Mrs. Margaret Parish Dies in Gore Va Rites Set
Margaret Parish 86 died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Beulah Shingleton Gore Va born April 22 1860 daughter of Jacob Richard of Trone Va married John W Parish in 1885 and moved to Gore where her husband was postmaster burial at Bethel Church near Gore with services by Rev S J Goode and Rev C H Anderson pallbearers listed from family and friends
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Margaret Perme Ee
John W. P
Gore
Beulah
John W. Parish
Enlas
Parish
Shingleton
Maggie
Fairview Lutheran Church
H. B. Langdon
Charles Town
W. Va
Siffin
Capon Bridge
Bethel Church
S. J. Goode
C. H. Anderson
Winchester
Bryan Kerns
Russell Cooper
Brandell Larrick
Dick Davis
Roy Wingfield
James Sawyer
William Wolford
John Ward
Harvey Sirbaugh
Harrison Foreman
Dorsey Miller
John W. Herrell
J. B. White
Pert Triplett
Upton J. Pugh
Ration Calendar Details Through January for All Goods
The ration calendar lists book and stamp validity for meats fats and processed foods, detailing January expiration dates for stamps L M N P Q and book four green D E F G H J, sugar stamp 29 through January 15, shoes stamps 18 and airplane stamp 1, and gasoline fuel oil period coupons with varying regional expiration dates through February and March. It notes each coupon worth 10 gallons per unit with several units per coupon.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
South
Midwestern
South States
Middle West
Far West
Soldier in England Sends Christmas Greeting to Sister
Sgt Harry Lee Carper stationed in England broadcast a Christmas greeting to his sister Mrs T N Davis of 311 E Piccadily Street via a trans Atlantic program sponsored by the Baltimore Sun. The air salute reached Winchester Virginia and briefly touched two families as it linked soldiers with home.
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Harry Lee Carper
England
T. N. Davis
E. Piccadily Street
The
Baltimore Sun
Carper
T. M. Davis
Winchester
Spaniard Hears Sentence
Carlos Vejarano Y Cassina a 26 year old Spaniard described as a cousin of the Duke of Alba was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for acting as a German agent without notifying the State Department. Federal Judge John Clancy gave until January 3 to surrender and kept his $5,000 bail. His counsel sought a delay due to a spinal disorder.
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New York
Carlos Vejarano Y Cassina
FBI
Duke of Alba
State Department
John Clancy
Vejarano
Service vote may decide 1944 election says administration
Washington dispatch reports the administration expects 70 percent of the service vote for Democrats and plans a push in Congress to federalize absentee balloting. The debate centers on whether federal control or state machinery should count service ballots with several Senate proposals and party leaders backing a compromise.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Illinois
California
Federal Commission
Senate
House
O’mahoney
D-Wye
O'Mahoney
Lucas
D-Ill
Federal
Byrd
D-Va
Grocer Gives Free Roasted Peanuts At Christmas
H. L. Patton and Son of 307 North Cameron Street offered roasted peanuts to customers with a Merry Christmas sign. They estimated about a hundred pounds of peanuts were eaten this morning in the shop.
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H. L. Patton
Brucetown Man Slightly Injured in Car Crash
Julian B. Snapp 40 of Bruce town Va was slightly injured Friday evening in an automobile accident near Williamsport Md He was treated at City Hospital Martinsburg W Va for facial and upper chest lacerations and discharged He was en route from Hagerstown where employed by Fairchild Aircraft Corp and was accompanied by fellow worker Boyd A Snyder Winchester who was uninjured
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Julian B. Snapp
Brucetown
Williamsport
Snapp
City Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hagerstown
Fairchild Aiircraft Corp
Boyd A. Snyder. Winchester
Roosevelt Seeks End to Steel and Rail Strike Threats
President Roosevelt returned to the White House to press a peaceful settlement of war industry dis putes in steel and rail transport. He urged continued production under old contracts with retroactive wage changes and warned the government may take over if settlements fail. Union leaders and carriers planned resumed talks in Byrnes's office, while a nationwide strike risk loomed next Thursday.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
U. S
War Labor Board
Philip Murray
CIO
United States Steel Workers Union
Republic Steel Company
Cleveland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company
Highbridge
N. J
Germans Eye Invasion as Allies Near Western Europe
Stockholm dispatches quote Berlin military commentators nervously predicting a possible invasion this week or by year‑end. They cite intensified Channel coastal bombardment and Germany's readiness, while noting the loss of the Scharnhorst as a setback. No official Berlin confirmation on Eisenhower or Montgomery appointments.
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John H. Colburn
Stockholm
Berlin
Europe
Sweden
Germany
Scharnhorst
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Germans Failing To Fool Fliers
London dispatch reports hundreds of barges once prepared for a Nazi invasion now serve as floating fog pots to screen German targets from Allied air raids. The craft and portable smudge pots emit liquid to create a haze and hinder American precision bombers, but bombing continues despite the effort.
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London
Britain
Bangkok Raided in Great Force by RAF and U S Bombers
New Delhi December 27 Allied forces including RAF and American heavy bombers attacked Bangkok in massive night raids. The Southeast Asia Command reported fires visible a hundred miles away with many hits on the railway station yards and adjacent buildings and in the arsenal area. In another raid, Japanese airmen faced losses over Chittagong as five planes were shot down and another hit by anti aircraft fire.
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New Delhi
India
RAF
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Command
Chittagong
Burma
Roosevelt mediation of railway unions reaches tentative wrap
The engineers and trainmen accepted Roosevelt's offer to arbitrate and withdrew their strike call. A final ruling is anticipated in a day or two. Remaining unions, including firemen conductors and switchmen, plan a united front while wage cases stay separate. Roosevelt spent Christmas at Hyde Park after naming Eisenhower to command Allied invasion forces.
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Roosevelt
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Hyde Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Navy deferment review urged by Virginia governor
Governor Darden in Richmond schedules talks with Navy officers to press a review of Selective Service deferments. He seeks removal of civilian workers who could be replaced by unfit or older men and aims for immediate review of all occupational deferments under new draft rules.
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Richmond
Darden
Navy Department
Navy
Virginia
Two Drivers Charged With Reckless Driving After Holiday Collision
One minor accident occurred at the Piccadilly and Washington Streets intersection Christmas Eve. E. L. Michael of Berkeley Springs and William B. Pingley of Winchester were charged with reckless driving. Michael posted a $25 bond. No injuries and minor damage.
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Piccadilly Street
Washington Streets
E. L. Michael
Berkeley Springs
Wiliam B. Pingley
C. & P. Telephone Company
Winchester
Michael
Memorial Service for Chapelle in Algiers
About 50 people mostly holding government posts under Gen. Charles de Gaulle attended a memorial service in Algiers for Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle who was executed for the assassination of Admiral Jean Darlan on Christmas Eve a year earlier. A wreath was laid on his tomb and a minute of silence was observed.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Censorship To Be More Rigid In Wartime News
London authorities announced expanded military censorship as American and British forces prepare for a continental invasion under General Eisenhower. Captain Eugene F. Nute, taking over as chief press censor, said the European theater staff will grow and clamp down on speculative reporting about Allied moves.
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London
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eugene F. Nute
Army
Nate
Three Killed In Highway Crash Near Christiansburg
In Roanoke Virginia on December 27 three people died and two were badly burned when an east bound car collided with a vehicle driven by Lieutenant Edward Seldman state police reported. The dead are Payne Patrick and Edward H Proffitt Jr both of Radford and Alice Driskell of Lynchburg. Edith Morehead survived with serious burns.
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Roanoke
Christiansburg
Payne Patrick
Edward H. Proffitt, Jr
Radford
Alice Driskell
Lynchburg
Edith Morehead
Edward Seldman
Traffic and hotel congestion ease in Roanoke after holiday
Roanoke Virginia reports relief from an icebound Christmas travel rush as railway and bus service return to normal and hotels rejoin low occupancy levels. Norfolk and Western railway ticket office notes passenger volume near typical Monday morning levels.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Dial 3424 For Your Socials
By dialing 3424 you may let your friends know when you entertain, have guests, are going away, or have returned home. The Star will be glad to publish all such matters on this page.
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The
Star
Two Christmas Day Fires Reported in Winchester
Winchester firemen answered two alarms on Christmas Day. The first at a Piccadilly Street home owned by H. L. Patton and occupied by Walter Allamong started from a blow torch used to thaw pipes, with about 200 dollars damage. The second alarm—Edward Butler’s Clearbrook residence—saw a small clothes closet fire quickly controlled.
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Winchester
Piccadilly Street
Clearbrook
Piccadilly
East Lane
H. L. Patton
Walter Allamong
Patton
Edward Butler
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Summary
Baltimore reports end of December pricing for wheat and corn with spot and rail rates. Wheat around 1.68 to 1.74 per bushel, white corn 1.64, yellow corn 1.27 per bushel, based on mill or rail delivery. Market notes indicate basic ceiling prices and differing delivery terms.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Landing at Cape Gloucester Acknowledges Allied Hold in New Britain
Report describes auxiliary craft damaged two near misses and losses of seven planes during a Cape Gloucester operation. It notes 36 dive bombers and 25 fighters involved and emphasizes that many personnel were saved while other planes were damaged. The base in New Guinea sees the landing as strengthening Western New Britain control and advancing supply lines, with the Japanese position in the Southwest Pacific viewed as not enviable.
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New Guinea
New Britain
Pacific
Two Invasions In Southwest Continues Across Pacific
The report details Cape Gloucester and Bougainville landings in the southwest Pacific. Allied forces establish beachheads and advance air bases to threaten Rabaul and Kavieng while Marines operate under Krueger’s Sixth Army. Japanese evacuations and surprise carrier air attacks are noted near Kavieng.
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Arawee
Arawe
Bougainville
Solomons
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Walter C. Krueger
Sixth Army
Thomas C. Kincaid
Southwest
Pacific
Kavieng
New Ireland
Rabaul
Japan
Bombers Strafe Rabaul as Escorts Sweep From Solomons
Allied air attacks at Rabaul continue with bombers sweeping from the Solomons on Friday and Christmas. Several smaller vessels damaged or destroyed while accompanying ships are strafed. Fifteen American fighters reported lost.
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Anchorage
Rabaul
Solomons
Steel strikes widen as workers walk out at major plants
Friday dawn saw widespread walkouts with 135,000 idle at multiple plants including Republic and McKinney Works in Cleveland and Crucible Steel in d. Pa. and Youngstown Sheet and Tube in Indiana Harbor. Roosevelt urged continued production under old contracts while wage talks proceed via collective bargaining and War Labor Board guidance.
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Cleveland
Republic and McKinney
D. Pa
Crucible Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Crucible
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
WLB
William H. Davis
Ens
Answers to the Daily Quiz on Pagé page
Answers list shows quiz items with corrections: capital city Ankara is false. correct capital is Ankara. Question topics include fruit. person James Gibbons. country France. John Steele. Virginia. Japanese military commander. Halley’s Comet. The Navajos.
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Ankara
James Gibbons
France
John Steele
Virginia
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Roy P. Duvall
N. Main ST
Sgt. Carper
Wishes Sister Here
Merry Christmas
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D. D. Whitmore
Portia
Kan
S. Rolfson
Ridgewood
A. R. Foralkowski
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E. J. Rucinski
Chicago
F. M. Fleming
Portland
Ore
E. R. Hanks
Gibbs
Idaho
Ensign W. J. Seyfferle
Cincinnati
Ensign J. W. Bartol
Fort Washington
Wisc
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la Habra
A. L. Frencberg
Hillsboro
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Comdr
P. D. Buie
Nashville
U. S. Navy
International Soundphoto
Grocer
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Chapelle
Cape Gloucester
Bismarck Sea
Truk
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
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Admiralty Islands
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Kilima Point
Target Hill
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Dampier Strait
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Loudoun Street
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