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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
1
General MacArthur reports extraordinarily heavy enemy losses in the mountains east of Ormoc as American forces from the 77th and 32nd divisions tighten the noose at Leyte. Japanese attempts to reinforce Ormoc via small freighters failed when shore fire sank all three.
Washington December 14 Senate Foreign Relations chairman Tom Connally urged prompt action on six State Department appointments including Joseph C. Grew as undersecretary and five assistants Archibald MacLeish William L Clayton Nelson Rockefeller James C Dunn and Brig Gen Julius Holmes. Objections from committee members delayed hearings as Connally warned the hearings seemed to go on and on with possible questions in closed sessions today.
Margaret Alice Waggoner of Maple Avenue is invited to tonight's Strand theatre program with Garry Cooper and France Bennett appearing in a double bill and the "Caroling Blues" with Kyser, Victor Moore and Annie Miller. Also shown is "The Mystery of the Hooded Horseman" with Tex. Identification may be required for admission.
Soviet armored columns push forward seven miles north and 10 miles east of Budapest as siege guns pummel nearby suburbs Ujpest Rakospalota Kispet. The capture of strongholds at Kisalag and Isaszeg is reported. Izvestia says after Budapest the fate of Vienna will be decided.
Saipan December 14 reports say B 29s bombed Hatsudoki aircraft factory in Nagoya with 100 aircraft taking part. Brig Gen Haywood Hansell notes cautious results while pilots describe pillars of smoke and fire, clear visibility, and enemy fighters seen during the raid.
Canadian troops of the Eighth army expanded their bridgehead over the Lamone river north of Faenza after repelling German counterattacks. They pushed from the initial 6,000 yard front west of the stream and crossed at Mezzano, clearing the road center and widening morning advances toward the canal Naviglio. Southwest of Imola they moved into Tossignano amid German resistance while air forces struck power stations and roads in the frontier area.
Stockholm dispatch reports Germany faces the sixth successive wartime Christmas as the gloomiest. War shortages and air raids dim Christmas spirit with no trees or decorations in cities. Evacuated children must spend the day away from parents, comforted by a Hitler autograph card and Reichsmark bankbook.
In Los Angeles attorneys clash over blood tests as a jury is to be drawn in the civil case seeking to declare Charlie Chaplin the father of Carol Ann Berry. Chaplin and Joan Berry were absent as the preliminary phase began, following a prior Mann Act acquittal. The defense opened the lines late yesterday amid a lively display from the child. Proceedings shift to Page 4.
U S war report says B-29s from Major General Curtis Lemay’s 20th bomber command attacked targets in Thailand from Indian bases. Bangkok, a key rail hub feeding Singapore and Burma, was demolished with heavy bombs. All planes returned safely.
Bevin a key Labour minister in Churchill's cabinet frames Britain and Russia as moving to carve spheres of influence in Europe. He says a prewar agreement with Russia covered Greece and Romania, reported to Roosevelt and Quebec. Washington rejects such influence carving as U.S. stance sharpens. See THE WAR TODAY Page 4.
Four coastguard cutters operated in Arctic ice pac ked waters to halt a Nazi effort to build fortified bases in Greenland. A German armed trawler was sunk, another captured, a third found abandoned, 60 prisoners taken, and a radio station destroyed. A German bomber attack was repelled as actions spanned July to late October. The Northwind suffered damage and towed 3,000 miles for repairs.
Washington December 14. A Senate subcommittee examining the cigaret shortage pursued three aims: classify cigaret manufacture as essential, increase tobacco supply for production, and revise wholesale price controls to improve distribution to retailers. Officials from War Food Administration and other agencies testified as wholesalers blamed discount pricing for cutting into supplies.
Allied forces report the First Army advancing toward Duren and Monschau as they press along the Roer front. German defenses near Kesternich and Gurzenich show heavy fighting with both sides taking casualties. Ninth Army units seize Vichtchen and advance near Julich while weather improves for planned offensives.
In Athens peace talks unfold as ELAS signals willingness to accept British terms if leaders are spared, proposing a new national government headed by someone other than George Papandreou. Reports say ELAS will deliver counterproposals to Scobie via Alexander Svolos while an armistice call echoes from Paris radio.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Bertha Locke of Blueville to attend tonight's presentation of West of the Rio Grande with rent attractions at the Opera House.
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