Cotton Ed Smith Dies At His Lynchburg Home
Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina known as Cotton Ed died at age 80 in Lynchburg. He backed New Deal leadership but opposed the fourth term ticket in the Democratic primary this year. His career spanned from 1909 to his death, and he led key committees and championed cotton legislation.
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Washington
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Lynchburg
Edwin A. Halsey
Senate
Smith
Cotton Ed
John C. Calhoun
Roosevelt
Olin D. Johnston
Johnston
Philadelphia
King George
Queen Elizabeth
George II
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Supreme Court
Sunny Bat Cold Weather Forecast Weekend Outlook
The Washington Weather Bureau predicts sunny conditions from Saturday through Monday or Tuesday with below normal temperatures. Temperatures rise Sunday and by Tuesday expect mostly cloudy skies with possible rain on Wednesday. Bingo at South End Fire Co on Friday November 17 at 8:30 PM with door prize of $100 and 10 turkeys to be given away.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Mercury
South End Fire Co
Notice of Restricted Apples and Fresh Chickens Sale
Notice states no apples will be received without an order from H. J. Heinz office in Winchester Virginia. Also lists fresh chickens of all sizes available for delivery at Dia 5231, with date stamps indicating Thursdays and Fridays.
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H. J. Heinz Valley Pike
Winchester
Dia
Breakneck Ridge Falls Tightly to 24th Division On Leyte
General MacArthur reports the 24th U.S. Division closing on Limon and the Ormoc road. Weathered units push down Breakneck Ridge as they near the Ormoc valley village within about 1000 yards. East forces face entrenched Japanese positions in ravines and gullies.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Limon
Ormoc Road
U. S.S
Breakneck Ridge
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
Ormoc Valley
Nimitz revises carrier losses in Manila raid
Admiral Nimitz updated figures from the Manila raid of November 12 noting four project vessels four destroyers and one cargo vessel and oil tanker sunk by Third Fleet carrier planes. General Easley wounded while touring front lines became the first American general officer hurt in this campaign. MacArthur announced complete occupation of Pegan Island and Bras Island in the Mapia group northwest of New Guinea. American air forces and naval units pressed the Ormoc front sinking 30 barges at the Ormoc supply area.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Third Fleet
Manila
Easley
MacArthur
Pegan Island
Mapio Group
New Guinea
Philippines
Bras Island
Mapia
Ormoc
Japan Preparing For Air Assaults
The Japanese cabinet met with Premier Kuniaki Koiso and decided to establish a liaison council to cope with air raid disasters in the home ministry. The plan aims to solidify defense amid expected large scale enemy air attacks after Heavy American air damage on Okinawa.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Japanese Home Ministry
Federal Communications Commission
Kuniaki Koiso
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Philippines
How It Feels To Be Frank Sinatra In Buffalo
Bernie Burns, a jewelry dealer who resembles Frank Sinatra, was mobbed by about 6000 fans at the Buffalo Civic Orchestra concert where Sinatra appeared as guest soloist. Police escorted Burns to a lobby safety zone as real fans roared for the singer, but no dramatic swooning occurred.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Sinatra
Bernie Burns
Bernie
Buffalo Civic Orchestra
Sinatra
Bedlam
Burns
Los Angeles killer Wilson linked to two murders
Detectives planned to question a third woman seen with Otto Steven Wilson after two bodies were found. Wilson, a 31 year old former navy pharmacist mate, confessed to strangling 26 year old Virgie Lee Griffin and 38 year old Lillian Johnson, describing a murderous frenzy after the first slaying.
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Los Angeles
Otto Steven Wilson
Frais Erieed
Wilson
Thad Brown
Police Homicide Bureau
Navy Pharmamate
Virgie Lee Griffin
Boris Kaloff
Lilllian Johnson
Lillian Johnson
Tenth Blood Donor Clinic Declared A Success
Winchester and Frederick County hosted the tenth Blood Donor Clinic with 100 Shenandoah County volunteers aiding the effort. Stewart Bell Jr. announced the success and thanked volunteers, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross personnel while Donor Headquarters promised detailed statistics next week.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Stewart Bell, Jr
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Red Cross
Bell
Shenandoah County
WINC
Gallon Club
William P. McGuire
German Lines Sag Under Allied Blows
Allied advances push German lines back across the Rhineland as the U S Army drives toward Duren and Ninth Army pockets prisoners. With 2,000,000 men in battle front lines shift, as Tiger tanks counterattack near Stolberg and allied air power harasses the front.
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Duren
Ninth Army
London
Rhineland
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Cologne
Germany
Aachen
Moselle
Holland
William Simpson
Kiwanis Banquet Hosts Handley Martinsburg Football Teams
Kiwanis Clubs in Winchester Martinsburg host Handley and Martinsburg football squads at the 15th annual grid banquet. W. R. Legge urged fitness as essential for work and defense, praising war production and sports. About 125 attendees include 25 Martinsburg members and 33 Handley players.
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W. R. Legge
Virginia
Martinsburg
Handley
Kiwanis
George Snarr
H. S. Pifer
Winchester Club
West Virginia High School
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Handley Squad
Handley Martinsburg
Winchester
Boake Carter Dies Suddenly at 46 in Hollywood
Boake Carter, noted radio commentator for Mutual Broadcasting System, died after a stroke in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. He reportedly felt ill after his daily program and was taken for treatment. doctors cited a kidney ailment and a cerebral hemorrhage. A coroner’s inquest is planned.
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Hollywood
Suden
Boake Carter
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Elmer Belt
Carter
Kansas City
Belt
John Doyle
Aca Carter
Submarines Fitted to Fire Flying Bombs at U.S.
London reports that German submarines and surface ships are being equipped with launch devices to direct flying bombs toward American cities. Walter Farr of the London Daily Mail cites Stockholm and London sources claiming U-boats and surface craft along the Norwegian coast act as robot bomb launchers targeting New York Philadelphia and inland towns.
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London
Stockholm
Walter Farr
London Daily Mail
Farr
New York
Philadelphia
America
Winchester Sale at 29-31 East Water Street
Antique auction scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday November 21 at 29 31 East Water Street Winchester led by Miles B Dean with sale details limited to the listed address and organizer.
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East Water St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Santa Claus visits Cheyenne for ill boy Nubbins Hoffman
In Cheyenne Wyoming on November 17 Santa Claus visits three year old For est Nubbins Hoffman who is gravely ill with an incurable bladder malady. Gifts and Christmas trees arrive from across the nation as neighbors and the Union Pacific Railroad donate presents. Frank Sinatra sends a message and local volunteers bring trees and packages to the Hoffman home.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
St. Nick
Forest
Nubbins
Marshall Hoffman
W. M. Jeffers
Union Pacifi Railroad
Hoffman
Crack Defenses East of Budapest
Russian troops pierced the main German defense line 10 miles east of Budapest capturing Gyomro rail station and threatened junctions at Godollo and Hatvan. Malinovsky s Second Ukraine Army moved within five miles of Miskolc as Red forces crossed the Budapest Miskolc railway at Vamosgyork and pressed toward Hatvan.
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London
Budapest
Gyomro
Godollo
Hatvan
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Miskolc
Hungary
Austria
Vamosgyork
Jaszbereny
Moscow
Budapest Miskolc
Slovakia
Red Air Force
Japs Leave POWs to Die After Ship Sinks Off Singapore
London reports that 1300 British and Australian prisoners of war were abandoned to drown when a sinking transport near Singapore in September. American submarine crews later risked their lives to rescue some prisoners, but most perished. One hundred fifty escaped have reached England.
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London
Singapore
James Grigg
House of Commons
England
Telephone Strike Shuts Dayton and Spreads to Columbus
Dayton operators quit early in a sudden protest against out-of-town personnel with about 600 workers affected. Columbus joined two hours later in sympathy as unions expect further walkouts while automatic lines operate in both cities near Wright and Patterson fields.
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Dayton
Columbus
Paul Deriing
Jenette Reedy
Southwestern Area Council
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Pilot Bails Out To Keep Feet From Getting Cold
Lt. Vincent K. Kramer of Annapolis returned from a bombing mission over Germany and, after circling his base, bailed out to avoid cold feet. His CO Lt. Col. Harold Holt ordered him to bail and Kramer strapped boots to his feet with scarf and handkerchief. He landed safely. his aim was to time his descent by the clock.
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U. S. First Army
Vincent K. Kramer
Annapolis
Germany
Harold N. Holt
Philadelphia
Holt
Kramer
Massive bomber strike southeaster Aachen action by Eisenhower forces
More than 3,500 bombers blasted the Rhine approaches in Eisenhower's winter offensive, dropping over 13,000 tons of fragmentation devices in an L shaped zone northeast of Aachen. Two mass incidents involved 2,400 heavy bombers. several aircraft missing. Master bombers directed targeting and final drops, then photographed the results.
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London
Rhine
Dwight .D. Eisenhower
Westwall
Caen
Saint Lo
Aachen
U. S. Eighth
Ninth Air Force
RAF
Roy
Air Force
Air Ministry
Dr Kerlin Heads Dental Group at Shenandoah Valley Meeting
At the Shenandoah Valley Dental Association closing session in Luray Dr H Kerlin of Winchester was elected president succeeding Dr Vincent Spitler of Luray. Dr Ralph Snapp was named to the Virginia State Dental Association executive council and Winchester will host the next valley meeting.
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Shenandoah Valley Dental Assace
Luray
H. Kerlin
Winchester
Vincent Spitler
Sesson
Ralph Snapp
Virginia State Dental Association
Valley Dental Group
Kerlin
Snapp
Oes
BM. Knight, Jr
R.R. Sartelte
J. E. Madden
Ov Deusen
William van Deusen
State Board of Education
Ridgewood Fruit Seeks Large Fodder Delivery
Wanted six hundred bundles of fodder at once Ridgewood Fruit issues a call for bulk supply totaling six hundred bundles with a contact phone number 5938 11 13 Ip.
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Ridgewood Fruit
Pro Arm Orchestra to Perform at York Lat Time
The Newton D. Baker professional Army Orchestra will play at York Lat on November 18. The event is announced in brief as part of a civic entertainment listing and highlights a military music program for the public.
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John Warner
Washington
Tunney
William Powell
New York
John Shields
Powell
Nelson Page
Julian Bullock
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Newton D. Baker
York’s
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Cotton Ed” Smith
S. Carolina
Leyte
24Th Division
Terminal Island
Stolberg
Thunderbolt
Zig Canal
Noord and
Wessem
Maas
Roermond
George 5. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Thionville
Koenigsmacher
Handley and
Sue Tokes
Legge
Shepherd College
West Virginia
U. S
Band
VSG
Tanney
Santa
James J
Gene” Tunney
George Washington Hotel
Sacred Heart Athletic Club
115
Virginia State Guard
Handley High School
Piccadilly Street
Loudoun
Catholic Church
Warner
Ohio
Henry B. Jameson
Dr. Kerlin
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