Russians Press Toward Berlin as German Fronts Break
Moscow reports the eastern front smashed German armies and encircled battlegroups. Zhukov closes on Poznan while Konev drives toward the Oder near Breslau. Berlin claims Poznan reach and Berlin defense evacuations amid ongoing Soviet advances.
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Berlin
Moscow
Germany
Konev
Oder River
Breslau
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Saalfeld
Baltic
Elbing
Zhukov
Poznan
Poland
Red Army
Nazi Germany
Stockholm
Brussels
Hitler
Oder
Silesia
Silesian
President's Birthday Ball to Aid Infantile Paralysis
Tom Meade and John Mann announced ticket sales for the President's Birthday Ball at the Winchester Armory on January 30. Organizers expect record attendance to raise funds for treatment and prevention of infantile paralysis in Virginia.
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Tom Meade
John Mann
Winchester Armory
Virginia
Prisoner of War Report Reaches Hayfield Family
Mrs. Salfie Moore of Hayfield was informed that her son, Pfc. Issac H. Moore, is a prisoner of the Germans. The message came via his wife, Marguerite Moore of Washington DC, who had received a card January 8 with his prison number and address. No War Department notification had arrived. The card was the first news since a October 29 telegram saying he had been missing in action in France since October 6.
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Salfie Moore
Hayfield
Pfc
Issac H. Moore
Pfc. Moore
Marguerite Moore
Washington, D. C
France
Veteran proof of service for employment service
A veteran must show discharge papers or other documentary evidence of service during a recognized war period to register with the Veterans Employment Service of the United States Employment Service.
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Veterans’ Employment Service
United States Employment Service
New Senators Back United Nations Plan for World Peace
Sixteen newly elected senators from both parties sent a letter to President Roosevelt pledging support for forming a United Nations style body to preserve peace. They urge relying on all reasonable means to share in directing the settlement of the war and maintenance of peace with Allies and other nations.
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Washington
United States Senate
Roosevelt
United Nations Organization
White House
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Wardensville Soldier Frederick Kritzer Killed In Action
Pvt. Frederick W Kritzer of Wardensville was killed in action December 31 in Luxembourg at age 28. He entered service July 28 1944 and had been overseas four weeks. Survived by wife Pauline Rinard Kritzer and two children Fred W Kritzer Jr and Alice. Parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Kritzer of Philadelphia and two brothers William and Walter Kritzer serving in the armed forces.
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Frederick W. Kritzer
Luxembourg
Pauline Rinard Kritzer
Wardensville
W. Va
Pvt
Kritzer
Harold Kootz
Fred W. Kritzer, Jr
Alice Kritzer
Jacob Kritzer
Philadelphia
William Kritzer
France
Walter Kritzer
England
Charles Town Man Is Found Dead
Baltimore police report a 32 year old man Freud Edward Cooper of Baltimore was found dead in the old St Vincent Cemetery from exposure. Cooper listed Charles Town West Virginia as his residence.
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Baltimore
Freud Edward Cooper
Old St. Vincent
Cooper
Charles Town
W. Va
Soldiers Moving Big Freight Jam in Buffalo Yards
Furloughed soldiers with railroad experience moved freight cars in Buffalo New York yards as a severe storm and manpower shortages slowed work. District Four Second Service Command expected about 300 soldiers to join by nightfall. Merchant seamen are not covered by the GI Bill of Rights.
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Buffalo
N. Y
District Four
Second Service Command
Garber Nominated to Run for Virginia Senate
LURAY Va Jan 24 Republicans of Rockingham Rap pahannock Page and Warren counties and Harrisonburg city nominate Jacob A Garber of Harrisonburg to fill the Virginia General Assembly vacancy caused by the death of State Senator Aubrey G Weaver of Front Royal.
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Luray
Rockingham
Rappahannock
Page
Warren
Harrisonburg
Jacob A. Garber
Virginia General Assembly
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Fifth Bumps Into Strong German Defenses on Italian Front
Fifth Army patrols increased activity as snow covers the Italian front and push against strong German defenses south of Bologna. German air force attacked supply lines in front of Bologna with no reported damage or casualties. East of Bologna, Eighth Army outposts on the Verto canal south of Alfonsine repelled two raiding parties using tanks artillery and mortars.
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Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Verto Canal
Alfonsine
Community meetings set to discuss 1945 farm programs
The county schedules several community meetings next week to cover the Food Needs for 1945, Crop and Livestock Needs, Agricultural Conservation, and Price Support programs. Speakers include James Gordon, A F Lillard, H Williams, Julian Everly, Edwin Marker, and others at locations in Stephens City Winchester White Hall Middletown Clearbrook Star Tannery Gainesboro Gore.
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Stephens City
Stephens City Agricultura Fuilding
James Gordon
A. F. Lillard
H. §. Williams
Mr. Airy
Mt. Airy School
Julian Everly
Mildred Tidler
Edwin Marker
S Winchester
County Court House
A. L. Fry
J. H. Yost
C. Irvine Cather
White Hall
Croswell Henderson
A. W. Wright
Luther Hart
Middletown
Gainesboro
Gainesboro High School
Fred Braithewaite
Annie P. Starling
EB. W. Adams, Jr
J. Gray Beverly
Gore
Gore High School
Paul Beable
Mildred McClanahan
C. W., Parrish
Raymond I. Hoover
Wells Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case
Joseph Wells aged 18 waived indictment by grand jury and trial by jury and pleaded guilty to three counts of forgery and altering checks before Judge Burr P. Harrison. He was sentenced to three years on each count to run concurrently while already serving a six month term for forgery.
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Joseph Wells
Burr P. Harrison
Harrison
Wells
United States
Margarine and Fat Pork Ration Changes Detailed
The Office of Price Administration announced red point costs rise from 2 to 3 per pound for margarine starting Sunday. Fat pork cuts including lard substitutes gain red points, with six red stamps valid in February due to an extended rationing period.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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