Third Army captures Sarreguemines as Bavarian border falls
Paris dispatch reports American Third Army seizing Sarreguemines, clearing the Saar border fortress amid heavy resistance. First Army reported gains north toward the Roer front while Patton’s forces pressed along the Roer line, breaking through in rain and snow. Eighth Air Force details fragmentary bomber operations as Allied push toward the Rhineland.
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Paris
Saarland
Sarreguemines
First
Roer River
George S. Patton
Sarreguemine
Morthaul
Saar
Saarbrucken
Copital
STH
Bliesbrucken
Courtney
Hodges
Roer
Schlicht
Ecilz
Dhorn
Duren
United Frese
Jack Frankish
First Army
Rhineland
United States
Eighth Air
Seven Hurt In Explosion At Walt's Machine Works
An explosion at Walt's Machine Works in Los Angeles injures seven seriously this afternoon. Fire officials say the blast resulted from friction heat or a machine used for magnesium castings, or flying sparks from the matching. Six of the ten employees were hurt and one spectator also injured.
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Los Angeles
Walt's Machine Works
Richmond Housing Plan Allocates Third Of Homes To Negroes
William R. Brown of United Negroes of America announced that the FPHA regional director in Richmond has ordered one in every three dwellings reserved for Negro families as vacancies arise, establishing a 3 to 1 ratio. Brown said this boosts housing for Black families by about 25 percent and notes the plan will be implemented as vacancies appear.
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Richmond
Calif
U.P
Federal Public Housing Suhiority of
FPHA
William R. Brown
United Negroes of America
Langdim Post
Brown
Harold Bynleavy
Post
Californian Bombs Tokyo Raid Report From Saipan Base
The 21st Bomber Command based at Saipan states two B 29s raided Tokyo seven hours apart lighting the harbor and waterfront with large fires. Lt Col Robert E Haynes led the first mission dropping bombs at 8 28 p m Tokyo time on December 20. The crew said Tokyo’s defenses and searchlights active, but the planes escaped without major damage as Honshu cities went dark.
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21St
Saipan
Navy
Tokyo
Robert E
Pappy) Haynes
Hermosa Beach
Cal
Haynes
Glenn B. Mullens
Laramie
Wyn
Mullens
Honshu Island
Hunter Dies After Hunting Heart Attack in Sanger
Chester Martian, 54, a long time California resident and packing business worker, died of a heart attack while hunting in western Merced county Sunday. He leaves a widow, his mother, a son and two sisters. Minor car damages reported after an accident in Meekland Avenue area involving a vehicle owned by GG Sharpe and a car driven by Lt. J J Koester from Camp Parks. no injuries.
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Sanger
Cal
U.P
Chester Martian
Merced
California
Hartigan
GG. Sharpe
Richard Ave
J.J. Koester
Camp Parks
Meekland Ave
Sharpe
Delver
Wallet Stolen From Centerville Inn During Nap
Caeton awoke to find his wallet missing from his rear pocket at the Bear Cat Inn Centerville. Wallet held $100 in cash a $343 check and a $318 check plus important papers. Suspect unknown. loss not yet recovered.
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Whetr Mukea Caeton
St.f.d
Newark
Bear Cat Inn
Centerville
Caeton
Headlights Stolen From Youths Auto On Foothill
Clemance Gregory, six, reports his car headlights stolen from his vehicle on Foothill Boulevard after it stalled overnight on Sunday morning. No suspects have been found.
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Clemance Gregory
Piel Il
Moth Ave
Foothill Blvd
Boys Held For Theft Of Purse
Four boys aged 13 theft a purse containing over 35 dollars from Miss Marie Lopes, children's librarian at Hayward Library. The theft was found when a service station owner saw water leakage from a restroom. Police identified and detained the juveniles at Milton's Coffee Shop where they attempted to buy Los Angeles tickets. The purse and money were returned to Miss Lopes.
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Marie Lopes
Hayward Library
Richfield
Banid
2Nd St
Milton
Los Angeles
Mi Lupez
Miss Lupez
School Robbed of $15 in Weekend Break-In
Burlatil school building superintendent said the outside door was pried open and several rooms accessed with keys found in the burglar’s possession. The theft totaled $15, with authorities noting the break-in occurred over the weekend.
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Flans Wejby
Patterson Warns Of Complacency On Home Front
Washington report quotes Under secretary of War Robert Patterson urging industry and labor to abandon reconversion plans until front line soldiers win the war. He warns the nation must confront shortages caused by shifting battle schedules and notes October output of high priority battle supplies lagged in all major categories, including heavy artillery shells.
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Washington
U.P
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
WPB
Two Cars Damaged In Minor Crash In Castro Street
Johnson backed into Castro Street Saturday evening, striking Romilda Caruso’s car as Hubbard maneuvered from a parking space. John Johnson’s car also damaged in the incident on Peralta and Niles roads.
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John Johnson
Peralta St
Romilda Caruso
Niles Rd
Johnson
Caruso
Castro St
Hortense L. Hubbard
Jane
War Bond drive urges support for soldiers during Christmas
Kenny Pearson encourages purchase of Sixth War Loan bonds to help American servicemen return home. He emphasizes soldiers are brave but homesick for their families this Christmas and urges local buyers in Hayward to purchase bonds to hasten their wishes.
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Hayward
Fire damages furnishings in shack blaze on 419 A St
Sparks from a wood heater ignited a small fire Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in a shack at 419 A St. The blaze destroyed furniture worth about 100 dollars and caused 70 dollars in building damage. The occupant, Pro jestlat, was outside and uninjured. the shack owner J. A. Jepson rents several buildings on the same property. Hayward Fire Department arrived with two trucks to extinguish the blaze.
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J. A. Jepson
Hayward
Burglar Finds Small Haul At Stowe Lima Firm
A weekend break in at the Stowe Lima Lamb Co. Tol B St shows the thief pried a rear door latch and forced an inside window to enter by a wooden ladder. Only two fountain pens and two rolls of pennies were stolen, despite a forced safe and cash register breach. Charles Lima, one of ten owners, reported the incident this morning.
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Stowe-Lima Lamb Co
Tol B St
Charles Lima
Boy Five Hurt in Fall From Moving Auto
Five year old Ralph Ayechiga escaped with minor injuries after falling from the door of a moving cart on W Jackson St on Sunday. He was taken to Slayward Hospital by August S Marzand, the car driver, then sent home after treatment for bruises. Marzand said the child was in the back seat and opened the door by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ayechiga
P. O
Mount Eden
W. Jackson St
Ralph
Slayward Hospital
August S. Marzand
Maraand
Boys Break Window in Garage in San Lorenzo
Five boys aged 7 and 8 reportedly broke a garage window by throwing racks at 474A Hesperian Blvd in San Lorenzo. The glass cost about $1.00 to replace. Their parents, contacted by sheriffs, promised to pay for repairs.
Deferred Men Face Immediate Reclassification For Leaving War Jobs
Major General Hershey ordered local draft boards to reclassify occupationally deferred registrants who quit war production jobs without permission. The move targets 18 through 37 registrants, aiming to bolster combat replacements in Europe and the Pacific, with boards applying urgent wartime criteria and existing deferment rules. Local boards will now require a clear determination that leaving a war job is in the vast interests of the war effort before allowing continued deferral.
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Paul Harrison
United Press
Washington
U.A
Lewis B
Proup
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Draft Board
Sailors Held On Charge Of Car Theft Near Newark Pavillion
Two sailors, Richard C. Wheelock and Willard A. Metheny, both from Shoemaker Naval Receiving Barracks, are in custody for car theft after abandoning a vehicle near the Newark Pavilion at 1 a.m. Sunday. They claimed they hitched a ride with another driver. the owner, Ed win Schooler, said the car was left in its usual place before he went to work.
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Newark Pavilion
Richard C. Wheelock
Seaman Ic
Shoemaker Naval Receiving Barracks
Willard
Edwin Schooler
Victoria Ct
San Leoniro
Hesperian
Bridge Sts
Schooler
San Mateo Bridge
Newark
REA Head Resigns Amid Public Controversy
Washington reports the resignation of Harry Slattery as REA administrator after he accused Secretary Claude Wickard of illegality and displacement. Slattery issued a second statement saying he left to carry the fight to the public, claiming Roosevelt barred federal officials from public controversy.
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Washington
White House
Toray
Harry Slattery
Paras
Slattery
Claude Wickard
Ilegally
REA
Roosevelt
Bus Stolen From Santa Fe Taps Dublin Route
A Santa Fe bus was taken from Stockton and later found behind a tavern near Dublin yesterday afternoon. Patrol officer Anthony Rose reported the bus’s whereabouts after a Camp Parks sailor spotted the vehicle there. The Santa Fe company suspects passengers seeking a quick ride in Dublin may be involved.
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Santa Fe
Stockton
Dublin
Anthony Rose
Rose
Camp Parks
Steeleton
Hose
Man Arrested for Neglecting His Foster Son
Charles Raphael, 1, was arraigned in Oakland on charges of willful neglect of his wife’s five year old son Danny. Police found the boy in an unventilated padlocked closet. Danny and three other Raphael children were in juvenile detention after police and a neighbor complaint.
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Charles Raphael
Makin Rd
Oakland
Danny
Raphael
Harry Miller
Stella Raphael
Hayward Hospital
Dale
Charles
Darlene
A. Meyers
Kay Conway
Fathor
Triplet Girls Born To Visalia Couple
Visalia couple Mr and Mrs Walter Wampler welcomed triplet daughters at Visalia Municipal Hospital on Sunday afternoon. The babies Mary Alice Nancy Sue and Dovna Fay resemble each other closely per Dr Karl Weiss, and the birth is believed to be Visalia’s first such case.
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Visalia
UPR
Walter Wampler
Church St
Mary Alice
Nancy Sue
Dovna Fay
Karl Weiss
Marooned Passengers After Derailment In Heavy Snowstorm
In Wadsworth eight coaches derailed when the Olympian passenger train of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad left the rails after an overheated journal box. Three hundred eighty travelers were marooned over two hours though only minor injuries were reported.
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Wadsworth
WWRI
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Quake Quake Reports Strong Pacific Shock Near New Hebrides
A powerful earthquake near the New Hebrides in the Pacific was recorded yesterday by the California Institute of Technology seismograph. Its center lay about 6,000 miles west of Pasadena, with a 9:44 to 10:00 a.m. reading and a second strong shock near the same area about 11 minutes earlier. A third strong tremor was noted at 10:31 p.m. Saturday in the western Indian Ocean region, roughly 12,000 miles away.
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New Hebrides Islands
Pacific
California Institute of Technology
New Hebrides
Pasadena
Long
Hysteria May Grow Harmful A. I. Vollmann Freed on Bail
A I Red Vollmann former farm production council official convicted of soliciting a housing contract bribe was released on $25 000 bail by Superior Judge Edward J Tyreau of Dallas pending an appellate court decision on his request for a new trial. His lawyers argued his hysteria condition could endanger others in jail. Nels Nelson Hayward contracting official faces court tomorrow on probation in the bribery case. Nelson was cleared by District Attorney Ralph Hoyt of fraudulent voting accusations no such intent found in his November ballot.
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A. I
Red) Vollmann
Farm Production Council
Offici
Edward J. Tyyreau
Dalsind
Nels Nelson
Hayward
Nelsen
Ralph Hoyt
Hoyt
British Minister To Visit Athens For Greek Crisis Mediation
Harold MacMillan, British Resident Minister for the Mediterranean, was set to leave Rome soon for Athens to mediate between the Greek government and EAM elements in the civil war. His return to Rome after talks in London was announced yesterday. He is expected to use cabinet authority to press a settlement.
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London
Harold MacMillan
Mediterranean
Rome
Athens
EAM
National Liberation Front
Butchers Get Check Upon Red Markets
Washington outlines a new plan for grading meat to curb red market butchers who accept non rationed grades. The Office of Economic Stabilization requires dressed carcasses to bear a grade stamp every two inches on beef pork veal lamb and mutton. Grades AA or choice and A are rationed while grades below are forbidden. D or canner grades are allowed for free distribution.
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Washington
Office of Economic Stabilision
OFS
Highway Patrol Seeks Hit and Run Truck Driver
Highway patrol seek a truck driver involved in a left side collision with a pickup driven by Jesse DePina, 48, on Russell City Road Sunday evening. DePina says the truck traveling opposite direction struck his left side while he was passing another vehicle.
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Highway Patrol
wJese DePina
Saklan
Russell City
DePina
Aecording
la DePina
Weather forecast for Bay Area and Northern California
United Press reports a partly cloudy day in the San Francisco Bay region with increasing cloudiness Tuesday. Temperatures remain steady with local morning valley fog and little change anticipated throughout the period.
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United Press
San Francisco Bay Region
California
Tocal
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Kenny) Pearson
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Man
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