Back to Rationing Seen for Meats and Veggies
OPA sources say most point free meats and canned vegetables will return to rationing by New Year with new point values likely effective December 31. Frozen fruits and vegetables may stay point free, jams and preserves expected to rejoin the list as the war food administration win signals. The dispute with WFA over which commodities are rationed involved Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson as arbitrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
OPA
War Food Administration
WFA
Fred M. Vinson
Allied Air Power Hits Mighty Blows On Western Front
Allied air forces mount a major strike against German lines on the western front, with over 400 heavy bombers and 1,000 fighters from American and British units. German losses include 106 Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs shot down. 3 heavies and 13 fighters reported missing. RAF Lancasters target the Rhineland as Mustangs and Spitfires attack ground targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
London
Belgium
Luxembourg
Karl von Rundstedt
Messerschmitt
Fockewulf
U. S
Eighth Airforce
Britain
Ninth Airforce
France
Ninth
RAF
Rhineland
Luftwaffe
Trier
Mannheim
Coblentz
All-College Tourney Opens With Big Matchups
The Oklahoma City all college basketball tourney opens Wednesday with Arkansas facing Denver in the first game. Rice meets West Texas State in the afternoon, and Oklahoma A&M plays Baylor in the night card while Oklahoma faces Texas Tech. Strong advance ticket sales hint at record crowds for the nine year event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
University of Arkansas
University of Denver
Rice
West Texas State
Oklahoma Aggies
Baylor University
Oklahoma
Sooners
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Arkansas
Tess Tech
Baylor
Bears
Aggies
Sought Divorce and Is Placed in Jail
Louis Billups of Miami went to district court for a divorce but was jailed on a perjury charge. He admitted abandoning his wife Juanita and their two year old in a tourist camp in Albuquerque. Judge Clendinning ordered custody of the bailiff and jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Louis Billups
Miami
Billups
Juanita
Albuquerque
F. J. Lucas
Clark Field raid claims destruction of most ground Jap planes
Gen Arthur's headquarters reports a daylight Liberator raid on Clark Field near Manila destroyed the majority of about 100 grounded Japanese planes. U S troops also report heavy progress in Leyte's Ormoc corridor with 16 661 enemy dead in eight days. The 11th Airborne Division joined west Leyte fighting under Maj Gen Joseph M Swing with a daring C 47 drop by Maj William Martin and crew to support mountain gun placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hutcheson
MacArthur
Philippines
Clark Field
Manila
U. S
Ormoc
Leyte
Philippine
Army
U. S. 77Th Division
Palompon
11Th Airborne Division
Joseph M. Swing
77Th
Yamashita
11Th Division
William Martin
Chickamauga, Ga
John W. Patterson
Cinderella Teams Clash in Cotton Bowl Showdown
Oklahoma A and M Cowboys and Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, rising from regional obscurity, meet in the Dallas Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. The Cowboys rely on Jim Lookabaugh's fast, versatile backfield led by All-American Bob Fenimore and receivers like Neill Armstrong, while TCU uses speed to counter power, shaping a nationally watched post season classic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Grange
NEA
New York
Great Southwest
Midland
Dallas
Oklahoma A
Texas Christian
Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Feo
Gulf
Dutch Meyer
T. C. U. Horned Frogs
Texas
Rice
Jim Lookabaugh
M. Cowboys
Denver
Rockies
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas Tech
West Texas
Tulsa
Miami
Aggie
Oklahoma Aggies
Fenimore
Armstrong
Hawkins
Cowboys
Hankins
Spavitas
Aggies
Ralph Foster
Navy Zoomers
Foster
Jake Colhover
Judge Merrill E. Otis Dies in Kansas City
U. S. District Judge Merrill E. Otis died at Me n orah hospital at 11 45 a m after a heart attack illness. The Missouri born jurist, 60, sentenced T J Pendergast in 1939 to 15 months in prison and a $10 000 fine for income tax evasion. He was appointed western Missouri judge in 1925 by President Coolidge, becoming the youngest federal judge then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S
Merrill E. Otis
T. J. Pendergast
Menorah Hospital
Otis
Pendergast
Missouri
U.S. District Court
Western
Coolidge
White Christmas Forecast Covers Most of Nation
Miami weather officials forecast a wide white Christmas for the northern two thirds of the United States. The south and Pacific coast likely see little to no snow with jeep preferred over sleigh travel in those areas. Central and eastern states expected rain and snow Sunday into Sunday night then clearing by Christmas afternoon.
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Miami
Fla
Santa Claus
Pacific Coast
United States Weather Bureau
North
United States
Virginia
North Carolina Mountains
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle
Rocky Mountain Region
Sierra Nevada Ranges
Pacific Coast States
South
Santa
Ohio Valley
Eastern Lake Region
Middle
North Atlantic
Texas
Plain States
Mississippi Valley
Western
Lake Region
Christmas Spirit To By-Pass Europe Sixth Straight Time
In London and across Europe the Christmas spirit by-passes the front as war endures. Despite gloom, Americans and Britons share Red Cross dinners and hospitality with displaced families and service personnel. United Seamen's Service aids merchant sailors. Belgian and French cities organize similar comforts for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
von Rundstedt
Paris
Brussels
Rome
Red Cross
U. S
United Seamen’s Service
President's Own Marine Band Originated With Adams
The U S Marine Corps band acquired the title Presidents Own after President John Adams ordered its presence at all official functions establishing a precedent for military music in state events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Corps Band
John Adams
Radish Name Traced to Latin Root Meaning Rot
A language note explains the radish derives its name from the Latin radix meaning root or rot. The etymology highlights how the term connects to the vegetable’s root-like form and its botanical classification.
Canadians Widen Front in Holy? (entire fragment)
Canadian troops of the Eighth army pushed a front more than five miles along the Senio river northeast of Faenza while American forces gained near Monte Belmonte south of Bologna. Allied air strikes supported advances as dogged German resistance slowed progress and rail lines were targeted through Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder Rome
Eighth Army
Senio River
Faenza
Monte Belmonte
Bologna
Italy
Naviglio
Bagnacavallo
Ravenna
Brenner Pass
Death toll begins for holidays with 28 recorded
A pre Christmas toll tallies 28 deaths last night across the United States as travelers reduce trips for the war era. Traffic accidents account for 14, fires 8, and other causes 6 with statewide figures led by Massachusetts reporting five deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Office of Defense Transportation
Army and Navy
National Safety Council
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Travel Crowding Strains US Transportation System
Christmas travel swamped facilities nationwide with New York traffic described as twice as bad as last year. Washington, Chicago, and Kansas City faced severe congestion as armed forces travelers received priority treatment. Five enlisted men traveling London to Kansas City rode in a baggage car from Kansas City to Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Union Station
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Parsons
Kans
Tigyaing Falls to British Division
Southeast Asia Command announced that Tigyaing, 42 miles down the Irrawaddy from Katha and 125 miles from Mandalay, has fallen to the 36th British Division. Chinese forces east of the Irrawaddy have cut the Bhamo Namhkam road near Amhiram, while British 15th Indian Corps captured Kwezon at the Kalapanzin and Mayu rivers junction. Further progress was reported on the Chindwin and Shwegyin Yeu routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Pi— Tigyaing
Irrawaddy River
Katha
Burma
Alay
Toda
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Bhamo- Namhkam
Amhiram
Burma Road
15Th Indian Corps
Kwezon
Kalapanzin
Mayu
Chindwin — Alers
Shwegyin-Yeu
FDR Signs Flood Control Measure
President Roosevelt signed a billion dollar flood control program into law. Congress must appropriate funds. The bill covers flood control, reclamation, hydroelectric power and related developments. Roosevelt praised the measure as advancing national water resources and power policy. He noted Missouri Valley projects aim to avoid jeopardizing a Missouri Valley Authority, and suggested a TVA like program for future Congress. About 75 to 80 percent of costs would fund labor, per Senator Overton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Overton
Blood donations and agricultural facts reach daily figures
Blood donations to Red Cross centers average 80 000 a week. One bushel of potato eyes used as seed yields between 10 and 15 bushels. Carbon monoxide from car exhausts causes three deaths daily in the United States. The first Bradford worsted mill in England was built nearly 150 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
United States
Bradford
England
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Connie
North America
Merry Christmas
Royal Crown Bottling Co
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Danville
Ill
Alvin R. Johnson
Des Moines
Iowa
Jake McAllister
Seattle
Jay Waggoner
Jeffersonville
Ind
Seffner, Fla
Jack L. Nason
Poland Spring
Mindoro
Cebu
Panay
Negros
Visayan Sea
Masbate Island
Mindanao
Solomon Islands
Borneo
Moluccas
Lesser Sundas
New Guinea
New Britain
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A. & M
ADA Auto Supply
Meridian
Miss
Obadian
Harold G. Peterson
Key Field
John Robert Reisen
Ardmore
Oklo
Barksdale Field
Lynn Yh Helson
Leachville, Rk
Holy
Florida
Chavistoo
Van
U. S. War
Guaranty Co
West 12Th Street
Tigyaing
East 12Th
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Woods Tire and Supply CO
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