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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
1
General MacArthur reports heavy Japanese losses as American planes and PT boats attack a Leyte convoy. Over 30,000 Nipponese troops drown in inland seas amid 36 hours of combat. Five transports and four destroyers were sunk. a sixth transport was torpedoed, leaving only a destroyer to escape.
Nagoya, a major Japanese target, was struck by a B 29 force equaling the largest to hit Japan. The raid feinted toward Tokyo before turning northwest to Nagoya, with bomb runs conducted under a westerly wind to improve accuracy. The mission covered about 3,000 miles round trip, with planes flying lower than in Tokyo raids to avoid vapor trails.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Holloway to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre presentation with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett while Dixie Theatre screens Hail the Conquering Hero starring Eddie Bracken.
Canadian forces have created two bridgeheads on the west bank of the Lamone river, north of Faenza, as Allied headquarters announced. The action marks a notable advancement in the Rome sector with coordinated Allied push across river lines.
Washington December 13 Critics named William L. Clayton 64 a cotton broker and assistant secretary as a target to revive opposition in the senate to six state department nominees. Clayton faced early questioning by the foreign relations committee amid broader questions on Stettinius shakeup and free trade views. The panel sought quick action to vote Thursday on the appointments including Joseph C. Grew as under secretary.
ELAS forces attacked central Athens through the night while leaders debated British cease-fire terms. The fiercest assault targeted a British barracks on the Kifissia road northeast of the city center. A British communique said reinforcements were sent in, some gains against ELAS in Piraeus noted, and RAF planes silenced an ELAS 75 millimeter gun. Maj Gen Ronald Scobie awaited a reply to cease-fire terms as EAM leaders wavered over Papandreou’s resignation.
The weather bureau forecast relief from the season's worst storm as crews resume clearing snow across states from Colorado to the Atlantic seaboard. The death toll reached 58 in the U S with 18 more lives lost in Canada. the system lingered in Pennsylvania West Virginia and New York while eastern and southern areas faced continued snow and winds.
Censored Nazi papers reaching Spain show that German death notices now omit any reference to dying for the Fuehrer. From 1939 onward many notes claimed deaths for Fuehrer, but recent notices state soldiers died for Germany or the Reich, not for the Fuehrer.
Inside Germany reports Adolf Hitler’s followers prepared for five years of underground warfare after collapse. Himmler’s threefold plan includes open warfare from Alpine headquarters, sabotage by partisan bands, and propaganda to mobilize 200,000 followers across Europe. Strongholds in Alpine area, double identities, and trained saboteurs mark the effort. See GERMANS READY page 4.
Charleston officials report the Conservation Commission will end a special meeting after allocating 20000 for bounties on gray foxes and wild cats for 1945. The plan sets 4 per wild cat and 3 per fox from February 1 to May 15 or until funds run out, with January to revisit a rabbits stocking proposal.
Russian assault forces pressed toward Budapest from Godello, about 10 1 2 miles away, as artillery aligned around the city. Despite a looming siege, front dispatches did not claim an imminent fall, with residents fleeing westward and a dug‑in German garrison prepared to fight to destruction. See RED ARMY page 6.
Lawrence Kansas December 13 Two packages of pipe tobacco and a letter from five GIs in France reached Kansas University co-eds. The note mocked a Stars and Stripes piece about women smokers and offered to quit their own smokes to ease the coeds’ distress. Miss Marie Miller said the soldiers were misinformed and praised the women’s wartime efforts.
The War Today columnist argues there is no unjust load borne by the Allies, noting all powers contribute their share. He recalls Britain’s help in 1943, Russia’s urging, and postwar concerns, urging separation of military facts from politics while acknowledging burdens vary but balance remains reasonable.
The First Army wing surged before dawn from Hurtgen toward Bonn. Lt. Gen. Hodges and Murry riflemen crossed Rolesbroich, 13 miles SW of Duren, 35 miles west of Bonn, advancing over a mile in under three hours. Northward units neared Bonn within 28 miles as German fifth Panzer Army resisted. Bonn lies 15 miles SE of Cologne.
A three foot snow blanket paralyzed much of West Virginia with drifts up to six feet. Cities lost outside contact as highways closed and coal mines paused operations. Pickens reported 36 inches, Bluefield 24 inches, Charleston 10 to 12 inches, and Parkersburg nine inches, with communications failures hampering year comparisons.
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