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Associated Press
Ohio
Messenger
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Roosevelt’s WW II warnings misread by today’s critic
The writer rebukes Roosevelt’s Christmas Eve address for dodging core causes of future war. He cites failures to arm early, heed diplomatic warnings, and accept responsibility for 1933–1939 rearmament policy. The piece calls for leaders to risk politics to save lives, not seek electoral gain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
Department of State
George Messersmith
Austria
Douglas Miller
Vienna
Berlin
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Rhineland
Russia
France
Great Britain
South America
Supreme Court
Jugoslavia Crisis and Allied Dilemma in World War II
The piece analyzes Yugoslavia's upheaval under Paul, the rise of Peter, and Tito's Partisans. It argues Allied support should favor the strongest fight against the Axis yet avoid betraying Peter, urging continued aid to Partisans while preserving Peter's position until a liberated Yugoslavia can choose its government.
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Jugoslavia
Balkan
Paul
Hitler
Roosevelt
William J. Donovan
Peter
Mikhailovitch
Axis
Russia
Marshal
Tito
Josip Broz
Stalin
London
Washington
Congress orders pre Pearl Harbor men to bottom of draft list
The article notes Congress, citing the Constitution and Article I, Section 8, decreed that pre Pearl Harbor fathers be placed at the bottom of selective service eligibles. President Roosevelt calls the decree a pious wish with no binding force and plans to use another law to keep Paul McNutt involved in the draft administration.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Parimutuels Tax Debate and Nightly Prohibition Echo
Congress again rejects a tax on parimutuel betting while liquor taxes rise amid bootlegging links. Pravda labels Fascist crimes against humanity and calls leaders to account. The year ahead may favor efficient small business growth says Henry H. Hermann.
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Congress
Pravda
Moscow
Henry H. Hermann
Natonal Association of Credit Men Offidlr
Roosevelt Sees Need For Stronger World Peace Structure
In his Christmas Eve broadcast, President Roosevelt warns that peace for generations cannot rest on the four power leaders alone. He notes the uncertainty of his own tenure and Churchill’s health, urging creation of a lasting organizational framework beyond ad hoc meetings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Democratic Party
al Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Red Army drives west of Kiev as 1944 invasion looms
The article reports a second large Soviet winter offensive threatening German lines from the Dnieper Bend to the Crimea, with Vatutin’s First Ukrainian Army breaking through along a 50 mile front west of Kiev. It notes aims to retake Korosten and Zhitomir and flank the Dnieper Bend while Western Allied invasion plans near realization.
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Dnieper
Crimea
Vitebek
Kiev
Dniester
Roosevelt
Churchill
Western Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin
Russia
Red Army
Nikolai F. Vatutin
First Ukraine
Vatutin
Korosten
Zhitomir
Hemlock Man Receives Purple Heart
Captain James A. Flowers Jr. of Hemlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Flowers Sr., receives the Purple Heart after being wounded in the Battle of Bizerte. He sent the medal home to his wife, Virginia Picketts Flowers. A Hemlock Central High School and Ohio State University graduate, he was commissioned in 1941 and trained at Fort Sill before serving overseas and participating in the Sicily invasion.
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Hemlock
James A. Flowers, Jr
James A. Flowers
Virginia Picketts Flowers
Battle of
Bizerte
Flowers
Africa
Sicily
Captain Flowers
Hemlock Central High School
Ohio State University
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Bragg
N. C
Trimble Man Retires From State Position
Columbus Ohio Public Utilities Commission chairman George Mc Connaughey announced William W. Blake of Cleveland as superintendent of rates and services succeeding Joseph Herrold who retires to his home in Trimble Athens County. Herrold age 69 has served 23 years with the commission. Blake assumed the $4,500 a year post immediately after serving as Herrold's assistant since 1939 and bringing 32 years in tariff and rate work.
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Columbus
George McConnaughey
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
William W. Blake
Cleveland
Joseph Herrold
Trimble
Athens County
Herrold
Commission
Blake
Corning Personal Mention Sees Local Christmas Visits
Corning notes Christmas visits across multiple households with relatives from Columbus Lancaster New Lexington Oakfield Crooksville Glouster Marion Akrom Bremen Beverly and Washington Pa. wartime postings include Bobby Burns overseas and Sgt James Rodgers Jr. in Washington during holidays.
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Holly
James Craig
Joseph Smith
Crooksville
Henry Hermey
al Fellows
Columbus
Fred England
Uncey
Lttle Bowen
Chapel Hill
Good Samaritan Hospital
Florine Campbell
William Campbell
Harry Harmon
Janet
Glouster
John Harmon
George Verfers
Marion
Ind
Isadore Frank Flowers
Loretta
Edgar Martin
Martin
Dale Martin
Waco
Texas
Army Air Corps
Clara Penny
Nelsonville
Harry Plant
Bremen
Maynard Gaitten
Akron
Donald Wilson
Beverly
John Exenkemper
Jacksonville
Maurice Rodgers
Billy Rodgers
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Meade
James E. Rodgers
James Rodgers Jr
Washington, Pa
Army
Beulah Craig
Robert Burns
James E. Rodgers Sr
Between Us and the Star poem by Leda Sams
A poetry column piece titled Between Us and the Star features the reflection on war, faith, and sacrifice. The author Leda Sams explores shadows, ships at sea, cannon, suffering, and the crucifixion theme as readers contribute verses.
Ghost's Bargain Ends in Christmas Dinner and Reconciliation
In a tense Christmas gathering at the Hall, Redlaw and Milly are reconciled with their future, as Redlaw blesses Milly and vows to protect and reclaim a troubled youth. The Swidger family arrives in force, forming a hopeful circle around England, while shadows and the great fire illuminate the scene.
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Redlaw
Redian
Philip
Swidger
England
Milly
Expect Bitner To Resign as OPA Official
WPB sources say H M Bitner division director of WPB printing and publishing may resign soon. Matthew G Sullivan in WPB will leave as assistant director and Arthur R Treanor of Booth newspapers will succeed him. Carroll Hanson of auditor bureau of circulations will take Sullivan’s post January 6 and oversee newsprint regulations.
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Washington
Matthew G. Sullivan
War Production Board Printing and Publishing
H. M. Bitner
WPB
Bitner
Arthur R. Treanor
Booth Newspapers
Michigan
Treanor
Carroll Hanson
Auditor Bureau of Circulations
Sullivan
Gannett Newspapers
Hanson
Bradbury Social and Personal Update for Christmas 1943
Bradbury community notes report Elder Waters delivering the morning message and the Christmas holidays spent by families in Columbus Langsville and Dexter. Local illness includes M Gilmore with flu. A Sunday Sunday School reorganization for 1944 is announced with officers named. Mrs Forrest recovering from an operation at Holzer Hospital and expected return in January.
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Bradbury—Bible School
Elder Waters
James Anderson
Columbus
S. M. Gilmore
George Hunt
Orville Hunt
Langsville
W. H. Rowley
Wilbur Pierce
Slim Nelson
Dexter
H. C. Archer
Tucker
Forrest Run
Victor Hysel
David
T. V. King
Colum
George Koch
M. Autherson
Willard Ebersbach
Spaniard Sent To Prison as German Agent
Carlos Velaran o Cassina, a 26 year old Spaniard linked to German espionage, was sentenced to one year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to acting as an unregistered agent for Germany. He will surrender by January 3 to begin serving. bail of $5,000 remained in effect.
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New York
Carlos Velariano Y. Cassina
FBI
Duke of Alba
State Department
John Clancy
Vejarano
U. S
Peter J. Donoghue
Germany
Donoghue
Spain
Juda
Clancy
Vana
Salerno
United States
Christmas Wrapping Net Huge Scrap Pile
In Cincinnati a wartime plan to salvage wrapping waste for the war effort expanded. Officials say the amount salvaged will total about 9 to 12 tons, roughly 100 percent more than originally anticipated, with public response described as overwhelming.
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Cincinnati
Harold Nichols
Still Burning Berlin After Christmas Raid
Stockholm dispatch reports Berlin hospital and streets still burning after the Christmas Eve raid. The frontline note says seven thousand bodies have been recovered and a million Berliners have received emergency rations in the past three days.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Frontidningen
Bricker to Speak in Tulsa for Hamilton Club Banquet
Gov. John W. Bricker will address the Alexander Hamilton club annual banquet in Tulsa Oklahoma on January 18. The event gathers local leaders and supporters for remarks and civic discussion.
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Bricker
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Tulsa
Oklai
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