Associated Press News Note and National Representatives
A brief notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to re publish all dispatches credited to it or not in this paper and lists national representatives in New York Richmond Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Rochester Atlanta and San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Niews
National Representatives
DeLisser, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Subscription Rates and Victory Quote From 1941 Paper
The notice lists subscription pricing by mail and advance payments ranging from one month to one year with various rates. A scripture verse from Psalm 31 24 urges readers to be strong and take heart, promising courage in the assurance of righteousness.
Worthy Drive Launch Aimed at Boosting Scout Subscriptions
A loyal group of citizens starts the annual campaign to raise subscriptions for the Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts. The effort, overseen by Horace Browne and L. B. Sirbaugh, with a new ladies division led by Mrs. Robert T. Barton, seeks a larger local support base to fund training and citizenship programs.
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Boy Scouts Movement
Shenandoah Area Council
Horace Browne
L. B. Sirbaugh
Robert T. Barton
Roosevelt to ask Congress for additional Lease-Lend funds
President Roosevelt plans to request 5 to 7 billion dollars more for Lease-Lend operations next week. Congress is likely to approve but a debate may arise over prior allocations and a push to deny more funds to Russia. The move would keep Russia eligible for advances deemed vital to U S security.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Russia
United States
U.S. Debates on Russia Aid and Lease-Lend Policy in 1941
In early 1941 Congress debated aid to the Soviet Union as Allies still debated Germany pairing. The Reynolds amendment to the Lease-Lend act failed 56 to 35. Administration avoided firm commitments to Russia while Export-Import Bank loans were limited by law. Loans for planes only, no munitions. Possible RF C routing of aid with gold reserves.
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Congress
Russia
United States
Reynolds
North Carolina
Soviet Union
New England Colleges Ban Cars For Resident Students
A number of New England colleges adopt a car ban for resident students to save gasoline. Students will leave their jalopies at home this month and attend movies or local dances instead of joy riding. Colleges, self-sufficient units, expect little hardship as academic life adapts to the old order.
Railroads Offer Tank Car Requesst Data On Gas Shortage
J J Pelley president of the American Association of Railroads testified before the Maloney Committee on ways rail carriers could ease Atlantic coast gasoline shortages. He cited 20 000 privately owned tank cars, noting 2 000 to 3 000 already back in service and criticized delays in supplying information.
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Richmond
J. J. Pelley
American Association of Railroads
Maloney Committee
Atlantic Seaboard
Associated Press
Questioning Davies on gasoline data and Ickes office figures
The article critiques Mr. Davies testimony on fuel data, notes June offers from Mr. Pelley to supply needed data, and questions why figures from the Association of American Railroads were not used. It mocks the Petroleum Conservation Division and calls for a new, informed start in conservation efforts.
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Pelley
Ralph K. Davies
Ean Petroleum Institute
Ickes
Ofl
Texas
Davies
Office of Petroleum Coordinator
Petroleum Conservation Division
Department of the Interior
Who's Who In America
Modern Webster Dictionary And Word Book Ad
An up to date dictionary listing 20000 common words with supplements and word origins. 382 pages on Bible paper bound in imitation leather suitable for home office or school. Twenty five cents postpaid. Mail payment and address to Washington DC Information Bureau.
Mixed History Quiz Trivia Questions
A set of ten trivia prompts covering measurement terms Gilbert Stewart and Sargasso Sea location a four letter engine code war German term for armor 1790 state populations Galatians authorship Alice Longworth father Adolf Hitler US visit Holland tunnel magnetism navigation instrument.
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Gilbert Stuart
Sargasso Sea
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
New York
Virginia
Alice ‘Longworth
Adolf Hitler
United States
Holland
Lamp on table or chair verb puzzle
In a language quiz a pair of verbs is contrasted, noting that set takes an object while sit does not. The question asks how much money Bundles for Britain has raised, answering that since its founding in January 1940 the group has collected about 3,000,000 dollars for relief purposes.
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Britain
Authority of wartime boards: Baruch's 1918 role revisited
Hugh S Johnson discusses the 1941 War Industries Board and contrasts it with the 1918 board. He cites B M Baruch in American Industry In The War noting the chairman's role as umpire, advisor, and general eye of all supply departments to aid planning and avoid interference with normal purchasing and delivery.
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Washington
SPA
War Industries Board
B. M. Baruch
Woodrow Wilson
No Legislation for War Industries Board Powers
The War Industries Board operated without enacted powers and relied on demonstrated effectiveness and voluntary business support. Bills for broader authority were debated in 1918, but Congress mostly kept the board's remit as is. A March 4 1918 presidential letter invited Baruch to chair the board and outlined its proposed functions and structure.
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War Industries Board
Congress
Mr. Baruch
Naughty Pony Sisters Saddle Returns with Pony
Jesse Edgington reports his saddle and pony found after six weeks. The horse was with a band of range horses and showed soreness where the saddle had worn.
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Sisters
Ore
Jesse Edgington
Chairman Leads Allied Decision on Prices and Facilities
A wartime memo describes the chairman holding ultimate authority on most questions while other members serve in a cooperative advisory role. It notes directing action on new facilities and supplies, converting old ones, conservation, advising purchasing agencies on price, and setting priorities for Allied procurement.
Missing spark plug behind wartime policy in Washington
The text credits Mr. Baruch and broad Washington knowledge that Woodrow Wilson supported trusted appointees without side entrances to the White House. It states chieftains Baker Pershing Hoover McAdoo Baruch Garfield and others felt the president's unwavering backing, and that this unity powered wartime governance.
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Mr. Baruch
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Baker
Pershing
Hoover
McAdoo
Baruch
Garfield
Mayme Plager Brushes Nickels With Lipstick Case
In Springfield Missouri Mayme Plager runs a cafe where she uses a music box and lipstick on nickels to signal the Jitneys were on the house. Police arrested two men for spending pink nickels after a recent $40 theft.
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Springfield
Mayme Plager
Mayme
McIlrwee Band Wins Second in Tobacco Festival Parade
The McIlrwee Municipal Band places second in the Tobacco Festival feature parade at South Boston as Billy Conn moves closer to a title shot by stopping Bob Pastor in the 13th round of their heavyweight bout with Joe Louis serving as the backdrop.
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Frederick County
Mclriwee Municipal
South Boston
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Hitler pledges colonial aims in four year plan
Five years ago Adolf Hitler announced Germany would pursue colonial demands as part of a four year advancement plan. Local civic leaders traveled to Washington to meet with PWA officials about potential aid for a project to expand Winchester water supply. J P Hayley defeated Ed Goss to win the Winchester Golf Club championship cup.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Washington
P.W.A
Winchester
J. P. Hayley
Ed Goss
Winchester Golf Club
Ten Years Ago in Middletown Obituary and Weddings
Mrs Bernie Harris Sperry wife of E R Sperry Middletown merchant dies. Miss Esther Emily Goode daughter of the Rev S J Goode marries Landon Waders. Mayo Memorial golf trophy awarded at Millwood Country Club.
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Bernie Harris Sperry
E. R. Sperry
Middletown
Esther Emily Goode
S. J. Goode
Landon Brown
Millwood Country Club
City leaders to gather for Anti-Saloon field day
Twenty five years ago John H. Snyder is elected president and A T Jones vice president of Common Council. Germany admits Allies captured Clery on the Somme front but lost many men in the attack. Prominent Old Dominion leaders will join for an Anti Saloon League field day.
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John H. Snyder
A. T. Jones
Common Council
Germany
Berlin
Clery
Somme
Old Dominion
Mt Hebron Cemetery company seeks roadway along railroad right of way
Forty years ago the Mt Hebron Cemetery company asked the railroad to fulfill its contract by building a 40 foot roadway with sidewalks and gutters along their right of way through town. John Saylor, scout and Indian fighter, is awarded a pension of 12 dollars a month from the government.
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Mt. Hebron
John Saylor
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can get factual answers by writing to the Winchester Evening Star Bureau in Washington D C. Frederic Haskin is director. Include three cents for reply.
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The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Winchester Evening Star Eee Bureau
Frederic Haskin
Average farm wage and policies in 1941
The record notes average United States farm wages on July 1, 1941 as 1.80 dollars for a farmer with board and 1.98 dollars without board. It also cites estimates on rubber savings from not manufacturing white sidewall tires and historical trivia about Mendelssohn's Fence Played.
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United States
Ensenada project fuels rival fabbling at La Madera
Barker, Ylena, Francie, and allies plan a big upholstery commission for the Ensenada hotel. Tate Cromwell’s return and a fragile balance with Scott Hamilton test Ylena as she juggles work, loyalty, and romance in a tense, bustling shop and social scene.
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Barker
Ensenada Hotel
Ylena
Mrs. Vincent
Francie
Tate
San Francisco
Tish Reynolds
Yilena
Tate Cromwell
Yiena
Alkire
Ensenada
Scott
Tish
Rose
la Madera
Terrence Alkire
Scotts
Hamilton
Alvarez Rodeo
Art
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