Roosevelt orders miners back to work in wartime coal strike
President Roosevelt as commander in chief directs all anthracite miners on strike to return immediately. A 48 hour deadline is set to avert government action, with 5,000 already back at work in Pennsylvania while about 12,350 remain idle. The order cites National War Labor Board directives and war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Armed Forces
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
National
National War Labor Board
War Labor Board
Five Japanese Vessels Are Sent To Bottom By U-Boats
Allied and Axis actions in Tunisia are described as gains and losses on both land and air fronts. The report notes U boat successes against Japanese ships and detailed North Africa combat near Bou Arada Pont Du Fahs and Castel Benito airfield with air strikes and armored engagements shaping daily outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Bou Arada
Pont du Fahs
Castel Benito
Tripoli
Bou Arada-Goubellat
Tunis
Medjez el Bab
Tunisia
Lichting
RAF
Missing Seaman Millington Reported From Midland Park
Mrs Lichliter learned her cousin Joseph Marvin Millington 20 Seaman 1st Class Midland Park was missing and presumed lost. He enlisted soon after Pearl Harbor attack and was the first war casualty from Midland Park, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Lichliter
National Avenue
Ashland
Joseph Marvin Millington
Midland Park
Seaman Millington
Joseph Millington
Pearl Harbor
Winchester School and U D C laud war savings sales
Handley High School and U D C members report strong war savings stamp sales after a Turner Ashby Chapter contest. The Winchester Star notes Handley collected 783.25 dollars in stamps in one week for the drive supporting the war effort and home front morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Turner Ashby
Robert E
Washington
Alexandria
Winchester Star
Han High
Handley
Srvice
Theodor Lakis Reunited via Red Cross Message
Theodore Lakis, about 50, a Greece native and Apple Blossom Restaurant employee, heard from his wife in Greece for the first time since the war began. A 10 word note dated July 27, 1942, arrived through Red Cross in Winchester with news of perfect health and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Lakis
Greece
Apple Blossom
Red Cross
Winchester
Mary Lakis
Theodore
Washington
United States
Naxos
Mediterranean Sea
Athens
WAAC Recruiter in Winchester Through Friday
Pvt. Charles W. Shields of the U S Army arrived in Winchester and will be at the post office daily through Friday from 9 a m to 6 p m to receive WAAC enlistment applications. Women aged 21 to 44 may apply this week for mental alertness tests and physical examinations as the board arrives. The Army seeks 150 000 WAACS to replace discharged men.
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Charles W. Shields
U. S. Army
Winchester
Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps
WAACS
Pvt
Shields
Army
Dr Barlow Establishes ENT Practice in Medical Arts Building
Dr Roy A Barlow and Mrs Barlow reside at 9 North Stewart Street. He opened an office in the Medical Arts Building on North Braddock beside the C P Telephone Company. His practice will be limited to diseases of the ear nose and throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Barlow
Barlow
North Stewart Street
Medical Arts
North Braddock
C. & P. Telephone Company
Submarine Raids Sink Five Japanese Ships in Pacific Action
Washington reports American submarines sunk one destroyer and four more ships in the Pacific two cargo vessels one transport and a patrol craft. A large tanker and a small cargo ship were damaged as the navy maintains an average of six to eight enemy vessels hit every two and a half weeks.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far East
United States
Navy Department
Solomon Islands
UDC Observes General Lee Birthday With Stamp Contest
The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a War Savings Stamp contest at Handley High School from January 11 to 15. Pupils invested 783.25 dollars. Mrs Threshs room won 253.50 and Miss Groves room 127.75. The event honored General Lee and featured a luncheon at Mrs Clarence Hardys home and the presentation of a large Confederate flag to Captain W A Baker of the Virginia Protective Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of Confederacy
Handley High School
Thresh
Miss Grove
Lee
Washington College
Washington and Lee University
General Lee
Clarence Hardy
South Braddock Street
W. A. Baker
Virginia Protective Force Company
City and County Briefs on Weather and Banks
Predictions of a sudden temperature drop after yesterday's thunderstorm did not materialize. Handley students face mid year exams this week with quizzes starting Monday. Basketball games loom with Hagerstown Friday and Hburg tonight. The Clearing House Association voted not to observe Lee's Birthday as a holiday until peace returns, so local banks stay open.
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Handley
Hburg
Hagerstown
General Lee
Virginia
South
Lee
Clearing House Association
Attlee cites Allied progress and 1943 optimism
London reports Clement Attlee declares Allied successes in 1942 justify sober confidence for 1943. He praises Soviet Army advances near Stalingrad, notes Tunisia airfield constraints, and affirms faith in Eisenhower and Allied leadership while warning on Japanese pressure at Rabaul. Oliver Lyttelton says 1943 will be peak wartime production.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Great Britain
Churchill
Attlee
Stalingrad
North Africa
Commons
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Anderson
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Oliver Lyttelton
House of Commons
May Not Drive To See Friends In Hospital
A rationing board spokesman notes widespread hospital visiting after the pleasure driving ban. Police report many cars near hospitals and country clubs. hearings will decide violations and cars used for nonessential trips may trigger ration book surrender.
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Ration Board
Gas Rationing Board
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Eleven City Men Ordered to Take Physical Examinations
The Winchester Selective Service Board orders eleven men to report for physical examinations in Charlottesville on January 29. Report at city hall at 6:15 a.m. and depart by bus at 6:45. Named individuals include Jack Cover Orndorff, Jesse Franklin Hockman, Oliver Kirk Sargent, Lawson Tony O’Pnow, Maragg Lee Farmer, Robert Edwin Taylor, Robert Wilson Duvall, Harry William Butler Jr, and Dowell Jennings Howard Jr, with current addresses listed.
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Winchester Selective Service Board
Charlottesville
Jack Cover Orndorff
Valley Breeden
Jesse Franklin Hockman
Ross St
Oliver Kirk Sargent
Lane Ave
Lawson Tony Op
Arlington
Maragg Lee Farmer
S St
Washington, DC
Robert Edwin Taylor
Ber-Ave
Robert Wilson Duvall
North
Loudoun St
Harry William Butler, Jr
West Clifford St
Dowell Jennings Howard, Jr
Blacksbur
Axis Hit On 3 Fronts
Allied blows hit the Axis on three fronts in World War II. In Libya the British 8th Army pressed toward Tripoli with Rommel’s forces in contact near Tarhuna and coastal advances through Misurata and Garibaldi to Zliten. In Russia the siege of Leningrad ended as Schluesselburg fell and Kharkov neared 118 miles away as German casualties mounted. In New Guinea Allied forces captured Sanananda peints and Sanananda village amid efforts to defeat a 15 000 strong Japanese force.
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Libya
8Th Army
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Tarhuna
Tripoli
Misurata
Garibaldi
Zliten
Russia
Red
Leningrad
Schluesselburg
Kharkov
Ukraine
Pittsburgh
Stalingrad
Rostov
New Guinea
Sanananda
Peint and
Cairo
Eighth Army
Marshal Rommel
Alexandria
Wth
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Beni Ulid
Ben Ulid
Army Increase Fight Stirs Draft Curbs in War Plans
Senator Thomas calls for halting further army growth until Congress reviews needs. He questions expanding beyond current levels to 12 million, urging priorities for pilots and mechanics and postponing infantry expansion. Roosevelt noted surge from 2 million to 7 million as food output rose.
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Washington
Thomas
D-Okla
Congress
Appropriations
War Department
Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Dtenn
Roosevelt
Sons
Legislative and Maison Division
Elks Lodge Sets Special Meeting This Wednesday
The Elks Lodge calls a special meeting for the coming Wednesday night. Members are urged to be present for the session as announced by the secretary on one page.
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ELKS
The
Elks’ Lodge
British Force Presses On Toward Tripoli In Libya Advance
British Eighth Army drives inland toward Tarhuna and reaches the Zliten area 90 miles from Tripoli while another column moves along the coast past Misurata toward Garibaldi. Heavy Allied air raids target Tripoli and Castel Benito Airdrome as the offensive narrows toward the Libyan capital.
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Misurata
Garibaldi
Zliten
Tripoli
Mussolini
U. S. Army Air Force
Karamanli
Castel Benito
High Command
Horii Remnants Enveloped In Allied Pockets
Allied forces trap remnants of Lieutenant General Tomitaro Horii in three inland pockets along the Papuan corridor as Sa nananda Point and Sanananda Village fall. Australian and American units coordinate the push, with forward elements reaching Giruwa and mop-up operations underway.
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Australia
Tomitaro Horii
Sanananda Point
Sanananda Village
Giruwa
Motor Road
Tarakena
Gona
Buna
New Guinea
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Leningrad Fortress Seized as Reds Press Southward
Soviet forces drive deep into German lines from Lake Ladoga to the Caucasus. In Leningrad the siege is pierced as artillery shatters fortifications on the Neva left bank. Southwest of Velikie Luki several towns fall and Axis prisoners are taken as Voronezh front advances toward Kharkov.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
High Caucasus
Latvia
Velikie Luki
Salks
Stalingrad
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Neva
Pravda
Voronezh
ODT Official to Visit Winchester for Gasoline Ration Hearings
An ODT office representative, Lloyd Fearnow, will attend Winchester Chamber of Commerce Friday and Saturday January 22 23 from 9 a m to 5 p m to hear appeals on gasoline rations. Those seeking adjustments in war necessity allotments should act promptly as temporary transport rations issuance ends January 31.
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ODT
Hagerstown
Lloyd Fearnow
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Fearnow
Daily Ration Calendar to List Expiration Dates
A ration calendar will be published daily in the Winchester Evening Star on page 2. It currently shows the ticket numbers and expiration dates for Sugar Coffee Gasoline A books and Fuel Oil. The paper will not include supplemental B and C gasoline ration dates to avoid confusion.
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Winchester Evening Star
Wanted at Once Milk Con Sanitary Dairy Virginia
Wanted at once milk carton con Sanitary Dairy in Winter Virginia. Authorities seek information leading to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of stolen dairy shipments. Public tips urged to local police.
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Sanitary Dairy
Winter
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Russell Sandstrom
WAAC
Dr. Barlow
Medical Arts Bldg
Pacific Ocean
UDC
Richmond Police
Rommel
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