Mindoro air base marks new threat to Japanese foe
General MacArthur reported American fighters using the newly built Mindoro field about 150 miles from Manila. The airfield supported 29 Japanese planes as 11 were shot down, with one American plane lost. Allied forces also closed the Ormoc corridor on Leyte, linking northern cavalry and southern infantry in a nutcracker move.
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Ormoc
Leyte
Marlin Spencer
General MacArthur
Philippines
Mindoro
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Leyteland
Catalina
Luzon
Batangas
George Folster
NBC
Folster
Philippine
Tokyo Radio
Domei
Verde
Grundy Youth Killed While Hunting in Virginia
Garland Effler 18, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Effler of Grundy Virginia, was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon near Grundy while hunting with four Grundy high school students. Jameston Arrington 15 discharged a rifle while reloading, the bullet lodging in Effler's back, killing him instantly. No charges were filed. the death was ruled accidental. The party included Clyde Fields 15 Bobby Houston 15 and Sonny Raines 18, all residents of Branch District Seeden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Effler
Henry Effler
Gruny Va
Grundy
Effler
Grundy High School
Florida
Baus
F. W. Smith
Arrington
Clyde Fields
Bobby Houston
Sonny Raines
Seeden
Smith
Watkins Neh
Herrington
B 29s Bomb Mukden Aircraft Plant In Manchuria Raid
B 29 Superfortresses faced moderate to strong air opposition as about 60 bombed a Japanese aircraft plant at Mukden Manchuria. Two planes were lost and 33 enemy fighters were hit. Crews reported 15 enemy aircraft destroyed, seven probably destroyed, and 11 damaged. Weather cleared but haze obscured parts of the bombing result.
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Auene
Mukden
Manchuria
Dairen
Manchurian
Washington
China
Radio Tokyo
Honshu
Iwo Jima
Volcano Island
Tokyo
State Holds To Second Place In War Bond Count
Charleston West Virginia December 21 nearly complete sixth war loan sales reports show West Virginia second in the nation with a total of 131 758 642 dollars representing 191 percent of its 69 million quota. A C Spurr state War Finance Chairman said there will be no spectacular jumps as books closed last Saturday and only tabs remain for series E F and G bonds and C tax saving notes.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Maryland
North Carolina
A. C. Spurr
Spurr
Treasury
Draft Machinery To Take Holidays
Washington reports the army will suspend draft induction machinery for Christmas and New Year. On December 24 and 25 and again on December 31 and January 1 there will be no pre induction physical examinations no inductions or selective service transfers of inductees to their stations.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Winter Snow Returns Across West Virginia Roads Treacherous
West Virginia sees a fresh coating of snow with two inches in Hancock county and flurries elsewhere. The state road commission warns highways remain icy and several districts advise avoiding travel. Chains required on U S 60 over Sewell Mountain. Authorities predict eastward snow may expand.
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Harleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Road Commission
Parkersburg
U.S
Grant
Mineral
Wheeling
U. S. 60
Sewell Mountain
Lewisburg
Hancock County
Panhandle
Kanawhe Valiey
Na Vva — T Pier
Westirginia
Winter Warfront Blitz Across Europe and Pacific Moves
Germany pushes on Belgium Luxembourg front near Liege and toward Sedan as fog hinders Allied air support. In the Pacific, MacArthur signals Leyte nearing end while Superforts strike Manchuria and Iwo Jima airfields. The Eastern Front sees a 40 mile Budapest southwest push as Berlin commits Red divisions. In Italy two Canadian regiments halt multiple German counterattacks near Caval–no. British air forces strike ELAS positions in Athens.
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MacArthur
Leyte Island
Mukden
Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tanks and planes attack leftists in Athens
British tanks and rocket planes shelled leftist concentrations north of Athens after a 9 am ultimatum by Lt Gen Ronald Scobie. Sherman tanks shelled areas around Averof prison as USAAF troops targeted a snipers nest. Prisoners and weapons were captured. broader Greece situation unchanged.
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Athens
Elas
Ronald M. Scobie
Likabettus
Averof
Military Academy
U.saaf Transport Command
Scobie
Piraeus
Greece
Dewey Meets GOP Leaders To Plan Vigorous Opposition
New York December 21 Republican leaders of the senate and house conferred with Gov Thomas E Dewey and national chairman Herbert Brownell Jr on a plan for a continuous national Republican organization and all year round party activity. The meeting aimed to coordinate views and actions among leaders in both houses the national committee and Republicans nationwide.
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York
Senate
House
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Dewey
Brownell
Republican National Committee
Indianapolis
National Committee
Miners and Operators Urged to Limit Holiday Observance
Secretary Ickes urged coal miners and operators to confine Christmas to one day to keep production steady for war industries and households, ensuring steady coal supply during the holiday period.
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Washington
Ickesay
Red Army offensive pushes toward Budapest and Vienna
Soviet forces drive from the Bukk mountains and along a 40 mile front southwest of Budapest. Berlin reports 100000 troops involved as Tolbukhin and Malinovsky armies link to threaten Szekesfehervar and push toward Vienna with heavy local gains northeast of Losonc.
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London
Germany
Red Army
Budapest
Vienna
Berlin
Moscow
Losonc
Labenec
Rimas
Zombat
Feled
Rimavska Sobota
Feledince
Bukk
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Third
Ukraine
Lake Balaton
Danube
Szekesfehervar
Tolbukhin
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second
Slovakia
Nazi Push Triggers Resurvey of U.S. Arms Plans
Washington reports that Germanys renewed counteroffensive forces a review of arms production plans amid fear of a year or more of heavy fighting. Secretary Stimson and WPS head Krug warn of higher civilian demand and possible extended conflict while Eisenhowers breakthrough remains uncertain.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
War Stimson
Stimson
WPS
J. A. Krug
Eisenhower
West Wall
Tears on Witness Stand in Chaplin Paternity Trial
Joan Berry cried and rushed to her attorney after identifying two letters from a Tulsa hotel to Charles Chaplin. She contends Chaplin fathered her 14 month old Carol Ann. She previously denied a Tulsa hotel liaison and sleeping at Hans Ruesch's Beverly Hills apartment. The court adjourned until Tuesday morning.
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charles Chaplin
Miss Berry
Tulsa
Okla
Chaplin
Carol Ann
J. Paul Getty
Beverly Hills
Hans Ruesch & Writer
Joseph Scott
Jail inspection report urges prison reforms and fair food costs
The Princeton circuit court jail inspection committee told Judge Easley that the 42 cents a day per prisoner cannot cover a proper diet for the small jail. They urged a balanced diet, weekly kitchen inspections by a physician, full time cook, vitrified bowls, new mattresses, sheets, eye cases, and better cell practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Circuit Court
D. M. Easley
M Sanders
George Richardson, Jr
R. O. Rogers
North Side Store Man Robbed of $80 By Armed Bandit
Ada man Lewis Kendal, operator of the North Side Grocery, told Bluefield Police he was robbed of $80 by an armed bandit yesterday afternoon. The suspect, about 185 pounds, wore a brown chauffeur cap, leather jacket, and brown pants. police had no immediate trace.
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North Side
Lewis Kendal
Ada
Bluefield
Kendal
Loc
Important notice on community Christmas gift claim checks
Claim checks for gifts from the Community Christmas tree will be given to their owners Sunday afternoon at the Ramsey Street School auditorium. Due to bad weather, many checks are not yet returned. those on the 1st must go to the Russell Terrace entrance to collect them. Only those with checks may enter the main floor. others sit in the balcony. Doors open at 12:30. program begins at 1:15. Santa arrives at 1:50.
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Russell Terrace
Ramsey Street
Ramsey
Santa Claus
Darden Replies to Bill Critics in Virginia Case
Richmond Va December statement by Governor Darden defends the constitutional convention bill and assigns responsibility to himself. He says the plan is sound and will be advocated, arguing the measure limits a convention to open voting on a war voters act and that critics lack justification. Page 2 reference noted.
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Richmond
Darden
Virginia
General Assembly
Stompin Former Officer Killed During Robbery Admitted
Clifford Marcum 20 admitted to prosecutors that he stomped a former Logan County constable to death during a robbery in Williamson West Virginia. Adkins 50 was found dead in his parked car with $184 recovered from a car headlight.
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Chafin
Adkins
Marcum
Investi
Allied Forces Assess Luxembourg Front Changes Amid Heavy Action
The Associated Press reports a mixed front with Canadian First and British Second armies steady, U S Ninth army holding along the Roer, and German pressure expanding toward Luxembourg and Sedan. Bad weather grounded air support as U S Third army pressed Siegfried defenses and Seventh army withdrew northwest of Wissembourg. French forces advanced near Colmar, while U S divisions completed Dillingen area mop up.
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Associated Press
U. S. Ninth Army
Roer River
Roer
U.S. First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
Monschau
Stavelot
Sedan
Meuse
U. S. Third Army
Dilligen
Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
U. S. Seventh Army
Bundethal
Nieder Schiettenbach
Reich
Wissembourg
Berg
Rhine
Bienwald
Vilelage
Colmar
U. S
90Th Infantry
Dillengen
German winter offensive pushes 32 miles through Belgium
Paris dispatch reports a major German winter offensive driving 32 miles through Belgium and 18 miles from Liege. A second force crossed Luxembourg toward Sedan, leaving Bastogne 10 miles away. marked by halted flanks near Stavelot. American losses mount as the battle intensifies and supply lines shrink.
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Paris
Belgium
Liege
Duchy of Luxembourg
Sedan
Bastogne
Luxembourg
Malmedy-Stavelot
Stavelot
Wounded Vet Receives Christmas Gift From Tulsa Helpers
In Tulsa a wounded World War II veteran, Sgt. Joseph Waldt, sees his wife from Baltimore for the first time in three years. Tulsa volunteers arranged her travel by plane, hotel costs, and airport reunion gifts after his near death and delayed furlough.
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Tulsa
Okla
Joseph Waldt
Baltimore
Oklahoma
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