Fire Kills Engineer and Dog at Gore Home
Charles F Sager 58, of Winchester and Western railway, and his Collie perished in a bureau blaze that destroyed the Gore dwelling. Fire reported about 1 am. Raymond Jennings notified the town by blowing a whistle from the W and W locomotive. Neighbors searched amid dense smoke, finding Sager dead in the kitchen as flames spread through the porch.
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Charles F. Sager
Winchester& Western Railway
Sager
Gore
Raymond Jennings
Nathaniel Smith
Gainesboro
Louise Franks
C. W. Franks
Franks
Miss Franks
Mr. Franks
Savage Allied Drive in North Africa Dominates War News
Washington reports Axis forces on the defensive on all fronts as Allied power grows. Despite movement toward victory, experts warn final triumph remains months to years away with major battles ahead in Europe and the Pacific. The North Africa campaign is a critical preliminary push, with Allied planners aiming to crush Germany and Italy while keeping Japan in check. The fight requires continued sacrifice at home and abroad.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United Nations
Europe
Japan
Opea
Mae
America
Germany
Italy
North Africa
British Aerial Attacks Continue In German Areas
Allied air operations extend into southwest Germany with night raids by 4 strong bomber forces. RAF and US planes target Holland and German rail hubs while fighters cover the assaults amid heavy weather and limited losses. Fierce Tunisian combat rages near Tebourba as Rommel's forces resist Allied advances.
City Orders 93 To Report For Induction On 17th
Induction notices sent to 93 Winchester registrants for a December 17 final physical. New 38 year age limit reduces local list to 80. thirteen are exempted, including William Lazarus Gay and 12 others, while the remaining eighty will report at 6 15 at city hall.
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Winchester
William Lazarus Gay
Lawson B. Lafollette
Leslie Lee Hishman
John W. Hockman
Andrew Jackson Payne
Maurice
City Hall
Quincy Roosevelt Brown
S. Cameron Street
John Phillip Eckard
George Howard Ritter
Merle Woodrow Kater
Whitlock Avenue
Charles Edwin Snapp
Fairview Avenue
Marion Charles Cooper
E. Cork Street
Robert Delmar Grim
Loudoun
Kenneth Aoe Kremer
Loudoun Stree Lacy
Thomas Corbin
E. Gerrard Street
Fe Beret Bell
W. Dareld Bly
Woodstock Lane
John Kercheval Cupp
Southwerk Street
James Howe
Franklin Avenue
Moor Blair Goss
S. Kent
George Thomas Farthing
Scotland St
Williamsburg
Giovanni Lazazzera
E. Piccadilly Street
Robert E. Palmer
Berryville Avenue
Joseph Paul Herring
Highland Avenue
William Emmett Perry
Edmund Purnell Spates
Ree Avenue
Baltimore
Lawrence Richard Pannett
East Street
Paul Markwood Chamberlin
N. Loudoun Street
Charles Jack Cooper
P. O
Rosselyn St
Arlington
Philbert Austin Haun
Luther Franklin Tevalt
S. Loudoun
Walter Martin Whitlock
Charles Andrew Dicks
S. Kent Street
William Mack Cain
Kenneth Ashby Crisman
W St
Washington
D. C
Harold Rantora Anderson
E. Dea Street
Douglas Bowley
Cleveland Edison Smedley
N. 6Th Street
Portsmouth
Donald Lee Scruggs
Virginia High Court rules wine beer sales lawful Sundays
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Sunday alcohol sales are not unlawful in the state and remanded M G Francisco's case for a new trial. It noted the General Assembly prohibited beer on Sundays and questioned local officials' need for extra ordinances. Associate Justice Seudder dissented.
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High Court
Richmond
State Supreme Court
Virginia
M. G. Francisco
Hanover County
Hanover
Francisco
Leon Bazile
Hanover Court
Supreme Court
John W. Eggleston
Bar
General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
George L. Se
Walkways Urge Repairs and New Sidewalks in City
Mr Winchester argues war or not, sidewalks need replacing and new ones built. He cites mud and detours on main streets where curb and gutter exist but pedestrians must walk in streets amid traffic. He urges the Street committee to inspect Valley avenue south from Jefferson after rain or snow melt.
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Charles Dickens
Valley Avenue
Jefferson
Evening Star Subscription Drive Offers Gift Cards
A gift subscription to the Evening Star is promoted with a gift card announcing the gift. The notice advertises the year’s lowest subscription rates and urges readers to call 3424 to arrange gifts now.
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The
Evening Star
Purge Docket Of Old Cases In Frederick Co
Judge Harrison opens his term in the 17th Judicial Circuit and orders a purge of long pending civil and criminal cases. Deputy Clerk Brannon reads the docket as the judge seeks cooperation from the Winchester Bar to clear old matters. An appeal docket dates December 28 for Calvin Crouse and Edward Chilcott for assault and battery with reckless driving. A damage suit by Annie A McGraw against Amos Musser Jr. set for the 28th for $1,000 in an automobile collision case.
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17Th Judicial Circuit
Winchester
Doe Brannon
Harrison
Calvin Crouse
Edward Chilcott
W. Erle Edwards
Salvation Army Leader Freed
Col. Mary Booth, granddaughter of the Salvation Army founder, arrived in Cairo after two and a half years in German internment camps. She was exchanged for German women detained in Palestine after being seized in Belgium early in the war.
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Cairo
Mary Booth
The
Salvation Army
Germany
Booth
Palestine
Belgium
Resistance of Germans Stiffens On Soviet Front
Reports from Bern and Moscow say German resistance on the central front west of Moscow grew with airborne reinforcements. The Soviet mid day communique claimed repulsed counter-attacks, ground gained near Rzhev Vyazma rail line, and heavy German losses across multiple sectors.
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Moscow
Rzhev
Rzhev-Vyazmak
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Naval Policeman Dies of Gas in Norfolk Apartment
Nelson R. Eads, 34, of the naval operating base police, was found dead in his Norfolk apartment from asphyxiation by fumes from a small gas stove. Coroner's investigator Nowitzky said letters indicate Mrs. Eads and daughter Jackie live in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
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Norfolk
Nelson R. Eads
Nav: Operating Base Police Force
Leon Nowitzky
Eads
Nowitzky
Fellowship Club Opens Headquarters in Penney Building
The Fellowship Club announces its new headquarters in the old Penney store to coordinate Christmas aid. Community members may donate food, toys, clothing, and cash to support families, with a master list balancing welfare agency samenwerking to prevent duplicates.
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Fellowship Club
Penney Building
Penney
Fellowship
Winchester
Frederickty
Robertson Is Guest Speaker At Dedication
The new public school at Boyce Virginia costing about 75000 was dedicated with Congressman A Willis Robertson delivering the main address on Jeffersons Three Freedom His remarks tied the Declaration of Independence to religious and educational freedoms and noted Jeffersons early push for popular education and a state university.
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Boyce
A. Willis Robertson
Jefferson
Eee
Freedom of the Perm
Virginia
548 Cargo Ships Lost In Atlantic
The Associated Press reports that since U S entry into the war, 548 Allied and neutral cargo ships have been sunk in the western Atlantic with thousands of seamen and passengers dead. In the last seven days only five ships were sunk, the slowest weekly total in nearly two months, with 65 men killed or missing. Three merchantmen were American, one British, and one Norwegian.
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Associated Press
United States
130 New Generals For Russians
Premier Joseph Stalin named 130 new generals and promoted 13 others in the largest Red Army appointment wave since the war began. Col. Peter Gorokhov, commander at Stalingrad, was raised to major general, with three defense vice commissioners promoted to higher ranks.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Peter Gorokhov
Stalingrad
Yefim Shadenko
Lev Mekhlis
Alexander Schcherbekov
Missouri Congress Member Dies at Naval Hospital
Washington dispatch reports Representative Philip A. Bennett of Missouri died of a heart ailment at Naval Hospital after a heart attack. The first term Republican represented the Sixth Missouri District and lived in Springfield. His son Marion T. Bennett was at his bedside. wife and daughter were en route.
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Washington
Philip A. Bennett
Missouri
Naval Hospital
Springfield
Lieat
Marion T. Bennett
Mary Edith
Hiram Lodge to Hold Election Tomorrow Night
Members of Hiram Lodge AFP A M will hold their annual election of officers at the Masonic Temple tomorrow night. The session begins at 8 o clock with installation to follow. Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to attend.
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Hiram Lodge
AFP
A. M
Masonic Temple
Hershey Retains Seletive Service Directorship Under McNutt
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt says Major General Lewis B. Hershey will continue as director of the Selective Service System for now. McNutt notes Hershey is a regular officer on loan from the army and could be recalled at any time as he plans to discuss actions under the new manpower directive.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Hershey
McNutt
Keep Cars Locked Chief Hollis Warns During Christmas Rush
Chief C W Hollis of the Winchester Police warns residents to lock car doors during the Christmas shopping season. Two plain clothes officers will patrol the shopping area to deter petty theft and lifters.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester Police
Star
Judge Harrison Opens Circuit Court With Lynch Decree
During his opening, Judge Burr P. Harrison said the first decree entered after his qualification was submitted by Maurice M. Lynch, dean of the Winchester Bar who practiced in the same court when his father, T. W. Harrison, presided as judge.
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Burr P. Harrison
Maurice M. Lynch
Winchester
T. W. Harrison
Allied air raids hit Italian and North African targets
British and American bombers attacked Axis communications between Italy and North Africa during weekend raids. Reggio airdrome in southern Italy was struck Saturday night. Docks at Bizerte and a railway along the Sousse Sfax coast were blasted. Allied lines were described as holding firm as reserves and supplies moved up.
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Italy
North Africa
Reggio
Bizerte
Sousse
Sfax
Cairo
K. A. N. Anderson
First Army
Reuters
Alan Humphreys
Tunisia
Humphreys
Wanted radios or parts for U S Army Signal Corps
Classified item note seeking any type of radios or radio parts for the U S Army Signal Corps with contact number 3531. Time tag indicates December 7 listing.
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U. S. Army Signal Corps
Bingo Night At Hagles Home In Loudoun Street
Play bingo every Monday at 8 p.m. at 211 North Loudoun Street Hagles Home. Door prize of 30 dollars offered.
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Hagles
N. Loudoun St
Notice on post December 5 delivery restrictions at Riteway Cleaners
A notice from Riteway Cleaners warns customers that after December 5 delivery service will be greatly restricted. It asks for cooperation while expressing intent to maintain service and competitiveness.
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Riteway Cleaners
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