American forces seize Ormoc port on Leyte in key advance
General MacArthur announced Ormoc Bay seaport fell to the 7th Division after landing in the Leyte pocket. The capture follows rapid advances from beachheads and cuts off thousands of Japanese trapped in the shrinking corridor toward Carigara Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Ormoc
Tith
Albuera
Burauen
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita Line
Associated Press Saaeenantees
7 Division
Frew Bruce
Carigara Bay
Caven
Japan
Tokyo
Visayan
Palompon
Associated Press
Murlin
Bundle Day set for next Saturday by Fellowship Club
The Fellowship Club launches Bundle Day with non-perishable foods toys and clo for Christmas aid. Citizens are urged to place bundles on the curb by one o'clock Saturday. Jaycees will use four trucks to cover the city. Turkeys are sold out this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Jaycees
BAKIN Hen Ready for Sunday Dinner Delivery
Advertisement for a fresh home dressed baking hen ready for Sunday dinner. Mentions delivery and a contact phone 3959. Includes dated stamp 12-7 Ip tf.
Deb Libert Partners with Earl Dycus at East End Texaco
Delbert Deb Libert announces partnership with Earl E Dycus at the East End Texaco Service Station located on National and Berryville Avenues. Patrons are urged to visit and support the new venture. Contacts listed as 6930 or 4211.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Dycus
East End
Texaco
National
Berryville
New Draft Rules to Bolster War Labor Force
Washington December 11 selective service orders immediate action to implement Byrnes manpower directive. Occupational deferments will be canceled when workers aged 26 to 37 leave essential jobs unless local boards decide a job change serves the war effort. Local boards will assess urgent needs and apply deferment rules accordingly. Regulations outlining procedures will be sent to boards later this week as officials expect tighter rules to reduce labor turnover in war production.
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Washington
Selective Service
Byrnes
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
James F. Byrnes
Se Se
WMC
Fear of Epidemics in Athens Amid Food Shortages
In Athens on December 11, acute food shortages and looming epidemics threaten the city as British bombers attack ELAS concentrations. Heavy fighting, artillery exchanges, and sniper fire around Constitution Square endure while relief efforts stall and mediation fails.
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Athens
ELAS
Grande Bretagne Hotel
Constitution Square
Acropolis
Piraeus
U.N.A.R.A
ELA
EAM
Athens Stadium
Zappion
Zeus
Pireous
Churchills
George Papandreou
Final Rites Held For J Henry Moling Prominent Winchester Leader
Relatives and friends gathered at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church to honor J Henry Moling Sr veteran businessman and community figure. Dr Ronald S Wilson and Dr J A McMurray led prayers and readings while the church choir sang spirituals and hymns. Interment followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery with active pallbearers led by Silas G Cather Fred S Boyd and R Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
J. Henry Moling
Winchester
Ronald S. Wilson
J. A. McMurray
Murray
Wilson
Mt. Hebron
Silas G. Cather
Fred S. Boyd
R. Bruce
British Drive Through North Burma Seizes Key Junctions
New Delhi December 11 Lt Gen Daniel I Sultan leads a British push to clear Japanese forces from north Burma. The 36th Division captures Naba and Inday, widening advances about 100 miles since leaving Mogaung on August 1. Allied aircraft raid retreat routes including Burma Thailand railway targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Daniel I. Sultan
Burma
Naba
Inday
Myitkyina
Mogaung
G I Joe Serving In Europe Needing Plenty Of Home Aid
Representative Thomas reports from Europe that the war is a tough slugging match with strong enemy morale. He notes civil conditions differ from 1918 and urges continued support for American troops and home aid as the conflict continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Joe
Europe
J. Parnell Thomas
Paris
House of Representatives
Congress
War Bond Drive Lagging in Winchester Frederick County
The Federal Reserve Bank report shows Winchester and Frederick County E Bond sales at $112 927 50 against a $275 000 quota with $162 072 50 remaining to be invested. War Finance Chair Wendell Barney says local agencies report higher figures than Richmond and urges renewed purchases to hit the Virginia E Bond target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank
Winchester
Frederick County
Monsh
Wendell Barney
Winchester-Frederick County
Germans Happy Over Rift in Greece
Berlin observers in Spain report Italians and Germans cheer the Greek civil strife as Britain and ELAS clash. Sentiments reflect London and Washington talk with the North Atlantic fallouts influencing mood. Continued coverage on Page 2 Col 2.
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Greece
Madrid
London
Washington
Stores to Stay Open Late for Christmas Shopping
Retail merchants vote to extend hours beginning Monday night December 18. Stores open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, with hours reverting after Christmas. Grocery, garage, and drug stores may vary.
Local Bond Committee Receives Lobsters From Winchester Mass
The War Finance Committee announced 12 pound-and-a-half live lobsters were shipped from Winchester Massachusetts for a formal dinner in Virginia. The exchange followed a prior war loan drive rivalry with Boston bean and Southern fried chicken dinners and featured gratitude from Maurice C. Bird of Winchester Mass. for the apples sent earlier.
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Winchester
Mass
Wendell Barney
Winchester-Frederick County
Winchesters
Boston
Bay State
Maurice C. Bird
War Finance Committee
Barney
New England
American Express
Massive Allied Bomber Blitz Strikes German Rail Hubs
Sixteen hundred American heavy bombers and 800 fighters attacked western Germany's rail centers with 6,000 tons of explosives. The raid involved the U S Eighth Air Force with support from the Fifteenth, Ninth, and First and Second Tactical Air forces, while weather limited German opposition and fuel issues were noted.
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London
Germany
U. S. Eighth Airfoorce
Reich
Ruhr
Osterfeld
Meiderick
Bruckhausen
Berlin
U. S
Austria
Italy
U.S. Strategic Airforce
Stuttgart
Coblenz
Bingen
Britain
Ninth Airforce
Rice To Address Shawnee District Scouters Dinner
Horace C. Browne announces Judge John W. Rice as main speaker for Shawnee District dinner at Golden Glow Coffee Shop tonight at 6 30. Committeemen and Scoutmasters invited for the first district meeting honoring volunteers with committee reports on finance leadership training advancement camping activities and organization and extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace C. Browne
Shawnee
John W. Rice
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Ben Belchie
Christmas Seal Sales Report Shows Low Progress
The Winchester Tuberculosis Association reports only 41 percent of the $3,500 Christmas Seal quota met. Mail-in payments are urged, and in-person solicitations continue across the city. Sunday Schools, Men’s Bible Classes, and fire companies are included in outreach with small business contributions noted from Leggett’s, Baylass Store, Worth’s, Montgomery Ward, and Sears Roebuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Clark
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
John Rosenberger
Charles McVicar
Nazi Assaults Are Beaten By Hodges
First Army veterans moved within 17 miles inside Germany near Merken and Duren as Lt Gen Hodges’s troops pressed a ten mile front toward the Roer river. Air strikes on German rail targets accompanied ground advance amid street fighting in villages including Pier Merken Gey Merode and Schafberg.
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Paris
First Army
Roer
Duren
Aachen-Cologne
Merken
Germany
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S
Dhorn
Ewitz
Geich
Obergeich
Strass
Pier
Gey
Merode
Schafberg
Saarland
George S. Patton
Third Army
Diltingen
Saarlautern
Dillingen
Patton
Tth
Hasuenau
Cologne
Freeess Bog
Hagenau
Reichshoffen
Niederbronn
Schophoven
Lucherberg
Prent
Saarbrucken
Ees
Budapest Faces Frontal Assault By Russian Army
London dispatch reports Russian troops advancing on Budapest from seven miles north and five miles south as panic spreads inside the capital. An all out frontal assault is expected but no official heavy shelling was confirmed. Other Russian forces moved toward the Slovakian frontier to the north, with Red Army columns advancing on fronts of at least 11 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Budapest
Moscow
Pest
Danube
Red Army
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Western Front reports show First Army advancing toward Duren and Thann with German forces pulled back along the river. Third Army repelling assaults at Dillingen Haguenau. Eastern Front notes Russians closing on Budapest and a looming Red offensive toward Cracow. Southern Fronts cite British gains near Lamone and Faenza and Athens bloodshed. Tokyo reports fleets ready to meet. Asia notes six more admirals and generals dead. MacArthur fronts a fall.
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Duren
Dillingen
Haguenau
Budapest
Berlin
Baranov
Poland
Cracow
MacArthur
Tokyo
Asia
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Loudoun
Monmouth
Lady
Istant
Francis Clark
Madeline Dunningang
New York City
Robin Hood
Calertee
Representative Thomas
New Jersey
Republican
Western Front
George Kaminski
Pittsburgh
U. S. 7Th Army
Charles XS. Foltz
Rice
Thann
Edward Kennedy
Bulletin
The
Lamone
Faenza
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