Mercer County War Finance Drive Sees Slow Bond Uptake
Mercer county nears one sixth of its 3 044 000 Sixth War Loan quota with 543 022 25 in total bonds and 164 281 25 in E bonds held by the Federal Reserve banks in Richmond and Cleveland. Several allocations were announced including Firestone Tire and Rubber and Armor and Company. Statewide, E bonds reach 22 percent of 69 million quota with individual and corporate purchases at 24 percent of their respective goals. A memorial drive ends December 7 aiming for two hours of war cost.
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Mercer County
West Virginia War Finance Comm
Federal Reserve
Richmond
Cleveland
Firestone Tire and Rubbermpany
Ira A.watson
Winding
Gulf Collieries
Armour and Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
American Coal Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Mperial Ice Cream Company
Bluefield Police Department
Bluefield Fire Department
Hugh Ike Shott
Mercer County War Finnance Committee
State War Finance Committee
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Pearl Harbor
A. C. Spurr
Spurr
Rumors Of Chiangs Separation Denied
The Chinese embassy in Washington calls reports that Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek have separated and she will live in Miami entirely false. The statement notes Madame Chiang is in the United States for medical treatment and the London Daily Mail published the rumor.
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Washington
Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Miami
London Daily Mail
Chiang
United States
Henderson Assigned to Economic Work in German Zone
Leon Henderson economist and former OPA chief heads to London for a post in the American controlled third of defeated Germany to manage economic affairs. James A. Perkins accompanies him, serving under the occupied section chief likely General Dwight D. Eisenhower's ally in administration.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
OPA
London
Germany
Henderson
James A. Perkins
Lauchlin Currie
Foreign Economic Administration
Dwight Dower
Japanese Make Startling Gains In Kweichow Campaign
Chinese defense around Kweiyang weakened as Japanese vanguards push toward the Burma road hub. Fighters strafed cavalry on the Pachai Tukiang road amid reports 50,000 Chinese fled toward Kweiyang after Japanese forces seized Nantan.
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Chungking
Kweichow
Kweiyang
Burma
Kunming
China
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Air Force
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Pachai-Tukiang
Domei
Kweilyang
Kwangis- Kweichow
Nantan
Kwangsi
Pachai
Council of Churches Opposes Diplomatic Link With Vatican
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America adopted a resolution opposing U S diplomatic relations with the Vatican. It warned such ties would grant special status to one church and run counter to American tradition. The biennial session elected Bishop G Bromley Oxnam president and Dr Benjamin E Mays vice president, marking the highest office a Black person has held in the council since 1912.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
United States
Vatican
Federal Council
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Mene? St. George Tucker
Richmond
Protestant Episcopal Church
Oxnam
Boston
Omaha
Benjamin E. Mays
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Pacific raids and German fronts dominate brief war report
Pacific front reports new B 29 raids on Tokyo with civilian area strikes and industrial targets. Western Front sees U.S. forces advance toward Cologne and Saar basin towns, while Seventh Army nears Rhine border. Eastern Front confirms Danube crossing and capture of Pecs as Italians report limited actions. Aerial weather allows renewed bombing of Hannover rail yards and oil refineries.
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U. 8
Duren
Cologne
Julich
Third
Saar
Saarbrucken
Saarlautern
Seventh
Strasbourg
Rhine
Stalin
Danube
Budapest
Pecs
U. S
Hannover
Red Army Push Breaks Toward Budapest in Hungary Advance
Moscow announces a major Red Army breakthrough in southern Hungary extending 93 miles and advancing near Budapest. Key targets include Pecs and Mohacs as German losses are acknowledged and the Danube crossing north of the Drava is noted. The move brings Soviet forces within about 37 miles of Budapest and roughly 100 miles from Vienna.
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Lonion
Red Army
Hungary
Budapest
Austria
Moscow
Berlin
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Pecs
Mohacs
Bataszek
Danube
Feodor Tolbukhin
Third Ukraine
Drava
Budat
Balaten
Austrian
Vienna
Langer Delays Stettinius Nomination in Senate
Senator Langer of North Dakota forced a 24 hour delay in the confirmation vote on Edward R. Stettinius to be secretary of state after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed him unanimously. Chairman Connally indicated a confirmation vote would occur tomorrow, with Hurley also likely approved for ambassador to China.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Langer
N. D
Senate
Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Stettinius
Patrick
Hurley
China
Steel
Cordell] Hull
State Department
American Raiders Hit Leyte Convoy in Major Japanese Reinforcement Crush
Dive bombers and fighters wiped out a 13 ship convoy bringing about 4,000 Japanese troops to Leyte. Ten transports and three destroyers were sunk while additional enemy vessels were damaged off Ormoc and Cebu. Allied planes also destroyed three cargo transports, seven troop transports and three destroyers in the broader action.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Ormoc
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Camotes Sea
Cebu
US soldiers to get two cigarette packages weekly
Non combatant United States soldiers will be allowed two packages per week of American cigarettes starting next Monday. Army exchanges will permit purchases of two packs of cigarettes or five cigars or two packages of pipe tobacco weekly for authorized personnel.
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London
United States
Escape From Death Recalls Old Time Serial Thrillers
A dramatic air to ground collision avoidance occurred in Charlotte when an Army Fortress crash landed on Southern Railway tracks as a fast train approached. Peggy Parsley, a Airlines employee, used a broom lit at a stove to signal the halted train, saving five crew members trapped in the plane. Engineer J C Milton noted there was only finger width clearance after the stop.
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Charlotte
N. C
Peggy Parsley
Airlines
J.C. Milton
Boards Wrangle Over Rationing Policy
Washington reports a first round WFA victory in the rationing dispute with OPA over reinstating point-free meat cuts and major canned vegetables. The clash delays December charts and heads to arbitration by Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson as both agencies fear surpluses without tightened limits.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
WFA
Fred M. Vinson
OPA
Russian offensive may decide European victory, war report says
Washington reports military leaders believe victory hinges on a major Russian push against Germany's eastern front to match Allied advances in the west. They warn a successful double strike could shorten the war, while delays risk a prolonged fight. Antwerp and Warsaw are key gateways cited in assessing eastern and western fronts. Churchill’s forecast adjusted to next summer is read through this eastern front lens.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Reich
Ing
Churchill
Poland
Warsaw
Antwerp
Belgium
Rhine
Americans Break Through to Rhine Front Near Julich
American and Allied forces surged across northern Siegfried line positions as the First Army seized Hurtgen and nearby towns while the Ninth Army completed a flank arc around Julich. Hodges and Simpson teams pushed toward Duren and crossed the Inde river. Luftwaffe counteractions and flood control actions followed.
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Paris
Duren-Julich
Rhine
Germany
Siegfried Line
Warkeer
de Wyler Forest
Wyler
Nijmegen
Holland
Cleve
Cologne
Hurtgen
Omar N. Bradley
Langerwehe
Jungersdorf
Kreinhau
Koslar
Inde
Lindren
Linich
Geilenkirchen
Julich
Wurm
Roer River
Gellenkirchen
Roer
Courtney Hodges
U. 8 First Army
Adolf Hitler
Duren
Kleinhau
William Simpson
U. 8
Ninth Army
Hodges
Little Inde
Ninth
Sunk liner Viceroy of India with US troops aboard in 1942
London reports the 20,000 ton Viceroy of India was torpedoed in the Atlantic in November 1942 while bringing US troops to Britain. Two dramatic photos show the ship listing and sinking. no rescue details are given. Duchess of Arholme sank in October 1942 with 826 aboard. Passengers abandoned in 21 lifeboats. US plane and naval vessel aided rescue.
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London
Viceroy of India
Atlantic
United States
Britain
Daily Mail
Near East
United States Army
Rains Slow Up Battle In Italy Front Lines
German forces press along the Lamone river as rains widen the waterway to 50 feet near Faenza. Heavy fighting continues north toward the Montone and Lamone rivers with tanks and artillery. British troops make no headway. Flooded streams force Allied boats to supply forward units along the eighth army front toward the Adriatic.
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Rome
Lamone
Faenza
Montone
Alboreto
Wesl
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Churchill Sees War Progress as Antwerp Ships Arrive
London reports Prime Minister Churchill opening Parliament with caution over timing of Germany’s defeat while noting Antwerp now receives convoys for Allied northern armies. He warns Germany will fight with desperation as a bridgehead approach remains and predicts finish uncertain. King George VI pledges rapid UK reinforcements against Japan.
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London
Churchill
Antwerp
Europe
Lower Rhine
Germany
Marks
Pees
Britain
United States
George VI
Houses of Lords and Commons
United Kingdom
Japan
Elizabeth
Guy Fawkes
Westminster
Bombers Strike Hamm Misburg in Northwestern Germany Offensive
More than 2,000 American bombers attacked Hamm and Misburg with rail yards and an oil plant as primary targets. RAF heavy bombers opened with pre dawn raids on Essen and Neuss while weather reduced aircraft activity earlier. Escorted by fighters, the main force faced light opposition during the day long mission.
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London
Germany
Hamm
Misburg
RAF
Essen
Neuss
Preburg
Bombers Strike Tokyo as Saipan Raiders Target Iwo Jima
U S bombers from Saipan raid Tokyo for the third time in a week, dropping incendiaries and hitting targets in Shizuoka. Liberators and Fortresses from Saipan attack Iwo Jima airfields in the Volcano Islands, with heavy bombing of two strips and additional strikes on Marcus Island.
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Associated Press
U. S
Tokyo
Twentieth Airforce
Washington
Tokyo Radio
Shizuoka Prefecture
Federal Communications Commission
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Jima
Volcano Islands
Nimitz
Marcus Island
Japan
Gen
Kansas City
Army Air Forces
Veterans Foreign Wars
U. 8
Pacific Fleet
Iwo Jima
Poipen
Liberators
Haha Jima
Bonins
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Eddie Worth
Signal Corps
Mercer
Chiangs
Council of Churches
Associated Press Pacific
W. W. Hercher
Foe
By Marlin Spencer
By Austin Bealmear
Hurtgen Forest
Italy
Churchill Telis
Volcano Isles
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