Red Army siege of Budapest advances as defenders fall back
Moscow dispatches report Russian troops encircling Budapest with armor north of the city and fighting in outer defenses. German Hungarian forces retreat toward the capital while refugees flee toward Vienna. reports note heavy losses and possible encirclement, with no confirmation of bridges seized.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Pest
Danube
Reuters
Vienna
Red Star
Buda
Auxiliary Officer Killed By Train Near Roosevelt Train
In heavy fog near Stamford Connecticut an auxiliary policeman guarding the President's special train was killed and another officer wounded. Francis Carrigan age 40 died after being struck and hurled 80 feet while Theodore Hartlett age 41 was injured. President Roosevelt was in Connecticut en route to Boston for a major address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Boston
South End Fire Company Holds November Meeting
The South End Fire Company invites all members to its regular meeting on Monday evening November 6 at 8 o'clock in the company hall. Captain Howard Hart urges attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
Howard Hart
The Big Question in Paid Political Ad
A paid political advertisement argues on Roosevelt versus Dewey, claiming Argentina funds support for Dewey to shape peace terms. It questions war ending leadership and urges Roosevelt supporters to vote on Tuesday, noting Republicans vote like soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Democratic Campaign Committee
Wanted Presser Apply Pingley & Car Cleaners
Classified notice for a presser position at Pingley and Company cleaners with instructions to apply, reflecting an old-fashioned job ad. The item appears in a historical newspaper fragment with other small ads for bulbs from Winchester Seed Co and a brief help-wanted line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Nips Defy Superior Forces Make Stand In West Leyte
A Leyte battle report describes Japanese reinforcements moving to Ormoc under air bombardment as American forces push north and south in western Leyte. The 49th fighter group shot down dozens of enemy planes while a 10 mile motor convoy was attacked, with a large Japanese column attempting to reach Carigara Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyte
Marlin Spencer
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Third Fleet
Philippines
Ormoc
49Th
Far Eastern Army Airforce
Thomas B. Maguire
San Antonio
Tex
Richard Bergholz
Associated Press
Carigara Bay
Leytes
10Th Corps
Franklin G. Sibert
Ormic Valley
Carigara
Tenth Blood Donor Clinic Set For November Visit
The Red Cross Mobile Unit visits Winchester and Frederick County November 15 to 17 for the tenth blood procurement drive. Recruitment HQ at 3 N Loudoun St is open from November 6 to 17. volunteers sign up donors and provide clinic information. Registration by in person card or telephone 3831.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Procurement Service
Winchester
Frederick County
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
N. Loudoun St
Rm 22
Peoples
Apple Slogan Rules Announced For Winchester Contest
Garland Quarles announces Kiwanis Club of Winchester rules for a $100 apple slogan contest open to all students in Winchester and Frederick county. Ten $10 prizes for best slogans plus ten bushels of apples for honorable mentions. Entries to teachers or Delmar Robinson before November 20. Judges will pick winners on originality brevity and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Quarles
Kiwanis Club of
Winchester
Frederick County
Quarles
Delmar Robinson
Agriculture Committee
Kiwanis Club
Handley School Jewelry Featured by Hodgson and Brown
Jewelry from Handley School offered at popular prices by Hodgson and Brown. One page advertisement highlights affordable pieces likely aimed at family shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School
Hodgson & Brown
Closing notice from Patton and Snider stores
Beginning November 11 stores will close Saturday nights at 10 30. H L Patton and Son plus W B Snider and Son issue the notice in this advertising page entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Patton & Son
W. B. Snider & Son
Boy Scouts Aid At Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital commends Scout Troop No 9 and volunteers for yard work and cleanup. Wayne Omps volunteers aided grounds maintenance. Charles Pine, Jimmy Van derberry, Frederick Sprenkle, and two unnamed Scouts contributed after school. The hospital notes Boy Scouts joining a community service effort similar to the Girl Scouts’ ongoing help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cork
Clifford
Stewart
Neas
Wayne Omps
Harold Rowe
Charles Pine
Jimmy Vanderberry
Frederick Sprenkle
Election Officials Urged to Phone Results from Key Counties
Officials at precincts in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties in the general election on November 7 are asked to phone results to The Star at 3424 as soon as returns are complete Tuesday evening. Cooperation will aid state and national coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke County
The
Star
Gasoline Board Meeting Postponed
The Winchester War Price and Rationing Board will not hold its regular gasoline meeting on Tuesday November 7. The weekly meeting will resume on Tuesday November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester War Price and Rationing Board
FDR And Dewey To Make Final Major Appeals
The presidential race narrows to final appeals as Roosevelt and Dewey prepare late evening speeches. Roosevelt speaks at Fenway Park Boston at 9 PM EWT. Dewey follows at 10 30 PM from Madison Square Garden ahead of Election Day.
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Fdr
Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
New England
Boston
Fenway Park
NBC
CBS
Madison Square Garden
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rosevelt
Bridgeport
Roosevelt
Hartford
Store Executive Denies OPA Charges
William Park president of American Stores Company denies price ceiling and rationing violations raised by the Office of Price Administration. Two civil suits allege a 250,000,000 red ration point shortfall and disregard for per store ration records. A hearing was set for Nov. 13 amid claims of government credit delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Park
American Stores Company
Office of Price Administration
OPA
U. S. District Court
Park
Last Germans Are Cleared From Greece
Allied HeadQuarters announced that Germans have been completely cleared from Greece. RAF reconnaissance found no traces of Nazis in the country as they fled into Serbia and Albania. German rearguards and destroyed bridges were noted as they retreated toward Skoplje and Bitolj with Yugoslav partisans closing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Greece
Serbia
Albania
Lake Prespa
Vardar
Skoplje
Marshal Tito
Bitolj
Valona
Albanian
Scutari
Tirana
Plane Production Program Cut
Washington reports a five percent cut in next year’s aircraft output to about 75 000 planes from this year’s 100 000. The reduction reflects lower losses in combat zones and a shift to Pacific theater needs, though super bombers and at least one large transport type are planned to be increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soldiers Bet Slit Trenches Over Election Outcome
U S armored division men Ken neth Feaster of Lincoln and George Morrow of Detroit wager 100 and 400 slit trenches respectively on the 1944 election results. If Roosevelt wins Feaster digs Morrow’s trenches. if Dewey wins Morrow digs Feaster’s. The bet extends to the Orient and may require the loser to service the other's orderly on return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Armored Division
Kenneth V. Feaster
Lincoln
Roosevelt
George S. Morrow
Detroit
Thomas E. Dewey
Feaster
Morrow
Morrow's Next 100 Slit Trenches, and If Gov. Dewey
Handley Elementary School First Winners of 1944-45 Scrap Flag
Handley Elementary School tops the 1944-45 Scrap Flag contest with 2 of per capita salvage by collecting 1 490 pounds of paper and 207 pounds of tin in October. John Kerr School finishes second with 1 540 pounds of paper and 260 pounds of tin. Virginia Avenue trails at ? pounds per student. Local chair Ben Belchie urges more war material for November collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Elementary School
Handley Elementary
Ben Belchie
Winchester Salvage Committee
Belchie
Handley
John Kerr School
Virginia Avenue
Executive Council
McCrory’s Plans to Expand Winchester Store
A. T. Hand, manager of McCrory’s Winchester shop, says the firm bought the 119 North Loudoun street building from the Dr. James I. Russell estate to join with the current store. The expansion would nearly double floor space, add an air conditioned, modern complex with a restaurant, and create one of the area’s largest stores. Louis Wender will not plan relocation until about a year before his lease ends, more than two years remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Hand
McCrory
Winchester
North Loudoun Street
Wenders
James I. Russell
New York City
Hand
McCrory's
Johnson
Louis Wender
Wounded Twice In Two Months
Pfc. John D. Coffey was seriously wounded in action in France on October 18 and is being treated in a hospital there. This follows a prior slight wound from September 19 and a return to duty October 5. His brother Rudolph Coffey is on leave from Camp Peary, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Coffey
Samuel P. Coffey
Parking Avenue
War Department
Coffey
France
New Impetus To Guards Training
Third Service Command headquarters reported new impetus to training for Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia state guards after a Baltimore conference. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes pledged full cooperation to maintain high level training and supply arrangements. Army instructors have been assigned and recent legislation allows extra supplies for state guard use. Attendees included Brig. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr Brig. Gen. Milton G. Baker and Brig. Gen. E. E. Goodwyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Third Service Command
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Army Service Forces
Dwight H. Mohr
Maryland State Guard
Milton G. Baker
Pennsylvania State Guard
E. E. Goodwyn
Virginia State Guard
Britain Plans Surge in Pacific Exports During War
Washington dispatch reports British officials told the United States they will push for increased exports in the Pacific theater to finance civilian imports. They discussed measures to speed trade and noted that lend lease or similar goods will not be restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Sears Roebuck Order Office Ad in Winchester Va
Sunday school superintendents urged to contact Sears Roebuck and Co at 121 South Loudoun Winchester Virginia for orders through the companys Winchester office dial 4101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Roebuck & Co
S. Loudoun
Winchester
Dial
How Not To Put Your Cigarettes Out In Court
Mrs. Catherine Winiecki 38 won separate maintenance from her husband Harry 42 after she testified Judge Michael Feinberg that he pressed cigarettes into her face. The judge remarked given the cigarette shortage she should quit smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy
Catherine Winiecki
Harry
Michael Feinberg
Final Stretch in Virginia State Political Race
Richmond voters brace for appeals as Democratic and Republican leaders plan radio speeches across the state. Stephen Early said Carter Glass pledged support to Roosevelt. Shenandoah County controversy over a literacy fund amendment prompts school distribution halts. Roscoe Jackson urges black voters to stay Democratic. Ballot outlook varies with predicted Roosevelts and Dewey votes. over 37,000 war ballots already cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Horace Edwards
Earl Fitzpatrick
WRVA
J. Louis Reynolds
Committee of 100
Stephen Early
Washington
Carter Glass
Roosevelt
White House
Darden
Shenandoah County
E R. Miley
Miley
Roscoe C. Jackson
Virginia
Dewey
Willkie
Crippled Children's Clinic Set for Winchester Hospital
The Children's Orthopedic Clinic sponsored by the District Nurses’ Association will be held Friday and Saturday in the Therapy Department at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dr. Robert Punsten of the University of Virginia Hospital will conduct examinations. Friday 3 to 5 p.m. for ages 12 to 21. Saturday 9 to 2 p.m. for children under 12. No appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurses’ Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert Punsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Public Sale Notice at Clearbrook Virginia
Public sale announced for farming equipment and other items at noon in Clearbrook Virginia. Auctioneer J. Wheteell lists items and time in a brief local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farming Ee
Oerth
J. We Wheteell
Clearbrook
German Counterattacks Reclaim Schmidt Near Aachen
German forces using tanks recaptured the village of Schmidt 15 miles southeast of Aachen, forcing American troops to fall back. The fighting included multiple enemy assaults, with dozens of tanks reported wrecked, while Americans held positions near Vrank and near the Roer river as broader operations continued along the Schelde estuary and Vosges regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Schmidt
Aachen
Col Plain
Schm
Vnack
Hudtgen
First
Roer
Rhine
Holland
Maas River
Moerdijk
Siegfried Line
Walcheren
Schelde
Antwerp
Vlissingen
Flushing
Westkapelle
Middleburg
Vosges
Cooper Washed Out As V-12 Trainee at Great Lakes
Jackie Cooper former film star is washed out as a V-12 Naval Trainee at Notre Dame University due to scholastic deficiency and is stationed at the Great Lakes Training Station as an apprentice seaman. He was acquitted with two others on Oct 3 of contributing to the drinking party in July involving a minor girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Jackie Cooper
Notre Dame University
Cooper
George Bender
Pauline Fredericks
South Bend
Ind
Public notice for Armel election date and polling place
The election to be held on November 7 1944 for Armel will be held at the home of hog beholders instead of Armel School by order of the Electoral Board John W Harper Secretary 11 4 1p 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armel
Armel Sccouse
Electoral Board
John W. Harper
Jol liffe's Studio Closes This Saturday
Closing notice announces Jol liffe's Studio will shut down due to the owner's health effective Saturday November 4 1944. The notice provides the final operating status and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolliffe
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Winchester Seed Co
Kankakee
James C. McGinnis
Kempton, Il
Ethel M. Residori
Archibald V. Arnold
Douglas MacAr
Apple
Boy Scouts
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
West Virginia
District of Columbia
District Opa
Ee Va Points
Ee. Itc
McCrory’s
Britain
Crippled Childrens Clinic
V-12
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