Patton general lauds his outfit and aims deeper into Germany
Gen Barton quotes Patton praising his division with bold claims of firsts from D Day to crossing the Siegfried line. He warns home front optimism is like a rabbit to kill and skin before cooking, urging sustained effort. Barton notes his own service arc and hopes for deeper German advance this time.
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Germany
D-Day
Cherbourg
Paris
Siegfried Line
Gen. Barton
West Point
Europe
Army of Occupation
Battle Reports From Bastogne Front In World War II
Allied artillery and infantry push near Bastogne with American forces driving toward Rochefort and Manhay while facing German reinforcements. Reports say Patton’s forces threaten supply routes as air and ground attack disrupts enemy positions amid bleak weather. Latin American nations meet to seek broader say for small powers and discuss renaming the peace agency.
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Moircy
Bastogne
St. Huber
Brussels
Rochefort
Manhay
Longchamps
Astogne
Patton
Associated Press
William F. Boni
Manday
Britain
Thed Army
Washington
United Nations
State Department
Dumperton Oaks
Blake Expresses His Appreciation For Cooperation
Quinton Blake longtime Ada police chief thanks the citizens and especially local business leaders for cooperation during nine years with the department. He notes his start under Mayor Bill Crawford and extends best wishes to his successor for a successful administration.
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Quinton Blake
Ada
City of
Police Department
Bill Crawford
Wage Boost Approved for CIO Steel Workers
Stabilization Director approved the wage increases recommended by the War Labor Board for CIO steel workers. The decision rests on assurances from the Office of Price Administration that steel prices will not rise due to the pay adjustment.
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Washington
CIO
Office of Economic Stabilization
Office of Price Administration
Inson
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Frontline Bombardments Raise Tension on Italian Border
Paris reports a renewed front along the French Italian line with the French navy destroying German concentrations and barracks at Ventimiglia between December 21 and 28. A four engined bomber crash near Walker Field injured three, with occupants safe. the crew were not Kansas Oklahoma Missouri or Arkansas natives.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
le Fortune
Trombe
L’alcyon
Ventimiglia
Menton
French
Walker Field
Claude E. Putnam
Putnam
Walker Army Air Field
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Earthquake Raises Brief Alarm Across Northern England
A two minute tremor at 1 36 a m caused no serious damage or casualties in Northern England. The quake, the sixth since 1925, was the strongest since before the war, though light quakes are not rare in England.
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England
London
Ten Die In Crash Near Hays Kansas
Ten men were killed in a crash near Hays Kansas on December 30. Police and local authorities investigated the scene and identified the victims whose names were released by officials.
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Hays, Kas
Australian Soldier May Play Important Part In War
Acting Prime Minister Francis Forde said Australian fighting forces would play a vital part in Philippines operations in 1945. He warned Australia must plan for at least two more years of arduous warfare against Japan.
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Canberra
Australia
Francis Forde
Philippines
Japan
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE AND LABOR PRICES REPORT
In a bridge note Mrs Wa gar countered a spade lead to overtake a king and win a trick. Separately the Labor Department said wholesale commodity prices rose to 104.6 percent of the 1926 average for the week ended December 23, up from four weeks prior, driven by higher livestock poultry wheat and certain fruits and vegetables.
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William E. McKenney
America
Tenn
Washington
Labor Department
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Gen. Patton
Barton
U.S. Artilery
Boni
Mindanao
Enrique Carason
Cadre Malitbog
Leyte
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Volkssturm
ADA _ GREENHOUSE
Clover-Duncan Drug Store
South Broadway
Kestra Laboratories Inc
Paul V. McNutt
WMC
WPB
Western Front
Blake
Signal Corps
NEA
7Th Army
Niederbronn
France
Karlsruhe
U. S. Navy
Nevada
U. S. Eighth Airforce
Preston Frank Orebaugh
J. M. Duncan
A, O’neal
Ruth Alletag
Denver Rose
McKenney
Licate
E.W. Val
West Pass Passoning
Zenith
Gese
Comers
Ghee Aeans
Odel
American Medical Association
Council On Physical Medicine
Aldridge
Aldridge Hotel
Credit Jewelers
West Main
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