John W Dunlap Dies At 83 In Frederick County
John Wiliam Dunlap retired P skgeter county farmer died at 6 40 PM at his son in law and daughter Frank E Barry and Crums Chapel road Berryville. He was 83. Survived by wife Nannie Carolyn and children Archie E Dunlap Walter S Dunlap and Mrs Frank Barr. brother Lemuel Dunlap of Portland Oregon. Funeral from Kurtz Funeral Home Wednesday December 27 at 2 PM with burial Gainesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiliam Dunlap
Skgeter
Frank E. Barry
Crum’s Chapel Road
Berryville
Mr. Dunlap
Ughter’s
Aaron
Elizabeth Dunlap
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Nannie Carolyn Dunlap
Archie E. Dunlap
Siler
Walter S. Dunlap
Baltimore
Frank Barr
Lemuel Dunlap
Portland
Oregon
Kurtz Funeral Home
Dober
Vy. F. T. Pulcher
Fall of Leyte Is Great Blow To Jap
MacArthur hailed the Leyte victory as a historic setback for Japan noting Yamashita faced perhaps the greatest defeat in Japanese military annals. The campaign involved the Seventh Fleet defeating a large Japanese battle force and the US forces securing Ormoc Bay and advancing inland sealing off reinforcements. Japanese casualties reached about 54,338 confirmed dead plus estimated others, with 30,000 drowned and 9,890 crewmen lost aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ier
Pacific
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Seventh Fleet
Ormoc Bay
Ormoc
Carig- Ara Bay
77Th
Palompon
Leyte
Japan
MacArthur
Two Islands
7Th
24Th
32Nd
96Th
First Cavalry
11Th Airborne
Ramy
Navy
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct quiz answers list includes Hubert Pierlot Jan Karski Resistance Protestant Episcopal Calais Binnacle A very long jacket Parishes Philadelphia Pa Speaker of the House of natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Pierlot
Jan Karski
Resistance
Protestant Episcopal
Calais
Binnacle
Parishes
Philadelphia
House of Natives
Japanese Fail To Halt U S Planes
Navy Secretary Forrestal told reporters that Japanese air attacks have failed to disrupt American air operations in the Philippines area. He cautioned on delays in announcing ship damage to avoid giving the enemy information while noting Leyte’s fall and the Mindoro landing show attacks did not derail future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Philippines
Philippines Sea
Leyte
Mindoro
Rites Thursday For W. N. Mason
Willoughby N. Mason 92 of Frederick county died at Cedar Creek Grade home. He was bedfast two weeks from complications of old age. Survived by widow Mattie C. Clem two sons Jerry L. Mason and Perry N. Mason two sisters and a brother. Funeral Thursday December 28 at 2 from Jones funeral home with Rev. Paul Dick. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby N. Mason
Frederick County
Cedar Creek
Joseph
Martha E. Clark Mason
Mattie C. Clem
Jerry L. Mason
Perry N. Mason
Winchester
T. A. Mason
Laura Carpenter
Bessie Mason
Jones Funeral Home
Paul Dick
P. E. Malone
H. W. Boyd
Henry Renner
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Ora Bailey
Cecil Bailey
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Services Today For David Swartz
Funeral services were held for David Swartz a well known retired farmer of near Woodstock at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Shenandoah county. He died Sunday evening at his home after a two week critical illness at eighty two. Surviving is a daughter Mrs Lizzie Coffelt of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Swartz
Woodstock
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
Fairview
Shenandoah County
Lizzie Coffelt
Winchester
Local Soldiers Serve City Kin in World War I
Pvt. Austin Steward serves in France while Sgt. John Steward travels overseas. Their wife Barbara Lee and son William M. Steward Jr. live at 414 South Cameron Street, with two brothers in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Austin Steward
France
John Steward
Barbara Lee
William M. Steward, Jr
South
Cameron Street
Churchill Arrives in City to Stage Craft Stopover
In a dramatic wartime moment Churchill lands amid gloom and Christmas cheer, startling a war-weary city. A long exchange between Lt Gen Scobie and ELAS leaders drags on after three weeks of civil warfare with repeated truce attempts failing to resolve the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
ELAS
Mary Alexander Dies In Berryville
Mary Ellen Alexander widow of Armstead Alexander longtime Berryville resident dies at home Sunday night at 10 45. She lived in Clarke county all her life and belonged to Zion Baptist Church in Josephine City Berryville. Survived by children Emma Weeks Matilda Williams Ida Trent Bernard Alexander John Dennis and Walter Alexander all of Pittsburg Pa six grandchildren one serving overseas four other grandchildren. Funeral from Zion Baptist Church Josephine City Thursday at 2 pm with Rev J S Swan. Burial Milton Valley Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Alexander
Armstead Alexander
Berryville
Prince Johnston
Clarke County
Zion Baptist Church
Josephine City
Emma A. Weeks
Matilda Williams
Washington
Ida Trent
Cleveland
Ohio
Bernard Alexander
Baltimore
John
Dennis
Walter Alexander
Pittsburg
J. S. Swan
Milton Valley
Foe Expands Belgian Bulge in December 1944 Push
Allied reports describe German advances toward Namur and incursions into Rochefort Libramont and Stavelot as U S forces respond with counter offensives. American troops seize La Gleize take prisoners and destroy tanks while Eisenhower’s forces push along the Bas togne Echternach axis amid heavy combat and air action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stavelot
Staumond
U. S
la Gleize
Bullingen
Beauraing
332 Tragic Deaths Over Holiday
Associated Press tally shows at least 332 violent deaths during the Christmas holiday period, similar to 1943. About 198 died in automobile crashes, with roughly 275 motor vehicle fatalities estimated by the National Safety Council. plane crashes, fires, and other accidents accounted for the rest, including three air crashes killing 20 people and five servicemen in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Minneapolis
Harrisburg
Ridgely
Tenn
LaGuardia Tours Meat Markets Amid OPA Protest
New York Mayor F H LaGuardia and city officials surveyed city meat markets at dawn as 10 000 butchers threaten a Christmas day shutdown to protest OPA price controls. Markets Commissioner Brundage and other officials could not draw a general conclusion about the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
OPA
Henry M. Brundage
Long Illness Fatal To 14 Year Old Harry Sours
Harry Sours of Mount Williams died after a long illness in Winchester Memorial Hospital at age 14. He was the son of Mrs Mamie Sours and the late William Sours and lived with relatives since his family moved to Mount Williams years ago. He attended St John’s Lutheran Church and is survived by his mother two brothers a sister and many grandparents aunts uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church Ida Grove in Page county with interment in the church cemetery after services conducted by Rev A L Boaks. Friends may accompany the family from Omps Funeral Home to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sours
Mount Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mamie Sours
William Sours
Page County
David Sours
Shenandoah National Park
St. John
Ration Calendar for Meats Fats and Processed Foods
The notice outlines ration stamp validity changes effective 12:01 A M Tuesday. Red stamps Q5 R5 S5 expire. five more red stamps validate December 31. Blue stamps X5 Y5 Z5 A2 B2 validate. five more blue stamps validate January 1. Sugar stamp 34 issued. 14A and other coupons set for four gallons through December 21 and through March 21 for other products. Fuel oil coupons updated for heating season with old and new period stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rationing Rules Tighten Across Food Supply
Washington reports a broader stricter food rationing program taking effect. Butter points rise from 20 to 24 per pound while many red and blue stamps are cancelled. Canned peas corn beans asparagus and spinach now require ration points and about 85 percent of meats will need points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Funeral Services For Pingley Infant
Funeral services for a stillborn infant will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from Jones Funeral Home. The infant is to Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pingley of Cedar Creek Grade. Mr. Pingley works on the W. W. Glass farm in Frederick County. Captain Clyde Koon of the Salvation Army will conduct the services. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
Wade Pingley
Cedar Creek
Pingley
Martha Russell
Shenandoah County
W. W. Glass
Frederick County
Clyde Koon
Salvation Army
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Holiday Tragedy in Winchester Court Fines Set
A 48 year old woman and five year old niece were treated after a crash in front of Sargent's Grocery, light damaged, a plate window broken. Sager fined for reckless driving. Etta Foltz and others injured in separate incidents. various drivers unidentified. Route 50 Clarke county crash sent three to hospital. Miss Molly Rinker collision with cyclist. Paul Benner held for DUI after Greyhound bus wreck. Minor accidents continued around Winchester and county with few injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Patsy Haun
Sager
Etta Foltz
Grover Schlack
Apple Pie Ridge
Foltzs
Clearbrook
Martinsburg
Rest Church
Hubert LeMarr
Sterling
E. L. Lucas
Alvin
Saumsvile
Mitchel
Lucas
LeMarr
Winchester
Molly Rinker
Columbia Road
Washington, D. C
Braddock Street
Handley Boulevard
Martha Campbell
Campbell
Paul Benner
Stephenson
Benner
Greyhound
Stephens City
Berlyn Moore
S. Loudonh Stret
East Boscawen Street
Harry Butler
Charles Bryan Kerns
Gore
Winchester Seed Company
Robert Nicholas Kellas
S. Kent Street
Veterans of World War II Eligible for Legion Membership
World War II veterans were made eligible for membership in the Legion on October 29, opening the door to join the organization. The move expands who can enroll and participate in Legion activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ince Legion
Armed pair rob taxi driver near Capitol Restaurant
Police hunted two armed men believed identified after they forced taxi driver Harry Mason to surrender about $12 and his 1941 DeSoto. The car wrecked two miles from the scene and officers linked the crime to a West Virginia robbery as searches spread across two states. An additional weekend break-in at Perry Wright Service Station prompted further investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Mason
Capitol
Desota
Winchester
West Virginia
E. B. Mitchell
Robert Milburn
North Braddock
Amherst
Orndorff
Moorefield
Perry Wright
Stewart and
Boscawen Street
War Is Critical Says Jap Ruler Emperors Call for Total Effort
Emperor Hirohito in a Diet broadcast warned the war situation is becoming more critical. He urged subjects to devote total effort to repel the enemy, praised the army and navy for destroying the enemy, and urged ministers to submit budget plans for 1945 and extraordinary military expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hirohito
Federal Communications Commission
Greater East Asia
Penny Sender Gets Even in One Cent Money Order Scam
OKLAHOMA CITY December 26 Western Union told Jane Schneider she had a money order waiting. The order was for one cent, not fortune hoped for. She wired an indignant thanks-collect and scored back a petty victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Western Union
Jane Schneider
Collect
Relief Is Provided Yawning Girl
In Newark New Jersey on December 26 Donna Smith waited for Santa causing a wide yawn. Her mouth then snapped back in place after an ambulance was called. By Christmas dinner the soreness had faded and relief followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Santa Claus
Donna Smith
Actress Elyse Knox Expecting Baby Next July
Hollywood report states actress Elyse Knox and her husband Lt. Tom Harmon former Michigan All American football star announce they are expecting a baby in July next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Elyse Knox
Tom Harmon
University of Michigan
Farmer is crushed by tractor near Mt Jackson
Harold Alton Ryman, a Bowman farm tenant near Mt Jackson, was found dead Sunday morning after a tractor overturned, pinning him under it. He had worked on the Bowman farm for two years and died instantly from injuries. Funeral services were held Thursday at Dellinger Funeral Home in Woodstock with interment at St Luke cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Alton Ryman
Ralph Ryman
Middletown
Willis Bowman
Mt. Jackson
Bowman
Mr. Ryman
Dellinger
Woodstock
J. M. Mangum
St. Luke
Effective Raids Against Japs
Bomb-carrying P-51s of the U S 14th Air Force destroyed 40 Japanese aircraft sank a large tanker and probably sank four other vessels in Christmas Eve raids on the Tsiwan airfield in Shandong province and Hong Kong Harbor American communiques said. Another Japanese ship was heavily damaged in the Hong Kong raid part of a three day aerial onslaught. The force at Tsiwan destroyed 37 fighters on the ground and one in air combat while two fighters were downed at Hong Kong and a B 24 Liberator was credited with probably sinking a large Japanese tanker off Shanghai two days before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
U. S
14Th Air Force
Tsiwan
Shantung Province
Hongkong
Shanghai
Search Pressed For Miss Hildreth
Police in nine states sought 17 year old Jane N Hildreth missing since December 19 after returning to Baltimore from a Massachusetts school. The mother said a note claimed no one would ever see her again. Miss Hildreth is the daughter of William S Hildreth president of a Charlottesville bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jane N. Hildreth
Northhampton
Mass
Baltimore Police Department
Elizabeth M. Hildreth
Williams. Hildreth
the _ee Bank of
Charlottesville, A
First Aid Certificates Awarded at Stephens City High
A Red Cross First Aid class led by Mrs. El sie Hovemale at Stephens City High School concluded. Recipients include James Ewing, George Fleury, Harold Hartman, Joseph Molony, Charles Ritenour, Charles Sandy, Charles Shetz, John Smoot, and Richard Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Hovemale
Stephens City High School
James Ewing
George Fleury
Harold Hartman
Joseph Molony
Charles Ritenour
Charles Sandy
Charles Shetz
John Smoot
Richard Stine
Tires For Civilians To Be Pared
Washington reports civilian tire supplies will be cut in January with total allocations down from December. Passenger tires drop to 1,800,000 from 2,000,000, small truck and bus tires to 216,000 from 280,000, and heavy truck and bus tires to 110,000 from 120,000 due to military rubber demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Gas Coupons To Expire At End Of December
Washington Dec 26 The OPA announced that gasoline ration coupons B 4 C 4 and fourth quarter will expire on December 31 Very few B 4 and C 4 coupons remain outstanding as local boards halted issuance last August Fourth quarter T coupons for trucks taxis and buses were issued only for the fourth quarter and their invalidation aims to prevent use of leftovers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Ton of Dynamite Found In Athens
Athens dispatch reports a ton of dynamite found today under street car lines near the Grand Bretagne Hotel. The explosive, wrapped in burlap bags, was discovered by a British patrol and handed to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Grand Bretagne Hotel
U S Forces in Belgium Hit by German Capture
Delayed dispatch reports German forces capture a large American gasoline dump of 85 000 gallons and seize thirteen self propelled guns west of Bastogne. The loss highlights fuel shortages for German troops and impact on Allied operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Belgium
Enogh
Bastogne
Miss Golightly Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Miss Mattie Pleasant Golightly died yesterday at 2 a m in Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after two and a half years of illness She had taught in Frederick county public schools for ten years and spent seven years as an evangelical worker in Virginia She is survived by her mother four brothers and a sister Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery The family requests no flowers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Pleasant Golightly
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Frederick County
Golightly
Therother
Charles Hughes
Mount Hebron
County AAA Committee Elects Secretary and Treasurer
The County AAA Committee elected Miss Mildred E. Tidler as secretary and Miss Pauline Glynn as treasurer to serve for 1945. The meeting, led by E. M. Funk as chairman with M. J. Pease and C. I. Cather, occurred December 19. The group urges farmers to report 1944 soil building practices and AAA material use at the Winchester office to clear 1944 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Funk
M. J. Pease
C. I. Cather
Mildred E. Tidler
Pauline Glynn
Winchester
AAA
Complete Junior First Aid Course at Miller School
A Junior First Aid class under Mrs. Bessie T Renner Miss Ruth Haines and Miss Charlent Grim has been completed at the Miller School. The following students completed the course Roy Cooper Denny Cole John Fletcher Wilour Malone Thom as McDonald Ray Morrison Ro bert Powell Charles Warner Hazel Barham Virginia Godlove Mary Hermansen Sara Hoc man Phyllis Dick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie T. Renner
Ruth Haines
Charlent Grim
Miller School
Roy Cooper
Denny Cole
John Fletcher
Wilour Malone
Thomas McDonald
Ray Morrison
Robert Powell
Charles Warner
Hazel Barham
Virginia Godlove
Mary Hermansen
Sara Hocman
Phyllis Dick
Complete Home Nursing Course at Stephens City High
Under the instruction of Mrs. Annie Carbaugh R N the following pupils have completed a class in Red Cross Home Nursing at Stephens City High School Dorothy Bailey Marjorie Anderson Nancy Brumback Marguerite Clark Mary Jane Cornwell Lucille Carper Ruth Fisher Lillian Fleury Betty Hovermale Jean Rinker Charlotte Rudolph Marie Schroder Ellen Spicer Janice Stine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Carbaugh
R. N
Red Cross Home Nursing
Stephens City High School
Dorothy Bailey
Marjorie Anderson
Nancy Brumback
Marguerite Clark
Mary Jane Cornwell
Lucille Carper
Ruth Fisher
Lillian Fleury
Betty Hovermale
Jean Rinker
Charlotte Rudolph
Marie Schroder
Ellen Spicer
Janice Stine
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John W. Dunlap
Dage 4
W. N. Mason
Mary Alexander
Rundstedt
Namur
Rochefort
Libramont
Sedan
French
Paris
Duren
Cologne
Windem
Obernaubach
Eighth Air Force
Eisenhower
Echternach
Nazi Bulge
Chaumont
Arlon-Pastogne
Bionville
Arsdorf
Neuenhausen
Heidersched
Dietkirch
Heiderscheid
Kehmen
Paré
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Braddock
SILCO
West Va
Miss Hildreth
Miss Golightly
Co. Aaa Committee
J.D. Clare
White Palace
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