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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1944

Page

4

Fragmented wire service masthead text fragment

A damaged readable fragment shows the Grafton Sentinel masthead and Associated Press credit lines. It mentions distribution districts in New York and Chicago, with references to rights of publication and voluntary communications, indicating archival filler text rather than a news event.

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Bonds and Inflation in Taylor County

The lag in individual E Bond purchases alarms local officials. Large organizations and financial institutions drive loan purchases, risking credit inflation and higher civilian prices. The remedy is to invest more money in bonds now to aid self and nation. Taylor County has fallen short.

Taylor County

The Land of the Russian People review and war reporting

A mixed feature reviews Alexander Nazaroff’s The Land of the Russian People praising its aims to teach youth about Russia yet noting occasional simplistic or idealized depictions. The piece shifts to a detailed World War II battlefield passage describing Bastogne Humain Gellees Marche and Rochefort with Allied advances and German losses, including tanks vehicles and prisoners.

Lesse Homme Rochefort Meuse Celles Dinant Humain Marche Gelles Jamblinne

Climax Of Pacific War Reports Heavy Fighting At Iwo Jima

Admirals Nimitz and Douglas describe intensified strikes on Saipan Tinian and Iwo Jima with multiple enemy planes shot down and airfields under repair. Lib erator bombers backed by Lightning fighters delivered daylong raids on Iwo Jima as the campaign continues amid ongoing Japanese resistance. A separate Mindoro action notes costly bombardment damages and no amphibious operation.

Pearl Harbor United States Nimitz Saipan Tinian Iwo Jima Ning Iwo Marianas Robert W. Douglas Pacific Strategic Airforce Vern Haugland Associated Press Philippines William C. Dunckel Mindoro

Tun nel risk and stamp profits in a jumble headline

An odd jumble of notes covers strategic tunnels between islands and imagined uses for a submarine shortcut to Tokyo. It also notes U S post offices’ one day receipts of 16 050 015 and hints at stamp selling future potential. Additional lines mention Santa Claus posts, a New Brunswick goose, a volcano owner, and a misquoted eastern store ad for handkerchiefs at 225 each.

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Pepper’s World Language Plan for Postwar Peace

Senator Claude Pepper presses a world language idea to curb war, urging schools to teach a universal tongue plus one’s native language. He argues miscommunication fuels conflict and that a common language would aid international understanding and peace efforts. British and American pundits debate U S foreign policy and constitutional power in contrast to Churchill’s clear wartime stance.

Helen Essary Central Press Washington Claude Pepper Pepper Idiems Organization of Nations Athens Poland England United States State Department Britain Winston Churchill Commons Edward Stettinius Congress Roosevelt

Radio Listings Preview Five Bowl Games And Broadcasts

A roundup of tonight’s radio and TV plans detailing the Blue Gray game at Montgomery and previews of January 1 bowls from Miami and Dallas. Announcers Hodges, Brickhouse, Shirer return from Europe. NBC and CBS present studio previews and programs across networks with music, comedies, and a boxing bout featured later.

New York MBS Montgomery Ala Russ Hodges Jack Brickhouse CBS Miami San Francisco Dallas NBC Bill Shirer Europe John Cooper Pacific Stanley Richarson London Ralph Howard Peterson Hax Hill Balkans Roy Porter China H. V. Kaltenborn Paul Lavalle Amos and Andy Henry Aldrich Mildred Bailey Company Sinfonietta Danny Bartfield Morris Reif

Allied Generals Push German Bulge in World War II

The article describes Allied pressure on a German salient as Eisenhower’s forces press counterattacks at the base of the bulge. First Army slashes the northern flank while Patton’s forces strike the southern flank in bold, ongoing operations aimed at destroying the pocket.

Eisenhower Ike Patton

Inquiry Probes Alexia Brent Over Clan Ties

Lieutenant Nugent questions Alexia Brent about her brother Peter and Nick, the checks, and the Bund arrests. He probes Conrad and Drue Gable’s circle while confirming home abroad, past schooling, and finances, as the case threads toward broader German sympathies.

Alana Per Nugent Pointblank Alexiia Conrad Bund Nugent The Imne Alexia Germany Craig California Brent Pete Monterey Hollywood Bill Sheridan Nusant Bill Peter Nicky Nicholas Senour M-m-m East Fifty-sixth Street New York Europe Dr. Clieery Iridome Peter Huber Frederic Miller Aléxia Maud Slevin King Peutuen Syndicate

Two Gun Patton Leads Rush Through Enemy Corridor

Von Rundstedt’s base weakened as his peril grows while “Two-gun Patton again” steps into a heroic role. The dramatic push through hostile lines to deliver relief marked a bold military action.

von Rundstedt Patton

Lome and School Useful Partners by Dr Clendening

Dr. Clendening argues for closer home school integration to protect children’s health and education. He notes the school’s role in identifying and managing illnesses like tuberculosis rheumatic fever and whooping cough, and highlights the Jesse Spaulding School in Chicago as a model with adapted facilities and long term care.

Logan Clendening M.D Clendening Getool Sean Eis Jesse Spaulding Chicago Connor Eis

Patton Drives Slashing Gamble Around Bastogne

The exert from the American advance shows Patton's mounted thrust threatening the German southern flank at the Bastogne bulge. Von Rundstedt must speed a retreat toward the Rhineland or risk losing the base of his salient. The overall situation remains unsettled, with a decisive clash still developing.

Bastogne Patton von Rundstedt Bulge Rhineland

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