Jap Convoy Is Sunk Thousands Drowned
Allied forces near Leyte reported a two day air and sea battle off the northwest coast that wiped out nine of eleven Japanese reinforcement ships in six weeks. American fighters and torpedo boats sank three transports totaling 19 000 tons and three destroyers, with only one destroyer escaping damage. A torpedo sank a fourth cargo ship and some supplies and troops may have landed at Palompon before wreckage ended the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B, Dickinson
Prees Wer
Allied Headquarters
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Ormec
MacArthur
Palompon
Sole
Fishermen Sail After Holiday Agreement Made
Monterey eight hundred fishermen, after a week long holiday, agree to sail tonight under a trial differential eater limit system. Monterey boats may deliver up to 105 tons at Monterey for three days, then a fourth catch capped at 49 tons in San Francisco if above 35 tons, with a five ton leeway. San Francisco boats may unload in Monterey if under 5 tons daily. The plan, aimed at balancing sardine supply between Monterey canneries and San Francisco, was approved unanimously by the coordinator, the Monterey Seine and Line Fishermen's Union, and the Monterey Boat Owners association, with union members free to terminate if it fails. The holiday followed a federal order requiring one-third of Monterey fleet to unload at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Calif
U.P
Setle
Area Fisheries
Mathew Tobriner
APL
Warden Fuller
AFL Tconomist
Monterrey
San Francisco
Monterey Seine and Line Fishermen’s Union
Monterey’ Boat Owners Association
Lottr
Baby dies in fire after being left home alone
MERCED WP reports funeral arrangements are pending for Frank Muarfin Mello eight months old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Mello who suffocated in a fire that destroyed the Mello residence five miles east of El Nido The parents had left the baby alone in the house yesterday while they worked in a nearby field Residents saw smoke and rushed to the scene They saved the child but he died on arrival at a hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merced
Frank Muarfin Mello
Diy
Frank Mello
Mello
el Nido
Man Released On Promise to Return for Trial
He could not pay bail of 25 dollars and promised the judge he would return next Wednesday for trial. Hathoriig pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing 835 dollars from Tron Sonno Rodriguez of 22140 Foothill Blvd. Rodrigues signed the complaint and said he wished to question Rodrigues next week in court.
Superfortresses Strike Nagoya In Major Saipan Raid
TWENTY-FIRST BOMBER COMMAND from Saipan launched a mission against Nagoya, Japan. More than 100 B 29s reportedly participated in the daylight assault on the industrial city, its first major air attack in decades, with a round trip of about 3000 statute miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-First Bomber Command
Saipan
Navy
Nagoya
21St Bomber Command
Tokyo
Washington
Army
Saipai'aistrip
Snow Storm Claims Sixty Five Lives Across East
The nation endures a severe winter storm with near zero temperatures in parts of the East. The storm halted traffic, caused 65 deaths mainly from accidents and exhaustion, dumped up to 22 inches of snow in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and led to a Toronto stock exchange closure for the first time in 92 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
East
Georgia
Nebraska
Mountain States
Atlantic Seaboard
Federal Weather Bureau
Chica
Midwest
Canada
Isy
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Smokies
Yellowstone National Park
Stock Exchange
Toronto
Rochester
N. C
Toboggin
Bulfaiy
Pittspurkh
Kitty Returns to Basem ent Siege in Secaucus
In Secaucus New Jersey kitty invades basement of Mrs Lillian Groppe home and climbs to floor beams resisting removal. Patrolman Henry Loe ner responds attaching hose to a stove and opening a jet to force retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Secaucus
N. J
Rehaouyent
Lillian Groppe
Wounded Twice Local Mariner On 6th Voyage
Frank Masser, chief steward on a merchant ship, starts his sixth voyage after serving since May 1943. He has been wounded twice in action and malaria forced an evacuation to a New Zealand hospital. His wife Betty Masser of 1199 Castro St displays souvenirs from his travels and a map with pins marking ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Masser
Masser
Frank
New Zealand
Picket Wards In Detroit Store Strike
Detroit war production centers face tensions as Montgomery Ward employees join a strike. UAW CIO leaders vow support without joining the action, stressing supply lines remain essential. Regional War Labor Board members and labor factions monitor developments in four Ward stores during a 5th day walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Day
Suve
Montgomery Ward & Company
United Wholesale
War Labor Board
Richard Trankensteen
United Auto Workers (Cio
August Scholle
CIO
UAW
Frankensteen
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
WLB
Ward
Charge Wife Collects Two Allotments
Fresno FBI and U.S. Commissioner records show Susan Mae Broyles, 30, arraigned on federal charges for obtaining allotments from five soldiers without divorcing her first husband. She admitted using aliases but pleaded not guilty. Evidence ties her marriages to Larry Dale, Albert F. Thomas, and Harold Thoyles across California and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
U.P
Susan
Mae Broyles
Broyles
U.S
Frans C.lerriga
FBI
Larry Dale
Albert F. Thomas
Modesto
Harold Thoyles
Seattle
Wash
Curry Arraigned on Auto Theft Charge in Palo Alto
Curry Lilayd Curry, 47, of 23064 Santa Clara Ave., was arraigned this morning on auto theft charges. The case was continued to December 20 for counsel and plea. Curry was arrested in Palo Alto after being found in a car owned by James E. B. Harrison of Russell City, parked in front of a Palo Alto furniture store. Harrison filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muontth Lilayd Curry
Santa Clara Ave
Curry
Palo Alto
James EB. Harrison
Russell City
Harrison
Dr Krag Urges War Bond Purchase in Sixth Loan
Dr Robert Krag urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds now to support the Sixth War Loan. He notes front line troops endure mud and blood while soldiers at home avoid getting dirty. He emphasizes patriotic duty and asks Hayward residents to invest soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Call for 50 blood donors on December 19 at U S Veterans building
A local appeal urges at least 50 new blood donors to donate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday December 19 at the U S Veterans building on Main Street. Mrs Temple Crane urges first timers to donate in honor of a service member, noting Christmas spirit and scarce supplies if numbers do not rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Vaterans
Main St
Hay
Art Hay
Relocation Reports Sought On Japanese Internees
Washington based Rep. Harry R. Sheppard chairs a West Coast committee urging the War Department and WRA to provide biweekly reports on Japanese internees release dates and their assigned locations. The letter to Secretary Stimson and WRA Director Meyer requests frequent data to assess hazards and housing shortages if mass returns occur to California Oregon or Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Swar Relocation Authority
Henry L. Stimson
WRA
Dillon S. Meyer
Harry R. Sheppard
Cathfy
Tri-State
California
Oregon
Sheppard
West Coast
Woman Convicted Of Harboring U S Marine
Ruth Evelyn Miller of 287 Castro Street was found guilty in Federal Court San Francisco on charges of harboring Walter Edward Borowski a Marine who had jumped his arrest in Klamath Falls Oregon on September 21 She faces sentencing Saturday morning Miller wife of a Navy man was arrested in Hayward on September 26 after Borowski was traced to her home He hid under a bed and she had harbored him previously for three days while he was AWOL
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Evelyn Miller
Castro St
San Francisco
Walter Edwar Borowski
Klamath Falls
Oreburg
Miller
Hayward
Borowski
War Briefs From Global Fronts In June Forty Three
Western front reports say American forces push east to within sight of Sieg fried and 43 miles from Mannheim as Soviet troops loom in Budapest. Pacific raids top Leyte fighting with over 100 B 29s targeting Nagoya and Honshu as MacArthur closes on final Leyte phases. Western front also notes German arming of rag tag troops in Budapest while Ruhr basin is bombed by 600 British heavies and other raids. Italian front shows renewed German pressure along the southern army front with advances toward Kwansi and Kweichow border as Japanese forces retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Western Front
France
Siegfried
Mannheim
Pacific
Nagoya
Honshu
MacArthur
Leyte
Budapest
Mssen
Ruhr
Osnabruck
Ipaly
Sth
Boines Troupe
Unne
Kwangsi Province
Hochin
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Suspend Driving Tests In Hayward For Few Weeks
The Department of Motor Vehicles Hayward tests suspended from December 27 to February 7 with service at Hayward City Hall. Lloyd R. Wagner, state examiner, said tests will be offered during this period at the Oakland DMV offices at 11th and Jackson Streets. A separate item reports a seven year old girl suffered lacerations to a ring finger after a dog bite in San Lorenzo Village while she was walking in a backyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Hayward
Lloyd R. Wagner
11Th
Jackson Sts
Oakland
Mary Ann Leonardini
Paseo Larga Vista
San Lorenzo Village
Mary Ann
Vin del Sol
Stores Urged to Increase Sales of E Bonds Before Saturday
Hayward merchants and store employees are urged to boost Sixth War Loan bond sales. Henry R. Gall, chairman of the Merchant's Division, says Hayward is $200,000 behind with only two days left. Local stores have FE bonds. Gall calls for selling IH bonds for victory. Monterey leads small cities with 68 percent of quota. San Jose leads larger cities at 46.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Henry R. Gall
Gall
California
Monterey
Searles
San Jose
Brain Injury Suffered By Motorcyclist
Loren Bass, 37, of 22774 Santa Clare Aye, after being thrown from his motorcycle on Hesperian Blvd near Paro Grand at dusk Tuesday, sustained a brain concussion. He was treated at Hayward Hospital and discharged at his request. Dr John Janet Ferra said Bass’s collision occurred as he turned left, hitting Ferra’s car. Bass was taken to hospital by Ferra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Bass
Santa Clare Aye
Hayward Hospital
Bass
John Janet Ferra
Segunda
San Lorenzo
Paro Grand
Feira
Army Orders More Yarns For Winter War Gear
The Army orders gigantic new quantities of worsted yarn for heavy uniforms overcoats blankets battle jackets and sticks amid speculation of a renewed European winter war. An Army spokesman cites higher wear rates in the European theater and notes only a small portion of finished goods could reach war zones before late spring and summer, with bulk not ready until next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allied High Command
Europe
Ness
Baby Carriage Found In Hills Traced To Local Store
Three boys found an empty baby carriage in the hills south of Hayward on Tuesday. Police traced the item to Vargas Furniture Company, identifying it as stolen property from the Saturday incident. The case involves local furniture shop records and police inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Hayward
Vargas Furniture Company
Sorensen Returns Home From South Pacific Duty
Lt. Charles H. W. Sorensen son of Mrs Inga Sorensen 1132¢ SL returns home after about ten months aboard an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. He will take a 37 day rehabilitation leave before reclassification and reporting to San Diego. His service includes campaigns at Marcus Wake and Mariana islands and duties at Pali the Carolines the Philippines and Formosa. He has served on the east coast in Pensacola and is a Hayward Union High School graduate. Two brothers Howard and James Sorensen also serve in the armed forces with James in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles HW. Sorensen
Inga Sorensen
South Pacific
Sorensen
San Diego
Marcus
Wake
Mariana Islands
Pali
Carolines
Phillippines
Formosa
Navy
Te Pensacola
Fla
Out
Graudate
Hayward Union High School
San Jose Teacher's College and Polytechnical
Oakland
Sir
Howard Sorensen
U.S. Marines
Southwest Pacific
Ens
James
Pacific Battle Area
Boy's Bicycle Stolen From Maddox Bridge
Raymond Steagall, 12, reported theft of his red Vimy B bicycle from Maddox Bridge after playing on a raft with his younger brother Vernon. Two other boys on the bridge reportedly urged them to tip the raft before leaving. the bike and riders were gone when they returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Steagall
Harmony Dr
Maddox Rd
Raymond
Vernon
Sherffs
Plea For Delay Lost By Chaplin
Superior Judge Schmidt ordered Chaplin's lawyers to proceed in the case to determine the father of Joan Barry's baby. Miss Barry, a Brooklynite, alleges Chaplin may be the father while defense attorneys cite possible others including Hans Reusch who may not return for subpoena. Testimony from Miss Barry's side was supported by their lawyer Joseph Scott, who argued the proceedings should move forward, with a possible血 test as the chief defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollywood U PI
Rubb
Schmidt
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Miss Barry
Reusch
Pat Millikan
New York
Joseph Scott
Carol Ann
Chaplin
Five Tires Missing From Castro Valley Service Station
Five new tires were missing from the grease rack and the room at Standard Service Station 20900 Center St Castro Valley when attendant Mary B Williams arrived this morning. Three rewrapped tires in the same room had not been taken. Deputies found the sliding iron grill door latch cut and the door open. The broken lock was Uhrawar Ja a nearby field. The value of the stolen tires was not at $822.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center St
Mary B. Willams
Uhrawar Ja
Aot
Pedestrian Stop Sparks Two-Car Collision at B and Calva
At B and Calva Streets Tuesday around p.m. a pedestrian crossing halted Armor Estes, 26, who turned left from Castro onto B Street. A southbound car driven by Richard C. Blevens, 17, struck Estes’s rear of the Niles Road vehicle. Neither driver was injured. right rear fenders damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewe Pars Conde
Weapelhorst Receives Sub Combat Award
Bd wapenhorst at 276 Belmar St reports their son Lowell has returned from several weeks of submarine combat service in the southwest Pacific aboard a newer U S submarine. He is in good health and sends greetings to Maynard friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapenhorst
Belmar St
Lowell
South West Pacific
Sam
Jersey cow missing in Castro Valley case
Anthony Freitas of 3108 Maple Street Castro Valley reported his light brown Jersey cow strayed Tuesday evening. Freitas said the animal wandered from John Street to Castro Valley Boulevard between 2 and 4 p.m. and has yet to be recovered. Local sheriff’s office logged the missing livestock report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Anthony Freitas
Maple St
Castro Valley
Sheriff's
John St
Freitas
First Army Lashes Out Toward Rhine Front in New Offensive
Paris reports Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges First Army launched a fresh drive toward the Rhine south of the Hurlgen forest. Early successes include the capture of Rollesbroich, five miles southwest of Rotgen, as forces cross the Cologne plain and threaten the Roer defenses. The push, linked to the Cologne front, began at dawn with heavy artillery and rapid advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.R
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Rhine
Hurlgen Forest
Rollesbroich
Roer River
Duren
U.S
Battkle
Cologne Plain
First
Hodges
Rhineland
Cologne
Roer
Buren
Rotgen
Reich
Rollesbreich
Mintgen Forest
Lammersdot
Atovican
U. S
Rolles- Wruich
Wiripport
Trial Denied in Sex Case for Earl Barnett
In Sacramento the Superior Court under Judge Raymond T. Coughlin denied Earl Barnett a new trial after a juryless week-long trial. Barnett, 45, convicted of 12 counts of sex perversion, faces five to 75 years in San Quentin with five consecutive counts and seven concurrent counts. A five-day stay of execution was granted to arrange business affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramentq
Superior Court
Raymond T. Coughlin
Earl Barnett
San Quentin
Barnett
Coughlin
Burnett
Two Men Jailed On Drunk Charges After Midnight
Pacno, 23, of 14441 Washington St San Lorenzo, and Eduardo Suarez, 24, of the Mt Eden area, are jailed on drunkenness charges after a dispute at Las Palmas cafe Becoto. Deputies were called when the pair damaged a door by breaking four panes after being refused service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wsnest
Pacno
Washington St. San Lorenzo
Eduardo Suarez
Mt. Eden
Joseph Watenaucki
Las Palmas
Becoto
F D R to Deliver Christmas Eve Radio Address
President Roosevelt will speak for about 15 minutes on all networks at 2 15 p m Pacific War Time on Sunday December 24 in his annual Christmas Eve address the White House announced today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.D.R
Washington
L.pi
Roosevelt
Witite House
Weather Forecast for San Francisco Bay Area and Valleys
Aton scattered clouds today tonight and Thursday continued mild. Northern California scattered clouds today tonight and Thursday slightly warmer in central and southern interior valleys.
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United Press
San Francisco Bay Region
Santa Clara
Livermore
Salinas
Monterey Bay
California
Interior
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India
ULP
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Robert Krag
Sacramento
Herkeley
Monterey A
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Montesta
Santa Rosa
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Bou
Maddox Bridge
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