RAF Bombers Hit French Rail Hub Cannes In Large Strike
Allied air forces targeted France and nearby rail lines in a major night operation aimed at severing German communications to Italy. Cann es was described as heavily attacked while other strikes hit Annecy and Brenner Pass routes with losses reported.
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London
RAF
Germany
France
Italy
Cannes
Air Ministry
Mediterranean Command
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Liberators
Mediterranean Air Force
Annecy
French Alps
Medane
Mt. Denis
Bolzano
Brenner Pass
Austria
Lin
Hannover
Ruhr
Os Ministry
Low Countries
Muenster
Algiers
Castelvetrano
Sicily
Gerbini
Vibo Valentia
Bari
Winchester Man Praises USO Support for Service Men
Lt H F Byrd dr USN says two years observing USO work shows it vital to morale of soldiers sailors and Marines and he encloses a donation. Local thrust invites others in Winchester and Frederick to contribute during the War Fund campaign opening next Monday seeking 20000.
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USO
H. F. Byrd
U. S. Navy
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Winchester
Frederick
Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1943 National Holiday
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims November 25 1943 as a day to give thanks to God for blessings and to urge Americans to produce and save food amid World War II. He notes the year as the greatest food production in U S history and calls for devotion to victory and liberty through shared sacrifice. The proclamation, signed at Washington on November 11 1943, is transmitted by Secretary of State Corden Hull.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ed States of America
United States of America
Corden Hull
Destroyer Beatty Sunk by Enemy Bombing in Mediterranean
The U S Beatty a 1700 ton destroyer was sunk in the Mediterranean on November 6 1943 by enemy aircraft. The loss raises U S naval losses in the theater to 129 since the war began and marks the fourth destroyer announced lost this week.
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Washington
Beatty
Mediterranean
U. S. Beatty
Offices to Close at 1 P M This Saturday
Notice states that through the summer practice the listed offices will close at 1 00 p m on Saturday afternoon J W Arthur R T Bryarly I N Good Hansbrough and Carter O L Jamison E Earl Mason L C Hollis plus others referenced by code 11 11 1p 21
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J. W. Arthur
I. N. Good
Hansbrough & Carter
O. L. Jamison
E. Earl Mason
L. C. Hollis
Rouss Bingo Special Notice Fridghtime Start
Rouss Fire Co announces bingo starting at 8 oclock every Friday night with $250 in prizes. The notice lists contact details and times for Thursday and Friday sessions.
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ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
Thur &Pri
Assault From Three Quarters Aims at Tokyo Front
Washington reports signs of a coordinated push against Japan from three directions. Allied leaders prepare a two-pronged strategy in the central Pacific and India Burma theater while General MacArthur advances in the south, aiming to sever the enemy empire and seize key island airbases.
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Washington
South Pacific
Tokyo
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
India-Burma
Britain
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Nimitz
Mountbatten
Douglas MacArthur
Kiska
North Pacific
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
Bountainville Island
Lord Mountbatten
India
Yugoslav Partisans Smash German Forces Across Balkans
Yugoslav partisans under Gen. Josip Broz Tito report successful offensives in Macedonia Dalmatia Montenegro Hercegovina and eastern Bosnia while Slovenia sees defensive action. German broadcasts claim major operations in the Majevica range and Graznica captures with heavy partisan losses.
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London
Josiph Broz
Tito
Macedonia
Dalmatia
Montenegro
Hercegovina
Bosnia
Slovenia
Serbia
Balkans
Majevica
Graznica
Tuzla
Zaral
Drina
French Oustings Stir Lebanon Unity Across Faiths
In Bierut Lebanon Christians led by the Maronite Archbishop and Muslims represented by the mufti urged British Minister Sir Edward Spears to intervene over the French arrest of Premier Riad El Solh and cabinet members. They warned bloodshed and a possible revolt without British action.
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Bierut
Lebanon
Edward Spears
French Committee of National Liberation
Riad el Solh
Spears
John Lewis Triumph and the Closed Shop Policy
An analysis of Roosevelt era actions surrounding John Lewis and his miners union. The sequence shows government pressure on mine owners to hire only Lewis members, the War Labor Board blocking contracts for high wages, and Interior Secretary Ickes taking over mines to contract with Lewis, yielding similar pay terms.
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Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Pels
War Labor Board
Labor Board
Secretary of the Interior
Harold, Ickes
Ickes
Lewis
May Fill Court Vacancy Soon
Norfolk November 12 The Ledger Dispatch reports Attorney General Biddle has five names endorsed by Senators Glass and Byrd for the Eastern District of Virginia seat created by the death of Luther B Way The list includes Sterling Hutcheson Judge Richard B tion Court John C Parker and A V Bryan A fifth nominee is unconfirmed with speculation pointing to Barron F Black or Leon T Sewell or another Peninsula attorney
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Norfolk
The
Ledger-Dispatch
Biddle
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Luther B. Way
Washington
Senate
Sterling Hutcheson
Mecklenrots Solid Audit
Richard B. Tion Court
No. 1
John C. Parker
Franklin
Virginia State Bar Association
A. V. Bryan
Alexandria
Barron F. Black
Leon T. Sewell
Peninsula
Wilson Leaves War Production Board Post
The resignation of Charles E. Wilson, executive vice chairman of the War Production Board, was accepted by Chairman Don ald M. Nelson. The move could take effect within weeks as air craft output shows a nine percent October gain, possibly ending Wilson’s term as WPB general manager.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Wilson
WPB
Visits Home After Two Years In Pacific
Charles W. Barlow, 20, son of Dr. Roy A. Barlow, 9 North Stewart Street, has returned to his station after a week at his father’s home. It was his first visit in 2 1/2 years and follows two years in the submarine service in the Pacific. He is a quartermaster first class petty officer rat g.
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Charles W. Barlow
Roy A. Barlow
North Stewart Street
Pacific
Senate panel backs no poll tax voting bill 12-6
The Senate Judiciary Committee favors the anti poll tax measure by 12 to 6 with seven Democrats and five Republicans voting for it. Four Democrats and two Republicans oppose. Chairman Van Nuys supported the bill which already passed the House. A full 24 hour rule delays action until after Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Rae
van Nuys
D-Ind
House
May Seek Allied Farmers' Views at International Conference
At the National Grange convention Morton Mkins urged inviting farm group leaders from Great Britain Canada Australia and China to join an international conference. The aim is to draft a postwar agricultural prosperity program likely to be held in Washington within six months. Participants would be leaders without government ties, following ground covered at Hot Springs.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
China
National Grange
Washington
Hot Springs
Service Men Return From War Fronts In Brief Brevities
Lieut. (jg) Charles Harper and Lieut. Joe Butler spoke at a Legion luncheon on leave from Panama. Lieut. William Bell, on leave before Georgia training, pilots a Liberator bomber. Pvt. Robert L. Milburn returns from Australia with honorable discharge after training there. injured in training, enlisted December 14, 1942 aboard a ship with 8000 peers, later jungle training in Australia. Brother Cecil Milburn of Wirchester is mentioned.
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Service
Legion
Charles Harper
Joe Butler
Panama
William Bell
Georgia
Australia
Robert L. Milburn
Isaac Milton Milburn
Kearneysville
W. Va
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Ced
Cecil Milburn
Wirchester
Allied Gains In Italy Slow Due To Weather
Allied operations in Italy faced heavy weather and rough terrain slowing gains. The Fifth Army under Lt Gen Mark W Clark advanced a mile and seized a mountaintop feature near Mignano, while Montgomery’s Eighth Army fought patrols and artillery actions across the Sangro. Allied air forces hit supply lines and rail targets in France and Italy as German defenses delayed the advance.
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Algiers
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Mount Camino
Mignano
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Acquaviva
Sangro
Calabritto
Clark
Europe
15Th Air Force
Alps
France
Annecy
Cannes
RAF
Britain
Prato
Florence
Gaeta
U. S
185 Persons Examined At Sight Clinic In Winchester
The Winchester Lions Club and Frederick County teachers organized a sight clinic last month serving 185 people, mostly elementary students, across 18 schools. Dr. Sidney B. Trattner provided eye exams and 100 pairs of glasses were to be obtained. 46 examined required no glasses or treatment.
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Winchester Lions Club
Frederick County
C. A. Hobart
Lions’ Club
Joseph Newlin
Sidney B. Trattner
Richmond
County Welfare Department
A Good Investment Seeks Buyers for Reed Apartment House
A Gordin A. Reed apartment house with 24 rooms at Nos. 25 25% 27 and 27 W Cork St will be auctioned in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday November 20 in two separate parcels and as a whole.
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Gordin A. Reed
Cork St
Court House
Public Auction Near Winchester on Berryville Road
Public sale scheduled for Saturday November 20 at 1 pm two miles east of Winchester on Berryville road. Auction items include Agacon goods and related equipment. Listed by Cole, with reference numbers 12-15-117-19-1p-4t.
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D. m
Winchester
Berryville
Gs Agacon Goods
Fxors
O Ec . Cole
World at War Highlights Move Across Fronts
Reported Allied and Soviet actions across Ukraine, Italy, Crete, and the Pacific theatre. Soviet forces drive toward central Ukraine near Zhitomir while Axis lines hold. Allied Fifth and Eighth Armies advance in Italy and Greece with shelling and terrain delays. Bombers target Cannes and Crete as operations expand. Marines seize Beachhead on Bougainville with hints of broader offensives in the Pacific.
Court asks injunction in AP anti trust case over by laws
The government asks U S District Court to enjoin the Associated Press from denying service to papers that compete with AP members and seeks a judgment to stop exclusivity practices. It also proposes limits on APs admission rules and exclusive contracts with the Canadian Press.
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New York
United States District Court Today
Associated Press
A. P
Department of Justice
Chinese Launch Counter Drive In Central China
The Chinese High Command announced a counter-offensive after 12 days of retreat to blunt a Japanese advance through the rice bowl area between the Yangtze and Tungting Lake. They reportedly broke the enemy ring around Ichang, seized over 10 key positions, and pushed Kiangsi provinces to reduce Japanese penetration.
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Chungking
High Command
China
Yangtze River
Tungog Lake
Ichang
Kiangsi
London
Berlin
Stom
Russia
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Red Army advances threaten German line near Zhitomir and Gomel
Reports from Moscow say the Red Army stormed to ten miles northeast of Zhitomir on the rail line east of the Polish Ukraine boundary and that the German line in the Gomel sector near Pripet marshes has been broken. Russians also reportedly torched Kerch as forces push westward.
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Gomel
Red Army
Vitebsk
Nevel
Ters
Moscow
Zhitomir
Iast
Kerch
Caucasus
Moscow Radio
White Russia
Pripet Marshes
BBC
Nikolai Vatutin
Red Army advances toward Zhitomir in Ukraine
Moscow reports Red Army troops moving west from Kiev rapidly toward Zhitomir, a strategic junction on the last north south rail corridor before the prewar Polish boundary. Radomysl occupation announced last night tightens the Soviet spearheads efforts.
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Moscow
Kiev
Zhitomir
Radomysl
British On Leros Are Attacked
British Middle East communiqué reports German sea forces attacked the British held Dodecanese island of Leros this morning gaining footholds at some points. Several German landing craft were destroyed or damaged while Italian forces fight alongside the British. RAF fighters attacked Crete and bombed airfields on Rhodes and Cos.
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Cairo
Dodecanese
Leros
Cos
Crete
Esterday
Cash Mit
Rhodes
Maritza
Public Sale Notice for Household Goods
Public sale of household goods indicated by the notice with reference to Dunlap. Details are limited in the fragment, but the action is to auction or dispose of household items under stated legal authority.
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By John M. Hightower
John Lewis
Mark Sullivan
Morton Pkins
Grange
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Cassino
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Avezzano
Reds
Ukraine
Stalingrad
Bulletin
P. Pthe Law Ve
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