U S Faces Vast Production Task In Wartime Strain
The wartime production crisis deepens as American workers must replace munitions and equipment for the Nazi offensive. Draft calls may rise as civilians endure shortages, while WPB officials warn of a long war and need to re equip the First Army under General Hodges. Officers note expansion plans for guns, shells, trucks, tires, and cotton duck tents amid uncertain frontline shortages.
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J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Eisenhower
West Wall
Courtney Hodges
First Army
Krug
Anderson
WPB
Europe
Brooks
D-La
Berlin
Congressional Party
Shafer
ReMid
Raid on Nagoya Aircraft Plants Reported by Tokyo
World War II dispatches describe a daylight raid on Nagoya by B29 bombers from Saipan, striking Hatsudoki and Mitsubishi plants for two and a half hours. Tokyo claimed heavy bomber losses, while U S fighters pressed operations from Mindoro and Leyte campaign updates reported 11 127 Japanese dead in seven days as Allied ground forces advance in the Ormoc Valley and toward Leyte’s northwest.
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Nagoya
Japan
U. S
Philippines
Mindoro
Mai
Leyte Island
Tith
Ormoc Valley
MacArthur
Leyte
Tokyo
Digpatenes
Saupan
Hatsudoki
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Hat Fudoki
War Department
Smbout
Mukden
Manchuria
Manila Two Island
Saipan
Hochth
Chinatown
Ti Chow
U.S
Two Ohioans Named On RAF Tabulation
Washington report notes two Ohio pilots on the Army Air Forces list of 34 pilots credited with shooting down multiple enemy planes. Capt Don Gentile of Piqua, formerly with the Eighth Air Force, now at Wright Field near Dayton, has 23 victories. Capt John Woll of Goshen, with the 35th Air Force in Italy, tallyes 21 victories.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Don
Gentile
Piqua
Eighth AF
Wright Field
Dayton
John
Woll
Goshen
35Th AF
Italy
Kidnap Slayer Sentenced to Life in Prison
Albert Krinbring age 29 was given life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of 18 month old Paulette Weissburg. A three judge panel led by Judge Joy Seth Hurd convicted him after he waived trial by jury and await transfer to the state penitentiary in county jail.
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Cleveland
Albert Krinbring
Paulette Weissburg
State Penitentiary
Joy Seth Hurd
Krinbring
Domestic Gin Ration Free in Ohio Dec 26
Liquor Director Don Fisher announced that domestic gin rationing will end in Ohio on December 26. He cited weak stock and many distillers planned to produce gin during the upcoming holiday period as a wartime measure.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ette de
Don Fisher
State Cleanup Of Cincinnati Bars Is Asked
Cincinnati safety director Gordon H. Scheres urged Don Fisher of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control to shut down cafes and taverns where gambling prostitution shootings cuttings and murders occur. He said 1 100 bars operating under 2 400 liquor permits are too many for Cincinnati and echoed Army out of bounds rules for civilians.
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Cincinnati
Gordon H. Scheres
Don Fisher
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Scherer
Mayors Organizing To Map Ohio Postwar Plan
Columbus report says eight Ohio city executives met to launch an Ohio conference of mayors and invite all mayors to join. They plan a definite legislative program on housing and veterans' rehabilitation to present to the legislature at a January meeting in Columbus.
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Ohio
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Colum
Ohio Conference of Mayors
Rhodes
Memorial Gift Honors Ann Clare Clare Boothe Luce
An anonymous $25,000 gift was announced by Stanford University in memory of Ann Clare, Clare Boothe Luce, the Connecticut congresswoman, after Brokaw, a Stanford attendee, was killed in an automobile accident. The university president Dr. Donald B. Tres sider acknowledged the tribute.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Ann Clare
Brokaw
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Stanford University
Donald B. ‘Tressider
Mise Brokaw
Stanford
Athey Dies At Hotel In Jackson
CIRCLEVILLE Lawrence Kenneth Athey aged 41 died Friday morning from a heart attack at the Gibson Hotel Tackoon in Jackson. He was a representative of the Heine Company. Survived by a brother Gerald Athey of Milwaukee and a Mrs Chester Cook of Mallet. Funeral services will be Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church Circleville with burial at Forest Cemetery Circleville.
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Circleville
Lawrence Kenneth Athey
Ted Sue Denly
Gibson
Tackoon
Tt. Heine Company
Tre Rived Bye Wie
Wonder Where U S V Bombs Are
American troops under Allied command wonder when their own weaponry will counter the German V bomb threat. Soldiers question why faster or smarter flying bombs are not yet deployed and argue that indiscriminate weapons should not deter effort or resolve in combat.
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Ninth Army
Adolf Hitler
Stars and Stripes
Aiston
GOP Expands to Full Time Basis in Party HQ
New York report details an all-day conference led by Herbert Brownell and GOP leaders. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey named as active titular head as they discuss a vigorous national organization, coordinated views, and continued opposition activities for the 22 million voters who supported the party in the presidential election.
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New York
Republican Party
GOP
Herbert Brownell
Publican
Senate
House
Thomas E. Dewey
National Organization
Congress
National Committee
Parkersburg Man Charged With Tire Blackmarketing
Carl B. Davis age 61 of Parkersburg faces two Ohio court complaints for megas trading auto tires. Police say he bought tires from three Negroes in Onit and sold them for 20 dollars, 15 dollars paid. In Rome, Generals Pentimili and Del Tetto were sentenced to 20 years for failing to defend Naples after Italy armistice.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Office of Price Administration
Ivestigator
Carl B. Davis
Parkersbur
Ohio
C. W. Hulbert
Davis
Onin
Jerals
Rome
Pentimaili
del Tetto
Convic
Naples
Reds Drive New Wedges In Slovakia
Moscow reports Soviet forces push deeper into Southern Slovakia with Malinovsky second Ukraine Army driving to within 14 miles of Losone and seizing 30 localities while Tolbukhin linked advances threaten Budapest from the west. German alarm rises over Danube pressure as 100000 Soviet troops sweep swathes southwest of Budapest toward the capital and Vienna. In Northern Hungary Malinovsky’s forces take 50 localities near Losone and prisoners swell to 42,734 in 42 days.
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Moscow
Slovakia
Budapest
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine Army
Losone
Ucenee
Rimaszom
M Mountains
Danube
Lake
Balaton
Feodor Tolbukhin
Third Ukraine
Svensfahervar
Red Army
Great Bend
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Szekesfehervar
Hungary
Malinovsky
Yankees Battle Winter as US First Army Holds Line
Soldiers of the 9th Regiment, 2nd Division, crouch in a snow filled trench under heavy German artillery. The image depicts the brunt of a German counter offensive as U S forces contend with harsh winter conditions and constant bombardment.
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U.S
First Army
Signal Corps
ELAS Troops Massing for New Struggle
ELAS troops estimated between 15 000 and 20 000 move toward Epirus as Zervas EDES reports say Albanian elements join the force threatening EDES territory. Evacuation of 3000 ELAS prisoners by sea cited, with 4000 captives total noted, while British troops mop up Piraeus and guard southern Athens amid light resistance.
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A. M. Scobie
Piraeus
Athens
Bartender Ki Cleveland C. Yerick Shot Dead in Cafe Prowler Incident
Joseph T. Yerick, 24, a bartender at an east side cafe, was shot and killed Thursday night when he and Patrolman William Diskowski surprised a prowler in living quarters above the cafe. The gunman escaped by leaping from the first floor roof.
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Cleveland
Joseph_T. Yerick
East Side
William Diskowski
Record Cold December Grips Ohio with Deep Freeze
A bitter cold wave set December lows across Ohio with Millport recording 17 below and Fredericktown at 20 below unofficially. Readings ranged from 14 below in Salem to well below elsewhere as the weather bureau warned of continued frigid conditions, especially in the north, while fog and smoke hindered transport.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Millport
Fredericktown
Mercury
Salem
Orth
Weather Bureau
Archbold
Washington
Warren
Payee
Akron
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Med
United States
Britain
Lening
Wright Aeronautical cuts Lockland plant force
The Wright Aeronautical Corporation's Lockland plant reduces workforce to meet production needs for 18 cylinder engines for the AAF B-29 Superfortress I and B-52 Dominator programs. Employment would drop a few thousand below 35,000, with peak seen in August for 14 cylinder engines used in B-25 bombers and Navy Hell divers. No official explanation given. large scale bomber output not expected to match swarms of earlier models.
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Sincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Leland
Ohio
AAF
Boston Ward Workers Defy CIO Strike Order
An official of Montgomery Ward Baltimore said a full complement of work reported for duty despite a CIO strike in sympathy with the Detroit walkout. Police and company officials reported no pickets at the Baltimore mail order house, which employs over 3,000 in the mail order operation.
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Baltimore
Montgomery Ward and Company
Stord
CIO
Detroit
Truman plans to take executive sideline jobs after VP start
Missouri senator Marty S Truman said he will not be called on for outside activities once he becomes vice president on January 2. He told friends before leaving Washington for a holiday in his home state that President Roosevelt and the administration had agreed to limit duties. His wife, Brightier, previously connected to Maj. Gen. Roc Brightier, will accompany him as preparations begin for the new role.
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Washington
Marty S.truman
Missouri
Renee
Roosevelt
Poston State Board
Columbus
Clappon
Brightier
Roc
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Board of Star Division
Save
Board of Comme
C. Went
A ‘Ogarde
FDR Defends Atlantic Charter Aims in News Conference
President Roosevelt defended the Atlantic Charter, saying its objectives remain valid since 1941 and are as important as historical documents. He clarified the charter was never a formal document, while noting some readers view its purposes as evolving yet still central to public thinking on a better world.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Omer
May Set New Date Left Execution For Collett Murders
Waban James W Collett has been sentenced to the February 1 execution date for the McCoy murders. The Clinton County farmer’s attorneys plan to take the case to the Supreme Court, likely delaying the date. The second district court of appeals recently rejected Collett’s appeal from a first degree murder conviction in the common pleas court.
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Waban
Jeames W. Collett
Triple McCoy
Clinton County
Supreme Court
Clara Bell Killed by Alto Vehicle in Van Wert
Clara Bell, age 55, was struck and killed by an automobile in Van Wert last night. Police identified the victim and are investigating the crash which halted traffic and prompted a temporary road closure.
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Alto van Wert
Clara Bell
Eisenhower Calls Drive Last Gamble on War Front
Allied leaders report renewed German counteroffensives in Belgium Luxembourg and France as Eisenhower orders a last gamble to halt the Nazi push. Field dispatches describe fighting near St Vith Luxembourg and Thionville with American armor holding key towns while German columns advance toward Bastogne and Wiltz amid heavy exchanges and limited allied counterattacks.
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United
St. Vith
France
Third Army
Thionville
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Alps
Ness
RAF
Rhine
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First Army
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Berlin
Hablemont
Belgium
Verbomont
Liege
Bastogne
Luxiembourg
Wiltz
Clervaux
Sein
Wilt
Fire destroys home killing three in Columbus
Geraldine Riemenschneider and two younger siblings died in a house fire in Columbus yesterday. Police said a bottle of gas exploded after being thrown at a heating stove, triggering the blaze as Geraldine, 9, and a 5 year old sister were inside. The fire left behind a tragic scene at their residence.
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Columbus
Geraldine Riemenschneider
Aiemen
Geraldine
Olice
Columbus Industrialist in Auto Mishap
Columbus industrialist Thomas A Scott 82 president of the Scott Viner Co. was killed yesterday in an auto crash near Columbus. W E Nicholay 38 vice president of the company was injured in the incident and hospitalized.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Scott
Scott Viner Co
Here
W. E. Nicholay
Coluumbus
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