Thousands seek defense work as 4-Fs rush applications
Washington reports a surge of 4-F and non essential applicants for war jobs amid talk of stricter manpower controls. Labor and farm spokesmen challenge Byrnes new recommendations while some states report ongoing shortages. Louisville and Cleveland note large influxes with thousands registering for munitions plant work and farm deferment debates continue in Congress.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
Byrnes
Senate
House
Kilgore
D-Wva
Rep
Arnold
R-Mo
Aiett Ar Commission
Cleveland
Louisville
Charleston
W. Va
Battle Erupts Along Bulge Front As Allied Push Grows
The piece notes fighting intensifying along the northern shoulder of the bulge toward Liege and possibly Antwerp port, crucial to Eisenhower. It suggests Eisenhower may commit fully as Von Rundstedt concentrates fresh troops into the bulge, signaling a likely decisive clash and heavy combat ahead.
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Bulge
Liege
Antwerp
Eisenhower
Marshal von Rundstedt
von Rundstedt
Broncho-line Emul for Cough Relief Ad
An old advertisement touts Broncho-line Emul as a fast acting cough medicine for adults and children. It promises quick relief from coughing and throat soreness and offers a 65 cent bottle with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Mann Drug Ore
PT Boats Sail in Pacific Action Sums Up Campaigns
The report notes 121,470 enemy captured in one day as PT boats sink a small freighter and two coastal vessels near Halmahera. Bombers strike Rabaul and targets in the Bismarck archipelago while PT boats shell Boeroe. Tokyo quotes Nomura vowing continued resistance until the enemy recognizes Japan’s invincibility.
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Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Philippines
Rabaul
Bismarck Archipelago
Boeroe
Tokyo Radio
Adm
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Japan
America
U S Pacific Fleet carriers press attack on Formosa and Ryukyus
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports U S Third Fleet aircraft carriers sweeping enemy waters around Formosa and the Ryukyus for a third straight day. Adm Nimitz notes operations are ongoing with details not yet available as Tokyo claims limited success from mass air attacks.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Japan
Formosa
Ryukyus
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Mindoro
MacArthur
Luzon Island
Yukyus
Nimitz
Tokyo Radio
Okanawa
Tokyo
Crusade Meetings In Thomasville District
A series of Crusade For Christ rallies will be held in the Thomasville district of the Methodist church on January 7 and 8. Speakers include Ruth Lawrence, a former Poland missionary, Dr C E Rozzelle, J Frank Spruill, and Edwin L Jones at venues in Thomasville Asheboro Smith Grove Lexington and other city churches.
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Thomasville
Methodist Church
Crusade For Christ
Community Methodist Church
Ruth Lawrence
Poland
C. E. Rozzelle
High Point
J. Frank Spruill
Lexington
Lawrence
First Methodist Church
Ashero
Smith Grove Methodist Church
Edwin L. Jones
Charlotte
Miss Lawrence
Mr. Jones
Allies push in Bulge as Patton and Hodges drive regroup
In the Bastogne sector von Rundstedt concentrates troops and resists Patton’s drive while Hodges forces advance on a 17 mile front in frigid conditions. First two days Hodges gains three and a half miles. center bulge junction could decide the battle with costly losses. German casualties estimated at 60,000. Allied casualties not yet listed. Alaska population 72,524 in 586,400 square miles.
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Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Patton
Hodges
Bulge
Planes headed to Reich before American raiders return
Report notes casters or Halifaxes flying toward the Reich as American raiders came back from their mission, leaving the exact route and purpose unclear amid wartime chaos.
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The
Reich
American heavy bombers hit German targets from Cologne to Karlsruhe
U S Eighth Air Force bombers attacked more than 150 miles of German lines in a major assault aided by 500 P-51 fighters. RAF heavy bombers joined later as Allied forces targeted supply routes east of Frankfurt and across the Cologne Karlsruhe corridor.
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London
Dan
Cologne
Karlsruhe
Eighth Air Force
RAF
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Frankfurt
RAF Bomber Raids Berlin Bay of Biscay and Royan Strike
Allied bomber fleets carried out daytime raids following two night assaults on Berlin and a surprise attack along the Bay of Biscay near Royan at the mouth of the Gironde. RAF Lancasters bombed artillery and dumps in the region while V-2 rocket fire on London was reported stopped by the German high command.
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Berlin
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
la Rochelle
RAF
Heavies
Rman High Command
Britain
England
Roosevelt signals future plans after inauguration
The article reports Roosevelt smiling as he discusses meetings to follow his January 20 inauguration. He cites Casablanca Teheran Quebec and Washington as past sessions that vary in agenda and timing, noting that future gatherings will depend on circumstances.
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Ater
Casablanca
Teheran
Quebec
Washington
Roosevelt
Changes Announced Among Commanders
Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery leading forces on the north flank of the German bulge since winter counter offensive. U S Ninth and First armies under his direction with Bradley commanding the southern flank including the Third Army. Roosevelt remarks noted in Washington.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Bulge
U. S
Bradley
Washington
Roosevelt
Fight Looming Over Social Security Expansion in Congress
Congress prepares for a clash as the Roosevelt administration seeks to widen Social Security. Plans reportedly include extending coverage to agricultural and domestic workers, nonprofit staff, self employed, and federal state and local workers not yet covered. Unemployment insurance may join a unified national system. last Congress rejected this proposition.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
New York
Capitol
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Kittson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Greek Leaders Lay Down Law To Leftwingers
Athens reports that the new government bars further talks with ELAS until the leftists disarm and quit Athens as British General Scobie presses to restore order. Foreign Minister Sofianopoulos says Plastiras will impose law and, if ELAS shows good faith, a parley may follow. He notes disarmament in Athens is only a first step toward broader disarmament.
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Athens
ELAS
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
Scobie
John Sofianopoulos
Nicholas Plastiras
Seventh War Loan Likely Delayed to Late Spring
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says the seventh war loan will probably open around May or June after the sixth drive dumped bond sales. November December figures show Series E bonds at 2.868 billion and a grand total of 21.621 billion, with corporations driving most of the gains and a new world record for financing.
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Washington, Jan
Yuletide
Treasury
Morgenthau
Little Food Relief Is Likely For Italy
Washington reports that despite Anglo American agreement on 300 grams of bread per person daily for Italy, shipping shortages may delay relief for weeks or months. Officials cited shipping as the main obstacle to feeding Naples and southern areas, with subsistence levels described by returning exiles.
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Washington
Italy
State Department
United States
Naples
Exis
Georgia Governor Confident of Victory in Freight Rates Suit
Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall voices confidence that Georgia will win at least five to four in the Supreme Court fight over discriminatory rail freight rates. Arnall says he cannot see a scenario where the Court denies jurisdiction on at least one of the four complaints. State Attorney T Grady Head backs Arnall’s view after returning from meeting.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Arnall
T. Grady Head
Weather Outlook North Carolina Turns Cooler
The forecast calls for fair and colder conditions across North Carolina with day partly cloudy and slightly warm. Tonight brings lower temperatures from 22 to 26 degrees in the west and 26 to 32 in the east.
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North Carolina
Penetration widened to thirty five miles in late WWII bulge
Field reports indicate Ninth Army engaged in the Bulge as Allied forces press a one mile northern front while First Army closes a 12 mile escape gap between Bastogne and Grandmenil. Patton's Third Army repels 17 German counterattacks as blizzard fades to fog and cold.
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Ninth Army
Bulge
Me U's
Fis Teinas
Bastogne
Grandmesle
Alsace
Meisenthal
Saverne
Seventh
Strasbourg
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