Kiwanis Bond Drives Reach 1.42 Million in Four Campaigns
Winchester Kiwanis Club reported total bond sales of 1,417,804.25 over four drives led by retiring president Dr. H. S. Pifer. New officers installed include Dr. H. Kerlin as president and John J. q as vice president with Andrew Bell as secretary treasurer. Dr. Pifer performed the annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanise Club
See Mentee
H. S. Pifer
Civic Club
Pifer
Dr.h. Kerlin
John J. Q
Andrew Bell
Wdr
George Snarr
Bell
Winchester Lab
Jess Oakes
E. P. Bean
Sam Nur
A.B. Groves
Lily
John L. Thornton
Cyrus . Nicholas
J. Earl Metz
George Masters
Capt
Clyde
Paul Rhodes
Will G. Hardy
Jesse C.es
Itol
Christ
Red Cross
Sacred Heart Ath- Club
Winchester Publiction Fund
Boy Scouts
Tuberculosis
Cancer Ives
Ration Calendar Update for Meat Fats and Staples
The Associated Press notes new red stamps Q5 R5 and S85 become valid Sunday December 31 with updated meat values. Butter point rises from 20 to 24 on December 26 and blue stamps X5 Y5 Z5 A7 B2 start January 1 with five new blue stamps. Vegetable point gauges take effect December 26 and corn spinach asparagus enter ration list. other processed food points shift by December 31. Old four period stamps remain valid. new heating season coupons are valid now.
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Associated Press
Prize money names listed in local city event
The article lists prize money recipients including E. P. , Harry Butler, yess Richards, Eugene Cooper, Shyrock, E. Earl Bob Noble, Rey A. Cather, Charles A. Pine, Pierce and H. Delmar in the city event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P
Harry Butler
Yess Richards
Eugene Cooper
Shyrock
E. Earl Bob Noble
Rey A. Cather
Charles A. Pine
Pierce
H. Delmar
Clarke County Farmers Urged to Plant Hybrid Corn
Clarke County residents are advised by the Berryville County Agent to plant only proven yellow hybrids such as U.S. 99 Illinois 200 U.S. 357 Illinois 448 U.S. 262 U.S. 265 U.S. 13 Illinois 784 DeKalb 888 Funk's G-135 Woods V-40 Ward's 2 Funk's G-94 Ward's 6. For first time plantings try one or two gallons of several varieties. If a good hybrid has performed well before, plant most with that seed. Buy seed early and store away from pests. J. W. Olcott urges securing seed promptly.
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Berryville
Clarke Countty
U. S
Illinois
U.S
Ward
Funk
J. W. Olcott
Ritter Selected President of Winchester Automobile Dealers
At December’s meeting Fred Ritter was elected president of the Winchester Automobile Dealer Association succeeding Chas A. Pine. Ritter, vice president and manager of Shenandoah Motor Company Inc, will start his term at the regular meeting in Winchester tonight with Robt. E. Smith as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritter
Winchester Automobile Dealer Association
Chas A. Pine
Dodge-Plymouth
Ritter
Robt. E. Smith
Pontiac
Shenandoah Motor Company, Inc
Ford
Tokes
Coalitionists Rally as Byrnes Labor Proposals Stir Debate
Chairman May to convene a meeting of the Committee to decide on manpower recommendations from War Mobilization Director Byrnes and to consider peacetime compulsory military training legislation. Republicans harden stance on Byrnes 4 F tax and farm youth screening while Rep Arends questions labor usage efficiency.
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Nion
May
Committee For Tomorrow
Byrnes
Rep
Arends
Illinois
House
Congress
RAF and US Air Power Hit German Infrastructure
Air attacks supported by the RAF and US bombers targeted Dortmund fuel plants and wide rail lines across Italy and Yugoslavia. The raids destroyed locomotives and rail cars, damaged bridges, and disrupted railyards while several enemy planes were shot down or damaged.
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Cement
RAF
Dortmund
Ruhr
Germany
Harg
Italy
Yugoslavia
Po Valley
Brenner Pass
Padua
Zidanimost
Ghedt
Brescia
Answers to the Daily Quiz Key
The page lists the quiz answers: 1 Austria 2 natives of Heli fax Nova Scotia dainty vivacious engaging pretty charming girl 9 Director of Selective Service 10 France.
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Austria
Helifax
Nova Scotia
Selective Service
France
First Army Gains Ground in Belgian Bulge Fighting
American forces push into the northern and southwestern tip of the Belgian bulge while the 101st Airborne and Third Army resist brutal German counterattacks around Bastogne. Snowbound operations include Hodges advancing across Rochefort and Grandmenil, with multiple villages captured and battles ongoing through January 4.
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Paris
First Army
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Third Army
von Rundstedt
Rochefort
Grandmenil
Saarland
Lorraine
Sarreguemines
Supreme Headquarters
Gros
Rederching
Aachen
Bleisbrucken
Bleis River
Habkirchen
Bitche
Courtney H. Hodges
Bulge
Marshall von Rundstedt
Hodges
Grandreuil
St. Vith
101St Airrborne
Bague
Bourcy
Patton Reports Concentrated German Attacks Around Bastogne
Front dispatches describe two entrapment threats around Bastogne with German forces penned near a 14 mile neck and southeast pocket. Allied weather hampers visual bombing while troops fight to protect two main roads through the bulge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Patton, Jr
Bastogne
Bulge
Wiltz
Wardin
First Army
Third Army
von Rundstedt
St. Vith
Houffalize
Belgium
Monschau
Mass
Meuse
War Casualties Still Mounting
Washington reports total American combat casualties through December 21 at 638139, up 9698 from December 14. Army casualties reached 556352, Navy 81787, with 103991 KIA and 326127 WIA for the Army, 331332 KIA and 36697 WIA for the Navy. POW counts also shown with shifts between categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
War Department
Navy
Jury In Chaplin Paternity Trial Declared Mistrial
Los Angeles January 4 The jury in Charlie Chaplin's paternity case was declared deadlocked and dismissed by Superior Judge Henry M Willis. Informal polling showed six women and one man favored no father while four men and one woman believed Chaplin was the father. Attorney Joseph Scott said he would reinstitute the action.
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Los Angeles
Charlie _ Chaplin
Henry M. Willis
Chaplin
Carol Ann Berry
Joseph Scott
Glass Sleeps Late On Birthday
Senator Glass of Virginia celebrated his 87th birthday with family and staff at his Mayflower apartment. Ill health has limited his Senate duties, though he remains president pro tempore and chair of the Appropriations Committee. A vase of red roses and birthday wishes awaited him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate
Mayflower
Appropriations Committee
Senator Glass
House of Senate
Treasury
Wilson
Equipment Given New French Army
Paris reports that France builds a new army aided by Allied equipment and clothing. War Minister Diethelm predicts the force could reach 650 000 men in a few months, while supply delays dampen expectations. French industry gears up to produce the needed matériel for the expanded army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Federal Communications Commission
Andre Diethelm
Saar
Mhose
Allied losses not disclosed in war briefings
Paris dispatch notes that Allied losses remain officially undisclosed as leaders defer casualty tallies to respective governments. German reporting claims heavy Allied and German casualties, with German broadcasts listing American losses of 140,000 in December and over 50,000 American casualties since the winter counter-offensive.
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Bulge
First Army
Stavelot
Marche
9Th Army
Roer
Cologne
Vosges
France
Bitche
Alsace
Seventh Army
Wildenguth
Reipertswiller
Phillipsbourg
Haguenau
Philippsbourg
Maginot
Simerserhoff
Schiesseck
Freudenburg
Robert C. Wilson
Sarreguemines
Achen and
Gros Rec
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Marshal von Rundstedt
Army prisoner shot in arm at Charleston train station
A military prisoner being returned to Fort Benjamin Harrison fled his two guards as they prepared to board a train at the Chesapeake and Ohio station in Charleston West Virginia. He was shot in the arm after he refused to halt. identities of the guards and prisoner were withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Chesapeake and Ohioilroad
Virginia World War II veterans discharged by December 1
Selective Service reported 21,299 Virginia veterans of World War II discharged by December 1. No local residence breakdown due to draft board rules. About 4,000 returned to former jobs and 3,524 found new employment. Nearly 13,000 sought more aid, with about 9,000 placed by the Employment Service and many others likely entering war industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Selective Service Headquarters
Virginia
United States Employment Service
Kilgore Pushes 4 F Uniformed Desk Work Plan
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia urged replacing civilian army and navy staff with uniformed 4 F personnel to avert manpower waste. He argued thousands of civilian workers could shift to industrial jobs and said he is studying the manpower problem for possible proposals after commenting on War Mobilizer Byrnes' plan for broader controls on men rejected for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kilgore
D-Wva
Army
Navy
Byrnes
Senate War Investigating Committee
Turkish Action Drops Japan Ties in War Effort
Ankara reports severing relations with Japan effective midnight January 6 as a Turkish contribution to the Allied cause. U S sources say about twenty Japanese agencies operated in Turkey to monitor Allied shipping and other intelligence since Germany was dropped last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Japan
Middle East
Germany
Hasan Saka
Grand National Assembly
Formosa Okinawa Again Bombed by Allied Carriers
Allied carrier aircraft backed by China based B 29s raided Formosa and Okinawa, with hundreds of planes taking part in two days of attacks lasting nearly seven hours. Japanese reports and Domei noted the strikes aimed to influence the Philippines campaign and disrupt Japanese air supply routes.
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Associated Press
Formosa
Okinawa Islands
Philippines
Comei
Philippine
Federal Communications Commission
Okinawa
Domei
FCC
Navy Seeks 1.5 Billion for Expanded Operations
The Navy asked Congress for 1.515 billion dollars to fund a vastly expanding operation program. Secretary Forrestal outlined that about 936 million would cover advance base construction and shipbuilding facilities, with the remainder for material and repairs.
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Washington
Navy
Ongress
Forresta
Forrestal
Army To Train Virginia State Guard At Middleburg
The Army will hold a training school for members of the 11th battalion Virginia State Guard in Middleburg January 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local Company No. 115, commanded by Capt W A Baker, will participate. Capt Donald M Telford and Lt Robert D Beeton will lead the chemical warfare course with an officers conference set for January 28 at Red Fox Tavern.
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U. S. Army
Ft. Meade
Virginia State Guard
Middleburg
W. A. Baker
State Guard
National Guard
Donald M. Telford
Chemical Warfare Service
U.S. Army
Army
Robert D. Beeton
11Th Battalion
Red Fox Tavern
Mrs. Hampton Dies Near Berryville at 87
Mrs Lutichi Marlowe Hampton aged 87 died last night at 8 15 at the home of her son William Marlowe near Berryville. She was born in Clarke county daughter of Lou Billymer Billmyer and Mahala Shaffer Billmyer and was twice married first to Elijah Marlowe then C W Haupton both deceased. Survived by children E C Marlowe W L Sowers J F Thomas William Marlowe D E Marlowe Josefin Marlowe and a step daughter Annie Smallwood and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not complete.
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Lutichi Marlowe Hampton
William Marlowe
Berryville
Lou Billmyer
Mahala Shaffer Billmyer
Clarke County
Elijah Marlowe
C. W. Haupton
E. C. Marlowe
Alexandria
W. L. Sowers
Charles Town
Ya. J. F. Thomas
D. E. Marlowe
Akron
Ohio
Josefin Marlowe
Hagerstown
Annie Smallwood
Martinsburg
W. Va
War news timing rule eased after censorship clash
Paris reports a 12 hour embargo on western front news begins today at 5 30 pm. Censorship dispute with correspondents over U S First Army attack on Belgium northern flank followed BBC reporting and delays in official confirmation.
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Paris
Jan
Supreme Headquarters
U.S. First Army
Belgium
British Broadcasting Corporation
U. S. First Army
BBC
Accidents Damage Several Cars in Local Collisions
Multiple vehicle crashes reported with damages listed for M J Baptist in Middletown, Jesse Willey, McDaniel, Jane Elizabeth Ashby, William Jackson Rickard, Patricia Higgs, N F Simmons, and B F Strosnider. One minor injury noted for a Strasburg passenger.
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McDanield
Loudoun
Cork Street
Jane Elizabeth Ashby
Berryville
William Jackson Rickard
Middletown
Patricia Higgs
Strasburg
Washington and Piccadilly Street
N. F. Simmons Staunton
B. F. Strosnider
Stephens City
Fate of the Seven Mast Schooner Thomas W. Lawson
The famous seven masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson was a total loss after she stranded off the Scilly Isles in England on December 14. The incident ends the vessel's lengthy, noted career and marks a historic maritime disaster for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Scilly
England
Consumers Urged To Conserve Fuel
Harold L Ickes warns of severe fuel shortages amid sub freezing weather and a coal dealer shortage. Dealers report 10 percent cut in supply and many customers with back orders while labor shortages hinder trucking and delivery. Authorities urge strict conservation to avoid civilian distress and industrial curtailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lockes
Winchester
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Solid Fuels Administration
Harold L. Ickes
December city police report shows 38 arrests
City records disclose 38 arrests in December as the quietest month yet with 44 complaints. Dis orderly conduct led 13 to court, drunkenness 11, and road laws 7. one DUI, seven fights, four traffic violations, plus other offenses and 13 traffic tickets.
Marriage Licenses Issued by City Clerk in 1944
A total of 473 marriage licenses were issued in the city clerk office during 1944. This is 289 fewer than issued in 1943.
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R. H
Kerlin
City Auto Dealer Group
Palatinate
Eisenhower
Vesqueville
St. Hubert
Tillet
Arlancourt
Villers-La- Bonne-Eau
Lutrebois
Mulhouse
Rhine
Istein
Black Forest
Saar Valley
Volingen
Saar River
Ludweiler
Commiique
Gros Rederching
Sarregue
Bleisbruck
Sarre Union
Philippsburg
Lake Noir
Egbert R. Rude
Washington, D. C
Roger
International
M. J. Baptist
Jesse Willey
Smithfield Avenue
McDaniel
Chappie
Rhodes Drug Store
Oh Mae Pope
SILCO
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