B 29 Superforts Bomb Nagoya for Two Hour Raid
Targeting Nagoya, B 29 Superfortress bombers conducted a two hour attack on the Japanese industrial city. Weather over the target was clear, aiding the raid and signaling potential damage to Mitsubishi Aircraft Works as reported from Saipan. Brig Gen Haywood Hansell led the operations with the 21st Bomber Command coordinating air assets.
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Vern Haugland
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Navy
Nagoya
Blais
Diaceyybor LN
Jouiy
Haywood Hansel
Hankow, Nagoya Bombed Again by Vast B 29 Raids
Reported raids by up to 200 B 29s struck Hankow in China and Nagoya on Honshu. Hatsudoki Mitsubishi plant damaged with two assembly buildings burned out. overall plant visibility sees partial operations, while defenses upgrade with antiaircraft guns.
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Hankow
Washington
Dye
Nagoya
China
United States
Wlanks
Kini
Honshu
Aeria
Movie Starlets Dine Soldier in Titusville Scheme
Four actresses Lynnie Baggett Dolores Wren Angela Greene and Joan Winfield arrange a 72 hour pass for Det. Robert C. Wilson a Titusville soldier after 16 months of army service with no word from his girlfriend. They plan to take him to the Hollywood Canteen a premiere and several clubs plus a luncheon at a studio with expenses covered.
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Aby Associates
Hollywood
Det
Corp
Robert C. Wilson
Titusville
Lynnie Baggett
Dolores Wren
Angela Greene
Joan Winfield
Askade Carmp Hahn
Wilson
Hollywood Canteen
Miky
Ipsa Bros
Bombers Strike Fronts as Hitler’s Fronts Face Western Bombardment
Bulletins report heavy bombers and fighters from Britain striking German supply convoys aiding a counteroffensive. Prisoners claim Hitler visited the front to urge troops to hold for a surprise against Americans. Hearings on peacetime compulsory military training set for next month. Allied forces hold along the Senio with Polish troops pushing from Bologna Rimini highway. Scottish demonstrations denounce Britain’s Greece policy as workers call for an armistice. Germany launches a new V weapon barrage on western fronts at night and day.
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London
Dev
Western Front
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Auer River
Greece
Tokyo claims many ships sunk near Mindoro in broadcast
Unconfirmed Allied broadcast reported by Arieniated Press that waters near San Jose on Mindoro island are littered with wrecks of American warships and transports. It cited multiple sunken vessels and burning barges, while MacArthur noted minimal enemy air activity and two enemy planes shot down.
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Tokyo
United States
San Jose
Mindoro Island
Federal Commuications Commission
Aes ‘Macarthur
Mindoro push tightens as airfields rush to use
Airfields on Mindoro’s southern end rapidly becoming operational as American forces secure high ground and advance from the beachhead. The 77th Division outflanks YaMashita line driving north toward junction with Yank forces. airstrip readiness boosts day and night fighter capability within 150 miles of Manila. Major Bong adds another kill as Mindoro supports broader Leyte operations. Treasury report notes December 15 receipts at 335.6 million and total debt at 2200.03 billion.
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Leyte
Associated
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Mindoro
Priday
Sunose
Japan
Ormad
Manila
Tokyo
Asahi
Marbtal
Island
He Philippines
Doughboy Grimly Describes U S Prisoners Shot In Cold Blood
Delayed Beligian dispatch recalls survivors from an artillery observation unit who witnessed German Tiger tanks open fire on a group of about 150 disarmed Americans. Commanders killed or wounded many as civilians fled, then the unit was forced to surrender. The scene was described with grief and rage by William B Summers of Glenville West Virginia who escaped. The report notes the brutality of the attack and the shocking exposure of the prisoners.
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Wyfi
Boyle
William B. Summers
Glenville
Amercans
Tiger Tank
Jai Summers
Summers
All-out Effort Urged By German Leader
London dispatch says Field Marshal Gerdnor Rundstedt summoned top German officers at his Coblenz secret HQ to coordinate a new major counterattack. Underground reports claim the move aims to marshal Germany’s best military minds under one roof as Allied planners target a munitions dump near Coblenz over the weekend.
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London
Gerdnor Rundstedt
Coblens
Foxtay
Goblens
Corry Dealers Listed in OPA Court Action
The Office of Price Administration filed federal complaints against several merchants in Erie and Cory counties for alleged price regulation violations. Named defendants include David Mead, Pred H Bannister, Garman Muneh trading as Central Market Evie, Ernest Gratner and dutins Hiarf Twelfth Streep Market Erie Archie More house Girard, and J Mt Pur pura and Frank Purpura East Main street Cory, accused of failing to post prices, grade meats, or keep required records.
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Associated Pro Se
Pittsburgh
Office of Price Administration
OPA
David Mead
Pred H. Bannister
Erie
Garman
Ernest Gratner
Dutins Hiarf
Archie More
House
Girard
J. Mt. Purpura
Frank Purpura
Pre Induction Calls to Be Issued for January
Corry Union City district selective service board received orders for pre induction calls in January. Names for examination will be announced after January 10 and the total called is not yet known but expected to be heavy. The board will reconvene January 27 to finalize the group. Salamanca trainman Gooren Garrett, 63, of Salamanca, died from injuries after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train near Stantoy station in Du Bois Hospital yesterday.
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Iissue
Corry Union City
Loch Board
Soottam
Salamanca
Rhodes Garage Fire Sees Man Burned. Saved by Friend
William R. Rhodes operator of the Rhodes Garage on West Smithy Tree Street suffered burns to his face and right hand when a gasoline line at his station burst and ignited. Joseph Ross aided Rhodes, rolling him in snow and extinguishing flames. The canopy over the pumps ignited, a Chevrolet truck burned, and main building suffered window and interior damage. Firefighters stopped the blaze after shutting off power. Rhodes was treated and released. A prior fire on the same property six years earlier caused substantial losses.
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William R. Rhodes
Rhodes
West Smitty Tree
Wes
Joseph ‘Ross
Wis
Wy Bull
Ross
Troy Gillette
Heavy Bombers Bomb Cologne and Nearby Cities in Daylight Raid
American heavy bombers dropped about 2000 tons on Cologne Coblenz and Mainz despite cloud cover. The daylight attack followed a night bombardment of Mainz Ulm and Düsseldorf by British bombers. Seventeen British aircraft were reported lost in the raids.
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Mssvemven
Cologne
Coblenz
Mainz
Minleh
Ulm
Dulsbure
Kent guilty of first degree dentist murder verdict
Jamet Henry Kent, 42, faces sentencing for the murder of 80 year old George Kern in Johnstown. A jury deliberated more than 18 hours before returning a guilty verdict with a recommendation of life imprisonment. A prior trial in September ended with a hung jury and defense counsel sought a new trial.
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Somerset
Jamet Henry Kent
George Kern
Johnstown
Difense
A. NC Metthewa
Red army presses Budapest while pushing toward Slovak border
Soviet dispatches claim Red Army hammering Budapest inner defenses as units reach the Slovak border northeast of the city. Pravda reports German divisions weakened on the southern sector of the Eastern Front, with 220 divisions referenced and German positions in flux.
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Moscow
Budapest
Avilaniebe
Red Army
Pravda
Nn Paster
Aigainst
Gavin
Dreyraibar
Funnligut Ms Andlltairy
Mies
Miskoto
Thape
Husa
Attendance in City Schools Reaches Above Average
School officials report attendance above average with 02 percent of students absent due to illness and work permits. A total of 127 pupils were absent across all buildings, while St Edwards notes high turnout after closure. City schools plan early Christmas recess through New Year’s Day.
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Tefonds
Wehway
Lawchiy
Dewey
St. Edwards School
Corry Surpasses Sixth War Loan Quota by Half a Million
Corry, amid a December drive, reports daily sales of one sixth war loan bonds totaling 1127.85, lifting the city’s campaign total to 1 624 655.75 and exceeding the quota by more than 5285. The War Finance Committee notes all December sales will count, possibly pushing Corry to the greatest over-subscription among local drives as bonds are bought for Christmas gifts.
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Yale
War Finance Committee
Corry
Saillion
Corty Lodge of
Moose
Col Phil Cochran Given New Role in Allied Airborne Army
London December 1 Col Faith Cochran of Harris Thm fey bees appointed assistant operations officer of the Pitt Allied Airborne Army under Lt Gen Lewis J Bre rerton to first use Commando task force in Maj Gen Charles Orde Wingate s air invasion of Burma.
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London
Faith Cochran
Harris
Homecoming of Sgt Frank L Baressi Ends Army Service
Sir Sergeant Frank L Baressi returns home after nearly three years in service with the Army National Guard. He trained at multiple camps in several states, suffered a leg injury in maneuvers, and received commendations from his commanding officer. Baressi served in destroyer service, the master’s corps, and with the military police, visiting camps in Louisiana Texas New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Frank L
Baressi
Bampssi
National Guard
Mie South
New Cumberland
Mulleury Police
Corry
Llyingeton
Ponk Chartrain
Herrwhan
Louis
Robinson
Little Ool
Waiters
Hondint Howe
Texas
Beaure— Aust
Lousiana
Inter
Reynolds
Thdiantown Gap
Urully
Fort Dix
Survivor Orris Thayer Arrives in Corry After Navy Loss
Gunner's Mate Orris Thayer, a survivor of the Princeton sinking in the Philippine Sea, arrived in Corry with his wife from Chicago for a thirty day leave. He plans to visit relatives including Mr and Mrs Frank Gravine as they await further duty. Thayer, a 1932 Corry High School graduate, served many months in Pacific combat and survived the ship’s loss in battle with Japan.
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Orris Thayer
Princeton
Thayer
Chicago
Corry
Prank Gravine
West Church Street
West
Philippine
Corry High School
Ord
Navy
First Army Boss Fights German Drive Through Luxembourg Front
Allied reports from London Paris and front lines describe Lt Gen Courtney Hodges First Army halting a major German assault across an 80 mile front from Authen to Luxembourg. German armored and infantry columns pushed toward Mons and the Belgian border amid air support and heavy bombardment.
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Associated Pressaigs
Moe
Courtney i Hodges
U. 8
First Army
Belgium
Luxem— Bourg
London
Authen
Luxembourg
Sulin
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
Europe
Isis Jutu
Biel
Kyrl Budell
Gerd Vor Rundstedy
Hurt
Anehen
Luxemiours
Petehinie Thei Adyvarice
Lakemba
de Parallel
Matmety
Hie
Lugembeurs
Savegdy
Bende
Third Army
Third Amp
Aaubisa
Ukimile Jong Germam Couisil
Gnilles
Northenat
Questia
Uys Colmar
Bilt
Ea I
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May (R Ky
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Mee
Eighth Army
Senio
Bolognia
Rimini
Limisona
Cisetla
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Germany
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Treasury
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Doughboy Grimly
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REDS
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