Yanks Break Nazi Line Seize Siegfried Belt Across Open Country
Two American divisions shattered the first pillbox belt of the Siegfried line and surged through into open country two thirds of the way through the defense system. The 9th Regiment neared Gemund and Schieiden while Colmar and nearby areas fell under Allied pressure as the Rhine approach loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.S
Paris
Siegfried Line
Holland
Roer River
Germany
von Rundstedt
Siegfried Belt
Gemund
Schieiden
Rhine
Bonn
Colmar
cross-Rhine
Ardennes
West Wall
Monschau
82Nd Airborne
Udenbreth
First Army
Aachen
Schoneseiffen
Harperscheid
Siegfried Fortress
Germans Urged to Stand Firm Against Surrender Calls
London reports German press and radio urged steadfast resistance to surrender, warning that Allied aims fail without German resolve. Dispatches note anti-Hitler posters in cities, refugees flooding Berlin, and famine fears amid crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Germany
Race to Manila Heats Up as US Columns Close In
American armored columns push toward Manila from the north with the 1st Cavalry and 37th Division within 17 to 24 air miles of the capital. Batangas airborne forces seize an airfield 40 miles away. Japanese destroyers sighted off Luzon, one sunk, two damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Philippine
U. S
First Cavalry
Sabang
Douglas MacArthur
37Th
Angat
Malolos
Batangas
Eleventh
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Waves of Allied Bombers Strike at Berlin
Allied air forces pound Berlin in a massive raid, with over 1,000 American Flying Fortresses dropping nearly 3,000 tons on central targets. The Magdeburg outskirts and other cities also hit as RAF Mosquitos and heavy bombers participate. Berlin’s defense and German high command appear unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Magdeburg
Britain
RAF
High Command
Wiesbaden
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Karlsruhe
Alsace
Coat mixup prompts calls for refund and fix
Mr Winchester voices disbelief that wrong coats issued last week remain unresolved and funded from the infantile paralysis fund. He urges the committee to settle the issue now. Pa recalls the groundhog and jokes about blood donor clinic registration as a precaution.
Film Burns at Capitol Theater Fire disrupts Capitol showing
A projection fire at the Capitol Theater damaged about 800 feet of film and caused a 15 minute delay. Manager Lamar Keen said the preveue could be shown next week after the film burned up in a flash. Projections were restored using one machine as firefighters cleared smoke and reopened the show. No other damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theater
Lamar Keen
Lonnie Kline
Russell Warner
Keen
Rouss Fire Company
Cameron Street
Huge Slave Farm Found In Silesia
Soviet troops report from Silesia reveal a large slave farm where Russian women were kept for Nazi service. Women liberated by Red Army soldiers cried with relief as operators fled with other Germans. The farm fenced many hundreds of girls and women while owners selected workers for factories and farms and some were sent to domestic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Star
Silesia
Red Army
For Sale One Potomac Edison Stock Share Ad
Classified notice offers one share of Potomac Edison Stock for sale with contact phone number 6548. No other terms or details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison
People Back DeGaulle In Rehabilitation In France
Rep. Kefauver says Allied support keeps civil strife in check as he returns from Europe. He reports the French people largely back De Gaulle with hope for liberation and a cautious government path amid wartime hardship and internal factions. He notes France faces food and fuel shortages but is beginning to organize under De Gaulle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Kefauver
Dtenn
Europe
de Gaulle Reufauver
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
DeGaulle
Uni
Fuel Famine Deepens Across Nation Amid Cold Snap
Snow blankets and embargoes strain transportation and fuel services as coal shortages worsen. Ohio and New York governors order weekend closures and conservation plans, while schools consider four day weeks. Grange Federation mobilizes trucks. naval district releases fuel oil to civilians. Miners refuse time rules for Saturday work.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midwest
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Lausche
Grange League Federation Exchange
New York Harbor
Third Naval District
New Jersey
Connecticut
Solig Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania
Wounded in Action Stewart Brown Aboard LST
Mrs. Ruby Brown reports her son Petty Officer Third Class Stewart E. Brown was wounded in the Pacific Theater during January while aboard an LST. He states he is not badly wounded and expects to return to fighting soon and has earned the Purple Heart. Brown was recently promoted from Seaman First Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Brown
East Piccadilly Street
Stewart E. Brown
Brown
Navy Department
Seamar
LST
Annual Rouss Services Sunday
The Charley Rouss Fire Company holds its annual sermon and memorial services tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the Congregational Christian Church. The Rev Robert A Whitten will preach The Peril of Peace. W W Glass will deliver the memorial address for eleven members who died this year four in action. Church choir and Historic City Quartet provide music. Fire company members meet at the fire hall at 7 PM. relatives and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Robert A. Whitten
W. W. Glass
Senate Defers Vote On National Service Bill
Senate Military Committee defers decision on a limited national service bill until Monday. Senator O Mahoney objects to the Byrnes office control of the Manpower program and cites government agency mistakes as warning signs for policy and execution risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
James F. Byrnes
House
Senate Committee
Byrnes
O.mahoney
Detroit
Shenandoah County to Send 168 Volunteer Blood Donors Here
Shenandoah County Chapter led by Miss Jessie Smoot of Woodstock announced 168 volunteers recruited for the 11th blood donor clinic to be held February 7 to 9 at the Presbyterian Church annex. The effort brings total volunteers registered to 417 with communities Mt. Jackson Strasburg New Market Woodstock and Edinburgh contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah County
Jessie Smoot
Woodstock
Presbyterian Church Annex
Mt. Jackson
Strasburg
New Market
Edinburgh
Philadelphia
Winchester-Prederick County
Stewart Bell, Jr
N. Loudoun Street
Dia
Infant Burns in Back Street Cottage Fire
Joyce Rice six months old sustained third degree burns over about three quarters of her body when flames destroyed a rear cottage at 466 North Loudoun Street. Fire chief E W Argenbright said the blaze started from a stove. the child was alone when the fire began and transported to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Rice
Raymond Rice
Rices
Loudoun Street
H. S. Pifer
E. W. Argenbright
Bertha Calvert
Ets
North
Loudoun
Rice
Calvert
City Ordinance Upheld Against Poultry Operator
Judge Burr P. Harrison in Winchester Corporation Court sustained the city ordinance regulating nuisances and fined C. F. Nichols, operator of the Winchester Poultry Company, $500 and costs for operating a slaughter house within 200 feet of a dwelling. The conviction, upheld on appeal from the lower court, was supported by the argument that the ordinance is reasonable. Nichols indicated plans to appeal to the State Supreme Court. Attorneys Harry Kern and J. Sloan Kuykendall represented Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester Corporation Court
C. F. Nicho
Winchester Poultry Company
Harrison
Nicholas
Winchester
Common Council
The
Star
State Supreme Court
Harry Kern
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Make-Believe Party Burns A Four-Year-Old Girl
Four year old Jenny Fisher of 686 Woodland Avenue suffered a burn above the right knee when a birthday candle flame set her pajamas aflame during a make believe party. Her mother Mrs. John Fisher rushed to extinguish the flames on the stairs and Jenny received first aid from Dr. B. B. Dutton and remained under care at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Caraway Fisher
John Fisher
Woodland Avenue
Genuine Cocoa Mats for Sale at Sears Order Office
Genuine cocoa mats offered at the Sears order office located at 1218 Loudoun Street for 182 dollars. Market listing notes quantity 2 3 1p 3t and price 182.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sear
Loudoun St
South End Fire Company Invited to Attend Captain Hart
South End Fire Company is invited to attend an event led by Howard Hart, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
Howard Hart
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