December 7 V Day Declared for Winchester Sixth War Loan Drive
Winchester and Frederick County fix December 7 as V Day for the Sixth War Loan Drive. War Finance Committee Chairman Wendell announces a $1,250,000 goal with city and county resources drafted for the effort. First bond sales for the drive reach $180,332 through Tuesday with $40,770 in E Bonds.
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Winchester
Pearl Harbor
Frederick County
War Finance Ittee
Wendelly
Barney
Tunney Urges Postwar Training to Prevent Another Pearl Harbor
Commander James J. Tunney told Winchester Evening Star reporters that the United States must stay prepared for the worst and push postwar military training for all fit young men. He warned that if Japan had followed through after Pearl Harbor theWest Coast could have fallen, and predicted a postwar golden era in boxing with Louis likely past his peak by the time challengers rise. He named Jack Dempsey as the greatest heavyweight champion and doubted Conn’s threat to Louis after the war.
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James J. “Gene” Tunney
Sacred Heart Athletic Club
Winchester Evening Star
Taney
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Tunney
Conn
Louis
Ck Dempsey
Services Held Here For J. P. Hiett
Funeral services for J Pierce Hiett who died Tuesday in Hampshire County Virginia were conducted at Mt Hebron Chapel Winchester by Rev J Goode. He was a son of the late Mr and Mrs John Hiett of Bloomery West Virginia. He married Miss Lillie Braithwaite. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot.
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J. Pierce Hiett
Hampshire County
JV. Va
Mt. Hebron
Winchester
J. Goode
John
Phone crisis deepens as workers strike enter second week
The ongoing phone disruption stretches into a second week after Dayton, Ohio operators quit their jobs. The issue followed a referral by WLB to Stabilization led by Director Fred M. Vinson, a typical prelude to possible government seizure of strike-bound facilities.
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Dayton, O
WLB
Fred M. Vinson
Mrs. Smith Heads Miller School P T A
Mrs E F Smith of the Berryville pike was elected president of the Miller School Parent Teacher Association at the November meeting. Leroy White was named vice president and J C Gordon secretary treasurer. Mr White served as past president. About forty patrons and teachers attended the reorganizational gathering. The next meeting will be the last week in December with a Christmas program.
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E. F. Smith
Berryville Pike
Miller School
Leroy White
J.C. Gordon
White
Gordon
Davis
Mr. Marker
Stickley Infant Dies In Hospital
Jimmie Elwood Stickley infant son of Beuford and Katherine Stickley of Berryville died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born August 5 1944 in Berryville he is survived by parents a brother Charles Kenneth and sister Shirley Ann. Funeral from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville Saturday at 3 pm conducted by Dr L A Parker with interment Green Hill Cemetery.
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Jimmie Elwood Stickley
Beuford Stickley
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Katherine Dellinger Stickley
Edinburg
Charles Kenneth
Shirley Ann
John H. Enders
L. A. Parker
Berryville Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Second Japanese Division Annihilated in Pacific Drive
General MacArthur reported heavy losses as American artillery and infantry pushed back a strong Japanese assault. He announced the destruction of the 2nd Japanese Division II and previously the 16th Division, noting their roles in earlier defeats at Bataan.
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Comunique
MacArthur
Bataan
Soviet High Command Drives Through Eastern Czechoslovakia
Soviet forces under Marshal Ivan Petrov pushed 16 miles along a 25 mile front west of Ungvar as part of a new offensive. The drive threatens Kassa Kosice and overruns dozens of towns while Malinovsky’s Ukrainian Army recaptures Kaj and advances toward the Csap railway hub.
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Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Ivan Petrov
Ungvar
Carpatho-Ukrain
Kassa
Kosice
Csap
Cop
Miskolc
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Ukraiian
Hungary
Petrov
Sobrance
Malinovsky
Tokaj
Budkovee
Bacska
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists correct quiz responses: Georgia Tech, Aluminum, State laws, True, Rushville Indiana, Sir Edward Burne Jones, Columbia University New York, Montpelier, Drove, and Aguinaldo.
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Georgia Tech
Rushville
Ind
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Columbia University
N. Y. City
Montpelier
Drove
Aguinaldo
Germans Force British Out as Strasbourg Falls
Allied and German forces clash across Alsace Lorraine as French tanks breach Maginot defenses and push toward Strasbourg. American units advance through Vosges and Saverne gap while German reinforcements strike near Julich and Linnich. British, French, and U S forces battle in multiple fronts with Strasbourg under pressure and the Rhine corridor at stake.
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London
Johannes Blaskowitz
Strasbourg
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Maginot Line
Hitler
Strasbore
Vosges
Saverne Fap
Wade H. Haislip
U. S. 15Th Corps
Germany
Haislip
Hoven
Gerd von Rundstedt
Bernard L. Montgomery
Roer
Rhineland
19Th Army
Blerick
Venlo
Mas
U. S. Ninth Army
Julich
Cologne
Linnich
U. S. First Army
Weisweiler
Hurtgen Forest
Mulhouse
Upper
Alsace
Belfort
Sixth Army Group
U. S. Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Leyviller
Saarbrucken
Fenetrang
Sarrebourg
Frene Stroff
Paris
Jacques le Clerc
Guard killed as Ten prisoners attempt Stateville break
In Joliet Illinois a guard Zoethe Skaags died after being shot while convicts attempted a prison break at Stateville Penitentiary. Ten prisoners, two survivors of the 1942 Rogers Touhy raid, fought with guards. two others wounded in the exchange. William Stewart and Matthew Nelson identified among the ten.
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Joliet
Rogers Touhy
Stateville Penitentiary
Zoethe Skaags
Skaags
William Stewart
Matthew Nelson
Roger
Toughy
Severe Earthquake Shocks Reported From Pacific
Two very severe earthquake shocks were recorded on Fordham University’s seismograph early today. The shocks likely originated near Burma or the Solomon Islands, about 8,400 miles from New York, with events at 1 08 56 and 1 10 28 a m EWT.
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New York
Burma
Solomon Islands
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
Lynch
Lower Prices Continued From Page One
The article discusses ways to maintain farm income as demand for war goods falls, risking a price drop that would affect agricultural items. It notes the need to counter a potential decline in war orders and keep price supports intact for farmers.
Willingham Dies in Clarke County at White Post
James W. Willingham died at the home of L. T. Larrick in White Post Clarke County this morning around 9 o'clock. Born October 4, 1875 in Virginia, he was the son of the late Jack and Margaret Willingham. Survived by wife Mae, children Jack, John, Mrs. Herman Kiplinger, Roland in the armed forces, Lynwood and Kenneth, two stepchildren Laurence Williams and Nellie Larrick. No funeral arrangements made.
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James W. Willingham
L. T. Larrick
White Post
Clarke County
Virginia
Jack
Margaret Carder Willingham
Bith
Mae Willingham
John Willingham
Berryville
Herman Kiplinger
Maysville
W. Va
Roland Willingham
Lynwood
Kenneth Willingham
Laurence Williams
Boyce
Nellie Larrick
Planning Council of Highland Chapel Meets
The Highland Presbyterian Church planning council met to guide church work for the next three months. Representatives from Highland Church organizations and Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church were present. The Rev. Ronald B. Wilson led the opening prayer.
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Highland Presbyterian Church
Highland Church
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
E. W. Mason
Robert Fleet
C. D. Catlett
J. Miller
Outstanding War Record of Shenandoah Troop One
E B Cooper reported 131 former Scout Troop I members in military service with 34 commissions including five West Point grads and two Annapolis grads, seven killed and four wounded. The Shenandoah Area Council moved to place the record on its minutes and publish in The Winchester Evening Star. Cooper has led Troop 1 in Winchester since 1922 and holds the Silver Beaver award.
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Shenandoah Area Council
E. B. Cooper
Cooper
West Point
Annapolis
Horace cC. Browne
Shawnee District
Winchester Evening Star
F. E. Johnson Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Frederick E. Johnson, a well known local merchant, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Jones Funeral Home. Johnson died suddenly on November 19. The services were conducted by the town pastor.
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Jones Funeral Home
Frederick E. Johnson
Rev. T. J. Hawkins Buried at Mount Hebron Madison Lodge Rites
The Rev. T. J. Hawkins received graveside rites at Mount Hebron with Madison Lodge No. 6 in attendance. Pallbearers from the lodge included Edgar Mason Everett Kline E W Steel W Erle Ed em Harry Brill and E O Ritter.
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T. J. Hawkins
Mount Hebron
Getrand Madison Lodge No. 6
Edgar Mason
Everett Kline
E. W. Steel
W. Erle Edem
Harry Brill
E. O. Riter
Prominence Given Raid On Japan
London papers led with the B-29 raid on Tokyo. The Evening Standard featured "Super-Forts Hit Tokyo" on its front page and placed the Rhine battles second in importance.
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Japan
London
Tokio
Evening Standard
Tokyo
the Rhine
Report on Allied Occupation Agreement Reached
London reports that Russia Britain and the United States signed a three power agreement last week on the occupation of Germany. Details were not immediately known.
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London
Russia
Britain
United State
Germany
Reverse lend lease aided Allied offensives in Europe and Pacific
The text credits reverse lend lease for crucial Allied offensives, noting that U S supplies from the United Kingdom replaced about a thousand ships crossing the Atlantic. It also cites increased U S deliveries via Australia New Zealand and India, aiding General MacArthur’s forces in New Guinea and the Philippines campaign.
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Congress
Europe
Atlantic
United Kingdom
United States
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
India
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
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Loudoun Street
Mr. Barney
Zach
Marshall Jesse
Nelson Page
Commander Tunney
Scheder
Golden Area
J. P. Hiett
Zoey Aur
Tae
SHLCO
Silco
Mrs. Smith
Miller
Stickley
Japa
Moone
Baker's
Florida
Ieee
Jack Willingham
Clarke Co
Planning Council of
Highland Chapel
Boy Scout
F.E. Johnson
Bill Caldwell
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Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
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