Violent German Counter Attacks Beaten Off
Washington reports Allied lines held as German counterattacks were repulsed. Clark’s forces shifted positions causing some ground loss while officers argued over delaying induction of fathers. Patterson warned deferment would cripple war production and urged national service legislation for compulsory manpower controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Washington
Patterson
McNarney
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
United Nations
Dnieper Line Threatened as Soviet Advance Advances
Soviet dispatches report Nezhin captured on the Kiev Kursk railway, signaling a push toward cracking German Dnieper defenses. Stalin’s order and a broad summer offensive extend 600 miles from the Sea of Azov to Bryansk, threatening Dnieperopetrovsk and central rail hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nezhin
Kiev-Kursk
Kiev
Moscow
Dnieper
Ukraine
Joseph Stalin
Monitor
Sea of Azov
Bryansk
Dnieperopetrovsk
Midnight Deadline For Income Returns At Local IRS Office
The local Internal Revenue Service office will stay open until midnight to accept late tax returns. Call for information if unsure. Penalty of 10 percent applies for failure to file. Overpaid taxes do not qualify for credits against the penalty. The office was swarmed by taxpayers today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Collector
School Trustee Electoral Board to appoint member in Frederick Co
Notice of meeting of the School Trustee Electoral Board of Frederick County Virginia at the County Courthouse in Winchester on Friday September 24 at 10 A M. to appoint a Stonewall District School Board member to fill the unexpired term of the deceased U L Omps. Chairman Geo P Sedwick announces the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Trustee Electoral Board
Frederick County
County Court House
Winchester
Stonewall
U. L
Geo. P. Sedwick
School Trustee Electoral Board of
Frederick Co
Pfc Odell Heltzel dies in action in Southwest Pacific
Mr and Mrs John D Heitzel of near Winchester receive word from Adjutant General Ulio that their son Pfc Odell V Heltzel 28 was killed in action August 30 in the Southwest Pacific Heitzel served in Company I about two years before transfers to another unit and overseas Heitzel was born July 7 1915 and attended Wardensville High School later helping in family orchards and farms in Clarke and Frederick counties Survivors include four siblings and his Lutheran family background noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Heitzel
Winchester
Ulio
Pfc
Odell V. Helzel
Southwest Pacific
Secretary of War
Southwest Pacific Area
Heitzel
New Guinea
Heltzel
Wardensville
W. Va
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Knight Restored Broken Communications Under Fire
Captain Owen B. Knight received the Silver Star for gallantry in North Africa for restoring broken communications under direct fire. He later saw action in Sicily and reports his recovery is satisfactory. The War Department noted the action occurred during an extremely heavy enemy artillery barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen B. Knight
North Africa
Ted Press
Knight
Lupton
B. M. Knight
Sicily
War Department
Wanted six men at once with licenses
Classified notice seeks six men immediately no experience required all applicants must have a valid driver s license Miller and Anderson referenced in the ad with a date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Anderson
Cochran receives Purple Heart for Sicily service
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cochran announce their son Pfc. Cochran, a paratrooper, earned the Purple Heart for outstanding service during the Sicily invasion. He formerly belonged to Co. I and volunteered for paratrooper training over a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cochran
Pfc. Cochran
Sicily
Co. I
Simpler Tax Collection Proposed to Replace Victory Levy
Rep. Robertson of Virginia urged repeal of the 5 percent Victory tax as a cure for confusion in income tax payments. Administration officials reportedly planned September 20 proposals for alternative revenue measures, while tax leaders debated a possible one cent tax and unlikely sales tax. The Ways and Means Committee met to review simpler return procedures as 15 million 1943 estimates filings approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Robertson
D-Va
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House
Bath
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
Treasury
Congressional
Bond Drive Aims Eighty Thousand In War Bonds
Stores plan to raise at least 80 000 in war bonds and stamps during the Third War Loan drive. Wendell Barney leading the campaign states a minimum 200 per person if pledged. Pledges signed by store personnel after viewing the Treasury Department film at Capitol Theatre. Winchester retailers announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Barney
Treasury Department
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
War Bond Drive Urges Immediate Orders from All Groups
Campaign officials today urged individuals and organizations to place war bond orders now. They warned that delaying purchases could cause credit hardship for issuing agencies and slow the final drive as bonds require substantial time to issue.
Bond Auction Planned For October 20 Afternoon and Evening
Plans for a bond auction to be held October 20 include both afternoon and evening sessions. The affair follows a meeting held last night where organizers outlined the event and its format.
Lt Col Wright To Address Rotary Club Luncheon
Lieut. Col. Daniel E. Wright, recently returned to Winchester from a World War II tour begun before Pearl Harbor, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon Thursday. Rotarians on the Third War plank include Wm Richards chairman and fellow members Lester Arnold Ikey Baker Charlie Coffman Bill Glover Clifford Grim Thomas Kremer Abe Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Wright
Winchester
Pearl Harbor
Rotary Club
Wm. Richards
Lester Arnold
Ikey Baker
Charlie Coffman
Bill Glover
Clifford Grim Thomas Kremer
Abe Seven
State Offering Jail Confession Of Clatterbuck
The prosecution in the Thomas W. Clatterbuck murder trial offered his written confession in evidence. Commonwealth's Attorney Harrison testified to obtain the statement in Winchester jail on June 5 with Miss Eleanor Myers present. Defense plans an insanity plea as witnesses discuss Clatterbuck dementia praecox and the motive tied to a $2000 note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Thomas W. Clatterbuck
Commonwealth
C. F. Harrison
Eleanor Myers
Miss Myers
Clatterbuck
Harrison
Winchester
Madison County
McIntyre
Walter Russell
Russell
President Dies Challenge persists over FCC trio payroll
Dr. Goodwin B. Watson says he William E. Dodd Jr and Dr. Robert Moris Lovett will continue working after November 15 despite Congress efforts to oust them. Roosevelt criticized the action and the trio awaits potential legal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Winchester industries join bond drive staffing plan
City and County Brevities note firms lining up to staff the public bond booth with Virginia Woolen workers September 22 O Sullivan workers October 1 and Retail Merchants Association members October 4. Mack Carbaugh of Stephens City welcomes J I Stover's dam rebuild at Bartonsville aiding power for Stover mill. The mill reopens busy, and grain shortages push Stover to import wheat from Chicago and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Industries
Virginia Woolen
O'Sullivan
Retail Merchants Association
Arrangereda
Come Bs
Mack Carbaugh
Stephens City
J. I. Stover
Bartonsville
Mr. Carbaugh
Army Benefit Show Planned for Sept 23 in Winchester
Plans are complete for a gala premiere of Irving Berlin's This Is the Army at the Capitol Theater in Winchester on Thursday September 23 at 8 30 p m Proceeds benefit Army Emergency Relief Tickets are on sale at the lobby box office with all seats reserved for the Army Relief wing Local businesses like the Virginia Woolen Company Winchester Woolen Co M J Grove Lime Co have bought blocks of tickets Stars including Sgt Joe Louis George Murphy Joan Leslie Lt Ronald Reagan George Tobias Alan Hale Charles Butterworth Una Merkel and Kate Smith are named in the production with the hymn God Bless America to be performed by Kate Smith and the cast list notes“This is the Army” in tech nicolor with 350 original cast members and additional stars}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Irving Berlin
Army
Army Emergency Relief
LaMar Keene
Capitol Theater
Special Army Relief Wing
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Co., Inc
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Sgt
Joe Louis
Hollywood
George Murphy
Joan Leslie
Ronald Regan
George Tobias
Alan Hale
Charles Butterworth
Una Merkel
Kate Smith
America
Casey A
Claude
Quarles Estimates 2 400 Enrollment In City Schools
Garland R. Quarles, superintendent, said early figures for the 1943 44 term suggest total enrollment near 2400. He noted a slight drop in high school enrollment but preliminary data indicate an increase in elementary grades. Other city schools include Virginia Avenue John Kerr and the Douglas Colored School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Douglas Colored School
Famine Threat Looms Over Nazi-Occupied Northern Italy
Dispatches from the Italian frontier report famine looming as German forces tighten grip in Rome and northern cities. The Rome proclamation orders disarmament, promises severe punishment for saboteurs, and notes food requisitions. Reports say Como is fruitless for supplies and Vatican prelates remain refuge.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rome
Italy
Badoglio
Reich
Stein
Chiasso
St. Peter’s Square
Pius XII
Vatican City
Panton
Como
Vittorio Ruggero
Milan
Lombardy
Aear
Prinister
Raffaele Guariglia
Wanted Painters Apply at Martinsburg Hospital Office
Employment Office at Newton D. Baker General Hospital seeks painters. Visit Rt. 9 Martinsburg West Virginia between 7 and 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Allied progress on Salerno front and Taranto prisoner release
Communique reports ground yielding then new Allied positions near Cappi Island west of Salerno as Eighth Army advances 25 miles beyond the Cosenza line toward Belvedere. Allied and German forces contest with tanks and heavy naval fire. In Taranto district British forces free 300 prisoners including two Greek generals after contact with German rear guard near Gioia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Belvedere
Agropoli
Salerno
Northwest African Air Force
Hermann Goering
Val Communiique
Cappi
Land Communique
U.S
Cosenza Line
Huge Ninth Army Heads For Fight
Unconfirmed reports from Stockholm via Ankara claim Britain's Ninth Army is moving from Middle East bases toward the island route into Greece. Officials had no comment on the Svenska Dagbladet report that Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson's force embarked for an unknown destination amid talks of Italian surrender impacting actions against German positions in the southeast.
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London
Stockholm
Ankara
Britain
Great Ninth Army
Middle East
Greece
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Bulletin
Noland Nogaard
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Tokes
U. S
Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Heltzell
Pacific Zone
Carson
Istertown
Lillian
June Heltzel
Lutheran Church
Wm. Cochran
Francis M. LE May
Col. Wright
Colla
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