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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
1
Economic strains hit Germany with reduced output while civil unrest disrupts Greece as regional tensions rise. The report also notes 4-H selects national champions, highlighting youth achievement amid broader market and political stress.
A 15 year old Terre Haute boy Donald F Mowery took charge of a 153 acre farm after family desertion and at 18 earned nearly 14000 dollars winning the 4 H club boys national achievement at the 23rd annual congress in Chicago Mary Jo Morgan of Laurel Mississippi won the girls national achievement with 6808 25 dollars from nine years of club work. Donald and Mary Jo receive a president's trophy and a 200 college scholarship Leaders in 4 H Sullivan Pottsdam and Mildred Reed Bristol Conn won national boys and girls leadership titles. separate boards found errors in judgment by Pearl Harbor commandant and admiral but not grounds for courts martial, retirement only. Greece unrest Britain US tensions and Suez strategic concerns noted along with 1944 wartime production and manpower shifts. Germany army commands concentrate control under Rundstedt as western front battle rages with heavy losses yet millions under arms. Germany faces food and steel shortages as Allied advance threatens homeland. Patton's forces push Saar while eastern front harbors heavy fighting near Aachen and Cologne.
Inmates have produced $25,000,000 of industrial goods since July 1942, including steel pontoons, nets, uniforms, blankets, rope, parachute cords, stretchers, camouflage nets, and ammo boxes. Prison farm output now totals $43,556,343 yearly.
In the Pacific, bad weather hindered the Leyte drive as Admiral Halsey postponed a bombardment of Manila to search for 38 downed U S pilots. The Third Fleet faced a gale, then resumed toward Manila after rescuing 38 airmen. Congress and the White House moved a pension bill for World War I widows and orphans, setting monthly amounts by income and number of dependents.
An Army Air Force B-24 was struck by anti aircraft fire during a raid on German switchyards near Munich. The aircraft burst into flames, heeled over, and plunged to earth as photographers captured the dramatic, chilling scene for record purposes.
Edward Stettinius becomes secretary of state as William Clayton and Nelson Rockefeller join the roster. Clayton will head foreign economic affairs, Rockefeller will handle relations with Latin American republics. Joseph C. Grew named undersecretary, Archibald MacLeish to public and cultural relations. Also notes on world aviation conference outcomes and U.S. cotton subsidy proposals.
Ernie Pyle describes life at a French North African airfield during fierce air combat in Tunisia. He details trench digging, alarm alarms from a palm tree, and the bravery of American airmen, praising fighter pilots amid bomber efforts and Luftwaffe pressure.
The briefing stresses that aerial warfare tactics shift weekly in North Africa, with pilots facing constant surprises from Germans. It emphasizes teamwork over individual heroism, noting that lone acts endanger everyone and that collective, coordinated efforts are the safety standard. American sports influence is cited as shaping team dynamics among fliers.
Pattern 273 offers illustrated instructions and dimensions to make a combination doll house and shelves from plywood panels with slight flaws. It includes doors windows fireplace and kitchen views, with coloring and gluing steps and final assembly to fit a wall space and transform into shelves.
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