Induction Rules Tighten For Deferred Workers
Washington dispatch reports a new Selective Service order forcing five million men aged 18 to 37 with occupational deferments to induction if they quit essential work without board approval. The policy lowers Army physical standards for these inductees and redirects quotas to include men who left jobs, ensuring readiness for wartime needs.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Roosevelt declares active US role in European affairs
President Roosevelt outlined a proactive US stance in Europe, pledging to reinforce Atlantic Charter principles. He urged Congress and the public to unite against totalitarianism, stressing the need for liberated nations to freely choose their governments and warning against perfectionism in postwar settlements. He noted tensions over Poland and Greece and emphasized obligations to exiled governments and allies.
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Roosevelt
United States
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Stalin
American Congress
Poland
Russia
Greece
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Germany
London
Lublin
President Roosevelt's 1945 State of the Union Outline
Roosevelt outlines wartime goals for 1945 including continued European action until Nazi defeat, renewed Pacific battles against Japan, mobilization of human resources, and universal military training. He urges selective service expansion for nurses, private enterprise postwar jobs, tax reforms, and world peace through United Nations cooperation. He envisions 1945 as critical to ending Nazi Fascism and imperial Japan and beginning global peace.
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Europe
Japan
Organization of World Peace
A B Dic Mimeograph Supplies Ad
Local ad notes mimeograph supplies from A B Dic and listing Russell Stationery Co. Morris Insurance is also promoted with the contact Dial 4414.
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Russell Stationery Co
Morris, Insurance
Dial
US Armor Near German Lifeline In Belgian Bulge Fight
American forces under Montgomery pressed the northern flank of the German bulge capturing Fraiture within a half mile of a key supply route and advancing near Staveiot. British units pushed between Marche and Hotton while German tanks held ground near Bure. The Seventh Army pressed gains across the Salm River and the Bastogne area as U S Third Army armored divisions renewed pressure near Fraiture and Devantave.
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St. Lo
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Sure
Goesdorf
Dahl
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Wiltz
France
Seventh Army
Wingen
Bitche
OPA Tries to Penalize Bellone Over Gas Ration Tickets
New Orleans report says OPA agents failed to penalize Victor Bellone convicted of speeding as he claims no A book and disputes fuel rules. The war story also notes U S forces on Ulithi and nearby islands with carrier air actions against Formosa and Okinawa in early January.
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Red Cross Meet Set for Potter County January 15
Potter County chapter of the American Red Cross schedules its annual meeting for Monday night January 15 at the Auditorium USC. The event promises record attendance with an entertainment program and Red Cross exhibits. Byron Singleton urges all members and donors to attend and learn how the chapter is run and what it has accomplished. The session begins at 8 o'clock.
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American Red Cross
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Red Cross
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Mr. Singleton
Luzon
Mindoro
Manila
Halmahera
Ceram
Germany Drafts Essential Industry Workers in Belarus Battle
Paris dispatch reports Germany does not grant draft deferments for essential industry workers. A Belgain Bulge battlefield report notes German prisoners said they worked as aircraft inspectors in Messerschmitt plants just weeks earlier.
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Germany
Paris
Belgian Bulge
Messerschmitt
Firefighters Douse Grass Fire on Front Street
Firemen at Central Fire Station extinguished a grass blaze at 2400 Front Street yesterday at 1 43 PM. The quick response prevented spread and damage to nearby property.
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Central Fire Station
Front Street
Industrial Meet Opens on Jan. 24
The first Panhandle Industrial Conference to be held at the Herring Hotel January 24 and 25 will showcase future Panhandle industries and crops. Hale and Floyd counties will display sugar and alfalfa dehydration industries. Sponsored by Globe-News the previews are open to the public free of charge. Johns Manville insulation at Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Herring Hotel
Hale
Floyd Counties
Globe-News
Texans Buy Record War Bonds Totaling 1.822 Billion in 1944
Texas War Finance Committee chairman Nathan Adams announced that Texans purchased war bonds totaling 1 822 138 931 dollars in 1944, excluding banking institutions. The report comes from Dallas dated January 6.
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Dallas
U.P
Nathan Adams
Texas War Finance Committee
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Southwest Regions
The section reports Sunday and Monday partly cloudy with little temperature change across West Texas and New Mexico. It notes cooler conditions in Bend country and Del Rio Eagle Pass area with partly cloudy skies and slight warmth, plus a range of highs and lows with sunrise at 8 56 and sunset at 6 51.
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Texas
Bio Bend
del Rio-Eagle Pasg
New Mexico
PNET
Ceieel
Siete Ined
LSA
Vest
Air raids intensify as Luzon targets spread
Allied operations claim destruction of a locomotive and 100 freight cars, plus three bridges. Liberators bomb Palawan air drome with 93 tons of bombs. Luzon campaign grows with Mindoro aim and reports of American transport and carrier groups in Philippine waters.
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Mindoro Island
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