Minutemen Awarded Service Stripes for 29 Members
Twenty nine Spillman Company 115 Virginia Protective Force members receive service stripes led by Capt J R Brandon and 1st Lt Wyatt H Richard. Others honored include 2nd Lt Hale C Moore and Sgt Hils worth Dodson with perfect attendance records.
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Spillman
Virginia Protective Force
J. R. Brandon
Wyatt H. Richard
Hale C. Moore
Croswell Henderson
Howard L. James
Elmer E. Brengle
Ellsworth F. Dodson
Clarence J. Ford
John F. Hoover
Vis
Paul Richards
Sloane
Geo. C. Wright
Pfc
Sher- W. Dick
James
Baltimore Man in Crash Mentioned in Philippi Report
James W. Boyles of Philippi West Virginia was uninjured when the produce truck driven by H diecsna Hockman of 506 South Main Street and accompanied by Ernest Swartz collided with a Ford sedan described as totally demolished. Madden son of F C Madden was hospitalized after head injuries. condition not yet determined. Sheriff DeHaven said Madden had not yet been questioned.
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James W. Boyles
Philippi
W. Va
Madden
F. C. Madden
Mercy
H. Diecsna Hockman
South Main Street
Ernest Swartz
DeHaven
Interpretation of gubernatorial appointment power debated
Discussion in the oral Assembly centers on whether the governor may appoint for an unexpired term until 1946 with General Assembly confirmation, or if the appointive power ends after the next General Assembly's start, limiting interim appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Share Your Christmas Joy With Others Through Fellowship Club
Fellowship Club invites communities to share in holiday joy through charitable gatherings and service projects. Organizers emphasize outreach to families in need, door-to-door gift drives, and fostering fellowship across neighborhoods during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Ration Calendar details stamp expirations and limits
The calendar lists ration categories Fats processed foods sugar gasoline fuel oil and other coupons with expiration dates and regional validity. It specifies amounts per unit and varying end dates across zones in the Northeast Southeast Rocky Mountain and Western regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Far West
South
Midwestern
Ares
Middle West
East
Pre-View of Youth in Crisis Draws 100 Attendees
More than 100 persons attended a Palace Theatre pre-view of the March of Time short Youth in Crisis. Attendees included state and local officials, police, welfare executives, clergy, press and radio representatives, Boy Scouts, and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Herman Hable
Palace
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Cooperation Sought Between Bolivia and United States
Bolivia's new regime led by Maj. Gualberto Villarroel seeks effective cooperation with the United States and early negotiations on tin and quinine issues. The government also moves to address the Catavi massacre, pledging indemnities and steps to identify those responsible, amid broader political turmoil and cabinet resignations.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
United States
Maj
Gualberto Villarroel
Gustavo Chacon
Villarroel
Catavi
Enrique Penaranda
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
Revolutionary Party
NMR
Penaranda
Arica
Chile
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Strike Hearing Postponed Amid Holiday Travel
A public hearing by the War Labor Board into recent work stoppages by International Typographical Union members was postponed to early after the first of the year. The delay follows short notice to union officials and holiday travel issues. The summons came after a 24 hour newspaper publication suspension in Washington as printers negotiated wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
On le Era
International Typographical Union
WLB
Miss Annie Preston Sterling to Spend Holidays Near Martinsville
Rural school supervisor Miss Annie Preston Sterling will travel home near Martinsville Virginia for Christmas holidays. Her office in the County Court House will reopen on Monday January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Preston Sterling
Martinsville
County Court House
Pacific Battle: Liberator Bombers Hit Maloelap Airdrome
Seventh Army Air Force heavy bombers struck the Taroa airfield on the Maloelap atoll during Sunday and Monday missions. They faced a strong enemy counterattack with 30 Zeros in combat, losing three bombers and damaging others, while igniting fires and detonating 25 tons of explosives at storage depots.
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Islands
Seventh Army Air Force
Taroa
Maloelap Atoll
Mrs. Ashby Dies In Clarke Co. Rites Thursday
Arratta Ashby 69 wife of Thomas H. Ashby died at 8 10 last night at home near Old Chapel Clarke county after long illness. Survived by husband four sons Mose William Jim Robert Earl all in Clarke or Berryville, two brothers John and Joe Kent, two sisters Mrs Eliza Johnson and Mrs Dora Johnson. Funeral at 2 oclock tomorrow at home with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Arratta Ashby
Thomas H
Jude) Ashby
Old Chapel
Clarke County
James Kent
Sisk Ashby
Loudoun County
Mose William Ashby
Jim Ashby
Robert Ashby
Earl Ashby
Berryville
John Kent
Joe Kent
Millwood
Eliza Johnson
Dora D. Johnson
Leesburg
Green Hill Cemetery
President Roosevelt to Save Paper With Cardboard Wrappings
President Roosevelt will use only original cardboard containers for Christmas gifts to set a paper saving example. He and Mrs Roosevelt will open gifts at Hyde Park with their family, including their daughter, two sons, and seven grandchildren, as they spend Christmas there.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Looker Admits Killing His Maryland Landlady
Lester William Looker 35, a truck driver formerly of Harrisonburg Virginia, told Police Captain William Peters he murdered his landlady Esther Fravel Schildrecht 32 mother of two after being charged with murder. Looker was detained after Schildrecht was found shot dead and Detective Wayne Sellman secured the warrant before Magistrate Harry Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
William Peters
Lester William Looker
Harrisonburg
Looker
Esther Fravel Schildrecht
Wayne Sellman
Harry Snyder
Civilian Air Lines Heroic War Service Highlighted
A government report cites civilian air lines and pilots performing crucial wartime missions. Despite losses and reduced crews, these carriers doubled cargo and airmail, carried more passenger miles, and supported Aleutian operations with specialized cargo and rapid troop and equipment flights.
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Civilian Air Lines
Washington
Office of War
Aleutians
Dutch Harbor
OWI
Alaskan
United States
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists correct quiz answers by number including Frank C Walker Yellowstone Henry J Kaiser Pan USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics A quarter dollar True Lincoln False George had but one uniform.
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Frank C. Walker
Yellowstone
Henry J. Kaiser
Pan
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
True
Lincoln
False
George
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home
Veterans and service members would find comfort and support as the USO expands its War Fund offerings. Volunteers coordinate meals, lodging, and recreation spaces to ease deployment stress and maintain morale during long tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
War Bond December Sales Reach Fifty Thousand
War Bord Sales For December Reach $50,000. Wendell Barney, chairman of the War Finance Committee, reported December sales through December 18 total $50,393.75, below November’s pace and under the state quota of $110. The statewide total nears $5.8 million, slightly short of the quota. Winchester and Frederick county sales, at 896 bonds, are about half the local target. Barney cites Christmas spending and lower denomination bonds as factors and expects a late surge as presents are given.
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Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Barney
Winchester
Frederick County
Kiwanis Annual Christmas Party For Winchester Youth
The Winchester Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Christmas party for 23 young girls ages five to 15. Santa Claus attended and distributed presents donated by club members. Attendees included Frances Boyce Colleen Campbell Dorothy Campbell Ederle Juanita Elliott Anna Elliott Dolores Fultz Dorothy Fincham Neda Fincham Greta Grim Peggy May Fay Hill Jeanette Miller Goldie Miller Virginia Myers Audrey Pelhams Louise Perry Janet Williams Audrey Williams Anna Williams and Yvonne Williams.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Santa Claus
Frances Boyce
Colleen
Dorothy Campbell
Ederle
Juanita
Anna Elliott
Dolores Fultz
Dorothy
Neda Fincham
Greta May Grim
Peggy Shirley May
Fay Catherine Hill
Jeanette
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore grain prices show wheat at 1.68 3 4 dollars per bushel and white corn at 1.45, yellow corn at 1.27, with Winchester Market listing Wheat at 1.64 per bushel. Prices are based on mill delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Marshall Birthplace May Become Shrine
Members of the American Legion post at Minitown want General George C. Marshall's birthplace in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, turned into a national shrine. The postwar planning commission indicated support and will forward a report to the state commission. Marshall was born December 31, 1880, in a house long since dismantled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minitown
American Legion Post
George Catlett Marshall
Army
Fayette County
al Marshall
Slight Blaze on E. Clifford Street
Firemen were called out this afternoon to extinguish a small fire confined to a chair and a wood box on E. Clifford Street. The blaze started from a kitchen stove and there were two children home alone at the time. the occupants’ names were not available.
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E. Clifford Street
Workers vote to strike for wage increases in 1943
A union announced that 98 percent of ballots favored striking after 15 months of wage demands. The statement notes patience in seeking long overdue increases and says employers granted permission for a 6 a.m. strike on December 30, 1943.
Counter-Proposals Drawn Up in Railroad Labor Dispute
Advisers debate a 4 cent rate increase under a stabilization plan and overtime issues. Non-operating unions seek 40 hour overtime after, while operating workers differ. The emergency board favored 8 cents, Vinson vetoed it, carriers signed without final resolution.
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Nion
Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
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