German Resistance Gains Strength In Western Front Push
Allied forces intensify pressure around Colonge and Strasbourg as Ninth Army battles through Koslar and Julich. U.S. Seventh Army drives near Haguenau while French units advance toward Karlsruhe, with several towns and bridgeheads secured along the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Vosges
Domaniale
Strasbourg
Alexander M. Rhine
W. Cooman
Neys
Petain
Kleber
France
Ninth Army
Wiliam H. Simpson
Texas Bill
Roer
Julich
Ninth
Dugjn
Koslar
Alexander M. Patch
U. S. Seventh Army
Broad Rhine
Black Forest
Saar
Eisenhower
Cologne
Duren
Duren-Weisweiler
First Army
Blitterswijk
Venlo
Wilhelm Ullersperger
Saverne Gap
Brandreth Pills Promote Digestive Relief For Constipation
An advertisement explains that irregular bowels cause harmful acids and general digestive discomfort. Brandreth Pills are pitched as a dependable family remedy available at druggists for 25 cents, claimed to cleanse intestinal wastes and improve well being in 85 countries.
French Break Through Near Bussang and Mulhouse Front
Allied forces advancing in the Vosges captured Ventron Oberon Wass and Bussang as French infantry cut wedges at Masebaux Oberbruck and Wegscheid. Heims brunn Galfringue taken near Mulhouse while pockets near Belfort face isolation. American tanks push toward the Saar Basin as Obeesch is reported reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventron’' and
Oberon Wass
Vosges
Bussang
Boller River
Masebaux
Oberbruck
Wegscheid
Heimsbrunn
Galfringue
Mulhouse
Rhine
St. Germain
la Chapelle
Belfort
Maginot Line
Saar
Third Army
Metz
Eisenhower
Comunique
Died Yesterday H. S. Martineau Former Terminal Manager
Henry S. Martineau 47 longtime Winchester business manager at the Grill and Union News Company died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after two weeks in care and three weeks of illness. Born February 24 1897 in Saratoga New York he was a son of the late Henry G. Martineau of Boston and Rosie R. Labounty Martineau of Belmont New York. He is survived by his wife and several siblings and will be shipped from Jones funeral home to Johnson City Tennessee for funeral and burial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Martineau
Grill
Union News Company
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Saratoga
N. Y
Henry G. Martineau
Boston
Rosie R. Labounty Martineau
Belmont
City
Martineau
George Washington Hotel
Jones Funeral Home
Johnson City
Tenn
Men Fined For Slaying Doe And Spike Buck
Four men from near Gore faced arraignment before Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards on charges of illegal deer killings. Stanley T. Biggert paid 25 dollars plus 40 dollars replacement fee for a slain doe. Woodrow Line and Maynard Marple each 25 dollars with 20 dollars replacement fee split. A. J. Marple fined 10 dollars for possessing deer parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Erle Edwards
Gore
Stanley T. Biggert
F. W. Pingley
Woodrow Line
Maynard Marple
A. J. Marple
Pingley
Fierce air battle over Misburg refinery claims heavy losses
In a weekend clash over Germanys Misburg oil refinery 129 Nazi planes were destroyed 37 American bombers and 13 fighters failed to return. About 200 German planes defended the refinery while the US air fleet included 110 downed German fighters and 12 additional losses to bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Germany
Misburg
Bond Booth Schedule For Sixth War Loan Drive
The Junior Board of Trade leads the bond booth in Winchester and Frederick County on Thursday December 7 with 9:00 to 9:30 am as the start time. Twenty four civic and fraternal groups follow in 30 minute shifts to meet a local quota of 1 250 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Frederick County
Jaycees
War Finance Committee
Wendell Barney
Junior Hospital
Binal Birth
Cissee'e
Biks Club
Women’s Civic League
American Legion Auxiliary
Rotary Club
Jewish Women’s Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beta Sigma Phi
Masons
Hiram Lodge
American Legion
CRIB
Cis
Mrs. Lalah Gingrich Dies at 82 in Winchester Hospital
Mrs. Lalah Gingrich widow of Dr. Cyrus M. Gingrich died Sunday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital at age 82. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 PM at George W. Kurtz Funeral Home, with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She was born in Leesburg, long resident of Baltimore, and survived by nieces and nephews including Mrs. Shirley Price. Pallbearers include Mason Osborne and Dr. Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kurtz
Lalah Gingrich
Cyrus M. Gingrich
Winchester Memorial Hospital
G. Peyton Craighill
Episcopal Church
Millwood
Mount Hebron
Franklin and
Emiline Osborne
R. Richard Osborne
Loudoun County
Gingrich
Leesburg
Baltimore
Shirley Price
Winchester
Mason Osborne
Doctor Osborne
John Childs
J. M. Beavers
J. H. Yost
Frank Butsler
Brooklyn Man In Slight Crash With Parked Car
Vincent Dunn of Brooklyn skidded on Braddock street and hit a parked Dodge owned by Kenneth E. Henry in front of the Henry Typewriter Company. Henry’s car suffered minor damage while Dunn’s Terraplane coach was damaged about $100. No arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Dunn
Brooklyn
N. Y
California
Kenneth E. Henry
Braddock Street
Henry Typewriter Company
Henry
Dunne
Japanese claim minor damage from air war over Tokyo
Tokyo reports one plane shot down over Bangkok and no damage to Super-Forts at Tokyo. B-29s roamed Tokyo and central Honshu for over an hour. Domei News says long range Japanese planes attacked the Saipan base, setting fires to several bombers on the ground. Imperial communiques note blind bombings over Kanto To k a i do and southern Kinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Bangkok
Honshu
Domei
Saipan
Japan
Kanto
Tokaido
Kinki
New Officers and Elevations in Third Army Legion of Merit
Two fresh names join Winchester's Third Army Legion of Merit after a standout bond weekend. Margaret Carper rises to Brigadier General and Rosalie Grim debuts as First Lieutenant. Others include Ted Mosely and Ralph Larson with roles in administration, plus several new sergeants and lieutenants with noted sales figures. Local officials push for rank notifications to publish further names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Third Army Legion of Merit
Penney
Margaret Carper
Rosalie Grim
Legion
Ted Mosely
Neil H. Harwell
Gray and Eddy
Leyla Ramey
Leggetts
Mabel Sandy
Worths
Mary Cain
Zolpha Baker
Chaiman Magerfield
Legion of Merit
Samuel Bowman Dies At Home In Sunnyside
Samuel Reuben Bowman died at his Sunnyside home at 1 50 am after a seven day illness caused by complications. Born March 9 1876 in Kerby Hampshire County West Virginia he married Cora Lewis. He worked at Miller Brothers greenhouses and farm near Sunnyside and was a member of the Sheer Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his widow two sons Earl and Woodrow four daughters Mabel Kidwell Mary Crisman Clara Welsh Grace Strickler a sister and three brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 am from the residence with interment at Maysville West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Reuben Bowman
Sunnyside
George and
Jemia Singleton Bowman
West Virginia
Kerby
Hampshire County
W. Va
Cora Lewis
Miller Brothers
Sheer
Presbyterian Church
Earl Bowman
Woodrow Bowman
Italy
Mabel Kidwell
Westernport
Mary Crisman
Connellsvillea
Clara Welsh
Point Marion
Grace Strickler
Pittsburg
Frank
Tom
Griff Bowman
Y. W. Va
Mattie Hott
J. S. Duckwall
Maysville
Wa. Va
Jones Funeral Home
Youths Run Tractor Into Barn at Catholic Cemetery
James A. Miller reports to city police that a gang of youths damaged a barn by driving his grass cutting tractor down from a hill into a stable at the Catholic Cemetery. He fears they lit matches and could start a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Miller
Miller
PreInduction Exams Ordered for Frederick County Men
Thirty young men, farm deferments granted last spring, are ordered by the Frederick County Selective Service Board to report to Roanoke tomorrow morning, November 28, for pre induction physical examinations at Roanoke. The list includes Calvin Shepherd Moyle, William Weedon Teets, Evelyn Junior Omps, James Robert Russell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Selective Service Board
Roanoke
Calvin Shepherd Moyle
William Weedon Teets
Evelyn Junior Omps
James Robert Russell
Harry Hedges Guard
Kenneth Harold Godlove
Alfred Lee Hicks
Clifton A. Anderson
William Jackson Rickard
Russell Ward Anderson
Russell Lee Bayliss
Murphy Purcell Leake
Edwin Madison Rosenberger
Clarence Norwood Orndorff
Raymond Pierce Miller
Charles Willie Hodson
Kenneth Randolph Carbaugh
Isadore Brown Collins
Ernest Cather White
Robert Benjamin Trenary
Harry Irvin Grim
Russell Lee Sager
Raspnard
Cecil Sherman
Herman Leslie Riffey
Herman Chesley Riffey
William Carson Lindamood
Roy Daffin White
Raymond Lee White
Howard Ebersole, Jr
James Ward Shoemaker
Court dispositions in Civil and Police Court
Judge John Rice presided this morning. Norman Dinges of Woodstock held for grand jury on perjury charges. Mose Linn Miller of 225 E Water street fined $5 plus $6.25 costs for intoxication. Harry Vernon Dolman of Summit Point W Va fined $50 plus costs for peddling without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Norman Dinges
Woodstock
Mose Linn Miller
E. Water Street
Harry Vernon Dolman
Summit Point
W. Va
Dog Missing After Trial Adoption
Fred L. Glaize Jr reports a liver and white colored painter dog lost to city police. The animal, named Jeff, wore a wide brass studded collar and was last seen after being fed last night following a trial adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Glaize
Jeff
Illness Is Fatal To Miss Dove
Dolly Frances Dove 16 died at her home east of Winchester after a 15 month illness. She was born January 9 1928 in Winchester and attended Miller school. Survived by parents Gilbert F and Lucy Rise Dove and multiple siblings. funeral Wednesday at 4 PM by Rev John E Oliver with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Frances Dove
G. F. Dove
Berryville Pike
Winchester
Gilbert F
Lucy F. Rise Dove
Rockingham County
Miller School
Red Bud
John E. Oliver
Mount Hebron
Jones
New York Woman Struck By Car In City Crossing
Miss Virginia Morgan of New York City was slightly injured this afternoon after being struck by an automobile driven by 24 year old Herod Mathias of Wardensville. The collision occurred when he turned from Boscawen into Breddock Street. She received treatment from Dr. B. B. Dutton. No charges were filed as Mathias said he did not see the pedestrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Morgan
New York City
Herod Mathias
Wardensville
Boscawen
Breddock Street
Morgan
B. B. Dutton
Mathias
Flick Out Of Bulldog Lineup
Martinsburg announces fullback John Flick will miss the Turkey Day game with Handley due to a broken collarbone suffered last week versus Allegany. Center Paul Thompson is also sidelined with a nose injury. The Bulldogs enter with five wins in seven games. Handley stands four and four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
John Flick
Handley
Flick
Gainer
Sparkplug
Bulldogs
Allegany
Paul Thompson
Fort Hill
Cumberland
Farm Census Start Date Aired For January 1945
The census is scheduled to begin in January 1945. Officials plan wide use of kerial maps to aid census takers in locating isolated farmhouses and to study agricultural production.
Agnes Tyler Cook Dies in Millwood
Agnes Tyler Cook, a colored citizen, died at 5 yesterday evening at her Millwood home. She was the daughter of the late James and Dora Tyler and sister to Agnes Pendleton and Hannah Ann Cook. Survived by brothers and sisters and others. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 3 PM at Gilfield Church in Millwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Tyler Cook
Millwood
Jie
James Wudten
Quier County
Dora Tyler
Clarke County
Agnes Pendleton
Hannah Ann Cook
Meshali Mason
Albert Mason
Adams
Alice Marlowe
Gilfield
Mrs Nesselrodt Buried In Local Service
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Virginia Nesselrodt wife of Calvin Nesselrodt Seaman First Class in the Navy were held this afternoon at 2 o clock at Jones Funeral Home. The Rev E L Pilger pastor of Centenary Reform Church officiated with pallbearers Douglas Scruggs John Amos Headley Leo Nichols ey and Harvey Boyd. Interment followed at Mount Abron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Nesselrodt
Calvin Nesselrodt
C. S. Navy
Jones
L. Piliger
Centenary Reformed Church
Douglas Scruggs
John Mi Amos Headley
Leo Nicholsey
Harvey Boyd
Mount Abron Cemetery
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H. S. Martineau
Doe
Spike Buck
Zenith
Miller’s Drug Store
Garland Spillman
Prop
Dial
Mrs. Gingrich
T. G. Adams
Samuel Bowman
Juanita Murphy
Ee Leggetts Penney
Enee
Eva Hottel Zopha Baker
Christine Fansler
Henrietta Fuller
Eee
Eee Hodgson’s
Hodgson’s
Peggy Schindel
Woolworth’s Re
Frances Unger
Mary Butler
Penney’s Penney’s
Wy Gee
Woolworth’s
Mary Hawkins Ee
Sergeant Leyla Ramey
Leggett’s
Neil Harwell
Gray & Eddy
Worth’s
Ellwood Emmons
Civil & Police Court
Miss Dove
New York
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
ESSO
Eseo Inc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pias S. AA
Winter King
W. King
Ae En Ween
Arte
Reese “Kwik
Montgomery Ward
Loudoun St
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