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Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1944

Page

8

World War II Timeline Moves in 1944 Fronts

A consolidated sequence shows Russian advances toward Poland and the border, U S Marines expanding in the Pacific, Allied offensives across Europe from Italy to France, and major battles at Berlin, Truk, and the Philippines. Key events include Soviet breakthroughs, Allied landings in Normandy, Rome entry, and strategic naval actions in the Pacific.

Burma Namur Marshalls U. S Kwajalein Atoll Berlin Truk Matin Jap South Pacific Marianas Islands M—A New Britain Stalin Finland Romania Austria Odessa Kahima India Yapan mid-Pacific

War era record of 1944 legislative and military actions

Indictments and reconvened Congress mark a busy period with sedition cases, draft and tax bills, veteran benefits, and military moves. The Army expands loyalty inductions, and the WRA shifts to interior. Steps include pension provisions, demobilization talks, and foreign policy shifts as Roosevelt pursues reelection and postwar plans.

White House War Relocation Authority WRA Department of Interior Army Pacific Congress Sen Alben Barkley Fareup Martin Flayin Oklahoma Senate Communist Party Supreme Court OPA University of California Governors' Conference

Allies Break Axis Push Across Saar and Roer Valleys

U S Third Army reaches Saar river and Saarlautern while U S forces advance in Roer and Saar valleys. Nazi troops withdraw from Neway with small garrisons as 450 mile Allied front staggers Chi lary crisis in China and Greece sees unrest. Bonin raids hit Jap bases. Leyte landing by 77th division splits lines. MacArthur seizes Ormoc port. France Russia sign mutual aid pact amid internal fighting. Nagoya attacked. Duren skirts reach toward Cologne. Seventh Army nears German border on 45 mile front.

Greece China Liuchow Burma U. S Tirpliz Norwegian Holland Vosgen Rhine River Wolunge Belfort Patton Third Army Metz Tokyo Marianas Mark Clark J. S. Army Italy E—U Saarbrucken Saarlautern Merzig I “U.S Navie U. S. Third Saar River Newway Roer Saar U. S. Third Army Millung Chi Lary Athens Bonin Islands 77Th Leyte MacArthur Ormoc France Russia Aries Nagoya U. 5 Duren Cologne U. S. Seventh Army

Rose Bowl routs Washington to cap USC season

Southern California University wins the Rose Bowl 23 to 0 over Washington University. The card lists golf titles by Jay McSpaden at the Los Angeles Open with 278 and Byron Nelson at the San Francisco Open with 27, plus other sports milestones and management changes across Major League Baseball, basketball, and track.

St. Louis Browns San Francisco Louis Cardinals Sporting News Martin Marion Cardinal Bobby Doerr Boston Baltimore Francisco Segura Jimmy Daniels Sammy Anyott McArayne Notre Dame Ivy Jeanne Ale Big Ten Ohio State Big Wi Oklahoma Southwest Texas Southern Duke Pacific Coast Southern California Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers Tennessee S. California Orange Howl Miaml Georgia Tech New Orleans Alabama Dallas Christian Oklahoma A M. Paul Krumske Chicago Army Navy Great Lakes Georgia Welker- Cochran K. M. Landis Southern California U Washington U Jay McSpaden Byron Nelson Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks Charlie Grimm Chicago Cubs Pensive Broadcloth Stir Up U. of Michigan U. Ofllinois National Collegiate Athletic Association Ecuador Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharing Dorothy Germaine Gunder Hage Sweden

List of wartime disasters from ships to planes and trains

A compiled tally of fatal transport disasters including a Navy patrol vessel collision off Cape May drowning 30 sailors, a bus crash in Kingman killing 25 cadets, a passenger train rear-end near Novice Texas with 12 dead, and an airliner crash into the Mississippi near Memphis killing 31 passengers and 3 crew. Also notes torpedoed ships, mine explosions, mine collapses, and fires across several states with substantial loss of life and injuries.

Atlantic Coast South Carolina Canada Navy Coast Guard Missouri Valley Iowa Terre Haute Ind Cleveland Ohio Hanford Calif Limited Sacramento Calf Mountain Harmonfield Newfoundland Army Madison Wis Cape May N. J Kingman Ariz Novice Texas Mississippi River Memphis Atkinson Stockton Antilla Cuba Palisades Coney Island Brook N. Y

Notable Obituaries of Public Figures and Entertainers

A roundup lists prominent deaths across 1940s figures: Ida Tarbell in Bridgeport, Walter Hackett in New York, William Allen White in Ember, Charles Hartigan in Palo Alto, Thomas Cullen in Washington, Thomas E. Campbell in Phoenix, Thomas Nicholson in Mount Vernon Iowa, Joseph Eastman in Washington, William Thompson in Chicago, Mrs. Sarah Swanson in Chicago, Doe Crawford in Yankton, William Stephens in Los Angeles, Frank Knox in Washington, William Rodgers in Bethesda, Henry Styer in Crasmade, George Ade in Kentland Indiana, C H Gellette in Shreveport, Josef Beck near Bucharest, Louisa Thorp in Los Angeles, Martin Morrison in Abingdon, Betty Knappen in New York, Alan Dinehart in Hollywood, Mildred Harris in Los Angeles, Lastie McNair in France, Manuel Quezon in Saranac Lake, Don Moon in Washington, isabel Irving in Nantucket, George Norris in McCook, James Reed in Fairview, Alfred Smith in New York, Wendell Willkie in New York, Hampton Fulmer in Washington, Rigland Bennett in presumed, Christiana Bond in Baltimore, Jane Grey in New York, Edgar Kelley in New York, Boake Carter in Hollywood, Ellison Smith in Lynchburg, Kenesaw Landis in Chicago, Albert Fall in El Paso, David Kinley in Champaign, Arthur Tuttle in Detroit, Max Stephan noted for treason trial, John Griffith, and Loupe Velez among others.

Martin D. Morrison Indiana Abingdon Betty Compton Knappen New York Alan Dinehart Hollywood Calif Mildred_ Harris Charles Chaplin Los Angeles Lastie McNair France Manuel Quezon Philippines Saranac Lake Albert B. Fall Harding el Paso Texas David Kinley U. of Mindis Champaign Arthur J. Tuttle Detroit Max Stephan John Griffith Chicago W.lupe Velez Western Newspaper Union

Blended Colors in Knitted Rag Rug Craft Guide

A short guide explains making a knitted rug from fabric scraps. Tear strips, turn edges, knit with 3 eighths inch needles, sew around a center oval, and ease fullness evenly. If colors are not ready, dye rags to blend harmoniously, with instructions from a book offered for 15 cents.

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