Pfc Laurence Brill Wounded in Holland
telegram from Mrs O M Brill Route 8 Winchester says Pfc Lawrence Brill aged 19 was slightly wounded October 4 in Holland. He went overseas in 1944 and is attached to the infantry serving as a radio operator. He trained at Fort Eustis and Camp McCain. He has a brother Pfc Winifred Brill with Army Medical Teams in the U S.
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Winchester
K. Laurence Brill
Hol
Pr. Brill
Infantry
Fortis
Camp McCain
Pfc
Brill
Winifred Brill
Army Medical Tps
New German Front Command Under Guderian On Eastern Front
Reports say Col. Guderian, tank expert, takes charge as chief commander of Nazi armies on the eastern front. Field Marshal von Runstedt remains commander in the west, amid a reshuffle as Hitler centralizes control.
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Guderian
Marshal Erwinel
Onder
Arctic
Hitler
Small fire at Leggett's Department Store
A small blaze started when a lighted cigarette was tossed into a trash basket at Leggett's on Loudoun Street. Three Winchester fire trucks arrived about 6 PM yesterday, with minor damage to wall and woodwork in the ladies wash room near Indian Alley. This is the second small blaze at Leggett's in recent months, the first being an electrical fire after the move to the new location.
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Winchester
Leggett’s Department
Loudoun Street
Indian Alley
Complete Coverage Of Local Read The Star
The Star offers full coverage of local and national events with comprehensive reporting across world affairs. Readers gain access to timely updates, in-depth articles, and ongoing coverage of major developments as they unfold.
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the Star
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validity and Coupons
The notice lists ration stamp validity for meats fats processed foods sugar and home canning, with stamps A8 Z8 A5 K5 L5 P5 S5 W5 and 30 33 40, plus shoes stamps and a new shoe stamp. Gasoline coupons 11 A 13 A and B 4 C 4 B 5 C 5 apply regionally. Petroleum oil coupons old and new period valid through heating season.
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Associated Press
Virginia Health and Education Briefs From Richmond
Poliomyelitis cases rose to 28 in Virginia last week, up from 21, with officials noting state trends match other epidemic states. The Education Association commission urged per pupil spending to rise from 80 to at least 100 dollars annually. Richmond Principals Association opposed freezing the literary fund as a November 7 ballot issue, arguing Virginia can fund pensions and college loans without diverting the fund.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Health
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Commission of Policies
Virginia Education Association
Richmond Principals Association
Virginia Association of Small Loan Companies re-elect officers
In Richmond on October 28 the Virginia Association of Small Loan Companies re-elected officers for another year. Joseph M. Tusing of Portsmouth remains president with Edgar Jones of Warrenton as vice president, Herbert C. Peterson of Richmond as treasurer, and Donald M. Lang of Richmond as secretary. On October 26 Miller and Rhoads announced plans for a 12 story building at Broad and Sixth streets to be erected after the war.
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Richmond
Virginia Association of Small Loan Companies
Joseph M. Tusing
Portsmouth
Edgar Jones
Warrenton
Herbert C. Peterson
Donald M. Lang
Miller and Rhoads
Richmond Department Store
Broad and
Sixth Streets
Virginia Relocation Agency Seeks Bids on Land and Prefabs
Nearly 1000 acres of land and 57 prefabricated houses priced from 100 to 1000 dollars near Bowling Green will be sold by the Virginia Defense Relocation Corporation. Sealed bids will open in Raleigh on November 18. Legh R. Page, 76, a prominent Richmond lawyer, died at his home on Park Avenue after a long illness, a senior member of Page and Leary and longtime counsel for First and Merchants Bank.
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Richmond
Bowling Green
Virginia Defense Relocation Corporation
Raleigh
N. C
Legh R. Page
Park Avenue
Page
Page and Leary
First and Merchants Bank
May Have Induced Her Own Death
Hollywood police consider a new theory in Georgette Bauerdorf's death on October 12. Lt. Carner Brown says she sometimes left curtains undrawn, suggesting a possible view from a window before entry by an unknown intruder. The body was found in a bath with a torn elastic bandage in the throat. no sign of forced struggle.
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Hollywood
Georgette Bauerdorf
Hollywood Canteen
Carner Brown
Miss Bauerdorf
Ray T. Hopkinson
Brown
Washington, D. C
Battles of the Philippine Sea Crush Japanese Fleet
The report details a three day sequence near Formosa and the Sibuyan Sea in which U S carrier planes and submarines damaged or sunk multiple Japanese ships including carriers and battleships. Nimitz MacArthur and Halsey credited with decisive actions while the Japanese fleet retreats under night cover.
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Midway
Philippines
Nimitz
Formosa
U. S
Samar
Sibuyan Sea
Princeton
MacArthur
Seventh Fleet
Leyte
Imperial
Philippine Sea
Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Marc A. Mitchel
Imperial Navy
Sulu
Third Fleet
Halsey-Mitscher
Thomas C. Kinkaid
United States
Halsey
Mirado
Philippines Sea
Raymond A. Spruance
Ernest J. King
Bull Halsey
Tokyo
James Doolittle
Yokohama
Pacific
South Pacific
Solomons
Japan
Palau
Macus
Ryukyu Islands
Halsey Aims for Decisive Victory to Shorten War
The article recalls Admiral Halsey’s belief that a decisive victory could shorten the war by months and allow him to confront the Japanese Navy directly near Yokohama if needed. It notes the shift from theSolomons to bold plans and cites Gordon Walker's Mutual Network broadcast that Japanese ships neared 70 miles of Leyte, raising concerns in the central Philippines about a potential breach of the naval blockade and the threat to San Pedro Bay.
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Solomons
Halsey
Yokohama
Tokyo
Layte
Gordon Walker
Leyte
Philippines
Walker
Leyte Gulf
San Pedro Bay
Omura Airbase Raided Again by U S Super Fortresses
U S B 29s attacked the Omura Airbase on Kyushu Island in a raid described as highly successful by Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay. Bombs patterned the target area as smoke and flames rose. Antiaircraft fire was moderate and several planes returned with flak damage. A Japanese communiqué claimed five bombers shot down. an American report noted one loss.
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China
Omura
Kyushu
Curtis Lemay
Tokyo
Hirohito
Col
W. H. Blanchard
Japan
Prisoner Identified as Hermann Neumann at POW Camp
Lt. Sam C. Fields confirms Hermann Neumann, 21, of five feet seven inches and 145 pounds with brown hair blue eyes and a nose scar as the prisoner who eluded capture and survived the shooting. The incident occurred at the Catawba prisoner of war camp where the escape took place.
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Sam C. Fields
Catawba
Hermann Neumann
Answers to the daily quiz printed on Page 4
The page lists correct responses: Harold D. Smith Amerigo Vespucci the three degrees positive comparative superlative sixteen beheaded body of water rubber loyalty their tails and the line Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.
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Harold D. Smith
Amerigo Vespucci
Ocean
Jackson Draws Five Year Sentence
Vendella Jackson, colored, charged with breaking and entering the home of Edgar Rush at 687 National Avenue and stealing money and trousers, was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary by Judge B P Harrison after pleading guilty. The breaking and entering charge for Hotel Jack was dismissed. Jackson has prior penitentiary sentences.
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Vendella Jackson
Edgar Rush
National Avenue
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R.J. Scott
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King Features Syndicsic, Inc
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Emilie
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