Yanks Take Fort L Yser and Drive Toward Metz
Air war reports say American and allied air forces continue pounding targets in the Philippines and Tokyo announces raids near Manila Cavite and Clark Field. Japanese claims of losses are unconfirmed and the number of aircraft involved exceeds 400 with carrier based planes taking part in the Clark Field raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort L’yser
Metz
Manila
Tokyo Radio
Philippine
Cavite
Clark Field
Federal Communications
Cmmission
Manila Radio
United States Naval Base
Comei
Sai
Russians Enter Rail City of Jaszbereny in Hungary
Soviet forces drive toward Budapest with hand to hand fighting near Jaszbereny 37 miles east of the capital. German defenses deploy Panthers and anti tank weapons as Red Army units press from northeast and capture at least 10 towns including the rail terminal at Jaszapati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Jaszbereny
Budapest
Debrecen
Jasbereny
Red Army
Tisza
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Ukraiian
Asault
Artillery Blasts Jap Reinforcements at Limon Philippines
American artillery battered Limon as Doughboys closed in on the Ormoc road town trapping Japanese reinforcements and equipment. Observers counted more than 600 Japanese dead at Breakneck Ridge as air and ground fighting continued with fighters striking bivouac areas and nine enemy planes shot down. General MacArthur announced a five-division Japanese force opposing American troops in the Philippines and optimism grew over the potential elimination of Japanese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Limon
Ormoc Road
Ormoc Valley
Fred
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Valencia
George Thomas Forster
NBC
Leyte
New Guinea
Byrnes Agrees To Continue Duties In War Mobilization
President Roosevelt announced that James F. Byrnes will remain as director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion until Germany is defeated. Byrnes had sought a temporary assignment, but he consented to stay on at the President's personal request to maintain war momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Germany
Byrnes
Stephen Early
Justice Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Enterprising tobacconist sells pipes, misses ladies' tobacco
ROCKFORD IL November 14 An enterprising tobacconist who advertised three dozen ladies pipes sold his stock of small bowl pipes quickly but was stumped when the women asked for ladies tobacco to go with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Il
FBI Capture Former Officer Who Escaped Military Prison In Plane
Robert G. Kaslow 21 a former Army Air Force officer held in Orleans Parish jail after being captured in a hotel lounge. FBI traced his escape from a military prison by a woman with a distinctive V ring who paid his bill. Kaslow fled in a stolen plane after donning a trainer’s uniform and parachute, crashed near Higgins air field outside New Orleans, and faced federal charges for possession of a stolen Army aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert G. Kaslow
Army Air Force
Orleans Parish
FBI
Jack J. van Landingham
van Landingham
Kaslow
Craig Field
Ala
Air Force
Johnson City
Higgins Air Field
Four Die In Pittsburgh Street Car Crash
In fog two trolleys collided in Munhall Pennsylvania killing four and injuring 33. Victims include Motorman Geo Grant and passengers Margaret Mason Charles Haggerty Margaret Latry and Harry Petropoulus Braddock. Cars headed outbound to Kennywood Park. The fog disrupted air and road traffic across Allegheny County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Munhal
S.econd
Kennywood Park
Vic
Geo. Grant
Glenwood
Margaret Mason
Charles Haggerty
Margaret Latry
Homeville
Harry Petropoulus Braddock
Munhall
Allegheny County
Pvt Andrick Reported Missing In Action In Holland
Pvt Harry G Andrick, age 28, of near Middletown, reported missing in action in Holland since October 29. He has served three years and overseas since May, attached to Armored Infantry. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Charles E Andrick and siblings Norman Bekka dahl Edith McInturff George W Glaize Ruth Elizabeth Louise Ralph Melvin and Cecil Andrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Andrick
Middletown
War Department
Pvt
Harry G. Andrick
Holland
Andrick
Armored Infantry
Norman Bekkadahl
Washington, D. C
Edith McInturff
Baltimore
Bank Crisis In The Reich
New York dispatch reports Gestapo arrests of Dresdner Bank managing director Dr Oswald Roesler and another banker from Germany s two largest banks. The move triggered panic in German finance with deposit withdrawals and industry account cancellations as newspapers cite the crisis as worse than 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Stockholms-Tidingen
OWI
Oswald Roesler
Dresdner Bank
Flag Presented for Honor Roll Display on Boscawen Street
Fred Ritter chair of the Junior Board of Trade Honor Roll Committee announced that the American Flag placed over the Honor Roll on Boscawen Street was donated for the purpose by J Sloan Kuykendall. FOR SALE Home farm at Vaucluse 175 acres limestone land good buildings contact W R Campbell or W E Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritter
Board of Trade
Boscawen Street
J. Sloan Kuykendall
C. B. Stickley
Vaucluse
W. R. Campbell
W E. Edwards
Pasture Land Seeks Buyer Near Middletown Estate
Fifty acre tract of pasture land about three miles northeast of Middletown belonging to the estate of C B Stickley. Communicate with W R Campbell or W E Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
C. B Stickley
W. R. Campbell
W. E. Edwards
Cast iron Dutch ovens and chicken fryers offered
Sears Roebuck and Co lists cast iron Dutch ovens and chicken fryers for sale at 121 S Loudoun Street. Item descriptions indicate durable cookware suitable for home kitchens. Sale details reflect a catalog listing from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
S. Loudoun Street
Blood Donor Clinic Opens in Winchester Tomorrow
Eleven Gallon Club members who have given at least eight pints will be interviewed tonight to urge more volunteers for the Mobile Unit visiting Winchester for the tenth time from tomorrow through Friday. Donor reserves and on time appointments are stressed to ensure blood can reach laboratories promptly. Blood Donor Headquarters remains open through November 17 with calls to 3831 for information and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallon Club
Red Cross
McSherry Lupton
Eugene Branch
Jay H. Lowden
Carl G. Wilkins
John C. Edwards
Wendell B. Goode
Hale C. Moore
Oscar H. Lewis, Jr
Ray M. Fries
Arlie C. Long
Bruce Harlee
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kiwanis
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
W. R. Legge
H. S. Pifer
F. Grove White
Andrew Bell
Winchester Club
Ben Dean
Kiwanis International
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Columbia Network
New York
Kiwanis Club
School Poster Drive Promotes Sixth War Loan in Winchester
Handley eighth grade students produced almost a hundred war bond posters for the Sixth War Loan Drive. A three group contest yielded first prizes to Fay Headley Nancy Hurst Kitty Grant Florence Harley Sarah Leatherman Peggy Meriner Colleen Sager Jane Cather and others. Posters will appear in Winchester retail stores during the pre campaign week ahead of the November 20 drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Winchester
Fay Headley
Nancy Hurst
Kitty Grant
Florence Harley
Janet Jenkins
Betty Jo Deering
Sarah Leatherman
Peggy Meriner
Colleen Sager
Jane Cather
Betsy Glaize
Elizabeth Halvosa
Dorothy Eisenberg
Roberta Browning
Fay Nelson
Cary Marshall
Virginia Yates
Colleen Ryan
Campbell
A Cuningham
Betsy de
Town Meeting Invites Public to Discuss Schools
About 600 invitations were mailed for the first in a series of Town Meetings sponsored by the St Winchester Junior Board of Trade. The 8 PM event at the George Washington Hotel features Virginia State Superintendent Dabney S. Lancaster as principal speaker and includes local officials and educators to discuss school issues and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Winchester Junior Board of Trade
George Washington Hotel
A. E. Humphrey
Wir
Dabney S. Lancaster
Virginia
Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Agricultural Association
Frederick County Fruit Growers’ Association
Frederick County
Charles P. McVicar
Winchester Commissioner of Revenue
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester
Leslie D. Kline
Grant Pollock
Final Session Opens as 78th Congress Reassembles
Congress reassembled for a six week session with little action expected initially. Senator Vandenburg proposed keeping Social Security payroll taxes at one percent for both employers and employees. House Speaker Rayburn outlined plans for extending wartime powers, reviving federal crop insurance, and speeding federal state road cooperation before state legislatures convene. Only about 100 members attended at noon. In the Senate 47 members were present, with Truman and Barkley active in greetings and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Vandenburg
R-Mich
Rayburn
D-Tex
Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Barkley
Tirpitz Sunk Off Norwegian Coast by British Bombers
The Tirpitz, 41 000 ton German battleship, was sunk at its mooring in Tromso Fjord off Norway after RAF super bombs. A large portion of its crew, about 1600, were believed saved. The loss leaves the German surface fleet bottle up in the Baltic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norwegian
Norway
Tromso Fjord
Far
Tirpitz
Royal Navy
Baltic
Admiral Scheer
Lutzow
Hiper
Prinz Eugen
Former Olympic Star Killed In Action
Lt. Louis Zamperini, USC record miler and 1936 Olympian who seized a Nazi flag in Berlin, is listed as killed in action. Bombardier reported missing in South Pacific action May 27, 1943, believed dead. he was 25. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zamperini of Torrance, were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Louis Zamperini
Anthony Zamperini
Torrange
South Pacific
University of Southern California
Zamperini
Berlin
Hitler
Heinz Co Notice Restricts Apple Receipts in Winchester
Notice states no apples will be received without an order from the H. J. Heinz Co office. Address Valley Pike Winchester Virginia. Dated November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester
Antique Auction at 29 31 East Water St Winchester
Miles B. Dean advertises an antique auction at 10 a.m. Tuesday November 21 at 29 31 East Water Street Winchester. The notice notes sale of assorted items and lists the organizer for potential bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Water St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Public sale of horses cattle and farming implements
A clean up sale will be held at 11 o clock on Thursday November 16 for the late C. G. nesagakestate at Kernstown Fishpaw manager sale includes horses cattle and farming implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Nee Sagak
Kernstown
Ridgewood Fruit Indus Ad Seeks Fodder Bundles
Notice notes sale of six hundred bundles of fodder at once for Ridgewood Fruit Industries with contact via phone 5938 and a date stamp 11-13.ip-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Lieutenant Jones to Serve as Technical Advisor in Hollywood
Lt. Forrest E. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jones of this city, departed Washington for Hollywood to work as a technical advisor for Columbia Studios on a full length feature about the Corps of Engineers Port Repair Ships. He previously served as Public Relations Officer for the Philadelphia Engineer District and was named Assistant Director of Technical Training for the Port Repair Ships with duty in Philadelphia. His wife Lucille Lovett of Capon Bridge West Virginia and their younger daughter remain with her parents in Capon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest E. Jones
Robert L. Jones
Washington
Hollywood
Calif
Columbia Studios
Corps of Engineers
Philadelphia
Jones
Lucille Lovett
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Capon
Top Bid For Cigarets At Chicago Post Office Sale
Twelve cartons of cigarets sold for $106 at the Chicago Post Office semi annual safe of unclaimed goods. Auction drew bedlam of bidding as 82 cartons and loose packs went to bidders including a chain drug store manager who planned to sell at 1842 cents a package. A newspaper reporter bought the next batch for $80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Siege of Metz Tide Turns as Fort L Yser Falls
British and American forces press toward Metz after capturing Fort L Yser near Orny and the fort L Aisne, part of the Metz fortress system. Lt Gen Patton leading the Fifth Division in the advance from the Hopital forest toward the city on a nine mile front amid what appears to be retreating German defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Metz
Supreme Headquarters
Fort L’yser
Orny
Fort L’aisne
L’aisne
Holland
Nederweert
Venlo
Strike Halts Wright B-29 Engine Production in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on November 14 a strike by 1900 supervisors halted cyclone engine production for B 29 Superfortresses across Wright Aeronautical's five plants. 32000 to 35000 workers idle as unions dispute suggests Army control. Picket lines remained at shift changes amid lockout accusations and War Labor Board discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
David Newcomb
Wright Aircraft Supe Association
War Labor Board
WLB
Albert Capone
CIO
United Automobile Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers
Wright
Helen F. Harper
Enginers and
News Photographer Killed Fourth War Correspondent In Leyte
Frank Prist 30 a veteran Acme news picture photographer was killed by a Japanese sniper during heavy fighting in the Ormoc sector. He was the fourth war correspondent to die in action in the Philippine campaign and the 13th in the Pacific. His burial followed the Tacloban deaths of Asahel Bush Stanley Gunn. John B. Terry died later, and Prist had refused an earlier chance to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Frank Prist
Acme
Ormoc
Prist
Pacific
Asahel Bush
Associated Press
Stanley Gunn
Fort Worth Star- Telegram
Houston Chronicle
Tacloban
John B. Terry
Chicago Daily News
Buna
New Guinea
Ing
Willard Hatch
San Francisco
United States
Pee
Cliff Bottomley
Department of Information
Irving Smith
Earl Coens
Universal Newsreel
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