Hitler Warns Allies as War Enters Hard New Year
Hitler, Goebbels, and Goering outline a defensive wartime stance in a Berlin radio proclamation and New Year messages. They emphasize German resilience, promise victory, and warn that winter will be hard though not harsher than the previous year. They avoid Rus sian front specifics while praising German strength and allied German efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Litewise
Libya
North Africa
Tuehrer
Europe
Asia
Hiller
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Force
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Uke Bitler
Goering
Penn Railroad President Receives $100000 Bequest
M W Clement, president of the Pennsylvan ia Railroad, is named to receive a $100000 bequest from the will of Walter P Murphy multimillionaire railway supply magnate. The will leaves most of Murphy’s over $30 million to Northwestern University with further bequests totaling about $5.9 million to other friends and institutions.
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Py Assumcca Soca
Waukegan
Ill
M. W. Clement
Pennyania Railroad
Walter P. Murphy
North
Flood Crest Looms Over Portsmouth and Ohio River Towns
Ohio river flood floods Portsmouth and nearby towns as Army engineers and national guardsmen aid evacuations. About 10,000 residents displaced as Marietta Martins Ferry and Wheeling report rising waters. Crested at 61 to 62 feet with Wheeling and Pittsburgh upstream noting rapid change.
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Wheeling
Marietta
Martins Ferry
Associated Preas
Potsmouth
Ohio
United States Army Engineers
Tists City
State Highway Department
Citizens Defense
W. Va
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ffical
Martins Penny
Likecrest
Liverpool
Steubenville
Ohio State Guard
Manchester
Fire causes $200 damage in_ind ward home
Damage estimated at 200 dollars occurred in Roy Sherwood's home at 6 East Frederick Street after an 8 pm fire started in a gas fireplace. Firefighters torn out parts of the fireplace to check flames. insurance coverage believed in place.
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Ind Ward
Roy Sherwood
Charlotte M. Olds
East Frederick Street
Hortly
Granger Takes Office as Pittsburgh Federal Collector
Pittsburgh January 1 Attorney Stanley Granger of Waynesburg today becomes collector of internal revenue for the Pittsburgh district. Granger, an assistant federal prosecutor for over eight years, assumes the post in the Federal Building in a New Year moment when many government departments operate on New Year’s Day.
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Pittsburgh
Stanley Granger
Waynesburg
Granger
Allied air blitz claims 1206 Japanese planes destroyed
Allied headquarters in Australia announced a sweeping victory in the Southwest Pacific. General MacArthur’s staff reported that Allied forces, supported by B-29s and P-40s, claimed to have destroyed 1,206 Japanese planes since the war began, with intensified action over New Guinea including the Lae operation where nine enemy fighters were shot down and several destroyers damaged.
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Associated Press
Australia
Lite
New Guinea
Wo Otiers
Douglas MaacArthur
M1 Airneue
Paci
James Scores Ross Hold Up Of Payroll In Pa
Harrisburg reports nearly 600 Pennsylvania Revenue Department employees began the new year unpaid as Auditor General F. Clair Ross withholds $45,000 payroll. Governor James calls the move high handed and unjustified and threatens legal action if payroll is released. Attorney General E. Russell Shockley plans court action Monday if funds remain blocked. Ross demands data he deems necessary, while officials say the data is in Ross possession or classification is impractical. The dispute centers on payroll procedure changes and potential liability to employees and tax collection.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Revenue Department
F. Clair Ross
James
Pennsylvania
E. Russell Shockley
Dauphin County
Ross
Edward B. Logan
Auditor General
Justice Department
Logan
Revenue Department
Leaders Say Year To Bring Victory Near
Washington dispatch reports New Year 1944 welcomed amid wartime optimism and warning. Officials forecast ongoing military progress yet warn of hardships, with Commerce Secretary Jones predicting rising national income and war-related shortages, while War and Navy secretaries stress a hard but hopeful year ahead.
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John
New York
West Vinegimia
Ohio
Oregon
Lord Flash
Jones
Naation
Stimson
Anterick
Nox
Wake Island Heavy Bomber Raid Reported
Wake Island was hit in a large air strike just after midnight December 23 24, described by Admiral Chester W Nimita as the largest Army heavy bomber raid in the Pacific war. About 76 000 pounds of bombs were dropped in a low level attack by four engine bombers, damaging Japanese held installations with 20 casualties and some crews returning safely to base.
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Wake Island
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Chester W. Nimita
Ie Pacific Fleet
City Council to Promote Two Extra Patrolmen
George Surlingeme and Bawent Bielaycki, already serving as extra patrolmen, are slated for promotion to regular patrolmen by the City Council Monday evening. Mayor Frank Hapfer and Police Chief expect unanimous confirmation. Burlingame and Bielawski passed Civil Service exams months ago. A salary revision and amendments to the city’s ordinance will be introduced, with a possible special meeting to adopt pay changes before midmonth. Solicitor Walter H. Scott reports no hold from the Wage Stabilization Board. No civic reorganization meeting this January due to no new appointees.
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George Surlingeme
Bawent Bielaycki
Lisamk
Prank
Hapfer
Bothy
Burlingame
Bielawski
Civil Service Commission
Burlineum
Walter HL Scott Ime
Wase Stabilization Board
Wees
Reno Shockley Sworn In Today In Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg governor James appoints Claude T. Reno retiring attorney general sworn in as state superior court judge and Russell Shockley sworn in as attorney general successor. Oaths administered by Miss M. R. O’Hara before about 75 state employees. Described as the best attorney general, Reno vows to honor trust and friendship.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsyvania
James
Claude T. Reno
Pth
Russell Shockley
M. R. O'Hara
Dimes
Madge Reno
Reno
Jesse B. B. Cunningham
Philadelphia
Tunisia Battle Opens Amid Allied Offensives
An Allied offensive nears Tunisia with heavy attacks on Axis supply ports at Gabes and Sfax. Reports from the front describe strafing of Axis coastal positions, air attacks on supply hubs, and continued Allied air superiority.
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Dy Associated Press
Landon
Sfox Gabes
Timis-TefyoMhae Way
Russell to quit public welfare post for national role
Harrisburg June 1 Governor-elect Martin will appoint a new secretary of public assistance after inauguration. Howard L. Russell, current secretary, has accepted a national welfare post and will become acting director of the American Public Welfare Association at term end. The association includes key councils of local and state welfare administrators.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Martin
Tsihry
Howard L. Russell
National Welfare
James
Russell
American Public Welfare Association
National Council of Local Public Welfare
The
Nations Council of State Public Assistance and Welfare Administrators
MR. O'Hara
Commonwealth
Freight wreck ties Buffalo Division trains up for hours
A freight wreck near Rynd Farm derailed a northbound freight, halting Buffalo Division service between Dll City and Titusville for over ten hours. Trains detoured via Warren. no injuries reported. Repairs and normal service expected shortly as the wreck was cleared. Several delays also hit the Renovo division and nearby lines with additional detours and stalled schedules.
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Trafic
Esxneu & Weel
Bynd Park
Dll
City
Titusvile
Warren
Corry
Titusville
Rynd Farm
Tt Wat
Renovo
Hhe River
Olean
Ania
Buffalo
Oler
Tummonit
Rynd
Patt
of City
Mayville
Diviston
Tnis
Miller Farm
Mil City
Sso Lock Haven-Willinisport
Philalphia-Erie
Wymeer
Sins Is
Corry Hospital Receives State Aid Allocation
State Treasurer Gi Harold Wagner announced quota warrants for quarter ending August 31. Corry Hospital will receive 3949.2 in aid, along with other institutions sharing funds: Meadville Hospital 3000, Columbia Hospital 1473, Providence Hospital Beaver Falls 1375, Titusville Hospital 875.
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Gerty Hospital
Sebik W
Gi Harold Wagner
Meadville
Columbia Hospital
Columbia
Providence Hospital
Beaver Palls
Titusville Hospital
Titusville
Babson Forecasts 1943 Outlook With Mixed Prospects
The 1943 outlook predicts defense production up sharply, employment rising if armed forces are excluded, farm income up five percent, dividends and earnings peaking and falling, minimal strikes, wage stabilization, modest price gains, heavier taxes on white-collar workers, and retail trade down significantly from 1942. High-grade bonds may decline while stocks perform better, with creeping inflation expected.
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iBy
Roger Babson
Armed Forces
Babson
Naval Battle in Northern Waters Continues
Allied press reports reveal Soviet claims of massive losses for Germany, with 312,650 killed or captured and 22 divisions encircled near Don-Volga corridor. New Year communique lists 175,000 Axis killed and 127,650 prisoners since late November as Red Army pushes toward Stalingrad. Conflicting naval actions include British raids off Tunis, Crete bombardments, and possible engagements in the North Atlantic.
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Soviet
Russia
RAF
Germany
France
Britain
Admiralty
North Atlantic
Reppir Cutivays
Mus
Ivansk
Gulf of Tunis
Hizerte
Sicily
Sfex
Candia
Crete
Shar
Red Army
Stalingrad
Don-Volg Cor
Ridor
Me Volga
Malove
Vieheskaya
Stgrad
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Atboun
Washington
Moscow
Goering, Goebbels
Portsmouth
Seares
Knox and Stimson
Wreckonprr
George Burlingame
Edward Bielawski
Shockley
the Wimmers
Eine Momus
Calid
Broad Street
Tunisia
Dept. OF Assistance
National Welfare Association
Corry Hospital
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