Germans Admit Losses Hammered In Africa Jaws Of Double Russian Offensive
Moscow dispatch reports a double Russian offensive driving into the Nazi line west of the Don bend near Stalingrad. German losses estimated at 50,000 dead and captured as Soviet gains push toward the Stalin grad salient. Von Hoth reportedly begins to pull back as Russians threaten Kletskaya and Serafimovich.
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Moscow
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Volga
London
Stockholm
Hermann von Hoth
Chernyshevskaya
Chir River
Kletskaya
Don River
Don
Kalmyk Steppes
Winchester urges study behind frontline lessons
A soldier says study hard to gain knowledge amid battle fronts. He explains that democracy victory hinges not only on equipment but on the ability to use it, sending a message to friends about education's role in wartime effort.
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Ene Eunat SO & Se
Ency
Asking Sen Wickham To Run Again
Richmond Virginia November 24 Senator Henry T Wickham 92 president pro tem of the Senate has been invited to the governors office tomorrow to receive a copy of a General Assembly resolution from September urging him to stand for election again next year Captain G Alvin Massenburg Hampton floor leader of the House of Delegates will present the resolution.
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Richmond
Henry T. Wickham
Senate
Darden
General Assembly
G. Alvin Massenburg
Hampton
House of Delegates
Three Injured In Collision On Route Seven
Three people sustained minor injuries in a 3 PM collision on U S Route 7 near Minniewood Chapel about 12 miles west of Berryville. W R Storm and James E Hill of Morgantown West Virginia and Harry Dono of Whitacre were involved. Storm and Hill, engineers with the Bureau of..., were treated in Winchester and awaiting word from College Park Maryland as to charges and further action.
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Minniewood Chapel
Berryvilhe
W. R. Storm
James E. Hill
Morgantown
W. Va
Harry Dono
Whitacre
Storm
Bureau of
Hill
Donovan
Perry Smi
Berryville
Sgtich
N. H. Robinson
Peoria
Winchester
Smith
Robinson
Robineen
Red
Mr. Storm
Messrs. Storm
Harpers Ferry
College Park
Transportation Plan for Winchester Children Cars
A letter to George Crowser, chairman of traction for Winchester and Erick County, from Mayor Anderson, proposes a campaign to transport schoolchildren. The mayor urges using as few cars as possible and suggests doubling up and rotating service to conserve tires and gasoline. He praises Crowser for efficient work and accomplishments.
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George Crowser
Traction
Winchester
Erick County
Anderson
Troop Nine Scouts to Collect Scrap Metal in Winchester
Harold Rowe reports Troop 9 will canvass Winchester residences Saturday to collect scrap metal for defense needs. Proceeds will fund repairs to the troop cabin used for meetings. Call the Office of Civilian Defense at 5491 to arrange pickup.
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Harold Rowe
Winchester
Office of Civilian Defense
Winchester Barber Shops Set Thanksgiving Hours
Most Winchester barber shops will stay open all day Wednesday and close all day Thursday for Thanksgiving. The notice indicates limited services or closures in observance of the holiday.
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Winchester
Trade groups help push to cut government report burden
Senators Byrd and Vanderberg gain backing from trade associations to reduce non essential government questionnaires and manhours. A Chicago manufacturer cited $55000 yearly costs for reports and forms from nine agencies. Murray bill advances to coordinate information requests across departments.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Vanderberg
R-Mich
Chicago
Vandenberg
Michigan
Syracuse
N. Y
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Treasury
Gestapo author Jan Valtin arrested for deportation
Attorney General Biddle announced Richard Julius Herman Krebs alias Jan Valtin, author of Out of the Night, was arrested near Bethel Connecticut on a deportation warrant. He is a German native, 37, suspected of illegal entry after prior deportation. The case cites 1917 and 1924 immigration acts and seeks enemy alien internment during the war.
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Washington
Biddle
Richard Julius Herman Krebs
Gestapo
OGPU
Jan Valtin
Bethel
Conn
Germany
Krebs
Justice Department
Darmstadt
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Earl G. Harrison
United States
Mass Murdering of Polish Jews Is Charged To Nazis
The Polish government in exile accuses Heinrich Himmler of ordering the extermination of half the Polish Jewish population by year end. It claims 250,000 killed through September, with 130,000 ration cards in September and 40 in October. Extermination squads drive victims to graves, then load survivors into sealed freight cars for transport to Treblinka Belzec and Sobibor where mass murder occurs.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Poland
German Labor Office
Arbeitsamt
Warsaw Ghetto
Aera
Treblinka
Belzec
Sobibor
Thanksgiving Day Union Services Planned Across County
Winchester and neighboring Frederick and Clarke counties schedule Thanksgiving Day union services with many communities closing for the day. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester hosts the main service at 10 30 led by Rev. Wilkerson. offerings go to Memorial Hospital. Other services include Reliance U B and Grace Methodist Middletown Rest Berryville Emanuel Chapel Boyce and Bethel Church Albin with various pastors preaching. The Handley Library and post offices will close and The Winchester Evening Star will not publish.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
E Star
Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church
W. A. Wilkerson
Presbyterian Church
Carl Honeycutt
Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Reliance U. B. Church
Grace Methodist Church
Middletown
Reliance
H. W. Roth
North Frederick
J. A. Figg
White Post
Handley Library
Wichester
Winchester Evening Star
Urges Public To Buy Bonds And War Stamps
Mrs. H. Clay deGrange heads the Minute Women at War Week in Winchester. The Capitol Theater war stamp booth has averaged 100 dollars weekly since May 30. In September and October the booth sold war bonds totaling 2 550 dollars and she urged everyone to invest in bonds and stamps to support front line munitions.
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H. Clay deGrange
Minute
Winchester
Capitol Theater
Maree
Pre-Thanksgiving Sale at Suzella's Shop
Suzella's Shop advertises a half price sale on fall hats ahead of Thanksgiving. Limited to listed items with quantities unspecified. promotional note appears on one page.
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Suzzella’s
Bucks Bagged by Frederick County Hunters
Two more deer were felled yesterday in Frederick County before the season closed. C. F. Dovell of 652 Virginia Avenue brought in his first 135-pound six point buck shot on Half Moon Mountain northwest of Ser Tannery. Austin White of Kernstown claimed a 175-pound ten point buck near Mt Williams with Willis Anderson of Gore along.
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Frederick County
C. F. Dovell
Virginia Avenue
Star Office
Half Moon Mountain
Ser Tannery
Austin White
Kernstown
Mt. Williams
Willis ¥. Anderson
Gore
Nazis Extortion Schemes Tied to Netherlands Exile Government
The Netherlands government in exile accused Germany of running a vast extortion network from occupied Europe. It said relatives abroad receive notices pressuring emigrants to pay large sums in neutral currency, with threats of concentration camps if payments fail. The document cites $20,000 per person demands and vows to resist with Britain and the United States.
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London
Netherlands
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Auto Insurance Hearing Delayed In Virginia Rate Case
A hearing on proposed auto insurance rate reductions in Virginia was postponed to December 9 by the State Corporation Commission to allow revisions. Original cuts would have lowered premiums 28 percent for A cards 19 percent for B cards and 10 percent for C cards. New filings suggest about 20 10 and 2 percent.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Mutual Casualty Insurance Rating Bureau
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Sion
Not Likely Japs Getting Fresh Force On Island
The Navy reported American forces on Guadalcanal advanced west of prior positions after night air attacks on Japanese troops in the mountains southwest of the airfield. Secretary Knox said reinforcements to Japan’s force were very unlikely for now due to strict US patrols, with fighting continuing on the westward flank and around Point Cruz near the Matanikau river.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Matanikau River
Point Cruz
Matanikau
Mambulo
Knox
Solomon Islands
United States
Americ
Tetere
Naming Ship Controversy Over Bridges Honor
Rep Leland M Ford argues against naming a ship for Harry Bridges the West Coast labor leader. A San Pedro longshore union proposed the honor citing Bridges wartime help, but Ford says Bridges harmed the merchant marine by blocking supplies to General MacArthur in the Philippines.
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Washington
Leland M. Ford
Noted Radio Singer Jessica Dragonnette Ill of Appendicitis
New York November 24 Radio singer Jessica Dragonnette underwent emergency operations at Misericordia Hospital after suffering an acute attack of appendicitis at her home. Her condition was stated as serious but stable.
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New York
Jessica Dragonnette
Misericordia Hospital
Ten year old in wartime raid thwarts thief
Ten year old Kenneth Alm woke to a prowler taking his mother's purse. He grabbed an air rifle and shouted for help. The intruder dropped the purse and fled as police are alerted to the bedroom raid.
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Chicago
Kenneth (Konk) Alm
Konk
Italians May Seek Peace, Halifax Says Wary of Germany
Lord Halifax told reporters in Norfolk that Italy would like to quit the war, but Germany blocks a separate peace. He warned Italy is not free and may become more German-occupied, citing Genoa raids and Rommel’s retreat as worsening factors. He noted tough North Africa work remains, but saw growing Allied prospects overall.
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Norfolk
Lord Halifax
Italy
Germany
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
Hitler
North
West
Africa
Genoa
Halifax
Belgium
France
Rommel
Africa Corps
Egypt
Libya
Jean Darlan
Darlan
North Africa
England
United States
Pacific
American Bombers Hit Mandalay Rail Yard
NEW DELHI November 24 heavy United States Army Air Forces bombers struck Mandalay for the second time in three days targeting a large railway repair shop and scattering bombs on sidings and freight cars Railway center attack Friday night marked the 10th air force’s largest operation from an air base in India with a major Japanese railway target.
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New Delhi
United States Army Air Forces
Mandalay
10Th Air Force
U.S. Army
India
Meeting of Auxiliary Firemen Urged for November Evening
Attention auxiliary firemen. A meeting is called for the court evening in November at 7:30. All current members and those wishing to join are urged to attend. Arm bands will be issued to attendees. Wm. Argenbright, Chief.
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Wm. Argenbright
Violent Air Battles Rage Over Tunisia
Reuters reports Vichy News Agency from La Linea Spain that a large British convoy of 28 merchant ships, escorted by warships, passed the Strait of Gibraltar toward the Atlantic with bomber and fighter patrols. US destroyers joined British battleships and carriers at Gibraltar roadstead. Axis troops reportedly landed at Sfax and Gabes in eastern Tunisia as fighting for Tunis and Bizerte intensifies amid Allied advances and French Dakar forces joining Admiral Darlan.
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London
Reuters
Vichy
la Linea
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Atlantic
Con
Gibraltar
Tunisian
Sfax
Gabes
Paris
Tripoli
Libya
Tunis
Sfaxis
Theiterranean
Allied North Africa
Bizerte
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Africa
Dakar
Jean Darlan
North Africa
Tunis-Bizerte
Shooting Match At Thanksgiving Day Event Near Winchester
A Thanksgiving Day shooting match begins in the morning a.m. near Winchester featuring prizes, keys, and chickens. Competitors include Suri L. F. Buck McDonald. The listing appears on page 11t.
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Mi. N. Winchester
Suri
L. F
Buck” McDonald
Correction in A and P Coffee Act No 27 redemption
Correction notes that Act No 27 will be redeemed on Monday November 30 and no interest will be sold before that date. Parish officials announce the date for redemption and closing actions under the act.
AT RILEY'S Full Line Frozen Foods and Cakes
A local advertisement promotes complete frozen foods offerings at Riley's with emphasis on full line products and cakes. No further details on brands prices or contact provided.
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Cpa
Ip-it
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