Berlin Reports Soviet Vistula Drive Opens in Southern Poland
The German radio claimed the Soviet forces opened a broad front offensive from the Baranow Vistula bridgehead toward Krakow, within 35 miles of Krakow, as heavy fighting raged for penetration areas. Berlin noted prior Soviet advances near Silesia, Kielce, Tarnow, and a second Vistula bridgehead near Warka.
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London
Poland
Vistula
Baranow
Krakow
Warsaw
Baranov
German Silesia
Ruhr
Silesia
Kielée
Tarnow
Warka
Berlin
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Bratislava
Japanese Convoy Pounded. Manila Bay Landing Boost Urges Hope
A Japanese radio voice heard in Australia said another American landing near Lingayen cannot yet be written off and that two more convoys are in Philippine waters. One convoy of about 150 ships sighted off Panay, and another of 100 to 150 vessels off Negros.
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London
Australia
Manila Bay
Lingayen
Philippine
Panay Island
Negros Island
Glimpse of Community News and War Updates in Decatur
Weather outlook reports considerable cloudiness with light showers in extreme north today and tonight, high near 53 and low around 42. Local war news notes Pfc John B Hampton missing in action since December 16 in Europe. Sgt Bayne J Vaughan home after Normandy invasion injuries. Sgt John G Moebes pictured as a former Decatur resident serving in the Pacific. Lt Carey T Cockrell commissioned and in B-24 co pilot training. Willard H Varnell returns from Aleutians for furlough. church services announced and memorials planned for local servicemen. community meetings noted including Decatur Chamber executive committee session and church stewards gatherings.
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North Portion
John B. Hampton
8Th Avenue East
Decatur
War Department
John B. ‘Hampton
John G. Moebes
Cullman
Sgt
Moebes
Otto Moebes
Pacific
Last Chapter Of Siege Being Written
Moscow dispatch reports the siege of Budapest near collapse as German forces in Pest face encirclement by Soviet Tolbukhin forces with 16 000 German killed and about 650 tanks lost in ten days of fighting. Prisoners describe dwindling ammunition and near air supply, as Red Army advances threaten Komárom and Bratislava corridors.
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Moscow
Budapest
Pest
Danube
Feodor Tolbukhin
Armans
Red Army
Red Storm
Red Star Front
Rodionlinovsky
Komprom
Bratislava
Slovakia
Kassa
Kosice
Reid Resigns as Howard College Vice President
Dr A Hamilton Reid resigns as vice president of Howard College to become executive secretary treasurer of the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Announcement made by Major Harwell G Davis, the college president, on January 12.
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Reid
Birmingham
A. Hamilton Reid
Howard College
Harwell G. Davis
Dr. Reid
Alabama Baptist State Conavention
War Today War coverage notes brutal Pacific fighting and Japanese resistance
The piece discusses a harsh outlook on the Luzon invasion and likely fierce Pacific battles. It cites Stimson and a British general on Japanese counter resistance, noting civilian suffering and the expanding reach of Allied air power from Philippine bases as bombings intensify.
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Mitchell Field
Nippon
Philippines
Turks Permit Allied Shipments To Russia Through Dardanelles
British sources report Turkey granted permission for Allied supplies to reach Russia via the Dardanelles. Negotiations were said to involve military channels and follow Turkey ending relations with Japan. Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly and Brig. Gen. Donald P. Booth are reassigned in the Persian Gulf command.
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London
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Japan
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Arctic Sea
Murmansk
Persian Gulf
United States
Temperature Near Normal Prevails Across Nation
The Associated Press reports generally normal or above normal winter temperatures nationwide while Atlantic coast and New England states see moderation. Chicago’s low dropped to 23 below zero in Greenville Maine before rising to 4 above. Cooler air moves into Minnesota Wisconsin and upper Michigan, with temperatures near normal later tonight. Snow flurries and freezing rain occur in parts of the Great Lakes Western New York and the Ohio valley while the Pacific Northwest and Arkansas see rain. Elsewhere, forecasters expect fair weather.
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Associated Press
Chicago Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
New England
Midwest
Chicago
Greenville
Minnesot Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Great Lakes
Reion
New York State
Great Plains
North Pacific
Arkansas
Ohio Valley
Soldier to Hang for Killing Man in England Court Martial
A 12 man Army court martial sentenced Private George E. Smith of Pittsburgh to hang for murdering British diplomat Sir Eric Techman. Smith showed momentary wavering as the sentence was announced and was led away in handcuffs.
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Attlebridge
Eng
George E. Smith
Pittsburgh
Eric Techman
Smith
Truce Arranged in Greek Civil War Between ELAS and Government
A truce ends hostilities in Greece to allow ELAS representatives and the government to negotiate. Under terms agreed with Lt. Gen. Scobie, ELAS will withdraw from designated areas, release prisoners, and all Britons detained will be freed. Prisoner exchanges exclude civilians held by EAM civil police.
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Stephen Barber
Athens
Greece
ELAS
Ronald M. Scobie
EAM
National Liberation Front
Sporades
Euboea
Cyclades Islands
Gulf of Corinth
Peloponnesus
Zante Island
Salonika
Southern Baptists Outline Million-Target Campaign
Memphis January 12 The Southern Baptists aim to win 1,000,000 souls for Christ in 1945 through 50,000 evangelistic meetings in halls tents bush arbors and around log fires directed by M E Dodd of Shreveport Louisiana. Crusade officials from 19 states and the District of Columbia plan one main meeting per church with extensions and secondary gatherings across the year.
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Memphis
Southern Baptists
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Dodd
District of Columbia
Baptists
Aleae ‘S
Bush Arbors
Allied forces widen Ardennes bulge with major advances
Allied armies push deeper into the Ardennes as the U S third and first armies penetrate the German south flank near Bastogne and Salm river area. British and American forces meet south of Champion and near St Hubert to trap retreating German rear guards. Prisoner counts rise as towns fall and numbers accrue across the Western front.
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James M. Long
Paris
Belgian Bulge
Third Army
Bastogne
Vianden
Luxembourg
Salm
St. Vith
Third
von Rundstedt
Ourthe
Ardennes Bulge
Alsace-Lorraine
Strasbourg
Supreme Headquarters
St. Hubert
Champion
Houffalize
U. S. First Army
Alsace Lorraine
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Home Army
Oberheim
Herrlisheim
Rhine
Montgomery
Laroche-St. Hubert
Tal
Wedding Bells Rings Again For Aged Couple
James Asbury Anders age 84 and Mary Etta Anders age 79 of Hartselle reunite after a four year separation and divorce in 1944. They wed again on a Wednesday afternoon after she called him and they decided to marry immediately.
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James Asbury Anders
Mary Etta Anders
Hartseller
Mr. Anders
Paper Drive Big Success in Decatur Morgan County
Morgan county school children collected 90080 pounds of scrap paper for the war effort. Decatur center gathered 65080 pounds and Hartselle center 25000 pounds under Frank Philpot and Decatur junior high principal W. R. Riley. Proceeds from sale will be shared by schools. next drive slated for March.
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Morgan County
W. R. Riley
Decatur
Hartselle Center
Frank Philpot
Riley
Horn
Decatur Transit Company
Decatur Hosts Activation of State Guard Company F
Alabama State Guard unit Company F in Decatur was activated at the armory with state officials and American Legion leaders present. Lt. Colonel Clarence C. Horton and Major Thigpen led the ceremony as Morgan County Post 13 sponsors discussed expanding the unit from 55 to about 105 members. The guard meets Thursdays at seven with Captain R. B. Freeman and lieutenants leading the company.
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Decatur
Alabama State Guard
State Guard
Alabama Department of the American Legion
Clarence C. Horton
Courtland
American Legion
Thigpen
Florence
Morgan County
Mander Sam H. Wheat
Frank Yaney
R. B.bagley
W.L. Grimes
T. C. Almon
Joseph M. Pettey
Decatur Company
R. B. Freeman
Ray Herndon
W. Homer Tankersley
Two City Bodies In Joint Session Here
The city council and city planning board met in joint session Thursday night to discuss planning board recommendations. Arthur Smith of TVA Guntersville and Victor Hyde of the State Planning Board attended, chaired by Quince E Eddens. A further meeting will occur in about ten days to present full board studies to the council.
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City Council
City Planning Board
Planning Board
Arthur Smith
TVA
Guntersville
Victor Hyde
State Planning Board
Quince E.eddens
City Planning Unit
War Output To Be Hired War Output To Be Hired
The government expands weapons production by 2.506 billion dollars while restricting consumer goods. WPB chairman Krug cites a 654.5 billion dollar munitions program, with major increases for aircraft and French divisions. Capitol Hill signals shifts in un-American activities probes and new work or fight penalties move forward.
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Associated Press
Washington
WPB
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
Capitol Hill
Dies Committee On un-American Activities
Hart Committee
Ed Hart
New Jersey
Committee On Committees
M. M. Shackelford Killed in Action
Mrs. Jewell Shackelford of Lacona New York was notified by the Navy Department that her husband Billie B. Shackelford machinist mate first class USNR was killed in action in the Pacific theater. He had served two years and nine months, was stationed at Camp Peary Virginia, and spent embarkation leave at home before sailing from San Francisco. She was formerly Miss Jewell Linton, daughter of Mrs. Joe Linton of Lacona.
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Jewell Shackelford
Lacon. 1
Navy Department
Billie B. Shackelford
USNR
Camp Peaty
San Francisco
California
Shackelford
Jewell Linton
Joe Linton
Mr. Linton
Lacon 1
Roosevelt Orders Military Trial For German Agents
President Roosevelt has ordered two men landed on the Maine coast by a German submarine to be tried by a military tribunal and subjected to the laws of war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maine
Daring U S Carrier Raids Near Indo China Coast
AP War Editor reports American carrier aircraft raid the Indo China coast and engage Japanese forces assisting at Luzon. Doihei cites 90 sea borne planes raiding Saigon area while Nimitz notes Pacific fleet planes attacking north of Saigon as U S troops push toward Manila.
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Associated Press
Indo-China
Philippines
U. S. Sixth Army
Manila
Doihei
Saigon
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S
Luzon Island
Carrier battle rages off French Indo China front
Pearl Harbor reports a major naval air clash between Halsey's third fleet and Japanese warships near Camranh Bay, Saigon, as reinforcements to Luzon are at risk. Nimitz notes carrier planes attacking offshore while Nippon sources claim long carrier raids with significant losses. Continued on Page Two.
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U. & Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Jan
French Indo-China
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Chester W. Nimitz
Saigon
Camranh Bay
Comei
Halsey
MacArthur
Japan
Indo-China
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Lingayen-San Fabian
Port Sual
Bayne J. Vaughan
Normandy
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England
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Cherbourg
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Frank B. Vaughan
12Th Avenue West
Morgan National Bank
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Com Eee
Lewis Montgomery
Cooke
Calif
Mrs. L.A. Montgomery
Hartselle
Thad McDonald
First Methodist Church
Carey T. Cockrell
Army Air Forces
AAF Training Command
Keesler Field
I. B D. Cockrell
Willard H. Varnell
C.M
Aleutian Islands
W. E. Varnell
Louise Lang
George A. Rice
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Pvt
William Randall
South Pacific
Church of God
Sixth Avenue
Cecil Brown
A Ee
Central Methodist Church
Woodall’s
Otto Winton
Austin@s
Church’ of God
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Carlos Radford
Louisville
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Iane McCall
Jackson Street
Howard Weaver
Sarah Grace
Asbury Park
N. J
Elbert Weaver
Clarence Jones
Sam Jones
Sixth Avenue North
Ken Reynolds
Daniel DE Luce
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Wwe
Stimson
Burma
We Elas
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Southern Baptists Shape Campaign
William Shnudson
General Motors
House Military Committee
M. M. Shackelford
Leonard Milliman
Formosa
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