Service Men News From Kernstown Area Soldiers
Thomas G Smallwood and Robert G Smallwood sons of Mr and Mrs I C Smallwood of Kernstown entered service in 1943 with Army Air Forces and Navy respectively. Lester P Singhass of Winchester is being medically evaluated for air force service. Elwood Williams returns from Bainbridge training while Lester E Johnson awaits details after arriving in England. Lt Jack Sale completes Air Service Command orientation ahead of deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Smallwood
Robert G. Smallwood
I. C. Smallwood
Kernstown
Greensboro
Wnw
Camp Crowder
Drew Field
Fla
Thomas Smallwood
Wood
Navy
Bainbridge
Norfolk
Great Lakes
Ill
South Pacific
Pic
Lester E. Johnson
Hilda Johnson
England
Hedge Johnson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Jack Sale
Elizabeth Goodwin Sale
Orange
Germany
Air Service Command
Sale
America
Ration Calendar Update on Stamp Validity and Limits
The notice lists overdue ration changes including meats fats and processed foods with stamp series A to Z8 and AS to S5 valid indefinitely, sugar stamps 30 through 34 for five pounds, stamp 40 for home canning through Feb 28 1945, gasoline coupons 113A and 4 gallons, and fuel oil coupons valid through the current heating season. It notes some blue stamps and cooling specifics for January 1 renewals and heating season validity.
Cadet Training Path For Pvt Singh At Keesler Field
Pvt Singh undergoes medical and aptitude tests at Keesler Field to determine his best air crew role. A series of psychological and technical evaluations will guide his assignment as a bombardier pilot navigator or other air crew specialty. After qualification, he proceeds to the appropriate Army Air Forces training station for actual air crew training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kesler Field
Lester P. Singhass
L. A. Singhass
Rt. J. Winchester
AAF Training Command Station
Tion
Pvt. Singhass
Keesler Field
Army Air Forces Training Command Station
War Veteran Keeps Working to Hit Axis on Home Front
Maurice Lillis of Winchester Virginia, discharged after seven months in the Infantry, works on the Glenn L. Martin Company assembly line in Baltimore building patrol bombers for the Navy. He aims to aid wartime production and future aircraft needs as one of 700+ discharged veterans employed at Martin plants. his son serves in the Field Artillery in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maurice Lillis
West Court St
Winchester
Lillis
Glenn L. Martin Company
Navy
Axis
Liflis
Martin
Field Artillery
France
Greek Crisis Deepens as ELAS Mutiny Sparks Athens Unrest
Reports say British and American forces hold 60 to 100 personnel in Athens while ELAS mutiny accusations loom. Scobie warns Piraeus relief shipments may be blocked, Eden to address Parliament, and Sophoulis seeks a coalition after Churchill vetoes replacing Papandreou.
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Athens
ELAS
Transport Command
Scobie
Greece
Washington
Piraeus
EAM
London
Britain
Anthony Eden
Themistokles Sophoulis
Greek Liberal Party
Churchill
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Sophoulis
Fire on Cowpens shows quick crew rescue of pilot
A Grumman Hellcat piloted by Lt. Alfred Magee Jr. lands with aflame undercarriage on the carrier Cowpens. Firefighters douse the blaze as Magee exits the cockpit and sprinted along the wing to safety with rescue squads standing by. U. S. Navy photos.
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Pacific
Grumman
Alfred Magee, Jr
Pittsburgh
Magee
U. S. Navy
Patton Presses Across Saar Front in Major Allied Push
Allied forces led by Patton and Eisenhower drove into the Saar region torching seven mile advances toward Sarreguemines and Saarbrucken sectors. Ruhr valley targets and German lines near the Roer face tighter pressure as forces regroup for deeper operations into western Germany with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
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Saar
Sarregue
Fourth Armored
Lorraine
Roer River
Cologne
U. S. First Army
Bergstein
Hurtgen
Duren
U. S. Ninth
Julich
Linnich
Roer
Reich
Maas River
Holland
Arnhem- Nijmegen
Rhine
U. S
Alsace
Eisenhower
France
Republic
Belgium
Brest
Saaregue
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Patton
Saar River
Tenth Armored Division
Merzig
Siegfried Line
Against Pay Raise For U S Solons
Rep Murray of Wisconsin denounces proposals to raise Congressional salaries as ridiculous and indefensible. He notes base pay at 600 dollars a year for many workers and cites cost increases in farmers' costs while Congress has frozen producer incomes. He prepared remarks for a House delivery.
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Washington
Rep
Murray
R-Wis
Congress
Father And Four Children Die In Baltimore Fire
A Baltimore fire killed father Georgie B. Sands 37 and four children ages 12 8 22 months and 7 months along with mother Agnes 30. Only 19 year old niece Anna Ridge survived with injuries after leaping from a second story window and her husband is serving overseas. The house was destroyed by flames.
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Baltimore
Georgie B. Sands
Mildred Sands
George B. Sands
Howard Sands
Diana Sands
Agnes. Sands
South Baltimore General Hospital
Anna Ridge
William
The Star Daily Reports of Boyree and Clarke County
The Star provides daily reports covering Boyree and Clarke County events. Local updates include community notices, weather, and brief official announcements with emphasis on notable occurrences and civic affairs.
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Boyree
Clarke County
Total Offensive Planned By Japs
Tokyo radio propaganda claimed Japan would launch a total offensive in the fourth year of the war on the eve of Pearl Harbor. The language broadcast described enemy setbacks in China and the Philippines as part of Japan’s defense and victory narrative.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Pearl Hare
Run
Federal Communications Commission
China
Philippines
Local Markets Do Not Hold Star Responsible for Typos
Local markets are printed daily with pricing and listings. The Star declines responsibility for typographical errors that may appear in the notice.
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The
Star
Local Retail Market Floop Patent Brand Prices Enumerated
Local market notices list various patent brand bag weights and pricing per cwt or per barrel. Entries include 10 lb, 25 lb, 48 lb and 98 lb bags with rates, plus corn meal and mixed feeds. Butter is noted as Creamery butter in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecesecs
C.eceess
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore and Chicago livestock markets show mixed activity on December 6. Cattle, hogs, and sheep varied by weight class with prices mostly steady to higher, while receipts remained light in Baltimore and wholesale venues in Chicago indicated strong demand for select hogs and brisk trading for cattle and calves. Sourced quotes reflect bid ranges and top values across regions and classes.
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Baltimore
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Stock Market Report Irregular Tone After Steady Start
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Stocks opened steady then moved irregularly with modest gains in key industries. Volume fell sharply from prior days as prices stayed near a fractional range by mid afternoon. Lower ground included Bethlehem Steel, Youngstown Sheet, Boeing, United Aircraft, American Telephone, Anaconda, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Baltimore & Ohio. better supported were Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Pan American Airways, Western Union, Westinghouse and Standard Oil NJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Boeing
United Aircraft
American Teleprone
Anaconda
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Baltimore
Chicago Grain Quotation Roundup
Chicago grain prices show steady trading with minor fractions in early action. Wheat Dec 1.67 5 8. May 1.63 3 4. Corn Dec 1.13 5 8. Oats Dec 70 1 2. Rye Dec 1.12. July 1.10 1 8.
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Chicago
Rye
Soldier Payroll Is Reported Stolen
The London Daily Herald reports a $210,000 payroll for United States troops on the western front was stolen in transit in England. It calls the crime the most hush hush of its kind in England's history as American military police and G men join a wide spread hunt for the sealed tin boxes of small notes.
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London
London Daily Herald
United States
Western Front
England
Herald
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Number
The page lists quiz answers: 1 Navy, 2 Third, 33 Burma, 4 Joseph C. Grew, 5 Dried cocoanut meat, 6 4004 B. C., 7 Clown, 8 The Romans, 9 Union of South Africa, 10 Bernard M. Baruch.
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Navy
Burma
Joseph C. Grew
B. C
Clown
The
Romans
Union of South Africa
Bernard M. Baruch
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Williams
Elwood Williams
Russell Williams
West Clifford Street
Seaman Williams
Sale Overseas
SILCO
Saarlautern
Ruhrling
Woustwiler
Reacher
Oermingen
Dehlingen
Saarbrucken-Sarrequemines
Haguenau
Mertzwile
Vosges
Strasbourg
Colmar
George W. Kurtz
Stock Market Report
Dr. Clendenings
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Brad
ED Molden
Automobile Sale
County Court House
Studebaker
F. E. Johnson
Court House
Ebert
G. G. Baker
Sat
Braddock ST
Etepey
Ford Quality
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
DIAL
E. E. Harbaugh
Mer
Valley Avenue
Baer
Coca-Cola
Coke
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