Conference At Moscow Tackles War Plans and Peace Questions
In Moscow the United States secretary of state Cordell Hull the British foreign secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet commissar Vyacheslav Molotov begin daily talks on wartime and postwar issues. The opening two hour and 15 minute session left no details public though it was deemed satisfactory and set to continue in Spiridonovka Palace.
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Moscow
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Spiridonovka Palace
Germans Threate n Dnieper Position as Reds Break Through
Soviet forces smashed toward the Dnieper bend cutting the Pyatikhatka rail junction, isolating Dnepropetrovsk and threatening the German position. Red army advances west of the river reached 130 settlements, with over 1,800 Nazi officers captured as Germans abandon large booty and retreat toward Nikolaev.
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Moscow
Dnieper River
Red Army
Kremenchug
Pyatikhatka
Dneprodzerzhinsk
Dnepropetrovsk
Pyatikahtka
Znamenka
Krivo Rog
Krivoi Rog
Dniepers
Red Star
Dnieper
Pravda
Europe
Kiev
Vyshgorod
London
Moscow Communicae
Nikolaev
Black Sea
Yugoslav Valor Declares Unity Amid Internal Strife
In Cairo on October 20 Gen. Draja Mihailovic, war minister of Yugoslavia, issued a declaration asserting national unity through common struggle against a conqueror. He said the Yugoslav army will play a distinguished role in the Balkans and prove its military valor for king, liberty, and democratic Yugoslavia, signaling willingness to clash with Tito loyalists.
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Cairo
Draja Mihailovic
Mihailovic
Josip (Tito) Broz
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Staples Rules On Recreation Powers Of City
City Solicitor James P. Reardon reports Attorney General Abram P. Staples says the city may establish public parks and playgrounds without an election under Virginia law. The correction aims to inform citizens before the Common Council meets October 26 to consider the 1944 budget.
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The
Star Today
James P. Reardon
Abram P. Staples
Common Council
Forty City Men Leave Today For Induction
Forty Winchester men leave for the Roanoke Induction Station this morning. Report to the Winchester Local Board include John Carlisle Blackburn Alfred Morgan Leslie Fries Walter Brown William Fauver Earl Cather Lawrence Taylor William Pitcock Philip Hollis Thomas Glendonwood Leonard Brown John Rice Lee Stine Chauncey Snapp Stover Haymaker Russell Bell Charles Hurst Lacy McFall John rer 4 Douglas Seaght Richard Adams Donald Martin Wilsonhouse Edwin Smith.
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Winchester
Roanoke
Winchester City
John Carlisle Blackburn
Alfred Silver Morgan
Leslie Paul Fries
Walter Rhodes Brown
William and Earl Fauver
Eth Franklin Cather
Lawrence Taylor
William Pitcock
Philip Boyd Hollis
Thomas Glendonwood
Leonard Omen Brown
John Warren Rice
Lee Franklin Stine
Chauncey Maurice Snapp
Stover
Louis Haymaker
Russell Leonard Bell
Charles Samuel Hurst
Lacy James R. McFall
John Lawrence Rer
Douglas Franklin Seaght
Richard Adams
Donald Newton Martin
Wilsonhouse
Edwin Marion Smith
Pvt Triplett Discharged After Army Wound Recovery
Pvt. Cletus H. Triplett son of Mr and Mrs H R Triplett 579 North Cameron street has arrived from an army hospital at Sanford North Carolina where he was treated for wounds from an African campaign. He also lost his hearing but has since regained it and his general condition is excellent his mother said today.
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Cletus H. Triplett
H.R. Triplett
North
Cameron Street
Sanford
N. C
Aeab
Dorsey Elected Clarke County Democratic Chairman
At a Clarke County Democratic committee meeting Ralph N. Dorsey was elected chairman with George H. Burwell as secretary. George H. Levi served as temporary chairman. Nominees listed include Burgess Nelson for State Senate and E Blackburn Moore for House of Delegates with county officials named. a resolution urges all party members to vote in the November 2 election.
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Clarke County
Democratic Committee
Ralph N. Dorsey
George H. Burwell
George H. Levi
J. F. Golfloway
Blackburn Moore
George H. Levi Edward McC. Williams
Geox H. Burwell
Democratic Party
Burgess Nelson
State Senate
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
J. Ed. Thoma
W. D. Burtner
S. S. Thomas
Commissioner of Revenue
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
J. M. Fishpaw
Clifton Price
William M. Fenton
Spee
Edward B. Lee
Blackest Day Of War For Nazis
Stockholm dispatches describe the past 24 hours as the blackest day for Germany with the Red Army breaking eastern front defenses. Aftonbladet notes Soviet initiative and predicts catastrophe if follow up succeeds, while Sommerefeldt signals a critical Chavannee front situation and heavy German concern.
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Stockholm
Germany
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Stalingrad
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Sommerefeldt
High Command
Manian
Chavannee
Stockholms Tidningen
Sommer
Eastern Front
Ben Bernie Dies at 52 in Beverly Hills After Long Illness
Ben Bernie the famed band leader died in Beverly Hills after a prolonged pulmonary illness with heart complications. He passed at his apartment with wife and family nearby after a career across stage screen and radio. His son Jason, 22, survives from his first marriage. no funeral plans set.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Ben Bernie
Jason Bernie
U. S. Army
Herman Bernie
West Coast
Ware
Bernie
Chicago
Rose
Dorothy Westley
Miami Beach
Fla
Jason
Winchester
State tax revenues rise to record high in 1943
The Federation of Tax Administrators reports 1943 state tax collections reach $5.099 billion, a record despite a 20 percent drop in motor fuel taxes. Individual and corporate income taxes rose sharply, payroll taxes held steady, while motor vehicle licenses and other excises declined.
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Chicago
Federation of Tax Administrators
Federation
Hayley Family Fully Engaged in War Effort
The Hayley family of Winchester now living in Arlington is fully committed to the war effort. Jack Hayley, a former Winchester resident, serves as a captain in World War I and both of his twin sons Colin and Derek are in the Air Force.
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Hayley
Jack Hayley
Winchester
Arlington
Rary Baal Iihe
Bt Saalavy
Colin
Derek
Air Force
Roy
Newsprint Cut Proposal Shocks Publishers
Washington officials propose a 16 percent cut in November newsprint consumption as the War Production Board urges newspapers to curtail usage rather than dip into reserves. The measure would trim inventories by about 10 days, with northeast and central states falling from 40 to 30 days and the south and west from 65 to 55 days.
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Washington
H. M. Bitner
War Production Board
Bitner
WPB
Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee
Central States
Industry Committee
Strikers Ignore Order To Work At Eddy Paper Plant
In White Pigeon Michigan 220 Eddy Paper Company workers stayed off the job despite a regional War Labor Board order to return by 9 am The strike began October 2 and is described as the first union authorized under the Smith Connally Act The plant makes containers for lend lease ships
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White Pigeon
Mich
Regional War Labor Board
Eddy Paper Company
WLB
Leonard Shaw
United Paper, Novelty and Toy Workers
Ronald Haughton
Haughton
Pearl Harbor
ICC cites safety rule violations in fatal railroad wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission found that failure of operating officers of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad to enforce essential safety rules caused a side collision at Wayland New York on August 30. Twenty seven people were killed and 114 injured. The commission blamed inferior train practices on main track during peak travel times.
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Washingto
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Wayland
N. Y
Eee
Oan
ICC
Schoolchildren Tour Star Office In Winchester Visit
Sixteen pupils from Bryarly school in Winchester and their teacher Miss Ethel Cooper visited The Star office. The group examined newspaper equipment and learned about the printing press, many having studied it in history but never seen one before.
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Bryarly School
Winchester
Neice
U S Bombers Strike Germany in Seventh October Raid
U S heavy bombers aided by Thunderbolts and Spitfires attacked western Germany marking the seventh major operation of the month. The raid followed the Schweinfurt blow on October 4 and signals a fierce push on German ball bearing and war production targets as Gen Arnold warned of accepting up to 25 percent losses for a crucial objective.
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London
United States
Germany
Schweinfurt
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
U. 8 S. Eighth Air Force
Slavs Frustrate Landing Attempt on Dalmatian Coast
Yugoslav partisan forces announced they repelled a German seaborne attempt to land troops on the Dalmatian coast and islands of Hvar and Mljet. The bulletin cited combat near Belece and Nova Varos, rail derailments on Susak Sunja routes, and continued fighting around Kostanievica as Rommel reinforced the area.
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London
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Drug Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Pelicsac
Split
Dubrovnik
Hvar
Mljet
Balkan
Belece
Dubronik
Herzegovina
Nova Varos
Plevic
Bosnia
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Susak
Oxulin
Susak-Sunja
Sunja
Kostajnica
Kostanievica
Hershey Sees Limited Popular Support For Draft Volunteers
Richmond visit of Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, head of Selective Service, notes 2100 Virginia volunteers in uniform and doubts 6 million fathers will yield more than a small share of good soldiers. He praises volunteers for aiding draft work and War Bond drives while opening the War and Community Fund Drive.
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Richmond
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Virginia
Oiconan High Vn
Hershey
Sears Yard Goods Sample Book Arrival
Just arrived from Sears Roebuck Catalog Shopping Service at 121 S. Loudoun. Phone 4101. Yard goods sample book now on display with selections for home sewing and decor.
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Sears Yard
Sears, Roebuck Catalog
S. Loudoun
Wanted Housekeeper for Curly Top Beauty Parlor
A middle aged lady is sought to serve as housekeeper at Curly Top Beauty Parlor with good wages. Apply in person at the parlor.
Advances Stall Nazis and Japan Across Fronts
World War II brief highlights from Europe Africa and Asia note U S Fifth Army routs Germans toward Rome as British Eighth Army gains on the Adriatic. In Russia Soviet, British, and U S ministers meet in Moscow while Japan claims a provisional government in India. Allied actions include rail and bridge destruction and Pacific attacks on Rabaul and targets near Finschhafen.
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Italy
Fifth Army
Rome
Eighth Army
Petacciato
Adriatic
Ancona
Pescara
House Members View War Front Progress in Briefing
In Washington on October 20 General George C. Marshall Secretary of War Stimson and top military leaders gave a closed door briefing to House members at the Congressional Library auditorium. The session featured a candid overview of past actions current efforts and future plans with an exclusive war-action film showing.
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Washington
House
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Efort
Congressional Library
General Marshall
Cannon
D.-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Larry MacPhail
Army Public Relations Section
War Department
Gable Returns as Great Guy from England Fortress Visit
Film star Clark Gable praised U S Army fliers he filmed over Europe. He notes the airmen, once civilians, became tough fighters and credits their spirit. Gable plans to depart for Hollywood to finish a Fortress combat picture and may seek another aerial assignment.
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U. S
England
United States
Clark Gable
America
Europe
Jerries
Gable
London
Hollywood
Clark
G A A Card Party at Elks Club in October
G A A announces a card party at the Elks Club on Thursday October 21 at 7 45 p m all members and guests invited for an evening of bridge and whist with prizes to be awarded
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Elks’ Club
Thur
Foe's Crucial Railway Line Is Knocked Out
Allied dispatches report German retreat from the Volturno valley to a new high ridge line near Madregano and Venafro as they destroy railways and burn villages. American forces push to Roccaromana and Dragoni while British Eighth Army captures Petacciato and combats heavy resistance along the Adriatic coast. The 78th Division supports the advance after recent landings and combat across Africa and Sicily.
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Fifth Army
Naples
Rome
Capua
Jataro
Roccaromana
Liberi
Dragoni
Alvignano
Volturno
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Petacciato
Termoli
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montecilfone
Baranello
Vinchiaturo
Africa
Eee
78Th
Eighth
78 Division
Ats
Algiers
Tunisia
Sicily
Public Sale Of Household Furniture Oct 23 1943
Public sale to be held Saturday October 23 1943 at 1 pm at the home of Earl Madigan 1020 Berryville Ave. items include 8 piece living room suite breakfast set china closet dining table rugs beds bureaus oil stove couch and more. Cash terms. Roy Duvall auctioneer. Fort Lo due to shortage of help and food rationing.
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Earl Madigan
Berryville Ave
Roy Duvall
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Staples
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Pvt. Triplett
Army
Dorsey
Democrats
U.S
Associated Press
Russia
Pacific
Rabaul
New Guinea
Finschhafen
India
Tokyo
Foe
Noland Norgaard
Alsgiers
Massico Ridge
Madragone
Volturno River
Venafro
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
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