British Allied Forces Push Toward Rome In Strong Drive
Allied headquarters in Algiers announced the British Eighth Army drove beyond the Sangro ridge with heavy air support and recorded advances of one to three miles along the line in fierce hand to hand combat as the drive toward Rome continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Eighth Army
Sangro Ridge
Lanciano
Sangro
Pescara
Castel Frentano
Casoli
Reuters
Fifth Army
Montaquila
15Th Air Force
Adriatic
Fiume
Erwin Rommel
Balkan
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ouillian
Loyal
Tronghold
Pana
Berlin
Mopup
Rome
Venafro
Alfedena
Beef Ration Changes Boost December Meat Rations
The Office of Price Administration announced a major cut in beef points and some canned goods, with grapefruit juice and other citrus zeroed. Beef items from hamburger to porterhouse drop one to three points a pound, while cheese and canned fish rise. The net effect is about a 30 percent meat ration increase for December. U.S. civilian meat stocks expected around 1.3 billion pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Food Administration
Nazis Retake Korosten In Ukraine Front News
London reports Soviet and German forces clash with major gains and setbacks around Korosten Zhitomir and Ovruch as Red Army advances push along the Leningrad Odessa railway while German troops regroup and suffer heavy losses in the Gomel Berezina areas. In Washington Secretary Ickes negotiates with coal operators and United Mine Workers on a wage contract linking return of seized mines to acceptance of the Ickes Lewis framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nikolai Vatutin
Kiev
Fritz von Mannstein
Korosten
Zhitomir
Leningrad- Odessa
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Leningrad-Odessa
Ovruch
Chernyakhov
Turchinka
Stalin
von Mannstein
Berlin
Gomel
Constantine Rokossovsky
Zhlobin
Berezina
Pripet River
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Bolshaya Makarinkha
Znamenka
Red Air Force
Apostolovo
Cherkasy
Nikopol- Krivoi Rog
Crimea
Ukraine
Max Hall Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal
Ickes-Lewis
Atiree Ae
Interior Department
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Chinese Troops Drive Japanese From Changeth Gateway
Chinese and American air cover backed by General Chiang Kai-shek’s forces drive Japanese from Changeth, recapture Tehshan on the Changeth Changsha highway, and clear nearby villages. Yu Cheng-Wan leads the assault as Chinese claim the city remains in Chinese hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Changeth
Changsha
Chiang Kai-shek
Tehshan
Hunan
Linli
Yu Cheng-Wan
Taoyuan
Shihmen
Yangtze River
Lihsien
Tsingshih
Bonga Falls to Australian Troops in Huon Peninsula Action
General Douglas MacArthur announced the fall of Bonga on the Huon peninsula New Guinea to Australian forces. The advance included Gusika and Kalueng river positions as part of a pincer movement toward Wareo, with naval and air support targeting Cape Gloucester and surrounding areas.
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Southwest Pacific
Bonga
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Finschhafen
Gusika
Kalueng River
Kalueng
Wareo
Sattelberg
Song River
Cape Gloucester
New Britain Island
Vitiaz Strait
Sio
Manokwari
Dutch New Guinea
Shopping
Nabire
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Solomons
FDR Churchill May Have Met Chiang
Unofficial reports circulate that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill may meet Chiang Kai-shek after a Cairo stopover. Lisbon dispatches cited Reuters claiming a Cairo meeting occurred and a move toward Iran. A later communiqué on Cairo's conference results was expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Chiang
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Stalin
Iran
Chiang Kai-shek
Cairo
Lisbon
Reuters
Nephew of Ada Man Killed in England
Flight Officer Casper W. Cos per, nephew of T. B. Moss of Bonham Texas, was killed in action in England. The 21 year old flyer served four years in the air forces and had been overseas several months after earning his wings at Waco. He was assigned to a Flying Fortress crew. War Department telegram promises further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde W. Cosper
T. B. Moss
West
Bonham
Texas
England
War Department
Flyer
Air Forces
Waco
Casper
December Enters With Mild Weather in Ada
Ada enjoyed milder air as December began with a 30 degree low on Tuesday and a 17 degree rise to 47 by Wednesday morning. A brief 1:30 a.m. shower occurred in Ada, with Tulsa also reporting light rain.
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Ada
Associated Press
Tulsa
Guymon
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Ada Man Among Japanese Prisoners
Oklahoma war prisoners in Japan include Pvt. Frank D. Chambers Ada etc. Pvt. Floyd S. Coleman Fairland Sgt. Walter E. Hess Fairview Cpl. Charles H. Pitts Hugo Pvt. Sidney J. Stewart Jr. Watonga Pfc. Freddie E. Teaff Sand Springs.
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Washington
Japan
Frank D. Chambers
Ivey C. Chambers
Ada
Floyd S. Coleman
Samily Susie Coleman
Fair
Walter E. Hess
Ida May Hess
Fairview
Charles H. Pitts
Claud Allen Pitts
Hugo
Sidney J. Stewart Jr
Jane W. Stewart
Watonga
Pfc
Freddie E. Teaff
Edna Leone Teaff
Sane Springs
Aircraft signal parachute with starry light display
A regular aircraft signal parachute travels about six feet per second and burns for thirty seconds with a red lamp of twenty thousand candlepower. For longer messages, exhibitors may use falling stars star clusters or star chains.
Yugoslav Partisans Retake Vares as Fronts Close In
Yugoslav partisans report fighting German forces to a standstill in central and southern Bosnia. They recaptured the industrial center of Vares, 25 miles north of Sarajevo, after bitter combat. The bulletin notes German losses and continued battles around Sarajevo Krusnevo Glina and Petrinja along the Kulpa river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bosnia
Vares
Sarajevo
Krusnevo
Croatia
Glina
Petrinja
Kulpa River
State Farms Need Moisture Badly In Oklahoma
Oklahoma farm areas face short surface and subsoil moisture with only light rains offering temporary relief. The crop bulletin warns that fall sown grains lag due to dry soil while grain pastures and native pastures provide little feed. Cotton and peanut gathering nears finish as spinach harvest peaks in the Arkansas Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Arkansas Valley
Shipment of 1944 Driver Licenses Arrives
Andy Thornton invites the public to purchase 1000 new 1944 driver licenses. The tag office has moved to 100 1-2 East Main, upstairs over Corner Drug Store, and will issue licenses to the auto driving public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Thornton
Wenesday
East Main
Romanian Civilians Flee Red Army Fronted Exodus Reported
Istanbul dispatch notes mass movement of Romanian civilians from the Crimea Odessa and Bessarabia as Red Army advances in southern Russia. Fourteen Odessa trains bound for Romania reportedly carry civilians archives and staple supplies per a traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Army
Istanbul
Crimea
Odessa
Bessarabia
Russi
Rumania
Winning War Primary Goal
Analysis of Allied leadership talks aimed at unifying strategy to beat Germany and plan postwar order. Notes Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Chiang Kai-shek in three way discussions, with emphasis on coordinating European offensives and Pacific strategy, plus ongoing hopes for Japan’s decline to a minor power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
Reuters
Lisbon
Yesterda
Churchi
Cairo
Iran
Stockholm
U. S
Turkey
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Ankara
Teheran
Germany
Moscow
Chiang Kai Shek
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Reading Half the New Books Without Getting Confused
A quirky line from a seller notes a reader can grasp half the new books without confusion while warning dollars may slip away. The tone imitates a humorous catalog or advice item from a vintage newspaper column.
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Doit
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