Patton’s Men Cross Roer and Push Toward Saarbrucken
The Charleston Gazette reports December 7, 1944 that American forces crossed the flooded Roer with initial attempts halted by current, while Lt Gen. William Simpson regrouped on the west bank. U.S. Seventh Army seized two towns in Alsace, Wimmenau and Lichtenberg, as Patton’s forces pressed toward the Siegfried Line and Saarbrucken, using flamethrowers and grenades amid growing forces north of Saarlautern.
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Sthad
Julich
Imide
Holland
Nimeten
Waal Rhine
7Th Army
Alsace
Wimmenau
Saverne
Lichtenberg
Mertzwiller
Laubacherhof
Haugenau
Orginal
Saarlautern
Saarbrucken
Nank
Mullens Policeman Confesses Army AWOL
Robert Miller Smith 27 of Lemoyne Florida, joined Mullens police two weeks earlier, surrendered to authorities and confessed four and a half months AWOL from his Army camp. Police say he joined after presenting a forged medical discharge and was dismissed days ago.
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Mullens
Robert Miller Smith
Lemoyne
Fla
B.D. Platt
Platt
Smith
Russians Press German Lines Near Budapest In Late March Drive
Russians drive toward Budapest from the southeast and northeast while expanding bridgeheads on the Danube south of the Hungarian capital. German radio reports renewed Soviet pressure along Lake Balaton and toward Narykanitsa near the Yugoslav border as reinforcements move to confront the threat.
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Szekesfehervar
Budapest
Vienna
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Ercsi
Cepttal
Haivan
Dodlapest
Berlin
Csepelsland
Reich
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Tanka
Narykanitsa
Injured in Charleston Area Train Crash Montages
A list of injured riders from a Charleston General hospital incident details many skull and facial injuries. Pfe Charles Rohr 21 Chicago suffered temple artery damage and shock. Mrs Jenky Carel 54 St Albans treated for skull, nose, knee injuries. Others include Sam White 68 St Albans facial and head injuries and Kate Smith 68 St Albans spinal injury.
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Dunn Hospital
South Charleston
Charles Rohr
Chicago
Jenky Carel
Sam E. White
St. Albans
St. Alband
H.C. Pyles
Howard C. Pyles
Lucy Baker
Hoxak Charleston
Lymon_ Calhoun
Regulars Defeat in Athens Amid Street Fighting
Militant clashes spill from center to surrounding districts as British forces return fire after a dawn attack on ELAS positions near EAM headquarters. A British soldier and an ELAS fighter are killed. several defenders escape. Elsewhere in Greece, Patras sees a strike and disarmament with arms retrieved, while Salonika remains tense.
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Wo Root
Piratus
Acropolis
Stadium
Zeus
Hadrian's Gate
EAM
Peloponnesian
Patras
Salonika
Lt Frompkin Succeeds Maj Miller as Charleston Exec Lt
Lt Fromkin to take over as executive officer of the Charleston district filling the vacancy created by Capt Conner moving to succeed Maj Francis Miller who was recently transferred. Before Army service he worked as an advertising designer for Margit Nelson studios in New York.
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Maj. Miller
Ben J. Fromkin
Charleston
Macy Louise Conner
Charite
Fromkin Fils
Conjer
Francis Miller
Margit Nelson Studios
New York
Allied cross Lamone River gains threaten Bologna bulge
British and Polish forces crossed the Lamone River four miles southeast of Faenza establishing a bridgehead and signaling a new threat to Nazi troops in the Bologna area. The Sixth Army under Lt Gen Lucius D. Truscott reported capturing Penzo Ta south of Imola and advancing toward the Adriatic front near Ravenna.
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Bologna
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Lucisn Ke Truscott, Jr
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Imara
Ravenna-Godo
Ravenna
Six Mile Canal
Adriate
Planglpane
Lamnone
Faene Za
Sub Zero Temperature Recorded at Pickens
The season's first sub zero temperature was logged during the cold snap with Pickens in Randolph county reporting two below zero. The weekly average ended December 5 was 22 degrees, 6.8 below normal. Readings ranged from four above at Athens to nine at Glenville Mannington and Spencer. Rainfall averaged 0.78 inch, heaviest at Cranberry Glades with 1.35 inches and Parkersburg the smallest at 0.16 inch. Brazil produces three fifths of the world's coffee.
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Pickens Parkersburg
Pickens
Randolph County
U.S
Athens
Sultan
Glenville
Mannington
Spencer
Winfield Locks
Gary
Inwood
Weston
Cranberry Glades
Parkersburg
Brazil
War Anniversary Reflections On Allied Struggles
The piece surveys wartime progress in the Pacific and Europe, noting Japan's crippled fleet and amphibious production in the US, while Germany holds firm. It discusses postwar planning under Churchill and Roosevelt, Yugoslav resistance, Polish and Czech Russia ties, and US BritainItaly diplomacy. It cautions against Communist influence in liberated Europe and advocates self determination.
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Alaska
Pacific Northwest
United States
Pacific
Europe
Germany
Pistol Point
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
Pearl Harbor
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Peter
Senators Balk on Clayton Confirmation Proposals
Senators Balk oppose the confirmation and urge rigorous questioning of the nominees fitness for office. Chandler leads with a plan to probe world matters and ask direct questions to gauge their standings. O Mahoney references a published report and discusses Clayton views on cartels before voting to recommend confirmation.
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Balk
Chandler
Hate
O'Mahoney
Clayton
Political Debate Over War Aims and Cartels Cited
The discussion centers on economic policy and wartime leadership with senators including J C O Mahoney and Robert F Ware handling motions to recommit nominations. References to New Dealers and critics of cartel influence appear amid names like Harley Kilgore and A D Gibson as they plan travel to Chicago for an event.
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State
Department
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Dwye
Ux. Sens
Robert F. Warener
Den
Harley M. Kilgore
Vated- Aye
North Central Association to Hold Annual Meeting Next April
The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools will prepare a program for its annual meeting next April. The committee and the secondary commission will coordinate on the agenda and events for the upcoming gathering.
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North
Association.of, Colleges
Emerald Oil Heals Aches In Overnight Cure Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a fast remedy for tired aching muscles. It promises dramatic relief with a simple surface application and a hot towel to open pores, claiming a medicinal formula from Cohen Drug Co and other druggists.
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Moonr
Emerald
Cohen Drug Co
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