Leyte Battle Halts as Typhoon Delays Campaign
In the Philippines on November 21, General MacArthur reported Leyte ground fighting stalled by a typhoon as Manila recovered from air raids. The 32nd Division pressed near Limon while air activity surged with 35 enemy planes shot down and Allied raids disrupting Japanese lines and port targets near Ormoc.
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Manila
Limon
Ormoc
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McCain
Esepli
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Radio Tokyo
Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
Landsberg
Nimitz
Luzon
Omura raid and Allied push across Western Europe
Allied air forces raid Kyushu Omura plant in southern Japan for the third time as B 29s strike industrial targets from China bases. London and Washington report new advances in the Belfort break through and the Allied drive toward the Rhine with Seventh and Third armies advancing into Saarbrucken and further toward Cologne.
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Washington
Kyushu
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
China
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
Omura
Kyushi
Lower Post War Taxes Advocated By Sen George
Senator George of Georgia urged lower postwar taxes and immediate debt reduction after victory. He warned high taxes would slow business, calling for a lean immediate budget of 16 to 17 billion dollars, with debt retirement possible as revenues currently run about 46 billion annually. He stressed proving sincerity by balancing revenue and spending after war ends.
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George
Washington
D-Ga
Senate
Odest
Russians Close In On Northern Escape Routes
British dispatches report Red Army forces closing on northern German escape routes as they push toward Miskolc Hungary and Liepaja Latvia. German claims deny Red gains while Nazis retreat from Miskolc outskirts and contest near Jelgava and Prikule.
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London
Red Army
Miskolc
Hungary
Wstern
Latvia
Budapest
Eger
Diosgyor
Losonc
Lucenec
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Csaba
Szirma
Liepaja
Hting
Berlin
Prikule
Red
Czechoslovakian
Massive Allied Bomber Raid Targets Central Germany Oil Plants
London reports 22,350 American aircraft including 1,250 heavy bombers attacked Hamburg Harburg Merseburg and surrounding sites with over 4000 tons of explosives. 1,100 fighter-bombers shielded the raid as Ike’s western front offensive continued.
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London
Germany
Hamburg
Harburg
Merseburg
Berlin
Eisenhower
Leuna
Deutsche
Reich
Peters Studio Appointment Notice for Christmas
All appointments accepted before December 10 will be completed in time for Christmas. Peters Studio.
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Peters Studio
ColIier Testifies in Defense in Roy Sisk Killing Case
Robert Collier testified in his first degree murder trial for the fatal stabbing of Roy Sisk on October 7. He described borrowing a pearl handled knife from Julian Campbell and recounting the restaurant confrontation at Apple Blossom Restaurant in Winchester with Richard Ebersole and others present.
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Robert Collier
Roy Sisk
Herbert Larrick
Collier
Julian Campbell
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Richard Ebersole
Lee Riley Franklin
Winchester
Rosenberger’s
Apple Blossom
Franklin
Sisk
Theodore Morris
Morris
Buck Franklin
Help Wanted Male for Cider Mill Work
Help wanted for cider mill work at H. J. Heinz Co valley Pike listing seeks a male applicant. Advertisement appears in the Valley Pike classifieds with a job opening and contact reference.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester and Frederick County Seek $3000 War Fund Boost
E. E. Keister urged the Seventh District to fill a $3000 shortfall in the Virginia War Fund for Winchester and Frederick County. J. H. Yost directed the appeal via the Star with banks and Mr John S. Sloat as treasurer. Local quota was about $19 500 with $16 500 raised so far.
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Winchester
Frederick County
E. E. Keister
Seventh Congressional District
J. H. Yost
Yost
Star
Virginia War Fund, Inc
John S. Sloat
Monthly Scrap Collection Dates Set for November
Winchester citizens are asked to place scrap on the curb Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24. John Kerr and Virginia Avenue students collect Thursday with Handley and Douglas Schools handling Friday. Items needed include paper iron waste fats clean rags and tin cans.
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Winchester
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Handley
Douglas
Notice to order apples from Heinz Co at Winchester
A formal notice states no apples will be received without an official order from the H. J. Heinz Company office. The notice lists Valley Pike Winchester Virginia with internal reference 11-9-1p-1f.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester
For Sale of Mrs. J. S. Haldeman Residence
For sale the residence of the late Mrs. J. S. Haldeman at 600 South Washington Street City. Phone 3745.
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J. 8. Haldeman
S. Washington St
British Capture Sugar Factory South of Ravenna
Allied headquarters announced that the British Eighth Army seized the Zuccherificio sugar factory complex two miles south of Ravenna on the Adriatic after strong artillery, using the buildings as an observation post. Additional British advances occurred west of Forli while German raids on the Fifth Army were repelled. Allied air forces flew about 1,800 sorties. losses totaled 27 aircraft missing, with strikes on an oil refinery in Upper Silesia and railroad targets in Yugoslavia.
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Eighth Army
Zuccherificio
Ravenna
Adriatic
Forli
Bologna
Fifth Army
Mediterranean
U. S. 15Th Army Air Force
Beichhammer
Upper Silesia
Strategic Air Force
Yugoslavia
AFL delegates open 64th convention with routine policy work
Delegates at New Orleans begin the AFLs 64th annual convention focusing on policy making as speeches by Paul V. McNutt and Edward N. Schiberling highlighted the program. William Green Frances Perkins James H. Davis and Lt Gen Somervell addressed the meeting while the resolutions group prepares dozens of proposed measures for action.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Paul V. McNutt
Edward N. Schiberling
American Legion
AFL
William Green
Frances Perkins
Louisiana
James H. Davis
Brehon Somervel
Somervell
World War Fronts Open New Offensives Across Fronts
Western Front reports Allied forces pouring men and guns into a major push against German defenses as Eisenhower vows sustained pressure. French troops breach Burgundy toward the Rhine while British and American units advance near Cologne and Metz. In the East the Soviet winter drive tightens the noose in Latvia and threatens Miskolc. in the Pacific Superforts strike Japan’s aircraft industry as Typhoon disrupts operations near Leyte. Chinese forces note Japanese links in southeast China hindering Chiang Kai-shek's movement.
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Holland
Maas
Venlo
Ruhr
Aachen
Ninth
Cologne
Rhine
Reich
Ninth Army
Schleiden
Geilenkirchen
William H. Simpson
Aldenhoven
Julich
Roer
Metz
Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Saar
Maginot Line
Faulaquemont
Saarbrucken
New Inquiry Proposed Into Pearl Harbor Tragedy
Senator Chandler proposes a presidential inquiry to investigate Pearl Harbor instead of a congressional probe. Senator Hatch tentatively supports a separate congressional inquiry if it avoids hindering Army Navy cooperation. Ferguson favors calling Rear Admiral Kimmel and Major General Short as first witnesses and argues for open or closed sessions to let them speak before possible courts martial.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Chandler
D-Ky
Roosevelt
Hatch
D-Nm
Ferguson
Rmich
Senate
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter Co. Short
Kimmel
Short
Roberts Commission
Eisenhower Urges All-Out Victory Effort Across Front
Gen. Eisenhower calls for increasing pressure on the western front until Germany surrenders. He requests more supplies, praises French breakout to the Rhine, and stresses unity of ground navy and air forces. He warns that victory hinges on sustained effort at home and abroad.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Eisenhower
Western Front
Rhine
Belfort
Ower
Hisenhower
Public Sale Notice of Theresa Barbour Furniture
Lat Nov 25 1 30 P M 720 National Ave sale of Theresa Barbour dining room bedroom and kitchen furniture electric fan iron cleaner hot plate new electric percolator dishes cooking utensils bedclothes linens typewriter radio and other articles too numerous to list cash terms Roy Auctioneer
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National Ave
Theresa Barbour
Roy
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