George Grant Dies Suddenly at 66 in Harrisburg
George Ulysses Grant, a retired railroad employee and Spanish War veteran, died Saturday evening at his Cameron Street home. Born September 20, 1878, in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of Jacob Grant and Sarah Shaunessy. He married Daisy Amick and is survived by a stepdaughter Winnie Grim and grandson Lin Duckworth. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 4 PM at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Wilson officiating.
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George Ulysses Grant
Cameron Street
Schuylkill Haven
Jacob Grant
Scotland
Sarah Shaunessy
Ireland
Winnie D. Grim
Franklin D. Duckworth
Jones Funeral Home
Ronald 8Ilson
James Good
Tuwn Fires Over The Past Week End
Winchester firemen answered two alarms over the weekend both minor. Late Sunday a blaze at 564 N Loudoun Street was controlled on arrival. Saturday a fire at Linwood Patton 702 National Avenue started from a chimney spark and was put out by a bucket of water. Damage was very slight.
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Winchester
Loudoun Street
Linwood Patton
National Avenue
Budapest battles rage as Soviets press near Vacs and Baranov
Russian armored units push up the Danube west bank toward Budapest after Vacs and Alsogod fall. Erd reportedly captured as Hungary's puppet government flees toward Sopron. Berlin says a major Soviet offensive grows in the Baranov bridgehead with a possible Cracow drive.
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Budapest
Danube
Vacs
Alsogod
Ercsi
Erd
Hungary
Greedy
Sopron
Berlin
Vistula
Baranov
Poland
Cracow
G I Joe Needs Home Aid Says War Front Plea
A wartime appeal urges Americans to support G I Joe with heavy ammunition, hospital ships, blood, chaplains supplies and cigarettes as weather and enemy fire hinder front line efforts. The message emphasizes sending more newspapers and faster exchanges to speed homecoming.
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G. I. Joe
GC. I. Joe
Joe
Ration Calendar Updates for 1945 Stamp Validity
The listing notes stamp validity for sugar four stamps 30 gh 34 and four pounds at five pounds per unit, with continued indefinite validity. Sugar home canning stamps and airplane coupons 1 2 3 remain indefinite, with fuel and heating season coupons valid throughout the current period. New period coupons are valid now and during the heating season.
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Ugh
Japanese Forces Expelled From Kweichow Province
Chinese high command reported Japanese forces have been driven back across the border from Kweichow, with Liuchai retaken and Kweichow declared freed. The focus shifted to erasing the remaining invasion along the Yuyun Ishan trail as Chinese lines advance toward Antan.
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Chungking
Kweichow
Kwangsi
Chiang Kai- Shek
Liuchai
Yuyun- Ishan
High Command
Kweiyang
Hsiasu
Yuyun-Ishan
Kunming
German resolve on world powers holds the line
In the capital, neutral observers report Germans believe the world alliance against them is splintering. They say the Russians, Brits, and Americans aim to block Soviet expansion, while a separate surrender could be pursued if a fracture among the Allies offers advantage.
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Moscow
Washington
London
Athens
Europe
Germany
Russia
Britain
United States
United Nations
Personnel Replacement Depot initials explained
A reader asks what P R D means in a soldier's address and officials answer it stands for personnel replacement depot. The topic notes younger soldiers drive peacetime hiring shifts and new selective service rules aim to keep essential war work staffed.
Two Local Firms Make Settlement For OPA Violations
OPA officials met in Winchester to review price violations affecting Winchester and Frederick County. Piccadilly Soda Shop paid 50 dollars for overcharges on candy and menu items, while Crystal Cafe settled for 25 dollars over ice cream.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Treasury Department of the
United States
Piccadilly Soda Shop
Crystal Cafe
British Form Massive Pacific Naval Command To Press Japan
London reports a new British Pacific fleet will join United States forces in a full scale offensive against Japan. Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser will command the Pacific fleet, while Vice Admiral Sir Arthur J Power heads the Far Eastern force in the Indian Ocean as the East Indies station.
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London
United States
Japan
Admiralty
Churchill
Britain
Orient
Bruce A. Fraser
Indian Ocean
East Indies Station
Malayan Peninsula
Singapore
Arthur J. Power
Fraser
Fraser Arrives in Australia as British Pacific Fleet Chief
Melbourne reports Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser commander in chief of the newly created British Pacific fleet has arrived in Australia for a briefing and official visits.
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Fraser
Australia
Melbournne
Bruce A. Fraser
French Soviet Treaty Sealed During De Gaulle Moscow Visit
In Moscow France and Soviet Russia signed a mutual assistance pact during Charles de Gaulle’s 16 day visit. The alliance pledges joint action until victory over Germany and measures to guard Europe against future aggression. De Gaulle praised the historic talks and declared long live Soviet Russia.
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Moscow
Tecmere
France
Russia
Gen. Gaulle
Britain
Baku
Paris
Germany
Europe
de Gaulle
Soviet
Mrs Anna Mau Dies In Winchester Funeral In N Y
Mrs Anna Mau a Sweden native died at 9 30 last night at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles E Hofer 402 Millwood Avenue She had lived in Virginia about a year and a half after ten days illness She was 861 years old Survived by daughter Mrs Hofer two sons Dr Clayton Mau Geneseo N Y and Edward A Mau Fredonia A brother Edward Berg Brocton N Y Funeral services will be held in Fredonia from Blood and Larson Funeral Home Wednesday
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Anna Mau
Sweden
Charles E. Hofer
Millwood Avenue
Virginia
Peter Berg
Fredonia
N. Y
Albert May
Methodist Church
Hofer
Clayton Mau
Geneseo
Edward A. Mau
Edward Berg
Brocton
Larson Funeral Home
Honorable Pallbearers at J H Moling Rites
J H Moling died shortly before noon Friday at his North Loudoun Street home after weeks of illness. He had led a Winchester business career of over 65 years and was a highly regarded citizen. Honorary pallbearers included Slonaker John Scully Burton Ritter and Edgar Mason, with session members and bank officers among the mourners.
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Slonaker
John 8. Scully
Burton Ritter
Edgar Mason
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Mr. Moling
North
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Bomb Drop Anniversary Bonds Drive Prompts Public Support
A public bonds drive urges citizens to invest in defense funding with messages about securing safety and national security. Officials emphasize responsibility and timely participation to back ongoing military readiness and wartime measures.
Calvin Haines Killed Walking On Gainesboro Pike
Calvin Haines a 57 year old farmer in the Armel area was struck and killed while walking on the Gainesboro pike near Sunnyside on his way to work at Bond Brothers orchard. Driver James Heltzer reported briefly blinded by oncoming lights and not seeing him in time. Omps ambulance transferred him to Winchester Memorial Hospital where he died of a fractured skull. State Trooper Mitchell said the driver is not under arrest. He leaves a wife Gustava Gardiner Haines a daughter Mrs Charles Jacobs Williamsport Md a brother Victor Haines Shabbona Ill and a sister Mrs Gertrude Cane Stewart Ill Funeral services will be held at Macedonia Church Thursday at 11 am with burial next to the church body at Omps Funeral Home until the service.
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Calvin Clark Haines
Armel
Gainesboro
Sunnyside
Bond Brothers
James Heltzer
Winchester
Haines
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mitchell
Stainesville
W. Va
Virginia
Gustava Gardiner Haines
Charles Jacobs
Williamsport
Victor Haines
Shabbona
Ill
Gertrude Cane
Stewart
Macedonia Church
John Teter
Omps Funeral Home
Attacks By Nazis Defeated Near Faenza
Allied headquarters announced decisive defeat of large German counterattacks west of the Lamone river aimed at Faenza. The fiercest thrust sought a foothold from San Prospero to Piedura, but Eighth Army forces seized San Prospero and Piedura after bloody fighting aboard the Bologna Rimini corridor.
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Rome
Lamone River
Faenza
San Prospero
Piedura
Pideura
Eighth Army
Germans Claim New Weapons Signal 1945 Counter Offense
Reports from London say Germany is assembling forces including two new V weapons and a new submarine for a 1945 counter offensive. V bombs now target southern England. Speer hints V-3 could reach New York before year end. Also cited is a submarine with radical underwater breathing devices, nicknamed Schworkel Spirall or snorts by the British.
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London
Germany
England
Albert Speer
New York
First Snow Of Winter Disrupts Morning Commute
Snow fell to several inches early this afternoon then turned to a mix of rain and sleet this evening causing foreboding for pedestrians and motorists. Temperature stayed in the 30s with light activity from snow shovels and warnings for careful driving.
Answers to the Daily Quiz from 1934 page
The page lists quiz answers including questions on arithmetic, a stage cue number, military ranks, a country Afghanistan, train time, jewelry types, a partial fragment, a Virginia abbreviation, a word meaning repel, centigrade, and a note that the Veterans Administration provides hospital care for veterans dependents.
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Afghanistan
Italy forms new cabinet under Premier Bonomi
Premier Ivanoe Bonomi announces a four party coalition including Palmiro Togliatti and Giulio Cirodino as vice presidents. Alcide De Gasperi becomes foreign minister while Bonomi holds interior. The government pledges to uphold Armistice terms and delay monarchy issues until after the war.
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Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Palmiro Togliatti
Giulio Cirodino
Christian Democrats
Bonomi
Actionists
Committee of National Liberation
Carlo Sforza
Britain
Alcide de Gasperi
Interior
Toy Matinee Draws Hundreds at Capitol Theater
About 500 youngsters attended the Fellowship Club annual toy matinee at the Capitol Theater. Scouts helped run the event as toys clothing and food were collected for Christmas assistance to the citys less fortunate, with a turnout slightly higher than last year.
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Fellowship Club
Capitol Theater
Virginia Boards Told To Comply With Byrnes Directive
Virginia draft boards ordered to enforce Byrnes mobilization directive requiring all registrants aged 18 to 37 to participate to the fullest extent in either military service or the civilian war effort.
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Virginia
Byrnes
Richmond
Selective Service
Four of a family found asphyxiated in Port Huron
In Port Huron Michigan four of six were found asphyxiated in a second floor apartment. Police say four gas burners and the stove were on but only two were lit. The dead are Roy Skipper 28 his wife Almonie 27 and children Alma 3 and Charles 8 months. Firemen revived Jackie 6 and Philip 5. The boys slept with heads near a window and firefighters believe a breeze from the window saved them.
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Port Huron
Mich
Roy Skipper
Dudley
Almonie
Alma
Charles
Jackie
Philip
US Air Force reports heavy Japanese losses in November
United States 14th Air Force operational summary states that in November more than 1,700 Japanese troops were killed or wounded, over 30,000 tons of enemy shipping were sunk, and six naval vessels plus 274 small craft were destroyed or damaged by U. S. planes.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tony
Star News Briefs From The City Desk
Local brief highlights from The Star cover city events weather and daily developments. Includes community notices and a snapshot of headlines across politics transit and culture.
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the Star
Five Inducted In Clarke County
Clarke County boys are sent for final induction at Roanoke. The group includes William Lee Sudduth, Edgar Lee White, William F. Fowler, Calvin Dearmont Shepherd, and Westford Andrew Hanline. Four other county youths registered in November after turning eighteen: Westford A. Hanline, Emmet F. Estep, James R. Hummer, and Elwood C. Jackson.
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Berryville
Roanoke
William Lee Suddith
Edgar Lee White
William F. Fowler
Calvin Dearmont Shepherd
Westford
Andrew Hanline
A. Hanline
Emmet F. Estep
James R. Hummer
Elwood C. Jackson
Why Louisiana Has Parishes
Louisiana uses parishes instead of counties a system dating to 1807 based on older Spanish religious divisions. The state comprises 64 parishes reflecting that history.
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Louisiana
Charles Miller Dies At His Home Funeral Tuesday
Charles Wilson Miller 79 a retired stonemason died Saturday at his home 611 South Kent street Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 pm conducted by Rev Charles R Line of West Cork Street Church of Christ Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Bearers are Stuart Perry John Shine James Nebitt Walter Staton Thomas Royston and William F Baker He was born March 1 1865 in Romney W Va son of Peter Miller and Julia Sea bright Miller He married Bertha Shull and survived by two sons Elliott and Harry C Miller two daughters Mrs Harry Brown and Mrs Nina Wiley five sisters and one brother and five grandchildren with three great grandchildren.
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South Kent Street
Charles Wilson Miller
Charles R. Line
West Cork Street Church of Christ
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Stuart Perry
John Shine
James Nebitt
Walter Sta~ton
Thomas Royston
William F. Baker
Mr. Miller
Romney
W. Va
Peter Miller
Julia Seabright Miller
Winchester
Methodist Church
Bertha Shull
Frederick County
Harry C. Miller
Elliott S. Miller
Baltimore
Harry Brown
Nina Wiley
Ella Chariton
Moorefield
Emma McKlwee
Keyser
Laura Shrout
Piedmont
Turner Miller
West Virginia
Darden Hints Brief Message For Virginia Special Session
Governor Darden said his special session message will be brief, likely three pages, focusing only on extending wartime privilege to Virginians in the armed forces. He plans to seek a narrow scope for a new war voters law and notes constitutional changes may be needed for lasting effect. Assembly members begin arriving for the second Darden session, with the session to convene at noon.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Darden
Walter Hoover Chosen as County Home Superintendent
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approves Walter Hoover of Winchester as superintendent of the County Home. He will assume duties March 1, succeeding T. W. Russell. Other applicants were D. H. Crawford O. Boyce and Mrs. John Massey. Board remained in session at 2 45 with all members present.
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Frederick County
Guard At P W Camp Receives Citation
Pvt. Paul J. Smith a guard at the prisoner of war camp in this city has earned a presidential unit citation. The award follows his service since 1943 with the American Division which fought with the First Marine Division on Guadcanal from August 7 to December 9, 1942. Smith is from Iowa.
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Paul J. Smith
Pvt. Smith
Iowa
First
Guadcanal
Africca
South Pacific
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H-Foot
Associated Press
Boscawen
Brad
Army
Navy
WMC
SILCO
J. H. Moling
Calvin Haines
Bologna-Rimini
Veterans’ Administration
Gen
Eisenhower
Robert Patterson
Ed R. Bearden
Waco
Tex
R. O. Vanderbloeman
Depere
Wisc
Vincent J. Romano
Brooklyn
Patterson
Alvin F. Jankowske
Chicago
C. W. Alexis
Falconer
International
Bayba
Leyte
LA Paz
San Juanico Strait
Tacloban
Leyte Gulf
Ormoc
U. S
Ormocc
Palompon
San Pablo
32Nd Division
Limon
Snug
Wanda McKay
Kansas City
Clarke County
Charles Miller
Walter Hoover
P-W
Dupont
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock S. Dial
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