Nine Die In Night Liner Crash In Heavy Fog
A Transcontinental and Western Airlines passenger plane en route from San Francisco crashed in dense fog near Burbank early today. Seven were killed and 16 injured. city officials including San Diego figures Walter Cooper and Harley Knox were involved with several casualties. The wreck occurred after the craft lost altitude and struck trees near the terminal, with crew members Captain J C Snowden and First Officer T L Bamberger among the dead.
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Los Angeles
Transontinental
Western Airlines
San Francisco
Burbank
Walter Cooper
San Diego
Harley Knox
Lockheed Air Terminal
TWA
J. Pere Burbank
Calif
Donna Marr
John Frankenthal
U. S. Navy Reserve
Conrad Brinkman
Wellington
Billy Jack Howard
S. Navy
Joplin
Harold Muller
Indianapolis
Ind
New York
J. C. Snowden
T. L. Bamberger
Lee Flanagin
Lockheed
Knox
Cochran and Huff Named Outstanding Handley Players
Clayton Cochran Jr and Richard Huff of Handley were named outstanding players by the local Junior Board of Trade. Cochran is a backfield player and Huff a line man. The honors were presented during a Thanksgiving dance intermission at the Winchester Armory after Martinsburg game events.
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Clayton Cochran, Jr
Richard Huff
Handley
Junior Board of Trade
Cochran
Huff
Frank Thornburg
Martinsburg
Ordine John Flick
John Flick
Martinsburg Jet
Winchester Armory
Rouss Fire Co. Meeting Called for December First
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. announces its regular monthly meeting will be held Friday evening December 1 at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. David F. Hottle president.
Tharp Wood and Coal Yard Delivery Ad
Freshly dressed chickens and wood for sale at Tharp Wood and Coal Yard corner Loudoun and Monmouth. Dial 5928 for delivery. Chunk wood kindling split wood slabs eight feet large economy load. More for your money.
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Tharp Wood and Coal Yard
Loudoun
Monmouth
Louise Beauty Salon Holiday Closure Notice
The Louise Beauty Salon will be closed Thursday Friday and Saturday for Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Louise Beauty
Salesman Pulls New Trick in Glendive Lobby
A traveling salesman used a ruse to secure a seat in a hotel lobby. He made a private call to report that cigarettes had just arrived at a nearby grocery store, prompting him to have his choice of chairs upon return.
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Glendive
Mont
Billid
Satterfield Quits Congress for Legal Work with Life Insurance
Rep. Dave Satterfield resigns from the House to serve as general counsel for the Life Insurance Association of America. He will remain until his successor is chosen in Virginia's Third District. Reynolds Metals official J Louis Reynolds reportedly weighs a run to replace him with prominent local names floated.
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Washington
Dave Satterfield
D.-Va
House
Virginian
Life Insurance Association of America
Rayburn
Congress
Virginia
Satterfield
Congress of the United States
Life Insurance Assocaton
Pate Ae
New York
Richmond
J. Louis Reynolds
Committee of 100
Reynolds Metals Company
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr
Lifensurance Association of America
Friends of Reynolds
Horace H. Edwards
Virginia Woolen To Dedicate Honor Roll Wednesday
Final plans for an honor roll dedication ceremony honor four Virginia Woolen Company employees killed in World War II and 123 others who served. The event is set for Wednesday December 6 at 11 a m on East Piccadilly street with Rev Ronald S Wilson as principal speaker.
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Virginia Woolen Company
East Piccadilly Street
Tom Halterman
Winchester
Piccadilly Street
Ronalds. Wilson
Winter Storm Hits Northern United States With Severe Cold
Extremely cold weather sweeps from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern seaboard. Upstate New York reports at least five deaths and heavy snow in Syracuse. No relief in sight as outages spread across New England and coastal areas.
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Associated Press
United States
Rocky Mountains
Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
New England
Upstate
New York
Weather Bureau
Syracuse
Rockies
North
South Dakotas
Nebsaka
Iowa
Minnesota
Atlantic
Atlanta
Tallahassee
Fla
Asheville
N. C
Nashville
Memphis
Tenn
Long Island
New Jersey
Elks To Honor War Dead At Memorial Service
Winchester Elks Lodge plans memorial services at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday at 3 pm to honor deceased members and World War II veterans. Chaplain John A. McAfee will speak. a musical program is set. Public invited as Elks nationwide hold similar services on Memorial Sunday.
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W. W. Glass
Winchester Elks Lodge
Christ Episcopal Church
Glass
Lowe
John A. McAfee
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Elks
Western Front advances and offshore pressure near Saar river
American and Allied forces push through German villages toward the Roer as Third Army reaches the Saar west of Merzig. French First and American Seventh close on Hagenau while others press toward Roer, Danube fronts see gains and Italy reports movements toward Florence.
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Roer River
Third
Saar River
Merzig
Hagenau
French Seize Huningue as Rhine Front Opens Schwer
Paris dispatch reports French troops captured Huningue on the Rhine frontier after heavy artillery and a German retreat. Allied columns advance across burned fields toward the Siegfried Line as December unfolds with two American armies pressing near the Saar and Rhine.
Southern States Winchester Petroleum Cooperative To Meet
The annual membership meeting of Southern States Winchester Petroleum Cooperative will be held at 7 30 next Friday evening in the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Election of two Board of Directors members is on the agenda with candidates Ralph Marker S D Childs R G Buckley and M S Snapp. John W Larrick will preside as Rev W O Talbert gives the invocation and H A Blanchard conducts singing.
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Southern States
Winchester Petroleum Cooperative
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Ralph Marker
Opequon
S. D. Childs
Berryville
R. G. Buckley
White Post
M. S. Snapp
Bunker Hill
W. Va
John W. Larrick
W. O. Talbert
H. A. Blanchard
Southern States Cooperative and Petroleum Services
W. E. Neale
O. H. Lewis
J. H. Funkhouser
C. C. Boyer
Ruth McNeil
Mildred Tidler
Margaret Yowell
R. E. Ayler
Paul Beable
J. C. Bowman
Fred Braithwaite
L. G. Bridgers
Ashby Brumback
E. T. Leslie D. Cline
D. G. Conley
Arthur Davidson
H. M. Davis
Paul E. Julian
Blood For Wounds In Europe Daily From United States
More than 750 pints of whole blood reach European battle areas daily via regular plane delivery from the United States. The service began August 21 and is run by Transport Command headquarters.
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London
United States
Transport Command Headquarters
Warmer Weather Expected By Sunday
Washington Bureau forecast for December 2 to 6 calls for fair cold Saturday then rising temperatures Sunday. Rain possible south portion and snow in the north Monday or Tuesday with a colder finish to Wednesday. Period temperatures expected below normal with light precipitation. Zone fivecovers nearby West Virginia communities with similar trend and light precipitation.
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Washington Bureau
West Virginia
Appeal Entered In Clarke County Court
An appeal from a Clarke county Trial Justice Court judgment for damages of 275 dollars in an auto accident case between Curtis Lewis and W B Truitt was docketed this week in Clarke county Clerk's office. No hearing date is set in Clarke Circuit Court. Edward McC Williams represents Truitt.
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Trial Justice Court of
Clarke County
Curtis Lewis
W. B. Truitt
Clarke County Clerk's Office
Clarke Circuit Court
Edward McC. Williams
Truitt
Public Sale of Frank E. Piddler Near Opequon Creek
A public sale is announced for Saturday December 2 at 1 pm near Opequon Creek. Items include horses cattle hogs farming implements and household goods as listed in the notice.
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Frank E. Piddler
Opequon Creek
Great RAF Bombers Hit Germany In Massive Night Raid
Great waves of RAF bombers struck Germany in a night raid connected to the November air offensive. U S S A F losses rose with four four engine bombers shot down and 30 fighters missing after attacks on Duisburg and the Leipzig area.
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London
Germany
U. S S
U. S
Leipzig
Saarbrucken
Duisburg
Russians Press Toward Budapest and Austria as Danube Drive Surges
Soviet forces push 78 miles to Budapest and under 10 miles from the Austrian border while seizing Eger and Sziksze. Petrov’s units cut rail links near Miskolc and advanced across 30 miles of front toward central Slovakia. A Yugoslav and Russian thrust from Pecs targets Zagreb’s rail corridor as Moscow aims to decide Hungary, invade Austria, and trap retreating Axis forces.
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Danube
Red
Hungary
Sieze Eger
Szisko
Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Eger
Sziksze
Slovakia
Miskolc
Kassa
Kosige
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Pecs
Austria
Lawyer Kuykendall Speaks on New Auto Responsibility Law
J Sloan Kuykendall, commonwealth attorney for Frederick County, spoke at the Lions Club luncheon this week. He explained the new automobile responsibility law and the steps a driver must take to meet its requirements.
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Lions Club
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Frederick County
Baby Born Aboard Naval LST In Pacific Evacuation
The Navy reports a native woman gave birth aboard an LST as 2,000 evacuees were moved from a tropical island. Navy doctors describe the incident in the U S Naval Medical Bulletin noting the child may be the first born in an LST used as a sea ambulance for casualties and refugees.
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Washington
Navy
U. S. Naval Medical Bulletin
Fire Trap Jail Described by Virginia Corrections Chief
Commissioner of corrections Rice M Youell notes Frederick County Winchester jail is an obsolete unsafe fire hazard. In a November 16 report to officials he describes wooden stairs and cells, urging immediate modernization. A court order echoes the need for improved fire protection and separation of prisoners dating back to 1930 when overcrowding and safety defects were raised.
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Rice M. Youell
Commonwealth of Virginia
Burry Harrison
Youell
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Winchester
Philip Williams
Body of Cpl Fries To Arrive Sunday
The body of Cpl. Leslie P. Fries, son of Mr and Mrs Leslie E Fries of 510 North Loudoun Street, will arrive with a military escort this Sunday after leaving Salina Kansas. Funeral plans depend on his wife joining him after her visit during the fatal training flight crash near Smoky Hill Army Air Field Tuesday night.
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Cpl
Leslie P. Fries
Leslie E. Fries
North
Loudoun Street
Salina
Kansas
Richard H. Little
Associated Press
Cpl. Fries
Smoky Hill Army Air Field
Sarah Zane Fire COO Meeting Friday Evening
Sarah Zane Fire Company officers call all members to attend a meeting Friday evening December 1st at 8 p m Captain L M Crabill presiding and requesting full participation.
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Sarah Zane Fire
L. M. Crabill
Square Dance Tonight at Virginia Tavern
Square dance event at Virginia Tavern on Saturday December 2nd at 1 PM. Washington Street location noted with partial address details and organizer Fred R. Stryker listed.
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Virginia Tavern
Washington St
Fred R. Stryker
Jap Attempts To Replenish Garrisons Cost Thousands Killed
General MacArthur reported heavy losses as Japan’s replenishment convoys were destroyed. He said 6,000 troops lost at sea across seven convoys, including a 9,000-ton transport and three freighters toward Ormoc on Leyte. Additional ships hit left 5,000-ton freighter and a destroyer ablaze. total convoy sinkings reached 29 transports. 1,600 survivors rescued from escort carriers St Lo and Gambier Bay.
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Mace Arthur
MacArthur
Maspate
Cebu
Leyte
Mindoro
Borneo
Philippines
Dean Schedler
Kalinin Bay
Fanshaw Bay
White Plains
Kitkun Bay
St. Lo
Gambier Bay
Senate Hearing Probes Two Surplus Board Appointees
The Senate Military Committee opened a public hearing on President Roosevelt’s picks for the Surplus Property Disposal Board. Former Gov. Robert A. Hurley of Colne and Lt. Col. Edward A. Heller of California appeared as lawmakers seek to learn more about their qualifications. Committee members noted limited knowledge of the two men and discussed a government loan to Hurley’s firm Narragansett Machine Co. of Pawtucket Rhode Island, which had been criticized in a House report. Heller was described as a War Department official who helped arrange Hurley’s loan.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Robert A. Hurley
Colne
Edward A. Heller
California
Johnson D-Cole
Johnson
Hurley
Narragansett Machine Co
Pawtucket
R. I
House Military Committee
Heller
Reynolds
D-Nc
Public Sale Near Winchester on Front Royal Road
One mile from Winchester on Front Royal road. Monday December 11 at 4 PM. Livestock, implements, household goods. AdMix of L B Teets deceased Mrs Bessie Teets.
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Winchester
Front Royal Road
Bessie Teets
L. B. Teets
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Life Insurance Association
Ayaa
Andrew J. Montague
Ronald S. Wilson
Ine
Seiz
P. C. Ells Medal of Valor
Huningue
Patton
The
Fifth Army
Florence
Faenza
Italy
Peleliu
ST. Louis
Rhine
James M. Long
Paris
Roer
Saar
William H. Simpson
Welz
Linnich
Ewer
Paras
Siegfried Line
Hilbringen
Battern
Merz
Hunsruck
Moselle
Nahe
Wiesbaden
Mainz
Frankfurt
Ber
Courtney H
Clarke County Court
Edy Gilmore
Commonwealth
Baby
Naval Lst
Mae
Naci
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