Worst Winter Storm Hits Ohio and War Fronts Near Budapest
A chaotic wartime dispatch reports three American armies smashing Nazi defenses across the Roer, Saar, and Rhine regions while Soviet forces press toward Budapest. German lines crack under pressure as Allied offensives surge from Alsace to the Ruhr, with Strasbourg area air and ground actions mirrored by riverfront advances toward Colmar and Mannheim. The European theater emphasizes mounting casualties, river crossings, and rapid shifts in momentum as Allied forces expand gains on multiple fronts.
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Ene Eter
Germany
Roer River
Saar Basin
German Palatinate
Alexander M. Patch
Sairle
Alsace
Ieee Troope
Hgueman
Ritne Valley
Ludwigshafen
Havanhelea
Neu
George Patton
Third
Ater
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Saarasin
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Courtney
Atay
Everrest Bente
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Schicherode
Strane
Merode
Coiagann
Sinweier
Shea Senstin Chicogen
Perc Metentegecetat Sectats
Oeoriree
Strasbourg
Colmar
Rhine
Kembs
Roer
Duren
Hilieh
Erft
Cologne
Budapest
Navy rockets pledge unprecedented accuracy versus Nazis and Iao
Capt. Gerald D. Linke of the Bureau of Ordnance in New York says the Navy will use rockets to defeat Nazi and Iaos targets with reduced casualties and to pulverize enemy beach defenses in amphibious landings. The claim is accompanied by a U. S. Navy photo from NEA.
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Navy
Iaos
Gerald D. Linke
Bureau of Ordnance
New York
U. S. Navy
NEA
Selected GI s Get Real Christmas Gift Trip Home
A.V. S. Third Army Replacement Center in France awarded 30 day home leaves under the Three R program Rotation Recovery and Rehabilitation. Many veterans with Purple Hearts and decorations enjoyed showers haircuts double ration issues and clothing changes before their trip. Greek Vergitz of Steubenville Ohio describes learning he was going home after four years of waiting to see his mother and recounts wounds at Anger and the Moselle in Fifth Infantry Division action.
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A.V. S. Third Army Replacement Center
France
Christ
Vergitz
Steubenville
Germany
Ludweiler
Angere
Moselle
Greek Rebel Chiefs Said Ready To Sign Armistice
In Athens gunfire rattled through the capital as rebel leaders from EAM and ELAS were reported drawing up peace proposals. London sources said Churchill instructed the Mediterranean commander to end fighting quickly if possible. Casualties and losses rise on both sides as ELAS reportedly suffers about 4,500 killed, wounded, or captured. Delegates to the Ohio State Grange convention in Columbus heard pledges on postwar peace and farm issues amid the Greek crisis.
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EAM
ELAS
London
Daily Mail
Harold Alexandriu
Mediterranean
Greece
Churchill
Columbus
Cooper
Ohio State Grange
Joseph W
Fichter
George II
le 3Ter
Grange
Harry A. Caton
National Grange
John W. Bricker
Dayton Democrat weighs recount withdrawal in Ohio races
William J. Pickrel of Dayton contemplates withdrawing his recount bid for U S Senate after partial tabulation in Cuyahoga County found no fraud or major error. Schwartz, Pickrel's campaign aide, recommended withdrawal following meetings in Summit and Lucas counties.
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Cunveland
William J. Pickrel
Dayton
U.S
Summit
Lucas Counties
Ben Schwartz
Pichtel
Northern Ohio
Cuyahoga Y County
Eisenhower Bids to Boost Allied Cooperation
General Eisenhower ordered steps to improve Allied cooperation by replacing American Army menus with British signals, ending a minor food item clash as British troops received menus instead of coffee.
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Eisenhower
Record Aerial Blow Struck
London reports another Allied air strike aimed at German industry after a massive bombing raid. The British based Eighth Air Force fielded 1,600 bombers with BU escorts, targeting Magdeburg refinery zones and rail hubs at Frankfurt Hanau and Giessen.
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London
al Command
Britain
Magdeburg
Berlin
Eighth
Frankfurt
Hanau
Giessen
Germany
Allied Air
Ruhr
Rural leaders urge unity as Ohio House races loom
CHICAGO. President members from county groups advocate a united front to safeguard next election amid farming counts and peace concerns. O Neal and John Hayden back regional candidates. Talks reference national service and international trade, stressing orderly processes and firm stance if needed.
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Repunman Essbeas
Tod Owe of
Rage Sentatives
Thei Organizaional
O'Neal
Chicago
Guy D. Harley Dareward
American County
Sacksom’ E. Betts
Farm Bureau Federation
Hancock
I. Mooney
Hocking
Ot County
John Hayden
Clerk International Trade “Wwailamposts
Tate
United States
Medic Marvel Berlin Radio Reports Jap Civilians Evacuate
A wartime briefing notes an emergency near Louvigny France where Coote PVE of College Place Washington used a jackknife in a lifesaving throat surgery on a wounded G I amid mortar fire. The image from NEA photographer Charles Haacker accompanies the Allied report.
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Marvel
Berlin
Tokyo
Cal Coote
Duaneaman
College Place
Wash
Louvigny
France
G.I
Kinman
Man
Charles Haacker
NEA
Evacuation Underway as Tokyo Faces Raid Threat
Tokyo, capital of Japan, with 7,000,000 residents, is reported evacuating after raids by American bombers. Berlin Radio quoted Tokyo and noted many elderly, infirm, and children left behind as essential workers and civil defense forces remained. In the Philippines, American and Allied troops pressed the Leyte and Ormoc battles, annihilating the Japanese 26th Division and advancing through Ormoc corridor with captured supplies. The Chinese high command also reported success as Japanese forces retreated from Kweichow Province along the Kweichow–Kuangs Railway.
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Japan
Rome
Berlin
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Leste Island
Philippines
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77M
Orme
MacArthur
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Yamashitn Line
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Dee
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Kuvangs
Naval, as Support Urged in East by Fraser
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser of the British Pacific Fleet stated Britain should contribute mainly sea and air support in the Pacific war. He said sending troops would complicate supply and England favors navy support with air cover. Fraser noted the fleet would include battleships carriers and landing support gear.
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Mrbourne
Japan
Fraser
German soldier surrenders after stealing overcoat
A German trooper who stole an overcoat from a fellow trooper surrendered to American forces. Frontline troops joked about his first request after surrender, asking for an American overcoat in exchange for giving lip. The incident happened near Paris as the war progressed.
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Paris
Solier
Infants death case opens as Paterson trial proceeds
In Coshocton a jury panel of six men hears evidence in the Warren Patterson case. The 15-year-old is accused of dropping his infant son Larry Patterson into the Mohican River. Raymond, 7, survived the flood while Larry drowned.
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Warren Patterson
Larry Patterson
Binhy Larry
Raymond
Mohican River
Tast
Larry
German Air Activity on Italian Front Report
German air units returned to the Italian front as rain swollen rivers slowed Allied operations. Fifth Army areas were bombed and strafed while German artillery pressed along the west coast and central fronts. U S Fifth Air Force bombers targeted an oil refinery, an ordnance depot, and railway yards amid heavy air combat with about 1,900 sorties and 25 planes missing. Two enemy aircraft were destroyed.
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Fifth Army
Lamone
Eighth Army
Italy
Ph Pols
Ravenna
Faenza
U. S. 5Th Air Force
Vienna
Gra Hl
Explain Troop Proportions
The piece argues the United States commits more men and material to the eastern front due to population advantage and proximity. It notes 131 million Americans versus Britain around 46 million, and states Western Front as the main funnel. It adds Italy shows British dominance and Churchill’s influence, while the Pacific theater leans American.
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Wass
U. S
Britain
Italy
Churchill
Pacific
November disaster leaves 1,311 dead many women and children
In November a German catastrophe claimed 1,311 lives including numerous women and children, with the deadliest toll reported in the United area as rescuers scrambled for survivors.
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United
Womer Nd
Major Bong Receives Congressional Medal at Leyte
General MacArthur pinned the Congressional Medal of Honor on Maj. Richard J. Bong of Poplar Wis at an American airbase on Leyte. The 24 year old fighter ace has 38 enemy planes destroyed. Rations unchanged as fuel oil limits hold at 10 gallons. Stetinius to outline political and economic plans for the department at hearings.
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Cleyte
Maj
Richard J. Bong
Poplar
Wis
General MacArthur
Mac Arthur
Bons
Hershey Signals Higher Draft Calls and Demobilization Concerns
General Hershey outlined a potential 10 to 20 percent rise in draft calls as deferments shift amid wartime needs. He warned boards to expect changes in exemptions and emphasized the urgency of aligning production with manpower. Hershey also discussed demobilization risks and veteran reintegration in a cautious, forward‑looking briefing.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
General Hershey
Hershey
Cuyahogs
Greater
Cleveland
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