Ardennes Front Falls as Allies Press North in World War II
Allied forces report continued gains across the Ardennes and toward the Roer with American Ninth Air Force destroying 302 trucks and damaging 119 tanks. British and French units advance near Strasbourg while German resistance tightens around St Vith. Allied casualties and prisoner totals climb as the offensive continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Palaise
Roer
Heinsberg
Doweldorf
George S. Patton
U. & Third Army
Cur
Germany
Luxembourg
Colmar
Strasbourg
Seventh Army
Bileche
Jalied
Supreme Headquarters
Haguenau
Fe Seventh Army
First Army
Diviuion
Robert W. Hasbrough
von Rundstedt
St. Vith
Bulge
Ardennes Salient
E. D. Ball
Ardennes
Third Army
Vianden
Roer River
Beinsberg
U. S. 7Th Army
Alsace
Bitche
Haguensa
Stras
Berlin
World War Fronts Update Across Europe and Asia
The Western Front reports British gains north of Aachen met stiff German resistance near Echt as Allied air power targets Nazi armor. Americans advance north of Strasbourg while air strikes aim to collapse Nazi forces. On the Russian Front Moscow warns Germans as Red Army nears Berlin, with encirclement threats around East Prussia and Poznan. Italian and Pacific fronts show winter campaigns and Allied advances from Clark Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brish
Aachen
Echt
al- Salient
Alsace
Strasbourg
Moscow
Red Army
Berlin
Oda River
East Prussia
Poznan
Naming Of Wallace Brings Senate Ire
The Senate fights Wallace nomination for Secretary of Commerce as a plan to split loan agencies from the department gains support from Senator George and some Southern Democrats. Debate centers on Wallace's inexperience with large loans and the power of the agencies, with mixed regional support and calls for reorganization to curb federal lending authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances J. Kelly Washington
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Post
Wallace
Roosevelt
Jones
Hill
Alabama
Maybank
South Carolina
Bilbo
Mississippi
George
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Department of Commerce
Natster
Truck Convoy Readies to Enter Kunming via Ledo Road
The first convoy carrying war supplies to China in two and a half years was set to depart Myitkyina for Kunming along the Ledo Road. Lt. Gen. Daniel J. Sullan announced the road was cleared of Japanese troops and ready for long convoys after the Wanting border town fell, marking a 16 12 month campaign to establish a ground link between India and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mysteyina
China
Kunming
Ledo Road
Daniel J. Sullan
India-Burma
Wanting
Myitkyina
Ledo
Sultan
Hamhkam
Mong Utie
Readable Fragments Point To A Rare Day Note
A clipped OCR item hints today is a rare day with mentions of axis hope and seven room rail. readable fragments suggest a local item noting unusual timing or event but details are unclear.
Flying Fortresses Bomb Ruhr Rail Yards Edge Of Ruhr
London AP reports two hundred Flying Fortresses bombed Neuss rail yards on the Ruhr's western edge in a rapid follow up to a triple night assault by over 500 British bombers. American planes escorted by 100 P-51 escorts struck Duisburg and Sterkrade fuel facilities, with flames visible in moonlight and two explosions noted. Night raids also hit Gelsenkirchen and Hannover amid moderate flak and few fighters. The Air Ministry said two bombers failed to return. U.S. Eighth Air Force losses included nine heavy bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neuss
Ruhr
Reich
Duisburg
Amercan
Sterkrade
Gelsenkirchen
Hannover
RAF
Air Ministry
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Serkrade
Major Yank Warship Damaged In Formosa Raid
U S Pacific Fleet reports one major American warship damaged during the Third Fleet carrier strike on Formosa. Airmen claimed about 140 Japanese planes destroyed and roughly 100 damaged, with ships and ground targets hit at relatively light American losses. Nimitz noted the ship casualty in yesterday's communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Adm
Charles W. Nimitz
Japan
Willian F. Halsey
Indo-China
China Coast
Domei
Taiwan
Nimitz
Takao Naval Base
Keelung
Toshien
Nang Wan
Mako
Pescadores Islands
Sakishima Islands
Ryukyu Thain
McKinney Authorized To Amend Contract
The City Commission authorized Commission President Rawlins McKinney to sign an agreement amending a contract with the government for use of the Municipal Airport for military purposes. The amendments echo a prior arrangement granting relief from a yearly contract and give authority to cancel the lease on 20 days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Commission
Rawlins McKinney
Organized Labor Braces For Fight In 79th Congress
WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST reports that organized labor readies for a major clash in the 79th Congress over manpower regulation. The House Military Committee approved a draft bill imposing possible induction or penalties, with a key provision attempting to require union membership for workers in essential industries. Labor opposes amendments sought to toughen the anti closed shop and picketing provisions, while opposition leaders argue the measure overreaches and wastes manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Military Committee
Morrow
Mead
D.-N.y
iSenate War Investigating Committee
Rep
Philbin
D-Mass
Jabor
Rep. Winstead
D.-Miss
Winstead
James E Culbreth Succumbs of Wounds
James Edwin Culbreth of Dothan died December 27 1944 in Be gum from injuries in an auction incident. He joined the U S Army paratroopers in 1942 and earned wings after training at Fort Benning and Toccoa. He fought in D Day France and Holland, receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge and Presidential Citation. Survived by parents and multiple siblings and foster relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwin Culbreth
Dothan
Begum
War Department
Clarence E. Culbreth
Campbellton Road
U. S. Army
Fort Benning
Toccoa
Camp Mackall
N. C
England
France
Holland
Rehobeth High School
Pfe
Culbreth
Dothan Sit Hopiery Mill
Earnest L. Singletary
Royce Singletary
Lieut Ross Orr Killed in Action in France
First Lieutenant Ross Orr of Dothan was killed in action in France on July 11, as confirmed by War Department notices to his father Jeff Orr. The Adjutant General sent telegrams stating he had been missing and was now officially deemed killed in action, with the Secretary of War's condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe Orr
Dothan
France
War Department
Jeff Orr
South St. Andrews Street
Adjutant General Department
Orr
Ross Orr
Secretary of War
Legislature to Review School Funds Equalization Bill
Alabama lawmakers resume four interim committee conferences on a proposed constitutional amendment that would give schools and county governments equal access to state income tax revenue. The measure, backed by a new alliance of the Alabama Education Association the Association of County Commissioners and Probate Judges and the Alabama League of Municipalities, seeks to direct funds for farm to market roads and to replace county registrar boards with a single full time employee. The committees include appropriations and finance state constitution and legislative procedure welfare and county government with key figures guiding the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Education Associat|on
Association of
County Commissioners and Probate Judges
Alabama League of Municipalities
John G. White
Gordon Madison
Tuscaloosa
White
State Highway Department
Committee On Appropriations and Finance
Rep. C. D. Norman
Union Springer
Geneva
E. C. Boswell
Chambers
Will ©. Walton
Advertising Lighting Ban Ordered For War Efficiency
Dothan will ban outdoor advertising and decorative lighting effective Feb 1 under a War Production Board order to conserve coal and fuel. Ralph Goodwin, head of the city water and light department, cites a potential saving of 2,000,000 tons of coal and urges strict compliance by businesses. Violators after Feb 1 may have electric service discontinued. enforcement applies nationwide to outdoor advertising, show windows, marquee lights, and other specified lighting, with exceptions for necessary conduct and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Ralph Goodwin
City Water and Light Department
Dothan
Goodwin
Cox
WPA
WPB
Mrs A Malone Named Commander In Alabama County
Mrs A Malone of Dothan former Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs president was named Houston County commander of the Field Army of the American Cancer Society. State commander Mrs Ray Meade announced the appointment and a leaders meeting for Houston County will be held next Friday in the Houston Library in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ¥. Malone
Dothan
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
Houston County
Field Army of the American Cancer Society
Ray Meade
Malone
Houston Lbrary
Meade
Five Yank Divisions Push Luzon Advance
General MacArthur’s headquarters reports five American divisions plus cavalry and specialists driving toward Manila from central Luzon. The 37th and 40th Divisions moved through Capas and Santa Monica with advances of 11 to 13 miles while others pressed toward Clark Field and Manila. The push follows near La Paz with tanks and armored units in close combat as air and ground forces converge on the Tan and Luzon targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Big Clark Field
Oscar W. Gnwold
14Th Army Corps Cay
Mons
Pampengs
Clark Field
Poreallel
Capas
Santa Monica
Tarlac
la Paz
Tartar
Brownell Given Free Rein To Run Republican Party
Herbert Brownell Jr. was given near unlimited authority to run the Republican Party for the next two years by the party's national committee in Indianapolis. The plan includes a year round organization modeled after the CIO Political Action Committee to operate continuously, not just before elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican Party
G. O P
National c
Brownell
Thomas ©. Dewey
New York
Bost
Dewey Kelp
CIO
Kesselring's Army Reinforced Up to Twenty Eight Divisions
AP dispatch reports Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's army of Thaly strengthened to 28 divisions, the strongest since spring. The source notes possible transfer from garrison duty in Northern Italy, up from 25. Allied patrols clash in snowbound hills southeast of Bologna as American troops advance near Highway 64 and Cole Termine. A German raiding party moves along the Serchio Valley on the Allied left flank, pushed back 1000 yards southwest of Gallicano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMF
Albert
Kesselring
Thaly
Italy
Bologna
Highway 64
Cole Termine
Serchio
Gallicano
Industrial Targets On Jap Home Island Hit By Superforts
Washington reports Superfortress missions against Honshu targets in Japan. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay leads the 21st Bomber Command in the first major operation under his banner, with Tokyo claiming slight ground damage after two hours overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Japan
Honshu
21At Bomber Command
Curtis
T. Arnold
20Th Air Force
Nagoya
Tokyo
2Th
China
India
Kawasaki Ourcraft
Akashi
Yank Paratrooper Given Death Penalty
A British jury convicted Karl Gustav Hulten of Cambridge, Mass, a 22 year old paratrooper, of murdering George Heath in London and sentenced him to hang. Mrs Eliza beth Jones, a 45 year old dancer, was also found guilty of the same murder and faces the gallows though mercy was recommended for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Karl Gustav Hulten
Cambridge
Mass
George Heath
Hulten
Elizabeth Jones
Hulton
Mrs. Jones
Complete Analysis Of Farm Income By 64 Borrowers
L G Nichols, Nourton County Farm Security Administration supervisor, releases a full income analysis for 64 farm ownership borrowers. 84 borrowers earned 173247.04 dollars, avg 2083. Leading crop peanuts at 72995 dollars, cotton 46262, hogs 20101, rows 2030, chickens 790, poultry and eggs 2995, other income 26890. Debt payments reached 220 percent maturities, average two and one fifth payments per man. Houston County farmers plan a big 1845 crop and work on breaking land. Beginning year 1589 borrowers on program. three paid up, two sold farms to nonprogram farmers. This year 13 new families admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Nichols
Nourton County Farm Security Administraton
Houston
Soviets Push Toward Berlin Face Off German Forces
Red Army thrusts press toward East Prussia and the Polish corridor as Stalin reports captures at Bydgoszcz and Poznan while Zhukov’s forces advance from Warsaw. Berlin warns of German countermeasures with Himmler granted broad powers amid continuing street fighting and rail-cutting operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Eibing
Baltle Cogatal
Germany
East Prussia
Stalin
Dang
Gregory Zhukov
Poland
Bydgoszcz
Berlin
Poman
Reich Treoder
Stockholm
Silesia
Breslau
Oppeln
Oder
Hitler
Freinrich Himmler
Bydzoteng
Polis
Danzig
Poznen
Slopt
Eizenhower
Baai
Moscow
Bay
Konigaberg
Annual Banquet of Civic Group Tonight in Dothan
Visitors from 18 towns attend the Dothan Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the Houston Hotel at 7 PM. Thomas W. Martin of Alabama Power delivers the address. Program includes invocations, songs, introductions, and reports by outgoing and incoming presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Houston Hotel
Thomas W. Martin
Birmingham
Alabama Power Company
Ashford
Cottonwood
Mundad
Abbeville
Headland
Hartford
Buflaula
Columbia
Geneva
Florida
Marianna
Graceville
Greenwood
Marlowe
God Bless
Ammerica
C. Ho Mill
Dreth
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Napier Field
C. H. Adams
J. H. Bryson
Pat Poyner
Monsteal Entertainment
IL. 4
Enterprise
Thomas W. Marin
Harry Hart
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Home Make
The
Axis
Hope
U. S
McKinney
Organized Labor
James E. Culbreth
Lieut
A. Malone
Capital
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