Russians Press Berlin Front as Armies Reach Key German Borders
Soviet forces under Konev Zhukov Rokossovsky push toward Berlin from the Oder and Vistula corridors. Memel falls, Katowice and Beuthen captured, Konigsberg assaulted, and front lines crowd east of Breslau with heavy fighting and strategic rail targets under pressure.
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Obra
Berlin
Silesia
Oder
Steinau
Breslau
Konigsberg
Transocean
Alia
Baltic
Memel
Germany
Clogau
Cosel
Fallen Beuthen
Zhukov
Red Army
Bydgoszcz
Sepolno
Danzig
Schneidemuhl
K. K. Rokossovsky
Vistula
Chelmo
Grudziadz
East Prussia
Moscow
Buda
Bedapest
Ebersole Infant Buried Today
Funeral rites were held at four o clock this afternoon at Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery for Alice Jane Ebersole born Sunday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital and died the same day. Rev. John Teter officiated. She was the daughter of Pvt. Henry T. Ebersole overseas and his wife Martha Braithwaite. they have two other children Linda Lou and Henry T. Jr.
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Greenwood Methodist Church
Alice Jane Ebersole
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Teter
Pvt
Henry T. Ebersole
Martha Braithwaite
Linda Lou
Henry T., Jr
Boyce 4-H Club Holds January Meeting
The Boyce Sr. 4-H Club met in the high school library January 22 with all members present. President Lawrence Russell led the business session as project cards were distributed and plans for the year outlined. Five members were named to Clarke county’s 4-H Honor Club: Charlotte Armel Glaydis Carroll Gene Hawkins Hilda Suddith Lawrence Russell.
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Boyce Sr
Lawrence Russell
Clarke County
Boyce Group
Charlotte Arme
Glaydis Carroll
Gene Hawkins
Hilda Suddith
Gore High School Junior Class to Sponsor Friday Program
The Junior Class at Gore High School will sponsor a program Friday evening February 2 in the school auditorium starting at 8 o'clock.
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Gore High School
Granted License To Perform Marriages
Rev. Clyde O. Koon of the Salvation Army is granted a Virginia marriage license with a $500 bond secured by Sarah M. Forney as surety.
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Clyde O. Koon
Salvation Army
Virginia
Sarah M. Forney
Braithwaite Acquitted in Horse Sustenance Case
George C. Braithwaite of Sensency Road was found not guilty after a hearing on charges he deprived his horses of necessary sustenance. Witnesses included Gilbert Renner Miller Cain and Lester Sager, who had sworn out the warrant.
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George C. Braithwaite
Sensency Road
Gilbert Renner
Miller Cain
Lester Sager
Roosevelt weighs direct move to salvage Wallace cabinet post
Senate sources say President Roosevelt may act to transfer lending agencies from the Commerce Department by executive order or support legislation. They expect Mrs. Roosevelt to carry a message to Henry Wallace at a New York dinner tonight.
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Wallace
Senate
Roosevelt
Department of Commere
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Stabilization Director Vinson Possible Federal Loan Chief
Capitol discussion centers on Fred Vinson as potential federal loan administrator if Henry Wallace is rejected. Wallace may be sent to Senate as Secretary of Commerce as agency lending powers move to a new federal loan administration.
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Washington
Capitol
Fred Vinson
Roosevelt
Senate
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Selects Woodrum For House Honor
Rep. Woodrum of Virginia was named chairman of the committee of the whole during debate on controversial legislation. He has previously presided on the floor for major actions including the Banking Act of 1935 the Revenue Act of 1938 and the debt limit increase.
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Washington
Woodrum
D-Va
German Railway Line Bombed
Western Germany rail yards and a tank factory were hit by 1 150 American heavy bombers with 700 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters. Bombing hit Coblenz Hamm MUNSTER Kassel and surrounding areas, with Stuttgart Berlin and Ruhr raids following in a day of major traffic disruption.
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London
Germany
Coblenz
Hamm
Munste
Kasel
Kassel
Uhr
Berlin
Stuttgart
Ruhr
Reich
RAF
Cologne
Duisburg
Dortmann
Conductor Arrested on Bigamy Charges in Francisco
Francis H. Van Wie, a street car conductor, was jailed in Francisco awaiting arraignment on bigamy charges. Police say he admitted twelve marriages including a common law wife in Wisconsin. A crowd taunted him as he arrived from Los Angeles with two lawyers, two wives, reporters, and photographers.
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Francisco
Francis H. van Wie
City
Wisconsin
Jerry Desmond
Los Angeles
van Wie
Hall of Justice
Jap Stronghold Under Attack
British 14th Army drives down central Burma with patrols along the Irrawaddy above and below Mandalay. Only 15 square miles remain to clear before an all-out assault on Burma's second city. Sagaing north of the Irrawaddy is under assault as the drive continues.
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Ninth Army
Roer River
Holland
Duren
Ruhr
Brehon B. Somervell
U.S
Calcutta
Burma
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Everthing
Manda- Tay
Sagaing
Soldier charged with looted supplies in irregular patrol raid
Officer reports a list of items including 229 boxes of safety matches 135 razor blades one pair of combat boots and 185 candy rolls. The charge alleges he received 400 from a soldier knowing it came from looted supply sales.
William H. Davis 64 Dies in Stephenson Virginia
William H. Davis, 64, died at 11 45 a m in his Stephenson Virginia home after illness and a five week stay at Rockingham County Hospital Harrisonburg. He was born September 7 1880 in Spring Gap Maryland and moved to the county four months ago. Survived by widow Mattie Twigg and three children Ernest Ralph and Marion Davis, plus four brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans incomplete with body at Omps Funeral Home.
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William H. Davis
Stephenson
Rockingham County Hospital
Harrisonburg
Thomas P. Davis
Allegany County
Mary L. Herpeck
Elkhart Mines
Mr. Davis
Spring Gap
William Riley
Mattie Twigg
Ernest Davis
Buena Vista
Ralph Davis
Marion Davis
George Davis
Elmer Davis
John Davis
Oldtown
Anna Cross
Wilmington
Del
Margaret Lemke
Washington, D. C
Omps Funeral Home
Allied Armies Push Deep Into German Front Across Snowed Front
Allied planes strafed German rear areas as ground forces pressed from the Ardennes toward the Rhine. In Alsace the Seventh Army held as snow slowed progress, while Patton’s Third Army crossed into Luxembourg frontier and Linz fell deeper into Germany. The French First Army and American units made limited gains near Colmar as weather allowed air support.
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West Wall
Ardennes
Eisenhower
Seventh Army
Alsace
Colmar
Strasbourg
Rhine
Georgle S. Patton
Germany
Our River
Luxembourg
Wiltz
94Th
Linz
Saarburg
17Th Airborne
Dorscheid
Roder
Clervaux
Putscheid
Diekirch
Third Army
Window Broken Complaint in North Street Residence
Mrs. I. G. Huffman reports a rock shattered a back window at her 510 North Street home. Police checked the area but could not locate the responsible youths.
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I. G. Huffman
North Street
U S Spearheads Claim Heavy Japanese Losses
The Friday communique estimated by Schedler says about 800 Japanese soldiers killed and 50 enemy tanks destroyed during the five day battle as U S spearheads advance.
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Schedler
Wounded Veterans Praise Plasma Therapy at Richmond Hospital
Wounded servicemen at McGuire General Hospital in Richmond Virginia share memories of battle injuries and credit blood plasma with saving their lives. Major Smith notes plasma’s vital role as a healing lifeline for frontline troops and emphasizes the Red Cross unit in the area.
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McQuire General Hospital
Richmond
Smith
Winchester
Army Medical Corps
Southwest Pacific
N. Loudoun Street
Red Cross
Mysterious Auction Spirit Sought For Polio Benefit
Plans closed for the Mysterious Auction card party at Rouse Agriculture High School to aid the Infantile Paralysis Fund. January 30 event features wrapped sight unseen auction items, card games, reserved tables, and refreshments. Lead committee is Mrs. Wyman Whittemore with Gardiner's Drug Store handling reservations amid card shortages.
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Rouse, Agriculture High School
Gardiner
Wyman Whittemore
Washington White House scramble over Roosevelt incident
Fragmentary remarks show James Roosevelt and aides debating delayed White House explanations. An assistant to Jonathan Daniels doubts a formal statement will be issued as officials acknowledge uncertainty about the incident.
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Washington
White
Jonathan Els
Presidential Administra
Roosevelt
White House
Daniels
SyuEet
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International Soundphoto
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Boyce 4-H
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ED Molden
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