Wards Fight Seizure in Courts as Government Moves
The government seeks an immediate federal ruling on the legality of Army seizure of Montgomery Ward facilities in seven cities. Twelve thousand workers reported for duty, while chairman Sewell Avery refuses to recognize the seizure and defends the company’s right to present its case. Avery and Maj. Gen. Byron were at the headquarters as the War Labor Board dispute also heads to court for resolution.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Uncle Sam
Sewell Avery
Roosevelt
Hugh B. Cox
Philip L. Sullivan
Ward
Avery
Joseph W. Byron
Lean
War Labor Board
WLB
Budapest Battle Shifts as Red Forces Press
News confirms fierce house to house fighting in Budapest as German forces claim to hold the heart of the city. Soviet assaults aimed at breaking through between Lake Balaton and the Danube face heavy resistance. Meanwhile U S and British planes operate over western Balkans from a field near the Hungarian Czech border with Soviet approval. In domestic news, Staff Sergeant Paul L Tomney Jr was wounded over Germany on December 11 while serving with a B 17 base in England. He previously earned the Air Medal in September and an Oak Leaf Cluster in October for heavy bombardment missions.
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London
Budapest
Stalingrad
Lake Balaton
Danube
DNB
U. S
Ungvar
War Department
Paul Tomney
Paul L. Tomney
Germany
Tomney
England
Porieak
Navy Ship Totals Reach 61 045 Vessels In War Review
The Navy reports 36,971 new vessels joined the fleet in the past year, bringing total ships of all types to 61,045. War production emphasizes landing craft and attack vessels with 37,724 landing craft, 640 patrol boats and mine craft, 630 auxiliaries and 557 harbor craft. The report notes a shift away from combat ships toward supply and landing craft as the Allied offensive expands.
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Hamilton W. Faron
Washington
Navy
Europe
Pacific
Russians Press Toward Komarom as Danube Drive Advances
Russian forces breached the first inner ring around Sayah ts Rosine while Tobulkin and Malinovsky’s armies push toward Komarom near the Danube. Soviet columns attack from east and southeast with tanks and gun units, aiming to seize the city and rail bridges before Vienna Br Bratislava. Wood for sale listed at Oates Lumber Yard with stove length available.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Danube
Red
Buda
Pest
Danubian
Komarom
Vienna
Bratislavia
Feodor Tobulkin
Dodion Malinovsky
Hron
Tolbukhin
South End Fire Co Prize Night at Dec 29
South End Fire Co advertises Friday night event with a $100 door prize and other prizes at 8:30 p m on December 29. Fair Play Store and Brown's Meat Market announce closures for New Year’s Day. A New Year’s Eve skating party runs December 31 from 8:30 p m to 12.
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South End Fire Co
Nnto
Fair Play
S. Brown’s
South Braddock
Eagles Dance Benefit for Members and Wives
A Saturday night dance on December 30 at the home of the committee for the benefit of all members and their wives and lady friends. Admission is by members paid up official receipt.
Local Airman Reported Missing Since December 6
Sgt. Lewis F. Dodson, 18, son of Mrs. Lucy Dodson, of 110 West Cork Street, reported missing in action over Germany since December 6. A B-17 gunner with Flying Fortress, Dodson went overseas October 18 after training at Kessler Field, Las Vegas, and Alexandria, and attended Stephens City and Handley schools.
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Lewis F. Dodson
Lucy .Dodson
W. H. Dodson
West Cork Street
Germany
Dodson
Kessler Field
Miss
Las Vegas
Nevada
Alexandria
Stephens City
Handley
Massie Dies in Florida at 75 A Rappahannock Leader
Wade H. Massie Sr prominent in Rappahannock county politics and Virginia civic life dies suddenly at his Sarasota winter home. A former member of the State Highway Commission he was 75 and born September 30 1869 at Fairview Warren county. He attended VMI and West Point and was a successful farmer with extensive business interests. He long served Democratic party affairs in the Seventh District.
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Wade H. Massie
State Highway Commission
Rappanhannock County
Virginia
Sarasota
Fla
Fairview
Warren County
Thomas Benjamin Massie
Elizabeth Anderson Massie
Rappahannock County
Meadow Grove
Massie
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
West Point Military Academy
Democratic Party
Apple Importer Ernest Simons Dies on Christmas Morning
Ernest Simons head of Simons and Company, leading London Liverpool and Glasgow apple importers, died on Christmas morning. He became president and director in 1926, guiding the firm’s growth. The Simons and Company group long operated in Virginia and had friends in Winchester and the Valley of Virginia.
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Ernest Simons
Simons and Company
Apple
London
Liverpool
Glasgow
Wayne M. French
Simons and French Company
New York
Mr. Simons
Simons and Com
Virginia
Winchester
Valley of Virginia
Germans Strafe Hospital In Mirecourt France
United States Army General Hospital at Mirecourt France was bombed and strafed by two German planes in moonlight. The hospital buildings bore Red Cross marks and some were placed there by the Germans during withdrawal. A number of patients and military personnel were wounded.
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Sixth Army Group
U. S. General Hospital
Mirecourt
France
American Division in Ardennes Virtually Wiped Out
Berlin report claims the 106th Infantry from the Ameri Division was nearly destroyed in the Ardennes. It allegedly had 11,340 men on December 16 and only 212 eight days later wandering and perishing in a snow storm. The enemy said most survivors were from Delaware Pennsylvania and Ohio. No Allied confirmation.
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London
Berlin
106Th Infantry
Ardennes
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Major Turn Expected in Pacific War by Next Summer
Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher foresees a decisive shift in the Pacific by next summer, after battles to clear the Japanese Navy. Adm. Nimitz reports continued air raids on Saipan Iwo Jima and Tinian with damage and Allied air strikes reinforcing the push toward Leyte and Mindoro. General Douglas MacArthur notes mopping up in the Philippines as Japanese force repairs on Iwo Jima airfields continue amid daily brawls.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marc A. Mitscher
Philippines Sea
Empire
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Japan
Iwo Jima
Volcano Island
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Spelago
Mindoro
Mitscher
Leyte
United States
Admiral Nimitz
Tinian
Nimitz
Iwo
Marianas
Robert W. Douglass
Pacific Strategic Airforce
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Stettinius to Meet Eden in London for Greek Situation
NBC quoted by The New York Times reports Secretary of State Stettinius may meet British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in London to obtain a first hand account of the Greek crisis.
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New York
NBC Today
Stettinius
Anthony Eden
London
Odrian Sargent Wounded in Germany
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Sargent of Frederick County were notified by the War Department that their son Sgt. Odrian D. Sargent was slightly wounded in Germany. Enlisted January 5, 1940, he has served five years and arrived overseas March 14 of this year. He spent eighteen months with a CCC camp before joining the Army.
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David H. Sargent
Frederick County
War Department
Odrian D
Buddy) Sargent
Sgt. Sargent
Army
CCC
Infantry
McAuliffe Named Leader Of Bastogne Garrison In Siege
Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe is disclosed as acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne with about 10,000 troops. Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, overseas in France, and Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s forces aided the relief effort as the siege stretched seven days.
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Edward D. Ball
Bastogne
Anthony C. McAuliffe
McAuliffe
101St Airborne Division
Ninth
Tenth Armored
101St
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Belgian Bulge
Taylor
France
Fourth Armored Division
George 5S. Patton
101St Screaming Eagle
Normandy
Holland
Icy Roads Prompt Minor Collision. Winchester Roads Cautious
City police investigated a minor collision at Braddock and Gerrard streets as a Chevrolet truck skidded on ice and rear ended a car. The driver sustained a slight injury. Route conditions were mixed with salt treatment ongoing and temperatures near 20. Road crews planned to work again today.
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Braddock
Gerrard Street
H. G. Galliday
Middletown
Walter W. Massey
Springcrest Avenue
Winchester
F. M. Yellett
Berryville Pike
Romney
Against The Law To Hitch Sleds To Automobiles
Chief C W Hollis announced that police will confiscate sleds used by youngsters hitching rides on cars. He warned that this is illegal and dangerous and that drivers who permit it are equally guilty.
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C. W. Hollis
Postmaster Urges Ice Walks Ashes Sprinkling
Nelson Page appeals to citizens to scatter ashes or abrasives on icy sidewalks to prevent mail carriers slipping during deliveries. He notes several falls among mail carriers but reports no serious injuries yet.
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Nelson Page
Patton forces break German siege near Bastogne advance beyond ten miles
Allied reports from December 29 describe Patton’s Third Army breaking the Bastogne pocket. U S units entered Jodenville and Villeroux near Sibret while taking Betelbruck and Eppeldorf east of Diekirch. The Fourth Armored Division and 80th and 26th Infantry Divisions led the push toward the Sure river. Additional Third Army units fought north of Luxembourg amid the encirclement.
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U. S. Third Army
George S. Patton
Jodenville
Villeroux
Sibret
Bastogne
Betelbruck
Diekirch
Eppeldorf
Patton
Fourth Armored Division
80Th
Third Army
01St Airborne
9Th
10Th Armored
Luxembourg
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Western Front Americans repel German spearhead drive as Patton’s forces recapture Hampre and Salva court after relieving Bastogne. Eastern Front Russians fight in center of Budapest with house to house battles. twelve eastern suburbs cleared. Southern Front British press on with ELAS in Athens outskirts. Greek regency support noted. Pacific Front Tokyo claims large convoy moves and six ships sunk. Mitscher predicts major battles in western Pacific.
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Western
Belgium
George S. Patton
Hampre
Salvacourt
Bastogne
Eastern Front
Budapest
Stalingrad
ELAS
Athens
Washington
Churchill
Serchio Valley
Pacific Front
Tokyo
Philippine
Pacific
March A. Mitscher
O Sullivan Rubber Employees Celebrate Holiday Jamboree
Winchester O Sullivan Rubber Company workers and guests attend a multi hour holiday jamboree beginning at 9 am with bowling, a two hour film show, and a 7 pm armory supper and floor show. 900 tickets issued. at least 1500 participants expected with paid eight hour day.
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O’sullivan
O’sullivan Rubber Company, Inc
Winchester
O'Sullivan
HealtheCenter
Dick Richards
Marshall Jessee
Winchester Armory
Harry Biden Theatrical Agency
New York
Philadelphia
Johnny Lewis
Lewis
Wally Wellenbusher
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Allied counteroffensive halts Von Runstedt advance in France
American forces strike back across the Lesse and Homme rivers driving back spearheads of Field Von Runstedt’s offensive. Patton’s Third Army advances about 20 miles in six days while Bas togne holds as U S forces press north from Celles toward Rochefort and Sedan in the frozen front.
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James M. Long
Paris
Field von Runstedt
Lesse
Homme
Rochefort
von Runstedt
Bastogne
Bulge
George S. Patton
Third
Porton
Saar
U. S. 101S Airborne Division
French Sedan
Celles
Lesse and Homme Ab
Patton Cited For His Dash Across France
Lt Gen Omar Bradley decorated Lt George S Patton Jr for leading the Third Army 5 dash across France last summer. The station praised his contribution to Allied success on the continent.
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U.S
Omar Bradeley
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
France
Colonial Kitchen to Close December 30
Colonial Kitchen will not be open on December 30 due to holiday scheduling. The notice indicates a temporary closure affecting customers and service hours for that day.
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Colonial Kitchen
New Year's Reservation at York Inn
York Inn advertises New Year's reservations with a $1.25 cover charge including party favors hats and makers. Advance tickets urged and reservations encouraged.
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York Inn
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