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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
9
A scrambled radio programming snippet lists shows and times with unclear names and events. It mentions a 12:00 news segment and various program titles, but many words are garbled, making names and schedules difficult to identify.
In Clay county circuit court on Tuesday, arguments will be heard on motions to set aside the voluntary manslaughter verdict against EH Foley, 47, one of two United Mine Workers organizers charged in the fatal Groves shooting. Court officials said today.
A jumble of film titles and star names listed for Midtown area showings includes The Women in the Wine Daw with Ricard G Robinson and Joan Dennett, Marmont matter, Disney and Paramount shorts, cartoons, and a lineup featuring Dorothy Lamour Eddie Byathen Ol Lamb Barry Bulle Lars Grant Anne Shirley and Donald Barry Nuth Terry, plus Frank Sinatra and others.
A cluttered sports page notes the Giants beating the Eagles in a key game with Cuff, O Neall Adams, and Strong among the standout blockers. Also reported are the Eagles securing second place in the Eastern division after a 26 to 17 victory over the Rams, with Van Buren and Hinkle among the scorers and Zimmerman adding the extra point after Hamilton’s noted TD.
The Navy Department announced a Letter of Commendation has been issued to Aviation Ordnanceman Charles Kenneth McClung, son of Mrs. Mary Hazel McClung of Charleston, West Virginia, following a wartime service record. The announcement came with dated confirmation.
Washington expects a last week of session as Congress works to finish priorities. The House faces tag ends on bills including pay raises for clerks while the Senate overruns with proposed treaties and a St Lawrence Seaway plan. A constitutional amendment on treaty ratification remains stalled awaiting rules committee action.
Army reports say Malinovsky crossed the Danube at Eresi, linking with Tolbukhin’s forces near Velence Lake, under cover of darkness. German reconnaissance spotted a miniature river fleet as Red troops established an across river bridge and pressed into trenches along the west bank amid heavy shelling and air attacks.
Byrnes orders full attention to OWMR duties and expands the office setup in the Lafayette building. A new planning unit director is chosen, with transfers from another agency anticipated. Maj. Gen. Luches D. Clay named deputy director for war programs and general administration, with Haber on manpower Hutson for operations culture and Searls as Clay's assistant to boost munition output.
The piece notes Herbert Brownell Jr. as Dewey’s favored choice for party leadership, suggesting Dewey aims to retain control of the GOP machinery and hints he may seek reelection as governor in 1948 and pursue the presidential nomination. A separate wartime mention recalls a crew member from a Navy patrol bomber.
The 16 day Paris Moscow mission culminated in a Kremlin signing uniting France and Soviet Russia to ward off new aggression in Europe. De Gaulle and Molotov exchanged thanks as Briton and American diplomats watched, amplifying a broader Franco Anglo alliance. Old 1935 pacts resurfaced in context of wartime strategy.
Game Protector Charley Talbert reports a new record with 20 percent more animals shot versus 1785, noting 18 bucks taken on the county’s northern end. A V Lipscomb of St George, aged 79, claimed the largest buck in Tucker, an 11 point, 275 pounds. Official counts pending. neighboring Wyoming reports at least 50 bucks as tags ran out. In the southern zone deer became legal game this season. final day and six day totals recorded for Randolph Webster and Taylor. Margaret Whitner of Great Cacacy killed an eight point, 240 pound deer with a single shot, the first deer for her in a hunting party.
Allied air forces pressed a major offensive across occupied Europe with U S bomber crews reporting three bombers and one fighter missing. RAF Mosquito and Typhoon units struck targets in the Netherlands and Germany including a dam northwest of Nijmegen and suspected German headquarters. Swarms of attacks also hit Czechoslovakia and German oil and rail facilities as bombers and escort fighters hammered rail yards, armaments works, and industrial targets despite losses.
The Chaclestas Symphony Orchestra under Conductor Antonio Modarello presented the second concert of its ambitious season at the Shrine mosque yesterday afternoon. Guest soprano Madame Marguerite Neelamp-Stein from Huntington impressed with operatic excerpts and a standout aria. The program featured Rossini, Prokofiev, and Rimsky Korsakov, with the latter’s Espagnol suite noted for exotic flair. the encore repeats tonight with strong audience enthusiasm.
British reports describe renewed clashes between police and left wing ELAS forces around Athens and north and east of the city. ELAS fortifications are noted near Salonika and Patras, while a general strike in sympathy with Athens ELAS disrupts relief efforts. The food situation worsens in mountainous areas as snow falls.
The new government lists Liberal Mantle Beosta as minister without portfolio and Vincenzo Aranto as education minister among others including Labore Democrat M Cerabona in transportation and Mario Cevolotto in posts and telegraph. Several Communists hold state and cultural portfolios as the Allies scrutinize arms terms and monarchy questions.
In a chaotic scene at a naval training station yard a dispute between Schneeberger and an unknown person ended with a shot fired, injuring a woman seated in a car nearby. Schneeberger was discharged from service amid the incident and investigation continues.
U S forces push across the Roer and into Geich and Duren areas supported by planes. American units press toward Saarlautern and Dillingen as German defenses focus on Hagenau and the Palatinate border. French forces breach Alsace near Mulhouse while counterattacks linger along the Doller river.
Deep Snow continues page spread with three inches in Chicago and nearby areas. Weather bureau forecasts four to six inches in eastern towns and northern Indiana, lower Michigan, and eastern Oklahoma. Heaviest accumulation expected in southern Wisconsin with up to ten inches before the storm ends. Airlines canceling flights from Chicago and delays increase as the system moves east and west.
The text notes AFL actions and a CIO and Baviet unions accepting an invitation. It mentions a presidential election and Lewis as a critic of the President with Roosevelt allies in the AFL and UMW.
Washington reports indicate a major reorganization of the State Department to speed administration. The plan expands policy decision making and consolidates economic affairs, with new leaders including Undersecretary Joseph Grew and two new assistant secretaries pending Senate votes. Public information will shift under Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes and Archibald MacLeish, as reforms aim to unify wartime duties in preparation for postwar tasks.
A wartime economy snapshot shows cheap European costs contrasting with high French prices and rampant black market activity. Allied currency, counterfeit notes, and gasoline hijackings fuel illicit profit, with brigands bribing officials and gangs expanding into millions in revenue.
The report describes incendiary bombs igniting fires across western Japan and Korea as Superforts conducted air raids. Tokyo claims raids on western Japan and Kyushu were repelled by heavy antiaircraft fire. Japanese broadcasts note fires at grounded Superforts and selective damage, with limited Japanese losses.
City firemen yesterday extinguished a small fire in the house at 802 Court St owned and occupied by S. G. Carnes. The blaze originated in a broken gas connection with no damage amount reported.
Birth notices from Kanawha Valley include names like Walter Kalal Usuehier and Kamar Moses, with residence at 1217 Virginia St. Beck, and hospital births at Kanawha Valley hospital. Entries reference Mr and Mrs, Mr F. C. Mypolt, and others, noting Dec dates and locations in Kanawha Valley.
A wartime board reports varied changes across defense sectors from September to November. Some categories like tank output rise while aircraft schedules lag due to hard-to-make models. Noted items include B Superfortress and A-26 Invader delays, 78mm defenses improving, and overall shift to increase November and December targets.
A US Air Force communique reports raids over Hong Kong Nanking and Anking areas on December 7 and 8 sank 56 Japanese planes and damaged a destroyer transport and freighter. It says no freighters remained burning and another ship likely sunk. Source notes were attributed to General Claire Chenin.
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