McCormick Urges Realistic U S Foreign Policy For Postwar Era
Col. Robert R. McCormick speaks to Detroit Athletic Club calling for a patriotic foreign policy. He advocates retaining strategic islands and air bases, securing treaty rights for global travel, and pressuring European governments to liquidate holdings in this hemisphere. He warns against grandiose schemes and recalls 1919 Communist fears and a British invasion threat.
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Detroit
Mich
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Lincoln
Detroit Athletic Club
McCormick
China
Col. McCormick
United States
General Staff
Canada
Great Britain
Bevan Ridicules Allied Italy Campaign in Commons
Aneurin Bevan criticized Allied strategy in Italy before the House of Commons. He praised American and British troops toward Rome but mocked the approach as slow and indecisive. He cited Eden’s ambiguous remarks and urged clearer military progress to support diplomacy.
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London
Laborite Aneurin
Bevan
House of Commons
Stalingrad
Russia
Rome
Italy
Anthony Eden
Commons
Churchill Eden
Event at S Zane Hall with door prize draw
A Thursday evening event at S Zane Hall on December 16 at 8 30 p m offers a door prize of 150 00 and other prizes.
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Zane Hall
Auction Notice for Bank and Woolen Co. Shares
At noon on Saturday December 18 at the front of the county set house auctioneered by Coleman Dunn buyers may bid 20 shares of Farmers and Merchants Nat Bank stock and 18 shares of Virginia Woolen Co stock.
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Farmers and Merchants Nat. Bank
Virginia Woolen Co
Coleman Dunn
Million Suffer From Mild Respiratory Illness Wave
Over a million people nationwide reported respiratory ailments as colder weather looms. Authorities note most cases are mild, last about five days, and absences from schools, offices, and war plants rise, with variation by region and infection type.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Germany
Britain
Montpelier
Vermont
Utah State Health Department
Philadelphia
Hubley R. Owen
Washington, D. C
New York City
Ernest L. Stebbins
Stebbins
Safeway ad misquote corrected for celery lettuce and fruit
The Tuesday Safeway advertisement corrected pricing for white celery at 13 cents a bunch Lettuce 13 cents Florida oranges five pounds for 35 cents The correction appears on page 3 column 1 with the safe way market stamp.
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Safeway
Florida
Opening of U. S. C. Lounge Delayed at Winchester
Winchester's USO lounge will not open today as planned due to longer preparation time. Ed Molden, president of the JET, says the room should be ready for operation later in the week. Mrs. H. B. McCormac notes furniture and equipment still needed including chairs writing desks radio lamps books magazines and games. Call 5702 or 5106 to help.
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Winchester
USO
Ed. Molden
JET
Furnae Room
H. B. McCormac
Civic League Committee
Draft Byrd for President movement gains breadth
John A Barr says the Southside Byrd For President Committee will push a Southern drive to nominate Senator Byrd of Virginia for the Democratic presidential nomination. Barr, New Orleans businessman and temporary chairman, says literature and funds will spread nationwide despite Byrd not seeking the presidency. He notes the effort faces defection and hesitancy from business and political leaders but insists Byrd embodies Jeffersonian principles and party values.
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Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
John A. Barr
New Orleans
Barr
Virginia
Jefferson
Jackson
Louisiana
Senator Byrd
Twenty City Men Accepted At Roanoke Saturday
Twenty city men were accepted at the Roanoke induction station last Saturday and have returned home for furlough before reporting for service. Twelve non deferable fathers were among those ordered to Roanoke and returned without examination due to new draft legislation signed by the President. Of the accepted men, twelve entered the U S Army and eight were approved for the Navy. Army: George G Snider Robert H Byers Sr Charles E Shaffer Allen Orndorff Alston J Gay Lawrence William Miller Arthur E Ruggles Earl Winford Place Charles Cecil Funk Jr Richard Wardell Sheets Charles Kern Lanahan Wilford Elwood Mowery. Navy: John Raymond Bowman Samuel Fontaine Rhodes James Richard Perry Irvin Vaughn Manuel William Franklin Clev enger Harry Evans Cain Leroy Philip Rinker Charles Thomas Bradney Jr.
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Roanoke
U. S. Army
U. S Navy
George G. Snider
Robert H. Byers
Charles E. Shaffer
Allen Orndorff
Alston J. Gay
Lawrence William Miller
Arthur E. Ruggles
Earl Winford Place
Charles Cecil Funk, Jr
Richard Wardell Sheets
Charles Kern Lanahan
Wilford Elwood Mowery
Navy
John Raymond Bowman
Samuel Fontaine Rhodes
James Richard Perry
Irvin Vaughn Manuel
William Franklin Clevenger
Harry Evans Cain
Leroy Philip Rinker
Charles Thomas Bradney, Jr
Clarke Man Charged With Grand Larceny
Oakley Sealock of Bergville Virginia was arrested by city police on charges filed by Clarke County sheriff's office. Sealock is charged with grand larceny.
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Oakley Sealock
Bergville
Clarke County
Sealock
Postponed Vote on Bill Ending Food Subsidies
The Senate Banking Committee deadlocked on ending food subsidies and postponed a vote in executive session, with a potential ballot tomorrow. A subcommittee could not reach a compromise, despite talks involving Barkley Taft and Bowles.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Bankhead
D-Ala
Marvin Jones
Chester Bowles
Senate
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Congress
House
Jones
Bowles
Kellogg Dies at 91 Leader of Health Movement
Dr. D John Harvey Kellogg, famed physician and head of Battle Creek Sanitarium, died in Battle Creek at 11 30 p m aged 91 after months of ill health. He led a health movement promoting grains fruits and vegetables and banning meat, with his brother W J Kellogg heading the cereal firm.
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Battle Creek
Mich
D. John Harvey Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Kellogg
W. J. Kellogg
W. K. Kellogg Company
Tyrone, N. Y
Winchester merchants say holiday trade brisker than 1942
City stores report Christmas buying remains strong amid fewer goods and steady money circulation from local paydays. Shoppers accept substitutes, and while the shortage of help strains service, students and volunteers are easing the rush. Cold weather and night hours are aimed to boost sales as non-defense toys remain scarce and carried from previous stocks.
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Winchester
Allies Ramp Up Global Bombing in Major Fronts
In Europe and the Pacific the war intensifies as American planes attack Nazi airbases and Athens. Tito's partisans claim a major Yugoslav victory while Soviet forces push toward Kiev and threaten Kryvyi Rih. British Eighth Army advances on Caldrai as Fifth Army holds. Allied air forces strike New Britain and Huon peninsula while targeting Marshall islands and Bougainville.
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Associated Press
Balkans
Athens
Greece
Marshall Tito
New Britain
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
Bougainville
Red Offensives On Bigger Scale Than Heretofore
London reports a Soviet monitor broadcast predicting a winter offensive on a scale larger than ever before. It notes outflanking raids encirclement and annihilation as key tactics for the Red Army this season. Russian forces advancing from Cherkasy and Kremenchug establish contact along the Dnieper.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Cherkasy
Kremenchug
Dnieper Bulge
Dnieper
Reuters
Kiev
Arev
Bulgas Send Peace Feelers to Allies as War Continues
New York dispatch reports Bulgaria officially sent peace feelers through Russia to Britain and the United States in an effort to exit the war. Premier Dobri Bosilov says Bulgaria would negotiate peace on Atlantic Charter terms while keeping territories seized from Yugoslavia and Greece. No confirmation from other sources and London says no information on the signals.
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New York
The
New York Times
Cairo
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Dobri Bosilov
Yugoslavia
Greece
British Foreign Office
Associated Press
London
Times Dispatch
Sofia
Xmas trees wanted and used truck for orchard work
Classified notice lists cheap 3 to 10 ft Xmas trees at 215 Baker Street. Also seeks to buy a good used truck for orchard work and provides contact John Livengood at Berryville 130 W 1.
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Baker St
John Livengood
Berryville
Holiday Eye Glassing Ad From Hodgson and Brown
A vintage Sears order offer promotes Hodgson and Brown eye glasses for Christmas. The ad lists an order office at 121 S. Lou doun with phone 4101 and mentions hard candy and a 12 13 1p 3t code. The copy targets gifts for loved ones and includes a 12 14 1p 2t reference.
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Sears Order
S. Loudoun
Hodgson & Brown
Bombing Blitz on New Britain and surrounding fronts
Gen Douglas MacArthur cited a major Allied air offensive on New Britain with over 100 heavy bombers dropping 248 tons in a three hour strike on Gasmata. Attacks hit Rabaul Lakunai Wide Bay Cape Hoskins and Cape Gloucester while Bougainville New Ireland and Timor also faced air sorties and ship strikes.
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Gasmata
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Rabaul
Lakunai
Wide Bay
Cape Hoskins
Cape Gloucester
Ramu
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Lakona
Communiqne
Solomons
Bougainville Island
William F
Allied Nerve War Hard On Jerries
Berlin radio quoted Goebbels saying the front and homeland faced harsh trials this year. He issued 1944 directives and praised German resilience amid intensified air raids and the new offensive while noting wounds and scars but determination for final decisions.
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Jerries
London
Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
British Smash Caldari Allied Headquarters Take
The British Eighth Army under Bernard Montgomery reports a breakthrough on the Adriatic front in Italy. Caldari city captured after stiff German resistance with heavy casualties and captives. Belgians urged to aid Allied advance by gathering local terrain knowledge and reporting German positions.
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Caldari
Algiers
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Italy
Allied air forces hit Athens area airfields in major operation
The Allied air forces launched a large attack against three airfields at Eleusis Makri and Tatoi near Athens along with Piraeus harbor. Fortress bombers Liberators and P-38 escorts engaged 35 German fighters, shooting down 12 and crippling others as Canadians and Indian troops advanced from the Moro river front toward Caluri on the Adriatic coast, with strong ground action near Ortona and Berra di.
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Cairo
Reich
Bom
Fis
Balkans
Athens
Piraeus Harbor
Caldari
Ortona
Adriatic
Ber
Rati
Venafra
Fifth Army
Texas
15Th Airforce
Eleusis
Maki
Tatoi
Moro River
Arrison
Berrati
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U. S
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Austria
OBEN
Teheran
RAF
Henry H. Arnold
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Clarke
Dr. Kellogg
Ukraiian
Kirovograd
Krivoi Rog
Caldrai
Upper Dnieper Bulge
Ivan S. Konev
Bu'gars
New Britain Island
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Clark
Bulletin
British Broadcasting Company
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