fresh Fridays
All this week oysters are available fresh every Friday from RAPPAHANNOCK OYSTERS. Adams Bit ter at 315 N Kent Street can be contacted by dialing 4956 for orders and pickup details.
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Rappahannock
Adam Bitter
N. Kent
Dial
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U.S
Dr. Miller
MR Winchester
Freedom
Dr. Clark
Miller
Commons
Tripartite Parley
Kerch
Crimean
Perekop
The
Associated Press
E. E. Harbaugh
Kiwani Club
Bessie Kern
Amherst
Route 50
Harbaugh
P. G. Ireland
Dr. Harlee
P. G
C. W. Leighton
E. S. Hubbard
Georgia
Harry C. Cook
Col. J. C. Baker
Confederate Army
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