Doughboys Leap Toward Forbach in Leyte Island Assault
American cavalry using Amtracs spearheaded a bold 125 mile three day advance around Leyte’s northern horn, striking Tabgas and Balogo. Japanese defenses largely routed, with some reports of flight. Tokyo radio claimed paratrooper landings behind American lines and widespread airfield attacks. MacArthur reported gains on land, sea, and air as U S columns moved north toward Balogo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
al Dooking
Associated Press
Manila
Leyte
Tabgas
Balogo
O’neill K. Kane
Tokyo
Philipines
Federal Communications Commission
Douglas MacArthur
24Th Army Corps
Palanas River
Ormoc
Buraven
San Pablo
Dulag
Tacloban
U. S
Community events and dances announced for weekend
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Thursday December 7 at 8 30 p m with a 100 dollar door prize and other prizes. See and hear Suke win files Mountain Boys. Round and square dance at the Armory Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Winfile
Mountain Boys
the Armory
Riley's Market Adoffers Fruit Cakes and Prizes
South End Pire Co announces Friday night event December 8 at 8 30 p m with a 175 00 door prize and other prizes. Fruit cakes priced 2 per pound 138 per hundred 5 lb 2 75. Mixed fruits 60c per lb walnut kernels 95c per lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Pire Co
Riley’s
Baking hens for Sunday dinner on sale
A classified item offers fresh home dressed baking hens ready for Sunday dinners. Includes delivery and contact phone 3959. Also advertises chickens in all sizes from Lehgery Dia 5231 with delivery options Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehgery Dia
Friendship Fire Company Meeting And Rummage Sale Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company will be held on Thursday evening December 7 at 8 o'clock. All ladies market at Bt. Methodist will hold their rummage sale Friday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. 16 W. Boscawen St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Company
Mkt
Bt. Methodist
W. Boscawen St
Allied soldiers deepen bridgehead over Lamone near Faenza
Allied troops have widened their Lamone river bridgehead southwest of Faenza and eliminated resistance east of the river. Polish forces seized Brisighella and Monte San Rinaldo while Mezzano near Ravenna fell to British and Canadian units. A second Lamone crossing failed as German counterattacks and convoy actions intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romme
Lamone River
Faenza
Brisighella
Monte San Rinaldo
Mezzano
Rimini-Ferrara
Ravenna
Lamone
Eighth Army
Genet
States Back Full Political Freedom for Greeks
Secretary of State Stettinius announced that the United States favors complete freedom of political action for the people of Greece, signaling support for Greek self determination amid ongoing wartime events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stettinius
United States
Greece
Public Auction of 900 Shares Dunn and Duvall Aucts
Public auction set for 12 o'clock noon Saturday December 9 selling 900 shares of Colonial Brick Corp. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall advertise the sale with official notice and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Brick Corp
Dunn & Duvall, Aucts
Japanese Drive Against Chinese Forces Near Kunming
Chinese high command admitted loss of Tushan southeast of Kweiyang as Japan presses toward Kunming. The fall threatens an India China supply route and could cripple the U S 14th Air Force. Chinese communiqué confirms Tushan fell December 5 after Japanese claims December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Tushan
Burmarong
Kweiyang
Kunming
India-China
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Pvt Luttrell Missing in Action in France
The War Department reports Pvt Alfred M Luttrell has been missing in action in France since November 22. Age 32, he is the son of Mrs Inez Luttrell and the late Howard Luttrell, husband of Rose Luttrell formerly of Suffolk VA. He served in the 141st Infantry under Lt General Patch’s Seventh Army, entered service February 15 1944, trained at Camp Blanding and arrived in Italy July 26 before moving to France October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred M. Luttrell
War Department
France
Inez Luttrell
Howard Luttrell
Luttrell
Rose Luttrell
Suffolk
Albin
141St Infantry
Patch
Seventh Army
Camp Blanding
Fla
Italy
This County
Handley High School
Athens-Piraeus Area Cleared of Leftist Forces
British forces report progress in clearing the Athens Piraeus area of ELAS leftist forces as RAF and artillery strike nests. Fighting extends to Spitfires and Beaufighters targeting resistance as Greece faces civil war amid delayed elections. Rightists are being disarmed under army orders with no incidents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
R. M. Smokie
Greece
Pireaus
AEM
Ice
George Papandreou
EAM
London
Scobie
Piraeus
ELAS
Tne
Pes Tre
Drama
Thrace
Bertha Ritter Becomes General In Bond Drive
Bertha Ritter of Pifer's today became the third full general in Winchester's Third Army bond drive. Her sales reached 6225, with Juanita Murphy and Margaret Carper as the other full generals. Cadet Nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital reported 2075 in bonds plus 70 in war stamps. Rank advances included Vivian Orndorff to second lieutenant and Juanita Scrivener to first lieutenant. Several top officers were to be interviewed tonight on WINC as part of the Sixth War Loan bond selling efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ritter
Pifer’s
Winchester
Juanita Murphy
Margaret Carper
Vivian Orndorff
Juanita Scrivener
Third Army
WINC
Russians Close in on Budapest From Three Sides
Soviet forces under Tolbukhin and Malinovsky drive toward Budapest from the west and south with Danube positions and Racalmas near the city. German reports flag a renewed push from Hatvan and eastern suburbs, while a bridgehead on the Danube remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lower Lake Balaton
Berlin
Budapest
Feodor I. Tolbunkhin
Ukraine
Danube
Ercst
Racalmas
Marshe Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Csepel
Hatvan
Moscow
Allied Fronts Report Quiet Across Holland and Saar
The Western front notes overall quiet along the Dutch frontiers with Allied forces holding positions in Holland and Germany. U S and French units push on in Saarland and Vosges while mopping up operations continue in Sarreguemines and Saarbrucken with multiple American divisions advancing toward Merzig and Colmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canadian First Army
Holland
Germany
Nijmegen
U. S. Ninth Army
Roer River
U. S. First Army
Index
Pier
U. S. Third Army
Sarreguemines
Saarbrucken
U. S. Seventh Army
Colmar
Vosges
U. S
Sixth Armored
Tenth Armored
Saar
Merzig
Saarlautern
Unveiling of Va Woolen Honor Roll at Impressive Ceremony
A ceremony at the Virginia Woolen Company honored 127 servicemen and women who left for the armed forces, with Rev. Ronald S. Wilson delivering a moving address. Four employees killed in action were named as names were read and taps sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronalds. Wilson
South Loudoun
Rev. Wilson
America
Wilson
Virginia Woolen Company
B. B. Pollard
Corp
Samuel M. Bean
William Pingley
James E. Taylor
Phil Hunter
Holmes Bucher
Harry C. Kern
S. S. Winchester Christened by Mrs. Dutton
Anne Carson Dutton wife of Dr. B B Dutton was chosen to sponsor the Victory Ship named for Winchester Virginia by the U S Maritime Commission. The ship to be built at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore is to be launched around February 2 1945. City officials held a meeting with 23 civic and fraternal groups to approve the sponsor and ship events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Carson Dutton
B. B. Dutton
U. S. Maritime Commission
Winchester
S. S. Winchester
C. R. Anderson
F. Grove White
Garland R. Quarles
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Frey L. Glaize
Virgil R. Strader
Marvin Weaver
C. F. Schenck
B. M. Roszel
Anderson
Dutton
Glaize
Richard H. Griffith
E. W. Whiting
Louise Glass Lynch
Pvt Whitacre Missing In Action In Germany Since 1944
Mrs Bessie Whitacre of Berryville announces her son Pvt Denzel L Whitacre is missing in action in Germany since November 17. Enlisted 1939, trained at Fort Dix Fort Benning and Florida camps, attached to 12th Infantry. Native of Frederick County, son of Mrs Bessie V Whitacre and the late George L Whitacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Whitacre
Berryville Avenue
Pvt
Denzel L. Whitacre
Germany
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Benning
Florida
12Th Infantry
Frederick County
Bessie V. Whitacre
George L. Whitacre
Cpl
George S. Whitacre
Italy
D. Harding Whitacre
U. S. Navy
North Africa
Whitacre
Roy Thompson
Berryville
Audrey
Lois Whitacre
Washington
Yesse Whitacre
Mount Pleasant
Front-line advances and setbacks across global theaters
Western Front forces push toward Forbach while Saarbrucken is bombarded and Inden dashes as Germans ready new defences. In the East Berlin claims a breakthrough near Budapest with Red forces approaching Lake Balaton within 35 miles of Austria. In Italy the Lamone crossing widens as German troops repel a British crossing near Mezzano. In the Pacific Superforts strike Manchuria as paratroop offensives target Leyte and MacArthur's troops breach the Palanas river line. In Asia Japanese forces press toward Chungking amid losses on the Burma Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Western Front
Third Army
Forbach
Saarbrucken
First Army
Inden
Seventh Army
Colmar
Ninth Army
Berlin
Budapest
Red
Austria
Lake Balaton
Manchuria
Tokyo
Leyte
MacArthur
Palanas
Local Citizens Rally to Meet War Bond Quota
Citizens respond to war bond appeals as groups race to meet Winchester Frederick County quota of 1 250 000 over the top. Handley High School pushes bond sales with 8797 15 by students and a 5 45 salute. Wendell Barney urges purchases to reach the 5 275 000 goal with Pearl Harbor Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Winchester
Frederick County
Civic Club
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Masons
VFW
American Leion
Lions
Handley
Handley High School
Wendell Barney
Winchester-Federick County War Finance Committee
Mr. Barney
Americans Killed By Bomb Blast In England
A bomb blast in a Southern England city killed and wounded several, including American soldiers. The explosion destroyed vehicles and buildings, blew apart a taxicab, and scattered debris widely as American servicemen aided in the search for missing persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
For Sale Beer by the Case Ad
Classified item notice offering beer by the case with phone contact Dial 6946. The short ad is dated December, 2010, and lists a price and availability in a local newspaper classifieds section.
Americans Reach Near Saarbrucken in Raid from Forbach Outpost
American tanks pressed to within three and a half miles of Saarbrucken as infantry cleared Sarreguemines and Saarlautern. On the Roer front, Allied forces pushed toward the Rhine while patrols crossed the Maas near Venlo and U.S. troops captured Bergstein and Ostheim in Alsace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Paris
Ameri
Saarbrucken
Forbach
Seigfried
Third
Pittsburgh
Sarreguemines
Saar Cane Tal
Saarlautern
Second City
Roer
Cologne
Secord
Erft
Rhine
Boer
Ninth Army
Linnich
Tiver
Courtney Hodges
Den
Julich
Pier
First
Hurtger Forest
Bergstein
Holland
Maas
Venlo
Lorraine
Alsace
G Patton
Saar
Karlsruhe
France
Saarland
Palatinate
U. S. Seventh Army
Ostheim
Colmar
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Leyte Island
Fleet Post Office
Oahu
Hawaii
Pacific
U. S. Marine Corps
International Soundphoto
Yu River
Nanning
Stephen Barber
Europe
Patton
Mrs
Mrs. Dutton
Louis M. Nurton
Pvt. Whitacre
Seventh
Burma
Oaks
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