Allied forces repel Tebourba attack in Tunisia
Washington reports Allied forces repulsed an enemy counter attack at Tebourba destroying ten Axis tanks. The communique notes the enemy delays by destroying bridges and railways while Allied night fighters down four planes attempting to raid Algiers. Paris radio confirms violent Allied attacks toward Tunisian strongholds.
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Washington
Tunisia
Tebourba
War Department
North Africa
Algiers
Visual Education in Safety Presented to Handley Schools
Garland R. Quarles superintendent of Handley schools receives a sound slide projector and safety films from the Junior Board of Trade. Thomas Kremer city councilman and JBT Safety committee member and Ben Belchie JET president present the equipment. Films include Safe On Two Wheels In Case of Fire Tom Joins The Safety Patrol and hazards in the home stressing safe play habits. The gift aims to prevent accidents among Winchester youth.
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Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
Junior Board of Trade
Thomas Kremer
JBT
Ben Belchie
Tom
Winchester
Share The Meat Campaign To Be Launched Monday
Frederick county community meetings are set for Monday night November 30 to discuss the nationwide Share The Meat campaign. Local leaders urge voluntary sharing of pork beef veal lamb and mutton cuts and canned meats to meet armed forces allied and civilian needs amid anticipated meat rationing.
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Walker McC. Bond
County Board of Agriculture
Julian A. Everly
County Agricultural Workers Council
Frederick County
Bond
Mr. Everly
Middletown
E. M. Punk
Usda War Board
Kathryn Watson
Stephens City
Rhodes
W. J. Henderson
Vocational Agricul
Gainesboro
Elizabeth
White Hall
Gray Ae Emergency Crop and Loan Office
All Essential Farm Workers Deferred Under War Act
Farmers gained relief as an amendment to the Selective Service Act creates two new deferment classes for agricultural workers. Class 2-C covers registrants in essential agricultural work, while Class 3-C relates to dependents tied to the war effort. Seasonal workers are excluded and deferred workers must obtain local board permission to change occupations.
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Selective Service Act
County War Board
County Board of Agriculture
City
County Selective Service Boards
France Will Not Die Says Mr Winchester Voice of Resolve in War Time
Mr Winchester lauds French resistance and honor amid occupation noting Frenchmen refused to surrender to treachery or Axis tyranny. He recalls Toulon and the blasting of fleet to keep France free and alive, urging a rebirth of a virile nation from ashes of the old republic.
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Petain
Laval
France
Old Republic
Toulon
Lost gasoline ration book replacement rule stated
The Winchester and Frederick county War Rationing Board requires a lost gasoline ration book to be advertised in The Star for two consecutive weeks. The cost for the two insertions is about 80 cents.
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Winchester
Frederick County
The
Star
Tax Rate Is Increased To 1 31 As Budget Passes Final Reading
The Common Council raised the levy from 1.25 to 1.31 for the year beginning January 1 in a 1943 budget approval. The total budget is 340,400, down 13,450 from the current year, with schools receiving 72,500 up from 67,500. Fire and ambulance appropriations were adjusted, including an extra 500 for the Rouss Fire Company and 2,300 for the ambulance fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Council
R. Prank Barr
A. T. Hawthorne
Aoe
E Appropriateuss
Friendship Fire Companies
W. Alan Peery
Marvin Weaver
Mr. Peery
Romney Hosts County Presbyterians Youth Rally
Ninety young people and leaders from Keyser Woodstock Martinsburg and surrounding areas gathered in Romney West Virginia for a Presbyterian Young People's rally. The event centered on advancing religious action with a worship service led by the Council and a playlet explaining the movement followed by a discussion led by Rev L B Gibbs of Woodstock on plans to carry out the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
Woodstock
Martinsburg
Presbyterian Young People’s
Romney
W. Va
Hyterian Church
Gpenine Wine
L. B. Gibbs
Rural Post Office Reminder and Local Notices
Postal officials reminded rural patrons to stamp letters before dropping them in boxes and to label rural boxes clearly. Neff Crisman, 16, shot a 10 point buck in Shenandoah county weighing about 240 pounds. Percy Miller recalls a previous anonymous apple butter gift. Council members debated a tax rate of 1.31 with others joking about higher figures. Andy Bell’s furnace failure kept him home as a bingo prize drew his name but required presence to win.
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Frederick
Shenandoah
Neff Crisman
Isaiah Clem
Edith
Shenandoah County
Percy Miller
Mr. Miller
Andy Bell
New Guinea Units Edging Forward
Allied forces at eastern New Guinea press the advance near Buna and Gona after Japanese counter-attacks aimed at breaking the ring are repelled with heavy losses. U.S. and Australian units rely on artillery and jungle tactics to clear hidden machine gun nests as they push along the coast.
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Allied
Australia
New Guinea
Buna
Gona
O Sullivan Company Awarded Contract
The Boston quartermaster depot announced awards for 2 250 000 pairs of carbon rubber caps for service ships 412 018 pounds of sole leather and 45 000 pairs of overshoes for the WAACS O Sullivan Rubber Company Winchester Va 19000
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Boston
Boston Quartermaster Depot Today
26 South End Fire Company Honor Roll Set for Tomorrow
26 South End Fire Company members will be named on the Service Men's Honor Roll to be dedicated tomorrow at 5 30 p m with Commonwealth's Attorney J Sloan Kuykendall as principal speaker. Rev E J Goode will conduct. The roll, completed by Tom Halt er man, features a 7 by 5 foot panel with a gold eagle and stars. Two deceased members William White and Carl D Grim will be honored as part of the program. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Commonwealth
Frederick County
J. Goode
Tom Halterman
Taylor Barr
Fire Department
Stover Clark
Robert Co. Gochenour
Beverley Bailey
Joseph E. Golliday
Taylor A. Anderson
Theodore Jakimier
Roy S. Larrick
Charles R. Roe
James Taylor
Richard EK. Eddy
John Hottel
Raymond Rogers
Raymond Golightly
Howard Clark
Charles J. Lillis
Arthur Dunlap
Bryant Breckenridge
Everett Jones
Clyde Copenhaver
Clifton Jenkins
Connie Wright
Percy Stultz
Lee Butler
Richard Carpenter
Lee Perry
William White
Carl D. Grim
Jessie Markwood
Jesus
Bobby
Proper Accounting Of State Funds Is Made By Baker
Governor Darden released audit reports showing full accounting of funds by Leesburg seven trial justices and four clerks of court. Audits cover Trial Justices Albert G. Peery Tazewell county R Slagle Greensville county Deane Hundley Essex county R H Chilton Jr Northumberland county and Robert H Chilton Jr Lancaster county L Brooks Smith Accomack county and W W Birchfield Smyth county. Clerks audited include J W Baker Frederick county Walter Christian Hastings Court city of Richmond and oo Hargrave Sussex county.
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Richmond
Darden
L. McCarthy Downs
Leesburg
Albert G. Peery
Tazewell County
R. Slagle
Greensville County
Deane Hundley
Essex County
R. H. Chilton, Jr
Northumberland County
Robert H. Chilton
Lancaster County
L. Brooks Smith
Accomack County
W. W. Birchfield
Smyth County
J. W. Baker
Frederick County
Walter Christian
Hastings Court
City of Richmond
Oo Hargrave
Sussex Couny
Netherlands provinces in turmoil as civilians told to move inland
London dispatch reports German authorities ordering withdrawal of civilians from coastal provinces to the interior by November 30 to safeguard against invasion. Aneta notes Dutch Indies refugees push handcarts with their precious belongings amid the upheaval.
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London
Netherlands
Aneta
Netherlands Indies
Bangkok urged to evacuate amid air attack threat
A German broadcast report says Bangkok, the Thai capital, was urged to evacuate voluntarily due to overpopulation and the likelihood of further air raids by British and American forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
North Africa
United States
Berlin
Bangkok
Thailand
Radio
Merchant Vessel Torpedoed in North Atlantic
The Navy announced a medium sized U S merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic early in November. Survivors have landed at a United States east coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
North Atlantic
London Seismologist Reports Major Earthquake Vibration
London observers logged a severe earthquake shock at 11 48 a m West Bromwich observatory. Seismologist J J Shaw estimated the tremor originated about 3 500 miles away.
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London
West Bronwich Observatory
J. J. Shaw
S Books Valid Here Until 8 P M December 5
Holders of S books issued to commercial vehicles may use them in Frederick county and Winchester until 8 P M December 5. On that day at Handley School new books will be issued to all with a Certificate of War Necessity. S books expire outside Winchester and Frederick county after December 1. All S coupons at Winchester Frederick stations must be brought to the local rationing office by December 8. No present S coupons accepted after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
Handley School
South End Fire Company Annual Service Notice
South End Fire Company invites all members to annual service on Sunday evening November 29 at 7 30 at the company hall. Howard Hart Captain asks full attendance.
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Howard Hart
Toulon Scuttling Seen as Symbol of French Resurgence
Allied ports welcomed the scuttling of most of the Toulon fleet as a hopeful symbol of French resurgence. Admiral Darlan urged surviving units to head to Allied bases while Germans claimed the fleet mostly scuttled itself. The incident deepened France’s division but boosted Allied naval prospects and resistance to Axis advances.
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Toulon
Adolf Hitler
Strick-N
Jean Darlan
United Nations
France
Darlan
London
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Vichy
Berlin
Germany
Ian
Oran
BBC
Four Winchester Banks Distribute Over 103000 in Xmas Club Checks
Four Winchester banks distributed about 103000 in Christmas Club checks to patrons this season. The figure is slightly below last year's 107600, but about 12000 above 1940. Banks report mixed participation with one noting their current club as the best in its history.
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Winchester’s
Shenandoah Valley
Western Bank of Don River Is Cleared of Nazis
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army cleared the Don elbow west of Stalingrad freeing the left wing of the line and recaptured the Cossack city of Kletskaya on the Don’s west bank. Aiming at a trap, Soviet forces closed pincers around Nazi groups as three thrusts moved toward Stalingrad from Rostov and Krasnodar with guard units lifting street positions.
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Moscow
Red Army
Don
Stalingrad
Kletskaya
Pravda
Reuters
London
Sian
Kalach
Ane
Volga
Rostov
Krasnodar
Caucasus
Women Receive Credit Monday For Bond Sales
Women of Winchester in Frederick county will receive credit for all war bonds and stamps sold Monday. H. Clay deGrange, chairman of Minute Women At War, reports from Mrs. George Sloan that other areas are exceeding targets. Local quota remains far from met and plans to list women’s clubs aim for 90 percent organization with at least 10 percent income invested in bonds.
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Winchester
Frederick County
H. Clay deGrange
Minute
George Sloan
Pingley and Carper Cleaners End Delivery Service
Notice to the public that owing to OD T ruling and other conditions beyond control the cleaners will discontinue call for and delivery service after December 5th. Located at 31 East Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Od.t
Pingley and Carper Cleaners
E. Picscadilly St
Mayes Produce Co Files Public Notice
A public notice notes Mayes Produce Co files paperwork for day to day operations. The fragment references appreciation for documents and public filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayes Produce Co
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A.E.F
PoundsAxis
Tunic-Bizerte
Sone
MR Winchester
Presbytery
Leatherman
O’sullivan Company
South End
Baker
Bulletins
Hitler
Mediterranean
Marcel Dent
Don River
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