Weary American troops loosen Japanese hold at Ormoc valley
American forces of the 24th Infantry Division slowly pushed to loosen the Japanese grip on northern approaches to the Ormoc valley amid misery weather. The Japanese reportedly reinforced by the 1st Division prepared a major counterattack to retake the north coast of Leyte while American supply lines endured rains and damaged roads.
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24Th Infantry Division
Simon Oling
MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc Valley
Limon
24Th Infantry
Leyte
Ormoc Highway
Simon
24Th
Associated Press
Elmont Waite
Carigara
Pinamoppan
Roosevelt cites shell rationing cost lives in Europe
President Roosevelt and General Eisenhower pressed for higher U.S. production as shell rationing limited Allied forces. He warned workers leaving wartime plants could delay reconversion, while Krug said 40 percent of the armament program remained behind schedule and the drive to Germany continued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Supr
J. A
War Production Board
Germany
Krug
Hurley to Head War Surplus Board in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt unveiled a three member War Surplus Board led by Robert A Hurley to manage disposal of 190 billion dollars in surplus war properties. He announced Hurley and Edward Heller to the senate but deferred Guy M Gillette's nomination due to a legal barrier.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert A. Hurley
Connecticut
Hurley
Edward Heller
San Francisco
Senate
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Read
Irec
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Roosevelt Clears Up Voter Booth Incident Spreading Word
President Roosevelt denied taking the deity's name in vain after a Hyde Park voting booth failed. He recounted a friend Tom Leonard outside the green-curtained booth who pulled the lever before it locked. The president apologized for the outburst to avoid further letters from ministerial associations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Old Town Hall
Hyde Park
N. Y
Tom Leonard
Tom
Nelson Named Cabinet Rank Personal Representative to Roosevelt
President Roosevelt elevates Donald M. Nelson to cabinet rank and names him personal representative to the president. Nelson moved his desk to the White House and began duties after leading the WPB. The change, effective September 20, was confirmed by a presidential letter released by the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
White House
Nelson
Associated Press
Eisenhower vows relentless assault to force German surrender
General Eisenhower, supreme Allied Commander, declares the allied armies have been thrown into a campaign to compel Germany to surrender or be destroyed. He warns of mounting pressure and calls for more men and supplies while stressing no lull in effort through victory.
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Germany
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
France
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Reich
Riserower
Normandy
Eisenhower
Japanese Deaths on Isles Rise in Pacific Fleet Report
U S Pacific Fleet says Japanese deaths reached 63 388 in Marianas and Palau mop up with 3 267 prisoners captured since Saipan operation began June 14. Nimitz communique lists totals by island including Saipan Guam Angaur Peleliu and Palau with killed and captured figures.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Palau Islands
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Guam
Angaur
Peleliu
Palau
Niese
Repo
Ites Tees
Ghouanee Ca Ae
Angaur -Tree
Double Trouble Tags Sailor Who Maried Captain's Daughter
In Richmond Virginia Governor Darden received OS for a pardon for D Dewar the sailor who married the captain's daughter Constance Ballesteros from California. Dewar was convicted in Alexandria for marrying Bette Drenatok and jailed in Virginia State Penitentiary. A parole petition was denied and a writ of habeas corpus was refused by the state supreme court of appeals. The attorney general will review for a prompt hearing.
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Richmond
Darden
D. Dewar
Aew Drenemene Usn
Dewar
Constance Ballesteros
California
Jok
Virginia
New Court of Alexandria
Bette Drenatok
State Parole Board
Ne Supreme Court of Appeals
Attorney General's Office
Ohio telephone workers face government seizure threat
The War Labor Board urged Ohio telephone operators to return to work by 10 a.m. after a labor board directive. WLB Chairman N. P. Feinsinger warned that services could be seized if workers did not resume, noting this step follows precedent in strikes.
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WLB
Labor Board
Ohio
N. P. Peisinger
Hether
State Federation of Telephone Workers
Feinsinger
Italian Campaign Bogs Down In Mud
Italian land campaign bogged down by mud snow and fog along the Po valley. Few engagements reported as American bombers press a 12 hour assault on crossings of the Po near Ostiglia on the road from Modena to Verona. Planes patrolled and strafed enemy traffic. results believed favorable.
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Rome
Ostiglia
Modena
Verona
Bologna
Dge
Reds Tear Holes in German Lines in War Update
Russian offensives in Czechoslovakia and northeast Hungary break lines near Ungvar and Tokaj while a southwest Latvia push deepens pockets around Ventspils and Liepaja. Verpelet and Saare gains noted. Budapest siege ongoing with broader East Front activity guarded.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Beteen Ungvar
Tokaj
Latvia
Ventspils
Liepaja
Berlin
Moscow
Eger
Saare
Sta
Verpelet
Hung
Budapest
Osel
Gulf of Riga
Stalin
Li@paja
Seman Parentspils
East Prussia
Warsaw
Thanksgiving Closings Noon for County Offices and Stores
Local retail stores wholesale houses stock market offices municipal offices banks and the post office will be closed tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving. Schools will close at the regular time to begin the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Tomor
Union Thanksgiving Services Planned by City Churches
Bluefield residents will join Thanksgiving morning services across churches. The First Christian, Bland Street and Grace Methodist host at 10 o clock with Rev W R Houck preaching. Other unions include First Baptist and First Presbyterian at 10, with Rev Andrew B Jones delivering the message. Additional services at College Avenue Baptist and Calvary Baptist feature varied ministers and music. Immanuel Lutheran observes at 10 with a special anthem and a thanks offering toward church projects. Christ Episcopal holds a 9 o clock service and Holy Communion. Page 2.
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Bluefield
First Christian Church
Bland Street
W. R. Houck
Grace Methodist Church
Bland Street Methodist
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Churches
Andrew B. Jones
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Welch
J. T. Browning
The
Methodist Church
W. D. McGraw
Church of God
Charles C. Bowles
College Avenue Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Nelson Barker
New Lebanon Baptist Association
Richlands Baptist Church
Christ Episam Church
Superforts Launch First Major Air Battle Against Omura
American B 29s bomb Omura, a major aircraft center on Kyushu, for the third time in less than a month. The 20th Air Force says at least 20 enemy planes were shot down, 16 probably destroyed, and 19 damaged. Japanese radio claimed 70 B 29 sorties with 14 shot down and four Japanese planes lost.
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Omura
Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Shanghai
Nanking
20Th Airforce
Kyushu
Snow Blankets Bluefield Area
A snow storm hit Bluefield at about 7 am coating the city and surroundings with heavy snow within 90 minutes. One serious wreck occurred on icy roads when a large trailer slid through guard rails near East River Mountain spilling its load.
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Bluefield
East River Mountain
State Road Commission
Monay
Denison Gas Truck Crash Kills Three. Dozens Burned
Three die and at least 31 are burned in twin explosions from a collision between a gas tank truck and an automobile in Denison Texas. Local victims include Mrs. W. L. Sweeney and F. L. Nix. The blast destroyed a grocery warehouse, damaged nearby homes, and was labeled the city’s worst disaster by Police Chief Paul Borum. Jeff Whitfield, truck driver, escaped with minor injuries.
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Denison
Tex
W. L. Sweeney
Kansas City
F. L. Nix
H. F. Hammond
Sherman
Denison Heald
Paul Borum
Jeff Whitfield
Butcher Is Fined On OPA Charges
Norfolk, November 21. Sam Friedman a Portsmouth butcher was fined 750 dollars and placed on probation for three years after conviction in federal district court for selling live poultry above the OPA ceiling price. Judge Hutcheson dismissed one count but found four counts proven regarding December transactions including a 13 pound live turkey sold for 9.75 dollars at 75 cents a pound when the ceiling was 46 cents.
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Norfolk
Sam Friedman
Portsmouth
Federal District Court
OPA
Sterling Hutcheson
Friedman
OPA Tightens Clothing Price Controls
The OPA moved to tighten price controls on textiles and clothing to curb rising living costs. Officials view the measure as strengthening the Little Steel System until Germany is defeated, with Vinson urging stricter limits where prices and production controls are lax.
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Washington
OPA
Germany
Fred M. Vinson
Largest escort covers bombers in record air battle
London reports 74 Nazi planes shot down and six more wrecked on the ground as 1,100 American fighters protected a 1,250-strong bomber force. The assault hit Hamburg Leuna Merseburg refinery targets while heavy losses were reported on both sides amid 3,500 allied aircraft in action.
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London
U. S
CIO Reaffirms No-Strike Pledge at CIO Convention
Chicago November 21 1944 CIO delegates unanimously reaffirmed a no strike pledge for the war period. President Philip Murray urged Labor integrity and pledged to uphold the pledge until the enemy is whipped, aiming to support the war effort and help the boys win.
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Chicago
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
United States
McNutt Calls for Democratic Party Reorganization
New Orleans November 21 Paul V McNutt war manpower chief said the Democratic Party nationally needs reorganizing from the ground up That means pay it says He urged a bigger organized effort nationwide and declined comment on a possible selection as secretary of labor in the Roosevelt administration
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New Orleans
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Biumay
Indiana
Narcote d
Roosevelt
Aashington
Allies Press Through Vosges in Major Rhine Drive
Allied forces advance across the Vosges and toward the Rhine as French and American units push from Mulhouse to Sarrebourg and beyond. The Seventh and Ninth Armies along with the American Third Army widen fronts and seize key positions near Metz and Saverne as German resistance stiffens.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Sixth Army Group
Mulhouse
Sarrebourg
Rhine
19Th
First Army
Vosges
Calmar
Seventh Army
Mittlebronn
Saverne
Diaen
Geilenkirchen
Maas Tos Auer Ean
Engelsdorf
Ederen
Anenouies
Ere
Lindern
Langendorf
Germany
Besch
Metz
Fort Quelen
Saarbrucken
Strasburg
Saverene
State's War Loan Forces To Continue Work On Holiday
Thanksgiving day will be no holiday for West Virginia's sixth war loan forces as promotions are planned to meet the drive. Army groups presenting the show Here's Your Infantry will entertain soldiers from Fort Beards, Georgia, and Fort Hayes, Columbus, while sales reports and reserve bank calls proceed in Richwood and Pitts il.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
Wil
Fort Bearids
Weod County
Fort Hayes
Coumbus
Welch
Richwood End
Pitts
Ees
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Nips
By C. Yates Macdaniel
Yamashita
Gen. Eisenhower
War Surplus Board
China
Yarrows
Ishan
Yungning
FDR
Donald Nelson
Hitler
By James M. Long
Isles
19Th Army
Sailor
Marrie
Czechoslavia
W. W. Hercher
Churches of the City Plan Union Thanksgiving Services
Superforts
William T. Peacock
Charles Chamberlain
7Th Army
American Third
By Austin Bealmear
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