British Press Reports Axis Retreat After El Alamein
The report describes Rommel’s retreat from El Alamein with Italian divisions left behind in retreating lines. It cites a British war bulletin noting Axis remnants trying to stand at Puka east of Matruh, crushed by Allied armor as Rommel’s forces push westward and an Allied air campaign targeting the enemy near Matruh.
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Army of the
Trieste
Italy
Puka
Matruh
Rommel
Eighth Army
el Alamein
Antique Auction At Main and Piccadilly Winchester
Antique auction scheduled for Saturday November 14 at 9 30 a m at Main and Piccadilly streets Winchester. Miles B listed with a lot 11 7 1p 6t.
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Main and Piccadilly Sts
Winchester
Miles B
Apple Growers Notice for Decay-Free Cider Apples
National Fruit Product Co. seeks cider apples free from decay and worms. Note reference 11-4-1p-41.
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National Fruit Product CO
1942 Chevrolet Fleet Line for Sale by Dealer
Due to death a 1942 Chevrolet Fleet Line Town Sedan is consigned for sale. The car is black with heater and low mileage. Price is $1095 with no trades. Bickers Motor Co. (11-6-1p-21)
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Bickers Motor Co
Condition of Rivers at Riverton Report
North Branch clear and South Branch clear. water quality status noted for Riverton area. Authorities report no obstructions or hazards and advise monitoring conditions for nearby communities.
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Riverton
British Tars Find Winchester Quiet Spot After Two Years
Three British navy veterans visiting Winchester and Clarke county stop at The Star office for a chat. They thank local guides and explain they have not seen wives and children in England for two years while serving in the Mediterranean fight.
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Winchester
His Majesty's Fleet
Clarke County
Star Office
W. A. Baker
R. J. Rose
F. L. Buckley
England
Mediterranean
Block Busters Rain Fire On Genoa Central and East Damage
British bombers hit Genoa in a large night raid described as concentrated and effective. Italian reports say damage in the town center and eastern parts with 20 killed and 50 wounded, RAF losses at two planes. The operation may involve 100 planes and ties to North Africa offensives.
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Air Ministry
Europe
Genoa
RAF
Geona
Ansaldo
DNB
Vichy
Italy
North
Africa
Rome
Flying Hero Of South Pacific To Visit Here
Lt. Frank Adkins a 27 year old Ines Air Corps pilot who fought in the South Pacific returns home after a year of action. Twice decorated by Gen. MacArthur he was welcomed in Clarksville Tennessee and is visiting Winchester at the home of Mr and Mrs Cleve Adkins. He and his squadron are credited with shooting down 16 Japanese Zero fighters.
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Winchester
Cc. L. Nicodemus
Rm South
Stewart’ Street
Frank Adkins
Ines Air Corps
MacArthur
Adkins
Clarksville
Tenn
Java
Nashville
Japanti
St. Adkins
Cleve Adkins
Charlotte Nicodemus
York
Alvin York
Gov
Prentice Cooper
Eight Sailors Expected Monday for Bri Entertainment
Miss Rebecca Beverley said eight more Bri sailors on leave will arrive Monday to enjoy entertainment while their ship undergoes repairs. Eight previously spent the past week in the city and will return to their ship tomorrow.
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Rebecca Beverley
Bri
Armistice Day Plan Announced for Winchester
Walter M. Shade of Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21 announced Winchester Armistice Day plans. Parade gathers at Cameron and Piccadilly at 10 30 led by Captain W A Baker. moves to Loudoun Street monument for prayer and taps. Memorial services at Christ Episcopal Church feature Rev E T Clark and Rev R B Nelson. Luncheon at Golden Glow at 12 30 with guest James Curry, Wasp survivor.
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Walter M. Shade
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Winchester
Cameron
Piccadilly
W. A. Baker
Loudoun Street
Christ Episcopal Church
E. T. Clark
R. B. Nelson
James Curry
Wasp
Regine
Detroit Tool and Die Plants Idle in War Work Tieup
In Detroit 8000 tool and die workers are idle as a labor holiday shuts three large plants and several smaller shops. The action by the Mechanics and Educational Society of American Independent Union prompted army navy involvement to avoid wartime disruption. The UAW CIO reaction was not immediate. Transportation crews faced government scrutiny on another line in Ohio as troops guarded critical routes for war materiel.
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Detroit
Mechanics and Educational Society of American, Independent Union
Army
Navy
Mechanics Society
Confederated Unions of America
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Michigan Tool Company
Oscar L. Bard
Michiganing
Knox
Army Ordnance Offices
Painesville
United States
Fairport
Local Boards To Have Say On The Sales
Local rationing boards will decide who gets first call on replacement tires and recapping under the national gasoline rationing program starting November 22. Each board receives a quota of certificates. if insufficient, boards use discretion based on the automobile's role in war, health, and public safety. Higher gasoline allotment yields better tires. recapping eligibility tied to mileage allowance and tire condition. All motorists may buy inner tubes, new or used.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Winchester Lists 27 Men Called For Army Induction
Winchester city board calls 27 more registrants for November induction under the Selective Service Act. They report November 19 at city hall for final medicals in Charlottesville after a November 13 group departs for Charlottesville for physicals. Names and addresses include Norwood Ashley Baltimore Maryland and others from Winchester, New Martinsville, Norfolk and nearby areas.
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Winchester
City Hall
Charlottesville
Norwood Roland Ashley
W. Cross Street
Baltimore
Charles Riley Boyce
W. Boscawen Street
Robert Eli Rudolph
S. Camerson Street
Richard Edmunds Boyd, Jr
Miller Street
John Tildon Huler
Loudoun Street
Roth
Leary Ruffner
N. Market Street
Jack Franklin Kappel
Central Street
New Martinsville
W. Va
Julian Alexander Reid
James Theodore Snuggs
Perry Street
S. Norfolk
Alfred Albin Parlett
N. Loudoun Street
William Edward Doran
S. Loudoun Street
Charles Aston Dorton
Valley Avenue
Aston Benjamin Strawderman
N. Kent Street
Walter Amrus Fanning
W. Southwark Street
Kenneth Wayne Windle
Purcell Avenue
Harry William Bowen
W. Braddock Street. Edward Earl Hillyard, 715 W. Braddock
Clinton Garland Harman
W. Piccadilly Street
Linden Gilbert Grim
Kent Street
Walter Kenneth Adams
Mrs Braithwaite Dies In Winchester Hospital
Rhoda Braithwaite widow of S H Braithwaite a well known Cross Junction merchant died this morning at Winchester Memorial hospital after seven weeks in care. Survived by two sons overseas in England and in Australia three sisters and other relatives. Funeral at Cross Junction home with services at Whitacre church.
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Rhoda Braithwaite
S. H. Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Coe
Frederick County
Reamen Hospital
U. Army Overseas
England
Howard
Australia
Frank Chapman
Colesman Dunn
Winchester
Ee Braithwaite
Mar
Commie
Whitacre
Jap Resistance In Solomons Stiffens But U.S. Holds Gains
Cairo dispatch reports two Italian officers captured in the desert say they were sent as observers of British methods not as combatants. They describe the capture as an outrage and state they were not fighting, only looking upon the front.
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Solomons
U.S
Cairo
Virginia dean named to wartime visa board
Dean G Ribble of the University of Virginia law school was named by President Roosevelt as an alternate member of the Board of Appeals in visa cases. He serves with Robert Bulkley and Frederick Keppel, both prominent figures in law and philanthropy.
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University OF Virginia
Dean G. Ribble
Law School
Roosevelt
Board of Appeals
VISA
Secretary of State
United States
Deane Ribble
Robert L. Bulkley
Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick P. Keppel
New York
Carnegie Corporation
College of William Mary
Columbia University
Armistead M. Dobie
Dobie
United States District Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
VPF To Drill Here Tomorrow At 2:30 P M
Capt W A Baker orders a special drill by Co 115 Virginia Protective Force set for tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock. The event aims to test readiness and coordination among unit members.
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W. A. Baker
Virginia Protective Force
Americans In Control of Air
The Navy reported American troops advancing east on Guadalcanal near Koli Point to isolate a Japanese beachhead while Marines repelled counter attacks on the western Guadalcanal front. Japanese air raids on Guadalcanal failed to damage, with U.S. fighters largely in control of the air. In New Guinea, Allied forces west of the Solomons met staunch Japanese defense as combat intensified about 50 miles south of the coast.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Koli Point
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
U. S. Marine
Matanikau River
U. S
Mail postage policy for soldiers and Skyline Drive note
Report notes parents and friends assume no postage for military mail. Postmaster Page urges public awareness to avoid delays. Only men in arms may send mail postage free. Also reprints Warren Sentinel item: Skyline Drive open but partially blocked and travelers proceed at their own risk.
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Warren Sentinel
Germans See Effort To Set Up 2nd Front
New York reports quote Axis and neutral sources claiming Allied fleets gathered at Gibraltar for a Mediterranean expedition aimed at a second front in Europe. German officials and broadcasts cite heavy warship and aircraft movements, while conflicting La Linea and Algeciras dispatches describe ongoing convoys, carriers, destroyers, and patrols at Gibraltar and through the Strait.
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New York
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
United Nations
Europe
la Linea
Spain
Hilversum
Berure
Berlin
Bo & Conas
Annes
Capertee Orien
Algeciras
Cifra
United States
Toa
Convoy Fights Submarine Pack in Atlantic Sinks Ally Merchant
A World War II Navy report states an Allied convoy battled a submarine pack in the Atlantic. Depth charges and torpedoes fought for hours, and at least one Allied merchantman was sunk. The ship went down in September afternoon, with specifics unclear.
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Washington
Atlantic
Turpean
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Desert Fox
Mae Ra
Amana
Lurch
Africa Corps
Rosnel
Veterans of the Sea
Ted Williams
Manchester
Bert Poole
Portsmouth
Jack Shepherd
Shoreham-by-The-Sea
Jack Lindsey
Tealy
Ethan
South Pacific
C. L. Nicodemus
Central Press
Virginian On Visa Board
VPF
Air
Bulletin
Claim Armada
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