Flame Throwers Slow Canadians In Ortona Fight
Allied dispatches report German flame throwers slowed Canadian Eighth Army troops in Ortona as fighting for the port raged. Canadians and Indian forces took prisoners while American Fifth Army units widened control of the Samucro Mountain area and pressed toward Cassino and Rome. Fierce local battles also raged near Castel San Vincenzo and the Monte Marrone region as Allied patrols probed German positions.
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AL Hk.3
Eighth Army
Ortona
Rome
Transocean
Adriatic
Berlin
Stalingrad
Ottawa
Pescara
Fifth Army
Samucro
San Vittore
Cassino
U. S
Castel San Vincenzo
Monte Marrone
Hopkins Denounces Forged Letter Claiming Willkie Nomination
Harry L. Hopkins stated that a letter bearing his signature predicting Wendell Willkie as the Republican presidential nominee is a forgery and he has asked the FBI to investigate. The letter's photographs were released by C Nelson Sparks of Akron, who is opposing Willkie via a book.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Wendell Willkie
FBI
C. Nelson Sparks
Akron
Willkie
A D Hutchinson Redfield Resident Dies
A D Hutchinson of Redfield died Christmas night at the travel Nursing Home. He was 85 and had been ill five years. Survived by five children. Funeral services were held today at Williamson's Funeral Home with Rev H Severin Bly of Our Saviors Lutheran Church presiding. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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A. D. Hutchinson
Redfield
Travel Nursing Home
Hutchinson
Williamson
H. Severin Bly
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Greenlawn
Government Control Of Railroads Will Mean Little To Passengers
New York dispatch notes that on the first day of federal operation the effect on riders appears minimal. Officials say operations will resemble the 1917 seizure, with local offices acting as a bridge between government and railroads. Travelers likely won’t notice changes beyond possible posted orders and routine delays.
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New York
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference Committee
Roosevelt
Railroad War Board
Washington
Sugar Rations Stay Fixed Through April First
The Office of Price Administration announced that household sugar rations remain unchanged until April 1. Sugar stamp No. 30 in war ration book four starts January 16, allowing five pounds for two and a half months through March. Stamp No. 29 expires January 15, and institutions will keep current allocations while industrial users revert to 80 percent of 1941 base after December 31.
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Wash Li
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Loan drive leaders to be announced in Huron
In a Beadle County committee meeting leaders for the Fourth War Loan campaign were not finalized. Georgy Fullinweider, county war bond chairman, said plans for county city and women’s division leadership will be announced tomorrow along with the campaign program ahead of the January 18 start date.
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Huron
Georgy Fullinweider
Beadle County
Bismarck
N. D
Chicago
Des Moines
5. D
S. D
Kansas City
New Orleans
Omaha
Neb
Pittsburgh
Watertown
Pierre
Ory
Mobridge
Chadron
Sioux City
Miles City
Mont
Anton
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Jadison
Rapid City
A.m
U.S
PRS
OTICE
PET
Wil Ron
State of
South Dakota
Leonard L. Hoffman
Susie May Lauters Hoffman
Susie Mayman
Leoniard L. Hoffman
Jetters
Susie May Lauters Hoffm
Savih Dakota
Weather summary from South Dakota forecast note
Fair and warmer this afternoon and tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer Wednesday. Huron forecast also calls for fair and warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with similar warming trend into Wednesday. Court documents show official attestations from SP Sieptet 2 aA and attorney R. M. Roswell in Chamberlain.
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South Dakota
Huron
R. M. Roswell
Judee
SP. Sieptet
Chamberlain
S. D
Marines landings push toward Gloucester air bases in New Britain
Report from the New Britain campaign describes Marine landings on Bergen Bay and nearby coastal areas supported by bombers and naval gunfire. Tanks advance toward Gloucester airstrips as counterattacks on Arawe force American withdrawals. Allied air patrols aid Australian forces near Walingi.
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Page One
Target Hill
Guadalcanal
William H. Rupertus
Washington, D. C
Gloucester
Bergen Bay
Silimati Point
Dampier Strait
Gloucester Peninsula
Long Island
New Guinea
Vitiaz Straits
Rabaul
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Rupertus
Arawe
Umuagalu
Kesman
Sixth Army
U. S
Arawe Hillrbor
Inville Island
Empress Augusta
New Peninsula
Walingi
Roosevelt Labor Policy Detail On Railroads War Powers
President Roosevelt and Secretary Stimson outlined how railroads now treated as federal property fall under wartime controls. They warned of penalties under the Smith Connally Act for strikes, and named railroad presidents to oversee regional operations while labor consultants Whitney and Johnston were appointed. Troops stood ready, with Arnold warning a railroad walkout would cripple the war effort and halt fuel and aviation supplies.
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Somervell
War Department
United States
Stimson
Ralph Budd
Burlington
Chcago
Charles E. Denny
Northern Pacific
Western
Lewis W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Roosevelt
A. F. Whitney
Geneeral H. H. Arnold
Arnold
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Air Com
President takes over railroads to ensure war production
President Roosevelt orders immediate government seizure of railways to prevent disruptions to military transport and aircraft production. Somervell and Stimson note impact on troop movements and supplies, while unions largely accept arbitration terms and wage adjustments for operating and nonoperating staff.
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Roosevelt
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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