Mrs Ada Taylor Dies in Winchester Hospital
Ada Virginia Taylor of Stephenson Virginia died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after several months as a patient. She was 67, widow of Charles L. Taylor, and mother to two sons and two daughters with four grandchildren. Funeral at Centenary Church on Sunday at 2 30 with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Ada Virginia Taylor
Stephenson, Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Taylor
David H. Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Mary Lewis H
Warren County
Hampshire
Charles L. Taylor
Winchester
Charles Courtney Taylor
David Esten Taylor
Truax Field
Madison
Wis
Emmett Dorton
Kernstown
Mildred. Taylor
Russell Larrick
Chambersville
Centenary Church
S. L. Flickinger
Omps Funeral
John Jolliffe
Henry Lewis
Eston Rudolph
A. Riley
Leonard Sirbaugh
Robert Snapp
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Charges Reduced To Reckless Driving After DUI Charge
Paul Benner of Stephenson Virginia had his driving charges reduced to reckless driving after testimony in police court. He was fined ten dollars and costs after a collision with a Greyhound bus. Benner was arrested by Trooper Starrett last Saturday.
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Paul Benner
Stephenson
Benner
Starrett
Greyhound
Car stolen from West Cork Street recovered in Middletown
A 1939 blue Chrysler sedan owned by Dr. L. M. Allen, stolen in this city on November 16 between nine and noon, was recovered in Middletown. Police reported the front wheel smashed when the car was found by Maryland State Police.
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Dr. L. M. Allen
Middletown
West Cork Street
Maryland
Bruce Slaven To Speak In County
Bruce Slaven district layleader from Harrisonburg will be principal speaker at the Quarterly Laymen’s meeting of the Stephens City Methodist Charge. The event at City Methodist Church is scheduled for December 31 at 7 15 p m. All are invited.
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Stephens City
The
City Methodist Church
Bruce Slaven
Harrisonburg
Wests Die in Double Shooting in South Norfolk
Norfolk, Va. Dec 29. Richard Lee West 55 and his wife Bessie Trene West 45 were killed in a double shooting at their home. Coroner Dr. L C Ferebee called it murder and death by own action. Their children George 16 and Elizabeth 18 heard the shots and alerted police. West was a painter. Bessie long ill.
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Norfolk
Richard Lee West
South Norfolk
Bessie Trene West
L. C. Ferebee
George
Elizabeth
Ferepeg
West
Ration Calendar Update on Meats Butter and Blue Stamps
The Associated Press reports changes to ration stamps effective soon including meats and fats with new point values and red stamps becoming valid Sunday December 31. Butter points rise from 20 to 24 per pound on December 26 and processed foods blue stamps X5 Y5 Z5 A2 B2 remain valid indefinitely with five blue stamps becoming valid January 1. Changes to vegetable points apply December 26 for several items. sugar Book four stamp No 34 continues indefinitely for five pounds.
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Associated Press
Yanks Seize More Towns In Drive
American forces push the German front deeper into Belgium and Luxembourg as Patton’s corps expand the Bastogne corridor. Falls across Humain Celles Marche Jamblinne and Eschernach report heavy fighting, prisoner counts climbing past five thousand with tanks and trucks destroyed.
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von Runstedt
Bastogne
Celles
Hotton
Patton
Sibret
Salvacourt
Hompre
Bas
Esch
Wiltz
Rospot
Echternach
Civic Club Contest Results and Fundraising Totals
The civic club contest organization reports total sales of 1 925 543 25 with multiple line items showing amounts from 402 000 to 485 550 and smaller contributions totaling the grand amount. The figures indicate fundraising activity across several categories and dates.
Patton drives Saar offensive as German countermeasures loom
Allied dispatches report General Patton’s Saar drive pressing on as von Rundstedt may unleash new attacks. German attempts to widen the Bulge are seen, while Saarfront holds and British Second Army repels dawn assault near Geilenkirchen. Dutch seas see patrols and shelling actions as aid continues.
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Patton
von Rundstedt
Bulge
Saar
Dillingen
Third Army
Saarlautern
Saarbrucken
Angels
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Holland
Schouwen
Beveland
Walcheren
Monschau
Stavelot-Hotton
Bombers Continue Raids on Reich
London reports U S Eighth Air Force bombers and Italian-based wings over Germany after noon. Weather grounded close support as British Lancasters and Halifaxes flew raids on Rhine rail centers with thousands of tons of incendiaries and explosives. Americans lost four bombers and British six bombers and one fighter. No German opposition encountered.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Berlin
Reich
Britain
Rhine
ODT Opposes Raising National 35 MPH Speed Limit
Washington news reports the Office of Defense Transportation will not relax the 35 miles per hour national limit for highway travel due to a severe tire shortage. Earlier talks of lifting to 45 mph were dropped after tests showed poor adherence to the limit since October 1942.
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Washington
ODT
Office of Defense Transportation
Long Illness Fatal To R N Wolford
Richard N. Wolford retired farmer of Capon Bridge died at 3 a m after a lingering illness. He was 76, born March 11 1868 in Pleasant Dale West Virginia. Survived by widow Ida M. Gray and three sons William Gore Conard and Candy Wolford. Clinton Wolford preceded in death. J M Wolford sister Annie Wolford and seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Richard N. Wolford
Capon Bridge
Pleasant Dale
W. Va
Ida M. Gray
Wolford
William Wolford
Gore
Conard
Candy Wolford
Clinton Wolford
J. M. Wolford
Laurel
Annie Wolford
Cold Stream
Local Markets Price Listings Published Daily
The Star presents local market listings daily with prices and items. Readers should note minor typographical errors may occur and are not responsibility of the newspaper.
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The
Star
Local Wholesale Flour Prices and Poultry Feeds Listed
A market listing shows patent flour options with bag sizes and prices per hundredweight or barrel. It also lists various feeds including Dairy Feed Egg Mash Chick Grower Broiler Mash and Poultry feeds with per cwt prices and notes for fowls ducks and other poultry items.
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Ceess
Broiler
Woaskee Beth
John Vogelpohl Dies in Maryland at 55
John B Vogelpohl aged 55 died at his home in Baltimore after a heart condition. A German native, he lived in Frederick County, worked in defense, and belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Winchester. Survived by wife Catherine Cooper, five children, mother Lizetta Vogelpohl, three brothers August Elmar William Norton, and two sisters Mrs Amos Kettlewell and Mrs Anton Schier. Services planned at the local Catholic Church.
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John B. Vogelpohl
Baltimore
Vogelpohl
Germany
Frederick County
Maryland
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Lizetta Vogelpohl
John C. Vogelpohl
Catherine Cooper
West Virginia
John
William
Elimar
Mary
Magdalen
August
Elmar
Norton
Amos Kettlewell
Anton Schier
Blair
Ohio
Mrs. Kettlewell
Ridings Chapel Road
Battles In Italy Quiet After German Drive
Allied headquarters said fighting in the Serchio valley has died down after a German counter-offensive pushed the Fifth Army from Barga and threatened Lucca. The tempo slowed with artillery pounding and patrols, while reports of a Fascist radio claim and unclear end to the six mile front persisted.
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Rome
Serchio Valley
Fifth Army
Barga
Lucca
Gallicano
Serehio
Fornaci
Serchio
British drive against ELAS in eastern Athens suburbs
British forces launch a three pronged attack against ELAS in eastern Athens after heavy artillery. They push from Zappion Park toward Ardittos Hill and enter Pankrati Cemetery, while a Greek mountain brigade moves south toward Kissariani and Likabettos area comes under bombardment.
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Athens
ELAS
Zappion Park
Ardittos Hill
Kissariani
Paratroopers Rise to Bastogne Fight in December Crisis
Troops jump from C 47s and rear of a truck to engage in Bastogne airdrome fighting. Maj. Charles E. Fife hails parachute troops as morale boosters as U S Third Army advances to relieve the siege with hard charging armor and infantry driving 20 miles in six days from the Luxembourg border toward Bastogne.
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Normandy
Holland
Bastogne
Charles E. Fife
Los Angeles
Karl von Rundestedt
U. S. Third Army
Ship Sinking Notify Stephens City Kin of Seaman Ted Lemley
Mrs Elma Lemley of Stephens City learned early this week that the ship serving her son Ted Lemley had been sunk somewhere in the Pacific. The Navy Department confirmed the loss after a radio report and notification to next of kin. no ship name is yet released. Ted, in the Navy over six years, had just returned to sea after a prior neck fracture in London. He previously lived at Falls Church before enlisting. He is the son of Mrs Elma Lemley and the late Fred Lemley of Stephens City and Washington with grandparents the late Mr and Mrs E L Lemley of Stephens City. His brother William is in the Navy at Norfolk and younger brother Jack studies at Castle Heights School, Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Elma Lemley
Stephens City
Ted Lemley
Pacific
Ted
Agnes Lemley
Arlington
Navy Department
Lemley
Pearl Harbor
London
Falls Church
Fred Lemley
Washington, D. C
E. L. Lemley
William
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Jack
Castle Heightsees Academy
Lebanon
Enn
Navy reports warship totals rise as losses offset progress
The Navy confirms 1,182 total ships in the fleet, with 239 vessels lost. It cites continued production and transfers to allied nations, notes high obsolescence and attrition in naval air power, and flags manpower and parts shortages as critical for 1945.
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Navy
Nave
Dummy German Parachutists Used With American Troops in Belgium
Reports say Nazis dropped dummy parachutists to mislead observers about landing strengths. Lt. Stuart L. McCare recalled a dummy and a live trooper landing within 20 feet of a command post. The dummy wore blue pants and a white cloth face. the live man fled into woods and was later captured.
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Belgium
Stuart L. McCare
San Francisco Examiner
Hanover Ave
Richmond
Churchill and Eden Return From Greece Conference
Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden arrived in Britain today after conferences in Greece. They flew back to London amid postwar diplomacy signals and ongoing international talks with allies.
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London
Churchill
Eden
Britain
Greece
Montgomery Ward Seizure Dispute Cited by Execs
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Byron presented the President's order to company officials as he served as the firm's military manager. Byron and aides occupied an office near Avery. Avery restated his stance that the President lacked authority to seize Montgomery Ward's non war business in Chicago after government action last April.
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Joseph W. Byron
Byron
Avery
S. Avery
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Market Quotations Brighten Amid Light Receipts in Baltimore
Baltimore markets report very light receipts with unchanged quotations for eggs butter and livestock. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep show steady to lightly higher values, with clear demand for good and choice grades despite thin overall volume. Chicago activity mirrors steady demand for hogs and cattle, with bulls and cows mostly steady to firm and vealers holding firm at top rates.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock Baltimorre
W.F.A. Office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Death of Wade Massie Renowned Virginia Public Servant
Wade Massie long active in Washington Virginia and Ros Harbor County affairs dies after winters in Sarasota Florida He leaves a son Wade H Massie Jr four grandchildren and a half sister Katherine Anderson The Massie family notes graveside services only at Meadow Grove Meade Grove follows Florida arrival Senator Harry F Byrd lauds Massie for public service and highway commission work as a monument to his memory
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Wade H. Massie, Jr
Jacquelin Miller Massie
Wade H. Massie
James Fletcher Massie
Thomas Benjamin Massie
Washington, Va
Katherine Anderson
Warrenton
Massie
Elizabeth Love Massie
Winchester
Joseph A. Massie
Newport News
Florida
Meadow Grove
Rappahannock County
Harry F. Byrd
Wade Massie
State Highway Commission
Hotel Room Robbery Report at Parkway Hotel
Sam A. Crabill files a police report after a break in at the Parkway Hotel. A suit, several wallets, and some valuable papers were stolen from his room during a recent stay.
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Sam A. Crabill
Parkway Hotel
Stock Market Report Pushes Toward Year Highs on Rally
New York stock market resumed its ascent toward seven year highs led by motors steel and industrials with Rail issues adding. Gains came amid nervous but steady trading as Westinghouse and United Merchants rose on split-up hopes while U S Steel Bethlehem and Chrysler led the list. Bonds held steady and commodities were mixed.
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New York
Westinghouse
United Merchants & Manufacturers
Pepsi-Cola
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
NA. S. Rubber
Douglas Aircraft
Kennecott
du Point
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Chicago Grain Quotations steady to firm in early trading
Grain futures were steady to firm with slight gains on light offerings. Wheat May 1.64 to 1.63 percent, July 1.55, September 1.54, Met 1.10 to 1.11 percent, July oats 65 7/8, July 61 1/8, rye May 1.13 1/4 to 3/8, July 1.10 1/4 to 3/8, Sept 1.07 7/8.
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Chicago
Reds Attack Budapest in Bold Two-Front Offensive
Izvestia reports Soviet forces in Budapest zone punching through three belts of fortifications. Russian columns along the east bank of the Hron push toward Ersekujvar while German suburbs collapse under heavy artillery and air contact loss.
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Izvestia
Naz
Hillsor Buda
Esztergom
Tobulkhin
Hron
Ersekujvar
Komarom
Pest
Budapest
Berryville man acquitted in reckless driving case
David Childs of Berryville was found not guilty by Judge W Erle Edwards in a case arising from a recent automobile accident. The trial concluded yesterday with an acquittal on the reckless driving charge.
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David Childs
Berryville
W. Erle Edwards
Answers to the Daily Quiz From Geneva office
The page lists correct answers for a daily quiz. Questions include Charlie Barrymore trivia with Sir Walter Scott as a answer, deer as a answer, and 1800 as a answer. It also includes a note about IT Pi sou ip io and mentions German News Agency.
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Geneva
Ori Tn Goon Barrymore
Sir Walter Scott
Deer
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Meuse
Dinant
Humain
Marche
Rocheort
Jamblinne
Rochefort
Salient
St. Hubert
George S. Patton, Jr
101St U. S
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Sure River
C. Coughs
SILCO
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Elks Club
Rotary
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American Legion Lions Club
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Masons
Hiram Lodge
Jewish Womens Club
Cadet Nurse Corps
Eagles Club
Century Club
Clarke Garden Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Junior Century Club
Little Garden Club
Greeks’ Organization
Junior Board of Trade
Beta Sigma Phi
Quota Club
Women’s Civic League
Girls’ Athletic Association
Assn
American University Women
Eeeer
R.N. Wolford
Jones Young
John Vogelpohl
Italy
Sarasota
Fla
Lizzie Massie
Stock Market Report
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Brad
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