Tension Grows in Balkans as Turkey Moves Closer to Allies
Turkish Foreign Minister said Inonu’s Cairo talks with Roosevelt and Churchill brought Turkey nearer to the Allied camp but not committed to war. Inonu returned to Ankara to a warm reception and plans for cabinet briefings. London officials caution that full participation may take months. The Cairo communique highlighted friendship among Britain Turkey and the United States and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. King
Ankara
Turkey
Numan Menemencioglu
Ismet Inonu
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Inonu
Tuonu
United Nations
Germany
London
Great Britain
United States
Russia
U S Planes Get Deadlier with External Bomb Racks
London reports the Eighth Air Force upgrading Flying Fortresses and Liberators with external bomb racks and chin turrets boosting load to four tons. Short range strikes inland and night saturation raids are described as now more feasible though with some range and speed tradeoffs.
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London
America
Eighth U.S. Air Force
RAF
Berlin
Leipzig
Madison Marine Is Rough On Rats
Edwin E. Perley of Madison Virginia a 35 year old second class boatswain's mate with 16 years service fought a rat infestation on Guad al canal. Over six months he captured more than 2000 raiding rodents using patience Marine biscuit and improvised traps. On his biggest night he removed 80 rats from his tent.
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South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Edwin E. Perley
Madison
High Seas
Soldier Mitchell Franks Killed in Action in Italy
Pfc. Mitchell T. Franks 21 son of Henry Franks formerly of Winchester now Martinsburg W Va was killed in action in Italy on November 15 A telegram reached Winchester this morning via his sister Miss Betty Franks The 116th Infantry Company I unit member entered service February 1941 training at Fort Meade Md and Fort Benning later deployed overseas in October 1942 arriving in England then North Africa December 1942 He reportedly was in Africa when last heard from His father and sister survive along with two brothers and three other sisters named Clyde Franks in England James Franks Martinsburg Betty Lee Franks Par son Mrs Margaret Ferrell with others listed in Winchester Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell T. Franks
Henry Franks
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Italy
Betty Franks
N. Cameron
Pfc
Franks
116Th Infantry
Armed Forces
National Guard
Ft. George Meade
Fort Benning
England
North Africa
Miss Franks
Africa
Cpl
Clyde Franks
Company I
James Franks
Betty Lee Franks
Stephenson
Margaret Ferrell
Pama
Fred Berneir
Winchest
Senate panel Kills Race Track Betting Tax in Revenue Bill
The Senate Finance Committee struck a proposed 5 percent tax on race track betting from the revenue bill, lowering estimated receipts to about 1.923 billion. It also doubled the admission tax to 2 cents per 10 cents of charge, and raised jewelry duties from 10 to 20 percent, with watches under 65 dollars and clocks under 5 dollars exempted. The panel cut over 200 million from the House bill and planned further amendments on war materiel contract renegotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate’ Committee
Senate
Rouss Bingo Special Notice
Rouss Fire Co shifts bingo start to 8:00 PM Friday nights with 250 dollars in prizes. Event runs weekly and is listed for Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
Doll Carriages Notice From Sears Office
Sears Office at 121 S Loudoun offers limited doll carriages. Order soon by phone 4101. (12-9 1p-3t)
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Sears
Loudoun
Sterner Allied Attitude Looms Over Yugoslav King Issue
Washington dispatch reports Britain may back Tito’s Partisans over Mihailovic as the Allies seek greater resistance to Germany. Tito heads the Partisans with a provisional government while Mihailovic’s Chetniks clash with them, prompting tensions ahead of a Balkan invasion.
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Washington
Peter
Tito
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Britain
United States
Russia
Dras Mihailovic
Balkan
Richard K. Law
Commons
Germany
Mihailovich
Law
Mihailovic
Henry Maitland Wilson
Ivan Ribar
Moscow
France Overrun by Anarchy Says Vichy Radio Broadcast
Paris radio, controlled by the Germans, reported that France is gripped by anarchy with killings and theft across the country. It quoted Aujourd hui via Marce Deat calling banditry widespread and said Vichy authorities are conducting a broad roundup of terrorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Vichy
Paris
Associated Press
Aujourd’hui
Marce Deat
Vichy Radio
Bingo Night at Dover with $100 Prize
A Dover event offers a Thursday bingo session at 8 30 p m with a top prize of $100 and additional prizes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Hall
Dover
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
Friendship Fire Company announces its regular monthly meeting this evening at eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Also a wanted ad seeks a good used truck for orchard work. contact John Livengood at Berryville 130 W 1.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
John Livengood
Berryville
Bulgaria May Break With Germany Amid Balkan Tension
A secret Bulgarian parliamentary session discussed domestic and foreign policy amid nervousness over Allied plans. Reports claim Sofia may break with Germany as Turkey and Germany move troops along the Bulgaria Greece border, with emergency declared and traffic halted. International dispatches note concern over a possible Allied invasion and German defenses near the Dardanelles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stockholm
Allehanda
Sofia
Cairo
Teheran
Bulgaria
Germany
Turkey
Greece
Bern
Switzerland
Balkans
Great Decisive Steps To Come
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of War Stimson saying two years of war give cause for encouragement. He warns decisive tests remain, noting invasion of Europe and engagement with Japan’s home fleet must occur. He outlines three war phases and praises Russia’s role, insisting the U.S. has only entered the drag period with heavy losses ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Europe
Pacific
Russia
Germany
Stoppage Hits Hagerstown Plant Over War Board Orders
About 200 workers at the Moller Company plant in Hagerstown Md protested new job rates and schedules issued by the War Labor Board. An AFL union rep said the strike was unauthorized and efforts were under way to settle the dispute with Joe Gillis of Baltimore dispatched to the site. The new rates and schedules had not yet been clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Moller Company
Fairchild Airplanes
War Labor Board
AFL
Joe Gillis
Baltimore
Changteh Recaptured by Chinese Forces in Northern Hunan
A special Chinese communique reports Changteh re-occupied at 4 am after Chinese troops crossed the Yuan river and entered via east and west gates. American air support aided defense as the 57th Division fought to the last, with US fighters delivering aid and dispersing enemy aircraft.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Changteh
Salween
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Burma
Tehshan
Changsha
Smuts Heads For South Africa
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts prime minister of the Union of South Africa left by plane for South Africa today. He conferred with Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt during their conference with Turkish President Ismet Inonu.
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Cairo
Jan Christian Smuts
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Churchill
Roosevelt
Ismet Inonu
Representative Lloyd Fearnow Changes Schedule
Lloyd Fearnow of the Office of Defense Transportation will be at the Chamber of Commerce in Winchester on Friday and a half day Saturday due to increased service needs. He will continue this schedule until further notice.
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Lloyd Fearnow
Office of Defense Transportation
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Little Girls Gift Dole to Help Winchester Children
A Christmas plea urges girls to bring a well kept doll to the Fellowship Club in the old Penney Building. Rather than bringing any doll for free entry, mothers are asked to donate canned fruit and vegetables instead. The effort aims to mend wash and dress dolls to give joy to another child on Christmas morning.
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Winchester
Fellowship Club
Capitol
Mother
Old Penney
Soviets Retreat As German Tank Drive Rages
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army pulling back as German forces unleash up to 2,000 heavy tanks in the Ukraine sector. Vatutin’s Ukrainian Army falls back under pressure near Znamenka, Elizavetgradka, and Krivoi Rog, with hundreds of German combat deaths and tank losses cited.
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Moscow
Dnieper Bend
Znamenka
Znamenka-Nikolaev
Dnieper River
Sharkovka
Pantaevka
Krivoi Rog
Kirovograd
Elizavetgradka
Red Army
Nikolai Vatutin
Kiev
Nortan
Chernyakhov
Army War Bulletin
Vatutin
Eight Are Killed In Plant Blast Near Gulfport
Eight people died and three were injured in a Phoenix Naval Stores plant explosion five miles north of Gulfport Mississippi. The plant producing turpentine resin and pine oil resumed operations two weeks earlier after a prior August accident.
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Gulfport
Miss
Phoenix Naval Stores, Inc
Here
Henry Jeptha Hurst
Naval Stores Plant
Refugees Head for Malaga to Join French Forces
A special train carrying 450 French refugees including many men of military age left Barcelona for Malaga to cross to North Africa. The group plans to join the French military forces after escaping German authorities and crossing the French border.
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Barcelona
Malaga
North
Africa
Fifth Is Pushing Down Hill Slopes
World War II briefing reports Fifth Army seizing Mt Croce and pushing Germans from Mt Camino area, with Rome potential path opened. British Eighth Army advances near Pescara and Orsogna amid heavy fighting and poor weather. China recaptures Changteh and Tehshan as Japanese fronts retreat. American carrier forces strike Marshall Islands. Tojo proclaims a hard year ahead. MacArthur targets New Britain bases. Reds retreat in Kiev bulge while Moscow asserts intact lines. Dnieper Bend advances threaten Nikolaev rail link.
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Italy
Clark
Fifth
Mt. Croce
Mt. Camino
Rome
Pescara
Orsogna
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Tojo
MacArthur
New Britain
Kiev
Moscow
Dnieper Bend
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Nervousness in Axis Satellites After Big Three Talks
Reported in the Balkans anxious mood follows Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin discussions. Hungarian Parliament convened secretly amid rising uncertainty. Bulgarian break with the Axis appears likely. Tito partisans say British support grows as tensions mount.
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Balkans
Axis
Tito
Americans Take Added Toll of Japanese Ships
Pearl Harbor reports that Japan lost six ships and 72 planes as U S carrier task forces attacked the Marshall Islands and nearby Gilbert Islands. Admiral Nimitz said a troop transport and two cargo ships were damaged and 64 of the 72 planes were destroyed in combat. Rear Admiral Charles A Pownal led the raid, with additional action near Marcus Island last August.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Marshall Islands
Gilbert Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Nimitz
Marshalls
Mid- Pacific
Gilberts
Kwajalein Atoll
Island Lagoon
Betio Islet
Tarawa Atoll
Charles A. Pownal
Marcus Island
Fresh Oysters Fridays at Rappahannock Market
Adam Ritter advertises fresh Rappahannock oysters every Friday with Christmas orders encouraged. Located at 315 N Kent, contact by phone 4956 for details and ordering ahead of holiday demand.
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Rappahannock
Adam Ritter
N. Kent
British Gains Press On At Cassino And Camino
Allied forces stormed Mt Croce and Mt Camino, driving toward the Garigliano river. Fifth Army pressed down western slopes of Mt Maggiore and Camino, breaching walls toward Rome. American troops seized high ground west of Venafro and wiped out Nazi pillboxes near Filignano as Montgomery’s Eighth Army neared Ortona. Weather improved with continued fighting inland from the Adriatic.
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Algiers
Mt. Croce
Mt. Camiino
Garigliano River
Mark. ‘W. Clark
Fifth Army
Mt. Maggiore
Mt. Camino
Rome
Maggiore
Rocca Devandro
Camino
Vena« Fro
Filignano
Cassino
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Adria
Montgomery
Morocco
Eighth
Ortona
Pescara
California Area Swept By Fire
San Francisco dispatch reports high winds and fires across central California causing millions in damage with no casualties. Oakland and nearby coastal communities faced downed power lines, halted streetcar service, and widespread destruction as Monterey crews endured boats swept ashore and losses totaling hundreds of thousands.
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San Francisco
California
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Pacific
C. R. Elford
Monterey
Napa
Calistoga
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Mitchell Franks
Flora Lewis
Svenska Dagbladet
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Croatia
Dalmatian
Istanbul
Ante Pavelic
Milan Nedic
Semlin
Hans Neubacher
Smuts
ODT
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