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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1945
Page
3
The article notes last minute WAC applications through Sunday seeking women with medical training to aid Army hospitals. It cites increasing wounded from overseas and a growing need for volunteers. It also mentions the Bretton Woods Conference held July 1 to 23, 1944 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
The U.S. State Department announced a strong protest to Switzerland and Germany over the killing of about 130 American soldiers and officers who had been captured and stripped of equipment. The move signals the seriousness of the violation of wartime norms and may take a few days to deliver.
Refuge, Va. reports Christmas visits with families including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whitley and children at Mrs. Gervis Grim’s. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Bray with children at Bartonville. guests at the Hartley home include Custer, Ferribee, Hartley, DeHaven, and Harley Grim families. Marie Conner, nurse trainee, stayed with Winchester Memorial Hospital. Weekend guests included Mrs. Lillian Shirley and Nancy of Winchester. Carlton Conner and Janet Lee spent holidays with Aubrey Grim in Bal.
Bell Clothes and Va. Woolen No. 1 share the lead in the B league as Valley Service chases Coca Cola one game back. Va. Woolen No. 2 could enter if they sweep South End Fire Co. ahead of the Ladies Commercial League half finale. Dr. Allen Hawthorne opened strong with 74 in the third frame but finished with a 146.
The film Winged Victory opens at Hable's Palace for a four run, with proceeds aiding Army charities. It portrays six young airmen from Ohio, Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas, and elsewhere. Stars include Lon McAllister Edmond O'Brien Barry Nelson Don Taylor and Rune Hultman.
Multiple property transfers listed including Adams to unknown buyer at 417 Dunlap St and Newlin to Newlin for 112 W Clifford St with additional parcels on East Cork St Ext. transfers include Bell 506 N Braddock St and Punk 550 N Braddock St. Powers of attorney and land parcels in Back Creek, Harris Pike Extend, Buffalo Lick Road, Timber Ridge, and Gore. Total values mostly $10 and one $3,500.
Allied command reports enemy movement and material in the Tyrrhenian coastal sector and notes the Serchio Valley situation remains fluid. German counteroffensive pushed toward Fornaci near Barga and Gallicano, with coastal rail and road targets hit by Allied air forces along the La Spezia corridor.
Clay B. Carr of Boyce Virginia is named director of the 1045 Mile of Dimes polio campaign in Clarke County announced by Thomas A. Scott of the Virginia Committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a limited edition UNCLE SAM'S ALMANAC for 1945 compiled by The Haskin Service. Readers can mail fifteen cents for a copy, with questions about government borrowing rates in World War II versus World War I and the era's average interest.
London reports Allied leaflet warfare in occupied Europe shows a growing psychological push. Over 250 million leaflets were dropped in 12 European countries by Italy-based bombers in 1944, including messages urging German troops to seek a path home through Canada and promising potential internment.
Churchill, a grand master of a conservative group, predicts victory in Europe as Allies advance. He warns against laxity during the final phase and calls the effort essential to end the domination he denounces.
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