War Today: Allied drive in Europe and Luzon success
The war hinges on two fronts as Allied forces push Germany from the Vistula line and threaten Europe while Pacific operations near Luzon position the Allies for a decisive strike on Japan. Mutual criticism among allies risks weakening unity even as Von Rundstedt faces renewed pressure and a costly German retreat develops under Allied defense.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitlerrom
Luzon
Key
Philippines
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Europe
United Nations
Rarlother
Vistula
Poland
Hungary
Austria
Adolph Butt
von Rundstedt
Haydng
Seige
Belgium
Halinesson
Bulge
Bi Partisan Council For World Peace Plan Proposed
Washington Jan 15 bipartisan approval arose for a proposal that the United Nations form a provisional council to handle world political problems. Chairman Connally plans to lay the idea before Secretary of State. Supporters urge Roosevelt to take it to Churchill and Stalin. The council would advise during treaty ratification with no force, backed by UN opinion to settle issues multilateral. Ball and Vandenberg quote support empowering review of unilateral decisions. Senate fears many boundary questions may be settled bilaterally before a world security body is formed.
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Washington
United Nations
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brettinius
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Ball
R-Minn
Council
Mne
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Republican Conference
World Security Organization
Blood by air saves war wounded in transatlantic flow
The Allied death rate from war wounds would rise without nearly two tons of whole blood flown daily from New York to Paris. Some injuries require whole blood as plasma alone cannot suffice, underscoring the critical need for transfusions in wartime care.
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New York
Paris
Weather Carries War News On Western Front
Report describes weather as crucial to ongoing combat with fighter-bombers grounded by foul skies. When skies cleared Mg resumed strafing and bombing retreating forces, causing heavy losses. If good weather continues, Von Rendstedt could suffer grave casualties and be forced back toward the Rhine.
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Seigfried
Im. 9
von Rendstedt
Luzon Beachhead Expanded as U S Forces Reach Agno
American troops extend Luzon advance beyond the Agno River after seizing Port Sua in a brief battle. Allied dispatches report light resistance elsewhere with Japanese counterattacks near Pozorrubio and in the Pangasinan Plains as air and sea moves push toward Manila.
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Mersayia
Philippines
Alaminoys
Port Sua
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Luzon
Hampson
Agno
Muchebu
Pozorrubio
Pangasinan Plains
Pangasinan
U. S
Lingayena
Manila
Damortis
Federal Communicalions Commission
Communiqua
US Troops Recapture Field of Dead Yanks in Snow
Eye-witness diary from a snow bound battlefield shows American soldiers guarding German prisoners and the dead. Private Glenn Hubbard and Sergeant James Warnock describe the grim scene of a crossroads with ruined houses, wrecked vehicles, and fallen comrades as German shells fall and doughboys seek warmth in foxholes.
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Glenn L. Hubbard
Hannibal
James Warnock
Belton
S. C
Red Cross
Hve
Scottdale
Alex R. Bub
Milwaukee
Wis
Martin Chlebowski
Wiliam B. Babcock
Albany
Nolen
Warnock
Rawboned
Hubbard
Germans Use Fake Allied Programs In Broadcasts
London Jan 15 German broadcasts imitate Allied programs to mislead audiences. A station mimicked an official AEF program airing popular music followed by news claiming heavy losses for U S divisions and crediting Field Marshal Montgomery for halting the Belgian offensive.
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London
BBC News
Field Marshal Montgomery
Belgium
AEF
U. S
Mary Pickford Returns to Producing Work in Hollywood
Hollywood legend Mary Pickford resumes producing after years, working as executive producer with Sam Coslow on a treatment for Mary Martin Broadway hit One Touch of Venus. She notes modern production is much more complex than 1918, recalls Daddy Long Legs cost, and plans post March of Dimes tour to finish Venus details.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Sam Coslow
Mary Martin
Miss Pickford
Venus
Russian Offensives Push Across Poland And East Prussia
Russians press south Poland along Vistula from Pulawy and Warka bridgeheads and threaten Modlin north of Warsaw while pushing near Krakow. Russian strikes also from Narew bridgeheads toward Ostenburg as German forces report heavy battles and renewed eastern front activity.
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Warka
Warsaw
Vistula-Bug Triange
Narew
East Prussia
Ebenrode
Schlossberg
Krakow
Poland
Nouthern Slovakia
Budapest
Ivan I. Konev
Nida
Moscow
Germany
Silesian
Associated Press
Red Army
Pulawy
Vistula
Pilica
Lodz
Radom
Vistula Bug
Modlin
Bug
Gerermans
Ostenburg
Relief costs fall in Pennsylvania in 1944 totals
Harrisburg Jan 15 The cost of relief in Pennsylvania dropped nearly ten percent in 1944 according to Department of Public Assistance figures Acting Secretary Robert P Wray said total costs for the year were 54 823 000 down 5 368 000 from 1943 The state paid 33 958 000 with the federal government contributing 19 470 000
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Assistance
Robert P. Wray
Induction Board 3 lists 35 registrants for report
Board No.3 lists 35 for induction with orders to report January 29, 1946. Names include Ota Theodore Williams, Don Delmont Lydie, Paul Filichko, Francis Hugh Bostle, Harold Lowman Huey, Arthur McDonald, Leroy Meyers, John Edward Osman, Aldo Gillo, Oakley Shirrel Tyger, John Edward Valkosky, Peter Wanchisa, George Andrew Chesla, Frank Michael Matsco, Peter Wanchisa, Edward Tomechko, Angelo Cherubini, John Campbell, Kenneth Dishong, Charles Edward Clark, John Campbell, Richard Merle Couliner, Andy Hudzick, Chester Chidboy, and others listed with multiple towns such as Clymer, Dixonville, New Florence, and Glen Campbell.
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Board
Itduiextion
Ota Theodore Williams
Meadsville
Don Delmont Lydie
Commodore
Paul Filichko
Clymer
Francis
Hugh Bostle
William Sport
Herman Ariond Portail
Robert Lowman Frantz
Cortimoore
Harold Lowman Huey
Stafford
George Belsa
Dikonville
Arthur McDonald
Cherry Tree
Leroy Meyers
John Edward Osman
New Florence
Aldo Gillo
Alverda
Oakley Shirrel Tyger
Glen Campbell
Donn Edward Novak
Hellwood
Ray Calvyn Pearce
Mahaffey
Angelo Cherubini
Gly Iter
Lawrence Heemanczul
Arcadia
John Edward Valkosky
Juneau
Rothard Glade Cooper
R. D
Barnesboro
Frank Michael Matsco
Fini
Mich
Peter Wanchisa
Helliwood
George Andrew Chesla
Bill Banks Pugh
Dixonville
John Joseph Frantlin
Smokeless
Edward Albert Tomechko
Cleveland
Major Escape Roads Are Out on Allied Push
Allied forces shattered the German bulge from Stavelot to Malmedy as the First Army seized over a dozen towns including Tettingen and closed in on Houffalize. Air power crippled German convoys and oil targets while 4,000 Allied planes roared over the sector. German resistance stiffened, with renewed defenses around Houffalize and Strasbourg as Seventh Army pressed toward Alsace.
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Bulge
Stavelot
Malmedy
Third
Laroche
Houffalize
Jhheck
U. S. Third Army
Tettingen
Germany
Saarland
Luxembourg
Supreme Headquarters
Saar
Upper
Alsace
Marshal
von Rundstedt
France
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
St. Vith
Reich
Belgian
Carl J Spaatz
U. S
Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Auto Crash Injures Four Near New Alexandria
An icy stretch east of New Alexandria caused a truck to skid into a car, injuring four people and causing $660 in damage to a gate and truck. The casualties were Philip Pedone, his wife, and two daughters from Avalon Pittsburgh. The truck was driven by Leg Stanley Hewsh and owned by Blairsville Concrete Fee Co.
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Snithe Westmoreland
New Alexandria
Snrante
Philip Pedone
Ang Michelina
Avalon
Pittsburgh
Stanley Hewsh
Blairsville Concrete Fee Co
Wessling
Japan Has Lost Formosa Hit in Sea War Report
Allied air forces struck Japan and Formosa in major daylight raids. B 28s and Superfortresses targeted Nagoya and Honshu while another force bombed Formosa, with official notices saying no enemy planes were lost. Weather and local notices follow.
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John F. McCain
McCain
Indo- China
Washington
America
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Honshu
War Department
Nagoya
Imperial
Tokyo
H. H
Hap Arnold
Pennsylvania
Waas
China
War Damage Insurance Paid by U S War Damage Corporation
The War Damage Insurance program disclosed specific paid claims across the mainland United States. Examples include over $4,500 for a Hempstead Long Island building damaged by an Army airplane, several claims from the Turner destroyer explosion in New York harbor, shell damage in the Los Angeles Long Beach area from anti aircraft fire, more than $1,000 for an oil property damaged by what was described as a submarine shelling, and a $10 claim for a San Francisco Bay house struck by a Navy blimp. The program covers losses from enemy attack or American action and backs insurance firms with substantial backing.
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Washington
Tinte States
Owheta
U. S
Inguranc
Hempstead
Long Island
Turner
New York Harbor
Los@ Angeles-Long Beach
California
San Francisco Bay Area
Obituary for Mrs Mary Mollie McClelland of Smicksburg
Mrs Mary Mollie Eliza Beth McClelland died at her home near Trade City Smicksburg RD1 yesterday at 100 p m after a five year illness. Born June 22 1872 in West Mahoning Township Indiana County she lived in the same home her entire life. Her husband Harvey McClelland died six years ago last September. She was a lifelong member of Trade City Lutheran Church. Surviving include children Walter of Veterans Hospital Coataville Pa Mae McCormick at home Frank Struthers Ohio 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers and sisters Charles Stear Smicksburg RD Mae Richie Corapolis Angus Stear Akron Ohio Luther Wilkinsburg Cora Harmon Smicksburg RD. Funeral Wednesday at 2:00 p m in Smicksburg Methodist Church Rev J B Troutman in charge. Burial in new Smicksburg Cemetery Bowser Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Friends of Elsie Ibenetty are being received at Robinson Funeral Home until removed to Mt Union Evangelical Church for services at 2:00 p m with Rev Chas E Ream in charge. Body lies in state 1 9 hours prior to service Interment in Mt Union Cemetery.
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Mary (Mollie
Elizabeth McClelland
Trade City
Smicksburg
West Mahoning Township
Indiana County
John L
Susan (Brown) Stear
Harvey McClelland
McClelland
Cora Harmon
R. D
Methodist Church of
J. B. Troutman
New Smicksburg
Bowser
Elsie Ibennetty
Robinson Funeral Home
Tesbe
Mt. Union Evangelical Church
Chas. E. Ream
Mt. Union Cemetery
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