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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1944
Page
8
The First Lady of the theatre Ethel Barrymore remains in acting prime at sixty five. A backstage photo at the National Theatre in Washington DC follows the premiere of her new play.
Cross Roads Virginia notes show Mr and Mrs Charles Bock of Baltimore visiting their home here for a few days. Local calls include Mrs Sallié Oates Mrs Delbert Whitacre and children and Mrs Fred Whitlock and daughter at the White home. W J Line Mrs W W Hicks and Mrs Esta McKee were in Winchester on Tuesday.
Reports from the Aachen region describe a crucial Allied advance as First Army seeks to widen a wedge into the Siegfried Line. American tanks aid the breakthrough toward the Rhine and Cologne gateway to Ruhr and Berlin, with Eisenhower evaluating where to strike next. German defense stiffens as Goebbels claims an Allied offensive along the 460 mile front. Secretary Stimson notes heavy fighting remains in Europe.
Reports claim sixty divisions defend western Europe but informed estimates put actual strength closer to forty divisions about half a million men. This may delay but cannot hold the line. Goebbels warned Nazis are ready to wage guerrilla warfare on home soil.
The Mt Pleasant area reports neighbors busy with apple harvests and grain sowing. Visitors include Rev L Messick and Mr Irvin Boyce, with family updates from Minnie Boyce and Pearl Cochran. Pvt Emmatt A Boyce shows improvement at an army hospital in Denver.
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