Russians Press Gains Near Krivoi Rog Front
Soviet forces closed in on Krivoi Rog from three sides after breaking the Nikopol line and advanced toward Kherson and Nikolaev. German losses at Nikopol included about 15 000 dead and 2 000 captured, with extensive manganese stocks at risk and Red Star claiming encircled Nazi divisions near Cherkasy facing extermination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Fron
Krivoi Rog
Black Sea
Kherson
Nikolaev
Dnieper
Nikopol
Hitler
Russia
Harding
Luga
Red Star
Cherkasy
Germany
Snow Forecast Shifts as Snow Turns to Rain Across Valley
Associated Press reports two inches of snow in the valley between 2:05 and 8:00 am, followed by sleet and rain. Richmond and nearby cities anticipated little additional snow with possible ice this afternoon and tonight. Roanoke saw a light snow that turned to drizzle, Lynchburg reported two inches, Danville had rain, Newport News snow changed to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Danville
Newport News
Seventh Blood Donor Clinic Dates Set
The red tentative date for the seventh blood donor clinic here places the event on April 13 14 and 15 with organizers confirming the schedule.
Final Clearance Hats 50e and $1.00 Margaret Hodgson Item
Margart Hodgson is listed in a final clearance notice with hats priced at 50 cents and items at one dollar. The fragment references a docket or listing number 29 Ip 11 and an older catalog style.
Chairman Urges Bond Drive Support as Shortfall Persists
With under three weeks left in the Fourth War Loan Drive, Chairman Wendell Barney appeals to Winchester and Frederick County residents to boost purchases. He notes official figures show a $600 000 gap to meet the quota and warns optimism over Italian front news is unwarranted. He likens bond buying to a soldier’s battles and urges strong citizen participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell Barney
Barney
Local Campaign Allocates Additional Bond Funds
Montgomery Ward and Company informed officials that an extra 40000 dollars in bond sales were approved for Winchester bringing the total to 720 bonds sold last week amounting to 153717.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Company
Winchester
Mrs. Sue W. Carr Dies After Illness at 81
Mrs. Sue W. Carr of Boyce Virginia died Tuesday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after months of declining health. She taught in Clarke County schools in the 1890s and was active in the Shenandoah Baptist Association. Survived by husband Oscar M. Carr two sons Clay B. Carr and Oscar M. Carr two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral at Boyce 3 p.m. Thursday with interment at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suewee Carr
Clay Carr
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Caroline County
Culpeper
James Wharton
Clarke County
Boyce and
Millwood
Carr
Baptist Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Shenandoah Baptist Association
L. H. Roy
L. E. Clark
H. C. Smith
Armstead Colston
J. G. Burch
Henry Baines
Palls Church
More Virginians Enlisted or Inducted At Higher Rate
Roanoke Virginia reports that Virginia has more than doubled its wartime enlistments compared with the first World War. Col Mills F. Neal notes 35,611 percent of men aged 18 to 37 enlisted or inducted by January 1, with 4-F, 3-A and 3-B groups also sizable. Further figures show war-related deferments and looming standard changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia
Mills F. Neal
Richmond
Selective Service
Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke Area
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Lynchburg
Wythele
Neal
Home Front Nazis Given Warning
In a Berlin broadcast recorded for the British Ministry of Information, Dietmar warned Germans at home to increase war effort or face energetic counter-measures. He urged mobilizing all reserves and husbanding strength as fronts multiply, stressing the rear must support soldiers on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Ministry of Information
Dietmar
Woolen Mill Reopens At Seven A.M
The Virginia Woolen Mill will reopen at seven o'clock tomorrow. Employees on the first shift should report to work tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia _Woolen
Senate Approves Increase For Small Loan Interest
The Senate approved a change raising small loan interest to three percent on balances up to 150 and two percent on balances up to 300, advancing the Norris Battle bill after debate over the amendment. Muse and Dalton urged retaining two percent. Norris supported the split rate. The Legislative Advisory Council cited dwindling numbers of small loan companies due to earlier rates. The House also adopted a joint resolution urging Congress to consider constitutional tax limits on income and inheritance during peace time.
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Senate
Leonard G. Muse
Roanoke
Ted Dalton
Radford
Legislative Advisory Council
General Assembly
House
Congress
Muse
Dalton
Finland Denies Will Not Surrender Amid War Warnings
Stockholm February 9 Finnish Foreign Office denied a Helsinki claim that Finns would not surrender even if Helsinki were razed. Washington legation said Finland’s war position remains unchanged and no such comment was made on Hull’s warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Helsinki
Foreign Office
Legation
Washington
Finland
Hufvudstadsbladet
Legation Cadena
Hull
Russia
Pravda
la Suisse
Geneva
Bankhead Defends Subsidy Rollback in Senate Speech
Senator Bankhead argues subsidies to curb food prices swell the national debt and widen inflationary gaps. He promotes continuing the commodity credit corporation while ending the administration's 1.6 billion dollar annual subsidy after June 30, warning repeal could trigger wage and price spikes but asserting ceilings could curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mts
Argume
Brutalities In Prison Charged
Norman Thomas reports affidavits from prisoners alleging brutalities by guards at the Springfield Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Center. He plans to seek a Congressional investigation and says the documents describe beating, fire hose abuse, starvation, cigarette torture, and confinement in bare concrete cells without heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman Thomas
Biddle
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Springfield
Thomas
War Bond Dance Planned for George Washington's Birthday
Announcement for a War Bond Dance at Winchester Armory on February 22 features a $2.20 admission per couple plus a War Bond pledge. Navy Band to perform, led by the Washington band with former members of Artie Shaw’s orchestra cited. Co chairs Richard P. Michel Chesner and Mrs. W. H. Lawrence Jr. assist at Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester Armory
George Washington
George Weldon
Ted the Ter Memorial Hospital
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Navy
U. S. Ienasic
Washington
Weldon
Artie Shaw
Richard Pevin MicchelcChesner
Atlantic Wall Installations Pounded in Third Day Raid
Allied air forces led a three day strike against German Atlantic Wall sites in northern France with 200 plus Marauders and RAF aircraft targeting railway yards and engine repair shops at Tergnier between St. Quentin and Soissons. The Frankfurt bombing killed 19 German planes while Allied losses totaled 12 heavy bombers and several fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. 8
France
Atlantic Wall
RAF
Germany
Rhone
Limoges
Frankfurt
Tergnier
St. Quentin
Soissons
Britain
Boulogne
Calais
R Esommanique
Brittany
S. Liberators
Saerantios
U. S
Heavies
Allies claim raid nets over 150 planes on Rabaul and Lakunai fields
Allied airmen report destroying 13 more Japanese aircraft at Rabaul this month and attacking Lakunai airfield with a 124 ton bombing run. Planes flew from Adm. Halsey’s Solomon Islands bases. seventh Rabaul raid since Feb 1, fifth on Lakunai. Minor damage to Allied craft. weather hampered other operations.
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Southwest Pacific
Notice to Attend James N Molingdale February 12
Executor James P. Reardon informs attenders to appear for James N Molingdale on Saturday February 12. Public notice cites value of estate and executor details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Molingdale
James P. Reardon
Public Sale of Rare Antiques in Winchester Virginia
A public sale of personal property including rare antiques is set for February 10 1944 at 1 pm. The sale takes place at 326 Smithfield Avenue Winchester Va conducted by L R Dettra Admr of Sallie K Mesick deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Avenue
Winchester
L. R. Dettra
Admr
Sallie K. Messick
Restaurant Persists Despite Claims of Cash Sacrifice
A local notice describes a dispute over compensation promised for a restaurant project. The note references a party labeled Star and a cash component as the key issue, with no further procedural details available.
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Italian allied planes aid beleaguered American and British forces on the beachhead. German troops claim advances and 700 prisoners. U S S troops hold a quarter of Cassino as battles for the objective continue. Ukrainian forces advance toward Krivoi Rog after Nikopol, while the Baltic Army moves on Luga. Atlantic Wall targets crushed by bombers and Limoges works hit. Pacific forces strike remaining Jap bases in the Marshalls and press Rabaul air campaigns.
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Rome
U. S S
Cassino
Nikopol
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper Bend
Luga
Pacific
U. S
Marshalls
Kwajalein Atoll
Rabaul
Islands Ripped and Torn by Bombs of Naval Planes
An eye witness recounts American air strikes on the Marshalls amid renewed bombardment by 7th Army Air Force units. Major Leonard T. Ramsey describes heavy bombs and machinegun fire as planes blast a Japanese airfield, leaving craters and smoke with Japanese repairs ongoing.
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Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
AAF
Marshalls
7Th Army Air Force
Nimitz
Jaluit Atoll
Leonard T. Ramsey
Larchmont
N. Y
Cassino Mount Crushes Nazi Bastion as Allies Advance
American forces widened a full scale assault on Mount Cassino driving toward the Benedictine monastery summit as Cas si no town falls under heavy bombardment. In the Cisterna area U S Mitchell bombers pounded German positions while Fifth Army artillery roared along the Rapido front. Civilians sheltered in the abbey amid fierce fighting as Allied forces press the strongest push yet in the Cassino sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Cisterna
Rome
Fifth Army
Cassino
U. S
Monastery Heights
Rapido
Army
Stars and Stripes
Ranger Lives To Refute Story Of Sunk Carrier Raid
The Navy disclosed that the U S S Ranger dispatched a daring raid into Norway to sink ships and destroy German shipping, countering Axis claims of her sinking. The raid occurred last October, supporting her role in Atlantic convoys and North Africa invasion efforts.
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Washington
Norway
Atlantic
North Africa
Hitler
Ranger
Haamander
Otto von Bui
Coats sale drives discounts across in store offers
Readable fragments show a promotional listing detailing coats offered at half price. The terse item mentions multiple price points and a sale period likely limited, with emphasis on discount depth and a potential date range.
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Sue W. Carr
Bydon Hyndman
Rhone Aircraft Engine
By Austin Bealmear
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Paul Beam
Nazi Bastion
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