Bullet From Strafing Plane Misses MacArthur Head
General MacArthur said a strafing bullet missed his head by about 12 inches as his forces press toward Ormoc on Leyte. The Leyte campaign nears its end with Nipponese cornered on the west coast and casualties over 30,000. Four engined Liberator bombers attacked Cebu and Negros as focus shifts to central Philippines.
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Marlin Spencer
MacArthur
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Ormoc
M Ur
Cebu
Negros
Samar
MacArthur narrowly escapes death in near miss
The General dodges a .50 caliber bullet in a wall near his head as a strafing Japanese plane fires. Col Lloyd Lehrabs rushes in and MacArthur replies calmly that he is not yet done. The general repeatedly faced death in the Philippines and a nearby bomb wounded a Filipino orderly.
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MacArthur
Lloyd Lehrabs
Philippines
Carigara Falls Disaster Ends Fierce Fight
The 24th Division under Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving pressed ashore October 20 at Palo and engaged hard in Carigara, where survivors fled the fast engulfing disaster as Japanese 16th division attacked American Filipino troops.
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Carigara Falls
Japan
Bataan
Carigara
Frederick. A. Irving
Palo
Forecast: Rain and Cold Next Week in Zones Four and Five
Extended outlook for Saturday through Wednesday shows showers in Zone Four interior New York and Pennsylvania with a following shift to fair conditions Sunday. Zone Five expected to see rain then clearing and much colder weather with possible snow flurries in the mountains and Wednesday turning fair and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Rexall sale extends to Saturday at Brooks Pharmacy
Readable fragment notes a Rexall sale continuing through Saturday at Brooks Pharmacy with an ongoing discount event and a single page reference. The item emphasizes a local drugstore promotion and dates in a condensed notice.
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Noted
The Sarah Zane Fire Co schedules its regular monthly meeting for Friday evening November 3 at 8 p m All members are urged to attend Captain Loryn M Crabill presiding
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
New 3 Piece Living Room Suites In Stock
Grove Furniture Co announces a fresh spring shipment featuring 3 piece living room suites. Prices range from 149.50 to 239.50 with new construction and wholesale value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Furniture Co
Red Army Near Budapest In Major World War II Drive
Russian tanks and infantry pushed toward Budapest amid panicked defenses as fronts moved from Kecskemet toward the capital. German and Hungarian forces suffered heavy losses, with 60 towns seized and 2,080 prisoners taken including a former Hungarian chief.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red
Kecskemet
Janus Voeroes
British Destroyers Sink Three Enemies West of Pag Island
Rome reports British destroyers Wheatland and Avon Vale sank three enemy destroyers Wednesday west of Pag Island off the Yugoslav coast. Marshal Tito says Zara has been captured, while Germany admits losses of Split Metkovic and Dubrovnik along the Dalmatian coast.
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Rome
Wheatland
Avon Vale
Pag Island
Adriatic
Naval
Marshal Tito
Zara
Fiume
Split
Metkovic
Dubrovnik
Presidential Race Narrows To Close In Holiday Polls
Roosevelt seeks edge as three national polls show him leading in 20 states. Dewey tops 13 states. Fortune poll places Roosevelt at 53.5 percent, while Gallup and Newsweek show varied electoral tallies. Virginia leans for Roosevelt with a broad map of states contested.
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New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Fortune Magazine
Elmo Roper
Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Saee
PENN
Pivot State
Newsweek Magazine
Pennsylvania
Crossley
Colorado
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Virginia
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Washington
Dehydrated Foods Questioned By Local Chemist
William Rooker, chief chemist of the National Fruit Product Co. in Winchester, told the Junior Board of Trade luncheon that dehydrated foods have value mainly in war times. He cited space and freight savings but said flavor is inferior and preparation is harder, with malnutrition risks for long use. Guest Domingos Perlegrino and JBT plans for future forums were announced.
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William Rooker
National Fruit Product Co
Winchester
Board of Trade
Booker
Jaycees
Paul Ayers
Domingos Perlegrino
San Paulo University
San Paulo
Brazil
Robert Grove
JBT
Richmond
Ed Molden
Pfe
Woody Moore
Ray Nenning
Death Toll From Fire Reaches Five
A body identified as Robert Smith of Lynchburg is recovered from the Virginia-Carolina Tobacco warehouse ruin in South Boston Virginia. Mayor R O Harrell says all missing are accounted for after four bodies were pulled Wednesday and three others were injured with two hospitalized locally and another sent to Farmville.
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Boston
Robert Smith
Lynchburg
Smith
R.O. Harrell
Farmville
Children May Be Playing With Hand Grenades
Police in El Paso search for 16 live hand grenades believed used as toys by children who picked them up near Fort Bliss. Capt. J. E. Stowe says a mother reported her children playing with a grenade and that others in the city were similarly equipped.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fort, Bliss
J. E. Stowe
Freshly dressed chickens with free delivery offer
Local poultry ad touts chickens of all sizes freshly dressed with free delivery. Contact Di at 5231 for orders and delivery details.
Forts Have Made Nips Jittery
The Associated Press reports Tokyo radio warned of American B-29 Superforts over Tokyo likely to trigger bombing raids. Japan claimed U S bombers struck U S air fields on Saipan and Tinian, with ten planes reportedly bombed and Marine air fields left in flames though unconfirmed by allies.
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Tokyo
U. S
Saipan
Tinian Islands
Marianas
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Honshu Island
For Sale Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and Fryers
For sale listing of cast iron Dutch ovens and chicken fryers from Sears Roebuck and Co located at 121 S Loudoun St. with date 11 1 1p 3t notation.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
S. Loudoun St
Winchester and Frederick county attend state war bond meeting
Winchester and Frederick County officials joined more than 300 war bond leaders at the War Finance Committee session in Richmond at the Hotel John Marshall. Key Winchester attendees included Mrs H Clay deGrange Tom Baldridge Harold G Brown and Wendell R Barney with Dowell J Howard serving as advisory member. The gathering focused on the Sixth War Loan Drive promotion material and speeches by Francis Gaines Ted Gamble and other officials. A key outcome was naming a banker to coordinate bond sales in each county with J H Yost chosen for Winchester and Frederick. Continued on Page 4 Col 3.
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Winchester
Frederick County
War Finance Committee
Richmond
John Marshall
H. Clay deGrange
Virginia
Tom Baldridge
State Committee
Harold G. Brown
Virginia Bankers Association
Wendell R. Barney
Dowell J. Howard
Francis P. Gaines
Lexington
State War Finance Committee
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Colgate W. Darden
C. Francis Cocke
Hugh A. Leach
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Weeermoon
Semeers Association
W. A. Roger
American Banker’s Association
J. H. Yost
Farmer's and Merchant National Bank
When Mice Play Landlord Frets
Miss Margaret West faces a rent dispute with her Philadelphia landlord over six pet mice. She argues they cause no harm and are kept in cages with three tame ones allowed to roam at night. The OPA and rent attorney weigh whether moving is easier than resolving the mice issue.
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Philadelphia
Margaret West
OPA
Jules Baylinson
Buster
Miss West
Rangoon Bomb raids by heavy bombers hit Burma yards
U S Superfortresses carried record bombloads raiding Rangoon marshalling yards in Burma. No American planes were lost from enemy action. B 29s flew from India bases. Acknowledgments note good damage estimates and no losses. Separately two South China Sea sweeps by B 24 Liberators sunk a Japanese destroyer and damaged a large transport near Hainan Island.
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Washington
Rangoon
Burma
War Department
India
Department
Airforce
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
South China Sea
Hainan Island
Bombing Blitz Over Germany Claims Major Arsenal Target
London reports US Eight Air Force and British heavy bombers hit the Dusseldorf area and Merseburg oil centers, with Leuna and other sites attacked. American and British losses total around 40 bombers and 19 fighters, while German losses included 208 planes and jet aircraft. October totals show about 100,000 tons of bombs dropped on Germany.
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London
Germany
Dusseldorf
U. S
Luftwaffe
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Merseburg
Europe
Berlin
Leuna
Schweinfurt
Regensburg
Texas Anti Roosevelt Speaker Heckled By Unruly Audience
In Houston on November 3 Senator W Lee O Daniel faced violent disruption at a Texas Regulars rally. Eggs tomatoes and fists flew as boos and chants filled the hall while police arrested one person. O Daniel defended the disturbance as Washington orchestrated.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
W. Lee O’daniel
New Deaf Party
Texas Regulars
O’daniel
Albert Weis
Germans See Jabs As The Forerunner Of New Offensive
German reports and Allied dispatches describe a new U S Army advance from Vossenack toward Schmidt on the Roer river as a forerunner to a broader offensive. Hodges forces pushed two miles in two days, cleared Beveland Tholen islands, and helped open routes toward the Rhine amid broader Allied gains near Antwerp and the Schelde.
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London
Vossenack
Aachen
Berlin
Courtney H. Hodges
Hurtgen Forest
Schmidt
Roer
Rhine
Hodges
Antwerp
Vlissingen
Flushing
Domberg
Walcheren
Schelde
Beveland
Tholen
Rotterdam
Meuse
Mark River
Moeldijk
Baccarat
Side Six
Pvt Stayton Reported Missing In Action In Italy
Pvt. Irvin H. Stayton of this city is missing in action in Italy since October 13. He entered service November 1, 1943 and landed overseas in September. He was with the First Armored Division and previously worked for Stewart M and Spotswood Transfer Company.
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Pvt
Irvin H. Stayton
Italy
Mabel M. Stayton
East Cork Street
Stayton
First Armored Division
Stewart M
Pvt. Stayton
Spotswood Transfer Company
Election Officials Urged to Phone Results to The Star
Officials at precincts in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties at the general election November 7 are asked to phone election results to The Star as soon as returns are complete Tuesday evening. Cooperation will be appreciated to aid state and national coverage.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke County
The
Star
Winchester rationing board meeting rescheduled to November 14
The regular gasoline meeting of the Winchester War Price Rationing Board will not be held Tuesday November 7. The weekly meeting will be resumed on the following Tuesday November 14.
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Winchester War Price Rationing Board
Christmas candy orders from Sears Roebuck Winchester VA
Sunday school superintendents urged to order Christmas candy now while stock is good from Sears Roebuck Order Office 121 S Loudoun Winchester Virginia Dial 4101 as part of a local notice.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
S. Loudoun
Winchester
Dial
Fall Bulbs Tulips Jonquils Narcissus Winchester Seeds
Winchester Seeds offers fall bulbs including tulips jonquils and narcissus advertised for planting. Package details and pricing appear in the catalog entry.
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Winchester Seeds Co
Rouss Fire Co. Plans Monthly Meeting
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. will hold its regular meeting Friday evening November 3 at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend. David F P Hoittle, President.
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Na Grove Furniture CO
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Seerom
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J. W. Davis
Associated Press
Stilwell
Hull
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hui
Wallace
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Ween
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