Fighter Pilots Flush Germans From Hiding Front in Belgium
Ninth Air Force pilots First Lt. Robert W. Snell and First Lt. Warren B Crohen describe strafing and burning haystacks where German gunners hid near two 106 field guns. They watched Nazis race from hay to road and perish in bursts. other U.S. pilots targeted a jeep and trucks, driving Germans into buildings.
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9Th Air Force
Belgium
U.P
Ninth Air Force
Robert W. Snell
Cleburne
Tex
Warren 8
Cronen
Zion, al
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Bedford R. Underwood
Mineola
Arthur B. Staples
Owensboro
Winter Weather Outlook and Local Humdrum Notes
A dated column discusses a mild snow flurry fading by tomorrow with highs near 40 to 45. It critiques Read er's Digest Russia coverage, notes wartime reports, and reflects on Christmas tie overstock and local anecdotes including a purse loss and a ranch job Wanted notice.
Hair talk and war update from Bastogne and beyond
A local banker voices odd beliefs about hair and loan repayment while war reports from Bastogne describe an American relief column breaking the siege, advancing north into the Belgian Luxembourg border and widening a Nazi flank. Allied forces reported heavy fighting and German sorties near Beauraing Rochefort and St Hubert as the Meuse threat persisted.
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Amarillo
Texas
Bastogne
S<togne
Richards
Great Salient
Three Hurt in Falls on Ice in Amarillo
Amid icy streets in Amarillo three people were seriously injured by falls over the past three days. Clara Nelson admitted to Northwest Texas Hospital with a wrist fracture. E. V. McAdoo, at the Ross Hotel, was treated for a broken leg after a fall in front of the post office. A third woman, unnamed, fell on her doorstep and was released after minor injuries. St. Anthony's Hospital reported no recent fall injuries.
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Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Clara Nelson
South Fillmore
E. V. McAdoo
Ross Hotel
Northwest Texas
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lawmaker accuses Vinson Bowles of Christmas ration swindle
Representative Anderson of Minnesota charged Fred Vinson and Chester Bowles with a Christmas ration policy that cancelled unused red and blue stamps. He said the move cheated thrifty American housewives and bypassed the War Food Administration despite record agricultural production. He warned of renewed rationing policies after the election.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fred Vinson
Representative Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
Vinson
OPA
Chester Bowles
Republican
Congressional Food Study Committee
War Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Found white gold wristwatch turned in at Globe News
A white gold wristwatch was found and turned in to the Globe News office upstairs for owner identification. A reader seeks light housework from a woman of any race mornings 9 to 11, call 6524.
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Stalin
White
Russia
Globe News
Rumbling From Austin as Legislature Opens Session
The Texas Legislature meets January 9 with a steady undertone of debate. Topics likely include University of Texas funding, old-age pensions, a potential tax reform mix, and a proposed right to work amendment. Speaker selections look settled with Rep. Claud Gilmer favored. wartime and national headlines may keep legislative action modest.
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Texas
Austin
University of Texas
Committee On Appropriations
Claud Gilmer
Kerrville
W. Lee O'Daniel
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Washington
Albania's Extensive Highway Network and Area
Albania covers 10 629 square miles with 1 759 miles of highways. The figures indicate the scale of road infrastructure relative to the nation's size.
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Albania
Joan Berry's Charge Is Impossible Says Doctors
In Los Angeles a jury heard two doctors test that blood tests show Charlie Chaplin could not be the father of Joan Berry's baby. A third physician, Dr Veda Andrews, was ill and the trial postponed to tomorrow when she may testify.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Roy W. Hammack
Newton Evans
Miss Berry
Chaplin
Veda Andrews
Andrews
Eisenhower Should Delegate Some Duties, Says Brownrigg
Sir Doug las Brownrigg, retired lieutenant general and former adjutant general to the British Expeditionary Force, urges Eisenhower to share responsibilities in directing land fighting. He notes Eisenhower is the ideal supreme commander but cannot carry the heavy load alone. The piece also mentions New York State's first state game farm established in 1908 at Sherburne.
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London
Douglas Brownrigg
Eisenhower
Brownrigg
France
London Evening News
New York State
Sherburne
Chenango County
United States
Fight Hi Jacking of Supplies in France
War Department reports steps to stop hi jacking and pilfering of military supplies in France. Security forces and military police were increased to ensure shipments reach destinations. Paris dispatches note wide diversion at times threatening operations. Convictions of soldiers for theft and sale to black markets rise, with sentences up to life imprisonment.
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Washington
France
War Department
Paris
Gallup Poll Founder Revises 1944 Roosevelt Lead
Dr. George C. Gallup testified before the House committee that early campaign samplings showed Roosevelt ahead 53 to 47 against Dewey, with a two percent discount later removed as votes surged. He cited migrant workers and CIO PAC influence as factors in under predicting Roosevelt's share in key states.
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George C. Gallup
Roosevelt
Gallup
Thomas E. Dewey
House Campaign Investigating Committee
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Anderson
New Mexico
PACC
CIO Political Action Committee
Too Early To Place Blame For German Breakthrough
Secretary of War Stimson said it is too early to judge who should be censored for the German breakthrough on the Western Front. He noted German use of weather, long darkness, wooded terrain, and strong staff work to exploit a secret concentration against Allied lines.
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Washington
Stimson
BC Pain Relief Ad Claims Quick Action
An advertisement notes BC formula relieves headaches and neuralgic pains quickly. It also mentions muscle aches and functional periodic pains, acting as a sedative for nervousness. Available in 10c and 25c sizes with directions to consult a physician if pains persist.
Navy man aboard destroyer USS Cooper reported missing
Mrs Rummerfield learns her husband aboard the destroyer USS Cooper may have been involved in a sinking off Ormoc Bay Leyte. She says he is safe but has lost his possessions. He enlisted Sept 1 1943 after a career as an insurance salesman.
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W. R. Rummerfield
Fillmore
Cooper
Ormoc
Leyte
Rummerfield
Lt James Tower Faces Germans with Grenades and Rifle
U S Seventh Army dispatch describes Lt James Tower from Grand Island New York, 6 foot 2 and 190 pounds, hurling grenades into a machine gun nest before 34 Germans surrendered from a hidden culvert. He led the group down the road as an officer warned him they had no magazine in his carbine.
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Seventh Army
James Tower
Grand Island
N. Y
Tower
Hail GI Joes of Bastogne as Greatest War Heroes
The Evening News editorial hails the GI Joes of Bastogne as equals of Britain's Red Devils of Arnhem and among the war's greatest heroes. It praises All America for honoring Arnhem, and All Britain for honoring Bastogne.
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Bastogne
London
The
Evening News Today
Britain
Red Devils
Arnhem
All America
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