Russians Fight Way Through Entanglements Near Vitebsk
Soviet front dispatches report Gen Ivan Bagramian’s First Baltic Army pushing through thick barbed wire defenses near Vitebsk and advancing west toward the Vitebsk Polotsk railway to sever key western communications. Elsewhere German tanks mounted a massive 400 mile offensive from White Russia toward the Dnieper Bend, with heavy artillery and mobile guns, but Red Army countered by destroying numerous tanks and holding firm.
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Moscow
Ivan C. Bagramian
Ith
Vitebsk
Vitebsk-Polotsk
Polotsk
White Russia
Dnieper
Red Army
Ivan Bagramian
Korosten Mannstein
Desa
Era
Weassia
Gomel
Constantine Rokosa
Roosevelt Offers Mediation in Rail Wage Dispute
President Roosevelt proposed to arbitrate the rail wage dispute between railroad management and the operating brotherhoods if both sides would accept his decision. The deadline loomed, with 1,100 officials awaiting guidance as rail workers pressed for action and mediation continued at the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Yugoslav Partisans Push In Bosnia Amid Claims Of Nazi Losses
reports say Tito's partisans threaten Banjatuka and a German stronghold in Bosnia as 100 Allied planes reach Saidia area. a vast Adriatic crossing north of Bari ferries cargos daily while factions pressure a dividing line between Chetnik and international zones.
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Tito
Yugo
Banjatuka
Bosnia
Ters
Ssaid
Adriatic
Bari
Chetnik
International
Berlin children hear tale of Santa Claus killed on front
Berlin youngsters tell younger siblings that Santa Claus has been killed on the east front. Stockholm correspondent Ivar Vesterlund of Dagens Nyheter reported this during his holiday return to Stockholm for the season.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Santa Claus
Ivar ‘Vesterlund
Dagens Nyheter
Ortona Street Fighting Continues in Stiff Allied Battle
Allied reports say tanks and infantry fight in Ortona for the third day as German forces turn the Adriatic port into a new Stalingrad. American troops seize Mt Cavallo near Venafro and Viticuso while Canadians push in the nearby streets in heavy rain and shellfire.
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Ortona
Adriatic
Stalingrad
Fifth Army
Mt. Vavallo
Venafro
Viticuso
Monna Casale
Mt. Cavallo
Cassino
San Vittore
Rome
Tenth Army
Eighth Army
Bor
Ortona-Orsogna
Aeriella
Gift Stationery Ends Week With Local Closures
The Baltimore and Cascade area listings announce a sale of beautiful air mail and note stationery. Brooks Pharmacy and Terminal Tavern near MacMillan Poultry Co. will close from noon Friday through Monday morning December 27.
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Symphony
Lord Baltimore
Cascade
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Macmillan Poultry CO
Rhodes Drug Co Closed Christmas Day Notice
Our store will be closed Christ mas Day all day. Rhodes Drug Co.
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Rhodes Drug Co
Roosevelt Hosts White House Staff Christmas Reception
President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave each White House office staff a 4 inch glass paper weight with magnifying lens as a Christmas gift inscribed Christmas 1943 and noted as from F D R. A red ribbon wrapped the package with a Christmas greeting card from the First Couple.
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Washington
War Fund Campaign Exceeds Quota by About 500 Dollars
Final report from the Winchester Frederick County War Fund Campaign shows the quota of 19 833 50 surpassed by about 500 with drives in business and residential sections. Committee chair W Nelson Page led the special drives while Ruth Solenberger and Steve Sammis headed city and county collections and Bryant Harper supervised northern county canvassing.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Ed Molden
W. Nelson Page
Ruth Solenberger
Steve Sammis
Bryant Harper
Innd
North County
Fred Gore
Red Budder
Albin
Sunnyside
Lee Dick
Clearbrook
Fishback
Williams
Mary Ridgeway
Welltown Pike
Ray Russell
Brucetown
Louise Pranks
Gore
Whitacre
Cross Junction
Clouser
Ruth Smith
Gainesboro
Siler
Russell Feeley
Catherine Carter
Neff Town
Virginia Hancher
Ridge Road
Claude Gore
South County
H. J. Snapp
Opequon
Harry Carbaugh
Stephens City
C. Schenck
Valley Pike
Do. Barton
Kernstown
Sam Hurst
Orthwestern Grade
Parker
Clevenger
Petrie
Bass
Twenty Three County Men Accepted by Armed Forces
Twenty three men from Frederick County were accepted for service at the Roanoke induction station. Twelve join the Army with a three week furlough at home before duty. Ten enter the Navy and one the Marine Corps, with future orders likely within a week.
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Roanoke
Frederick County
Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Sylvia Martin Boone
Samuel B. McCarty
James Richard Grove
Howard R. Grubbs
James F. Gardner
William H. Guthrie
George Allen Brown
Thomas Fawcett
Forest Elwood MclIlwee
Kenneth E. Bbersole
Charles E. Eaton
Carlton R. Boyer
Aubrey Jennings Gilliam
Wayne Baker Warren
Udell Shaffer Long
Charles Wilson Baithwaite
Eston Rudolph
Russell Lineburg
Robert Rhodes Boden
Harry F. Whitlock
Calvin Novel Messick
Marvin William Simmons
Irvin Timbrook
U S Fliers Prisoner Count After Schweinfurt Losses
The War Department reports 581 air crew missing after 60 Flying Fortresses were lost in the Schweinfurt raid. Of these, 346 are alive as prisoners of war and 15 were confirmed killed. Unaccounted remain 217 as of December 23. The October 14 mission set a record for U S air force losses with 60 bombers down.
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Washington
War Department
Schweinfurt
Germany
U. S
Sch
Views Exchanged About Bolivia Recognition
Secretary of State Hull said the United States exchanges information with other American governments on recognizing the new Bolivian regime. He noted no systematic consultations have occurred, only information exchanges, and suggested prompt recognition would depend on Allied considerations. Latin American diplomats indicated their governments will likely follow the U S lead in withholding recognition until the situation clarifies.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Bolivia
Churchill Still Makes Progress Amid Recovery
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill continues to make steady progress while recovering from pneumonia. The brief 10 Downing Street statement said he remains in good spirits and shows ongoing improvement.
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London
10 Downing Street Today
Churchill
Pneu
Christmas Trees Abundant In Winchester Area Say Local Sellers
D E Lowery of Winchester reports plentiful Christmas trees in the Braddock Street area with supplies from Wheatfield about 15 miles away. Prices range 50 cents to $2 with brisk early sales and a majority of buyers being women seeking large pines and cedars.
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D. E. Lowery
Rt. 1
Winchester
Braddock Street
Piccadilly
Lowery
Wheatfield
Christmas Mail Figures Show Winchester Yearly Increase
Winchester post office reports December 10 to 21 holiday mail cancellations up 33 099 from 1942, totaling 304 350 pieces versus 271 251 last year. Postmaster Nelson Page cites busy season, extra staff, and advice to mail early with many greeting cards and packages processed by hand.
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Winchester
Nelson Page
Page
Christ
Special Attention Advertisers Notice for Christmas Day
The Star will not be published on Saturday, December 25, 1943, Christmas Day, a national holiday. The Evening Star issued this notice to advertisers and readers.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
Americans tighten grip at Arawe beachhead
From Arawe New Britain December 23 American forces report smashed ground resistance and expanding perimeter after eight days of fighting. The main beachhead spans the Arawe Peninsula from Cape Merkus toward Umtingalu village with patrols probing coral caves and eliminating remaining Japanese stragglers. Casualties to date are light and Brig Gen Julian Cunningham commands the operation.
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Arawe
New Britain
Arawe Peninsula
Cape Merkus
Umtingalu
Bunson
Julian Cunningham
Southwest Pacific
U. S
China
Solomons
Ortona Standoff Prolonged as Allied Forces Press
Eighth Army tanks and infantry fight bitter battles in Ortona for a third day while German resistance remains stout. U S Fifth Army advances toward Rome across Mt Cavallol as French forces push in a mountainous pass. Allied air forces hammer France and Germany targets as Soviet and Pacific actions unfold with notable offensives and counterattacks.
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Eighth Army
Ortona
U. S
Fifth Army
Rome
Santa’s Popular in Winchester Says March Aims for Toys
R E March of 249 Shawnee Avenue, Santa’s official rep at McCroyson a Secooh, reports boys lean toward machine guns while girls favor dolls. He has held the role two years and notes practical gifts rise as wartime toy shortages constrain tri cycles and electric trains. Children remain confident Santa is unaffected by war, though some fear grows.
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R. E. March
Shawnee Avenue
Santa
McCroyson A Secooh
Mr. March
Santa Claus
Dad
Winchester
Americans Out In Daring Daylight Raid Across Northern France
Allied air forces launched daylight raids on the French coast and northern France targets after a three day pounding of fortifications. British and American bombers struck the Pas de Calais area and western Germany with no losses reported.
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Europe
United States
France
Berlin
London
RAF
Coa
Pas de Calais
England
Germany
Air Ministry
Three Martinsburg People Injured In Accident
Three Martinsburg residents were treated at Memorial Hospital after a collision on the Front Royal pike. Vincent Grove his wife Josephine Grove and Evelyn Crabbe were each injured. Grove suffered a broken arm, Mrs Grove a fractured jaw, and Crabbe facial lacerations. They were later transferred to City Hospital in Martinsburg by Friendship Fire Company ambulance.
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Martinsburg
Memorial Hospital
Front Royal Pike
Vincent Grove
Josephine Grove
West King Street
Evelyn Crabbe
East Burke Street
City Hospital
Friendship Fire Company
Martinsburg Journal
Grove
Fire Hall Door Prize Draw Dec 23
Sarah Zane Fire Hall hosts a prizes event on Thursday December 23 at 8 30 p m with a 100 dollar door prize and other prizes. Funds or proceeds listed as part of the notice.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Christmas Trees at 50 Cents Each on Carderon Street
Miller's Hard Toy Shop notes new meat of toys and Colonial Kitchen opens Friday from 8:30 A M to 6 P M. G W Patton advertises Christmas trees at 329 N Carderon with price 50 cents.
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G. W. Patton
JUST
Miller’s Hard
Shooting Match Draws Christmas Day Crowd in Sunnyside
A Christmas Day shooting match occurred on Saturday December 25 1943 in Sunnyside about half a mile north of Winchester starting at 10 a.m. Prizes included turkeys and chickens. Organized by L F Buck McDonald.
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Sunnyside
Winchester
L. F
Buck” McDonald
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Winchester Evening Star
Special Attention
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Robert Eunson
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E. B. Sullivan
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