New Britain Drive Slowed by Stubborn Japanese Defense
Allied reports show Japanese forces rallying to defend strategic territories in the Southwest Pacific. American troops meet stiff opposition at two New Britain invasion points while Australians slow along the New Guinea north coast. Air battles see Nipponese interceptors repelled as General staff notes Japan’s growing strength. Marine and Army actions inland from Cape Gloucester progress amid heavy jungle fighting and ongoing patrols on the Arawe Front.
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Pacific
New Britain
New Guinea
Warren J. Clear
Army General Staff
Japan
Los Angeles
MacArthur
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
Big Island
Silimati Point
Dallman River
Finschhafen
Saidor
Italian Port Is Battered by 15th Air Force Bombing at Pola
In Italy the 15th Air Force bombed Pola harbor on the Istrian Peninsula destroying docks and nearby factories. Fortresses from Italian bases dropped bombs on the harbor area as submarin pens may have been damaged. Lt. Jones said the raid produced heavy explosions and light flak. Pola is a critical Yugoslav supply port for German forces.
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15Th Air Force
Italy
Pola
Istrian
Balkans
Jerry
Joseph A. Jones
Colorado Springs
Colo
Markets and Livestock Prices Across Chicago and Kansas City
Jan 10 reports show Merrill Lynch Dow Jones figures and Merrill fund data, with Chicago livestock prices: hogs 200-300 lb steady at 13.75, other weights weaker, sows down 15-25c, cattle and calves mixed with steers and yearlings steady to down, vealers down 15, western lambs rising, ewes firm. Kansas City livestock: hogs 200+ lb 13.50, under 200 and sows weaker, cattle steady to strong, best steer prices 14.65, fed heifers around 13.00, cows around 11.00. Sheep with steady to strong trading, lambs around 14.50 to 15.00 for fed types.
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Chicago
Jan
Kansas City
UCSDA
Two Accident Victims, Funeral Held for Helen Pope
The article notes Patsy Jane Pope and Wanda, both injured in a traffic crash on Grand Street at Nueces, are recovering at St. Anthony's Hospital. Helen Ruth Pope, 11, daughter of Floyd and Mrs. Pope of Nueces Street, died in the same accident, the first fatality of 1944. Funeral services were held today. Also mentioned: W M Baker elected president of Helium City Camera Club. club prints on display at Phillips Drug. Appleton layer temperature estimate ~1600 degrees Fahrenheit per physicists.
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Patsy Jane Pope
Helen Ruth Pope
St. Anthony's Hospital
Wanda
Concho Street
Floyd H. Pope
Nueces Street
Grand Street
Nueces
W. M. Baker
Helium City Camera Club
H. A. Burton
Phillips Drug
West Sixth Avenue
Sober War End Celebration Urged By Local Leader
Pollard of Monroe Calculating Company and a Legion leader urged a sober response to victory news. He proposed pre arranged church openings, bells, prayers, and songs of thanksgiving, with liquor stores closed at least 36 hours and a nationwide shift to reverent observance.
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Pollard
R. Thomsen
Queston
Rotary
Thomson
Roy Pollard
Monroe Calculating Company
Sianson Post No. 54
Americanegion
Legion
Appointment Ph 7723 106 W 7th St
A notice listing an appointment at phone line 7723 and address 106 W 7th Street. The reader is advised to contact the listed location for verification and scheduling details.
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W. 7Th St
Buried Butter and Aging Traditions in Europe and Isles
The fragment describes butter buried for seven years as a rare treat among early Scotch and Irish peoples. It notes European practices of obtaining an essence from tomato and grape seeds, and mentions peat bog storage in Scotland and Ireland in the late 18th century to age and flavor butter.
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Europe
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Morris Landsberg
Associated Press
By Lynn Meinzerling
Triest
Fiume
Yugoslavia
Ethiopia
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Financial Industrial Fund
Chicago Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
NEW York Stock Exchange
Armour & Co
Baldwin Loco
Studebaker
Swift & Co
Texas Car
Tex Gulf
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Geff Wm
Entley Bookkeeping Accounting
Taylor Southwestern Inv
Germany
J. M. Hyden
of Optometry
Texaco Products
6Th & Georgia
Voring
Globe-News
Amarillo
Bell
Bell Tailors, Inc
Polk St
Whyyaprigesigoiuk
Ares
Life Insuran
O.pa
Life Insurance Companies of
America
Life Insurance Companies OF America
East 42Nd Street
New York
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