Teachers Confront Turbulent Times Ahead at Wimbish Meet
A large Pontotoc County Schoolmasters club gathering in Homer heard County Judge Moss Wimbish outline major postwar challenges for the nation and schools. He warned about debt jobs birthrate and delinquency while praising teachers for wartime instruction and urging steady guidance as schools plan future reforms. The February meeting is slated for Francis on Feb 14.
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Byng High School
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Nazis Move Norwegian Troops to Italian Front in Battle
German prisoners report Hitler ordered 710th division troops shifted from Norway to Italy to defend the Reno line. Reports say Fifth and Eighth Army fronts face patrol clashes near Senio and Bologna with snow and ice hindering operations as air and artillery strikes target northern Italy. Lt. Elmer L. Belcher led a formation of thunderbolts in fighter attacks on enemy communications.
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Milan Rail Station Damaged In Major Allied Bombing
Roanoke Ala reported one of the air fleet's 700 sorties severely damaged the Milan rail station with two direct bomb hits. A 400 foot vessel was sunk off Venice and rail tracks were cut in 68 northern Italian locations by other fliers.
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Milan
Venice
Italy
Ada Lodge 119 to Meet for Master Mason Degree
A. F. and A. M. Ada Lodge No. 119 will hold a meeting Friday January 12 at 7 30 P M for work in the Master Mason Degree. Refreshments will be served by the committee. All Masons are invited. James H. Moore W M
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Coal supply squeeze prompts 1945 production cuts
Secretary Byrnes warns bituminous coal use must drop 25 million tons in 1945 amid war needs. 1945 demand projected at 620 million tons with 580 million produced. stockpiles could fall to 40 million tons by April 1, creating potential distribution problems when a 30 day supply is reached. Miners expected to fall to 390,000.
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Secretary of the Interior
Byrnes
Tulsans Seek To Drop Ball Club
An application for voluntary dissolution of the Tulsa Texas League Baseball club has been filed in district court. The action, tied to Chicago Cubs officers, will not affect Tulsa’s franchise during Texas league revisions. The club was formed by Art Griggs in 1932 and later controlled by Don Stewart and Cubs executives.
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Earl W. Nelson
Jack Sheehan
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Stewart
Chicago Partnership
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Los Angeles
Alloys Enable Gas Turbine Warplane Engine Heat Resistance
Gas turbine powered warplanes rise from the ground thanks to alloys mixed with steel that endure the extreme temperatures engines require for efficiency. The discovery promises material advances that could boost performance and reliability in high temperature aviation powerplants.
Army casualties total 564 351. war toll rises to 646 380
Secretary Stimson disclosed that army losses reached 564 351 exclusive of German counter‑offensive casualties, bringing overall U S military casualties since Pearl Harbor to 646 380 with Navy at 82 029. The figures reflect December 29 data and hint at future updates.
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Stimson
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Divers Seek Bodies Of Plane Victims
Divers continued to search the depths of Port of Spain harbor for the bodies of six persons who perished when the Pan American Clipper crashed at the Trinidad port Monday night. Eight more bodies were recovered as the hunt continued.
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Pan American
Messa
Saas
Leopoldsville
Belgian Congo
Miami
Fla
Port-of-Spain Harbor
Trinidad
Calves Stay In Condition Despite Cold Rainy December
In Klaho City Oklahoma January reports from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics note cattle and calves remain in average condition for this time of year, despite a seasonal December decline caused by cold rainy weather.
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Klaho City
Anon Avera
Oklahoma
Bureau of Agricultural Economics of
S. Department of Agriculture
Presbyterians urged to unite for postwar Christian leadership
Dr Roy Ewing Vale in Indianapolis told ministers and laymen at the First Presbyterian Church that Protestant churches must unite to provide Christian leadership for the postwar world. He said no single church can lead alone and noted growing interest in foreign missions among men overseas.
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Dr. Vale
First Presbyterian Church
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