Railroads Face Government Seizure as Strike Threatens
Senator Reed warned the December 30 deadline could force federal seizure of U S railroads under the Smith Connally act if the strike threat persists. He said Joseph B Eastman might be appointed to direct any government operation and noted railroad brotherhoods have drafted a counter proposal to settle wages. Mayor LaGuardia met leaders to plan city supplies if a rail stoppage occurs.
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Washington
Reed
Bkan
Joseph B. Eastman
Joe Eastman
Roosevelt
White House
Fakling
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York
Allied Bombers Push Raids Across Fronts In World War II
Allied air forces report continued raids across Europe and the Mediterranean with fighters and bombers striking German targets in northern France and the Reich. In the Mediterranean, Canadian troops engage in Ortona while U S Fifth Army advances near Rome. Soviet forces close on Vitebski as Kiev sees limited counterattacks and Yugoslav partisans claim broad assaults against German and mercenary units.
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Europe
France
Reich
Balkans
Bosnian
Christmas shopping items and local notices at Brooks Pharmacy and Miller's Hardware
Practical gifts listed including toilet sets compacts stationery shaving powder and more from Brooks Pharmacy. Miller's Hardware announces new shipment of toys. Colonial Kitchen open Fri until 6 PM. A Christmas Day shooting match at Sunnyside offers turkeys and chickens as prizes.
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Dara
Brooks Pharmacy
Miller’s Hardware
Sunnyside
Winchester
L. F
Buck” McDonald
Pre-Christmas Sale At Hodgson Store
Margaret L. Hodgson advertises a pre Christmas sale featuring hats and related goods with price details and contact reference. The listing emphasizes discount items and promotion timing ahead of the holiday season.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Many Names Circulate for Virginia Corporation Commission
Richmond Virginia December 22 mention that Senator Robert O Norris Jr and John Q Rhodes of Louisa are leading candidates for the State Corporation Commission vacancy created by the death of Judge William Meade Fletcher. Governor Darden may not appoint interim. several others listed may not run. The post pays 8000 dollars plus judiciary retirement rights and is viewed as a stepping stone to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Richmond
Robert O. Norris, Jr
Lively
John Q. Rhodes
Louisa
State Corporation Commission
William Meade Fletcher
General Assembly
Darden
Norris
Rhodes
William M. Tuck
A. Willis Robertson
Parke P. Deans
W. H. Nickels, Jr
Harvey B. Apperson
Roanoke
A. P. Staples
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
George C. Peery
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Draws Dec 28
Community bingo night at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursday December 28 starts 8 30 PM with a $100 door prize and other awards. Proceeds benefit local services.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Xmas Trees for sale on Cameron Street
G W Patton advertises Christmas trees at 329 N Cameron priced at 50 cents each. The notice is dated December 22.
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Cameron
G. W. Patton
Fellowship Club Ready Thank Donors
The Fellowship Club has nearly completed filling baskets with toys clothing and food for its annual Christmas distribution. Baskets will be sent Thursday morning from the headquarters and Friday for those adopted by individuals and organizations. The club thanks Winchester and Frederick County for generous support and wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Fellowship Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Baltimore Man Hurt In Crash Last Night
Clayton Madden, 19, was injured in a collision three miles west of Anege on the Northwestern Grade around 9 50 last night. His 1935 Ford overturned after leaving Baltimore en route to Rex ton. He suffered a possible skull fracture, head wounds, shock, and multiple bruises. He is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Clayton Madden
Winchester Memorial Hospital
McMillan Produce Company
Ane Ge
Madden
Baltimore
Rexton
R. L. DeHaven
New Heights In Italy Captured By Fifth Forces
Allied reports say American Fifth Army forces with heavy artillery and mortars captured new heights and neared San Vittore on the road to Rome while the British Eighth Army fought Germans in Ortona. French troops under Gen Juin were revealed to join the Fifth Army in the Cassino sector as they push toward a key mountain pass.
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Eighth Army
Ortona
Adriatic
Pescara
U. S
Fifth Army
Rome
Italy
Fifth
Algiers
San Vittore
Acquafondata
Filignano
Cardito
Mt. Casole
Cassino
Pierre Juin
Eisenhower Emerges as Favorite for Western Invasion Lead
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower is signaling to lead the Allied western invasion with Gen George C. Marshall reportedly passed over. Churchill’s illness may delay final decisions while British generals could assume command to limit plan disruption.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
North Africa
Sicily
George C. Marshall
Teheran
Eisenhower
Churchill
Bernard L. Montgomery
Italy
Britain
America
Reds Offensive Threatens Envelopment Near Vitebsk
From Moscow dispatches Reuters reports the Baltic Army pushes toward Vitebsk within 15 miles, threatening encirclement of the fortress city and a key rail junction at Polotsk. Russian forces also press a southern push across the Dnieper near Kherson as German defenses bleed.
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Russia
Vitebski
Baltic
Kiev
Moscow
London
Vitebsk
Reuters
Polotsk
Baltic States
Ivan cC. Bagramian
Gribali
Nevel
Dnieper
Kherson
Moscow War Bulletin
Zhiobin
Berezina
White Russia
Korosten
Kirovograd
Forest Fires Flare Up in Loudoun and Westmoreland Counties
State forester reports Westmoreland fires near Wakefield brought under control after winds subside. Loudoun County fire near Harper’s Ferry sparks alarm, with Ellis Lyon dispatched to assess. Albemarle County blazes near Farmington Club and north of Proffit also controlled. Estimated Westmoreland damage around 1000 to 3000 acres.
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Associated Press
Fred C. Pederson
Westmoreland County
Wakefield
Loudoun County
Harper's Ferry
State Forester
Charlottesville
Pederson
Ellis Lyon
Clarence H. Kephart
Leesburg
Albemarle County
Farmington Country Club
Partisan Offensive Expands Across Yugoslavia Front
Yugoslav Partisans led by Marshal Tito, about 250000 strong, push offensive in all sectors against German and collaborationist forces. German 373rd Division resists in Croatia while Tito’s 7th Patriot Division repels assaults. reported heavy Yugoslav and German casualties and losses among Tito leadership and officials.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Yugoslavia
Croatia
7Th Patriot
Yugoslvia
Hitler
Balkan
Moscow
Cairo
Jajce
Transocean
Berlin
Adriatic
Italy
Bosnia
Ivan Ribar
Yugoslav National Council For Liberation
Alexandria
Ivan
Ribar
Marshal Tito
Supreme Command
Clarke County Schools Begin Christmas Vacation
About 1,200 Clarke county students start their Christmas vacation as planned. Illness has reduced attendance in Berryville and Clarke county with up to 30 percent fewer pupils at Berryville High School this week.
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Clarke County
Berryville
D. G. Cooley
Garbage Collection Change This Week Only
This week garbage normally collected on Saturday will be taken on Thursday. The notice specifies a one time shift in collection day for residents.
Pacific Battle Line Is Tense With Expectancy
General Marshall led a high level tour along the Pacific battle line signaling tension and renewed Japanese air activity. He met with Allied leaders in New Guinea, Honolulu, and Hawaii while MacArthur noted Marshall’s December 15 advance at Arawe as Sixth Army entered New Britain.
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Central Pacific
Long Pacific Battle Line
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Marshall
Cairo
Teheran
Southwest Pacific
United States
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Sixth Army
New Britain
Arawe
Tokyo Radio
Japan
South Pacific
Rabaul
Adm
William F. Halsey
Willard F. Harmon
Solomons Islands
Honolulu
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Nimitz
Richardson
Gilbert Islands
Gilberts
Large lamp parchment shade shipment by Baker and Anderson
A bulk shipment of lamp parchment shades is announced from Baker and Anderson. The note highlights a sizable consignment intended for retailers and interior decorators seeking decorative lighting accessories.
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Baker & Anderson
Big Mosquito Blow Dealt By U S Bombers In Europe
American heavy bombers with fighter escort struck northwestern France in a sustained cross channel offensive. More than 500 aircraft attacked Bremen and surrounding port facilities while RAF Mosquito raids on western Germany continued with no losses. The Eighth Air Force hinted at precision bombing tests on Bremen as part of a broader effort to degrade enemy war production.
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London
France
U. S. Airforce
Bremen
Pas” Calais
Dover Strait
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Eighth Air Force
Hamburg
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