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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1944

Page

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Deduction Of Federal Taxes Advocated In Assembly Bill

A bill to permit deduction of federal taxes in state income for Leonard G Muse and a similar bill by Muse earlier was killed. House delays $150 session cost due to living increases. amendments consider $180. Budget bill introduced. committees plan hearings and calendar work with budget director Bradford. Senator Muse offers a bill and figures discussed on fiduciary law and jury preservation in capital cases.

App A.O. Boschen Richmond C. C. Louderback Page House House Appropriations Committee Senate Finance Committee Senate Aubrey G. Weaver Senate Committee Louderback J. H. Bradford J. W. Gray Washington Bristol Thomas B. Glascock Upperville E R. Combs J. Hoge Tyler Norfolk Muse

Three Bodies Found In Auto Near Concord Turnpike

Lexington police found the bodies of James Keefe 24 John Keefe 17 and Ruth Place 16 all of Waltham in an automobile on a lonely road off the Concord turnpike. Grace Saunders 18 of Cambridge was hospitalized with frost bite after a night missing. Autopsies will determine cause.

Lexington Mass Concord Turnpike James Keefe John Ruth Place Waltham Grace Saunders Cambridge John O’brien Miss Saunders Keefe Brothers Myer Marlin John W. Rycroft

Lost Gas Ration Books From Mrs Semples Buick

Lost or stolen gas ration books and valuable papers from a Buick owned by Mrs George Semples. Caller reports phone number 5 for contact. Incident dated 1-15-1.

Buick George Semples

Snow falls heavy as winter melts slowly in Gore area

The heaviest snowfall of the season, about eight inches in the Gore and Mt Williams region, began Saturday evening as sleet then turned to snow. Main highways remained open with crews working long shifts while buses and local transit stayed on time. Minor accidents noted but no serious injuries. sidewalks cleared quickly and drivers urged to use caution on icy spots.

Dent Via _Department of Highways Gore Mt. Williams Yellett Eetees Erentana The Star

San Juan Quake Death Toll Rises in Argentina Disaster

A massive earthquake in Argentina's San Juan area leaves 1,400 to 1,600 dead and 13,000 injured as rescue teams dig through collapsed modern and old structures. President Ramirez plans a cabinet meeting and a train inspection trip to assess damage and organize relief. Authorities report 90 percent of San Juan buildings destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed.

Argentina Pedro Ramirez Buenos Aires Ramirez San Juan Mendoza

Separate Peace Talks Sought by Nazis Reported

Pravda Cairo dispatch claims a secret meeting sought terms of a separate peace with Germany with Von Ribbentrop. British and American officials dispute the report saying there is no truth to such talks. Halifax dismisses the claim as misinformation.

Moscow Pravda Cairo Sonta Ree Joachim von Ribbentrop Germany Pyrenees Peninsula Spain Portugal Communist Party Pyrenees von Ribbentrop Halifax Washington Lord Halifax Cordell Hull

Nine Die as London Rail Crash Kills Troops

A London rail crash near Tifford leaves nine dead and about 30 injured including three American airmen. The Norwich Express collided with a Yarmouth bound train amid crowded troop carriages, causing extensive wreckage. Father George Fressanges, Royal Geographical Society fellow, also died.

London Tiford Cave Yarmouth Norwich George Fressanges Royal Geographical Society Britain F. Helles Bury St. Edmonds

Reward Offered for Break-In Information in Clarke County

Fifty dollar reward offered by W. W. Smallwood Jr Sheriff of Clarke County for information leading to arrest and conviction of person or persons who broke into a workshop on the Accent Orchards near Berryville Virginia on Thanksgiving night 1943 and stole tools and equipment.

Accent Orchards E. Va W. W Smallwood Clarke County Berryville

Soviet Red Drive Pushes Toward Latvian Border

Soviet offensives roll north of Nevel driving 9 miles into German lines and seizing Nasva to cut the Novosokolniki Dno railway as troops push toward the Latvian border. In White Russia the Red Army advances toward Pinsk while reporting heavy fighting and tank losses in Vinitsa and Uman sectors.

London Old Poland Red Army Rovno Nevel Novosokol-Niki Lake Timen Moscow Nikolai F. Vatutin Ukraine Red White Russia Ippa Novoselki Kalinkovichi Pripet Marshes Pinsk Pripet Vin Nitsa Uman Stockholm Berlin Bug River Vinnitsa Warsaw-Odessa Dnieper Baltic States Nasva Novosokolniki-Dno

Calls To Roanoke Tuesday Cancelled

Mills F. Neal state director for selective service cancelled pre-induction calls for January 18. Telegrams gave no reason, noting only the cancellation for Roanoke examinations. Local boards notified men Saturday afternoon. officials in Richmond said it is a brief delay under the new physical screening setup with reports resuming in February.

Mills F. Neal Selective Service Roanoke State Selective Service Richmond Tomorro

Steep Rapido Banks Reached as Cassino Battle Intensifies

Allied forces along a 30 mile front under Lt General Clark push to the Rapido banks through Cassino and press the Gustav line while French units reach the upper Rapido. American and French troops storm key high ground near Mount Trocchio and Cardito as air blows target Klagenfurt's Messerschmitt plant.

Algiers Mark W. Clark Fifth Rapido Cassino Rome U.S Mount Trocchio Alphonse Juin Apennines Messerschmitt Klagnfurt Austria Trieste Vienna Ira C. Eaker Henry L. Lain Henderson, Ky Klagenfurt

Serb Nationalist Students Reported Arriving in Sibenik

A German radio claim said a Serb Nationalist force mostly students arrived in the occupied Yugoslav port of Sibenik to relieve Nazi troops. The Yugoslav communique noted continued fighting in eastern and central Bosnia and Partisan advances in Slovenia and Montenegro.

London Sibenik Josip Broz Bosnia Balkans Solta Sulet Split Kocevje-Rakek Slovenia Gorica Montenegro Novo Mesto

Trains Canceled After Baltimore and Ohio Derailment

Two B and O passenger trains through the city were cancelled after a freight derailment near Charles Town West Virginia. The wreck blocked the line, injuring four and delaying the 10 59 morning and 6 15 evening departures. Wrecking crews from Brunswick and Shenandoah were dispatched.

Baltimore and Ohio Charles Town W. Va Spirit of Jefferson Norfolk and Western Brunswick Shenandoah, Va

Battle updates from Europe and Pacific fronts

On the 30 mile Italian front U S and French Fifth Army reach the Rapido banks near Cassino while assaults press the Gustav line. Soviet Pravda cites rumors of talks between British officials and Von Ribbentrop about a separate peace. Allies seize Hill 660 on New Britain as Australians push toward northern New Guinea.

Associated Press Italy U. S Fifth Army Rapido Cassino Gustav Rome New Britain New Guinea

Rites Planned for Lt. Walter Flickinger Thursday

Funeral services for Lt. Walter Stephen Flickinger will be held Thursday at 3 30 p m at Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church. He died during maneuvers near Tallahassee Florida and will be buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev Walter R Hartzell and Rev Dr Aaron M Gluck will officiate with pallbearers named Fansler Ritter Spillman Legge Quarles Sargent. He was a member of the church where his father was pastor for 17 years.

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church South Cameron Street Walter Stephen Flickinger Tallahassee Florida S. L. Flick Dale ‘Mabry Field Fla Jones Funeral Home South Loudoun Street Flickinger Walter R. Hartzell Homewood Church Hagerstown Aaron M. Gluck Christ Reformed Church Martinsburg W. Va George Fansler George Ritter Garland Spillman Withrow Legge Garland R. Quarles Otis Sargent Reformed Church Mount Hebron Cemetery

Radio Band Show Highlight With Wendell Barney and Guests

Radio show hosted by Wendell Barney chairman of the War Finance Committee attracts national attention. It airs from 9 to 10 o clock on the Fourth with a guest movie and radio star joining the program.

Wendell Barney War Finance Committee

Eisenhower Praises Invasion Set Up and Allied Chiefs

General Eisenhower expresses satisfaction with the invasion plan and the officers chosen to lead Allied ground and air forces. He notes the air and naval preliminaries, praises the Allied air fleet, and the Navy for submarines and troop transport, while confirming coordination with Roosevelt and Churchill.

Lewis Hawkins Dwight D. Eisenhower Western Europe Omar W. Bradley Eisenhower Tunisia United Kingdom U. S Bernard L. Montgomery Rome Algiers Henry Maitland Wilson Mediterranean Balkans Pyrenees France Mhitler Roosevelt Churchill Germany Bay of Biscay England Forrces

Allies May Join Reds In Air Bombers Strain Rumor

A Teheran era three power alliance prompts talk of Britain and the United States joining Soviet air power. London sources cite a possible deployment of four engined bombers to the Russian heavy bomber force. A Stockholm dispatch notes RAF raids on Brunswick with heavy casualties reported.

London Vichy Radio Russia Attac Germany Dai Express Stockholm Pquatertaurins Brunswick RAF

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