Winchester Plans 30th Thanksgiving Observance
Winchester will mark the 30th Thanksgiving on the following Thursday November 30 with the post office stores banks and offices maintaining usual hours while rural carrier routes are discontinued. Governor Colgate W Darden Jr has proclaimed Virginia’s legal Thanksgiving date. Christmas shopping hours were set by the Winchester Retail Merchants Association with stores open weekdays until 9 pm starting December 13 and 9:30 pm Saturdays.
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Citzens
Page
Winchester
Busic
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Virginia
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Grocery Group
Yanks Hold Line as Seventh Division Repels Japan Counterattack
The Seventh Division repelled a fourth Japanese counterattack on the west of Dagami and the south end of the American line. About 10 American heavy bombers now operate from Leyte bases. Nimitz reports 126 Japanese aircraft destroyed by Third Fleet carrier planes in the Manila assault. three merchant vessels in Manila harbor were set afire.
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Dagami
Leyte
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Manila
Quiz Key Answers From Page Four
Correct responses include Field Marshal Count Terauchi for 1 and Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells for 3. The sea areas listed are Black, Azov and Caspian. the state is South Carolina. the rank note involves a Navy Captain. the magnetic north pole is indicated. the state for question eight is California. the diet type is Omnivorous. and the location for question ten is In the White House.
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Chi
Mr. Britling
H. G. Wells
South Carolina
Navy
Army
Magnetic North Pole
California
The
White House
Retired Workers May Get Break
Washington officials said thousands of workers who retired with social security benefits and later rejoined the war effort may receive higher payments upon reapplication. The Social Security Board will recalculate the old age and survivors insurance benefits to determine if the new total exceeds the original amount.
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Washington
Social Security Board
U D C Pays Tribute To Armed Forces
In Nashville delegates of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered for the 50th anniversary meeting in its birthplace. Gen Julius Howell of Bristol and Gov Prentice Cooper offered greetings and tribute to members and to service men. Mrs J E Woodward of Wilson presided over a pageant foregrounding Civil War life and honoring armed forces.
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Ashville
Tenn
Nashville
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Julius Howell
Bristol
Tenn.Va
United Confederate Veterans
Tennessee
Prentice Cooper
J. E. Woodward
Wilson, N. C
Budget votes plan to raise tax levy for 1945
The 1945 budget proposes a nine cent increase in the tax levy to 1.40 per 100 of assessed value, with funds earmarked to boost the school appropriation by 10 000. The finance committee forecasts 1945 revenues about 35 000 higher than 1944, while Handley Fund earnings shrink due to investment difficulties and lower interest rates.
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Washington
Water Streets
Hollingsworth
Finance Committee
Garland Quarles
Winchester City Schools
Handley Fund
Kremer, Smith, Coble
Peery
C. RA. Anderson
Castleman Veteran Remains To Be Buried In Berryville
M. F. Castleman is survived by his widow and seven children including David James Castleman of Oneonta New York Alfred Welford Castleman of Richmond Staff Sergeant Harold Osburn Castleman Lt William Lawrence Castleman home from overseas duty after being wounded in action in France stationed at McGuire General Hospital Richmond and Mrs E Carroll Birmingham of Baltimore Services are planned for Friday with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville
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David James Castleman
Oneonta
N. Y
Alfred Welford Castleman
Richmond
Harold Osburn Castleman
Pacific Battle Area
William Lawrence Castleman
France
McGuire General Hospital
E. Carroll Birmingham
Baltimore
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Two More Deer Reported Killed
Deer hunting tally rises with two deer checked at Gore and two more reported after press time. W R Baker of Cross Junction and Donald W Patton of Winchester each brought in a buck, 191 pounds eight points on William McIlhree property and 134 pounds eight points near Ebenezer Church.
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Monay
C. W. Franks
Gore
W. R. Baker
Cross Junction
Donald W. Patton
Winchester
Baker
William MclIlwee
Patton
Don Gray
Ebenezer Church
Pingleys
Wardensville
Mountain Falls
J. Walton Loving
Culpeper
E. B. Mitchell
Timber Ridge
Russell Triplett
Stephens City
Rosenberger
Marcus Adams
Triplett
Pingley
Perry Wright
Cherry Grove
Ivan Miller
Ivan Ponton
Star Tannery
Cold Spring
Frank White
Fairfax
Lower Vance Cove
R. R. Brown
Claude Hugeley
Poles Recapture Monte Fortino Move Beyond Faenza
Polish troops retake Monte Fortino a hill southeast of Faenza and push one mile farther to seize Monte Piano. Allied HQ said the advance secures a position overlooking routes to Faenza along the Rimini Bologna highway.
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Rome
Monte Fortino
Faenza
Monte Piano
Phone Operators Reject Demand
Washington reports Ohio telephone workers on strike reject the War Labor Board demand to return to work. Leaders say they will seek assistance from national union affiliates and intend to solicit support from the National Federation of Labor unions 41 affiliated locals.
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Washington
Ohio Telephone
War Labor Board
WLB
Robert G. Pollock
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
National Federation
Services Today For R. B. Golightly
Funeral services for Robert B. Golightly prominent Frederick county farmer were held this morning at 11 from the late residence. Rev. Charles Hughes of Baltimore officiated. Pallbearers were Holmes Cadwallader Douglas Massey Frank Kremer Earl Carper Edward Golightly and James B. Cook. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Robert B. Golightly
Frederick County
Charles Hughes
Baltimore
Holmes Cadwallader
Douglas Massey
Frank Kremer
Earl Carper
Edward Golightly
James B. Cook
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Captain Kitchen Wounded in Action in Germany
Mrs. James W. Kitchen of 724 Frederick Avenue received a War Department telegram reporting Capt. James Kitchen slightly wounded in action in Germany on November 8. He serves with the 110th Infantry in the 29th Division on the Western Front. his last letter was dated November 1 from somewhere in Germany.
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James W. Kitchen
Frederick Avenue
War Department
James Kitchen
Germany
Kitchen
110Th Infantry
Stephens City
Capt. Kitchen
Winchester
Thomas Wise Kitchen
Snow Flurries Forecast For Five Day Period
The Weather Bureau forecast calls for snow flurries in New York and Pennsylvania with rain in most areas on Saturday. Temperatures will run below normal Wednesday, rise to above normal Thursday and Friday, then cool again Saturday and Sunday. Clear skies until Friday in West Virginia with rain then clearing Saturday.
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Star
Weather Bureau
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Anti Labor States Face AFL Criticism In New Orleans
The AFL resolutions committee debated a proposal to recognize as unfair all products from anti labor states including Arkansas and Florida. The resolution was submitted by the International Typographical Union ahead of the AFL convention and cites their November 7 amendments banning the closed shop.
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New Orleans
Resolutions Committee
American Federation of Labor
International Typographical Union
AFL
Arkansas
Florida
PTA Meeting At Miller School
The Parent Teachers Association of Miller School will hold a meeting Thursday evening November 23 at 8 o clock. Meetings have not been held this fall because of the apple harvest. The parents of the children who attend the school are urged to come.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Miller School
Army Air Forces announces a new robot bomb test version
The Army Air Forces disclosed a "good" robot bomb developed as a potential weapon. It has been in test flight since October 1 and is a version of the German V-1. The project aims to reproduce the Nazi terror weapon in 60 days and launch it by jet propulsion within a month.
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Wright Field
Army Air Forces
England
Air Technical Service Command
Ministerial Group Offers Apology
The Glendale Ministerial Association apologized for believing President Roosevelt used profane language in a New York voting booth. Association president Dr J Whitcomb Brougher Sr said they accept his denial and offer sincere apology.
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Glendale
Calif
Time Magazine
Dr. Brougher
James Supinger Dies In Middletown
James Mason Supinger of Middletown died yesterday morning at 11 20 in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness following a broken leg. Born February 22 near Clary in Shenandoah county he was the son of Jeremiah and Mary Robinson Supinger and lived in the Valley all his life. Survived by wife Leona A. Supinger daughter Elizabeth two sisters Lucy Bly Lebanon Church and Emma Hahn Capon Road Strasburg. Funeral at his Middletown home 3 PM Thursday conducted by Rev. R B Moore with interment in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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James Mason Supinger
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clary
Shenandoah County
Jeremiah
Mary Robinson Sapinger
Central Chemical Company
Strasburg
United Brethren Church
Shiloh
Middletown Methodist Church
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Virginia Counties Set Aside for Army Chicken Supply
Staunton Va Nov 22 Rep A Willis Robertson says the Quartermaster General's Office will issue orders within days designating poultry raising areas to supply the Army with chickens. Virginia counties named include Northhampton Augusta Rockingham Page Shenandoah Accomack and Frederick.
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Staunton
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Quartermaster General’s Office
Virginia
Northhampton
Augusta
Rockingham
Page
Shenandoah
Accomac
Frederick
Russians Close On Hungarian City Amid Budapest Siege
Russians report gains near a Hungarian city as the Budapest siege continues. From November 14 to 20 troops captured 4 220 German and Hungarian soldiers, lifting total since November 8 to 11 920. No new word on Budapest developments south and southeast of the capital.
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Verpelet
Budapest
Sanford Magerfield Names Bond Pledge Leaders
Sanford L. Magerfield chairs the War Finance Committee Retail Division and appoints Ralph Lawson of Montgomery Ward John L. Thornton of Baylass Dept Stores and Ted Moseley to lead retail store pledges. Sub-committeemen will collect pledges from stores and employees and distribute insignias for Tank in the Third Army. Winchester store staff join as Privates awaiting promotion based on bond sales.
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Sanford L. Magerfield
War Finance Committee
Ralph Lawson
Montgomery Ward
John L. Thornton
Baylass Dept
Ted Moseley
Third Army
Winchesters
Funeral Thursday For Mrs Carpenter
Relatives will meet Thursday afternoon at 1.30 at the home of her son Russell Carpenter 237 Parkway for funeral services of Mrs L Bertha Carpenter at United Brethren Church at 2.00. She died Monday afternoon after a short illness with pallbearers listed and burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Russell Carpenter
Parkway
L. Bertha Carpenter
United Brethren Church
Poland Seeks US Clarification in Territorial Ask
Polish problem addressed London intervention with demands made over three years. Key questions include US, Russian, and British guarantees on territorial swaps and compensation for eastern to western Poland. A new Russian winter offensive could shift control rapidly as pro Soviet Polish authorities in Lublin coordinate with invading forces.
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London
Poland
United States
Russia
Britain
Germany
Polish Committee of National Tiberation
Lublin
Three Super Forts Probably Lost in Japan Mission
U S Army Air Forces report three B 29s may have been lost in a three pronged strike from China targeting the Omura aircraft plant on Kyushu. Twenty Japanese fighters were shot down and 22 damaged while none of the planes on secondary targets near Nanking and Shanghai were lost. Weather forced partial diversion and one B 29 remains unconfirmed.
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Washington
A Bomber Command
China
Prin
Cipally
Omura
Kyushu
Tokyo
Nanking
Shanghai
20Th Air Force
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SILCO
M. F. Castleman
R. B. Golightly
PTA
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Balzac
Aueusr Rodin
Paris
Museum OF Decorative Arts
Ak Re
Southern
Tay
Sy Hui
Dueade
Coca-Cola
WINC
Coca-Cola Company
Hester Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
E. E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Valley Avenue
Meted CeerLete E
Tim
James Supinger
Mrs. Carpenter
Ek, E. Bayliss
Gainesboro
Nestle
Nestlé
N&sm
EVA
Veal Paprika
Me UK
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