Strategic Airfields Recaptured in Philippines and China
Allied forces recaptured two airfields in the Philippines and China as Marines approach Iwo Jima. The 41st Division seized Zamboanga and San Roque air drome in Mindanao, enabling bomber missions toward Borneo. Chinese counterattacks overran Suichwan as U.S. pilots target Japanese positions and air bases in the region. Nagoya sustained heavy fire in bomber strikes, with major plants damaged and fires burning. Sixteen words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliea
China
Philippines
Formosa
Borneo
Iwo Jina
Tokyo
Chines
Suiehwan
U. S
Suiewan
Clark Field
Zamboanga
San Roque
Mindanao
Fifth Marine
Sea
Kitano Point
Iwo
Nagoya
Russians Join Yanks In Capture of Neuss
Paris report says Red army aided in the Neuss capture with the 83rd Infantry Division. Three Russian prisoners held east of the Rhine escaped into the American assault, joining the L3rd. A GIs remark about sharing rations with a Russian soldier near Moscow adds a personal note.
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Neuss
Paris
Red Army
Rhine
L3rd
Moscow
Earl J. Anderson
Fantasket Beach
Mass
THREE RUSSIAN ARMIES POLLED FOR FINAL ASSAULT ON BERLIN
The article notes three Russian armies polled for a final push on Berlin and details rapid advances from Kuestrin to Danzig and Gdynia. It mentions Zhukov’s front, Rokossovsky’s drive toward Danzig, and the shrinking Baltic coast as fighting continues and bridges are destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder
Zhukov
Erekov
Stettin
Marshal Rokossovsky
Danzig
Gdynia
Baltic
Synthetic tires set to last 50000 miles in tests
Firestone asserts standard production synthetic tires will run 56000 miles under ordinary driving. Wilbur Shaw, a three time Indy winner, drove 500 miles at 100.35 mph on stock synthetic tires without a blowout. Government approved tests support 500 miles at high speed equaling 50000 miles normal wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Wilbur Shaw
U S Gunners Down 66 and Seek Army Trucks and Planes
AP reports German pilots have a 50-50 chance to reach Remagen as Luftwaffe losses rise after five days with 135 planes attempting to destroy the Ludendorff bridge. U S gunners say 66 planes shot down and 14 more likely destroyed. Washington, House Agriculture Committee asks Surplus Properties Board to explain disposal of Army equipment for farms to aid farmers, Rep Poage urges more equipment be released.
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U. S
The
Rhine
Ludendorff
Remagen
Luftwaffe
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Surplus Properties Board
Poage
Tex
Ohio Mother Pleads with Roosevelt for Soldier Son
A Southern Ohio mother asks President Roosevelt to spare her son William Harrison Jr from the gallows after an Army court martial in England convicted him of murder. Representative McCowen sought a personal interview to seek clemency for the condemned soldier, arguing the tragedy of war and questions about his fitness for Army training.
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Washington
Ohio
Roosevelt
McCowen
William Harrison
William Harrison, Jr
England
United States
Harrison
Haverhill
Scioto County
One Ohio maternity care program death total in 1943
In Ohio from August 1943 to year end one death occurred among wives of enlisted men in the emergency maternity and infant care program. The report shows 21 infant deaths in 1,530 cases, with a statewide death rate of 26.97 per 10,000 for mothers and 0.39 per 1,000 for infants. Dr Heering notes hospital births at 94 percent, aided by federal financing and state administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Roger Heering
Heeting
Bill Would Permit Ohio Service Vote
A revised election bill rushed to a vote in the Ohio Senate would allow soldiers, sailors and Marines to vote in all elections through 1947. The measure expands primaries earlier, extends ballot mailing rights, and requires official forms for ballot applications. Senator Carl D. Sheppard leads the push, with changes aimed at May primary dates and broader participation in municipal and special elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Elections Committee
Ed D. Schorr
Senate
Carl D. Sheppard
Akron
Sheppard
Inas Imauch
Fred G. Reiners
Cincinnati
Reiners
Messenger Sailings Begin on Lake Erie for Postwar Ships
The motor ship Messenger was due to depart Sandusky for Kelleys Island Middle Bass and Put-In-Bay marking the first commercial Lake Erie sailing of spring. Cleveland harbor and nearby lake areas have been ice free for days as ports brace for a busy shipping season. Gov Lausche named Lt Gov Paul M Herbert as civilian member of the Ohio postwar program commission along with Louis J Bromfield and William Stinchcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Messenger
Sandusky
Kelleys Island
Middle Bass
Put-In-Bay
Lake Erie
Cleveland Harbor
Mackinac
St. Marys
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Herbert
Louis J. Bromfield
Mansfield
William Stinchcomb
Cleveand
Clevelands Metropolitan Park Board
Belated marriage of Patton couple linked to New Guinea proxy
Staff Sergeant Marvin Patrick Patton and Evelyn Patton were married by proxy in 1943 while he served in New Guinea and only recently met in Chicago. They began their honeymoon en route to Fort Worth where Sgt Patton’s parents reside, photographed before the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Patrick Patton
Evelyn
New Guinea
Chicago
Fort Worth
Tex
Sgt. Patton
Flood Relief Fund Proposed In Legislature
A bill to appropriate 1 006 000 for flood relief and rehabilitation in Ohio River flood counties was to be offered in the legislature. Rep John Hayden of Clermont proposes turning the funds over to the State Board of Control for distribution. Speaker Betts noted no acute emergency but said the House would act if one exists. Senate President pro tem Whittemore indicated possible favorable Senate consideration.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
John Hayden
Riof
Clermont
State Board of Control
Jackson E. Betts
House
Frank E. Whittemore
Akron
Senate
Dortmund Wiped Out By British Bombers
London dispatch says Dortmund was devastated by more than 1100 British heavy bombers dropping about 5000 tons of explosives in 19 minutes. The attack marked the RAFs largest daylight raid to date and followed Mosquito strikes on Berlin for the 21st straight night.
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London
Dortmund
Ruhr
RAF
Berlin
Retreating Nazis Leave Funds and Food Behind
BONN Germany fleeing forces abandon 8 000 000 marks in banks and city treasury and large food stores in warehouses Ninety percent of the University of Bonn has been demolished by Allied air raids MAY JOIN COMPACT Harrisburg Pa A Senate committee reported favorably on a bill ratifying Pennsylvania's membership in the Ohio River Valley Sanitation compact to control river pollution.
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Bonn
Germany
University of Bonn
Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvania
Bitter fighting rages Remagen bridgehead in Rhine advance
German forces report the western front’s fiercest battles in the Remagen bridgehead area as Lt Gen Courtney Hodges’ First Army drives north east and south from the Rhine crossing. U.S. infantry supported by tanks push toward the Ruhr basin while Von Rundstedt is reportedly relieved again.
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Remagen
von Rundstedt
Associated Press
Courtney HB
Hodges
First Army
Rhine
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Main
U. S. First Army
Westerwald
Germany
Sailent
Patton's Third Army presses near Coblenz and Remagen
Patton's Third Army pushes along the Rhine east bank with heavy fire toward Coblenz and the Remagen area. About 29,408 prisoners were taken in eight days, 108 Nazis buried, while armor and infantry mop up traps along the Moselle and Rhine fronts.
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Ruhr
Anzio
Normandy
Patton
Third
Moselle
Eifels
Coblenz
Rhine
Ludendorff
Remagen
Mississippi
Westerwald
Ginsterhahn
Hargarten
Honnef
Hoenningen
Third Army
Bullay
Cohhen
Trier
Thourn Wiant
Rehur
Dortmund
Issue Figures On Coal Output
Ohio produced 31 416 000 tons of coal from 571 mines last year, with 19 264 079 tons from machines, 9 895 212 from strip, 2 082 407 from conveyor, and 164 202 from pick mining. County totals include Jefferson 5 686 282 and Belmont 8 303 187, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Industrial Relations Division
Athens
Columbiana
Hocking
Jeffferson
Lawrence
Mahoning
Muskingum
Scioto
Stark
Belmont
War Department check sent to owner after 326 mile swim
Newark report says an Army allotment check floated 326 miles down the Ohio River from Wellsburg West Virginia to Buena Vista Ohio before being returned to its owner. An Army lieutenant's mother in Wellsburg had received the January 1 1944 allotment and wrote officials after a Buena Vista woman sent the missing document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Njw
War ‘Department
Office of
Ohio River
Wellsburg
W. Va
Buenas Vista
Ohio
ODB
Buena Vista
Movie Studio Strike Threatens To Spread
Hollywood reports a film industry walkout as thousands of workers from stars to crew remain idle. Rival producer union factions locked in deadlock, threatening a broader spread of the strike across studios and productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
13 Additional Buildings For Veterans Hospital
Construction crews will break ground at Crile General Hospital for 13 new buildings to expand space for 2,248 sick or wounded servicemen, up from 1,867, increasing capacity and facilities at the veterans hospital in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Crile General Hospital
Eday
Nazi Police Report Power Loss As Allied Armies Advance
Reports from Bern say Field Marshal Rundstedt may be out of command on the western front and a general wounded. Bavarian Munich officials warn party officers to avoid workers districts as police weaken. Observers fear new German actions to slow Allied advances. Across Germany fear, food, travel, and cooking limits spark resistance and chaos. Foreign workers abandon jobs. trains derailed by looting. Dachau guards punished. Berlin seizes luxury vehicles for barricades. Bavaria and Austria halt most trains. gas bans spread to cooking in some areas. Factories in the south feed the people with locals bringing own potatoes and produce in scarce conditions.
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Bern
Switzerland
von Rundstedt
Munich
Germany
Berlin
Dachau
Bavaria
Austria
St. Galler
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Eitoku
Curtis Lemay
71St Bomber Command
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Singapore
20Th Air Force
Roger M. Ramey
20Th Bomber Command
LeMay
Tokyo Radio
Indo-China
Vichy
China Coast
Shanghai
Steubenville
Helen Tweed McDougal
Jefferson County
Mel Dougal
John L. Lewis
NLRE
Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations’ ‘Board
Rhine Bridge
Ludehdorff
Signal Corps
NEA
Fir
Ene Tery
Cpl. E. A. Nault
Meadow Lake
Saskatchewan
France
Walther von Model
Senate Health Committee
Margaret A. Mahoney
D. A. Liggett
Logan County
Portsmouth
Grover Clark
Clark
Veterans’ Hospital
Reich
Hitler
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