German High Command Loses Grip On Forces On Russian Front
Moscow dispatch reports the German High Command losing control of its forces on the Russian front amid the Kyiv counteroffensive and heavy Soviet pressure. German lines under Von Manstein’s Ukrainian front crumble as the Red Army retakes territory and German withdrawals widen from Kiev to the Dnieper bend.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Hitler
Red Army
von Mannstein
Kiev
France
Italy
Poland
Netherlands
Dnieper
Zhitomir
Korosten
Massive Allied Bombing Against Berlin Ends 1944 Season
Allied air forces conducted a large night raid on Berlin with an estimated 2,240 tons of bombs following daylight attacks on northern France. The operation involved American British and Canadian crews, targeting industrial areas around Stuttgart Mannheim Frankfurt and Karlshruhe. The raid marked one of the heaviest strikes yet and aimed at crippling Berlin as a political and economic nerve center.
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London
Omman
France
Berlin
Air Ministry
Germany
Cit
Plans Ready For Shifting Strength Against Nippons
The Navy chief indicates plans are prepared to shift full UN strength to the Pacific war possibly in 1944. He says the transfer would speed Japan defeat while Germany nears collapse and notes fleet size has doubled in a year improving initiative in actions against Japan. He cites Saratoga carrier efforts to draw out Japanese fleet from Truk and suggests further steps to force their exit.
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Pacific
Germany
Japan
United States
Saratoga
Truk
King
China
Manchuria
Burma
Sharp Increase Here This Week In Colds and Illness
Respiratory ailments including influenza rose in Winchester this week with many sick. Dr. L. M. Allen notes numerous colds or gripps after Christmas and warns against public gatherings. Absenteeism surged at several plants, with up to a third of workers out, while doctors report more cases yet few deaths and low pneumonia. Drug stores see a big jump in cold remedy sales.
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L. M. Allen
Winchester
Allen
National Fruit Product Company
Winchester Woolen Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Virginia
People’s
Allied invasion chiefs prepare Western Europe operation center
London dispatch reports Allied leaders plan a rapid final form for Eisenhower's invasion machinery. Clark or Bradley touted as American group leader with Montgomery heading British forces, as Tehran pact details broaden under Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill.
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London
Eisenhower
Europe
Renard L. Montgomery
Clark
Mark W. Clark
Omar Bradley
Fifth Army
Italy
United States
Britain
Russia
Teheran
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Arthur Tedder
Montgomery
England
Bertram Ramsay
Trafford L. Leich-Mallory
Cadet Nurses Enroll At Winchester Memorial Hospital
The Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will enroll a group of students in February. The United States Public Health Service urges enrolling as many as facilities allow. Federal support covers all student expenses plus a monthly allowance. Nurses are needed in military and civilian roles. Sara Hamilton, RN, Superintendent of Nurses, announced.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
United States Pblic Health Service
School of Nursing
Sara Hamilton
R. N
Girl Scout Training Course Planned by Winchester Council
The Winchester Girl Scouts Council announces a six week training course on ten fields of Girl Scout activities. Classes run Monday evenings from 7 30 to 9 30 starting January 3 in the Presbyterian Church recreation room. Leaders and interested locals are invited to attend and participate.
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Winchester
Eeee
Raoul Garrabrandt
Winvce
Flame Throwers Searing Paths For U S Forces
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports flame throwers driving through Japanese pillboxes at Cape Gloucester New Britain as Marines push along Borden Bay and the airfield area. Western forces advance half a mile aided by flames and artillery while the enemy losses mount near the river spoke man to number at least a reg.
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Allied
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Front
Borden Bay
Ssmoke
Blood donor drive urged for Winchester sixth clinic
Stewart Bell Jr appeals for 550 volunteers aged 18 to 59 for Winchester's sixth blood donor clinic at South Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church January 13–14. Registration opens January 3 at the old J C Penney site with Red Cross staff arranging appointments and noting winter illnesses may raise deferrals.
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Stewart Bell, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Mr. Bell
Saturday Evening
Allen Raymond
Winchester
South Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
J. C. Penney
North Loudoun Street
Red Cross
Leapfrog Landing Reported on Italian West Coast
Berlin broadcast said Allied forces possibly from General Clark's Fifth Army made a leapfrog landing on the Garigliano mouth on the Italian west coast. The operation, if confirmed, could aim to break the Gulf of Gaeta front and move toward Rome, mirroring prior Sicilian flanking actions.
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London
DNB
Berlin
Garigliano
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Appian Way
Rome
Clark
Gulf of Gaeta
Sicily
Allies Press On Despite Heavily Mined Highways
Allied forces push a mile up the Adriatic coast from Ortona toward Pescara on a mined road as American bombers hit Nazi supply lines in Italy. Fifth Army storms Mt Cersanola near Biagio. Rimini and Ferrara endure heavy blows. Pon ta Fiume remains in Allied hands with patrols active.
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Richard G. Maslock
Algiers
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Ortona
Pescara
Italy
Peninsula
Rimini
Ferrara
Villa Gande
Fifth
Fifth Army
Mt. Cersanola
Biagio
Colle-Atina
Ponta Fiume
Garigliano
Villa Santa Maria
Contractor Held As Wife Slayer
Lewis Wolfe a 33 year old Montreal contractor was charged with beating his Viennese wife Paula Mona 27 to death in a Brooklyn hotel. He confessed telling police he struck with a steel weighted shoe until she was quiet. Wolfe said he believed she might be unfaithful and called police after the killing. He is held without bail for a January 3 hearing.
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New York
Lewis Wolfe
Montreal
Brooklyn
Edward A. Heffernan
Heffernan
Paula Mona
Wolfe
Palestine
United States
Bell Flies Four-Motor Ship Over City
Lt. William Bell, son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Bell Sr of North Cameron Street Win, flies a four engine Army Air Corps bomber over the city. He has served in the Air Corps for more than a year.
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William Bell
Lt. Bell
Stewart Bell, Sr
North Cameron Street
Win
Air Corps
Private sale GE Hot Point stove with clock
One General Electric Hot Point stove offered for private sale. Stove has clock and no broken enamel. Call phone 5534 for details.
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General Electric
Barber Shops Closed All Day on New Year's Day
All barber shops will be closed all day Saturday January 1st for New Year’s Day.
World At War Highlights: Berlin bombed as Soviet push advances
Europe: RAF drops 2,240 tons on Berlin possibly ending the city as Reich capital. 20 bombers lost. Mediterranean: Eighth Army pushes toward Pescara. Fifth Army takes Mt Cersaulon after advance. rail lines bombed. Russia: Soviet offensive pushes Germans back near Zaporozhe. Ukrainian Army advances toward Korosten. Southwest Pacific: Allies pound Japanese in New Britain New Guinea Bougainville. Cape Gloucester inching toward airbase. Australians north of Finschhafen.
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Moscow
Berlin
Vatutin
Zaporozhe
Dnieper
Russian Zaporozhe
Dnepropetrovsk
Khortitsa
Gemans
Kirovograd
Rumania
Berdichev
Ukraine
Poland
Zhitomir-Odessa
Europe
RAF
Reich
Germany
Russia
Lower Dnieper
Korosten
Old Poland
Southwest Pacific
New Britain-New Guinea-Bougainville
U. S
Cape Gloucester
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Churchill Returns to Health and Duty After Pneumonia
Prime Minister Churchill reports recovery from pneumonia and says he can transact business fully. In a cheerful note from 10 Downing Street he thanks well wishers, notes an unannounced destination, and praises doctors and the sulfa drug that aided his recovery.
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London
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Middle East
England
Pime
Riley's Market New Year Hours And Delivery Notice
New Year special announces Saturday January 1 from 8 am to 6 pm with afternoon delivery only. Customers are asked to telephone orders before noon. Wishing readers a Happy New Year. Local market notice.
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Riley’s Market
Jack & Jill School Closes Early Amid Flu Epidemic
The Jack and Jill School will remain closed until January 10 due to a influenza outbreak. The notice warns families to plan accordingly and monitor updates from school authorities.
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Jack & Jill
Rouss Bingo Special Notice Friday Night Change
Rouss Fire Company announces bingo starts at 8 PM every Friday night instead of 8 30 PM. Top prize pool reaches 250 dollars with additional IP prizes.
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ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
Thur &Pfri
Special Attention Advertisers and Subscribers Notice
The Star will not be published on Saturday January 1 1944 New Year’s Day a national holiday The Evening Star.
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Evening Star
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