Allies Pushing On Toward Rome
Allied leaders anticipate major offensives after mid January as 6 million troops mass from Leningrad to Scotland. An Italy drive toward Rome may begin soon with better weather, while the East and West fronts brace for coordinated offensives. Marshall may assume Western invasion preparations in London, Roosevelt possibly joining Britain for final plans. In Ohio, a gas strike cuts heat and cooking fuel for about 60,000 people.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
United States
Britain
Russia
Leningrad
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Scotland
Italy
Rome
Balkans
Poland
Baltic
Ninth
10Th
Europe
Turkey
Adriatic
Red Army
East
London Daily Herald
George C. Marshall
U. S
Herald
Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
State Guard
Painesville
J. W. Cheney Funeral Is Pending
Funeral services for J. W. Cheney 76 pioneer printer and publisher are pending the arrival of daughter Mrs. Wiley H. Clark of Fort Worth The body is at Griggs chapel Cheney resident of Amarillo since 1912 died yesterday after hospital transfer from his home 1409 B Madison Street He had been in failing health for years Survived by wife Mildred Cheney and two daughters Mrs Clark and Mrs Charles J Grant.
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J. W. Cheney
Wiley H. Clark
Fort Worth
Griggs’ Chapel
Cheney
Amarillo
Madison Street
Mildred Cheney
Daily Panhandle
Panhandle Weekly
Southwest Plainsman
Clark
Charles J. Grant
Courthouse Records of Property Deeds and Court Notices
Property transfers listed with grantor grantee and lot details from 1942 1943 including Zelma Richey to Joseph Nail and others. Court actions include multiple divorces damages and marriage licenses with names and parties.
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Zelma Richey
Joseph W. Nail
E. S. Burgess
George
Marsh
G&s
Maggie L. Irvin
Dewey B. Ashcroft
Holland
Geo. E. Anderson Etvir
Ray Baland
Ama Co
Plemons
Tiodolo Diaz Etux
Blas M Tenorio
Mirror Addn
L. O. Biggers Etux
E. A. Bates
Pleasant Valley
Hughes-Pitts, Inc
Frank Powell
Ridgemere
Joseph W. Nall
Rowena Capps Bruce
Eakle
C. C. Cooley
BE. A. Robertson
Denver
Hts
R. C. Higley
Albert Fryar
Wolflin
Margaret G. Ryan
A. R. Ramsey
Bs&p
Moody
Wallis Et Ux
Vera Holding
District Court
Clara Belle Davis
Russell Lorar’ Davis
Lupe Martinez
Oliva Martinez
Idaliah Guidry
Ishmel Guidry
Billy Faye Musselt
Carl Musfelt
Eva Lou Webb
Loyd C. Webb
Franklin Fire Ins. Co
Wolflin Mtr. Co
Jerone Clifford Porter
Pauline
Evelyn Trumble
Frank M. Ketron
Frances J. Masters
Paul E. Hensley
Dorothy Marie Dutffie
Joseph E. Whyatt, Jr
Ruby Tull
Joe A. Floyd, Jr
Elise Bacu
Erwin L. Larson
Mildred Sasse
Calvin L. Bain
Elvira Christine Pittman
Markets Signal Mixed Trading Across Major Indices
Markets show uneven activity with Dow Jones ledgers steady while rails and utilities slip. Kansas City and Chicago livestock reports note hogs and cattle holding firm with selective gains in lighter weights and certain sheep prices. Financial funds list liquidation and offerings with modest moves.
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Kansas City
U. 8
Weather outlook boosts wheat sprouting in warm spell
The weather note cites Tom Dunn of Uhlmann Grain Company predicting wheat planted in dust will sprout if warm weather arrives later this month. Snow totals reach eight inches at Sterling Colorado and six inches at Denver, extending moisture to Childress and Lubbock. Traffic woes slow Perryton and Booker with trucks stalled on the highway.
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Tom Dunn
Uhlmann Grain Company
Sterling
Colo
Denver
Childress
Lubbock
Perryton
Booker
Turkey Likely Moves Toward Allied Camp Promised Talks
Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu said Inonu's Cairo talks with Roosevelt and Churchill brought Turkey closer to the Allied camp while avoiding any pledge to join the war. Inonu received a hero’s reception on returning to Ankara and will brief cabinet ministers and party leaders before any official announcement. London commentators say full support may take months.
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William B
Ankara
Turkey
Numan _Menemencioglu
Ismet Inanu
Cairo
Roosevelt J
Churchill
Inonu
Roosevelt
Anakara
United Nations
Germany
London
Doughboys Repel Screaming Nazis in Mountain Fight
With Fifth Army in Italy December 9 Yankee doughboys repelled four German counterattacks on Mount Maggiore and Mount Camino. Brigadier general praised the troops for scaling two peaks under rain, shelling, and hand to hand fighting, saying it was tougher than Quebec or Longstop Hill. The officer praised all doughboys and sought full credit for their courage.
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Reynolds Packard
Fifth Army
Italy
Mount Maggiore
Mount Camino
Maggiore
Mount Difensa
Quebe
Longstop Hill
Tunisia
Cannibalism and torture claims at Nanking relay by missionary
Missionary Dr. Ralph L. Phillips testified before a state assembly committee that during the 1939 Nanking massacre Japanese soldiers practiced cannibalism, committed sexual atrocities, and tortured victims. He described horrific assaults on an 87 year old woman and other Chinese, plus mass executions and arson. He urged barring Japanese from American citizenship.
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Los Angeles
U.R
State Assembly
Nanking
Ralph L. Phillips
Phillips
Orient
Red Navy Planes Sink Nine Vessels In Arctic Action
Russian naval planes from the northern fleet attacked three German convoys bound for Petsamo and Waranger Bay. Nine ships were sunk and three damaged while 28 fighters were shot down. Transports two sunk, another damaged. later two tankers and three transports hit amid a 22-vessel escort and 24 fighters.
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Moscow
U.P
Ctawmawil Aesault Mlanaa
Mululinivvin
Aodauuil
Petsamo
Waranger Bay
Stormoviks
Coast Guard
Blizzard Warning As Snow Depths Grow Across Panhandle
Open in the Panhandle and western Oklahoma but Buffalo office warns roads perilous tonight. Six inches at Boise City, three at Guymon, Dalhart reports a blizzard with over five inches of wet snow. Moisture totals include Plainview 1.5, Pampa 1.19, Adrian 1.20, Hereford 1.5, Canyon 1.5, Texline 10 inches. Amarillo year rainfall now 17.87 of 20.99 inches.
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Panhandle
Oklahoma
Highway Department
Buffalo
Okla
Boise City
Guymon
Dalhart
Uhlmann Grain Company
Liberal
Soviet naval raid sinks transports as air attack thwarts convoy
In a coordinated assault two escort vessels were sunk and 13 fighters downed. Sturmoviks dive bombers and torpedo carriers joined the third attack on four transports guarded by warships and fighters. Two transports and a coast guard ship were sunk, two more transports damaged, and 15 fighters shot down.
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Coast Guard
Enthusiastic testimonial for ALL-BRAN on customers and milk route
A Philadelphia milkman Mr. Leon Swartz praises ALL-BRAN after two weeks of use he says ends his constipation without harsh laxatives. The ad lauds its cellulose content and gentle regulating action while urging regular use with water and to insist on Kellogg's genuine ALL-BRAN from Battle Creek.
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Leon Swartz
N. Wilton St
Phila
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Duane Muncy Rites Postponed Amid Weather
Funeral services for Pfc. Duane T. Muncy age 19 were postponed due to weather. Rites were set for 3 PM at West Amarillo Christian Church, with the body cared for by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Muncy was the son of Mr and Mrs Tom Muncy. Robert Fulton noted as inventor of the steamboat is mentioned in the same item.
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Puneral
Duane T. Muncy
Amarillo
Sailor’s Deed Named Praise in Battle Hymn
Navy seaman first class Scott M. Parker from Kenedy Texas recalled a Bay of Biscay convoy fight in which his gun crew sang Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition as they repelled Japanese bombers. The vessel endured a five hour bombing attack in Algiers and escaped unharmed. Parker’s parents are Mr and Mrs M B Parker.
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Houston
Scott M. Parker
USNR
Kenedy
Tex
Bay of Biscay
Parker
Algiers
M. B. Parker
Navy
WACs Are Quitting Not Enlisting
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson reported WAC enrollment at about 60,000, a net loss of roughly 5,000 since July, far short of the 150,000 goal. He credited recent recruiting for recovering losses as the corps moved from auxiliary to full Army status earlier in the fall.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
WAC
Stimson
Wacs
Noxzema Medicated Skin Cream Ad Promises Clearer Skin
An old advertisement urges women to try Noxzema Medicated Skin Cream for 10 days. It credits nurses with discovery and touts grease free formula that softens dry skin and heals blemishes with prices 35, 50 cents and 1 dollar at drug counters.
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Aol
Teem Globe News
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America
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Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of
East 10Th Sr
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce
Oe Beane
Industrial Co
Ccee Ce
Roedoedes
Idee Revier
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Financial Industrial Fund
NEW York Stock Exchange
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Armour & Co
At& SF
Bala
Baldwin Loco Aviation Corp
Aee
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steelee
Bordeneeteeee
Briggs Migerenee Ween
Eee
Weae
Chrysler Oy
Consol Ou
del Setae
Deere & Co
Dome Mines
General
General Motors
Gillette
Razor Tee
Greyhound
Harvester
Tel & Te
Kennecott Copper Eee
Long-Bell Lumber
Gulf Otis Ween
Glenn L. Martin Ee
Ohicou “Ee Packard
Tenes
Amer Airways
Pa Penn Ramount
Phillips Ee Aa
Plymouth Oillis Pure Oil Eee
Radio Corp
Tae Aes
Republic Steel Aes
Remington Randsbeeee
St. Joseph Lead Teehee
Shell Union
Socony Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Calif
Ind Treweeee
Studebaker
See
Phenee Eee
Swift & Co
Texas Car Teeters
Tex Gulf
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Union Carbide
George William Reynolds
Air Corps
South
Buchanan Street
War Department
Red Navy
Frigidaire
Delco Products
Enochs- Kinney Co
Philco - Roper
MTL
Cit Venera
Cearance
Pole Sf
Cmark Suns
Ourern
Western Auto Stores
Duane
Robert Fulton
New York
Domei
Tokyo
Hanoi
Haiphong
Indo-China
Office of War Information
Weil Globe-News
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