Strike Spreads To Washington Across Nation
Washington leaders face a growing national telephone strike as Ohio hello girls walk out over living cost bonuses. Detroit and other cities prepare sympathy actions while the War Labor Board warns against disrupting vital lines during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Hello Girls
Detroit
War Labor Board
É A. m
WLB
Washington Telephone Traffic Union
Ohio Union
Dayton
J. A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Baltimore
Bell System
Chicago
Edwin R. Hackett
Illinois’ Telephone Traffic Union
Anne Benscoter
Illinois
Indiana
Indianapolis
Thanksgiving Day Observed Amid War Front Hopes
The nation mostly marked a wartime Thanksgiving with seven states exempt and soldiers abroad unable to join family meals. Stories spoke of turkeys sent to troops, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes shared with servicemen, and planned religious services at posts including London where Ambassador Winant read the proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europaen
United Kingdom
London
John G. Winant
Abbey
Turkey shortages mark West Virginia Thanksgiving meal plan
West Virginia families face turkeyless dinners as shipments overseas reduce poultry supplies while cranberries fruits and trimmings remain plentiful. State offices and many stores will close for Thanksgiving as scholastic games and union services headline the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West
Hinton
Gary
Joseph Z. Terrell
Davis Child Shelter
Parkersburg
Japanese Bay 2 Superforts Downed in Large Scale Raid
Washington reports heavy fighting as Japanese airmen closed on two B 29s in a major mission to Japan. The 20th bomber command says one American was missing presumed lost after a clash near Omura, with about 20 Japanese killed or destroyed and 22 damaged. Diverted planes hit Nanking and Shanghai targets while weather split the raid from Chima bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
20Th Bomber Command
Omura
Chima
Nanking
Shanghai
County Progress in Sixth War Loan in Mercer County
Mercer County reports progress in the Sixth War Loan as Hugh Ike Shotterman announces two new allocations. Virginian Railway contributes 70000 dollars and Grocery and Baking Company adds 5000 dollars to the county quota. E G Otey, Region 5 chairman, praises rising sales of small letter bonds across Mercer and surrounding counties, noting strong performance versus prior campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Hugh Ike Shotterman
Mercer County War Finance Committee
Mercer
Virginian Railway
Princeto
Theer Grocery and Baking Company
E. G. Otey
Region 5
McDowell
Wyoming County
Individuals Buy $482 Million in War Bonds in Sixth Drive
Treasury reports individuals have purchased 482 million dollars in war bonds in the sixth drive, toward a 5 billion dollar national quota. Most sales are Series E bonds preferred by small investors, with some large-city data on other securities. No corporate figures are yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Wildcats In Lewis County Prompt School Reentry Order
In Vanceburg Kentucky Superintendent Thomas W Rowland ordered 65 year old farmer Joseph Johnsons three children back in school by November 29 despite a wildcat scare cited by locals. A $100 reward for the animal was announced by County Judge Taft Stone after officials met, but no hunt progress was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanceburg
Thomas W. Rowland
Joseph Johnson
Queens District
Lewis Countian
Johnson
Taft Stone
British, Poles Slug Forward Rome Front
British and Polish troops seized Castiglione and pushed toward the Cosina river while the Poles recaptured Monte Fortino near Faenza. Air forces supported the Faenza area with heavy bombing as Germans mounted counterattacks and Indian troops held their line north of Modigliana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Enza
Castiglione
Cosina
Monte Fortino
Faenza
Arca
Puens
Hary Road
Fifth Army
Modigliana
Judge Berkeley Retired Amid Ill Health in Roanoke
The Virginia State Court of Appeals ordered Judge Beverley Berkeley of Roanoke's retirement after ill health, vacating the office with Feb 1 1951 term end. The governor will receive the order, and a Roanoke bar meeting Monday will discuss possible successors while a special assembly session looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Stateme Court of Appeals
Beverley Berkeley
Roanoke City Law and Chancery Court
Berkeley
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Darden
Leonard G. Muse
Roanoke
New Postal Note To Go On Sale
Postmaster General Walker announces a simplified money order named the new postal note will be sold in 1 575 first class post offices on January 1. Notes for amounts up to 10 dollars require a uniform five cent fee and may be cashed at any post office even if not for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walker
Fury Of Allied Guns and Aerial Blows Hit Aachen Front
German radio reports 1,000 allied guns and more than 100 batteries shelling Aachen as the Allies press a massive material onslaught. Frontline correspondent Toni Schelkopf describes ceaseless bombardment and brutal weather undermining German endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. S
T Main
Aachen
Toni Schelkopf
Alsace
Schelkopf
Bombers Hit Rail Lines in Munich Salzburg Area
More than 600 US 15th Air Force bombers struck rail yards in Villach and the Ferrara bridge as part of a wide allied raid. Heavy cloud cover kept ground results from being announced while heavy flak and fighter opposition were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
15Th Air Force
Italy
Munich
Salzburg
Germany
Villach
Austria
Ferrara
Rome
Britain
Eighth Air Force
Ebane
Rhenania-Ossag
Harburg
Hamburg
Ruhr
Rhineland
Dusseldorf
Governor urged to call special assembly on war voters act
Richmond Virginia November 22 Gov Darden faced pressure to convene a special session of the general assembly to address the invalid war voters act. Delegate Robert Whitehead urged action and the governor planned to seek input from all assembly members before deciding, considering possibly a constitutional convention limited to war voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
General Assembly
Assembly
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Whitehead
Fighters Hammer Japanese Shipping Off Leyte and Luzon
American fighter planes attacked Japanese shipping off Leyte island and Luzon, sinking or damaging four troop laden freighters near Ormoc and fourteen barges and luggers in the same strikes. The moves aimed to forestall reinforcements as MacArthur reported strong artillery pressure around the Ormoc corridor and encircled Japanese forces near Limon Carigara bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Limon
Douglas MacArthur
Simon
Yamashita
Carigara Bay
Wodehouse Released By French Police
British author P G Wodehouse was conditionally released by French police after two days detention on charges of aiding Germans via broadcasts. He must live within distance restrictions from Paris. his wife was briefly detained and freed. The case marks his status as the first British subject detained in France’s roundup of alleged collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
P. G. Wodehouse
France
Wodehouse
Jeeves
le Toquet
Berlin
Britain
Soviets Capture Hungary Towns Lift Offensive Near Budapest
Soviet forces report capture of Gyongyos and Heinz-Gyor as they tighten a squeeze on Hatvan while fighting in Miskolc Tokaj and surrounding areas. Germans claim holds crumble with claims of tank losses and Budapest street defenses anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Budapest
Gyongyos
Miskolc
Tokay
Misk
High Command
Gyongyo
Heinz-Gyor
Hatvan
Tokaj
Czechoslovakia
Tisza
Hungary
Moscow
CIO Votes to Continue PACIndefinitely
Chicago dated report says the CIO unanimously votes to keep its political action committee operating without a time limit. Sidney Hillman warns a third party would weaken the progressive coalition and urges non partisan work with forward looking members of both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Crewless B 17 Flies 400 Miles Before Crashing
A B 17 Flying Fortress with ten crew members abandoned near Marion South Carolina and flew 400 miles as a crewless bomber. It was sighted crashing in a Minnesota forest near Isabella 70 miles northeast of Duluth after the crew bailed out. no injuries or fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Isabella
Minn
Duluth
Marion
S. C
Sioux City Army Air Base
Minnesota Forest Rangers
Midwest
Chicago
Iowa
Metz Mulhouse Resistance Ends In Allied Sweep
Allied forces crushed German resistance in Metz and Mulhouse as French and American units pushed through the Vosges and Rhine valleys. German forces retreated under pressure from U.S. First and Ninth Armies while Eschweiler and surrounding towns fell, signaling a widening advance toward Cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saverne
Strasbourg
Alsace
Lorraine
Metz
Mulhouse
Echhweiler
U. S. First Army
Ninth Army
Ruhr
Julich
William H. Simpson
Saverne Gap
U Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norman Walker
United Nations
Coerard Samphons
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Turkey
THE
Associated Press
Japanese Bay
Western Front
Holland
CEA
Belgium
Switzerland
Rhine River
Belfort
Sarrebourg
Saarbrucken
Aldenhoven
Rowland
Layte
Luzon
By Marlin Spencer
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Daiaget
Luzon Island
Chester W. Nimitz
John 8. McCain
Laoag
Wucena
Manila
PAC
Vosges Passes
By Austin Bealmear
Ete
George 8
Ton
Rhine
Malhouse
Charles de Gaulle
Federal Communications Commission
Colmar
Vosges
Cologne
Eschweiler
Hodges
Weiler
Weisweiler
First
Durwiss
Lohn
Hurtgen Forest
Eue
Wiliam Simpsons
Geilenkirchen
Eran
Kweiler
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!