Hitler Struggles to Retake Key Russian Rail Links
Moscow dispatch says Hitler pushes desperate counterattacks south of Rzhev and southwest of Velikie Luki to recapture rail lines vital to German communications. Axis thrusts beaten off, heavy German losses near 125000 on two fronts, while Nazis drop food and munitions to encircled garrisons north of Stalingrad amid hard Red Army defense.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
Red Star
Hitler
Rahev
Berlin
Stalingrad
Red Army
Volga
Don
Pen
Ban on Sunday beer and wine sale urged in Winchester
Winchester Common Council will consider prohibiting Sunday sales of malt liquor and wine after Mayor Anderson confirmed receipt of a written request from Police Chief C. W. Hollis. The letter reportedly cites numerous complaints about how some outlets operate and opposition from residents.
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Winchester
Anderson
C. W. Hollis
Hollis
Ship Torpedoed as Second Front Opens in Africa
Seaman First Class Ward Snyder of Kernstown survived a torpedo strike after his landing barge was hit while Allied forces opened the second front in Africa. He spent hours in Atlantic waters off a North African port before rescue and is now on a 30 day furlough. Snyder, a Handley graduate and former Schenck Cheese salesman, was aboard a vessel that sank after a near miss and shock treatment in sick bay.
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U. S
Africa
Ward Snyder
T. O. Snyder
Kernstown
Atlantic
North African
Snyder
Handley
Schenck Cheese Company
Navy
Sick Bay
Submarine Sinks Eight Ships Near Japan As Crew Witnesses Pony Races
A U S submarine stalked Japanese shores and sank eight cargo ships totaling 70 000 tons and damaged four more in waters near large Japanese cities. Commander Thomas Klakring described the action watched from periscope as planes dropped depth charges. The crew lined up to view the sinking vessels while awaiting the Navy Cross from Admiral Nimitz.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Thomas Burton Klakring
San Mateo
Calif
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Red Cross Blood Drive Planned in Winchester
The Red Cross Blood Bank calls attention to aid for Boston burn survivors and announces a December 18 donation event in Winchester requiring at least 120 donors. A British sailor at a Lions Club luncheon pledges one dollar for Red Cross kit bags for soldiers and marines, with Mrs. George Snarr coordinating bag gifts.
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Boston
Red Cross
Winchester
Ieee
Sjos
Lions Club
George Snarr
Help Win the War More Quickly Noted
A brief wartime notice hints at efforts to aid the war and directs readers to Page 5 for details. Mentions Farmers & Merchants Nat Bank and a line about Lie-i10.
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Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank
B and O Engineer Convicted of Manslaughter in Collision
Raymond Rufus McClelland, 59, veteran B and O engineer, found guilty of manslaughter for the Septembers’ fog collision near Dickerson Maryland that killed 13 identified victims and possibly more bodies burned beyond recovery. He faced up to ten years upon conviction.
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Dickerson
Raymond Rufus McClelland
McClelland
Benjamin Wilkinson
Frederick Hochstetter
Ce Eines
Women Given Preference In Defense Course
The National Defense Training School will offer free aviation sheet metal and riveting training starting 8 AM Monday December 7. Walter M Shade of the U S Employment Office announces classes in Piccadilly street building with immediate employment for graduates. Men of all ages welcomed. women given preference. McNutt says by December 1943 one in four housewives needed in industry.
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National Defense Training School
Walter M. Shade
United States Employment Office
Piccadilly Street
Aviation Induser
Marytowns
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Committee On
United States
Osmer Shows Off New Wagon and Horse Harness
Winchester drayman Andres Osmer smiles at friends as he unveils a fine new wagon and his horse Mickey wearing new harness. He declines to say if priorities affected his purchase, noting the hay stock at Mickey’s stable and his independence from rationing.
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Osmer
Andres
Swanson
Winchester
Virginia
Mickey
Tain
Repre
Victory Loan Drive Called On See Page Five
A public notice in the paper announces the Victory Loan Drive is on, directing readers to page five for details. The brief implies organized campaign activity with standard wartime savings appeal.
Next Years War Budget Sees 100 Billion Proposal
Washington reports tentative 1943 44 budget plans top one hundred billion dollars as the next fiscal year begins July 1 1943 with current spending above seventy billion and scope to mobilize maximum wartime production if the war lasts beyond mid 1944 officials say the plan may be revised if victory comes sooner.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
Harold D. Smith
Wayne C
Iire
Public buildings to be inspected for safe exits
Junior Board of Trade aims to push the city to adopt a strong building and fire code after a Boston nightclub fire. Acting Fire Chief E W Argenbright says he will inspect theatres and public gathering places for proper exits and working fire escapes. He urges no combustible interior decorations to protect residents. Ben Belchie Laurie Hill and John Glaize note enforcement hinges on authority to compel repairs.
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Junior Board of Trade Today
Common Council
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
E. W. Argenbright
Fire Department
Anderson
Argenbright
Ben Belchie
Laurie Hill
John Glaize
Antee
Winchester
Evening Star Gift Subscriptions Now Open
Give a yearly subscription to the Evening Star as a thoughtful New Year gift. A special gift card will announce your gift and the lowest subscription rates of the year are in effect. Phone 3424 to arrange for your gift subscription now.
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THE
Evening Star
S Coupons No Longer Valid In Winchester
H W Zimmerman of the Winchester Office of Price Administration says S gasoline coupons expire at midnight November 30. The previous extension to December 5 is retracted. Registration in Frederick County and Winchester remains December 5. during Dec 1 to 5 drivers with receipts may obtain gasoline via Form R 555.
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H. W. Zimmerman
Winchester Office of Price Administration
Zimmerman
Star
Frederick County
Winchester
Handley School
ODT
Office of Defense Transportation
Next Blackout Rules to Be Rigidly Enforced Citywide
Police Chief C W Hollis announced strict enforcement of blackout regulations for the upcoming test in Winchester and statewide. Any property with exterior-visible lights will receive a summons to appear in court, despite previous good cooperation and minor inadvertent light left burning incidents.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester
Auxiliary Firemen Meeting Notice at Ar ss Engine House
Auxiliary Firemen will meet at the Ar ss Engine House on Wednesday December 17 at 7 30 PM for final instructions. All members are requested to attend. WM Argenbright Chief.
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Ar Ss
Argenbright
Allies Press in North Africa With Bizerte Docks Attacked
Allied air and ground operations in Tunisia press toward Bizerte and Tunis as forces hit Mateur and Djedeida while French, American, and British units close in along the coast. Air power grows, Germans and Italians face mounting losses and tightening pockets in Tunisia.
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Washington
Bizerte
Tunisia
Mateur
Djedeida
War Department
Tunisian
Gabes
Sfax
London
Tunis
Tripoli
North Africa
Tunis-Tripoli
Mediterranean
Pont du Fahs
Women credit Winchester war bond sales at $57 212.80
Mrs H Clay deGrange announced the Minute Women of Winchester were credited with 57 212.80 in war bond and stamp sales for the week ending last night. Additional returns are expected and a detailed statement will be published later this week.
Four State Education Staff Leave for Vocational Meet
Four staff members of the State Department of Education left today for Toledo Ohio to attend a three day meeting of the American Vocational Educational Association. Dabney S. Lancaster state superintendent of public instruction Dowell J Howard director of agricultural education Dr B H Van Oot director of trade and industrial education and Miss Louise Bernard supervisor of distributive education comprise the group.
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Richmond
State Department of Education
Toledo
American Vocational Educational Association
Dabney S. Lancaster
Dowell J. Howard
B. H. van Oot
Louise Bernard
Long Distance Call Connects Pvt. Robertson at Ft Bliss
Mr. and Mrs. E. Robertson praised Melvin Lineberg for arranging a long distance call to their son Pvt. Warren M. Robertson, patient at Fort Bliss Station Hospital. The signal connected about 11:50 p m, lasting an hour. The family valued the effort despite cost. Pvt. Robertson has been under treatment for high blood pressure in the Coast Artillery unit.
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8. E. Robertson, Jr
Melvin Lineberg
Pvt
Warren M. Robertson
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Yescome
Winchester
Robertson
Pvt. Robertson
S Hospital
Coast Artillery
Cocoanut Grove Night Club Blaze Leaves 449 Dead
Witness testifies the Cocoanut Grove in Boston was packed when a flash fire tore through ceiling draperies. The blaze killed 449 and injured 172. the Boston License Commission bans all entertainment in city hotels and taverns until safety checks are completed.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Maurice Levy
Levy
Worcester
Leverett Saltonstall
State House
Xmas Seals on Early Mail Boost War Time Efforts
Postmaster W Nelson Page says tuberculosis Christmas seals brighten mail and are a vital wartime aid. Mrs Mason Snapp, chair of the Winchester Tuberculosis Association, urges buyers to use seals as a key fundraiser needed to expand local work this year.
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W. Nelson Page
Mason Snapp
Winchester Tuberculosissociation
Treasury Department Announcement Noted by Merchants Bank
The paper highlights a Treasury Department notice described as the most important of its kind, mentioning Merchants National Bank and offering details on money to lend at 8 percent. The fragment references November 24 and December 1 publication timing.
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Treasury Department
Fe Me & Merchants Nat. Bank
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Seaman Ward Snyder
Eante
Walter Clausen
Klak‘Tit
Irving Perimeter
JBT
Pierre Boisson
French Equatorial Africa
Jean Darlan
Boisson
Dakar
United Nations
Auguste Nogues
Morocco
Michelier
Darlan
Dari
Algiers
Cocoanut Grove Club
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