Alsace Halted as Allies Press West Front
Allied forces push through major fronts in Europe and the Pacific. The Ninth Army clears the Roer fortifications, advancing toward Dusbach and Cologne while the Seventh Army nears the border. In Alsace, progress stalls and German counterattacks pause as Allied pressure grows. Russian fronts report movement toward Poznan and Czechoslovakia as Pacific actions concentrate near Clark Field in Luzon. The 102nd Ozark Division advances up to four miles, securing pillboxes along the Ninth Army line.
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U. S
Roer River
Holland
Duren
Alsace
Haguenau
Strasbourg
Colmar
Roermond
Gielenkirchen
James M. Long
Aris
Ninth Army
Siegfried Line
Roer
Cologne
Ninth
Dusbach
Brachelen
Rhenish
Prussia
U. S. Seventh Army
Ardennes
Our Tiver
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Rhineland
Julich
102Nd Ozark
Breslau Cut Off by Russian Forces
London dispatches report Stalin announced four East Prussia towns Allenburg Nordenburg Lotzen Tapiau captured near Konigsberg. British prisoners freed. two fliers Donald Mayo and Paul Vermullen said they were shot down in France last January. No Americans released yet. Red Star cites Kreuzburg camp reports as Russians close on Breslau and Elbing.
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London
Marshal Stalin
East Prussia
Konter’berg
Allenburg
Nordenburg
Lotzen
Tapiau
Moscow
Field
Red Star
Donald Mayo
Sheffield
Paul Vermullen
France
Kreuzburg
Silesia
Europe
Wounded Third Time In Action
Staff Sgt. Duane C. Bean of Angers Store West Virginia was seriously wounded in France on January 8. This marks the third time he has been wounded while under fire, with his first Purple Heart awarded after his initial injury in prior service beginning March 6, 1942, after training in Texas Kansas and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bean
Angers Store
W. Va
War Department
Duane C. Bean
Sgt
Bean
Texas
Kansas
Tennessee
Illness Fatal To Mrs. John Bywaters
Mrs. Vernie Bywaters wife of Sheriff John B. Bywaters of Frederick County died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 6 20 AM after a brief illness. 64 years old born January 30 1881 at Opequon she lived there all her life. A lifelong member of St Paul Lutheran Church she participated in church work. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters John Robert Bywaters Kernstown Oscar Snowden Bywaters serving in Belgium Mrs Marshall Kremer Winchester and Misses Jane Ruth Bywaters Maude Beall.
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Vernie Bywaters
John B. Bywaters
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Joshua Snowden
Ann Jane Snapp Lupton
Opequon
St. Paul Lutheran Church
J. B. Bywaters
John Robert Bywaters
Kernstown
Oscar Snowden Bywaters
Engineers Corps
Belgium
Marshall Kremer
Winchester
Jane Ruth Bywaters
Maude Beall
Lokator system aids Winchester Hospital staff
The Junior Auxiliary introduces the Lokator system at Winchester Hospital. Each staff member has a designated number. on hearing it, they answer the switchboard from the nearest phone, saving time by avoiding calls across the hospital. Citizens are invited to visit the hospital and see this improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Hospi
Winchester
Cold spell continues with light snow through Tuesday
The five day forecast from Saturday January 27 to Wednesday January 31 shows continued cold temperatures below normal with gradual warming Tuesday and Wednesday. Light snow is expected in most areas on Sunday and again around Tuesday, with Zone 5 including West Virginia also seeing snow and cold conditions mainly Monday and Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Wallace Nominat ion Faces Senate Clash Over Lending Control
Washington Jan 26 Opponents press a frontal attack on Henry A Wallace cabinet nomination as he questions limits on commerce secretary powers The Senate Commerce Committee plans a closed session to vote on stripping the department of control over lending agencies Officials say 48 to 50 votes may defeat the nomination if the divorce bill moves ahead Jesse Jones departs passing loan functions to undersecretary Wayne Taylor and shifting Washington dynamics Pepper and Bailey clash over Wallace authority with George proposed to restore lending control under a separate agency and a potential amendment blocks returning control to the commerce department
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Senate Commerce Committee
Department
Senate
Wallace
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Jones
Wayne Taylor
Bailey
D-Nc
Commerce C
Pepper
Dfla
George
Dga
Com
Pfc Henry Hurd Killed In Belgium In World War II
Telegram from Clarke county reports Pfc Henry Roller Hurd killed in action in Belgium on January 4 at age 26. Former Berryville National Guard member, he served March 1942 onward, trained at Camp Beale, later attached to the 550th Infantry Battalion First Army. Survived by mother, four brothers, three sisters, and several siblings.
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Clarke County
Henry Roller Hurd
Belgium
Hurd
Berryville National Guard
Camp Beale
Calif
Pfc
First Army
France
England
Boyce Methodist Church
Boyce High School
Lulu Pearson
Pete Hummer
Boyce
Marie Hurd
New Jersey
Clarence Hurd
Maryland
Pvs
Roy Hurd
Army
Italy
Seaman Arthur Hurd
U. S. Navy
Daniel Hurd
Pianos for tuning and repair in Winchester Va
Kenneth Windle offers piano tuning and repair services at 208 Opequon Ave Winchester Va Call 5502 for appointments This small classified item provides contact details and location for local piano work by a named individual.
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Kenneth Windle
Opequon Ave
Winchester
Class initiation and shrimp feast held Sunday
On Sunday January 28 at 2 pm a class initiation will be held in the Atrie Room. All members and new candidates are urged to attend. A shrimp feast will follow in the social room. Committee.
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Atrie
Bingo at South End Fire Co Fricavnite Night
The South End Fire Company hosts a bingo night on January 26 at 8 30 p m with a 100 09 dollar door prize and additional prizes. Proceeds support the fire company activities and community programs.
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South End Fire Co
Fricavnite
Yanks Capture Clark Field as Manila Campaign Advances
General MacArthur announces Clark Field in American hands with 17 airstrips near the China coast and Fort Stotsenburg secured. The 14th Army Corps under Maj Gen Griswold overruns the base, finding few Japanese but mines and booby traps. Sixth Army pushes toward Angeles, engineers race to repair air facilities, while Japanese fighters retreat into hills as American artillery hounds remaining forces.
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General
14Th Army Corps
Clark
Douglas MacArthur
Clark Field
MacArthur
Philippines
Rapp Brush
40Th
Angeles
37Th
Robert S. Beighter
Roosevelt Promotion Tied to Dog Flight Inquiry Sparks Debate
Washington editors report Congress delayed Col Elliott Roosevelt promotion to brigadier general as Senate Military Committee weighs air travel priorities raised by Blaze the dog flight westward. Senators Steward Bridges and Johnson push a separate inquiry, stating it will not affect promotion considerations.
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Washington
Congress
Blaze
Senate Military Committee
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Hollywood
Memphis
Steward
D-80
Bridges
R-Nh
Col. Roosevelt
Stewart
Johnson
Dcolo
Mem~ee
Military Prize Is Birthday Gift
General MacArthur and Lieutenant General Walter Krueger received Clark Field on Luzon as a birthday present from American infantrymen. MacArthur, turning 65, and Krueger, 64, marked their joint birthday by leading a victorious army in the Philippines, where each began his active career.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
Clark Field
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Krueger
Sixth Army
Town Meeting Speakers Arrive In Winchester
Dr. E. J. Coil of the National Planning Association and Dr. Dewey Anderson of the U S Senate Committee on Small Business arrive in Winchester for the Town Meeting. They attend a dinner at Fort Loudoun before speaking at Sarah Zane Fire Hall starting at 8 00 P M. A capacity crowd is expected and the public discussion will not be broadcast. Local leaders L G Sjostrum and D Brown will question the speakers on postwar planning.
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E. J. Coil
National Planning Association
Dewey Anderson
U. S. Senate Committee On Small Business
Winchester
Fort Loudoun
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
WINC
L. G. Sjostrum
Virginia Woolen Company
D Brown
Shendandoah Valley National Bank
School Bus And Truck Collision Near Gainesboro
Leon Smith drove a small panel truck used for hauling children to Gainesboro high school when it collided with a Glaize and Brothers truck on icy Hunting Ridge road two miles north of U S 522. No injuries were reported and vehicle damage was slight. Deputy DeHaven investigated and said no arrests were made. The crash occurred on a curve where stopping or avoiding the other vehicle was impossible due to the ice.
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Leon Smith
Gainesboro High School
Glaize and Brothers
Hunting Ridge Road
U. S. 522
Smith
Robert DeHaven
DeHaven
Fire destroys two Fremont Street homes. families lose possessions
A stove or defective flue started a blaze at 21 Fremont Street gutting the frame house and spreading to 19 Fremont Street. Neighbors raced to save belongings. water supply lagged as hoses stretched 2000 feet. The Martins and Campbells lost all furnishings and clothing while Rev. E. C. Queen’s dwelling was gutted but saved.
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Fremont Street
Asa Martin
Lucy Campbell
Campbell
Sarah Zane
Rouss
Mont and
Kern
Highland Avenue
Rev. E. C. Queen of
Washington, D. C
Samuel Giles
City
Giles
Edward Roberts
William Pratt
Snow, cold snap hit Winchester and county roads
The thermometer dropped to eight degrees at Winchester Research Laboratory with light snow totaling 1 inch. Countywide snowfall exceeded in Front Royal with about three inches. Roads iced and treated, schools operating, buses limited, and city crews spreading cinders as officials predicted a warmer, partly cloudy day ahead.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Front Royal
Fred M. Yellot
Wood for Sale at Oates Lumber Yard
Wood for sale at Oates Lumber Yard. Stove length Cal 6414. Listing reads like a brief classified item with a yard name and item type. No clear date or price provided.
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Oates Lumber Yard
Public Sale Of Arthur Home And Orchard Saturday
Public sale is scheduled for Saturday February 10 1945 of the B F Arthur home and orchard with listed parcels and property details to be auctioned by local officials under public notice.
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B. F. Arthur
Work Is Play At Hodgson And Browns Optometrists
A note reports glasses lost at Hodgson and Browns registered optometrists Eyes prescriptions filled and lenses duplicated. The entry notes the date 1 25 and references a shop tag 1p 2t without further details.
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Hodgson and Brown's
Battleship With Attacking Force Bombards Iwo Jima
A combat task group led by a battleship with cruisers and destroyers pounded Iwo Jima 750 miles from Tokyo, shredding airfields and gun positions on the northern plain and the volcanic peak. The bombardment hit primary targets with ships left burning and wrecked cargo vessels as weather forced a withdrawal. The force reported very satisfactory results.
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Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Japan
I T
Name Committee To Verify Distress Applications For Coal
The Solid Fuels Administration for War in Washington DC has named a local committee to verify distress coal applications. Members include Charles Scully Jr, Harper, and Charles F. Coffman. Citizens with 15 days of coal should apply in writing to their local dealer, who forwards to the committee for approval of additional coal. Dealers provide blanks. applies to solid fuels only.
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Solid Puels Administration For
Washington, D. C
Scully, Jr
Charles Harper
Charles F. Coffman
Solid Fuels Administration
Sergeant Varta K. Rodney Sirbaugh Wounded on Jan 7
Mrs. Margaret Sirbaugh of 208 West Boscawen street was informed by the War Department that her son, Sgt. Varta K. Rodney Sirbaugh, was seriously wounded in action in Belgium on January 7. He enlisted in May 1943 and served overseas with H Company of the Glider since August 1944.
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Margaret Sirbaugh
West Boscawen Street
Cate
Varta K. Rodney Sirbaugh
Belgium
Sgt
Sirbaugh
Sete
H Company
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The
Associated Press
Breslau
Poznan
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Pacific
Malang
Bulletin
Brandenburg
Kreuzberg
Rae
Red Army
Patch
Eddy Gilmore
Nigsberg
Elbing
Konigs- TE
S. Sgt
Duane Bean
John Bywaters
Bill
By Jack Bell
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Allied
Henry Hurd
Manila
Winchester Evening Star
Sarah Zane Hall
Mercury
By Hamilton Faron
K. Sirbaugh
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