Van Valkenburg honored aboard USS Arizona tribute
At Port Harbor a ceremony saluted Captain Van Valkenburg commander of the Arizona. Mrs Marguerite Van Valkenburgh and Captain Van Valkenburgh's daughter Nira Mackrille attended as honors were paid to the fallen hero who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for courage at Pearl Harbor. Comdr Samuel E. Johnson’s widow also attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ale
Ala
van Valkenburg
van Valkenberg Ding
Attlas
Arizona
Ivan
Harbor
Marguerite van ‘Akernburgh
Long Beach
Callldow
van Vilkentaplain
Rank
Pratt van Valkenburgh
Learfield
Vai Valkenberg
Port ‘Harbor
Minneapolis
Minn
United States Naval Academy
Pearl Harbor
Civalion
U. S
Nira
Mackrille
Kansas’ City
Mial
Samuel E. Johnson
Clan J. Ala
Comnder
S. E. Johnson
Médis
Newspaper Production Amid Print Shutdown Noted
Morning edition plans faltered as front pages were assembled by typeset and photos while Star News and Times Herald failed to publish. Federal mediator seeks settlement in long running contract dispute. publishers deny strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aioen
the Star
Ews
Times Herald
Blisher
Pubshers Association
Guffey Refuses to Quit as Senate Demo Campaign Chief
Washington hears a Senate feud flare as Senator Guffey denies being ousted as chairman of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee while Senator Byrd demands his immediate replacement. The fight centers on attacks over southern Democrats aligning with Republicans against the administration’s service-rate bill, with Byrd and other southerners pushing for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guffey
Senate
Byrd
Washington
Senator Guffey
D-Pa
Dva
Barkley
Gulley
Bal+ [ley
D-Nc
House
Senate-s
Rankin
R-Mias
Rep
Murray
D-Tenn
Allied Forces Break Through at San Pietro and Advance
Allied Fifth Army captures San Pietro after three days of fierce fighting and pushes toward San Vittore as Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances along the Adriatic coast. German losses include several tanks and divisions, with heavy casualties and ongoing efforts to seize key rail and road routes toward Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pietro
San Vittore
Cassino
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Consalyi
Clrsogia
Montgomery
Sangrevivor
Teealy
Fifth Army
Vena
Allied push tightens Cassino line and Rome highway hold
Allied pincers close on the Cassino area threatening the Cassino Rome highway. One unit seizes San Pietro while another hits Nazi positions on Mt Lungo south of Rome road. Italian troops join the assaults on Mt Lungo as British forces push along the Adriatic, seizing positions near Ortona and Orsogna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassino
Cassino-Rome
Uni
San Pietro
Mt. Lungo
Rome
Mt. Lingo
Adriatic
Poxgio
Flavito
Ortona
Orsogna
Ortona Road
Pacific Theater Updates From New Guinea to Bougainville
Allied forces push through Huon Peninsula and Bougainville jungles as Australians mop up remnants in New Guinea and Americans advance toward Bougainville's Empress Augusta Bay. Air operations expand with unified command and raids on Rabaul, Arawe, and Cape Gloucester while Japanese forces sustain fierce resistance and losses rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iles
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Vitlaz Strait
New Britain
Bougainville
Solomons
China
Sixth
Arawe
Mar|shall Islands
South Pacific
Basses
Rabaul Harbor
Robert C. Richardson
Hawaii
Central Pacific
Honolulu
Pacific
Berlin
Osaka
Mainichi
Rabaul
Tokyo
Makin
Tarawa
Gilberts
Kenji Shibazaki
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
RAF
U. S
Richard Peirse
George E. Stratemeyer
Rabul
Wan
South Pacific Cliers
Adm
William F. Mersey
Testi Hed
Hulsey
Douglass MacArthur
Empress Augusta Bay
Halsey
Sard Wie
Japan
HIL
Alrmbrella
Thunderbolt
Sixth Army
Markus
Avans
J Macarthur
Unyingalu
Cape Gloucester
Cape Hoskins
Bougainville Island
Navy
Japanese-held Marshall Islands action at Mili Jaluit and Ebeye
Japanese-held Marshall Islands actions at Mili Jaluit and Ebeye Atolls report heavy losses with six Zeros destroyed and two small transports possibly sunk near Kivalina? No.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Islands
Hiling
Mim
Kivajalein
Jaluk
Bbhon
McCreary plant fire and stove blaze in Indiana
A large McCreary tire production lot for government and commercial use burned, with a massive black smoke plume shown in a photo. Firefighters from McCreary and Indiana Firemen battled the blaze as part of plans for a new plant addition. Separately, a stove furnace fire at Peterman Grocery Store on 410 Philadelphia Street was quickly extinguished with minimal damage.
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McCreary
Indiana Firemen
Peterman
Philadelphia Street
Morell admits one mistake after courtroom exit
District Attorney Edwin C. Moon reports jurors split six for conviction and six for acquittal in Helen Wilson death, noting the manslaughter verdict was a compromise. Moon states he will not pursue charges against Miss Graham, who is indicted only as an accessory after the fact, citing lack of evidence beyond Morell’s in court testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wilson
Janice
Edwin C. Moon
Helen Wilson
Moon
Miss Graham
Morell
War Trials Move to Kharkov Courtroom Jammed as Sentences Read
In Kharkov a Moscow dispatch reports the war crimes trial proceeding with Maj. Gen. A. N. Miasnikov presiding. The editorials say the joint Roosevelt Churchill Stalin stance confirms punishment for German leaders and soldiers under national laws, with the long arm of liberated Europe pursuing justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkov
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Galnet
Moscow
Jude
A. N
Miasnikov
Rail Strike Debate Over Wages And Stabilization Rules
A railroad wage dispute unfolds with a $500 a year figure and differing WLB recommendations. The emergency board split on pay raises, the majority backing about 4 cents an hour under Little Steel limits, while a minority supports 7 1/2 percent. Brotherhoods seek 7 3/10 percent or $3.00 daily, with precedent for concessions beyond basic wages under stabilization rules.
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Vinson
Brotherhoods
Little Steel
War Labor Board
WLB
Christmas turkeys may be scarce in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports that Christmas turkeys could be in short supply as producers struggle with labor shortages. EB J Lawless of the state agriculture department and P H Margolf of Pennsylvania State College say shortages will appear in larger markets, with eastern supplies estimated 50 percent below normal. Turkeys will often be only partially dressed due to packing-house staffing, limiting fully prepared birds for the oven.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
EB. J. Lawless
State Agriculture Department
Bureau of Markets
P. H. Margolf
Pennsylvania State College
Yankees Top For Invasion Leadership
Dispatches from London and Cairo report surprise over Gen George C Marshall not head of the Allied invasion of western Europe. Speculation favors Eisenhower or Alexander, with Britain and America aligning on a single Allied command for North Africa moves and a Balkans push possible in coming months.
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Londor
Washington
George C. Marshall
Europe
London
U. S
Britain
L. S
Allanlie
Nawepaper
The
Chronicle
United Nations
Hitler
Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Eisenhower
Alexander
Cairo
Balkans
North Africa
Pennsylvania dairy production hits low per cow and total
Harrisburg reports December 1 production shows cows in production at 74.8 percent, milk output down eight percent from a year earlier and four percent below October 1943. November average per cow was 14.9 pounds, near the 10 year average but below last year. Officials cite feed shortages and potential livestock liquidation to stretch feed. National milk output down two percent year over year and three percent below the same month in 1941, with major states at a low not seen since 1643 in production totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federal-State
E. L. Gastelger
Agriculture Department
Obituary notices list relatives and funeral plans
The obituary lists Mrs Tyo and Mrs Jobe as sisters of L M Bowers and other relatives including Mary Hazlett and Nancy Tomb with 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 00 pm Wednesday at the Igo home with interment at Armagh Cemetery. Victor Termine’s death occurred Friday night in McIntyre with services at St Bernard’s Church Tuesday morning and burial in the church cemetery. Elizabeth Slang Braker died Saturday morning and services will be at Shiloh Baptist Church Tuesday at 3 00 pm with interment in the church cemetery. John Edward Smith, born 1861 in Syracuse, died Saturday at his Blairsville home. services set for 2 30 pm Tuesday at the Smith Toone with burial in Blairsville Cemetery. Sarah Rupert Stoops Rupert, born 1890, died Sunday in Sagamore, survived by husband Ward Rupert and several children and 42 grandchildren. services Thursday at 1 30 pm with burial in Sagamore.
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Tyo
Russell
Harrisonville
Rawson
New Florence
Robert
Hamburg
N. Y
Raymond
Derry
Jobe
L. M. Bowers
Mary Hazlett
Avalon
Nancy Tomb
Indiana
Ella Swartz
Johnstown
Margaret Bracken
Igo
Armagh
Victor Termine
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Robinson Yiners
Mr. Termline
McIntyre
United Mine Workers of America
Ales
Warren
Albert
Mayport
Dosullva Albert
Pauline Pravin
Benita Glorddani
Elizabeth Slang Braker
Elizabeth Stonebraker
Deckers Paint
T. V. McQuown
Hilsdale
Shiloh Baptist Church
W. A .Robbe
Chuch
Detkers Point
John EB
Arsadia
Calif
Shar
William
David M
Maude Masters
San Diego
Calli
Katheyn i Galligher
Soldier City
Nev
Rose MecQuoven
Hillsdale
Jennie Douglass
Arais
Joln Edward Smith
Syracuse
Samuel
Nellie
Rothwell Smith
Lin Hla
South Stewart St
Blairsville
Sandy Creek Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Nellie Thompson
Elizabeth Kindeler
Mary Stockdale
Jessie Starry
Canton
James R. Samuel
Ralph G. Smith
Leonard J
Harry C. Monnen
Paul R. Detroit
John H. Hemphill
Beaddock
Gilbert Cashcolar
Pratford
Joseph Pickford
Wilmerding
Richard Smith
East
Keesport
Samuel Smith
Sarah (Stoops) Rupert
John
Anna
Esler) Stoops
Sagamore
Presbyterian Church
Ward Rupert
Blaly
Cleveland
Mabel
Newport
Brl
Hazel Snell
Leechburg
Beulah Pliss
New Kensington
James Rupert
Camp San Luis Obispo
Gotdia
Clair
Charles
Alice Langer
Smithport
Howard Stoops
iThursday
J. Cyrus Smith
Weather shifts to cold with snow and high winds
Frigid conditions expected as snow flurries and strong winds roll in tonight. The outlook calls for Tuesday to be cold with diminishing snowfall. Meanwhile railroad wage talks show operating unions seeking time and a half after 40 hours, with nonoperating unions eyeing a 8 to 10 cent scale, awaiting congressional action on the Truman Crosser resolution.
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Gom
Merce
Yard Ien
Ilerky
Vinson
Congress
B 17 Crew Survive Desperate Dive and Crash Landing
Four Army Air Corps crewmen on a B 17 escaped injury after bailing from a burning aircraft during a routine flight from Bradley Field to Patterson Field. The ship struck trees near Pittsburgh, with pilot Lt G L Milley guiding the craft to a controlled crash. One radio operator suffered a broken tooth. the others escaped uninjured as the crew salvaged gear. The heroism of the team, applauded by Capt Willan Gordon Brown, kept the plane intact enough for a rugged landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mying Fortress
Indus
Federal
Carnegie
Army Air Corps
Hlanly
Willan Gordon Brown
G. L. Mileley
Wash
EB. R. Gardner
New [ Zor City
C. W. Meade
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wade
Miller
A. J. Ciak
New Haven
Conn
A. J. Grande
Shelton
Corp
A. O. Reed
Huston
Tex
W. R. Yohe
Glenn
Nebr
Bolivia Elects Penaranda President After Coup-Free Return
Penaranda, anti Neci leader who backed war against the Axis, was elected Bolivia’s president in 1940 marking the first constitutional transfer of power since 1931. He visited the United States last May and was warmly received by President Roosevelt. Bolivia faces inflation and shortages as the war disrupts Western Hemisphere economies and the country depends on the United States for food.
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Trom
Penaranda
Bolivia
United States
America
Roosevelt
Detroit
Paraguay
United Nations
Goripan
Beith
Polish-born miner dies. funeral planned at Assumption Church
A Polish-born miner, born January 13, 1888, who moved to the country 32 years ago and worked for Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company, died recently. He lived with his brother-in-law and sister, was a member of Local 598 UMWA, and leaves a widow and daughter in Poland. Funeral services are set for 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at Assumption Church with Father Emailio E. Farri officiating. interment will follow at St Bernard's Cemetery.
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Poland
Antonio Gruda
Assumption Catholic Church
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Loval Union 598
United Mine Workers of America
Supvi+lin
My. Siemucha
America
Assumption Church
Emailio E. Farri
St Bernard's Cemetery
Treasury Balance and Receipts Report for the Day
Treasury balance shown as 2,089,273,797.66 dollars with receipts 497,470,640.87 and expenditures 470,288,474.08. Net balance rises to 12,084,273,797.66, total debt at 6,951,980,953.20, and increase over previous day recorded as 125.0. 1 130,194.13.
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Izona’s
Cap Fistens
U.S.S. Valkenburgh
Whtle
Smith
Ellender
D-La
Satell
Louisiana
Wallace
Alps
Germany
Augsburg
Munich
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
Foligno
Perucia
Arezzo
Italy
Terni
Civitavecchia
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Sicily
Kherson
Dnieper
Nikopol
Dnieper Bend
Khergen
Ies
Bug
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Tallan
Giers
Marke
W. Clark
Erwin Rommel
Alvica
Corsica
Maitland
I Wietary
Liri
Sanvittario
Moorhead
Harms
Owen
Yankees
Ghiutes
Bolivian
Treasury
Position of
the Treasury
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