Naval Clashes Continue in Solomon Islands War
Secretary Knox says no pitched battle yet in Solomons Sea fight and Japan aims to regain control of the southeast Solomons. He notes Guadalcanal remains under U S control while both sides suffer losses. Reports place action near Rennell Island with MacArthur planes raiding enemy bases as reinforcements move to beleaguered Guadalcanal forces.
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Knox
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Henderson Airfield
Navy
Tokyo
Rennell Island
Rennell
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
New Wrysland
Local Boards To Register Men Who Have Failed To Sign Up
Winchester city and Frederick county boards have been advised to update files and offer voluntary registration for men ages 18 to 45 who did not register. During the next seven days registrants may show up at board offices to register or update certificates and classifications as required by law.
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Winchester City
Frederick County
National Selective Service
Selective Service
Wife of Sportsman Held on Shooting Charges
ANNAPOLIS Md Feb 3 Mrs Helen Aileen Randle 31 is jailed on murder and attempted murder charges after a 17 year old high school student Allen Willey was shot and killed and her socialite husband shot in the leg The couple blamed a quarrel that began as a family dispute and Mrs Randle contends the shooting was accidental A witness Mrs Leonard R Stinchcomb Jr testified Willey spoke insulting words and Mrs Randle returned with a rifle as the affair escalated The husband a Coast Guard chief petty officer known for his thoroughbred jumpers remained hospitalized with a leg wound The pair face grand jury action while Mrs Randle s bond status as a material witness was noted
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Annapolis
Helen Aileen Randle
Brooke Meade
Allen Willey
Olma
Randle
Maryland
Washington
Coast Guard
Sergt
Meade
Leonard R. Stinchcomb, Jr
Anne Arundel County
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening February 4 at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend. Marion Anderson, Captain.
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Friendship Fire Company
The
Marion Anderson
Winchester Council Postpones Sunday Beer and Wine Ban Debate
City council members did not act on a proposed Sunday sale ban for beer and wine. The Reverend R A Whitten left for another engagement and the discussion was deferred. The Board of Supervisors had declined to prohibit such sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Whitten
Winchester Ministerial Association
Lee Coble
Board of Supervisors
J. H. Henry
Dorsey vs Davis Case Continued in Loudoun Court
Ralph M. Dorsey sues Marguerite Davis executrix of Westmoreland Davis over alleged breach of contract in sale of capital stock in Loudoun Times Publishing Co Inc The case was continued to April 7 due to unresolved preliminary issues Judge J R H Alexander presiding.
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The
Star
Leesburg
Ralph M. Dorsey
Marguerite Davis
Westmoreland Davis
Loudoun Times Publishing Company, Inc
Loudoun
J. R. H. Alexander
Forty seven ordered to report for induction February fifteenth
Four Winchester men are to report for active duty at Camp Lee on February six with a group of 47 to report February 15 for examination and induction at Charlottesville Virginia. Individuals are listed with addresses and the reporting time 6 15 a m at City Hall and bus departure at 6 45 a m.
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Winchester
Camp Lee
Charlottesville
City Hall
Robert Edwin Taylor
Berryville Avenue
Jack Cover Orndorff
Valley Avenue
Jesse Franklin Hockman
Ross Street
Harry William Butler, Jr
James Richard Keller
S. Kent St
Raymond Odell Spurling
W. Clifford St
Moe Schaffer
N. Loudoun St
Robert Franklin Corbin
E. Cecil St
Theodore Hharrison Life
W. Water St
William Protzman Massey, Jr
N. Washington St
Tilden Hopewell Boyer
Junior Randolph Wisecarver
National Ave
Arthur Ellesworth Parker
S. Cameron
Robert Junior Baker
12Th St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Paul Eugene Willey
Highland Ave
Joseph Martin Kohr
Lee St
Thurston Augustus Timbrook
Edward R. Link
Pershing Ave
York
John Garland Bayliss
Charles St
Walter Clendening McDonald
Charles Randolph Ebert
Amherst St
Bernardo Frank Ramacciotti
Millard Ephraim Epply Eyler
Montgomery Ward
Pocomoke City
Rowland Thornton Bryarly
Fairmont Ave
Myrtle Leonard Wisecarver
N. Braddock St
William Miller Glaize
Peyton St
William Vance Shubert, Jr
Virginia Ave
Therongana Calkin
Stephens City Retires $500 in Water Bonds
At a recent meeting the Stephens City council voted to retire an additional $500 of the water bonds, reducing outstanding debt to $6,000 from the original $9,000. A committee was appointed to appear before the Independent Hose Company to discuss purchasing a new siren as the current equipment is inadequate. Water rent for photographers using a washer was raised from $1 to $2 per month. Tax collections were reported excellent.
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Stephens
Howard E. Massie
David C. Petrie
C. C. Rhodes
Hugh Racey
George Fletcher
Independent Hose Company
Five Die In Bedford Area Plane Crash
Bedford Virginia February 3 five men died when a plane crashed into the south face of the sharp top mountain near Otter Peak about 9 40 last night. Wreckage scattered over 200 feet square and a parachute was partly open. Army uniform fragments and instruments identified the craft as military. Searchers led by C O Updyke and Henry F Turner found the scene after a long trek through snow and ice. George D Stathers of the Civil Aeronautics Authority visited and will report findings. Ambulances returned to town with no immediate plan for body recovery.
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Bedford
Otter
Here
C. O. Updyke
Henry F. Turner
Leonard Stanley
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stanley
Route 43
George D. Stathers
Civil Aeronautics Authority Office
Roanoke
Greever Reports On United Lutheran Convention In Louisville
Dr. W H Greever general secretary of the United Lutheran Church in America spoke to the 114th annual Virginia Synod meeting at Saint Marks Church Roanoke detailing the Louisville Louisville convention actions. He said Lutheran bodies unite in cooperative home and foreign missions and join with other churches in mission efforts. The gathering opened with devotionals led by Rev Carl A Honeycutt and continued with officer and committee reports.
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Roanoke
W. H. Greever
New York City
United Lutheran Church In America
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Saint Mark's Church
United Lutheran Church
Louisville
Christian Church
Carl A. Honeycutt
Winchester
Collie Identified by License Returns To Owner
A small collie injured on Loudoun street was returned to its owner who identified the dog via its license number. The dog was cared for at the Buzella Hat Shop until Clarence Russell moved it to a veterinarian. Major M P Fletcher, liaison for the Third Region Office of Civilian Defense in Baltimore, visited Winchester today for routine checks and praised local reports, though his audit was not yet finished.
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Loudoun Street
Buzella Hat Shop
Clarence Russell
M. P. Fletcher
Third Region Office of Civilian Defense
Baltimore
Winchester
Winchester Ocd
World Today conflicted view of Pacific battle and Stalingrad siege ends
Secretary Knox says the major battle in the Pacific is not underway but a process of feeling out on both sides. Stalin congratulates the Red Army as the 162 day siege of Stalingrad ends with over 500000 Axis casualties reported slain or captured. Berlin claims surrender of last German forces at Stalingrad with a German message praising Heil Hitler. German raids on England continue as U S forces advance toward Maknassy and the East Tunisian coast.
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Washington
Knox
Solomon Islands
Navy
Associated Press
Pacific
Berlin
Stalingrad
Germany
U. S
Sened
Maknassy
Tunisian
Elbows Returns Home After Month in Hospital
George Elbows McFaden once top rated lightweight champion Andrew Tobin has come back to Winchester after a month in Staten Island Marine hospital for exposure. His merchant ship was torpedoed 700 miles off Norway with seven engineers lost. He slept through the attack and was off duty in the engine room when it happened. He plans to report back for duty February 13.
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George
Elbows
White Sea
American Forces Repulsed in Tunisian Front Attacks
London reports American armored forces were repulsed at Faid Pass after a push toward Maknassy and Sened while other units held positions east of the railway. Allied air strikes hit Sfax destroying seven German planes as Rommel’s escape corridor near the Gulf of Gabes was targeted. Montgomery’s Eighth Army nears the Tunisian frontier with Zelten in reach and contact with rear guards near Risida.
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London
United States
Faid Pass
Sened
Maknassy
Gulf of Gabes
Paid Pass
Sfax
Marshall Rommel
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Sicily
Cairo
Eighth Army
Bernard Montgomery
Zelten
Rommel
Risida
Rome
Tri- Politania
Berlin
Ousseltia
Sousse
Eee
Over 500000 Axis Lost In Volga Siege Victory
Stalin praised the Red Army for liquidating Hitler troops at Stalingrad as the 1 day siege ended. More than 500000 Axis soldiers were slain or captured since the November offensive, enabling Red forces to reinforce fronts from the North Caucasus to Kursk. Russian gains included Pavlovska and other positions, while pursuit of German forces continued toward Rostov and Krasnodar.
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Stalin
Red Army
Stalingrad
North Caucasus
Kursk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Soviet Information Bureau
Volga Verdun
Krasnodar
Kuba Rive
Red
Korenkovskaya
Pokrovskoye
Nizhe Duvanka
Svatovo
Voroshilovgrad
Donets River
Nikolai Vatutin
Rostov
London
Kharkov
Mrs Whipple Dies in Riverside Niece of Shirley Carter
Gwen Page Whipple a niece of the late Shirley Carter died in Riverside Tuesday morning at 8. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 3 P M in Riverside. She leaves husband Henry Whipple daughter Elizabeth Carter and sister Louise Anderson Patten all of Riverside CA. She had visited Winchester and has distant relatives in Clarke County. Bingo Thursday night Sarah Zane Fire Co 830 Door prize 250.
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Gwynn Page Whipple
Shirley
Riverside
Rouss Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
The Charley Rouss Fire Co held its regular monthly meeting on February 4 at 8 o'clock. All members urged to attend and a luncheon will be served afterwards. David P. Hottie Pim sends the notice.
Final Clearance Hats Two for One Dollar at Hodgson Store
Margaret L. Hodgson advertises final clearance hats priced at two for $1.00. The short sale promotes bargain headwear with limited stock and indicates store location C1p-11.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
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Martinsburg
Floyd Ash
William
Reds
U. S. Randle
Commissioner of Revenue
McVicar
A. T. Hawthorne
Thomas Kremer
State Highway Department
W. P. Anderson
Henry
Dorsey Vs. Davis
City
Stephens City
Blue Ridge Hills
RAF
Cologne
Rhineland
England
Humboldt Deutz Motor Works
Meuser
Volga
By Eddy Gilmore
Pavlovska
Sosyka
Rostov-Baku
Yeisk
Sea of Azov
Sarah Zane Fire Co
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