Roosevelt Says State of Union to Cover Foreign Policy and Manpower
President Roosevelt indicated his upcoming congressional message will address foreign policy and manpower. He suggested parts may touch on supplying more materials for France and outlined a half hour radio summary of the 8 000 word document. He also noted a new food program for Italy and kept plans for high level talks with Churchill and Stalin in view ahead of the big three meeting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Italy
United States
Churchill
Stalin
Europe
Ten Ways Civilians Can Help Nurses in Hospitals
Winchester urges civilians to support hospital nurses by performing housekeeping tasks and deferring nonessential operations. He suggests using visiting nurse services, avoiding nonessential staff, and enrolling in Red Cross home nursing courses. He also promotes civilian nursing roles and urges eligible nurses to consider military service alternatives.
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U. S
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Surgeon General
The
Army
Medical Corpsman Killed In Action On December 14
Mrs. Ethel Trehary of Greenwall Avenue received word that her son Pvt. George Conley Trenary was killed in action December 14 in Germany attached to Gen Hodges First Army. He trained at Camp Grant and Camp Reynolds and had been in Handley High School before enlisting in 1943. He served with the Lutheran Church of Our Savior and Sarah Zane Fire Company. his bell toll marked the notice. He is survived by his mother and numerous brothers and sisters. one brother Elmer is hospitalized in England from wounds.
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Ethel Trehary
Greenwall Avenue
Pvt
George Conley Trehary
Wester
Germany
C. H. Hodges
First Army
Luxembourg
Trenary
Handley
Handley High School
Camp Grant
Ill
Camp Reynolds
Lutheran Church of Our Savior
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Sarah Zane
Thomas Frederick Trenary
Set
Elmer S. Trenary
England
Robert Trenary
U. S. Army
South Pacific
Eth Trenary
WAC
Cae Meade
T. F. Trenary
Charles M. Trenary
A. E. Weatherholtz
F. P. Nelson
Ida Trenary Huff
C. D. Shepherd
Bessie Trenary
Winchester
R. L. Littleton
Frederick
John E. Hershberger
Charley Rouss Fire Co. Meeting And 1945 Officers Election
The regular monthly meeting of the Charley Rouss Fire Co. will be held Friday evening January 5 at 8 o'clock. Election of officers for 1945. All members urged to attend. David F. Hottle President.
Wanted Boy For Cleaning Job By Local Cleaners
Classified notice seeking a male applicant over 16 for cleaning work at Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Apply in person to the business for details and hiring.
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Pingley & Carper, Cleaners
South End Fire Co Friday Night Prize Event
South End Fire Co announces Friday night event on January 5 at 8 30 p m with a 125 dollar door prize and other prizes. Proceeds support the fire company activities.
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South End Fire Co
Tax service ad and lumber yard sale notice
Federal income tax reports and estimates by J. H. Seal at 208 W Water St Room 1. Oates Lumber Yard advertises a sale of stoves and stove lengths for Cal 6414.
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J. H. Seal
W. Water St
Oates Lumber Yard
Soviet and German forces clash around Budapest siege
Soviet and German units fought near Budapest as the siege pressed on. Russian forces reportedly held the line in the Soviet corridor northwest of the city while within Pest and Buda substantial ground had been gained by Soviet troops. German Panzer divisions and Luftwaffe aircraft attacked from the Danube to relieve trapped Nazi forces as losses mounted on both sides.
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Daniel DE Luce
Reich
Komarom
Red Star
Vertes
Danube
Red Army
Dlive
Feodor Tolbukhin
Pest
Malinovsky
Buda
Fire damages inspection building at National Fruit Product plant
A stove fire in the National Fruit Product Company inspection building severed power lines and forced the morning shift cancellation. W. W. Hunt said repairs completed by noon and night shift would resume. Fire caused roof damage but overall loss was limited. No other blazes found. two alarms called in during the night with no further fires located.
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National Fruit Product Company
W. W. Hunt
Power Company
Theta
Gerrard Street
East Pall Mall
Normal Weather Forecast for Zones Four and Five
The forecasted period January 6 to 8 shows zone four at about normal temperatures with little trend and below normal precipitation including light rain in the south and light snow in the north. Zone five in nearby West Virginia expects above normal temperatures with light rain Sunday or Monday and again around Wednesday.
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West Va
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Annual Officers Election Notice
Sarah Zane Fire Co. announces its annual election of officers will be held Friday evening January 5 at 8 p m. All members are requested to be present. Loryn M Crabill Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Thousands of 4 F Men Rush To Get War Work
War plants attract thousands of 4-F and non essential workers as Byrnes manpower proposals spark debate in Congress. Empl oyment agencies report heavy job applications while critics call for protecting deferments and farm labor. Local offices note shortages remain in some states amid calls to reassign 4-Fs to uniformed service.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
Byrnes
Senate
House
Kilgore
D-Wwa
Army
Navy
Arnold
R-Mo
U. S. Employment Service
Cleveland
Charlestown
W. Va
W.M.C
House Military Committee
Friendship Elects Conner President
Friendship Fire Company held its annual session electing Ryland Conner as captain for the coming year, succeeding Marion Anderson. Officers named include Wade Guard, Richard Boxwell, George Eagle, Howard Swartz as lieutenants. C Douglas Barnett secretary. William Geanious assistant secretary. A Harold Rowe treasurer. surgeons Dr. C R Anderson and Dr. G G Snarr. Joe OLeary Jr chief engineer. Deshon pipeman. James P Reardon counsel. Rev R B Nelson chaplain. The company will hold memorial services in February and Treasurer Rowe reported a very successful year.
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Friendship Fire Company
Ryland Conner
Conner
Marion Anderson
Wade Guard
Richard Boxwell
George Eagle
Howard Swartz
C. Douglas Barnett
William Geanious
A. Harold Rowe
C. R
Rowe
Greece Seeks ELAS Arm Push Before Talks
In Athens the government under Gen. Plastiras demands ELAS lay down arms and leave Athens before negotiations. Foreign Minister Sofianopoulos said Scobie's terms require good faith, with wider disarmament in Greece as the next step, while ELAS is described as a minority.
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Stephen Barber
Athens
ELAS
FLAS
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
Scobie
John Sofianopoulos
Nicholas Plastiras
Sofilanopoulos
Plastiras
Sofianopoulos
Bombers Hammer German Bulge in Major Allied Offensive
London reports a large Allied strike across a 150 mile German front from Cologne to Karlsruhe with 500 P-51 escorts and heavy RAF bombers. U S Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit rail and road hubs while RAF Lancasters target French coast positions near Royan and the Gironde.
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London
Cologne
Karls- Ruhe
RAF
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Colone
Kalsruhe
Frankfurt
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Second Tactical
St. Vith
Eighth Air Force
The
Reich
Berlin
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
la Rochelle
R. A. F. Heavies
Royan
Gironde River
Luzon Assault Sinks 60 Ships. MacArthur Reports Gains
General MacArthur headquarters in the Philippines says American air forces sank or damaged 60 ships in the first three days of 1945. The report cites 35 ships sunk or damaged in Manila Bay and Lingayen Gulf, plus 25 on New Year’s Day. Liberators wiped out 20 planes at Clark Field, while Mindoro and Leyte saw continued fighting and higher Japanese casualties.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Manila Bay
Lingayen Gulf
MacArthur
Clarke Field
Mindoro Island
Leyte
Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Sowern Philipines
Japan
America
British Flinging Troops Into Fight
Western Front reports show Britain committing forces into a grinding battle with slow gains and strong German counter-attacks in Bois de Tave, while the British and French say a decisive victory may still be within reach. Eastern Front notes Russians hold firm against German thrust northwest of Buda as Yugoslav partisans cross the Austrian border. Soviet actions are described near Ravennay, with new Greek government restricting Sanadians in Asia. In Burma, Akyab falls to British forces as Japanese garrison withdraws. Chinese dispatches claim Japan plans a large regrouping to close the Canton Hankow railway gap. Pacific front reports U S forces and PT boats damaging Japanese ships in a three day attack around Formosa with Super-Forts over Naoya.
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Associated Press
Western Front
Gian Bulge
Bois de Tave
Bnth
Buda
Asiatic Front
Akyab
Burma
Canton-Hankow
U. S
Formosa
Tokyo
Naoya
Plotner Arm Mangled In Pulley Accident
Stanley Plotner 64 of Wadesville suffered serious arm injuries when his right arm and hand were caught in a pulley while feeding a re saw at the O M Swimley Box Factory near Clearbrook. He was rushed to Winchester Memorial Hospital in shock and remains under observation. the extent of possible amputation was not known. Plotner, a Clarke county native, moved to the plant last May after operating a saw mill in Wadesville. His son, Berkeley Fiddler, and other workers assisted in his removal.
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Stanley Plotner
Wadesville
O. M. Swimley
Clearbrook
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Plotner
Clarke County
Last Monay
More Units Under Gen Montgomery
Federal forces under General Montgomery brace for possible action as reinforcements shuffle into the area. Page two continues with battlefield updates and the broader strategic picture.
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Gen. Montgomery
Allied Forces Gain On German Bulge Front In Snowbound Battle
Field Marshal Montgomery’s north flank command drives up to 2000 yards along the bulge as Lt General Bradley leads the southern defense. American First Army holds Bastogne Guirande area while Patton’s Ninth Army faces stiff counterattacks. brutal weather hampers lines of communication.
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West
Paris
Sir Benard L. Montgomery
Bulge
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Washington
Roosevelt
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Salient
Second Army
Sween Integium
Holland
Gian Bulge
Oe Pield Borba
Sidney Montgomery
von Rundstedt Salient
D. Greene
Ted
Waha
Marche
Bure
Wile
Rochefort
Von
Penne Hodges
U. S. First Army
Bastogne
Guandmenil
George S. Patton
Berlin
Aachen
Hodges
Bette
Eed Mste
Fig
Jap Strongholds Under Attack By U S Pacific Fleet
U S Pacific Fleet reports Third Fleet carriers striking Formosa and the Ryukyus from newly based operations on Leyte and Mindoro. Adm Chester Nimitz says details are not yet available as radio blackout hints at a major Pacific action ongoing with air and sea forces engaging in multi day strikes.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Formosa
Ryukyus
U. S
Adm
Chester Wonitz
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George C, Trenary
Income Tax Service
Budapest
Friendship
German Bulge
Winchester Evening Star
Montgomery
Ion
Ravennay
Ryukus
Philippine
Mindoro
Luzon Island
Tokyo Radio
Okinawa
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