Merit Promotion Favored for U S Army
The Senate Military Committee heard legislation to halt permanent officer promotions during the war and favor merit based advancement. Senator Thomas argued for promotions on ability, not seniority, to avoid a postwar backlog. The measure would freeze presidential nominations for permanent ranks, while a subcommittee would study the issue amid postponement of action on 14 promotions including Stilwell Patton Somervell and McNarney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Reynolds
Truman
D-Mo
Wallgren
D-Wash
Kilgore
D-Wva
Gurney
R-Sd
Chandler
D-Ky
Joseph W. Stilwell
George S. Patton
Ration Calendar Details By Stamp Type and Validity
The notice lists rationing details for meats fats and processed foods by book and stamp codes with valid through dates. It covers sugar stamps, shoes stamps, gasoline coupons by region, fuel oil period coupons with regional expirations, and notes that all coupons are worth 10 gallons per unit with multiple units for some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Far West
South
Midwestern
South States
Middle West
East
Market Quotations Livestock And Produce Markets
Baltimore December 17 reports show produce prices steady with apples unchanged and potatoes dull. Poultry receipts are moderate with heavy fowl and chickens firm for fancy lots but dull on ordinary lots. Eggs total 1,145 cases steady. Butter at 34,288 pounds unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Livestock prices in Baltimore market report
Federal-State Market News notes cattle prices mostly steady with canner cows 5.50 to 7.00 and top sausage bulls 11.00. calves 14.50 to 15.50 for good vealers. Hogs active with varied weights: good sows steady to down 10, 120-130 lb hogs 11.70 to 11.95, 140-160 lb 12.55 to 12.80, 160-180 lb 13.25 to 13.50, 180-200 lb 13.75 to 14.00. over 425 lb down. Sheep steady with choice lambs 14.00 to 15.00 and fat ewes 6.00 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Federal-State Market News Service
Livestock Prices and Market Totals From Chicago Bid
Salable hogs 18 000 with weights over 200 pounds steady and lighter weights stronger. Top hogs 13.75 for 200-270 pounds, 270-330 pounds 13.00-13.75. Cattle and calves: 2 500 cattle, 800 calves. fed steers and yearlings mostly steady to 25 lower, top 16.15 for 1 300 lb, yearlings 16.10, many at 15.50 to 15.75. cows weak to 25 lower, bulls steady to firm. Sheep 6 500 total, lambs steady early, bids about 25 lower on natives. good lambs 14.50, natives and westerns 13.50-14.00. Deck can to medium 67 lb lambs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore grain market closes with wheat at 1.68 to 1.74 dollars per bushel for spot and rail transit. Winchester Market wheat 1.64, white corn 1.36, yellow corn 1.24 per bushel. Prices based on mill delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Lewis M. Welton Dies at Ninety in Washington
An obituary from The Star notes Lewis M. Welton a former local resident died November 16 at Emergency Hospital in Washington at age 90. He is survived by daughter Mrs. Henrietta W. Page and two grandchildren, Mrs. Jack Farrar and Nat B. Page Jr. The Page family resides in Chevy Chase Maryland with Mrs. Farrar living with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Today
Washington, D. C
Lewis M. Welton
Washington
Mr. Welton
Henrietta W. Page
Natanial B. Page
Clarke County
Chevy Chase
Jack Farrar
Nat. B. Page, Jr
City & County Realty Transfers Report
Mary Q. Dechart and husband transfer dwelling 675 Berryville Avenue Harris Addition to C. Hunter Robinson and wife for ten dollars and consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City & County Realty
Mary Q. Dechart
C. Hunter Robinson
Berryville Avenue
Harris Addition
Stolen Truck Recovered Unharmed by Owner
A half ton truck owned by Mrs. Lillian Nickleson reported stolen from a city street has been found abandoned by Hagerstown Maryland authorities and recovered undamaged by its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Nickleson
Hagerstown
Freight Reductions Save Virginia Shippers Millions
Richmond report credits Virginia State Corporation Commission efforts for 12 years of freight reductions on vegetables fruits livestock and coal saving shippers about 3 million dollars yearly. Coal rate cuts account for over 1 million annually while Virginia’s unique border location affects rate terms between the north and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
H. E. Ketner
Commission
Moderate gains fade as alcohol stocks lead early rally
New York prices extended a moderate upswing in today's stock market with liquor issues surging at the open on blocks of 1 000 to 5 000 shares, then giving back gains near mid day. Major names showing strength included Schenley and National Distillers while American Distilling Hiram Walker and Canada Dry retreated. Other active movers included A B Steel Chrysler Santa Fe J I Case Southern Pacific Goodyear Sears Roebuck Westinghouse Texas Corp Dow Chemical and J C Penney. Decliners included General Motors American Telephone Kennecott Douglas Aircraft General Electric Allied Chemical. Curb favorites Brown Forman Distillers Cuban American Gas and St Regis Paper held gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Or &O
Schenley
National Distillers
American Distilling
Hiram Walker
Canada Dry
A. 8
Steel
Chrysler
Santa Fe
J. I. Casenow
Southern Pacific
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse, Texas Co
Dow Chemical
J. C. Penney
General Motors
American Telephone
Kennecott
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
Allied Chemical
Brown-Forman Distillers
Cuban Atlantic Sugar
American Gas
St. Regis Paper
Police Court Disposes Stop Sign Cases. Juvenile Larceny Charged
Judge John W. Rice presided as Frank Kerns Sunnyside Va J L Kalback city Rt 313 W Leicester St and C W Miller Rt 1 A Winchester all paid five dollars and four dollars costs for running stop signs G E Cresswell Millwood Pike and Fred L Palmer Mt Williams Va were also fined five dollars and four dollars A 14 year old girl faces Juvenile Court action for alleged clothing theft from a clothesline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rice
Frank Kerns
Sunnyside
J. L. Kalback
Leicester Street
City
C. W. Miller
Rt. 1
Winchester
G. E. Cresswell
Millwood Pike
Fred L. Palmer
Mt. Williams
Texas Flag Vision Amid New Britain Battle Losses
A World War II dispatch recalls officers killed during the aborted New Britain landing and the harsh conditions faced by survivors. It highlights Lieut Jeff Copeland choosing to evacuate with a night return to New Guinea, and offers vivid recollections of comrades such as Lieut Joe Batts and Pfc Gerhardt Boehs fighting to reach shore and plant a flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
New Britain
Harold Halter
Vienna
Halter
Texas
Jeff L. Copeland
Frederick
Okla
New Guinea
Copeland
Lieut
Joe Batts
Bryant
Tex
Bat
City Faces Illness Wave Amid Cold Season
City health officer Dr. L M Allen says Winchester may have escaped the broader epidemic but pneumonia and influenza remain contagious. School officials report fewer absences in some grades while illness prompts nurses to keep students at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Harper
Clearbrook
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Allen
Officer Admits Many Slayings In War Crimes Trial
Moscow dispatch reports Capt. William Langheld of the Gestapo pleaded guilty to killing civilians and Soviet prisoners of war. Prosecutor N. K. Dunaiev questioned him as the courtroom filled with workers, housewives, and soldiers. Langheld testified about mass extermination orders and the estimated death toll in Kharkov, Kiev, and Poltava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
William Langheld
Gestapo
Langheld
Justice Department
N. K. Dunaiev
Red Army
Kharkov
No Royal Road to Tokyo: Vandergrift on Tarawa Losses
Marine Corps commandant Lt. Gen. A. A. Vandergrift told Congress there are no fox holes off Tarawa and losses will be heavy. He defended the Tarawa operation as well planned, noting coral island defenses and the need to disembark from offshore landing craft amid hostile fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tokyo
A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Tarawa
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Vandergrift
Short
Vandegrift
Russell Rites At Berryville
Funeral services were held at J. H. Ender's Funeral Home Berryville for Hunton J. Russell 72 retired farmer who died Wednesday. Dr L A Parker conducted the rites and interment was in Green Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ender
Berryville
Hunton J. Russell
L. A. Parker
Green Hill
Virginia library systems lack certified librarians report
Nine Virginia public library systems have lost certified librarians and run shorter hours with untrained staff. Wilmer Hall, state librarian, released a report on library use during the first fiscal year of the biennium ending June 30, 1943, noting allocations totaling 37,5000 to 23 systems serving the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Board For
Wilmer Hall
Chicago Grain Quotations Open Weak on Lightweight Demand
Chicago market opened weak as grains lack commercial support. Heavy liquidation by commission houses and local traders presses prices with wheat oats and rye mostly lower. Forward quotes show wheat near 1.71 for December and oats around 0.82 for December while rye hovers near 1.23 for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rye
Clarke County War Drive Reaches Quota
E Blackburn Moore, chairman of Clarke County United War Punch Drive, reports campaign totals at $3,782.73, surpassing the $3,750 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blackburn Moore
Clarke County
Novick Driver Breaks His Leg in Front Royal Accident
Maurice H. Ritter of 33 West Southwerk Street Winchester a driver for the Novick Transfer Company was injured yesterday loading freight at Front Royal. The chain on the truck tail gate broke and Ritter stepped on the gate at the Vis cose plant. He is hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice H. Ritter
W. Southwerk Street
Winchester
Novick Transfer Company
Front Royal
Ritter
Winchester Memorial Hospital
French and Allied Forces Gain as Axis Struggles Persist
Allied and French units press gains across northern Italy with heavy air strikes on Padua and Brenner rail junctions. Eighth Army and New Zealand troops halt German counterattacks near Orsogna and Ortona while San Pietro remains a focal point in brutal combat. Naval actions include sinking a small enemy vessel and damaging a lighter during night operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Italy
Padua
Dogna
Mark W. Clark
San Pietro
Rome
Fillignano
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Orsogna-Ortona
15Th Strategic Air Force
Athens
Brenner Pass
Alps
Papua
Venice
Germany
Villach
Munich
Vienna
Brenner
New Zealand
Fifth
Venafro
Berlin Burning Continues as RAF Raids Hit Leipzig
Berlin reports rain and fires from continued bombing as RAF losses rose in a night of heavy action. December 2 brought a major raid with 41 bombers and 1,800 long tons dropped, while December 3 saw a large British strike on Leipzig. American Fortresses and Liberators faced intense flak on return to base, with 11 bombers and one fighter lost. they claimed 16 Nazi fighters down, with Thunderbolts assisting in escort Mario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Leipzig
Germany
Christmas Surprise for Zuckerman Family in 14 Day Leave
Mr and Mrs Louis Zuckerman of 1707 Valley Avenue glad as son Corporal Charles Zuckerman arrives from Gulfport Field Mississippi for a 14 day holiday furlough. Second Lieutenant Ralph Stimmel reports Captain Jimmy Stewart as commanding officer in England. Stimmel flies a Liberator bomber after a prior posting at Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Zuckerman
Valley Avenue
Corp. Charlesuckerman
Gulf Port Field
Mississippi
Ralph Stimmel
England
Jimmy Stewart
Lieut. Stimmel
Sioux City
Iowa
Martinsburg High Faces Handley In 14 Game Basketball Card
Martinsburg High School releases a 14 game schedule with Handley. The team, led by guard Dave Thornburg last year, opens January 11 at home against Waynesboro. Road games include Fort Hill and Hagerstown with Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown also on the slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg High School
Waynesboro High Quint
Dave Thornburg
John Flick
Frankie Snyder
Guy Tucker
Frank Thornburg
Bobby Coffman
Bulldogs
Handley
Waynesboro
Fort Hill
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town
Hagerstown
Shepherdstown
Mt Olive Christmas Program Set by Mt Olive Sunday School
Mount Olive Sunday School in Hayfield Va schedules a Christmas program for Sunday night December 19 at 7 o clock featuring hymns recitations and student performances including Ronnie Miller Donny Ramey Joseph Palmer Lynn Wolfe Wayne Miller and the Moore sisters with the pastor delivering a talk. Local mentions note Ernest Davis home from the U S Navy and visits by Scott White and Loring Barr to Shipe and Larrick households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Wolfe
Buddy Ramey
Moore Sisters
Martyn Miller
Wayne Miller
Sloan Wolfe
Carlton Ramey
Lorraine Anderson
Nick
Santa
Ernest Davis
U.S. Navy
Scott White
Melvin Shipe
Loring Barr
Luther Larrick
Elk Memorial Rites Sunday at Mount Carmel Church
The Daniel J. Farrar Lodge and Maggie Farrar Temple of I B P O E of W hold annual memorial services Sunday at 8 o clock in Mount Carmel Baptist Church 8 Braddock Street. Professor Fred R. Ramer Pride of Berkeley Lodge Martinsburg WV delivers the eulogy. The public is welcome. G D Cary is exalted ruler and Earl Evans special deputy. G Prather leads memorial exercises with a 7 45 meeting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Farrar
Maggie Farrar
Byrd Endorsed by Fauquier County Democrats
The Fauquier county Democratic committee backs Senator Harry F. Byrd praising his governance record and reelects Henry L. Baxley as chairman. Ray Larcombe becomes secretary treasurer with district chairs named for Marshall Scott Center Cedar Run and Lee districts. Delegates to the State Democratic convention to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Fauquier County
Democratic Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Henry L. Baxley
Ray Larcombe
H. L. Smith
Marshall
Fred Gochnauer
Scott District
Eugene W. Allen
Center
L. W. Trenis
Cedar Run
Ashby Brown
Lee
Bigamist Convicted After Prayer in Kansas City
Jurors who prayed for guidance convicted Thomas Robertson of bigamy on his eighteenth birthday. His three wives sat nearby as sentencing was set for the next day. Wife No 2 hid her face while Wife No 1 listened to closing arguments and waited for the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Thomas Robertson
Mina Frances Pugh Robertson
Lucille Emily Miller. Robertson
Katherine Norris Robertson
Virginians Among Missing in War Action Across Sectors
Nine Virginians listed as missing with 437 U S soldiers in action in various battle areas. Names include Tech Sgt. Jean N Chamblin Lynchburg Second Lt George W Ross Jr Richmond Maj Wilson P Todd Richmond and others from Max Meadows Arlington Harrisonburg Alexandria Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Department
Tech
Jean N. Chamblin
Hannah E. Chamblin
Hannah E
Lawrence E. McCraw
Elizabeth A. McCraw
Lynchburg
George W. Ross, Jr
Eugenia J. Ross
Richmond
Wilson P. Todd
Elizabeth H. Todd
Ormond F. Fochtman
Beatrice Fochtman
Max Meadows
John N. Gibson, Jr
Mary N. Gibson
Arlington
William W. Shank
Oliver D. Shank
Harrisonburg
Carl Simon
Mining Groups Sign Contracts Under Government Ownership
The agreement continues the Ickes-Lewis framework after mines are restored and approved by about two thirds of the soft coal industry. It sets a nine hour workday with eight hours productive, 45 minutes travel paid at two thirds rate, and a 15 minute unpaid lunch. Earnings rise about $1.50 daily versus old private contracts. War Labor Board approved the 45 minute travel time for government operation but gave no permanent acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes-Lewis
War Labor Board
Gien
A Merry Christmas After All at Douglas School
Douglas School presents a play “A Merry Christmas After All” on Tuesday December 21 1943 at 8 30 pm in the Living room of the Allen home. Cast includes Bobby Allen James Warren Mary Wonzer Grace Allen Long Shields William Gordon Hayes Lewis Gai Eleanor Ali ee Vivian Taper and William Honesty with reporter Taylor Finley Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas School
Bobby Allen
James Warren
Ie i
Mary Wonzer
Grace Allen
Long Shields
Aee
William Gordon Hayes
Eleanor
Finge Viel
Merriwe
Lewis Gai
Eleanor Aiieee
Vivian Taper
William Honesty
Allen
Taylor Finley, Jr
Answers to the Daily Quiz Released for Page 1
The page lists correct responses to a daily quiz. Answers include items such as Italy, seven million, Java, Shakespeare, True, All are names of geologic per, Indian Ocean, Lake Superior, I Corinthians, and Fox hunting. The format mirrors a reader quiz answer key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Java
Shakespeare
Indian Ocean
Lake Superior
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Senate
By Jack Bell
The
Associated Press
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Stock Market Report
Civil & Police Court
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Clarke
Novick
Berlin
Martinsburg High
Mount Olive
Byrd
Fauquier Co
Douglas School News
Dia
Braddock
Victor Records
Jena
Grace Moore
Grieg
Rossini
Stravinsky
Sibelius
Stephen Foster
Richard Crooks
Sigmund Romberg
Gilbert and Sullivan
Kritz Kreisler
McDonald
Eddy Lords
John Charles Thomas Bell
Lily Pons
Dinah Shore
Chamber Music Society of
Lower Basin Street
Tommy Dorsey
David Rose
Magic of
Freddy Martin
Glenn Miller
Trinity Choir
Joy
Miles Music Company
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