Russians Press Nazi Forces On Front Near Moscow And Stalingrad
Russian ski troops push Nazi alpinists west of Moscow while Red Army closes trap on Stalingrad from recaptured heights. In central front blizzards slow movement as German pilots abandon equipment. Izvestia notes retreat and hard fighting near Velikie Luki and Rzhev.
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Moscow
Don
Volga
Red
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Sma
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Vyazma
Central Front
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist Party
British Admit Nine Ships Lost in North Africa Landings
The Navy reported five U S naval transports lost during North Africa operations with three more transports one destroyer and one tanker damaged. Sunk were the Tasker H Bliss Hugh L Scott Edward Rutledge Joseph Hewes and Leedstown off Casablanca Rabat and Algiers. The next of kin are being notified by telegram.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
North Africa
Navy
Tasker H Bliss
Hugh L. Scott
Edward Rutledge
Casablanca
Joseph Hewes
Rabat
Leedstown
Algiers
Africa
Casa
U. S
Winchester Denies Rumor Of Hog Tax For Home Use
MA Winchester dismisses a groundless rumor of a five dollar per hog home use tax and a collector confiscating all but two hogs. Roswell Page Jr. clarifies the matter, urging farmers to reject such claims and avoid unnecessary unrest.
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Roswell Page, Jr
State Commissioner of Agriculture
United Great
Hats 1/3 to 1/2 Off Friday and Saturday
Mary S Yeakley advertises hat sale offering discounts of one third to one half on Friday and Saturday with pricing and purchase details.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Mussolini Illness Rumors Persist Across Europe
London reports that a Rome radio appeal urged mayors to speed evacuations with little red tape while rumors persisted that Mussolini has been seriously ill since his speech. A Reuters account noted observers heard coughing and heavy breathing during his 81 minute radio broadcast and injections prior to speaking.
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London
Reuters
Rome
Mussolini
Europe
Blood donor drive opens registrations for army relief
L G Sjostrom chairs the Red Cross Blood Donors committee announcing daily registration at the North office from 11 to 4 with staff help. Volunteers aged 21 to 60 may donate. 18 to 21 require parental consent. over 60 need a doctor certificate. Clinic set for December 18 with Army Navy doctors in charge.
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L. G. Sjostrom
The
Red Cross
Witst North
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Wide Deere
Sjostrom
Food Stores Face Closure Without Price Relief
Fred A. Baughan of the Retail Food Dealers of California warned the joint committee on reducing non essential federal expenditures that price restrictions threaten store viability. He said stores may be forced to close and the government might need to feed people via food dispensaries if relief is not found. He cited the March 15 ceiling price lists required of grocers.
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Washington
Fred A. Baughan
California
Baughan
Joint Committee
WPF To Get Winter Uniforms
Regular drill to morrow night at 7 30 oclock in the armory. The men will be measured at that time for their uniforms, Capt. Baker said today.
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Baker
Harrison Named as Judge of 17th Circuit
State Senator Burr P. Harrison of Winchester was named by Governor Darden to be judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and Winchester Corporation Court. The circuit includes Frederick, Clarke, Warren and Shenandoah counties. Harrison, 38, is a native Winchester and son of the late Judge Harrison. He began law practice in Winchester in 1926 after schooling at Woodberry Forest and Georgetown University.
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Seventeenth Judi
Winchester Corporation Court
Darden
Richmond
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Whitacre
Shenandoah County
Richard 8. Wright, Jr
Woodstock
Young Democratic Clubs of
Virginia
Virginia On Court of Appeals
Philip Williams
Harrison
Nellie Lee
Congress
House of Representatives
Woodberry Forest
Georgtown University
Cranborne asserts British Empire not ending
Lord Cranborne told the House of Lords that Britain's colonial empire is not coming to an end. He said the work to be done is only beginning and emphasized a mission essential to the world, aligned with the Atlantic Charter and United Nations aims. Observers linked his remarks to critics including Wendell Willkie.
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London
Britain
Lord Cranborne
House of Lords
Cranborne
Stafford Cripps
United Nations
Lord Linlithgow
Listowel
Wendell L. Willkie
Liberia Grants United States Air Base Rights
The United States and Liberia announced a wartime security pact giving Washington the right to build operate and defend air bases in Liberia. The agreement signed in Monrovia by Liberian authorities and Lt Col Harry A McBride follows Liberias request to safeguard its independence amid wartime threats.
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Liberia
United States
West African
State Department
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Montary
Harry A. McBride
Velt
Germans Told To Leave Monrovia in Clash With Germany
Liberian government announced that the German diplomatic representative had departed and that a policy collaboration with the United States was decided. The move coincides with U.S. troop presence in Liberia to support a defense agreement.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Diploer Geet
Ieee
United States
Washington’s
Himmler Urges Occupation of Italy in War Council
Tass reported from Stockholm that in a Hitler war council Himmler pressed immediate occupation of Italy with troops from Germany and the Balkans. A Geneva dispatch said Himmler might visit Italy to advise on air raids amid heavy British attacks. Also named were Rommel and other German generals as present in Berlin.
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Tass
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmiler
Gestapo
Geneva
Himmler
Italy
Berlin
Hitleree Council
Rommel
Germany
Balkan
Christmas Seals Fund Concert Tonight at Colored Church
Mrs. Mason Snapp urged the public to attend a Christmas Seal fundraiser at the Colored Church on East Cork Street tonight at 8 o'clock. A program of spirituals and other songs will be performed and refreshments served. Every cent of the proceeds goes to the anti tuberculosis drive.
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Mason Snapp
Losis Fund
East Cork Street
Friday Bingo at Rouss Fire Hall Prizes $350
Friday at 8 30 p m bingo night offers $350 in prizes. Location Rouss Fire Hall hosts the event with doors opening before the draw. Proceeds support local community needs.
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Rouss
Evening Star gift subscription offer to start year
A promotion for a one year subscription to the Evening Star with a gift card announcement. Rates are now in effect and readers are urged to call 3424 to arrange gift subscriptions.
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Evening Star
New Minister Arrives at Market Street Methodist Church
The Rev. R. W. Vanderberry, appointed pastor to Market Street Methodist Church, arrives with family to assume duties after Rev. Hopkins left to join the Army. He is welcomed by a congregational committee and plans his first sermon this Sunday in Winchester.
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R. W. Vanderberry
Market Street Methodist Church
G. E. Hopkins
Army of the United States
Vanderberry
Peele
Bryant
D. Do Dutrien Suvtsteeryant
D. D
Methodist Church
Lily Pons Cited In Obscenity Trial For Strip Tease
New York December 3 Lily Pons mild strip tease in La Fille Du Regiment was invoked by defense to argue that Wine Women and Song was not indecent. Attorney Markewich said disrobing on stage drew little public shock as jurors weighed obscenity charges against Margie Hart Jimmie Savo show.
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New York
Lily Pons
Metropolitan Opera House
Arthur Makrewich
Fleet personnel ordered to return to ships in San Francisco
A radio broadcast ordered all fleet personnel in the San Francisco area to report to their ships immediately. Navy spokesmen confirmed the broadcast but did not disclose a reason. Police halted sailors on streets to inform them of the order as spokesmen offered no official comment.
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San Francisco
Navy
Naval Fleet
Mavy
Army
Decisive Battle Under Way In North Africa
London reports the battle for Bizerte and Tunis is underway as British and American forces close in on Axis strongholds. American units helped repulse a German counter attack near Tebourba while aerial assaults hammered Tunis air fields and destroyed multiple grounded planes.
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London
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
Admiralty
North Africa
Tebourba
Decla
Mateur
Djedeida
25th District Senator Resigns After Judicial Appointment
State Senator Burr P. Harrison, who was appointed to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit bench by Governor Darden, has resigned from the Senate after representing the Twenty-fifth district since 1940.
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Burr PF. Harrison
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Darden
Senate
US forces approach near Tunis in mountain views
Reuters quoted Algerian radio reporting United States forces in the hills outside Tunis came close enough to look down on the gleaming city. The bulletin notes the proximity of American units to the capital amid ongoing operations.
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London
Reuters
Radio Today
United States
Tunis
United States Breaks Ties With Vichy Government Diplomatically
The United States severed diplomatic relations with the Vichy regime during a state visit, marking a dramatic shift in Allied policy and signaling a firm stance against the collaborationist government.
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United States
Death penalty cited in Italy lootings and crimes
German radio reported that Italy has invoked the death penalty for lootings in bombed areas and for blackout thefts rape blackmail and kidnapping according to a broadcast from London dated December 3.
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London
Italy
Berlin Radio Reports French Police Arrest 227 in November
Berlin broadcasts quote a Vichy announcement saying police arrested 160 persons and interned 67 in November as part of a campaign against Communism and British agitation.
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Berlin
Zoot-suit killers sentenced to 50 years to life in Sing Sing
Neil Simonelli age 16 and Joseph Annunisiata age 19, famed as the zoot-suit killers of Brooklyn, were sentenced today to 50 years to life in Sing Sing for the death of Irwin, a Brooklyn mathematics teacher, last October 2.
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New York
Neil Simonelli
Joseph Annunsiata
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Irwin
Gases Contributed To Fire Deaths At Cocoanut Grove
Medical authorities say poisonous gases from the Cocoanut Grove Night Club fire contributed heavily to the 490 dead. Dr. Timothy Leary and Dr. William H. Watters stated the smoke contained toxins beyond carbon monoxide and flame, causing rapid deaths.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Timothy Leary
William H. Watters
Winter Grips City as Temperature Dips to 16 Degrees
Winter's chill hits Winchester and Frederick County with a 16 degree low at the government readings site. High winds hinder heating in homes and buildings while sledding returns on light ice from low-lying water. Seaman Ward Snyder of Kernstown, aboard Hugh L. Scott, is on furlough visiting his parents after serving in North Africa. War Bond sales and Minute Woman committee efforts in the area receive public appreciation as final totals are awaited.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Hugh L. Scott
North Africa
Seaman Ward Snyder
Kernstown
Seaman Snyder
T. O. Snyder
Snyder
Handley High School
W. M. Krise
Winchester
Frederick County
Rouss Fire Co. Notice Monthly Meeting
The regular monthly men of the Charlie Rouss Fire Co. are urged to attend a meeting Thursday evening, November 3rd at 8 o'clock. Signed by David F. Hottle.
Notices December 5 1942 Riteway Cleaners
Public notice appears to announce a December 5 1942 matter involving Riteway Cleaners. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but reference to a local notices column and a business name is evident.
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Notics Ter
Riteway Cleaners
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company announces its regular monthly meeting will be held in the company hall Thursday evening. All members are urged to attend. Capt. Arion Anderson cautions members to attend.
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Friendship Fire
Ser
Arion Anderson
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