Roosevelt Visits Malta and Presents Illumination Scroll
President Roosevelt toured the bombed island of Malta aboard a C-54 with escort fighters and presented an illuminated scroll praising Maltese defenders. He pledged unwavering support to the British Empire and Allied nations after the war, saluting Malta’s bravery during Axis air raids. Lord Gort greeted the president as a large guard and band welcomed him at the airfield.
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Valletta
Malta
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
United States
Churchill
Middle East
Lord Gort
Royal Artillery
Michele Gonzi
Gozo
George Borg
Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton
Reginald Oxley
Kenneth Rodney Park
Bishop Gonzi
Eisenhower
Sicily
Guard of Honor
Gort
Casablanca
North
Africa
Ameri
Bundle Day Drive Prompts Thorough Home Search
MA Winchester urges a Saturday Bundle Day search for the Junior Board of Trade and Boy Scouts collection. Donations include toys for the Fellowship Club, food stuffs, magazines, clothing, and books for soldiers and USO guests.
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Junior Board of Trade
Boy Scouts
Fellowship Club
USO
President Roosevelts Father Draft Delay Approved
President Roosevelt approves the Father Draft Bill to delay induction of pre-war fathers into the armed forces. The White House announced the act, with Hershey retaining Selective Service control and McNutt questioned about resignation. Officials say the measure aims to exhaust all single men before inducting fathers, potentially impacting 1,000,000 men by June 30, 1944.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Pearl Harbor
Hershey
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
November Bond Sales in Winchester and Frederick County
Bond sales for November totaled 97 536 75 in Winchester and Frederick County, reaching 89 percent of the local quota and 87 percent for the state. The Blue Star Brigade of armed forces relatives boosted sales, with about 1 378 bonds sold nationwide. December quota remains 110 000, and 198 bonds worth 6 000 had been credited toward it by last Saturday.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell Barney
War Finance Co
Barney
Bristol
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Blue Star Brigade
Squander Bug Posters To Be Distributed In City
The Women's War Staff announced a campaign to urge shoppers to buy worthwhile gifts this Christmas and war bonds. Starting at 10 o clock Saturday morning Girl Scouts will deliver a Squander Bug poster to all city merchants. Merchants are urged to display the posters promptly, especially on principal streets by noon.
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Women’s War
Winchester
Frederick County
Harold Brown
Doll Carriages Available From Sears Office
Sears Office at 121 S Loudoun offers limited doll carriages with a note to order soon. Contact phone 4101 for details and pricing.
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Sears Order
Loudoun
Rouss Bingo Special Notice Motion Starts Early
Rouss Fire Co announces bingo starting at 8 00 pm every Friday night instead of 8 30 pm with 250 in prizes. Event held weekly by Rouss Fire Co and listed in local notices.
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ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
WANTED To Buy Used Truck for Orchard Work
Wanted to buy a good used truck for orchard work. Call John Livengood at Berryville 130 W 1 for details.
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John Livengood
Berryville
Public Dairy Herd and Goods Auction
A public sale is set for Monday December 20 at 10 30 a m two miles east of Winchester Berryville Pike. The sale features 35 head of dairy cows and heifers bangs tested farm implements and two Chevrolet trucks Run by D A Cole.
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Winchester
Berryville Pike
Annual Christmas Show Tomorrow at Capitol Theatre
The Fellowship Club presents a benefit picture show at the Capitol Theatre starting at 10 a.m. Admission is a new or used toy or clothing or nonperishable food. Canned goods and potatoes are welcome. bring clothing and toys in good repair.
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Fellowship Club
Capitol Theatre
Car Train Crash Injures George Bakers Near Boyce Virginia
Mr and Mrs George Baker residents near Boyce Virginia were injured when their car was struck by Norfolk and Western train No 13 at the Boyce Berryville highway crossing. Mrs Baker sustained serious injuries to the back and head while Mr Baker had head lacerations. Both were taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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George Baker
Boyce
Norfolk and Western
Berryville
Henry Clay Smith
Police Warn Holiday Shoppers
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis warned Christmas shoppers to protect pocketbooks and purchases. He cited frequent complaints of lost pocketbooks, misplaced items, and packages stolen from cars and urged keeping valuables with shoppers and locking unattended packages in vehicles.
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C. W. Hollis
Hollis
Virginia Officials Warn On Lower Auto License Proposal
Richmond officials said lowering motor vehicle license to five dollars would badly hurt road building in Virginia. They noted a 17 million dollar surplus is not hoarded but needed for replacing equipment and deferred maintenance. Postwar plans call for 15 million in bridges and highways, with total needs far exceeding the current backlog.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Virginia
General Assembly
I. Newton Coleman
Dinwiddie
Department
Coleman
Highway Department
Dinwiddie County
Red Army Captures Znamenka Hub Cutting German Rail Lines
The Red Army seized Znamenka, a key rail center linking the Dnieper bend with areas south of Kiev, in a three day battle. Stalin announced the fall, saying the town was a strong point in the Krivoi Rog corridor and threatening German positions west of the Dnieper. The victory gives Soviet control of rail routes toward Smyela and Fostov and Dnepropetrovsk as air support aided the final assault.
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London
Red Army
Znamenka
Dnieper River
Kiev
Joseph Stalin
Dnieper Bend
Kremenchug
Kirovograd
Krivoi Rog
Stalin
Ukraine
Dnieper
Smyela
Fostov
Nikolaev
Dnepropetrovsk
Soldier Held by Japs Sends Homes Word of OK
Tech. Sgt. Ralph Pope prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines writes to his parents from Camp No. 12. He says he is receiving good treatment and is in good health. He asks his parents to inform Louise and Dot and notes the last message arrived in August.
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Fred Popes
Tech
Ralph Pope
Phillippine Military Camp No. 12
Sgt. Pope
O. K
Louise
Dot
Ralph W. Pope
Plan Changes In Subsidy Policy
Washington Dec 10 Two Senate moves seek major changes to the food subsidy repeal bill. Senator Taft proposes a limited subsidy plan removing price rollbacks while keeping most retail controls. A second plan tying subsidies to wage controls would run only while the Little Steel formula stands and is before the Banking Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
Ellender
D.-La
War Labor Board
Bankhead
Dala
Banking Committee
Fifth Cracks Nazis Defense Line In Italian Mountains
Washington reports the air offensive against Germany has entered the final knockout stage ahead of a landing. Col. Ray W. Clifton says five Luftwaffe infantry divisions reflect Germany’s shrinking air strength and a shift to ground defense. He notes Germany’s production cut and morale strain from raids, with western Europe bearing heavier fighter concentration and a damaged Essen and Lorient.
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Washington
Germany
Ray W. Clifton
Army Air Forces
Clifton
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Europe
Berlin
Luftwaffe
RAF
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Essen
Krupp Works
Lorient
U. S. Army Air Forces
Spirit of Winchester B-25 Bomber Named for Local War Stamp Drive
The Mitchell bomber Spirit of Winchester Virginia may be named for Winchester and Frederick County after a June to August 1943 War Stamp drive raised 79 397 70. The effort exceeded its quota of 26235 and inspired a new aircraft carrier Shangri La to replace the Hornet. Local leaders urge continued bond purchases to support war efforts and crew safety.
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Germany
Pacific Island
Winchester
Frederick County
Shangri-La
Tokyo
Rommel
North
Africa
Japan
Virginia
Barney
Moeiagirii
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Roosevelt visits Malta delivering illuminated scroll to its people. Fifth Army drives Germans from upper Garigliano east of Rocca D Evandro, 79 miles from Rome as Canadians and British push toward Pescara. Dnieper defenses crumble as Soviets strike city targets. Submarines exceed Allied losses in November Atlantic. Bomber war enters final knockout phase. War in Pacific stalls Warco seized by Australians near Huon peninsula as carriers pound Nauru 500 miles west of Gilberts.
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Italy
Fifth
Garigliano
Rocca D’evandro
Rome
Adriatic
Pescara
Pacific
Warco
Huon Peninsula
New Britain
U.S
Nauru
Gilberts
Changteh Recaptured as 40-Day Battle Ends
Chinese forces retake Changteh in a 40 day fight for the Rice Bowl area. Maj. Gen. C. C. Tseng says Japan suffers about 40,000 casualties, with 15,000 killed and 25,000 wounded. U.S. 14th Air Force support aided the assault on the city.
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Chungking
China
Changteh
C. C. Tseng
Tseng
Chanteh
Yangtze
Yuan River
Tungting Lake
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Betwen
Perry To Report Saturday For Army Induction
Maurice William Perry of Winchester Virginia is ordered to report for induction on November 20 1943 at Fort Meade Maryland. He must report to the City Board at 1030 with the bus departing 1115 for Fort Meade.
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Winchester
Fort Geo. G.meade
Maurice William Perry
Climax to Bloody Nine Day War in Clouds
Allied reports from Algiers say the Fifth Army shattered German defenses along the Via Casilina at Mignano in a nine day offensive. American and British troops seized Mt Samucro and pierced the mountain line, opening the road toward Rome as Canadians hold a Moro river bridgehead.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Via Casilina
Mignano
Mt. Samucro
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Moro
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Rome
Cassino
Moro River
Camino
Maggiore
Rocca d’Evandro
Mt. Camino
Clark
Samucro
San Vittore
Salm Pietro
Mignano Pass
Garigliano River
New B-2 and C-2 gas coupons worth five gallons
Winchester Frederick County rationing board announces the new B-2 and C-2 coupons issued December 1 are valid for five gallons each. Existing B and C stamps remain usable at two gallons until depleted, with old forms replaced as needed.
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Winchester - Frederick County
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Island
U. S
D. A. Cole
George Bakers
Baker
Boyce Crossing
Assemblyman
Edward D. Ball
U.S. Army
Spirit of
War Finance Committee
The
Associated Press
Russia
Znaoenka
Kirograd
Krivoi
Kiev Bulge
Atlantic
Perry
By Edward Kennedy
Tunisia
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