Furious air sea fight sinks 15 Japanese ships and losses for US
Navy reports in February that in seven days of air battles near Guadalcanal beginning Jan 29, Japan lost 12 destroyers and up to 15 ships while two US warships, including the heavy cruiser Chicago, were lost. One destroyer was sunk and three motor torpedo boats also disappeared. Captain Ralph Otis Davis survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Chicago
Solomon Island
Navy
United States
Ralph Otis Davis
Roland Park
Baltimore
Turk Islands
Solomon Islands
Foe Pushed Back In Tunisia First Big North Africa Armament Battle
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports Eisenhower at the Tunisian front as Rommel’s armored push against American lines at Faid Pass met counter attacks. Eisenhower traveled to the front three days ago and returned to headquarters today.
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North Africa
Gafsa
Allied Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Faid Pass
Erwin Rommel
Faid
Gulf of Gabes
Garga
Rommel
Martinsburg reader renews Star subscription from home
Mrs D E Pierce of 325 S Raleigh St Martinsburg WV writes she is never too busy to read the Star and wishes progress for the year ahead. The note recalls her move from Whitacre Frederick County. The issue highlights county women improving their rest room after much hard work.
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D. E. Pierce
S. Raleigh St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Distribution of War Ration Book Two registration details
The Office of Price Administration announces War Ration Book Two for processed foods beginning March 1. In Winchester and Frederick County, registration runs February 22 to 26 from 1 to 5 p m by last name blocks. School distribution sites differ by area with specific shifts for Greenwood Hayfield and other Frederick County schools.
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United States
Office of Price Administration
Winchester
Frederick County
Greenwood
Miller School
Hayfield
Loudoun Street
Sodine
Handley School
Piccadilly Street
Woodstock Avenue
John Kerr School
Nelson seeks resignation of WPB official Eberstadt
Washington dispatch reports War Production Board Chairman Donald M Nelson urged Ferdinand Eberstadt to resign as vice chair in charge of materials and named Charles E Wilson to run all WPB programs. The shift aims to end jurisdictional disputes hindering war effort amid Army Navy push to abolish WPB.
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Washington
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Ferdinand E. He
Charles E. Wilson
Nelson
New York
The
Herald-Tribune
War Production Board
Army
Navy
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Washington Dispatch
Food Production Program Threatened by Policy Divide
A sharp split between the administration and Congress over farm price policy threatens this year’s food production plan. Planting is near, but farmers lack price guidance as the administration favors subsidies to boost certain crops while the farm bloc pushes for higher prices to spur maximum production. The dispute endangers soybeans, peanuts for oils, dry beans, peas, and other staples vital to the civilian diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Congressional Farm Bloc
Agriculture Department
Wiekhed ‘Bee
German Air Raids Strike Western Germany and Belgium
British bombers hit undisclosed targets in western Germany and in Nazi-occupied Belgium last night. Fighter planes attacked enemy railroad targets in northern France. One bomber was shot down and several fighters were lost or damaged, according to an air ministry communique.
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London
Germany
Belgium
France
Air Ministry
Frigid blast claims at least 26 lives across regions
The Associated Press reports at least 26 deaths from extreme cold as a 50 below wind chill grips the East. New England leads with 11 deaths and widespread frostbite, while New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey report multiple fatalities. Subzero temps halt work, delay transport, and ice infrastructure suffers as ships unload delays and a bus strike hampers workers. Peaches suffer in Chautauqua county. Mount Washington hits 46 below.
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Associated Press
New England
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Boston
New Bedford
Mass
Lowell
Warrensburg
N. Y
Mount Washington
N.H
Mercury
T. A. Merrill
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Fredonia
Chatauqua County
Senate moves to nullify Roosevelt salary limit order
Democratic and Republican senators push a bi partisan plan to repeal the executive order capping salaries at 25000 after taxes. They back attaching a repealer to a debt limit bill. House and Senate moves align to end the salary cap and let Congress set pay rules.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Byrd
D-Va
Clark
D-Mo
Finance Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Executive
Treasury
George
D-Ga
Vandenberg
Michigan
House
Rep
Disney
D-Okla
Wood Farm Sale Bulletin Near Berryville
Livestock feed and farm machinery offered at Wood Farm five miles east of Winchester on Berryville Pike. Auction by Albert Carver scheduled for Monday February 22. Sale listing reference 2 12 16 1 1p 3t.
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Wood Farm
Winchester
Berryville Pike
Albert Carver
Local Farmers Push for More Heavy Farm Equipment
Frederick county farmers face threats to production due to worn-out machinery and a tiny equipment allotment far below actual need. E. M. Funk, head of the farm machinery rationing board, foresees a revised quota in days ahead and some limited relief in certain classes. Current allocations include grain drills, tractors, wagons, harrows, plows, cream separators and more, with new quotas expected to ease shortages.
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Frederick County
E. M. Funk
Farm Machinery Rationing Board
Names of approved farm machinery applicants to be published
The Star reports that names of applicants approved by the ration board are public information. The list is not available this afternoon but will be published tomorrow afternoon.
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Ration Board
Farm equipment auction progress and allocations
Mr. Funk, board chairman, says most gear has been allocated with only one or two discs left. Remaining items include sprayers, a feed grinder, dump rake, grain binder, fertilizer distributors, horse drawn mowers, side delivery rakes, and two six foot or smaller combines. Second hand stock remains limited while parts are plentiful. Milk coolers quota freed may allow easy securing. Board members Lee Rick and Lester Dailey serve with Funk. Edwin Marker and Elijah Pifer are alternates. Applications require any two members.
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Funk
Mr. Funk
Lee Rick
Lester Dailey
Edwin Marker
Elijah Pifer
Block Leaders Discuss Work at Winchester Meeting
An all zone and sector leaders meeting at the George Washington Hotel covered block plan duties and point rationing. Mayor Anderson spoke, Mrs. George Snarr presided, and talks by Miss Margaret Flickinger and Mrs. L S Hale explained rationing and nutrition with posters. Zone chairmen introductions followed and Ralph Hengeveld announced a Saturday tin can salvage drive.
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George Washington Hotel
Anderson
George Snarr
Winchester
Margaret Flickinger
L. S. Hale
Withrow Legge
Southwest Zone
W. H. Lawrence
Northwest Zone
Douglas Sale
W. S. McClintock
Emma Parks Robinson
Ralph Hengeveld
Winchell apologizes to dogs after Hitler remark
A Winchester dog fancier sent a telegram to Walter Winchell prompting an on air apology. Winchell said he mistakenly linked Hitler with a dog and apologized to all the dogs in the world during his Sunday broadcast.
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Winchester
Benton Snider
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Hitler
S S Sgt Orville Kiger Decorated by Dutch Queen
Sgt Orville Kiger and fellow crew members of the Suzy Q flying fortress received decorations from Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for their year in the Far East. The soldier, a nephew of Mrs. Jesse Streit, visited Winchester before returning to Tyote, Texas, after service in the Orient.
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Orville Kiger
Far East
Queen Wilhelmina
Netherlands
F. M. Kiger
Sgt. Kiger
Jesse B. Streit
Winchester
Sgt
John Irons
United States
Orient
Tyote
Texas
Fire Damages Oil Truck on Front Royal Road
An oil truck loaded with kerosene caught fire at about 8 am on the hill north of the Opequon on the Front Royal road toward Winchester. The valve jammed and hose froze delaying extinguishing. no explosion occurred and the driver’s identity is unknown.
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Opequon
Front Royal Road
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
Allied Bombersattack on Folkestone Signals Heavy Attack
Heavy explosions rattled windows on the English coast as Allied bombers attacked the German occupied coast of northern France. The blasts continued at intervals for several minutes this morning signaling a major raid.
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Folkestone
Eng
Channel
France
Allied forces push Rommel’s troops in Tunisian clash
American tank units and Allied air cover clash with Rommel’s veterans in central Tunisia near Faid and Sidi Bou zid as battles widen. Gafsa base abandoned. Ben Gardane falls to Eighth Army. air forces claim heavy losses on both sides with 11 enemy planes shot down.
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Rommel
Sidi Bouzid
Sfax
Gafsa
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Ben Gardane
Mediterranean
United States Liberators
Naples
Sicily
Faid
Russians Crack Southern Battle Line Of Hitler
The Red Army reportedly broke Hitler’s southern front along a 400 mile arc from Orel region to Bolshiy Sal, NE of Taganrog, and pushes toward Donets Basin as Kharkov fights intensify. German defenses claim stubborn resistance near Kharkov with 20 divisions involved.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Orel
Bolshiy Saly
Taganrog
Kharkov
Donets
Ukraine
Diev
Stonewall High to Publish The Confederate Yearbook
Stonewall High School students plan to publish an annual titled The Confederate with Neil Driver distributing in April. At Stonewall a beauty contest crowned Miss Juanita Scrivener Queen of the Student Cooperative Association. runners up included Rebecca Lodge Dorothy Rennie Betty Martin and Betty Carpenter. Private Joe Ritter reported a truck sank into Abram's Creek after missing a bridge on Route 11. L W Painter of Stephens City owned the Dodge. Rural mail routes 1 and 1-A are temporarily served by Charles Dick and Henry Kern Jr, altering delivery times on Route 1 while 1-A hours remain mostly unchanged.
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Stonewall High School
Winchester
Neil Driver
Stonewall
Juanita Scrivener
The
Student Cooperative Association
Robert Clevenger, Jr
Rebecca Lodge
Dorothy Rennie
Betty Martin
Betty Carpenter
Joe Ritter
L. W. Painter
Stephens City
Abram’s Creek
Lloyd R. Carr
Charles Dick
Henry Kern, Jr
Rt. 1
Canadian Corvette Louisburg Sunk in the Mediterranean
Ottawa reports the Canadian corvette Louisburg was sunk by enemy dive bombers and torpedo planes on convoy duty in the Mediterranean. Forty Canadian and Royal Navy crew members were listed missing or killed, including 38 deaths.
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Ottawa
Louisburg
Mediterranean
Angus Macdonald
Royal Navy
Ds Macdonald
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Guadalcanal
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Eberstadt
By Ovid A. Martin
North
By Jack Bell
Walt. Winchell
Kiger
Wes Gallagher
Donets Basin
By Eddy Gilmore
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