Leyte Battle Deepens As US Forces Tighten Noose
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes French Russian treaty activity shaping Europe while Leyte fighting intensifies. U S divisions press from north and east toward Ormoc with mountains and a flat plateau offering routes to encircle Japanese lines. Japanese slogans hint at grim resistance as war production shifts draw manpower from civilian jobs. Army reallocations and seven day workweeks accelerate output and drive Selective Service to tighten rolls for replacements.
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Leyte Island
Ormoc
Leyte
Selective Service
Hershey
Food Exports and Europe Facing Postwar Needs
Postwar Europe shows improved food supply outside Russia, with needs shifting to processing and production cycles. Ukraine may recover grain soon, but meats fats oils and sugar need three years. France’s bumper 1944 harvest aids supply. Italy battles disrupted communications. De Gaulle aligns with Russia reshaping postwar Germany control. Greece, Rome see political realignments amid Allied aims. Fronts on Germany press, western thrust across the Roer and Saar. eastern lines shift to mountainous defense in Hungary as Red Army advances.
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Russia
Europe
WFA
Ukraine
Col
R. W.olmestead
France
Olmstead
Italy
Charlies de Gaulle
Germany
Rhine
Athens
Greece
Moscow
Papandreou
London
Mediterranean
Britain
Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Carlo” . Sforza
Sforza
Bonomi
Christian Democratic
Western
U. S
Roer
Rhineland
Saar
Hungary
Hs Red Steamroller
Egg production to fall in 1945 in United States
Egg production in the United States is expected to be 10 to 12 percent lower in 1945 than in 1944. The decline is mainly due to fewer hens on farms in the west north central and far western states, while the eastern and middle western states have largely held their poultry flocks steady.
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United States
Middle -Western
Cigarettes rationing planned amid supply shortages
Wholesale distributors plan per retailer allotments based on normal sales to ensure equitable cigarette distribution as stocks sit at about 70 percent of normal. Variations exist by region and brand, with midwestern centers seeing 70 percent for two popular brands and 52 percent for two others amid ongoing shortages. The War Food Administration will sell remaining government egg stocks 10 percent below ceilings to speed consumption ahead of seasonal production increases.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Prisoner Prefers Stateville Stay Sparks Legal Gatekeeping
Inmate at Stateville prison, Illinois, requests to remain beyond his sentence, citing no place to go. Warden Joseph E. Ragen explains the law prevents keeping him past the court order. The piece also covers UAW women’s conference remarks by Thomas A. Johnstone urging equal pay and career advancement, and agricultural shifts toward sweet potatoes aiding southern dairy and cattle production amid postwar commodity debates.
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Joseph E. ‘Ragen
Mlinois
Stateville
Ragen
Roger Touhy
U. S
Thomas A. Johnstone
General Motors Division
United Automobile Workers Union
UAW
Detroit
Mich
Johnstone
Brown
J. F. Percy
Alexandria
Lay
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
N. M
American Livestock Association
Percy
OPA Orders Stamp Labels on Beef and Other Meats
The Office of Price Administration requires slaughterers to stamp all carcasses of beef veal lamb and mutton at least every two inches along all primal cuts. The move targets unlabeled meat and aims to curb improper labeling while consumers who paid for higher quality report receiving lesser products.
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OPA
History and Legend of Trees and Cribs During Christmas
This essay traces the Christian symbolism of the Christmas tree and crib from early legends of the Christ Child blessing a pine to Druids and Thor myths. It notes St Francis of Assisi introducing living nativity tableaux in 1223 Greccia and how cribs spread across Europe, evolving with Renaissance art and regional terms from Praesepe to Krippe to Nacimiento, finally taking root in America as a melting pot of customs.
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Egypt
Thor
Wilfred
Europe
Francis of
Assisi
Greccia
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Spain
America
Christmas Customs Around the World Describe Shared Traditions
The article surveys diverse Christmas customs from Europe, the British Isles, Ireland, Mexico, and the United States. It details cattle kneeling to worship the Christ child, cock crows, barnyard oats, parish tithe feasts, raffles in Culdaff, shinney and lotteries, Yorkshire street processions, yule cakes, sword dancing, and the Mexican pinata game with a candle procession and a stick-blown attempt to break the jar for prizes.
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Europe
America
Norway
Sweden
British Isles
Culdaff
Ireland
Yorkshire
Shropshire
Silent Night origins and authors
The Christmas hymn Silent Night was written by German priest Joseph Mohr and schoolmaster Franz Xaver Gruber for a Christmas about a century ago. Mohr, born 1792 in Salzburg, was ordained in 1816 and served at various pastorates until his death in 1849. Gruber, born 1787 in Arnsdorf Hochburg, served as organist and died 1863 near Salzburg.
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Germany
Joseph Mohr
Salzburg
Austria
Laufen
Salza
Arnsdorf
Hochburg
Ilallein
Intricate Water Resistance Devices For Collector Watches
Several modern wireless collectors have spent years designing and manufacturing intricate watches with price tags up to $15 009. The pieces include dozen tie sets, dark dials, and earth meteorological instruments such as a thermometer, hygrometer, barometer and altimeter. They feature charts of positions of visible gauges at every hour.
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Pacific
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WEA
Roy
Begoodriel
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U-5
Burgess Batty
Freeport
Ilinois
Bung Batte
Dina
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Aan
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