Mrs. Maude Grim Died in Washington D C Rites at Home
Mrs. Maude B. Grim 72 widow of James Grim died Tuesday in Washington D C after a three day illness from pneumonia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Jones Funeral Home with Rev T J Hawkins officiating. Interment at Mt Hebron. Surviving sisters are Mrs G R Willey Winchester and Nellie Kansler Baltimore. Pallbearers Ray Willey Fred Cochran Robert O Leary Harry Miller James Kline Russell Penn.
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Jones Funeral Home
Maude B. Grim
James Grim
Georgetown University Tar
Washington, D. C
Middletown
Fairfax
Elias Ridings
Sarah Hensell Ridings
Fourth War Loan Drive Organizes Winchester County
The War Finance Committee of Winchester and Frederick County announces its personnel led by Wendell Barney as chair. The committee lists ten advisory members and the Women’s Division co chairs Mrs. Harold Brown and Mrs. Ed L. Molden. Northern Virginia head Mrs. H. Clay deGrange. The regional drive opens January 18 with a $1,270,000 quota.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Permanent
War Finance Committee
Wendell Barney
Lamar Keen
John P. Bell, Jr
Wilbur N. Krise
W. Nelson Page
Clifford D. Grim
C. P. McVicar
E. E. Harbaugh
L. B. Phillip
Harold G. Brown
J. H. Yost
John I. Sloat
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Garland R. Quarles
W. Erle Edwards
Harold Brown
Ed L. Molden
H. Clay deGrange
Virginia
British Advance Near Castel di Sangro In Italy
British troops pushed inland from the Sangro front and occupied Castel di Sangro seven miles southwest, as Canadian forces reportedly moved beyond Ortona on a straight road. German resistance remained at San Vittore while American artillery bombarded the Cassino area. A note from a senior Allied commander said he would rest but stay active, despite illness canceling a planned Italian front visit.
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Arielli
Moro
San Vittore
Cassino
Fifth Army
London
Ration Calendar Details by Associated Press
Meats fats and other staples are assigned Book three brown L M N P Q stamps valid to Jan 1. Book Four pork stamps and processed foods dates listed with January 20 to February 20. Sugar Book four stamp 22 covers five pounds through Jan 15. Shoes and gas coupons vary by book and region with validity through late January to March in multiple zones. All coupons are ten gallons per unit and may cover several units.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Midwestern
South
Middle West
Cadet Arthur Joins Army Air Corps Reserve
J Victor Arthur Jr a cadet at Augusta Military Academy Staunton Va has enlisted and been accepted in the Army Air Corps Reserve He is son of Mr and Mrs J V Arthur Sr Winchester and is in the academy graduating class expected to be called after graduation in June He was sworn in on November 19 at Staunton by his parents.
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J. Victor Arthur, Jr
Augusta Military Academy
Staunton
Army Air Corps Reserve
Arthur
J. V. Arthur
Winchester
Army Air Corps
City County Realty Transfers Summary
Transfers include Elmer Lamp to Northern Virginia Power Company right of way, A F Jenkins gains parcels in Lela M Miller subdivision for 450 dollars. Herschel C. Gorden to B E Knight covers four lots in Frederick and Warren counties for 10 dollars. Virgil H Malone and spouse to B A Strawderman 11 acres near Rosenberger for 10 dollars and valuable considerations.
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Rosenberger
Canteen Corps To Serve Soldiers In Winchester
The Red Cross Canteen Corps will serve hot coffee and cookies to soldiers arriving in Winchester this afternoon. They will stay overnight at the Armory following the stopover.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Armory
Roberts Rites Friday Funeral for Marshall Roberts
Funeral services will be held at Amps Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 o'clock for Marshall Roberts who died Tuesday night at his home in Nain Virginia. The Rev Mr McDonald will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Carlton Hawkins Pete Snyder John Snyder Lewis Hudson Charlie Mays and William Cochran.
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Amps
Marshall Roberts
Nain
Mr. McDonald
Mt. Hebron
Carlton Hawkins
Pete Snyder
John Snyder
Lewis Hudson
Charlie Mays
William Cochran
Invasion Chiefs Nounced
Invasion planning progresses with training of infantry and air forces for secret tasks. A vast expeditionary fleet is prepared to move troops to the continent as Britain becomes a large operations base. German divisions face Russians and the Allies, with Rommel as a key anti invasion commander.
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Britain
Germany
Erwin Rommel
France
Low Countries
Norway
Italy
15Th Army Group
Balkans
Finland
Hard Coal Embargo Bans Westward Shipments to Ohio Boundary
Interior Secretary Ickes announced a hard coal embargo blocking westward shipments beyond the Ohio Pennsylvania line until April 1. He said the move would free about 300000 tons for the east and blamed the War Manpower Commission for part of the coal shortage. He criticized east coal distributors and noted limits in production and mining manpower.
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Washington
Ickes
Ohio-Pennsylvania
War Manpower Commission
Manpower Commission
United States
Funeral Rites For Senator's Wife
Brief services were held at Lee Chapel in Washington yesterday for Mrs. Miriam Marsh Clark wife of United States Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri. She died Monday night at her home 4922 Quebec Street NW after a protracted illness. The body will be taken to St. Louis for services tomorrow and burial at Bowling Green Missouri.
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Lee Chapel
Washington
Miriam Marsh Clark
United States
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Quebec Street
Northwest
St. Louis
Bowling Green
Vegetable Oils Not Plentiful Warns USDA
The Food Distribution Administration warned that U S reserves of domestically produced edible oils may be very short next October unless conserved. It urged industrial users to switch to castor linseed or other inedible oils to balance inventories for margarine shortening and salad oils. Normally the U S imports large quantities from the southwest Pacific.
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Washington
The
Food Distribution Administration
United States
Southwest Pacific
Casualties Light In New Britain Island Campaign
The War Department reported American casualties on New Britain have been light despite strong Japanese resistance. The first units to land included Texas National Guard cavalry with Idaho field artillery, leading the assault toward the key base at Rabaul.
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Washington
New Britain
War Department
Southwest Pacific
Texas National Guard Cavalry
Idaho
Texas
Japan
Rabaul
Point Value Charts Delayed By OPA For January
Washington December 30 The Office of Price Administration announced January point value charts for processed foods and meats fats will not reach retailers until after Sunday the effective date due to mail delays. Charts will reach merchants a few days after the effective date while lists have been sent to local rationing boards food trade associations wholesalers and processors. Retailers with questions should consult these sources.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rough Weather Rips West Coast Walkways and Windows
Fragments of concrete and shards of glass littered Redondo Beach after a two day storm with 30 foot waves the highest in three years. Snow blocked mountain roads and Mt Wilson reported a 10 inch blanket of white.
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Los Angeles
Redondo Beach
Mt. Wilson
Government to limit calls on Hungarian phones by five minutes
Special devices will be installed on all Hungarian public telephones by government order to cap each call at five minutes, the Budapest radio said in a broadcast monitored by U S officials.
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New York
Budapest
U. S
Death of Mrs Henry Walter in Washington D C
Mrs Virginia Wall of Winchester learns of the death yesterday of her niece Mrs Henry Walter at the Navy Hospital in Washington D C after an extended illness. She leaves her husband two sons Richard 18 in the army and Charles at home. The deceased was a Navy Department employee and graduate of John Kerr School.
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Virginia Wall
North Avenue
Winchester
Henry Walter
Navy Hospital
Washington, D. C
Walter
Richard
Charles
Rockeer Church Road
Washington
John Kerr School
Navy Department
Virginian Cited For Achievements In Frigid North
Staff Sergeant James C. Allen of the Corps of Engineers receives the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in transportation work with a road construction force north of the 60th parallel in western Canada from November 15, 1942, to February 27, 1943. He improvised parts to keep over 160 miles of Arctic supply routes open and ensured no vehicle loss despite extreme cold and scarce tools. His home is Amonate, Virginia.
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Washington
Legion of Merit
James C. Allen
Corps of Engineers
Amonate
Tazewell County
Canada
War Department
60Th Parallel
Allen
Arctic
Attractive Woman Found Slain On Delaware Road
33 year old Mrs. Elvira Alice Rodia awaiting WAC induction was found slain on a Delaware township road. Her husband Edward, 40, a Philadelphia taxi driver, admitted slashing her with a straight razor. He was taken into custody after reporting a fighting incident and Route 38 clue.
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Camden
N. J
Elvira Alice Rodia
WAC
Delaware Township
Camden County
Anthony Mitchell
Edward
Philadelphia
Lawrence Doran
Rodin
Norris Fischer
Route 38
Rodia
A P Finds Serum For Little Boy
Two hundred milligrams of scarce rabbit serum alpihaemophilus type B arrived from New York by plane to treat two year old Gary Jackson in a bid to save his life. His father L P Jackson appealed through the Atlanta Constitution for serum as the boy suffered influenza type of meningitis. The AP carried the appeal and arrangements were made to fly the serum to Atlanta from New York and Charleston.
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Atlanta
New York
Gary Jackson
L. P. Jackson
Atlanta Constitution
Associated Press
Charleston
S. Cc
Jap Diplomats In Russia Recalled
Funao Miyakawa, first secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Russia, has been recalled. Berlin radio reported a Tokyo dispatch said no deterioration in peace despite the recall. Miyakawa represented Japanese interests in negotiations over incidents on the Siberian Manchurian border.
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Associated Press
Funao Miyakawa
Russia
Berlin
Tokyo
Miyakawa
Japanese Hold Off Chinese Forces Near Hupeh Border
Japanese command reports additional Chinese troops crossed the Hutu River on the Hupeh Hunan frontier and attacked near Ouchihkow, as Chinese forces press the border region.
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Chungeing
Hupeh- Hunan
Ouchihkow
Ton
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home Give To War Fund
The campaign urges readers to support the USO in building a home away from home for soldiers and families. Donations fund lodging meals and comfort items for troops during wartime. Community groups organize drives and events to boost contributions and visibility.
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USO
Submarines Sink Merchant Ship in Caribbean Raid
Survivors report a new submarine attack in the Caribbean Sea sinking a medium merchant vessel in mid December. Three sailors died, seventy reached safety, including the injured crew. The vessel was struck by three torpedoes off the northern coast of South America. A gun crew fired once but missed the U-boat. Chief cook Little, a veteran torpedo victim, was among the dead. Frank O. Meade of Norfolk, third mate, provided details.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
South America
Frank O. Meade
Norfolk
Ook
Little
Chicken Shortage Orders Cloistered Stocks for Government
War Food Administration ordered cold storage chickens set aside for military services and government accounts after the Army reported it could not obtain more than 20 percent of its weekly chicken dinners. Marketings of poultry will stay high at first in 1944 then fall, marking the end of the 1943 season.
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War Food Administration
Armed Services
War Shiping Administration
Army
Agriculture Department
Increase of Apple Ceiling May Be Delayed
Carroll R. Miller of the Appalachian Apple Service Martinsburg W V says a nine cent apple ceiling increase due January 1 may be delayed or not issued. The report notes the rise awaits Economic Vinsons decision and signature and could be issued after January 1 if at all.
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Miller
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service
Martinsburg
W. Val
John Gismond
Fruits and Vegetables Section
OPA
Drunk William Bills Disposed In Civil and Police Court
William E Bills of Rt 2 St Marys West Virginia was fined five dollars and costs totaling five dollars seventy five cents for an alcohol related offense in Civil and Police Court this morning.
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William E. Bills
St. Mary's
W. Va
Sharp Increase in Illness Spreads Through Community
The report notes large rises in prescriptions and cough remedies as illness surges. Schools closed early, holiday events canceled, and teachers will send home students showing cold symptoms when classes resume. Dr. Allen urges people to stay home while ill and to rely on dry weather to curb the wave.
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Allen
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Wheat prices quoted for spot domestic and rail transit with ceiling levels. Winchester Market Wheat 1.64 per bushel, white corn 1.45, yellow corn 1.27 per bushel. Prices based on mill delivery.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Pacific Front Moves and Air Raids Near New Britain and Bougainville
Allied forces push along the Huon Peninsula and strengthen positions on New Britain as American patrols clash with Japanese near Arawe. Air and sea raids target Rabaul and Kieta with significant aerial battles and surface bombardments reported by Adm. Halsey and MacArthur.
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Mt. Talawe
Cape
New Britain
Vitiaz Strait
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Blucher Point
Finschhafen
Arawe
Sixth Army
Adm
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Rabaul
Kieta
Bougainville Island
Solomons
MacArthur
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Metropolitan Opera
Miami Beach
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City & County Realty
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Rommel
Western Desert
Africa Corps
Pead de Ciennenine
Delaware Road
A. P
Little Boy
Civil & Police Court
U.S
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Paper and Paper Board
War Production Board
U. S. Victory
Commonwealth
Richmond
R. B. Wilkins
Bougainville
Patton
Tennessee
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock St
Dial
Cammer Tire Company
Rene Nun
Nichols Company, Inc
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