Draft Call Clears Local District for January Army Service
A local district 80 men strong faces mandatory service as a Russian style draft near Zhitomir is reported. The call for fathers and sons includes 15 percent pending men from Corey and Union City Corry area. Officials expect a heavy draft, with estimates varying but not exceeding earlier projections. Publication tomorrow will reveal how many in Distinct 3 are eligible and reportable.
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State Liquor Ration Is Cut For New Period
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board cuts whisky allotment to a fifth of a gallon for the next six weeks starting January 1. War Ration Book 3 will be required. purchases limited to one pint per person. Identification slips and clerks’ sales forms will govern each whisky sale during the period.
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Blale Liquor Control, Board Today
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Frederick T. Gelder
UP Bureau Manager Dies in Cape Gloucester Plane Crash
Melbourne report confirms Brydonaves, Australian bureau manager of United Press, and Arthur Raynor, Australian war correspondent, among five journalists killed in a plane crash while covering the American landings at Cape Gloucester New Britain. Teves and others also named among casualties.
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Steelworkers End Walkout Move To Restart Mills
Pittsburgh December 28 Striking steelworkers move toward resuming production after United Steelworkers union leaders vote to guarantee pay while contracts affect 600 000 workers in 500 companies. Reports say mills will reopen within hours as labor board action limits further disruption.
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Compromise Expected On Food Subsidies Amid Talks
Washington December 28 Efforts to compromise the hotly debated food subsidy bill gained momentum as Senator White Maine Republican predicted a settlement soon after Congress reconvenes next month He did not specify the basis for agreement but said a middle ground could be found between administration fund farm bloc supporters and Democratic Leader Barkley Kentucky Barkley favored starting conferences next week with banking committee members including Bankhead Alabama Tilt Ohio to form a subcommittee Pursuit of a compromise continued as Congress extended current subsidy payments until February 17 and a larger tax bill and veterans benefits measures loomed with discussions of early action on demobilization pay and social security expansion.
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Nazi Plane Pilot Surrenders In Cyprus Airfield Tale
An AP study reports a young German Ju 88 pilot who abandoned his mission and landed on Cyprus after flying from Romania. British Spitfires trapped the bomber, and officers questioned the craft and pilot as the aircraft aged under 60 hours in service.
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Destroyer and transport sunk at Gloucester
Washington reports an American destroyer and one coastal transport ship were sunk by Japanese bombs during the Caps Gloucester landings on New Britain. Navy Secretary Knox declined to identify the vessels or provide casualty figures, calling the losses part of a larger but unclear operation. He dismissed Japanese claims of heavier losses and noted forgery accusations surrounding a Willkie letter linked to Hopkins. An ice skating event was planned for Mead Park tonight with lighting being installed.
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Christmas Seal Drive Nears City Quota
Christmas seal sales reached 2346.99 dollars including today’s receipts, nearing the city quota by about 180 dollars. Chairman Eva Kepler said the flow of contributions has slowed to a trickle, with several Corry residents still not sending in donations. Next January the committee will mail reminder cards to those who did not contribute this drive to boost returns.
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Action by FDR Is Surprise 10 Most of Capital
Railroads taken over to insure supplies to the fighting men are not interrupted. All but three unions have withdrawn strike ultimatums.
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General Gross Placed in Charge of Operating Roads
The Roosevelt administration seized control of the U S railroad system to avert a strike threatening major military offensives. Major General Gross was put in charge of operating the lines with Martin W Clement advising, while the order allows managers to continue duties to the extent possible.
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Three in Family Die in Home Stove Explosion
Quakertown, Pa. December 28 A war plant worker George Garner 41 his wife and their two year old daughter were burned to death when a coal stove exploded last night in their Shelly home. A second daughter was seriously injured. Garner reportedly poured kerosene into the stove and lit a match triggering the blast that ripped the stove apart and sent flames through the downstairs.
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Associated Press
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Sellersville
Russia warns Bulgaria to quit war as Nazi vassal
Assetiatoil Press reports the First Russian Army of the Ukraine massing for a broad offensive, advancing within 18 miles of Zhito mir and 20 miles of Berdichev, with a 188,000 ton thrust toward White Russia. Ukrainian front lines describe German-staffed forces steady in the White Rus area amid heavy fighting and claims of heavy enemy casualties.
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Town council mulls new finance chief amid reshuffle
Sweet named possible new head of finance department as council considers changes in city offices. George Besada to oversee streets. Kinley to retire from finance role. budget talks and a city assessor appointment loom. Meetings set for Monday morning and Thursday night to finalize posts and funding for sewage disposal and other projects.
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Complete shift may come in new Bolivian regime
General David Toro, ex chief of Bolivian purchasing commission, arrives in Washington amid rumors of a coup and talks with Bolivian leaders in North America. Secretary Hull has not recognized the regime, as inter-American concerns push for regional consultations before any action.
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Tanks Aid Marines in Cape Gloucester Push
Allied forces landings on Cape Gloucester establish a second Pacific foothold as Japanese airstrips face attack. A US Sixth Army task force moves inland from the beaches while counterattacks by land and air test Allied defenses in the sector near Cape Gloucester and nearby airstrips.
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Postwar world plans and wartime updates from capitals
Bulletin summaries from Pretoria London Washington and New York discuss a proposed UN led by the Big Four as a temporary postwar framework for peace, Churchill’s expected speech on invasion plans, War Secretary Stimson announcing rail system handovers, and Vatican City bombing attribution.
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German Commander Entertains Prisoners in Rome
Stockholm December reports from the Rome correspondent of Dagens Nyhelen say about 200 Allied prisoners of war United States Britain and Canada were entertained by German commander Agnp Hhmrin at a Rome hotel during Christmas. The correspondent said he spoke with some of the prisoners about the event.
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New York Gang Slayer Caught After 3 Years
Jacob Drucker, charged in a long-running New York murder case known as the Murder Tyme series, was captured after three years. The FBI and Delaware authorities pursued him on murder charges tied to several killings. He was held for extradition and faced U.S. commissioners in New York. A related note mentions a new combat boot development by the War Department.
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Chief Of Pennsylvania System To Advise Army In Rail Operations
Martin W. Clement president of the Pennsylvania Railroad was named an advisor to the Army on national rail operations. The 82 year old veteran railroad executive, praised by W. W. Ablerbury as the county’s supreme rail boss, will join Washington duties as his daughter Alice W. Clement joins WAVES and officer candidate school.
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Allies Complete Invasion Line-up Led Prisss
Allied leaders assemble invasion plans detailing top commanders for the broad assault across Europe. Eisenhower, Tedder, and Montgomery are cited, with regional forces to strike at targets from the Mediterranean to France. The report notes British, American, and Canadian roles, air power emphasis, and the anticipated move toward Rome as the invasion proceeds.
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