German offensive rocks Alsace as British push toward Dusseldorf
Paris reports a new German assault on a twenty mile arc from Haguenau into the Vosges while Allied forces press advances along the Roer and near Dusseldorf. First and Third Armies seize towns in the Ardennes as British units reach near the Roer river and close on Dusseldorf.
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Paris
Alsace
Supreme Headquarters
France
Haguenau
Vosges
Moder
Reich
Roer
Dusseldorf
Ardennes Salient
Ardennes
Germany
First
Wallenrode
Ambieve
St. Vith
Hermann Balck
Robert C. Wilson
7Th Army
Karlsruhe
Strasbourg
Wilson
Second Army
Roer River
Roermond
Moder River
Alexander M. Patch
Hatten
Haguenau Forest
Schwieghouse - Sennenbourg
Bischholz-Mulhausen
Palatinate
Reipertsmiller
Bitchen
Strashweyrg
Colmar-Mulhouse
Soviet Ambassador and Wife Die in Mexico City Air Crash
Soviet Ambassador Constantine Dumansky and his wife died when a Mexican air force plane crashed near Mexico City as he and a nine member embassy delegation traveled to Costa Rica. Also reported killed were First Secretary Troninsky Military Attache Savin Lazarev and Clerk Yuri Vodvin though details were uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Constantine Dumansky
Here
Oumansky
Troyninsky
Savin- Lazarev
Yuri Vodvin
Mexico City
Air Force
Polio Fund Drive Expands in Winchester and Frederick County
The March of Dimes campaign in Winchester and Frederick County enters high gear this week under chairman Robert B. Grove. Funds from theaters and the President's Birthday Ball will be reported after the drive ends. Grove plans student participation with a meeting with city school officials today. Theatre collections begin tonight as Boy Scouts pass coin containers at the Palace and Red Cross volunteers assist at the Capitol.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Robert B. Grove
Grove
Palace
The
Red Cross
Capitol
Hear From Son Prisoner Of Japs
Relatives of Sgt Ernest A Stotler receive two cards from him marking first news since August. He reports good health and hope of returning home soon. A sister Mrs Elmer Adams of Gettysburg Pa sent a September 1943 package. Stotler enlisted November 27 1939 after work at Winchester Woolen Co. He arrived in the Philippines February 1940 with the 59th Coast Artillery. He has a sister Mrs Holmes McFarland and other relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Stotler
Corrigedor
Sgt. Stotler
Elmer Adams
Gettysburg
Army
Winchester Woolen Company
Philippines
59Th Coast Artillery
Adams
Holmes McFarland
Highland Avenue
City
Handley Elementary Wins Scrap Flag in January Drive
Handley Elementary students led in the January salvage drive, turning in 3 620 pounds of paper and 620 pounds of tires for an average of 9 33 pounds per student. Virginia Avenue and Handley High followed in the standings as the city schools totaled 15 988 pounds, with overall term gains reaching 43 532 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Elementary
Virginia Avenue
Handley High
John Kerr
Ond
John Kerr School
Army Troop Ship Sunk in European Waters Amid Heavy Losses
Secretary of War Stimson announced the sinking of a U S Army troop ship carrying more than 2 200 soldiers in European waters with 248 killed and 517 missing. Over 1 400 rescued, next of kin notified. The loss is the third such war event disclosed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Army
Stimson
War Department
Army
Mediterranean
Tranport
Coolidge
South Pacific
Beapt Harbor
Navy
Jurors Ordered to Appear in Frederick County Court
Twenty seven prospective jurors are summoned to Frederick County Circuit Court at 10 AM Monday to hear the trial of Sylvester Butler charged with rape and other matters. Names include E C Oates Elijah Pifer Noel C Williams Clay Rogers L Whitacre Roy Rinker A D Cather E M Punk A M Zirkle Grove White F B Cadwallader I W Scothern J H Argenbright Joseph B Funk B H Potts Ralph Marker Taylor Rudolph Paul Haldeman David F Hottle C M Lupton Roy R Boyce Hugh Solenberger E L Orndorff J P Arthur J W Jolliffe Grover Teets John Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Circuit Court
Slvester Butler
E. C. Oates
Elijah Pifer
Noel C. Williams
Clay Rogers
L. Whitacre
Roy Rinker
A. D. Cather
E. M. Punk
A. M. Zirkle
Grove
City Fire Chief Reports 1944 Alarms and Small Losses
Fire chief E. W. Argenbright said local fire companies answered about 65 alarms in 1944, down from 72 in 1943. Losses were very small with most calls for minor fires such as chimneys. the worst blaze gutted two frame houses at North Cameron and Gibbons Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Argenbright
Argenbright
North
Cameron
Gibbons Street
Lt Scully Receives Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
First Lieutenant Thomas G. Scully of this city was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat on the Fifth Army front in northern Italy. He was attached to the 6th Armored Infantry Battalion, First Armored Division, in Italy before arriving in the United States for treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital. His wife Mrs Bentley Scully resides at 608 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Scully
Fifth Army
Italy
States
Walter Reed Geneal Hospital
Washington, D. C
6Th Armored Infantry
First Armored Division
Bentley T. Sarah Zane
Thugsdey Scully
South
Wallace Favors Investigation of RFC Under Jones
Wallace urged a congressional probe into Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending under Jesse Jones. He argued the motive behind curbing RFC powers is not his fitness, and he would use the secretary role to aid small and large firms in a pro growth policy. He testified to the Senate Commerce Committee seeking confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Jesse Jones
Jones
Commerce
Wallace
America
Roosevelt
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Prominent Speakers Set for Town Meeting Friday Night
Dr. Dewey Anderson executive secretary of the Senate Small Business Committee will be one of two nationally prominent speakers at the Town Meeting this Friday night January 26. The Sarah Zane Fire Hall program begins at 8 and will be broadcast on WINC from 8 to 9. Anderson was hired late last year by Senator James E. Murray to continue studies and investigations aiding Congressional support for American small business. He previously led the Temporary National Economic Committee, helping to conclude a two year program with 90 industries studied, 31 volumes of testimony, and 43 technical monographs published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Anderson
Senate
Small Business Committee
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
WINC
Anderson
James E. Murray
National Economic Committee
Eye care ad promotes Hodgson and Brown optometrists
A fragment promoting eye care services from Hodgson and Brown registered optometrists. It notes eyes examined prescriptions filled and lenses duplicated. The teaser implies continuation on page 8 column 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson and Brown's
France vows Rhine guard after war under De Gaulle
Gen. De Gaulle told a Paris press conference France will keep forces along the Rhine after the war. He said France seeks permanent army presence for security of the world and envisions inter Allied control of the Rhine basin. He noted no formal invite to the forthcoming big three conference and stressed borders need not be fixed immediately.
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Paris
France
Rhine
de Gaulle
Mrs Eva Mercer Kackley Dies in Winchester Hospital
Mrs Eva Mercer Kackley wife of Clarke County Trial Justice Loring C Kackley and Berryville matron died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 1020 AM after a year long illness She was born November 4 1893 in Bowling Green Kentucky and taught school before marriage The Kackleys moved to Berryville in 1930 where she aided high school faculty and she served as president of the Berryville PTA for several terms and was active in church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Mercer Kackley
Loring C. Kackley
Clarke County
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Grace Isbel Mercer
George H. Mercer
Bowling Green
Winchester Sees 9 Degree Coldest Night Of Winter
Temperature in Winchester dropped to nine degrees last night marking the coldest spell of the winter. Snow flurries and strong wind troubled county roads but did not block recently opened routes. Highway Engineer F M Yellott reports roads open but very icy with dry primary highways and a slow warming trend by mid morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
F. M. Yellott
Yellott
Mass Unrest And Siege In Prague Amid Soviet Push
Moscow reports mass unrest in Prague as German forces declare a siege order across eastern Czechoslovakia. Red Army advances breach the Oder line pushing toward Breslau and Konigsberg while Gleiwitz falls to Marshal Stalin.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Oder River
Slovakia
Moscow
Gestapo
London
Germany
East Prussia
Konigsbers
Gleiwitz
Hind
Ivan Konev
Odero
Konev
Oder
Silesia
Breslau
Bohemia
Steinau
Oppelin
Moravian
Hungary
Vienna
Massing Troops Lay Siege To Clark Field
General MacArthur's headquarters report massed 14th Army Air Corps troops struck Clark Field as U S forces advanced beyond Lingayen Gulf. More than 6,000 Japanese dead counted. 40th Division seized the Bamban river area and the towns of Bamban and Mabalacat near Clark Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Luzon
14Th Army Air Corps
Ed Clark
Ghreater
Clark Field
40Th Division
Bamban
Mabalacat
Capas
Pampanga Province
Manila
Oscar W. Griswold
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Square Dance at Virginia Tavern January 25
Square dance event at Virginia tavern with music by Uncle Joe and His WFMD Band. Local dancers invited for an evening of live country tunes and square dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Tavern
Uncle Joe
WFMD
Wanted Lady Driver for Sales Work
Wanted female driver for sales position with salary and commission. Permanent role with advancement opportunities. Interview calls to 5671 or 5973. Also WOOD for sale at Oates Yard with store length. Call 414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oates Yard
Grand Strategy Of Hitler Thrown Off Its Balance
Washington in late January reports military authorities questioning how long Germany can endure the Russian offensive and whether the western front will fail. Analysts doubt quick victory, foresee possible unconditional surrender or guerrilla resistance as the war shifts from the Nazi plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitler
Germany
Army High Command
Capi Hitler
Sasa
Wounded Pfc Lewis Barley Mentioned in France Action
Word was received that Pfc Lewis M Barley son of Mr and Mrs Miller of Stephens City was slightly wounded January 10 in France. He served with General Patton s Seventh Army in a Medical Detachment after taking part in Sicily Salerno and the invasion of France. He entered service September 8 1941 and has a wife Ruth and 18 month old son Gary at 1001 12 South Cameron Street.
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Lewis M
Miller
Stephens City
France
Patche
Seventh Army
Ruth Barley
Gary
Pfc
Barley
South
Cameron Street
Salerno
Rce
Ee Barley
Medical Corps
Bee Ray Barley
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Europe
Lt. Scully
Bronze Star
Mary S. Yeakley
Rhine River
Clarke
Parent-Teachers Association
Bulletin
Stalin
By C. Yates McDaniel
B. F. Arthur Home
John M. Hightower
Lewis Barley
Winchester Evening Star
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