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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1944
Page
1
Athens under curfew as Gen. Catsotas announces 72 hour quit order after Sunday clashes. Twenty one killed and 140 injured in protests with police. ELAS and EAM units seized two police barracks at Piraeus while dock workers march in the capital.
In Athens a general strike called by EAM follows Sunday clashes with police that killed 21 and injured 140. Martial law blocks electricity and communication as British tanks patrol streets and planes circle. Prime Minister Papandreou accuses EAM of fanning civil war while U K forces observe amid unrest.
A final drive by volunteer wakers for the Winchester and Frederick County Boy Scout Fund raised 6500 dollars, exceeding the 6000 dollar goal. Rev. Ronald S. Wilson announced the tally as Drive Chairman and praised volunteers and public support for Scouting and the Rock Enon camp project. Wilson will give a 6:30 PM radio address outlining the drive outcome.
Paris radio reports Gen de Gaulle in Moscow discussing France's desire for a Rhine frontier and plans for French participation in the military occupation of Germany. The broadcast says Stalin is unlikely to oppose the frontier.
Russian forces push through south western Hungary advancing toward Austria. Miskolc falls with 21,745 prisoners taken nationwide as Tolbukhin and Malinovsky unite Ukranian armies to seize key towns along the Danube near Lake Balaton.
Thursday plans for the Sixth War Bond drive in Winchester and Frederick county aim to reach a 1 250 000 quota. A bond booth on Loudoun street will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m with groups from local civic and fraternal organizations pledging and posting results. Bond sales to date total 647 933 25 with individual sales at 325 911 25 including 77 471 25 in E Bonds. Communications and radio support amplify the effort as organizers track progress and solicit pledges by phone at 6666.
A log cabin in White Post Clarke county was burned to the ground early this morning. A young boy woke his seven siblings and parents, enabling all to escape. The dwelling owned by Mrs. Eleanor Meade Conley was destroyed. contents were not saved. Fire company efforts were hampered by water supply. origin undetermined.
Mayor C R Anderson calls a Wednesday 8 pm City Hall meeting with civic and fraternal groups to discuss naming the Winchester Victory ship. The vessel, built at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore and to be launched around February 2, will have a sponsor and gift chosen by a city committee.
Rome reports Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker says several Bulgarian captors of American airmen who abused prisoners chose death by their own hand instead of facing trial after Bulgaria surrenders. The statement highlights wartime actions as authorities describe the fates of involved guards.
The monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company is set for Monday evening December 4 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Howard Hart, Captain.
Tharp Wood and Coal Yard offers chunk wood kindling split wood and slabs in 8 ft lengths at 5928. Get larger economy load and more for your money.
Tokyo lay in ruins after a major B29 strike by the 20th Air Force on Musashima engine plant near Nakajima. Aircraft losses were reported by both sides with claims of shot-downs and fires visible in the attacked area.
Joan Rydell a 27 year old actress and model was discovered unconscious in a water filled bathtub at her End Avenue apartment New York on December 4. Police found a disordered apartment and a bruised right eye with a head laceration. Nine tanks of oxygen were used to try to revive her before she was transported to a hospital in a coma. An apartment maid reported water flowing to the basement and found the woman.
Tokyo editors publish photographic proofs claiming 15 U S bombers were shot down in the fourth B 29 raid on Tokyo. Domei and the Associated Press report pictures show at most two bombers hit. sources cite possible duplicate views and note the 20th Air Force lists one loss.
Funeral services for Cpl Leslie Paul Fries will be held Tuesday at 3 PM from the United Brethren Church. Fries, a Loudoun native born June 19 1917, was killed November 23 during a training flight from Smoky Hill Army Air Field Salina Kansas. He is survived by his wife Lucille Kiracof t Fries and his parents in this city.
General MacArthur reports American airmen attacking enemy shipping and supply bases across the Pacific. Bombing focused on Valencia and the Ormoc corridor on Leyte, Mindanao installations, Palawan, and airfields in Celebes, Halmahera, Rabau, and Kavieng with substantial tonnage and several ships sunk or damaged.
Japanese troops have penetrated 35 miles into Kweichow and fight Chinese defenders seven miles west of Tushan, 75 miles southeast of Kweiyang. Chinese high command denied deeper penetration earlier, while sources suggest Japan may target Kunming and Chungking to offset India’s Ledo Burma road opening.
The Fellowship Club of Winchester and Frederick County will once more distribute aid this Christmas season. A master list of needy families is used to prevent duplication and ensure every eligible household receives help. Last year 236 families, 643 individuals, were aided through adopts or direct baskets from headquarters.
Margaret Carper, a Penneys clerk, sold $5,200 in War Bonds and was promoted to full general. Juanita Murphy, Leggetts clerk, rose from major general to lieutenant general, while Anna Beaver of McCrorys remains a lieutenant general. Margaret Bywater of Montgomery Ward earned the Legion of Merit with $2,000 in sales. No other Third Army officer changes reported.
Lloyd L. Loope, among six second lieutenants, is recommended for promotion to first lieutenant by Major General John S. Wood and approved by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton. He is married to Mrs. Alice E. Loope of Winchester and a Fin castle High School Virginia Tech graduate. Loope earned the Silver Star for gallantry on August 30, 1944 and Bronze Star for meritorious achievement on August 24, 1944.
Mrs. R S Loy of 319 Amherst street was notified by the War Department that her son Pfc Clark S Loy was slightly wounded in action in France on November 12. Loy had been overseas since June 22, 1944.
United States and British air forces struck western Germany on December 4 1944 smashing five major rail arteries supplying front lines. Targets included Kassel Mainz and Giessen with rail yards and adjacent installations. The raid also reported heavy fighter escort and minimal German resistance. Selestat fell to Allied forces tightening the Colmar front near Selestat and Colmar.
Western Front reports Third Army battles in Saarlauten after river crossing under fire. British in Holland eliminate last German bridgehead over Maas and push into Venlo suburbs. First Army crosses Inde River taking four towns on Cologne plain. Eastern Front Russians near Austria with Mis kolc and Latoraljaujhely fall. Berlin says Reds closer to Budapest. Southern Front Americans repel German counterattack south of Bologna. British advance northeast of Faenza. Pacific Front Fourth raid on Tokyo alarms war leaders. MacArthur’s planes hit Philippines targets. Asia Front Japanese furthest penetration of China near Kwenyang on Burma road.
Discussion about a new jail is expected at Winchester Common Council and Frederick County Board of Supervisors meetings in December. The city council meets at 7 30 tomorrow night while the Supervisors convene Monday December 11. Judge Burr P Harrison called the current jail a fire trap and urged action. County Clerk Lee Whitacre and Corrections Commissioner Rice M Youell noted likely discussions. Youell proposed a regional jail with Winchester Frederick county and Warren county, but no date is set for meetings.
The Yellow Cab office will close nightly from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. due to fuel restrictions. Further notice will follow.
Allied forces battled German defenses as U S Third Army halted across the Saar river bridge at Saarlautern. British Second Army advanced about 1000 yards on the western front as bombardments continued along the Siegfried line.
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