U.S. Destroyer Sinks Off New York After Explosive Blast
A U S destroyer sank in lower New York Bay after a massive explosion around 6:00 AM. At least 163 survivors were rescued, 108 injured with many suffering third-degree burns. The ship, anchored near Sandy Hook, burned forward and in the bridge as Coast Guard vessels raced to the scene.
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New York
New York Bay
Origin
Army Hospital
Fort Hancock
Aries
Sandy Hook
N. J
Navy
Allied forces push toward Pescara as heavy snow grips Italy
Allied headquarters reported fierce fighting north of Ortona with Canadian troops closing to within nine miles of Pescara and within artillery range of the Adriatic port. Rain snow and high winds limited ground operations elsewhere, while medium bombers hit rail yards and supplies along the Italian Riviera and near Rome.
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Allied
Algiers
Jan
Ortona
Adriatic
Pescara
Alsa
Italy
Taggia
Ventimiglia
Arma Riva
Italian Riviera
Terni
Rea
Apennines
Avezzano
Chieti
Terni Iron Works
Nice
Ventimigtia
Taceia
San Benedetto
Civitavecchia
Rome
Anagni
Fifth Army
Cassino
Garigiano
Castel Forte
Wacine
Eighth Army
San Tommaso
Major Obstacle Is Wrested From Nazis By Reds
Soviet forces under Vatutin and Stalin said to have broken German defenses at Novograd Volynski and advanced toward Poland. The First Ukraine Army pushed toward old Poland after capturing Poyaski as two Russian columns closed on Polish territory.
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James M. Long
London
Poland
Nikolai Vatutin
Korosten
Poyaski
Old Poland
Novograd Volynski
Zhitomir
Invasion Talk From Nazi Propaganda Streams
Nazi broadcasts in London claim an imminent Allied invasion with political motives cited by Berlin. The OWI notes growing Allied forces in southern England, including parachute troops and air units, while Hungarian outlets predict a numerical edge for the Allies and a war nearing Europe.
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London
Berlin
England
Moscow
United States
Office of War Information
Budapest
Aj Magyarsag
Europe
OWI
Franz Szombathelyi
Winchester Mobilizes Blood Plasma Drive for January 13 14
A letter from Edgar L. Jones of the American Field Service urges Winchester and Frederick County residents to donate blood plasma. A mobile unit will be at the Presbyterian Church to collect gifts on January 13 and 14, with registration at the old Penney Building Clinic on January 13.
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Edgar L. Jones
North Africa
Jones
Winchester
Frederick County
Presbyterian Church
Enouh
Penney
President Roosevelt hints at action if talks fail
President Roosevelt and his secretary Stephen Early indicate the President may act unilaterally if railroad labor talks do not yield results. Early cites December 23 remarks to railroad chiefs and notes the President's broader war focus as Commander-in-Chief.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Early
Railroad Brotherhoods
Neely Seeks Special Session on Election Frauds
Governor M. M. Neely urged a bipartisan watchdog committee for elections during a special WV legislature session to change 1944 election laws and address soldier voting. He criticized alleged efforts to buy the governorship and cited opposition from Raymond Punkhouser and the Charleston Daily Mail.
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Charleston
W. Va
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Sete Te Iedelaentl
Neely
Raymond J.punkhouser
Shepherdstown
Hagerstown
Charleston Daily Mail
Punkhouser
Charles Town
Neste’ Ts
State Senate
Hospital Visitors Restricted At Winchester Memorial
Hospital visitors are limited to immediate family at Winchester Memorial Hospital due to a city county flu epidemic. Dr Huw H McGuire Miss Sara Hamilton and Dr L M Allen say only visitors without colds may enter and urge public cooperation including banning children under 16 from theaters during school recess amid illness.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Huw H. McGuire
Memorial Hospital
Sara Hamilton
L. M. Allen
Allen
Winchester
Winter Weather Slows Traffic in Frederick Clarke
Snow and rain left three inches of slush on main roads in Frederick and Clarke counties and delayed travel for motorists and pedestrians. Engineer F. M Yellett said plows were removing slush from highways and rain was not freezing yet, but temps could cause freezing later. No major city or county accidents reported, though minor incidents occurred in Clarke and Warren.
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F. M Yellett
Virginia Department of Highways
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Clarke
Warren
Boscawen
Big Greyhound Bus Skids Wreck Near Harrisonburg VA
Twelve people reported injured when a Greyhound bus skidded on a slick highway near Burketown, between Harrisonburg and Staunton. The bus split in half on hitting a concrete culvert, with one section in a ditch and the other overturned on the highway. Trooper E E Kiser said 12 or 13 were taken to a hospital about 8 a m.
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Harrisonburg
Greyhound
E. E. Kiser
Kiser
Burketown
Midway
Tage Harrisonburg
Staun
South End Fire Company to Hold Evening Meeting
The South End Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock in the company hall. Officers for 1944 will be elected. All members are urged to attend. Howard Hart, Captain.
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South End Fire Company
Howard Hart
Allies May March into Yugoslavia
Budapest dispatch cites Belgrade rumors of an Allied invasion of Yugoslavia with landings on Dalmatian coast islands and bridgeheads in the Adriatic. It mentions Tito’s Partisans unified under Marshal Josip Broz with many divisions commanded by Allied officers, likely American and British.
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London
Banjaluka
Bosnia
Adriatic
Yugoslav Liberation Army
Josip Broz
Tito
Ne Fro
Record Preg i Eecined
Banjatuka
Zagreb
Vrbas
Hercegovina
Montenegro
Stockholm
Budapest
Stockholms-Tidningen
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Greece
City Men Report For Duty
Eleven Chester men report for duty as seen in a local notice listing residents who have joined the force or fulfilled service obligations. The report documents names and the city context for community record.
Desk Soldiers To Get Active Duty
Thousands of soldiers stationed in Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania in clerical and other non combatant posts may be transferred to more active duties as a result of a conference of high ranking third service command officers. Brig Gen Philip H Hayes commanding general called the meeting in line with an order from Lt Gen Breham Somervell chief of the Army Service forces to transfer all eligible soldiers now on headquarters staffs from office jobs to more active work.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Philip H. Hayes
Breham Somervell
Army Service Forces
Highlights Of World At War
Soviet forces drive within 10 miles of the Polish border and 45 miles from Latvia as Moscow reports urgent conferences. Berlin bears the brunt of new British bombing, the tenth since November 18. Rumors of Allied landings near Dalmatian islands surface from Budapest. British Eighth Army presses along the Adriatic while bombers strike the Italian Riviera and Terni rail yards. In the Pacific, windings threaten Japanese security at Saidor and Cape Gloucester as New Guinea beachheads expand.
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Associated Press
Russia
Latvia
Moscow
Pacific
Saidor
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
Charles MeIlwee Died Today Rites Wednesday
Charles A McIlwee 72 prominent Hayfield farmer and long time Frederick county school board member died at 4 am at his sister’s home after influenza. He taught, farmed, ran an orchard and stock business. Survived by wife Mary Preffitt, five children and five grandchildren. services at St. John's Lutheran Church with Mt Hebron Cemetery interment.
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Charles A. McIwee
Hayfield
Frederick County
Re Sri Feacane
Aoe
James T.mclilwee
Victoria Gardner Meiilwee
Gore
Mclshnee
Mary Preffitt
Mt. Williams
Denta Nicewarner
Rockville
Delmar P.mctiwee
Winchester
Otis Wayne
Marco
Vester
Mary Ann
Betty Lee
Margaret
Philip Wayne
James Mcliwee
Will
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Berlin Bombed Again as RAF Loses 28 Planes in Night Raid
London dispatch says Berlin suffered a second New Year attack with 28 RAF aircraft lost amid heavy flak and stiff German defense after the 1 000 ton assault that began Sunday. The raid followed a prior major bombing that blasted the city earlier in the weekend while rescue workers searched for casualties. Swedish reports note delayed action bombs and continued siren alerts as residents sheltered.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Berlin
Air Ministry
Germany
France
RAF
M. Sherman
Toronto
Americans seize Saidor airfield in New Guinea landing
American forces landed on the New Guinea north coast at Saidor, capturing the harbor and airstrip with minimal opposition. MacArthur announced the third offensive strike in 18 days, trapping Japanese troops in the jungle and driving them toward disintegration. Allied forces, including Michigan and Wisconsin troops of the 32nd Division, moved to sever Japanese lines near Madang and push toward the Ramu Valley as Australians advance from the coast.
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New Guinea
Saidor
Douglas
MacArthur
Michigan
Wisconsin
Madang Saidor
Huon Ve
Fpen
Madang
Ramu
Removal Notice For Office Move To Loudoun Street
After this date my office will be located at 105 N. Loudoun Street. Notice of relocation from current address to new site issued by the office for public record.
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N. Loudoun Street
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Winchester Evening Star
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