Red Army Breaks German Defenses In Orel Province Campaign
Soviet forces report capture of Zalegoshch and other towns east of Orel as Red Army troops drive west of Kharkov and press along the Donets basin. In Tunisia Rommel halts near the Algerian frontier while Allied lines stiffen with Montgomery’s forces moving southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Orel
Zalegoshch
Yelets
Taganrog
Rostov
Matveev-Kurzan
Sea of Azov
Gorlovka
Caucasus
Taman
Kerch
Crimea
Donets
Novoshakhtinsk
Voroshilovgrad
Arctic
Murmansk
Kharkov
Artllery
Poltava
Pltava
Kharkov-Kiev
Four Held in Burglaries and Loot Recovered
Stolen merchandise valued at hundreds of dollars was recovered as four suspects were arrested and four Winchester burglaries plus one Strasburg case were solved with help from state and federal authorities. Chief Hollis said the group admitted to multiple burglaries and that the loot was moved to Charles Haines and Edward Sheppard before being stored in a barn in Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Strasburg
Hollis
Donald Scruggs
Kenneth Easter
Charles Haines
Edward Sheppard
South Loudoun Street
U. S
Sheppard
Martinsburg
Grimes
Frederick County
President Expects 10 800 000 Army By Year End
President Roosevelt announced that a August decision set army size for the year and that military need dictates 17 500 000 men by December 31 excluding officers. Including other services the total reaches 10 800 000, with assurances munitions would be available for all.
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Washington
Roosevelt
M C Garvin of Gore Dies at University Virginia
Mahlon Calvin Garvin of Gore Frederick County died at University Hospital after a major operation. He was 73, a bank president, farmer and church deacon. Survived by wife Myrtle, brother W C Garvin, two sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Mahlon Calvin Garvin
Frederick County
University Hospital
Danville
Frederick
Jenny Smith
S. J. Smith
Gore
Garvin
Myrtle McIntyre
Illinois
Western Frederick Bank
On. Selectiv
R. A. Whitten
Mr. Whitten
W. C. Garvin
Lynchburg
B. F. Line
Winchester
W. J. Muse
Star
Soviet Forces Reach Railway Town Near Tangangor
London dispatch reports Soviet troops thrust into a railway town 25 miles north of Tangangor, threatening German retreat remnants as winter fighting continues in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tagangor
Tin Cans To Be Collected Tomorrow
Community notice on tin can collection advising residents to place cans on the curb tonight or before 8 oclock tomorrow morning for early truck rounds.
Golf Club Names Officers For ’43
At a meeting in the offices of Hansbrough and Carter, Wendell B. Goode was elected president of the Winchester Golf Club for the ensuing year. C Parker was named vice president, P R Fowle treasurer, and John Eddy secretary and assistant treasurer. Directors named were Goode Parker Fowle L Arnold Otis Sergeant James N Mason and Miss Betty Riley. Executive committee members will be President Goode Vice President Parker and Secretary Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough
Carter
Wendell B. Goode
Winchester Golf Club
C. Parker
P. R. Fowle
John Eddy
Messrs. Goode
Parker
Fowle
L. D. Arnold
Otis Sergeant
James N. Mason
Betty Riley
Goode
Eddy
Public Sale Of Livestock Feed And Machinery
Wood farm near Winchester on Berryville pike to hold a public sale Monday February 22. Albert Carver listed as owner with items including livestock feed and farming machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Farm
East
Winchester
Berryville Pike
Albert Carver
Notice of Public Sale of Milton Williams Estate Furniture
Public sale of household furniture from the Milton Williams Estate conducted by Thur White, Executor. The event is set for Saturday February 20 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Williams
Athur White
New Nazi Line Emerges Along Dnieper Across Front
Military observers say the next defensive line for retreating German forces may run along the Dnieper far west of current fighting. Russian offensives quicken as Nazi retreating stance hardens. Kharkov has fallen, about 200 miles east of Kiev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Dnieper
Kharkov
Kiev
Winchester Men Report for Army Navy Marine Inductions
February 22 report date set for Winchester City Local Board selections. Inductees accepted into the Army include Rowland Bryarly and others listed with addresses. Also entering the Marine Corps are Fries and Ashton, while Navy inductees include Rosenberger Bayliss and Shubert with their addresses. The bus departs Winchester at 6 40 a m for Camp Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester City
Army of the United States
Winchester
Camp Lee
Virginia
Rowland Thornton Bryarly
Fairmont Avenue
Lawrence Theodore Castleman
E. Germain Street
Paul Lee Bolton
Southwerk Street
James Richard Keller
Kent Street
Raymond Odell Spurling
W. Clifford
William Miller Glaize
Peyton Street
Robert Franklin Corbin
EB. Cecil Street
Tilden
Charles William Sate Lee
Highland Avenue
Willie Edwards Meadows
W. Clifford Street
Ralph Lee Stephenson
Walter Clendening McDonald
N. Loudoun Street
Charles Randolph Ebert
Amherst Street
Explainers of Point Rationing Hold Meeting
The Northern Virginia Power Company home service room filled as women volunteers gathered to serve as explainers of point rationing at registration points and grocery stores. From Frederick County 29 women from 10 communities attended to learn essential rationing facts through printed material posters and a quiz led by Mrs. George Snarr Miss Elizabeth Sprouse and Miss Margaret Flickinger. Grocers wishing explainer services were asked to call the org of Defense at 5431 by February 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Power Company
Frederick County
White Hall
Stephens City
Middletown
Opequon
Gainesboro
Gore
Clearbrook
Evandale
Friendly Grove
Shawnee
Gainesboro School Pays Last Installment On Auditorium Chairs
Patrons and students at Gainesboro high school celebrate payoff of the final payment for 400 auditorium chairs bought five years ago. The fund largely came from student runs like suppers and candy sales, with stage furniture and curtains already paid. Principal Fred C. Braithwaite notes the moving picture may be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Gainesboro School
Fred C. Braithwaite
More Implements Of War China's Chief Need Now
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek told the White House press conference that aid to China should increase as soon as possible. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt joined the session, with questions about using China as a base against Japan and boosting aid. Roosevelt reaffirmed a 7,500,000 army goal by year end 1943 and outlined plans to strike Japanese positions in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
White House
Roosevelt
China
United Nations
Japan
Pacific Islands
War Price Board freezes canned meat and fish sales
P McVicar chairs the War Price and Rationing Board reports an executive suspending OA restrictions on canned fish and meats as of 12:01 a m Thursday February 18. The order excludes frozen items pet foods and hermetically sealed sterilized products and affects sales by retailers and wholesalers while allowing wholesalers to obtain stock from canners. Violations should be reported to the Virginia state enforcement offices in Richmond Norfolk or Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Office
Richmond
Norfolk
Winchester
C. Hart Schaaf
Declaration forms urged for war price rationing board
The local war price and rationing board urges clipping consumer declaration forms from the Star. Limited supply available at banks in Winchester and Frederick County and Parker's grocery in Stephens City. Use the farm cut from the Star if possible to conserve the supply.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Parker's
Stephens City
Revised Quotas Of Equipment Are Announced
Heavy farm equipment allotments for Frederick county rise with new figures. The updated quotas include 13 power sprays, 3 grain drills, 5 manure spreaders, 1 tractor drawn disc plow, 8 disc barrows, 11 mold board plows, tractor drawn or mounted, and lime spreaders. Parts for replacement remain plentiful and available. Bingo and oyster notices appear in adjacent items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Richard Garton Wounded on Guadalcanal
Technical Corporal Richard E. Garton son of Mr and Mrs C L Garton formerly of this city now Frederick Md has been wounded on Guadal canal in the southern Pacific and is said to be en route to the west coast via a letter to his aunt Mrs Edith M Hottel of East Boscawen street His wife in Washington reported receiving a letter from him stating he was pierced and shipped out The seriousness of wounds was not specified He is 35 and formerly worked in a Washington store The war department lists four more Virginians wounded in North African fighting including Master Sergeant Joe Ross husband of Myrtle Ross The local selective service boards could not identify the soldier homes and units are unnamed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Garton
C. L. Garton
Frederick
Guadalcanal Island
Southern Pacific
Edith M. Hottel
East Boscawen Street
Joe Ross
Myrtle R. Ross
Edith Kidwell
Winchester
Germans Had No Margin In Daring Over Americans
Harold Boyle reports from Tunisia on the American retreat. He notes German forces lacked courage margin while Americans fought hard in a strategic withdrawal that moved from Tunis toward Sfax. He recalls witnessing tank and infantry actions and supports withdrawal as justified amid heavy losses. The piece frames morale and strategic aims of both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tunisia
Jerry
Germany
Star of America
New York
Tunis
Sfax
Australian boomerang package reaches destination
A shipment from Cpl Grant Seabright arrives with an empty return address, described under postal rules, while T C Mason references Earl Godwin and John Rosenberger Lumber Co in a letter noting a movable hog house catalog item and hog feeder numbers 1877 and 1957 with a joking nod to Fran cis Bacon and Godwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Seabright
Aus
Grant
T. C. Mason
Earl Godwin
John Rosenberger
Godwin
Rosenberger
Godwin Night
Florette
Francis Bacon
Promotion of 1st Lieut Paul Rosenberger
Lt. Rosenberger has been advanced to first lieutenant after six months on active duty. Capt. Rosenberger attended AM.A. and later graduated from college. He serves with the 583rd Ordnance Company (Ammunition) whose unit includes 185 colored troops with white officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Am.a
Pueden. Vanes
583Rd Ordnance Co
Eatnae
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Bryansk
Vyazma
Smolensk
Afrika Korps
Tunisian
Sbeitla
Feriana
Ousseltia
Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Pichon
Faid Pass
Rommel
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Souil
Rome
Montgomery
Cairé
Mareth Line
Ramada
Cairo
Eee
Medeine
United States
Algeria-Tunisia
Us.s.r
M. C. Garvin
University, Va
Golf Club
Navy
Marines
Marine Corps
Lawrence Cecil Fries
S. Kent Street
Alfred Franklin Ashton
Marine Corps of the
The
Stephen Maynard Rosenberger
W. Water Street
John Garland Bayliss
Charles Street
William Vance Shubert, Jr
Smithfield Avenue
Mme. Chiang
Board of Freeze
Rouss Fire Co
Thur
Adam Ritter
Dial
Kent St
Richard Garton
Guadalcanal
Harold Boyle
ICA
Lewis E. Orto
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