Marshall Islands invasion praised by Admiral Turner
Describing the Kwajalein operation, Rear Admiral Richard K. Turner called the invasion swift and costly in lives saved. He credited prior Gilbert Islands success and overwhelming air and sea bombardment for reduced casualties and no ship losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lief Erickson
Associated Press
Joint Expeditionary
Richmond K. Turner
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein Atoll
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Solomons
Gilbert Islands
Fourth Marine
Harry Schmidt
Roi
Namur
Key Islands
Charles H. Corlett
Kwajalein
Turner
Adm
Gilberts
Tarawa
Gilbert
Marshalls
Virginia school trustees push funds for two year plan
The Virginia Association of School Trustees urged Governor Darden and the General Assembly to fund a $1200 per unit minimum for two years to keep public schools operating and hinted support for a pay-as-you-go school tax if needed. The measure would back salaries, attendance protections, and ongoing state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Association of School Trustees
Virginia
Darden
Geneal Assembly
Hodges
General Assembly
R. B. Crawford
Farmville
H. L. Baxley
Fauquier
R. B. Thompson
Hampton
Hampton, Secretary, and Mrs. Bess Willis Shrader, Amherst; W. A. Sherman
Fairfax
Taylor Batten
Senate Finance Committee
Moses Senate
Charles T. Moses
Appomattox
Moses
House
Crockett-Norfolk
State Liquor Board
Oil Transport Driver Wanted by Oil Heat Inc
Wanted experienced truck driver for oil transport duties. Apply at Oil Heat Inc located at 415 North Cameron. Position advertised in this notice with standard employment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Heat, Inc
N. Cameron
Income Tax Service at 21 W Boscawen Street Hours
J H Seal Jr offers income tax services at 21 West Boscawen Street with evening hours on Saturdays from 1 to 9 PM and weekday hours 6 to 9 PM. Phone number 4248 is listed for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Boscawen St
J. H. Seal, Jr
Winchester Commandery to Elect Officers Tonight
Winchester Commandery Knights Templar meets at 8 o'clock for officer elections. Comdr M B Clowe signs notice. Kingston Hatcheries Kingston Ga date line indicates notice published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Knights Templar
M. B. Clowe
Other Cruelties Being Bared
A Javanese escapee from a Japanese camp recounts brutal transport to Guadalcanal then forced march across jungle trails. Prisoners received two handfuls of food daily while guards bayoneted two Dutch officers and an accomplice who attempted escape. The survivor bears a three inch bayonet scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vrij -Nederland
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Three German Blockade Runners Sunk by American Warships
Three German blockade runners loaded with war goods from Japanese ports were sunk in the South Atlantic within 48 hours in early January. The ships Burgenland Rio Grande and Weserland carried thousands of tons of rubber tins fats and strategic ores. Salvage of rubber and several prisoners took place while attackers included the destroyer Somers and the escort destroyer Somers under Commander Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
South Atlantic
Burgenland
Rio Grande
Weserland
Des Jouett
Atlantic
Somers
William Co. Hughes
Oklahoma City
Japanese Naval Base Raid Over Paramushiro in North Pacific
Two U S Navy bombers attacked the Japanese base at Paramushiro in the Kuriles, the tenth raid since December. No enemy planes were encountered, both Americans returned safely, and weather hindered observed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aleutian Islands
Paramushiro
North Pacific
Kuriles
Navy
Russian Kamchatka Peninsula
Ceiling Prices Announced By Board
The Winchester War Price and Rationing Board lists community ceiling prices for onions at 25 cents per 3 pounds and butter at 50 cents per pound in groups one and two stores, 49 cents in groups three and four. Fully dressed fryers under 2.5 pounds are 58 cents per pound in all groups. Consumers should verify store prices against the ceiling lists displayed in each store. For more details, call the Price division at 4159.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Winchester
Winchester War Price and Rationing Board
War Price and Rationing Board
Virginia Woolen Leads Industrial Bond Competition
The Virginia Woolen Company tops the first round of the war bond contest with 329 bonds sold, representing 52 percent of its employees and a maturity value of 11 dollars. Other leaders include Clearbrook Woolen Co and O Sullivan Rubber Co with high payroll participation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woolen
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Co
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
National Fruit Product Co
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Barney
Clearbrook Woolen Company
C. and P. Telephone Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
Minute Man
Muster Out Day Bill Signed
President Roosevelt signed muster out pay ranging from 100 to 300 for armed service members and urged action on education continuation social security credits unemployment allowances and a reconversion framework to ease the transition to civilian life and secure jobs for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Friday Bingo at Rouss Fire Hall Each Week
A Friday bingo session is held at the Rouss Fire Hall starting at 8:00 PM. The notice notes a recurring weekly event on the date pattern listed as 12 31 Fri 1p tf.
Red Army encircles German formations in Ukraine
Moscow reports a major Soviet drive along the upper Dnieper Bend trapping ten German divisions in a five day offensive. Nearly 10,000 Nazis killed as the ring tightens around Smela and Zvenigorodka Shpola area while Govorov advances toward Narva and Estonia. Berlin notes evacuations of Rovno and Lutsk as Soviet strikes widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Dnieper
Red Star
Ukraine
Baltic
Cherkasy
Stalingrad
Pavel Orender
Nikolai Vatutin
Ivan S. Konevo
Orender
London
Russia
Poland
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Red Army
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Narva
Berlin
Rovno
Liaitsk ‘Laick
Ivan 5S
Konev
Smela
Zvenigorodka-Shpola
Kiev
Stalin
Dnieper Bend
Old Poland
Lutsk
Govorov
Bond Battalion at War Bond Rally Seen by Winchester Crowd
Miss Leslie Brooks and Edgar Buchanan lead Columbia Studio stars with four war heroes and local committee members in final script plans for the Bond Battalion rally. The touring group stopped in Winchester during a Shenandoah Valley tour and expressed thanks for the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Brooks
Edgar Buchanan
Columbia Studio
Handley Auditorium
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Toulon Smashed by U S Planes and British Raids
London reports from February 4 describe heavy American air raids on Toulon in southern France and major bombardments across western Germany including Frankfurt Brunswick Hannover and Wilhelmshaven. Allied Mosquito and long range fighter actions supported by RAF intruders continued the round the clock offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vichy
Toulon
France
Berlin
Trieste
Rimini
Albano
Formia
Porto Recanal
Adriatic
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Porto Recanati
Ancona
Germany
Nazi Europe
Frankfurt
Brunswick
Hannover
Wilhelmshaven
RAF
Plannes
Air Ministry
World At War Highlights From The Associated Press
Red armies advance on Dnieper bend and press westward from Ukraine to the Baltic. In the Pacific men tanks and guns land on Kwajalein to crush remaining Japanese resistance. Casualties stay light as Allied air strikes hit New Guinea dumps and German counterattacks fail. Cassino fall looms as U S troops reform for new assault and beachhead pressure remains near Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Russia
Dnieper
Ukraine
Baltic
Narva
South Pacific
Kwajalein
Marshalls
Alexeshafen-Madang
New Guinea
Gustax
of Cassino
U. S
Rome
Bombers pound western Germany. RAF Mosquitos harass at night
AERIAL-strong formations of U. S. heavy bombers, escorted by fighters, strike western Germany for the second straight day. RAF Mosquitos continue night harassment. Nazis retaliate with a pocket blitz on London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Yugoslav Front Rimes with German Reinforcements Against Partisans
Sharp clashes erupt along the Balkans front as German forces mass reinforcements for a seventh push to crush partisan resistance. Rebels report heavy fighting in multiple sectors as Allied observers monitor movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Five Die In Plane Crash Near Elkins West Virginia
Five people were killed when a civilian Lockheed 12 crash occurred on Rich Mountain near Elkins four miles west of town after the pilot requested landing instructions. State police and Army personnel recovered bodies from the burning wreck of No 18 956 believed owned by Fain Drilling Company of Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Rich Mountain
Here
Fain Drilling Company
Off
Encirclement Claimed Near Nettuno by German Command
Berlin said Allied forces were encircled at Nettuno beachhead with major enemy forces trapped by counterattacks. In Italy Rommel directed the big offensive against Anzio while Allies pressed Cas il lo and surrounding areas amid heavy tank and infantry fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nettuno
Italy
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Anzio
Rome
Cassino
10Th Army
Eighth Army
Torricella
Orsogno
Padiglione
Cisterna
Campoleone
Mediterranean
Riley's Store Hours Display
Riley's shows weekday hours 9 to 6 with Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The entry lists abbreviated times and parenthetical catalog codes 2-3-1p-2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
MacMillan Poultry Co Notifies Of Weeklong Closure
Notice to customers that the MacMillan Poultry Co will be closed all week for repairs and will reopen Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macmillan Poultry CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. B. C. Board
Onemnty Court House
Farmers & Merchants ‘Bank
Coleman Dunn
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Income Tax Service
Kingston Hatcheries
Kingston
U.S
Clearbrook
Upper Dnieper
By Eddy Gilmore
By Hugh G. Peters
Bond
William
Middledorf
Vergil Kennedy
James Dyer
Billie Dorris
LaMar
Buchanan Leslie Brooks
Elkins Area
Bulletin
Rappahannock
Adam Ritter
Kent
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