Report on Pacific War actions and Luzon bombing raids
Allied forces announced a major three day carrier air campaign over Luzon reaching Manila Bay and surrounding areas with heavy damage to Japanese air fields and ships. Nimtz said bomber forces struck Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands as part of a wider Pacific offensive while U S Marines and airmen reported substantial destruction of enemy planes with limited opposition.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Manru
Mar Islands
Iwo Jima
Eonos
Philippines
Ene
Luzon
Manila Bay
Comfon
Iwo
Saipan-to-Tokyo
Nes
Strategic Air Force
Pacific
Bonins
Saipan
Haywood Snsell, Jr
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nim
Ocean
Anr
Nimitz
Mitchell
Marine Air Force
Ka Jima
Mai Island
Micocean
Bonin-Volcano Group
Churchill
Germany
MacAfrehur
Leyte
Ormoc
Firemen Elect Officers At Thursday Meet
Bonham Volunteer Fire Department members elected James Anderson re elected president at the Thursday night meeting in the fire hall. Other officers chosen include Van Case vice president W B Ian Jr fire chief Av en nkenship assistant chief Gray Gardner second assistant chief Bert Arledge secretary Jack Iverstaff treasurer R A Jack n foreman Earl Scott nozzle man and M D Anderson E H Arts and Joe Loy trustees. Rev T W Sisterson chaplain Rev J Joey Glass assistant chaplain Dr Jack Saunders department physician.
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James Anderson
Bonham Volunt
Anson
van Case
W. Bian, Jr
Aven Nkenship
Gray Gardner
Bert Arledge
Jack Iverstaff
R. A. Jack*n
Soldier Glen L. Shelton Wounded in Germany Action
Honey Grove reports that Glen L. Shelton son of Mr and Mrs J W Shelton was slightly wounded in action in Germany on November 22 according to a War Department announcement. His parents have since received a letter from him but he did not mention being wounded.
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Honey Grove
Glen L Shelton
J. W. Shelton
Germany
War Department
Churchill Stands Put On Creek Policy
London reports Churchill refused to discuss Greece policy in the Commons amid Labor demands. Battles and losses cited include 460 British casualties from Greek operations this year, with eight minor ships and 32 aircraft lost. The rift with the United States grows as calls for immediate allied talks rise.
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London
Greece
H. G. Wells
Winston Churchill
Wells
Fuehrer
Churchill
Russia
House of Commons
Italy
Britain
County and City Near Quotas In 6th War Loan
County and city leaders report Bonham and Fannin County near their Sixth War Loan quotas with E bond sales lagging. Total county quota is 880000 while Bonham must reach 443500 with 330000 in E bonds. Bonham E bonds exceed 100000 though final figures were not yet available. FE bonds bought in December will count toward the quota.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Frank Wright
Martin Hassell
Mulberry - Ravenna
Hassell
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Details Prices
Fort Worth market reports cattle 2200 calves 1400 slow and weak to lower. Slaughter steers and yearlings 850-1200. Cows 700-1000. Good fat calves 1225-1275. Stockers scarce. Hogs 500 active mostly steady. top 145.5. 180-270 lb hogs 1380, 150-175 lb 1825-1425. Few heavy pigs and sows 1260-1820.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Karlsruhe Shelling Report From Rhine Front Near German Border
Paris dispatches report U S forces pushing toward the Rhine Palatinate frontier near Karlsruhe after advancing through the Rhine valley. Lt Gen Patch's troops neared the German border between Wouwernbourg and Schelbenhard as First Army units moved toward Duren and Colmar area with heavy fighting near the Roer and Alstee plains.
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Paris
U. 8Th
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Rhine Palatinate
Trent
Alexander M. Patch
Wouwerbourg
Schelbenhard
Seltz
Bacon
Rhineland
U. S First Army
Ninth Army
Duren
First
5Th Armored
Bie Roer
White Patch
Maginot Line
Colmar
Alstee Plain
Stuttgart
Eisach Bridge
Nephew Missing in Action Lt Arthur Tubb Jr Report
HONEY GROVE-8 W Mantius says his nephew Lt Arthur Tubb Jr of Dallas has been missing in action since November 24. Local family seeks details and confirmation from military authorities.
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Honey Grove
W. Mantius
Arthur Tubb, Jr
Dallas
U S and Britain Move To Clear Potice Confusion
Washington and London plan swift steps to end a trans Atlantic dispute that has clouded ties for over two weeks. Proposed moves include a joint policy statement, a faster start to the Big Three meeting, and talks between Eden and Stettinius.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Congress
House of Commons
Mr. Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Anthony Eden
Richard K Law
Winston Churchill
Viscount Halifax
Clovis A Holly Recovers In Army Hospital
Private Clovis A Holly 26 recovering from grenade fragment wounds to left leg and thigh at 313th Station Hospital England after Normandy to Brest action. He earned the Purple Heart. Brother Sergeant Clayborn Holly serves in an MP unit. wife Irene and daughter Rose Maria and parents reside here.
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Honey Grove
Brest
France
Clovis A. Holly
313Th Station
England
Holly
Normandy
Pvt
Set
Clayborn Holly
Irene Holly
Rose Maria
J. A. Holly
Former Honey Grove Resident Celebrates 86th Birthday
J. L. Williams, once a Honey Grove resident and now living in Henrietta, marked his 86th birthday on December 7. Born in Rome, Georgia in 1859, he arrived in the area around 1900 and later moved to West Texas a few years ago.
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Honey Grove
J. L. Williams
Henrietta
Rome
West Texas
ELAS Opens Fire in Athens as Ceasefire Fades
Artillery of the ELAS forces shelled central Athens ending a morning lull. British tanks moved into Omonia square as government troops held lines. ELAS leaders reportedly sought amnesty and a form of national government, while officials insisted on unconditional surrender.
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Athens
ELAS
George Papandreou
Omonia
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Central Committee
EAM
National Liberation Front
FLAS
Scoble
Pon
Wife and Son of Mexican Senator Die in Wreck
In Texas near Sanderson a car driven by Mrs Urb a wife of Senator Alberto Urb a crashed from a bridge into Train Robber Canyon. She and her 6 year old son Alberto Urb a Jr died. The senator and his 11 year old daughter Maria and 1 year old James were injured and treated at a Sanderson hospital. The family was en route to El Paso. A 24 acre test pine plot has been planted in Auswalla.
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FL Paso
Alberto Treules Urbana
Mexican Congress
Urba
Sanderson
Tex
Alberto Treuba, Jr
Jorae
Maria
Urbans
Alberto, Jr
Sanderson Funeral
el Paso
650 Flying Forts Hit Industrial Areas in Germany
London dispatch reports more than 650 American Flying Fortresses attacked industrial targets in Hannover and Kassel near western Germany. The missions aimed to resume the aerial offensive and disrupt Nazi supply lines to the western front. Escorts included Mustang fighters and Thunderbolts as weather limited returns.
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London
Hannover
Kas
Germany
Western Front
Soviets Close On Budapest as Battle Rages in Hungary
London reports say Soviet forces reach within five miles of Budapest area as massed tank artillery and infantry press from the Buick mountain mining sector to the capital region. Berlin notes Soviet force redeployments across a 200 mile Hungry front with gains near Miskolc.
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London
U.P
Buick
Budapest
Stalingrad
Berlin
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Miskolc
Roosevelt Creates 10 General and Fleet Ranks Nominates Leaders
President Roosevelt signed legislation creating ten ranks of general and admiral of the fleet and nominated four generals and three admirals to those posts. He named General Marshall MacArthur Arnold and Eisenhower as generals. Admirals King Nimitz and Teany were named as admirals of the fleet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Marshall
MacArthur
Arnold
Eisenhower
King
Harold C Bell Officially Declared Dead
Harold C Bell, missing in the Burma theater for over a year, has been officially declared dead by the War Department. He served as an aerial gunner on a B 24 Liberator bomber reported lost in Burma. His widow, Grace Gravely Bell, and her mother reside in Sherman, Texas.
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Honey Grove
Harold C. Bell
Burma
War Department
Earl Bell
Bell
Miss Grace Gravely
Shereman
Slightly Warmer Weather Here
The cold spell moved into Bonham last Saturday night and lingered today but temperatures did not drop below freezing last night settling at 35. Weather forecasts favor clear skies and slightly higher temperatures in the coming days.
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Bonham
Leyte Casualties Put Japanese At 82554
Allied Headquarters reports Japanese casualties in the Philippines campaign total 62554 dead and wounded through the first 55 days, with American losses at about 10500 including 2176 killed and 7967 wounded. MacArthur notes 23601 enemy dead found on ground, plus 30000 more thought drowned in sinking convoys near Leyte.
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Leytes
Philippines
U. S. 77Th
Ormoc
Leyte
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon Island
Douglas MacArthur
Samar
Samar Island
Greeks Submit Compromise To End Fighting
In Athens a Greek insurgent proposal for a settlement to end the battle with British troops was submitted to Lt. Gen. Ronald Scoble. The move comes as ELAS forces attack Indian troops north of Patras and FAM, ELAS’s political arm, seeks terms to evacuate Attica and lay down arms.
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Athens
Ronald Scoble
Greece
ELAS
Patras
FAM
Attica
Delaware Place Names Link to Early Colonial Lords
Fragmentary weather note references Delaware name origin from Lord De La Warr and maps to East Texas and Seaboard possessions. Core idea unclear due to damaged text. mentions Captain General over Atlantic region and Delaware soil in far northern areas.
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Delaware
Lord de la Warr
Atlantic
Texas
Seaboard
Culser
Etreme
Allied Forces Press Germans From Rhine Gate to Karlsruhe
Allied troops crossed the Rhine into the Karlsruhe area as the Seventh Army advanced toward the industrial center and the Saar basin fighting continued. German counterattacks slowed Soviet progress on Budapest while fighting raged along the Lamo ne river near Ravenna and in the Philippines where a major air strike hit Luzon.
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Philippines
Sulu Sea
Luzon
Seventh Army
Rhine
Germany
Palatinete
Reich
Karlsruhe
Artilery
Saar Basin
Cologne Plain
British Eighth Army gains new bridgehead on Lamone
Allied forces push across the swollen Lamone River near Mezzani, establishing their third bridgehead on the west bank. Canadians expand two Lamone positions eight miles northeast of Ravenna, repelling counterattacks as they clear Mezzano and tighten control toward Lugo and the Ravenna Lugo highway.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Lamone
Mezzani F
Ravennt
Paenza
Strar
Mezzano
Ravenna-Lugo Hig
Lugo
Alli
Enza
Faenga-Bologna Way
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7Th Army
Bonham High School Turple Warriors
Svoboda
Tyler
McMillan
Warrior
Warriors
Billy Svoboda
Roy McMillan
Floyd Tyler
Iremen
Glen L. Shelton
Fort Worth Livestock
Yenk
U.S
Army Hospital
SAS
Seven View
FDR
Sim Smith
U. S
United Press
Ravenna
Chruchill
Poland
Preemier Stalin
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