Aerial Roundup of British RAF Bomb Raid on Germany
London reports a massive American bombing raid on central Germany with 700 plus heavy bombers and heavy escorts targeting Oschersleben Halberstadt and Braunschweig near Berlin. Allies claim over 100 German aircraft shot down and factory destruction crippling fighter production as preparations for the invasion intensify. Pacific operations push Japanese lines back as MacArthur shifts bases forward in New Guinea.
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London
Germany
Eighth Airforce
Americas
Europe
Henry H. Arnold
U.S. Army Air Forces
Wichita
Kas
The
Reich
U. S. Army Air Forces
Kan
Daily Express
United States
Britain
RAF
Caida
Fadetories
Oschersleben
Halberstad
Bruswick
Braunsweig
Berlin
Arnota
Daily Telegraph
Eighth Air Force
Arnold
Schweinfurt
London Daily Telegraph
Lucas seeks to strike tax report clause from bill
Senator Lucas announces move to remove a provision requiring labor unions cooperatives and similar organizations to file annual financial reports with the treasury as part of a 2.2758 billion tax bill He argues the form would burden some 300000 groups with unnecessary disclosures while not yielding revenue The Senate reconvenes Friday and a future fight over war contracts renegotiation law amendments looms on Monday
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Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Treasury
Senate
House
Allied air offensive pushes Japanese from northeastern New Guinea
In bold strategic moves Allied forces close the gap at Sio Saidor as Nippon troops evacuate coastal pockets between Sio and Saidor. At Port Moresby the once-busy base is now nearly deserted while Americans clear jungle paths and prepare daily bombing missions. General Kenney directs seven key enemy positions along 225 miles of coast.
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New Guinea
Sio
Saidor
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley Range
Orice
Fifth Airforce
Mounains
George C. Kenney
Southwest Pacific
New Guineas
United States Navy
Vitiaz Strait
Huon Peninsula
MacArthur
Suldor
Sioa
U. S. Sixth Army
Madang
Arawe
Tokyo
New Britain
Solomons
Rabsul
Lokunar
Coal Shortage Spurs Sunday Work to Ease Coal Crisis
The Solid Fuels Administration in Philadelphia reports massive anthracite stockpiles at Philadelphia industries risk being trapped without relief. A federal inventory will identify immediate shipment routes for retail distribution. Philadelphia dealers consider Sunday overtime by 90,000 miners could yield 250,000 tons, easing east coast shortages, with public willingness to pay extra. Operators say 10,000 more workers are needed to boost output to meet demand.
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Allentown
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Solid Fuels Administration
Philadelphia
Roger Jones
Pennsylvania Retail Coal Dealers Association
Philadelphia Record
Sthat
Solid Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
James Williams
Philadelphia Coal Dealers Association
Williams
Edward W. Griffith
Glen Alden Coal Company
Army officer cadet Tillis receives second lieutenant rank
Monte Julian Tillis Jr of Bartow Fla, husband of Virginia Bint Tillis formerly of Indiana, earned a second lieutenant commission after completing the Infantry School Officers Candidate Course at Fort Benning GA. He enlisted July 16 1942, is a Georgia Military Academy and University of Florida alumnus, active ROTC and intramural participant. Joseph Lisac of Homer City passed a Marine oath in Pittsburgh after screening in Altoona, a Homer City High School graduate previously employed in Sharon by Malleable Iron Corp.
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Tillis
Monte Julian Tillis
Bartow
Fla
Virginia Bint Tillis
Indiana
Army of the United States
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Army
Georgia Military Academy
Atlanta
University of Florida At
Gainesville
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Joseph Lisac
John Lisac
Homer City
Wie
Homer City High School
Sharon
Malleable Iron Corp
Horace Mann Principal Reports Absences and Pupil Figures
The Horace Mann principal reported 7 absences, Thaddeus Stevens 22, and High School 98. During the period 188 pupils were [readers see OCR].
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Horace Mann
Thaddeus Stevens
Wacoal Wales
Weather Outlook Near Lake Erie Remains Cold
Partly cloudy and continued cold with snow flurries near Lake Erie today and tonight. Friday will be fair but cold.
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Lake Erie
Budget war costs loom as Roosevelt seeks funding
President Roosevelt outlined a massive wartime budget totaling 397 billion dollars through June 1945 with 292 billion spent and the rest in unspent obligations. He called the period crucial, highlighted demobilization plans, and warned of continuing civilian cost intertwined with war needs. He projected new appropriations and discussed nonprofit economic adjustments amid ongoing Allied campaigns in the Pacific, including New Guinea offensives and bites of Japanese resistance.
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United States
Roosevelt
Europe
Congress
Harold Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
Petroleum Administration For War
Office of Price Administration
Office of Censorship
Armagh High School appoints Emmy Gandolph as new instructor
Corrective and cafeteria figures are noted with 161 corrective cards issued and 2,239 meals served. Emmy Gandolph, Indiana native and 1941 Indiana State Teachers College graduate, is elected instructor in Armagh High School commercial department, replacing Miss Dorothy North who resigned. Principal John D. Jack says the staff is now complete and she will start Monday.
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Armagh
Emmy Gandolph
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Armagh High School
John D. Jack
Dorothy North
of City
Jack
European air campaign devastates several German factories
Damaged or destroyed factories at Oschesslenen Halberstadt and Brunswick claim heavy losses in factory output for Focke Wulf 190s Messerschmitt 110s and Junkers components. Over 700 bombers and many fighters participated with under five percent loss. estimated 595 men died in 64 planes. American production exceeds 300 planes daily.
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Jess T Han
Oschesslenen
Halberstadt
Brunswick
Berlin
Cromwell to Fight Divorce and Auto Junk Inventories
In New Jersey, James H. R. Cromwell fights Doris Duke Cromwell’s Reno divorce while claims surface of her provincial betrayal. The court dispute seeks to void the Reno decree and halt divorce. Separately, Altoona Price Administration orders auto and junk dealers to file Form 578 inventories and follow sale and license procedures with Form 668 and 560, detailing transfer records and defense transportation certificates.
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Elizabeth
N. J
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke Cromwell
James E. Toolan
Dougal Herr
Chancery Court
Cromwell
Duke Farms
United States
New Jersey
Toolan
Meyer Ruback
New Jersey Chancery Court
Reno
Nevada
Altoona
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Harrisburg
Office of Defense Transportation
Sheridan Returns to Sea as Second Mate
John Sheridan, managing editor of the Johnstown Democrat, resumes seafaring duties after answering a War Shipping Administration appeal. He reports for duty as a second mate in Tampa, Florida, citing substantial past sea experience amid a shortage of seamen.
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Washington
Jan
John Sheridan
Johnstown
Democrat
War Shipping Administration
Sheridan
WSA
Tampa
Fla
Mystery Chickens In Tulsa Backyard Spark Police Question
Ray Doris found a chicken house in his back yard with a girl eating size chickens in Tulsa Oklahoma. He called police for guidance while a police sergeant offered a joking off the record remark about what he would do.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ray Doris
M. M. Leavell
Fourth War Loan Campaign Aide Named in Fort Pitt Area
Glenn F. Cook of Ligonter will be deputy manager and executive assistant to State Vice Chairman Robert H. McClintie for the Fort Pitt Area during the Fourth War Loan drive from January 18 to February 15. Cook, a former War Finance Committee co chairman and Register of Wills in Westmoreland, will coordinate campaigns across 19 counties. The area goal is 325 409 dollars for Apple Butter Weight. Also noted is an error in point-value computation for apple butter packaging, with guidance that a case is 120 points based on 10 points per jar.
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Glenn F. Cook
Ligonter
Robert H. McClintie
Fort Pitt
Mr. Cook
War Finance Committee
Westmoreland County
Register of Wills
Altoona
Bonne
War Price Administration
Washington
Legion Plans for Post War Pennsylvania Jobs
Harrisburg January 13 7 The American Legion outlined plans to form a State Clearing House committee to secure post war jobs for every Pennsylvania veteran Adjutant Edward A Linsky invited war veteran groups industries labor unions farm organizations and elite clubs to join The governor Edward Martin will be asked to include the effort in the commonwealths post war program The plan echoes a Chicago meeting that led to a National Clearing House committee and calls for employing all honorably discharged veterans and those displaced by veterans while preserving free enterprise and free labor.
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Harrisburg
The
American Legion Today
Pennsylvania
Edward A. Linsky
Linsky
Edward Martin
Commonwealth
Chicago
Clearing House
Obituary notices for Oliverio Cochran and relatives
Obituary continuation lists Mrs Samuel Oliverio Homer City Mrs Joseph Seattile Pittsburgh and Mrs Loftis Diehl Mr Clem ens Mich A sister Mrs Angelo Vanity deceased. Services planned at St Louis Church with Father Rosenthal officiating and burial at St Bernard's Indiana. MRS MARGARET HUMBLE COCHRAN born 1909 in Hamilton died at home 400 Greenfield Pittsburgh. Surviving husband Grace Troutman and siblings Sterling Ira Josephine Alma. Services 1:00 pm Friday at St Jacob's Grange.
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Samuel Oliverio
Homer City
Joseph Seattile
Pittsburgh
Loftis Diehl
Clemens
Mich
Angelo Vanity
Joseph Morrone
St. Louis Church
Saxtownead
M. Rosenthal
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Indiana
Margaret (Humble) Cochran
Hamilton
Jefferson County
Greenfield Avenue
Harry Cochran
Grace Troutman
Sterling Humble
John
Barberton
Clair
Kittanning
Ira
Josephine Lynch
Akron
Alma Lynch
St. Jacob's Church
Grange
Thieves Steal From Parked Patrol Car in Farmington
State Highway Patrol car in Farmington was broken into with the window smashed. Thieves took a shotgun, shotgun shells, and pistol bullets. Patrolman Ted Lennon mourned the loss and cited the blue seal identifying the force. The Indiana Evening Gazette urged readers to send in letters from home.
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Farmington
Utah
State Highway Patrol
Ted Lennon
Indiana Evening Gazette
Bay
Army
Navy
REPORT OF CONDITION OF FARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF INDIANA
Bank in Indiana Pennsylvania presents a December 1943 report of assets totaling 11 88 840.06 with liabilities of 4 607 408. a and capital accounts 10 547 including common stock 50 000, surplus 22 682, and undivided profits 6 625 9 0. Memoranda list pledged assets of 267 554.81 and secured mobilities issuances. John G St Clair, treasurer, swears to accuracy. prothonotary A B Ansley certifies on January 144, 1945 with directors James W Mack John M Miller and J R Maloney present.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Indiana
John G. St. Clair
John UW. St. Clair
Lefora
A. B. Ansley
James W. Mack
John M. Miller
J. R. Maloney
Library Christmas raids spark eyebrow lifts for servicemen
New York Public Library sent Christmas raids to former readers now in the armed services. Recipients initially worried the envelopes contained overdue book notices, causing surprised reactions before they opened them.
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New York
New York Public Library
Armed Services
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Ruddock
Donald
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Major Ruddock
Fisher & Ruddock
Herbert Hoover
White House
Uncle Sam
Legion
Farmers Bank & Thust Company OF
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