End of 78th Congress Ends After Wartime Strain
Members of the disbanded 78th Congress returned home amid war weariness and political tension. The Senate confirmed Joseph C. Crew and five assistant secretaries of state after a brief filibuster. Congress adjourned with harmony as President Roosevelt signaled support for six diplomatic appointees and a large rivers and harbors bill failing to pass.
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Warm Springs
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Russians Reach Near Kassa in Eastern Slovakia Drive
Four Red Army columns press heavy on Kassa, anchor of German defenses in eastern Czechoslovakia. Soviet forces reach artillery range as Senya falls, with routes cut and 24 towns on the approaches reported. Desertions rise among Hungarian troops allied with Germans amid a broad 80 mile front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kassa
Czechoslovakia
Highland
Comunique
Senya
Slovakia
Hungary
Davidov
Turnava
Turna
Budapest
West Virginia Soldier Killed in Action in Holland
Pfc Stirling G Davis of Yellow Springs West Virginia was killed in action in Holland on October 5 while serving after training at Camp Wolters Texas and Fort Benning Georgia. A Capon Bridge High School junior at induction December 8 1943 he spent a furlough at home in June before overseas duty. He joined the Church of the Brethren August 3 1941 and left many friends in his school and church circles.
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Candy G. Davis
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Pfc
Stirling G. Davis
Holland
Davis
Capon Bridge
Camp Wolters
Exas
Fort Benning
England
France
Church of the Brethren
Americans Drive North South To Trap Wily Japs
U S forces push on Leyte after seizing Valencia with the 77th Division and First Cavalry encircling remaining Japanese units. Valencia airfield is now an American base as Sasaki Suzuki’s headquarters fell, with two American divisions trapping enemy forces between Carigara Bay and Ormoc.
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Philippines
Valencia
Leyte
Ormoc
Douglas MacArthur
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Sasaki Suzuki
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Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Woman recalls turning point to become Nurse's Aide
A resident credits volunteer Red Cross Nurse's Aides for compassionate care during illness and hospitalization. She emphasizes shortages of professional nurses and urges enrollment in classes starting January 8th, with day and night options.
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Red Cross
Girl Scouts to Carol Thursday in Winchester
The Girl Scouts of Winchester will sing Christmas carols Thursday night December 21 at 7 30 in front of the courthouse. All city troops join this year for a central performance and the Santa spirit, with the War Bond booth open on the corner for visitors.
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Court House
Girl Scouts
Wiener’s Hats Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall
All hats price Wiener s announces a bingo event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursday December 21 at 8 30 p m with 300 dollars in prizes. Gutters and small print indicate a community gathering for hat enthusiasts and bingo fans.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Fruit Cake with Pyrex Dish at Miller's Hardware
Advertisement notes a fruit cake with a Pyrex dish priced at 2.85 dollars from Miller's Hardware in the listed issue dated December 19.
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Miller’s Hardware
Noonan's Taxi Closes Christmas Day Due to Gasoline Shortage
Our office will be closed on Christmas Day because of the short age of gasoline. Noonan's Taxi announces holiday hours and seeks patience from customers during a fuel constrained period.
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Noonan
Sears Roebuck and Co. office closes early this week
The order office will close at 5 30 P M each weekday this week with Saturday exception.
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Sears Roebuck and Co
The Flower Shop Offers Poinsettias and Wreaths
A local flower shop promotes Christmas decor with potted poinsettias cyclamen primroses dish gardens and evergreen and artificial wreaths available through the holiday season.
Pine and Cedar Christmas Trees and Wreaths
Pine and cedar Christmas trees and wreaths advertised for sale at 1318 1p 50 W Patton and N Cameron Street area.
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N. Cameron
W. Patton
Allied HQ lifts blackout on Nazi offensive reach on U S lines
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Paris says the security blackout on the German drive against the U S First Army will ease as soon as military needs allow. The counter offensive has penetrated five to 20 miles into American lines in Belgium and Luxembourg up to Monday.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
Courtney H. Hodges
Few Cases of Shop Lifting Reported This Christmas
The pre Christmas shopping period saw unusually few shoplifting incidents with minor thefts by juveniles reported. Montgomery Ward notified police yesterday of juveniles lifting about a dozen key rings while last year at this time complaints were far more numerous.
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May Hold Key To Mother Slaying
In Lansdowne Pennsylvania a two and a half year old girl named Elva may hold the key to the brutal murder of Loretta Cleveland. Delaware County District Attorney C William Kraft said the child likely witnessed the slaying, which involved hammer blows, razor wounds, and a gas oven. Sgt Oren E Cleveland, husband of the victim, pressed Elva for the name of the killer after arriving from Nashville. Police have not released the interview results.
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Loretta Cleveland
Delaware County
C. William Kraft
Elva
Kraft
Nashville
Tenn
Oren E. Cleveland
Fred Jack
No Pre-Christmas Rush In City For Marriage Licenses
The Christmas season brought no rush on the city or county marriage license bureaus. The county clerk reported three licenses issued since last Monday while the city issued six marriage licenses in the same period.
Germans Pleased With New Drive
London reports Berlin radio says German counter-offensive in Belgium and Luxembourg is paying dividends by forcing Allied attacks to halt elsewhere. Volkischer Beobachter quotes Hitler papers saying heavier fighting lies ahead and claims 200 American tanks destroyed or captured and 124 Allied planes shot down. Affected enemy bases behind the front were cleaned up.
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London
Berlin
Belgium
Luxembourg
Adolf Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
World At War Highlights From Western to Eastern Fronts
Allied reports say German counter-offensive breached U S First Army lines at four points with Nazi claims of 10000 prisoners as forces stubbornly advance. B29s attack Tokyo while US forces seize Leyte enemy HQ and airfield and push on Inore Island. Soviets claim village Senya near Kassa in Czechoslovakia and front gains exceed 80 miles near Slovakia. Polish and Indian troops push Germans from area south of Senio river and west of Bologna Rimini highway.
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William Bent
Churchill and Eden At Odds Over Greece Policy
In the Commons Churchill faced sharp criticism over Britain's armed intervention in Greece while Eden urged immediate face to face talks with the foreign ministers of Britain Russia and the United States. Eden said Britain's errors lay only in not taking allied troops into Greece, and he favored quarterly meetings of foreign secretaries. Labor leader Greenwood accused Churchill of poor handling but did not push for a vote, noting Britain must see its Greece involvement through.
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Greece
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United States
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
American Flanks Hardened In Four-Pronged Nazi Counteroffensive
Allied report says German armored breakthroughs threaten St Vith area in Belgium while others cross into Luxembourg near Echternach and are encircled. The First Army notes some American elements cut off as the foe attacks from three sides.
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St. Vith
Belgium
Luxembourg
Echternach
Report of German counter offensive actions in Belgium
CBS correspondent Richard C. Hottelet said from the First Army front that substantiated reports describe German forces overrunning Belgian villages in a counter offensive. He warned there is no conquest aim, only a last desperate attempt to inflict pain and revenge.
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New York
CBS
Richard C. Hottelet
First Army Front
German Infantry Rams in Belgium Push Deep in Counteroffensive
U S troops recaptured Monschau in Germany and held key towns as German forces surged into Belgium and Luxembourg. Frontlines remained fluid with heavy fighting near Stavelot St Vith and Malmedy while attempts to seize American supplies continued amid air bombardment and tank actions.
Winchester Sees Coldest Night This Winter
Winchester recorded its coldest night of the season with a 11 degree low and 17 prior coldest reading. Sub-freezing temps delayed ice clearing on city streets though primary roads were mostly ice free except Route 11 north and Route 522 northwest. Secondary roads were largely open with minor drifts west of Winchester in Mountain Falls, Mt Williams, and Reynolds Store areas. Crews worked today with no accidents reported.
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Winchester
Mercury
F. M. Yellett
Mountain Falls
Mt. Williams and
Reynolds
Garbage collection schedule shifted for the holidays
Garbage normally collected on Christmas Day will be picked up Friday December 22. Residents must place cans on the curb by 7 A.M. The notice cites a calendar change and curbside collection time.
Fort Loudoun Restaurant Christmas Week Closing
The Fort Loudoun Restaurant will close for Christmas week with Saturday night closing on December 23 and reopen Monday morning January 1. This notice details the temporary shutdown and planned reopening.
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Fort Loudoun
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