Nazi Hopes Loom Over War as Allied Advances Mount
Europe reports describe Germany drawing up a last-ditch counteroffensive next year as U S forces push through the Ruhr Rhineland and Saar while Soviets advance on Austria. Hungary withdraws to mountain terrain to slow the Russian drive. Allied bombings threaten German supply lines and new weapons such as V 1 V 2 and a submarine may be deployed. A Polish provisional government seeks land reform while Greece seeks to reconcile radical and rightist factions to protect Britain’s Mediterranean route.
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Germany
London
U. S
Ruhr
Rhineland
Saar
Hungary
Austria
Reich
Polish National Council
National Council
Poland
Greece
Britain
Pacfic B-29 raids target Japanese industry and Leyte advance
For the first time in days, over 100 B-29s bombed Nagoya’s Mitsubishi plant near Tokyo while Japan escalated warnings of wide damage. Allied push in the Philippines tightens the noose on Leyte as General MacArthur’s forces press north, east, and south, strangling Japanese lines and supply routes in the Indies corridor.
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Nagoya
Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Philippines
Indies
Leyte
MacArthur
Waterways Bill Advances Flood Control and Power Plans
Congress authorized a 1.0 billion flood control program to develop waterways including Missouri river valley projects by army engineers and the bureau of reclamation. A 0.5 billion add on for navigation reclamation and hydro power awaits final approval. Senate rejected pushing the St Lawrence seaway as an executive agreement. War Food administers price supports 27 cents a dozen for candled eggs and 24 cents for current receipts with 26.5 million cases foreseen for 1945. Britain to take about 1.5 million shell eggs. Surplus may fund school lunches or tankage.
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U. S
Congress
Missouri River Valley
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Senate
Aiken
St. Lawrence Seaway
R. W. Olmstead
War Food Administration
Chicago
Olmstead
WFA
Russia
Britain
Belgium
Holland
France
Rehabilitate Vets Use Occupational Therapy At Walter Reed
In Washington D C rehabilitation of disabled U S war veterans through occupational therapy helps develop arm dexterity as Pie William L Harris works with artificial limbs alongside Occupational Therapist Susan Pohland via checkers with variable counters. Drug and tobacco industries speak on wartime shortages and rationing plans potential expansions face manpower limits. The army expects to procure 68 billion cigarettes by year end 1944 but frontline movement hampered by unloading facilities and drive to send food and fuel to combat zones.
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Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
William L. Harris
Susan Pohland
Fred C. Foy
OPA Raises Wheat Ceilings and Hog Top at $14.75
The OPA boosted cash wheat ceilings by four cents and raised hog tops to 14.75 for most hogs. The move aims to help producers and increase corn feeding while bread costs remain unchanged. Flour subsidy at 19 cents a bushel continues until year’s start. Chicago hog trade shows strength, aided by weather and farm hog supplies.
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OPA
Chicago
America's New Opportunities in World Trade plan
Washington column surveys the National Planning association's proposal to create 60 million jobs via a $10 billion trade budget. It cites backing from media and leaders, details a framework of tariff cuts, foreign investments, an international bank, and long term trade deals, and traces the group's origins to the City Club and PEP in London.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
National Planning Association
Congress
Washington
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Business Week
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Old City Club
New York
England
London
Wall Street
Industry, Finance
Bank of England
Donald Nelson
Board of Trustees
The
NPA
William Batt
America
War Production Board
Stacy May
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Indabor Agriculture
Neo Public Affairs
21St Street
V Girls Day Includes Three Jobs and War Bond Drive
Genevieve Delcioppo of Syracuse New York 27 year old wife of a tank driver in Italy works six days a week six hours daily for sleep and dedicates 101 hours weekly to war efforts. She operates three machines a sander frosts cakes and works as shipping clerk by day and serves as a counter waitress on weekends while donating blood.
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Comely
Genevieve Delcioppo
Syracuse
N. Y
Italy
Genevieve
Mohican Bakery
McCarthy’s Seafood
War Labor Draft Rules Push men into essential industry
About 300000 workers are urged for critical war production. Men aged 26 to 37 not in essential work face a choice of working or fighting as boards tighten deferments. Inductions may rise 10 to 20 percent in coming months. October output rose 6 percent but many programs remain below schedule including ships, guns, munitions, and vehicles.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Production Board
WPB
Western Front
Survey shows 18 percent of Victory gardens grown this year
A recent survey indicates 18 percent of Victory gardens were grown this year. It notes that over half of the nation’s farm people live in 13 Southern states, cultivate less than a third of farmland, and receive about a quarter of farm income.
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U. S
Briefs by Baukhage Merry Christmas Musings
A whimsical column fragment critiques holiday habits and social quirks. Vague references mention Bobby and a sock worthy gift, habits like smoking biting nails oversleeping and political acts like turning in a victory bond. The tone is satirical and reflective.
Blended Colors in Knitted Raz Rug Directions
Instructions describe making a rag rug from fabric strips knitted around a center oval. Materials include three-eighths inch needles and three-quarter inch wide strips. Emphasizes even fullness, careful pinning, and dyeing rags to harmonize colors. Copies of the referenced book offered at 15 cents plus ordering details.
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