Nazis Send More Troops Into Italy
German prisoners report Hitler orders reinforcement to hold the Reno River line in the Adriatic sector as Nazi forces released from Norway enter Italy. Patrol clashes near the Senio reveal dwindling manpower and Todt workers among retreating troops. Snow and icy roads slow action across the Fifth and Sixth Army fronts with intensified air strikes on northern Italy.
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Italy
Hitler
Reno
Adriatic
Valli di Comacchio
San Alberto
Senio
Todt Organization
Great Estates Split Up By Lublin Government
The provisional government reports it has broken up large Polish estates into small peasant owned farms in the liberated area and begun similar plans for East Prussia Pomerania and Silesia Production Minister Hilari Mino outlined plans for areas between the Bug and Vistula and for north eastern Germany The move aligns with postwar territorial expectations and compensation for Russia's demands in eastern Poland.
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Lublin
Poland
U.P
East Prussia
Pomerania
Silesia
Hilari Mino
Bug
Vistula
Germany
Russia
Diplomatic Activity Reported at the Vatican
London dispatches say Morocco radio carried unconfirmed Swiss rumors that Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York was given a significant mission by Pope Pius XII related to future peace talks. Reports noted great activity in Rome and suggested a temporary papal secretary of state role, which a Vatican official denied.
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London
Morocco
Radio Today
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Pius XII
Rome
Vatican
Spellman
War Secretary Announces Relieved Officers Named None Public
Secretary of War Stimson said several field commanders have been relieved for failing to meet their assignments. He refused to name the officers, noting that such reassignment is done without public announcement to protect efficiency of loyal personnel.
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Washington
Stimson
Japs Swim Out To Stop Our Invasion Armada
Japanese swimmers and small explosive boats attacked ships near Lingayen Gulf as American invasion forces assembled off Luzon. The surprise action occurred early Wednesday, as Japanese crews attempted to harass the fleet under Admiral Kinkaid.
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Admiral Kinkaid
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Senate Leaders Exchange Views With Roosevelt
A bipartisan Senate Foreign Relations delegation spent an hour and a half with President Roosevelt to discuss international problems ahead of the upcoming Big Three conference. The meeting in Washington highlighted unity on foreign policy goals and possible approaches to wartime coordination.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
British General Killed on US Warship in Pacific Attack
London Jan 11 The War Office said British Lt General Sir Herbert Lumsden was killed by enemy air action Jan 6 while on the bridge of a United States warship in the Pacific.
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London
War Office
Sir Herbert Lumsden
United States
Pacific
Set Date for Retrial of Charlie Chaplin
Superior Judge Samuel R. Blake set May 2 for the retrial of Joan Barry's paternity suit against comedian Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood.
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Charlie Chaplin
Hollywood
U.P
Samuel R. Blake
Joan Barry
Chinese seize Loiwing airfield on China Burma border
Chinese forces occupy Loiwing airfield on the China Burma border, gaining a valuable advance base, according to a communique released today from Chungking.
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Chungking
Burma
New Discharge Buttons Sought by War Chief
Secretary of War Stimson indicated at a news conference that a redesign of veterans discharge buttons is under consideration. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested a more colorful lapel insignia than the current gold design and has sent design ideas to the War Department.
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Washington
Stimson
Franklin D. Roose- Veit
Exservicemen
War Department
Free Spanish Cortes Open in Mexico City
Exiled members of the Spanish Republican Cortes met in Mexico City to organize a government in exile and restore the republic. About seventy five deputies and one thousand spectators filled the Club France ball room for the session led by Diego Martinez Barrio. The gathering honored the republic’s struggle against Franco and heard a speech by Fernando De Los Rios, the last ambassador to Washington.
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Mexico City
Republican Cortes
Club
France
Diego Martinez Barrio
Cortes
Figueras
Spain
Juan Negrin
Republic
Generalissimo Franco
Fernando de Los Rios
Washington
New York
Ardennes battle nears climax as German forces clash near Strasbourg
American Seventh Army holds the Strasbourg bridgehead with the German push pressing from the north and south. German units drive through the Rhine Rhone canal defenses and mass near Colmar as 20 tanks and 4000 infantry surge toward the Alsace capital.
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Ardennes
France
Strasbourg
Alsace
Seventh Army
First Army
Rhine- Rhone Canal
Colmar
Rhine
Convicts Petition Missouri Penitentiary Chef
Nearly 1,500 convicts petition Orel Wood to remain as chef at the Missouri penitentiary praising meals served hot and appetizing during his three years as prison steward. Wood says he seeks a job free of politics and admits he is touched by the petition.
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Jefferson City
Orel Wood
Missouri Penitentiary
Wood
Montana Hostman Aids Stranger In Uncertain Home Visit
Miles City Montana Jan 11 Reverend Harry E Chappell kept his dignity as he woke to a strange man asleep on the dining room table He checked the scene then guided the visitor out after helping him on with overshoes authorities called the incident a mistaken entry and a neighborly mishap
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Miles City
Mont
Harry E. Chappell
Cigarette Shortage Cuts Long Beach Fire Incidents
Long Beach California fire chief A C Duree credits a cigarette shortage with reducing fires caused by smokers. Fires fell from 216 in the last six months of 1943 to 122 in the same period of 1944.
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Long Beach
Calif
A. C. Duree
Tall height does not exempt from taxes
The Kansas City Star notes a reader asked if anyone over six feet tall avoids taxes. The answer remains no. height does not grant tax exemption and taxpayers must meet legal obligations regardless of stature.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Market summary and livestock prices across Chicago and Kansas City
Markets at 1 PM show Dow Jones higher with mixed Merrill Lynch stock figures. Chicago hogs steady to 19c lower with 190 lb plus at 14.75 ceiling, cattle mostly weak to 15c lower, top steer price 16.25, lambs steady to firm at 15.50 15.60, western sheep few changes. Kansas City reports largely steady cattle and hogs with steer ranges 13.25 to 15.15, hogs 14.50 to 14.70, lambs trading above 7.25 to 7.50 in places.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
ORAM
Chicago
WFA
Kansas City
U.P
York Stock Exchange
M. Prey Close
Armour & Co
Eeerneerers
Aviation Corp
Eecorree
Baldwin Loco
Cocee
Bendix Aviation
Steerer Eree
Bethlehem
Borden
Braniff
Burroughs
Chrysler
Reeses
Sinclair Oil
Motors
Curtis Wright
Deer & Co Ce
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Lockheed Ter
Long-Bell Lumber
Gienn L Martin
Gulf Oils
Montgomery Wardry
Nash Kelvinator
Nat Bisc
Wey
Radio Corp
Remington Rand
Rep Steel
St Jo
Sears
Shamrock Oil & Gas
Shell Union Oil N
Socony Vacores
Etar
Studebaker Er
Swift & Co Peatrereaigdia Enpwrr
Texas Corp Pe
Tex Galeine Tidewaters
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
US Steel Stereo Reese
Wilson & Co
White Motors
Warner Bros
Western Union
Woolworth
Zenith
Globe-News
Agricultural Council Hears Group Reports
Southern Great Plains Agricultural Council opens day two with committee reports ahead of the afternoon session. Experimental results in stubble mulch tillage show straw residues protecting soil from erosion and moisture loss. R. I. Throckmorton leads, with committees detailing grass crop rotations and grass seed production. Harley Daniel and B. T. Shaw oversee projects.
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Southern Great Plains Agricultural Council
Great Plains
R. I. Throckmorton
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Harley Daniel
Guthrie
Okla
B. T. Shaw
Beltsville
Escaped Halians Still At Large After Hereford Break
Three Italian officers Capt Alesandro Brighenti Capt Leo Mesina and First Lt Attone Sponza remain at large after escaping Monday night from Hereford Internment Camp. Brighenti has escaped four times in America, speaking little English.
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Hereford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alesandro Brighenti
America
Leo Mesina
Attone Sponza
Brighenti
Merchants Warned on Cashing Juvenile Checks
Amarillo merchants were urged to require identification before cashing checks from juveniles. Two youths faced County Judge E. O. Northcutt on forgery charges as juvenile forgers rise in number.
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Amarillo
E. O. Northcutt
Grand Jury Adjourns Without Indictments
Potter County grand jury adjourned last night with no indictments returned. The panel will reconvene next Thursday with expectation of several indictments, and a new grand jury will be sworn January 27 as the 47th District Court term begins.
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Potter County
47Th District Court
Aged Negroes Fined On Gaming Charge
Justice of the Peace C. W. Carder fined six aged negro men for gaming after officers raided a home. The men, aged 45 to 65, were lined up this morning and fined 14 dollars each for a friendly game of chance.
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Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Sheriff's Department
War notes praise on distillers’ wartime role
A wartime exchange highlights the vast scope of the conflict and the crucial contribution of beverage distillers to victory, suggesting future books will reveal many overlooked factors in the war effort. A high government official underscores this industry’s significant wartime impact.
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Fred
Potter County Red Cross Proud Record Highlighted
The Potter County Chapter in Amarillo reports an outstanding 1944 record across several Red Cross activities. A Monday night annual meeting at the Auditorium USC will feature exhibits and music from Amarillo Army Air Field, with all members invited to attend. Byron Singleton praises local support fueling the chapter’s achievements.
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Potter County
Red Cross
Amarillo
USC
Amarillo Army Air Field
Byron Singleton
War Fund
Edwards returned on car theft charge in Amarillo case
Thomas W. Edwards was returned to Amarillo from Pittsburgh where he was arrested driving a stolen car. He faces theft over $50 charges and the case goes before the grand jury next week. The owner learned of the theft after Pittsburgh officers notified the sheriff.
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Thomas W. Edwards
Amarillo
Pittsburgh
Sheriff's Department
Return to Graham After Three Weeks Visit
Mr and Mrs Ben Farris of Graham return home after a three weeks visit with Mrs Farriss parents Mr and Mrs Mel Armstrong. Mr Armstrong, manager of the county farm, had been ill but is now able about his work.
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Ben Farris
Graham
Land in Jail All Because Of Italians
Two men from near Olton were jailed in Castro County at Dimmitt after a roadblock led to a search. Ranger Dudley White and an army officer suspected fugitives from Hereford Internment Camp and found 10 cases of liquor in the car, not Italians. The pair face charges of transporting liquor in a dry area without a permit.
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Castro County
Dimmitt
Hereford
Olton
Dudley White
Amarillo
Ranger White
Daniel W. Lowe
Mr. Lowe
Rites Arranged for Mrs. J. W. Stewart
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Lahey Stewart wife of John W. Stewart will be held at 4 o clock tomorrow afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church Dr R Thomson to officiate Burial will be in Llano Cemetery She had lived in Amarillo for 17 years and was 58 years old The family home is at 2500 Harrison Street
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Margaret Lahey Stewart
John W. Stewart
First Presbyterian Church
R. Thomson
Llano
Stewart
Amarillo
Harrison Street
Brewster Services Set in Glendale for Railroad Official
Funeral arrangements were announced for T. P. Brewster who died in Gallup New Mexico. Brewster served as superintendent of telegraph for the Santa Fe Railway System since 1909. The sunspots definition, noting their vast scale, was also described.
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Brewster
T. P. Brewster
Gallup
N. M
Glendale
Cal
Santa Fe Railway System
Doan's Pills Relieve Sleepless Nights From Tired Kidneys
Doctors explain kidneys contain about 15 miles of tiny tubes that filter blood. When tired they cause night urination and backache plus fatigue. Doan's Pills have helped millions for over 40 years by flushing waste from the blood and easing discomfort.
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Doan
Haynes Talk Opens Knife and Fork Club Tonight
Williams Haynes, noted chemistry writer, speaks at 8 o'clock at the Amarillo Country Club on What Chemistry Will Do to Your Business and Your Home. He will outline recent chemical advances expected to reshape rubber, autos, plastics, fabrics, and medicines in American life.
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Williams Haynes
Amarillo Country Club
Haynes
Borger Man Merrill Risher Active in Amarillo Deals
Borger resident Tex Merrill Risher conducted business in Amarillo yesterday afternoon detailing local commercial activity in the region.
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Borger Tex Merrill Risher
Borger
Amarillo
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