Jap Troop Barges Blasted at Ormoc by Yank Aircraft
American fighter planes destroyed or damaged four troop laden freighters off Ormoc to hinder Japanese reinforcements toward Leyte Island. Four tuggers and 14 barges were sunk or damaged amid Tuesday’s bombardment as Gen. MacArthur’s forces press the Limon corridor against Nipponese lines protecting Ormoc.
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Ormoc
22Nd Division
Tat
Limon
Yo Ormoc
Douchboys
Douglas MacArthur
Carigara Bay
Ormoc Valley
Chinese claim progress against Japanese on Kwantung line
Chinese high command said forces made some progress against Japanese thrusting toward Kwalyuanchen near Liuchow while not detailing defensive successes. It noted Japanese attempts to seize Kwalyuanchen failed to cross the Lung River. Air forces reported strikes on Hai nan Island Fort Bayard and Kow loon docks opposite Hongkong. US Liberators and P-408 raided river traffic and rail lines in the Yangtze bulge. a river steamer was sunk and transport equipment hit.
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Chungking
Kwangsi-Kwelchaw
Kwelchaw
Kwalyuanchen
Fallen Liuchow
Ili
Lung
Chengziu
Manila Aerial Attack Sinks Ships and Strikes Bases
United States carrier air forces report sinking two Japanese merchant vessels and igniting twelve others near Manila, plus hits on a heavy cruiser beached near Santa Cruz. Struck were cargo ships, oilers, luggers, and locomotives at Lucena, with fires started at San Fernando and Clark field. Airfields at West Lipa and nearby fields were damaged. concurrent raids hit Truk, Babelthuap, Yap, and Rota defenses.
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Pearl Harbor
INSI
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
United States
Mania
Waer
Santa Cruz
Nimitz
Manila
Sunis
San Fernando
Loar
Manila Ay
Babelihuap
Palaus
Yapa
Rota
Marianas
B 29s Downed in Japanese Fighter Battle Over Omura
Three B-29 Superfortresses failed to return from a dawn raid on Omura, Japan, with two reported lost and a third probably lost. The air action marked the first enemy fighter interception against the 20th Bomber Command, after American forces claimed heavy Japanese losses including 20 planes destroyed and 22 damaged. No American losses were reported over Nanking and Shanghai.
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Washington
INS
Omura
2Th Air Force
Nanking
Shanghai
20Th Bomber Command
Japan
Eame
House Revives Federal Crop Insurance Program
The House voted 254 to 14 to revive federal crop insurance for wheat cotton and other crops with immediate coverage and eventual broader protection. It limits admin costs to 25 percent of premium intake and routes the bill to the Senate after amendment filled debate on expense and scope.
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Washington
House
Platorms
Senate
Cron
Wodehouse Held, British Author, In French Custody
Paris dispatch reports Sir Pelham Wodehouse and Mrs Wodehouse detained by French police over alleged 1941 radio broadcasts for Germany. Embassy says conditional release possible, papers pending. Wodehouse had earlier been interned, then allowed to live in Paris under surveillance. he called his broadcasting a grave error.
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Paris
P. G. Wodehouse
Wodeehouac
France
Wodehouse
L. Hart
Jeast
Situa
Berlin
Thanksgiving Observance Faces Shortages and Closures
A West Virginia survey shows turkeys and other festive items scarce across several regions due to shipments and factors. In Charleston area stores only about 40 percent of customers could obtain turkeys, with cranberry sauce oysters and clams also in short supply while celery remains abundant. Most industries plan to operate, but many government offices will close through Friday. A Christmas class and memorial plans are noted, with local events at Laidley Field and municipal auditorium and a Thanksgiving dinner for inmates adjusted for price constraints.
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Charleston
West Virginia
George W. Klug
West Virginia Grocers Assne
Laidley Field
Stwall Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Atate
Joseph Terrell
Davis
Parkersburg
One Sixth of W Va Bond Quota Met
Initial federal reserve reports show West Virginia reached sixteen percent of the twenty one million dollar state bond quota and ten percent of the nineteen million dollar individual investor haul. County beginnings urge full participation by every War Loan unit. Kanawha County turns to page 20.
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Federal Reserve
West Virginia
Samo
Individuil Dhyere
Clalnnon A.C
Kanawha Cauily
MacArthur Declares Faith in U S Help In Philippines Drive
General Douglas MacArthur spoke in a Leyte message praising American resolve to liberate the Philippines. He urged war bond buyers to sustain the war effort, saying faith in the Spirit of America remains strong in every heart.
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MacArthur
U. S
Washington
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
America
Philippines
More Men Called For Widen Jury In Murder Case
In Clay on November 22, Circuit Judge Lake Fisher sought 50 more men to reach a 20 jurors panel for the murder trial of two United Mine Workers organizers. The trial follows a fatal shooting at Elk River Coal and Lumber, as defense and prosecution prepare during a Thanksgiving recess.
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CLAY
Lake Fisher
United Mine Workers
Fisher
Pelenme
T. C. Townsend
UMW
West Virginia
Immarrow
Tauson Kirk
Foley
Pene Groves
Elk Hiver Coal and Lumber Company
Elmer
Scrap Paper Salvage Campaign Resumed Here
Resumption of scrap paper collections by the municipal defense council was announced yesterday by Mrs. C Fielding director of Special War services who explained that trucks had not been available during the past three weeks. Persons who want paper collected from their homes or business are requested to telephone 10 125.
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Municipal Defense Council
C. Fielding
Special War Services
Reds Tighten Budapest as Six Hungarian Towns Fall
London dispatch reports Soviet forces capture six Hungarian towns up to 60 miles northeast of Budapest amid heavy fighting on other eastern front sectors. The lure of Gyongyos and Miskolc is noted, with assaults reported aroundTokay. Soviet gains threaten key railway junctions while German claims differ on front shifts.
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Budapest
London
Ruseslanx
Aid
Cervans
Gyolysr
Miskolc
Tokal
Tokay
Swine
Gant
Migkole
Handa
Everszolak
Ite Eger
Heviz- Gyor
Budaapture
Heyle-Gyor
Gyongyos
Hitevin
Trant
Dag
Toku
British and American Forces Advance in Alsace Lorraine
Allied forces push through Saverne and Eschweiler as Metz and Mulhouse fall. U.S. 1st and 8th Armies drive toward the Ruhr while British 2d Army crosses toward Venlo and Geilenkirchen. Frontline dispatch notes heavy fighting and German bombardment amid shifting gains along the western front.
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Paris
Saverne
Strasbourg
Alsace
Lorraine
Metz
Mulhouse
Eschweller
Dst
Slauter
Ruhr
Julich
William RH. Simpson
Holland
Maas
Meuse
Reich
Ruby Basin
Maan
Venlo
Duisburg
Berlin
Ceremany
Aachenot
Cologne
Rhineland
Toni -Schelkopf
Western Front
Set Schelkopfs
Alexes
Aachen
Transocean’ Agency
Guenther Weber
2Nd Army
Nation Wide Phone Strike Threatens Washington
Washington workers walked out in a sympathy strike linked to Ohio actions over pay and layoffs. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia reported lines operating, while officials expect a slow down in service as unions rally nationwide support. War Labor Board warned against any interference with capital area phone traffic during wartime.
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Washington
United Nations War Effort
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
J. BK. J. Crigler
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Acen Saidy
Obboans
Ank
Ohio
Onlo Federation of Telephone Workers
War Labor Board
Wash-ington
Dayton
J. A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Cal
Dutch Back Western Alliance Says Exiled Government
London dispatch reports the exiled Dutch government endorsing a strong four power Western European alliance for military and economic security. Premiers cabinet signals intent to first unite the Dutch people, then seek approval from the House of Representatives. Neutral Holland would delay joining any coalition with Belgium France and Belgium.
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London
Ij Swede
P. S. Gerbrandy
House of Representatives
Halland
Holland
Belials
France
Belgium
Potens
Georges Bidault
De Gaulle to Explain French Bloc to Stalin in Moscow Visit
French sources say Charles de Gaulle will tell Joseph Stalin during his Moscow trip that France seeks a Western European bloc to defend frontiers against possible German aggression, but France would not align exclusively with the West and would include nations like Czechoslovakia and Poland in a broader security framework.
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de Gaulle
Stalin
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
France
Russia
Germany
Great Britaaia
Great
Bidault
French Consultative Assembly
London
Marshal Stalin
Union Thanksgiving Services Set Today at Municipal Auditorium
Union Thanksgiving services will be held at 10:30 p m today at the Municipal auditorium. Rev E Ray Cole will deliver the sermon. Music by St Paul s AME choir directed by Charles Adams. Invocation by Rev R C Boothe. President's proclamation read by Rev James E Scott. Scripture lesson read by Rev H Woods. Congregation prayed for by Rev Curtis Knowles Jones. Benediction by Rev Frank Donaldson. American Legion Post 20 in charge of arrangements.
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Union
Municipal Auditorium
E. Ray Cole
Weekly
Memorial United Brethren Church
Mudie
Charles Qq. Adams
R. C. Boothe
Ames E.scott
H. Woods
Curtis Knowles Jones
Frank Donaldson
John Brawley
Américan Legion
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Girele
China
Willia Willis
By Roberts Quiffen
Ald Man Jones
Island
Leday
W. Va
Eschweiler
Rhine
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