Filipinos Ready to Fight for Independence and Friendship
The article portrays Filipino troops and guerrillas prepared to support General MacArthur's forces, with Oath to Bataan training at Fort Ord, and a strong underground resistance across 7000 smaller islands. It notes I Day readiness, guerrilla logistics, and cross training between American and Filipino fighters, framed by a broader wartime push for independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
MacArthur
Manila
Bataan
Fort Ord
Calif
First
Philippine Regiment
Philippine
Philippines
Luzon
Independencia
Basilio J. Valdez
Constabulary
Quisling Laurel
FFI Has a Word For If By TOM WOLF
FFI correspondent TOM WOLF reports from MEWHE IN FRANCE on a 1200 mile southeastern France tour highlighting lighter aspects of history. He surveys locales and people reflecting on changes since the war and notes cultural mood shifts during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wolf
NEA
France
Air as Ocean Floor Echoes in Human Limits
A metaphor likens humans to crabs walking the ocean floor and dying if they rise too high, comparing their limits to deep sea creatures exposed near the surface. The imagery underscores fragility and boundaries in ascent.
Assistance Aid And Pensions Led Nine Year Costs
Oklahoma City report shows funds spent on sions aid and assistance dominated state outlays over nine years from July 1 1934 totaling 697 735 382 dollars. Aid and assistance 154 502 089 dollars. highway work 125 643 457. public schools 125 181 435.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Elas Forces Take Prison In Athens
In Athens a strong Elas assault on Averoff prison forced the British to abandon the bastion. Ex-premier Jean Rallis, missing since the disorder, was being hunted as battles ensued to relieve the 115 policemen and 149 wardens and the garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Elas
Averoff
Quisling
Jean Rallis
Rallis
Murray and Green Clash Over Unity
Washington December 19 CIO President Philip Murray and AFL Chief William Green argued over unity options for war or peace. Murray rejected a merger with Green and John L. Lewis United Mine Workers while Green pressed for CIO and UMW reintegration into the federation. Green denounced the offer as phony unity as Murray left for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Murray
Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federation
Hungry billy goat in Evansville pounds under care
Evanst Street December reports say John Barre the city dog warden captured a stray billy goat found in the street believed to be chewing tires off parked cars. The owner has not claimed the animal yet and the goat remains in the city pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanstreet
Ind
John Barre
Billy
Venus and Moon Stage Rare Celestial Show Across Regions
The Kansas City dispatch notes Venus resting in the Moon’s embrace and occultation visible from the Southwest and Texas, with sightings in New Mexico and Florida. Dr. J D Boon calls the event extremely infrequent, while Wesley Simpson cites a 22% minute blackout and notes no lunar atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Venus
Texas
Dallas
J. D. Boon
Southern Methodist University
New Mexico
Miami
Fla
Wesley Simpson
American Meteor Society
Ickes Announces West Coast Resettlement Plan for Japanese Americans
Secretary Ickes said the Interior Department will expand relocation to return evacuees of Japanese ancestry to west coast homes. He noted a large portion of the 35,000 relocated may choose to stay and warned against mass moves while stressing rights and wartime hardships. More than 35,000 of 110,000 evacuated have been relocated outside the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Interior Department
War Department
WRA
West Coast
True Story Hasn’t Been Told of War In Italy
Advance Fifth Army Headquarters reports a touring house military committee press briefing after frontline exposure. They say American papers omit parts of the Italian campaign and censorship is not restricting writers beyond military security. Rep. Clare Boothe Luce criticizes coverage of wet feet soldiers and women war workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cowan
Fifth Army
Touring
House Military Committee
John E. Sheridan
D.-Pa
Arthur J. McCrystal
Clare Boothe Luce
R.-Conn
Air Corps
Allied assault on Gothic line stalls in Po valley mud
General Alexander, commander in chief in the Mediterranean, said the Allied push on the Gothic line had nearly halted in the Po valley and Apennines. He noted plans changed by withdrawals for southern France invasion and warned it may take time to drive the enemy out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exander
Mediterranean
Apennines
Alexander
Gothic Line
France
Old Man Winter Delayed As Oklahoma Enjoys Mild Weather
The Associated Press reports warm autumn conditions persist in Oklahoma with clear skies. Temperatures rise to mild warmth and only a potential 28 degree drop is possible in the northwest, delaying typical winter onset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Winter
Oklahoma
New Idea For Dig Shortage Solution
Lt Lloyd E Eisner of Frank West Virginia proposes the Society for Doubling the Nation s Smoking Time by Cutting Cigarettes in Half. Smokers would use a long holder to smoke halves, extending daily smoking by hours. a fast smoker could gain about three extra hours per pack, while a slow smoker might gain over five hours per pack. If soldiers joined, total smoking time could rise by about 45 000 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Sfdnstbcch
Lloyd E. Eisner
Frank
W. Va
Europe
Army Air Force
Sfdnstecch
Eisner
Roosevelt
Belgians Scrub Off Derogatory Nazi Signs
With German forces driving back into Belgium civilians hurriedly remove Nazi slogans from walls and buildings. A witness described a man washing Hitler depicted being kicked from his home as Belgians react with shock at the new turn of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
Front
Hitler
Mussolini Views Italian Blackshirts in Milan Rally
The Milan radio quoted Benito Mussolini reviewing Italian Blackshirts in a balcony address promising the spring of their country despite a gray autumn. A German broadcast said Italian forces trained in Germany have returned to Italy to fight on the front. In Billings, Cpl Rudy Bole of habergas Mont sent a V Mail Christmas message from somewhere in India mentioning the Ledo road near Burma and wishing his draft board were there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duce
London
Milan
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Billings, Mont
Rudy Bole
Habergas Mont
India
Draft Board
Ledo Road
Burma
English Carols Enter England After Norman Conquest
The text notes that Christmas carols were imported into England soon after the Norman Conquest, indicating an early cultural exchange in medieval religious music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Five Star Generals Admirals Named In New War Bill
President Roosevelt signs a bill creating five star ranks for navy fleet admirals and army generals. He nominates Leahy King Nimitz for admirals and Marshall MacArthur Eisenhower Arnold for generals, with Pershing retaining a six star possible title. Pay remains eight thousand dollars a year with higher allowances. Also reports British air raids and naval actions in Europe, including strikes on Cologne Mainz and the Baltic area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
Congress
Pershing
United States
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Frederick named commander of the 45th Infantry Division
Maj. Gen. Robert I. Frederick has assumed command of the 45th Infantry Division in Europe according to the War Department. A West Point graduate born in San Francisco on March 14, 1907, he rose to brigadier general in 1944 and temporary major general in August 1944. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal for an operation on Kiska in the Aleutians and has served in North Africa and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert I. Frederick
45Th
Europe
War Department
Frederick
San Francisco
West Point
Kiska
Aleutians
General Staff
North Africa
Italy
France
Fortresses Raid German Supply Lines in European War
Three hundred flying Fortresses dropped nearly 1,000 tons of explosives on German supply lines. The mission marked a first of its kind against Nazi positions as counterattacks pressed in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Court Martial Ends For 27 Negroes
In Seattle officers sentenced 27 Black soldiers for rioting at Fort Lawton on August 14. Sentences totaled over 200 years, with two men charged with murder reduced to manslaughter and others receiving terms from six months to 25 years. One defendant was dismissed. 13 found innocent. one awaits fate in hospital with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Gmass
Fort Lawton
Pvt
Guglielmo Olivetto
Cpl
Luther Larkin
Helena
Ark
William G. Jones
Decatur
Ill
Sgt
Arthur J. Harris
Houston
Tex
Hard Laor
Pfe
Roy L. Montgomery
Greenwood
Miss
Lad Sends Earnings To Help Some Gr
Claire Whitesell, 12, a Pan American Field paperboy, sent $15 to the Miami Daily News Heroes Telephone Fund to help a boy call his mom on Christmas. He explains his brother is a Saipan hero in heaven and that his mom would be glad for the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Claire Whitesell
Miami Daily News Heroes Telephone Fund
Claire
Pan American Field
S. Pacific
Saipan
Heaven
Britain to tax cars by engine size next year
London reports that starting next year Britain's automobile tax will be calculated on cubic engine capacity rather than horsepower, shifting from horsepower based rates to engine displacement based charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Regents Slash Deep Into Building Plans
The board of regents cut a proposed higher education building program from 9 million to 5 million dollars as it prepared for the January legislative session. Governor Kerr warned the legislature won’t have funds for large increases in budgets and construction. Chancellor Nash said the plan was reduced during the meeting. Kerr indicated he would urge tax reductions alongside higher education and school funding increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Board of Regents
Robert S. Kerr
M. A. Nash
Regents
Kerr
Chamber of Commerce Elects Seven Directors
More than 200 ballots were returned in the annual election of Chamber of Commerce directors. Top vote recipients were B. D. Denton George MacRobert J. E. Richardson Wendell Thomas Rex O. Morrison Tom A. Thomas and Martin Clark. They join existing members C. H. Massey Oscar Parker F. C. Norris Harvey Lambert S. M. Baubluts L. H. Harrell and W. O. Smith for their first term on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
B. D. Denton
George MacRobert
J. E. Richardson
Wendell Thomas
Rex O. Morrison
Tom A. Thomas
Martin Clark
C. H. Massey
Oscar Parker
F. C. Norris
Harvey Lambert
S. M. Baubluts
L. H. Harrell
W. O. Smith
Supreme Court Opinions From Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today affirmed several cases including M. Kasner and Edith Wolfson versus E. M. Stanmire and Cora M. Merrill in Oklahoma County and Vera C. Gilliland versus Geraldine R. Snedden and others in Tulsa County. It reversed and remanded H. C. Eisenschmidt versus I. M. Conway and Lawrence Mills in Tulsa County. Additional affirmations included Hosea F. Fletcher versus Danie J. Allen Grady County Eva M. Lind versus B. H. McKinley Woods County R. B. Piland versus E. S. Craig Garvin County and Mary B. Miles versus Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in Tulsa County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
M. Kasner
Edith Wolfson
E. M. Stanmire
Cora M. Merrill
Oklahoma County
H. C. Eisenschmidt
I. M. Conway
Lawrence Mills
Tulsa County
Hosea F. Fletcher
Danie J. Allen
Grady County
E. B. Berry
George Opel
Bryan County
Vera C. Gilliland
Geraldine R. Snedden
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Tulsa
George William Snedden
George Wilhelm Snedden, Jr
Affirmed
Eva M. Lind
B. H. McKinley
Woods County
R. B. Piland
E. S. Craig
Garvin County
Mary B. Miles
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
U S Crude Output Declined Past Week
U S crude oil production fell 5 420 barrels daily in the week ending Dec 16 to 4 700 030 barrels. Texas held steady at 2 111 550 bpd while Louisiana rose to 361 400 bpd and California increased to 885 250 bpd. Other states mostly declined or were mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain Area
California
East
Illinois
Eastern
Kansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Watch For Check Thieves Forgers Target Shops
City merchants alerted by the U S Secret Service about check thieves and forgers who prey on retailers and households during the holidays. Forged checks often leave retailers with losses when customers push for rush purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Secret Service Department
Draft Calls Will Be Stepped Up
Washington reports new draft developments will raise selective service calls to about 80 000 men in January. All men under 30 rejected since February 1 1944, except those with obvious physical defects, will be re examined in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPO
Army
War crimes tally in Lithuania and new execution camp found
Moscow reports the state committee says 165000 POWs and 300000 civilians were killed by German forces during occupation of Lithuania. A new execution camp was found at Porani near Wilno in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
State Committee
Lithuania
Baltic Republic
Nother
Porani
Wilno
Poland
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Maquis
Gestapo
der Vaterland
Moon
Ickes’ Department
Solons
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Indo-China
BY Kion
Miles
Formosa
China
Liuchow
Yangtse
Ichang
Imperi
Free China
Old Man Winter
Trier
Gemund
Baltic
Gdynia
Danzig
Nurnberg
Munster
Rhine
Cologne
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Mainz
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Lutzow
Scheer
Gen. Frederick
N. Africa
Lad
State Supreme Court
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