U S Carrier Raid Harms Manila Bay Ships and Bases
U S carrier task force raids Manila Bay destroying docks and facilities. Admirals Nimitz and Sherman report sunk or damaged ships including warships and a floating dock. Japanese losses include hundreds of planes with numerous interceptors shot down. effort targets Legaspi Manila Clark airfields Cavite yard.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Adm
Chesster W. Nimitz
Manila
Luzon Island
Nimitz
Cavite Navy Yard
Legaspi
Clark
Luzon
Frederick Co. Sherman
Donnell Appears Missouri Winner
Jefferson City Missouri November 15 Republican Forrest C Donnell appears set to win the U S Senate race over Democrat Bennett Champ Clark with about 50 000 votes lead. Donnell has governed Missouri as a Republican amid a Democratic legislature and maintains a narrow margin over Roy McKittrick in the attorney general contest. Official canvass could take six weeks with absentee ballots shaping the final result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Forrest C. Donnell
Bennett Champ Clark
U. S. Senate
Donnell
Missouri
Atorney
Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Winchester Veterans Christmas Box Drive Seeks Hospitalized Helpers
The American Legion Auxiliary aims to send Christmas boxes to Winchester veterans still in hospitals from World War I and seeks names and addresses from families. Please contact Mrs. Gertrude Over at 12 W. Leicester Street or by phone 4621 before 1 p.m. this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Winchester
Army
Navy
Gertude
Yanks Threaten To Cut Jap Line On Leyte
General MacArthur reports American forces on three sides of Leyte Island pressing a wide enveloping maneuver. The 24th Division advances west of Limon while other units push from the north. Cavalry dismounted units seize hill 1525 and Mt Catabaran as long range guns disrupt supply lines toward Ormoc. Elements of five Japanese divisions are boxed in by American positions.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc
24Th
Limon
First Cavalry
1525
Mt. Catabaran
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
Takoyuki Yamashita
W B Grove Dies At Winchester Home After Long Illness
William Breckenridge Grove prominent retired businessman dies at home about 9 this morning. Born September 1 1860 in Stephenson Virginia he was last survivor of a large family. Survived by wife Bessie A Brittingham two sons William O and Robert B and granddaughter Judith V Grove. Funeral at 4 pm Friday from 442 North Braddock Street with Dr E T Clark to officiate. arrangements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Breckenridge Grove
Mr. Grove
Stephens City
George A
Frances W. Grove
Bessie A. Brittingham
Eastern Shore
Maryland
William O
Robert B
Judith V. Grove
Frances Grove Dunlap
A. C. Boyer
Virginia Grove
Baltimore
Howard K. Grove
Franklin N. Grove
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington, Me
Winchester
North Braddock
E. T. Clark
Notice on apple receipts from Heinz Co Winchester Virginia
A public notice states no apples will be received without an order from the Heinz Company office located on Valley Pike in Winchester Virginia. The date referenced is November 9 with page and form identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester
Bingo at South End Fire Co Friday Night
Friday night at 8 30 P M the South End Fire Co hosts a bingo event with a door prize of 100 dollars and ten turkeys to be awarded. Proceeds support the fire company activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Co
Captain Richard D. Kern Receives Bronze Star for Italian Service
Captain Richard D. Kern of Winchester is awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious combat service in Italy. The citation from Fifth Army notes his leadership from July 24 to September 17, 1944, converting an antiaircraft battery to infantry for defense along the Arno River and personally leading his troops despite inexperience.
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Richard D. Kern
Winchester
Italy
Arno
Acquitted Of Murder Charge In Illinois Trial
Mrs. Roberta Steiger a 26 year old nurse's aide was acquitted last night of murder over the poisoning death of her roommate Helen Hovey 24. The defense said Hovey took poison during a personal crisis after a quarrel over finances. The state claimed immorality and fear of ending their association motivated the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Roberta Steiger
Helen Hovey
Child with incurable disease to have his Christmas party Sunday
Three year old Forest Nubbins Hoffman suffers an incurable kidney disease and will celebrate a Christmas party on Sunday. His father Marshall F. Hoffman moved the event up at the doctor's urging as time may be short. The Park Commission donated a branch from a large evergreen to aid the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wwo
Nubbins
Hoffman
Marshall F. Hoffman
Park Commission
Byrd Promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in Navy
The Navy announced the promotion of Lt. Harry F. Byrd Jr. to Lieutenant-Commander. He serves as executive officer of a four engine Naval Patrol Bomber Squadron and has seen combat duty. Byrd previously edited the Winchester Evening Star and managed the Harrisonburg Daily News Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
California
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Agreement to End Strike at Wright Aircraft Plants
War Labor Board prepared agreement prompts Wright Aircraft Supervision Association to call off a strike at five New Jersey plants making B 29 engines. About 2900 workers are on strike in Paterson and other north Jersey plants, affecting 32000 idle workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Wright Aircraft Supervision Association
New Jersey
WLB
H. Davis
John F. Butler
Independent Union
Paterson
North Jersey
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Davis
Roosevelt weighing Army Navy game move to big city stadium
President Roosevelt and war leaders consider shifting the annual Army Navy football game from Annapolis to a major city stadium. No decision yet, but plans to designate the game as the Sixth War Loan Game if gate receipts justify it. Representative Weiss argues the move would boost bond sales and the war loan drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Wena
Navy
ODT
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Representative Weiss
D-Penna
Eisenhower
Annapolis
Weiss
Governor OConnor seeks Army Navy game in Maryland
Baltimore Md Nov 15 Governor OConnor asked President Roosevelt by telegram to keep the Army Navy game in Maryland. He suggested Baltimore as the most convenient site and said moving the game could give considerable impetus to war loan drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Annapolis
Govenor O’connor
Roosevelt
Army
Reds Liquidate Hun Bridgehead East of Budapest
London reports German forces evacuated Jaszbereny near Budapest and the Danube bridgehead after the Red Army attacked from multiple directions. Moscow says 1,200 prisoners taken and about 50,000 Germans and Hungarians captured since Malinovsky began the Budapest drive as fighting shifts south and east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jaszbereny
Budapest
Berlin
Red Army
Danube
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Monor
Uri
Peters
Solt
Dana Egghaza
Malinovsky
Hungary
Poland
East Prussia
Blood Donor Quota In Sight For City Clinic
Officials at noon reported the day’s prospects for meeting the blood donor quota were fair though last minute increases in rejections could reduce potential donors. The first day’s success was not assured with 30 open appointments for tomorrow and 75 appointments short for Friday. The city unit is one of 66 countywide units, led by Capt. B Gordon with medical staff and a Canteen Corps ensuring donors are nourished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. Gordon
A. U
William S. Whitehead
Jeannette M. Butle
Z. J. Hendrick
Motor Corps
Irene E. Powell
Lee McCaslin
Helen Sade
Hazel Bury
Dorothy Herman
C. D. Penn
John S. Spain
Eugene Cooper
Harry Benham
Expect Pearl Harbor Decision Within Three Weeks
Highly placed sources say a decision on whether to pursue a court martial or exoneration will come from the Army Navy board probe of the Pearl Harbor attack within about three weeks. The December 7 negligence statute of limitations looms unless Congress extends it again, and action on that extension may not be taken. The board findings remain secret pending further study and are expected to be acted on before December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army-Navy Board
Congress
Army—Navy Board
Decemi
Secretaries of War and Navy
Magnet Used to Remove Foreign Bodies From Stomach
Dr. Murdock Equen of Atlanta demonstrated a tiny magnet that lifts 25 times its weight to remove open safety pins and other foreign bodies from the stomach. He said it could also extract objects from the lungs and may reduce abdominal operations and probing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Southern Medical Association
Murdock Equen
Atlanta
Plans For Opening Boys' Club In Final Stages
John Wanner of the Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys said plans for the Friday opening are in final stages. Commander Tunney is expected to attend and address guests at Handley High School and the Sacred Heart Club basement on South Loudoun Street. The event includes an open house with music from the Handley Orchestra and hopes for a sports writer to introduce Tunney. Byrd and Robertson cannot attend due to other commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanner
Sacred Heart Athletic Club For Boys
Wanner
Tunney
Washington
Navy
New York
Warner
Ie? i
Handley High Chool
Sacred Hearts Athletic Club
Catholic Church
South Loudoun Street
Handley Orchestra
German Court Martial Cases Rise in Italian Division
Allied head quarters said a captured German order shows court martial cases jumped from 25 to 150 in one month within the 362nd infantry division in Italy. The order signed by Maj. Gen. Griener urges officers to impress on troops that capital punishment is used for desertion looting cowardice and self mutilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Griener
For Sale Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and Chicken Fryers
Sears Roebuck and Co at 121 S Loudoun St advertises cast iron Dutch ovens and chicken fryers for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
S. Loudoun Street
Winchester notice for Miles B. Dean sale location
A public notice lists a case at 29 31 East Water St Winchester on Tuesday November 21 at 10 a m concerning Miles B Dean with docket or file reference 11 10 1p 91.
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East Water St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
French Gendarmes Occupy Andorra as Preventive Move
Paris reports French Gendarmes occupied Andorra, entering under Perpignan prefect orders to safeguard security through winter. About 100 troops carried standard police gear, with roads snowbound seasonally. Andorra remains jointly under French and Spanish suzerainty since 1278.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andorra
Chales de Gaulle
Perpignan
Foix
Urgel
Six Hurt In Pa Train Wreck At Newport
Six men were injured in a collision on Pennsylvania railroad main line at Newport. An 82 car westbound freight crashed with an 103 car eastbound freight, derailing three engines and tank cars. A passenger train then sideswiped wreckage. two men were seriously hurt, including a Hoboken soldier. Block operator blamed for entering both trains in same block. four main lines blocked, two cleared by 2:30 A.M.
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Newport
Pennsylvania Railroad
David Hoggins
Hoboken
N. J
S. H. Leydig
State Tine
Newport Tower
Wanted six hundred bundles of fodder at once
Classified note from Ridgewood Fruit Industries advertises a demand for six hundred bundles of fodder, asking to call 5938 for contact. The terse listing reads as a job or purchase inquiry with a single telephone point of contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Fort Driant and Jeanne D Arc Bypassed By 3rd Army
Third Army Doughboys advancing in winter weather captured forts Hubert and Jussy and Fort Illange near Metz while bypassing Fort Driant and Fort Jeanne D Arc. British forces to the north pushed toward Duisburg as Lt Gen Dempsey reports progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Driant
Jeanne D’ Arc
London
Third Army
Metz
Noord and
Wessem
Miles Dempsey
Ruhr
Duisburg
Seventh Army
Vosges
Forts
Hubert
Jussy
95Th
Fort Illange
Mahionville
Fort Thionville
Koenigsmacher
Moselle
Jeanne D’arce
Meta
Supreme Headquarters
Driant
Hitler Decree Tightens Nazi Control Over German Army
London reports say a new Nazi decree requires officers and noncommissioned officers to educate men in the Nazi sense both on and off duty. The measure expands party duties and mentions Hitler, Goering, Himmler, Keitel, and Bormann amid rumors of leadership changes as Himmler possibly acts as Germany’s leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nazi Party
Adolph Hitler
Transocean
Hitler
London Times
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Himmler
Hermann Goering
Gen
Wilhelm Keitel
Martin Bormann
Himmler Said Appointed Commander in Chief in Germany
La Suisse quotes a well informed source that Heinrich Himmler has been named Commander in Chief of Germany's defensive forces during Hitler's illness. Himmler, already head of the Volkssturm, leads a largely defensive armed force, with ambiguity over Gestapo control of the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmler
Surish
Switzerland
la Suisse
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Hitler
Volkssturm
People’s Home Guard
Gestapo
Public Sale of Horses Cattle and Farm Implements
Clean-up sale at 11 oclock Thursday November 16 for the late C G Crawfords Estate at Kernstown. J M Fishpaw Manager. Located in Kernstown, the listing covers horses cattle and farming implements for disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Crawford
Kernstown
J. M. Fishpaw
Mgr
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U. S
Charles H. McMurty
Leyte
W. B. Grove
Richard Kern
Harry Eerly
Reds
Hun
RAF
Tirpitz
Tromsoe Fjord
Norway
Kaafjord
Harry F. Byrd
West Coast
A. Willis Robertson
James J
Gene] Tunney
William Frye
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