Eisenhower Attends Kansas Family Reunion
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower spent a brief Kansas visit during a long trip to the United States. He arrived at Marshall Field Fort Riley then visited his brother M S Eisenhower at Kansas State College and met his 82 year old mother Mrs David Eisenhower before departing for Washington. The War Department said he spent a few days in Washington en route from the Mediterranean to the United Kingdom and conferred with President Roosevelt and General Marshall.
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Manhattan
Kas
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
Marshall Field
Fort Riley
M. S. Eisenhower
Kansas State College
David Eisenhower
Abilene
Europe
Washington
War Department
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
United Kingdom
Roosevelt
Marshall
Rites Held For William Knight
Funeral services conducted Sunday for William Henry Knight 70 who died Friday after a long illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church member was a Clarke county native born July 17 1874. Knight who farmed locally never married and is survived by one sister Mrs Emma Golightly. Interment was at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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George W. Kurtz
William Henry Knight
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Duckwall
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Henry Knight
Julia Carter Knight
Clarke County
Knight
Emma Golightly
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Wheat prices show limited movement at Baltimore with spot domestic 1.785 and rail transit 1.8125 as new OPA basic ceiling levels noted. Market activity remained steady amid price controls and adjusted ceilings.
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Baltimore
Eisenhower Calls For Full Reporting Of Mediterranean War Effort
General Eisenhower urged frank reporting of Allied operations in the Mediterranean theater and praised base supply and infantry training. He stressed public opinion as a decisive factor in winning the war and said the objective in Italy was the capture of Rome with maximum German pressure, noting Spain’s threat had lessened.
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Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Spain
U S A Offers to Restore Russo Polish Ties
Secretary Hull announced the United States is willing to work for the restoration of good relations between Russia and Poland. A dispatch to Moscow was sent, while Moscow protested Poland's stance on the Russo Polish dispute over old Polish lands where the Red Army is fighting.
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Washington
Russia
Poland
Hull
Moscow
Red Army
Pvt Walter Forsyth Died In Italy During War
Word has been received of Pvt Walter Forsyth death in Italy on October 13 1943 He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Forsyth former city residents who often visited here His death was reported as from infantile paralysis His father previously ran a feed business with his brother in law Harry B Kackley The Forsyth family later moved to Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey Another son Arthur Forsyth is also stationed in Italy.
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Italy
Walter Forsyth
William Forsyth
Pvt
Forsyth
Harry B. Kackley
Hashbrouck Heights
N. J
Arthur Forsyth
Students Enthusiastic About Scraps Drive in Winchester
City schools launch a scrap collection contest to aid the war effort. Handley High and Handley elementary join in with Thursday and Friday pickups. Gavin Binner, JET committee chair, urges homeowners to place material on curbs early for pickup.
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Winchester
John Kerr
Virginia
Avenue and Douglas School
Handley High School
Handley
Gavin Binner
JET Committee
Binner
Directors Elect Bank Officers in Winchester Meeting
Directors of the Commercial and Savings Bank in Winchester elected Herbert S. Barrick as president H C Sheetz as vice president John S Sloat as cashier and trust officer Harold R Edwards as assistant cashier and assistant trust officer Fred A Crisman as assistant cashier until February 1 John R Gano as note clerk Carl G Brown and David M Reardon as note clerks Mrs Sadie Hamrick Merlin C Bly Mrs Fay Marker Miller and Miss Pearl Brown as tellers Miss Jean Forney as bookkeeper stenographer A Hunter Davidson as custodian
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Commercial and Savings Bank
Winchester
Herbert S. Barrick
H C. Sheetz
John S. Sloat
Harold R. Edwards
Fred A. Crisman
John R. Gano
Carl G. Brown
David M. Reardon
Sadie Hamrick
Merlin C. Bly
Fay Marker Miller
Pearl Brown
Jean Forney
A. Hunter Davidson
Senate Finance Panel Backs End to War Contract Renegotiations
The Senate Finance Committee agreed to end war contract renegotiations by year end but gave President Roosevelt authority to extend or shorten the period by six months based on business conditions. The termination device, used to revise Army and Navy contracts to curb excessive profits, has been a major point in the tax debate.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Airmay
Navy
Senate
Winchester salvage chief cites WPB tube rule change
Ben Belchie chairman of the Winchester Salvage Committee says the March 1 WPB order no longer requires turning in old toothpaste and shaving cream tubes. He notes reclaimed tin tubes have little salvage value and urges merchants with tubes on hand to send them collect to the Tin Salvage Institute Newark New Jersey 411 Wilson Avenue.
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Ben Belchie
Winchester Salvage Committee
WPB
Belchie
Tin Salvage Institute
Wilson Avenue
Newark
N. J
Frederick County Religious Education Council Elects Officers
The Frederick County Council of Religious Education named officers for the year: H A Snapp and Mr. Williams as president, J W Richard from Opequon as vice president, J Floyd Wine of Winchester as secretary, and P E Lineburg as treasurer. The group endorsed a nationwide Rural Life Sunday program for the last Sunday in May and planned the district Sunday School convention next summer.
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Frederick County
Stonewall PTA Program Showcases Local Talent
At the Stonewall High School PTA meeting last week Miss Gloria Dorsey led the event. Mrs. Edgar Gordon performed a monologue about an old-time rummage sale and Hildrand Blanford dressed as a girl delivered a solo about a person spending his last shoe stamp. Two young girls displayed a placard promoting the Fourth War Loan Drive starting this week. Miss Dorsey read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as part of the program which ended with the audience singing The Star Spangled Banner and pledging allegiance to the flag.
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Stonewall High School
Gloria Dorsey
Edgar Gordon
Hildrand Blanford
Dorsey
Star Drive Aids Children To Walk Again Campaign
The Star urges readers to support a fundraising drive benefiting children with mobility challenges. Donations fund medical treatments and therapy programs to help youngsters regain walking ability and improve quality of life.
Social Security board proposes private doctor hospital insurance
The Social Security Board urged federal coverage for doctor and hospital bills in its eighth annual report to Congress. It says individuals should choose their own doctors and hospitals, preserve patient physician relationships, maintain non governmental hospital independence, and ensure fair financial return for doctors and hospitals. The plan is part of a comprehensive unified system to meet anticipated rapid social changes.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Six Thousand Foundrymen Called Out in Pacific Northwest
A strike of 6000 foundry workers in 79 war plants across the Pacific Northwest is set for 8 a.m. tomorrow. The regional War Labor Board sought guidance from Washington to avert a paralyzing shutdown. The AFL Molders and Foundry Workers Union announced the vote, citing dissatisfaction with the WLB award. Wages ranged from 88 cents to $1.20 an hour, with lower brackets raised by 5 to 7 cents and other brackets adjusted, while journeymen and molders wanted 8 cents more to $1.28.
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Seattle
aJn
Pacific Northwest
Regional War Labor Board
Washington
Neil Pardo
AFL International Molders’ and Foundry Workers’ Union
WLB
Kiwanis Officials Attendance in Charlottesville Conference
Dr H S Pifer and Andrew Bell of the Winchester Kiwanis Club left for Charlottesville to attend the mid winter conference of district officers from 54 clubs. The Monticello Hotel hosted the gathering with the Charlottesville Club joining at noon for a joint session and an afternoon program to follow.
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H. S. Pifer
Andrew Bell
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Charlottesville
Capitol District
Kiwanis International
Monticelo
Truncheon
Salvaged Fats Are Still NEEDED During War Years
In the last three months of 1943 Win chester housewives Mrs. Robert Grove and Sunced turned in 4 772 pounds of waste fats. The fat salvage drive chairman urged continued participation to aid the war effort. October yielded 2 556 pounds, November 626 pounds, and December 1 590 pounds.
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Winchester
Robert Grove
Sunced
Frederick Trial Justice Court dispositions
The Court of Trial Justice disposed cases including W. E. Edwards of Washington DC for speeding with $5 fine and $4.25 costs and Jack Edward Lockhart of Winchester for conduct described as openly gross with one year sentence suspended except 10 days, plus $50 fine and $13.25 costs.
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Court of Trial
W. E. Edwards
James E. Bond
Washington, D. C
Jack Edward Lockhart
Winchester
Snow Routes Scraped as Buses Operated Brightly
Record Snow routes towed scrutiny today but a check in the afternoon showed all school buses ran in the morning. Children and adults enjoyed the first real snowfall for sledding while yesterday evening police roped off South Cameron street for sled riding. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company said no communications were disrupted by the snow.
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Cameron Street
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia Senate considers soldier vote and air traffic bill
The General Assembly opens a busy session with Gov Darden’s omni bus appropriations bill totaling over 235 million for the biennium. Key early items include the soldier vote measure, air traffic regulation, and boiler inspection.
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General Assembly
House of Delegates
Darden
Assembly
Virginia
Senate
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Aubrey Weaver
Lester H. Hooker
The
Corporation Commission
Prices Rise at Virginia State Liquor Stores
Richmond Virginia January 17 Prices for state liquor store items will rise by five to fifty cents per bottle on February 1 under new Office of Price Administration regulations. About 14 items will drop from price lists five to ten cents while 36 new items appear including three whiskies and mostly wines.
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Richmond
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Office of Price Administration
Speeding and reckless driving fines in Civil Court
Judge John W. Rice presided as James Carroll Hughes of 131 Morningside Drive faced speeding charges with $5 fine and $4.25 costs. Ralph Elwood Shifler of Boonsboro Maryland billed $10 for speeding and $5 costs. U5 City charged with reckless driving at Grey Line 356 National Ave with $10 plus $4 costs. Ward Lee Clark of RFD No. 1 Winchester cited for reckless driving with $10 fine.
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John W. Rice
James Carroll Hughes
Morningside Drive
City
Ralph Elwood Shifler
Boonsboro
Ward Lee Clark
RFD
Winchester
Soviet Troops Advance in Poland and Ukraine Front
Soviet forces under Gen Vatutin captured Vladimirets 23 miles from Sarny and Antonovka 15 miles west, with others reaching 19 miles from Rovno after taking Kostopol inside old borders. Between Dec 24 and Jan 13, 100000 killed or captured 7000 Germans, and 2204 tanks plus 1174 guns destroyed.
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Vatutin
Allied and German Air Actions in the Mediterranean Front
Allied and German forces clash across the Mediterranean theater. Allied planes reportedly shot down 18 fighters while bombing villas and airfields at Villaobra Osoppo Zara and other targets in Italy and Yugoslavia. Weather disrupted operations as the Eighth Army and Fifth Army areas saw limited coastal advances and artillery activity.
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Mediterranean
Messerschmitt
Mt Ideas Neustadt
Villaobra
Italy
Osoppo
Zara
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Adriatic
San Eusanio
Orte
Terni
Rome
Judge Sets Date For Cases Here In Frederick Circuit Court
Harrison, presiding, set hearing dates in Frederick Circuit Court. Bromley Gruder et al versus Worthington Lowe to be heard tomorrow at 10. Wilson versus Hawkins on Wednesday at 2. Whitacre versus Whitacre on January 21 at 10. Taylor versus Riley and Riley on March 21.
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Harrison
Frederick
Chloe Bromley Magruder
ASE Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
ASE urges support for the war effort by purchasing war bonds. The campaign promotes national savings to fund military operations and boost morale across communities.
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