Surprise landing paints new scene on Leyte Island
General MacArthur’s forces report a daring November landing at Ormoc harbor near Leyte, with 77th division veterans from Guam advancing rapidly north as Japanese reinforcements and sabotage attempts are swept aside. A 13 ship enemy convoy bound for Ormoc was destroyed. 4,000 troops eliminated along with equipment in aerial and naval action. The push follows spearheading battles as American forces press the Japanese defense line. Bundest exterior notes indicate Allied efforts continue in the Philippine campaign amid ongoing arming and air dominance.
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C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Philippines
Guam
Leyte
Ormoc
Yayte
British Polish push Nazis back near Faenza river crossing
British and Polish troops pressed their Lamone river bridgehead southwest of Faenza, capturing Castel Raniero Olmatello and Pidelira as Canadian corps joined the Eighth Army in heavy action. Allied forces widened the river crossing, outflanking Faenza along the Bologna Rimini route amid fog and rain.
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Rome
Lamone River
Faenza
Castel Ranier
Olmatello
Pidelira
Charles Foulkes
Eighth Army
Lamone
Montone
Ravenna
Bologna-Rimini
Theatre Ticket Grafton Sentinel Presents Tonight's Plays
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Mary Losh of West Grafton to attend tonight's Strand program featuring Ippy Land with Don Ameche and Frances Dee, or Secret Command with Pat O'Brien and Carol Lombard, or Bing, Cowboy Sing with Ritter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Mary Losh
West Grafton
Don Ameche
Frances Dee
Strand
Pat O'Brien
Carole En
Bing
Cowboy
Wi ‘Ritter
War Today: The Cologne Offensive in View
Under Secretary Patterson warns of severe casualties and a grim outlook as Eisenhower targets Von Rundstedt's army on the Cologne plain. The Rhine and Saar corridors loom large, with the Ruhr industrial hub at stake as Allied pressure shifts across the German line.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Wer
Patterson
Yestern
Eisenhower
Reich
Tke
von Rundstedt
Cologne
Ruhr
Hitler
Berlin
Rhine
Saar
Europe
Middle Rhine
Short-Cut Route Through Dardanelles For Lend Lease
Allies aim to route lend lease supplies directly via the Dardanelles, skipping Iran and the Persian Gulf. The plan would cut sea and land distances by about 3,500 miles plus up to 1,000 miles overland, potentially saving weeks in delivering British and American war materiel to the Eastern Front and easing the current shipping pinch.
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Dardanelles
Lend Lease
John M. Hightower
Washington
Mnieady
Staten
Russia
Iran
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez
Odessa
Black Sea
Arabia
Persian Gulf
Red Army
Reduced World Press Rates Could Pave Way To Peace
Kent Cooper of the Associated Press urged reducing international press rates to stimulate free news flow. He warned censorship and high charges impede exchange and said rates of one to two cents a word between capitals could help establish self supporting presses and bolster global peace, including in the United States.
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New York
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Cooper
National Association of Manufacturers
Senators Seek Increased Cigaret Production With Rationed Stocks
Senators probing a cigarette shortage examine feasibility of boosting production and rationing existing stocks. A public hearing is set for Wednesday to pursue answers from the War Investigating Committee staff. Chairman Mead reports adequate overseas earmarks but domestic supply fair distribution remains key.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead D
War Department
Mead
Giant Superforts Blast Iwo Jima Raid In Bonin Islands
Giant Siapan based bombers hit Iwo Jima in a Bonin Islands raid. B29s flew 750 miles from Saipan to strike Iwo Jima, targeting a key bombing route to Tokyo. Washington announced the action, with one Superfortress destroyed and two damaged, and U S losses included one killed and several wounded.
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Iwo Jima
Bonin Islands
Marianas Islands
Japan
Boninslands
Saipan
Tokyo
Washington
New York
20Th Air Force
Manchuria
Mukden
West Virginia Soldiers Wounded On Battlefronts
Forty one West Virginia soldiers were named in a War department release listing Army personnel wounded on world battlefronts. The names include Pvt. Jennings G. Brown and Pfc. Bernard H. Sturgill of Clarksburg, and Staff Sgt. Maurice C. Mills of Ravenswood, among others across Central Pacific, Mediterranean, Southwest Pacific and European theaters.
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Washington
West Virginia
War Department
Army
Central Pacific Area
Jennings G. Brown
Ina GC Brown
Lost Creek
Wilbert J. DuFour
Augusta DuFour
Grove Ave
Clarksburg
Bernard H. Sturgill
Vera M. Sturgill
Margaret. Snuffer
Wickham
Southwest Pacific
Maurice C. Mills
Mary L. Mills
Ravenswood
Wayman i Nuzum
Hannah Eve Nuzum
Fairmont
Herman A. Preston
Russian drive near Budapest tightens as war press reports reach 15 miles
Soviet Third Ukraine army bent on cutting Budapest from Austria with a heavy right wing push along the Danube. Tolbukhin forces punch a wedge west of the river while Vienna reinforcements stiffen Nazi resistance. Szekesfehervar bypassed. Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine army may seal northeast. Croatia’s partisans brace for relief from Red Army and Tito. Prisoners taken at about two thousand daily as Tolbukhin widens Drava reach toward Zagreb. Three new German divisions identified facing Tolbukhin, already mauled in battles.
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Moscow
Budapest
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Danube
Vienna
Szekesfehervar
Rodion
Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Tolbukhin
Hungary
Drava
Croatia
Zagreb
Balkans
Austria
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Yugoslav National Liberation Party
Italy
Western Front
West Virginia airport upgrades approved for 100000
Im provements at the Clarksburg West Virginia airport to cost 100000 have been authorized by the War Production Board in Washington complete grading of two landing strips was approved.
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Cleveland
Clarksburg
W.va
War Production Board
Washington
WPB
BI . W. Va
Henry G. Harmon
Drake University
Bethany College
W. H. Cramlet
Bethany
Charleston
West Virginia
Office of Price Administration
Railway Express
Columbus Rendering Company
St. Albans
Salvation Army Seeks Toys and Clothing for Christmas Desires
The Salvation Army requests donations of toys and clothing for Christmas desires at 127 E Main Street. A small fee is noted for unspecified purposes.
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The
Salvation Army
Main Street
Wedge advances push Siegfried Line deeper into German Saar valley
Lt. Gen. George S. Potter Jr. heads a push a mile and a half into the Siegfried Line in the Saar region as the Third Army, using long range artillery, expands bridgeheads at Saarlautern and Dillingen. American forces press through coal towns and industrial districts amid heavy combat.
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James M
Long Paris
George 8. Potter, Jr
Germ
Saar Valley
Ofen
Saarlautern
Dillingen
Gamntry
Forbach
Saarbrucken
Hitler
Chine
Churchill stakes government fate in Greece flare
London dec 8 prime minister churchill tied the fate of his government to british intervention in greece and italy promising decisive use of tanks and troops against left wing forces to prevent gangsters from seizing power and threatening allied lines of communication in liberated countries a move to name sforza italian leader reported by associated press
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Greece
Italy
Britain
Sforza
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