Leyte Defeat Seen as Worst in Japanese Army History
An American officer predicts February trials will reveal more about the U S service members charged in the French black market for cigars gasoline and military supplies. He cites tanks without fuel and drivers ambushed on roads as part of the illicit network. About 184 U S personnel await hearings in the new trial series opening in early February.
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Paris
U. S
Newgrit
Shieles
Dri
MacArthur declares Leyte battle a crushing Japanese defeat
General Douglas MacArthur reports the Leyte Island campaign as the greatest defeat for Japan in military history. He cites 113,221 Japanese casualties, 27 ships sunk, and 11,217 American losses as U.S. forces seal the Pinoy victory with multiple amphibious landings and rapid advances. Emperor Hirohito acknowledges a worsening war while vowing continued resistance.
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Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Hirohito
Nippon
Leyte
MacArthur
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tith
Palompon
Tth
Puerto Bella
San Isidro
Father of Six Shot to Death in Christmas Dinner Quarrel
In Columbus Georgia a Christmas dinner quarrel ended with Joseph E Mayo aged 42 being shot four times before witnesses including his wife and six children. Rev S W Noles 55 year old preacher and father in law is held on murder charges after Mayo's death. Mayo had been living apart from his family. Noles had gone to Laurel to collect his daughter.
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Columbus
Joseph E. Mayo
S. W. Noles
C. JH. Jones
Mayo
Jones
Mayos
Rev
Noles
Laurelhhree
Daugher
Maya
Establish Fund for New Foods Research
The Brewing Corp of America announced a $250,000 fund to research and discover new products from spent brewers yeast. Corporation president James A. Johannon said a special foods division would be established under Carlings, Inc., the local subsidiary, to study the fund's development.
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Cleveland
The
Brewing Corp. of America
James A. Johannon
Carlings, Inc
Robin Hood Theft Victim Commits Death
New York reports Oscar Topper age 57 owner of Gropper Inc died by his own hand at a ninth floor hotel. Police say he left notes to his wife and attorney stating thefts have ruined me while a secretary Madeline Dunnian aged 22 faces grand larceny charges after being accused of robbing from 33000 to 40000 and is in custody.
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New York
Oscar
Churchill Calls Parley of Rival Leaders in Athens
In Athens Prime Minister Churchill urged a conference to end three weeks of bloody civil strife. He arrived with Anthony Eden as ELAS and government forces clash, with Greek Premier George Papandreou and Allied leaders coordinating safe conduct for ELAS representatives.
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Churchill
Athens
Greece
Anthony Eden
ELAS
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harald MacMillan
George Papandreou
United Nations
Damaskinos
Broader Food Rationing Plan Is Announced
Washington tightens and broadens food rationing as butter rises to 24 points a pound and most meats will require points. Red and blue stamps valid before Dec 1 are cancelled while sugar stamps and canning certificates are affected. The plan cites declining meat supplies and low butter and canned fruit stocks as the reason. Representative Jenkins vows to revive the Republican food study committee to push for coordinated price and distribution authority.
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Washington
OPA
Jenkins
Ohio
Republican Food Study Committee
Temperatures Falling Again Across Ohio This Christmas
The Associated Press reports near zero temperatures returning to Ohio after a foggy rainy Christmas. Heavy snowfall followed rain and ice, with Toledo logging eight inches in 24 hours and Cleveland four inches. Officials warned drivers to exercise extreme caution as highway conditions worsened and 13 violent deaths were recorded during the Christmas week.
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Associated Press
Ohio
U.S. Weather Bureau
Toledo
Cleveland
Allied Invasion Urged as Norway Quickens War Efforts
London reports Norway's prime minister Nygaardsvold urged the Allies to mount an immediate westward invasion of Norway. He appealed to Norwegians to hinder German forces by sinking transports and sabotaging lines, warning German soldiers fleeing south will prolong the war.
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London
Johan Nygaardsvold
Norway
Nygaardsvold
War Worker Denies Bus Driver Slaying
Karl Beck 47 pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the slaying of Bernie Beel 44 found on a bank road. Beck, arrested in Cleveland where he had been working in a war plant, was held for grand jury action.
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Lebanon
Karl Beck
Tina Dayr
Bernie Beel
Beck
Cleveland
Beet
Japanese Planes Bomb Saipan B-29 Base on Christmas Night
An Associated Press dispatch reports Japanese planes attacked the American B 29 base on Saipan on Christmas night causing fires and explosions at seven points. The attack is described as a significant raid with multiple conflagrations.
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Saipan
Enrin
Gold Star Mother's Third Son Returned
EAST LIVERPOOL Robert Mackall a private and son of Mrs Alda Mackall Newton is coming home after being reassigned from the European front His mother received word via telephone from Camp Atterbury Indiana that he would return home The note follows earlier tragedies in the family as his brothers were killed in North Africa and Normandy ANNOUNCE EXPIRATION DATE Gasoline ration coupons B 4 C 4 and fourth quarters expire December 31 per the OPA announcement.
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East Liverpool
Robert Mackall
Normany
Alda Mackall Newton
Robert
Atterburs
Ind
Washington
OPA
Cold weather eyed to curb rising river waters
Cold weather was expected to check the rising waters of the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers before flood stage. A steady rain atop heavy snow began a thaw, but rain turned to snow last night. Several creeks overflowed highways and some communities were isolated.
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Pittsburgh
Alleghen Monongahela
Ohio
Ton of Dynamite Found Near Athens Hotel
A ton of dynamite was discovered today under street car lines near the Grand Bretagne Hotel in Athens. The blast site was found by a British patrol near the former Senator Blair Lee of Maryland, who died last night. The report links the incident to a Greek government official matter as part of a broader wartime context.
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Athens
Deat
Washington
Grand Bretagne Hotel
U. S
Blair Lee
Land
Lee
Senate
Mother and Son Share First Christmas After 23 Years
In Los Angeles a mother and her son spent Christmas together for the first time after he learned she was his mother. James H. Fisher of Van Nuys had kept their bond hidden for 23 years while the son, Charles F. McGuire, 26, served as a Sea Bee petty officer and recovered from injuries in the Marshall Islands. The two reunited during a 72 hour hospital leave after he discovered their relation.
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Los Angeles
James H. Fisher
van Nuys
Charles F. McGuire
The
Seabees
Charles
Detroit
Chester McGuire
Edgewater
Colo
Nazi Prisoners Escape In Victory Celebration
At Papago Park war prisoner camp near Phoenix Arizona a Saturday demonstration by a few hundred Nazi prisoners ended with force. Six escapees including submarine officers remain at large led by Lt Col Jurgen Wattenhere. Guards say the prisoners breached an eight foot fence during a rainstorm.
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Holden
al Jolson
Turday
Guenther Prien
Germany
Uisder
Hitler
Oak
Scapa Flow
Eugene Tass
Christmas plane crashes kill 15 soldiers and 5 in Navy crash
Harrisburg report says a Army transport plane from Jacksonville crashed on Mount Alto near New Cumberland killing ten soldiers and injuring seventeen. Names withheld until next of kin notified. spokesman cites a special mission. A second crash near Indianapolis killed five and injured two as a Navy transport plane burned after attempting to land at a municipal airport.
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Harrisburg
Jacksonville
Fis
Minneapolis
New Cumberland
William Vogelsong
New
Cumberland
Indianapolis
Navy
Columbus
St. Louis
Olathe
Marion County
Everett Maxwell
OPA Regulation For Veteran Purchases
Washington note states veterans using the GI bill may occupy homes without 20 percent unborrowed funds. OPA rent rules add that tenants cannot be evicted for occupancy by a purchaser unless a 20 percent payment from unborrowed funds is made. This provision was set aside today for GI purchases.
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Washington—I
OPA
G.I
Military Tire Rationing Cuts Civilian Supplies
Washington reports civilian tire allocations for January will fall well below December levels as military needs cut back production. Passenger tire output drops from 7,800,000 to 2,000,000. small truck and bus tires from 280,000 to 238,000. heavy truck and bus tires from 120,000 to 110,000.
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Washington
OPA
Al Jolson in Fair Condition After Malaria Recurrence
Beverly Hills report states year old singer Al Jolson remains in fair condition in his hotel room after a malaria relapse from last year during an overseas tour. Dr Stanley Imerman described him as a pretty sick boy. Two die in crash Marion: Charles Narraine, 48, dies from injuries in a traffic crash that also killed Clifford Benner. Benner was a native of Partemonts where his body was bent.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
al Jolson
Stanley Imerman
Marion
Charles David Narraine
Clifford Benner
Benner
Partemonts
Von Rundstedt forces join massive bulge toward Meuse
German field marshal Von Rundstedt linked his units in a single bulge 40 miles deep and 35 miles wide into Belgium, driving toward the Meuse River. American troops held crucial positions around Bastogne Liege Arlon road as tanks and infantry attacked, while Allied air forces claimed success against German vehicles and planes.
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St. Wilhauprerme
Belgium
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Liege-Arlon Road
Rochefort
Meuse
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France
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Hitler
Paris
Roosevelt
Laroche
Grandmenil
Liemneux
St. Vith
van Rundstedt
Mersing
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Norther
Soviet Push Threatens Budapest While West Front Holds
Soviet forces neared the western city limits of Budapest as eight to ten Nazi and Hungarian divisions were reported trapped in the capital. Front dispatches say Russian shelling targeted two Birpette installations still held by the enemy. In the west, Allied air power battered German forces on the Belgian Luxembourg front with heavy losses. Canadian troops captured Rossetta northeast of Ravenna as Christmas fighting raged along the Adriatic sector. The Ninth Tactical Air Force reported substantial enemy losses since the counteroffensive began, including planes, armored and transport vehicles, and locomotives.
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Marche
Hotton
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Wamur
Liege
Namur
Litramont
Sedan
Belgium
Duren
Cologne
Winder
Onernaubach
Eighth Airr Force
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Hron
Garam
Leva
Levice
Vienna
Bratislava
Bakany
Adriatic
Italy
Naviglio Canal
Rossetta
Norhwest
Ravenna
Luxembourg
Ninth Tactical Air Force
BSS
Hirohito Calls for Total Effort in Sacred War
Emperor Hirohito’s Diet opening speech warns the war situation is critical and urges the people to devote total effort to repel the enemy. He praises the army and navy for destroying the powerful foe and asks ministers to submit huge draft plans for fiscal year 1945 and extraordinary military expenditures.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Federal Communications Commission
OPA Sets Ceiling Prices on Frozen Foods
The OPA issued price ceilings on frozen fruits vegetables and berries effective January 2. The plan keeps consumer prices from changing substantially with most berries capped around half a cent per pound. Frozen strawberries see a slight increase of about two cents per pound.
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Washington
OPA
Bhat
Woman Found Dead in New Orleans Hotel Bathroom
Police report a red haired woman nude found in a hotel bathroom Sunday morning. Cause of death listed as suffocation under water with possible homicide. Contents of a glass in the room analyzed as investigators seek the man who shared the room until Friday.
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New Orleans
Philip Montelepre
Parish
William Crank Dies in Athens County Home
William Z Crank, agent, died Monday evening in the Athens County Home. He is survived by several relatives including Addison Crank of Middleton and Adri a McClain of Middle town. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 PM at Gowler and Ferguson Funeral Home, with burial in Greenlaran Cemetery, Nelsonville.
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William Z. Crank
Athens County
Youngstown
Youngestown
Marl Adria McClain
Middleton
Addison Crank
Middletown
Gowler and Ferguson Funeral
Greenlaren
Nelsonville
Board Seeks Address for Cecil P Tucker
The board requests the current address for Cecil P Tucker. Officials state they have been informed by Athens County records and ask anyone with contact information to notify the board office.
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Cecil P, Tucker
Cecil Pres
Addre
Vidas
Hi Abouts
Athens County
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