Siegfried Line Probed as Allies Press Toward Rhine
American and French forces clear 30 miles of the left bank of the Rhine from near Strasbourg and press into the Siegfried Line. Units capture several German hamlets and pass dragon’s teeth barriers while advancing toward Prum and Andenbreth amid ongoing heavy fighting and disrupted lines.
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Oder
Rhine
Berlin
James M. Long
Paris
Colmar
Strasbourg
Neufbrisach
Siegfried Line
Eifel Mountains
Ardennes Bulge
First
Germany
Landesfeld
St. Vith
Prum
U.S. Third Army
Our River
Heckhuscheid
Grosslangenfeld
Winterscheid
First Army
West Wall
Krinkelt
Neuhof
Andenbreth
Poultry appeal case to be heard tomorrow in Winchester
A case may decide the fate of city poultry slaughter operations. C F Nicholas of Winchester Poultry Co. seeks reversal of a judgment fining him 50 dollars plus costs for unlawfully operating a slaughter house within 20 feet of a dwelling under the October 3 4 ordinance. Judge John Rice presides with James P Reardon for the city and Harry Kern and J Sloan Kuykendall for Nicholas. The hearing is at 10 o'clock tomorrow in Winchester Corporation Court.
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Winchester Corporation Court
C. F. Nicholas
Winchester Poultry Company
John Rice
Nicholas
Rice
Burr P. Harrison
Harry Kern
J. Sloan Kuykendall
James P. Reardon
Fresh Luzon Invasion Sets Trap on Manila
U S Eighth Army troops landed at Batangas coast near Nasugbu and linked with Sixth Army forces driving toward Manila. The eleventh airborne touched shore unopposed and pressed toward Tagaytay Ridge while naval gunfire silenced northern cave fire. Gen. MacArthur said the operation caught the Japanese by surprise and largely sealed off southern movements toward Manila Bay.
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AD C. Bergholz
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
U. Ss
Eighth Army
Philippines
Batangas
Sixth Army
Eleventh Airborne Division
Batangas Beach
Masugbu
Tagaytag
Cavite
Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
J. M. Swing
Nasugbu
Zambales
Robert Eichelberger
Tagaytay Ridge
Cavite Naval Base
Angay River
National Service Bill Faces Senate Troubles
The national service bill, approved 246 to 165 by the House, faces Senate opposition with moves to shift authority from local draft boards to a federal agency, possibly the War Manpower Commission, over job retention and assignments. House leaders vow to resist broad WMC powers during conference.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Military Committee
War and Navy Departments
May
D-Ky
Congress
Winchester S speech on fuel shortage and wartime cold
The speaker condemns hoarding coal while hospitals report no local fuel injuries. He urges empathy for soldiers in Europe braving zero weather and fox holes, noting patriotic duty includes keeping homes warm without wasting fuel.
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Europe
World At War Highlights Western Eastern Pacific Fronts
Western Front reports German forces abandoning large Siegfried Line sectors as American armies press into German defenses and French close on Colmar pocket. Soviet claims near decisive offensive with Red Army entering Berlin district, while Moscow notes a capture 59 miles from the capital. Pacific actions show Manila trap tightening as Eighth Army lands 67 miles southwest and Sixth Army advances 20 miles north on Luzon.
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Siegfried Line
Westfall
Colmar
Manila
Eighth Army
Capital
Penalty for Attacking Woman Ends in Electric Chair
Willie Rodgers Jones, 29, of Norfolk, was executed in the electric chair at the Virginia State Penitentiary for the rape of a young white woman who worked as a hired car driver last October 2. He was pronounced dead at 8:40 A M after entering the execution chamber at 8:35 A M with no visitors except spiritual advisors.
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Richmond
Willie Rodgers Jones
Norfolk
State Penitentiary
W. Frank Smyth
Penitentiary
Jones
Smith
Blood Donor Registration Slow With 158 Volunteers Reported
Officials at registration headquarters said donor signups were lagging with only 158 volunteers registered as three days remain before the 11th Clinic opens. The Red Cross urges able bodied residents to donate, noting plasma saves lives and can honor service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Allen
L. M Allen
American Field Service
Stewart Bell, Jr
Allen
American Red Cross
Register Ny
Peoples Drug Store
Manpower bill sparks heated House debate with Dewey Short
Representative Dewey Short denounces the manpower bill calling it vicious and un-American. He denounces cocktailists and slave labor while attacking isolationist labels and claiming a long record of global involvement.
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Washington
Dewey Short
R-Moo
Ozarks
House
Bowery
Casualties Near 750,000 Mark in World War II losses
United States combat casualties since Pearl Harbor approach 750 thousand with Army losses at 650,420 and Navy 86,922. Total combat losses rise to 737,342, reflecting early February figures from War Department through January 21. Patterson notes Army totals after Ardennes actions and reports wounded returning to duty.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Army
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Ardennes
Patterson
Navy
Hospitals Appeal For More WACS In Virginia
The War Department invites Virginia women to join the WAC and request direct assignments to McGuire General Hospital in Richmond or Woodrow Wilson Hospital in Staunton. About 250 are needed at McGuire and 200 at Woodrow Wilson. training is provided, with two years of high school and ages 20 to 49 required. WAC personnel receive food clothing quarters medical and dental care and GI Bill benefits.
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Richmond
War Department
Virginia
WAC
McGuire General Hospital
Woodrow Wilson Hospital
Staunton
McQuire
Woodrow Wilson
John E. Brier
Army Hospital
Grier
Army Medical Department
Army
G. I
Bed and mattress donation sought for fire victims
A family wiped out by a recent fire seeks a bed with springs and a mattress donated by readers. Those who can help should contact the local District Nurse's Office by calling 4843.
Haines brothers serve in World War II noted in family letter
Mr and Mrs B Frank Haines of Opequon report their son Pfc Marshall D Haines was recently wounded in France and is recovering in England. He served with parachute troops in France and Holland and also saw duty in England and Ireland. Another son Pvt Burl P Haines served in North Africa and Italy and is now in southern France. The eldest son Eugene W Haines served three years in the U S Army and was discharged in December 1943.
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B. Frank Haines
Opequon
Pfc
Marshall D. Haines
France
England
Holland
Ireland
Pvt
Burl P. Haines
53Rd Military Police
North Africa
Italy
Eugene W. Haines
U. S. Army
Effect Big Trade In New Autos
Washington reports production will be required for three years to meet record post-war demand for new cars. Officials estimate 12 to 15 million cars likely. no new cars this year unless war changes. Gasoline tire and lead shortages force conservation and grim outlook for civilian transportation as about 4,000 cars daily are removed from highways due to shortages and deterioration.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Office of Defense Transportation
War Production Board
ODT
Firemen's fundraiser door prize event set for Feb 2
South End Fire Company announces a fundraiser with a $125 door prize and other prizes. Event slated for February 2 at 8 30 p m featuring community participation and local support.
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South End Fire Co
Fpriday
Frederick County Teachers Association Meeting Notice
Frederick County Teachers Association will hold a meeting at 10 o clock Saturday morning. President J C Gordon presiding.
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Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Ten More Vessels Sunk By Subs
Washington February 2 1945 United States submarines have sunk ten more enemy vessels in Far Eastern waters The toll includes two medium carrier transports two medium tankers three small cargo vessels a large transport a medium transport and a small tanker The total Japanese ships sunk by submarines reaches 989 including 104 combatant and 385 non combatant ships Submarine sinkings since January total 65 ships including five combat vessels a cruiser a destroyer and three escort craft U S submarines losses total 36 since the war began.
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Washington
United States
Far
Navy
U. S
Cemetery Trustees Named for Mount Carmel Cemetery
The court approved Julian C. Kline and N. D. Long as trustees of the Mount Carmel Cemetery Company. They were appointed at a meeting held at Middletown State Bank on January 25.
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Julian C. Kline
N. D. Long
Mount Carmel
Shapes Plan For Ruling Reich
London reports that Churchill will push early approval at the Big Three meeting for plans to rule the Reich as a path to possible disintegration of northern Germany. Observers say a collapse of the entire state is unlikely, but urgent action is expected as reports claim the north already decays while the army may retreat and defend from hedgehog strongholds.
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London
Germany
Reich
Churchill
Gestapo
Churchhill
Fires Take Big Toll Yesterday Including Truck Depot and Brooder House
Winchester firemen battled three alarms in about four hours with extensive damage to a warehouse on Old Papermill road owned by Fred L. Glaize and leased to Masser Motor Co. The second blaze was a chimney fire at 1015 South Loudoun Street and the third started by a brooder stove at C. Irvine Cather farm on Welltown Pike, spreading to a two story farm house amid high winds with minimal water.
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Winchester
South End Hose Company
Rouss Company
Papermill Road
Fred L. Glaize
Masser Motor Company
Hagerstown
Loudoun Street
Friendship Company
C. Irvine Cather
Welltown Pike
Cather
Sarah Zane
Public Sale at Tremonti Farm Stock and Wood
Auction notice for stock and wood sale at Tremonti Farm in Ernstown. Includes field items like a kitchen stove and wood yard materials. Date February 23rd noted with shop references and farm names.
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Tremonti Farm
Ernstown
Pri
A. Shayock
Oates Yard
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The Sarah Zane Fire Co. will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening February 2 at 8 PM. Members are urged to attend. refreshments will be served. Captain Loryn M. Crabill signed.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Charley Rouss Fire Company Rerun Meeting
Schedule shows a rerun monthly meeting of the Charley Rouss Fire Company on Friday February 2 at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend.
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James F. King
Kustrin
RED Force
Gregory
Oderon
Frankfurt
Moscow
Zhukov
Hitler
Kustria
Trin
Iig
Thresceaaa
Berkinee
Gregory Zhukov
Oder River
Austria
Berlfixl
Zhu
Stalingrad
William F. Arbogast
The
Associated Press
Western Front
Dunningshefg
Poland
Pacific Front
Maj
George H. Smith
McQuire General Hospital
Southwest Pacific
Pfc. Childress
Lynchburg, Va
D-Day
Fel
Short
Marshall Haines
J. C. Gordon
Brooder House
Masser Motor Co
Colonial Kitchen
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