Belgian civilians slain by Nazis in Stavelot area atrocities
Capt. Melvin H Handville reports 63 Belgian civilians killed in the Stavelot region with confirmed killings in other sectors. He notes SS troops committed brutal acts including shooting and burning civilians as Allied forces pressed the front. The account describes German excesses across areas they occupied in August and estimates more than 150 Americans injured in the broader operations.
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Hitler
Stavelot
Melvin H. Handville
Syracuse
N. Y
Weermans
Besta
Light Snow Forecast for Local Regions Over Next Four Days
Weather outlook predicts light snow to start and end the period across four regions. Temperatures remain below normal with a mid period slight rise, regional details include nearby West Virginia in Region Five, overall below normal temperatures persist.
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Fortegion
West Virginia
Bus and Truck Collision Near Valley Avenue
A minor crash occurred Monday at the Valley Avenue convergence with Gerrard and Loudoun when a Place Brothers truck operated by Virgil L. Alabaugh struck a bus. Damages were about 100 dollars. driver Hale, Jr., Link i. Hale, Jr. of Vinton sustained slight injuries. No arrests. Officer Robert Lowery investigated.
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Find Ors
Bhus
Valley Avenue
Gerrard
Loudoun
Place Brothers
Virgil L. Alabaugh
National Avenue
Link i. Hale, Jr
Vinton
Robert Lowery
James Thompson Appointed New Winchester Policeman
James A. Thompson, 26, of 110 South Kent Street, named a new officer by Chief C. W. Thompson. The appointment fills the city’s police force under the recent budget appropriation and marks a full-strength local force.
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James A. Thompson
South Kent Street
Winchester
C. W. Thompson
Riley’s Market
Ration Calendar Updates Shift US Food Stamp Values
The Associated Press reports new ration changes. Meats fats and other items gain new red stamp values effective December 31, with several foods and blue stamps revalidated on January 1. Butter points rose to 24 on December 26 and various coupons adjust through the end of the year.
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Associated Press
Loudoun Farmer William Reed Dies at 75
William Henry Reed 75 a Loudoun County farmer died at his home near Mount Weather on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Sunday night. He was born November 3 1875 in Loudoun County son of the late William H Reed and Elizabeth A Reed. He married Ida Lydia Raisanen who survives with two sisters Mrs Kate Long and Mrs Josephine Ashry. Funeral rites will be held Wednesday at 1 20 PM from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev E R Thayer of Loudoun County officiating. Burial will be at Lincoln Cemetery Loudoun County.
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William Henry Reed
Loudoun County
Mount Weather
Blue Ridge Mountain
William H. Reed
Elizabeth A. Reed
Fauquier County
Ida Lydia Raisanen
Kate Longan
Josephine Ashry
John H. Enders Puneral
Berryville
E. R. Thayer
Lincoln Loudoun County
Patton Brings Netted Gains In Belgian Bulge Push
Allied air attacks hurt Von Rundstedt's line as patrols slip across the Maas. Patton recaptured Remange and captured Wardin and Houmont while Brittin and Canadian guns pressed. Seventh Army crossed the Sure at Echternach as fighting swirled near Bitche and Saarlautern.
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Linnich
Stavelot
Bulge
Trols
Ausea
Maas
Kapelle
Holland
Arek
U. S. 9Th Air Force
Moircy
Remange
Bastogne
St. Hubert
Patton
Remance
Hubermont
Houmont
Chenonge
Moicy
Wardin
Bannstein
Bitche
106Th
Supreme Headquarters
Echternach
Third Army
Sure
Luxembourg
Berlin
Grover Teets to Be Heard in National Victory Broadcast
Grover Teets of Winchester Virginia is named to a select national group honored by Allied Mills Inc for distinguished service in Victory production. He will join the radio program Victory Farmers with interviews on WRVA Richmond January 4 at 6 30 AM WSVA Harrisonburg at 12 15 PM and KDKA Pittsburgh at 6 30 AM. The broadcasts highlight food production and honor American farmers and farm women for meeting U S Department of Agriculture goals.
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Chicago
Ill
Grover Teets
Winchester
United States
Allied Mills, Inc
Victory
Teets
Victory Farmers
WRVA
Richmond
WSVA
Harrisonburg
KDKA
Pittsburgh
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmer Captures Nazi Fugitives Near Casa Grande
Phoenix January 2 1945 a farmer captured two escaped German U boat prisoners Navy Captain Hans Werner Krauss and Helmut Drescher about 12 miles from Casa Grande Arizona The captives were the seventh and eighth fugitives seized since 25 escaped on Christmas Eve FBI agent H R Duffey reported the men held ranks comparable to a lieutenant and were to be turned over to authorities
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Phoenix
Ariz
H. R. Duffey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Navy
Hans Werner Krauss
Helmut Dresccher
Casa Grande
Drescher
County Poultry Committee To Meet Wednesday
C Irvine Cather of Frederick County Poultry Committee calls a meeting tomorrow at 7 30 in the county agent office. Attending members include M J Pease F J Marshall Jr Mrs J Walter Larrick Mrs Lee Whitacre Lester Dailey Thomas Rosenberger George Kern Guy Lind Jr and Capt A F Heubner. County plans for 1945 to be discussed with a specialist from the Mene poultry department.
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C. Irvine Cather
Frederick County Poultry Committee
Ofce
M. J. Pease
F. J. Marshall, Jr
J. Walter Larrick
Lee Whitacre
Lester Dailey
Thomas Rosenberger
George Kern
Guy Lind, Jr
A. F. Heubner
Mene
Bright declines run for Third District Congress
Gen. J Fulmer Bright Richmond O P A administrator and former Richmond mayor says he will not enter the Third District Congressional race to fill the Satterfield vacancy. He states war-time duty and service where he can best contribute, though proud to represent Virginia in Congress.
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Richmond
J. Fulmer Bright
Virginia
Congress of the United States
Congress
Revival Under Way At Woodbine Tabernacle Near Grimes Va
An old time revival continues at Woodbine Tabernacle near Grimes Virginia beside the Woodbine schoolhouse. Evangelists Ralph and Pearl Benz of Kansas City Missouri are in charge with Sister Benz assisting while George Raines serves as pastor of the church.
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Woodbine Tabernacle
Grimes
Woodbine
Ralph
Pearl Benz
Kansas City
Benz
George Raines
Four 18 Year Olds Register In County
Four men registered with the draft board under selective service rules last month. Names listed include Charles Ashby Fox of Mt. Williams. Richard Melvin Whitacre Rt. 1 Winchester. Johnny Sargent Jr. White Post. Edgar Brown Whitacre.
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Hagyert Draft Board
Selective Service
Charles Ashby Fox
Mt. Williams
Richard Melvin Whitacre
Rt. 1
Winchester
Johnny Sargent, Jr
White Post
Edgar Brown Whitacre
City Council To Meet Tonight In January Session
The Winchester Common Council meets at 7 30 tonight in regular January session. A public hearing on the 1945 city budget is advertised. No December meeting due to lack of quorum. The jail's condition may be discussed. A county committee to study a new jail will meet with city members, and is expected to be appointed tonight.
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Winchester
Frederick
Sixth War Loan Final Report Totals From Several Firms
Final War Loan report lists amounts raised by Clearbrook Woolen Co O Sullivan Rubber Co Virginia Woolen Co Nat l Fruit Product Co Winchester Woolen Co Grove Lime Co totaling 6175 33 5050 2375 2425 in a consolidated effort by multiple industries during the campaign.
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Clearbrook Woolen Co
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Virginia Woolen Co
Nat’l Fruit Product Co
Winchester Woolen Co
Grove Lime Co
Warning Period Ends as Real Tickets Start for Violators
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis announced that effective immediately the warning period is over and traffic tickets will be issued to violators. He noted 410 warning tickets were issued in recent months and urged stricter enforcement due to rising motor traffic and lax compliance.
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C. W. Hollis
Hollis
Holiday Ends as City Schools Reopen Tomorrow
Winchester pupils finish Christmas break and prepare to return to class tomorrow as city schools resume. Frederick County students also restart today after a ten day holiday with all seed schools and buses operating, county superintendent Leslie D. Kline reports.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Winchester Swept by Cold Wave During New Year Weekend
A frigid snap hit Winchester and Frederick County with a 13 degree low at the Winchester Research Laboratory after a rapid drop from milder days. Winds lingered, keeping conditions harsh as the holiday weekend brought rain and sleet and police reported few New Year arrests.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Byrnes Tax Plan Faces Treasury Skepticism
War Mobilizer James F Byrnes urged quick tax changes to spur private enterprise after victory over Germany but Treasury spokesmen distanced the department from the plan noting no consultation with Morgenthau. Byrnes warned relief from wartime tax burdens is unlikely until Japan falls with lawmakers mixed on immediate revisions.
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James F. Byrnes
Treasury
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Japan
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
City Couple Granted Partial Divorce in Bur Harrison Court
George Washington Smith wins a partial divorce from Anna Mary Kline Smith in Corporation Court Burr Harrison hearing. Their 11 year old son goes to the father and a 2 year old daughter to the mother. Married October 1932 in Hagerstown. desertion dated April this year.
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George Washington Smith
Anna Mary Kline Smith
Burr P. Harrison
Smiths
Hagerstown
Submarine Loss Totals Rise in War Aftermath
Submarine bets of the LSM 318 have been notified. The announcement shows 35 United States submarines lost from all causes since the war began and 132 other miscellaneous types, bringing the total naval vessels lost to 243.
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United States
Mrs. Hattie Bell Clark Dies at 59 in Clarke County
Mrs. Hattie Bell Clark 59 died Sunday night at her home near Double Tollgate after long illness. Born May 17 1885 to Isaac and Emma Gardner she married Reuben Clark. Survived by husband two daughters three sons two brothers 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Macedonia Church graveyard.
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Hattie Bell Clark
Reuben Clark
Stephens City
Double Tollgate
Isaac John Gardner
Emma Bean Gardner
Emma Beryl Walker
Gladys Edmonia Cornwell
Clarke County
Isaac G. Clark
Earl Granville Clark
Charles W. Gardner
William Russell Gardner
Frederick County
John H. Enders
Berryville
Macedonia Church
Front Royal Pike
John Vogelpohl Buried After Baltimore Death
Final rites for John Vogelpohl were held at Sacred Heart Church this morning. Rev. Julian Bullock presided over the requiem mass. Interment followed at the Catholic Cemetery in Winchester.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John Vogelpohl
Baltimore
Julian Bullock
Winchester
John Stickles Dies In Berryville
John Conrad Stickles age 55 died at the home of his daughter in Berryville. He was born November 23, 1890 and lived in Clarke county most of his life. He worked for the Norfolk and Western railway and later the State Highway Department. Survived by wife Lassie B. Hutt, son Norvil Stickles overseas, daughter Virginia Baker of Berryville, two sisters Mrs John Bray and Mrs Ollie Leve, a brother Olvia Stickles, and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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John Conrad Stickles
Leak Sand Lee S
Po: Oe
Jo Aes
Paul Baker
Pete Stickles
Anna M. Alexander Stickles
Clarke County
Stickles
Norfolk and Western Railway
State Highway Department
Lassie B. Hutt
Norvil Sttickles
Virginia Baker
Berryville
John Bray
Ollie Leve
Olvia Stickles
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
The page lists correct responses for questions including 1 Tirana and 2 Louis XIV. It notes the states Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and states that statement 10 is false because they are Irishmen.
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Tirana
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode
Star News Capsule Delivers Local and World Coverage
The Star provides concise briefs on local happenings and major world events. Readers get quick snapshots of politics, economy, and community milestones with timely updates and clear context.
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