Robert Collier Faces First Degree Murder Trial
Robert Collier, 35, of Stephens City, goes on trial for first degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Roy Sisk on October 7 at the Apple Blossom Restaurant. Testimony began with Commonwealth witnesses and jurors were seated. Lee Riley Franklin faces an accessory indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Collier
Stephens City
Roy Sisk
The
Commonwealth
Lester D. Arnold
P. G. Ireland
Leonard Brown
J. Edward Heine
Charles A. Getzendanner
F. Homer Harlee
William Hendri
G. Raymond Patton
E. W. Armstrong
Melvin R. McChesney
Charles A. Anderson
J. William Carpenter
James P. Reardon
H. S. Pifer
E. C. Stuart
French Forces Break Through Old Burgundy Gap near Belfort
Allied forces break the Burgundy gap at Belfort and reach the Rhine as five other armies strike German defenses along invasion routes. Gen De Lattre De Tassigny declares Rhine reached by nightfall with Americans and French pressing Vosges passes. Third Army advances on Metz and Saar border, seizing German territory northwest of the Saar.
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Old Burgundy
London
Burgundy
Belfort
Rhine
Germany
Normandy
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Vosges
Strasbourg
Colmar
Mulhouse
Third
Metz
Saar
Luxembourg
U. S
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Holland
Maas
Kessel
Venlo
Alsace
Reich
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Aachen
Fallen Geilenkirchen
U. S First Army
Eschweiler
War Drives On As U S Seeks 14 Billion Bond Push
Washington reports the Sixth War Loan Drive aims to raise 14 billion dollars to fund operations. President Roosevelt warns the war remains costly and global, while Navy Secretary Forrestal notes 1400 ships sunk and 10,000 enemy planes destroyed since 1940, and vast Pacific gains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Navy
Forrestal
Minneapolis
Pacific
Sale Postponed of Household Furniture in Washington St
A household furniture sale at 617 S Washington St is postponed until Saturday December 2. Fred R Stryker announces the change.
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S. Washington St
Fred R. Stryker
For Sale Residence of late Mrs Haldeman 600 S Washington
For sale the house of the late Mrs J S Haldeman at 600 South Washington Street City phone 3745 listing appeared in a newspaper notice.
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J. S. Haldeman
S. Washington St
Odd Fellows to Meet for Funeral of Fr. E. Johnson
All Odd Fellows are requested to attend the funeral of Brother Fr. E. Johnson at Jones Funeral Home on Tuesday November 21 in the evening. Holmes Newcome, Acting Noble Grand. Also note: Have you seen Laura.
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ODD Fellows
Jones Funeral Home
E. Johnson
Holmes Newcome
Noble Grand
Help Wanted Male for Cider Mill Work at Heinz Co
Job notice seeking a male worker for cider mill tasks at H. J. Heinz Company Valley Pike facility. Includes location hint and listing code 111 20 1p 61.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley
Pike
Heavy Bombers Hit Two Warships In Pacific Actions
MacArthur reports rapid Pacific operations as heavy bombers score direct hits on a battleship and a heavy cruiser near Brunei Bay. Allied landings on Asia Islands and Mapia Islands, plus Saipan cleanup, add to a broader campaign across Leyte and surrounding areas.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Pacific
Asia Islands
New Guinea
Mapia Islands
Borneo
Tokyo
Iwo Island
Saipan
Douglas MacArthur
Pat Inot
Soete Ae Aie Aayers
Ormoc Bay
Philippine Waters
Tokoyukie Yamashita
Ormoc Road
Limon
U. S
Easee
Leyte Valey
Sorong
Mapia
Southwest Pacific
Brunei Bay
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
Ngeregong Isles
Palaus
Sai Pan Island
Marianas
CIO chief slams War Labor Board at seventh CIO convention
Philip Murray assailed the War Labor Board for freezing wages and evading responsibility to war workers. He urged repeal of the Smith Connally Act, defended the no strike pledge, and called for postwar tax relief with higher personal exemptions while keeping corporate and high individual rates.
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Harold Ward
Associated Press
Chicago
Philip Murray
War Labor Board
Murray
WLB
CIO
Political Action Committee
Ng Gerrard
National Labor Relations Board
Club Registration Set For Saturday
Membership registration in the Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys will be held next Saturday November 25 from nine o clock in the morning until four o clock in the afternoon. The announcement was made by Father John McGilley. The opening of the club will follow the car a sometime next week he said.
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Sacred Heart Athletic Club
John McGilley
Virginia Supreme Court voids war voter law and Norris SCC appointment
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals invalidated key war voter provisions as unconstitutional and ruled former State Senator Robert O. Norris Jr. not qualified for appointment to the State Corporation Commission. The war voter plan for service voter poll tax payment by mail was found to contravene the constitution, leaving Norris’ appointment void ab initio.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court of Appeals
War Voters
Robert O. Norris, Jr
State Corporation Commission
B. Gregory
General Assembly
Virginia Commonwealth
Norris
John W. Eggleston
Virginia General Assembly
Christmas Reactions Challenge Little Nubbins Hoffman
Cheyenne Wyoming reports a sad update on Forest Nub bin s Hoffman who, after a joyful Christmas, endures a difficult day with limited nourishment. He remains curious about hundreds of gifts but cannot fully enjoy them while in his crib with familiar toys nearby.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Forest
Nubbins
Hoffman
Nubins
Daddy
Fubbine
Reds Deepen Their Sweep Around Besieged Budapest
London dispatch reports Soviet and American-made tanks widening the advance around Budapest. Gyongyos fell after heavy fighting as tanks moved from the highway hub toward Hatvan and the Budapest–Miskolc line came under heavy fire. The 85 mile front pressed toward southern Slovakia as Marshal Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine Army led the drive.
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London
Budapest
Anaes
Gyongyos
Miskolc
Hatvan
Galgacheviz
Moscow
Slovakia
Rodio Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Soldier from Virginia Wins War Bond for Essay
Staff Sgt Cecil Sheets of Clifton Forge Virginia with an anti air unit in the European theatre receives a 25 war bond for an essay titled What Victory Means to Me His piece ranked between eighth and fifteenth among 1800 submissions in a contest for armed forces in the North African theatre.
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Italy
Cecil Sheets
Clifton Forge
Senators Favor Changing Little Steel Formula
Congressional sentiment favored relaxing wartime wage controls while Vinson urged restraint to protect purchasing power. The cost of living rose from January 1, 1941 levels, triggering calls to revise the Little Steel formula, though Vinson cautioned against price increases as wartime output remains high. Senator Pepper pressed for declaring sub 65 cent an hour wages substandard.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Roosevelt
Chester Bowles
Pepper
D.-Fla
AFL Leaves Door Open For CIO To Return To Fold
The AFL delegates meeting in New Orleans with 6,818,400 workers favored postwar aims. An executive council report opened the door for CIO affiliates to return, denouncing CIO raiding while hopeful the two labor groups may reunite. Speakers included William Green Frances Perkins Brehon Somervell and Gov. Davis.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
AFL
William Green
Frances Perkins
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Louisiana
James H. Davis
Green
CIO
Army Bond Show Here's Your Infantry Arrives in Winchester
Army bond show titled Here's Your Infantry will be presented tomorrow at Handley high school with 39 Infantry soldiers from Fort Benning and a 20 member band arriving at 10 am. The event, sponsored by the American Legion Robert Y. Conrad Post 21, features weapon exhibits, a battle preparation tableau, and a pillbox assault reenactment. Two performances are planned with a parade and army retreat, rain or shine, and additional participation from local Company 115. The show travels next to Harrisonburg after the Winchester engagements.
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Army
Handley High School
Washington, D. C
Fort Benning
Winchester
Robert Y. Conrad Post No
American Legion
Handley School
Gerrard
Loudoun
Cork
Braddock
Piccadilly
Bond Booth
County Court House
W. A. Baker
VSG
Harrisonburg
Washington
GI Joe
Allied Push Across Moselle and Rhine Fronts Expands
In the Moselle corridor Allied forces drive toward Trier and Coblenz as offensives along a widening front threaten Cologne and the Rhine gate. American Ninth and First armies press from Geilenkirchen toward Eschweiler while British Second Army aids the assault across the front.
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Saar Valley
Moselle
Trier
Cobletz
Rhine
World at War Highlights Across Fronts
Allied winter drive pushes Germans back along a 400 mile front threatening Cologne and reaching the Rhine area as Metz falls. Soviet tanks press toward Budapest and near Miskolc while Berlin cites Baltic advances. Pacific forces land in New Guinea and Palau while Saipan troops root out enemy stragglers and Iwo Jima is shelled. MacArthur cites 53 000 enemy casualties in Philippines fighting. Chinese forces seize Mangshih and push toward Bhamo as Burma road campaign narrows. Chiang reorganizes cabinet under mounting crisis.
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Asia
New Guinea
Negeresong Island
Palaus
Saipan
Borneo
Iwo Island
MacArthur
Philippines
Army Uncertain About Soldier in France Missing and Safe
Denver dispatch reports Mrs. Laula B. Smith has received War Department telegrams about Pvt. Gerald L. Bolen. He was missing in action in France on Sept 24, then listed safe, then missing again on Oct 18, then safe once more.
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Denver
Laula B. Smith
War Department
Gerald L. Bolen
Bolen
Ation
France
Bull Fight Season Opens Noisily in Mexico City
Mexico City opened its major bullfight season with uproar and confusion as banners for star bullfighters Armillita and ET Soldado were removed amid signs criticizing price increases and tougher standards. Fans clashed with vendors as bonfires and tossed cushions marked the noisy start.
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Mexico City
Armillita
ET Soldado
Mexico
Notice of appointments for Christmas deadline
All appointments accepted before December 10 will be in time for Christmas. Peters Studio.
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Peters Studio
Antique Auction at 29-31 East Water Street Winchester
Miles B. Dean announces an antique auction scheduled for 10 a m on Tuesday November 21 at 29 31 East Water Street Winchester. The notice lists location and timing for the sale.
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East Water St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
No apples will be received with out an order from our office
A brief notice from H. J. Heinz at Valley Winchester states no apples will be received without an official order from their office. The date 11-9 appears in the text as part of the notice reference.
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H. J. Heinz Z
Valley
Winchester
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William Frye
Uncle Sam
Laura
Princeton
U. S. Navy
Little “Nubbins” Hoffman
Senators
Francis J. Kelly
Eisenhower
Western Front
Burgundy Gate
Patton
Saar River
Lucenec
Berlin
Baltic
Asiatic Front
Mangshih
Bhamo
Burma Road
Chiang
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