German Armies Pushed Back As Allied Drive Advances
German spearheads were driven back over ten miles across the Lesse and Homme rivers into Rochefort as American forces battered the German bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg on three fronts. U S planes artillery flamethrowers and tanks smashed troops near Humain Marche Rochefort area while Patton’s forces on a five mile front pushed up to twenty miles in six days, signaling a decisive setback for Rundstedt.
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Marche
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Meuse
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Vasen
Tunis
Bastogat
Untold Losses Mark Patton Drive To Bastogne
A London broadcast reports the 106th Infantry nearly wiped out while Patton’s forces struggle to push through to the Saar and Bastogne. Heavily engaged along the Siegfried Line, American units face a critical encirclement as 3,000 Germans hold Bastogne and supply lines thin.
Japs Claim U S Convoy Sunk Amid Philippines War Moves
Japanese high command reported a large convoy of American transports moving westward through Philippine waters, claiming six ships sunk in a two day attack. Tokyo said the convoy included about 30 transports with over 20 escort ships as U S naval strength and ship production were detailed in a Washington briefing. Japanese air raids targeted Mindoro and surrounding seas while MacArthur reported no further enemy activity after PT boats and planes routed a Japanese task force.
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7Th Air Force
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U.S
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Janese
Leyte
Jim Hutcheson
Associated Press
Clark Field
Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
Jana
Foundation for Domestic Gas Research in 1944
New York press note reports the gas industry launched a solid foundation for domestic gas research to guide future appliance development for modern consumers. The American Gas Association president says the industry serves 19,775,000 customers, the largest number ever connected to mains.
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New York
Nazi Breakout Try Seen From Salient Front
A military briefing reports possible German breakout from the salient toward Liege with a cautious withdrawal and patrol activity. Observers note dwindling reinforcements and no firm decision, while Allied commanders monitor northern flank and potential southward movements as preparations for an offensive continue.
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Lnck
Washington
Liege
Dayton
Alpringfield
Tion
von Rundstedt
Ninth Army
Egginelle Sever
Walle
German Defense Ring in Budapest Cracked by Russians
Soviet forces crack inner defense ring around Budapest as Red Army pushes along the Danube north of the city. Nazis retreat from eastern suburbs of Pest and Buda while fighting continues on approaches to Komarom and Esztergom.
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Chicago
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Vienna
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Army Board
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Tolbukhin
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Roose
Nso
Rensian
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Esztergom
Montgomery Ward
Army Intelligence chief under fire after Pearl Harbor setback
The surge in censure of Army Intelligence targets Maj Gen Clayton Bissell chief of G 2 and fourth head of the division since Pearl Harbor as German counter offensive gains surprise status.
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Clayton Bissell
Army Intelligence
Pearl Harbor
War Casualty Totals Reach 628 441 In December Report
Secretary of War Stimson announced total U S military casualties through December 14 reaching 628 441 with Army 547 823 Navy 80 618. The two week period added 102 961 killed 319 985 wounded 65 762 missing and 49 165 prisoners with Navy figures 11 180 killed 15 942 wounded 9 493 missing and 4 486 prisoners.
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Washingson
Europe
Stimson
Fireman dies saving Central passenger. engineer perishes near snow gully
A New York Central passenger train derailment in a snow covered gully southwest of here claimed two deaths. Fireman R. D. Harmon, 26, of Toledo, died while saving his engine. F. Hayward, 58, of Sylvan, Ohio, also perished after the train struck a stalled automobile. TAKES OFFICE JAN. 15 Dr. Robert McClure will become president of Ohio Northern University on January 18 at Ada.
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R. D. Harmon
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F. Hayward
Sylvann Ohio
Columbus
Robert MeClure
Lima Methodist Church District
Ohio Northern University
OEA Backs Library Group Plan for Survey Commission
The Ohio Education Association pledged support for organized library forces to secure the creation of a library survey commission. The assembly voted to seek higher state school foundation funds at the coming Legislature session. It also approved an amendment to tax law enabling a simple majority for school bond passage. The group favored clarifying contract law on returning service members and civilians regarding salary and seniority. A legislative appropriation was requested to meet textbook purchasing needs.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Faw
Expect Drop in Meat Production Next Year
Washington reports that meat rationing may ease as shorter supplies sparked questions about boosting livestock output. Prospective 1945 pork lamb and mutton production trails the prior two years though feed supplies are sufficient to support an increase.
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Washington
Retail Sales Rise in November in Ohio by Independent Retailers
Ohio independent retailers reported a seven percent increase in sales for November over 1943. Shoe sales rose twenty eight percent, the largest gain, while men’s clothing sales increased seventeen percent according to the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research.
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Columbus—U
Ohio
Inc
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Columbus extends liquor ration period to four weeks
Ohio liquor director Don Fisher announced that the new ration period starting on the 2nd will be extended to four weeks due to reduced allotments from distillers and transportation difficulties.
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Columbus
Ohio
Te Distillers and Transportation Disculties
Don Fisher
Tose
Russians Attack Through Budapest Perimeter Frontline Push
Two pronged Soviet assault supported by Mas Inowsky drives massed infantry and armor along five miles of the east bank of the Danube toward Rusekujvar twenty miles north of Komarom. German salient around Pest dwindled to about a mile as troops cling to rubble filled cellars before retreat. Desertions rise as Budapest commander orders death penalty for retreating soldiers.
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Rsekujvar
Kkomarom
Mnits
Pest
Reich
Budapest
German drive slows in Serchio Valley as Fifth Army retreats
Reported today that fighting near Serchio Valley has eased after a four day German counter offensive. The German push forced the American Fifth Army from Barga and Gallicano toward Lucca, with two miles from Barga on the Serchio’s west bank. Separately, a Northern Trails bus veered off U.S. Route 2 near Toledo, injuring two seriously.
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Serchio Valley
Fifth Army
Barga
Lucca
Gallicano
Serchio
Northern Trails
Toledo
Aid for Aged Rolls Lowest in Five Years
Columbus report shows 122051 recipients in Ohio Aid for Aged program, down from 130567 in January, with total payments this year $42,953,284, a drop of $1,196,721 from 1943. The decline marks the first decrease in program costs in its decade history.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lausche names two cabinet appointees in first term
Governor Frank Lausche backed his early cabinet choices in Ohio. He accepted Cleveland mayor’s resignation as director of commerce and named James Huffman’s son-in-law to a post, while appointing Fraser Reams of Toledo as welfare director.
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Sect Frank J. Lausche
James W. Huffman
Columbus Atttorney
U. S
Vic Donahey
Frazer Reams
Toledo
Internal Revenue
Northwestern
Ohio
WFA Plans Purchase Of Corn For War Goods
Washington reports the War Food Administration aims to buy and stockpile 50 million bushels of corn for industrial processors making war materials in case of a corn shortage next year. The move signals a push to secure strategic grain for defense production and civilian supply resilience.
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WFA
Washington
The
War Food Administration
Makin Inns
Jenkins Raps Government Food Rationing Handling
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of the 78th Congress criticizes the government for muddled rationing of processed foods and meats. He says wife and household planners were prepared, but coupon cancellations before December 1 destroy their plans and faith. He supports rationing in principle but condemns management and timing issues.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Republican House Food Study Committee
Ohio approves plan for a new state conservation department
The Ohio Conservation Committee of the State Postwar Program Commission approved creating a single department to oversee soil water wildlife forestry parks and recreation. If approved by the commission legislation will be introduced in the House by Rep. L P Mooney. The Office of Price Administration filed suits against nine Ohio jean companies for alleged price ceiling violations seeking preliminary injunctions and treble damages.
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Columbus
U.1
Aviles
Cincinnati
Office of Price Administration
Ohio Jean Companies
U. S
Patton drives deep in German perimeter gains and losses
Allied forces under Patton pushed the German line from Marche to the Sure and Sauer rivers, recapturing Grandmen Manhay and Humain while claiming seven days of counterattacks yielded 10,551 prisoners and the destruction of hundreds of tanks trucks and aircraft. Allied air raids and British raids targeted rail centers as snow and sleet hindered close support amid a broad offensive across western Germany and into Greece amid crisis in Athens.
Workers Must Be Interviewed on Availability Rules
Ohio manpower director E. J. Keenan announced that firms will be asked to refuse jobs to individuals presenting a 1944 statement of availability after January 10. Workers with statements who are not working or in unessential industries must report to the United States Employment Service for a job interview before January 10. The measure, decided at a meeting of area manpower directors and the state commission, targets about 20,000 high priority workers in the state.
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Solumbus
Uaz
E. J. Keenan
Ohio
United States Employment Service
Keenan
State Commission
Crosby Tops Box Office Poll In 1944 Hollywood Race
Crosby leads Motion Picture Herald annual nationwide poll on top box office star with Going My Way predicted to be the top film. Storms hinder Ravenna ordnance center production, reducing large calibre ammunition output.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Herald
Exhl Pictures
Youngstown
Ravenna Ordnar Center
To Issue Verdict in Lima Woman's Death
Coroner Harry Laws announced he would issue a verdict in the death of Mrs. Blanche tisk, 52, who died after a severe beating. The mother of nine was reportedly found on the bed with her head battered as her husband, who had been tending the furnace, discovered her upstairs.
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Lima
Harry Laws
Blanche Tisk
Yanks Recall Bastogne Stand Amid Surrender Questions
Veterans recount Bastogne siege courage under rationed ammo as German threats loomed. Brigadier General A. and officers led a stubborn defense with the 101st Airborne and 10th Armored, sustaining heavy casualties and meager supplies before Allied relief widened the gap.
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