Canadians Clear Goch Fortified Bastion In Street Fighting
Canadian First Army and Seventh Army pressed through the Siegfried Line near Goch and Saarbrucken advancing to within miles of Saarbrucken while seizing five towns. Patton’s Third Army crossed into Germany near Luxembourg City, taking Windheringen as the 94th Division cleared towns between Saarbrucken and Trier, signaling a broad push toward the Rhine and Ruhr.
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Paris
Reb
Goch
Siegfried Line Road
Seventh Army
Saarbruecken
George 5. Patton
S. U. 5S. . Third
Germany
Windheringen
Luxembourg City
Saarbure
Saarbruccken
Trier
Karl Marx
Patton
Moselle
Oberlenken
Kesslingen
Fahn
Munzingen
Sing
Many Girls Suffer Amid Siege At Philippine Hospital
Two Filipino refugees escaped PGH after weeks of siege only to witness and endure abuse as Japanese soldiers looted wards. Dr. Sison and Dr. Januario R cared for the injured while frightened girls slept or hid in hallways. One girl, forced into a corridor, bravely begged a guard to shoot her instead as order deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine General Hospital
Antonio Sison
Januario R
Estrada
Sidiers
Wanted Nurse for Child at Star Office
Help wanted for a nurse to care for a child. Apply at Star Office, address 2-20-1p-tf, as posted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Public Sale of 5 Percent Preferred Stock Auction
National Fruit Product Company offers a small block of 5 percent preferred stock at auction on Saturday February 24 at twelve noon in front of Court Bug and Duvall. Auctioneers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Company
World At War Highlights Across Multiple Fronts
Western Front reports say Canadian First Army nearly cleared the Siegfried line after fierce fighting and repelled counter blows. In the Calcar area Americans widened the Eifel front as wagons drew attention. Russian Front notes two Red Armies maneuvering east of Berlin with sieges tightening on Koenigsberg and Breslau and a capture near Nowe. Italian Front sees improved Allied positions in patrols. Pacific Front describes Marines crossing southern Iwo Jima, seizing 1000 yards of beach and advancing on air fields, while Manila pressure continues at Fort William McKinley and Corregidor cleanup continues.
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Siegfried Bastion of God
Calcar
Eifel
Iwo Jima
Manila
Fort William McKinley
Corregidor
Bataan
Churchill Reports Smoother Abroad After Crimea Talks
Prime Minister Churchill described abroad conditions as smoother following the Crimea conference. He returned to London after visits to Athens and Cairo, was greeted by a House of Commons welcome, and discussed the conference schedule with Foreign Secretary Eden and the war cabinet.
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London
Churchill
Athens
Cairo
House of Commons
Ann Eden
Eden
Crimea
War Cabinet
Weather Outlook Shows Warm Up By Friday statewide
Fragmentary forecast notes a slow temperature rise and normal highs by Friday. The text mentions Delaware and a northward trend by Wednesday, with uncertainties in the wording.
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Delaware
Wanted Boy Over Sixteen Apply Pingley and Carper
Help wanted notice seeks a boy over 16 for cleaner work at Pingley and Carper. Position in a local laundry or cleaning business with unspecified hours. Applicants should inquire at the shop for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Aerial Offensive Expanded Across German Front Lines
Henry B. Jamison reports from London that 900 Allied bombers struck Nuernberg and rail yards north of Munich, escorted by 700 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters. The raids target German railheads as part of a broader campaign with U.S. Eighth Air Force and RAF formations pounding western and Austrian targets.
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Henry B. Jamison
London
Nuernberg
Munich
Reich
Eighth Air Force
Bremen
Brunswick
RAP
RAF
Germany
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Austria
U. S.eighth Air Force
Vienna
Tallations
Pola
Fiume
Italy
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Limburg
Marines Seize Southern Airfield On Iwo Jima Island
U S Marines captured the southern airstrip on Iwo Jima after breaking through Japanese defenses described as fanatically defended. The advance created a wedge across the island reaching Motoyama Airfield No 1, with heavy fighting reported on the northern flank and ongoing bombardment by Pacific fleet units.
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Iwo Jima Island
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo Jima
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Suribachi
Motoyama
U. S
Nimitz
Holland M. Smith
Marine Corps
Associated Press
Morrie Landsberg
Landsberg
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Occu
Deferments For Key Job Men
A new program allows deferment for at least 240000 men under 30 in key war industry jobs. Officials said the 30 percent rule applies to workers under 30 only, potentially limiting large-scale deferments. Local boards may still defer essential workers, with page note to continue on Page 3.
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Washington
Selective Service
Ory
Todaly
Pfc Lewis R Herring Missing In Action In World War II
A report from Winchester Virginia confirms Pfc Lewis R Herring is missing in action in Germany since December 17 after serving about two years. He is the youngest of five brothers in military service. his siblings Joseph P Herring, Granville Herring, and others also serve in the U S armed forces. Born near Elkton Virginia, he moved to Winchester as a child and worked for Oscar Nebel Hosiery before enlisting.
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Joseph A. Herring
Pfc
Lewis, R
Germany
Herring
Belgium
Rockingham County
Elkton
Winchester
Oscar Nebel Hosiery Company
Sso
Joseph P. Herring
U. 8. Navy
Pacific Area
Granville Herring
U. 8. Army
Heavy Howitzers Tear Holes In Walled City
American heavy howitzers battered Intramuros walls in Manila to clear the way for Cavalry forces. The 87th Division moved over pontoon bridges across the Pasig and opened fire on the 40 foot thick walls at the base as Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold ordered action.
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Manila
Intramurog
William McKinley
87Th Division
Pasig
Intramuros
Oscar W. Griswold
Captain Manuel Reported Prisoner Of The Germans
Telegram received states Captain Ralph E. Manuel is a prisoner of war in Germany after being reported missing in action since November 21 1944. He previously earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for wounds in North Africa Sicily and D Day Normandy. His brothers Capt Robert Manuel and Specialist 1 Mkewise Manuel serve in the U S Navy and Army.
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Germany
Merning
Corm
Ralph E. Manuel
Manuel
Co Y I. Winchster National Guard
116Th Infantry
Fort George Meade
Fort , Ga
North Africa
Bizerte
Tunisia
Sicily
Normandy
Capt
Robert Manuel
Carlton Manuel
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt and Churchill pledge full WWII support against Japan
Washington reports President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill reaffirmed full American support in the war against Japan after victory in Europe. Roosevelt invited General Charles de Gaulle to Algiers for talks, but de Gaulle cited official business. The President toured Black Sea coast regions, met Egyptian King Farouk, and hosted Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I in a French setting alongside King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Alexandria
Egypt
Japan
Germany
Yalta
Black Sea
White House
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
French
Morocco
de Gaulle
France
United States
Livadia
Crimea
Sevastopol
Great Bitter Lake
Suez Canal
King
Haile. Selassie I
Ethiopia
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Change Method Of Securing Extra Gas Allotments
War Price and Rationing Board updates procedure for extra gasoline allotments. Eligible applicants must file Form R 535 before coupons may be renewed, with mail submissions preferred to save time. Call 4158 or 4159 or write to request the form. upon approval coupons are mailed to the applicant.
Reds Maneuvering For Berlin Boosts Church Crusade Quotas
Initial returns show five Bethesda area congregations surpassing their Methodist Crusade for Christ quotas. Braddock Street Church reports about 15 300 toward a 13 200 target after a February 1 pledge Sunday that raised 13 500. canvassing adds nearly 2 000. Market Street Church, led by Rev Vanderberry, exceeds its 7 200 quota as reports come in. Remaining funds earmarked for Virginia Conference total about 740 000.
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Winchester
Frederick County
T. J. Hawkins
Braddock Street
Market Street
Americans Freed from Nazi Prison Camps in Soviet Action
Maj. Gen. J Russell Deane said Soviet and Russian forces liberated many U S officers and men from Nazi camps and ordered a detachment to reach Lublin to aid repatriation. Reports place groups sheltered in Praga and westward with 200 to 400 officers among the freed. Some Americans reached Moscow by hitchhiking across Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. Russell Deane
U.S
Moscow
Lublin
Praga
Stalig Oflag
Szubin
Siege Rings Tighten As Russians Push on German Fronts
London datelined dispatch reports Russian forces breaking through German lines along a 65 mile front near Berlin and Dresden. Marshal Konev resumes pressure toward Berlin and Dresden, breaching Sorau, Guben, Lauban, and Goerlitz sectors as German counterattacks falter.
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London
Berlin
Dresden
Ivan Kornev
Konev
Guben
Sorau
Lauban
Laubach
Goerlitz
Neisse River
Sorau-Goerlitz
Rothwasser
Bober
Neisse
Crossen
Truck Driver Overcome by Gas Fumes in Cedar Creek
A truck driver identified as Jenkins of Cedar Creek, employed by Benner, collapsed from carbon monoxide fumes while parked and asleep in the cab. Clarence Harman of Miller's Service Station aided in removing him from the center of the truck shortly after 7:45 AM. Benner and John Jouites were noted as involved parties.
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Douglas. Jenkins
Cedar Creekie
Oyd Benner
Cogerent
Jenkins
Clarence Harman
Miller’s
Harman
Ing
Benner
John
Jouites
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Utler
27Th Marine Regiment
Pacific Fleet
Fifth Marine Corps
L. R. Herring
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