Senate Shelves Poll Tax Voting Bill After Filibuster
The Senate defeated a cloture motion 37 to 41 and laid aside the polling tax repeal bill. Democratic Leader Barkley planned to push it for the current Congress but acknowledged passage was unlikely as southern filibusters continue. The measure would end poll taxes as a prerequisite to federal voting, already passed by the House.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
House
Connal- Connally
Gestapo Agents Join "Tourists" Sent Into Italy
London reports allege 60000 Gestapo agents and squads have been rushed into Italy to bolster Fascist morale and fortifications amid Allied advances in North Africa. Tass and Ankara sources cite a push for a separate peace led by Badoglio. Mussolini and Ciano allegedly quarreled as new Italian defenses, including Adriatic fortifications and Sicily inspections, drew attention.
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London
Continent
Near East
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Tass
Ankara
Reuters
Marsal Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
North Africa
Badoglio
Ethiopia
Vatican
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Galeazzo Ciano
I Duce
Ciano
Bern
Moscow Radio
Heinrich Himmler
Adriatic
Otrandto Strait
Mediterranean
Albania
Balkan
Stockholm
London Sunday Dispatch
Aldo Vidussoni
Fascist Party
Sicily
Winchester Minute Women At War Promotes Bond Drive
The community marks Minute Women At War week as Winchester women urge purchases of war bonds and stamps. The campaign aims to boost weekly demand with active participation by local women and girls.
Pre Thanksgiving Sale on Fall Hats Revealed
Buz promotes a pre Thanksgiving sale featuring a tee on fall hats, highlighting limited stock and special pricing. The pitch targets shoppers seeking seasonal headwear with a concise, urgent call to act before the holiday rush.
Bingo Night at Eagles Home Monday Eight PM
Play bingo every Monday at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Home located at 211 North Loudoun Street. The event is hosted by the Eagles club and welcomes participants for an evening of games and prizes.
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Eagles
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Barber Shop Closing Notice
Closing notice for Winchester's Barber Shop states hours change to open all day on Wednesday and closed all day Thursday. The notice notes temporary schedule adjustments and directs customers to plan visits accordingly.
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Winchester
Barber Neway
Wanted Men Sot eee cena County
Police seek two men connected to a crime in sense county area. Descriptions include approximate ages and last known whereabouts. Citizens are asked to report tips to local authorities with no harm to informants.
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Nile ‘Binont Mi. Peery
Cooperation By Urban Rural Groups Is Asked
Roanoke Virginia reports that G. W. Layman former state senator urged county officials at the Open Counties meeting to press for a direct state appropriation without spend constraints. He spoke to about 100 delegates arguing the erosion of local functions and revenue should be countered by a fair, unconditional state funds grant.
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Roanoke
Virginia
G. W. Layman
New Castle
Henry Trout Died in Front Royal After Heart Attack
Henry Trout Jr prominent Front Royal druggist died Saturday at 3 30 pm at his home after a brief illness Reading in bed he was stricken by a heart attack He was a native of Front Royal son of I Henry and Mrs Trout educated at Warren County High School and Richmond Medical College He served at Trout Drug Company and had recently lived in Hollywood Florida Survived by wife Helen Miller a son Henry Trout III a daughter Joan and sister Winfred Herr Services were held this afternoon at 2 30 from Rev H W Curry Jr burial followed at local cemetery
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I. Henry Trout, Jr
Front Royal
Mr. Trout
I. Henry Trout
Warren County High School
Richmond Medical College
Trout Drug Company
Hollywood
Fla
Trout
Helen Miller
Winchester
Henry
Joan
Winfred E. Herr
Front
H Wa .T Curry
Edward J. Armatrang
Bavard
Waldo Herr
Raymond, Maddox
Maren Withee eSeaet
Clarke County and Berryville Council Meet Over Jail Restoration
Clarke Board of Supervisors and Berryville Town Council plan a joint session tonight to discuss restoring the Clarke County jail after a recent fire. No decision yet whether to repair the remaining walls or raze and rebuild. Clifton Price may preside as the supervisors seek town input, while Mayor L H Bell notes the town has no direct ownership but confines its prisoners in the county jail.
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Clarke Board of Supervisors
Berryville
Clarke County
Clifton Price
L. H. Bell
Trooper Downs Reports Big Buck Near Gore
State Trooper E B Mitchell bagged a 170 pound buck about a mile west of Gore near the old Double S curve on Route 50. A party of 14 Winchester men hunted the area. Mitchell’s kill came at 9 o clock.
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E. B. Mitchell
Gore
Special Attention Advertisers Notice
The Star will not be published on Thursday November 26 1942 Thanksgiving Day a national holiday The Evening Star.
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the Star
Evening Star
Minute Women at War Week promotes bond purchases
In Winchester and Frederick County, Mrs H. Clay de Grange leads a campaign urging every woman to buy war bonds and stamps this week. The initiative includes merchant interviews to boost employee participation for payroll allotments and banners, with all sales credited to the ladies' organization.
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Winchester
Frederick Ons
H. Clay de Grange
Die Ladies’ Organization
Stuttgart Hit by Large RAF Bomber Raid
London reports a strong RAF bombing of Stuttgart last night with observed fires and good damage. Canadianns helped, and the raid was Stuttgart tenth of the war, targeting Daimler Benz and Hirth plants and rail junctions as RAF squadrons struck German transport hubs. Low level observations noted extensive incendiaries and fires across the city.
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London
Stuttgart
Air Ministry
France
English Channel
Adolf Hitler
Robert Donald
Calcary
Berlin
DNB
Dover
Center Aviation and Technical Aircraft Center
Eeen
Daimler-Benz
Hirth
Hamburg
The
Reich
Prayer Services At White House
President Roosevelt invites military and civilian leaders to a Thanksgiving Day service of song and prayer at the White House. The Rev Howard Wilkinson of St Thomas Episcopal Church will lead, with Cabinet members Army and Navy chiefs and Congressional leaders invited. No sermon will be given and the President will read the primaries to observe the day as a day of prayer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Howard 8
Wilkinson
St. Thomas Biscopal
Cabinet
Army
Navy
Supreme Court
Richmond Post Office Out of Stamps Sale Sign Missing
A garbled notice from Richmond reports stamps exhausted at the post office. A sign allegedly read no stamps of any kind, while another window posted stamps for sale, indicating a rush and confusion over availability.
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Richmond
Post Office
Red Army Offensive Rout Germans Around Stalingrad
The Red Army launches a major counter offensive around Stalingrad breaking German lines. Thousands of troops flee as Soviet forces seize two rail arteries and push 45 miles in places. By Henry C. Cassidy, Moscow dispatch.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Caucasus
Red Army
Cabinet Change Taken Calmly By British Public
Sir Stafford Cripps moved from the war cabinet to minister of aircraft production at Churchill's request. Observers had noted tensions with fellow cabinet members and unhappiness with some postwar reform views. Churchill said the move met a serious war need and other shifts followed.
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London
Sir Stafford Cripps
Churchill
Sir Stafford
Cabient
House of Commons
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Sky Dragons Sink Large Jap Ship At Haiphong
The American Sky Dragons of the China command sank a large Japanese ship at Haiphong in French Indo China during weekend raids. The vessel estimated 12 000 to 15 000 tons may have been a transport or possibly an aircraft carrier. vast fires swept the waterfront as supplies for a potential Japanese attack were believed to be moving in.
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Chungking
Sky Dragons
China Command
Haiphong
Indo-China
Burma
China
Gulf of Tonkin
Claire
Deer bag counts and local notes from Winchester area
Four more deer were reported bagged as the season nears closing with hunters Sloan Wolfe John Locke Sidney Hodgson and O H Duncan among the successful field. A large triple yolk egg curiosity and long service milestones at Winchester post office are noted along with local snake and pheasant shooting incidents.
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Sloan Wolfe
John Locke
Winchester
Sidney Hodgson
Mountain Falls
O. H. Duncan
Allies Launch Huge Attacks Along Bizerte- Tunis Defenses
Allied forces report large offensives along the Bizerte Tunis line with heavy combat in North Africa. Casualty totals from initial landings span 350 killed 900 wounded 350 missing in the army and 10 killed 150 wounded 150 missing in the navy, most missing likely drowned.
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Bizerte- Tunis
Washington
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oran
Casablanca
Algiers
Berryville Budget Hearing Set for December 8
Berryville Mayor L. H. Bell announced a special Town Council meeting for Tuesday night December 8 to hear the 1943 budget. If not reopened, the budget will be brought to final approval by the council at that session.
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L. H. Bell
Berryvilfe
Deer Hides Sought For U S War Effort By Officials
The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries announced hunters should contribute deer hides to the federal government for war needs. Wards were asked to collect hides and issue receipts to donor then await further instructions from authorities.
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Commission of Game & Inland Fisheries
Pingley
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John H. Clayton
Carrie M. Clayton
Albin
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John H. Seal, Jr
Winchester Post Office
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Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
Winchester Business College
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Mr. Seal
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Gus Haines
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Kremer
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