Three Sided Offensives Signal Possible Big War Developments
London dispatches report Allied attacks on Germany and Soviet advances in White Russia as well as a spike in the Italian campaign fueling rumors of a major Allied summit. Rumors link Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin with others including Chiang Kai-Shek and Eduard Benes for a possible dramatic announcement or peace bid ahead of a western invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Germany
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Telegraph
Switzerland
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eduard Benes
Hitler
Daily Mail
New York
Tf Goebel
Ereas
Hungary
Pranz von Papen
Winchester praises USO work as letters pour in
Letters from service members across the country laud USO efforts. Cpl Wilbur L Kern at Selfridge Field Michigan attached to the 4th Air Base Squadron reports appreciation for the hospitality at the Detroit USO center, noting its central location and the sense of home and family it provides through donations and meals.
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USO
Cpl
Wilbur L. Kern
Selfridge Field
Mich
4Th Air Base Sqdn
Detroit
Winchester
Selling Out at W. H. Stanleys Store Auction
Auction notice for W. H. Stanleys store at 568 North Cameron selling dry goods and fixtures through May 29th at 7 30 p m auctioneer Y Duvall conducts the sale with sale details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stanley’s
N. Cameron
Dry
Y Duvall
Red Army pushes toward rail hub as German retreat accelerates
Soviet forces advance toward Zhlobin in White Russia and Gomel region, driving through forest swamps and encircling escape routes. The drive nets 150 villages, with 3,800 German troops reported killed in Ukraine sectors. A spearhead nears Zhlobin while Berlin radio claims Korosten recapture.
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Moscow
Red Army
Zhlobin
Gomel
Dnieper
White Russia
Dnepropetrovsk
London Radio
CBS
Ukraiian
Korosten
Chernkiakov
Brusilov
Zhitomir
Berlin
Kiev
Konstantin EK. Rokossovsky
Zhrobin
Buda-Koshelevskaya
Gomel-Zhlobin-Hinsk
Uvarovichi
Mansfield native W H Shryock dies in Ohio at 86
Webster H Webb Shryock 86 of Mansfield Ohio died Saturday night from a heart attack. A Stephens City native and Richland County agribusiness figure, he served as superintendent and secretary treasurer of the Richland County Pair Association and sat on the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. He leaves two sons Hoyt and Ray. wife Mary Sanders died earlier. a daughter Goldin Hoyt preceded him. Burial expected in Mansfield. services planned Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster H. (Webb) Shryock
Stephens City
George C. Shryock
Mansfield
Mr. Shryock
Jacob and
Mary E. Dinges
Premi- Richland
Richland
Ray Shryock
G. C. Shryock
War Fund Campaign Nears Goal in Winchester Area
Ed Molden reports Winchester and Frederick county have $17,592.40 raised toward a $20,000 goal for the United War Fund. A remaining $2,407.60 is needed as the drive pushes to completion. Special gifts lead with $7,185, followed by Industrial $5,500, business $2,200, residential $1,350, and Frederick county $1,357.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Fund
Ed Molden
Winchester
Frederick County
Molden
Loy Faces Trial In Frederick Assault Case
Aubrey Loy stands trial in Frederick Circuit Court on felonious assault charges against a young married woman. Prosecuted by J. Sloan Kuykendall, defended by Harry R. Kern before Judge Harrison. Co-defendant Philip M. Haun indicted for presence and aiding Loy. Jury selection completed. four witnesses testified. fourteen more named. trial expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Loy
Frederick
Harry R. Kern
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Commonwealth
Harrison
Philip M. Haun
Loy
Ruth Rush
Bern A. Miller
Robert DeHaven
Leonard Higgin
Higgins
Washington
John S. Cooley
C. W. Tharpe
Lester Dailey
J. C. Cam
Merchants Asked to Meet with OPA in Winchester
Winchester merchants are urged to attend a meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Glow. Herbert H. Howard of the Roanoke OPA office will attend to answer questions and discuss war regulation issues affecting local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Appara
Herbert H. Howard
Roanoke
OPA
Mr. Howard
Midnight apple hurled at Barr studio on North Loudoun
A window pane at the Barr studio was struck by an apple just after midnight on Saturday. The vandalism was first noticed at 1:50 a m Sunday as officers patrol. Capt. Boyd saw the undisturbed case at 11:35 p m Saturday. Licenses for out of state deer hunting in West Virginia are available from Cecil S Long in Yellow Springs. Deer seasons open in Morgan Hampshire Hardy Mineral counties and others this morning and run through the week. Rhodes Drug Store received orders from Aleutian posts for nose drops and feet remedies. shipments head to posts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
North Loudoun Street
Boyd
West Virginia
Cecil S. Long
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Romney
Morgan
Hampshire
Hardy, Mineral
West Vir
Aleutians
Rhodes Drug Store
Continental
United States
Treasury Chief Renews Demand For More Revenue
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau pressed for $10.5 billion in new federal levies, largely via income and excise tax boosts, despite sales tax opposition. He warned against food or medicine taxation, warned of high administrative costs, and urged Congress to fund war-time needs with sustained spending. He defended the administration’s fiscal plan amid Senate Finance Committee questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Scout Officials From Philadelphia and New York Visit Tomorrow
Basil F. Starkey announces Clar ence Urffer deputy regional executive and Harry Nagel assistant director personnel will be in bef riga on official business at 9 o clock tomorrow. They will confer at 7 with Col. Ashby president of the Shenandoah Area Council and attend a meeting in the Trustee's Room at Handley Library to discuss leadership in the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil F. Starkey
Shenandoah
Ickes Pushes Speedy Talks in Miners’ Contract Negotiations
Washington November 29 Secretary Ickes urged quick wage talks as coal producers remain dissatisfied with a 17 cent per ton price rise. Government seized mines, now to be returned to owners, with conferences adjourning until tomorrow.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Ezra van Horn
John T. Jones
United Mine Workers
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
UMW
Lewis
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Burke
Secretary of the Interior
17 County Men Leave Today For Ft. Meade
David E. Taylor named acting corporal among 17 county men who left by bus at 11 15 this morning to report for active U S Army duty at Fort George Meade. The group includes Edgar C. Dodson Harold A. Mason Clifford N. Johnson Roy A. Renner Roy W. Williams William D. Alexander Jr Earl M. Brown Dilbert L. Copeland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Taylor
United States Army
Ft. Geo. Meade
Edgar C. Dodson
Harold A. Mason
Clifford N. Johnson
Roy A. Renner
Roy W. Williams
William D. Alexander, Jr
Earl M. Brown
Dilbert L. Copeland
John S. Sargent
Howard J. Grubbs
William L. Bursey
Courtney L. Lowe
Russell L. Larrick
James E. Alexander
Melvin H. Kump
John H. Renner
Beables to Report as High School Principal Faces Draft
Leslie D. Kline Frederick county schools superintendent expresses concern that county high school principals may be drafted Paul Beables Gore principal is first in line scheduled to report for active duty tomorrow unless the Selective Service Board grants temporary deferment Beables has taught at Gore for years and hails from Shenandoah county Kline recently attended a Richmond conference of school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Paul Beables
Gore
Selective Service Board
Fredericksburg
Beables
Shenandoah County
Kline
Richmond
Wheels Set In Motion For An Allied March On Rome
Allied headquarters in Algiers report the Eighth Army under Montgomery launched a night assault from the Sangro bridgeheads driving toward Rome. British Indian and New Zealand divisions led the attack backed by heavy artillery and air power with naval bombardment of Civitanova. A second bridgehead at Archi widened foothold north of the Adriatic as progress continued despite flamethrower defenses.
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Rome
Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Eighth Army
Benard L. Montgomery
Alre
Tony
Montgomery
Civitanova
Ancona
Adriatic
Archi
Peace rumors questioned by Hull as war effort risk
Secretary Hull dismissed peace rumors as a ploy to sap Allied vigor and over confidence. He said repeated denials would be issued at daily briefings until stated otherwise. He noted Axis influence behind such rumors and acknowledged past Vatican discussions on avoiding bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Vatican
Secret Weapons Are Amazing Warned by Navy Ordnance Chief
Washington reports reveal Rear Admiral Blandy, head of the Bureau of Ordnance, claiming new secret weapons in use for months. He compared some to German radio controlled bombs and acoustic homing torpedoes, noting one development foreign scientists deemed impossible. Blandy announced plans to leave his post for sea duty as production of torpedoes surged dramatically since wartime began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
W. H. P. Blandy
Bureau of Ordnance
Blandy
Highlights Of World At War
Italy British Eighth Army launches attack near Rome along Adriatic and Sangro river. U S bombers hit Dogna rail viaduct and tunnel north of Trieste. Russia Red Armies advance in White Russia toward Zhlobin as Kiev front faces heavy tank action. Pacific reports sinking of Japanese cruiser by Liberator bomb hit and Bougainville casualties. Roosevelt Stalin Churchill meeting speculated as Europe unrest grows. Berlin damaged by bombers as RAF also raids western Germany.
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Italy
Eighth Army
Rome
Adriatic
Sangro
U. S
Dogna
Trieste
Fifth Army
Mediterranean
Russia
Zhlobin
Kiev
Jap Cruiser Is Probably Sunk By 1 000 Lb Bomb
Reports from the Southwest Pacific describe heavy aerial activity over Bougainville and New Britain as Liberator bombers dropped a 1 000 pound bomb that likely sunk a Japanese cruiser. Allied units claim about 2 000 enemy dead on Bougainville with 1 000 Allied casualties.
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South Pacific
Allied
Bougainville
Associated Press
Bougainville Island
Pacific Theater of War
Gilberts
St George Channel
New Britain
New Ireland Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
MacArthur
Adm
William F. Halsey
Empress Augusta Bay
U. S
Solomon Islands
al Halsey
Buin
Titan
Allied Air Raids Hit Germany and Belgium Nazi Airfield
Allied bombers and Marauders targeted northwest Germany and a Nazi airfield in Belgium as RAF night raids and daylight operations continued. Maj. Gen. Kepner said German air power weakened while Allied forces expand the air war and spend billions on airfields and depots. Goebbels warned of reprisals as Berlin endured another raidless night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
RAF
Hitler
Chievrns
Belgium
Berlin
France
U. S
Eighth Air Force
William E. Kepner
Joseph Goebbels
Winchester volunteers meet tonight for firemen's association
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association will meet at South End Hall at 8 o'clock tonight. All firemen are asked to attend. W. Argenbright, Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
South End
W. Argenbright
Bingo Night at American Legion in Berryville
Tuc Sunday November 30 at 8 pm, American Legion Building Berryville hosts bingo with a door prize of 50 dollars and additional prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuc
American Legion
Berryville
Five Building Lots From Estate Near Winchester Auction
Five building lots belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Lela Miller will be sold on Saturday December 4 in the tran tiee Court House. The property lies one and a half miles south of Winchester along the Front Royal turnpike and will be offered in trantiee court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Miller
Winchester
Front Royal Turnpike
Trantiee Court House
The Green Lantern Closure Near Winchester
The Green Lantern 17 miles west of Winchester on U S 50 will be closed from December 1, 1943 until April 1, 1944 due to planned work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
U. S. 50
Tax Notice For 1943 Taxes Now Due
County Treasurer Harry L. McCann notifies that all 1943 taxes are due with a 5 percent penalty added after December 5th. Public notice from county official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. McCann
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Judson O’quinn
River’s Bank
Henry C. Cassidy
W. H. Shyrock
Ohio
Freedrick
State Farm Board
Ft. Meade
Mr. Beables
The
Europa Press
Stockholm
Boram
New Guinea
Rabaul
E. B. Sullivan
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