Senate action blocked by southern tactics on anti poll tax bill
The Senate, delayed by southern members using quorum calls to halt debate, voted 44 to 19 against immediate consideration of a bill to ban alcohol sales near military posts while focusing on the anti poll tax measure. Senator Norris urged tougher tactics to force a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
O’daniel
D.-Tex
Russell
D.ga
Barkley
Kentucky
Norris
Nine Naval Men Die In Atlantic Ocean Crash
Nine navy men including four officers were killed when a Navy patrol bomber Mariner crashed in heavy weather off Banana River naval air station. Three rescued sailors endured a 12 hour surf vigil before landing and being picked up near Sebastian after the routine training flight from Banana River.
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Melbourne
Fila
Atlantic
Banana River Naval Air Station
Glen D. Schroeder
Charles W. Hanna
James Littlehales, Jr
Admiral Vickery
Howard Sage
John Melvin Wages
Aviation Machinist
Francis William Cole
Walter Harlem Smith
Louis Arthur Rivard
Geoge Robert Wheeler
Banana River
Belois Vernon Cooper
James L. Dodson
Aviation Metal Smith
Lawrence Leslie Nash
Martin Mariner
Atlantic Fleet Squadron
Navy
Melbourne Beach
Nash
Sebastian
George L. Kohr
Canaveral
War and tuberculosis join in crime in wartime
Winchester argues TB deaths rose with war as nerve stress and crowded conditions worsen hunger and disease. He calls Christmas Seals the weapon to fund vigilance and fight the enemy within, noting wartime strains and the need for protection against illness.
Tax Returns Rise in Winchester as War Levy Looms
About 3540 Winchester residents will file income tax returns next March under a new levy deemed necessary to fund war costs. An estimated 7.75 percent will owe taxes totaling 351000 nationally, with 3680 returns expected in Frederick County and a third of national income redirected by the tax law.
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Timates
Winchester
Frederick County
Program For Farm Rally Announced In Frederick County
The Farmers rally is set for November 18 starting at 10 o clock under the Frederick County Board of Agriculture. About 250 farmers are expected to attend at the Sunday School auditorium of the Baptist Church. The program includes Invocation by Rev Chas Walz Welcome by Mayor C R Ierson Address by John R Hutcheson and a panel on The Government War Its Relation to Farm People.
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Frederick County Board of Agriculture
The
Baptist Church
Chas. P. Walz
Frank L. Roof
C. R. Lerson
H. A. Tion
I People
Walker McC. Bond
Spe
W. R. Jases
Aatural Education
John R. Hutcheson
Deer Survives Rough Deal Ends Up Free in Woods
Astoria Oregon November 16 Bert Coulson ran over a deer breaking a leg. The wounded animal eyed him with distress, he pulled over to end its suffering. As he stepped from the car the deer leaped at him. He struck with a crowbar and the creature fled back into the woods, leaving Coulson to drive away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Ore
Bert Coulson
Coulson
U S Casualties Near 49000 In War Totals
Washington reports total U S armed forces casualties at 48 956 since the war began. Army losses include 1 069 killed 1 531 wounded 161 prisoners and 29 668 missing with many in the Philippines and Java. Navy and Marine figures are also itemized with thousands listed as missing or presumed prisoners.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Philippine Scouts
Philippines
Java
Japan
Union Service to Be Held at Grace Lutheran
The Rev. Carl Honeycutt of Grace Lutheran announces union Thanksgiving services at Grace Lutheran with sermon by Rev. W. A. Wilkerson of the Presbyterian Church. Also at Stephens City Rev. F. L. Roof of Trinity Lutheran will preach in the Methodist Church. Middlesetown and Reliance services set for the Reliance United Brethren Church led by Rev. H. W. Roth. details to follow.
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Grace Lutheran
Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
W. A. Wilkerson
Thesbyterian Church
Stephens City
F. L. Roof
Trinity Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Middletown
Reliance
Reliance United Brethren Church
H. W. Roth
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Japan Imposes Iron Rule Over Philippines and Malaya
An American observer reports Japanese forces in the Philippines and Malaya enforce harsh penalties for civilians in combat zones. Civilians found walking or riding on cleared roads are shot without trial, with groups of up to hundreds affected. Even truck drivers involved in accidents near these routes faced summary execution.
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Washington
Philippines
Malaya
Command and General Staff School
Luzon
San Fernado
Former Local Pastor Accepts Important Post
Word from Winchester reports the Rev. Herman J. Womeldorf, formerly minister at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel, has accepted a call to the South Frankford Presbyterian Church in Frankfort Kentucky. He left Winchester February 25 1941 to serve Holmes Presbyterian Church Bayview Val after 3 12 years as assistant pastor here. In Winchester he engaged in civil life including the Red Cross.
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Winchester
Herman J. Womeldorf
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
South Frankford Presbyterian Church
Frankfort
Womeldorf
Holmes Presbyterian Church
Bayview
Val
Presbyterian Church
South Frankford
Admiral Callaghan Dies In Action In Solomons
Rear Admiral J. Callaghan former naval aide to President Roosevelt was killed in a night action in the Solomon Islands while commanding cruiser forces. A long career included Pearl Harbor service, San Francisco command, and Chief of Staff to Vice Admiral Ghormley. His home was Oakland California.
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Washington
Navy
J. Callaghan
Roosevelt
Solomon Islands
Callaghan
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Robert L. Ghormley
United States
Solomons
Oakland
Calif
To Classify 18 And 19 Year Olds In An Order Today
State Selective Service headquarters orders Winchester and Frederick county boards to mail questionnaires to 18 and 19 year old registrants. With President Roosevelt signing the amendment, these younger men will be classified at once per the telegram to the local boards.
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Selective Service
Winchester
Frederick County
Roosevelt
Battles Persist in Pacific as Warships Clash
U S and Japanese ships remain in combat in the Solomons and Buna area as Elmer Davis says Japanese claims of sinking eight U S vessels are largely false. Navy notes a continuing hit and run battle with limited details while outlooks for Guadalcanal fighting remain active.
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Washington
High Command
United States
Solomons
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Navy
Davis
Buna
New Guinea
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Tokyo
Maj Youell Returns to Work After Five-Week Absence
Major Rice M. Youell, state corrections chief, returns to his office in a cast after five weeks due to a neck injury from a fall. The Board of Corrections moves into its new Spring Street building with parole offices on the second floor, while the governor reserves the third floor for an announced use.
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Richmond
Rice M. Youell
State Commissioner of Corrections
Board of Corrections
Spring and
Belvidere Streets
Youell
Judge J. Harry May Convenes Corporation Court in Winchester
Staunton judge J Harry May traveled to Winchester to convene Corporation Court and sign multiple court orders to be entered in the record. The session focused on routine matters and awaiting orders.
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J. Harry May
Staunton
Winchester
Corporation Court
Showdown Fight With Japanese For Guinea Base
Allied columns of United States and Australian troops closed in on Japanese forces around Buna New Guinea as heavy rains swelled the Kumusi river. Major operations north of the Kumusi continued with air strikes and supply runs as Gen Horn directs landing efforts and the pincers tighten.
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MacArthur
Australia
Tomatore Hori
Buna
New Guinea
Kumusi River
Kumusi
Horn
Revolt in Western Croatia Amidst Yugoslav Guerrilla Rise
Reuters reports an extensive revolt has broken out in western Croatia within Yugoslavia. Between 10 000 and 15 000 guerrillas are said to be operating and holding two towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Croatia
Old Yugoslavia
Russian Submarines Patrol Black Sea Evident in Ottoman Port Scene
Ankara report says Russian subs are patrolling the Black Sea against German shipping as the Nazi tanker Ossag returning to Istanbul with a torpedo hole in its hull signals active combat at sea.
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Ankara
Turkey
Black Sea
Ossag
Istanbul
U S Jet Forces Hit German Targets in Europe
United States jet planes attacked German soldiers and installations in occupied Europe today. All American planes returned. Maj. Gen. Cary Spaatz, chief of U S air forces in Europe, announced the action.
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London
United States
Europe
Cary Spaatz
U. S
De Gaulle Declines Involvement in North Africa Talks
General Charles De Gaulle and the Fighting French Committee announced they would take no part in Allied negotiations with Vichy representatives in North Africa. The statement was issued from London on November 16 and clarifies the official French stance in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles de Gaulle
Tod
North Africa
Revercomb Makes Senate Debut With McNary In Tow
W. Chapman Revercomb the newly elected Republican Senator from West Virginia appeared on the Senate floor for the first time ahead of taking office. He was accompanied by Minority Leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon and listened as members discussed Senate procedure.
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Washington
W. Chapman Revercomb
West Virginia
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Local pilot trainee passes exams with flying colors
Marshall Golliday, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Golliday of Stephens City, has completed junior pilot instructor exams with flying colors and plans to continue training. J. W. Morrow notes a surge in tire shipments, with 156 tires sent yesterday and about 800 total this week, congesting the Winchester express office.
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Marshall Golliday
Henson Flying Service
C. L. Golliday
Stephens City
J. W. Morrow
Winchester
Mr. Morrow
Hitler Orders Axis Armies To Hold Positions At Any Cost
Axis forces push into Tunisia as British American troops press from Algeria toward Bizerte and Tunis in North Africa. Reuters cites Berlin and Morocco broadcasts, with Rommel and Eisherhower involvement noted as U.S. troops enact first regular ground action in the campaign.
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Tunisia
Hitler
Axis
Mussolini
Berlin
DNB
United States
Agni
Desoa
Algeria
Bizerte
Bone
Reuters
Morocco
London
Rommel
Munich
Hiter
No Extension of ODT Deadline in Virginia Notice
Richmond officials announce no extension of the Office of Defense Transportation deadline for the Cue tee pone program moving from November 5 to December 1. Bullington states that many operators have not filed, and delaying would hinder traffic safety and public interest.
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Richmond Va
J&r
McC. Bullington
Try
Diffense Transportation
Bullington
ODT
Wanted men six stone loaders
Advertisement from Stuart M. Perry seeks experienced workers for six stone loader positions. Only those with relevant experience should apply.
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Stuart M. Perry
Notice of Inability to Dress and Des A Turkeys
An item from M. Rosenberger and Son states the firm will be unable to dress and des turkey due to unspecified constraints. This brief legal notice appears in the local classifieds with reference to the 11 16 1 publication and page 2t.
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M. Rosenberger & Son
Mrs Sam Breithwate Cross Junction News Update
Mrs Sam Breithwate of Cross Junction has been poned. Reportedly a local social note, with unclear details about the status or next steps.
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Sam
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