Democratic Head May Make Visit To Sunny South
Washington dispatch reports Democratic National Committee plans a Southern dining tour led by Frank C. Walker to drum up funds for the 1940 convention. Other national officers will speak at $100 a plate events as Roosevelt may attend by radio with a lean toward avoiding a full public appearance.
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Sunny South
Jack Bell Washington
South
Frank C. Walker
Odges 22
Walker
Eee
National Committee
Ambrose SiSonnei
Oscar R. Pwing
Charles W. Tillett
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validity Across Regions
The Associated Press outlines ration limits by book and period for meats fats and processed foods, with stamps L M N P Q valid through January 1 and December 20, January 20 for others. Gasoline, fuel oil, and sugar coupons show regional expiration dates and unit values across Northeast Southeast Midwest and South regions.
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Rocky Mountains
South
Midwestern
Tes
Middle West
Far West
Service news and assignments from home fronts
William Barron Johnson entered service December 18 1942 and is stationed in the Pacific with the Engineers. Seaman 2 C Cecil J Teets 21 of Stephens City completed boat training at Bainbridge Maryland and is on 9 day leave. Sergeant Clinton Allamong of Mulbrough Kentucky visits his mother in Winchester while on secret maneuvers. Earl Dick and wife of Winchester learn their son is stationed in England. Flight Officer George W de Grange joins Glider Pilot Combat Training Unit at Bowman Field Kentucky after earning glider wings in Texas.
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William Barron Johnson
Pacific
Engineers
Ait
Cecil J. Teets
J. J. Teets
Stephens City
Bainbridge, Md
Clinton Allamong
Mulbrough
C. W. Allamong
N. Main Street
Sgt. Allamong
Earl Dick
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester
England
George W. de Grange
I Troop Carrier Command
Bowman Field
Kentucky
F-O deGrange
South Plains
Tex
P. N. deGrange
Falling Waters
W. Va
U. S
Mrs Arratta Ashby Dies. Rites Held Near Old Chapel
Funeral services were conducted at the late home near Old Chapel in Clarke County for Mrs Arratta Ashby 69 wife of Thomas H Jude Ashby who died Tuesday December 21 Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Old Chapel
Clarke County
Arratta Ashby
Thomas H. (Jude) Ashby
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Local War Fund Contributions Listed by Donor
Community war fund totals include Stephens City donations of 29.50 plus gifts from Mrs. H. M. Layman 1.00 and Mr. Larrick 38.00. Mary Gay Marker 30.55, Mrs. Paul Glynn, Mr. Williams 46.53, with additional gifts from Glaize Ave and Opequon residents.
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Stephens City
H. M. Layman
Glaize Ave
Larrick
Middletown
Mary Gay Marker
Opequon
Paul Glynn
Williams
Santa shares joy with children at Winchester Hospital
The man portraying Santa says most fans are five to eight year olds but many younger and older children also visit. He notes a 17 year old girl as the oldest in attendance and recalls many youngsters learning to talk while tugging his whiskers. He enjoys the job and has received Christmas cards from fans, meeting patients at Winchester Memorial Hospital last week without finding anyone who hates Santa. His wish for Christmas is that every child gets what they ask for.
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Santa Claus
Mr. March
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Santa
Christmas Eve Service At Grace Church Sets 11:15 PM
Grace Lutheran Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 11:15 PM led by Rev. Frank L. Roof of Trinity Lutheran Church. The program features carols, readings from Isaiah and Luke, hymns including Silent Night, Holy Night, and Joy to the World, with solo by Miss Jean Whitam and postlude. The Sunday services will be led by Rev. Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen of Gettysburg Theological Seminary. public invited.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Frank L. Roof
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stephens Fees
Serre WI
Jean Whitam
Grace Church
Carl C. Rasmussen
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Japs Lose More In New Guinea Air Battles
Allied reports detail heavy Japanese night bombing over Arawe and Cape Gloucester with American planes countering. MacArthur notes 16 Japanese planes lost as U S forces extend positions. U S Seventh Air Force and Navy units pound targets on New Britain Bougainville and Ceram while Australian troops push north on Huon Peninsula.
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Cunningham
New Guinea
Amer- Me
Arawe
New Brita
United States
Fth Air Force
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Dampier Strait
Huon Peninsula
Sasawang River
Habika
Finschhafen
Madang
Huron Peninsula
Amahai
Ceram
Kavieng
New Ireland
Tinputs Harbor
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Buka
Kieta
Buin
Empress Augusta Bay
Marsupial sighting and turkey shortages headline City and County Brevities
A carnivorous marsupial climbed a tree behind The Star office to observe newsroom activity, then left. A turkey twice described as missing hung at Anderson Meat Market, with stock exhausted except for one third. Christmas card demand soared as local shops, including Pifer Printing, reported exhausted supplies and high holiday sales. Opossum.
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Star Office
Anderson
Loudoun Street
Edward Orndorff Dies. Rites Set for Friday
Edward Luther Orndorff 70 died Tuesday evening in Staunton after long illness. Funeral from Gravel Springs Church Friday at 2 PM. burial in Gravel Springs Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth, daughter Mrs Samuel Kline near Winchester, daughter Mrs Stewart Keller Wheatfield, son Clarence Orndorff Hagerstown, Md., sister Mrs Minnie Lockheart Forest Glen Md. Born February 26 1873 in Frederick County. Rev E B Smith to conduct.
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Gravel Springs Lutheran Church
Edward Luther Orndorff
Staunton
Orndorff
Wheatfield
Samuel Kline
Winchester
Pheneas
Mary Lineburg Orndorff
Frederick County
Marshall Meets With President
President Roosevelt, Gen. George C. Marshall, and Adm. William D. Leahy conferred at the White House with Secretary Stimson joining later. Marshall had just returned from the Cairo Teheran conferences via Australia, the Solomons, and Hawaii after a Middle East tour.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army
Cairo
Teheran
Australia
Solomons
Hawaii
William D. Leahy
Marshall
White House
War Stimson
Middle East
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Collins Rites Today
Clyde B. Collins aged 52 died suddenly at work at the National Fruit Product Company plant. Funeral services were held at Wesley Chapel with friends and relatives meeting at his home near Siler before proceeding to final rites and burial in the adjacent cemetery.
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Wesley Chapel
Clyde B. Collins
National Fruit Product Company
Siler
Share Your Christmas Joy With Others Through Fellowship Club
The Fellowship Club invites community members to participate in a Christmas joy sharing program. Volunteers will collect gift presents for families in need and organize a holiday gathering at the church hall.
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Fellowship Club
Proffered Bribe Rejected in Marlboro Racing Case
Twenty year old Anna May Pannell widow of jockey Joseph Pannell testified to the Maryland Racing Commission that jockey Matthew Quinn offered her husband 150 dollars to pull White Sea in the Marlboro first race on November 27. Pannell was killed December 9 in a Charles Town riding accident. The offer was made at a Marlboro hotel breakfast with Wilbur Rudert present. The hearing continues as the commission reviews Quinn's case.
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Baltimore
Anna May Pannell
Joseph Pannell
Maryland Racing Commission
Marlboro
Pannell
Wheeling
W. Va
Quinn
White Sea
Senate Finance Panel Flags Inflation Risk in Tax Bill
The Senate Finance Committee said its plan to raise less than a quarter of the Treasury's proposed extra revenue was influenced by the budget bureau's cut of 11 billion dollars from the current year's deficit. The panel reported a 2.28 billion dollar measure during the holiday recess, citing potential inflation easing from reduced war orders and shifted production to civilian use.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
City and County Realty Transfers Report
Mary Braithwaite et al transfer 20 acres north of Senseney Road four miles east of Winchester to Jesse Owens for $10 and valuable consideration. School Trustees of Frederick County transfer Canter bury School and about one-half acre to Henry Mears for $190. Mary L Parish et al transfer 156 acres with improvements 15 miles west of Winchester in Gainesboro and Back Creek Districts to Charles Bock Jr for $10 and valuable consideration.
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Mary Braithwaite
Jesse Owens
Senseney Road
Winchester
Frederick County
Henry Mears
Canterbury
Mary L. Parish
Charles Bock, Jr
Gainesboro
Back Creek
Russians Fight Drive Near Latvian Border in Vitebsk Area
Russian forces under Bagramian surged toward Gorodok and Vitebsk as they shattered defenses and forced water barriers. German counterattacks numbered 16 in one sector with heavy losses while Red Army advances closed to within 20 miles of Polotsk and less than 15 miles of Vitebsk, destroying numerous tanks and killing thousands on both sides.
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Bagramian
Gorodok
Nevel
Vitebsk
Polotsk
Moscow
London
Kirovograd
Soviet Forces Break Besieged City in Ukraine
The Dnieper Bend area troops were beaten off by Gen. Ivan Konev’s Ukraine Army which had already encircled the industrial city, according to the communique.
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Dnieper Bend
Ivan Konev
Ukraine
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