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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1944

Page

2

China Faces Key Shift in War and Unity Efforts

The article weighs Chiang Kai-shek's cabinet shake-up and the Communist threat, noting Allies' demand for a united China to combat Japan. It emphasizes China’s 1911 republican origins, decades of progress, and potential turn toward modernization or renewed feudalism.

Generalisalmo Chiang Al-Shek China Aldes Ho Ying-chin H. H. Kung Chung Russia America

Poet And Traitor Wang Ching-wei Dies in Japanese Backed Regime

The Chinese puppet leader Wang Ching-wei, a Sun Yat-sen protegee and former revolutionary board member alongside Chiang Kai-shek, dies, a blow to Japan and a boon to China. His betrayal drew thousands to Japan, and his poetic work, translated into English, marks a noted cultural loss.

Wang Ching-wei Sun Yat-sen Revolutionary Ching Chiang Kai-shek Japan China

Belgian policy split harms British war unity

Samuel Gratton argues Belgian ban on meetings under M Pierlot mirrors Nazi suppression and risks widening rifts in Britain. He warns that Churchill's Belgium stance harms domestic unity, fuels labor discontent, and weakens allied resolve, urging a united approach for victory and peace.

Samuel Belegium M. Pierlot Belgium Gestapo MM. Pierlot Himmler Sprok Brussels Britain Pierlot Churchill Enem Tne America France

The Brighter Side by Damon Runyou mocks Louie the Stork

A comic spoof unfolds with Phooey Pigeon posing as Louie the Stork while a suited stranger delivers a mysterious briefcase, exposing con games and street hustle around the Stark club in East Broadway, ending with Phooey plotting to vanish with the payment.

Phooey Meson Louie the Stork Phooey Pigeon Stark Club East $21 St Loula the Stark Phooey Strasse St. Patrick's Cathedral Louie Stolene Lote Starks Sammon Uma Loule Stork Club Sentleman Duke Phocey Laure the Stork P Alork Fartaea Pond

Washington! Merry-Go-Round shows reshuffle rumors at State

In a Washington column, Drew Pearson reports on top annual grooming for the State Department under Ed Stettinius. Names listed include Nelson Rockefeller Rockwell Clayton Lew Douglas and Jimmy Dunn. Debates over Latin American policy involve Brazilian ambassador Carlos Martins and Argentina.

Drew Peareon Wastixeron Donald Nelson Stalin Kremlin Ching Chiang Kaishek Chiang Nelson Reda Chiang Kalishele State Department Ed Stettinius Poes Milliionaires’ Club Wat Nelson Trotkafeller Brasil Adolf Berle New York Eable Lew Douglas Douglas Sumner Welles FDR Stettinius Mutual Life Insurance of Arizona J. P. Morgan Jimmy Dunn Erlend Air Mull Dunn Mr. Hull Harry Uwopkins Trance Byrnes South Carolina U. S. Senate Jimmy Byrnes Senate Greenville Piedmont Roger Peace Olin Johnston Anderson Mall Independent Tribune Wilton E. Hall Cotten United Mine Workers de Gaulle Washington Henri ‘Bonnet Georges Bonnet Munich Bonnet France Diplomatic Corp Latin America Cordell Hult Carlos Martins Martins Hull Brazi Argentina United States Canada Brazil Mod Nealco Venezuela Colombia Slattinia America

Draft boards questioned by intercepted letter menace

An intercepted message accuses Melange Dee, 2, 1sid Dear Ronald, Yommy Dorsey and Jon Mall of vicious misdeeds and asks why no one reports them to draft boards. The fragment hints at concerns about accountability and potential draft violations.

Ronald Dorsey Jon Mall

Ronald Coleman Starred in Movie Mongut at Charleston

Ronald Coleman headlined the Movie Mongut screening in Charleston West Virginia with local patrons reporting strong audience turnout and positive notes on his performance.

Ronald Coleman Movie Mongut Charleston, W. Va

Brooklyn Soldier Tricks German Captors On Western Front

Nov 23 report recounts Edwin Bertsche of White Plains New York who, fluent in German, lures German soldiers with orders to come over and then fires from concealment. He shares Brooklyn memories with the captive officer and crowd while suggesting continued fighting is futile.

Western Front Pfe Edwin Bertsche White Plains N. Y 131Th Eward A. Kurtuses Hrooklyn Greenwood Flatbush Leutenant Brooklyn Finland Timoshenko Moscow Voroshifov Leningrad Aca Stalin Defense Council Voroshilov Budyonny Tsarltzin Voroshkov Louisyie Courier-Journal

Prisoners of War Encounters Highlight WWII Memoirs

Kenneth L. Dixon recalls POW encampments near Ebbely Field as German soldiers awaken at dawn and surrender. Captain Malcolm Kullmer of Bellair Maryland leads a rifle company through German territory while a German unit slips into American dunes. A night battle ends with darkness, followed by a cautious withdrawal as both sides backtrack. Staff Sgt Robert H. Baker, advancing near Chateau Saling forest, confronts a German force and pressures surrender with a humorously tempting offer of chocolate.

Ebbely Field Kurt Malcolm Kullmer Bellair Gremecy Kullmer Zi - Shee Robert. H. Baker Saranac Lake Saling Forest Bob Italy Hon-Eam Tao

Reader questions answered in The Gazette columns

A compilation of reader inquiries to The Gazette service covering density of Washington DC, earliest English usage of beautiful, TB death rate, U S Patent Office grants, Dale Fitzsimmons, Strauss waltzes in programs, relocation of Japanese Americans, time standards, 23 month calendar, Horace source, Navy strength, and selective service confidentiality. Includes expert answers and references from the Informa tion Bureau and military officials.

District of Columbia Tyndale W. B U. S. Palent Office Mch Dale Fitzsimmons Johan Strauss Hans von Bulow Offenbach Verdi Delibes War‘aes Gounod Pearl Harbor South Carolina

France Holds Line as Allied Forces Push to Rhine

War updates praise revived French army vigor and Allied boosts. French troops and armor push toward the Rhine after breaking the German southern flank near the Swiss border and pressing into Velfores outskirts, aiding American forces and delivering a blow to Nazi control.

France Dalin Laval Europe Rhine Velfores America Europa Nashville

Roosevelts Era Clash Over Amendments and Unions

A dense editorial diorama argues that Padway and allied figures seek to push constitutional amendments in Arkansas and other states. It claims these moves threaten open shop bans, labor power, and federal authority, citing Roosevelt as a benchmark and warning of anti democratic consequences for the nation.

Westbrook Pegler Zork Union Rai AL EY Logot Federae Sercett Atari Cass Arkansas Wien Roosevelt Browne-Bieff Capone Stig Teamsters Aleiana’ Union Dan Tobin Jimmy Petrillo Welt Alsterhood United States Congress Supreme Suparinr FDR John J.lewis Unc War Labor Board Padway New Orleans New of. L.y Runton

Washington White House spokesman described as assistant president

Fragmented remarks quote a Washington insider about the White House and the evolving role of the spokesman and an assistant president figure. The speaker questions salaries and sources of income while referencing Franklin D. and a coatroom concession.

Washington White House

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