Allies Push at Cassino as German Counterattack Fails
Allied forces renew the Cassino battle with Americans advancing about 200 yards in the house by house fight while Britons press local beachhead attacks below Rome. German countermeasures appear blunted but a larger push is anticipated. air power strikes German positions around Anzio and Cassino as weather limits heavy bombers.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Cassino
Anzio
Cisterna
Stockholm
Carroceto
Gas Shortage Hits Ohio Militates War Production
Ohio faces a severe gas shortage crippling war plants and idling thousands of workers. The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. says heating demand in the cold wave forced cutoffs for 150 plants, with Toledo Columbus Parma Dayton and several cities hit hardest. Resumption hinges on gas supply and conservation efforts as government aids assess which industries return first.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Etieb Cs
Toledo
Parma
Dayton
Shelby
Coshocton
Sidney
Bowling Green
Wilmington
Zanesville
Cambridge
Newark
Lancaster
Delaware
Marion
Mount Vernon
Mansfield
Upper Sandusky
Washington Court House
Office Fuel and Collection Division
United States
Gas Co
Ohio farmers urged to plant more seeds per acre
Ohio State University extension agronomist John A. Slipper urged farmers to increase seed density to 13 000 to 14 000 corn plants per acre instead of enlarging tillage. He said this could add about eight bushels per acre to the normal yield for wartime production.
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Columbus
Ohio
John A. Slipper
Ohio State University Extension Agronomist
War Food Administration Urges More Potato Use
The War Food Administration called for higher potato consumption in 1944 notingrecord potato crop last year and stockpiles above the normal carry over for this time of year in Washington.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Athens Warned Use of Sound Trucks to Inform Gas Emergency
Gas Company used sound trucks in Athens and other Ohio communities to inform residents of an emergency and urge conservation. Gas reserves are normally built Saturday night, but weekend cold increased demand.
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Gas Company
Ohio
Athens
Hope Company Cuts Gas Used In War Areas
A 40 percent cut in gas to industrial users in a four state area was ordered by the Hope Natural Gas Company. Plants in the Clarksburg region report immediate effects as industries in War Production Board category No 6 and some No 7 war work firms feel the shortage. The Appalachian region of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Northern West Virginia is affected. Lt Col Harry J Patterson resigns as Ohio state salvage administrator and state defense council finance officer effective Tuesday in Columbus.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Big Hope Natural Gas Company
L. L. Tonkin
The
Hope Company
War Production Board
Appalachian
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Columbus
Harry J. Patterson
Cincinati
State Defense Council
Thunderbolts Bomb German Fighter Base in Holland
U S Thunderbolt fighter-bombers hit the German base at Gilze-Rijen in Holland with no losses. The raid came after Luftwaffe incendiary attacks on London, claimed by Berlin as a large force. British estimates put the raiding force at 50 to 60 planes. six were shot down, five over England and one after returning to France.
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London
Gilze-Rijen
Holland
Berlin
England
France
Thunderbolt
Strategic Air Force
Most Extensive Snow Of Winter Is Reported
CHICAGO The most extensive snow of the winter covered the nation today and a further fall of three to four inches was predicted for Northern Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan in the next 12 hours Depths ranged from 15 inches at Lander Wyoming to four inches at Des Moines Iowa seven at Springfield Florida eight at Cleveland seven at Chicago and six at Boston
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Lander
Wyo
Des Moines
Springfield
Cleveland
Boston
Ice Cream Run Ends in Tragic Accident
Eight year old Milton Hamilton was struck and killed by a car while on an errand for ice cream near his home in Cincinnati. Police identified the vehicle and are investigating the crash as a fatal pedestrian accident.
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Cincinnati
Milton Hamilton
U. S. Bombs Slash Nazi Fighter Production
Washington reports American heavy bombers targeted German aircraft plants, cutting fighter production by 40 percent in official figures. War Production Board official Charles E. Wilson said raids against Dessau Braunschweig Halberstadt Frankfort Fechenheim Hochst Leipsig Offenbach Ludwigshaven factories reduced Germany capacity, while U S aircraft output in the United States accelerates with mass production cutting man hours dramatically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reich
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
Germany
Wilson
USSAF
Royal Air Force
Army
Dessau
Braunschweig
Hal
Berstadt
Greater Frankfort
Fechenheim
Hochst
Leipsig
Offenbach
Ludwigshaven
USAAF
U. S
Stilwell Promises Land and Air Drive Against Japan
Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell declared an aggressive land and air campaign from interior China in support of the Pacific push led by Admiral Nimitz. Allied bombers struck Japanese positions from Hong Kong to Burma, sinking ships off China coast and targeting targets across Celebes, the Solomons, and New Britain.
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Free China
Pacific
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
China
Burma
India
Southwest
Stilwell
Chungking
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Treland
Celebes
Solomons
Bougainville
Central Pacific
Tokyo
Wotje
Taroa Islands
Marshalls
Kadajaga
Taipha
Ledo Road
New Delhi
Arakan
Heho
Rathedaung
Liberators
Kendall
Celebes Island
Netherlands East Indies
Dili
Timor Island
Darwin
Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
Bom
Madang
Camp Dampier
Cape Hoskins
Talasea
Eleanora Bay
New Britain
Solomons Islands
Twelve More Mines Returned to Companies
The government returned coal mines of 12 more companies to private possession, leaving 1,708 mining companies whose properties remained in government control. Since seizure on November 1, 676 companies have had properties returned that normally have no contracts with the United Mine Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
Baby strangled by sleeping garment in Idaho
A 15 month old boy, son of Capt. and Mrs. Jarvis Strong of Oberlin Ohio, was found hanging from his bed by a sleeping garment in Boise Idaho. The death occurred while under the care of a 15 year old girl. Coroner William McBratney announced the infant will be buried in Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Jarvis Strong
Oberlin
William McBratney
Strong
Gowen Field Army Air Base
MacArthur Name May Shape Republican Campaign
Washington AP Gen Douglas MacArthur may figure in the 1948 Republican campaign as a potential cabinet member or military adviser if he is not drafted at the convention. Vandenberg cites strong nationwide sentiment and Illinois primary entries reflect mounting support for the South Pacific commander. Some leaders think he would accept a nomination but vice presidential odds appear long.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Illinois
Vandenberg
Mich
South Pacific
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Chicago
Rep. Halleck
Indiana
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Philippines
Local Draft Board Rebels Defers Induction in War Industry
Youngstown draft board No. 7 says it will default on induction for fathers from non war industries until state headquarters allows deferments for single and childless married men. Several workers in local war plants have received multiple deferments and the board plans to follow its policy unless ordered otherwise by Columbus.
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Youngstown
Columbus
Ohio Captain Among Fighting Corsairs Foreign Aces
Captain Harold L. Spears of Ironton Ohio is a member of the Marine Corps fighter squadron known as the Fighting Corsairs. He has 14 confirmed Japanese planes credited and the unit has destroyed 119 enemy aircraft in 17 weeks of South Pacific duty. The Corsairs earned a special distinction for their high kill rate in bomber cover roles.
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South Pacific
Harold L. Spears
Ironton
Marine Corps
Fighting Corsairs
Fire devastates Huntington business district
In Huntington West Virginia firefighters battled a blaze that wiped out half a city block in the downtown area. Damages were estimated at about 500000, with numerous shops and premises destroyed. No precise cause was given in the readable text.
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Huntington
W. Va
Nazi pillbox used by Fifth Army at Cassino in war report
A captured German pillbox used by American doughboys during the Cassino attack is described by Sgt. Laurel Bergman of Waverly Iowa. The two man post included a field switchboard and a ventilator with a foot lever for fresh air.
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Fifth Army
Cassino
Laurel Bergman
Waverly
Iowa
Red Army Nearing Pskov in Baltic Campaign
The Red Army advances toward Pskov after clearing Lake Peipus shores and capturing Luga and Ostrovtsy. Soviet forces report press toward Korsun and Leningrad front gains as German units are driven back with continued fighting near Korsun and Luga. Major General Gvozdkov notes smoke-out tactics and persistent retreat by the enemy.
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Red Army
Pskov
Russia
Lake
Peipus
Luga
Leningrad
Ostrovtsky
Lake Peipus
Estonia
Latvia
Ukraine
Korsun
Alexander Gvozdkov
Election Held Essential By Communist Leader Browder
Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party in America, told a Massachusetts meeting Roosevelt’s re election is vital to safeguard the Teheran program for four years. He said Teheran quelled Hitler’s hopes by uniting Britain Russia and the U S and will end war for generations if kept. He denied the country turning to Marxism or socialism even if Teheran succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Earl Browder
Communist Party In America
Roosevelt
Communist Party of Massachusetts
Hitler
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Browder
Permit Sale of Coal At Commercial Ceilings
Ohio coal producers gained Office of Price Administration permission to sell certain coal types at commercial ceilings rather than railroad fuel ceilings. The order applies to size groups 1 through 10 from mines in Hocking Pomeroy Crooksville Jackson Middle Leetonia and Ohio middle freight-origin districts of bituminous producing district No. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
Hocking
Pomeroy
Crooksville
Jackson
Middle
Leetonia
Ohio Middle
Farm Deferments To Be Cancelled Unless Workers Irreplaceable
Draft boards must cancel farm deferments unless registrants are irreplaceable and regularly farming. WFA plans a mobile task force of 126000 workers to areas of need. Civilians face 43 percent cut in canned fruits and 19 percent in canned vegetables for 1944 with ceilings on prices for fresh produce.
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Chicago
War Food Administration
Food Processors
Francis V. Keesling
Selective Service
Philip G. Bruton
WFA
C. W. Kitchen
Office of Distribution of the
Kitchen
Office of Distribution
Bodies of Five Plane Crash Victims Found
Salvage crews pressed the search along the Mississippi River for the remaining 19 victims after five bodies were recovered from the American Airlines crash that killed 24 people Thursday night near Memphis.
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Memphis
Mississippi River
American Airlines
Tax Refunds in Last Year Reported Large
The Treasury Department reported to Congress that thousands of individuals and corporations received refunds of nearly $57 million for the fiscal year ending last June 30. Most refunds arose from over assessments of income taxes.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Shell Explosion Kills Two Soldiers in East
A shell blast at Fort Dix New Jersey during field artillery maneuvers killed two soldiers and injured eight others. Privates Oscar T. Siebeneck 22 of Ottawa Ohio and Jesus F. Guerrero 23 of Saisurrias Texas died in the incident in the muzzle of a 150 millimeter howitzer.
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Fort DIX
N. J
uPi
Oscar T. Siebeneck
Ottawa
Pfe
Jesus F. Guererro
Saisurrias
Tex
Post Headuarters Repo
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Massilon
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E. Tharp
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Liguirian Sea
NEA
MW Arthur
Local Draft Board
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