Red Strategy Taking Shape as Nazis Fall For Feints
Stalin's planned double feint cripples German advances near Leningrad as Red Army asserts a two-pronged attack. The first feint at Vitebsk drew troops south, then a second near Novosokolniki misled Berlin while Leningrad and Volkhov offensives unfold. Moscow reports say the Germans face a desperate defense.
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Moscow
Stalin
North
Red Army
Leningrad
Vitebsk
Novosokolniki
Riga
Volkhov
Ilmen
Gulf of Finland
Deadline Near For Filing For City Election In 1944
Filing must occur 60 days before the April 1944 primary with city elections in June. Mayor Dr. C. R. Anderson and six council terms end September 1 1944. Ward Two councilmen A Lee Coble W W Dellinger and W P Anderson face terms expiration. Several incumbents plan to or may run as indicated by political chairman Rence G Pierce. A workshop break-in at Rosemont Orchards near Garrville Va on Thanksgiving 1943 prompts arrest information seek.
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C. R. Anderson
A. Lee Coble
W. W. Dellinger
W. P. Anderson
A. T. Hawthorne
Anderson
Rosemont Orchards
Garrville
W. Smallwood, JR
Clarke County
Berryville
$2400 Wage Ceilings Set for Farm Workers by WFA
Washington January 22 War Food Administration under Marvin Jones orders maximum farm wages at $2400 a year, a unprecedented control program directed to state groups acting like a War Labor Board. Wages have reached the highest in 20 years as workers move to war plants and deferments affect farm labor.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
State Farm
War Labor Board
James P. Byrnes
WFA
W. PF. A
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Greeks Take Part In Italian Drive
Warships participate in the Italian landing operation with Greek involvement. The naval forces operate under U S Admiral Frank Jacob Lowry while British Admiral Thomas Hope Troubridge commands ships landing British troops. Dutch and Jce units provide artillery support for the operation.
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Jce
U. S
Frank Jacob Lowry
Thomas Hope Troubridge
Bakers May Seek Bread Increase At Union Meeting
Baltimore reports the Potomac States Bakers Association will discuss a one cent rise in bread price effective next week in Philadelphia at its annual meeting. Maryland Virginia West Virginia and parts of North Carolina bakers will gather as higher production costs may prompt a price boost here.
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Baltimore
Potomac States
Walker resigns as Democratic National Committee chair
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker offers his resignation as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, paving the way for Robert E. Hannegan to be named as his successor. He urges the party to elect a President and Congress who will lead America to victory in war and peace during the 1944 nominating convention steps. Chicago is expected as the site with July 24 favored.
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Washington
Frank C. Walker
Democratic National Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
Internal Revenue
Walker
Congress
America
Chicago
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Germans Blast German HQ Near Pope Home in Italy
Advanced 12th Air Support Command dive bombers hit the Flieger Corps headquarters villa near Frascati and Castel Gandolfo south of Rome. Two formations of eight invaders each scored 26 direct hits on the target, with bombs demolishing the villa’s work wing as pilots reported the Pope’s summer residence untouched.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Italy
Pius XII
12Th Air Support Command
Ste] Gan
Whey Wed
Ee M. Fox
Washington
Castel Gandolfo
Harold E. Kofah
Fellows
Calif
Villa
Edwin J. House
Handley Grades Win Scrap Flag in School Scrap Drive
Ben Belchie of the Winchester Salvage Committee announced Handley elementary won the first round of the intra-school scrap collection contest. The school collected 6,320 pounds of material for the war effort, averaging 17 pounds per student. John Kerr and Virginia Avenue schools trailed with 11 pounds per pupil.
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Ben Belchie
Winchester Salvage Committee
Handley Elementary
Sean Wil
John Kerr School
Virginia Avenue
J Lea Beau Ty Salon Ad at 1075 Jene St Palace Hotel
Beau ty salon listing appears on Jene Street near Palace Hotel with contact phone 4971. Advertisement notes Lea Chaubode as proprietor and provides date 1-22-Ip-21.
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J Lea
Jene St. Palace Hotel
Bidz
Lea M. Chaubode, Cc
Magdeburg Bombed Hard in Allied Raid on German City
British RAF bombers struck Magdeburg in Saxony with over 2000 long tons of bombs in a major operation that also hit Berlin. The raid cost the RAF 55 bombers amid heavy fires and widespread destruction, while German raids on southeast England caused casualties and five or more fatalities.
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Tom Yarbrough
London
Magdeburg
Saxony
Berlin
Germany
RAF
England
Elbe River
Leipzig
Kassel
Hamburg
Brunswick
Air Ministry
Pas de Calais
Britain
Plans Knockout Of Hun Airforce This Summer
Lt Gen Carl A Spaatz, new commander of U S strategic air forces for the invasion of Europe, said a summer knockout of the German Air Force depends on good weather. He indicated shuttle bombing between Britain and Italy could help destroy Germany's air power. He stated that with favorable weather the German Air Force should not last long and that the aim is to deliver the decisive blow.
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London
Carl A. Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Britain
Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Amerlong
Spaatz
Class initiation announced for Eagles on Sunday
The Eagles hold a class initiation Sunday at 2 p m inviting all members to attend. The note is issued by the secretary and dated January 23.
Fifth Plunges Toward Rome To Smash Nazi Army Flank
Allied Fifth Army advances along the west Italian coast striking from the sea and pushing a 15 mile frontal assault further south. Air and naval bombardment support the operation as reports say Netuno has fallen and Magdeburg is bombed. Mosquito raids hit Berlin. Soviet forces press on in Leningrad and Volkhov, claiming gains and rail links. In the Pacific, Allied air attacks target Madang and the Marshalls ahead of possible landings.
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Rome
Associated Press
Italy
U.S
Fifth Army
Nettuno
Pacific
Madang
New Guinea
Marshalls
Major Japanese Navy Raided In North Pacific
The Navy announced two bombing raids on Paramushiro, a major Japanese naval base in the North Pacific. Bombers from the Aleutians attacked the southern coast Friday night and, three hours later, targeted the northern naval stronghold. Anti-aircraft fire appeared mainly in the first raid. one enemy fighter engaged but our planes suffered no damage. All aircraft returned safely.
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Washington
Paramushiro
North Pacific
Navy
Aleutians
North Pacific Ocean
Kurile Chain
Ae Base
U. S
Allied forces land in Italy' s coastfront near Nettuno
Allied troops led by Lt Gen Mark Clark seize Nettuno harbor and establish bridgeheads south of Rome after dawn landings on the Italian west coast. British American and French units press a frontal attack along the Gustav line toward Cassino as the invasion unfolds behind German lines.
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Allied
Algiers
Berlin
Rome
Jan
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Italy
Gustav Line
Cassino
Harbor
Little Artillery Fired From Nazis on Italian Shore
Returning pilots who strafed a sunrise tower for the Allied landings along the west coast of Italy report seeing little or no artillery fire from the shore. They noted no fires on the beach as they swept back and forth over the area.
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Italy
Wendell Barney Named Outstanding Young Citizen Of City
Wendell R. Barney aged 35 received the Distinguished Service Award key at the Junior Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in Winchester for outstanding contributions during 1943. The selection committee was led by R. Gray Williams and included W. Nelson Page C. P. McVicar Clifford D. Grim and Garland R. Quarles. Major B. Powell Harrison Jr spoke at the Founder’s Banquet marking the 24th anniversary of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce and the local JBT’s 1938 organization.
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Wendell R. Barney
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
R. Gray Williams
W. Nelson Page
C. P. McVicar
Clifford D. Grim
Garland R. Quarles
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
JBT
B. Powell Harrison, Jr
Leesburg
Barney
Ed Molden
Wendell Barney
Allied forces push from Cassino toward Rome in bold advance
Advanced headquarters reports a landing in the Liro Valley near Cassino as American units cross the Rapido under heavy fire. British troops seize Tremensuoli and occupy Van dra north of the Garigliano while French forces push toward Cassino from the northeast. The German reply indicates the Fifth Army bypassed the Pontine marshes and threatens Rome’s escape routes for the Tenth Army.
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Liro
Cassino
Rapido River
Comunique
Garigliano
Tremensuoli
Minturno
Vandra
Fifth Army
Pontine
Rome
Fifth Eighth Army
Income Tax Services Ad by J H Seal
Federal income tax reports prepared by J H Seal at 08 W Boscawen Street Room 1. Office hours 6 p m. Offer includes completed tax forms and consultation.
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J. H. Seal
W. Boscawen Street
Wanted Women Chicken Pinners at South Kent St Plant
Employment notice seeking women for steady poultry-pinning work at Wins Chester Poultry Co. Apply by 9 o clock for Monday shift. Contact phone 6578. Location South Kent Street. Cp-1th line.
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South Kent St
Winschester Poultry’ Co
Announcement of Army Call Mentioned in Washington Post
Brief notice states JOHN FP HOOVER is being called to the Army and references business with the Washington Post. Contact details 33 E Phi lt and dial 6135 with follow up numbers 6425.
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Army
Was Post
L. E
Washington Post
E. Philt
Dial
John FP. Hoover
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