Japanese Fail To Land More Troops
American planes and light naval craft tightened defenses to prevent Japanese reinforcements on Leyte Island as MacArthur reports the Ormoc corridor stalemate. U S forces press the Limon action against the Japanese First Division with artillery and counter fire while Nimitz cites heavy losses to Japanese shipping in Luzon and Brunei air strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Limon
Ormoc
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon Island
Leyte
U. S
Pacjan Island
Midway
Betwen
Cebu
Brunei
Borneo
Southwest Pacific
Matina
Davao
French Second Armored Division advances toward Strasbourg
In heavy mud weather the French Second Armored Division under Maj. Gen. Jacques Le Clerc pushed 18 miles across the Rhine plain into the outskirts of Strasbourg, the largest French city still held by Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jacques le Clerc
Rhine Plain
Strasbourg
Capt. E. K. Meade Jr. Loses Leg in Southern France
Word received from Millwood Clarke county that Capt. Everard K. Meade Jr. was wounded in action in southern France. The letter to his wife Miss Alice Winslow confirms loss of a leg and severe burns while serving with the 398th Infantry of the 100th Division. he is a West Point graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everard K. Meade, Jr
E. K. Meade
Millwood
Clarke County
France
Meade
Alice Winslow
New York City
398Th Infantry
West
Heinz Co. hiring for cider mill work in Winchester
Help wanted notice from H. J. Heinz Co Valley Pike Winchester Virginia calling for male applicants for cider mill work. No apples will be received without an official order from the office. Published November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester
Sarah Zane Fire Hall Event Night Draw
Prize event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursday November 23 at 8 30 p m with a 100 dollar door prize and other prizes described as ip it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Public Auction of Household Goods at 720 National Ave
Roy Duvall conducts a public sale on Saturday November 25 at 1 30 PM at 720 National Ave the property of Theresa Barbour. Items include dining room furniture bedroom set cooking utensils bedclothes linens typewriter radio and other articles. Cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Ave
Theresa Barbour
Roy Duvall
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Allied Sixth Army group presses 70 000 German troops near Strasbourg while British and American forces advance in the Netherlands and against stubborn defenses. Russians push toward Hungarian strongpoints near Budapest as German counter blows slow Red progress. British forces clear the Cosina river loop in Italy as Polish troops advance beyond Leyte while air forces strike Japanese vessels. Chinese forces move along the Burma road as Wedemeyer and Chiang approve defense plans for China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sixth Army Group
Strasbourg
Y and Holland
Stuborn
Berlin
Ruhr
Young Army
Cosina River Loop
Italy
Leyte
Burma
Wedemeyer
China
War Chieftains Make Plea For New Bond Sales
General Eisenhower urged over subscribing the Sixth War Loan Drive to speed vital fighting equipment. He spoke on NBC from Europe, stressing the need for shells tires guns blankets and planes. Progress reported $482 million from individuals toward a $5 billion goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Eisenhower
NBC
Treasury Department
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
William F. Halsey, Jr
Third Fleet
Feeder Chickens Offered In Yard Sale Notes
Yard sale listing advertises chickens of all sizes available fresh in the yard with sizing details and a contact note. The fragment lists times Thursday and Friday and an unclear measurement reference.
Russians Close On Hatvan Eger Miskolc Front
Soviet assault forces advance toward Hatvan Eger and Miskolc as heavy fighting rages along an 85 mile front northeast of Budapest. The Soviet comm unique cites villages captured and tanks knocked out amid counterattacks by Hungarian and SS units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Hatvan
Eger
Miskolc
Budapest
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Heviz-Gyor
Budapest-Hatyan
Gyongyos
Matra
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Soviet Communiqtie
East Prussia
Warsaw
Pultusk
Nagyar
1944 Christmas Club Checks Total 133000
Christmas Savings Club checks totaling about 133000 were mailed by three Winchester banks this week. Farmers and Merchants National Bank led with about 65000. Commercial and Savings Bank 34363.35 and Shenandoah Valley National Bank 34181.60. All clubs larger than 1943, with Farmers and Merchants second largest ever. Middletown State Bank to mail about 5300 later this week. Local banks note rising Christmas buying activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Commercial and Savings Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Middletown State Bank
Winchester Airport runway extended by 1000 feet
City manager Lee Grant announced that Winchester Municipal Airport has expanded its runway by 1000 feet on eight acres purchased from the Sargent heirs. The expansion, funded by Col. A. C. Perskison’s Bureau of Aeronautics grant and city funds, involved moving ten thousand yards of dirt by Echols Company of Staunton. Future work on the far end aims for a 4500-foot runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Grant
Winchester Municipal
Sargent Heirs
Col. A. C. Perkinson
Bureau of Aeronautics
Echols Company
Staunton
Government May Operate Phone Exchanges Where Employes Are Striking
Washington November 23. A spreading walkout by women telephone operators prompted talk of definite action later today. The Ohio federation reports possible settlement talks with employers while War Production Board and Army officials discuss seizure as a wartime utility worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit
Jeanette Reedy
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Economic Stabilization
Vinson
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Henry Mayer
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
War Labor Board
Army A
Kruer
W.quilities
WPB
Thanksgiving Dinners Reach Soldiers In Battle Zones
The War Department and Navy report turkeys shipped to troops as American families mark the day with prayer and feasts. Army posts and ships prepare meals near front lines while Plymouth Massachusetts honors the Pilgrim legacy with a wartime celebration. Several states schedule holidays on different dates due to a calendar quirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
King Tom
Aship
Navy
Army
Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Pro
District of Columbia
Desperation Or Determination Shape Aerial Battles
Military observers say Japanese desperation versus American resolve drives recent air fights. They note the third B 29 raid on Kyushu and Kyushu Omura works as proof, with Japan ordering heavy fighter opposition to protect critical production facilities and respond to devastating raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Omura
Kyushu
Elks Vote $100 Boost for Virginia War Fund Drive
Winchester lodge No 867 voted last night to add 100 to the Virginia War Fund Drive bringing the local total closer to the 2,800 shortfall. Plans for a follow up campaign were set with details to be announced early next week. Citizens and organizations urged to contribute as USO support remains a major portion of funds. Contributions may be left at three Winchester banks. Melvin McChesney reported 17,000 already contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lodge
USO
Melvin McChesney
CIO Demands End to Wage Freezes at Labor Board
At the seventh annual CIO convention in Chicago 600 delegates call for immediate removal of wage freezes and condemn War Labor Board delays in disputes. They urge realignment of the Little Steel formula with living costs and back firm policies to preserve peaceful industrial relations and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Press
Chicago
CIO
Political Action Committee
War Labor Board
United States
Cigarettes May Become Scarcer
The War Food Administration warns tobacco shortages may extend beyond next year as war demand rises. Production goals for 1945 rely on stock reductions and continued exports, with higher foreign demand possibly offsetting easing shipping constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Europe
United States
No Strike Expected Here Says Local Telephone Spokesman
A local spokesman for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company said today that the telephone strike spreading to Washington would have no effect locally. The statement downplays potential service disruptions and assures customers the issue remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Detroit
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
German counterattacks clash with Ninth Army in Roer valley
British dispatches report stubborn fighting as German divisions retreat in the Roer valley while U S Ninth Army pushes through Koslar and Barmen near Julich amid rain and mud. French forces reportedly reach Strasbourg suburbs after heavy Allied advances along the Saverne gap beyond Nancy.
Spurned suitor sought in Norfolk bride slaying
Estelle Covington 46, a new bride and boarding-house operator, was shot to death in her kitchen as she prepared breakfast. Detectives charged Otha G. Johnson 49 as the spurned suitor. A statewide lookout was issued. Covington’s husband, nearby, said Johnson fired point blank and attempted to reload before escaping. Johnson previously lived at the boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Estelle Covington
Otha G. Johnson
Leon Nowitzky
Covington
Nowitzky
Johnson
Public Invited To OPA Meeting
The public is invited to a meeting tonight at the Blue Room of the George Washington Hotel to discuss the Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign. The session starts at 8:30 p m and will include officials from the Roanoke and Atlanta offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Room
George Washington Hotel
Roanoke
Atlanta
Allied forces push through Vosges and threaten Rhine front
U S Third Army reaches within 15 miles of Saarbrucken as towns fall northward. Seventh Army drives five miles through Chatas and Grandrupt toward Saales Pass while French troops near Mulhouse reach 18 miles from Colmar. Ninth Army forms a six mile wide battering ram toward Rhineland as weather hampers air support and the Roer floods. 70 000 enemy trapped near Saverne and off the Alsace Lorraine front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
U. S. Third Army
Germany
Saarbrucken
Mulhouse
Colmar
Upper Alsace
U. S. Seventh Army
Vosges Mountains
Chatas
Grandrupt
Saales Pass
St. Marie
Bon Homme
Schlucht
Vosges
Rhine
Roer
Fe Rhine
Strasbourg
Alsace- Lorraine
Marshal von Rundstedt
Lorraine
Alsace
Bgp
Saverne and
Ort
Muthouse
Executor's Sale Of A L Anderson Deceased White Hall
Executor's sale of A L Anderson deceased at White Hall nine miles north of Winchester on Wednesday November 29 1944 includes 3 horses 40 head of cattle 3 head of horses and farming equipment plus farm implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Anderson
White Hall
Winchester
Fresh home crown and dressed fragine chickens for sale
Doorstep delivery available Saturday evenings. Orders due by 9 PM. Call 3959 to place your order.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Air Force
Bulletin
E. K. Meade, Jr
Misgolc
Eisenhower, Nimitz
Halsey
Daniel DE Luce
The
Arkansas
Idaho
Nebraska
Tenessee
Texas
Virginia
Ft. Smith
Fayeteville
Georgia
U.S
John B. Owen
Elks
Labor Board
Harold Ward
William Frye
Cologne
Ninth Army
Paris
Alsace-Lorraine
Saverne Gap
Nancy
Koslar
Barmen
Julich
Savérne
OPA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!