John Kerr Students Sing Carols At Lions Meeting
At a Winchester Lions Club luncheon yesterday John Kerr students sang carols for visiting children and teachers. J Ben Cather announced the Lions Christmas dance will be held at the George Washington Hotel on Friday December 29 from 9 to 1 with Mary Donigan and her orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions Club
J. Ben Cather
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Mary Donigan
En Country Club
Christmas Program At White Hall Methodist Church
The White Hall Methodist Church hosts a Christmas program Thursday night at 8. The neighboring arks rejoin, with a 30 minute pre concert from 7 30. Outdoor PA system will carry far as J B Lewis of Pleasant Valley Church supplies the equipment. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall Methodist Church
J. B. Lewis
Pleasant Valley Church
School Attendance Cases Set For Dec 30
A warrant has been issued against William Carter of Stephens City for failure to send children to school. The county now has twelve parents summoned to appear before Court of Trial Justice W Erle Edwards on compulsory attendance charges. Trial date tentatively set for Saturday December 30 at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carter
Stephens City
Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Ration Calendar Update From World War II Food Coupons
The notice outlines validity for many rationed items. Book four red stamps cover processed foods and sugars with expiration dates. Shoes, gasoline, and fuel oil coupons have specified terms and end dates, with some extending through February 1945 and the current heating season.
Congressmen Lacking Homes Face Five Day Hotel Rule
New members of Congress arriving for the 79th session struggle to find housing in Washington. After hotel rooms are limited to five days, lawmakers and families face temporary lodging as Speaker Rayburn and Rep. Jennings Randolph seek an exception with the Washington Hotel Association to avoid leaving newcomers in the cold.
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Washington
Barney Baruch
Park Bench
White House
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Jennings Randolph
D-W Va
House District Committee
Washington Hotel Association
Randolph
Christmas Programs Announced by Brucetown Methodist Charge
The Brucetown Methodist Charge presents Christmas programs at Crums on Friday December 22 at 7 30 pm Carper's Valley on Sunday December 24 at 2 30 pm Burnt Factory on Sunday December 24 at 7 30 pm Brucetown on Monday December 25 at 7 30 pm Stephenson on Tuesday December 26 at 7 30 pm Welltown on Wednesday December 27 at 7 30 pm Reverend F T Fulcher serves as minister.
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Brucetown
Crums
Carper’s Valley
Burnt Factory
Stephenson
Welltown
F. T. Fulcher
U S Advances in Ormoc Corridor and Mindoro
American forces hold most of the Ormoc Corridor from Ormoc port to Valencia with pockets of Japanese resistance remaining. The Japanese 26th division is shattered in the south and the 35th in the north as Mindoro ground operations continue with air and sea support. Mindoro air battles tally 13 Japanese planes down and one U S fighter loss. U S fighters and bombers claim 47 enemy planes, a Nipponese freighter sunk, five damaged, and three enemy barges destroyed.
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U. S
Ormoc Coridor
Ormoc
Valencia
Mindoro
Leyte
MacArthur
Two Fire Alarms Reported in Winchester Yesterday
Winchester fire companies answered two alarms with no damage reported. At noon the Friendship and South End trucks responded to 318 S Loudoun Street where a wood prop fell on a furnace top causing smoke in the cellar. Fire was extinguished and source located. Around 7 30 last night the Friendship and Sarah Zane trucks went to 388 National Avenue where a chimney in a house occupied by Mrs Grubbs was on fire and allowed to burn out.
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Winchester Fire Companies
Friendship
South End
John Pappas
S. Loudoun Street
Sarah Zane
National Avenue
H. C. Grubbs
State Department overhaul clears Senate approval
Senate confirms Joseph C. Grew as Under Secretary of State. Five assistant secretaries follow, including W. L. Clayton Archibald MacLeish Nelson Rockefeller James C. Dunn and Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes. Vote tallies show varied support with party lines and a debate over policy alignment with the Atlantic Charter.
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Washington
Stettinius
State Department
Senate
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Department
W. L. Clayton
Archibald MacLeish
Nelson Rockefeller
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Rockefeller
Dunn
Holmes
Clayton
MacLeish
Texas
Congress
Overton
D.-La
LaFollette
Wis
Pepper
D.-Fla
Roosevelt
Bevter
Mrs. Frank Hack Named Home Nursing Program Chair
Cc. P. McVicar announces Mrs. Frank Hack as chairman of the Home Nursing program of the Chapter to succeed Mrs. Carl Massey who has resigned. Those interested in the program may contact Mrs. Hack or the Chapter office at phone 5412.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. P. McVicar
Red Cross
Frank Hack
Carl Massey
Hack
Ship Launching Committee Set To Convene At City Hall
Garland R. Quarles announced a meeting of all groups planning the Victory Ship Winchester launch. The session starts at 8 o'clock tonight in the City Hall council chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
General Comittee
Winchester
Churchill minister on task and wartime cooperation
A Churchill minister stated that a certain wartime task was being discharged to the best of their ability and expressed full confidence that cooperation with the United States and Russia would continue in all aspects of the war. He emphasized the strength of allied ties and ongoing collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Tokyo Bombed by Three B 29 Superfortresses Before Daybreak
Saipan based B 29s conducted a dawn raid on Tokyo with three aircraft leading the strike. The mission reported Tokyo and Honshu blacked out for weather checks by returning bombers. Nagoya also hit earlier, with crews noting fires and minimal anti aircraft activity.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Navy
Tokyo
Honshu
Japan
Nagoya
Wilfred N. Lind
Minneapolis
Harold F. Schramm
Coral Gables
Fla
Everett P. Abar
Concord
N. H
Bombay
Warren And Clarke Soil Conservation Members Approved
Supervisors of the Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District met in Winchester and accepted membership applications from Clarke and Warren counties. A second joint meeting is planned in January to map detailed work. The counties may operate with Frederick as a unit until additional technical assistance is secured.
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Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Winchester
Clarke
Waren
Frederick
E. W. Mundie
C. E. Koontz
J. W. Olcott
D. M. Clody
Clarke and
Warren
E. M. Funk
Walker Bond
Roy L. Bageant
City Schools Close For Christmas Holiday
Winchester city students begin Christmas break this afternoon and return January 3. Frederick county schools suspend for the Yale holiday period reopening January 2. City programs run today with county programs likely tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester City
Frederick County
Yale
President Heads Toward Left
President Roosevelt signals a gradual shift leftward in his administration after 11 and a half years of mixed policy. Analysts wonder how far he will swing as he pursues liberal aims, guides postwar talks with Churchill and Stalin, and what stance he will take on small nations rights and boundaries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washington Propeets
America
Churchill
Stalin
Two Men Die in Belle Plant Explosion
An explosion at the Belle plant of Givaudan Virginia Inc in Charleston West Virginia killed Stanley Brown and Ieen Moore and injured Clarence L Brown. The blast was felt several miles away and residents reported a bright flash. Company officials released no further details.
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Charleston
W. Va
Belle
Givaudan Virginia, Inc
Morturary
Stanley Brown
Ieen Moore
Rand
Clarence L. Brown
Stanley
Belle and Chelyan
G. A. Fulks
Answers to the Daily Quiz Printed on Page Four
Correct quiz responses list ranks for Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, quotes clues, and items including The Ukraine and Great Expectations. The quiz covers literature, history, geography, and a religious item, with Chester A. Arthur and Hamlet among the answers.
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Jack Dempsey
Coast Guard
Gene Tunney
U. S. Naval Reserve
Ukraine
Chester A. Arthur
Hamlet
Yangtze River
Newcome Elected Noble Grand of Madison IOOF Lodge
Newcome was elected Noble Grand of Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F Winchester at the Monday night meeting. H T Moseley named Vice Grand with re-elected officers Everette D. Kline L I Carper Harold R. Edwards and John B Bywaters. Installation planned for January 15 with a birthday program for Thomas Wildey. Fried oysters and Christmas carols rounded out the evening.
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Odd Fellowship
Trial Justice Court Disposes Cases in W. Erle Edwards Court
Emery Lee Shifflett of Stephens City found with noOperators license and improper registration, fined $15 plus costs. Albert L. Costello of Middletown cited for speeding, fined $15 plus costs.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Emery Lee Shifflett
Stephens City
Albert L. Costello
Middletown
German Minister Indicted As Spy
The Justice Department announced the indictment of Carl Emil Ludwick Krepper of Newark New Jersey for violating sabotage censorship and foreign agents statutes. He allegedly conspired with Walter Kape and Bertha Krepper to injure or obstruct U S national defense using coded communications and to establish himself in the United States as a contact for German spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Newark
N. J
Carl Emil Ludwick Krepper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atlantic
Krepper
Walter Kape
FBI
Berlin
Bertha Krepper
United States
Salvation Army Christmas Drive Still Short of Goal
Capt and Mrs Clyde Moon announce that donations to the Salvation Army Christmas drive are appreciated but the goal is not yet met. Food and fruit are needed for baskets for the needy. contributions may be sent to 303 South Loudoun street or called in by phone 4777 for pickup. Citizens are urged to help furnish the capital to fund the effort.
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Clyde Moon
Salvation Army
South
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Lemon Juice Remedy Offers Rapid Rheumatic Pain Relief
An inexpensive home remedy promises quick relief from rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. Consume Ru-Ex Compound mixed in water with lemon juice, two doses daily. most users report improvement within 48 hours, with a money back guarantee if no relief.
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John Kerr
Lions Meeting
White Hall
The
Associated Press
Tom Reedy
Brucetown Charge
Bing Crosby
Duff’s Record Shop
Mrs. Frank Hack
New Home Nursing Program
Stoke
SILCO
Island
Empire
Warren and Clarke
National Research Council
Sci
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Brad
Newcome
Madison Lodge
IOOF
Clarke County
Trial Justice Court
Phillip Brooks
Howard N. Shockey & Son Contractors and Builders
Charles St
Front Royal
Virginia
Employment Office
Employment Service Front Royal
American Viscose Corporation
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