Tokyo Raided as American Carrier Planes Strike Capital
U S Pacific Fleet reports smoke rising 7000 feet above Tokyo after carrier planes bombed the Tokyo-Yokohama area. Eyewitness describes panic as raids hit the capital region amid reports of the Japanese Home Fleet failing to appear. London headlines hail the attack as an outstanding display of naval skill and daring with potentially incalculable morale impact.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Tuam
Tokyo
Yokohama
London
the Star
Japanese Claiming Landing Success
An unconfirmed Domei dispatch says Japanese troops launched a surprise amphibious raid Tuesday night on American positions at Nasugbu Batangas on Luzons west coast. The report claims heavy blows to U S forces, burning barracks and destroying heavy guns, with operation tied to Aga Height actions as Japanese seek to halt the advance toward Nasugbu and Manila.
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Domei
Today
Nasugbu
Batangas Province
Luzon
Federal Communications Commission
Aga Height
Manila
Canadians Press Deeper Into Ruhr Front As Berlin Looms
The Canadian First Army drove toward the Ruhr through heavy artillery and bombardment, holding 20 miles of the Rhine floodplain from Nijmegen to Emmerich and advancing toward Goch and Calar. British and Scots troops closed in from multiple directions as German forces bolstered the Rhine defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goch
Cakar
Ruhr
U. S
Echternach
Luxembourg
Saar
Sarrengumenes
Paris
Canadian First Army
Lower Rhine
Germany
Rhine
Nijmegen
Emmerich
Huisberden
Kleve
Wesel
Henry Crerar
Goch Ang Calar
Moyland
Calar
Eodh
Third
Pruem
Seventh Army
Alsace
Rimling
Saarland
Roer
Cologne
Public Sale of C B Stickley Real Estate
Public sale set for Saturday February 17 1945 at 12 oclock noon in front of Frederick County Court House details appear in the advertisement inside the notice specifies the sale action and location and time for interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Stickley Real Estate
Frederick County Court House
Plenty Of Wallpaper Hillyard 5 Piccadilly St
An item noting wallpaper available at Hillyard's store on Piccadilly Street. The entry lists a 5 piece quantity and references a code or date like 2-15-1p-31, suggesting a catalog or inventory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillyard
Piccadilly St
Martial Law Imposed in Germany Declares Wartime Decree
London reports a sweeping German decree placing almost all civilians under martial law. It orders military trials for evaders and threatens death for cowardice in defense areas. The order, issued from Berlin with Hitler and Himmler’s approval, aims to mobilize every person for the war effort.
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London
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Truman Moves To Ask President To Make Report
Vice-President Truman leads a move to invite President Roosevelt to tell Congress all he can about the Yalta agreements without disclosing military secrets. The proposal gained bipartisan Senate support as a way to give lawmakers more details than the Crimean conference report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Congress
Yalta
Churchill
House of Commons
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Whery
Nebraska
Connally
Dtex
White House
Stalin
Vanderberg
R-Mich
Benton Snider Sees First Robin in Winchester
Benton Snider claims to have seen Winchester’s first robin in a Greystone Terrace tree this morning. He hopes the sight signals early spring after a harsh winter and notes wife Mrs Snider as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Snider
Winchester
Snider
Greystone Terrace
Japan Expected To Turn Luzon Tide At Manila
Manila dispatch reports that Japanese forces in Manila Bay and Intramuros region prepared a major defense, with 20 000 plus troops, guns and fortifications. General MacArthur announced a deeper push into Bataan, bombing Corregidor, and rapid envelopment disrupted the enemy plan to hold Manila, turning the Luzon campaign in favor of Allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Corregidor
MacArthur
Manila Bay
Foe
MacAthur
14Th Army Corps
Intramuros
Bay Shore
Pasig River
Ermita
Malate
37Th Infantry Division
University of the Philippines
37Th
General Hospital
Memorial Service for Sarah Zane Fire Company
The Memorial Service for the Sarah Zane Fire Company is set for Sunday at 7 30 PM in Braddock Street United Brethren Church. Nine 1944 deaths will be memorialized with a roll call and candle extinguishing as names are announced. Reverend Ronald Wilson will preach. Rev. L G Bridgers and Rev. Norman Cooper will lead. Families and the public are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Braddock Street
United Brethren Church
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street
L. G. Bridgers
Norman Cooper
Winchester Chamber of Commerce elects J. J. Wanner president
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce elected John J. Wanner president in a special session. Harold G. Brown became vice president, Aldrew Bell secretary, and Paul M. Haldeman treasurer. Six new directors were chosen including Claud Cammer and Marvin Weaver, with carry over directors Earl Bunting and Ellis Harbaugh. The board will meet February 22 to announce committees. An annual meeting is planned with a nationally prominent speaker. war conditions led to no banquet this year. Warner also serves as president and manager of the Winchester Knitting Mill.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
John J. Wanner
Harold G. Brown
Aldrew Bell
Paul M. Haldeman
Bell
Claud Cammer
Paul Haldeman
Charles P. McVicar
W. Ralph Pifer
John J. Warner
Marvin Weaver
Earl Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Ellis E. Harbaugh
Winches
Chamber of Commerce
Warner
Winchester Knitting Mill
American carrier attack on Tokyo praised as epic
U S newspapers hailed the Tokyo raid as an almost unimaginable epic of American might and daring. In Chungking, great rejoicing followed, amid memories of Japanese bombings in 1941.
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U. S
Chungking
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet Reports Tokyo Raid From Guam
Navy radio from Guam details carrier air strikes against Tokyo including ground crews and planes destroyed after raids. Tokyo radio broadcasts faded then resumed. B 29 crew heard ground and air reports as weather cleared over targets. Japanese warnings of further raids referenced Iwo Jima and a large carrier task force.
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U. S
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Japan
Philippines
Manila
Corregidor
Bataan
Tokyo Radio
London
Volcano
Guam
Saipan
Honshu
Mitsubishi
Nagoya
Poultry Institute Draws Farmers in Winchester
More than 50 people attended the annual Poultry Institute in the Frederick County Court House, sponsored by the county Board of Agriculture. M. E. Coe of Blacksburg spoke on a Six Point program for healthy pullets, and J. B. Smith of Richmond discussed hatchery flock opportunities and keeping money in the area as Virginia imports eggs seasonally.
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Poultry Committee
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
County Court House
M. E. Coe
Blacksburg
Coe
J. B. Smith
Richmond Flock Owners Service Department
Richmond
Smith
West Virgina
Virginia
Markwood's Restaurant Ad at Old Fair Grounds
Real home style meals and sandwiches offered at reasonable prices at Markwood's Restaurant located at the entrance of the old Fair Grounds. American Gas and Oil notices accompany the ad dated February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markwood's
Old Fair Grounds
American Gas and Oil
Massive Allied Air Assault On Germany Reopens
An Allied air offensive resumed as more than 5,100 bombers from Britain and the United States struck Nazi targets across Dresden Chemnitz and surrounding areas. Reports say heavy damage to Dresden and Cottbus with hundreds of planes missing or returning.
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Germany
Henry B. Jameson
London
Rhine
Holland
RAF
Air Ministry
Jutland
Britain
Berlin
Dresden
Chemnitz
Reich
U. S
Cottbus
Five Day Weather Outlook February 17 1945
The forecast covers zones 4 and 5 with colder conditions through Monday and slightly below normal temperatures in New York and nearby states. Rain is expected in Virginia with rain or snow north of Virginia around Monday, followed by warmer, unsettled conditions later in the week.
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New York
Middle Atlantic States
Virginia
West Virginia
Question Woman As To Motive For Teacher Slaying
Police questioned four women to determine a motive in the death of 26 year old Mrs. Mary Lee Epes a Jacksonville Florida school teacher. Her husband Lt L B Epes is charged with murder after guiding officers to a foxhole near Ft Jackson where she was found. An autopsy suggested she was drugged and killed. the husband claimed a sedative overdose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Mary Lee Epes
Epes
T. Alex Heise
Jacksonville
Fla
School Board Plans Salary Increase for Teachers
Frederick County School Board in session to consider adding higher teacher salaries to the 1945 46 budget. Supt. Leslie D. Kline noted factors still to be resolved and the exact increase could not yet be stated. The association urged pay parity with neighboring counties and the budget aims for a February 26 supervisors meeting.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County School Board
Kline
Frederick County Teachers Association
Shane
Board of Supervisors
Hillman predicts end of European war by April or June
Washington correspondent William Hillman told Winchester Rotary that European hostilities should end this year with a possible April or June conclusion. He said Japan’s war could last two more years, foreseeing a major Western front offensive by March and potential Russia action against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hillman
Blue Net
Work
Washington
Collier's Magazine
Winchester
Japan
China
Armored Red Army Presses Toward Berlin From Southeast
Soviet Marshal Konev's First Ukrainian Army drives toward Berlin from the southeast smashing Spree river defenses near Beeskow and Cottbus as Zhukov's forces close from the north. Neisse defenses shattered after battles near Forst and Guben.
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Konev
Neisse River
Cottbus
Berlin
Zhukov
Due East
London
Beeshow
Neisse
Forst
Guben
Anc
Marshal Zhukov
Upper
Elbe
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Dresden
Germany
Hamburg
Iag
Cottbus Gerhintie
Premeure
Erstin
Frankfurt
Oder
Beeskow
Keeshow
Spree
Fuerstenberg
Frankfurt- Kestrin
York Inn Top Hats Set to Perform in Latrobe
Public notices list events at York Inn with Top Hats performing Feb 17 from 9 30 PM to 1 00 AM. Also South End Fire Co announces a Friday night event Feb 16 with a 125 000 dollar door prize and other prizes. Farm sale planned for Feb 19 at Apple Pie Ridge Barton Farm. Wallpaper shipment direct from factory at Hillyard s Piccadilly Street with no price increases.
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South End Fire Co
York Inn
York
H. J. Dyke
Apple Pie Ridge
Barton Farm
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J. J. Wanner
Ter Coca Cola Bottling Company
Elmont Waite
U. 5S
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Navy
Hellcat
Tharp's Wood Yard
Poultry Institute
Ninth Air Force
Ninth
U. S. Strategic Air
State Penitentiary
Hillman
Russia
Europe
United States
Java
Sumatra
Singapore
Spree River
J. W. Grove Furniture
Baker and Anderson
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