Philippines Siege Ends as Palompon Falls at Leyte
General MacArthur hails the capture of Palompon, last Leyte port, by the U S 77th Division. The campaign result includes 112,728 Japanese killed or wounded, 2,748 planes destroyed, and 27 warships sunk as Leyte battle concludes.
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Philippines
Japan
Palompon
Leyte-Samar
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Zanese
Nippon
Leyte
Tokyo
Churchill Holds Conference With Greek Officials
Prime Minister Churchill arrives in Athens amid Greek civil war and urban fighting. A British patrol finds dynamite with German markings under a streetcar line near the Grand Bretagne while Churchill and Eden meet Greek leaders to plan a conference aimed at ending fratricidal strife and restoring Greece to UN ranks. Archbishops and ELAS reps were included with safe conduct.
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Churchill
Grand Bretagne
Ronald Scobie
Anthony Eden
ELAS
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
George Papandreou
Greece
United Nations
Encircling Budapest Complete in Red Army Drive
Moscow reports Budapest ring completed as 8 to 10 German and Hungarian divisions are trapped inside with escape by road or air limited. Russians push toward Vienna and Bratislava while confirming heavy losses and large finds of war material.
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Budapest
Red
Buda
Danube
Esztergom
Czechoslovakia
Hron
Garam
Teva
Levice
Vi Sa
Vienna
Bratislava
Grove to Lead 1945 Mile of Dimes Campaign in Virginia
Robert B. Grove is named director of the 1945 Mile of Dimes polio drive in Winchester and Frederick County with Thomas A. Scott of the National Foundation announcing plans. Scott notes Virginia chapters contributed nearly 50 000 to the emergency fund and the state has received over 125 000 for nurses and therapists. He warns polio can reappear in the same areas and urges readiness to care for victims.
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Robert B. Grove
Winchester
Frederick County
Thomas A. Scott
Virginia
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Richmond
Mr. Grove
Fay
Scott
National Foundation
Wost
Fourth Wartime Christmas Quietly Observed Here
Winchester ministers report record Sunday and Christmas attendance while many families gather at home tables despite wartime vacancies. Charity baskets reach 216 families 539 people and 286 children attend Elks party as servicemen return home. Weather clears with highs near 40 and police court docket remains crowded after a quiet holiday period with several nonfatal accidents reported.
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Winchester
Fellowship Club
Winchester Elks Club
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Special Holiday Publication Note for January First
The Star will not be published on Monday January 1 1945 New Year’s Day a national holiday The Evening Star carries the notice to advertisers and subscribers.
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Evening Star
Holiday Accidents Send Several To Hospital Here
Christmas holiday accidents in the city and surrounding area sent several people to the hospital. Pedestrians Mrs Elizabeth Haun and her niece Patsy Haun were struck at Piccadilly and Cameron when a 1932 Plymouth driven by Lester L Sager failed to stop. The crash involved a 1941 Ford driven by Dr B B Dutton. No one in the cars was injured. the pedestrians were rushed to hospital with injuries.
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Elizabeth Haun
Patsy Haun
Piccadilly
Cameron Street
Lester L. Sager
Sager
Rowe 1
Picadily
B. B. Dutton
Piccadily
Haun
Iwo Jima Assault By Sea Air Hits Nippon Base
U S Pacific Fleet reports Sunday aerial and naval attack on Iwo Jima near Tokyo area. Super-Fortresses Liberators and warships blasted the island base as coast defenses were engaged. Japanese destroyer escort, patrol craft, and medium landing ship were sunk.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Yokohama
Shizuoka Prefecture
Imperial
Iwo
Fellowship Club Extends Thanks to Winchester and Frederick County
The Fellowship Club thanks organizations and individuals in Winchester and Frederick County for aiding in feeding and gifting needy families. Headquarters report nearly all city and county families were cared for in a way to meet their needs. The club, in operation thirteen years, credits broad support for avoiding duplicate gifts and ensuring no one is overlooked.
Norway Urges Allies Invasion From the West
Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold told Norwegians that his government pressed the Allies for an immediate western invasion of Norway. He urged resistance against Germany by sinking transports and sabotaging communications, warning that escaped German soldiers could prolong the war.
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London
Johan Nygaardsvold
Norway
Nygaardsvold
Army officer warns of forthcoming fraud trials in France
Paris reports an American officer predicting February trials will reveal more about soldiers selling cigarettes, gasoline and other supplies to the French black market. He cites empty tanks, armed ambushes, and drivers delivering loads to black market operators for fees up to 6000 dollars.
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Paris
U. S
Local Soldier Reported Missing In Action In France
Pvt. William M. Steward is missing in action in France since November 29, reported by the War Department. He served since April 12, 1944, arrived overseas October 15, attached to General Patton’s Third Army as an infantryman. He took part in Metz fighting and was on a furlough in September. He trained at Camp Croft and worked at Oscar Nebel Hosiery Company before enlistment.
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William M. Stewart
War Department
France
Mary Lee Steward
Effie M. Steward
North
Loudoun Street
Pearl Harbor
Steward
George&. Patton
Third Army
Metz
Pvt
Camp Croft
8. C
Oscar Nebel Hosiery Company
Seven City Men Report To Roanoke Induction
The following men were ordered to report for induction: Earl Lenwood Kerns Wilbur Page Anderson George Franklin Kline Russell Lee Goode Elwood Creswell. The men reported to Roanoke.
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Winchester City
Earl Lenwood Kerns
Wilbur Page Anderson
George Franklin Kline
Russell Lee Goode
Elwood Creswell
Roanoke
World War II Front Snapshots and Moves
Western Front German forces push into an American salient at St Vith expanding the bulge in Belgium to 40 miles by 35. The drive targets Paris as Roosevelt possibly seeks peace. A German officer tells released American prisoners. Pacific Front MacArthur declares Leyte campaign near end and Japan suffers a major defeat in the Philippines. American bombers hit Clark Field. Eastern Front Soviets trap eight to ten German Hungarian divisions in Budapest with two enemy airports under shelling. Southern Front Churchill and Eden visit Athens to coordinate Greek revolt and invite rival leaders to talks.
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Washington
St. Vith
Belgium
Paris
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte Island
Philippines
Clark Field
Manila
Budapest
Robot Bombing May Hit U S Says Stettinius
Secretary of State Stettinius warned that within 10 to 12 years robot bombing could threaten the United States and other nations unless a strong peace organization is formed. He compared early missiles to aviation at Kitty Hawk and cited Dumbarton Oaks proposals showing four powers must shoulder peace duties.
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Chicago
Stettinius
Kitty Hawk
Dumbarton Oaks
German armored columns drive into Belgium near Meuse
Allied dispatch describes German counteroffensive pushing two to three armies into Belgium within 50 miles of the Meuse. St.Vith salient falls as German forces aim to sever westward Allied lines, with Bastogne and Arlon areas under heavy attack and Eisenhower's winter offensive unsettled.
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Stephen Barber
By Eddy Gilmore
Robert Grove
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Winchester Evening Star
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Southern Front
Mr. Roosevelt
By James M. Long
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